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Tompkins County expands property tax breaks for seniors, disabled residents
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Anti-Trump Highway Banner Network Prepares Halloween Demonstrations Across Northeast Ahead of Midterm Election
Ithaca activists are gearing up for a Halloween bannering demonstration at the Triphammer Bridge, building on momentum from their Oct. 10 event as part of a multi-state midterm voter initiative. The Interstate Midterm Bannering Project features participants displaying highway banners with brief voter-engagement slogans, such as "Stop the Chaos-Vote," "Food...
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Cortland Home Energy Assistance Program opens for 2026-27 season
CORTLAND, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The Cortland Department of Social Services is offering the Home Energy Assistance Program to help residents pay heating bills and energy maintenance. Residents can apply for a regular HEAP application in person, online, or over the phone. Some potential qualifiers are, a member of your household is a U.S. citizen, you […]
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Wicked Wisner ‘Trunk-or-Treat’ brings community together for Halloween fun
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) — Halloween is right around the corner, and several local organizations are hosting ‘Trunk-or-Treat’ events to get in the holiday spirit. Thousands of parents and children lined Church Street on Friday for the fifth annual ‘Wicked Wisner Trunk-or-Treat’ in Elmira. “We got...
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Three hospitals in the Finger Lakes to get grant to expand healthcare workforce training
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Three hospitals in the Finger Lakes are getting part of a million-dollar grant to expand healthcare workforce training programs. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Office announced Wednesday that 34 not-for-profit healthcare facilities will get part of a $32.5 million competitive grant under the Increasing Training Capacity in Statewide Health Care Facilities program. In the […]
Cornell Daily Sun
Ithaca Common Council Unanimously Calls on Asteri to Drop Tenants’ Rent Debt
The Ithaca Common Council unanimously supported a resolution to call on the Vecino Group, which owns Asteri Ithaca, to drop all tenant rent debt at their Oct. 14 meeting. Asteri is a $96 million affordable housing development in the Ithaca Commons with on-site support services designed to aid those struggling with homelessness. The property is funded through a combination of state, federal and local public resources alongside private investment.
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Halloween in Downtown Ithaca on Friday, October 30
The Downtown Ithaca Alliance invites families, residents, and visitors to celebrate the spooky season during Cayuga Health presents Halloween in Downtown Ithaca on Friday, October 30, 2026, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Downtown Ithaca will transform into a family-friendly trick-or-treat destination as participating businesses welcome costumed visitors with candy and...
The Ithaca Voice
City renames Black Diamond Trail Footbridge in honor of deceased city engineer
To get over the Cayuga Inlet’s flood control channel, there are many paths. Three roads, built for cars, cross the waterbody that divides Ithaca’s West Hill from the rest of the city. However, there is only one bridge that crosses the channel designed for cyclists and pedestrians. Voices...
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Construction on Route 281 Intersection Project in Homer Expected to Begin in 2029
The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) anticipates construction will begin in 2029 on improvements to two busy intersections in the Village of Homer. The project will focus on the intersections of Route 281 with Route 90 (Cayuga Street) and Route 41. Planned improvements include new left-turn lanes, upgraded traffic and pedestrian signals, improved curbing, extended sidewalks along Route 281, and a rapid-flashing beacon at midblock crosswalks near Bedford Street.
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Keuka Lake Association recaps lake monitoring
PENN YAN–The Keuka Lake Association (KLA) organizes and manages a comprehensive shoreline Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) monitoring program every year. This year’s program, led by the KLA was supported by partners that included the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and Finger Lakes Institute (FLI) at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Together in 2026, the KLA and its partners trained and mobilized 46 volunteers to help document the presence, absence, and extent of HABs in Keuka Lake. KLA’s 12-week volunteer HABs program began on June 18 and concluded on Sept. 10.