Newfield Lions Club holiday craft fair returns to fire hall

The Newfield Lions Club is bringing its holiday craft fair back to its smaller, familiar setting this year, inviting shoppers to browse handmade goods, enjoy refreshments and support a local service organization whose fundraising dollars return to the community. The annual Newfield Lions Club Holiday Craft Fair will run from...

Weitsman funds former Carl Sagan property remodel

ITHACA, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Local entrepreneur Adam Weitsman, in partnership with Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, are converting a former property belonging to astronomer Carl Sagan into a new observatory. Loeb serves as the director of Harvard’s Galileo Project, which aims to bring the search of extraterrestrial life to the mainstream. Weitsman purchased the property in […]

Class-action lawsuit filed against Owego McDonald’s

OWEGO, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A federal class-action lawsuit has been filed against the franchise operator of the Owego McDonald’s. Former workers are alleging widespread labor and workplace safety violations. The lawsuit claims employees were required to work through dangerous conditions, including reported carbon dioxide leaks and other safety hazards. It also alleges workers were denied […]

DEC funding will support two road salt projects in Tioga County

OWEGO, NY (607NewsNow) – State funding will benefit the Tioga County Department of Public Works (DPW). The Tioga County DPW is receiving a $140,245 DEC grant to expand existing salt storage at its highway garage. The new structure will house salt that’s currently uncovered, helping to reduce salt runoff,...

First snow for the season coming, but totals and impacts will be minor

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)- Clouds increase this Veteran’s Day, with one more day with above average temperatures near 58 degrees. As low pressure moves east, rain begins overnight and through most of Thursday. The coastal low, with cooler air from the north will lead to a rain and snow mix and the first snow of the […]

NYS winter paving program will upgrade roads in Broome, Tioga, Chenango

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Nov. 10 detailed $100 million in funding for repaving projects in 68 locations across the state to help rejuvenate roadways impacted by New York’s typical harsh winter weather. A total of 642 lane miles of state highways across every region of the state will be repaved under the State Department of Transportation’s "Harsh Winter Paving" program. The funding will cover multiple repaving projects in Broome, Chenango and Tioga counties, according to the governor's announcement. State officials said the investments reflect Hochul's ongoing commitment to restore and revitalize New York’s roads, especially those impacted by extreme weather. Broome County 'Harsh Winter' repaving projects $1.7 million to resurface U.S. Route 11 from the PA State Line to Crescent Drive, in the Town of Kirkwood, Broome County. $1.8 million to resurface State Route 26, from the Maine Memorial School to Glen Aubrey, in the Towns of Maine and Nanticoke, Broome County. Chenango County 'Harsh Winter' repaving projects $1.8 million to resurface State Route 12, from Village of Oxford to City of Norwich, in the Towns of Oxford, Preston, and Norwich, Chenango County. $1.8 million to resurface State Route 12, from County Road 2 to County Road 3A,

County Code Blue Shelter Preserves Core Services Despite Significant Decrease in State Funding

The Tompkins County Code Blue shelter at 227 Cherry Street in Ithaca will reopen its 24-hour services at 4 p.m. on Nov. 15 for the 2026-27 winter season. The county Code Blue shelter continues to be operated by Volunteers of America Upstate New York (VOA). The shelter will provide overnight shelter, a daytime warming center, on-site case management, 24/7 staffing, food, showers, laundry and transportation throughout the Code Blue season, which ends April 15, 2027.

ER Visits In The Southern Tier: 3 Hours 41 Minutes In Broome, 4 Hours 4 Minutes In Tompkins

Broome County ER visits average about 3 hours 41 minutes. Chemung runs 3 hours 32. Tompkins stretches past 4 hours. Bring a little patience.

Business owners call city’s plan to replace parking garage with apartment building part of ‘pie in the sky’ vision for downtown

The Seneca Street parking garage is in the middle of a tug of war. Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for mispronunciations. The Ithaca Common Council is moving ahead with plans to try to replace the decaying garage with a housing development without a parking requirement.

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Ithaca College men’s basketball tops Cortland

ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — The Ithaca College men’s hoops team played well on Tuesday. Ithaca topped Cortland 77-62. The matchup marked the first game of the season for both teams. Ithaca senior Matthew Zenker scored 16 points in the victory. His teammate, senior Evan Cabral, tallied four steals.

Cradit Farm Drive closed Wednesday for utility work, says Cornell

Cornell University announced mid-morning Wednesday that Cradit Farm Drive "will be temporarily closed to through traffic on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, to accommodate utility work" in front of Helen Newman Hall on Cornell's north campus. [...]

Seven local businesses awarded $56,000 in grants to support local manufacturing

The City of Ithaca and the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) announced an award of $56,000 in grant funding to support small-scale manufacturing in the Ithaca area. Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for mispronunciations. The funds were awarded through the Made in Ithaca campaign, an initiative...

DOT to pave Route 79 in Ithaca and Enfield next spring

ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – The state is preparing for another major paving project in Tompkins County. On Nov. 10, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that State Route 79 will be paved from the Tompkins County line in the Town of Ithaca to the Schuyler County line in the Town of Enfield.

Ithaca College’s uncertain financial future | Backstory

Listen and subscribe to Backstory on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Amazon Music, YouTube or wherever you get podcasts. Backstory also airs on WRFI at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays. Ithaca College has been grappling with a budget deficit since 2024. At the time, they projected optimism that they’d close the deficit in a few years. But now, here we are two years later, and that progress has been slower than expected.

Nationwide Outlook outage disrupts Ithaca College

IC Alert sent a message to the IC community at 2:00 p.m. Nov. 12 to report a disruption in Microsoft services that may affect access to Ithaca College Outlook email accounts. As of 7:00 p.m Nov. 12 the application is still down. The alert said issues that may arise from...

More than just pictures: a look inside Arnot’s School of Radiology

The field of radiologic technology blends the critical art of caring for people with the exacting science of specialized medical testing. The School of Radiologic Technology at Arnot Ogden Medical Center offers students a high-quality educational program in preparation for their future professional careers in radiologic technology. Voices are AI...

Cornell Offered to Reinstate Chi Phi on Campus as Early as 2030, Documents Show

Cornell was prepared to formalize an agreement with Chi Phi’s Xi Chapter outlining a path toward the fraternity’s reactivation on campus as early as 2030, emails and documents obtained by The Sun show. Cornell’s Chi Phi chapter was officially suspended on Nov. 8, 2024 after a former Cornell...

Ithaca Coach Rahmel Mack awarded new car for contributions to the community

ROCHESTER, NY (607NewsNow) — Mack, Founder of the Prince Jakim & Dominique Summer Basketball Camp and the GIAC Firebirds girls’ basketball program, was given recognition and the keys to a new car on Thursday, November 5th, 2026. Bob Johnson Mazda in Rochester hosted the celebration as Mack was...

New equipment will help Lansing reduce road salt usage

LANSING, NY (607NewsNow) – Lansing is getting new equipment. The town has received a $99,500 grant from the DEC’s Water Quality Improvement Project program (WQIP). The money will help purchase salt brine manufacturing equipment and truck-mounted brine spreading equipment. The new gear will be retrofitted to an existing plow, allowing workers to apply brine directly to the roadway to prevent ice from forming during a snowstorm.