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Town of Ithaca resident Susan Verberg, author and Ithaca Famers Market vendor, has long struggled to get reliable internet access...
It’s been nearly three months since Tompkins Weekly last covered development projects around the county, and a lot has happened...
LOCAL NEWS
Local veterinarian sees increased demand
Jessica Wickham | November 4, 2020
It was Valentine’s Day 2004 when Adana Veterinary Clinic first opened on Brooklyn Road in...
Legislature approves tentative 2021 budget
Jessica Wickham | November 4, 2020
On Oct. 29, the Tompkins County Legislature approved a tentative 2021 county budget, advancing the...
Bridging the digital divide
Cathy Shipos | November 4, 2020
The lack of access to broadband in rural areas is not a new problem. It,...
COVID-19
Updated Guidelines for Out-of-State Travel and Quarantine, Quarantine Guidance for Close Contacts Stays in Effect
Jessica Wickham | November 5, 2020
**This is a press release from the Tompkins County Health Department. Tompkins Weekly did not write this article.** New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced new guidelines for out-of-state...
HEALTH ALERT: Potential Public Exposure at Dryden VFW
Jessica Wickham | November 1, 2020
The Tompkins County Health Department is alerting the public of a potential COVID-19 exposure. The Health Department received notification of an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 and worked at...
HEALTH ALERT: Potential Public Exposures at Arby’s and Staples
Jessica Wickham | October 26, 2020
The Tompkins County Health Department is alerting the public of potential COVID-19 exposures. The Health Department received notification of an employee of Arby’s Ithaca who tested positive for COVID-19 and...
OPINIONS & COLUMNS
Honeybee Embassy opens at Bright Raven Farm
Laura Gallup | November 4, 2020
After years of selling honey at the Ithaca Farmers Market, Bright Raven Farm and Apiary...
Groton’s own ‘no hype weatherman’
Linda Competillo | November 4, 2020
The weather is more than just whether the sun shines or it rains or snows...
The Fenners of Lake Ridge
Matt Montague | November 4, 2020
Some families have been in Lansing long enough to have a road named after them...
BUSINESS & DEVELOPMENT
Developers talk road ahead as projects’ challenges lessen
Projects work to address needs amplified by pandemicJessica Wickham | November 4, 2020
It’s been nearly three months since Tompkins Weekly last covered development projects around the county,...
Petition calls on Lansing to reduce solar farm impact
Matt Montague | October 28, 2020
Lansing resident Mike Sigler is concerned. “I don’t want what amounts to a 12-foot-high, 48-million-square-foot...
Developer, residents talk Varna Freese Road project
Jessica Wickham | October 28, 2020
The housing project planned on the corner of Freese Road and Route 366 (Dryden Road)...
EDUCATION
Cornell’s ILR School at 75: Outreach near and far
Cornell University | November 4, 2020
It was an audacious idea: From scratch, build a college that would educate people to...
Newfield School Board talks staff shortages, extracurriculars
David Durrett | October 28, 2020
The Newfield Board of Education discussed efforts to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic at its...
Program helps bolster local indigent defense
Cornell University | October 21, 2020
After local law enforcement officers searched a Black man’s car last summer and found a...
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Photo Briefs: Art Trail, Loaves & Fishes fundraiser, Cornell student aid and more
Jessica Wickham | September 30, 2020
Greater Ithaca Art Trail opens The 22nd season of the Community Arts Partnership’s Greater Ithaca...
Senior Troupe of Lifelong offers virtual classes
Jessica Wickham | September 23, 2020
Starting next month, the Senior Troupe of Lifelong will be holding weekly online storytelling and...
Intergenerational Band & Chorus finishes 25th season
Jessica Wickham | September 23, 2020
For many years, the Dryden Area Intergenerational Band & Chorus has been performing across the...
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