Brooktondale News

Police have charged two people with stealing merchandise from the Ithaca Wal-Mart store then exchanging it for gift cards.

I really loved the recent editorial 'Sidewalk rules.' Please tell me and every one else how much of a fine do the city workers that plow get for doing such a crappy job on the city roads? Every winter over half ...

I'd like to thank everyone who made this season brighter by putting up outdoor lights.

Flowers, food, and gifts are a triple whammy, especially in the holiday season when you may not know what to give.

LAUREL: From Alanna Downey Fontanella. To Crystal's Spa and Salon and Sandy Litwhiler's friends.

Attention, local music fans: the Atomic Forces are now known as "Les Forces Atomique" and will be debuting their new lineup with a free show at No Radio Records at 10 p.m. Saturday.

The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, in partnership with the New York Foundation for the Arts, awarded grants to 12 artists from the greater Southern Finger Lakes region.

Individuals charged with criminal offenses noted in this column will face a court proceeding to determine whether they are guilty of the charges.

Cayuga Pure Organics has been operating since 2003, but the owners, Erick Smith and Dan Lathwell, have been a part of the Ithaca farming community since the 1970s.

Tompkins County fire district elections are coming up next week in Brooktondale, Danby, Lansing, McLean and Slaterville Springs.

The Town of Enfield has entered into debate about whether a fire district should be created.

Two brothers are in St. Lawrence County Jail on $10,000 bail each after a routine traffic stop ended in a drug seizure.

A listing of Tompkins County food pantries appearing on page 4A of Wednesday's Journal incorrectly listed its days of operation.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, a family day for many of us and a day we pause to reflect on the good things in our lives.

MacCormick Secure, a maximum security facility that is home to 39-52 young men, has held steady this year, despite the terribly difficult challenges of raising healthy, productive young men behind bars.

Around here, the most asked question in the past two weeks has been, "Who won the quilt?" I personally delivered the Brooktondale Community Center Apple Fest quilt to a very pleased Claude Phillips of Ithaca, ...

Claude Phillips of Ithaca is the proud winner of the 2008 Brooktondale Apple Fest quilt raffle.

The following local students were named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College for the spring 2008 term: Kristina Moore, Brooktondale Erin Wolcott, Candor Trevor Wolf, Freeville Peter Messmer, Interlaken ...

The Brooktondale Apple Fest was a big success thanks to our many volunteers. This year, the inaugural Easy As Pie 5K race kicked off the day in grand style.

High winds, sodden leaves and rain-soaked soil have led to fallen trees throughout Tompkins County, emergency officials are reporting.