Cayuga Heights News

Three months after work halted at Ithaca Gun, there's still no word about when or if demolition debris piles will be removed, though the developer is still eager to move forward on redevelopment plans.

The City and Town of Ithaca have nearly completed a new agreement on their long-expired fire services contract.

Police are looking for two males suspected of robbing another male in a wooded area near Triphammer and Highland Roads on Monday evening.

In a Nov. 2 letter, the writer suggested a solution to the deer problems in the Village of Cayuga Heights: 'If each homeowner who wants to fence in the backyard is allowed to do this in a tasteful and creative fashion, the deer would go in peace; no culling would be necessary, and no sterilization would be needed.' This is a sentiment that's ...

To keep alive the memory of James Joseph 'Jay' Kaplan close to his childhood home, the Ithaca City School Board recently approved a motion to name the Cayuga Heights Elementary School soccer field the 'James Joseph Kaplan Field.' He died Dec.

My first letter to the editor of the Journal in 30 years of living here is about the Village of Cayuga Heights hiring snipers to shoot deer so that residents of this affluent community don't have to buy fences to protect their tulips.

As Cayuga Heights argues about how to control its deer, some villagers wonder why they can't protect themselves by fencing their properties.

Cayuga Heights village residents spoke overwhelmingly Wednesday evening in favor of a plan to either sterilize or cull all the deer in the village.

October 24, 2009, 8:25 AM / The project manager for the Depew School District's capital project got some additions to his "to do" list from the Board of Education Tuesday.

The Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission recently voted to preserve the Markles Flats, or Old Gas Works, building on Court and Plain Streets.

The violations listed below relate directly to factors that could lead to food-borne illness or injury.

Cayuga Heights Cayuga Heights Fire Department will hold its open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

In a few short years, Dan Segal has built a landscape and nursery business, hitting a sweet spot in the niche for native plants in central New York.

The Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission recently voted to preserve the Markles Flats, or Old Gas Works, building on Court and Plain streets.

Background: On Sept. 23, Carol Butler of Cayuga Heights, a village near Ithaca, was beaten to death in her home.

Two weeks after the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to preserve Markles Flats, there seem to be more questions than answers about the ultimate fate of the historic building.

The court date for a Tompkins County man accused of murdering his mother has been delayed pending the results of a report on his mental state.

Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 10:26 a.m. Updated 2:15 PM 2:15 PM UPDATE: The jury told Judge Hafner they could not reach a unanimous verdict in the Alan Jones trial, and asked him how to proceed.

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We're learning new information about the hours before Carol Butler was killed. She was found early Wednesday morning at her home in Cayuga Heights.