Newfield News

By just seven votes, Richard Driscoll will be Newfield's next town supervisor. A count of absentee ballots Friday at the Tompkins County Board of Elections narrowed Driscoll's margin of victory from 15 votes to seven.

A Newfield man was acquitted of driving while intoxicated and vehicular assault in a hit-and-run case Wednesday, but was found guilty of leaving the scene of an accident.

Democrats will maintain their stronghold in Tompkins County Legislature next year, securing 12 of 15 seats in Tuesday's general election.

Three races are contested in Newfield's general election Nov. 3. Democrat Richard Driscoll, on the Better Newfield ticket, and Republican Jeffrey Hart are running for town supervisor.

ITHACA -- A hit-and-run case may rest on evidence of how much the defendant and the victim had been drinking, and whether the victim was in the road or on its shoulder when he was hit.

Have a safe and happy Halloween. Here are some fun family events for your consideration and everyone is welcome to all of them: * The Italian Carryout and Dolce Delight are holding a Halloween Eve Party from 5-7 p.m., Oct.

The Chemung County Human Relations Commission, struggling to meet the community's needs in these tough economic times, has taken on a new partner agency but 'we still face many challenges,' its chairman said Tuesday.

He's a fixture at the Ithaca Farmer's Market and spends his days among the trees at his Newfield orchard, but Dennis Hartley is secretly a meeting junkie.

Cass Park Ice Rink opens for the season Saturday, Oct. 24. Learn-to-skate lessons are available for children and adults.

When the Even Start Family Literacy Program at Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES was threatened by state cuts, program director Ruth Katz put out a call for help, but she wasn't too optimistic.

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Tompkins County The storm that brought an early snowfall to parts of the Ithaca area on Thursday and Friday set a record for the earliest snowfall of 1 inch or more.

West Danby Community Association Picnic , T-Danby Accurate food thermometers were not available at the time of the inspection to evaluate food temperatures.

An inmate at the Tompkins county jail has been charged with punching another inmate, according to the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office.

Seen on Broadway: A visit to the classy Samuel J. Friedman, the Manhattan Theatre Club's Main Stem venue, often means a chance to revel in another gorgeous set designed by John Lee Beatty, and The Royal Family is no exception.

Tony Roberts has returned to the Broadway revival of "The Royal Family" on opening night.

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

A Newfield man accused of firing a rifle at an Enfield home was found dead on the day his trial was to begin.

ITHACA -- Clarion University Hotel staff had better stock up on coffee as hundreds of Finns gather to share stories, songs and sweet bread for the annual Finn Funn Weekend.

Cornell University's Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority has made a designated gift of $25,000 to the Community Foundation's Children & Youth Fund to be used as a grant to preserve the TST BOCES Even Start program in Newfield and Groton, the Community Foundation announced.