South Hill News

Emerson Power Transmission has agreed to pay $90,000 to the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility to settle violations in its wastewater discharge permit.

Filed at 11:38 PM On the Ithaca College campus, Anthony Hopson is the recently appointed assistant vice president of community and government relations.

ITHACA -- At South Hill Elementary School, a new approach to reading has students excited about spending time with books and teachers marveling at the changes.

Filed at 12:52 PM The No. 3 ranked wrestling team started off their National Championship quest with four-straight wins at its opening dual match of the season yesterday.

Singer-songwriter Emily Arin is the most talented solo artist to emerge in Ithaca in recent years.

A proposal by the city of Ithaca Mayor Carolyn Peterson could eliminate free parking for the first hour in the Cayuga and Green Street garages downtown.

Ithaca's Common Council has recommended that the DEC set up a generic citywide Community Advisory Group based on the pattern used for Ithaca Gun.

It may seem like a long way from a huge Wall Street law firm to a one man business law practice.

Halloween high jinks were kept to a minimum this year, according to police officials in the city of Ithaca and Tompkins County.

Responding to neighbors' concerns, the Town of Ithaca planning committee recommended Monday that the town undertake a comprehensive traffic study of West Hill.

It's all about the hands. At least it's always been that way for Bob Barrett, who grew up in the Adirondacks and spent much of his childhood working with them.

Filed at 01:04 PM The volleyball team went on the road to Union College this weekend looking to get back on track after a disappointing loss to SUNY-Cortland on Tuesday.

Not-in-my-backyard naysayers often allege that proposed bicycle trails will ruin the quality of life in their neighborhoods and destroy property values.

When a new walking trail is proposed in a residential area, the idea is often greeted by at least a few nearby property owners who oppose it based on fears of vandalism, noise, or trespassing.

Ithaca Town Supervisor Herb Engman's 2010 budget, presented to the Town Board Thursday, includes a 1.87 percent tax levy increase while keeping the town's tax rate flat at $1.68 per $1,000 of assessed value.

Ithaca College Natural Lands Committee launched a new volunteer program for students, faculty and staff to help observe changes in natural land on South Hill through weekly walks.

Building a great deal of new housing on West Hill would be a splendid idea, provided a four-lane tunnel were drilled under the Cayuga Inlet and Route 13.

The Boy Scouts of America has programs for boys from first grade through age 20, and also for girls from ages 14-20. Cub Scouts is for boys in first through fifth grades; Boy Scouts is for boys in sixth grade, or age 11 through 17; Venturing is for boys and girls ages 14 through 20.

Officials from the city and Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services are seeking to reassure neighbors of a former Corn Street gas station where contaminated soil was found earlier this month.

Water has been a major feature of Ithaca's history -- water to power mills, but also water for public use, for drinking, cooking, bathing, and washing.