Tompkins County News

I am writing this letter in response to a recent letter attacking Congressman Tom Reed.

A 12-year-old boy who fell partway down a 300-foot cliff in Lansing was rescued Monday afternoon by the Ithaca Fire Department rope rescue team.

California man at GrassRoots charged, wanted in N.J. New Jersey fugitive found with drugs at Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg, police say Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://ithacajr.nl/1mxBIFe When a California man entering the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival had his backpack inspected by a security guard, he pushed the guard and ... (more)

Combating heroin epidemic must be community effort Gov. Cuomo approved a package of 11 heroin-related bills that the state Legislature passed Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://press.sn/1mo5vQR Having the governor visit our region to sign important legislation is generally a positive thing, but Monday's stop at Binghamton University ... (more)

Around 40 people came to the Lansing Town Hall Wednesday to challenge proposed subdivision and land use laws.

Following the recommendation of two of its committees, the Legislature, after two hours of thoughtful discussion, approved a new process for consideration potential development of the remaining County-owned portion of the Biggs property on Harris B. Dates Drive.

Democratic voters in Ithaca will have a choice among three candidates for city judge in the Sept.

A man convicted of shooting two men in their Newfield home was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision.

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

Tompkins County is reworking its plan to sell 25 acres of land on West Hill for a housing project after a state judge sided with nearby residents opposing the sale.

The Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties recognized Tompkins County as having one of the best digital efforts in the country.

Last month's ruling by the state's highest court affirming towns have the authority to ban hydraulic fracturing within their borders has reignited a push by some Vestal residents who want the town to follow suit.

Trumansburg Police arrested a couple for selling a pickup truck belonging to her grandfather to a local scrap yard.

The Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency is considering tax breaks for a proposed power-generating wind farm in Enfield.

Tompkins Financial Corporation is a Financial Holding Company headquartered in Ithaca New York.

The victim described the suspect as a 5-foot-6 to 5-8 white man, wearing kahki pants, a sleeveless T-shirt and a backpack.

Opponents to horizontal, high-volume hydrofracking hail the June 30 decision as a signal that New York will prohibit the use of the controversial gas drilling technology.

The Southern Tier was in the path of a string of severe weather patterns throughout the region this past week, including nine tornadoes that touched down in the Northeast, according to the National Weather Service.

Theoretically all power has been restored in Tompkins County after a violent storm knocked out power to 17,600 NYSEG customers in NYSEG's Ithaca Division Tuesday.

The Town of Lansing is moving forward with a $2,006,500 water tank and pump station project that will improve water pressure in the central part of the Town including the Whispering Pines and Warren Road neighborhoods.