ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca City School District doesn’t have plans to close down any of its elementary schools just yet, but a recent study suggests that future school consolidation […]
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Two people were shot Sunday afternoon in Syracuse in incidents that occurred just blocks from each other, officials said. At about 1:20 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to the intersection of South Geddes Street and West Fayette Street on the city’s Wes…
An Ithaca man was arrested on January 13 following a confrontation with a neighbor that involved the use of bear spray.
GENEVA, N.Y. — The Geneva City Council voted 7-1 on Sunday to initiate an ethics review into Councilor-at-Large Ahmad Whitfield following his recent arrest on felony drug charges. The referral sends the matter to the city’s Board of Ethical Review to determine if Whitfield’s conduct violated local standards. While the council moved forward with the […]
AURORA, N.Y., Jan. 17 — The shuttered Wells College campus in the Finger Lakes has found a new owner following a $12.5 million sale agreement with a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Native American history. The deal, announced this week, involves the transfer of the 156-year-old institution’s primary campus to a […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Jan. 16 — A medical examiner has determined that the death of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee arrested in Upstate New York was a homicide, according to a report released Friday. The ruling comes amid a sharp increase in federal immigration enforcement activity across the region that has sparked both high-profile […]
ITHACA, N.Y., Jan. 16 — Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo delivered his 2026 State of the City address this week, emphasizing a new era of housing transparency and expanded tenant protections as the city enters its second year under his administration. The cornerstone of the Mayor’s 2026 agenda is the proposed creation of a public-facing housing […]
ITHACA, N.Y. (Jan. 16, 2024) — An overwhelming majority of nurses at Cayuga Medical Center have voted to unionize, marking a significant victory for about 350 registered nurses seeking better wages, staffing, and respect for their years of service. Approximately 82% of eligible nurses cast ballots in the election held on January 14-15, choosing to […]
Focus: rebuilding trust in city government and increasing transparency.
