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Scale House Brewery donates pizzas to those affected by SNAP loss

On November 3, The Scale House Brewery in Hector opened its doors and handed out free take-out pizzas to anyone affected by the loss of SNAP benefits.

3 weeks ago

NWS issues wind advisory for Southern Tier

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a wind advisory for much of the region, including Tompkins, Cortland, Tioga, Seneca, Southern Cayuga, Onondaga, Steuben, Schuyler, and Broome Counties.

3 weeks ago

Tompkins County awarded $324k through government efficiency grant program

On October 31, Governor Kathy Hochul announced $8 million in grants for 21 projects across New York through the State Department's Local Government Efficiency Grant Program (LGEG).

3 weeks ago

Splat Sumthin’ receives NYS Senate Empire Award

On November 1, Senator Lea Webb visited Cortland to present Splat Sumthin’ Paint Room with the New York State Senate Empire Award.

3 weeks ago

Early sign of winter reaches Lansing Monday night

On November 3, about half an inch of sleet came down around 9:15 p.m. during a thunderstorm in parts of Lansing.

3 weeks ago

IC Veterans Day Celebration set for November 6

Ithaca College will hold a one-hour program saluting the 250th anniversary of the Army, Navy, and Marines is scheduled for noon in the Whalen Center at Ford Hall on November 6th.

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Hochul: Ithaca paving to begin in Spring ’26

On November 3, Hochul announced that the $27.4 million rehabilitation work to parts of Meadow, Fulton, West Buffalo, West Seneca, and West Green Streets will begin in Spring 2026.

3 weeks ago

Syracuse PD makes arrest in dog stabbing investigation

The Syracuse Police Department believes 47-year-old Raqueeb Shadreem is the man who stabbed a pit bull in the neck on October 21.

3 weeks ago

El Amigo Tacos and Tequila opens on Main Street in Trumansburg

On October 30, after months of work, El Amigo Tacos and Tequila welcomed its first customers in the village on Trumansburg.

3 weeks ago

New historic marker recognizes Greenman House in Cortland

A new historic marker in Cortland recognizes the Greenman House, built in 1896 with design plans from George F. Barber's 1895 American Homes catalogue.

4 weeks ago

Tompkins County activates Code Blue protocols for October 31

Tompkins County is activating Code Blue protocols for tonight, October 31.

4 weeks ago

Ramen instead of Reese’s? Looming SNAP cuts change what’s on offer for Halloween trick-or-treaters

Many people across the U.S. are preparing to give out shelf-stable foods to trick-or-treaters this year to help fill the void left by looming cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries.

4 weeks ago

Over 350k curling irons recalled for burn hazard

J & D Brush says the LXT-CL-1.0 model of its Bio Ionic curling irons has a defect that poses a burn hazard.

4 weeks ago

Check Out Hunger campaign at Wegmans through end of November

The 32nd annual Check Out Hunger Campaign is underway at local Wegmans stores.

In this aerial view basketball courts are seen at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park, the site of proposed pickleball courts as part of a new luxury development, Oct. 8, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)

4 weeks ago

Community fights pickleball replacing basketball courts at South Florida beachside park

The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace the decades-old, beachside basketball courts with pickleball courts, part of a deal with developers for a massive condo and hotel project.

FILE - Custodian Ray Keen inspects a clock face before changing the time on the 100-year-old clock atop the Clay County Courthouse March 8, 2014, in Clay Center, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

4 weeks ago

How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll

Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.