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Tompkins Library will host session on college financial aid for teens and parents

The Tompkins County Public Library in Downtown Ithaca will host a seminar next Wednesday evening so high school students and their parents or caregivers can learn about college financial aid. The January 9th session will run from 6:30-7:45pm in the Thaler/Howell Programming Room.

Done with your Christmas tree? The City and Town of Ithaca will pick it up this month.

You may not be quite ready to take down your Christmas tree, but the City of Ithaca is ready to pick it up when you're done with it. The Department of Public Works will be collecting discarded trees throughout the month of January.

Updated forecast suggests Ithaca will get 12-14 inches of snow through Thursday

The latest snowfall forecast map from the National Weather Service in Binghamton narrows the prediction for the Ithaca area to 12-14 inches of snow from the storm that's bearing down on the northeast. A winter weather warning is in effect through 1pm Thursday, with several inches of snowfall already accumulated across the Finger Lakes.

First major winter storm of the season heading for Ithaca and the Finger Lakes

A severe storm that spawned as many as 19 tornadoes in the midwest, a Christmas Day record, is bearing down on the northeast and could bring as much as 12 to 16 inches of snow accumulation in Ithaca and across Central New York. Snowfall is likely to begin about 3:30pm in Ithaca.

Trash and recycling collection delayed most of this week and next week due to holidays

Trash and recycling collections in Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca will occur on Monday, December 24th, and Monday, December 31st, but not on Christmas Day or New Year's Day. Collections will take place a day later for the remainder of each week.

For example, while trash or recycling collections scheduled for Mondays will take place as usual, Tuesday collections will take place on Wednesday this week and next, and Friday collections will take place on Saturday.

Ithaca Farmers Market wraps up 2012 season with annual Rutabaga Curl tomorrow

Saturday will be cloudy and chilly, with flurries or snow showers likely, but you can bet that won't chill the mood at the Ithaca Farmers Market, where the last Saturday market of the year will be punctuated by the 15th annual Rutabaga Curling World Championship.

Downtown eateries gradually reopening in wake of restaurant row fire

Several restaurants on Downtown Ithaca's "restaurant row" remained closed Tuesday afternoon following a fire that began in the basement of the building housing both Mercato Bar & Kitchen and Blue Stone Bar & Grill on North Aurora Street. The Ithaca Police Department says an investigation into the fire's cause is proceeding, but there's no sign of a suspicious origin so far.

Fire department closes North Aurora Street downtown for fire in Blue Stone building

The Ithaca Fire Department reports they have successfully extinguished a fire that began in the basement at 110 North Aurora Street. A fire in Downtown Ithaca closed off the 100 block of North Aurora Street during the morning rush hour earlier today.

Ithaca police identify body recovered from Cascadilla Creek gorge as former grad student

A body recovered from the Cascadilla Creek gorge early Wednesday morning is that of 32-year-old Alan A. Young-Bryant, say Ithaca police. Mr. Bryant was a former Cornell University graduate student who had been living in Los Angeles. Police say his death appeared to have been from an accidental fall into the gorge.

Myrick pushes New York lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana

In an open letter to New York State legislators published in the Albany Times Union, Ithaca mayor Svante Myrick urges state lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana in their upcoming legislative session. "Every day, thousands of sick New Yorkers are being forced to decide between taking dangerous prescription pills or breaking the law to make them feel better," Myrick says.

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Tompkins Library will host session on college financial aid for teens and parents

Done with your Christmas tree? The City and Town of Ithaca will pick it up this month.

Updated forecast suggests Ithaca will get 12-14 inches of snow through Thursday

First major winter storm of the season heading for Ithaca and the Finger Lakes

Trash and recycling collection delayed most of this week and next week due to holidays

Ithaca Farmers Market wraps up 2012 season with annual Rutabaga Curl tomorrow

Downtown eateries gradually reopening in wake of restaurant row fire

Fire department closes North Aurora Street downtown for fire in Blue Stone building

Ithaca police identify body recovered from Cascadilla Creek gorge as former grad student

Myrick pushes New York lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana

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