Ithaca Times

01/27/2025

The Greenidge cryptocurrency mining facility on Seneca Lake continues to operate despite receiving multiple air permit denials from New York State DEC. Lawmakers and environmental advocates say the facility is undermining New York’s climate goals while the company exploits legal loopholes to extend its operations.

DRESDEN, N.Y. — The Greenidge cryptocurrency mining facility on Seneca Lake continues to operate despite receiving multiple air permit denials from New York State regulators.

01/27/2025

After years of development and delays, Ithaca’s Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program, branded as Tompkins Green Energy Network (TGEN), is scheduled to begin enrolling customers by the end of the year.

After years of development and delays, Ithaca’s Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program, branded as Tompkins Green Energy Network (TGEN), is scheduled to begin enrolling customers by the end of the

01/27/2025

The Museum of the Earth and the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) are facing a critical funding gap after a $30 million donation pledge from a group of donors failed to materialize. While the museum has announced that it won't be closing at this time due to the funding issue, it is downsizing its operations and calling on the community to rally behind it with donations of any size.

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Museum of the Earth and the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) are facing a critical funding gap after a $30 million donation pledge from a group of

01/27/2025

A historic fire in downtown Ovid on Tuesday evening destroyed the town’s Big M supermarket as well as other businesses, displaced many residents from their home and resulted in school being canceled on Wednesday, but no fatalities were reported.

A historic fire in downtown Ovid on Tuesday evening destroyed the town’s Big M supermarket as well as other businesses, displaced many residents from their home and resulted in school

01/17/2025

Gerald Wolfe, director of the Ithaca Community Chorus, prepares to lead over 100 performers in a powerful rendition of Mozart’s Requiem on January 18 at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, bringing his passion for large-scale works and meticulous preparation to one of classical music’s most iconic masterpieces.

Ithaca Community Chorus Director Gerald Wolfe likes big music and the challenges performing it presents.A conversation with him reveals an unassuming yet confidant conductor who is articulate and so detail-oriented

01/17/2025

Ukraine Artists Show Beauty and Courage in the Midst of War

On the whole, "Porcelain War" is an extraordinary film, both on the level of depicting courage in combat, as well as in the realm of cooperation between American and Ukrainian

01/17/2025

Once a Cornell football player and coach, Jim Knowles will take the sidelines Monday as defensive coordinator for Ohio State in the national championship.

The world of college football has taken on a life of its own in the sense that players can now make money, and coaches – especially head coaches and coordinators

01/17/2025

26 out of 30 manufactured housing communities in Tompkins County are owned by private investment firms, which often prioritize profits over infrastructure improvements.

“We’re worried the rest are going to fall like dominoes,” said Chuck Geisler, who is a member of the informal group working to address issues facing manufactured housing communities.

The Tompkins County Legislature’s manufactured housing working group is working to address issues surrounding manufactured housing in the county, focusing on the need to improve energy efficiency, affordability, and community

01/17/2025

Cannabis use has long been a part of Ithaca’s culture, even before it was legalized in March 2021, when New York State passed the Ma*****na Regulation and Taxation Act. Since then, the cannabis industry has grown tremendously across the state and throughout Tompkins County.

Cannabis use has long been a part of Ithaca’s culture, even before it was legalized in March 2021, when New York State passed the Ma*****na Regulation and Taxation Act. Since

01/17/2025

An arctic blast is expected to hit Ithaca early next week, with temperatures plunging to single digits and wind chills dropping to as low as -25°F.

Forecasters say the coldest day will likely be this upcoming Tuesday. Officials have warned that the dangerously low temperatures pose serious risks to anyone outdoors for extended periods, especially unhoused residents.

ITHACA, NY – An arctic blast is expected to hit Ithaca early next week, with temperatures plunging to single digits and wind chills dropping to as low as -25°F.

12/09/2024

Got a story, poem, drawing or other form of creative work that you want to see published in your local paper? Submit to the Ithaca Times’ annual Readers’ Writes issue!

This year’s theme is “Make me smile…”

Send submissions to [email protected] or to PO Box 27, Ithaca, NY 14850

The deadline for submissions is noon on December 31, Readers’ Writes will be published in the Jan 8 edition.

12/02/2024

Give Local: Five Non-Profits to Support this Holiday Season

Tompkins County and Ithaca are full of opportunities to give back and support each other this Thanksgiving. There seems to be endless nonprofits and charities to get involved in, whether

11/22/2024

Educators and educational advocacy groups from the Southern Tier and across New York State say the state’s 17-year old public school funding system, the Foundation Aid formula, is outdated, inaccurate and inequitable and must be revised.

Educators and educational advocacy groups from the Southern Tier and across New York State say the state’s 17-year old public school funding system, the Foundation Aid formula, is outdated, inaccurate

11/22/2024

Dano’s Closing After 34 Years; Silver Thread Winery to Take Over Lodi Location

Craving goulash, spätzle, or Liptauer spread? Your time is running out.

11/21/2024

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Ithaca and surrounding areas, beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday and lasting until 4 p.m. Friday.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Ithaca and surrounding areas, beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday and lasting until 4 p.m. Friday. The storm is

11/20/2024

The Northside Apartments are back and better than ever following a multi-year demolition and reconstruction project, which cost $75 million, increased energy efficiency, and added 12 additional units, bringing the total number of units available to 82.

The Northside Apartments are back and better than ever following a multi-year demolition and reconstruction project that began in 2022. The project cost $75 million, increased energy efficiency, and added

11/19/2024

Health Alert: E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Organic Carrots

Tompkins County Whole Health (TCWH) is alerting the community to a recall on multiple sizes and brands of organic whole and baby carrots which were sold at grocery stores in

11/19/2024

Josh Riley Focused on Working Class Issues, Ignored Partisan Politics in Victory Against Republican Incumbent

The new representative-elect for NY-19 signals support for targeted tariffs to revitalize American manufacturing and calls Trump’s mass deportation plan “not feasible.”