Ithaca Times

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and across New York State say the state’s 17-year old public school funding system, the Foundation Aid formula, is outdated, inaccurate and inequitable and must be revised.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and across New York State say the state’s 17-year old public school funding system, the Foundation Aid formula, is outdated, inaccurate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

11/13/2024

EDITORIAL: Trump Wins Presidency as Democrats Move Right

“The Biden-Harris administration effectively handed Trump a victory by overseeing the dismantling of the pandemic social safety net and failing to provide voters with a coherent economic message.”

If Democrats keep reaching out to moderate suburbanites instead of their longtime multiracial working class base the party will sink even further into irrelevancy

11/12/2024

The Ithaca Police Department has identified Ahmed Abed as the suspect in the homicide that occurred on Monday, November 11.

Abed has been charged with second degree Murder and was remanded to the Tompkins County Jail with no bail by Judge Seth Peacock.

UPDATE:

11/11/2024

Election Results: Democrats Win In Tompkins County, Lose the Presidency

NOTE: This article will be updated as more results become available.

11/11/2024

Council Moves Budget Vote to November 13 Amid Concerns of Rising Taxes and Service Cuts

During their Wednesday meeting, the Ithaca Common Council held a public hearing on the 2025 city budget. Residents and council members voiced concerns about the financial impact of rising property

11/11/2024

After a search process that took longer than expected, the Ithaca Common Council officially voted 8-3 to appoint Dominick Recckio as Ithaca’s first Deputy City Manager

After a search process that took longer than expected, the Ithaca Common Council officially voted 8-3 to appoint Dominick Recckio as Ithaca’s first Deputy City Manager at the end of

11/11/2024

UPDATE: The county has announced that the Saint Johns shelter will closed on November 7 instead of the previously announced date of November 16. Additionally, the Code Blue shelter in the old KeyBank building on Tioga Street won’t be fully operational until November 26.

UPDATE: The county has announced that the Saint Johns shelter will close as of today, November 7, instead of November 16. Additionally, the Code Blur shelter in the old KeyBank

11/11/2024

The Ithaca Fire Department responded to three separate gorge-related incidents in less than twelve hours on Sunday, including a successful rescue and the recovery of a dead body.

11/05/2024

Vehicle Crashes into Ithaca Polling Location On Election Day

A vehicle has crashed into a polling location in Ithaca on election day, causing significant damage to the community room of the Linderman Creek Apartments and relocating polling for the

11/01/2024

Buffalo Street Books is once again facing financial losses, putting the store’s iconic location in downtown Ithaca at a “dire” risk of closure. The bookstore with nearly 1,000 owners will soon scrap their co-op model and become a nonprofit - once they raise $100,000 in community support needed to remain open.

10/30/2024

Longtime Ithaca resident and owner of Linz Real Estate, Lindsay Lustick Garner, has launched a last-minute write-in campaign against Assemblymember Anna Kelles, challenging the Democratic incumbent for the 125th District seat in the New York State Assembly

Longtime Ithaca resident and owner of Linz Real Estate, Lindsay Lustick Garner, has launched a last-minute write-in campaign against Assemblymember Anna Kelles, challenging the Democratic incumbent for the 125th District