Tompkins Weekly

Tompkins Weekly, your source for local news and events in Tompkins County.

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Grievances hit record lows as Tompkins County hits pause on most assessments and prepares for an updated system
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In Ithaca, 80-year-old retired pastor Chuck Tompkins — dubbed “the bishop of Ithaca” — is honored as a Hometown Hero after decades uniting churches, students and neighbors through service.
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Lansing voters approved a $40.9M school budget and elected four new board members, reshaping the board as the district confronts staff cuts and wider financial strain.
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Newfield native Karen Van Etten recalls four intense years as an Air Force medic in New Jersey, Turkey and California, and how those memories shape her view of service and Memorial Day.
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Dryden will use a $4.5 million NY Forward grant for seven projects to revive West Main Street, turn a former church into a community center, and upgrade Montgomery Park.
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From cookies to carpentry, five under-40 Tompkins County leaders are honored as this year’s Fab5 for growing in their careers while strengthening local communities.
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Groton three-sport athlete and volunteer Lauren Gallinger is Groton High’s Class of 2026 salutatorian and will start St. John Fisher’s nursing program a step ahead thanks to early college credits.
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Ulysses residents are urging the town board to slow down approval of a 500-page comprehensive plan they say will shape land use, property values and town character for the next 20 years.
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Ithaca’s artist-owned co-op Handwork marks 50 years as a downtown arts cornerstone, celebrating with a parade, sale and gatherings that highlight local makers and their handmade work.
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A new shuttle at Taughannock Falls State Park now links key overlooks, trailheads and parking areas, easing congestion and making it easier for visitors to explore the entire park.
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Lansing re-elects trustees Kathleen Yen and Susan Ainslie, appoints new planning and zoning board members, and shifts solar and wind tax break talks to the Tompkins County IDA.
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Tompkins Cortland CC and Alfred University signed a dual-admission deal giving TC3 Health Sciences grads guaranteed transfer into Alfred’s sports and health sciences bachelor’s program.
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Trumansburg trustees approve a “250 Years of Freedom Days” celebration for July 2–11, after dropping a Daughters of the American Revolution tribute from the resolution.
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In Tompkins County, aging volunteer honor guards and the National Guard work together to give veterans a final salute, even as WWII-era funerals decline and Memorial Day traditions carry on.
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Groton’s Diella Niño, a three-sport athlete, club leader and lifeguard, is named Class of 2026 valedictorian after overhauling her schedule and study routine to reach the top.
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Marking 20 years, Greensprings Natural Cemetery in Newfield offers families simple, eco-friendly burials in a 130-acre nature preserve, blending grief support with land conservation.
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Groton teens Lane Darling and Madison DeGraw took their auto body and welding skills to SkillsUSA’s 60th state contest in Syracuse, gaining confidence, connections and big goals for next year.
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Finger Lakes ReUse will leave its crowded Triphammer store for a 48,000-square-foot former Big Lots in June, reopening as Cayuga ReUse Center to better handle surging donations.
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Dryden Central School District is proposing a $50.3M 2026-27 budget with a 3.1% tax levy increase; voters will decide on May 19 along with bus, capital and school board propositions.
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Trumansburg voters will decide May 19 on a $33.3M school budget, new propane buses amid New York’s electric fleet mandate, and a tax levy increase for the Ulysses Philomathic Library.
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