Tompkins Weekly

Tompkins Weekly delivers local news, sports, and community coverage for Ithaca, NY and Tompkins County.

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The Newfield Lions Club Holiday Craft Fair returns to the Fire Hall Nov. 14 with 18 vendors, food and handmade gifts. Proceeds support local assistance programs.
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Ithaca approved a $118.8 million 2027 operating budget that closes an $8 million gap and raises city property taxes by an estimated $68.40 for a home assessed at $350,000.
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Ithaca is weighing a Collegetown hotel and garage project to preserve public parking while replacing the aging Dryden Road Garage and avoiding future repair costs.
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Ulysses approved a $94,164 solar array at its highway barn, funded by a $100,000 NYSERDA grant. The project is expected to be installed by December 2027.
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Newfield’s free Kids Farmers Market is expanding delivery options to reach families who cannot travel to school. The next distribution is Nov. 12, with monthly markets continuing through May.
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Freeville’s Indian Milk & Honey has grown from local lassi deliveries to nationwide distribution, producing dairy products, ghee and custom foods while keeping its operations rooted in Tompkins County.
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Tompkins County lawmakers cut the proposed 2027 tax-levy increase from 11.96% to 7.69%, relying partly on higher sales-tax projections. The Legislature is set to vote Nov. 17.
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Dryden and Freeville unanimously approved a joint fire district combining three departments, set to begin Feb. 1. Residents can petition for a public vote by Nov. 15.
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Lansing is considering a zoning amendment that would bar data centers. The Planning Board has delayed discussion until Nov. 9, ahead of a Nov. 17 public hearing.
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Hannah Botsford will open Hearth & Hannah on Main Street Nov. 14, bringing gifts, rustic décor and local products to Groton.
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Anke Wessels has spent nearly three decades helping community projects turn ideas into action through the Center for Transformative Action. She is Tompkins Weekly’s latest Hometown Heroes Award recipient.
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Lansing will hold a Nov. 17 hearing on a proposed zoning change to ban AI data centers, a move that could halt TeraWulf’s planned Lake Hawkeye project at Cayuga Power Plant.
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Dryden will receive $3 million to extend and improve its Rail Trail, including ADA upgrades, while TC3 has won $8,000 for an outdoor learning space.
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Groton’s Dec. 5 tree lighting will expand into its first Festival of Lights, with caroling, games, wreath-making, a scavenger hunt and more community activities.
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Ithaca’s proposed 2027 budget closes an $8 million gap with cuts and savings while raising the median homeowner’s city tax bill by an estimated $13.89.
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Newfield High reports strong cell phone ban compliance, but students and staff want more consistent enforcement. The district is also testing wired headphones for school-laptop music streaming.
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Trumansburg approved a $7,333 hazardous-materials survey of its fire hall before planned renovations, including inspections for asbestos, lead paint and PCBs.
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Groton Center Village Court residents honored local first responders with handmade gift baskets and a reception organized by events coordinator Crystal Wyant.
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Lansing schools will press state leaders for funding as new mandates—from electric buses to graduate-readiness goals—add costs that district officials say current aid does not cover.
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Freeville volunteers have replaced a washed-out footbridge at Genung Nature Preserve, helping maintain trails through the 53-acre Fall Creek property.
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