Ithaca Police Chief Tom Kelly

By Joe Salzone December 12, 2025 8:05 am

Holiday safety tips and a decline in package thefts.

9 hours ago

Permanent director named at Tompkins County Public Library

After a nationwide search, the TCPL Board of Trustees announced on Tuesday, Dec. 16 that Emerson DeMeester-Lane will take the helm next month.

Local

9 hours ago

IPD chief: Ahead of Christmas, fewer calls of package thefts

Ithaca Police Chief Tom Kelly says they aren’t seeing the usual increase in package thefts from porches and doorsteps as law enforcement has seen during previous holiday seasons.

Local

8 hours ago

Dryden to hold hearing on data center law

A meeting on a data center law in Dryden, which may also include a vote on adopting the law, begins at 6 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 18.

Community

10 hours ago

Cornell alum’s $55M gift establishes CALS Ashley School

Cornell received $55 million from alumnus Stephen Ashley ’62, MBA ’64, which will establish the Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS).

Local

6 hours ago

Donation to benefit book collection at Apalachin Library

The Apalachin Library recently received $3,034 from the Floyd Hooker Foundation.