On Dec. 8, Chris Uetwiller was appointed to the Barton Planning Board group.
A new districtwide safety plan is under review in the Ithaca City School District.
Legislators voted to move forward on purchasing property including two parking lots, a former Walgreens building, and a converted residence on Main Street and Central Avenue in Owego.
On December 9, the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) announced the recent planting of 575 native trees and shrubs on a 25-acre property on their Lower Nature Preserve.
On November 24, Karen Hill, President and CEO of the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, passed away.
On December 8, Investigator Michael Theetge received the Order of the Blue Heart Award from Wounded Blue.
Alex Toolan, 25, is accused of threatening a victim inside a home in Virgil with a knife during a dispute on December 5th.
On December 5, State Police arrested 22-year-old Logan Boliver, of Fayetteville, following an investigation that began in November.
The Board of Trustees and the Planning Board in Cayuga Heights are reviewing paperwork for a townhouse development on East Upland Road.
On Dec. 8, the Ithaca Town Board voted to apply for a new deer damage permit that would allow deer to be harvested in February and March of 2026.

