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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.

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

Found Antiques is holding a soft opening at their new location in the former Emerson Power building, now Southworks.

The Hangar Theatre is hosting Midnight Creative’s A Christmas Cocktail Carol on Friday, December 19th and Saturday, December 20th.

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).

On Tuesday, Dec. 16, a cross-country skier was bitten around 2 p.m. in a Cornell-owned field south of Hanshaw Road and west of Freese Road.

Dairy Queen is moving into the former Tim Horton’s across from Home Depot on Elmira Road.

A 2% salary increase for full-time employees is included in the City of Cortland’s proposed budget for 2026.

Alderperson-elect Pat Sewell tells 607 News Now what his plans are when he takes his seat next month representing Ithaca’s third ward. 

24-year-old Adriam Palmer allegedly resisted arrest by trying to stab an arresting officer on Friday, December 12th.