Community

Despite the Common Council voting to end the city’s contract with Flock Safety, IPD Chief Tom Kelly says the search is on for alternatives. 

Triple A says Ithaca’s average price jumped 15 cents in the last week to $3.55 a gallon.

Seeking to reduce the risk of wildfire as temperatures warm up, the annual spring burn ban on brush and vegetation is officially underway.

On March 12, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Town of Newfield is receiving $7.1 million in federal and state grants.

On March 11, Mateu Healey-Parera reportedly posted $50,000 bail after he was arrested last Saturday and charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds.

The group is accepting donations to fund a new K9 Officer at the Cortland Police Department, after the recent departure of K9 Max.

On March 13, Dr. Peter Smith was named interim principal of the secondary school.

Thomas Condzella passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, March 10.

On March 13, the Cortland Fire Department was called to a blaze in the 200 block of Tompkins Street just after 2:30 a.m.

Authorities will host a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.