Dylan Barber Farm in Marathon won a microenterprise grant award for $35,000 in a unanimous vote.
On December 19, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Freeville will get $4.8 million through the state’s water infrastructure improvement grant program.
On December 18, the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) announced the purchase of 108 acres bordering Yellow Barn State Forest.
On December 11, officials cut the ribbon to mark the culmination of the multi-year “Recharge at IC” initiative, which included the installation of 30 new electric vehicle chargers, bringing the campuswide total to 36.
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 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.
According to the National Weather Service, the heaviest amounts of snow that blanketed the Southern Tier on Tuesday totaled 7 inches in multiple counties.
Barton Highway Superintendent Fred Schweiger said the salt barn is fully stocked.
Improvements to the boardwalk and trail at the Roy H. Park Preserve in Dryden are complete and the north entrance is once again open for public use.
Carter’s Tree Service will remove roughly 50 dead ash trees and stumps in Cortland.

