Government

Because of the government shutdown, the Cortland County Department of Social Services says the Home Energy Assistance Program won’t start until November 17.

An executive order was issued Thursday authorizing up to $50,000 of Tompkins County’s money to buy and distribute food to residents.

After discovering a $2.1 million gap last week, City Manager Deb Mohlenhoff is suggesting a stopgap plan that includes reductions to several departments.

Centralus Health is eliminating 38 positions, which will affect workers both at Cayuga and Arnot Health.

On Oct. 14, the Richford Town Board approved a six-month moratorium on the development and construction of solar energy systems.

Tompkins County is banking on a bigger sales tax collection in 2026 than what the county has seen this year. 

On October 28, the county announced that, due to limited funding, new applications and recertifications for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) will be put on a waitlist.

Local and state lawmakers broke ground Monday in Caroline on a project that’ll connect roughly 1,500 households in the town to high-speed internet.

Officials with TeraWulf will share details and answer questions from the community tomorrow about the Cayuga Data campus project the company is looking to build.

The Board of Elections is seeking registered Republicans or unaffiliated voters to staff polling sites in Brooktondale, BOCES, Enfield, and Varna.