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The 2025 Ithaca Festival kicks off on May 29th at 6:00 p.m. with an annual parade.

Owners of the Richford Diner saw success on their first day open on May 24th.

A group of alumni called the Cleveland Commission for Wells will host a public Zoom meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28th to discuss plans to acquire and reopen the campus.

Skeletal remains found in the Town of Elmira in 2022 have been identified as Randy S. Seck by investigators in Chemung County, with his death and surrounding circumstances still unclear.

Richford is looking to help replace the roof on the large pavilion at Rawley Park with a $30,000 grant from New York State.

LakeHouse Cannabis, located at 156 Clinton Ave. in Cortland, will hold its grand opening on Memorial Day after nearly two years of waiting.

Approximately $242,000 of a $50 million investment from New York State will go toward demolishing the Roundhouse Mill in Cortland.

Senator Lea Webb honored what would have been Malcom X’s 100th birthday on May 19th at a press conference on May 20th.

Denise Lee was celebrated as the 2025 Woman of Distinction in the 52nd Senate District after 45 years of teaching in the Ithaca City School District.

New drop-in office hours from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays will be available at the Tompkins County Office of Human Rights.