City of Ithaca Alderperson-elect Pat Sewell

By Joe Salzone December 12, 2025 9:21 am

The city manager search in 2026, Ward 3 priorities, and potential changes to zoning in Ithaca.

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Permanent director named at Tompkins County Public Library

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

Local

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IPD chief: Ahead of Christmas, fewer calls of package thefts

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.

Local

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Dryden to hold hearing on data center law

A meeting on a data center law in Dryden, which may also include a vote on adopting the law, begins at 6 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 18.

Community

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Cornell alum’s $55M gift establishes CALS Ashley School

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).

Local

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Donation to benefit book collection at Apalachin Library

The Apalachin Library recently received $3,034 from the Floyd Hooker Foundation.