Ithaca Times

07/28/2025

Tompkins County is facing “significant fiscal challenges” and will have to address an $11 million budget deficit as revenues decline and costs of services continue to rise, county officials said in a press release on Monday.

Tompkins County is facing “significant fiscal challenges” and will have to address an $11 million budget deficit as revenues decline and costs of services continue to rise, county officials said

07/27/2025

With the exception of the Grassroots Festival, local bands are dominating this summer’s local music scene, with bands playing multiple gigs in multiple locations. Bandleaders are scrambling to balance dates and musicians’ schedules while hunting for musically adept substitute players to fill the gaps. Scheduling issues are compounded by the fact that many musicians play in multiple bands.

With the exception of the Grassroots Festival, local bands are dominating this summer’s local music scene, with bands playing multiple gigs in multiple locations. Bandleaders are scrambling to balance dates

07/27/2025

Several athletes who got their start at Ithaca High strutted their stuff on the international stage last week, as Emile Sassone-Lawless – IHS class of '13 – suited up for Team France at the European Men's Lacrosse Championships in Wroclaw, Poland. On the other side of the ball was Eli Lasda – IHS '13 – who plays for Team Latvia. (Eli's brother, Riley, served as a coach while recovering from a torn Achilles.) The Lasda brothers reached out via text on their way back from Europe, and Riley said, “It has been an honor and a privilege representing our Latvian heritage through the game of lacrosse.

Several athletes who got their start at Ithaca High strutted their stuff on the international stage last week, as Emile Sassone-Lawless – IHS class of '13 – suited up for

07/27/2025

Distance Swimmers Team Up to Raise Money for Su***de Prevention

In the summer of 1984 it was announced that Claire de Boer – a 24 year-old Ithaca High School grad would enter the water at the north end of Cayuga

07/27/2025

On Saturday night, police arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal stabbing of an Ithaca resident on Thursday.

07/26/2025

After years of disrepair, vacancy and community controversy, an 1800s-era Ithaca house is now home to a local family.

When Carrie Sawyer first saw 417 S. Aurora St. in January 2022, the 1800s-era house sat in disarray. Asbestos, peeling floorboards and a decaying exterior made the building unlivable, among

07/25/2025

The Ithaca Police Department is currently investigating the death of Edward J Warren, a 54-year-old resident of the City of Ithaca, who died on Thursday, July 24 from stab wounds.

07/25/2025

The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office and Ithaca Police Department sent out a press release on Thursday, July 24 notifying the community that three Facebook groups, run by a fake profile, are not affiliated with any registered business, nonprofit or government agency. Later that day, IPD took the individual behind the fake profile and Facebook groups into custody for mental health reasons.

The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office and Ithaca Police Department sent out a press release on Thursday, July 24 notifying the community that three Facebook groups, run by a fake profile,

07/25/2025

Eclectic fashion, tunes, bubbles and a sprawling venue welcomed thousands of attendees to the Finger Lakes’ 33rd annual Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds from July 17-20.

Eclectic fashion, tunes, bubbles and a sprawling venue welcomed thousands of attendees to the Finger Lakes’ 33rd annual Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds from July

07/23/2025

Tompkins County Whole Health’s Environmental Health Division (EH) is trying to locate a dog that bit a person around 5 p.m. on Monday, July 21 at the Ithaca Dog Park located at the Allen Treman State Marine Park.

Tompkins County Whole Health’s Environmental Health Division (EH) is trying to locate a dog that bit a person around 5 p.m. on Monday, July 21 at the Ithaca Dog Park

07/23/2025

People are struggling to afford the cost of basic goods as the cost of living increases at a seemingly exponential rate, and the companies that provide even the most basic necessities like gas and electricity are raking in billions of dollars in profits. While utility companies insist their rate hikes aren't linked to soaring profits, Congressman Josh Riley (D-NY-19) is leading a push to challenge the increases and demand accountability.

People are struggling to afford the cost of basic goods as the cost of living increases at a seemingly exponential rate, and the companies that provide even the most basic

07/23/2025

More than 40 protesters held a pro-Palestine rally Tuesday, July 22, at the Bernie Milton Pavilion. The majority of them also took part in a die-in, a form of protest where participants lie down and act dead to amplify their message. Demonstrators held signs denouncing United States intervention in the Middle East, calling for a “free Palestine,” and highlighting ongoing starvation in the Gaza Strip.

More than 40 protestors held a pro-Palestine rally Tuesday, July 22, at the Bernie Milton Pavilion. The majority of them also took part in a die-in, a form of protest