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Feb 20, 20201 min read
Sheriff Osborne successfully renegotiated contract with service provider for inmate phone calls
Sheriff Osborne successfully renegotiated a long standing contract with the Global Tel Link Corportation (GTL).
WVBR News
Feb 20, 20201 min read
Senator Schumer Visits Ithaca to Urge Dept. of Veterans Affairs to Extend Benefits for Agent Orange-
New York Senator Chuck Schumer (D) visited the Tompkins County Veterans Services office Thursday to urge the VA to add four new conditions t
WVBR News
Feb 19, 20202 min read
NYS plastic bag ban key but fees, loopholes are cause for concern
Starting March 1, 2020, New York’s ban on single-use plastic bags will take effect. Just this week, the state Department of Environmental Co
WVBR News
Feb 18, 20202 min read
Legislators Elect a Chair and Vice Chair to Lead the Legislature in 2020
The Tompkins County Legislature made history Tuesday night in electing Legislator Leslyn McBean-Clairborne (D-Ithaca) to serve as its Chair
WVBR News
Feb 18, 20202 min read
The YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County Announces New Board of Directors
The YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County is proud to announce the appointment of four outstanding members of the Tompkins County community as
WVBR News
Feb 14, 20202 min read
UPDATE: Motor Vehicle Crash on Perry City Road
On February 14, 2020 at about 3:48 PM, the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 8400 block of Perry City Road in the Town of Ul
WVBR News
Feb 14, 20201 min read
HEALTH DEPARTMENT SEEKS INFORMATION ABOUT A DOG TO RULE OUT RABIES INFECTION
(Ithaca, NY – February 14, 2020) – The Tompkins County Health Department must locate a dog that bit a person on South Hill Recreation Trail.
WVBR News
Feb 14, 20202 min read
Business Leaders Discuss ‘Building Community’ at the Economic Forum
[ELMIRA, NY]-- The 2020 Economic Forum, sponsored by Elmira Savings Bank, will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2020.
WVBR News
Feb 11, 20202 min read
Natalie Branosky Appointed Director of Workforce Development Board
(Ithaca, New York) - The Tompkins County Workforce Development Board and Tompkins County announced that Natalie Branosky has been appointed
WVBR News
Feb 10, 20202 min read
Update: Test Results are Negative for Coronavirus
On Sunday, February 9, the results for the second Cornell University student tested for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) were negative
WVBR News
Feb 7, 20204 min read
UPDATED: Tompkins County Legislature Highlights February 4-7
Tompkins County Clerk Appoints New Legislature Chair, Coronavirus Update, and Conference Center Vote Round Out TC Legislature Highlights
WVBR News
Feb 7, 20203 min read
Test Results are Negative for Coronavirus
Since being evaluated, the individual was isolated, continues to be monitored by TCHD nurses, and a contact investigation was conducted.
WVBR News
Feb 3, 20202 min read
Updated Health Advisory: Coronavirus
(Ithaca, NY – February 3, 2020) – The Health Department has evaluated an individual who meets the person under investigation (PUI) criteria
WVBR News
Feb 1, 20201 min read
Census Bureau in Need of Local Residents to Work on 2020 Census
Become a Census Taker and Get Paid to Help Your Community!
WVBR News
Jan 23, 20201 min read
Tompkins County Maintains High Bond Rating
(Ithaca, New York) – Moody’s Investors Service announced this week it is maintaining Tompkins County’s high municipal bond rating of “Aa1,
WVBR News
Jan 22, 20203 min read
Highlights of the January 21st Meeting of the Tompkins County Legislature
Legislators Remain Deadlocked Over Election of a New Chair for 2020
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Jan 21, 20201 min read
NEW YORK FARM BUREAU STATEMENT ON GOV. CUOMO’S PROPOSED 2020-2021 FISCAL BUDGET
New York Farm Bureau is the State’s largest agricultural lobbying/trade organization. Its members and the public know the organization as “T
WVBR News
Jan 17, 20203 min read
ITHACA FUNDRAISING EVENT TO BENEFIT AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRE RELIEF
A benefit will take place on January 26, 2020, Australia Day, from 12noon to 3pm, at Liquid State Brewing Company to help organizations that
WVBR News
Jan 17, 20202 min read
The Institute for Human Services, Inc. Announces Annual Conference Details
BATH, NY | The Institute for Human Services, Inc. (IHS) has announced its annual nonprofit professional development conference, RECHARGE...
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Jan 16, 20204 min read
NYS natives listed among 2020 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees at CES
Honorees’ Contributions to Society Are Centerpiece of May Event
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