Tompkins County Adopts $.05 Fee on Paper Bags
(Ithaca, NY) – On November 19th, the Tompkins County Legislature passed a local law that will impose a $.05 fee on paper carryout bags begin
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WVBR News
Nov 19, 20195 min read
Highlights of the November 19, 2019 meeting of the Tompkins County Legislature
Tompkins County Adopts $.05 Fee on Paper Bags
+ other legislature updates.
WVBR News
Nov 19, 20193 min read
SSA and its Inspector General Announce New Online Reporting Form for Imposter Scam Calls
Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, and Gail S. Ennis, the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, announce the
WVBR News
Nov 18, 20191 min read
Cornell Ithaca Campus Crime Alert - Menacing on 6 South Avenue
Crime Alert - Menacing- 6 South ave.
WVBR News
Nov 18, 20191 min read
NEW FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION FOR JANE DOE, FOUND IN SMYRNA, DELAWARE
The following information was released this morning by Smyrna Police Department:
WVBR News
Nov 18, 20191 min read
SPCA of Tompkins County calls upon community to aide in investigation of animal cruelty incident.
SPCA of Tompkins County -- Urgent Announcement
WVBR News
Nov 18, 20194 min read
Health and Human Services Committee Receives Task Force Report on Public Health/Mental Health Leader
The Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee has received a report from the Task Force that, for the past six months, has conducted
WVBR News
Nov 13, 20191 min read
FLU VACCINATIONS AVAILABLE AT THE TOMPKINS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
(Ithaca, NY – November 13, 2019) – Now is the time to get a flu vaccination. There are many opportunities in the community for flu vaccinati
WVBR News
Nov 13, 20193 min read
ALA's 'State of Lung Cancer' 2019 Report Finds NY Tied for Best 5-year Survival Rate of Lung Cancer
American Lung Association's 'State of Lung Cancer' 2019 Report Finds New York Tied for Best 5-year Survival Rate of Lung Cancer
Chelle Davies
Nov 13, 20192 min read
Music for the Ages Gala to Benefit Musicians for World Harmony on November 16th
Ithaca, NY - People often turn to music to feel better. Nonprofit Musicians for World Harmony uses music and music therapy principles to he
WVBR News
Nov 11, 20193 min read
New York Law Raising Tobacco Sales Age to 21 Goes into Effect This Wednesday November 13, 2019
New York’s Tobacco 21 law, which was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support last spring, goes into effect this Wednesday 11/13.
WVBR News
Nov 10, 20191 min read
DO WE HAVE A DEMOCRACY CRISIS – WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT IT?
League of Women Voters of Tompkins County Invites you to a special open members meeting to discuss: Do we have a democracy crisis?
WVBR News
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Auburn Memorial Medical Services Staff Deliver Petitions, Reveal Struggle for First Union Contract
Workers say management is stalling negotiations by refusing to agree to basic union rights already recognized at Auburn Community Hospital.
WVBR News
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Protest Banner Workshops at TCPL, TCFA
Tompkins County residents have two opportunities to attend Protest Banner Workshops with Aram Han Sifuentes in the upcoming week,
WVBR News
Nov 8, 20191 min read
Sciencenter Staff Elect to Unionize
Ithaca, New York – Today the ballots of the October 24 election held at the Sciencenter by the National Labor Relations Board were counted.
WVBR News
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Training Notice: Crisis Hostage Negotiation Course
(Ithaca, NY – November 7, 2019) – Care Compass Network (CCN) is sponsoring a Crisis Hostage Negotiation Training for Tompkins County’s Crisi
WVBR News
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Chemung County Chamber of Commerce Presents 10th Annual Showcase Online Auction
[ELMIRA, NY] – The Chemung County Chamber of Commerce is proud to present its 10th Annual Showcase Online Auction.
WVBR News
Nov 7, 20196 min read
Highlights of the November 7, 2019 meeting of the Tompkins County Legislature
Concluding a process that began more than two months ago, the Tompkins County Legislature tonight adopted the County’s 2020 Budget and the 2
Grace Fairchild
Nov 3, 20195 min read
Political Platforms, Potholes, and Population Density: Meet the Ithaca Democrats on Tuesday's Ballot
The Ithaca City Democratic Committee hosted an election forum in the Borg Warner Room at the Tompkins County Public Library on Monday.
WVBR News
Nov 1, 20192 min read
NYSEG to Release Estimated Restoration Times Tonight
BINGHAMTON, New York — November 1, 2019, 5:00 p.m. EST — NYSEG, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc., has announced that the company will publish
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