Headlines

– FEMA to test national alert system on October 4 – Phones, TVs, and radios may sound alarms on Wednesday. If yours does, don’t worry. FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the FCC, the Federal Communications Commission will conduct a test of the national alert and warning system at about 2:20 PM, Eastern Time.…

Gas Main Leak In Downtown Ithaca Forces Some Out Of Their Homes  A construction crew working for the City of Ithaca ruptured a gas main near the Albany St. Bridge on Monday afternoon. Some people had to leave their homes and no one could enter a large area of the city’s Southside neighborhood. NYSEG, Ithaca…

– A Tompkins County town’s park plan is headed to a voter referendum – Plans for the first public park in the town of Ulysses are on hold. The town includes the village of Trumansburg. Town leaders planned to purchase 30 acres of farmland on Krums Corners Road to create the park. Instead, the purchase…

– Republicans win preliminary court cast over redistricting – Republicans won the latest legal skirmish over the state’s congressional redistricting. Politico New York reports that last week a state Court of Appeals decided not to force redistricting to start while a Republican appeal is being considered. The party is challenging a July order from a…

– Budget for Slope Day more than doubled for 2024 – The Cornell Student Assembly voted to add $400,000 Slope Day budget making it $715,000 for 2024. That’s more than double the current budget. The day is an end-of-school-year celebration on the campus and headlines well-known musicians. The Cornell Daily Sun reports that the bump…

– Health insurance costs for Cortland County employees, retirees may rise – Cortland County retirees and employees may see their health insurance contributions rise by 10% in 2024. The Cortland Voice reports the county is facing a $1.3 million gap in the 2024 budget. The insurance increase would close that gap.  The legislature is set…