Two arrested in major Tompkins County drug bust

Published: 11/18/2016 @ 05:00 am

Two individuals were arrested in Tompkins County with a significant amount of marijuana being seized, along with more than $11,000 in cash on Thursday. Around 8:04 pm the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle parked on Stonehaven Drive in the Town of Lansing. Upon arrival on Stonehaven Drive, deputies observed a black Honda parked on... more

Lansing Town Board Approves Development of Parks and Rec Master Plan

Published: 11/21/2016 @ 05:00 am

The Lansing Town Board voted Wednesday to contract with Beardsley Architects and Engineers to develop a master plan for Myers Park and the recreational fields that will include plans for some of the vacant land north of the Town Hall and ball fields. The board authorized $15,000 to develop the plan, which will then be used to support grant applications... more

Around the Lake: Transitioning to winter sports in the IAC

Published: 11/24/2016 @ 05:00 am

Before the temperatures plummeted and the first snow set in on the trees Saturday, it felt more like early season football weather than basketball. It would have been nice to have that weather when we were all bundled in winter jackets and scarfs during the final few weeks of local football action when the thermostat hovered near the freezing line.... more

Car crashes with tractor trailer in Lansing on Thursday

Published: 12/02/2016 @ 05:00 am

A car reportedly crashed into the back of a tractor trailer in Lansing Wednesday afternoon, causing major traffic delays in the area for several hours, a Tompkins County 911 dispatcher said. Police were called at 3:52 p.m. to Route 13 between the Cayuga Heights on and off ramps, where the vehicles collided in the northbound lane. IthacaVoice.com: Read More more

Cayuga Medical Center proposes addition on West Hill

Published: 12/03/2016 @ 05:00 am

At their meeting next week, the town of Ithaca planning board will be taking their first look at a proposed addition to the behavioral health unit of Cayuga Medical Center (CMC). The addition is only the latest in a series of renovations and expansions undertaken by the medical center over the past several years. IthacaVoice.com: Read More more

Troopers searching for three who stole shoes from Ithaca mall

Published: 12/06/2016 @ 05:00 am

State Police are looking for three people suspected of stealing shoes from a store in the Ithaca Mall in Lansing over the weekend. Troopers say four shoes worth about $380 were stolen from the Designer Shoe Warehouse on December 3rd. Three suspects were caught on security camera footage putting on new shoes and walking out of the store with them,... more

Lansing attempts to negotiate future sewer growth

Published: 12/11/2016 @ 05:00 am

When a major sewer project in Town of Lansing was killed in 2007, it looked like the end of sewer for the Town. But sewer wasn't entirely dead. Not long after that defeat a smaller town sewer project was completed on Warren Road. A week and a half ago Village of Lansing Mayor Donald Hartill and Village of Cayuga Heights... more

Former Tompkins Co. Corrections Officer allegedly raped inmate

Published: 12/14/2016 @ 05:00 am

A former corrections officer is being charged with raping a female inmate at the Tompkins County Jail, court record state. Michael Baker, 25, of Lansing, is charged with felonies for third-degree rape and third-degree criminal sexual act, police said in a news release Tuesday. Read more from the Ithaca Voice more

Lansing schools will get $680,889 for technology

Published: 12/16/2016 @ 05:00 am

Lansing schools will get 0,889 for technology

The Lansing Board of Education approved a preliminary spending plan in a 5-1 vote Monday for $680,889 in Smart Schools Bond Act dollars earmarked for technology in school districts across New York State. The money is a straight grant, a gift to the school district to improve technology equipment. After a public review, the school board could approve the plan... more

Sidelined by doctors, Lansing swimmer finds way to contribute

Published: 12/17/2016 @ 05:00 am

The Lansing High School swimmer was more of an assistant coach than “team manager” after spending a lifetime in the pool only to have a medical diagnosis take him out of it. But last year he found a way… Ithaca.com: Read More more

Police: Vehicle smashes into Lansing post office

Published: 12/28/2016 @ 05:00 am

A vehicle smashed almost completely through the Lansing post office, closing the location for several days while plans for repairs are made. “It went through…almost through it, out the other side,” said Sgt. James Vann, of the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office. IthacaVoice.com: Read More more

Auburn Police make arrest in violent domestic that happened in October

Published: 01/04/2017 @ 05:00 am

The Auburn Police Departments reports that a 30-year-old Lansing man was charged after an investigation into an incident that happened during the fall. On Sunday officers arrested Christopher Dewey, 30, of Lansing after an investigation into an incident where he allegedly broke into a 23-year-old woman’s home on Mann Street. The incident took place on October 15th, according to police.... more

Lansing man charged with grand larceny in Schuyler Co.

Published: 01/17/2017 @ 05:00 am

The Watkins Glen Police Department reports the arrest of a 32-year-old Lansing man following an investigation into a larceny, which took place earlier this month on January 13th. Jason S Gassner, 32, of Lansing was arrested by Watkins Glen Police on January 13th and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny. Gassner was arraigned in the Village of Watkins Glen Court and... more

January thaw at Taughannock Falls State Park (photo)

Published: 01/23/2017 @ 05:00 am

The thaw was in full-swing this weekend, as Taughannock Falls State Park saw many trying to get outside and enjoy the weather. Photo by Rachel Burkholder. more

Roaring falls at Taughannock State Park (photo)

Published: 01/23/2017 @ 05:00 am

Sunday was a beautiful, mild day and much too nice to stay indoors. There were lots of people enjoying the outdoors at Taughannock Falls State Park on and this shot is from the lookout in the late afternoon. Photo by Rachel Burkholder. more

Lansing saw lots of development in 2016

Published: 01/23/2017 @ 05:00 am

Lansing Planning Consultant Michael Long told the Town Board Wednesday that development in Lansing is healthy, making Lansing the ‘growth part’ of Tompkins County. Long outlined 16 major Planning Board projects, plus activities by the Agriculture Committee and progress on the comprehensive plan revision. Projects included commercial and residential plans in various stages of planning and construction. “We have a... more

Lansing school taxes will likely increase due to power plant devaluation

Published: 01/30/2017 @ 05:00 am

For eight years the fate of the Cayuga Power Plant has loomed over the Lansing Board Of Education's budgets. Starting in 2010 the value of the district's largest taxpayer has plummeted by 100 million dollars, and Lansing School District Business Administrator Mary June King says it is likely to lose even more value after the current negotiations with Tompkins County... more

Lansing edges Dryden, Groton crushes Marathon

Published: 02/01/2017 @ 05:00 am

The Lansing Bobcats kept the Dryden Lions at just enough of a paw’s length in the final quarter to win the IAC Large North rivalry game, 54-50, Tuesday night at Dryden High School. Ithaca.com: Read More more

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