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NYSEG proposes alternative fix to gas needs in Lansing

NYSEG proposes alternative fix to gas needs in Lansing
With a proposed $17.8 million natural gas pipeline in development to boost service to existing customers in the Lansing area, officials at NYSEG have agreed to consider an alternative option. Several Tompkins County legislators and community leaders gathered in the legislature chambers Monday to announce NYSEG has presented the alternative option — building a small compressor station in Lansing —... more

Richards difference-maker in T’burg vs. Lansing

Richards difference-maker in T’burg vs. Lansing
Trumansburg wasn’t playing around this time, not with an IAC division-clinching game on the line. IAC Large North opponent Lansing had given the Blue Raiders tough, physical games and kept pace just enough that the team with an undefeated IAC record couldn’t secure the title until their final Friday of regular season play. Ithaca.com: Read More more

Tompkins Co. supports NYSEG plan to reduce Lansing energy burden

Tompkins Co. supports NYSEG plan to reduce Lansing energy burden
Members of the Tompkins County Energy and Economic Development Task Force (EEDTF) announced Monday that NYSEG (New York State Electric & Gas) has requested the the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) review a plan that provides an alternate approach to providing energy to the Lansing/Freeville Reinforcement Gas Pipeline Project. The project, also known as the 'West Dryden Road... more

State Police investigating anti-Semitic graffiti found at a Lansing playground

State Police investigating anti-Semitic graffiti found at a Lansing playground
State Police are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti found carved into playground equipment at Ludlowville Park in Lansing. On Thursday morning Karen Armstrong and Lynn Green went to see if they could help clean it up. Armstrong and Green help design playgrounds for Parkitects and could not believe someone would bring messages and symbols of hate to a place where the community... more

Town responds to anti-semitic graffiti in Ludlowville Park

Town responds to anti-semitic graffiti in Ludlowville Park
Lansing Supervisor Ed LaVigne said he is outraged at anti-Semitic graffiti found carved into playground equipment in Ludlowville Park. Councilwoman Katrina Binkewicz alerted LaVigne to the vandalism Wednesday after seeing a post from a Ludlowville resident on an online chat board. She obtained a picture of the damage, and asked the Parks and Recreation Department to investigate. The graffiti was... more

Tompkins Co. dealing with more overdoses by the day

Tompkins Co. dealing with more overdoses by the day
After officials released information outlining the possibility of eight overdoses in a short period of time — Ithaca and Tompkins County added another potential two overdoses to that list. Heroin has become one of the biggest, if not the outright biggest fight that local and state officials are trying to combat. The Ithaca Voice has extended coverage on the recent... more

More Lansing pushback on gas moratorium

More Lansing pushback on gas moratorium
Village of Lansing Mayor Donald Hartill says he will volunteer to join the Tompkins County Energy and Economic Development Task Force (EEDTF) to 'try to bring some sense' to its plan that would extend Lansing's moratorium on natural gas indefinitely in order to force developers to use sustainable energy solutions. Hartill said that a proposed plant that would have brought... more

Lansing Athletic Director, coach Adam Heck dies

Lansing Athletic Director, coach Adam Heck dies
Adam Heck, an administrator and highly successful boys soccer coach at Lansing High School, died early Saturday. His death was confirmed Saturday night through a Facebook post from district superintendent Chris Pettograsso that appeared on the Lansing Central School District website through Pettograsso’s Twitter account. Heck, 42, died in Albany. His team was in the area preparing for… Read More... more

Lansing takes field for first time without longtime coach

Lansing takes field for first time without longtime coach
Other than the unseasonably packed stands, to a stranger, this just seemed like just another soccer game in Lansing, the start of another year and another bid for a local powerhouse to try and win it all. Players from both the Section 4 Class C runner-up Bobcats and the visiting Watkins Glen Senecas ran through their warm-ups and when the... more

Vann no longer employed as Tompkins deputy

Vann no longer employed as Tompkins deputy
A Trumansburg man convicted of three misdemeanors is no longer employed as a deputy in the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office. The Human Resources Department of Tompkins County confirmed he was not working for the sheriff’s office on Wednesday. A department representative declined to comment on whether he was fired. The Ithaca Journal is awaiting a response from the department on... more

Lansing girl sets Section 4 record in pole vault

Lansing girl sets Section 4 record in pole vault
Lansing’s Emily Gallagher set a Section 4 record in the pole vault Friday during the Bobcats Field Festival at Lansing. She cleared 12 feet, 3 inches. The previous sectional record of 12-1 was set by a pair of Vestal athletes — Camille Ginyard in 2010 and Kari Stromhaug in 2014. Gallagher also won the long jump at 15-10 1/2. IthacaJournal.com:... more

The craziest softball game Groton may have ever seen

The craziest softball game Groton may have ever seen
Groton defeated visiting Lansing, 17-10, on senior night Tuesday at the Groton Elementary School field. All 17 runs came in the bottom of the sixth inning with the Indians trailing 10-0. “It was amazing,” said Groton head coach Ed Dow, who has been a modified and varsity coach at Groton for more than two decades. “I’ve never been in a... more

Attorney General: Massive heroin network busted up in the Finger Lakes

Attorney General: Massive heroin network busted up in the Finger Lakes
A massive 217-count indictment named 31 people in the Finger Lakes, and according to many state officials — could have taken a serious amount of heroin off the streets. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the indictment on Wednesday, which included New York, Bronx, Queens, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties. “Today’s arrests should send the message to those terrorizing and... more

Lansing ballplayers leave legacy with leadership

Lansing ballplayers leave legacy with leadership
t’s early to talk about Lansing’s 2017 baseball season. Way early. Yet one thing about the year is certain. Ben Kutler and Jared Strait won’t be there. “Ben and Jared are going to be difficult if not impossible to replace,” head coach Stuart Dean said. The statistics from their senior year on the diamond are gaudy. The ace right-hander performed... more
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