Tompkins Weekly

Trumansburg trustees approve a “250 Years of Freedom Days” celebration for July 2–11, after dropping a Daughters of the American Revolution tribute from the resolution. tompkinsweekly.com/news/trumansbu…

In Tompkins County, aging volunteer honor guards and the National Guard work together to give veterans a final salute, even as WWII-era funerals decline and Memorial Day traditions carry on. tompkinsweekly.com/news/final-sal…

Groton’s Diella Niño, a three-sport athlete, club leader and lifeguard, is named Class of 2026 valedictorian after overhauling her schedule and study routine to reach the top. tompkinsweekly.com/news/diella-ni…

Marking 20 years, Greensprings Natural Cemetery in Newfield offers families simple, eco-friendly burials in a 130-acre nature preserve, blending grief support with land conservation. tompkinsweekly.com/news/a-sacred-…

Groton teens Lane Darling and Madison DeGraw took their auto body and welding skills to SkillsUSA’s 60th state contest in Syracuse, gaining confidence, connections and big goals for next year. tompkinsweekly.com/news/groton-st…

Finger Lakes ReUse will leave its crowded Triphammer store for a 48,000-square-foot former Big Lots in June, reopening as Cayuga ReUse Center to better handle surging donations. tompkinsweekly.com/news/finger-la…

Dryden Central School District is proposing a $50.3M 2026-27 budget with a 3.1% tax levy increase; voters will decide on May 19 along with bus, capital and school board propositions. tompkinsweekly.com/news/dryden-sc…

Trumansburg voters will decide May 19 on a $33.3M school budget, new propane buses amid New York’s electric fleet mandate, and a tax levy increase for the Ulysses Philomathic Library. tompkinsweekly.com/news/trumansbu…

From pom-poms in Dryden to fireworks over South Hill and 8,000 degrees at Cornell, three Tompkins County colleges celebrate graduation while wrestling with the cost and future of college. tompkinsweekly.com/news/pom-poms-…

On May 19, Lansing High School's first Career and Community Day will bring students face-to-face with local employers, mock interviews and near-term job opportunities. tompkinsweekly.com/news/lansing-s…

Newfield voters will weigh a $28.2M school budget with a 6.5% spending hike, 2.9% tax levy increase and plans to buy all student supplies, revamp summer school and expand teacher mentoring. tompkinsweekly.com/news/newfield-…

Groton stylist Audrey Aloi has moved Audrey’s Beauty Bar into the former Brittany Station on Main Street, opening A&A Beauty Station with her daughter Ashley. tompkinsweekly.com/news/changes-h…

Below Ithaca College, Therm has spent nearly 90 years machining jet engine parts while offering multigenerational careers and adapting its workforce to automation and AI. tompkinsweekly.com/made-in-tompki…

Facing rising salaries and benefits, Trumansburg schools propose a $33.3M 2026-27 budget with a 3.8% spending hike, a tax levy increase and $1.3M in reserves, heading to voters May 19. tompkinsweekly.com/news/trumansbu…

Dryden's Brownie Troop 60152 sold 15,590 Girl Scout cookie boxes — the most in the NYPENN Pathways region — turning marathon sales shifts into badges, trips and community giving. tompkinsweekly.com/news/dryden-br…

From a new Triphammer Flower Festival to an expanded Pride weekend downtown, Tompkins County’s spring and summer calendar is packed with art, film, music and community events. tompkinsweekly.com/news/from-new-…

Newfield High School’s Liz Kozlowski has been named one of six winners of the NYS Senate Educators Inspiring a Generation Award, honoring her teaching and leadership in the Newfield community. tompkinsweekly.com/news/newfield-…

A Tompkins County judge has cleared environmental groups to challenge zoning approval for TeraWulf’s proposed AI data center at Lansing’s former Cayuga Power Plant. tompkinsweekly.com/news/judge-all…

At 67, Newfield baker Marie Gilbert has turned a tricky French cookie into a farmers market hit, selling hundreds of vibrant, gluten- and dairy-free macarons each week in Ithaca. tompkinsweekly.com/news/lovely-an…

In Ithaca, health equity leader Lara Parrilla quietly links health providers, Cornell and local agencies to expand access to food, housing and wellness programs across Tompkins County. tompkinsweekly.com/hometown-heroe…