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In observation of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, Ithaca city offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 18.?
ITHACA, NY -- The Health Department received notification of an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 and?worked at Aurora Shoe Repair in Ithaca during the following dates and times when they could have infected others.?
ITHACA, NY -- Leslie Schill announced her candidacy for the Tompkins County Legislative District 2 seat recently vacated by Anna Kelles, our new NYS 125th Assemblyperson. This will be a Special Election to be held on Tuesday, March 23.
The Spencer Village Board met on Jan. 4 but with reduced numbers as two normally at the table were in quarantine from a possible COVID exposure and another excused for an injured family member. A quorum was seated, however, so the board was able to conduct its business. Mayor Ken Sutfin bega…
The Seneca Falls Environmental Action Committee (SFEAC) has stepped up, opposing landfill expansion at the Seneca Meadows Landfill along State Route 414.?
It has been a busy few weeks for the Seneca County Board of Supervisors, even though their regularly scheduled session for Jan. 12 was cancelled.?
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Superintendent Chris Pettograsso mentioned the possibility of bringing more students back for in-person instruction in the spring at a board of education meeting on Jan. 11.
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ITHACA, NY -- The City of Ithaca Parks and Forestry Division issued a PSA regarding the progression of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) infestation in the city. The EAB is an invasive pest that eats the tissue just beneath the bark of ash trees and will eventually cause tree death. EAB has been i…
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ITHACA, NY -- Cayuga Health officials announced today that they have been working closely with the Tompkins County Health Department to open a COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic in Ithaca. The 40,000 sq. ft. mass vaccination clinic is located in the former Sears department store at The Shops a…
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ITHACA, NY -- District Attorney Matthew Van Houten announced today that the appeal filed by Nagee Green has been denied in its entirety.??
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ITHACA, NY -- The Health Department received notification of an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 and?worked at Triphammer ReUse Center?during the following date and times when they could have infected others.
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Dr. Luvelle Brown resigned from his position as Superintendent of Ithaca City School District at a meeting on Jan. 12. His resignation was accepted by the school board and is effective Feb. 1. Brown has taken a job as?head of equity, diversity and inclusion for Discovery Education, a global …
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ENFIELD, NY -- At a special meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12, the Enfield Town Board managed to appoint Acting Supervisor Stephanie Redmond as town supervisor after more than two-and-a-half hours of arguing, trading insults, failing to listen to one another, and making the same accusations over a…
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ITHACA, NY -- Ithaca Police officers rescued Joshua Seaman, 32, from the water in the morning of Jan. 13 after Seaman fled from the police. Seaman had warrants out for his arrest for resisting arrest and violation of probation, and when officers spotted him and attempted to stop him, Seaman …
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ITHACA, NY -- Ithaca City School District Superintendent Dr. Luvelle Brown has resigned from his position, effective Feb. 1. Brown, with ICSD for 10 years, is leaving to become the head of equity, diversity and inclusion for Discovery Education, a global education company.
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ITHACA, NY -- The COVID-19 vaccine is here, and people have questions. Is it safe? Are there long-term effects? How was it produced so quickly? How long will immunity last? To answer some of these questions, we sat down and talked with Dr. Cindy Leifer, an associate professor of immunology a…
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In November of last year, Dr. Anna Kelles was elected to the NY State Assembly after overwhelming support in Tompkins County. She then resigned from her position as a Tompkins County District 2 legislator at the end of December. The Legislature recently scheduled a special election on March …
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UPDATE: Kinney Drugs has confirmed they will expand their vaccination offerings to 65+ following the change in state guidelines. All appointments are currently filled, but the website will be continually updated as more vaccines become available.
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UPDATE: The Health Department confirmed that all appointments for the Jan. 13, 14 and 15 clinics have been filled. Additional clinics will be scheduled when more vaccines are available.?
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UPDATE: Phase 1B has changed to include people ages 65 and older, down from the previous eligibility which was for people 75 and older.?
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ITHACA, NY -- The Health Department received notification of an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 and?worked at Red’s Place?during the following date and times when they could have infected others.
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ITHACA, NY -- According to Public Health Director Frank Kruppa, the biggest bottleneck in the COVID vaccination distribution is just getting people to show up.
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ENFIELD, NY -- Enfield Councilperson Michael Miles resigned from the board over the weekend, citing the “toxic nature of our town governance.” Miles was appointed to the board just two months ago.?
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ITHACA, NY -- Ithaca Police arrested Adam C. House, 35, on Jan. 7 and charged him with hate crime aggravated harassment in the second degree. The police were called to Wegmans in Ithaca at around 8:40 p.m. after the victim reported being in the bathroom when House entered and began yelling t…
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