ITHACA, N.Y. — “A great city deserves a great flag.” This is the rallying cry of the vexillological community, or those who study flags. Benjamin Anderson, a college student and […]
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County is adding a second liaison to the Tompkins County Public Library’s (TCPL) board of trustees after an outpouring of community concern about the library’s leadership […]
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ITHACA, N.Y. — The union that represents Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) workers held a rally Thursday afternoon in support of the bargaining team as it negotiates a contract renewal […]
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has initiated a four-month hiring freeze in all college, school and administrative units, citing “a time of significant financial uncertainty” in an internal letter to […]
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ITHACAC, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Chili Cook-Off returns Saturday, March 1, with dozens of vendors lining the Ithaca Commons with samples as they vie for the prestigious title of […]
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Experienced local service worker Robin Trumble is seeking to represent the city’s Fourth Ward, which includes much of Collegetown, on the Common Council. Trumble, who has never […]
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ITHACA, N.Y. — City construction workers will be repairing a water main leak in the 400 block of Eddy Street Thursday, which will close that portion of the street and […]
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Third Ward Alderperson Pierre Saint-Perez is attempting to make the leap from Ithaca Common Council to the Tompkins County Legislature. Saint-Perez, a Democrat, is vying to represent […]
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TOMPKINS COUNTY, N.Y. — A low-profile local board with the significant responsibility of overseeing and investigating ethics matters in government is looking for two new members to serve four-year terms. […]
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Tuesday’s City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board meeting featured a fairly light agenda, though the hotly-anticipated Ithaca Farmers Market renovations were the most prominent of the […]
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