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Ithaca police are investigating a stabbing that occurred early Tuesday morning at the Asteri Building on East Green Street.
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Zachary Brafman, from Cortland, was pronounced dead at the scene where his vehicle crashed and rolled over on Cemetery Lane in the town of Groton.
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There’s an effort in Rochester to get phones made available to people who can’t afford them. The initiative to provide this free phone service began when local photographer and Assistant Professor at RIT/NTID Eric Kunsman was doing a project several years ago to document the dwindling number of pay phones locally. He said that as…
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Kyle Lovell, recently ousted as Seneca County manager, has taken on the role of city manager for Oneida in Madison County. The Oneida Common Council selected him from five finalists.
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UnchainNY has taken in four apprentices to teach them how to organize in their community. The post How a Syracuse-based nonprofit’s apprenticeship is empowering formerly incarcerated people appeared first on Central Current.
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JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The site of the former Friendly’s restaurant at 561 Harry L. Drive is becoming a car wash as Splash Car Wash of Connecticut expands its operations with a new facility. The Friendly’s, a long-standing fixture in the Binghamton area, closed its doors in September after nearly four decades, and the building…
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ALBANY — This week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul visited Albany and Buffalo to announce substantial state investments in artificial intelligence (AI), emphasizing the importance of integrating AI into research and education. During her visit, Hochul showcased a new AI supercomputer at the University at Albany, part of a larger initiative that includes a $250…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — An estimated $85 million tax break was approved this week for a massive development project that will change the face of Ithaca’s South Hill. The Tompkins County […] The post Massive tax break resoundingly approved for neighborhood-scale South Hill development appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — A high-profile street corner in the center of Collegetown has new owners and a new development plan. Local businessmen Charlie O’Connor and Nick Robertson have submitted plans […] The post Local developers aim to revitalize prominent Collegetown corner appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — One of Tompkins County’s only homes for youth transitioning out of homelessness may close in the coming weeks. In an unexpected reversal, the program’s federal funding will […] The post A home for formerly unhoused kids may close. Some residents have nowhere to go. appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Momodou Taal, an international student at Cornell University who faced deportation after being temporarily suspended for participating in a pro-Palestinian protest on the university’s campus Sept. 18, […] The post Cornell halts suspension efforts for international student involved in job fair protest appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — A bus carrying six people crashed into a tree on West Lake Road in the town of Dryden on Wednesday afternoon, killing one of its passengers. Tompkins […] The post One person dead after bus crash in Dryden appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Workers at GreenStar Food Co+op’s Collegetown and Dewitt Mall locations voted on Monday to unionize with Workers United. Of the 26 eligible voters, 12 votes were cast […] The post GreenStar workers voted to unionize Collegetown and Dewitt Mall locations appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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This article originally appeared in Documented. Ahsan Chughtai sat on a gilded chair, wearing a garland and clutching a small water bottle as a group of businessmen paid their respects to him. Prominent members of New York’s Pakistani community had gathered to celebrate his appointment as Mayor Eric Adams’ Senior Advisor on South Asia and Muslim Affairs…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — An Ithaca man was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison Wednesday after being convicted of defrauding the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Ejembi Onah, a 61-year-old […] The post Ithaca man sentenced following COVID loan fraud conviction appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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Edwin J. Viera, New York News Connection ALBANY — New York State authorized utilities to develop thermal energy network pilot programs to further its decarbonization goals. Thermal energy networks use non-emitting energy sources like geothermal boreholes or waste-heat, to heat and cool buildings. Eleven pilot projects stem from commitments made in the 2022 Utility Thermal…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Downtown Ithaca’s primary movie haven, Cinemapolis, will remain in its current location for the foreseeable future. Theater leadership worked out a deal earlier this month to take […] The post Cinemapolis secures long-term control of Green Street space appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance spoke about the border and the economy and criticized Democrat Kamala Harris in a short speech in Tucson on Wednesday. Vance gave his remarks to about 500 people from a stage beneath the waving flags of the U.S., AZ and NASCAR at the Tucson Speedway racetrack. By the time…
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Caraveo, the Democratic incumbent, and Evans, a Republican state representative, are running against each other in Colorado’s highly competitive 8th Congressional District
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The locked and sealed steel cages, badge-only access, live camera feeds, vaults, terrorism threat-assessments, backup generators, simulation trainings and bipartisan observers described by Pima County officials are not protecting priceless works of art or dangerous weapons — they are just some of the steps taken to secure the upcoming election. Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly…