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Third contender adds hat to ring for First Ward Common Council seat
ITHACA, N.Y. — Yet another candidate has announced a bid to represent Ithaca’s First Ward on the Common Council. Local business owner and longtime resident Alejandro Santana said he hopes to increase...
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Martial arts teacher vying for Fifth Ward Common Council seat
ITHACA, N.Y. – A third contender is joining the race to represent Ithaca’s Fifth Ward on the Common Council. Local business owner, martial arts instructor and non-profit consultant Deborah Fisher is...
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Local attorney highlights police reform in Common Council bid
ITHACA, N.Y. — Local attorney and native Ithacan Joe Kirby is vying to represent Fall Creek and downtown Ithaca on the Common Council next year.So far Kirby, a Democrat, is running unopposed, as...
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High school teacher joins county legislature race
ITHACA, N.Y. — After a decade teaching at Ithaca High School, Kyle Emily Erickson has set her sights on representing District 13, including Danby and Caroline, on the Tompkins County...
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Planning Board gives preliminary approval to new Collegetown building
ITHACA, N.Y. — It was a fairly light agenda for Tuesday night’s City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board, primarily featuring a high-profile project in Collegetown earning preliminary approval,...
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Lawyers for Cornell student activist argue federal court should block...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — At least 150 people packed a federal court in Syracuse Tuesday to support Cornell University international student and pro-Palestine activist Momodou Taal, who is now facing...
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Cornell Graduate Student Union finalizes its first-ever tentative contract
ITHACA, N.Y. — After exactly one year of bargaining, the Cornell Graduate Student Union and Cornell University leaders reached their first collective bargaining agreement Tuesday. It’s the union’s...
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Ithaca once again weighing proposal for homeless encampment service hub
ITHACA, N.Y. — Nearly three years after it took on the task to address homelessness, the City of Ithaca has a new proposed plan to manage the informal and evolving homeless encampment on the city’s...
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Cornell student, Ithaca local running for Common Council
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University sophomore and Ithaca local Hannah Shvets is vying to represent Ithaca’s Fifth Ward on the Common Council next year. The ward includes the western half of Cornell’s...
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City to buy Bowl-O-Drome site for possible future public safety facility
ITHACA, N.Y. — From bowling shoes to gumshoes. The Ithaca Common Council approved the purchase of three adjacent land parcels on Third Street, including the former Bowl-O-Drome location, in the city’s...
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