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Development
Local development agencies miss state filing deadline
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Three Tompkins County agencies are among various public authorities in New York that have not filed their financial reports on time, according to the New York State Public Authorities Budget Office. Continue Reading →
Opinion
The Ithaca Independent Returns After Readers Urge We Continue
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I was about to end coverage of Ithaca, starting Jan. 21. However, I’ve decided to reverse my decision after readers urged the Independent continue as an alternative to current corporate and university news. Since Monday marked the third anniversary of the Independent, this editorial also sets forth our goals for 2013, as well as a reborn Indy. Ithaca currently lacks a news source it can call its own. Continue Reading →
Opinion
Big Changes at the Ithaca Independent Start Nov. 21
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After three years of covering our hometown of Ithaca, New York, The Ithaca Independent is shifting gears. Beginning January 21, the Ithaca Independent will become an archive, no longer covering the City of Ithaca. Instead, we will be devoting our attention to New York state government and its impact on area residents. Continue Reading →
Local
Ithaca Police Release Details on Weekend Hotel Accident
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One of the two men injured over the weekend after falling from a city hotel is in critical condition, the Ithaca Police Department announced Monday. The other man is in stable condition. Both were bricklayers helping build the Fairfield Inn at 359 Elmira Road. Continue Reading →
Labor
Two Injured During Fall from Fairfield Inn Construction Site
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Two people were hospitalized Sunday after falling more than 30 feet during construction of the Fairfield Inn on Elmira Road. Continue Reading →
Justice
Ithaca Gun Buyback Nets at Least 60 Weapons — But No Assault Rifles
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A gun buyback event Saturday netted at least 60 handguns and shotguns, both authorities say no assault weapons were turned in. The program, announced in the wake of the December Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting deaths, attracted people as far as Canandaigua and Greene, NY. Continue Reading →
Justice
Ithaca Gun Buy Back Program Targets Assault Weapons
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This collegetown community becomes the latest city announcing a gun buyback program in the wake of shooting deaths at Sandy Hook Elementary School earlier this month. As an on-duty police officer in this upstate New York city recovers from being shot by a local drug suspect, the home of Cornell University announced it will start 2013 by purchasing weapons with a premium on assault weapons. Continue Reading →
Local
Judge Overturns $2M Verdict Against City in Miller Ithaca Police Discrimination Lawsuit
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A U.S. District Court Friday overturned a $2 million judgement against the city, ordering a new trial in Ithaca Police Officer Chris Miller, who had alleged the city discriminated then retaliated against him. In October, a Binghamton jury awarded Miller $2 million, agreeing with his charges of retaliation and the city promptly appealed the decision. Continue Reading →
Environment
Sandra Steingraber Named 2012 Treehugger Person of the Year
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Ecologist and environmental activist Sandra Steingraber was named the 2012 Person of the Year by the sustainability website Treehugger. Steingraber, a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Ithaca College has spent her career turning a spotlight on the link between cancer and environmental contamination. Continue Reading →