Ithaca Commons, GIAC repairs move ahead

Ithaca Journal News - 2008-05-08 9:36 AM

Repairs on The Commons and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center are going forward.

Tompkins votes against discontinuing WIC sponsorship

Ithaca Journal News - 2008-05-08 9:36 AM

A resolution to discontinue sponsorship of the Women, Infants and Children program died Wednesday before making it to the floor of the Tompkins County Health and Human Services Committee.

Tompkins County rabies cases up from past years

Ithaca Journal News - 2008-05-08 9:36 AM

More rabid raccoons have been reported in Tompkins County so far this year than in previous years.

Ithaca parolee charged with felony sex crime

Ithaca Journal News - 2008-05-07 9:10 AM

A convicted Ithaca burglar has been indicted for allegedly forcing a 15-year-old male to have oral sex with him, according to court papers.

Hearing on ICSD budget draws no one from public

Ithaca Journal News - 2008-05-07 9:10 AM

No members of the public came to Tuesday evening's Ithaca City School District budget hearing for the 2008-09 school year.

Morse Chain pollution found in '72

Ithaca Journal News - 2008-05-07 9:10 AM

The TCE contamination that plagues Ithaca's South Hill was first detected in 1972, 15 years earlier than previously believed.

Tompkins Legislature seeks 3% tax levy hike

Ithaca Journal News - 2008-05-07 9:10 AM

The Tompkins County Legislature set 3 percent as its goal Tuesday for the 2009 tax levy increase after the financial director delivered sobering news about the condition of the state's budget.

Suspect sought in theft of shotgun in Ithaca

Ithaca Journal News - 2008-05-07 9:10 AM

Police are looking for a man who stole a shotgun from a State Street resident last weekend.

Ithaca Planning board discusses wetlands protection

Ithaca Journal News - 2008-05-07 9:10 AM

Ithaca's Town Planning Board discussed wetland preservation and small-scale wind energy facilities at its Tuesday night meeting.

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Sports

Cornell Opponent Ohio St. loves things fast-paced

In Sunday's Great Western Lacrosse League conference tournament championship game, Ohio State learned a valuable lesson about postseason lacrosse.

» Cornell places 4 on all-Ivy 1st team

» Payne's no-hitter gives Lansing share of division

» Dryden, Trumansburg split dual meet

» Dramatic homers lift Candor to win

» Couple quick NCAA lax related tidbits to digest

Life & People

Ithaca Journal wins 4 awards from Publishers Assoc.

The New York Newspaper Publishers Association recognized The Ithaca Journal Wednesday night at an awards ceremony in Albany for four winning entries in the 2006-07 Awards for Excellence competition.

» Enfield school to host free health fair

» Cornell robot a record walker

» Cornell video gamers cut a rug

» Ithaca Festival expands to Stewart Park

» Ithaca loses 4-year-old Mira Brouwer to cancer treatment

Business

Ithaca bank buys rival in Westchester

Tompkins Financial, the Ithaca-based parent of the Bank of Castile, has bought Sleepy Hollow Bancorp.

» $25M of Saudi money aids Cornell nano work

» Ontario/T-burg Telephone expanding into Geneva