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Tompkins County Approves Ithaca Waterfront Trail (The Cornell Daily Sun)
Spectators at Cornell crew races will soon have a more intimate view of the action. After nearly three years of delay, the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce has decided to bypass the second phase of the Cayuga Waterfront Trail Initiative (CWTI) and begin construction on phase three, connecting the Ithaca Farmers’ Market to Stewart Park, according to Jean McPheeters, chamber of commerce ...Tompkins beats state high school graduation rate (The Ithaca Journal) Students in the 2005 high school cohort in Tompkins County graduated at a rate higher than their counterparts throughout the state in 2009, according to data released by the New York State Education Department Tuesday.
Monroe County pushes for electronic filing, greater public access (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Monroe County is one of four counties in the state vying to make e-filing compulsory under legislation enacted last year. Livingston County, whose clerk has been a strong advocate for e-filing and has processed a handful of commercial cases electronically, is also in the running to be the third county, along with Tompkins and Rockland counties.
Ithaca economy chilled in January (Press & Sun-Bulletin) The first month of the new year was not a good one for the local economy.
Hempstead Fire Chief Charged With Menacing (Long Island Press) Nassau County police arrested the Hempstead Fire Department Chief and a second man for allegedly holding a man at gunpoint in what investigators described as an act of vigilantism following a Hempstead gunfight on Sunday afternoon. The 29-year-old man was walking on Tompkins Avenue about five blocks from a shooting about 15 minutes earlier when a [...]
Dropout rates may be related to unemployment (WSYR 9 Syracuse) Three school districts in Oswego County had some of the highest drop-out rates in the state, and it may be related to the county's high unemployment.
Update on shooting investigation (The Ithaca Journal) On Feb. 23, 2010 the City of Ithaca was thrust into an event of unforeseen tragedy. A police officer, in the performance of his official duties, encountered a situation that resulted in the tragic death of Mr. Shawn Greenwood.
Former salon employees turn lemons to lemonade (The Ithaca Journal) T.J. Goehner was contentedly choosing a place to hang a framed movie poster in his new barber shop last month.
Higher fees can offset some cuts (Elmira Star-Gazette) Sunshine. Warmer temperatures. Melting snow piles. The conditions are right for winter-bound residents to start thinking of a trip this spring, summer and fall to one of their favorite state parks.
Time to enter Ithaca association's cancer bowling tourney (Press & Sun-Bulletin) Entry forms for the Ithaca USBC Association's 22nd annual American Cancer Tournament are now available at several area bowling centers.