Posts by Celia Clarke
Local News: November 17, 2023
– Write-in candidate wins seat on Ithaca Common Council – Cornell undergraduate Patrick Kuehl appears to have won a seat on Ithaca’s Common Council. The Ithaca Voice reports that Kuehl has defeated incumbent Jorge DeFendini after absentee and affidavit votes were counted on Thursday. He got 49 to DeFendini’s 40 votes. But because the margin…
Read MoreLocal News: November 16, 2023
– Horseheads man arrested triggered state, federal discovery of explosives – New York State Police held a press conference on Thursday about the investigation of a 43-year-old Horseheads man who is under arrest, charged with possessing explosive materials. Michael Hilliard was arrested last Saturday. Horseheads is about 7 miles north of Elmira. Residents in a…
Read MoreLocal News: November 15, 2023
– This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is from Broome County – This year’s Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center is from Vestal outside Binghamton. It arrived in New York City this past Saturday. The tree is an 80-foot-tall Norway spruce that weighs 12 tons. It will be decorated with 50,000 lights and a 900-pound crystal…
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Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in October there have been several separate rallies in Ithaca supporting Palestine or Israel. Public emotions ran high when the Tompkins County Legislature briefly considered a resolution in support of Israel and flying the Israeli flag in the legislative chamber. It was around that time,…
Read MoreLocal News: November 14, 2023
– Ithaca write-in candidate has his affidavit ballot thrown out for wrong address – There’s more news about the Fourth Ward write-in candidacy of Cornell student Patrick Kuehl. His affidavit ballot was rejected by the Tompkins County Board of Elections. Kuehl launched a last-minute, write-in campaign for a Common Council seat in the Fourth Ward.…
Read MoreLocal News: November 13, 2023
– National milk carton shortage affects local schools – A nationwide milk carton shortage is changing the way area schools are giving milk to students. Milk is in ample supply but U.S. suppliers of half-pint milk cartons is having a supply chain problem. The reason for the shortage is unknown according to Fast Company and…
Read MoreLocal News: November 10, 2023
– WRFI Community Radio goes silent in Watkins Glen – We have some news about our station. Beginning Friday, November 10 WRFI will no longer be heard on our terrestrial frequency 91.9 in Watkins Glen. Felix Teitelbaum, the station’s Executive Director, explains the reason for the change. “What’s happening is that our transmitter site in…
Read MoreLocal News: November 9, 2023
– Housing costs push Tompkins County living wage up 11% since last year – The living wage in Tompkins County is $18.45 per hour up from $16.61. That’s an 11% rise since last year. The Ithaca Voice reports that a recently released study concluded that housing costs are driving the increase. The 2024 Tompkins County…
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