Posts by Celia Clarke
Local News: 2023 Election Results
– Election Results: Ithaca, Broome, and Chemung County – Ithaca Democrat Robert Cantelmo will be the new mayor. Solidarity Slate candidate Kayla Matos has defeated 12-year Common Council incumbent Cynthia Brock. Matos got 53% of votes cast to Brock’s 46%. Matos first defeated Brock in the Democratic Party primary. Brock stayed in the race running…
Read MoreLocal News: November 7, 2023
– Ithaca Common Council to interview city manager finalists – Ithaca’s Common Council will start interviewing the finalists for city manager this week. Interview meetings are scheduled for this Wednesday and Thursday and on November 13 at 9 AM in the Council chambers in City Hall. The city manager is a new position. The person…
Read MoreLocal News: November 3, 2023
– Southern Tier voters will elect a new state Supreme Court judge for 14-year term – Voters in the Sixth Judicial District will elect a new state Supreme Court judge on Tuesday. The district covers ten counties including Tompkins, Schuyler, Broome, and Chemung. The court decides civil cases relating to things like election law, divorces,…
Read MoreLocal News: November 2, 2023
– Cornell will close on Friday for a day of recovery – Cornell University canceled classes for Friday, November 3. The Cornell Daily Sun reports only essential staff will work that day. Provost Michael Kolikoff says the “community day” will allow the university community time to recover from the “extraordinary stresses” of the past few…
Read MoreLocal News: November 1, 2023
– A Cornell student arrested for threats against the University’s Jewish community – A Cornell undergraduate student has been arrested for making the violent online threats against Jewish students at the University. U.S. Attorney Carla Freedman made the announcement on Tuesday. 21-year-old Patrick Dai from Pittsford, New York, is charged with the federal crime of…
Read MoreELECTION FEATURE: Ithaca Common Council Ward 5 Candidate Jason Houghton
WRFI Community Radio and The Ithaca Voice are bringing you conversations with candidates in the contested Ithaca Common Council races and the mayoral race. Tonight Matt Butler interviews Ward 5 candidate Jason Houghton. Houghton is running on the Ithacans for Progress ballot line. His opponent is Clyde Lederman, running on the Democratic Party and Working…
Read MoreELECTION FEATURE: Ithaca Common Council Ward 3 Candidates
WRFI Community Radio and The Ithaca Voice are bringing you conversations with candidates in the contested Ithaca Common Council races and the mayoral race. I’m Celia Clarke, with Matt Butler Editor-in-Chief of The Ithaca Voice. Today, Ward 3 candidates Pat Sewell and Pierre Saint-Perez. Saint-Perez is the Democratic Party candidate. Sewell is an Independent running…
Read MoreELECTION FEATURE: Ithaca Common Council Ward 1 Candidates
WRFI Community Radio and The Ithaca Voice are bringing you conversations with candidates in the three contested Ithaca Common Council and the mayoral races. Matt Butler, Editor-in-Chief of The Ithaca Voice questions Ward 1 candidates. In the first half of the hour, you’ll hear from Phoebe Brown and Zach Winn who are running for a…
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