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Tompkins Workforce NY May Help Pay for Your Job Training
Welding (Unsplash) TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — Tompkins Workforce NY is paying people to get training for in demand jobs. In this program, a person can receive up to $5000 dollars from Tompkins Workforce NY. Up to $3000 is available for tuition, and up to $2000 for costs like transportation and books. There is a list…
Read MoreCost of Living is Up, but the Living Wage in Tompkins County Stagnates. Why? Federal Healthcare Subsidies.
(Unsplash) TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — The Living Wage in Tompkins County went down by 5 cents, from $15.37 to $15.32. The reason being: new Federal subsidies for health insurance. Although, those subsidies are temporary. Tompkins County’s Living Wage is calculated every two years by Alternatives Federal Credit Union. Alternatives calculates a Living Wage for their…
Read MoreTompkins County Infuses Local Tourism with $573,000
Canoeing on Cayuga Lake. (Unsplash) TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — The Tompkins County Legislature has allocated $573,000 dollars to support its tourism industry. This was done in response to what they heard in April and May from the tourism sector at the Housing and Urban Development meetings. It was also recommended to the full Legislature by…
Read MoreWaffle Frolic on Wheels
Waffle Frolic On The Go. (Provided) ITHACA, NY — Waffle Frolic is opening a Waffle Frolic on the Go Food Trailer. The trailer will be located in the gravel lot behind The Jewelbox. It will be across from Island Health and Fitness, and alongside On The Street Pitas. The restaurant is looking to hire employees…
Read MoreTompkins County Public Library Director Finalist to Give Presentation
Sandy Irwin. (Provided) TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — Sandy Irwin, a candidate for the Tompkins County Public Library Director position, is set to give an upcoming public presentation. Irwin will be making her case for the position on Tuesday, July 13th at 5:30. The presentation will be available as a live Zoom webinar. The presentation will…
Read MoreMeet Tompkins County’s Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health
Harrmony Ayers-Friedlander, Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health Services. (Provided) TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — The Tompkins County Mental Health Department is welcoming Harmony Ayers-Friedlander as their new Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health Services. Ayers-Friedlander has served in this position as well as Director of Community Services since March, but is only now officially being introduced to…
Read MoreOfficial Primary Results are in for Tompkins County
TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — Official primary election results are in for the City of Ithaca Common Council races, the Tompkins County Legislature races, as well as races for elected town officials in Groton and Danby. These results added absentee and affidavit ballots. Tallying those votes didn’t lead to changing the victors in any of the…
Read MoreTompkins County is a Childcare Desert
Deserts vs. Non Deserts in Tompkins County. From the Center for American Progress. Tompkins County’s Desert Score. Desert Score score measures how many children there are relative to licensed child care slots. From the Center for American Progress. TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — Much of Tompkins County is considered a Childcare Desert. That’s according to the…
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