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Tompkins faces busy election season

There may not be a race between Hillary and Barack, but there will be no rest for elections officials this year as Pat, Peter, Nathan, Will and others will be vying for about 70 local offices.

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Related Topix: Ithaca, NY, Trumansburg, NY

Fri Jul 03, 2009

WENY

Tompkins Co. Gets Millions for Low Income Housing

New York construction companies are getting millions in tax credits and grants to build and renovate affordable housing.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

WSYR

Cornell professor killed in crash; police ask for your help

State Police are asking anyone with information about last Fridaya s deadly car accident in Dryden to give them a call.

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Related Topix: Ithaca, NY

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Post-Standard

Three Cayuga County parcels among sites considered for Finger Lakes museum

Cayuga County is in the running to be the future home of the proposed Finger Lakes museum, a $40 million to $50 million facility that organizers hope to open in five years.

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Related Topix: Canandaigua, NY, Seneca County, NY

Sun Jun 28, 2009

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Dog bites runner near Ithaca High

The Tompkins County Health Department needs to locate a dog that bit a male runner on the hip.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

WSYR

Two vehicles collide head-on; one person killed

State police say a Tompkins County woman is dead after a head-on crash near her home tonight.

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Tompkins County infrastructure study put in jeopardy

A Tompkins County-wide water and sewer infrastructure study may be in jeopardy after a town board decided not to back it.

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Related Topix: Lansing, NY

The Sligo Champion

NZ murder accused withdraws bail appeal

A New Zealand man charged with the murder of his Irish wife withdrew his request for bail at a court hearing in New York yesterday.

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Related Topix: Ithaca, NY

Thu Jun 25, 2009

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Will Burbank seeks to stay in Tompkins County Legislature

Will Burbank, who joined the Tompkins County Legislature in 2008 in a special election for a vacant seat representing a portion of the Town of Ithaca, announced Wednesday that he is seeking re-election. Burbank, a Democrat, represents District 12, which includes Inlet Valley and parts of West Hill and South Hill.

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Related Topix: Ithaca, NY, South Hill, NY

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Cornell student charged in wife's slaying in NY

A Cornell University graduate student charged with murdering his wife is being held without bail in an upstate New York jail.

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Related Topix: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Tue Jun 23, 2009

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Tompkins County Public Library promotes teen summer reading program

ITHACA - The Tompkins County Public Library has announced plans for its 2009 Teen Summer Reading Program.

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Related Topix: Ithaca, NY, Education Etc.

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Tompkins County Legislator Carol Chock to seek re-election

Tompkins County legislator Carol Chock has announced her decision to run again. Elected in a special election in December 2007, Chock represents District Three, which includes the Belle Sherman area, Bryant Park, parts of Collegetown, Cornell North Campus dormitories, and a small part of the adjacent Town of Ithaca.

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Related Topix: Ithaca, NY, Cornell University

Mon Jun 22, 2009

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Tompkins County wants to simplify recycling system

Curbside recycling could become a lot easier under plans to move to a single-stream collection system, which would see all recycled waste go into one bin and eliminate the need for sorting.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

WENY

Man Charged in Ithaca Murder is Back in New York

Tompkins County District Attorney formally charged Blazej Kot with 2nd Degree Murder, 3rd Degree Arson, and tampering with evidence.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

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Ithaca murder suspect waives extradition

ITHACA - Blazej J. Kot, the Cornell student accused of murdering his wife Caroline M. Coffey on a town of Ithaca trail, has waived extradition proceedings in Pennsylvania and will be returning to Tompkins County.

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Related Topix: Ithaca, NY, Poland, NY

Thu Jun 18, 2009

News Channel 9

NY unemployment rate 8.2 percent in May

New York's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 8.2 percent in May, up from 7.7 percent in April.

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Related Topix: New York

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Tompkins County backs state farmworkers bill

A proposed state bill that would extend basic labor rights to farmworkers sparked a lively debate Tuesday among Tompkins County legislators.

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Related Topix: Ithaca, NY, Groton, NY

Wed Jun 17, 2009

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Parolee pleads guilty to drug offense, other charges

ITHACA -- The Tompkins County district attorney's office has recommended prison time for an Ithaca man caught with cocaine while on parole.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Ithaca, NY

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Tompkins County Legislature to fund tourism project

The Ithaca Motion Picture Project might finally get the boost it needs to transform the Wharton Studio Building in Stewart Park into a regional film center.

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Related Topix: Ithaca, NY, Cornell University, Rochester, NY

Tue Jun 16, 2009

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Tompkins County United Way offers summer scholarships

United Way of Tompkins County is offering its second year of Stephen E. Garner Summers of Service Scholarships.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

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