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Unique boutique
Cornell University's The Cornell Daily Sun
Jan 30Morgan’s, a clothing store in downtown Ithaca, will close after nearly four years in business. »
Arts Around Ithaca: Week of Jan. 30
Cornell University's The Cornell Daily Sun
Jan 30The Sun Staff previews some notable upcoming events around town. read more »
Tompkins Financial plans Pa. acquisition
Daily News Alerts
Jan 26A Ithaca–based banking company is expanding into Pennsylvania with an acquisition. Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP) announced plans today to acquire VIST Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: VIST) of Wyomissing, Pa. in an all-stock deal worth about $86 mi... »
Holding IPD Accountable
Cornell University's The Cornell Daily Sun
Jan 25Recently inaugurated Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 announced Friday that he would personally look into the investigation of Marlon Byrd, a lieutenant in the Ithaca Police Department accused of assisting drug dealers. We hope Myrick’s decision to tackle this ... »
Professor Brings Writers Together at Cornell University
Cornell University's The Cornell Daily Sun
Jan 25Bolivian writer Prof. José Edmundo Paz-Soldán, Romance studies, has been organizing conferences and informal workshops to bring together Latin American and Latino writers at Cornell. Pg 3 Professor Soldan.jpg read more »
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DiNapoli: Cuomo Risks Transparency in State Budget Proposal
Politics on the Hudson
Feb 07Gov. Andrew Cuomo may be effectively closing state budget gaps with few fiscal gimmicks, but he’s also proposing to expand his executive powers in how it gets done, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said today in a report. In his review of Cuomo’s budget, Di... »
Report: New York’s Economy Remains Fragile
Politics on the Hudson
Feb 02New York has slowly recovered from the national recession, regaining 46 percent of its jobs, but the comeback has been unequal through the state, a report today found. The “Economic Trends In New York State” report by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said t... »
Here And Now
Capital Tonight
Jan 30Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany with no public schedule. Today’s joint legislative budget hearing, held from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Hearing Room B, LOB, will focus on public protection. LATFOR holds its first public hearing since releasing its Assembly ... »
Groundswell’s Sustainable Farming Certificate Program now accepting applications
Ithaca's Food Web
Jan 27Press release from Groundswell:Groundswell’s Sustainable Farming Certificate Program now accepting applicationsNew Farmers: Apply online for the 100-hour, April-November programIthaca, NY – This spring, the Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming w... »
Hedging In NY-22
Capital Tonight
Jan 27Ever since Rep. Maurice Hinchey’s announcement last week that he will not seek re-election this fall, the conventional wisdom has been that his district, NY-22, will likely be obliterated when LATFOR turns its attention to redrawing the House lines. Hi... »