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Weather: Mild, dry, and welcomed

4 days ago | ithacavoice.org | Brian Crandall

ITHACA, N.Y. — It’s been a very changeable and often-unsettled early spring, but as we transition into late April, the weather will transition to a warmer, drier, and much more pleasant large-scale regime. No major weather disruptions are expected this week, but keep in mind that all the folks shaking off their cabin fever might result in some extra activity on the roads and around Tompkins County.
Former Groton deputy mayor joins county legislature race - The Ithaca Voice

6 days ago | ithacavoice.org | Judy Lucas

ITHACA, N.Y. — Former Village of Groton deputy mayor and trustee Jamie Perkins has announced his bid for the Democratic nomination to represent District 8 on the Tompkins County Legislature, which includes the Town of Lansing. Republican Legislator Randy Brown, who currently represents District 8, announced his campaign for reelection in January. Brown, who was first elected in 2021 told The Ithaca Voice earlier this year that “win or lose,” this would be his last reelection campaign.
Nightlife: New sports bar to open in former Range space - The Ithaca Voice

1 week ago | ithacavoice.org | Judy Lucas

ITHACA, N.Y. — A new sports bar and lounge, outfitted with 16 televisions ranging from 55 to 100 inches, is set to open on the Ithaca Commons in the coming weeks. The new bar, Bookies, is located in the space formerly home to The Range, a beloved Western-themed bar and venue that closed unexpectedly in August 2024 amid insurmountable financial troubles.
Hundreds of New Yorkers’ Lives could be saved each year under new program

1 week ago | ithacavoice.org | Sam Mellins |NY Focus

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. ALBANY, N.Y. — James Urtel desperately needs a kidney. His own failed in 2012 — when he was 42 years old, working as a horse trainer — and he went through eight years of dialysis before being matched for a transplant. But his new kidney was heavily scarred and doctors told him it likely wouldn’t last longer than a year.
Ithaca Reggae Fest expands schedule in seventh year

1 week ago | ithacavoice.org | Matt Butler

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Reggae Fest will return for a seventh year with a newly expanded schedule, adding a third day to the “conscious celebration of Ithaca’s legendary reggae community and its history.” The event will be held at Stewart Park from June 20-22, 2025.
Cornell further details federal stop-work orders on defense, cancer research

1 week ago | ithacavoice.org | Matt Butler

ITHACA, N.Y. — As a result of 80-plus stop-work orders federal officials sent to Cornell University April 8, a wide range of research efforts centered on cancer detection and treatment and military technology have ceased, according to a university spokesperson. Over the weekend, Cornell released further details regarding the flood of stop-work orders the federal government sent the Ivy League institution last week.
Social worker throws hat in the ring for County Legislature

1 week ago | ithacavoice.org | Henry Fernandez

ITHACA, N.Y. — Long-time mental health worker and Ithaca resident Christy Bianconi has announced her candidacy for the Tompkins County Legislature. Bianconi is running to represent the western half of the Town of Ithaca, a semi-rural area between Ithaca proper and the villages of Newfield and Enfield. Bianconi, a Democrat, is running unopposed in the primary. There are no Republican candidates.
Weather: A mix of sun, showers and seasonable temps

1 week ago | ithacavoice.org | Brian Crandall

ITHACA, N.Y. — If April showers bring May flowers, we should be expecting an explosion of floral color in a few weeks. In the meanwhile, it’s going to be an unsettled week, with some marginally colder and warmer todays, but not too divergent from seasonal norms. No major weather disruptions are expected in the week ahead.
Fish envy: it’s mating season for Ithaca's white sucker population

1 week ago | ithacavoice.org | Megan Zerez

ITHACA, N.Y. — Spring has arrived in Ithaca, bringing with it all the normal markers: birdsong, spring flowers … and for the next few days, hundreds of nondescript brown fish the size of your arm, splashing and wriggling their way up Ithaca’s shallow creeks to spawn en masse. These bottom feeding fish are commonly known as “white suckers” — or Catostomus commersonii, if you want to be a bit more formal.
Lake defender dives into county legislature race

1 week ago | ithacavoice.org | Fernando Figueroa

ITHACA, N.Y. — After years of environmental advocacy, John V. Dennis, a retired sociologist, has announced his bid for the Tompkins County Legislature’s newly redrawn District 7, which includes the Village of Lansing and parts of Cayuga Heights and Varna. He first moved to Ithaca from Virginia in 1968 to study at Cornell University, left the city, and moved back permanently in 1993 because he thought it would be a good place to raise a family.