Posts by Celia Clarke
Local News: February 9, 2024
– Water to be shut off on Tuesday for Village of Watkins Glen – Water in the Village of Watkins Glen will be shut off early Tuesday morning. Work on a major pipe will take place from 3 to 7 AM. The work is part of the $30 million project to upgrade the entire water…
Read MoreFEATURE: Governor’s budget plan could cost rural schools millions of dollars in state aid
Rural school districts across New York face a significant loss in state funding this year. Governor Hochul’s 2024 executive budget proposal would change the allocation of “foundation aid”. That’s the money the state gives each school district to close the gap between what a community can afford to pay and what is needed to provide…
Read MoreLocal News: February 8, 2024
Pollack says high education is facing “gale-force” political winds in speech to Ithaca Rotary Club Cornell University President Martha Pollack was the guest speaker at Ithaca’s Rotary Club on Thursday. She spoke about Cornell’s six core values. University theme this year is “freedom of expression.” Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war last October Cornell…
Read MoreLocal News: February 7, 2024
– Tompkins County legislature rejects ceasefire resolution – By a one-vote margin, the Tompkins County legislature rejected a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The Ithaca Voice reports legislature heard hours of public comments mostly supporting the resolution. The vote was 7-6 in favor of the resolution but it needed 8 votes…
Read MoreLocal News: February 6, 2024
– State judge dismisses Republican challenge to vote-by-mail law – A state judge dismissed a Republican challenge to New York’s vote-by-mail law on Monday. The law allows voters to cast their ballots by mail for any reason before Election Day. North Country Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik brought the lawsuit. The Albany Times Union reports Stefanik…
Read MoreLocal News: February 5, 2024
– Tioga County issues alert after cluster of heroin overdoses – Tioga County health officials are alerting people after a recent cluster of heroin overdoses that took place in three days last week. Officials say no one died. Kylie Holochak is senior educator with the county’s health department. She said Naloxone, also called Narcan was…
Read MoreLocal News: February 2, 2024
– New data dashboard tracks Tompkins County sheriff mental health unit efforts – Tompkins County launched a new dashboard to share data about the pilot project between the sheriff’s department and Tompkins Whole Health. The Ithaca Voice reports the project pairs a sheriff’s deputy with a mental health professional to respond to 911 calls where…
Read MoreThe value of rural libraries: A look inside Odessa’s public library
Public libraries have been in the news a lot over the past few years. There have been calls to ban books, pull funding, or cancel certain events. But not all events or books are controversial and not all libraries are dealing with efforts to censor their collections. Odessa Library in Schuyler County is that kind…
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