Posts by Celia Clarke

COVID-19 Cases Are On The Rise In New York State, Tompkins County Cases of COVID-19 are increasing in Tompkins County. The county health department, Whole Health, has issued a community alert about the rise. In the past four weeks, Whole Health reports the average number of new cases daily has gone from 1 to 3…

Ithaca Planning To Vote on Encampment Policy  The Planning Committee of the Ithaca Common Council will vote on a homeless encampment policy at its August 16 meeting. Residents are welcome to attend and speak about the policy or other issues on the agenda. A link with more information go here.  Attorney General and Education Commissioner…

– STAP To Hold Free MPox Clinic In Ithaca On Thursday – INTRO: The World Health Organization no longer considers MPox, formerly called “monkey pox” an international health emergency but it’s still a health threat. Tompkins County has the highest number of Mpox cases in the Southern Tier. To stop its spread the So. Tier…

– Ithaca Carshare Demands Governor Hochul Sign Bill To Prevent Permanent Closure – Ithaca Carshare says it will permanently close unless Governor Kathy Hochul immediately signs a bill solving its insurance problems. The nonprofit paused its services on May 19th due to regulatory issues that made it unable to get insurance. The bill has been…

– Molinaro Supports New Food Supply Chain Bill – Congressman Marc Molinaro is part of a bipartisan group who’s introduced a bill to lower food costs. The House Republican represents the 19th Congressional district that includes Ithaca, Binghamton, and part of Catskills.  The bill is called the Food Supply Chain Capacity and Resiliency Act. It…