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Extreme Heat Watch in Effect for Tompkins County
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (252+ words) The first major heat wave of the summer is here. The National Weather Service issued an extreme heat watch for Wednesday, July 1, through Friday, July 3. Extremely hot conditions with heat index values exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit are forecasted, with overnight lows…...
Letters to the Editor: Concern Regarding CMC's Attitude Toward Nurses Union
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (595+ words) The NYS Senate passed legislation to sell 600, 000 acres of NYS forest which is public land to renewable energy developers. The bill is now in the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation. There are four cosponsors of Assembly Bill 10483. The Senate…...
Finding Work To Aid Recovery
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (597+ words) Scott Sherwood has a business degree and years of work experience managing people and projects. He also has years of volunteer service with non-profit organizations aiding people in recovery and in mental health treatment. Along the way he recognized a…...
Earliest Harmful Algal Bloom on Record Confirmed on Cayuga Lake
2+ mon, 23+ hour ago (471+ words) The first harmful algal bloom (HAB) of 2026 has been confirmed on Cayuga Lake. This marks the earliest bloom on record since 2018, when the Community Science Institute (CSI) began its HAB Monitoring Program." CSI announced in a social media post that…...
I Swear: Robert Aramayo Stuns in Otherwise Ho-Hum Tourette's Docudrama
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (198+ words) There haven't been many films made about Tourette syndrome. Even fewer that depict it as compassionately, thoughtfully, or progressively as "I Swear," a British docudrama about Tourette's activist John Davidson. The film earned lead actor Robert Aramayo a BAFTA, and…...
Charges Filed Against Cayuga Med Allege Violation of Federal Labor Law
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (590+ words) The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union announced on April 6 that it has filed new charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) for violating federal labor law and the rights of unionized CMC nurses. In…...
Ithaca YMCA's Healthy Kids Day Set for April 18, Aims to Promote Mental and Physical Wellness This Summer
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (429+ words) The YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County is kicking off a season of wellness with its annual Healthy Kids Day from 1 to 3 p. m. on April 18, offering activities designed to inspire families to stay active now through summertime. The nonprofit is hosting…...
Ithaca-Tompkins YMCA Expands Mobile Food Pantry Initiative
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (268+ words) The YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County announced it is expanding its Mobile Food Pantry to increase food access for families living in rural and underserved areas throughout Cortland and Tompkins counties." According to a YMCA press release, funding from…...
Ithaca Common Council Seats New Members, Supports Nurses Union, and Condemns U. S. Incursion in Venezuela
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (669+ words) The Ithaca Common Council kicked off 2026 with resolutions supporting local nurses attempting to unionize and condemning the United States" use of military force in Latin America. The council"s Jan. 7 meeting started with five new members stand and took oath…...
Cayuga Medical Center Nurses Approve Union with 82% Majority Vote
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (512+ words) CMC nurse Angela Grupe joined fellow staff members outside Ithaca Town Hall on Dec. 20 to rally public support ahead of the Jan. 14 unionization vote. In a landmark shift for healthcare in the Finger Lakes region, nurses at Cayuga Medical Center…...