Following several racist and anti-Semitic incidents in Ithaca, local faith leaders are doubling down on ongoing anti-racist programming. While their approaches vary, they have a common message: Hate has no home in Ithaca.
presidential election
Post-Election, Abolitionist Groups Rally for Efforts ‘Beyond the Ballot Box’
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Local anti-racist activists gathered at the Bernie Milton Pavilion Nov. 4 for an informational rally called “Beyond the Ballot Box.”
2020 Election
Election 2020: Live Updates
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Rep. Tom Reed is facing a second challenge from Tracy Mitrano J.D. ’95. Leslie Danks Burke is challenging State Sen. Tom O’Mara. Follow this page for live Election Day updates from Tompkins County and beyond.
Ithaca Politics
During Polarizing Protests, Tompkins County DSA Symbolizes Left-Wing Opposition in Ithaca
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The Tompkins County Democratic Socialists of America chapter is one of the oldest DSA chapters in the nation, and its work ranges from racial justice advocacy to working with the Ithaca Tenants Union.
republican party
Small Ithaca Storefront Provides Political Home for Tompkins County Republicans
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For two months, long-time residents and Tompkins County GOP members Nancy and Jim Crawford ’78 have been running a Republican storefront right off of heavily trafficked Route 13 in Downtown Ithaca with support from the Tompkins County Republican Party.
TCAT
TCAT Revises Service in Response to Pandemic, Reduced Ridership
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The Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit is a service essential to the lives of both Cornell students and people living in and around the Ithaca area. However, the beloved blue buses have been facing struggles of their own since the beginning of the COVID-19 shutdown in March.
internet
Tompkins County Receives Over $400,000 in Grant For Project to Expand Broandband Network
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Broadband internet access may be coming to more residents across Tompkins County after the Ithaca Area Economic Development received a major grant to construct a new broadband extension project.
robbery
Police Investigating Armed Robbery on West State Street
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Ithaca Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on the 900 block of West State Street on Nov. 2, according to an Ithaca Police Department press release.
ithaca police department
Protest Arrests Prompt Petition Demanding Deputy Police Chief Resign
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Recent arrests during increasingly contentious protests have led to calls for the Ithaca Police Department deputy chief to resign.
Tom Reed
Rep. Tom Reed Hosts Free Speech Rally, Marches to City Hall
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Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) held a free speech rally before marching to City Hall to raise an American flag with Mayor Svante Myrick ’09, who rebuffed the invitation.
Anti-semitism
Suspect Identified in Case of Racist Vandalism
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Ithaca police arrested a suspect on multiple counts of fourth degree criminal mischief as a hate crime related to a recent spree of anti-Semitic and racist vandalism.