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The monkeypox vaccine arrives in Ithaca this month less than a month after three cases of monkeypox were reported in Tompkins County, adding monkeypox to the list of pandemics students face this fall. As of Sept. 6, 3,326 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in New York State.
In a twist this year, the League of Women Voters of Tompkins County will be acknowledging Women’s Inequality Day on Friday on the Ithaca Commons to highlight the ways they feel women have lost basic rights in recent years.
The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department—which recently launched its unarmed sheriff’s clerk pilot program—is at the forefront of the New York State push to reimagine law enforcement operations.
The first of two 2022 primary elections is just around the corner, scheduled for June 28.
Ithaca residents will flock to polling locations on Nov. 2 to cast their ballots for Common Council representatives. This is what you need to know about the city’s local election day.
As Tompkins County continues to cope with homelessness, labor shortages and food insecurity that was worsened by the pandemic, the county legislature will be launching a new Community Recovery Fund Program to provide funding to businesses that struggled over the past year.
“We need to celebrate more of our Black history — the stuff we’re connected to, the people whose shoulders we stand on. [The ride] was an opportunity to connect with history, to celebrate victories and to affirm the work that still needs to be done.”
With nearly 70 percent of Tompkins County fully vaccinated and with New York State guidance that releases fully vaccinated individuals from masking and distancing, most Ithaca local businesses have taken down their “masks required” signs, allowing customers to linger inside without wearing a face covering.
The City of Ithaca and Tompkins County have approved funding for the Community Justice Center, a new establishment intended to implement the 19 recommendations from the historic Ithaca Police Department overhaul proposal.
At least 50 trees will be cut down to combat Ithaca’s outlier spotted lanternfly infestation, which could otherwise threaten local vineyards.