The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/tompkins-county/)
Take Back the Night is a march, rally and vigil hosted by the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County, which provides domestic and sexual violence services. The event was a call for an end to intimate partner and sexual violence in the community and world.
The EICDA addresses carbon pricing, a sustainability measure that the IPCC deemed necessary to reduce carbon emissions in a recent report. This is expected to create 2.1 million jobs and higher quality air. The bill also features a component to promote domestic growth.
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center placed Tompkins County under a tornado watch Sunday night, effective until 5 a.m. Monday morning. The threat of storms includes the possibility of isolated hail, wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour and a few isolated tornadoes.
More than 100 first responders and 40 volunteers acting as victims will trial a broad range of procedures “in a simulated emergency incident” from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m on Sunday
Ever worried about returning a book late and having to pay a fine for it? That won’t be the case anymore at Tompkins County Public Library, which eliminated its fine on late items starting Jan. 14.
“Knowing that you are helping a family in need for Thanksgiving is what drives most people to donate,” a club organizer said.
Cornell United Way campaign co-chairs Pat Wynn and Rick Burgess spoke at their launch. The shorter campaign is was implemented to emphasize an earlier giving season, which “allows UWTC to build momentum and intensify our outreach.”
“We decided to put together an entire weekend of events that would celebrate how vital our rural heritage is in Tompkins County, how important it is to the County, and how vital it is to our cultural and economic life,” Longoria said.
Satori Salon and Malcolm Thomas worked together to organize Food for the Soul, a fundraiser for the Food Bank of Southern Tier, to help fight food insecurity in Tompkins County.
Everybody Eats, a social startup created by Cornell students is working towards creating opportunities for reduced-price food delivery service through collaborations with local restaurants. Debuting this fall, this startup’s goal is to try and combat food insecurity faced by low-income families, especially in the Tompkins County area.