July 5, 2023

A Conversation with the Congressman

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POLICE

BOARD TALKS

RECRUITMENT & THE JUNGLE

PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS PAGE 4

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Community Police Board Discusses Officer Recruitment & Jungle Camping Proposal

By Matt Dougherty

The June 28 meeting of the Community Police Board — which has been tasked with civilian oversight of the Ithaca Police Department (IPD) — saw members of the board discuss o cer recruitment and the status of City plans to deal with safety concerns within the homeless encampments known locally as the Jungle.

Acting Chief of Police Ted Schwartz told the board that IPD is currently in the recruitment process for the civil service exam and the application deadline to sign up for the exam is August fourth. “We are trying to get anyone that might be interested in a job to sign up for the test,” Schwartz said.

According to Schwartz, the department is in the process of adding one new o cer to the ranks who has recently graduated from the police academy. e o cer is currently participating in eld training, which Schwartz says comprises “600 hours of pretty intensive training.” e department is currently

sta ed with 44 o cers.

Schwartz told the board that the department needs more help from the community to make policing an attractive profession to younger residents in the community in order to overcome sta ng shortages that have plagued IPD for years. “IPD can not make people want to become cops because this is a societal problem…we need help from the community to make our young people think that policing is a desirable profession and that is incumbent on this board, the Common Council, and every resident that lives here,” Schwartz said.

He added, “Really what I’m asking for is help…we need help recruiting in diverse areas, which we’re trying to do but we’re also trying to do our full time jobs…so any help that anyone wants to give, I’d love it.”

Community Police Board Chairwoman Shirley Kaine asked Schwartz if IPD can provide the board with data regarding how valuable a recent contract with a recruitment agency was

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to the department, adding that, “ ere was one big stumbling block that I’d like to know if it’s been xed or not, and that was the lack of cooperation from human resources.”

Schwartz responded saying that the civil service exam will be given on September 7, and that the department “won’t have that data back until the state sends us the results,” which can take several months. He added, “Last year we didn’t get [the results] back until mid-December,” so the board would have to wait until January or February 2024 to be provided with the data requested by Kaine.

Regarding the status of safety in the Jungle, Alderperson George McGonigal explained that he is concerned about an area of city property that borders railroad property on the east side of the inlet that runs towards Wegmans. A stabbing of a man and his dog recently occurred on that strip of property. McGonigal told the board, “I was there on Sunday and it’s got a whole di erent vibe than the rest of the Jungle…It’s a scary place.”

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X Calvary Cemetery welcomes new columbarium

Immaculate Conception Church is proud to announce the arrival of a new 96-niche columbarium for entombment of cremation ashes at Calvary Cemetery, 638 Five Mile Drive, Ithaca, NY. This columbarium will be the rst one in the Ithaca area to provide families with an option to in-ground interment. It will be located on the cemetery grounds as the rst phase of the newly developed Cremation

Garden. Phase two of the garden will be completed later this summer and will include the construction of a walkway and apron around the columbarium. Landscaping and plantings will follow shortly thereafter.

Niches in the columbarium are available for purchase now. Looking ahead, the columbarium will be dedicated later this summer after the walkway is nished. For more information, please visit our website, www.immconch.org under the tab “Our

Cemeteries” or call the Cemetery Manager at (607)272-5780.

We welcome visitors to the cemetery to view the columbarium anytime when the cemetery is open daily (dawn to dusk).

This addition to our cemetery will provide families with a peaceful place to remember loved ones in a newly constructed and landscaped garden. We are hopeful that this option provides assistance to families in their end-of-life planning.

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The Ithaca Police Department is looking for people to sign up for the civil service exam by August 4 and the City of Ithaca is working on addressing safety concerns in the Jungle.

“This is a societal problem…we need help from the community to make our young people think that policing is a desirable profession.”

— Acting Chief of Police Ted Schwartz

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Proposed Collegetown Site Toured

Primary Elections Deliver Surprising Results in Tompkins County

By Matt Dougherty

New “Green” Fire Station Needed To Keep Pace With Local Development

OAer much anticipation, the results of the Democratic Primaries in Tompkins County are rolling in. While these results set a more solid scene for the general election in November, they won’t be made o cial until all absentee and mail-in ballots are counted — which will happen on July 5. ese results are based on numbers from the Tompkins County Board of Elections, which can be found here.

n July 19 members of the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) and other interested parties toured Collegetown’s past and future by exploring the existing Fire Station No. 2 and the site of its proposed replacement.

For more than half a century Fire Station No. 2 has been a xture at 309 College Avenue, watching over Collegetown as it grew from a neighborhood of small shops and quaint modest homes to an almost urban corridor of modern high-rise housing and national chain stores.

of the existing re station and the purchase of land to construct a new building.

Total estimated costs for a new station run around $9 million, but over $5 million of that will be covered by the sale of the existing re station.

e City of Ithaca’s ve contested primaries for Common Council saw some surprising results as issues related to a ordability and homelessness were top concerns among voters as they made their way to the polls. Currently, three races have margins of less than 10 votes separating the candidates. ese razorthin margins are likely to trigger an automatic recount in the races between David Shapiro and Dr. Nathan Sitaraman, Clyde Lederman and Jason Houghton, and Michelle Song and Margaret Fabrizo.

Jackson, West Fox, and Kris HainesSharp to represent the two-year term for Ithaca’s Second Ward saw HainesSharp come out on top. A total of 731 votes were cast in the race — Jackson received 151 (20.66%), Fox received 259 (35.43%), and Haines-Sharp received 321 (43.91%).

e City of Ithaca, Cornell University, and the Ithaca Fire Department have known for close to a decade that No. 2 would need renovation or replacement to keep pace with the development taking place all around it.

e choice between renovation or replacement seemed, in the end, to be a simple one. Given that No. 2 is in a cramped, populous area, and given the way the station is structured, the latter was the only real option.

First Ward, City of Ithaca

e City had also applied for and received a $1 million grant from New York State in 2014, which will also be applied to the new station. e resulting net bill to the City of about $3 million represents $1.5 million more than renovation would have cost, with none of the disruptions to the environment or protective services. ere are also hopes that Cornell and the Town of Ithaca may help pick up some of the cost.

Haines-Sharp was appointed to ll a vacancy in the Fi h Ward in February that was created when Mayor Laura Lewis o cially assumed her mayoral role. In response to her victory, Sharp said that she is “overwhelmed with gratitude.” In her victory statement, Sharp thanked her opponents saying, “Your passionate commitment to our city serves as a reminder of why we all stepped into the public arena — to make a di erence.”

important to them so that I can bring a fuller perspective with me if I am lucky enough to eventually gain the nomination.”

Fifth Ward, City of Ithaca

onstrate the City of Ithaca’s commitment to its Green New Deal, a policy adopted in 2019 to tackle climate change.

Both races in the Fi h Ward saw two newcomers from Cornell face o against longtime Ithaca residents. In the race for the Wards four-year term, Margaret Fabrizio defeated Cornell student Michelle Song, and Clyde Lederman — another Cornell student — defeated Jason Houghton in the race for the Wards two-year term.

e existing re station’s current infrastructure is outdated. Renovating it would mean almost complete demolition, which would leave a disastrous carbon footprint and cost an estimated $1.5 million. Renovation would also mean sta displacement and potential delays in responding to emergencies in the area. erefore, the City ultimately decided to work together with the IURA in order to conduct a sale

e race to represent the four-year term to represent the city’s Fourth Ward saw rsttime candidate and Southside Community Center Deputy Director Kayla Matos defeat longtime Common Council member Cynthia Brock. A total of 670 votes were cast in the race, with Matos receiving 379 (56.57%) compared to Brock’s 291 (43.43%).

Matos will advance as the Democratic candidate in the November election, setting her up to be the third Solidarity Slate member to join the Common Council alongside Fourth Ward Alderperson Jorge DeFendini and Second Ward Alderperson Phoebe Brown. Brown will be running for reelection in November to represent the two-year term in the First Ward as a result of redistricting.

Even though Matos won the Democratic primary, she and Brock will likely face o in a rematch in the November general election as Brock previously announced that she would be running on the Ithacans for Progress line as an independent. However, Brock has not yet made a nal decision about her plans.

Second Ward, City of Ithaca

e three-way race between Aryeal

“None of [the existing station is] green. It’s not insulated well, and it’s actually too narrow to do renovation to make it greener, and we can’t insulate the building because it’s constructed of a certain kind of material that we can’t do anything with. Obviously, the goal with the new station is to make it greener,” City of Ithaca Fire Department Fire Chief Tom Parsons said. A new “green” re station would also dem-

She added, “As I continue my work on Common Council, I invite my community members to reach out to me via my website (krishainessharp.com), email (krishainessharp@gmail.com), or by phone (607-319-2326). Every one of your voices matters and I am committed to serving you and working for the betterment of our city.”

Third Ward, City of Ithaca

e race to ll the four-year term in Ithaca’s ird Ward between Cornell University scientist Dr. Nathan Shapiro and Second Wind Cottages Executive Director David Shapiro saw a victory for Shapiro by a margin of just 9 votes. A total of 552 votes were cast in the race with Sitaraman receiving 271 (49.09%) and Shapiro receiving 280 (50.72%).

Shapiro recently told the Ithaca Times that since state law mandates a recount in any race with a margin of fewer than 20 votes, he “can’t imagine feeling con dent in any results until July 10.” He added, “I am optimistic about the outcome, but also humbled by the results.”

Shapiro continued saying, “I hope Nathan and his supporters will allow me some time to hear them and learn from them about the policy positions that are

e new building’s design would also open up more opportunities for re ghter training. “We have some additional space that we can use to do training within the building, some training that we’re not able to do in certain outdoor environments. Like we can do some con ned space training. We have a mezzanine where we can build a manhole and we can train like we’re going into a tunnel. Sometimes people get injured, so we need to be able to rescue people out of those situations. We also have to do some ropework, just practicing getting over edges at about 20 feet high. So it’s not going to be a Swiss Army Knife, but there’ll be multiple functions that we could accomplish at the [new] station,” Parsons said.

A total of just 164 votes were cast in the race between Fabrizio and Song. Every one of those votes mattered as a margin of just six votes separates the two candidates. Fabrizio received 85 votes (51.83%) compared to Songs’ 79 votes (48.17%). e razor-thin margins can potentially change as these results won’t be made o cial until all absentee ballots, a davit ballots, and outstanding votes are counted by the Board of Elections. If the margin is less than 20 votes, it will result in a mandatory recount.

Even though Song lost the Democratic primary based on the current results, she could still maintain a spot on the November general election ballot on the Working Families Party line. Regarding that possibility, Song told the Ithaca Times that it’s “too early to say” because “the numbers were so close that the results can swing either way.”

However, those functions will not include selling pizza, despite the hopes of those who still miss the o erings of e Nines, the bar/restaurant that was located in the historic former Ithaca Fire Station No. 9, that neighbored the existing Fire Station No. 2.

Before a sale of No. 2 can be conducted, the proposed location at the corner of Elmwood Avenue and Dryden Road needs to be approved. at location is currently

Song added that she is grateful to have the support of those who voted for her and that regardless of the outcome, she believes that her “platform and plans for Ithaca are best able to provide both life-long Ithacans and students with the quality of life they deserve.”

In response to the current results, Fabrizio told the Ithaca Times that, “Residents

(Left to Right) Kris Haines-Sharp, Kayla Matos, Margaret Fabrizio, Clyde Lederman, and David Shapiro came out on top in their races for Common Council last Tuesday. (Photo: Matt Dougherty)

IF YOU HAD TO COMPETE AGAINST YOUR FAMILY AT THE SUMMER OLYMPICS, WHICH EVENT WOULD YOU WIN?

“De nitely Skateboarding.”

– Greg B.

“HOOLA-HOOPING!”

– Jackie V.

“If Beatles Karaoke was an event, I’d win the gold.”

– Simone G.

“Rutabaga Curl!”

– Jessie S.

“Two words. TABLE. TENNIS.”

– Scotty R.

An architectural rendering of the proposed new Collegetown fire station. (Photo: Ithaca Fire Department)

An aerial view of the proposed site of the new fire station. (Photo: City of Ithaca)

The existing Fire Station No. 2 (Photo: City of Ithaca)

New York’s Largest Solar Project is Coming to Tompkins County

By Matt Dougherty and Andrew Sullivan

At 160 megawatts and an estimated cost of about $200 million, the Yellow Barn Solar facility that will gobble up roughly 850 acres of land between the towns of Groton and Lansing in Tompkins County will be one of the largest solar installations ever constructed in New York State. About 165 acres of the facility will be located in Lansing, with the remaining 686 acres in Groton. e project is being developed by CS Energy, a green energy rm based out of New Jersey that is owned by private equity rm American Securities.

e Vice President of CS Energy Mitch Quine told the Ithaca Times that they are currently working to prepare a complete application to the O ce of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES). “We hope that we’ll be wrapped up with all of the application materials that we need by mid to late September and we hope to be submitting our application then,” Quine said. He added, “From there it’ll probably be a year or more of review with the state before we can expect a permit.”

e project is scheduled to begin the rst phase of construction in late 2024 or early 2025 and will be completed sometime in 2026. e gargantuan facility is expected to generate enough clean renewable electricity each year to power approximately 35,000 households. Quine says that the facility will produce power for the region for the next 40 years.

e project is part of New York State’s ambitious environmental goals to obtain 70% of the state’s electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and achieve a zeroemission electricity sector by 2040. Since Yellow Barn is a state-mandated project, it doesn’t have to go through a local approval process in Groton or Lansing.

Tompkins County Legislature Mike Sigler, who represents the Town of Lansing, said “ e state has basically taken home rule out of the mix.” He added, “ e state is the one that permits [the project], so if there was zoning that was standing in the way the state could say you don’t have to listen to that zoning.”

Sigler continued by saying, “ e company says they want to obey local zoning

laws as long as those laws are reasonable, but who determines what reasonable is? e state will be the one that determines that.”

e Yellow Barn Solar website says that “It is likely that the majority of the power that is produced will be used to power the Ithaca area, operating as a replacement source of energy for the retired Cayuga coal plant.” It also says that ratepayers in Groton and Lansing will see “a small reduction in their electric utility bill” as a result of the project. It is estimated that the reduction will be equal to $500 per megawatt of energy generated within the towns.

In addition to renewable energy and decreased electricity costs, Quine says the local labor force will bene t from the construction of the project. According to Quine, “We tried to partner locally with both labor and electrician unions to make sure that we’re using local labor to the extent possible.”

e facility will interconnect to the New York power grid in the town of Lansing, tapping into the 115 Kilovolt (kV) transmission line which connects to the Etna and Cayuga substations. e project began the interconnection study process with NYISO and NYSEG in early 2021 and expects to be complete with all required interconnection studies in late 2023 or early 2024.

Current plans for the project have it located across several parcels of privately owned land which will either be leased or purchased by CS Energy. According to Quine, the majority of the land will be leased and about 20-30% will be purchased. e facilities will be constructed on a mix of farmland, scrubland, and forested areas which has caused some concern among community members

UPS DOWNS& Ups

The Ithaca Youth Bureau is preparing to receive nearly $300,000. The money will help provide paid internships for teens. Most of the funding comes from the Tompkins County Workforce Investment Board. The Town of Ithaca and United Way are also contributing.

Downs

On June 26 at about 8:21pm, Ithaca Police Officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 100 block of Cayuga Park Lane. The caller was reporting a male had forced his way into the residence and was attacking the residents within with a large piece of wood.

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who worry about disturbing the migratory patterns of local wildlife and misusing farmland that could otherwise be used to localize the food system within the county.

In response to concerns regarding taking away potential farmland, the Yellow Barn website says that “ e project will be required to pay an agriculture impact fee for taking land out of agriculture use.”

According to Sigler, Groton and Lansing should also apply for “intervener funds” which can grant the towns tens of thousands of dollars — depending on the size of the project — to help their planning departments formulate plans regarding how to mitigate the impact on the “viewscape” that the facility will have.

Residents who live near the proposed facility have also worried about negative impacts on property values. Based on similar projects, the company suspects that there will be no signi cant impact on property values, but Sigler says that “they’re really talking about the town as a whole.” He added, “ e average property won’t probably be a ected, but for that individual who this is being built 100 feet o their property line, I would imagine this would have an impact and it won’t be a positive one.”

In response to concerns regarding the potential impact on property values, Quine said, “We understand that there may be impacts so we want to work with the community to understand what the

Bike Walk Tompkins has launched another season of our iconic summer learn-to-ride and bike skills courses! From now through August, our stunning educators are providing 1-on-1 instruction in a small group setting for adults and youth to learn how to ride a bike and build their biking skills for road and trail riding. Lessons are currently taking place in the Boynton Middle School parking lot in Ithaca. Schedule a lesson at bikewalktompkins.org/bikeskills

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The next training session for the Citizen Preparedness Corps in Tompkins County will be July 12th at 6:00pm at the Varna Community Center, 943 Dryden Road, sponsored by the Town of Dryden and Varna Community Association.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Do you want IPD to start posting a daily crime log?

77.8% Yes, the community dashboard is confusing.

20.0% No, the community dashboard is fine.

2.2% I don’t care.

The largest solar facility in New York State is coming to Groton and Lansing. (Photo: CS Energy)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

EV’s Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

If you believe that the climate crisis is real, then you’ll want to do your share in solving the problem. ere are many ways to reduce your Greenhouse Gas emissions, but owning an electric vehicle (EV) is one of your best options.

For the average US household, auto emissions represent about a third of total Greenhouse Gas emissions. With an EV, you reduce your transportation emissions by more than 75% and total household emissions by about 25%. Most larger cars get maximum 20 miles per gallon. Since many EVs will get the equivalent of 130 miles per gallon, an EV could reduce auto emissions by 85%.

Most EVs cost more initially, even a er generous federal and state incentives, but the fuel and maintenance costs are lower. Hence, the total annual costs of an EV are about the same as a non-EV.

Costs are not a reason to forego the bene ts of an EV. One challenge to

consider is charging station availability throughout the US. Small trips from your home to workplace are easy, but traveling at lengths of 200 miles or above poses issues. ankfully, the current infrastructure can serve the 1.7M EVs on American roads today, but they need to expand their geographical reach for 2030 projections

EVs will not work well for some of us, but they will work well for most of us. EVs may be a great opportunity for you to reduce your Greenhouse Gas emissions substantially.

— Madeline Smith

Response to Primary Elections

Three of the ve Common Council races were decided by fewer than 10 votes. However, it looks like there could be a November re-match in 4 of the 5 races because almost everyone got on multiple party lines. It kind of undermines the importance of the primaries. It also raises the issue of whether it is fair for a registered Democrat who loses the primary to then go ahead and challenge the Democratic nominee in November. Again, it undermines the idea of what a party is to start with.

ere is a very good chance that Fabrizio’s victory in the 5th ward will be overturned in November since almost all the registered voters in that ward are students, and Fabrizio’s opponent is a student.

— Dan Klein

War Trudges On and On and On

By Russell Vandenbroucke

The recent death of Daniel Ellsberg o ers an opportunity to recall what leaking e Pentagon Papers accomplished and ask what it reveals about ending a war, including the one in Ukraine. Alas, publication of this secret, political and military history of American involvement in Vietnam did not immediately end that war, then America’s longest (Afghanistan lasted ve months longer).

Ellsberg, a Marine veteran and national security analyst, contributed to “Report of the O ce of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force,” the o cial name of the report that Defense Secretary McNamara initiated in 1967. It ran 7000 pages and revealed, among much else hidden from the public: that the U.S. had expanded the war to Laos, o cially neutral; that successive presidents knew winning was unlikely; and that they disregarded American casualties. Ellsberg rst o ered documents to Senator Fulbright and other Congressional leaders in 1969 and 1970. When they did not respond, he turned to the press in 1971. By then, countless e orts to stop the war had occurred, including:

April 1965: 20,000 protest in Washington, the largest antiwar rally in American history to date. Fewer than 1000 Americans have died by then. Instead of listening to voices for peace, LBJ escalated both bombing and numbers of troops.

April 1967: In “Vietnam, A Time to Break Silence,” Dr. King announces to an over owing crowd of thousands that he now opposes the war for many reasons, including “Negro and white boys kill and die together for a nation unable to seat them together in the same schools.” ree-quarters of Americans reject his opposition, including 55 percent of African Americans. Of more than 58,000 Americans who die in Vietnam, 78 percent perish a er this date. Vietnamese casualties are not recorded at the time but are later estimated to exceed two million.

Feb.1968: Walter Cronkite, the country’s most respected broadcaster, tells his nightly audience that, since the war is headed to stalemate, negotiations should begin to end it. e war continues apace; nearly 30 percent of all American deaths occur in 1968, the year of the Tet O ensive.

March 1969: President Nixon, recently elected because of, in part, his secret peace plan, begins bombing Cambodia.

Oct.1969, the Moratorium to End the War attracts millions of peaceful demonstrators across the U.S. and around the world.

Nov. 1969: Nixon announces his “Vietnamization” policy to transfer responsibility for the war—without ending it—to South Vietnam. Some 58 percent of the public approve Nixon’s plan. At no point from 1965-1972 do a majority of Americans support immediate withdrawal. About 35 percent of American deaths occur during Nixon’s presidency.

June 1971: Pentagon Papers are published.

March 1973: Nixon announces “peace with honor” and U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam.

April 1975: a quarter-century a er rst American military advisors sent to Indochina, Vietnam’s civil war ends with the fall of Saigon to North Vietnamese troops. Ellsberg, sent to Saigon in 1965 to evaluate civilian paci cation programs, would spend 18 months with patrols into towns and villages. His skeptical reports about death and destruction and potential victory by North Vietnam went nowhere. Ellsberg struggled with his knowledge. He was a family man with a brilliant career, all of which would be at risk if he blew the whistle, and he knew it. At one point, a er he released the papers, he was charged with 125 years of felonies and Nixon was so vengeful and enraged he had his “plumbers” break into Ellsberg’s therapist’s o ce to steal con dential medical records. Ellsberg was both a Marine who risked his life and a man of peace who risked everything in order to stop the killing.

e peace movement a ected Ellsberg, who a ected us all. MLK a ected us all, and thousands of antiwar troops and veterans a ected us all. No one person, no one demonstration, and certainly no one elected o cial brought peace. e cumulative impact eventually overcame the mighty destruction of war, but only a er years of pain.

So this partial litany shows how difcult it is to stop a war, even an unpopular one, a er governments begin military action and orchestrate the siren songs of

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Honoring Joe Sammons

By Marjorie Z. Olds

Di cult to pinpoint when Joe Sammons, Director of our invaluable Hospicare program in Ithaca, New York realized his fate was to provide time, energy, and resources to improve the lives of others. A er graduation from SUNY Albany, Joe joined NYPIRG where he focused on environmental and education reform issues for ve years. “I learned the skills of community organizing and activism,” Sammons said, “which opened my mind and heart to what people can do together.”

Serving four years with New York Senator Catherine Abate, the rst woman to serve as New York City Corrections Commissioner, Joe credits Senator Abate with introducing him to the pragmatic side of leading: “Senate Abate was a passionate advocate for social change,” Sammons said, “but she also made sure our initiatives were practical and could be implemented.”

A er the Senator’s unsuccessful bid for Attorney General, Joe tested out the waters of the private sector, but eventually found his home in nonpro t organizations, getting his rst role as an Executive Director with the Geiger-Gibson Community Health Center in Boston in 2003.

By that point in Joe’s trajectory he knew how to bring organizations together, to analyze and improve their funding stream, and was uniquely capable at supporting sta to provide their best e orts for the common good. While seasoned and successful CEOs are in great demand, Joe was ready by 2003 to narrow his focus to two essential services—health care, coupled with workforce and leadership development.

Geiger-Gibson Health Center served those facing the challenges of poverty and isolation with quality healthcare and social services, and in that rst opportunity to take the helm, he learned some important lessons.

“As a new director, I made my share of mistakes,” Joe said, “but I learned that hope and positive energy is the most important ingredient to leadership. To sta on the front lines, it really matters.”

Noting the special unmet need for women without basic health care, Joe and his family, Mary Schiavone and son Julian relocated to Ithaca in 2008 where Joe began his 7-year term as CEO of Planned

Parenthood in the Southern Fingerlakes. Clearly, Joe is no stranger to raising large sums of money, to be stretched to cover even larger numbers of patients in need while protecting sta from unremitting threatening and hateful mail from those who would deprive female patients of essential care.

When essential workers seeking training at Challenge Workforce Solutions were struggling with serious nancial difculties, Joe became the Executive Director and led a turnaround of this beloved organization. “We had to be hopeful, but also pragmatic,” Joe said, “because the work of Challenge matters so much to the community.”

Joe also credited the quiet, enduring support of Challenge’s founders, the Sprole family, and of landlord Andy Sciarabba of South Hill Business Campus. Most importantly, Joe said, the perseverance of sta and clients was the key to rebuilding Challenge during Joe’s 5 years at that organization.

Hospicare’s creative, committed, strategic Board noted Joe’s lengthy history of leading not-for-pro t organizations providing essential services to all, regardless of ability to pay. In February 2021, Joe started his current role as Executive Director, a time when Hospicare was struggling with leadership changes and COVID while maintaining compassionate, respectful end-of-life care.

“Coming to Hospicare has been incredible,” Joe said, “because we have an exceptional board of directors that gets stronger every year, and a sta who make sure every day of a person’s life matters.”

Like all healthcare organizations, Hospicare struggled with sta ng challenges during and a er COVID. But Hospicare was able to keep its most experienced sta , aggressively increasing wages and bene ts and investing in the sta and grounds.

e beautiful hospice residence on King Road — the rst of its kind in New York — is full on most days, a testimony to the organization’s singular commitment to its mission. Medicare funds some, but not all, of this service, but fundraising, especially the renowned Women Swimmin’ event, makes up the di erence.

SURROUNDED BY REALITY

The Protocols of the Elders of the Social Justice Movement

By Charley Githler

Late in the morning on September 13, 1862, in a eld outside of Frederick, Maryland which had recently served as the site of a Confederate camp, Corporal Barton Mitchell of the Federal (Union) Army found a piece of paper wrapped around three cigars. e document was entitled “Special Order No. 191, Headquarters, Army of Northern Virginia,” and it contained the detailed, secret battle plans as well as the disposition of the Confederate Army immediately before the Battle of Antietam. It was an egad-don’t-let-thisfall-into-the-wrong-hands piece of paper.

I tell that story because the following document was found (also, oddly, wrapped around three vape cartridges) by Adolph Cornstarch, senior advisor to Florida governor Ron DeSantis, this past weekend, just outside the entrance to the House of Tans in Gainesville, Florida. Pretty explosive stu , though no surprise, I’m sure, to His Honor. He’s known all along. Of course the liberal media won’t report on it, but the Ithaca Times now bravely chooses to print it in full: Woke Mob Action Items

Abolish the police. Also prisons. Also consequences.

Investigate the use of ‘Baby Bump’ headphones to begin Critical Race eory teaching in the womb.

Pander to RuPaul.

Dismantle Western Civilization and strew its broken shards across the land.

Re-write the Declaration of Independence without using gender-speci c pronouns.

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He continued saying, “I’m concerned about the crimes taking place there and not only its e ect on the residents and businesses in the West End, but also it’s e ect on the law-abiding homeless people who are living there.”

Actively keep parents totally in the dark about what’s actually going on in classrooms.

Drag queen story hour every day K-12. Replace the institution of marriage with non-binary inter-species civil unions. Only LGBTQIA+ books in libraries. Make it hard to gure out the gender identity of individual M&Ms.

Mandatory government-provided gender-reassignment surgery for all varsity athletes.

Disparage God and undermine His Will pretty much all the time.

Replace the savory smoked country sausage at Cracker Barrel with Soylent Green.

Mandate kitty litter stations in genderneutral school bathrooms for furries.

Celebrate Christmas on Juneteenth.

Put Bud Light in elementary school soda machines.

Freely distribute taxpayer-funded abortion gi cards.

Secretly make Tucker Carlson look like a slack-jawed, ridiculous-conspiracy-theorizing, discord-fomenting Neanderthal so he gets red.

Never mention any of the good things white people did for this country.

Make kids kneel during the national anthem.

Sand blast Amanda Gorman’s poetry onto the Washington Monument.

It remains an open question just how much of an advantage Special Order No. 191 conferred on the Union Army, given General McClellan’s ingrained hesitancy. General DeSantis, though? He seems to be a Man of Action.

where unhoused individuals will be allowed and not allowed to camp using a red, yellow, and green zoning system, the city can’t enforce the policy on property owned by the railroad.

In response to how the city will let unhoused individuals know where permitted camping locations are, McGonigal said that there has to be cooperation with the outreach workers who are already doing work in the Jungle to let people know

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According to McGonigal, even though the city is working towards addressing the issues by designating certain areas

Congressman Molinaro Speaks on Health Care, Climate, Social Security & Student Debt

By Matt Dougherty

Marc Molinaro was elected to represent New York’s 19th Congressional District in November 2022. Since his election, the Republican Congressman has attempted to position himself as a moderate in a party that has taken a hard turn to the far right.

e moderate Molinaro can be seen when listening to him speak about his support for renewable energy, reproductive rights or his views about former President Donald Trump. e not so moderate Molinaro can be seen when listening to him evade concrete answers about how to protect social security, taking look at his votes to increase oil and gas extraction on public land, ending the pause of student loan payments, and his support for expanding work requirements for federal programs like SNAP and TANF.

HEALTH CARE

At roughly $3.5 trillion, the United States spends the most on health care costs than any other high-income country but still has the lowest life expectancy at birth and the highest rate of people with multi-

ple chronic illnesses. It has been estimated that about 60,000 people die annually because they couldn’t a ord health insurance.

e extravagantly high prices for health care in the U.S. can be attributed to a conglomeration of things including but not limited to the administrative bureaucracy involved in the billing process required by private health insurance companies, price gouging pharmaceutical companies, and high costs for private health insurance.

Many comparable nations achieve better health outcomes while spending much less on health care costs by having a universal health care system. e U.S. remains the only developed nation without a universal health care system, mainly due to a corrupt campaign nance system that allows private insurance companies to spend millions of dollars lobbying elected o cials to maintain opposition to such a system. However, that’s a conversation to be had in another story.

When asked how he would work to improve health care for his constituents and lower the cost of prescription drugs, Molinaro said nothing regarding any of the issues mentioned above. Instead, he said that “unless we confront mental health and substance use disorder, unless we focus more resources on prevention and intervention services, we’re not confronting what is driving up health care costs.” Molinaro added that he has “heard from every corner of the 19th district that access to quality health care is a challenge.”

In an attempt to respond to the lack of access to quality health care in the district, Molinaro said that he is working on a funding request for a mental health hub in Columbia County, and a mental health hub focused on serving veterans in Broome County. According to Molinaro, “ ose are the kinds of community based models that can drive down health care costs, broaden access, and provide better outcomes for patients, individuals and communities.”

He is also focused on addressing issues regarding increasing sta ng shortages in the industry. “I hear from health care providers that we have too many vacancies in our health care system from nurses to doctors and other positions.” Molinaro continued saying, “Our healthcare system is on life support in some ways, and it’s not for lack of money.” On this point, he is certainly correct.

Molinaro has also been working across the aisle with Congressman Pat Ryan, who represents New York’s 18th Congressional District, to raise the age that children in military families are allowed to stay their parents health insurance plan. Currently, children are allowed to stay on their parents health insurance plan until they are 26 years old, but in the TRICARE system, which provides health insurance to current and retired members of the U.S. military and their families, children are phased out of coverage when they turn 21. e bill sponsored by Molinaro and Ryan would raise

that age to 26 to create more equity in health insurance for children.

Molinaro says that the bill has more than 60 co-sponsors from both parties who are trying to include the bill in some mustpass pieces of legislation. “We’re hopeful that we can get this over the line in this session,” Molinaro said.

ENERGY PRICES

When asked what he thinks about the current 62% rate increase that has been proposed by New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) — the Empire State’s energy utility monopoly — Molinaro said that “the state of New York makes those decisions and I have been very critical of the Public Service Commission.” He continued saying, “I’ve always thought that the actions of the PSC need to be more transparent and accessible so consumers have an opportunity to have their voices heard.” Molinaro added that they also “need to be respectful of the fact that New Yorkers shoulder among the highest energy costs in the country.”

According to Molinaro, “ e way to drive down cost is certainly to use both private and public resources to improve electric infrastructure. at’s why as a member of the Transportation Infrastructure Com-

“Our healthcare system is on life support in some ways, and it’s not for lack of money.”

— Marc Molinaro Marc Molinaro (NY-19) and Pat Ryan (NY-18) hold press conference to discuss joint bill to raise the age children in military families are allowed to stay on parents health insurance.

Congressman Molinaro meets with business leaders and local elected officials in Tompkins County.

mittee I’m focused on making sure that those federal dollars nd their way upstate.”

Molinaro told the Times that he “supports diversifying our energy generation, and that means continued support for renewable energy…by ensuring that there’s an ability to build out renewable energy options.” However, he added that it’s an issue when upstate farm land is taken over for renewable energy projects used for power downstate.

Included in Molinaro’s vision of energy diversi cation is continued reliance on fossil fuel production. Molinaro voted to pass the legislation in the House of Representatives that would prohibit the President from declaring a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing — a practice that was banned by New York State in 2014 — eliminate environmental review requirements for energy projects, and “repeal funding for energy e ciency improvements in buildings as well as the greenhouse gas reduction fund.”

Molinaro added that he is a supporter of Nuclear Energy as a tool to achieve American energy independence. He called the closure of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant “absurd” and said that the state’s actions regarding the facility have resulted in increased reliance on fossil fuels. at’s an accurate description of

He added that a bipartisan commission is needed to achieve long term solvency for the program, echoing comments he made at a town hall in Saugerties earlier this year which sparked criticism from his opponents.

During the Saugerties town hall, Molinaro said that he supported a commission to study the solvency of Social Security and that “I believe that a commission of that sort would come to an agreement that would likely encompass certain things that I don’t necessarily like but would have to support.”

that? Certainly they are, and they ought to be held accountable.”

STUDENT DEBT

Student loan payments have been on pause since the start of the pandemic in 2020, but Molinaro has recently voted to end that pause, which will result in millions of people being required to start paying back their student debt in the coming months. He also stands in opposition to President Joe Biden’s proposal to forgive up to $20,000 worth of student debt for individuals with an annual income under $125,000.

linaro said that Congress should be looking at tools relating to tax relief that can be used to drive down the impact of student loans. According to Molinaro, “I think tax relief to those shouldering high student debt is responsible. I think that we can create tax relief, exemptions and credits to assist people with that debt as they transition from school to work.”

events as New York has increased reliance on methane emitting natural gas to ll the void created by the closure of Indian Point.

SOCIAL SECURITY

Molinaro has held several town hall meetings and local events in every county in the district during his time in o ce. At many of these events, Molinaro has been confronted over issues regarding entitlement programs like social security and Medicaid. During his conversation with e Ithaca Times, Molinaro said that he promises to protect Social Security and Medicaid but did not give a concrete response to how he would follow through on that promise.

Molinaro told the Ithaca Times that he — along with several other members of the GOP — pressured House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to include prohibitions on making cuts to social security, medicaid and veterans services in the bipartisan debt ceiling deal. “I and members like me demanded that Medicare and Social Security be protected and therefore was removed from that ceiling negotiation,” Molinaro said.

When asked if he would support increasing the amount that wealthy individuals paid into social security, Molinaro said that he was “not not opposed to ensuring that those who earn more are contributing appropriately.”

ose things could include raising the retirement age for Social Security to from 65 to 70. When asked if he would support such a measure at the town hall, Molinaro refused to answer. In response to his refusal to answer questions about the retirement age, more than 150 of Molinaro’s constituents have submitted a letter to his o ce strongly opposing any and all changes to social security bene ts.

“ ose of us who depend on these programs deserve direct answers on these questions, not evasiveness and punting the ball to some hypothetical commission. Our questions are simple, and we would appreciate a direct answer to them,” said an audience member at the town hall.

INFLATION

When asked how he would respond to reports that in ation has been driven by monopolies engaging in price gouging rather than increased government spending, Molinaro said that he is “very skeptical of private corporations that gobble up and consume smaller competitors,” but that “ination is certainly driven by government spending.”

According to Molinaro, “the trillions of dollars pumped into the economy, both by congressional decisions prior to me and the president’s fueled in ation. It fueled in ation by devaluing the dollar, but also, but also putting this enormous demand on an economy that didn’t have the supply those things produce in ation.” He continued saying, “Are there businesses and major corporations that take advantage of

More than 40 million people hold a total of $1.6 trillion collectively in student loan debt, and the average borrower has about $30,000 in student debt. e student debt crisis is no secret to Ithacan’s as the city has been named as one of the top 10 cities nationwide with the most student debt. According to the WalletHub analysis, the median student debt in Ithaca is $25,235 and the ratio of debt to median earnings stands at 77%.

Biden’s plan would o er some much needed assistance to Ithacan’s struggling to repay their student loans. e plan would clear the debt for roughly 20 million people nationwide, which would be a step in the right direction even though it would leave a he y sum continuing to struggle with debt.

When asked how he would address the student crisis Mo-

Molinaro added that an additional problem is that the federal government allows “astronomically high” interest rates to be charged on student loans. He says that “the [Biden] administration could take action to force a realistic address of interest rates.” He continued saying, “we ought to be focused on the root cause of the problem which is that tuition is too damn high and that the federal government continues to subsidize that with astronomically high interest rates.”

TRUMP INDICTMENT

When asked to respond to the recent indictment of former President Donald Trump regarding his refusal to return hundreds of boxes that could contain classied information, Molinaro said “ e man should have turned over the boxes.” However, he added that he shares the concern that many people have regarding a “double standard when it comes to enforcement of law against political opponents.”

“I think tax relief to those shouldering high student debt is responsible.”

— Marc Molinaro

Molinaro tours the SouthWorks mixed-use development project on Ithaca’s South Hill.

Congressman Molinaro talks with residents at the Dryden Dairy Day fair.

Cornell Urges Safe Practices in Gorges

By Krishna Ramunaujan, Cornell Chronicle

As Ithacans and visitors enjoy Cornell Botanic Gardens’ natural areas and gorge trails, they need to exercise care and follow rules to keep safe in areas that can be deceptively dangerous. Usage of the Fall Creek and Cascadilla gorge trails is expected to be high this year as Cornell’s summer operations return to pre-pandemic levels. To help keep users safe, the Gorge Stewards Program — in which students, community members and Cornell Outdoor Education (COE) sta patrol the trails — will eld its largest-ever cohort of stewards, with 12 in all.

“I believe the steward program has had a positive impact on safety,” said Mark

Holton, the Lindseth Co-Director of COE. “In addition to statistics we collect on usage, there have been several occasions where stewards have prevented accidents in the moment.”

In one instance, a steward ushered a group away from a cli edge just before rocks avalanched down in the exact spot they’d been standing, Holton said. Another time, a steward stopped a swimmer who was about to plunge into a dangerous hydraulic at the base of Horseshoe Falls during high water.

From 2013 — when gorge stewards started collecting statistics on visitors — to 2019, the average percentage of users in violation of rules dropped. By 2019, the number of recorded violations was at

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nearly zero, which was likely in part due to the installation of gates at Ezra’s Tunnel. In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought more users to the trails and gorges, the average percentage of users in violation of rules rose to around 7.5%. In 2021, it dropped to 3%, but last year it climbed to 4.2%.

“While we welcome people to come and enjoy the natural areas, we’re not seeing things going in the right direction,” said Todd Bittner, natural areas director for Cornell Botanic Gardens. “We need people to respect the gorge and use it safely.”

Respecting the gorge means understanding that it can be dangerous, and leaving no trace while walking, added Bittner, former chair of the university’s Cornell Gorge Safety Committee. Gary Stewart, associate vice president for community relations, and Kevin Perry, director of the Tatkon Center for New Students, are the current co-chairs.

People have gotten into trouble — at times fatally — by swimming, rock climbing, or venturing o trails, particularly at night — and falling into the gorge.

“Noncompliance is directly related to accidents and fatalities,” Bittner said. “And those accidents also put rst responders at risk.”

Gorge stewards serve as ambassadors for the trails, patrolling the paths to assist and educate visitors about the nature, geology and history of these unique areas.

ey also provide directions, inform people about safe practices and deter dangerous behavior. e program has been managed by COE since 2012.

“I think that knowing the gorges are patrolled discourages dangerous behavior before it happens,” Holton said.

Stewards perform other tasks, as well, providing information and talking to people about safe swimming alternatives, and they are o en the face of Cornell Botanic Gardens in the gorge areas it manages, Holton said.

All the gorge safety program’s components advocate basic safety guidelines: Stay on trails or within designated areas; no bicycles on the trails; no swimming; and stay out of closed trails or other restricted areas marked by fences, gates or railings.

Swimming, in particular, is extremely dangerous and can lead to death, and is strictly prohibited in the gorges at all times. e Gorge Safety site can direct people to information on safe outdoor swimming options o campus. Red emergency locator signs have been installed along the gorge trails to help hikers in distress provide their locations to rst responders.

Starting the week of June 19, the Cascadilla Gorge Trail will be closed for repairs from the entry on Court Street to the College Avenue bridge, but should reopen the following week. A maintenance crew will be elevating a section of stairs downstream from the College Avenue bridge to mitigate creek water overtopping the trail a er heavy rain events.

Such events have become more frequent with climate change: Since the late 1950’s, the area has seen more than a 70% increase in rainfall that totals more than 2 inches in a 24-hour period.

Cornell Botanic Gardens o ers more than 30 miles of trails; students and visitors can also explore more than 240 miles of trails in Tompkins County.

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Cascadilla Creek Gorge.

A Fitting Life

After Training Hurt Him, He Spent a Lifetime Helping Others Keep Fit

By Steve Lawrence

The year was 1993 and Rick LaFrance

— who was at the time an athletic trainer at Cornell and a friend of mine– shared the physical and emotional damage he su ered as a high school and collegiate wrestler facing pressure to constantly starve and dehydrate himself so he could “make weight.” In Rick’s words, “It messed me up for a long time. I had what I would now call an eating disorder for many years a er my wrestling days.”

Rick passed on last week, and the news rippled out across the Cornell Athletics network. Dozens of former colleagues, hundreds of former student-athletes and members of the Groton community mourned the loss of this second-generation Cornell icon. Rick’s dad — Dick LaFrance was a legendary character who was blinded in WWII while serving as a Tank Commander for General George S. Patton, and upon his return to civilian life,

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want council members with a long-term commitment to our community, signicant life experience, applicable skills, and time to perform the job.” She continued saying, “I am grateful for the tremendous support I received and look forward to working with everyone on the council to help solve our most urgent challenges.

Fabrizio added that while campaigning she heard that residents “want the council to focus on local issues that we have control over — like enormous property tax burden and scarcity of housing, maintaining our roads and sidewalks, and ensuring our most critical departments like re, public safety, and DPW are fully sta ed.” Another concern and a major focus of Fabrizio’s campaign was “Establishing a better partnership with Cornell and securing a signi cant PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes).”

Similar to the Wards four-year term, there was a small turnout in the race for

Dick carved out a place for himself on the Athletic Training sta . When Rick graduated from Ithaca College and was hired by Cornell, he would give his dad rides to and from work, and he could not resist telling Dick to remember to wear his heavy coat and rain jacket, and Dick would step outside — fully geared up — to feel the bright sun on a cloudless 90-degree day. Rick was proud to carry his dad’s torch, and worked hard to carve out a place of his own.

Bernie DePalma came aboard as a physical therapist in 1980, and he told me, “At that time, there was a questionable policy in place that had athletic trainers also teaching physical education classes.” Bernie added, “I had never heard of such a thing. It limited their ability to provide treatments, and rehab.”

Seeing that policy as a sad waste of time and talent, DePalma — who would ultimately become the associate director of athletics for sports medicine and the Doc Kavanagh Head Athletics Trainer — set about making changes, empowering his

the two-year term but every vote made a di erence as the margin between the two candidates was just seven votes. Only 167 votes were cast in the race between Lederman and Houghton, with Lederman receiving 87 votes (52.10%) compared to Houghton’s 80 votes (47.90%).

Despite losing the primary, Houghton will likely be facing o against Lederman once again in November as he is running as an independent on the Ithacans for Progress line alongside Brock.

In response to the victories from Matos and Lederman, Chair of the Tompkins County Working Families Party, Stephanie Heslop, said “We’re excited to celebrate Kayla Matos and Clyde Lederman’s victories for Ithaca Common Council. As Ithacans struggle with rising rents and climate concerns, we need elected leaders who will stand up for working people by ensuring that housing is a ordable and the local climate is protected for generations to come. We’re looking forward to working with Kayla and Clyde to fully enact Ithaca’s Green New Deal and stabilize outof-control housing costs.”

sta to help reinvent the department. “To Rick’s credit,” Bernie stated, “He got his EMT Certi cation, worked on an ambulance crew, envisioned an Emergency Action Plan, and then took it and ran with it.” Bernie added, with clear admiration, “Rick went from teaching P.E. classes to leading the emergency action plan, creating simulations to better prepare sta for responding to critical situations.”

DePalma also said, “Rick was one of the last trainers to work three sports (the workload was reduced to two), and he worked football, wrestling and lacrosse. He developed deep relationships with many coaches, and the combined sense of humor of Rick and the late Richie Moran le a hundred stories in its wake. A perfectly matched pair, the two made up imaginary supplies that students – and sta — would spend hours trying to nd, and Rick once told a student that putting milk in the whirlpool was a bene cial move. e room was soon lled with milk bubbles, and a several-hour cleanup was underway. irty years ago, when two collegiate wrestlers (not at Cornell) passed away as a result of those draconian weight loss practices, Rick remembered how such ill-advised traditions had impacted his own life, and in DePalma’s words, “Rick was instrumental in Cornell implementing very intensive and strict testing guidelines

Town of Caroline

e primaries in the Town of Caroline were dominated by the town’s multi-yearlong debate around zoning. Leading up to election day, there were accusations of unfair practices on both sides of the political spectrum with pro-zoning proponents accused of voter intimidation and antizoning advocates accused of party raiding.

In the end, it seems like the pro-zoning incumbents were able to pull o a victory with Town Supervisor Mark Witmer defeating his challenger Tonya VanCamp by a margin of 252 votes (34.83%). A total of 732 votes were cast in the race, with Witmer receiving 492 votes (67.21%) compared to VanCamp’s 240 votes (32.79%).

e race for Caroline Town Board saw a four-way race between incumbent Kate Kelley-Makenzie and challengers Megan Slato -Burke, Kathryn Mix, and Tim Murray. e top two candidates in the race, Kelley-Makenzie, and Murray, will receive the Democratic nomination. A total of 1,440 votes were cast in the race, with Makenzie receiving 492 votes (34.17%), Burke receiving 228 votes (15.83%), Mix

regarding hydration and minimum bodyfat standards. He and Andy Noel (a former wrestler, coach and the then-A.D.) and I were on a committee together to develop practical protocols to keep athletes safe.”

Rick was also a proud father and grandfather, and despite the fact that he grew to loathe the incessant grind of traveling while he was working, he and his wife, Margie, put in the miles during retirement. He pushed through some signi cant health challenges and he lived longer than it once appeared he would. “Rick made a decision to take a lot better care of himself,” said Bernie, his friend of 43 years. “He really turned his life around.”

I was so pleased to hear that a er a lifetime spent taking care of others, Rick — in the last chapter of his life — took such good care of himself. I liked him a lot.

receiving 253 votes (17.57%), and Murray receiving 465 votes (32.29%).

Town of Danby

e race for Town Clerk in Danby between Mariah Dillion and Janice Adelman saw a total of just 81 votes. Dillion was able to pull o a victory a er receiving 42 votes (51.85%) compared to Adelman’s 33 votes (40.74%).

Town of Enfield

ere was a three-way race for Town Board in En eld between Melissa Millspaugh, Robert Lynch, and James Ricks. e top two candidates in the race, Millspaugh and Lynch, were able to achieve victory a er receiving 86 votes (49.14%) and 68 votes (38.86%). Ricks received just 20 votes (11.43%).

e only Republican Primary of the day took place in the En elds race for Highway Superintendent between Barry J. Rollins, Sr., and Chris Willis. e race saw the lowest voter turnout of the day at just 65 votes. Rollins was able to come out on top a er receiving 48 votes (73.85%) compared to Willis’ 17 votes (26.15%).

Former Cornell trainer Rick LaFrance (center), who died last week, impacted hundreds of Cornell athletes.

Billy Elliot The Musical at the Hangar

By Ross Haarstad

Stage Manager Mackenzie Trowbridge must keep her eyes closed and hold out her hands.

Friday, one week before opening, the cast of Billy Elliot e Musical is at last moving into the Hangar. A gaggle of girls (the “Ballet Corps”) have excitedly surrounded Mackenzie. She’s being gi ed another friendship bracelet, a bit of tradition that unfolded in rehearsals.

e orders of business this day are tting and testing the wireless mics, then “spacing” the big production number “Solidarity.”

As mic packs go on in the dressing rooms, the stage swarms with crew. Lighting designer Venus Gulbrandson and her crew focus lights. Scenic designer Jason Simms confers with design fellow Adam Shulman on locating a new remote for a video projector. Most critically, foot by foot, two crew methodically lay down the oor: 4 inch wide strips of veneer, punctuated by the thwaps of a pneumatic stapler.

Mackenzie takes the Youth Company on a tour of the Hangar’s byzantine backstage (“Does anyone know what a cue light is,” she asks) as the stage clutter clears.

Sound is rst: a er all, this is a dynamic rock-in ected musical with music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, based on the 2000 lm (it won 10 Tonys when it hit Broadway.)

Snatches of dialogue and song pepper the air as sound designer Jeramiah Turner care-

fully tweaks each mic: an orchestra tuning its instruments.

e 13-strong Youth Company are followed by the 13-strong Adult Company.

e youth leads are Hugo Lloyd as Billy, Liam Eric Gri en as his fey friend Michael Ca rey, and Ayrianna Bailey as Debbie Wilkinson, the ballet teacher’s daughter.

Let Hugo set the stage:

“Billy Elliot is a small boy in Northern England, it’s early 1980s and he is in a mining town. He wants to be a ballet dancer… His dad is drunk and smokes and he’s not in good shape because, roughly 3 years ago, Billy’s mom died.… e community’s not in a good shape either… they recently went on strike, they’re not getting much money, a lot of things are not tting together quite right.… e story is about how his dad learns to accept him as a ballet dancer and about how Billy nds his way up to the top.”

As the lead, this is the “most high stakes” performing Hugo has done. Like Billy, he adores ballet, four years with Ithaca Ballet (including Fritz in e Nutcracker.) His last appearance on the Hangar stage was as Tiny Tim.

Liam hails from Corning. His dance teacher recommended he audition. “Michael is Billy’s friend. During one of the scenes, we nd out he likes to dress up in women’s clothing and he at one point likes Billy

as well.” Liam has especially enjoyed learning the songs, and the North England “Geordie” accent.

Ayrianna was also recommended by her dance teacher, Ithaca’s Daraisi Marte. Her mother’s attention to Billy upsets her “She thinks just because she’s the ballet teacher’s daughter she’s the best out of the students.… Debbie and Billy are best friends,” she continues, “but Debbie gives him a hard time and she curses at him a lot.”

Ithacans may recognize in the cast longtime local professionals Susannah Berryman (Grandma Elliot) and Greg Bostwick (the boxing instructor), as well as returning Ithaca native Keara Byron.

Susannah feels this show, about a tight-knit community, with an equal focus on the youth and the adults, “is really going to be a worthy evening in the theatre, an enjoyable one. It’s a privilege to work on this material.”

Choreographer Aimee Reals (from Ithaca College) engages strongly the pulse of community in the show as well. Growing up in a small town—“no dance program, just sports and cheerleading”—she was the ‘di erence”, the outsider dancer. She nds great nuance in this cast’s acting, “I’ve found myself crying many times.”

Sunday evening: with two days of tech, they approach the end of Act 1. It’s here that an explosion of rage by Billy (“Angry Dance”), expressed by him through a jagged, propulsive tap number, interwoven with the police beating of the miners while the band whips through accelerating rhythms, crashing into Billy solo versus the cops. Astonishingly, this is the rst time Hugo has done tap.

“He’s an immense talent,” Aimee says. “An open young person that always is bringing something to the table.”

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Billy Elliot opens this week and runs through July 15.

Hugo Lloyd captivates audiences with his performance as Billy Elliot.

Coming to Ithaca, Science with a Comedic Twist

By Christopher Walker

Ever wonder how a refrigerator keeps your le overs fresh or what milk actually does for your bones? Well, stand-up comedian Ben Miller can answer your most pressing science inquiries– perhaps just not in the way you might expect.

With more than a sprinkling of humor and wit — and just a tad of self-deprecation — Miller presents an hour of science education intertwined with his signature sense of humor. On July 13th, his show, Stand-Up Science is coming to Deep Dive Ithaca at 415 Old Taughannock Blvd.

For some time, Miller concurrently held two equally impressive titles: Columbia University graduate and top roast battler in New York City. While he just recently lost the latter title, his skills in both arenas form

the basis of his comedy. Since beginning comedy in college, Miller has built a career out of two contrasting interests.

“I really started pursuing comedy in the middle of college,” Miller said. “[It was a] fun outlet. ‘Gosh, do I want to work on this midterm or do I want to bomb in front of a bunch of strangers?’”

In his seven years as a comedian, Miller has performed at top clubs in NYC, seen great success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and participated in an artist residency at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park where he honed his cra in front of an active lava lake.

When rst starting out, Miller was weary of divulging his Ivy League-educated background out of fear of seeming pretentious and unrelatable to audiences and other comedians. During the COVID-19

lockdown, however, he realized that his college degree and wit were stronger together than apart. rough Stand-Up Science, Miller hopes to make science more accessible. With that goal in mind, he welcomes anyone to attend his show, regardless of prior science knowledge or experience–though he admits “nerds” are some of his biggest fans.

“[I recommend the show to] anybody that’s curious and wants to laugh and have a good time– there are no prerequisites,” Miller said. “It’s not like this is a science lecture... It’s just coming out to have a good time.”

Moreover, many science topics have recently become highly contentious, which the stand-up comedian feels makes his show more important and timely. Given the chance, Miller remarked that

he would like to change the minds of atearthers.

“[With] health outcomes, especially recently, [and] people not really having a strong understanding of them, and then them getting weirdly politicized in ways that [they] shouldn’t,” Miller said. “ ere are some pretty strong existential threats that stem from insu cient science education, so it would be cool if people knew more science.”

At Miller’s Ithaca show, audience members can expect to leave with a brain

Ben Miller informs and entertains audiences with his science filled comedy tour.

What’s on Tap at the Old City Health Club?

Personal Best Brewery Shuffles Brews and Family Fun

By Christopher Walker

For years, Ithacans watched as the City Health Club endured its slow and painful death, an abandoned shell of its former glory. Now, Personal Best Brewing, headed by Anthony Cesari and Luke orley, is bringing life back to the locale with a microbrewery and a taproom that recently opened its doors to the public.

Personal Best Brewing is an independent microbrewery and taproom located at 321 W State Street, the former site of the City Health Club. A er nearly ve years of development and one global pandemic, the taproom has nally entered its so opening phase.

Prior to opening the taproom, Personal Best began selling canned versions of a selection of its drinks in local stores. However, the Personal Best team always wanted a physical community space to be the focus of the company. Anthony Cesari, the owner of Personal Best who doubles as a brewer, is certain his business will remain local.

“Distributing has never been a desire other than some local stores… getting on shelf space isn’t really what we want to do,” Cesari said. “Weeding ourselves [in Ithaca] and becoming a xture of the community has always been the goal.”

Robby Trumble, a bartender at the taproom, echoed Cesari’s sentiments. Trumble, who has worked at other bars in the past, feels that Personal Best’s community focus sets it apart.

“A lot of the places I’ve worked at in the past have been about trying to churn out cans to sell to people and trying to immediately get their products into every store [and] restaurant possible,” Trumble said. “Anthony’s really focused on just leaving good impressions to people [and] making everyone feel at home when they come in.”

Remaining local is a major priority for Cesari and those involved with the brewery. Cesari, who grew up in Elmira and has lived in Ithaca for a decade, seeks to ful ll a sense of community engagement through Personal Best that his prior line of work lacked.

“Upstate [New York] and the Finger Lakes Region has always been home [for my family] and I’ve lived here in Ithaca for over 10 years,” Cesari said. “So, wanting to start a business locally was very important to me. I used to work in IT in New York City… and it wasn’t very ful lling to not really be participating in the community at all.” e brewery recently partnered with the Danby Volunteer Fire Company as one of many beer suppliers for the department’s Kick the Keg fundraising event.

In cra ing the Personal Best menu for the taproom so opening — which cycles in new drinks regularly — variety was a major concern. Although IPAs sell better than other types of beer, the Personal Best menu prioritizes variation and features a range of beer types, including IPAs, sours, stouts, lagers, and bocks.

“IPA sells head and shoulder above any other [beer]

The former City Health Club may still have activities like shuffleboard and bocce but also features a variety of home brews and snacks.

Personal Best brewery is bringing new life to the old Ithaca Health Club.

Take Me Down to Asteroid City — Also, Indiana Jones Rides Again

By Bryan VanCampen

You could scrape the titles o the front of “Asteroid City” and still peg it as a Wes Anderson joint. At this point, only a newbie could fail to identify Anderson’s tropes, fetishes and signature camera moves. row 20+ A-list actors into a con ned, de ned space, in this case, a retro 50’s amusement park-tourist trap somewhere in the American Southwest in the middle of the 20th century. e occasion is a “Junior Stargazers” festival, but whether the people assembled made plans to be here or are trapped doesn’t seem to matter.

Anderson’s characters, ranging from Jason Schwartzman as a grieving widower, Scarlet Johansson as a blasé movie starlet and Je rey Wright as a four-star general, are so deadpan that you can’t imagine them opening themselves up to Asteroid City’s cheesy charms. Everyone seems to have been coated with desert

dust. Tom Hanks has never looked more orange than he does here. He looks like a golf pro that fused with a tangerine.

Space prohibits listing the entire cast here, but there are more than 20 main characters, household names all. In a Wes Anderson picture, even the day players are legends of acting. As with every one of his pictures going back to his 1996 debut “Bottle Rocket”, “Asteroid City” practically arrives with a syllabus and footnotes, as if it’s not just a movie but some kind of researched archaeological dig.

Where most lmmakers would be satis ed pulling o this kind of 50s kitschy period romp, Anderson simply has to make the structure more complex, with a black-and-white section “hosted” by Bryan Cranston and detailing the “creation” of “Asteroid City”, meant to be some live 50s

TV drama broadcast, with Edward Norton as the playwright of the piece; actors come o stage from the widescreen golden baked color of the theme park story, into a blackand-white TV frame, remove beards and glasses and talk about the story.

Interesting side note: Anderson establishes the geography of Asteroid City’s entire layout with his trademark tracking shots, pans and dolly moves. But once the story got underway, I could swear that Anderson moved houses and background pieces around at will to change the vibe, (I could be wrong and it’s just the way my eyes took in the lm.)

Apart from the newbies, you know what Wes Anderson does and whether

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Wes Anderson does it again with Asteroid City.

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where they can and can’t camp. “What is being proposed is urging people to move and helping them move as opposed to forcing them out,” he said.

McGonigal explained that the incentive for unhoused individuals to move to designated camping areas will involve making progress on a long awaited city plan to bring sanitary facilities to the green zone area near Southwest Park. According to McGonigal, “it’s been talked about for months, and will establish an

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Yet with many repetitions of the sequence, Hugo is beginning to ag a bit. “Why’s my brain breaking?” he quietly asks. “Because it’s tech” comes a shout from the house.

Director Courtney Young (also IC faculty), who’s known Hugo since he was in kindergarten with her daughter, gives a delighted laugh when asked about working with him, “Oh my gosh.

area that has running water with hot showers and real toilets.” He added, “that’s the attraction.”

Chief Schwarts said that unhoused people living in the Jungle who are law-abiding or may be committing petty crimes are being victimized by people that are committing serious violent crimes. Regarding the hesitancy of some residents and members of Common Council to move forward with the plan to designate areas where camping will and won’t be permitted, Schwartz said “ e people that I think the city’s worried about being mistreated by the cops are being victimized by the criminals.”

It’s a dream: he’s such a good actor. So authentic and so genuine, no pretense. It’s so exciting to get to know him as a young artist.”

Let Hugo have the last word, then. “I feel that the moral of this story is push for your dreams…

Billy’s conditions aren’t great, but he still nds a way to thrive, so push through your dreams, nd a way.”

Billy Elliot opens this week and plays just through July 15. Tickets at hangartheatre.org.

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impact might be and work with them to try to minimize or mitigate it.”

Quine and other colleagues at CS Energy held public information sessions at the Lansing and Groton Town Halls on June 22 and 23, respectively, to explain the project to Lansing residents and offer them a chance to ask questions.

At the Lansing gathering this past Thursday, residents asked questions about a variety of areas relating to the project. Councilman Joe Wetmore asked whether or not CS Energy’s survey on endangered species will focus just on those near the solar panels or the project as a whole.

Quine said that survey will include any parcels the company has permission to access.

“Some parcels where — particularly to the bird surveys — the parcels that we don’t have the right to access can be, quote unquote, surveyed from public rights away,” he said.

A common concern expressed by residents was the lack of clarity of the project’s maps. Several individuals asked

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you like it, so you’re either a fan, or the whole thing gives you a headache. I dug the movie. I dig Wes Anderson, because he makes Wes Anderson movies.

if CS Energy would be willing to create more detailed maps that clearly identify property boundaries for the homeowners involved. Quine said they would be willing to o er more detailed maps for individual homeowners upon request via email.

It was also asked whether or not homeowners would have a say in the design of the project, which Quine said they are open to working with homeowners on that.

“I can’t say we’re going to be able to make every change and take every request, but we absolutely do our best to be reasonable with the folks that we’re dealing with because we understand this is such a big deal and it’s ever changing the landscape here,” he said.

One member of the public asked about the developer’s plan to protect the water quality in the project area. Quine shared that the solar panels will not be cleaned using chemicals, which is more common with projects located in the American southwest due to the lack of rain there.

Another member asked about the anticipated daily construct schedule, which Quine said would most likely be either 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. or 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. six days a week.

both in scenes set in 1969 and with CGI de-aging in the lm’s 40’s prologue and ashbacks.

this summer.

ere’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981) and then there’s a bunch of Indiana Jones pictures, and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is proof that you can make a rousing Indiana Jones picture without series director Steven Spielberg. I can’t speak for the Internet, but I had a helluva good time with “Dial of Destiny”; it’s the most fun “Indy” lm since 1989’s “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”, and goes a long way to make up for “Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull” (2008).

I’ll admit that I have a pathetic addiction for any kind of time travel adventure, but co-writer and director James Mangold (“Logan”) proves he has a gi for the kind of swashbuckling cli anger action that de nes the series, mixing huge set pieces with well-placed period detail and the humor that also de nes an Indiana Jones picture. Harrison Ford really brings it,

A key addition to the cast is Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”), no shrinking violet, as Indy’s British goddaughter, an action heroine as gutsy and skilled as the guy in the title. If anything, she saves Indy’s bacon more than he saves anyone else in the show. Toby Jones, Antonio Banderas and big bad Mads Mikkelsen join the cast and get into the right spirit. And sorry for getting my politics in your popcorn, but it’s never a bad idea to be reminded that Nazis never really go away.

RIP Alan Arkin (“Catch-22”, “Freebie and the Bean”, “Hearts of the West”, “ e Seven-Percent Solution”, “ e In-Laws”, “Simon”, “Edward Scissorhands”, “ e Rocketeer”, “Glengarry Glen Ross”, “Indian Summer”, “So I Married an Axe Murderer”, “North”, “Grosse Pointe Blank”, “Gattaca”, “Slums of Beverly Hills”, “Get Smart”, “ e Muppets”, “Argo”, “ e Incredible Burt Wonderstone”, “Argo”)

RIP Frederic Forrest (“ e Conversation”, “Apocalypse Now”, “ e Rose”, “Valley Girl”, “Tucker: e Man and His Dream”, “Falling Down”, “All the King’s Men”)

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combatants and civilians mount. Each side mires itself in platitudes. Like schoolboys, they are too macho to put down their sts and talk. Little has changed, alas, since the rst woman elected to Congress, Jeannette Rankin, asserted, “you can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.”

HONORING HOSPICARE DIRECTOR

continued from page 7 patriotism that inevitably follow. ese are always pitched—by each side—to assure the nation of their moral superiority. Such abiding mindsets persist today. Wars start more quickly than they end even when, as now seems inevitable in Ukraine, negotiating a settlement is more likely than “victory.” Pious posturing delays peace talks as casualties among

Russell Vandenbroucke is recently retired Founding Director of the Peace, Justice & Con ict Transformation Program At University of Louisville and is syndicated by PeaceVoice.

“It is absolutely remarkable to stand on the shore of the lake and see hundreds of swimmers and boaters supporting our work,” Joe said. “We wouldn’t be able to provide the respectful, high-quality care to everyone we serve without it.”

Indeed, quality of care and generous community support have been the

core of Hospicare’s staying power for many years. In fact, Hospicare is ranked among the best hospice providers in New York State — earning 10 out of 10 on quality measures, well above state and federal averages.

“We need our community today more than ever to keep this work going,” Joe said, “as one of our sta told me when I came here, there is something incredibly life-a rming about this work and keeping it available for others is very gratifying.”

type, so it’s easy to kind of lean overly into that,” Cesari said. “We’ll eventually have beers that [we] will consistently brew, but it’s more about keeping the diversity of the menu intact and then brewing within those guidelines… not necessarily making the exact same sour, but we know we want to have at least a couple sours on hand at all times and same with all [of] the other styles.”

Along with the bar and its beer on tap, Personal Best has three indoor shu eboard courts which patrons can enjoy. Due to the game being a longtime tradition of his family, Cesari felt it was im-

portant to incorporate it into his business and its inclusion was a no-brainer. For the future, the Personal Best team has ambitions to host other forms of entertainment, such as bocce ball, trivia, and live music.

Although Cesari concedes that shu eboard is typically associated with “cruise ships and retirement homes,” its place in Personal Best is one of the many ways that the taproom makes its space familyfriendly, along with the permittance of those under 21 with adult supervision, a snack menu complete with Chex Mix and Veggie Straws, and plenty of open space for families to feel at ease.

“[Shu eboard is] a game that young people and old people can play equally,” Cesari said. “It [is] a good, fun, social, low

bar [of] entry, [and] not too high skill ceiling activity… I’ve never seen a pro shu eboard player… it’s pretty quick to pick up and have a blast.”

As a father to a seven-year-old, Cesari understands rsthand the struggle that can arise for parents who bring their children into public spaces. us, he wants to ensure that the Personal Best taproom offers a welcoming environment for families.

“I still vividly remember those early days of having a small [child], the spaces that you really had to wing it to bring a kid there and not feel completely overwhelmed,” Cesari said. “It’s like, ‘Oh, it’s so nice’ [when] those small things really add up and… places aren’t making you feel like you’re a burden by having your kids there.”

Cesari is aiming for the taproom to have its grand opening sometime around late summer. Visitors to the grand opening can expect improved landscaping and upgraded furnishing. Increased food offerings are also being planned for the brewery’s future, an effort spearheaded by Jack Cesari, a cousin of the Personal Best founder and executive chef at Seven Of Jazz Lounge.

“I think we’re just getting started,” Cesari said. “ e potential for this place, I truly believe, is o the charts. We have a wonderful beer garden out there that we’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg [of] ... and with the addition of food, I think it’s going to be a complete space.”

Music

Bars/Bands/Clubs

7/5 Wednesday

Galactic Wednesday | 8 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd | $5.00

Free Concert on the Village Green: Molly & Merkley | 6:30pm| Homer Village Green. Rain location is Center for the Arts

7/6 Thursday

Tenzin Chopak & Emmet Scott | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

Downtown Ithaca Summer

Concert Series: Sing Trece & Stone

Cold Miracle| 6 p.m. | Bernie Milton

Pavilion, Center Commons

Atwater After Hours: Cast Iron

Cowboys | 6 p.m. | Atwater Vineyards, 5055 State Route 414 | Free Music in the Park: The Ampersand

Project | Myers Park | 6:30 p.m. |

Lansing

Jaguardini W/ Hollings, Glitter

Skulls, Nancy Babich, DJ Pegao | 7 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

Ithaca Concert Band | 7 p.m. |

Horizons, 45 Horizon Drive | Free Live Music at Six Mile: The Yardvarks | | Six Mile Creek Winery, 1551 Slaterville Road | Free

7/7 Friday

GoGone - Happy Hour | 5 p.m. |

Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

THIS WEEK

Friday Sunset Music Series: Hot Dogs & Gin | 5 p.m. | Wagner Vineyards, 9322 State Route 414

Rose & the Bros | 6 p.m. | South Hill

Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

ATLAS | 6 p.m. | Treleaven Winery, 658 Lake Rd | Free

The Small Kings | 6 p.m. | Grist Iron Brewing | Free

Cortland Main Street Music Series:

The Rods; Dracula Jones; Matt Barnes | 6 p.m. | Courthouse Park

Tony Serdula | 6 p.m. | Trax Pub & Grill, 2000 St Rt 329, Cortland

Friday Night Music - Sandbox | 6 p.m. | Hopshire Farm & Brewery, 1771

Dryden Rd

Gratefully Yours | 7 p.m. | Cornell Arts Quad | Free

Reddenhollow w/s/g Sarah Noelle | 7PM| The Downstairs, 121 West

M.L.K. Jr. St.

The Spells | 9:30 p.m. | Deep Dive

Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

7/8 Saturday

Honky Tonk Happy Hour with

TOiVO! | 5 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

We B3 Trio | 6 p.m. | Rooster Fish Pub, 223 N. Franklin St., Watkins Glen | Free

The Village Swing Residency w/s/g

Alice Saltenstall| | The Downstairs, 121 West M.L.K. Jr. St.

7/9 Sunday

Jazz Guitar Brunch with Dennis Winge | 10:30 a.m. | Antlers Restaurant, 1159 Dryden Rd. | Free

Diana Leigh Quartet | 11 a.m. |

Cayuga Shoreline, 7930 County Rd 15, Interlaken| Free

7/11 Tuesday

Tedeschi Trucks Band | | CMAC, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive

7/12 Wednesday

Fleet Foxes: Shore Tour 2023 w/ Uwade | | Beak & Ski Apple Orchards, 2708 Lords Hill Road

Stage

Summer Sundays Music Series - ft. Fresh Vintage | 1 p.m. | Wagner Vineyards, 9322 State Route 414

Bill Ali | 2 p.m. | Treleaven Winery, 658 Lake Rd | Free Calya Lea & Friends | 2 p.m. | Finger Lakes Distilling, 4676 State Rt. 414 | Free

Cast Iron Cowboys/Drew Kiddoo & the Blackouts/Chickenwire

Parachute | 7 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 West State St. | $10.00

7/10 Monday

Jazz Monday with Dave Davies RhythmMakers | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

Grac! A night of cello, jazz, and noise | 7:30 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 West State St. | $10.00

7/11 Tuesday

Classic Jazz w/ De Wayne Perry & Friends | 6 p.m. | Firelight Camps, 1150 Danby Road | Free Colleen Countryman & Jessica Caporizzo | 7 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 West State St.

7/12 Wednesday

Jazz Happy Hour with Greg Lofaro & The Fire y Trio | 5 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd New Zealand String Quartet Concert | 6:30 p.m. | Red Newt Winery, 3675 Tichenor Road | $40.00 Free Concert on the Village Green: Ageless Jazz Band| 6:30pm| Homer Village Green. Rain location is Center for the Arts

Concerts in the Park: The Watts | 7 p.m. | The Hickories Park, 359 Hickories Park Rd. | Free

DOWNTOWN ITHACA CONCERT

SERIES: SING TRECE & STONE COLD MIRACLE

THURSDAY, JULY 7TH AT 6:00PM

Deep Dive House Big Band | 8 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

Concerts/Recitals

7/5 Wednesday

Reverend Horton Heat & The Delta Bombers | 7:00 p.m. | 50 - Montage Music Hall, Chestnut St, Rochester

7/7 Friday

Allman Betts Band| 6PM| |Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua Keyshia Cole & Friends | 8 p.m. | Landmark Theatre, 362 S Salina St | $69.00 - $200.00

Roc the Lake Music Festival ft. AJR, Chelsea Cutler, Lawrence, Blake Rose, and Almost Monday | | CMAC, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive

7/8 Saturday

Shania Twain: Queen Of Me Tour | 7:30 p.m. | St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, 490 Restoration Way | $40.95 - $925.95

Elvis Costello & The Imposters at the Landmark Theatre | 7:30 p.m. | Landmark Theatre, 362 S Salina St Eilen Jewell | 8 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St

7/9 Sunday

Kane Brown - Drunk or Dreaming Tour | 7 p.m. | Constellation BrandsMarvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive | $35.00 - $150.00

Dive Into Comedy | 7/5 Wednesday | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd | Your hosts for the night, Mike Stewart and Andre “Pnut” Williams, promise to keep your spirits a oat with their unique styles.

In the Woods | 7/5 Wednesday | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 E. Lake Road | Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, funny, surprisingly irreverent musical escapade.

July 5-25.

Unnecessary Farce | 7/5 Wednesday | Little York Lake Theatre and Pavilion, 6347 Little York Lake Rd | A CRT “revival” of one of our most popular comedies! Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go! July 5-15.

Kiddst Outdoors: The Incredible Book Eating Boy | 10 a.m., 7/6 Thursday | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd. | Fri&Sat shows at 10am & Noon. Sunday shows at Noon.

Billy Elliot: The Musical | 7:30 p.m., 7/6 Thursday | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd. | With a powerful storyline, rousing songs, and opportunities for sensational choreography Billy Elliot is the perfect opportunity to blow audiences away. A large cast of children provides the perfect opportunity to feature dance programs in your area and let your young talent SHINE! July 6-15.

The World According to Snoopy!!!

| 7 p.m., 7/7 Friday | Kitchen Theatre Company, 417 W. State / W. MLK, Jr. Street | Introducing the cast of The World According to Snoopy!!!

-- produced by Walking on Water Productions (WoW) and presented at the Kitchen Theatre July 7-16. | $6.00 - $16.00

Participatory Contra Square Circle

Dancing on the Commons | 6:30 p.m., 7/10 Monday |

ComedyFLOPs Presents All You Can Eat Improv | 7 p.m., 7/12 Wednesday | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St | ComedyFLOPs presents All You Can Eat Improv, a live, entirely made-up show based on your suggestions. We do our shows in support of local non-pro t organizations so join us for laughs and music as we raise money to support a local organization. $5.00 suggested donation. | $5.00

Film

Cinemapolis

120 E. Green St., Ithaca

July 7-13. Contact Cinemapolis for showtimes. New lms listed rst.*

The Lesson* |A young author takes a tutoring position at the estate of a legendary writer. | 102 mins R Biosphere* | In the not-too-distant future, the last two men on earth must adapt and evolve to save humanity. | 106 mins NR

Every Body | Documentary about three individuals who overcame shame, secrecy, and unauthorized surgery throughout their childhoods to enjoy successful adulthoods. Choosing to ignore medical advice to conceal their bodies and coming out as who they truly were.| 92 mins R

Past Lives |Nora and Hae Sung are two deeply connected childhood friends that were torn apart when Nora’s family emigrated from South Korea. 20 years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny. | 105 mins PG-13

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny |Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history. | 154 mins PG-13

Asteroid City |Following a writer on his world famous ctional play about a grieving father, who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City, to compete in a stargazing event. Only to have his world view disrupted forever. | 104 mins PG-13

Art

Impressions and Re ections of Nature; Botanical Motifs from Land and Sea. | 12 p.m., 7/6 Thursday | State of the Art Gallery, 120

UNNECESSARY

FARCE

RUNNING JULY 5 – 15, WITH MATINEES ON JULY 7, 9, AND 12 AT 2:00 PM. Little York Pavilion, 6799 Little York Lake Road, Preble | For their next production in the 51st annual summer season of quality live theatre in Central New York, Cortland Repertory Theatre presents a revival of the highest attended comedy in their history,

Bernie Milton Pavilion, Ithaca Commons | Let’s all cross our ngers for clear skies and fresh air this week so we can enjoy Sing Trece’s beautiful voice spreading love and joy! (Photo: Facebook)

Unnecessary Farce by Paul Slade Smith.(Photo: Provided)

West State Street | Annemiek Haralson and Hsiao-Pei Yang show Impressions and Re ections of Nature in the Main Gallery of SOAG, and Ethel Vrana has Botanical Motifs from Land and Sea in the Salon. | Free

July Gallery Night | 4 p.m., 7/7

Friday | Grayhaven Motel, in our guest gallery lounge!, 657 Elmira Rd | Join us on Friday, July 7th from 4-7pm in Grayhaven Motel’s guest gallery lounge for the opening reception of Nate Cowles’ stunning nature photography exhibition. | Free

MIX Art Gallery’s OPENING RECEPTION for Artist KEN KENNELL

“Venus Rising” | 5 p.m., 7/7 Friday

| MIX Art Gallery “On the Ithaca Commons”, 156 E. State Street (2nd Floor) | Fine Artist Ken Kennell  “Venus Rising” @  MIX Art Gallery on the Commons. OPENING RECEPTION ~ July 7th 5-9PM | Free Makers’ Market | 5 p.m., 7/7 Friday

| Bu alo Street Books, 215 North Cayuga Street | On this month’s First Friday, BSB will be hosting their bi-monthly Makers’ Market. Come in for crafts, tastings, and to meet some of the incredible local artists we are lucky to have in our community. Artists and vendors include Brighit May and Oracle Chocolates.

Gallery Night (First Fridays in Downtown Ithaca) | 7/7 Friday | The

History Center in Tompkins County, 401 East State Street |

Tina Mullen: Birds, Beasts and Dreamers | 12 p.m., 7/8 Saturday | The Gallery at South Hill, 950 Danby Road | Tina Mullen’s works on paper and mixed media pieces on vintage paper, vintage maps, found letters, and nautical charts brings together her animal and bird drawings and paintings with the found object. www.southhillbusinesscampus.com/ gallery-at-shbc | Free

Exhibit Opening - 20th Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare | 5 p.m., 7/12 Wednesday | The History Center in Tompkins County, 110 N. Tioga St. (Commons) | Remarks at 6:15 p.m. with special guests Assembly member Anna R. Kelles and Hospicare Executive Director, Joe Sammons. Music by Ithaca’s own John Simon! Wear your favorite Women Swimmin’ t-shirt for entry into a door prize! Light refreshments will be provided.

Special Events

Cortland County Junior Fair 2023 | 7/5 Wednesday | Cortland County Fairgrounds, 4301 Fairgrounds Drive | Visit and see the hard work ethic of the agriculture families and 4-H kids

that showcase their hard work, all striving for excellence.

TCPL Robotics Club: Autonomous Robot Racing | 4 p.m., 7/6 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | It’s robot racing time! TCPL is inviting youth 8+, Teens, and families to a weekly robot race in the Makerspace!

Finger Lakes Wine Festival | 7/8 Saturday | Watkins Glen International Speedway | Toasting the summer, the Finger Lakes Wine Festival (July 8-9, 2023) is an experience for all, wine a cionado or casual festival goer. The event voted “Best Wine Festival” by readers of USA Today continues to be a fan favorite New York State wineries, live music and entertainment and more.

Kids

Family Eco-Cruise | 10 a.m., 7/7 Friday | Ithaca Farmer’s Market, Steamboat Landing - 545 3rd Street | Kids enjoy learning about the world that lies beneath Cayuga Lake with interactive and engaging activities led by our Youth Crew. Best for ages 5 and up. | Free

Somewhere WAY Over the Rainbow | 10 a.m., 7/7 Friday | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street | An extraordinary multi-sensory art installation

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL

RUNS JULY 6 - 9 AND 11 - 15.

EVENINGS AT 7:30 P.M. WITH 2:30

P.M. MATINEES JULY 8, 9, AND 15TH

Hangar Theatre, Ithaca |

created by Ivy Stevens-Gupta. This unique STEAM project aims to engage and inspire individuals of all abilities, including those with vision or hearing loss, mobility issues, and neurodiversity. Free with admission.

Summer Baby Storytime | 10:30 a.m., 7/7 Friday | Caregivers and their babies are invited to join Cassie for songs, rhymes, movement and books at the park next to the Henry St. John Building at 301 S. Geneva St. Lego Club | 10 a.m., 7/8 Saturday | Ulysses Philomathic Library, 74 E Main Street | Drop in and show o your building skills at this open Lego build. For children of all ages. | Free Summer Family Storytime | 11 a.m., 7/8 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills every week at Family Storytime!

Journey of Water - Biomonitoring Fun! | 9:30 a.m., 7/11 Tuesday | Various Locations, State Parks and downtown Ithaca | Explore the fascinating life under rocks in streams in order to determine what the water quality is like there. Free programs for kids held at Robert H. Treman State Park, Buttermilk Falls State Park and on Six Mile Creek in the City of Ithaca. Register at communityscience. org/4h2o/ | Free

Early Readers Book Club | 2:45 p.m., 7/11 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club.

LEGO Build Night for Families | 5 p.m., 7/11 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street

| TCPL is inviting families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

Notices

T-burg Farmer’s Market: | 4 p.m., 7/5 Wednesday | Trumansburg

Farmer’s Market, 69 W. Main St | Live music each Wednesday thru October.

7/5: Cap Cooke/Mike Shaw; 7/12: Small Tattoo

Public Works | 7 p.m., 7/5 Wednesday | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St. | Public Works is free event in the style of Nerd Nite but designed just for Ithaca! | Free

Bridge Club of Ithaca | 10 a.m., 7/6 Thursday | Bridge Club of Ithaca, 16 Cinema Drive | Bridge Club of Ithaca o ers casual play with instruction for players at all levels Fridays 9:30-12pm at the Club, 16 Cinema Drive ($5 fee) | $5.00 - $7.00

Candor Community Farmers Market | 3:30 p.m., 7/6 Thursday | Candor Town Hall Pavilion, 101 Owego Road | This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Candor Farmers Market, which gives local vendors and farmers a place to come together, and for the community an opportunity to interact with growers and craftsmen at a onestop social shopping experience. | Free Montour Falls Farmers Market | 4 p.m., 7/6 Thursday | Fireman’s Field, 301 Clawson Blvd | Local Produce, cheese, owers, food, live music, community resources & more!

Yard Sale Fund Raiser | 9 a.m., 7/8 Saturday | Candor Town Hall Pavilion

| This fundraiser is asking for donated items . Clean out and share your items to help the Historical Society. Drop o your second-hand goods at the Town Hall Pavilion on 7/7, 6-8PM. Please note that we cannot take clothing, shoes, reference books, TVs, computers, or heavy work-out equipment.

| Free

Botanic Gardens Highlights Tour | 11 a.m., 7/8 Saturday | Cornell Botanic Gardens, 124 Comstock Knoll | Take

a relaxing stroll with a Garden Guide through the gardens around the Nevin Welcome Center and discover the beauty and diversity of our cultivated plant collections. Tours are o ered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m., June 17 through October 1. | Free Sunday Morning Meditation | 9 a.m., 7/9 Sunday | Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Road | Sunday morning meditation, free and open to all. Fall Creek Garden Tour | 11 a.m., 7/9 Sunday | Thompson Park, Ithaca, NY, Cayuga St and Cascadilla Creek | On Sunday, July 9th  we will once again celebrate our beautiful Fall Creek neighborhood with a free self-guided garden tour. | Free Ithaca Chess Club | 12 p.m., 7/9 Sunday | DeWitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St | Details at the club website: IthacaChessClub.com. | Free Lake Monitoring Cruise | 2 p.m., 7/9 Sunday | On the MV Teal at the Ithaca Farmer’s Market, Steamboat Landing - 545 3rd Street | Hop on board the MV Teal to learn know more about Cayuga Lake and get involved in lake monitoring activities. | Free

CAYUGA BIRD CLUB VIRTUAL MEETINGS | 7:30 p.m., 7/10 Monday | Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 156 Sapsucker Woods Rd. | THE CAYUGA BIRD CLUB is now holding their monthly meetings VIRTUALLY, each 2nd Monday of the month. For information, refer to the bird club’s website: http://www. cayugabirdclub.org/ and go to the Webinars link for instructions on how to join.

Downtown Ithaca Farmers Market | 3 p.m., 7/11 Tuesday | DeWitt Park |

Visitors can shop for seasonal produce, locally-raised meat, dairy, cheese, and other fresh or prepared grocery items as well as local art and gifts, and enjoy a hot meal. EBT/SNAP cards can be used for eligible purchases from vendors. | Free Life in the Longhouse Village by Perry Ground | 6:30 p.m., 7/11 Tuesday | New eld Public Library, 198 Main Street | Learn about “Life in the Longhouse Village,” history, culture, & traditional lifestyle from Perry Ground, Haudenosaunee storyteller. Made possible in full with funds from the NYS Council on the Arts & Tompkins County, administered by the Community Arts Partnership. Info: 607-564-3594 | Free

POINTILLISM ARTIST KEN KENNELL: “VENUS RISING” OPENING RECEPTION

FRIDAY, JULY 7TH FROM 5-9PM.

MIX Art Gallery, 156 E. State Street (2nd Floor), Ithaca

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Close out Pride month with a dance party featuring DJ Sammy Jo (pictured) spinning the best of Disco House! Dress to impress for a catwalk show at 11PM and be greeted by your host, Femme de Violette. (Photo: Provided)

Featuring Pointillism Paintings, Interactive Paintings on movable wood panels and Carved Totems from antique building beams. “Venus Rising” will be showing at MIX Art Gallery July 7-30th. (Photo: Facebook)

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MUSIC TEACHER

OCM BOCES

Cortlandville Campus/District Sites Cortland, NY

Typist II

School Year 2023-2024

Will provide general music instruction to K-12 level students. NYS certification in music required. INTERESTED CANDIDATES APPLY on OLAS: www.olasjobs.org

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COMPETITVE SALARY

Commensurate with experience

Will provide direct secretarial support for different Special Education programs within OCM BOCES. Other duties as assigned.

Must meet Civil Service Requirements.

Interested Candidates:

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420/Computer

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Music Teacher

SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS NEEDED

OCM BOCES

Cortlandville Campus 1710 NYS Route 13 Cortland County, NY

COMPETITVE SALARY

SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS NEEDED

OCM BOCES

Cortlandville Campus/District Sites Cortland, NY

OCM BOCES is looking for experienced Teachers

Commensurate with experience

Will provide direct secretarial support for di erent Special Education programs within OCM BOCES. Other duties as assigned. Must meet Civil Service Requirements.

School Year 2023–2024

OCM BOCES is looking for experienced Teachers and Teaching Assistants. Looking for teachers certified in the following areas: English 7-12, Math 7 & 8, Science 7 & 8, Algebra I & II, Geometry, Earth Science, Living Environment, Chemistry, Social Studies 7-11, Participation in Government, Economics, Physical Education, Special Education 7-12, Library

Teaching Assistants. Looking for teachers certified

Will provide general music instruction to K-12 level students.

following areas: English 7-12, Math 7 & 8, Science

NYS certi cation in music required.

Algebra I & II, Geometry, Earth Science, Living Environment, Chemistry, Social Studies 7-11, Participation in Government,

Interested Candidates: Please submit cover letter and resume to recruitment@ocmboces.org or

Apply on OLAS: www.olasjobs.org

INTERESTED CANDIDATES APPLY on OLAS: www.olasjobs.org

Economics, Physical Education, Special Education 7-12,

Media Specialist, Spanish, and Health

For more information regarding this Vacancy, Please visit: www.ocmboces.org

For more information regarding this Vacancy, Please visit: www.ocmboces.org

Media Specialist, Spanish, and Health

Sites are at the following locations: Wellwood Middle School, Cortland Jr. Sr. High School, Cicero-North Syracuse High School, and Camillus Middle School. Register and apply at:

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Cortland Jr. Sr. High School, Cicero-North Syracuse School, and Camillus Middle School. Register and

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607-272-0114

ANIMALS

LAND & SEA

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John’s Tailor Shop

John Serferlis - Tailor

102 e Commons 273-3192

PIANOS

Rebuilt, Reconditioned, Bought, Sold, Moved, Tuned, Rented Complete Rebuilding Services

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950 Danby Rd, Suite 26 South Hill Business Campus, Ithaca

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