Fall Creek School Safe Friday, 12 March 2010 Fall Creek School is safe—for now. But the Ithaca City School Board still doesn’t know how to manage a to million shortfall...
Lansing School Budget: The Calm Before the Storm Friday, 12 March 2010 The Lansing Board of Education (BOE) starts each year with a 'rollover budget' figure, the amount it will cost next year to do everything the...
Save Our Schools Forum Addresses M Cuts Friday, 12 March 2010 Nearly 200 people gathered at Trumansburg High School Saturday for a forum on how state and federal school aid cuts will impact local schools. ...
Financial Impact Threatens Regional Broadband Friday, 12 March 2010 County Administrator Joe Mareane told the Legislature’s budget committee today that the County must quickly assess the local cost involved...
.6 Lansing School Capital Project Passes Friday, 12 March 2010 The Lansing Central School District’s ,612,048 2010 Health, Learning and Safety Capital Project passed Tuesday night (March 9th)...
County Launches 2010 Census Campaign Friday, 12 March 2010 With a week to go before Census forms begin to arrive in mailboxes throughout Tompkins County, County officials and community partners gathered this...
Preliminary Assessment Change Notices Mailed Today Friday, 12 March 2010 As part of the Annual Reassessment Program, all parcels were reviewed for the 2010 roll year and Preliminary Assessment Change Notices will be mailed...
Editorial: Budget Deficits - Throw the Bums Out! Friday, 12 March 2010 Lansing schools are facing an approximately two million dollar budget gap due to circumstances beyond the district's control. State and...
Are You a Sports Reporter? Friday, 03 July 2009 By the numbers we know our readers love to read about Lansing sports. During the Varsity season the Sports page is as popular as our News and...
Wells College Receives ,000 Gift Friday, 12 March 2010 The Hagedorn Fund recently awarded ,000 to Wells College. Of this gift, ,000 was designated to support the purchase of equipment for the...
.7 Million Awarded for Homeless Housing Friday, 12 March 2010 Ithaca, NY—Tompkins Community Action has received .7 million in funding to construct 14 new units of homeless housing in Ithaca, NY. The...
Lansing Schools Seek Board Candidates Friday, 12 March 2010 When Lansing votes on the school budget this May two school board seats will also be on the ballot. Board of Education (BOE) members David...
'Cats' in Pictures Friday, 12 March 2010 The Lansing High School production of 'Cats' opened Wednesday and has two performances to go tonight (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday) night...
Business Profile: Blue Spruce Painting and Decorating Friday, 12 March 2010 When you need your house painted you want conscientious people who can just take care of the job, replacing rotted boards, glass, tile, or wallpaper...
Landlords Launch Online Database Friday, 12 March 2010 The search for Ithaca and Tompkins County rental properties just got a whole lot easier, thanks to a new website recently launched by The Landlord...
Pirates Sighted At CRS Barn Studio Friday, 07 August 2009 "The pirates, the pirates - oh, despair!" The CRS Barn Studio proudly presents W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's The Pirates of...
Musical Day in the Park Premiers Friday, 11 September 2009 PARK PLAY is the first production of the Kitchen’s 2009-10 Family Fare season. It runs for two weekends, six performances only: September 19,...
Paddington Bear at the Hangar Friday, 31 July 2009 The enchanting children’s story of a mischievous bear named Paddington comes to the Hangar stage as part of the Kiddstuff series Wednesday,...
World Premiere at Kitchen Theatre Friday, 25 September 2009 Do you remember your first day of a brand new job? There were likely millions of thoughts that ran through your head just in the first minute of not...
'Honk!' Comes to Dryden Friday, 05 June 2009 Running to Places, the non-profit theatre company for youth across Tompkins County, presents the family-friendly musical comedy: “Honk!”...
'The Little Prince' Opera Premiers at Ithaca College Friday, 19 February 2010 Ithaca College Theatre and the Ithaca College School of Music will stage a regional premiere of the opera “The Little Prince.” The music...
'Secret Order' Opens Kitchen Season Friday, 14 August 2009 In the high stakes world of medical research there are many players and many agendas. When early career cancer researcher William Shumway’s...
Dauchan returns to the Kitchen Friday, 16 October 2009 The Kitchen Theatre Company’s KITCHEN COUNTER CULTURE series, featuring extraordinary solo performances by guest artists from around the...
Alice Eve Cohen Returns to the Kitchen Friday, 30 October 2009 Alice Eve Cohen, the NYC playwright, actor, and puppeteer whose plays for young audiences HANNAH & THE HOLLOW CHALLAH, THE BALINESE FROG...
'Rum and Vodka' Comes to the Kitchen Friday, 12 February 2010 Next on the Kitchen Theatre’s Main Stage: sex, secrets and video blogs with a Casio keyboard beat. This isn’t your typical high school...
Smart Talk: Doomed to Failure Friday, 12 March 2010 SMART TALK by Dr. Viva Palaver DOOMED TO FAILURE: Media monitors at the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired have noticed this...
Ithaca Wines and Dines Friday, 12 March 2010 Ithaca and Tompkins County is the center of a diverse, delicious collection of restaurants and eateries, and is in the center of the Finger Lakes...
Homework and Attitude Friday, 18 September 2009 I have this nightmare – I’m in college, it’s finals week, and I haven’t felt it necessary to go to classes all semester...
The Engagement Session Friday, 12 February 2010 This is the eighth in a series of articles by Monroe Payne about weddings, photography, vendors and what you should look for - and avoid - in...
The Three Costs Involved Friday, 28 August 2009 It’s going to cost WHAT?!? Photographers are an interesting animal. They are perhaps the most passionate artists you will ever meet. The...
Passion Friday, 21 August 2009 Passion. Does the photographer you are interviewing have passion for his craft? Does it matter to him what your images look like? One of the key...
Stress Friday, 04 September 2009 I have never met a Bridezilla. You see, I absolutely adore photographing weddings. By the time the wedding day arrives, we have spent enough time...
A Fairy Tale Wedding Friday, 09 October 2009 What little girl hasn’t looked at Cinderella’s Castle at Disney World, and thought how extraordinarily wonderfully awesome it would be to...
Relationships Friday, 14 August 2009 I’ll be honest. I’m not coming at this from an entirely unbiased perspective. I am a portrait and wedding photographer, and I think, a...
An Image That Tells a Story Friday, 29 January 2010 I know I've mentioned this before, but when you are talking with a wedding photographer and viewing his or her images, listen for the stories. I...
Coconut Haupia Friday, 04 September 2009 I have adapted this recipe from the original recipe I used while On American Hawaii Cruise Line, by adding crispy toasted coconut topping and vanilla...
No-fail Pie Crust Friday, 13 November 2009 Ingredients 2 cups flour 1 shy cup of Crisco 1 egg 3 Tablespoons cold water 1 teaspoon vinegar Pinch of salt Directions Cut together flour,...
Eggplant Recipes Friday, 09 October 2009 Babaganouj (as explained to me by an Egyptian student I met inFlorence) A large eggplantJuice from 1/2 lemon3 garlic cloves1...
Simple Baked Lasagne Friday, 30 October 2009 Ingredients • 4 rashers pancetta or smoked bacon, finely sliced • a pinch of cinnamon • 1 onion, finely chopped • 1 carrot,...
Lilikoi Sauce Friday, 04 September 2009 1 ¼ cups passion fruit puree- this is in the frozen Latin section of Tops grocery store-it comes in a plastic bag 1/3 c granulated sugar 1...
The Queen’s Apple Pie Friday, 11 December 2009 The Queen’s Apple Pie Crust One 9 inch double crust pie-serves 6-8 Pie crust 3 cups all purpose, unbleached flour 10 Tbls ( *frozen ) Crisco...
Old-timey Cornmeal Pancakes Friday, 14 August 2009 Recipe of the week: For breakfast at home -- inexpensive, delicious and healthy! 1 c. cornmeal 1t. salt 1T. sugar 1 c. boiling water- pour over above...
Biscuits and Popovers Friday, 04 December 2009 Basic Rolled Biscuits (Joy of Cooking) Preheat oven to 450 F 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½-1/3 teaspoon salt 6...
Castilian Garlic Soup by Bob T. Friday, 08 January 2010 The three essential ingredients in this soup--garlic, bread, and water--all need to be of good quality. Do not be tempted into thinking that stock is...
Mom’s Outrageous Fudge Sauce Friday, 04 September 2009 This is the best for draping on vanilla icecream! 2 squares of semi-sweet chocolate 1 cup sugar 1 beaten egg ½ cup milk 2 Tablespoons butter...
The Lansing Central School District’s $3,612,048 2010 Health, Learning and Safety Capital Project passed Tuesday night (March 9th) 386-116. The district asked taxpayers to approve the project, with no additional tax impact. The project addresses problems identified in a 2005 inspection of school buildings, and will focus mainly on the high school.
Superintendent Stephen Grimm, Business Administrator Mary June King, School Board President Anne Drake, and school board member Glenn Swanson waited Tuesday night as the votes were counted. 489 voters showed up at the polls Tuesday, and 13 write-in votes were counted. The write-ins tallied 7-6 for the project, but the final count shooed it in with more than 3-1 voting yes.
Fall Creek School is safe—for now. But the Ithaca City School Board still doesn’t know how to manage a $5 to $8 million shortfall without severe cuts to programs and raising school taxes.
One month ago, Superintendent Judith Pastel suggested closing part of the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) budget gap by closing the smallest school in the district, Fall Creek. Parents and students from that school organized an ongoing protest.
The Lansing Board of Education (BOE) starts each year with a 'rollover budget' figure, the amount it will cost next year to do everything the district did this year. Then it adds or subtracts based on program needs, physical plant, growth, and tax impact to come up with a budget for next year. That's how it works in times of prosperity. But with severe state aid reductions this year and looking ahead several years, and reduced federal money, the Lansing BOE is looking at an approximately $2 million gap.
"This is the calm before the storm," Supernintendent Stephen Grimm said at Monday's BOE meeting. "In the next budget presentation on March 22, we will unveil where we are going to close our revenue gap. More specifically, what many people are concerned with are cuts. What we're finding is that the revenue gap is increasing. There is no way you can cut that much money without cutting people."
Nearly 200 people gathered at Trumansburg High School Saturday for a forum on how state and federal school aid cuts will impact local schools. With $1.4 billion being cut state-wide, the impact to schools in the TST BOCES system will be 10 million in cuts in the coming year. The purpose of the forum was to join local school districts to form a louder voice than individual districts have in order to attract press and legislative attention. The message was to slow down the onslaught of cuts and get rid of nonproductive unfunded state and federal mandates.
"We are in survival mode," said Groton Superintendent Brenda Myers. "Groton lost 15 ½ positions last year alone."
The Lansing High School production of 'Cats' opened Wednesday
and has two performances to go tonight (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday)
night at 7:30pm in the Lansing Middle School Auditorium.
Based on T.S. Elliot's 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats,' the show is an Andrew Lloyd Webber classic.
When you need your house painted you want conscientious people who can just take care of the job, replacing rotted boards, glass, tile, or wallpaper as they go along. Blue Spruce Painting & Decorating Inc. is a local painting firm that does that and just about any kind of finishing work. The firm focuses on traditional painting trades, and other finishing work such as tiling on floors or walls.
"We've found success in being able to do a lot of different trades," says Supervisor Tom Joyce. "That's a great service to help homeowners so they don't have to hire two or three contractors to do a job."
The Lansing Wrestling team just completed it's 2009-2010 season on a great note. A 6th place team finish in the Division 2, NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Tournament.
But first let's jump back to the Section IV wrestling tournament. Our team finished 4th in the Division 2 tournament paced by outstanding performances by all the wrestlers that qualified.
The Ithaca 14U Shooting Stars girls hockey team won the 14U Tier 2 Central Section Tournament and will advance to the New York State Amateur Hockey Association (NYSAHA) tournament, March 12-14, as the Central Section Champions. Eight teams will be vying to represent NYSAHA in the inaugural 14U Tier 2 national tournament in Michigan this April.
The Ithaca girls defeated the Rome Grizzlies, 4-1. Aiya Taylor scored twice, one with assisted by Anna Kirkwood and Clara Karastury and the other by Rachel Brock and Karastury. Zoe Seznec Sweetland scored one goal assisted by Marlena Doerr and Camille Rogers. Karastury also scored assisted by Taylor and Brock. Alex Stagliano and Caitlyn Whittaker shared time in goal each making five saves.
The Lansing Central School District’s $3,612,048 2010 Health, Learning and Safety 
Fall Creek School is safe—for now. But the Ithaca City School Board still doesn’t know how to manage a $5 to $8 million shortfall without severe cuts to programs and raising school taxes.
The Lansing Board of Education (BOE) starts each year with a 'rollover budget' figure, the amount it will cost next year to do everything the district did this year. Then it adds or subtracts based on program needs, physical plant, growth, and tax impact to come up with a budget for next year. That's how it works in times of prosperity. But with severe state aid reductions this year and looking ahead several years, and reduced federal money, the Lansing BOE is looking at an approximately $2 million gap.
Nearly 200 people gathered at Trumansburg High School Saturday for a forum on how state and federal school aid cuts will impact local schools. With $1.4 billion being cut state-wide, the impact to schools in the TST BOCES system will be 10 million in cuts in the coming year. The purpose of the forum was to join local school districts to form a louder voice than individual districts have in order to attract press and legislative attention. The message was to slow down the onslaught of cuts and get rid of nonproductive unfunded state and federal mandates.
The Lansing High School production of 'Cats' opened Wednesday
and has two performances to go tonight (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday)
night at 7:30pm in the Lansing Middle School Auditorium.
When you need your house painted you want conscientious people who can just take care of the job, replacing rotted boards, glass, tile, or wallpaper as they go along. Blue Spruce Painting & Decorating Inc. is a local painting firm that does that and just about any kind of finishing work. The firm focuses on traditional painting trades, and other finishing work such as tiling on floors or walls.
The Lansing Wrestling team just completed it's 2009-2010 season on a great note. A 6th place team finish in the Division 2, NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Tournament.
The Ithaca 14U Shooting Stars girls hockey team won the 14U Tier 2 Central Section Tournament and will advance to the New York State Amateur Hockey Association (NYSAHA) tournament, March 12-14, as the Central Section Champions. Eight teams will be vying to represent NYSAHA in the inaugural 14U Tier 2 national tournament in Michigan this April.
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