Sheriff's Blotter Friday, 30 July 2010 On 07/21/10 at 11:43 PM deputies responded to the intersection of Peruville Road and N. Triphammer Road in Lansing for a reported two-car motor...
Local Governments And School Districts Hit Hard Friday, 30 July 2010 Local governments and school districts across New York have lost a significant amount of revenue as a result of the Great Recession, according to the...
Arcuri Campaign Challenges Hanna on Drilling Friday, 30 July 2010 Utica, NY – Following the recent oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and potential development of natural gas in Upstate New York, the...
BJ's To Come to the Shops at Ithaca Mall Friday, 30 July 2010 Village of Lansing Planning Board members have been working with Triax Management Group, L.L.C. for months on a project that will bring an 82,000...
Nozzolio Blasts Governor Over Indian Tax Veto Friday, 30 July 2010 Seneca Falls- New York State Senator Mike Nozzolio blasted Governor Paterson’s veto of legislation that would restore the New York State...
School Survey Usefulness Challenged Friday, 30 July 2010 The usefulness of data coming from a community survey to be used in helping to determine long term goals for the Lansing Central School District was...
To The Point: In an Instant Friday, 30 July 2010 Americans love to have things done quickly. We seem to be in a rush for instant access to goods and services. The faster things happen...
Editorial: One Jerk Ruins It For 675,000 Friday, 30 July 2010 Terrorists and hackers have tainted my world view. Some people use their powers for good to make the world better for everyone. Others...
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...
Robert C. Baker Memorial Garden Chicken Bar-B-Q Friday, 30 July 2010 3rd Annual Chicken Bar-B-Q to benefit the Robert C. Baker Memorial Garden at Woodsedge. Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the Lansing 'Park and...
Old Playground Equipment Gets a New Look Friday, 30 July 2010 Out with the old, in with the new. That's what it seemed would happen when the Myers Park Playground Project (MP3) came along. Over...
Tompkins Community Action Celebrates 44 Years Friday, 11 June 2010 Tompkins Community Action celebrated 44 years of partnering with low-income households and individuals as they develop to their full potential...
Log Cabin Readied for Harbor Festival Friday, 30 July 2010 If you think building a house is hard, try rebuilding one with no money, tools, or materials! That was the challenge the Town of Lansing faced...
Cowan Joins Better Housing Team Friday, 30 July 2010 Better Housing for Tompkins County announced Richard Cowan would be joining their team. In addition to nearly 3 decades experience managing the 235...
Smart Talk: The Fact Of The Matter Friday, 30 July 2010 SMART TALK by Dr. Winton "Windy" Prolix THE FACT OF THE MATTER: My friend and fellow therapist Les Terse calls the fact of...
Ithaca Wines and Dines Friday, 16 April 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
Inexpensive Alternatives Friday, 19 March 2010 Ain’t love grand? Don’t you wish love came with money? Many of the loveliest couples I’ve been involved with have a great quantity...
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...
Tuscan White Bean and Garlic Soup by KSEE News Friday, 08 January 2010 Ingredients: 2 T butter 2 T olive oil 4 ounces pancetta, diced 2 shallots, minced 2 sage leaves, or 1 tsp dried sage 2 15 oz cans cannellini beans,...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
The Queen’s Apple Pie Thursday, 10 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...
Biscuits and Popovers Thursday, 03 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...
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...
Village of Lansing Planning Board members have been working with Triax Management Group, L.L.C. for months on a project that will bring an 82,000 square foot retail building, 12 senior housing units, wetlands and a bird sanctuary to The Shops at Ithaca Mall. Tuesday it was revealed that BJ's Wholesale Club is the store that will be moving into the new building.
"It's been a long process," says Triax Principal Partner Eric Goetzmann. "We've been working with the Village which has been very supportive. We're excited to move forward and get this moving along so they have a store that is up and operating. We have a commitment to move forward with this now, to open BJ's as soon as possible. We'd like to see that happen in Spring of next year."
The usefulness of data coming from a community survey to be used in helping to determine long term goals for the Lansing Central School District was challenged at last Monday's Board of Education meeting. District officials are working with consulting firm PLC Associates, Inc. to build out a five year strategic plan that will influence all aspects of long and short term planning including budget and curriculum development, and capital needs. Board members said that rather than a scientific, random sample approach, the survey is likely to simply reflect the opinions of people who wanted to take the survey.
"All these data show is what these 308 people felt, but it's not representative of Lansing," said board member Christine Iacobucci. "It doesn't say anything about our community."
Out with the old, in with the new. That's what it seemed would happen when the Myers Park Playground Project (MP3) came along. Over the years the old playground equipment had worn away, or new safety standards declared them unsafe. But Park Superintendent Steve Colt started getting calls from people who had fond memories of the old equipment.
"I can personally remember playing on it when I was a kid," Colt says. "The four way spring toy and some of the older spring toys have to be over 40 years old."
Local artist Robin Schuttenberg was also interested in the fate of the spring toys. She made Colt an offer: if the Parks and Recreation Department would pay for the materials, she would paint the animal pieces. On Wednesday Colt was raving about the results, citing the depth of detail and the whimsical make-over she has achieved.
If you think building a house is hard, try rebuilding one with no money, tools, or materials! That was the challenge the Town of Lansing faced when former Councilman Bud Shattuck started his campaign to save Lansing's (an Tompkins and Cayuga Counties) oldest log cabin. The first phase was rescuing it from the Cayuga Museum in Auburn, which had no further use for it. That was Shattuck's piece. Next Ed LaVigne and the Lansing Community Council raised the money to get the cabin reassembled in Myers Park. The last piece is the chinking (the mudding that insulates between the logs), the doors, and the windows. Enter Carl Coté and Results Renovation and Repair, who are donating their time and skills to the project. Last weekend the chinking on the cabin exterior was completed.
"Our objective is to get the outside of the cabin all chinked before the Lansing Harbor Festival on August 14th," Coté says. "We'll have a door that allows the inside to be accessible. By this Fall we'll definitely have both doors and the windows completed. The inside chinking may occur late this Fall. We'd be able to keep some heat in there if need be, so we can do it in cooler temperatures."
Seneca Falls- New York State Senator Mike Nozzolio blasted Governor Paterson’s veto of legislation that would restore the New York State Legislature's oversight and approval of any agreement or compact with representatives of the Indian Nations in New York State.
“Despite warnings from myself and my colleagues, the Democratic Majority that now controls the State Legislature, approved legislation that Governor Paterson included in his last budget extender giving the Governor and all future governors, the power to negotiate a compact or agreement with representatives of New York's Indian Nations without legislative approval. This legislation essentially empowers the Governor to negotiate unilaterally and eliminates the Legislature from having any oversight or approval of the decisions the Governor makes.” said Nozzolio.
Local governments and school districts across New York have lost a significant amount of revenue as a result of the Great Recession, according to the 2010 Annual Report on Local Governments released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. While there are some indications that New York’s economy is beginning to stabilize, the road to fiscal health will not be an easy one, DiNapoli said.
“In many respects, the true pain of the recession is continuing to be felt by local governments in New York,” DiNapoli said. “Local governments have lost hundreds of millions of dollars in local and state revenue. The road to recovery will likely be a long and tough one. In some cases, it could take years of sustained growth for revenue to return to the levels prior to the recession."