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Williamsville, NY – Tops Friendly Markets announced Thursday it is not affected by Cargill Added Value Meats Retail voluntary recall of 36 million pounds of its fresh and frozen ground turkey products.  

On Wednesday, August 3, Cargill Value Added Meats Retail, a business unit of Wichita-based Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation announced a voluntary recall of 36 million pounds of fresh and frozen turkey products produced at its Springdale, AK facility from February 20, 2011 through August 2, 2011.

Williamsville, NY – Tops Friendly Markets, the leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York and northern Pennsylvania, announced Monday that Susan Detzer of Locke, NY is a winner in Tops’ “Great American Car-A-Day Giveaway.”  Tops honored Detzer with a formal presentation on Monday, July 25 at the Ithaca Tops location at 2300 N. Triphammer Road.

Detzer is the winner of a brand new vehicle valued at $20,000 as part of the giveaway running from Memorial Day through July 4 (5/30 – 7/4.) Every time a customer shopped at a Tops Markets during that period of time using their BonusCard, they were automatically entered into that day’s drawing for a chance to win a brand new car.  Detzer is Tops’ 34th Great American Car-A-Day winner and made her winning purchase at the 2300 N. Triphammer Road Tops location on July 2.

Continuing his efforts to help our local wine industry thrive as an engine for tourism and economic growth, State Senator Mike Nozzolio announced that legislation (S.4143A) he strongly supported and fought to enact to reduce the regulatory burdens on farm wineries has been signed into State law.

The legislation will implement several of the recommendations made by the New York State Wine Grape Task Force to expand New York’s wineries and grape growers, which are critically important to both agriculture and tourism in our State.

Environmentally conscious Ithaca consumers will be pleased to hear that the city is now home to a LEED®-certified green grocery store. MaineSource ™ has received the distinction of LEED Silver Certification, established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute. MaineSource is the first grocery store in Ithaca and the Finger Lakes region to achieve this.

“As the first LEED-Certified grocery store in the region, MaineSource has set a standard for other retailers to follow,” said Tracie Hall, Executive Director of the USGBC NY Upstate Chapter.

Should I or shouldn't I?  It wasn't a matter of  whether I would.  It was a matter of doing it two days before the next issue of The Star was due.  But then I said 'what the heck' and clicked the button.

I am talking, of course, about the new major OS X upgrade, nicknamed 'Lion' for the Mac.  Rumors have been flying about the release date until Apple announced Tuesday that it would be available for sale and download in the Apple App Store Wednesday.  And sure enough, it was.  So I clicked, I downloaded, I clicked, and Lion installed.  That took about a half hour, and required little or no input from me, so I started writing this article on an iPad while I waited.

The first thing I noticed about Lion was... well nothing, really.  It looked the same as Snow Leopard.  Except there were two new icons in the dock, one for Launchpad and one for Mission Control.

Tompkins Trust Company has partnered with Trusteer, a leading expert in financial security, to offer customers an extra layer of online protection in addition to present security measures – at no cost.

The product, Trusteer Rapport, is a security application that protects against malware attacks and theft of personal information such as User IDs and passwords. It helps keep the computer connection with Tompkins Trust Company website safe from phishing, pharming, keyloggers, session hijacking, and more.

Williamsville, NY – Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York and northern Pennsylvania, announced today the top 10 non-profit organizations that received the most votes in the company’s “Great American Charity Car Giveaway” that began on May 24.  The campaign allows online users to vote for their favorite not-for-profit organization to win a new vehicle valued at $20,000.

From May 24 to June 14, charities were encouraged to complete nomination forms to officially enter their organization in the Tops Great American Charity Car Giveaway.  From June 21 to July 7, users voted once a day for their favorite charity through the Tops Web site or through the Tops facebook page.

National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, announced this month their exclusive Cash Advance Program, allowing new consigners to secure funds on their collection of books, ephemera, artwork or stamps in advance of the live auction. This new consigner Cash Advance Program is available on any qualified consignment and gives new consigners security for their material at the time of consignment.

Shane Cameron has been promoted to branch manager of the Tompkins Trust Company’s East Hill Plaza office, according to Helen D. Talty, vice president of community banking for Tompkins Trust.

“Shane has shown exceptional customer service and leadership skills,” Talty said. “We are pleased that we are able to give him this opportunity for advancement.”

National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY hosted early and late-June auctions featuring a wide assortment of Ireland-related material, incunabulum, children’s books and signed first editions. Among the featured items was an 1819 First Edition of “Constitutional Law: Comprising The Declaration of Independence; The Articles of Confederation; The Constitution of the United States; And the Constitutions of the Several States Composing the Union” (uncredited) which fetched a $1,500 hammer price (including buyer’s premium).

Finger Lakes ReUse received a grant for its eCenter program from the Helen Thomas Howland Foundation as administered by the Community Foundation of Tompkins County to support the Technology Apprenticeship and Leadership Program (TALP). Local high school students acquire communication, leadership and technical job skills as they complete a 10-week course working side-by-side with expert technicians. As students complete each week’s activities, they refurbish computers and reduce electronic waste generation.

Cayuga Medical Center Laboratory has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in laboratories. The accreditation award recognizes Cayuga Medical Center’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards.

Cayuga Medical Center Laboratory underwent a rigorous unannounced on-site survey this spring. A team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluated CMC for compliance with standards of care that directly affect the quality and safety of diagnostic services and patient care.