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Cornell Daily Sun
He’s Asking for $50,000 to Save The Ithaca Times — But Failed to Pay Past Investors Across the Country
The head of a nonprofit that operates The Ithaca Times is asking for $50,000 from community members in order to save the 54-year-old local paper from eviction in early November. But Roy Allen, the head of the nonprofit, Pathways to Equity, failed to pay around $300,000 to Maine investors in...
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The Ithaca Voice
‘That review is ongoing’: Ithaca College professors, staff fear potential layoffs
Amid Ithaca College’s financial troubles, faculty and staff fear potential layoffs as the school works to address its budget deficit. Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for mispronunciations. The news was shared at an Oct. 20 State of the College meeting, in which President Dr....
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Commentary: Ithaca College’s three-school model is private equity thinking at its worst
Editor’s Note: This is a guest commentary. The opinions do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board. Ithaca College’s proposed restructuring from five academic schools to three is a poorly conceived, short-sighted and intellectually lazy idea. But the thinking behind this reorganization is troublingly familiar. Ithaca...
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NewsChannel 36
Corning’s New Winter Farmers Market Opens at Bridge to Hope Center
CORNING, N.Y. (WENY) — A new indoor winter farmers market opened Thursday at the Bridge to Hope Center on Bridge Street in Corning, bringing many of the same local vendors from the summer market into the colder months. The market builds on the summer farmers market in Centerway Square....
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Cornell Daily Sun
VINK | Get Starbucks Actually Off Campus
If you frequent the vending machines across campus or tend to grab a drink from the fridges in our eateries, chances are you’ve recently grabbed a Frappucino. Maybe you didn’t give it a second thought. But did you know Cornell is in violation of its own policy to stop selling Starbucks products?
The Ithaca Voice
Property acquisition sets up plans for a new gateway at Buttermilk Falls State Park
Buttermilk Falls State Park will grow by four acres as part of plans to expand its gateway. Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for mispronunciations. The Open Space Institute (OSI), a nonprofit conservation organization, announced Thursday that it had purchased the property for $1.3 million from the estate of the woman who owned the adjoining property. OSI said it plans to turn the site into a new gateway, parking area and trailhead.
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Schweizer: The Journey of Early Seaplane and Helicopter Pioneer
In 1939, three brothers, Paul, William, and Ernest Schweizer, founded Schweizer Aircraft Corporation to manufacture sailplanes, helicopters, and agricultural aircraft at Horseheads, New York. The company began with the Mercury Glider Club, which built the first two Schweizer gliders in the Schweizers’ barn. It was originally named the Schweizer Metal Aircraft Company. Lawyer Bob McDowell suggested that the Schweizers move their manufacturing from their father’s barn to the Elmira, New York area. The Schweizers liked the idea because they needed more space to produce gliders, but they didn’t have the money to make the move. McDowell helped the Schweizers by getting Elmira Industries Inc., the local business development group, to provide them space on the second floor of the Elmira Knitting Mill Building in exchange for company stock. This led Schweizer Metal Aircraft Company to change its name to Schweizer Aircraft Corporation. They sold shares to Elmira Industries, local businesspeople, and soaring pilots. Schweizer is best known for its gliders, also called sailplanes. The first model, the SGP 1-1, was made in 1930. Although few of these early gliders were built, later models became popular. The US Army Air Corps used the SGS 2-8 and 2-12 for training and renamed them the TG-2 and TG-3.
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The Star Gazette
'Generous' Moss tax plan is unfair to Elmira | Guest Viewpoint
Chemung County Executive Christopher Moss recently announced his “generous” plan to split sales tax revenue with county municipalities, and bragged that he had held the line on property taxes. As is so often the case with Mr. Moss, these are half truths at best. Under Mr. Moss, Chemung County has steadily cut sales tax revenue sharing with local municipalities. This forces city and town governments to increase their property taxes, allowing the Moss Administration to spend without political repercussions. His new revenue sharing plan would be more of the same, sharing excess revenue only after he has collected as much as he wants to spend. Even then, his plan is unfair. His intention is to split that pittance of revenue based on population, ignoring the fact that the City of Elmira, as the county seat, plays host to and often subsidizes important governmental and non-governmental services and amenities, including our regional hospital, which also serves as a major employer, and the former 5-Star Building, now a tax exempt county office building. Under Mr. Moss, the county has repeatedly cancelled the shared service agreements that were supposed to justify the county’s retention of more sales tax revenue. The County Legislature finally