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ART S & E N T E RTAINME N T John Marraffa, Chairman Of The Board at NYS Board of Pharmacy

Vaccines

Kinney Drugs partners with health departments to bring vaccination clinics to 65+ population

uring a mass vaccination clinic for COVID-19 vaccines, John Marraffa, vice president of healthcare services integration at KPH Healthcare Services, spoke to a woman who arrived by taxi for her vaccine. An older woman, she didn’t have a smartphone, but her friend had been able to help her schedule an appointment online. After she got her shot, she called a taxi for a ride home; the cab company told her the car would arrive in three or four hours. Eventually, someone from the Sheriff ’s Office took her home so she didn’t have to spend all day waiting. This was something that stuck with Marraffa, who noted that, despite her struggles, she was one of the lucky ones who was able to actually get her shot. “That was the moment I realized that yes, what we were doing was great, but it wasn’t enough for people who don’t have the means, or people who are mobility challenged,” he said. “I want to take care of these people who don’t necessarily have the ability to take

care of themselves.” Kinney Drugs is partnering with the Association on Aging in New York to provide a 10week, 21-county pilot program to provide community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for seniors ages 65+. Tompkins County is one of the counties in the pilot program, and Health Director Frank Kruppa said they will welcome any efforts that Kinney wants to bring to the community. “Since Jan. 14, our pharmacies have been giving vaccines through appointments on a first come first served basis,” Marraffa said. “It was a bit of a rat race. And I think that model works for a lot of people, but we still have a lot of 65+ people in New York state

who do not have the technology or caretakers to get them appointments. As I was building out our COVID response, I knew I had to do something for these folks.” A county’s Office for the Aging will reach out to seniors in their community, get their information over the phone, and then work with Kinney to facilitate a pop-up clinic to provide vaccinations. “The office on aging will work on logistics and pick a location, because they have a deep understanding of the community and where will be most accessible,” Marraffa said. The program can vary county to county, depending on what resources are needed to best serve a community. But whatever happens, it will be repeated weeks later for the second dose if the vaccine is either Moderna or Pfizer. The process for Tompkins County is still being worked out, as the Health Department has received quite a few doses in recent weeks. “We’re in constant communication to fill in needs,”

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▶ Free bus ride to Binghamton’s COVID Vaccination site began March 8. Buses will depart every day, twice a day from 130 East Seneca Street in Downtown Ithaca. Buses will leave Monday through Saturday, at 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., with return trips from the SUNY Binghamton vaccination

Marraffa said. “We’ll come in and do some clean-up efforts to get gaps filled in.” Overall, the vaccine distribution experience for Kinney, one of the first pharmacies in the state to start distributing, has been challenging but rewarding. “There have been some struggles and everyone is learning along the way, but I really have no complaints,” Marraffa said. “I wish we had more vaccine earlier on, but we’ve been able to get through with what we had […] We struggled in the beginning with allocation and supply, but have a great relationship securing vaccine and making sure communities get shots in arms.” He added that it’s been particularly fulfilling to get to be part of the solution. “We’re doing something bigger than any one person,” he said. “It makes it worth it […] There have been some hectic days, but it hasn’t been as terrible as the pandemic has been.” -Ta n n e r H a r d i n g

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available online, passengers can board by providing the name or reservation code on their ticket to the driver when boarding. Nocost tickets can be purchased by contacting ‘GetThere,’ a mobility management program of the Rural Health Network of South Central New York, at 855-3734040.

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INQUIRING

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Police R eform

PHOTOGRAPHER IPD members accuse mayor of union busting, express concerns about public safety proposal By C a se y Mar tin

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thaca police officers showed up in numbers to the March 3 Common Council meeting to voice their opinions on the Reimagining Police draft proposal that was announced at the end of February. Recommendation one of the draft proposes replacing the Ithaca Police Department (IPD) with the Community Solutions and Public Safety Department, which would consist of both armed and unarmed workers to respond to the litany of calls the police currently deal with. Loretta Tomberelli, an IPD sergeant, said she loves Ithaca and the community that she serves and that the proposal makes her feel unappreciated. “I feel that I am seen as not human by the city administration,” she said. “It’s like I don’t matter. I give everything every day, day in and day out, but I feel like just a number. Like a something, not someone, that

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just isn’t needed […] IPD is the most progressive police department I know, and we are open to change and open to discussion on all points except number one.” Patrol officer Matthew Schweiger said there are still questions unanswered about current officers’ futures within the new department, and accused the city of trying to dismantle the police union. “It has not been answered if we will all be fired first or even if there will be enough spots to accommodate all the officers,” he said. “You’re trying to undercut the union. It’s all too convenient; the sheriff ’s office isn’t going to be dismantled. This proposal sets a dangerous precedent that would allow the city administration to destroy any labor union they want under the guise of reimagining” Lt. Scott Garin expressed that he believes reforms are

necessary, but that there needs to be more conversation between the two sides to clear up misunderstandings about what police officers do. “This indicates there should have been more dialogue,” he said. “It was not a very collaborative proposal. I’m concerned about many logistics about the idea proposed.” Justin Baldessare said the department welcomes change, but that the current proposal misses the mark. “The notion to reapply for a job that we’ve already earned is quite frankly insulting,” he said. “On top of that, we have no idea what these jobs entail in terms of pay, benefits or our standing in the retirement system.” He also expressed his concern that the proposal would put a civilian in charge of the new department. “A civilian can’t lead the department effectively,” he said. “It would be like appointing me chief of medicine at a hospital.” The proposal was not an official agenda item, but due to the number of officers who spoke on the matter during public comment, the mayor and council members did take time to comment on it.

Mayor Svante Myrick said that despite the longstanding friction between himself and the police union, he would like to work together on the proposal. “For too long this has been adversarial,” he said. “I want to assure you this is not an attempt to union bust. I had a desire to work collaboratively and still do […] If you want to work collaboratively, I, too, want to work collaboratively. […] The community does not want to see all police officers abolished, they want to see more public safety workers out in the community. That’s what the community wants, but we’re not going to get there if we don’t talk to each other, if we don’t show up to meetings with each other […] I think if we work together we can create a department that truly works for everyone.” Myrick also said he doesn’t think he has the legal ability to kill a union. “The [Police Benevolent Association] would carry over to that new department,” he clarified. Alderperson George McGonigal said that though he doesn’t quite understand the continued on page 7

COVID

“Eating…really, really eating.” -Ethan C.

ublic Health Director Frank Kruppa gave an update to the County Legislature about the COVID-19 emergency response, where he revealed that 16,000 people in Tompkins County have received the vaccine. He also spoke about the success of the registry the Health Department launched recently that allows eligible individuals to sign up for direct links from the Health Department when vaccine doses are available for them.

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“I think we have roughly 8,500 people currently registered,” he said. “We’ve already used it a couple times to send out eligibility links, and we will

be doing it again this week for the 65+ populations.” Legislator Mike Lane, an advocate for the registry, said he was impressed with it.

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he said. “So thank you, I put myself on it. I think all of the things people were asking for is incorporated into this […] I think it’s a real feather in the cap of the county that we’ve got that in place.” Legislator Martha Robertson asked which vaccines the county had been receiving, and how people should feel about the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is a single shot but slightly less effective at 72% effective in preventing moderate to severe

symptoms in the U.S., compared to 94% and 95% with Moderna and Pfizer respectively. Kruppa said the county has primarily received Moderna vaccines, but the pop-up clinic on Feb. 19 was Pfizer. And as for the new vaccine, he encourages people not to be wary. “And we do expect to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine soon. New York state is getting an allocation this week,” he said. “The first two vaccines were studied with a twodose regimen, and they are highly efficient. The Johnson & Johnson one is tested with one

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Legislature gives tepid response to public safety proposal, wants more details

he Tompkins County Legislature got its turn to weigh in on the Reimagining Public Safety report at the March 2 meeting. Many legislators expressed that they would prefer not to vote on a proposal that included plans for the City of Ithaca. “I would separate the county and city,” Legislator Mike Sigler said. “The first recommendation for the city is very divergent from what the county recommends.” Legislator Amanda Champion echoed that sentiment. “I also don’t feel comfortable voting…I can’t tell the city what to do,” she said. However, she also clarified that she does support the majority of the recommendations and wants to keep the proposal moving forward. “I’m ready to throw money at this because it’s been a long

time coming,” she said. The discussion between the legislature, County Administrator Jason Molino and Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick did reveal a few more concrete ideas as legislators sought clarification on particular recommendations. After a question about what exactly the Community Justice Center is envisioned as and who would be running it, Molino explained that currently he and Myrick imagine two staff members dedicated to help facilitate the remainder of the recommendations in the proposal. One he imagines with a data analysis background, and the other with project management experience. The employees would work as a team on behalf of both the city and the county. Myrick also spoke a bit more about the difference

dose, so you’d expect to see it a bit lower. But that shouldn’t stop anyone from getting it. Whatever vaccine you can get is the best one for you. All these vaccines are good and will provide you with a high level of protection.” At this point, Kruppa said the county will not be in a position to let people pick which vaccine they want. They will make an appointment and whatever they get when they show up is what they get. He did say he anticipates the state will prioritize the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for homebound residents, that way the

mobile vaccination vehicles will not have to make return trips for second doses. Legislator Shawna Black asked if Kruppa had any update on how often people will need to be vaccinated against COVID in the future, but he said that is still unknown. “The science is still out on whether or not we’ll need boosters, or what the longterm efficacy of the vaccines are,” he said. “It’ll take time. They’re doing research and checking people’s immunity over time. We just won’t know until science catches up.” -Ta n n e r H a r d i n g

between police officers and public safety workers, as well as the different roles the community solutions workers and public safety workers would take in the new department. “Public safety workers would be the closest thing we have to a police officer,” Myrick said. “They would wear uniforms, carry weapons and respond to calls with a non-zero likelihood of arrest. They would function as police officers, but we’d have a chance to create a new culture that we can build from the ground up.” The role of the community solutions workers would be to take on some of the work that police officers currently respond to, as well as duties that often fall to social service workers. Myrick gave the examples of responding to a call where a car is blocking someone’s driveway and needs to be towed, closing down streets for parades, festivals or car accidents, or just showing up to take reports for things like someone returning from vacation to find their bike has been stolen off their porch. According to Myrick, 35% of calls that the Ithaca Police Department receives are ones that will not result in arrests, and these are responsibilities he envisions community solutions workers taking on. He also clarified that the plan is not for community solutions workers to be mental health experts. A few legislators also expressed that they were a bit uncomfortable voting on reforms to the sheriff ’s office because the sheriff is an elected official. “He answers to a wider elected base than I do,” Sigler said.

Legislator Deborah Dawson said she felt the same way, particularly about the recommendation to create a citizen review board for the sheriff. “Our sheriff is elected, and ultimately how the sheriff runs his department is, obviously within reason, up to him,” she said. “His accountability is left to the residents of the county. “ Sheriff Derek Osborne was at the meeting, however, and said he wants everyone to keep their sights on the real focus, and that he doesn’t want the fact he’s an elected official to be a hindrance in the process. “We’re going to disagree on things in the report and how to accomplish the recommendations, but I don’t take this report as being an end all,” he said. “I will be satisfied as long as I remain involved in the process and we keep discussing and modifying.” As the Common Council has also expressed, the unknown cost of the recommendations was another area of concern. “This is something worth throwing money at because the changes are long overdue,” Dawson said. “That said, I don’t feel responsible voting for something when we have no idea how much money it’s going to cost. I’m hoping we’ll have a better idea of what we’re committing ourselves to before we vote.” Ultimately, the legislators will engage in more discussion about the project before the March 30 vote — though some expressed an interest in waiting to vote after seeing what the city does. The Common Council’s vote is scheduled for March 31. -Ta n n e r H a r d i n g Ma r ch

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Ups Do we even have to say it? Spring is coming, vaccine rollout is well underway and daylight savings begins this Sunday, which means longer evenings. Downs Better safe than sorry, Ithaca Festival was canceled once again due to the pandemic. But you’ll have even more time to get ready for 2022.

HEARD&SEEN Heard Cinemapolis is opening for private parties with up to 15 guests this Friday, March 12. Private Movie Party reservations for the month of March are now available at Cinemapolis.org. Seen While everyone may not be in agreement, it’s been nice to see the community showing up to meetings to participate and speak out about the reimagining public safety plans.

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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

ITHACA NOTES

Coretta Scott King and the Labor Movement

Health Angels By St e ph e n Bu r k e

By M a rjor i e Z . O l d s “It is plain that we don’t care about our poor people except to exploit them as cheap labor and victimize them through excessive rents and consumer prices.” Coretta Scott King

teven Calco, research archivist at Cornell University Library’s renowned Kheel Center at the Industrial Labor Relations School, recently highlighted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s critical role championing the labor movement as part of his campaign for racial and social injustice. (See Steven Calco: All Labor Has Dignity” Ithaca Times, Feb. 20, 2021). Less than one year after Dr. King’s tragic assassination on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, his wife Coretta Scott King rallied support for striking hospital workers, some recently fired from their low-paid and backbreaking jobs in hospitals in Charleston, South Carolina. Coretta Scott King described why hospital workers should unionize, as they perform some of the hardest, most

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difficult work. “One thing that hospital workers, Black, white or brown, have in common all over the country is that they are poor, they are terribly exploited, and they need a union more than anybody else. That is why I’m with you. And you can count on me to stay with you in your fight for justice, for human rights and for dignity.” Every word rings true today as essential workers, often Black, Latino, immigrants from impoverished nations have been afflicted by COVID, as they care for the aged, the babies, those stricken by COVID. Essential workers often remain underpaid, and denied many benefits of those with access to daycare, higher education and homeownership. Essential workers, some single parents, are juggling low-paying, arduous jobs, relying on carpools and public transportation, while their children and grandchildren are often at home during the pandemic. Steven first learned of and was inspired continued on page 7

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n most places you’d rather eat a broom than go to the Department of Motor Vehicles, that governmental limbo of lines and complexities and infamous waster of time. It’s different here in Ithaca. Here the DMV is no paperwork purgatory, but a paragon of efficiency that proves “brisk bureaucracy” can be a real thing, not an oxymoronic joke. I’m sure I’ve never spent more than 20 minutes at the DMV here for anything. Usually as soon as you’ve filled out your forms a worker at a window waves you over, and completes your business with marvelous tact and speed. It’s a similar situation now with a new bureaucracy here that doesn’t act like one: our COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic. The clinic is at the Shops at Ithaca Mall (once known as Pyramid Mall). It’s a joint effort of Cayuga Health (once known as the hospital) and the Tompkins County Health Department. The facility was set up in January. As an essential worker, I got to go in February. From what I’d been told by coworkers preceding me, my expectations for an easy time were high. But not, it turned out, high enough. The online registration forms sent through my employer were simple to access and complete. Word of an appointment came quickly and comprehensively: by text, voice message and email, all three. No reply was required. One colleague told me his visit took 45 minutes. Others said 60 to 90 minutes. In situations like this, a new environment others control, I’m a big believer not just in preparation, but superstition, and they go together. If you’re not armed against miscues and inconveniences, they’ll happen. If you are, they won’t. In hopes, therefore, of keeping my visit to maybe 90 minutes, not much more, I prepared for much more. I brought a bottle of water. I brought two “protein bars” (i.e. “expensive candy bars”). I brought the Sunday New York Times crossword and my favorite pen. My appointment was for 11:25. (I’d purposely picked an oddball time I thought few others would: semper paratus.) They ask that you be on time, of course, but not more than 15 minutes early. So I arrived at 11:15 (semper paratus, again). There’s plenty of easy parking. There’s lots of room in the 40,000 square foot

facility to allow waiting inside, not in one’s car or elsewhere outdoors, as at sites in other cities. The thing is, no waiting was involved. When I arrived, a worker greeted me and opened the door. Another took me inside. At the registration desk, another asked for my insurance card and picture ID, and gave me simple paperwork to fill out. While I completed it another worker waited for me, not vice versa, just like at our DMV. That staffer brought me to a curtained booth for my shot. The health practitioner who gave it was cordial and quick. After the shot, you’re asked to stay 15 minutes to make sure you’re okay. I was handed a slip with the time I should leave, 11:40. That meant I was there 25 minutes, total. The business part took ten minutes. Ten, from start (entering the opened door) to finish (leaving the booth). I suppose I should be embarrassed to say they had to kick me out. But I’m not. I’d started the crossword puzzle I brought and was kicking it, as I explained to the worker who approached me at 11:48 to mention I was free to go. She smiled tolerantly, if not completely free of a different kind of puzzlement. All the workers in the place were smiling throughout. Some stepped and swayed as, overhead, disco music played. I think it's safe to say it isn’t like this elsewhere. I spoke to a friend of mine in Manhattan who is going through the vaccine process there. He expressed admiration for the workings in Ithaca and described the difference between here and there as not between cities (in the same state, yet), but planets. A friend in Los Angeles described the crowd of recipients there as “enormous,” with a wait in one’s car (where the shot was administered) of almost two hours. “No curtained rooms or disco,” he noted of our different experiences. A friend in Washington state who recently got her shot wrote me, “I felt like I had received Holy Communion. That is, if your church service was at a municipal airport, the altar boys were dressed in hazard jackets, and the priests were wearing jackets with ‘Vaccinator’ in big block letters.” I wrote back that it sounded to me more like the World Wrestling Federation than church, but of course we take salvation where we find it. I hope the clinic workers here don’t mind being called angels.

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Scott King was flanked by Leon Davis, charismatic president of Local 1199, and Walter Reuther, president of the thenpowerful United Auto Workers, as they by Dr. Martin Luther King’s towering rallied essential workers. The Health and role in the labor movement when he was Hospital Workers Union was eventually a labor studies major in college. While amalgamated into the Service Employees exploring Dr. King’s archival materials in International Union (SEIU), but throughthe Kheel Center, he discovered the preout its expansion, Local 1199 remained cious material about Coretta Scott King, the “face and conscience of the labor Dr. King’s soulmate and fellow activist. movement” for the Kings, according to Steven has unearthed valuable photoSteven: “Dr. King proudly stated that he graphs of Ms. King, as well as flyers and was an honorary Fellow of 1199; Coretta even the original Local 1199 hats. Steven Scott King added ‘I do consider myself describes Coretta’s work with labor as “a a sister 1199’er!’ The Kheel Center is the hidden chapter in her life’s legacy.” proud steward of hundreds of stunning Following Dr. King’s assassination, Coretta Scott King stepped into Dr. King’s photographs of both Dr. King and Coretta role as speaker at the Health and Hospital Scott King addressing hundreds of hospital workers, wearing Workers Union, Local 1199 1199 hats as the movement rally in Charleston, South expanded.” Carolina. Thousands of Steven notes that the people turned out for the Center has proudly prerally, as did 1,000 National served many of Dr. King Guard and state troopers in and Coretta Scott King letthe dangerous anti-union ters strategizing with Local setting. Unsubstantiated 1199 leaders. He describes and false claims of potential these letters as filled with rioting created an intimipractical guidance, but dating setting, but did not also warm and personal, deter Coretta Scott King bringing these monumental and Reverend Ralph Aberleaders to life. nathy from their speeches. In 1983, Coretta Scott Ms. King: “If my husband King mesmerized more were alive today… he would than a half-million dembe in Charleston, South onstrators in Washington, Carolina!” She went on to Coretta Scott King D.C., commemorating the decry the conditions health 20th anniversary of the care workers faced down 1963 March on Washington every day at work. for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. King had Steven explains: While the rally did delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” not lead to immediate union recognispeech. January 1986 was the first annual tion, conditions began to improve, and national observance of Martin Luther eventually hospital administrators were King, Jr., Day, following years of Ms. persuaded to recognize unions. Johns King’s advocacy. Hopkins School of Medicine was one of Coretta Scott King was a steadfast the first. Part of the Union Power–Soul partner with her husband in his camPower Campaign, Ms. King went on to paigns for economic, social and political rally crowds in Baltimore, Philadelphia, equality; her role in the labor movement Pittsburgh and 12 other cities for the essential rights of hospital and health care preceded her husband’s death, and continued until shortly before her own death workers. on January 30, 2006. On Mother’s Day, May 1969, Coretta

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desire to avoid calling public safety workers police officers, he does think there’s room for compromise. “We need to work collaboratively through this,” he said. Alderperson Donna Fleming said that after having many conversations with constituents and police officers, she’s worried about the fast timeline of the proposal, as a vote is scheduled for March 31. “I can’t imagine we’d consider dismantling the police department in four weeks,” she said. “I’m sort of astounded by the complexity of the change recommended and the outlined timeline.” Myrick has said that he imagines the proposal as a living document, and that

enacting the changes would take years of study and work. The vote would just be a commitment to making changes. Alderperson Cynthia Brock said she understands the need for a framework to lead the city forward, but that what has been presented is not defined or clear enough. “I appreciate that this is a process that is going to take time, and deserves careful thought and deliberation and collaboration with the partners involved,” she said. “In my conversations with police officers, they are absolutely willing to come to the table to work to enact the changes proposed in partnership with the council and the county to make that happen […] But what we have is not enough. It’s clearly alarming, and clearly destabilizing.” -Ta n n e r H a r d i n g

YOUR LETTERS Re: Reimagining police proposal

y sister and I moved to Ithaca from Santa Fe, NM in 2010 for 3 reasons: the beautiful nature, the fact that everyone walked their dogs and were unafraid to be on the street, and that it was a small college town with mixed age groups. Santa Fe was also a small college town with beautiful 4 season weather, but the violent gangs from Albuquerque had moved into town with their guns and drug dealing and the police were having a rough time with all the rapes and murders. Gang initiation involves murdering and/or raping someone, don't look the other way on this issue. Santa Fe was also a tourist town and the violence to innocent people outside hotels and restaurants started driving away tourists and the college students were choosing to transfer to safer college towns. Do you really want all that to happen to Ithaca when we are already struggling with the Covid recovery? Do NOT defund the police! Take strong steps to rid the departments of the racists and keep those who signed on to serve and protect, do some retraining and keep a strict watch on the force...believe me you do not want the police to go away. Why is it that the corrupt officers get all the attention? Many on the force are dedicated to keeping the public safe, yet only the "bad cops" get stories in the media, this needs to change. There is an old saying, "Do not throw the baby out with the bathwater." What that means is "keep the good in the problem area and make upgrades on that foundation, build up, do not just tear down." Things are never just good or bad...Cancel Culture does not have that right, they want to destroy anything they don't agree with. Cooperation, right action, seeing one another as HUMAN BEINGS instead of skin tones and gender types, will get more results than screaming that your way is the only correct way to live. It is the job of nature to be diverse and that is not wrong, look around at the many different trees, flowers, pets, stones....people are part of this mix! We are supposed to be different shapes and sizes and colors and sexes, so try to expand your consciousness, this is Ithaca after all! Peace & Love! J. M. Davis

Re: Large apartment building plans for E State St in Ithaca continue to inch forward With upstate hemorrhaging population, no major employers moving in or adding jobs, and Cornell building ever more student housing, is it possible Ithaca will be overbuilt pretty quickly? -Eddie Coyle via Ithaca.com Is the City of Ithaca going to give McKinley Development Company a special tax break in order to create more

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"affordable housing"? Every time the local government does that, they create an unfair advantage to big developers, and shift the property tax burden more onto the little guy -- mom and pop landlords -- which in turn have to _raise_ their rents. Perhaps the big developers are giving kickbacks to the town and city board members? Regardless, the local government is effectively making Ithaca look and feel more and more like regions of the Soviet Union, where everyone lives in little concrete apartments in 10 story high-rise buildings. Do we really want all these huge apartment complexes everywhere rather than houses? The best most fair way to achieve affordable housing is by reducing the tax and regulatory burden for _all_ landlords. -Richard Ballantyne, via Ithaca.com

Re: Common Council, residents sound off on potential end of IPD As a County resident outside the City I don't have much of a personal stake in what he City does except when I shop there. But, I don't like off loading city services to the County where all County residents have to pay for them with their taxes. Ithaca keeps trying to do off load stuff to the County. Second, "reforming" the police department and weakening it may make the crime situation in Ithaca, already too high, worse. Then who will want to live there? Law abiding people may move out of the City and those outside the City may choose to shop elsewhere so sales tax revenue and parking fees in the City will drop. Then City residents taxes, already sky high, will reach the stratosphere. -Henry Kramer, via Ithaca.com

Re: IPD officers sound off at Common Council meeting From a family member: "...by my opinion for what it's worth after quite a few years of patrol work is that this is a terrible idea. There is a place for councilors and therapists and mediators for sure, but there must be a mechanism when that doesn't work. One of our biggest callers is the county mental health therapists. Also, young officers learn interpersonal skills and other valuable lessons on non-critical calls. This prepares them for the "big one". Talking to an irate citizen or drunk prepares a young man or woman to then be comfortable and calm dealing with an irate armed suspect. For most of us being in these types of situations is not natural and in the beginning is uncomfortable. Only through years of experience do officers gain the wisdom and calm demeanor to really be able to set the tone for the younger guys and be an example. Only send officers to violence and all you’re creating is soldiers who expect violence at every turn." -Carol Whitlow, via Ithaca.com

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Nicole LaFave, Travis Brooks announce candidacy for County Legislature

icole LaFave announced her candidacy for the Tompkins County Legislature, District 1, which comprises Central Downtown Ithaca, the NorthSide, the SouthSide, and West Hill. LaFave is a second term Board of Education Member of the Ithaca City School District. She is a working-class mother of three, known for her community activism and is a co-founding member of Black Lives Matter Ithaca. LaFave writes “I am running for County Legislature because in my heart of hearts, I am a public servant. I am running for County Legislature because we need more BIPOC women at the table with decision making power who can empathize with the many experiences of our constituents that keep them trapped in intergenerational poverty and without access to resources to improve their life trajectory. I seek a seat at the table to be a voice for segments of our community that feel unseen and unheard.” LaFave writes: “Ithaca is Gorges is a slogan we see on bumper stickers and t-shirts, but more and more, I find myself asking -- Ithaca is Gorges for whom? Who gets to enjoy the beauty of this city and the many treasures it bears? What are some of the barriers that keep residents from accessing the quality of life that Ithaca has to offer and how can I best be a part of breaking down those barriers? I am running for the Tompkins County Legislature because I believe in the promise of Ithaca and the virtue of community building. I seek to serve because it is my desire and passion to see every single resident of TC living their best life, an equitable life, a life of abundance, of joy, fortune and fortitude.” LaFave was born and raised in the heart of Harlem and has been a resident of the City of Ithaca, since attending Ithaca College in 2003 where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. Social justice, racial justice, and climate justice are at the heart of her platform. She said she believes that every resident of Tompkins County, and the City of Ithaca, will benefit from a more socially just and equitable County that seeks to close the gap on inequities that impact all of our communities, especially BIPOC and rural communities. LaFave is currently the Assistant Director of Diversity Alumni Programs at Cornell University, where she cultivates and builds relationships with diverse alumni and spearheads equitable and inclusive programming to create lifelong learning opportunities for the Cornell community. In addition, she is a Board of Education

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Member of the Ithaca City School District, where she has fought for all students to have the right to an engaging and equitable education regardless of socioeconomic class and race. She has also served as a member of the Ithaca Community Police Review Board and the United Way Grant Review Team. Nicole believes that her experience with governance, public service and community activism would make her an asset to the Tompkins County Legislature. Her campaign will focus on: Supporting the movement in county government to center diversity, equity, and justice in its deliberations and decisions. A robust economic recovery plan that supports local businesses, emphasizes use of local labor for new developments, and

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focuses on a living wage for all in Tompkins County. Creating more green, low-income housing in downtown Ithaca with access to parks and pedestrian sidewalks in areas with less traffic and air pollution. Fighting climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by expanding affordable and renewable energy sources to all residents of Tompkins county. Increasing the number of alternative models for incarceration and strengthening existing programs that support reentry work and rethinking our criminal justice system. She writes “I am running for County Legislature to represent District 1 because I would like to see all of my constituents living a better quality of life. I would like 10–16 ,

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to see all of my neighbors earning a living wage, accessing quality childcare, and living in truly affordable housing here within the district if they so choose.” LaFave will also be seeking reelection to the Ithaca City School District Board of Education in May. To join LaFave’s campaign team: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA IpQLSdfgWee675ks448gEM2xmdLzyJF6upipJqRv9mbPQwLSribQg/viewform To learn more about LaFave’s platform https://www.votenicolelafave.com/?fbc lid=IwAR13Vg9PIYpEybX5M68e2uaM72 xN20-hz9ShAlIV_Ik9etBRQscj0ob2CI0 To donate to LaFave’s campaign: paypal.me/nicole.lafave ● ● ●

Community advocate Travis Brooks, has announced his candidacy for Tompkins County Legislator in District 1. “I want to be the voice at the table that represents the entire community because I've lived their experiences. Their stories are my stories, my voice is their voice, and

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their struggle is my reason.” Brooks’ announcement comes after veteran Legislator Leslyn McBean-Clairborne announced she would not be seeking re-election. Legislator McBean-Clairborne was the first African American to represent District 1 and her impact has been profound. “This seat has been held for 20 years by my mentor Leslyn McBean-Clairborne and I hope to build upon her remarkable legacy and represent the district with the same tenacity and compassion that she has brought to the Legislature.” Brooks has been active in the community for over 20 years. As the Deputy Director of the Greater Ithaca Activities Center, he manages multiple programs focused on education, development, and

sustainability. Brooks is also the Director of Ithaca’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK), a program launched by President Obama designed to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color. “I have been blessed to have worked with so many families over the last 22 years at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center which has greatly influenced my passion for advocacy, creating opportunities, inspiring change and bringing communities together. I am devoted to serving as the voice of our community and am relentless in my devotion to improving the quality of life, especially for the disenfranchised. As a member of Ithaca's Municipal Drug Policy Committee, Brooks’ insights and recommendations were instrumental in bringing a $1M grant to implement a diversion program dedicated to reorienting typical responses to crimes and helping those suffering from addiction, poverty and mental health issues. He said has the unique ability to analyze a problem, identify stakeholders and bring them to the table to work collaboratively to create solutions. Brooks lives on 5th St and raised his children here in Ithaca. “As a father, I raised six kids into adulthood. I have been a single dad, a married dad, and a single divorced dad. At one point, I had to rely on the system to help me survive. I want to ensure there are alternatives to a system that is designed to limit growth for those who walk along the path I walked. I went from renter in the projects to a homeowner across the street from those same projects. I am proof that anyone can be the change that they decide to be.” Priorities of Brook’s campaign: Affordable housing–gentrification has removed our most vulnerable people from their communities and placed them in the most remote areas which lack the most basic resources Employment opportunities and economic growth–creating jobs that give families stability and upward movement beyond the living wage Improve quality of life for the marginalized West Hill residents Funding for community programs–we must push for programs that provide sustained programming based on the specific needs of the community Brooks is looking forward to connecting with all the neighbors of District 1 via meetups, meaningful discussions, and virtual social events. “My campaign will be organized by the people, for the people. This is not about me; this is about an experience for the folks I serve; this is our journey together as a people. I am committed to having my campaign staff reflect the people we serve.” Brooks’ team is eager to start circulating petitions and encourages everyone to search ‘Brooks for Legislature’ on social media platforms.

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HARBOR UPDATE Guthrie medical building should be complete by late 2021, early 2022

ver the course of the pandemic, City Harbor construction has experienced some delays, but things are starting to move again. The Guthrie Medical office, a 60,000 square foot building on Willow Avenue, is back on schedule, according to Shawn Karney, associate vice president of regional operations for Guthrie Medical Group. Currently, the construction team is erecting the steel structure for the building. “We had a few delays in construction with the weather and some other challeng-

By Rya n Bieber es with the pandemic, but overall we’re on good footing and really excited to see the steel going up on the building,” he said. If you drive by, you can see it from Route 13 and you can see that the building is taking shape. The past few months have been consumed with driving piles into the ground to stabilize the earth and removing existing buildings like the Haunt, Karney said, although he made it a point to mention that the latter was “not really Guthrie’s portion of the involvement.”

Steelwork is expected to take a few more months and will be followed up with interior drywall work. The expected completion date for the medical office is late 2021 or early 2022, barring any more delays. “What you’ll see through the spring and summer is just a lot of people on site working on building a medical office building and finishing out that space,” Karney said. “By the September or October timeframe, we’ll see a building looking like it’s ready to go.” Construction of the City Harbor, which includes the promenade and 156 apartMa r ch

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ment units in the Point East and Point West buildings, has been a little slower. In an interview with Lambrou Real Estate back in February, owner Costa Lambrou mentioned that they were dealing with some COVID-related financial issues due to banks not lending as much money during the pandemic, as well as some debate with the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT). “They basically want traffic to flow more in the city, and we want pedestrians and

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at 3.35 meters (10’ 11.75”) and 3.20 meters (10’ 6”) respectively. Matt Scheffler — the coach overseeing the pole vaulters — is a busy guy. In addition to coaching the men and women at IC, he does the same for Lansing High, and he runs the Tompkins County Pole Vault Club. I am looking forward to writing a feature highlighting this fascinating athletic discipline, and to better understand the convergence of skills and physics.

Back in Action Ste ve L aw re nc e

s one might imagine, 12 months of cancelations can create a very jammed-up story pipeline, and I recall looking at a headline from February of 2020 and thinking how much fun it would be to follow up. The headline stated, “Pole Vault Coach Builds Powerhouse Program at Ithaca College,” and that contention was backed up by a performance by Bomber sophomore Meghan Matheny that vaulted her — so to speak — into the position of the #1 pole vaulter in all of Division III. Soon thereafter… well, you know… a pandemic changed everything. Over the weekend, the Bombers picked up where they left off, getting back into action after nearly a full year and dominating the six-team field at Nazareth, racking up 261 points over 16 events to win the meet by an impressive 166 points. The other five teams in attendance amassed point totals of 95 (St. John Fisher College), 92 (Nazareth), 48 (Sage Colleges), 39 (Houghton College) and 38 (Alfred University). Remarkably, the Bombers took first place in 13 of the 16 events, and put up doubledigit points in all but one event.

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Meghan Matheny wins the pole vault competition at Nazareth (Photo by Ithaca College)

As expected, the pole vaulters came out strong, as Matheny took first place with a vault of 3.50 meters (11’ 5.75”), which translated to 15th in the country. Freshman vaulter Gwen Gisler and senior Juliann Terry followed in second and third

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The Cornell Athletics community lost one of its greats a few days ago, as Glen Mueller passed on. Glen was a stellar two-sport athlete at Cornell (competing in basketball and lacrosse), and according to retired lacrosse coach Richie Moran — who knew Mueller for over 60 years — Glen “could have been a great linebacker or tight end.” Prior to coming to Cornell in 1969, Moran had been the de facto high priest of Long Island lacrosse as a native son and the coach at powerhouse Manhasset High. He stated that he knew Mueller since the lad was about 10 years old, and in fact, Mueller was recruited by Moran’s predecessor, Ned Harkness, to play at Cornell.

When Richie took the job, he, like any new coach, had yet to field a team that he had recruited himself, so he was therefore delighted to have a player like Mueller there to help build the program. And build a program they did… The 1970 team ran the table, but the national champion was determined by a coaches’ poll rather than on the field, so the Big Red was overlooked. The next year, the first NCAA tournament was held, and Cornell eliminated the need for any subjectivity, beating Brown, Navy and Maryland in the tournament to claim the first of Cornell’s three national championships. Of Mueller, Moran said, “Glen was a fierce competitor, and in fact, when he was in high school he was on the same All-Region team as Julius Erving. He played a major role on our lacrosse teams in 1970 and ’71, and I always called him a great silent leader. He was just a dynamo — before, during and after practice — and he had such an impact on his teammates.” Moran added, “He was a 6’4” attackman, and some people called him ‘a monster.’ He didn’t run around defenders, he ran over them. He was overpowering.” Moran’s admiration for Mueller extended far beyond their time as coach and player. “Glen’s connection with his teammates lasted throughout his life,” Richie offered, “and I will never forget when Bob Buhmann was very ill, and Glen and Bob Rule took him to California to see his kids. It was a very kind and generous gesture.” Mueller worked at his alma mater, then went to work at Stanford for a few years as the college’s Chief Information Officer, but left in 1997 and eventually returned to Cornell, where he would serve as Audit Manager. He was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008. Thanks to Joe Scaglione III for the photo of the Little Red boys’ basketball team last week. Sorry we forgot the photo credit!

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rainful’s newest products are quickly becoming best sellers, but haven’t strayed from the company’s focus on oat-based meals. Korean-style vegetable BBQ and green goddess falafel are two of the latest creations from the South Hill–based health food company. Though not a new company in the area, Grainful’s continued success has led to it being carried in chains around the country like Acme Markets, H-E-B, Wegmans, Walmart and Price Chopper.

The inspiration behind Grainful was to bring great tasting, healthy, convenient meals to college campuses. However, at the time they found the distribution channel to bring a fresh product to students wasn’t there yet, so they decided to explore frozen foods. “We looked at how we can bring great tasting, internationally inspired food with clean ingredients to people,” cofounder Tony Eisenhut said. “Frozen was the best way to do that […] Our goal has been to bring food that is healthy with as few ingredients as possible to consumers, and make it as accessible to people as possible.”

The company relies heavily on international flavors and avoids the excess of salt and preservatives found in many frozen entrees. “We felt that we could make great tasting food by using spices and flavors from around the world, rather than just killing it with salt,” Eisenhut said. Grainful also relies on oats as its primary grain, citing its nutritional value, cost effectiveness and versatility. “We saw a huge potential in oats,” Eisenhut said. “It’s a relatively inexpensive commodity and has incredible culicontinued on page 12

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nary attributes. Oats in and of itself is blah, he said. “Jan (Pajerski), who runs the company day-to-day, comes from a but they absorb moisture and flavor really first-generation Polish family, and food is well. So we set about to see how we could use oats as the center plate grain and build central to them.” In addition to the falafel and Korean these great tasting international meals.” BBQ meals, GrainOats also offul also offers a fer another benTuscan bean and efit — they’re kale meal, a veggluten free for etarian chili, chana people who have masala, jambalaya, celiac disease and macaroni and or other gluten cheese meals. intolerances. “Our passion To ensure their comes down to the oats are gluten fact that the core free, Graingroup of us absoful partakes in lutely believe that what’s called the all people deserve purity protocol. to eat quality food This means at the best price their oats come possible,” Eisenhut from farms that said. “Just because only grow crops food is inexpensive that are gluten -cofounder Tony Eisenhut doesn’t mean it has free. That way, to taste bad or have the processing equipment fake ingredients doesn’t touch in it.” gluten, and the The next step for oats are transGrainful is to make ported on trucks that don’t touch gluten to their dry oats available in bulk. Customers mills that only process gluten free oats. will be able to see where it was milled and who the farmers are. “We’ve worked to be gluten free,” “We think our customers have a right Eisenhut. “We want to be as gluten free as to know where their food comes from, possible.” and we have confidence that the customer The team at Grainful has also made the effort to include a wide variety of cuisines, will support that mindset,” Eisenhut said. inspired in part by their own backgrounds, “We’re passionate about people, treating Eisenhut said. them fairly and giving them the best qual“We grew up in ethnic families, and ity product we can.” food is the center of every family event,”

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Biz Briefs New York State Automobile Dealers Association Elects Tim Maguire as Chairman The New York State Automobile Dealers Association, a statewide trade organization representing approximately 1,000 franchised new vehicle dealers is proud to announce Tim Maguire was sworn in as Chairman for the upcoming year. Tim Maguire, president of Maguire Automotive in Ithaca NY, assumed the New York State Automobile Dealers Asso-

ciation (NYSADA) Chairmanship effective November 11, 2020 during the Association’s Annual Meeting held at The Saratoga Hilton in Saratoga, New York. New York’s franchised dealers maintain a multi billion-dollar industry. Total sales of all NYSADA dealerships in 2019 generated 62.5 billion dollars, reflecting nearly 21 percent of the total Sales/Corp/ Payroll tax collected in the state. For more information on this subject, visit www. nysada.com.

R.J. Lavine Joins the Hangar Theatre as Managing Director

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The Hangar Theatre is pleased to announce that R.J. Lavine (she/her/hers) has been named Managing Director, effective January 11, 2021. R.J. Lavine is an Ithaca native who returned to the area nine years ago with her husband, Daniel Graham and children, Wesley and Kestrel Graham-Lavine. Since 1996, she has served as a co-director for Helping Hands Summer Camp in Windsor, NY. Helping Hands is an overnight nature camp for neuro-atypical adults with developmental and ambulatory disabilities. Most recently, she has served as the Director of Development and Communications for the Kitchen Theatre Company since 2018. She was promoted from her prior role as the Manager of Growth and Giving this past July. Lavine has also served as Volunteer Coordinator at the Ulysses Philomathic Library in Trumansburg, and has served on the Boards of Trumansburg Joint Youth Commission and Trumansburg Community Nursery School. She has also volunteered with the Multicultural Resource Center, and co-founded the Affordable Housing Alliance in Trumansburg. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from American University, and has studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute through a SOS grant from Community Arts Partnership, and is a graduate of the Actors Workshop of Ithaca. Lavine states, “Upon returning to Ithaca, I’ve worked as a performer and producer, forging several collaborative partnerships. As an administrator at the Kitchen Theatre Company for over two years, I have expanded my social network (locally and nationally) to include hundreds of artists, patrons, funders, organizations, and businesses. Myriad experiences

spanning twenty five years in non-profit direct service, retail, living and working abroad, and attending an international boarding school have prepared me for the exciting and rewarding work of the Managing Director position”. Lavine played an FBI agent in the 2019 Hangar Theatre production of You Can’t Take it With You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, part of the Hangar’s 2019 Big Play Festival!. Other select local acting credits include R.C. in Bug (House of Ithaqua) and Glinda in The Wizard of Oz (Encore Players). She was selected by a search committee made up of Hangar staff and board members, after an extensive search spanning from August to December of 2020. She is succeeding MaryBeth Bunge, who served as Managing Director from 20172020, and retired in April of 2020. Alfred Butler served as the Interim Managing Director throughout the search, co-leading the organization with Interim Artistic Director Shirley Serotsky. “R.J. brings incredible skill, intelligence, thoughtfulness, and life experience to this role,” said Serotsky. “I’m so excited to work side by side with her, creating art and building community, as we navigate the twists and turns of these unprecedented times.” The Hangar Theatre is currently planning a full summer Mainstage season with one virtual experience, and four live outdoor productions. Patrons can help support the Hangar with a 2021 subscription at www.hangartheatre.org/subscriptions.

Tompkins Connect is pleased to announce the winners of the 6th Annual Fab5 Young Professional Awards, sponsored by the Tompkins Trust Company.

These awards highlight and celebrate the achievements of young professionals who are excelling in their fields and making an impact in Tompkins County. This year, the Fab5 Committee sought young professionals who have been able to shine and excel despite the unprecedented challenges our community has faced. The committee received a historic number of nominations for individuals who did remarkable things this past year. Two additional awards were also added this year; an Essential Worker “Hero” award was created to recognize a young professional who was considered “essential” throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and an Above and Beyond award was added to recognize an outstanding individual who has made significant contributions to our community. Please join Tompkins Connect and the aforementioned sponsors in congratulating this year’s winners: Not-for-Profit Leader of the Year – Johanna Anderson, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, for her remarkable leadership during this challenging time. Business Leader of the Year – Patcontinued on page 16

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bikes to have better access,” Lambrou explained about the DOT. “Between that and some other obscure code issues that came up because of the railroad tracks that bisect the waterfront, it will slow things down until those get resolved.” Heather McDaniel, president of Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED), echoed the issue of bank lending but spoke to the tax abatements City Harbor has received from the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency (TCIDA), which provides a variety of tax incentives for new construction. “Now that COVID has happened, we’re seeing the banks pulling back,” she said. “They’re requiring more and more equity investment and less bank financing, so the return on investment margins for a developer become lower and lower. We stepped in as a way to support.” At a Planning and Development Board meeting on Feb. 23, David Herrick, lead civil engineer for the project for local engineering firm T.G. Miller, P.C., pitched a change to the project plans for City Harbor. The new plan added a mechanical room to the Point East building that would support the heat exchange system for all of the City Harbor buildings and the Guthrie medical office building. “If you’ve been down to Willow Avenue you’ll know Guthrie is well ahead … however they need the heat exchange ... in order to heat and cool when they are ready for occupancy which will be later this year or early next year,” Herrick said. The Board was in favor of the proposed changes but had mild concerns about the temporary structure becoming permanent. Under the plans, the mechanical room

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would be considered a temporary structure until the Point East Building is actually built. “When you approve multi-stage projects, there’s always the possibility that some unforeseen circumstances come to be and for reasons that none of us anticipate, maybe the Point East building never gets built and this temporary structure is still standing five years from now,” said Garrick

Blalock, member of the board and liaison to the Board of Public Works. To remedy this, the board created a condition in the resolution that said if the temporary structure remained after a specific number of years, it would have to come back to the board for a second look. The board approved this change unanimously.

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rick Blackman, Coltivare, for his inspiring leadership to the Coltivare staff, TC3 students, and Ithaca community. Rookie of the Year – Ben Sandberg, The History Center in Tompkins County, for his creativity and commitment as a new leader of The History Center during this challenging year. Entrepreneur of the Year – Olivia Ashline-Royale, Easy Living Hats, for her exceptional entrepreneurship and dedication to supporting the Ithaca community. Volunteer of the Year – Juliana Gar-

cia, Mutual Aid Tompkins, for her contributions towards developing the Tompkins County Mutual Aid response, with the help of her team. Essential Worker “Hero” Award – Emily Mallar, Cayuga Health Partners, for her exceptional efforts of providing rapid medical communications throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling the medical community to reduce the number of hospitalizations and Emergency Room visits. Above and Beyond Award - Melissa Madden, PressBay Food Hub, for her work in bringing fresh, local food to our community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Fab5 is a unique event that showcases the great work young professionals are doing in our community,” said David Walton, Event and Program Manager at Tompkins Chamber and member of the Fab5 planning committee. “This past year has been challenging in so many ways, but it has been inspiring to see so many people step up and help each other out.” “While this year is a little different, we are confident that the Fab5 Awards will continue to be a great event and can’t wait to honor these outstanding members of our community,” shared Jessie White, Co-Chair of Tompkins Connect and 2019 Volunteer of the Year winner. “We also

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hope virtual attendees leave with a renewed sense of love for Tompkins County as a place to live, work, and most importantly stay." "There are countless young professionals living and working in our community who are shaping both the short-term and long-term success of our organizations. Our young professionals are so important to the healthy future of our community and we are pleased to honor these young professionals for their achievements,” said Tompkins Trust Company President and CEO Greg Hartz. “It is especially important to recognize the accomplishments of our young professionals who have stepped up to help our community this past year, as COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on our community.” The Fab5 Awards are co-sponsored by Communiqué Design & Marketing, Tompkins Chamber, and Cayuga Health. The committee would also like to recognize the event’s media sponsor, the Ithaca Voice, and its production sponsor Well Said Media, as well as the promotional support of the Ithaca Times. Visit http://www.tompkinschamber. org/Fab5Awards to learn more about the winners and to register for the event. About Tompkins Connect Tompkins Connect is a local young professional organization, which was formed in 2010 and currently has over 700 members. Tompkins Connect is housed within the Tompkins Chamber. Their mission is to connect young professionals and emerging leaders through networking, community building, and volunteerism in Tompkins County.

Tompkins Trust Company Named a Friend of the Arts by the Community Arts Partnership

The Community Arts Partnership (CAP) is proud to present this year’s Friend of the Arts Award to Tompkins Trust Company. The Trust Company is a longstanding supporter of the Community Arts Partnership and arts organizations across the county. The Trust Company currently serves as the primary sponsor for the CAP ArtSpace in the Ithaca College Gallery located in downtown Ithaca in the Tompkins Center for History and Culture. Says CAP’s Executive Director, Megan Barber, “We are so grateful for Tompkins Trust Company’s consistent and strong support over many years. Their culture of philanthropy shows up in the financial support they provide as well as the community involvement of their employees. We are pleased to recognize their generosity not just to CAP but to so many elements of our local arts and culture sector.” Adds Tompkins Trust Company President and CEO, Greg Hartz, ““Arts and culture are important for the well-being of communities, as they often help fuel important conversations, encourage learning, and move communities towards various levels of positive change. Our vibrant arts scene in Tompkins County is one of the things that makes it such a unique and wonderful place to live.”

Reviewing ‘Fantasia 2000,’ the ‘Leprachaun’ series and a Clint Eastwood Oscar-winner

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s COVID has kept theaters closed for now, I have soldiered on, doing deep dives into more movies I haven’t seen, movies I’ve always wanted to see. If I couldn’t see as many new films as I once was, at least I was watching films. Isn’t it ironic? If I was doing my usual due diligence, I wouldn’t have the time to have seen so many older pictures. (Sarcastic tone) Thanks to COVID, I have time. I froze the list of films at 160 titles back in mid-November and wrote the first story, which appeared in December 2020; I started a “Phase II” list and kept watching stuff I’d never seen before: 50 more movies. I saw great films, including three early Alfred Hitchcock classics: “The 39 Steps” (1935), “The Lady Vanishes” (1938) and “Foreign Correspondent” (1940). There were revelations, to be sure: how had I gotten this far in life without seeing “Parenthood” (1989), Ron

Howard’s sweet and empathetic comedy about the inexorable connection of family? There were two vintage David Cronenberg body horror pictures, “The Brood” (1979) and “Scanners” (1981), and two of Charlie Chaplin’s silent masterpieces, “Modern Times” (1936) and “The Gold Rush” (1925). And while parsing the special features of Disney’s “Fantasia 2000”, there was a fascinating documentary, Ted Nicolaou’s “Dali & Disney: A Date with Destino” (2010), detailing an animated collaboration between Disney and Salvador Dali. Did everything stick to the ribs? Not quite. It’s impossible to describe how forgettable and generic the buddy cop movie “City Heat” (1984) turned out to be, even with the reliable wattage of Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. A two-and-a-half-hour comedy about a bunch of drunken jerks stumbling through midlife crises? John Cassavetes’ sloppy and indulgent “Husbands” (1970) overstayed its welcome by at least an hour. And frankly, “One Million Years B.C.” was just prehistoric crapola, even the Ray Harryhausen stop-motion special effects. As with the last story, I’ll write in some depth about four of the films that really stuck the landing, for one reason or another.

documentaries about horror history and special effects, but never saw any of the films top to bottom. So, I picked up Universal Pictures’ box set of all the ‘30s and ‘40s “Invisible Man” movies. The first two films are impressive technically, but the “Invisible Man” inevitably devolves into a cackling megalomaniacal jerk. (Kevin Bacon in “Hollow Man'' and the recent reboot of “The Invisible Man” carry the notion to much more horrific ends.) For the second sequel, “The Invisible Woman” (1940), Universal decided to flip the script, hired two of Abbott and Costello’s best comedy writers, and turned the series into a truly daffy screwball comedy. A rich lawyer (John Howard) is funding a daffy mad scientist (John Barrymore) in the invention of an invisibility device. Their test subject is a plucky department store model, played by Virginia Bruce, who’s just been fired. Her boss cheats and berates all the other models. I’m not that familiar with director A. Edward Sutherland, but he knows how to stage action, special effects and comedy. Virginia Bruce is really fun to watch and quite a woke heroine for the times. For me, the key comedy sequence is Bruce using her invisibility to torment her former employer, a pretty progressive notion for 1940, when almost all movies were draped in casual sexism. ● ● ●

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“Lady and the Tramp,” “Now You See Him, Now You Don’t” and “The Apple Dumpling Gang.” Back then, I saw Disney’s musical anthology experiment “Fantasia” (1940) on a rerelease, but aside from Mickey Mouse in “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and the scariness of “Night on Bald Mountain,” I was confused and bored. I wasn’t sophisticated enough to appreciate experimental moody animation combined with classical music. Ironically, when I began reviewing films in 1987, animated anthologies were one of my favorite genres, so I should have been first in line to see “Fantasia 2000” (1999). Walt Disney had always intended “Fantasia” to evolve, to be rereleased with new sequences added, but its initial release was not a success, and it took decades to revive his passion project. Hosted by various celebrities and musicians, and anchored once more with “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” a new generation of animators were allowed to make mood pieces and try new techniques that weren’t yoked to narrative. My favorite segment was Eric Goldberg’s Warner Brothers-style salute to big-city life, scored by Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and rendered in the style of caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. It’s so visually dense that you’ll want to watch it again and count “Ninas.” ● ● ●

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Vegas” (1995) is actually the best film of the bunch. The li’l evil guy is all about keeping his gold, and the producers realized that the films worked best when he was plopped down in a place that played to his strengths. Since Las Vegas is all about greed, TrenchardSmith was able to use his gift for humor to fashion a kind of “Twilight Zone” meets ”Tales From The Crypt” story of desperate charClint Eastwood plays the Stranger in High Plains Drifter 1973 acters who usually get hoisted by their own peIt's bizarre that a low-budget weirdo tards. (An aging casino worker who wishes title like “Leprechaun” would spawn she could afford plastic surgery doesn’t an eight-film series. I saw the original exactly get what she wanted, in a liter“Leprechaun” and figured that was all I ally explosive moment; call it Botox from needed, so it wasn’t until I watched the hell.) Apart from Warwick Davis’ wickedly next five movies that I realized that Brian funny work in the title role, the “LepreTrenchard-Smith’s “Leprechaun 3: In chaun” series has no continuity, which can

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be very freeing creatively. It’s impressive how polished Trenchard-Smith’s work is on a very low budget. Connoisseurs of stolen shots, here is your movie. ● ● ●

Clint Eastwood began directing his own films at the beginning of the ‘70s with the thriller “Play Misty For Me.” “High Plains Drifter” (1973) is Eastwood’s first great Western, the one that begins to hint at the depth and style he would bring to later oaters “The Outlaw Josey Wales” (1976), “Pale Rider” (1985) and his Oscarwinning “Unforgiven” (1992). Inspired by the grisly 1964 story of Kitty Genovese, who was murdered while 38 witnesses did nothing to help or call police, the film opens with Eastwood as a spectral figure riding out of the desert like a vision. Eastwood’s enigmatic antihero arrives in a town where the sheriff was murdered while the townsfolk stood by and did nothing. Within a day, Eastwood has the entire populace hoping that he’ll protect them from the killers, but Eastwood takes perverse pleasure in playing people against each other and making them squirm with guilt. The dominant image is that of the town itself, every building painted scarlet red. Eastwood has a magnificent cast at his disposal here, including Verna Bloom (“National Lampoon’s Animal House”), Mitchell Ryan (“Lethal Weapon”), Stefan Gierasch (“Carrie”) and Billy Curtis (“The Wizard of Oz”), the only somewhat sympathetic person in town.

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ounded in 1999 as a cooperative studio and gallery, the Ink Shop Printmaking Center is unique amongst Ithaca’s independent art spaces. While other galleries rely on a membership or “stable” of artists to fill out their exhibition calendars, the Shop — taking advantage of the multiplicity and portability of the print medium — highlights national and international printmakers and places them in conversation with those from Ithaca and Central New York. Currently open to the public by appointment only, the Shop has been weathering the present health crisis by buckling down on its core identity as a working studio and planning for the future. Open since last summer and extended through later this month (March 26), a pair of ongoing exhibits celebrate the Ink Shop’s commitment to its membership as well as its longstanding tradition of overseas commerce. Both “Ink Shop Print-

makers 20/20 Hindsight Portfolio” and “Limerick Studio Printmakers: 20 Years of Change” represent the fruits of a portfolio exchange, made last year, between the Shop and an independent Irish print shop. Most of the artists in the Ink Shop portfolio will be familiar in name and approach to longtime followers of local art. The diversity and technical sophistication of the Shop’s membership is as clear as ever, but the selections feel oddly both encapsulated and scattered. It isn’t a show that stands on its own — at least not any more. Judy Barringer’s dark blue etching “Beyond the Kármán Line” — the title refers to the boundary between the Earth’s atmosphere and outer space — is characteristically rich and complex. Like an extract from a graphic novel, the piece unfolds across two “panels”: a cryptic explosion and placid asteroids, painterly

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effects played off of crisp outlines and cross-hatching. Kumi Korf ’s color intaglio “Chrysalis Baby” displays a similar nuanced layering, embedding memories of nature in simplified abstract forms. Hunter Buck and Christa Wolf, also working in intaglio, explore varieties of gestural abstraction. Ian McCoy’s “Past, Present, Potential,” a black-and-white woodcut on an unfolded manila folder, unravels a configuration of geometric facets into a visionary landscape. Jenny Pope and Scout Dunbar both forego their customary exuberant color for near black-and-white. Pope’s woodcut “Irish Elk and Great Auk” and Dunbar’s transfer drawing “Circus Pony” — the latter accented in colored pencil — are characteristically irrepressible. The Limerick Printmakers portfolio, in contrast, ought to represent new vistas. That much of it feels over-familiar testifies to the homogeneity of much contemporary art worldwide. Much of the work displays a youth-oriented or pop aesthetic, perhaps more at home in T-shirt or poster design than in a formal gallery space. (Unlike the Ink Shop work, the Irish pieces here are unframed.) Several artists do this quite well: with a welcome measure of elegance and wit. Carol Kennedy’s mixed media cyanotype “An Alien in Lough Derg” combines the familiar deep blue with a spattering of gold — the decorative effect offsetting the intricate threads of a submerged jellyfish. Eva Byrne’s silkscreen “Are there clouds in the night-time?” and Áine Finnegan’s monoprint and collagraph “CHANGE SLOW” display a seemingly Japanese-inspired kawaii sensibility. Clodagh Twomey’s “Cornucopia,” another silkscreen print, recalls a mid-twentieth-century pop futurism. Still, some of us long for an art of greater imaginative and expressive depth — one attempted by only a few of the Limerick artists here. David Lilburn’s “What will I think tomorrow?” is the most compelling of these by a good measure. Combining drypoint in dark brown with patches of faint blue watercolor and playful additions — a U.S. flag stamp among them — in chine-collé, Lilburn creates an evocative picture map of his city. The scene is full: little architectural vignettes, caricatures of people and animals, symbols of terrain and travel. Given the etiolated condition of the local exhibitions scene and the continuing struggles of the artists and organizations that work to make it happen, these two modest shows can best be taken as a kind of institutional memory. Planned in advance of the current pandemic, they testify to longstanding ways of doing things that perhaps need to be reconstructed if not radically rethought. Too, they offer a welcome reminder of exactly what we’ve been missing. For those unable to visit the gallery in person, a virtual presentation of these shows can be found at https://ink-shop. org/exhibits/. 2 0 2 1

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world in the hands of the heroes’ kids, who have their own powers and family issues. The main character is Missy Moreno (YaYa Gosselin), a kid with no powers to speak of, and a dad superguy (Pedro Pascal) who retired from the Heroics Program. Missy is at school when the aliens attack, and all the super kids are rounded up by Ms. Granada (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) and confined at Heroics Headquarters. There’s a kid named Wheels (Andy Walken) whose powers are super-

Review: ‘We Can Be Heroes’ Sharkboy and Lava Girl’s sequel proves to be entertaining, clever comic book film By Br yan VanC ampe n

very movie studio wants a piece of the shared worlds of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Scoob!” was the first move towards a connected series of films in the Hanna-Barbera stable of animated characters. DC and Universal took their shots at doing the same thing — DC with its own superheroes and Universal trying to tie its line of classic monsters together — and ended up with a couple of really bad Justice League movies and the misbegotten Tom Cruise version of “The Mummy.” What they learned is that they’re better off making good standalone films like “Shazam!,” “Wonder Woman” and “The Invisible Man.” Not for nothing, but for almost 20 years, Austin-based filmmaker Robert Rodriguez has had better luck establishing his own brand of Latino-flavored, sugar-high family-friendly kids’ adventures, starting with “Spy Kids” (four films and an animated Netflix series), “Shorts” and “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl”; that one was so kid-friendly that Rodriguez wrote the script with his son Racer.

We Can Be Heroes a 2020 film by Robert Rodriguez. (Netf lix)

A sequel to “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl,” “We Can Be Heroes” (Netflix-Double R Productions, 100 mins., 2020) is a clever twist on the “Spy Kids” formula: in a world of superheroes — dubbed “Heroics” here — aliens invade Earth and kidnap all the adults in capes and cowls, leaving the fate of the entire

intelligence but should really be powers of expositional dialogue; he tells Missy (and us) all about the other kids’ abilities. There’s Noodles (Lyon Daniels), a boy who can stretch his limbs like, well, noodles, and Ojo (Hala Finley), a mute girl whose cartoons predict future events, a pair of twins who can reverse and fast-forward time, and so on…

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The result is a very entertaining movie for everyone that doesn’t miss a single comic book trope — the ticking clock, the training montage, internecine squabbling — and Rodriguez’s goofy sense of humor that doesn’t miss an opportunity to skewer those same tropes. I also have to give it up to Rodriguez’s imaginative plotting here, because while I was able to predict a twist or two, there are more surprises that I didn’t expect or anticipate. And for a guy who’s seen so many movies, when one gets over on me, I respect that. Rodriguez doesn’t dumb everything down “for kids.” There’s a neat political satirical aspect to the story that appeals in the wake of Trump’s “presidency.” And the adult supers are having a lot of fun bickering among themselves. Adriana Barraza is a sweet discovery as Missy’s protective grandma, who ends up as the Professor X to this band of powered children. Taylor Dooley reprises her role as Lavagirl, but Taylor Lautner was unavailable, so the adult Sharkboy is played by JJ Dashnaw in a cowl that obscures most of his face. There are also fun turns from Boyd Holbrook (“Logan”), Christian Slater (“Heathers”) and the always reliable character actor Christopher McDonald as President Neil Anami. The only thing in “We Could Be Heroes” that didn’t work for me is the lame kiddie-pop version of David Bowie’s “Heroes,” the song that inspired the picture. Everything else is just dandy. “We Could Be Heroes” would make for a great rainy-day double bill with “The Incredibles” or your favorite “X-Men” movie, or even better, that other great superhero school kid movie, “Sky High” (2005).

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Art CRT’s 3rd Annual CREATIVE CORTLAND Community Visual Arts Exhibition! | 12:00 PM, 3/10 Wednesday | Cortland Repertory Theatre, 24 Port Watson St., Cortland | CRT Downtown is proud to again present a striking art gallery from the talents of local artists! This year’s theme: PERSIST. Open for viewing NOW thru Sunday, 3/14. SIX VISIONS | 12:00 PM, 3/11 Thursday | State of the Art Gallery, 120 W Martin Luther King, Jr./State Street, Ithaca | Paintings, photographs and digital art by Frances Fawcett, Susan Larkin, Daniel McPheeters, Diana Ozolins, Nancy Ridenour and David Watkins, Jr. thru March 28, 2021. Call 607-277-1626 during business hours or visit our web site at https://www. soagithaca.org Eurythmic Light: American Landscapes by Brian Keeler | 12:00 PM, 3/13 Saturday | North Star Art Gallery, 743 Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca | FridaysSundays noon to 4pm - socially distanced, and masks required. Eurythmic Light: American Pastoral Landscapes | 12:00 PM, 3/13 Saturday | North Star Art Gallery,

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Drawing Basics Online Workshop | 10:00 AM, 3/14 Sunday | William Benson returns with a 3-week course covering basic techniques of drawing - from the uses of charcoal to Conte crayon to graphite (pencil) and pen and ink. https://classbug.com/businesses/2343/offerings | $40

Virtual Cinemapolis: The Inheritance | All Day 3/12 Friday | A scripted drama of characters attempting to work towards political consensus weaves with a documentary recollection of the Philadelphia liberation group MOVE, the victim of a notorious police bombing in 1985. | 3 day rental available for $12

Movies Cornell Virtual Cinema: Fallen Angels | All Day 3/12 Friday | Wong Kar Wai’s take on love and loss in a ‘90s, urban, neon-lit setting, but a darker film than its companion piece, Chungking Express.†cinema.cornell. edu Cornell Virtual Cinema: Three Summers | All Day 3/12 Friday | Brazilian actress Regina Case shines in the role of a housekeeper trying to overcome stiff social barriers and find her own slice of happiness.†cinema. cornell.edu Cornell Virtual Cinema: ma?ni ñ towards the ocean, towards the shore with pre-recorded introduction by Jeff Palmer (PMA) | All Day 3/12 Friday | A poetic experimental documentary that follows Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier as they wander through their surroundings in the Pacific Northwest and contemplate the afterlife, rebirth, and the place in-between.†cinema.cornell.edu Virtual Cinemapolis: Honeydew | All Day 3/12 Friday | Tells the story of a young couple who are forced to seek shelter in the home of an aging farmer and her peculiar son, when they suddenly begin having strange cravings and hallucinations taking them down a rabbit hole of the bizarre. | 3 day rental for $8

Virtual Cinemapolis: A First Farewell | All Day 3/13 Saturday | A story about treasures in the carefree childhood of a Uighur boy’s life in Xinjiang†and how they gradually fade away, as love, home, and personal advancement get weighed against another for this generation of minority children. | 3 day rental available for $12 Virtual Cinemapolis: Keep An Eye Out | All Day 3/13 Saturday | Belgian funnyman BenoÓt Poelvoorde is Commissaire Buran, a good, bad cop interrogating Fugain, an average Joe who discovered a dead body outside his apartment building.†Bloody, crazy

her novel Fake Accounts with Ithaca’s Chris Holmes. Streamed via crowd cast, visit www.buffalostreetbooks. com for link to register.

Virtual Cinemapolis: Stray | All Day 3/13 Saturday | Through the eyes of three stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security. | 3 day rental available for $12

Celebrating Toni Morrison | 7:00 PM, 3/15 Monday | Join the Africana Library at Cornell University, Black Girl Alchemists at Southside Community Center, and Buffalo Street Books for a community read of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and God Help the Child. Visit†www.buffalostreetbooks.com for link to register.

Special Events

Kids

Odysseys: Ithaca writers on exile, wandering, and searching for home | 7:00 PM, 3/16 Tuesday | The 3/16 reading features:†Sorayya Khan (author of three novels, including City of Spies) and Raza Rumi (journalist, author of Being Pakistani: Society, Culture, and the Arts).†Registration required:https://ithacacityofasylum. com

TCPL Virtual Coding Club for Teens | 4:30 PM, 3/12 Friday | Teens will be introduced to C++ through coding a text-based role-playing game scenario. No experience with coding or the C++ language necessary. Due to limited space registration is required. You only have to register once to take part in all three meetings.†www.tcpl.org/events

Books Talk by Rita P. Davis | 7:00 PM, 3/11 Thursday | Ithaca, | Register at: english.cornell.edu/zalaznick. Executive Counsel Rita P. Davis will talk about her personal journey into activism from an English major, with a focus on the idea that ‘growth requires risk.’ The talk will be followed by a live Q&A, moderated by associate professor Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon. Lauren Oyler in Conversation with Chris Holmes | 7:00 PM, 3/12 Friday | Local author Lauren Oyler will discuss

Ready for Kindergarten: It’s All About Words | 6:30 PM, 3/15 Monday | Six-week fun and family-oriented virtual series on learning ways to incorporate language and literacy into your family’s day. Books and materials provided. Geared for families with children 0-5 years. Families outside Dryden are welcome to join. Link will be provided after sign-up. Contact talktimedryden@gmail.com to get sign-up link.

Notices Ithaca Rotary Club Weekly Meeting | 12:15 PM, 3/10 Wednesday | †This week’s guest speaker is John Turner, VP for Public and Community Relations at Cayuga Health System† on ‘Communication and Marketing during a Pandemic.’† Visit www. ithacarotary.com†to request a link to attend the meeting. Virtual ESL Talk Time | 3:45 PM, 3/10 Wednesday | The group is open to English learners hoping to improve their conversation skills. Visit tcpl.org for the Zoom link. Candidatesí (Virtual) Debate for Tompkins County Legislature District 2 Special Election hosted by LWVTC | 7:00 PM, 3/11 Thursday | Hosted by TC League of Women Voters. For information about attending this Zoom event and submitting questions ahead of time go to http:// www.lwvtompkins.org/ 2021 Winter Ithaca Farmers Market | 10:30 AM, 3/13 Saturday | Triphammer Marketplace, 2255 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca | To comply with COVID-19 rules, vendors will be more spaced out than last year. Market will be in the atrium and in one of the empty storefronts. Chicken Barbecue Sponsored by Enfield Volunteer Fire Company | 11:00 AM, 3/14 Sunday | Enfield Fire Hall, 172 Enfield Main Rd, Ithaca | Due to COVID-19 we will only be serving chicken halves. There will also be

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Virtual Cinemapolis: Still Life in Lodz | All Day 3/12 Friday | The metaphor of the painting is used to tell the story of a woman in Boston who returns to Lodz in search of objects from her memory. In her journey she Ma r ch

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REPLACEMENT WINDOWS

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SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS

CUSTODIAL WORKER I

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OCM BOCES has the need for the following summer school staff from July 6, 2021 to August 13, 2021 and set up day on July 1, 2021. Special Education Teachers Teachers of the Deaf Music Teachers Speech Therapists Teaching Assistants Teaching Assistant/Interpreters Physical Therapists Occupational Therapists Occupational Therapy Assistants Physical Therapy Assistants School Nurses Sites are at various locations through Onondaga and Cortland County. Interested applicants apply online at: www. olasjobs.org/central. For more information regarding Summer School, please visit our website at: www. ocmboces.org EOE

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TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES

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OCM BOCES has the need for a part-time substitute Custodial Worker I, available at multiple locations within Cortland County. Responsible for routine building cleaning tasks, cleaning ceiling vents, changing lights, washing windows, toilets, fixtures, collecting trash, minor maintenance and repair on equipment, and maintaining inventory of supplies and equipment. Send letter of interest and resume to: OCM BOCES, Personnel Department/ Recruitment Office, PO Box 4754, Syracuse, NY 13221. For more information, visit our website at: www.ocmboces.org EOE

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PIANOS

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EMPLOYMENT

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BANKRUPTCY

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805/Business Services

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Are you behind paying your MORTGAGE? Denied a Loan Modification? Is the bank threatening foreclosure? CALL Homeowners Relief Line NOW for Help 1-855-439-5853 Mon-Fri: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm; Sat: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm (all times Pacific) (AAN CAN)

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820/Computer

OCEAN CITY

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Do you owe over $10,000 to the IRS or State in back taxes? Our firm works to reduce the tax bill or zero it out completely FAST. Let us help! Call 855-955-0702. (Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-5pm PST) (AAN CAN)

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Men’s and Women’s Alterations for over 20 years

CLEANING SERVICES RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL JANITORIAL* FLOOR * CARPET

Tuned, Rented Complete Rebuilding Services No job too big or too small

Ithaca Piano Rebuilders (607) 272-6547 950 Danby Rd, Suite 26 South Hill Business Campus, Ithaca

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John’s Tailor Shop

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Macintosh Consulting

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119 West Court St., Ithaca

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Negotiated Wage and Health Benefits | NYS Retirement Pension Program | CDL/Paid Training | Equal Opportunity Employer ICSD is committed to equity,inclusion, and building a diverse staff. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of color.

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DONATE YOUR CAR TO KIDS

DONATE YOUR CAR TO CHARITY

Receive the maximum value of write off for your taxes. Running or not! All conditions accepted. FAST FREE PICKUP 855-978-0215 (AAN CAN)

Drive out Breast Cancer:

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Internet: www.ithaca.com Mail: Ithaca Times Classified Dept PO Box 27 Ithaca NY 14850 In Person: Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm 109 North Cayuga Street

EMPLOYMENT

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