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THACA, N.Y. — Members of the Education Support Professionals Union Ithaca (ESP/I) held a protest outside the Ithaca City School District’s administrative offices on Monday morning after the district failed to make payroll for hundreds of employees ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.

The demonstration was organized in response to ICSD’s failure to issue timely paychecks by the close of business on Friday. The union represents approximately 243 teaching assistants and teacher aides across the district.

“This untimely payroll caused particular hardship to many members of the ESP/I Union, whose starting rate of pay is less than $20/hour,” union leadership wrote in a statement. With banks closed Monday for the holiday, some employees were unable to access direct deposit payroll until Tuesday, May 27.

According to the union, ICSD has a policy of providing “on demand” paper checks to employees who experience payroll errors, but members who attempted to request a check on Friday afternoon were not accommodated.

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ITHACA, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA), in partnership with the City of Ithaca, has announced the return of the Ithaca Retail Mini-Grant Program (IRMGP) to support small businesses still facing economic challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funded by the City of Ithaca’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation, the program provides grants to independently owned, street-level businesses with fewer than 500 employees that were operational before March 3,

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Ithaca’s School Budget Overwhelmingly Passes

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n Tuesday, Ithaca’s voters approved the district’s proposed 2025-26 budget and elected two incumbents and two new members to the board of education.

Proposition 1 — Proposed 2025-2026 Annual District Budget This year, the district’s annual budget overwhelmingly passed with 77.5% approval. Unlike last year’s initially proposed budget which was rejected by voters, the district proposed a “rollover budget” which met the state tax cap with a 3.76% tax levy increase. This year saw just over half of the number of voters as last year’s budget did.

Yes Votes: 3,721 No Votes: 1,080 Passed with 77.5% approval In the 2025-26 budget, program costs make up the largest portion of the budget at 74.78%. Administrative costs make up 10.07% of the total budget, a decrease from the 2024-25 budget at 11.03%. Capital costs make up 14.52% of the budget.

The budget contains a 4.17% increase in spending, increasing from the 2024-25 operating budget of $164 million to $169 million.

This year, the district saw an increase in state aid with the changes that were made in the foundation aid formula. The district’s state aid increased by roughly $1.2 million, or 3.31% ijn this budget, allowing them to keep the tax levy under the tax cap.

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Incumbents Karen Yearwood and Erin Croyle were each re-elected to their seats and voters elected challengers Madeline Cardona and Jacob Shiffrin. Each of these candidates were endorsed by the Ithaca Teachers Association (ITA). Incumbent candidate Jill Tripp was narrowly defeated

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A long-time educator, Shiffrin ran for the board hoping to improve state test scores at underperforming schools by implementing evidence-based practices. He hopes to focus on academic excellence, helping the district return their schools to “good standing status” and implement a cohesive curriculum that flows throughout the district as students move up grade levels.

“I’m humbled at being elected and really looking forward to hit[ting] the ground running in helping this be a school district where every family confidently knows that their children will get what they need to graduate, able to live choice-filled lives,” Shiffrin wrote in a statement to the Ithaca Times.

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2021. Eligible businesses must have a physical storefront within city limits.

The grants range from $2,000 to $10,000 and can be used for marketing, storefront improvements, and collaborative cross-promotion campaigns. All projects must include a 10% cash match from the recipient.

“We’re excited to collaborate with the Downtown Ithaca Alliance on this important citywide initiative,” said Mayor Robert Cantelmo. “Local independent retailers are what make the Commons, Downtown, Collegetown, the West End and West MLK Corridor special places with unique local character.”

DIA CEO Nan Rohrer emphasized the program’s focus on revitalization and community engagement. “The IRMGP is designed to spark collaboration, draw customers back to our commercial districts, and energize local businesses through strategic investments,” she said.

Applications for the program open May 12 and are due by June 16 at 2 p.m. Notifications of grant awards will be sent by July 1. Full details and application materials are available at www. downtownithaca.com/ithaca-retail-mini-grant.

The initiative continues efforts to reinvigorate Ithaca’s local economy and support the unique character of its commercial neighborhoods.

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INQUIRING Ithaca Looks to Follow Through on Unarmed Responder Plan PHOTOGRAPHER I N e w s l i n e

By Mark Sy ve r t son

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: “WHAT’S SOMETHING GREAT ABOUT ITHACA THAT DESERVES NATIONAL ATTENTION?”

“Southside and GIAC. They offer great after-school options for children.”

– Bob

“Porchfest.”

– Carter

“The history of Ithaca as an early film-making location. Ithaca was basically Hollywood before Hollywood existed.”

– Elizabeth

“ The Ithaca Festival.”

– Sarah

“How much the staff at BJM elementary school care about students. I see daily acts of love that go above and beyond.”

– Joby

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THACA, N.Y. — After years of planning and public input, the Ithaca Common Council is moving closer to launching an unarmed responder program to address nonviolent emergencies without police involvement.

Deputy City Manager Dominick Recckio presented an in-depth update to the Common Council on May 14, laying out potential models for implementing the program recommended in the Reimagining Public Safety Working Group report Mayor Cantelmo urged the city to move forward Alderperson Phoebe Brown called decisively with its unarmed responder program. for full implementation of Ithaca’s unarmed approved by the Council in 2023.

He said the Council had already made its policy responder program and criticized delays.

“This is something that the city has commitment and now must decide whether to roll it She urged the city to honor the original committed to in several forms and fashout gradually or launch it at full scale. (Photo: File) demands of the community. (Photo: File) ions over the last several years,” Recckio told the Council. “I think it’s really impordispatch supervisor. This model would be “We have programs already in place tant for our community, and I’m excited to designed to operate independently while doing really important work,” Recckio work on it.” coordinating with police, fire, EMS, and said. “This would build on what we’ve The idea to establish an unarmed social service agencies. learned, strengthen responder program “This is really what the Council has what’s working, and stems from the city’s called for previously,” Recckio said. “It make investments broader Reimagincomplements existing systems that aren’t into the programs ing Public Safety producing our desired results under the we already know are initiative launched goals of reimagining public safety.” valuable.” in the wake of Such a program would respond to behavThis model repGeorge Floyd’s 2020 ioral health crises, perform welfare checks, resents the lowestmurder and former assist with housing insecurity and povertycost approach but Governor Andrew related needs, and help de-escalate minor would not create a Cuomo’s Executive disputes. Recckio said it would also provide dedicated responder Order 203. During new opportunities to connect residents unit.

Instead, it aims the national outrage — Phoebe Brown, with services before emergencies arise. to close service gaps in the aftermath of First Ward Alderperson through improved While a majority of council members the murder, commusupported the presentation, First Ward collaboration and nity members, parAlderperson Phoebe Brown criticized the targeted funding. ticularly from Black and other marginaltime it has taken for the city to develop a The second model calls for creating a ized communities, called for the creation plan to implement an one-year pilot proof an unarmed alternative to traditional unarmed response gram that would crepolice response for certain types of nonteam. She added that ate a small responder violent calls. any future work needs team consisting of one However, more than five years after the to follow through on to two trained personmurder of George Floyd and two years creating an unarmed after the council approved the reimagining nel operating within responder team as recpublic safety working group recommenda- existing dispatch ommended by the reitions, Ithaca has yet to implement a formal systems. According to magining public safety Recckio, this would unarmed responder unit. As a result, working group report provide the city with Recckio’s presentation outlined three instead of prioritizing a controlled test envimodels the city can use to implement an filling gaps in existing ronment to evaluate unarmed responder unit.

— Robert Cantelmo, Mayor programs. workflows, commuThe first model involves enhancing ex“When we start isting programs that operate similarly to an nity outcomes, and talking about how we can enhance other integration with police and emergency unarmed response unit. This model would [existing programs] who’re getting [fundservices. expand and better coordinate current ing] already, we are disregarding what the The third model is the only one that unarmed response efforts, which include community asked for,” Brown said. would actually meet the recommendathe Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, the CARE Team, and the tion to establish a fully staffed responder unit with three to four responders and a Community Outreach Worker program.

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“When we start talking about how we can enhance other [existing programs] who’re getting [funding] already, we are disregarding what the community asked for.”

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“If we’re going to enhance programs like LEAD and the CARE Team, those are things that should just be discussed on their own merits.”

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County Eyes Eviction Tactic to Crack Down on Unlicensed Cannabis Sales

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THACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County officials are pursuing a new strategy to combat the proliferation of unlicensed cannabis dispensaries, opting to use civil eviction proceedings against commercial landlords rather than direct criminal enforcement.

At a recent meeting of the Tompkins County Legislature, County Attorney Maury Josephson detailed the county’s emerging enforcement plan, which was developed in coordination with the City of Ithaca, the Ithaca Police Department (IPD) and the Tompkins County Sheriff ’s Office (TCSO).

The effort aims to curb illegal cannabis sales while avoiding the high costs and logistical burdens associated with police raids and criminal seizures.

Rather than pursuing criminal penalties or crafting new local ordinances, the county plans to use a little-known provision of state law, Section 715-a of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, to address the issue by requiring commercial property owners to initiate eviction proceedings against their tenants if they are

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County Attorney Maury Josephson explains a proposed enforcement strategy targeting unlicensed cannabis dispensaries during a Tompkins County Legislature meeting, outlining how the county could use landlord eviction proceedings under state law. (Photo: File)

Legislator Greg Mezey expressed concern about the policy arguing that using eviction proceedings against landlords won’t actually remove illegal cannabis products from circulation and places enforcement responsibility on property owners instead of law enforcement. (Photo: File)

statute, landlords can be held responsible if they knowingly allow illegal cannabis activity on their premises. After notification from the county, property owners would be expected to initiate eviction proceedings against tenants engaged in unlawful cannabis — Maury Josephson, County Attorney sales. If they fail to act, Josephson says the county has the legal authority to step in and initiate the eviction itself. operating an unlicensed cannabis dispensary on site.

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Tompkins County Whole Health’s Environmental Health Division (EH) must locate a dog that bit a person on Friday, May 16, 2025, at approximately 3:00 PM, on the Dryden Rail Trail, around the bridge area before Keith Lane (Dryden, N.Y.). The person was bit on their hand while petting another dog.

HEARD&SEEN Heard

On June 13, 2025 at 4 PM, the Ithaca community is invited to attend an author conversation with Jennifer Boulanger, a local author and freelance journalist, with author Elisabeth Nonas of Ithaca, New York at Buffalo Street Books, 215 Cayuga St., Ithaca.

Boulanger will discuss the launch of A Song for Olaf: A Memoir of Sibling Love at the Dawn of the HIV-AIDS Pandemic, to be released on June 1, 2025.

“Section 715-a of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law allows us to notify landlords of illegal cannabis activity on their premises and ask them to evict those tenants.

If they fail to do so, or if they do not diligently prosecute those actions, the county has the right to step into the shoes of the landlord and pursue that eviction proceeding.”

Cornell Cracks Down on Peaceful Climate Protest During Commencement

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THACA, N.Y. — A peaceful protest calling out Cornell University’s ties to the fossil fuel industry during commencement weekend was cut short on Sunday morning when university police issued persona non grata (PNG) orders to several organizers. The PNG orders have banned the protesters from campus for three years and prevented one graduating senior from walking at their commencement.

The action began on the Arts Quad around 6 a.m., where activists were stopped by Cornell University Police while blindfolding the statue of Cornell cofounder A.D. White with banners reading “Stop Fossil Fuel Complicity” and “Don’t Look Away from Our Futures.”

“Three of us were stopped by CU police and conferred PNGs while blindfolding the A.D. White statue around 6:00 a.m. on Sunday morning,” said organizer Bethany Ojalehto Mays, who graduated Cornell in 2008 and worked at the university as an Assistant Professor until she resigned to pursue her work through activism.

University Police told protesters that their actions were in violation of Cornell’s postering policy, though organizers have said the demonstration was a form of expressive activity that is protected by university policy. “Police alleged that we had violated the University postering policy, although this was an expressive activity, not a poster,” Ojalehto Mays said.

A statement released following the protest questioned why the action was

shut down since a similar action organized several months ago was allowed to take place. “The activists carried out an identical action five months ago as a statement on allowable expressive activities and invited administrators to visit the installation. That installation proceeded without incident.”

The protest continued briefly with a banner drop outside Uris Hall shortly before the commencement ceremony began. Graduates passing by on their way to Schoellkopf Field encountered signs reading “We Demand a Fossil-Free Degree.” However, this action was quickly shut down as well.

“Our morning banner drop proceeded

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The Ithaca Teachers Association (ITA) organized a series of Walk-Ins across the district on Thursday, May 22, calling on ICSD leadership to take immediate action on key bargaining demands such as a Step-and-Lane salary structure, health insurance for domestic partners, and protections against Artificial Intelligence.

IF YOU CARE TO RESPOND to something in this column, or suggest your own praise or blame, write editor@ithacatimes. com, with a subject head “U&D.”

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Should the City of Ithaca place a moratorium on the expansion of historic districts?

30.0% Yes. 43.3% No. 26.7% I don’t care.

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Should Tompkins County use commercial evictions to crack down on unlicensed cannabis sales instead of using law enforcement?

Visit ithaca.com to submit your response.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR RE: Ithaca Schools Cited for Underperformance

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So let’s get them some resources to help support them. more money, training in areas they are lacking, and some teachers aids. large classrooms, underfunding, and lack of support are key reasons why schools underperform. If we want educated citizens we need to all pitch in to support the educators! Don’t just blame the system or the teachers. They are working with what they have to work with. We also need parents and community members to go to school board meetings and pay attention to how the money is being spent.

Root cause analysis. What are the underlying issues other than the money, training, and aids?” — Laura Moulton Cain

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The Ithaca City School District spends approximately $30,000 per student annually, more than double

the national average of ~$14,000 per student. ICSD’s spending per student is also significantly higher than the statewide average spending per student. It’s a lot to work with and our extremely high school taxes reflect this.

So what do we have to show for it? 5 of ICSD’s 12 schools (which includes BOTH middle schools) have lost good standing with the New York State Education Department, and a 6th school is halfway to losing good standing for next year. This is unacceptable and outrageous. Just how poorly is the Ithaca City School District performing relative to the rest of NYS schools? Of the total of public schools in NYS, only 3.4% received a target support and improvement school (TSI) designation for 2023-24. There are no excuses for such an abysmal performance. This degree of failure is indicative of a lot of things, but lack of resources isn’t on the list. Things have taken an extreme turn for the worse under the watch of current ICSD leadership. If our community cares about our children and values education, we shouldn’t tolerate this for another minute. Perhaps the school board needs a reminder that their duty and responsibility is to us and our children, not to a failed administration?” — Branson Vandross

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My wife and I moved up here 20 years the road when done right, are often not ago and in 2007 we started a family implemented properly. and settled in the ICSD because I am in eighth grade at LACS. In my the schools were rated so high. Cayuga observations, bicycling safety efforts Heights elementary back in 2007 was rated are realized in ways such that there are at a 10 but has now in 2025 fallen all the token adjustments like painted bicycle way to a 4. lanes and Bike Boulevard markings, but The schools in Ithaca used to be rated improvements to bicycle safety are miniso high outside of Beverly J Martin, then mal. A few years ago, the City of Ithaca Luvelle Brown was hired as the Superredesigned Hector St to be safer for more intendent. By the time my kids were in types of users. But in reality, Hector St is middle/high school the ratings for most still dangerous for non-drivers, with fast schools had plummeted and we wasted traffic and lacking biking and pedestrian whole weeks on the Black Lives Matter in amenities. These kinds of surface-level School nonsense. Liberal nonsense like improvements make up much of Ithaca’s social justice, climate change... you name “bike network.” it our schools push it. But do they push Change is coming, though: the City of academics?

Ithaca’s “Move Ithaca” plan is currently Then our son’s elementary school prin- being developed to fill the void of downcipal, who was doing a great job, became town bike routes designed for errands and one of the many diversity officers instead commutes. The plan was advised by Bike of staying in the job she was excelling at.

Walk Tompkins and is currently being Why does this tiny district have so many planned with an outside consultant. But diversity officers all making six figures? with Ithaca’s disappointing Bike Safety When companies fail, who usually gets history and Trump-era unpredictability, fired? The CEO. Well the CEO of ICSD I’ll believe it when I see it.” — Eli Waris Luvelle Brown and yet he continues shof to keep his job and continues to get paid north of $250K/year. WHY?” — Ragnar RE: Common Council Approves ADU Ordinance LodBlox

RE: Electric Prices

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We NY families have been drowning over the last year because of high electric rate hikes approved by Kathy Hochul and the PSC ... how are families supposed to keep up with other bills they have when we can barely afford to keep the lights on especially those that have breathing machines to stay a live, NYSEG has been telling their customers that a breathing machine is not a reason to stop a shut off notice but yet what they fail to realize is that they can kill many NY families loved ones by shutting off the power to homes! Something needs to be done to the nyseg and the psc, here in Ithaca NY… it’s getting unbearable and we are being scammed out of money that doesn’t even grow on trees!! Lea Webb and Josh Riley need to look into this and stop them both from killing families that have a breathing machine!!” — Tamika Monroe

RE: Bike Routes

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There’s no doubt that Ithaca’s a progressive community. Cycling routes, which reduce the number of cars on

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A big step forward for smart urban growth in Ithaca. Legalizing ADUs citywide creates more housing options, supports multigenerational living, and builds long-term value in our communities. Forward-thinking policy like this lays the groundwork for a more resilient and inclusive future!” — Joshua Jahani

RE: Common Council Debates Historic Preservation Impact on Housing Crisis

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Historic preservation has value, but we must balance it with forward-looking housing solutions. A moratorium risks slowing innovation and growth at a time when affordability and sustainable development should be our top priorities.

There are ways to balance both!” — Joshua Jahani

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The light is slowly beginning to dawn on them. Now the next step in recovery is realizing the 8 districts we already have also need to go for the exact same reasons. Then once reality sets in, solutions become easier.” — Jon Lucente

GUEST OPINION

Following California’s Lead, New York Must Double Down on Cap and Invest

By E dw i n (Todd) C ow e n, P rofe s s or of C i v i l a n d E n v i ron m e n ta l E ngi n e e r i ng at C or n e l l Un i v e r si t y

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s the federal government continues to roll back climate protections nationwide, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently reaffirmed the state’s commitment to environmental protections by extending their cap-andtrade program. New York must do the same and fully implement the cap and invest program that will reduce pernicious pollution in our communities and will unleash long overdue investments towards a modern, clean, and reliable energy system.

As a scientist and a decades-long resident of Central New York, I have seen the impacts that pollution has had on our weather and communities. We are experiencing more frequent and severe flooding, extreme summer heat, and overall warmer winters with declining snowfalls. But I have hope because I also have watched New Yorkers clean up our waterways and invest in cleaner energy, and seen students pursue degrees and build careers to tackle our world’s toughest challenges.

Cap-and-invest is one of the most effective programs that can be implemented right now to reduce pollution and promote sustainability throughout our economy. The program sets annual limits on how much pollution can be put into the atmosphere, and companies exceeding their limit pay a proportionate fee that is invested back into the local economy, including into the very start-ups and research my students are entering. These investments not only help the polluters lower their emissions, but also spur innovation and competition to reduce pollution in the most cost-effective ways.

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ICSD that a regular payroll bank transfer would provide payroll accessible by 5 p.m.

This assurance from ICSD proved false,” the union stated. “Many employees will not be able to access their regular payroll until regular business hours on Tuesday, May 27, which has caused hardship to many ESP/I members.”

HOMETOWN STORYTELLERS

Larry Hochberger Brings a Lifelong Passion for News to the Helm of the Ithaca Times

fornia’s cap-and-trade program has effectively cut emissions while growing

By M at t D ough e rt y the state’s economy. In the past 25 years, California has reduced its air pollution by 20%, equivalent to taking 80% of the state’s cars off the road, and in 2025 This is the first of a series of pieces that will introduce alone, the program funded $28 billion the public to the people who keep the Ithaca Times in investments statewide. The success of running after more than half a century in circulation. this program makes clear that states can take bold climate action and experience THACA, N.Y. — On any given day economic prosperity at the same time. you might spot Larry Hochberger jogNew York has made steady progress ging along the streets of Ithaca, a slow towards our emission reduction goals in but steady runner in the city he now helps the past few years, but fully implementing shape through journalism. the cap-and-invest program is a critical The new publisher of the Ithaca Times step towards accelerating this progress to is many things: a seasoned newspapera pace that is necessary for meeting our man, a lawyer, a father, a dynamite clean energy targets and ensuring a future salesman’s son, and now, the leader of one that prioritizes our health and safety for of the last surviving alternative weekly our youngest citizens. Cap-and-invest will newspapers in New York. reduce air pollution, deliver direct rebates Hochberger has been with the Ithaca back to New Yorkers to help cover the Times since 2018 and officially stepped cost of their energy bills, and fund projinto the publisher role following the ects that mitigate flooding and provide retirement of longtime leader Jim Bilinski. clean energy for our communities.

His path to the top of this newsroom was The time to act is now. The federal gov- paved over a long career in local journalernment will continue to torch environism, stretching from suburban Philadelmental protections and attempt to thwart phia to the heart of Washington, D.C. climate action for at least the next four years.

“I have already been involved in the ediWe must follow California’s lead and make torial, advertising, circulation and producthe right choices that we know will result in tion areas of the paper,” Hochberger said. healthier, more resilient communities and “We will continue to do all these things but economic growth. Governor Hochul, it’s now, with the participation of Roy Allen time to implement cap-and-invest. who created the non-profit structure under which we now exist, to solicit community Edwin (Todd) Cowen is a Professor of Civil participation and support as well as seekand Environmental Engineering and has ing donations, grants, partnerships and previously served as the Faculty Director collaborations to help us grow.” for Energy at the Atkinson Center for Before landing in Ithaca, Hochberger Sustainability at Cornell University. built a deep resume in publishing. He ran the Springfield Times in suburban Virginia, started a company called Type Inc. that printed 100 school newspapers However, on Sunday, May 25, ICSD around Washington and served in key sent a note to staff saying that anyone roles at several Philadelphia-area papers, who had not yet received payroll would including the Delaware County Daily have the option to obtain a physical Times and the Chestnut Hill Local. payroll check.

But his love for journalism began The union said the delays have also trigmuch earlier — as a teenage sportswriter gered overdraft charges and late fees for for a local weekly near his childhood some employees. home outside Philadelphia.

The district had not issued a public “I started writing sports as a high school statement about the payroll failure as of student for a local weekly newspaper in publication.

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suburban Philadelphia,” he said. “Then I went to Northwestern as a history major, but started writing for the student newspaper and ended up covering a Presidential campaign including going to a national political convention and ended up as editor of the student daily newspaper.”

At Northwestern University, he served as the editor-in-chief of the Daily Northwestern and contributed to the Chicago Sun-Times, New York Times, Us Magazine, and Detroit Free Press.

He later earned a law degree from the University of Miami and was admitted to the Florida Bar. He worked as an assistant to the house counsel at the Miami Herald while still writing and photographing stories for the paper and contributing to the National Law Journal.

Despite a brief detour into the legal side of media, Hochberger’s commitment to journalism never waned.

Now, in Ithaca, that commitment continues. Under the paper’s new nonprofit structure, established by Roy Allen, Hochberger sees new opportunities to expand the Ithaca Times’ role in the community.

“Part of Jim Blinski’s ability to make the Ithaca Times one of the last surviving alternative weekly newspapers was his ability to do more with less,” he added, “We now have the opportunity to do more with more.”

That means growing partnerships with local government, nonprofits, and educational institutions. Hochberger envisions the Times as a platform for collaboration, one that trains young journalists, supports local businesses, and channels the city’s brainpower toward positive change.

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Downtown Comes Alive as Ithaca Festival Takes the Stage

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By M att Dougherty

s summer approaches at what seems like the speed of light, the City of Ithaca is gearing up for one of its most cherished traditions, the 2025 Ithaca Festival.

This annual event, set to take place from May 29 to June 2, promises to be a vibrant celebration of art, music, comedy, and community spirit. With the theme “Enchanted Ithaca!” and artwork by the talented Bethany Parisi, the festival invites everyone to come together and bask in the joy of creativity and togetherness.

Since its inception in 1977, the Ithaca Festival has been a cornerstone of the local community, bringing with it a spirit of inclusivity and celebration of local orga-

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nizations and traditions. The festival is a free event accessible to all and is funded in part by the sale of buttons and other merchandise.

Every year the festival adopts a theme that encapsulates its spirit and vision for the event, and this year’s theme, “Enchanted Ithaca!” is a call to embrace the magic and natural beauty of the City of Gorges.

The featured artwork by Parisi that follows this theme will be prominently displayed throughout the festival, setting the tone for the event.

The festivities start with the highly anticipated parade on Thursday, May 29. The parade is one of Ithaca’s most significant arts events, with over 2,000 participants showcasing their talents and creativity as they make their way through downtown.

From floats and marching bands to dancers and even some pyrotechnics, the parade is a testament to Ithaca’s diverse and creative community spirit.

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The parade aims to provide entertainment and enhance community awareness of various causes, activities, and quirks that define Ithaca. It will begin at Tompkins Street and make its way down Cayuga Street and end on Buffalo Street near DeWitt Park. While there aren’t many rules for the parade to follow, organizers say that political endorsements and negative content are strictly prohibited.

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of handmade items that reflect the skill and creativity of the artisans.

The Craft Fair will be open on Friday, May 30, from 12 PM – 6 PM, Saturday, May 31, from 10 AM – 6 PM, and Sunday, June first, from 10 AM – 5 PM. In addition to crafts, the fair includes small-batch foods and beverages such as syrup, honey, wine, and more. It’s an excellent opportunity for festival-goers to find unique gifts and support local artisans.

LIVE PERFORMANCES

One of the highlights of the Ithaca Festival is the Spring Craft Fair, running from May 30 to June first. This event features a diverse mix of more than 150 local and regional vendors showcasing their unique creations. From jewelry and pottery to metalwork and toys — and even some Ithaca Festival branded merchandise — the craft fair offers a treasure trove

The 2025 Ithaca Festival will bring four days of live music, dance, puppetry, and community performances to downtown Ithaca from Thursday, May 29, through Sunday, June 1, with entertainment scheduled across three main venues: the Bernie Milton Pavilion, Dewitt Park, and the Cayuga Street Circle.

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Live music continues Friday, May 30, at the Pavilion, starting with Rock Voices Ithaca at 1:45 p.m., followed by a TBA act at 3:15, Metasequoia at 4:45, Hollings at 6:30, and headliners Gunpoets from 8 to 9:15 p.m.

On Saturday, May 31, Bernie Milton Pavilion performances include Doolin

O’Dey at noon, Bob Roberts Calamity at 1:45 p.m., 86ers at 3:15, Scratched Vinyl at 4:45, Fall Creek Brass Band at 6:30, and a TBA closing act at 8 p.m.

Sunday’s lineup at the Pavilion includes Violinists and Violists of Ithaca at noon, Six Mile Craic at 1:15 p.m., Treehouse Artists at 2:15, Small Kings at 3:45, Front and Main at 5 p.m., and Sing Trece from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

At Dewitt Park, performances begin Friday, May 30, with Lily Silly Puppets at 3 p.m., Taksim at 4:15, and Maduska at 5:45. Saturday’s lineup features school and

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On Sunday, June 1, Dewitt Park will Annie Ol’ Time at 1:45.

All performances are free and open to host Mr. Bobcat at 12:15 p.m., Zajal the Sugarplum Fairy and Friends at 1:45, One the public. The festival celebrates Ithaca’s Heart Community Drumming at 3:15, creative spirit and community involvement. A full schedule is available on the and Ithaca Community Sing at 4:45.

The Cayuga Street Circle will offer per- Ithaca Festival’s official website.

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We Got ’Em

Cornell Men’s NCAA Championship is a Win for the Ages

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Monday’s NCAA Men’s lacrosse championship game was an intense affair from the opening face-off, with the teams trading goals until Cornell finally took a two-goal lead. Going into halftime, it was 6-5, Cornell. Then, the game’s best player took over on the game’s biggest stage, and CJ Kirst’s six goals sealed the historic 13–10 win for Cornell. Ryan Goldstein — stepped up too, and with his father Tim that household now boasts a national title. Yes... we got ‘em this time.

Thanks to this exceptional group of seniors for giving so much to the program: Michael Long, Antonio Topouzis, Michael Bozzi, Kyle Smith, Christopher Davis, CJ Kirst, Ryan Sheehan, Wyatt Knust,

Rory Graham, Jayson Singer, Alex Holmes, distribute his autobiography, and I had the honor of accompanying him to the stadium Danny Caddigan, Andrew Dalton, Duke on September 11, 2021. Every September 11 Reeder and Walker Wallace.

Watching the team take the field to play — starting a year after the terrorist attacks that claimed the life of Eamon McEneaney for the national championship was — as — Richie met with the lacrosse team to talk always — an entirely thrilling experience. about Eamon’s life and legacy. He talked I was in my teens and twenties when they about the competitive fire that the “Wild won their three titles in the 1970s, but I Irish Rose” brought to every minute of evhad no connection to the program, and ery game, and about his contribution to the while I was pleased to see them win, I was legendary dynasty that won 42 games in a anything but an insider. row and two national titles. He talked about When Cornell played for the trophy the brotherhood of Cornell lacrosse, one in the 1980s, I was working at Cornell that spans across five decades. That annual Athletics, and I was friends with the coaches, and some of the players. My heart appearance meant a lot to Richie, and to the coaches and players. hurt for guys like Tim Goldstein, as the On September 11, 2021, Richie’s health team dropped two consecutive title games. was failing rapidly, and when the team Same story when they faced Syracuse and gathered around, with the plaque honoring lost in ’09, but when the Big Red faced off Eamon in the background, the beloved coach against Maryland in 2022, I sat in the livgave what everyone knew would be his last ing room with the Moran family, a month speech to the team. This year’s senior class after the passing of Richie Moran, who built the program — hell, built the sport — was a collection of freshmen then, and the team had just finished a workout. They were and we said “We’ll get ’em next time.” sweaty, hungry, worn out from a tough workThe “next time” happened on Monday, out, but they sat there attentively, leaning in and watching the seniors play in their last to hear what Richie was trying to say. His game made me realize that I hold that voice was faint and faltering, but this group group in the highest regard for a very personal reason. I spent a great deal of time of 18 year-old freshmen — who likely never knew just how much this tradition meant to with Coach Moran in the last years of his Richie — grasped the power of the moment. life, helping him co-author, publish and

The Cornell men’s lacrosse team celebrates its 2025 NCAA title after a 13-10 victory.

(Photo: Cornell Athletics)

Richie was never one to cut a speech short, and those young men gave him the time and attention and respect he deserved.

A few months later, Richie’s plaque was hung next to Eamon’s.

Yes, the Cornell Lacrosse family will never forget this magical season, that saw CJ Kirst become the NCAA’s all-time leading goal scorer, win every award imaginable (the Tewaarton Award is forthcoming), be the first pick in the draft, and win the tournament MVP. They will never forget the great 14-game win streak and the run to the national title game.

I will remember all of those things too, but every time I go to put my hand on Richie’s plaque, I’ll remember watching those young men sitting at the feet of the master, understanding on some level what it meant.

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THACA, N.Y. — A new musical will make its fully staged debut at Kitchen Theatre Company this June, running for eight performances from June 5 to 15. Presented by Walking on Water Productions, ‘Extended Stay’ tells a story of healing, connection and personal transformation set in a rural Indiana hotel.

Written by Jenny Stafford and Scotty Arnold, Extended Stay was an audience favorite at WoW’s 2022 festival of new musicals. The production centers on Emma, a woman navigating sobriety while working at an extended-stay hotel. Her quiet life is upended by an unlikely bond with Owen, a withdrawn guest, and the arrival of his childhood friend Ethan.

“Extended Stay is a chamber folk musical, its storytelling has more in common with alternative radio than classic musical theater,” said Arnold. “I can’t wait for people to experience it with this great cast and band in such an intimate, immediate setting.”

The piece features a heartfelt singer-songwriter score and explores the fragile relationships that can both wound and mend. “This is a piece that means a lot to us as writers,” said Stafford, who also wrote the book and co-lyrics. “It’s been exciting to see artists and audience members engage with the show, and be moved and challenged in the ways we were hoping for as we created it.”

Emily Jackson, producing artistic director at Kitchen Theatre Company, directs the production. “Directing the first production of Extended Stay has been an invigorating challenge,” said Jackson. “There’s real freedom in building something new with a team of bold, thoughtful storytellers who are all exploring what it means to move forward when you feel stuck.”

WoW’s producing artistic director Priscilla Hummel emphasized the collaborative energy

Extended Stay Location: Kitchen Theatre Company, 417 W. State St., Ithaca, NY Showtimes: • Thursday, June 5 at 7:00 PM • Thursday, June 12 at 7:00 PM • Friday, June 6 at 7:00 PM • Saturday, June 7 at 7:00 PM • Sunday, June 8 at 2:00 PM

• Friday, June 13 at 7:00 PM • Saturday, June 14 at 7:00 PM • Sunday, June 15 at 2:00 PM

“Extended Stay,” a new chamber folk musical about connection, healing, and second chances at a rural Indiana hotel, runs June 5–15 at Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca. (Photo: Provided)

behind the premiere. “We are thrilled to have Stafford and Arnold in residence with us here in Ithaca as we continue the development of this timely and moving piece,” Hummel said, noting the momentum built through two previous workshop weekends in December and March.

The cast includes Elena Salzberg as Emma, Theo Pearson as Owen, and Alex Ross as Ethan, with Susannah Berryman playing Mrs. McGorty. Understudies include Bella Woody and Grant Halliburton. The folk-inspired band features piano, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bass, cello and percussion.

Performances will be held at Kitchen Theatre Company, 417 W. State St., Ithaca, on June

5–7 and June 12–14 at 7 p.m., and June 8 and 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 ($15 for students) and can be purchased at kitchentheatre.org or by calling (607) 272-0570. Name-your-price tickets will be available at the door.

The production is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County, and local sponsors. It is part of Kitchen Theatre’s Kitchen Sink Series, designed to showcase local talent and original works.

Stafford said she hopes the show resonates deeply with audiences: “Whether that’s an enjoyable escape from life for a little while, or feeling a little more emboldened to take a step towards who they want to be.”

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Donna Scott to Give Talk at Salt Point

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n Saturday, June 7, Donna Scott will give a presentation at Salt Point Natural Area in Lansing as part of the Salt Point Speaker Series.

The event will run from 10 to 11 a.m. on June 7, with a rain date of Saturday, June 14, at 10 a.m., and participants will meet at the kiosk at the north end of Salt Point. Registering in advance is not required, and those interested in attending are encouraged to dress comfortably for walking, and bring water and binoculars. For more information on the event, visit www.saltpointlansing.org According to Robert Rieger, president of the board of directors of Friends of Salt Point, the series has been going for eight years, as a way of sharing the story of Salt Pointthe natural area, the historical area and

the industrial past. He said he was involved with the Friends of Salt Point since he first moved to Lansing, when he saw its potential.

“We’re all fascinated by it, think it’s a really beautiful place and with a deep history, so we’re happy to share it,” Rieger said.

Scott has been giving talks since 2012 or 2013, when Salt Point was converted from a “wasteland” to a cordoned-off natural area.

She helped with the planning, barriers to cars, the non-motorized boat launch area and developing the information kiosk.

Rieger said there were other talks with information on Salt Point, from natural, historical and industrial perspectives. Unlike this talk, many of the others place at the Lansing Town Hall, rather than Salt Point itself.

Scott said that having talks at Salt Point will help those who attend “see what (the presenters are) talking about” while there.

Donna Scott Presents Walk & Talk at Salt Point.

Donna Scott will give a talk on the history of Salt Point on Saturday, June 7, from 10 to 11 a.m. (Photo: Provided)

“We wanted to showcase, or in a way, advertise, all the good things about Salt Point,” she said, “and a way to get people interested in it is to have the speaker series, so people can learn more about the whole area, because it’s rich in history.”

According to Rieger, Salt Point is an area that many birders frequent. He added that the “star of Salt Point” is the osprey platform, which has a live camera at the nest. Footage from the camera can be viewed at https:// www.youtube.com/@OspreysofSaltPoint Rieger said wildlife found at Salt Point include frogs, snakes, beavers, deer, woodchucks and rabbits. He added that the Friends of Salt Point is working to reintroduce native plants to Salt Point.

According to Rieger, Salt Point got its name because in the past, there was a facility to mine table salt, as opposed to the road salt Cargill mines from under Cayuga Lake, in the area. He said that Syrian immigrants came to the community with their families to find work, giving the area a “unique industrial past” and some of the relatives of

those workers live in the community today.

He said Salt Point was more than a natural area, but a place with interesting history.

“It’s not a park, it’s not just a natural area, but it’s a also resource here in our community that represents the industrial past and cultural past,” Rieger said.

While Scott usually arranges for the speakers to come to the Salt Point Speaker series, she sometimes takes part in the event herself. She said that while she talks about the same topics each time for the Walk, Talk and Learn Talks- the salt deposits under Lansing- her talk can be easily repeated every few years, since it is informal and the different people show up every time with different questions. Apart from this, she does not usually repeat topics and tends to have different speakers this time, including one person who brought his portable sauna.

“I think it’s a great event for people who want to learn more about the story of this very unique natural resource we have in Lansing,” Rieger said.

SPRING CONCERT

Saturday, June 7 at 3:00 pm Ford Hall, Ithaca College Sponsors

Performing works by Debussy, Holst, Fauré and Kevin Day. Featuring Concerto Competition Winner Sage Golden.

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New Roots Students Unveil New Downtown Mural

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THACA, N.Y. — A blank wall in downtown Ithaca has been brought to life by a new mural thanks to a group of students from New Roots Charter School.

The mural is located at 102 The Commons, just steps from the Ithaca Times office. It was painted by 12 students during New Roots’ Spring 2025 Intensives Week, which is set aside for immersive, hands-on learning.

Over several weeks, students worked collaboratively to design the mural, drawing inspiration from their environmental studies, local projects like the Cayuga Wetlands Restoration, and their own concerns about climate change and social challenges. The final piece features wind turbines, solar panels, farming, lake cleanup and other symbols of sustainability.

“The mural is our vision of how we can imagine and create the future,” said Sadie, a senior at New Roots. “We wanted to illustrate our concerns about the state of the world and show that if we work together and support each other, we can create a more positive future, like our school has done with the Cayuga Wetlands Restoration Project.”

Sadie continued, “Younger generations, represented by the deer in the mural, are fragile and vulnerable, but ultimately there is hope if we work together towards the future we want.” She added, “We hope the colors of the mural will draw people in,

that they will see themselves in the variety of characters painted in the mural, and feel hope and inspiration to action too.”

The mural was brought to life under the artistic direction of local muralist and New Roots artist-in-residence Terrance Vann, who helped students blend their individual sketches into a cohesive visual story. Vann worked alongside New Roots staff member Patrick Lynch to coordinate the project, with key support from Ithaca Murals and longtime community arts organizer Caleb Thomas.

Funding for the mural came from the Park Foundation as part of a broader investment in the school’s EarthForce initiative, which received $160,000 through the Tompkins County Community Recovery Fund.

EarthForce is designed to prepare students across all career interests to think environmentally and act entrepreneurially.

The program focuses on the knowledge and skills needed to help build new systems for energy, water, food, transportation, waste and business—systems that respond to the realities of climate change and shifting energy needs.

A cornerstone of the program is the Roots of Success environmental literacy course, taken by all New Roots sophomores or juniors in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Energy Warriors Program.

Students who complete the course earn six college credits through Tompkins

New Roots Charter School students paint a new mural at 102 The Commons during Spring 2025 Intensives Week, illustrating their vision for a sustainable and hopeful future through images of renewable energy, environmental restoration, and community resilience. (Photo: Matt Dougherty)

Cortland Community College and receive Environmental Literacy Certification from the U.S. Department of Labor.

As the mural took shape over the course of a week, it attracted attention and curiosity from the public.

Community members stopped to watch, ask questions, and cheer the students on, turning the painting process into an open-air dialogue about the future, creativity and collective action.

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Yearwood, an incumbent candidate who has served on the board for one term, ran for re-election with hopes to help ensure that all students are prepared for success when they graduate.

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as planned, but was stopped by university police not more than 10 or 20 minutes in,” Ojalehto Mays said. “Protesters were told by University Police that they were not allowed to hold a banner or hand out information.”

Mays continued saying that the protest was shut down despite their actions being allowable under Cornell’s Expressive Activity Policy, which allowed activists to stage an identical banner drop at last year's commencement ceremony without incident.

Cornell Senior, Fenya Bartram, who participated in the protest of her own commencement, said, “We were very disappointed by the response of the Cornell

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Croyle was re-elected to serve her third term on the board. She ran with a focus on finding sustainable ways to fund school district operations and discovering ways to better balance and reshape how public schools are funded in Ithaca.

“I am honored to be re-elected for a third term,” Croyla wrote in a statement to the Ithaca Times. “Election cycles are both inpolice. They argued that this day should be about the graduates. Yet, it is the graduates' futures that we are fighting for.”

In response, demonstrators relocated to the Collegetown Bagels plaza on College Avenue, where they continued engaging with the public until noon. A second banner drop scheduled outside Schoellkopf Field in the afternoon was canceled.

The protest is part of an ongoing campaign calling for Cornell to fully dissociate from fossil fuel influence in research, recruitment, and fundraising. The statement announcing the protest said, “This action builds pressure for a resolution calling for full university-wide dissociation from fossil-fuel funding in donations, research, and retirement funds.”

According to Bartram, “I have learned

credibly difficult and illuminating. I’m excited to continue serving our students, educators, and community. What I’ve learned during this campaign, listening to so many people, will inform my work as we move forward.”

In her campaign, Cardona ran with a focus on mending the gap between the district and the families that the district serves. She ran to

represent the voices of working families on the board and to make working families and teachers feel more heard, seen and acknowledged.

Jill K. Tripp — 2,237 Scott Jahnke — 2,018 David McMurry — 1,959 The results of the election and budget vote were unanimously approved by the board of education during a special voting meeting on Wednesday, May 21.

in my classes about how fossil fuel companies intentionally spread misinformation about climate change in order to protect their profits, and yet Cornell continues to legitimize these industries in many ways, allowing them to fund research and recruit on campus.”

A 2024 report by Fossil Free Cornell documented that 178 Cornell-affiliated research papers over the last 15 years were funded by fossil fuel companies or climate denial organizations. The university also continues to host recruitment events for companies like ExxonMobil, Lockheed Martin and Amazon, and has accepted nearly $250 million in donations from fossil-fuel-linked entities over the past decade — representing about 9% of all Cornell gifts in that period.

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expressive activity only demonstrates how important it is to share widely the message of Cornell’s complicity in fossil fuels,” Ojalehto Mays said. “It’s absurd that Cornell hired me as a professor to study how we can improve our relationship with the environment, and then kicked me off campus for communicating that message on a piece of cloth instead of a peer-reviewed article. So much for public science communication.”

As a result of her participation in the protests and being issued PNG status, Bartram was not allowed to walk at her graduation ceremony. Still, she remains undeterred, “We should remember that much of what Cornell is doing would not have occurred without the efforts of past activists and advocates. I walk proudly in their footsteps.”

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“I don’t see the enhancement of existing programs as mutually exclusive with either option two or three,” Cantelmo said. “If we’re going to enhance programs like LEAD and the CARE Team, those are things that should just be discussed on their own merits.”

Recckio said that community engagement and data analysis will inform the program’s next steps. He added that a new “action team” will be convened in partnership with the Community Justice Center (CJC) to bring community members, health professionals, social work-

ers, and law enforcement representatives together to determine the best way to proceed with establishing an unarmed responder unit.

“Some people believe there are already programs in our community serving these goals,” Recckio said. “This process will help us figure out where the gaps are, what are we missing, and how can we build a program that actually fills those holes and supports everyone?”

Currently, the city has $777,000 set aside to create an unarmed responder program. The funds consist of a combination

of unspent funds from previous budgets and earmarked allocations from the Reimagining Public Safety process.

Recckio said that he believes this is a substantial down payment for any of the models under consideration. “We do have funding that is available,” he told the Council. “And we’re going to be very intentional about how we use it.”

Recckio said the action team will begin meeting sometime in June. The council is expected to receive a final recommendation later in the year, hoping it will arrive in time for the 2026 budget process.

cannabis products from circulation, comparing it to “writing speeding tickets to the car manufacturer.” contin u ed from page 5 “This doesn’t actually take the illegal product off the street,” Mezey said. “If we “Section 715-a of the Real Property don’t have a facility to store confiscated Actions and Proceedings Law allows us to notify landlords of illegal cannabis activity cannabis, maybe we need to build one.

Otherwise, we’re just pushing the problem on their premises and ask them to evict into another neighborhood.” those tenants,” Josephson said. “If they fail Mezey also questioned the fairness of to do so, or if they do not diligently prosexpecting landlords to enforce laws typiecute those actions, the county has the cally handled by police. right to step into the shoes of the landlord “If we’re going to do this to commercial and pursue that eviction proceeding.” landlords, what’s to stop us from pressurJosephson continued saying, “Rather ing landlords to evict individual tenants in than going in with a SWAT team, seizing residential buildings who engage in illegal products, and then having the store reopen days later, we’re trying to disincentiv- activity?” he said.

Legislator Shawna Black supported enize the entire business model,” Josephson said. “This method carries financial penal- forcement but expressed reservations about the proposed method’s effectiveness in proties for landlords and over-tenants, and it tecting children and ensuring public safety. gives us a more sustainable remedy.”

“I’ve heard about a local child mistakHe added that the strategy is more costing cannabis edibles for candy,” Black said. effective than coordinating with local law “Some of these products are marketed enforcement, suggesting it would allow toward kids and come in packages that local governments to act quickly without look like Oreos or Cheetos. That’s not OK. needing the extra resources required to We need to act.” store seized cannabis.

Black emphasized her longstanding The approach drew both support and support for cannabis legalization but skepticism from legislators. Legislator stressed the importance of regulation.

Greg Mezey expressed concern that the “It’s not fair to those who followed the law method doesn’t directly remove illegal

and paid $15,000 for a license to be undercut by unlicensed operators selling untested, out-of-state products,” she said. “I just want to make sure whatever enforcement we choose actually solves the problem.”

Legislator Rich John, chair of the Public Safety Committee, defended the proposed approach as a practical starting point.

“This is a good first step,” John said. “We want to be collaborative with the City of Ithaca, where most of these shops are located. It’s not perfect, but it allows us to do something now while preserving the option to escalate enforcement later if needed.”

John acknowledged that the state’s rollout of legalized cannabis has been flawed,

particularly in providing localities with adequate enforcement tools.

“There’s been a real vacuum in enforcement,” he said. “This fills that gap without requiring us to write a new law or maintain a cannabis evidence room.”

The Public Safety Committee has already signed off on the concept, and the issue will return to the committee for further discussion.

Josephson said the first phase will involve identifying how many unlicensed dispensaries are operating in the area and determining who owns those properties.

After that, the county will begin issuing eviction notices to landlords.

UNARMED RESPONDER PLAN contin u ed from page 4

Mayor Robert Cantelmo responded to Brown’s concerns, saying that the Council has already committed to creating an unarmed responder program and that the key decision now is whether to pilot a smaller model or fully implement a dedicated unit from the start. He added that enhancing existing programs should also be a priority but should be done separately.

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“We will increasingly be involved in mentoring and educating students and young people in all aspects of our business to grow the next generation of news reporters, editors, representatives and managers,” Hochberger said. “We will look to work with and help businesses, especially those just starting and those transitioning to a new generation of ownership, to serve the community and succeed.”

As Hochberger works to bring the Ithaca Times into a new era of business, he also brings a sense of humor

and humility to the job. He is a self proclaimed proud Philadelphia sports fan, he says that he once opened for comedian Henny Youngman at a party and took time off earlier in life to be a stay-at-home dad. He also said that his father ran a business selling and detonating dynamite.

Outside of the office, Hochberger serves on the board of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, helping to guide the area’s economic and cultural development. As publisher, he’s focused on ensuring that the Ithaca Times isn’t just reporting on the community but also playing an active role in shaping its future.

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Village Swing feat. Catherine Gale | 7:30 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 W M.L.K. Jr. St. Get Zep! | 8 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd.

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Jazz Night at Deep Dive: Firefly Trio | 6:30 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd. | Free

SUNDAY BLUES SERIES: The Nate Gross Band | 3 p.m. | ONCO Fermentations, 397 NY RT 281, Tully GoGone|6:00PM| Osmote Winery, Marcia Lane, Burdett Jazz Jam | 6 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 W M.L.K. Jr. St.

5/29 Thursday Papa Muse duo | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Rd. Date Night: Bossa Nova Jazz (8 p.m.) | 8 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 W M.L.K. Jr. St.

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Chapel of Dog Fest Vol2 — Three days of Punk Folk at Rose Hall | 4:30 p.m. | Rose Hall, 19 Church Street Billy Currington with Special Guests Parmalee and Cole Goodwin | 6 p.m. | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, 2708 Lords Hill Road

The John & Bob Dean Duo | 7 p.m. | Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St.

5/31 Saturday Pigeons Playing Ping Pong /The Infamous Stringdusters | Melt at Wonderland Forest | 1 p.m. | Wonderland Forest, 4812 S Cook Rd.

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The Gallery at South Hill exhibit Ben Frank Moss: Drawings and Collages | 12 p.m., 5/31 Saturday | The Gallery At South Hill, 950 Danby Rd. South Hill Business Campus South Hill Business Campus | The Gallery at South Hill, Ben Frank Moss: Drawings and Colleges exhibit. Ben Frank Moss 1936-2019, Born in Philadelphia in 1936, and raised in Devon, Pennsylvania and Huntington, New York. Featuring Ben’s Drawings and Collages on view. | Free

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Look ye to the north where Rose Hall is proud to present Volume II, with dozens of Punk Folk artists from around the country. Part of a collective idea to bring out-of-state musicians to the Cortland music community. Our goal is to give a platform to marginalized groups in the music scene that too often get overlooked. Genres can range from bluegrass to rock, folk punk, jazz, and acoustic alternative music. (Photo: Provided)

Emptiness, Ethics and the Mind in Tibetan Buddhism by Dr. Guy Newland | 10 a.m., 5/31 Saturday | Wisdom’s Goldenrod Center for Philosophic Studies, 5801 Route 414 | Dr. Guy Newland will speak on “Emptiness, Ethics and the Mind in Tibetan Buddhism” 10 am at Wisdom’s Goldenrod, 5801 Route 414, Hector NY 14841 | Free The Verb Takes a Walk Poetry and Music Event | 3 p.m., 6/1 Sunday | Savage Club Lansing Performance Hall, 1004 Auburn Rd | The Secrets of Summer | Free Poetry & Prose Open Mic | 6/2 Monday | The Downstairs, 121 E M.L.K. Jr. St. | Come share poetry, prose, share a story, perhaps a brief performance or just to enjoy the night and meet others with a love for language and expression. Open to all!

Comic Book Club Meeting: Stocking Up On Summer Reading! | 7 p.m., 6/3 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Looking for something new and different — or, at least, new to you — to read this summer? At this meeting, we will swap lending copies and extra copies of favorite comics, graphic novels, and books. Join in for a fun evening of “re-balancing”! | Free

Kids Story + Craft | 4 p.m., 5/29 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Story + Craft is our weekly reading + creating event for children! Join us for a read-aloud, followed by art-making or a guided craft.

Family Playgroup — Spring’25 | 9:30 a.m., 5/30 Friday | CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue | Free 6 weeks series, May 2 – June 6 Spring Baby & Toddler Storytime | 10:30 a.m., 5/30 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Caregivers and their children are invited to join us for songs, rhymes and books at the park next to the Henry St. John Building at 301 S. Geneva St. Spanish Storytime | 4:30 p.m., 5/30 Friday | Tompkins County Public Li-

brary, 101 East Green Street | Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us for Spanish storytime — songs, rhymes, stories, and crafts — completely in Spanish!

Circus in the Garden | 7 p.m., 5/30 Friday | Ithaca Children’s Garden, 121 Turtle Lane | Four unique, free, familyfriendly circus shows created and performed by Circus Culture’s troupes!

Join us under the tent at the Ithaca Children’s Garden or indoors at the Cherry Arts. | Free Family Storytime | 11 a.m., 5/31 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills at Family Storytime. We meet each Saturday for stories, songs and hands-on fun.

Building a Strong Foundation for Reading : Early Literacy at Home | 2 p.m., 5/31 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Learn how you can support the development of your child’s early literacy skills with Cassie, TCPL’s lead Baby and Toddler Storytime librarian. | Free Children’s garden day | 1 p.m., 6/1 Sunday | Fantasy Forest LLC, 99 Smith Road, Groton | Come join us and learn the basics of gardening! $15 per child, all supplies included! Bring home 2 flower pots, one with a seed that you will germinate then later plant, and a flower you will plant with us! 🌱 | $15.00 Chemsations: Polymer Party | 2 p.m., 6/1 Sunday | Sciencenter, 601 1st St | Explore chemistry during this hands-on program! We’ll have lots of messy fun as we explore super-absorbent materials and make slime to explore the properties of polymers!

Science Together: Baking Soda and Vinegar | 10:30 a.m., 6/3 Tuesday | Sciencenter, 601 1st St. | Explore the process of experimentation as you create chemical reactions with baking soda and vinegar! Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

LEGO Family Build Night | 5:30 p.m., 6/3 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be

provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

Notices Good Grief Circle | 2 p.m., 5/28 Wednesday | The Age Well Center, 165 Main St. | Description The Cortland County Office for Aging is offering class for people dealing with grief.

For people experiencing the loss of a loved one, home, job, independence or something similar.

Wednesday Market at East Hill | 3 p.m., 5/28 Wednesday | 330 Pine Tree Rd, NY 14850-2819 | Don’t have time to get to the pavilion every weekend, or need a mid-week haul?

We have you covered with meat, eggs, veggies, fruit and even some dinner and pastries to hold you over.

Technology Basics One-on-One | 3 p.m., 5/28 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Need help with basic technology topics, such as using email, searching the internet, or borrowing eBooks?

Astrology Meeting | 6 p.m., 5/28 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | A meeting every Wednesday (6:00-7:30 p.m.) at the Tompkins Public Library where people talk about astrology.

Trivia! | 7 p.m., 5/28 Wednesday | Liquid State Brewery, 620 West Green Street. | Trivia Night with Bob Proehl at Liquid State! | Free GO ITHACA Open Hours | 2 p.m., 5/29 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Join GO ITHACA for Open Hours at TCPL! GO ITHACA is proud to help transform transportation in Tompkins County!

Our program makes sustainable commuting accessible and affordable for everyone.

Ages 8 to 108 Board Game Club | 5 p.m., 5/29 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Are you between the ages of 8 and 108 and love playing board games? Then come join our board game club at TCPL! We meet in the Borg Warner Room on Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m.

American Red Cross Blood Drive | 10 a.m., 5/30 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Slow Flow Yoga | 4 p.m., 5/30 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | This is an all-levels Slow Flow style yoga class, adaptable for people with different levels of fitness (it does involve sitting on a mat and standing up from the floor).

Friday Night Magic: Commander | 5 p.m., 5/30 Friday | Riverwood, 116 E State St. | Come down to Riverwood for a recurrent night of Commanderstyle Magic play! | $5.00 Homer Regional Farmers Market | 9:30 a.m., 5/31 Saturday | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St. | Rise, shine, and shop local! ????

portive feedback, and recharge their energy supply. | Free

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Strength Training Varna Community Center | 9:30 a.m., 6/2 Monday | Varna Community Center, 943 Dryden Rd | $5 drop-in or members eligible to pay $40/month for unlimited Health and Wellness classes.

Enhance Your Fitness | 10:30 a.m., 6/4 Wednesday | Lifelong, 119 W. Court St. | $5 drop in, membership required but with membership $40/ month unlimited Health and Wellness Activities eligibility.

Feast on Words: Queer Expression | 6 p.m., 6/2 Monday | Asempe Kitchen, 114 W Green St | Be curious about yourself and others this Pride month through creative expression.

Join others at Asempe Kitchen on any Monday in June to create your work in whatever form it takes — poetry, journaling, an essay, prose, a letter, or a list. | Free

Makerspace Open Hours — AM Session | 11 a.m., 6/4 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Drop-in open hours, no registration required.

Come for a short tour, or stay and work on a project — we have lots of art supplies and ideas to get you making!

Wild Mushroom Identification classes | 1 p.m., 6/3 Tuesday | Enfield community center, 162 Enfield Rd. | WILD MUSHROOM IDENTIFICATION CLASSES & CULTIVATION WORKSHOPS taught by a certified wild mushroom forager and educator. | $125.00

0-60 Get Growing Challenge & Seed Swap | 11 a.m., 5/31 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | A power-packed 1-hour class to kickstart your garden with confidence! Covering location, soil, and garden setup, this session is designed to take you from zero to growing-fast.

Empowering Caregivers Series | 2 p.m., 6/3 Tuesday | Lodi Whittier Library, 8484 S Main St. | This education series teaches caregivers how to navigate the responsibilities of caring for someone living with dementia. Please call the Alzheimer’s Association Helpline: 800-272-3900 to register. | Free

Rock the Nursing Home! — A Workshop for Solo Musicians | 1:30 p.m., 5/31 Saturday | Savage Club’s Lansing Area Performance Hall, 1004 Auburn Road | Rock the Nursing Home — this free workshop shows you how to do it in a win-win way. | Free

Meditation and Mindfulness | 5 p.m., 6/3 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Join Anna Salamone of FireFly Farm Retreat for a monthly meditation and mindfulness practice.

Outdoor Qi Gong Class- Sundays | 10 a.m., 6/1 Sunday | Allan H. Treman State Marine Park, 805 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850 | Outdoor Qi Gong for Wellness and Nervous System Regulation. | $12.50 - $15.00

The Cortland County Dairy Parade | 6:30 p.m., 6/3 Tuesday | Cortland County Fairgrounds, 4301 Fairgrounds Dr | Get a moooove on! The Cortland County Dairy Parade — Central New York’s premier dairy celebration — returns on June 3, 2025, starting at 6:30 p.m., rain or shine!

Mind Over Body with Mitch Raymond, PT | 4 p.m., 6/1 Sunday | The Whimsy Mercantile, 2075 East Shore Drive | Learn how to achieve improved strength and range of motion through movements and techniques aimed at strengthening the connection between the mind and body.

Healing Share | 5 p.m., 6/1 Sunday | The Whimsy Mercantile, 2075 East Shore Drive | The Healing Share is a time when healing practitioners can practice and share their craft, get sup-

Greensprings Garden Club | 10 a.m., 6/4 Wednesday | Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve, 293 Irish Hill Rd. | From May to October, volunteer with us as we divide perennials, mulch plantings, plant shrubs, pull weeds, pot up perennials, rake leaves, spread gravel and more.

Civil Service Commission | 11:30 a.m., 6/4 Wednesday | 2nd Floor Conference Room, City Hall 108 E Green Street | NARCAN Training with REACH | 4 p.m., 6/4 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Join the REACH Project to learn how to recognize an overdose, respond to an overdose emergency, and administer NARCAN. This skill could help you to save a life.

LWV Cortland County Alice A. Walker Award Dinner | 5 p.m., 6/4 Wednesday | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St. | Description Please join us on June 4th at the Homer Center for the Arts to celebrate this year’s Alice Walker Award Recipient Andrea Rankin Every year LWV Cortland County chooses one member of our | $40.00 - $45.00 Welcome Home Wednesday at YMCA | 5:30 p.m., 6/4 Wednesday | YMCA of Ithaca & Tompkins County, 20 Graham Rd W | Are you new to the area or recently returned and looking to feel right at home?

Live in Ithaca: Welcome Home Wednesday at YMCA | 5:30 p.m., 6/4 Wednesday | YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County, 50 Graham Road West | Are you new to the area or recently returned and looking to feel right at home?

Common Council Meeting | 6 p.m., 6/4 Wednesday | Council Chambers, 3rd Floor City Hall |

FRIDAY, MAY 30TH AT NOON

Barton Hall, 117 Statler Dr, Ithaca | In honor of Memorial Day, join Cornell’s military community — students, staff, and faculty — on a tour of war memorials on our campus. Make connections and learn about the rich history Cornell has with our nation’s military. The tour will begin at 12:00 noon on the Statler side of Barton Hall. (Photo: Provided)

SUNDAY, JUNE 1 AT 2:30PM

Cinemapolis 120 W Green St., Ithaca | A Lakota elder summons a white writer to visit him and help him write a book about his people. Based on the novel by Kent Nerburn. The film will be followed by a Zoom discussion between Kent Nerburn and Jim Wikel of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation. (Photo: IMDb)

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