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Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit Inc. will detour TCAT Route 11 due to construction around the Coddington Road entrance to Ithaca College for several weeks.

The next work session for Takin' Care of T'burg is scheduled for 8-11 a.m. Saturday, May 10. via Ithaca Journal

The Tompkins County Dairy Promotion Committee is seeking young ladies between the ages of 12 and 24 for the roles of Dairy Princess and Dairy Ambassador. via Ithaca Journal

“We're offering careers here and the response has been great. They're coming in and talking.”

It was a get together born of necessity on both sides. Hundreds of people looking for work met with companies looking for workers. via Niagara Gazette

“The matter was thoroughly reviewed both at the county level and at the state level”

The New York State comptroller is reviewing the case of a private attorney in Nassau County who received 21 years of retroactive pension credits -- helping him earn a six-figure annual pension -- even though he ... via Newsday.com

“We have just published an emergency response guide, which is being distributed to the entire campus community and is also online.”

With almost 30,000 students spread out over 1,700 acres of campus space, security at local colleges would seem to be a daunting task, especially in light of recent campus shootings in other parts of the ... via Ithaca Journal

SOME serious comedic heavy hitters are heading to New York this spring, giving you the chance to chuckle your way right into summer. via New York Post

“More rarely, it's suspected by the indication of scant or no periods, or cyclic pelvic pain.”

IF you've never heard of Asherman's syndrome, you're not alone. But a recent TV episode of "The Return of Jezebel James" highlighted this rare - but under-reported - impediment to fertility. via New York Post

New Yorkers are still waiting for lawmakers in Albany to pass a budget. Most democrats in the minority of the State Senate are boycotting Monday's session despite the late budget. via WENY

“Clear has benefited from the Hyatt partnership through our joint marketing efforts and making enrollment a quick and easy process at many of their locations.”

Clear, the airport fast-pass system that launched at Orlando International Airport, has renewed its marketing agreement with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. via Florida Today

“Basically, the door has been shut on this”

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Thursday night said his office believes that "multiple acts of fraud" were committed when Long Island school districts put private attorneys on their payrolls so ... via Newsday.com

ALBANY - At 3.5 percent, Tompkins County had the lowest February unemployment rate in New York, state labor statistics show. via Ithaca Journal

Individuals charged with criminal offenses noted in this column will face a court proceeding to determine whether they are guilty of the charges. via Ithaca Journal

Two big events are coming up in April in the quest to get the New York City garbage hauling tractor-trailers off the back roads of Onondaga and Cayuga counties. via Post-Standard

“Personally I would love it, but I can't see how it would be enforceable”

ITHACA - A smoking ban is back on the city's agenda. Some of the places Common Council is considering banning smoking in the city include The Commons, playgrounds and school property, doorway entrances, ... via Ithaca Journal

“Tompkins County, and Ithaca, is a special place. We know that. We keep telling that to people. But now with the efforts that we've been putting in, the word's getting out and we've seen more people here.”

A Tompkins County man is being honored with a new tourism award. Tuesday afternoon the Tompkins County Tourism Bureau and Chamber of Commerce presented Stuart Stein with the first "Howard Cogan Tourism Award." ... via WENY

“She (her grandmother) ingrained in me my love for Italian cooking and I definitely will be thinking of her when I'm making my lasagna”

Former Staten Islander Nikki Cascone is among the cheftestants on the new season of "Top Chef." Former Staten Islander Nikki Cascone , 35, one of 16 cheftestants who competed during last night's premiere of ... via Staten Island Advance

Despite the sluggish economy and the soaring price of precious metals, retailers are stocking up on the latest spring trends at the JA New York Winter Show, being held at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York ... via National Jeweler

Categories: Albany Sulzer: Impeached, then redeemed. A number of New York governors have left the Albany statehouse before their terms were over. via Pennlive.com

County Legislature meeting, 3/4/08 * Calling On The Governor, The New York State Office Of Mental Health And The New York State Department Of Health To Assure That Any Fiscal Restructuring Of Non-Patient ... via Ithaca Journal