Pushcarts testing Ithaca downtown business balance
Ithaca officials debate extending Commons rules to surrounding streets after a pushcart vendor operated near the pedestrian mall. Merchants oppose cart competition while supporters see possible regional regulation, with hearings planned before council votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Stilwell
Ithaca
Ithaca Commons
Commons Advisory Board
State and Tioga
Common Council
Advisory Board
Richard Healey
Cortland
Linda Robinson Lifton
Healey
Conunons
Cortang
Ile
Lifton
Ithaca Center
Police Department
Aurora
Tioga
Cayuga
Seneca
State
Green
Ethel Nichols
Five year study planned on high voltage line health effects
Massena residents heard about a five year, $5 million scientific analysis of health hazards from 765 kV transmission lines. Dr David Carpenter noted the panel will oversee research, accept proposals, and issue a final independent report guiding New York state policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Kennedy Jr. Massena
New York
New York State Health Department
David Carpenter
Health Department
PASNY
Public Service Commission
Massena
Canada
Marcy
Carpenter
Upstate
State Health Department
Group weighs site choices for toxic waste plant in New York
Central New York task force probes DEC criteria and 13 potential sites for a 100 million hazardous waste plant. Sterling tops finalists despite strong local opposition, while planners question hydrology and the lack of intake data. Regulators draft a scoring system, with Lewis Point scoring 201 215 points and deemed undesirable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Libbon
Auburn
New York State
New York
Department of Environmental Conservation
DEC
Robert Flacke
Sterling
Lake Ontario
CNY
Syracuse
Chuck McNulty
Albany
Flacke
McNulty
Daga
Cayuga
Oswego
Madison Counties
Garrett Thelander
Madison County
Lewis Point
Oneida Lake
Lewis
Thelander
Doyle
Durand Sculptor Blends Wood Craft with Parks Outreach
Durand uses chain saw and chisel to shape bass wood figures starting from logs. He researches anatomy and faces, works with Parks and Recreation to gather ideas, and invites children to touch carvings at state parks. He plans a Heritage Hall workshop in Cincinnatus on August 3, 17, and 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durand
Parks and Recreation
Eleanor
Heritage Hall
Cincinnatus
Ioan Phere
Earl Durand
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