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1 – Tragedy as two Ithaca College students stabbed; one dead
Ithaca College student stabbed to death; other IC student stabbed near Cornell – A brawl on the Cornell campus ended in stabbings, leaving one Ithaca College student dead and another injured. Ithaca Voice
Family IDs 19-year-old Ithaca College student killed in stabbing at Cornell
2 – Simeon’s is back!
Simeon’s set to re-open on Friday on the Ithaca Commons – After a soft open on Tuesday for friends and family, Simeons opened to the public on Friday. Ithaca Voice
3 – Woodstock’s got nothing on Ithaca’s hippie ways
Thrillist: Ithaca shockingly named Most Hippie Town in New York – Ithaca was shockingly named the Most Hippie Town in New York in an article published by Thrillist last week. Ithaca Voice
4 – Man who drowned last weekend ID’d
Police ID, recover McGraw man who drowned in Cayuga Lake Saturday – Police have identified a man from McGraw who drowned in Cayuga Lake Saturday. Ithaca Voice
5 – Major Dryden manufacturer set to move, taking almost 200 jobs
Dryden manufacturer relocating to Florida, 185 jobs lost – A local manufacturing firm will be closing its Dryden facility and moving to Florida as it consolidates operations in the Sunshine State. Ithaca Voice
6 – Standoff in Dryden ends peacefully
12-hour standoff ends peacefully in Dryden; man taken into custody – A 12-hour standoff in Dryden, which began Thursday afternoon and lasted into the early morning hours Friday, ended peacefully with a man being taken into custody. Ithaca Voice
7 – Cornell plantations getting a name change
Cornell Plantations rebranding to better reflect vision, remove slavery connection – When Christopher Dunn joined Cornell Plantations as its new director in April 2014, his freshly printed business cards suggested to him the organization he was set to lead had an identity problem. Ithaca Voice
8 – Bail increased for Candor man facing sex abuse charges
Bail increased for Candor man now facing sex crime charges against children in 2 counties – Bail was increased in court Tuesday morning for a man accused of sexually abusing two young girls in Danby, a man who is also facing sex crime charges against children in Tioga County. Ithaca Voice
9 – GreenStar makes Collegetown debut
GreenStar opens in Collegetown and it’s glorious – After years or debate and planning, GreenStar Cooperative Market was finally able to open its doors to the public at its third location in Collegetown Tuesday — and it’s completely glorious. Ithaca Voice
10 – Rabid bat in Ithaca, health department advises
Rabid bat found on North Geneva Street in Ithaca – On Aug. 24, a bat found on the sidewalk in front of 437 North Geneva Street, near the intersection of Cascadilla Street in the City of Ithaca, was determined to be rabid by the New York State Rabies Laboratory. Ithaca Voice
