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1 – Marriott officially opens on Ithaca Commons
Marriott officially opens on Ithaca Commons; 15 photos from celebration — The Ithaca Marriott Downtown on the Commons officially opened with a celebration Monday.
2 – New head coach for IC Football
Ithaca College welcomes 10th new head football coach — Ithaca College officially welcomed its 10th football head coach to the program during a press conference Tuesday morning at the Athletic and Events Center on campus.
3 – Officer Colin nabs his first perp – The Grinch!
‘The Grinch who definitely did not steal Christmas in Ithaca, thanks to Officer Colin’ — Ithaca police Officer Colin Hayward Toland made his first arrest Tuesday evening, when he stopped the Grinch from stealing Christmas presents from under the Christmas tree!
4 – Maguire revises waterfront development proposal
Maguire aims for mixed uses in revised proposal — In a press release Friday, the Maguire family of dealerships announced its latest revisions to a plan to put a car dealership near Ithaca’s waterfront.
5 – University investigating after Cornell Republicans president reportedly attacked
University investigating after Cornell Republicans president reportedly attacked – Cornell University is investigating a report that the president of Cornell Republicans was attacked just after Donald Trump’s election.
6 – New Cornell app lets you ID birds with your smartphone
Cornell: New App IDs birds using only photos — The Merlin Bird Photo ID mobile app has been launched and, thanks to machine-learning technology, can identify hundreds of North American species it “sees” in photos.
7 – New details released about fatal Newfield robbery linking homicide to drugs
Court Records: new details released about fatal Newfield robbery linking homicide to drugs –Court documents released to the public on Thursday morning have offered more information regarding the details of the Newfield homicide case,
8 – Man indicted on Ithaca murder charge, facing new charge for shooting at police
Court Records: Man indicted on Ithaca murder charge, facing new charge for shooting at police – Justin R. Barkley was indicted late Thursday for the homicide of a Candor UPS driver and for shooting at police officers when they tried to take him into custody, court records show.
9 – Habitat for Humanity eyes Ithaca South Hill site
Habitat for Humanity eyes Ithaca South Hill site — The non-profit organization has been building affordable homes in the region since the 1980s, though never before in Ithaca city.
10 – Police ID woman killed in tragic crash
Police ID woman killed in fatal Covert crash — Police have released the name of a woman killed in a fatal crash Saturday.