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ITHACA, NY -- This year, Ithaca turned 200 years old — on March 16, 1821, an act was signed by Gov. DeWitt Clinton officially establishing the town of Ithaca. The

Basically canceled large in-person events and moved finals to online. beyond that, nyu is requiring that students and staff when they come back following the holiday break next year for the spring semester, they all have to have their booster shots. students as well as staff. now, this is something that not only nyu is doing but other colleges here in new york, fordham university is doing it, ithaca college, not ithaca, cornell university and ithaca is doing it as well as princeton in new jersey...

If you are unvaccinated, get vaccinated, and particularly in the arena of omicron, if you are fully vaccinated, get your booster shot. >> omicron appears to be highly transmissible. but preliminary studies show it might not be as severe as the delta variant. cornell university shut down its ithaca, new york campus in the middle of finals. 100 students tested positive for covid, many of them with the omicron variant. princeton university announced starting tomorrow their finals will also move onl...

>> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ the world health organization issuing an urgent warning about the fast moving spread of the omicron variant across the globe as the cases rise here in the u.s. in new york cornell university shutting down its ithaca campus after a rapid spread of covid among students. the school says many of the cases are the variant found in students who have been fully vaccinated including some who received the booster as well. and the nfl setting a si...

After the college detected over 400 positive coronavirus cases and its first Omicron case, the school shut down its main campus.

Political discussion about this because this is just too important. this is about getting us through this pandemic. >> nine states all with democratic governors have a mask mandate. the city of philadelphia is implementing its own vaccine requirement for indoor dining that will take effect january 3rd. pfizer, meanwhile, has announced the result of a study that shows antiviral pill can reduce covid hospitalization and death by 89%. the companys ceo said in a statement quote we are confident that...

It is just not as simple as senator warren indicated. i kind of agree with all frankenstein. and brian, because i know you love -- i cannot resist by finishing by thing thank you for making me a part of this broadcast. it has been my home and we see for several years now, and it has been an honor. im very proud to work with. you and i wish you tremendous lock on whatever comes next. my pitch, standup comedy, you are a good chat my friend. good luck. >> listen to whos talking. mike murphy who act...

Ithaca police found 1.9 pounds of meth, 350 doses of suboxone, other drugs, a shotgun, handguns, $26,000 and stolen high-end bicycles and power tools.

With some having already started holiday shopping and shortages appearing on the shelves, now would be the ideal time to patronize local businesses.

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