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Mom in Custody Fight for Multiracial Child Should Remove Confederate Flag-Painted Rock: Court The mother testified that she had the rock at her home, but that she does not use racial slurs; the mother rented the home and it was not clear if it was her rock, which was painted with the Confederate flag on it Published May 6, 2021 • Updated on May 6, 2021 at 11:06 pm A state appeals court said Thursday an upstate New York woman involved in a custody dispute over her multiracial daugh...

Court orders CNY woman to remove Confederate flag or risk custody of multiracial child Updated May 07, 8:45 AM; Posted May 07, 8:45 AM This 2020 file photo shows a Confederate flag in Pittsboro, N.C.AP Photo/Gerry Broome Facebook Share Robert Gavin, Times Union (TNS) Albany, N.Y. — Appellate justices in Albany on Thursday ordered a woman in Central New York to remove a rock from her driveway that is painted with a Confederate flag or risk a “change of circumstances” in the custody case ...

Court: Mom of multiracial child should toss Confederate rock May 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A state appeals court said Thursday an upstate New York woman involved in a custody dispute over her multiracial daughter should remove a small Confederate flag painted on a rock near her driveway in the girls best interest. The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court made the comment in a decision allowing continued joint custody of an unidentified Ithaca-area girl born in 2014...

May 4, 2021 While pursuing a degree at the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, long-time climber Keith Liao, MBA ’19, spent much of his free time at the Lindseth Climbing Center on campus. After graduating, Liao relocated to Denver, Colorado—a city where climbing gyms abound—for a position with Booz Allen; however, upon returning to Ithaca in 2020 to work remotely, he found that his options to engage in one of his favorite pastimes were limited. No longer a student, Liao...

409-day drought ended: journey to first day of grand jury on Cayuga Nation Police highlights local government hesitancy, federal nonintervention Gabe is the National News Editor and works out of Washington, D.C. Have a tip? Send it to gabe@fingerlakes1.com. The first day of a Seneca County grand jury relating to the Cayuga Nation Police Department has officially ended, but it took 409-days for any sort of government to formally address the violent conflict in a court of law — or any public fo...

ITHACA, NY -- The Ithaca Ballet offers an inside view of the choreographer’s creative process in the time of COVID with original pieces by Kristina Hilliard, Amy Walker O’Brien, Amanda Moretti, Kara Skrubis and Maria Valencia Alvarez with one vintage clip by Lawrence Brantley. This year the Ithaca Ballet dancers rehearsed and were filmed at the Hangar Theatre, locations in downtown Ithaca, and Cornell University. Filmed and edited by Marilyn Rivchin, the dance performances are creativ...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. EveryAction Announces Acquisition of GiveGab, Combining Two Leaders in Nonprofit Solutions April 15, 2021 GMT ITHACA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 15, 2021-- EveryAction, the fastest-growing and second-largest nonprofit software provider, announced that it has acquired GiveGab, an Ithaca-based company and the market leader in nonprofit, community-wide fundraising. The new partnership will enable EveryAct...

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Many CEO’s in Upstate New York say that economic conditions have worsened during the pandemic, and a number of them are still pessimistic for the rest of this year. That’s according to a recent survey by Siena College which surveyed more than a thousand business leaders from across the upstate area from January through March. Don Levy is director of the Siena College Research Institute. He said this survey shows that 80% of CEOs say that economic conditions worsen...

A registered sex offender from Tompkins County is facing new federal charges for allegedly receiving child pornography.

…Continued from Part I. Visit Ithaca.com to read the prior installment. Theda Bara, the world’s first international movie sex symbol, came to upstate Ithaca, New York, in 1919 to shoot a big-budget silent movie. During the summer of 1919, at the end of the last great pandemic, Bara filmed parts of the feature romance “Kathleen Mavourneen” (1919) for the William Fox studio. Bara’s presence in town made an indelible impression on Ithaca and on Ithacans. LOCAL ACTOR REMEMBERE...