TompkinsWeekly for the week of April 13th

Download the newspaper in Acrobat Format Here Questions Linger Over Standoff The Tompkins County community is still reeling from the tragic standoff that transpired from Dec. 30 to Jan. 2 on Hornbrook Road in Danby, which ended with the death of David Cady and extensive damage to the Cady household. Full Story »   Power Plant Payments Proposed A public hearing in the Town of Lansing last week reviewed the Cayuga Operating Plant’s latest amendments to Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) negotiations. The meeting commenced with an hour-long presentation of the PILOT, from its rocky beginnings in 2007 up to the most recent addition of “pop-up payments” that were voted on last week. Full Story »   Grants Help Young Gardeners Thrive Seeds planted in local soil become the produce that sustains us. Full Story »   Downtown community outreach effort gets county’s support page 2 The Tompkins county Legislature has confirmed the county’s financial support for a joint program to provide a Community Outreach Worker for the Ithaca downtown area. Full Story »   On the trail of Typhoid Mary page 3 At the turn of the last century, typhoid fever was one of the top five fatal infections. In 1900 the disease struck nearly 400,000, killing more than 35,000. Ithaca was not immune; during the winter of 1903 typhoid spread among 13,000 residents and 3,000 Cornell students. Full Story »   For young women, an opportunity to learn carpentry page 5 The Youth Farm Project (YFP) is collaborating with the local Hammerstone Carpentry School for Women to provide a class for young women to learn carpentry skills. The goal of the project is to produce a portable farm stand to be used by YFP to sell their produce at various markets around Tompkins County. Full Story »   Parents extol the virtues of KDT page 8 When Kate Supron observed her son’s Cayuga Heights Elementary School classmates read and write letters to their Kids Discover the Trail! (KDT) Ithaca buddies at Enfield Elementary School, she was impressed by the connections made between students from different schools. Full Story » “Marigold Hotel” merits a second visit page 9 The law of Hollywood and its various outposts is that hits beget sequels—especially unexpected hits of modestly budgeted films. Thus “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” arrives with most of its cast intact, a mélange of British pensioners who have landed at a second-rate hotel in Jhaipur, India, that, of course, changes their lives, with new chances for selfworth, work and romance. Full Story »   Lansing business is recognized for its open arms page 10 Unity House has announced that the Lansing Xtra Mart, and specifically managers Jessica Slater-Mejia and Staci Nickerson, has been chosen by Unity House employees as the recipient of the fourth annual Open Arms award. Full Story »