TompkinsWeekly for the week of May 4th

Download the newspaper in Acrobat Format Here Mayor, Chief Extend Outreach Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray. These are now familiar names to most people, and all of them were black men who died from police actions within the past year. Fires burned throughout Baltimore last week, the result of intense anger following Freddie Gray’s death in police custody. Full Story »   Old Library Site Plans Studied The special legislative committee charged with recommending a preferred developer for the Old Tompkins County Library has taken the next step in the review process, scheduling presentations from three prospective developers who responded to the County’s Request for Proposals. Full Story »   High school robotics team finds success page 2 The Trumansburg Robot Raiders just returned from the FIRST World Robot Championship in St Louis, where they competed against 600 of the best teams from around the world. Full Story »   IC students put their game faces on page 3 Students on Ithaca College campus, mentored by Television/Radio professor Peter Johanns of the Park School, are currently in the process of creating a TV game show called “Assemble THIS,” funded by a highly successful IndieGOGO campaign. Full Story »   United Way tops campaign objective page 5 United Way of Tompkins County (UWTC) has announced that it has exceeded its 2014-15 Community Campaign Goal of $2,150,000 with donations to date totaling $2,155,335. It is the 11th consecutive year UWTC has exceeded its annual goal. These funds, raised throughout the community, will strengthen education, income, and health programs throughout Tompkins County. Full Story »   Kitchen Theatre marks milestone page 8 What is a quarter-century? In theater- time, it might be an almost geologic span. The oldest continuous regional theatre in the U.S., the Cleveland Playhouse, is poised to celebrate its 100th birthday. The Alley and Arena Stage, grandmothers of the regionalization of American theate,r are in their early 60s, while the Guthrie just recently turned the page on 50. Full Story »   Museum adds massive dinosaur mural page 9 Local artist Mary Beth Ihnken is painting a large mural inside the Museum of the Earth as part of the redesigned “Dino Lab” exhibit. The mural will be an extensive wall-towall Late Jurassic Landscape realistically portrayed with vibrancy and color. Full Story »   The many regenerative benefits of reuse page 10 All of the problems in today’s world can seem overwhelming. The good news is that major challenges are being recognized and worked on, often with positive results. Reducing wasteful practices, and investing time and energy in systems that are “regenerative” are two of the most important and accessible ways positive change can occur. Full Story »