Ithaca Minute from 14850 Magazine

Here’s the Ithaca Minute from 14850 Today for January 31st.

Cornell has accepted the resignation of Soumitra Dutta, the dean of Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business, according to a statement from the university. The resignation is “effective immediately.”

Dutta was named Dean of Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management in January 2012, and became the first dean of the new College of Business, which combined the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, School of Hotel Administration, and Johnson Graduate School of Management under one umbrella in 2016.

Cornell says Joe Thomas, who served as dean of the Johnson Graduate School of Management from 2007-2012, “has agreed to serve as interim dean.”

New York State Police arrested a Brooktondale man this weekend on possession of over two ounces of marijuana. 25-year-old Elijah Moyer was stopped for speeding on Route 79 east of Ithaca, and a state trooper detected an odor of marijuana. In addition to the drug, the trooper found a digital scale and grinder with marijuana residue.

And open enrollment ends January 31st for health plans in New York State.

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Here’s the Ithaca Minute from 14850 Today for January 30th.

“Another fire that could have been worse” was extinguished early Monday evening after a pet dog accidentally started a kitchen fire in an upstairs apartment on a downtown Ithaca block. The Ithaca Fire Department says the dog tried hopping up on a counter and turned a stove burner on, and a cutting board on top of the stove caught fire.

According to IFD public information officer Thomas T. Basher Jr., the apartment resident came home and found the apartment had filled with smoke. He grabbed the dog and called 911 for assistance. No pets or people were injured.

Basher urges everyone to keep stovetops clear of all combustible materials, never store anything on top of the stove, and make sure pets and children don’t have access to stoves when they’re unattended.

And Cornell Big Red Men’s Ice Hockey’s ten-game unbeaten streak helped them beat out Notre Dame for the #1 spot in the USCHO college hockey poll. It’s Cornell’s first time atop the poll in nearly 15 years. The BoatYard Grill is celebrating Cornell’s #1 ranking with a $1 Big Red Steak offer.

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Here’s the Ithaca Minute from 14850 Today for January 29th.

A multi-jurisdictional task force has arrested a subject connected to two bank robberies committed in the Ithaca area over the last several weeks. The Ithaca Police Department says 32-year-old Chaio Slater of Ithaca has been charged with two counts of robbery in the second degree. The arrest comes in the cases of a December 5th armed robbery at the Tompkins Trust Company branch on Meadow Street in Ithaca, and the January 17th armed robbery at the CFCU Community Credit Union on Sheraton Drive in Lansing.

Cornell men’s ice hockey has a national-best unbeaten streak, ten games long, after a pair of important wins on the road this weekend clinched the team an Ivy League title and left it in striking distance of a #1 ranking. Cornell is back in action at Lynah Rink this coming weekend against Union College and RPI, both 7pm games.

WVBR’s Bound for Glory resumes its weekly free concert series, 8-11pm each Sunday night on the radio and at Cornell’s Anabel Taylor Hall. Coming up the next several weeks are shows featuring Kyle Carey, Richie and Rosie, Mustard’s Retreat, and John Specker.

And tickets are on sale for just $50 for a limited time for the Finger Lakes Thaw, a multi-venue music festival coming up in late March featuring Big Mean Sound Machine, Stone Cold Miracle, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, and more.

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Here’s the Ithaca Minute from 14850 Today for January 26th.

The New York State Police says Troop C investigators in Ithaca and Homer are working to identify two people wanted for making unlawful purchases at Walmart stores in Watkins Glen and Painted Post using fake credit cards created by skimming real cards used by their owners.

According to a news release from the State Police, they believe the suspects skimmed credit cards and used the data to create cards that could be used to make unlawful purchases.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 52-year-old Dryden man for falsely reporting an incident after he walked into the Target at the Shops at Ithaca Mall and announced there was a bomb in the store.

The Ithaca Fire Department responded to the Ithaca College campus on Thursday morning for a fire alarm activation, and found heavy smoke and a sprinkler activation on the tenth floor of the East Tower residence hall when they arrived just before 9am. There was significant damage to the room, but the fire was contained and did not spread to any other rooms, according to IFD’s Tom Basher.

And Cornell women’s ice hockey has an important pair of home games this weekend, against Clarkson at 6pm Friday and St. Lawrence at 3pm Saturday. Cornell’s men are on the road at Harvard and Dartmouth.

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Here’s the Ithaca Minute from 14850 Today for January 25th.

The Ithaca Police Department says an Ithaca man has been arrested in connection with three recent armed robbery cases in Ithaca and Dryden, following a multi-jurisdictional investigation.

According to IPD, 32-year-old Curt R. Rosenfeld was responsible for a December 17th robbery at the Mirabito in Dryden, a December 19th robbery at the Byrne Dairy in Ithaca, and a December 24th robbery at the Shortstop Deli in Ithaca.

Police say a search warrant was executed at Rosenfeld’s home and a pellet-type handgun matching the description of guns used in last month’s robberies was found. He was arraigned in Town of Dryden Court and remanded to Tompkins County Jail.

And Ithaca reinstated its seasonal odd-even parking restrictions a week and a half ago, with snow in the forecast, but as of Wednesday morning, the policy has been suspended again, for now. “When we have snow on the way we will activate Odd/Even parking,” Mayor Myrick announced at the end of October. “When we’ve cleared the streets we will turn it back off.” This winter’s change to the odd-even parking system depends on area residents signing up for Swift911’s emergency notification service, Mayor Myrick says.

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Here’s the Ithaca Minute from 14850 Today for January 24th.

The Tompkins County Immigrant Rights Coalition says an individual was apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Downtown Ithaca on Tuesday. The group has declined to identify the individual, and says anyone who witnesses an immigration arrest is encouraged to call their rapid response hotline.

The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department says the man they sought to identify as “a person of interest” in last week’s armed bank robbery at the CFCU in Lansing has been identified. The white male seen in a security video “is no longer a person of interest in relation to the case,” says the Sheriff’s Office.

Cornell University has welcomed dozens of students from the Universidad de Puerto Rico to Ithaca for a semester of free tuition, room, and board while their home campuses recover from Hurricane Maria.

Cornell says knitters from around the university, and alumni and friends from as far away as Utah, have made hundreds of hats, mittens and scarves for the new arrivals.

And the successful hockey weekend for the Big Red leapt Cornell men’s ice hockey to #2 in the USCHO poll this week, and goaltender Matthew Galajda earned a goalie of the week nod from the ECAC and a first star of the week from the NCAA.

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Here’s the Ithaca Minute from 14850 Today for January 23rd.

Got a dog, cat, or ferret? The Tompkins County Health Department and SPCA of Tompkins County are teaming up to offer another free rabies vaccination clinic. The free rabies clinic is this Wednesday from 6-8pm at the SPCA on Hanshaw Road. If your pet is due for a rabies vaccination, or if you’re not sure, this is a good opportunity to get up to date at no cost.

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday that the state would use tourism funds to “fully fund National Park Service personnel and costs of operations at the cost of $65,000 per day to keep the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island open to visitors.”

And Ithaca’s Kitchen Theatre Company will offer discounted advance tickets to area students for remaining plays this season. The $20 ticket offer begins with Ironbound, playing this week through February 4th.

The Kitchen Theatre is kicking off the new student offering with a “Back to School” Student Mixer this Wednesday night, January 24th, at 6:30pm. Students are welcome to meet fellow college students, and enjoy free snacks and specially priced $4 student cocktails and mocktails.

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Here’s the Ithaca Minute from 14850 Today for January 22nd.

Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Quik Shoppe on Ithaca’s northside early on Sunday evening. According to an IPD statement, “a suspect entered the Quik Shoppe, approached the counter, and then asked the clerk for all of the money in the register while displaying a handgun that was tucked into his pants waistband.”

According to IPD, the clerk described the suspect as a black male, about 5’7″ tall, slim build, wearing a ski mask, dark colored pants, jacket, and shoes.

And a pair of shutouts for freshman goalie Matthew Galajda this weekend leaves Cornell men’s ice hockey in a tie for first place in the ECAC. The Big Red beat Colgate at home on Friday night and again in Hamilton on Saturday. Clarkson’s first loss of the season in conference play on Saturday tips them out of the solo first-place spot in the standings.

Anthony Angello scored both goals on Friday night for Cornell against the visiting Raiders, and a pair of freshmen, Cam Donaldson and Kyle Betts, got the pair of tallies on Saturday. Cornell travels to Harvard and Dartmouth next weekend.

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Here’s the Ithaca Minute from 14850 Today.

President Shirley Collado, named to lead Ithaca College last year, faced an accusation of sexual assault nearly 20 years ago. The college’s board of trustees has expressed its full support after the matter was raised this week by a student publication at IC. The issue had come up a year ago when Dr. Collado was introduced to the campus, as well as during the College’s presidential search process.

According to The Ithacan, Dr. Collado “was accused of sexually abusing a female patient in 2000 and was convicted of sexual abuse” after pleading nolo contendere — no contest — to the charges.

The Tompkins County Sheriff is asking for help identifying a man in a security video from a bank robbery at the CFCU Community Credit Union on Wednesday afternoon. A release from the Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded at about 4:32pm to the Lansing branch of CFCU.

A statement says CFCU employees and witnesses told them a black male, about six feet tall, “entered the credit union, approached employees, displayed a handgun, and demanded money.”

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Here’s the Ithaca Minute for January 17th!

Supporters of Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes have organized a bus trip to this Saturday’s women’s march in Seneca Falls, NY. It’s leaving Ithaca at 8am and heading back from Seneca Falls at 3:30. Organizers in Seneca Falls call the march “a public celebration of the 1st Anniversary of the 700 historic women’s marches of 2017.” The $23 ticket for the bus from Ithaca covers the cost of the ride and a tip for the driver, a light breakfast, and a snack for the drive back to Ithaca Saturday afternoon. Links for more info are on 14850.com.

The organizers of the “We Are Ithaca” portrait project spent a few months last year capturing photos of hundreds of Ithaca area residents, and there’s one last chance to get into the project with a portrait session this Thursday afternoon. Everyone is welcome to the free session from 1-3pm on Thursday at the Tompkins County Public Library, and organizers encourage everyone to “bring an object that you cherish or that you identify with.”

And it’s a neighborhood greasy spoon and it’s a fancy Mediterranean eatery all in one, and this week 14850 Dining is paying a visit to the State Diner. Read all about it at 14850.com.

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