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1 — Lawsuit accuses Ithaca police of racial profiling in August 2014 incident
New lawsuit: Ithaca police racially profiled teens in 2014 incident – City officials say they will fight the “entirely meritless” lawsuit in court. Ithaca Voice
2 — Our ‘Hope on the Homefront’ series continues
A call to arms: Creating a better life for Tompkins female veterans – It was an abandoned Bullmastiff called Boo who saved Jenny Pacanowski’s life. Ithaca Voice
3 — Fatal crash; Tompkins cops identify teen victim
Police: 1 dead, 2 injured in Groton rollover accident – One person is dead and two others are injured after an early Sunday morning rollover accident in the town of Groton, police said. Ithaca Voice
4 — Space, the final frontier …
Brooktondale woman has big hand in Pluto mission – “It was a beautiful thing. For two hours or so, I really felt like I was out there sitting on the spacecraft.” Ithaca Voice
5 — Exciting news for Ithaca-NYC commuters
New bus firm promises direct NYC-Ithaca trips cheaper than Cornell line – A new bus company is promising to offer trips directly between Ithaca and New York City at a significantly cheaper rate than Cornell’s Campus2Campus line. Ithaca Voice
6 — Building boom remaking face of Ithaca’s Collegetown
What’s coming next in Collegetown’s big building boom? – The largest individual building underway in Collegetown at the moment is at 307 College Avenue. Ithaca Voice
7 — Local man who shot dog back behind bars
Newfield man who shot dog in head resentenced to 18 months in jail – A Newfield man who shot a dog in the head multiple times last September was resentenced Friday after violating his probation multiple times since January. Ithaca Voice
8 — Shattered glass
Glass over Ithaca Commons’ new pavilion breaks 3 days after installation – A glass panel overhanging the Ithaca Commons’ new pavilion shattered three days after it was installed. Ithaca Voice
9 — Ithaca police search for man in shooting
Police looking for man charged in Ithaca shooting – Police are looking for a man they say shot a person in the leg in June. Ithaca Voice
10 — And a Cornell project seeks 50 year tax agreement with government
Developer asks gov. for 50-year tax deal on Cornell project – A local developer is asking officials for a 50-year tax deal for a six-story building for Cornell in Ithaca’s Collegetown. Ithaca Voice
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