[sustainable_tompkins-l] Cynthia Nixon in Ithaca Sunday evening for a meet and greet at Argos

[Maura Stephens]

​Good opportunity to teach the gubernatorial candidate how to spell Ithaca,
and let her learn a bit about our community! ​

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Oops! Cynthia Nixon's campaign misspells 'Ithaca' repeatedly in invitation
Joseph Spector
, Albany
Bureau Chief Published 1:21 p.m. ET June 1, 2018 | Updated 4:41 p.m. ET
June 1, 2018

Cynthia Nixon, a Democratic candidate for governor, greeted commuters on
Long Island on May 23, 2018, and then attended some of the Democratic
convention. Joseph Spector, Albany Bureau Chief
[image: Nixon]

(Photo: Bebeto Matthews, AP)
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ALBANY - Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon will be in Ithaca on Sunday
— but her campaign didn't spell it right on an invitation to the event on
Friday.

"Cynthia is coming to Ithica!" the subject line of the email to supporters
reads.

"Will you sign up now to attend a candidate meet & greet in Ithica on
Sunday evening, and learn how you can be involved?" the invite continues.

"Ithica Round-Table with Cynthia Nixon," the email continues.

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick wasn't too offended by the mistake, saying, "We
all make typos."

But Myrick is supporting Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a third term, and he said
the typo may go to a larger concern he has about Nixon's candidacy.

Nixon, the *Sex and the City* star, is running in her first political
campaign and challenging Cuomo in a Democratic primary on Sept. 13.

"I think it exposes the two things that I most worry about with her
candidacy: their campaign’s lack of knowledge with issues outside of New
York City and their inexperience," Myrick said.

*More: *Cynthia Nixon says upstate NY begins around Ithaca


*More: *Cynthia Nixon throws barbs at Cuomo, who cruises to Democratic
nomination


*More: *Cynthia Nixon roasts Andrew Cuomo at annual gridiron show


Nixon campaign spokesman Lauren Hitt said the email was sent in error and
poked fun at the mistake.

"Something like this obviously would have been caught through our normal
review process," she responded.

"The proper steps have been taken to ensure this doesn't happen again."

Then she emailed a photo of an aide writing "Ithaca" over and over again on
a whiteboard.

For the record, the event is in Ithaca: 7.30 pm Sunday at the Argos Inn.
It's a meet and greet with the candidate in one of the most liberal
bastions in New York as Nixon runs to Cuomo's left.

"We don’t have to settle for the way things are," the invite reads.

"New York deserves a governor that will stand with the people, not the
corporate donors and the super rich campaign contributors who line their
campaign accounts."

This isn't the first minor issue with Nixon and Ithaca.

Soon after launching her campaign, she was asked by the *New York Times *where
upstate begins: She responded Ithaca
,
which her campaign later said was a joke.

Nonetheless, it reignited the ongoing debate

about where upstate New York starts.

On Comedy Central's *The Daily Show*, Nixon said Thursday

that Cuomo has not been the progressive Democrat that he claims to be.

She said Cuomo, who is seeking a third term, hasn't addressed racial and
economic inequality in New York and hasn't been able to 

[sustainable_tompkins-l] East Hill Food Scraps Drop Spot Adds Farmers Market Hours

[Geoff Dunn]

(Ithaca, NY)  The Tompkins County Department of Recycling and Materials 
Management is pleased to announce the East Hill Food Scraps Recycling Drop Spot 
will be open during the weekly Ithaca Farmers Market at 380 Pine Tree Road.

The mobile drop spot trailer will be at the farmers market – in the lot next to 
Rite Aid - every Wednesday from 4pm to 6pm, beginning June 6th.  This is in 
addition to the regular drop spot hours of 11:00am to 2:00pm on Saturdays.

Food scraps recycling provides residents with the opportunity to expand their 
waste reduction options while reducing their trash disposal costs.

The material collected each week is taken to Cayuga Compost in Trumansburg, 
where it’s processed into compost and marketed to homeowners, landscapers and 
farmers as a soil amendment.

Tompkins County offers free kitchen caddies, transport containers and 
compostable bin liners to encourage residents to participate. These “tool kits” 
are available at the Recycling and Materials Management office and at all drop 
spots during their hours of operation.

“We’re very excited to be partnering with the Ithaca Farmers Market and 
offering a weekday alternative for our East Hill Drop Spot users,” said Seth 
Dennis, a Waste Reduction and Recycling Specialist for the County. “The 
Saturday drop spot there has grown to become one of our busiest locations,” he 
added.

For more information on food scraps recycling, including a complete list of 
drop spots and their hours, visit 
www.recycletompkins.org.





Geoff Dunn

Communications and Administrative Coordinator

Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management

122 Commercial Ave.

Ithaca, NY 14850

(607) 273-6632

http://www.recycletompkins.org

For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please 
visit:  http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/
If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom 
Shelley, at t...@cornell.edu.

[sustainable_tompkins-l] Today we March in the Parade! Meet at 6PM!

[Cait Darfler]

CALLING ALL LAKE LOVERS!  TODAY, Friday June 1st, we march!


Join CLEAN and other environmental awareness groups to march in the Ithaca
Festival Parade!

We will be marching to show support for the Lake!

*Where: N. Cayuga St. between Jay and Lewis streets. Spot #49When: Friday
June 1st - Gather at 6:00 PM, Parade begins at 6:30 PM*

(slight potential, so be prepared. Bring an umbrella to scare away from
rain!)

How:
Bring your favorite sign, OR CARRY ONE OF OURS!
Wear your favorite T-shirt or even get one from us!
Show the 20,000 locals who come to the parade that we care about the health
and safety of Cayuga Lake. All Lake impacting issues welcome (HABs,
Hydrilla, Salinity, Coal Ash, Lakeside Septic, Emerging Contaminants, etc)!


* March in the parade with CLEAN and then you can watch the rest of the
parade!*

For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please 
visit:  http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/
If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom 
Shelley, at t...@cornell.edu.

[sustainable_tompkins-l] Let's Save More Land and Water, Tompkins County!

[Edie Jodz]

One of the wonderful things about living in Tompkins County is that we have 
easy access to nature.  A nearby forest or a rugged gorge is the perfect place 
for a child to learn about the natural world and for those of us who want to 
more fully immerse ourselves, special places like Lick Brook Gorge provide the 
opportunity to get away to stretches of unbroken forest.

The Finger Lakes Land Trust is committed to making nature more accessible and 
maintaining networks of wild lands that will continue to host wide-ranging 
mammals such as the black bear (and the intrepid hiker!).  Please support land 
and water conservation 
today!

This summer, you can explore all 12 Land Trust nature preserves in Tompkins 
County featuring hiking trails, waterfalls, and abundant wildlife.  They are 
open for you year-round, free of charge.  So you can come as you are, when you 
want. The forest is calling...

Support the Land Trust before midnight 
today!


Edie Jodz
Assistant Director of Development
Finger Lakes Land Trust
202 East Court Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 275-9487
www.fllt.org

Our mission:
To conserve forever the lands and waters of the Finger Lakes region, ensuring 
scenic vistas, clean water, local foods, and wild places for everyone.




For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please 
visit:  http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/
If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom 
Shelley, at t...@cornell.edu.