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3 weeks ago

Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?

After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska's heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around. Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for the title of most oversized ursine.

4 weeks ago

Ithaca town supervisor to retire Friday

Ithaca Town Supervisor Rod Howe started working in local government in Dec. 1999.

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15 hours ago in Entertainment

Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store clashed on social media. Behind it, power dynamics loomed

The conflict from over the weekend, involving a high-priced mechanical bird, is raising more issues than just the quality of customer service. It's also a case study in power dynamics, and the differential that exists between someone with a high profile and those without.

18 hours ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local

Newfield Public Library to host craft night

Attendees will make Perler bead magnets.

18 hours ago in Education, Entertainment, Local, Sports

Cornell women’s soccer trounces Holy Cross

Six different players scored for the Big Red.

21 hours ago in Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local

New executive director named at Ithaca’s State Theatre

Lanny Brown will start his tenure on Oct. 27.