Finding Ulysses

Democrats Dave Kerness and Liz Thomas earned solid victories over Republicans Heather Hartwell and Scott Sherwood, to become the two newest members of the Ulysses Town Board. Two seats were left vacant by Democrats Don Ellis and Roxanne Marino. In District 1, Scott Sherwood got the most votes, with Heather Hartwell behind him. However, in Districts 2, 3, and 4, Liz Thomas and Dave Kerness were far ahead.

This afternoon, Representative Dennis Kucinich brought his resolution to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney to the floor of the House of Representatives. Almost immediately, the Democratic leadership tried to table the resolution. The man who represents Trumansburg and Ulysses in the United States House of Representatives, Michael Arcuri, voted to destroy the impeachment resolution.

Today, from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM registered voters in the Town of Ulysses will have the opportunity to take part in the election of two new members of the Ulysses Town Board. It’s an odd-numbered year, without a big national focus, or even a state-wide focus to pull in casual voters. So, turn-out of [...]

It’s typical for a gingko tree to turn its leaves yellow very quickly, and then to drop them before long. This year, however, Trumansburg’s gingko trees skipped a step. Responding to a hard frost after a long autumn of unusually warm weather, the leaves fell without turning color. I don’t know if the same thing happened to gingko trees elsewhere in Ulysses.

Today, lots of our local leaders addressed a rally held in Tutelo Park in the Town of Ithaca. It was a part of the National Day of Climate Action– an event that over 70 Members of Congress and 7 presidential candidates attended in various locations around the US. Rallies were held in every state in [...]

Dave Kerness, candidate for Ulysses Town Board, talks about long-term planning for the future of Ulysses, touching on issues of water, delegating authority to the town planning board, commercial development, and the rural character of Ulysses.

A belated thanks to all who came out and voted on 10/23. The $9.6 million project passed by a vote of 302-243. The project information is on the district’s website, http://www.tburg.k12.ny.us/admin/Capital_Project/ and will hopefully be updated as it moves forward. Construction should start in May 2009. The District also has a new calendar on its [...]