Finding Ulysses

Over 200 people turned up to put together the Trumansburg playground this weekend, and almost all of them were volunteers. They didn’t need “market forces” to motivate their work. They came together because they care about Trumansburg’s kids… and many of the volunteers don’t even have kids in Trumansburg’s schools anymore… or yet.

They say that it’s expired, like a carton of milk. I’ve heard many parents say that it’s frustrating that they can’t see their kids easily when they’re playing inside the structure, but then I always thought that was part of its charm. Today marks the end of an era at the Trumansburg schools. The castle [...]

Trumansburg Superintendent, Paula Hurley, describes the problem as follows: “We’re in our budget process currently, and we’re looking at approximately a 5 percent reduction in aid from New York State… That will translate for us into reductions of staff, the use of some of our reserves, as well as an increase in our tax levy.”

Are there any other parents of students in the Trumansburg schools who are bothered by the recitation of the revised version (1950s) of the Pledge of Allegiance that contains the phrase “under God”?

Will the Trumansburg Dodgeball Tournament really be taking place next February?

Parents and other community members seeking to organize their lives around the impending re-entry of Trumansburg’s children into school may be left feeling a bit confused after looking at the Trumansburg Central School District calendar. You see, although the Varsity Cheerleading practice is mentioned in the calendar, along with the Dance Aerobics class taking place [...]

We could drive our son to school in relative comfort, it’s true, but if every family does that every day, it creates a nasty traffic situation, and the waste of a great deal of fuel as well.

Trumansburg Village Trustee announces a run for the Democratic nomination to become Town of Ulysses Supervisor. Also, Trumansburg dropouts increase, and a forum on protecting the community from the environmental impacts of natural gas drilling takes place tonight.

In this video of Trumansburg high school students on their last day of classes, everyone seems happy that it’s all over. Of course, it isn’t really all over for these graduating students. I’d love to see another video put together by these same people this time next year, and five years from now, as a [...]

On the official web site of the Trumansburg Village Board of Trustees, there hasn’t been anything listed on the Village calendar of “events and meetings” since May 9. Meeting minutes have not been posted online since November of 2007.