Posts by WRFI News Staff
Coronavirus Update, May 24, 2021
New York state restaurants are pressing lawmakers to permanently extend alcohol-to-go provisions. Restaurants were given this ability during the COVID-19 pandemic as long as food was included with it in order to limit gatherings and slow the spread of the disease. It gave a much needed lifeline to restaurants and bars, who struggled from the…
Read MoreReflections
In this Episode of Which Way Forward, we hear from a student activist and professor from Ithaca College reflect on a year since Black Lives Matter protests swept across the United States. This piece comes to us from Ithaca College Park Scholars Jess Moskowitz and Syd Pierre. The music in this piece is from BlueDotSession.…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, May 19, 2021
The Tompkins County Health Department is now prioritizing vaccinating people in the community, ages 12 and up. The Health Department is partnering with school districts across the county to organize pop-up vaccine clinics, administering the Pfizer vaccine. One clinic will be held at the Dryden High School Gym today. It will run from 3:30pm to…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, May 18, 2021
New York State will lift face mask requirements in most public spaces, following the change in guidance from the CDC. Governor Cuomo announced that the requirements will be lifted on Wednesday. Immunocompromised and unvaccinated people should continue to wear a mask and social distance as appropriate. Masks are still required on public transportation, in nursing…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, May 17, 2021
The CDC updated its guidance on mask wearing, stating that vaccinated people don’t need to wear them indoors except in the most crowded areas. Though, this new guidance doesn’t override a local government’s, a businesses’, or a state’s mask-wearing policies. If the mandate is lifted in New York, mask policies may look different from business to business,…
Read MoreWhich Way Forward: The Executive Order
The summer of 2020 saw mass protests across the United States, demanding that governments defund the police. One of the big administrative responses to these uprising was in New York State Governor, from Governor Andrew Cuomo in the form of Excutive Order 203. The order offered serious affirmation to what many in America were saying:…
Read More2021 Izzy Award Winner: Liliana Segura
The Izzy Awards are given out by the Ithaca’s Park School for Independent Media to journalists, outlets, or any producer who makes, in their view, an outstanding achievement in independent media. At this year’s 13th annual Izzy Award, senior Intercept reporter, Liliana Segura, was honored for her in-depth reporting that revealed how the Trump administration…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, May 13, 2021
Schuyler County Public Health is holding a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on May 19th. The clinic will be held at the Odessa Fire Department from 3 to 5 pm. All adults 18 and older are eligible and welcome. The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine will be administered. Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. Register by clicking here.…
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