Posts by WRFI News Staff
Travis Brooks, Candidate for Tompkins County Legislature District 1
Short version: Long version: Travis Brooks is running for the District 1 seat on the Tompkins County Legislature. He spoke to WRFI News Director Jimmy Jordan in late April. In the conversation, Brooks goes over the main points of his platform: Affordable housing–gentrification has removed our most vulnerable people from their communities and placed them…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, April 27, 2021
Tompkins County is holding two small pop-up vaccine clinics this week. The first will be at the Ithaca Mall Vaccination site. It will be held between 8am and 12pm on Thursday, April 29th. The second clinic will be held in Newfield at the Newfield Elementary School Lower Gym, at 247 Main Street. Both clinics are…
Read MoreTCAT Unveils Electric Bus Fleet
It was a cold and blustery April day at the Bernie Milton Pavilion on Ithaca’s Common. Over 50 people were admiring a brand new TCAT bus sporting the electric bus logo. TCAT General Manager Scott Vanderpool was on hand to answer questions. He said that he doesn’t know what the change in operating costs are…
Read MoreCode Blue and the Impact on Homelessness in Ithaca
In New York State, Code Blue is in effect anytime the temperature reaches 32 degrees or lower. December 1st through April 15th is considered a mandatory Code Blue period. During these months, people who are unhoused can be certain they will have a safe and free place to escape the elements. However, with the mandatory…
Read MoreRev. Robert Jones Sr., Raconteur and Musician
A storyteller, a musician, a font of American roots: Rev. Robert Jones Sr. is coming to the Trumansburg Conservatory’s virtual stage this weekend. Here we have a conversation with Rev. Jones where he talks about how music entered his life; how he addressed the tension between his work as a Pastor and his passion for country,…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, April 23, 2021
The Tompkins County health department is holding a mass Covid-19 vaccination clinic on Saturday April 24. Anyone over 18 years old is eligible for the clinic. The moderna vaccine will be administered. It is unclear how many doses will be available. The clinic will take place in the old Sears building in the Shops at…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, April 22, 2021
Cornell University is holding its first student Covid-19 vaccination clinic on Friday, April 23. The clinic will administer the moderna vaccine and will be held in Bartels Hall on campus. This announcement comes just one week after the first clinic was announced. This original first clinic was canceled because of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine…
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