Posts by WRFI News Staff
Coronavirus Update, January 22, 2021
The Tompkins County Health Department is reporting a number of potential public exposures to COVID-19. Our first one to report is at Five Below, at 744 S. Meadow St., in Ithaca. The date of the exposure to COVID was on Saturday, January 16, 11:30am–8:30pm. The other reported exposure to COVID-19 is at the Ithaca Walmart,…
Read MoreEditorial: So long, farewell, Ithaca [AUDIO]
Dear listeners, friends, & comrades, January 22, 2021 was last day as WRFI News Director. As we continue to face this global pandemic I’ve decided to move to a city (NYC) so I can be closer to family and loved ones in these tough times. It has been an absolute honor to work alongside this…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, January 21, 2021
The number of hospitalizations in Tompkins due to complications from the virus are at 17 as of yesterday. The Tompkins County Health Department reported two coronavirus related deaths yesterday. According to the Tompkins County health department, as of the time of our 6 p.m. broadcast there are 295 active cases of COVID-19. Yesterday there were…
Read MoreInterview with Walking on Water’s Priscilla Hummel on Comfort Food, a Three-Part Musical [Audio]
WRFI News Contributor Pamela Tan speaks with Walking on Water‘s Priscilla Hummel about their upcoming production of the three-part musical, Comfort Food, which will stream online in February 2021.
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, January 20, 2021
The Tompkins County Health Department is reporting a number of potential public exposures to COVID-19 on TCAT, Routes 40, 43, and 53. The various exposures were in a rider, and occurred January 15 – 18. You can review the specific days and times of the COVID exposure on TCAT, Routes 40, 43, and 53 on…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, January 19, 2021
The Tompkins County Health Department is reporting another potential public exposure to COVID-19. This time, the positive case was detected in a person who rode TCAT bus number 32 on Friday, January 15th. The individual boarded the TCAT bus around 1:50 pm at Gaslight Village Apartments and left the bus at Seneca Street Station at…
Read MoreThe COVID vaccine – Interview with Dr. Jamie Loehr [AUDIO]
The COVID vaccine has been at the forefront since last March. On January 8th, WRFI contributor Susan Fortson-Eginton attended a virtual presentation on the Covid-19 vaccine held by Cayuga Medical Center and featuring Dr. Jamie Loehr. Susan later spoke with Dr. Loehr in more detail about the FDA-approved Covid-19 vaccines. “Syringe and Vaccine” by NIAID…
Read MoreGIAC’s Leslyn McBean-Clairborne reflects on annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast
Today is Martin Luther King Day, and in recognition of the holiday, Greater Ithaca Activities Center held its annual MLK breakfast over the weekend – in a virtual setting. WRFI News Contributor Peter Champelli caught up with GIAC Executive Director Leslyn McBean-Clairborne about the event, and what MLK day means this year in particular. CHAMPELLI:…
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