WRFI Community Radio News

Fresh at 5pm every weekday we bring you local news headlines from across our listening community—all in about 2 minutes. Listen live (88.1FM in Ithaca, 91.9FM Watkins Glen, and 89.7FM across the southern Finger Lakes) or wherever you get your podcasts.

Local News: May 28, 2024

Mass Evictions and Rent Hikes at West Hill ApartmentsResidents at a West Hill apartment complex in Ithaca…

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Features and Interviews

Solar Schuyler working to expand solar power – June 19th, 2014

By WRFI News Staff | June 19, 2015

Faith Meckley and Emma Rizzo speak with Solar Schuyler coordinator Sam Maggio about the new effort to expand solar power in Schuyler County and how the organization is making that a reality. This interview originally aired on…

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Knowing Dan Klein – June 15th, 2015

By WRFI News Staff | June 15, 2015

Samuel Whitehead and Aryeal Jackson speak with Tompkins County 7th District Legislator Dan Klein about banning fracking waste, the New Year’s standoff in Danby, and the state of the West Danby vanpool.   This interview originally aired on…

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Art for Social Activism – Kim Fraczek and Caleb Thomas – June 12th, 2015

By WRFI News Staff | June 12, 2015

Faith Meckley and Emma Rizzo speak with Kim Fraczek of the Sane Energy Project and Caleb Thomas of the Ithaca Public Art Commission about how they use their art work to provoke social change.

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Local Headlines

Local News: May 28, 2024

By Felix Teitelbaum | May 28, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: May 28, 2024

Mass Evictions and Rent Hikes at West Hill Apartments Residents at a West Hill apartment complex in Ithaca are facing eviction. According to the Ithaca Times, the Delaware-based new owners of Cayuga Gardens Apartments plan to raise the rent in all units by $600 a month. In February they served every resident in the complex…

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Local News: May 27, 2024

By Felix Teitelbaum | May 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: May 27, 2024

Protests Interrupt Cornell Commencement Cornell’s class of 2024 graduated Saturday. Like commencement ceremonies at many universities this year, the event was disrupted by pro-Palestinian student protestors. According to WSKG, about 12 people chanted and then walked out. Others wore black and white keffiyehs but stayed seated throughout the proceedings. Kelly’s Dockside for Sale A storied…

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