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

The Village of Cayuga Heights Turns 100 – June 10th, 2015

By WRFI News Staff | June 10, 2015

Lori Sonken and Charles Dunaway speak with Carole Schiffman and Bea Szekeley of the Cayuga Heights History Project about the 100th Anniversary of the Village of Cayuga Heights. The interview originally aired on the June 10th, 2015 edition…

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Keeping Ithaca development local – June 8th, 2015

By WRFI News Staff | June 8, 2015

Aryeal Jackson and Dan Apfel speak with Stacey Black, the business development coordinator for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 241, about the issue of contracting construction crews from outside of Ithaca and keeping the city’s…

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Direct Action at FERC Headquarters – June 5th, 2015

By WRFI News Staff | June 5, 2015

Faith Meckley traveled to Washington, D.C to participate in a week of direct action at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission headquarters. While attending the week of protests, she spoke with several other participants about their experiences. This…

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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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