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

Sam Taylor of Social Media Lab at Cornell about teens and screens-April 28, 2017

By WRFI News Staff | April 28, 2017

Sam Taylor, Graduate student in the Social Media Lab at Cornell, talks about how communication technologies, such as Facebook, chatting, and Snap Chat impacts our personal relationships.  He will be participating in a discussion about the documentary…

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Gay Nicholson about the People’s Climate March- April 26th, 2017

By WRFI News Staff | April 26, 2017

Gay Nicholson, President of Sustainable Tompkins, talks about the upcoming People’s Climate March, taking place on Saturday, April 29th, 2017.  Presentations before and after the march will focus on engaging local citizens to take action to lower…

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Carolyn Kenyon of Finger Lakes for New York Health-April 12, 2017

By WRFI News Staff | April 12, 2017

Carolyn Kenyon, an advocate from Finger Lakes for New York Health, talks to WRFI news about the New York Health Act.  This bill, which has been passed by the New York Assembly, would establish a single payer…

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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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