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

Lisa Holmes, Director of the Tompkins. Co. office of the Aging-June 23rd, 2016

By WRFI News Staff | June 23, 2016

Esther Racoosin speaks with Lisa Holmes, Director of the Tompkins County Office of the Aging, about an upcoming workshop on Tuesday, June 28th, about collecting oral histories.  She describes a collection of stories that have already been…

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Spending 99 hours swimming, biking, and cycling

By WRFI News Staff | June 23, 2016

WRFI’s Lori Sonken talks with Shane Eversfield about his 5-day-long, 500 mile, triathlon to raise money to support patients with Lou Gehrig’s disease. This interview aired on June 20, 2016

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Silent Film Era Fashions on Display at Cornell

By WRFI News Staff | June 22, 2016

Cornell Professor Denise Green talks with WRFI’s Lori Sonken about the fashions worn by movie stars living and working in Ithaca in the early 1900’s. This interview aired on June 17, 2016.

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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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