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

Rachel Kaufman of the Ithaca College Part-Time Faculty Union-April 11th, 2016

By WRFI News Staff | April 11, 2016

Esther Racoosin speaks with Rachel Kaufman, a part-time faculty member at Ithaca College and member of a new adjunct and part-time faculty union that formed last September.  She serves on the committee that is negotiating terms of…

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Opera Ithaca’s Production of “Billy Blythe”-April 7th, 2016

By WRFI News Staff | April 7, 2016

Esther Racoosin of WRFI Community Radio News talks with Bonnie Montgomery, the composer of the opera “Billy Blythe”, which is making its world premier this week, performed by Opera Ithaca.  Dawn Pierce, who plays Bill Clinton’s mother,…

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Interview with David Sassoon – Inside Climate News

By WRFI News Staff | April 5, 2016

Dan Apfel interviews David Sassoon, founder and publisher of Inside Climate News, winner of this years Izzy Award for their story “Exxon: The Road Not Taken” about how Exxon scientists knew about and acknowledged climate change in…

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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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