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

Congratulation Ithaca High School’s Code Red Robotics Team!

By WRFI News Staff | April 3, 2016

Lori Sonken speaks with Ithaca High School students, Elliot Richards and Karina Burbank, about the Code Red Robotics team’s recent victory and their plans to attend the world championship in April in St. Louis. This interview aired…

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Talking with “Mary Poppins”-March 31st, 2016

By WRFI News Staff | March 31, 2016

Esther Racoosin talks with Elisheva Glaser, the Ithaca High School student who will be playing Mary Poppins in the upcoming musical production of the same name.  They discuss how Mary is an “enigma”, how she interacts with…

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Possible Effects of Closing Cornell Graduate Housing-March 22nd, 2016

By WRFI News Staff | March 22, 2016

Esther Racoosin talks with Ithaca Voice contributor Brian Crandall about what might happen after Cornell University closes the Graduate and Professional student housing in Maplewood Park and Hughes Hall. This interview originally aired on the March 22nd,…

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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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