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.
Mass Evictions and Rent Hikes at West Hill ApartmentsResidents at a West Hill apartment complex in Ithaca…
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Meaghan Sheehan Rosen explains to WRFI’s Lori Sonken how the Friendship Donations Network keeps nutritious food from going to waste by giving the fresh food to neighbors in need. This interview originally aired on July 8, 2015,…
Read MoreSamuel Whitehead speaks with Tompkins County 3rd District Legislator Carol Chock about how she got involved with public service, stormwater infrastructure in the county, and the fate of the old Tompkins County Library. This interview originally…
Read MoreEmma Rizzo and Faith Meckley sit down with Josh Brokaw of the Ithaca Times to discuss current Ithaca news: the Tompkins County minimum wage study, the new rental bicycles at the Ithaca Youth Bureau and the latest…
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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…
Read MoreProtests 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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