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

The Undiscovered Country: Taili Mugambee

By Felix Teitelbaum | September 30, 2024

Host Michael Rhynes interviews Taili Mugambee Director or ⁠the Ultimate Re-Entry Opportunity⁠ about re-entry work underway in Tompkins County. The organization works to address housing, employment, safety, health, and wellness of those impacted by incarceration, and to…

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Local Food Security Roundtable [AUDIO]

By Felix Teitelbaum | September 12, 2024

How can we ensure access to healthy, sustainable food for everyone in our community? What can we do as individuals? What changes would you like to see to government policy? How did the pandemic affect the way you eat? …

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Alcance Latino: Starting a Small Farm Business [in Spanish]

By Felix Teitelbaum | September 5, 2024

María José Oviedo y Tim W. Shenk del equipo de Futuro en Ag del Cornell Small Farms Program comparten con Carlos Gutiérrez en el programa Alcance Latino. Invitan a conocer las oportunidades disponibles para productores y aspirantes a…

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Local Headlines

Headlines for Wednesday, October 26, 2022

By Felix Teitelbaum | October 26, 2022 | Comments Off on Headlines for Wednesday, October 26, 2022

The City of Ithaca’s budget process is moving ahead. Acting Mayor Laura Lewis’ $29 million 2023 budget is about $2.5 million more than the 2022 budget but would keep the city’s property tax rate the same at $11.89 per thousand. According to the Ithaca Voice at public hearings week, city department heads and leaders from…

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Headlines for Thursday, October 27, 2022

By Felix Teitelbaum | October 26, 2022 | Comments Off on Headlines for Thursday, October 27, 2022

Republican Lee Zeldin’s campaign for New York Governor is drawing more criticism for potentially violating state election laws. The campaign continues to rake in large sums of “outside” political spending  totalling $11.8 million including nearly $9 million from conservative billionaire Ronald Lauder. According to a recording obtained by the Times Union, during a conference call,…

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