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

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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Alcance Latino: Starting a Small Farm [in Spanish]

By Felix Teitelbaum | September 1, 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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Alcance Latino: Small Farm Finances [in Spanish]

By Felix Teitelbaum | August 14, 2024

Mildred Alvarado, María José Oviedo y Tim W. Shenk del equipo de Futuro en Ag del Cornell Small Farms Program vuelven al programa Alcance Latino con Carlos Gutiérrez. Comparten aprendizajes sobre las finanzas personales y empresariales, claves…

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Local Headlines

Headlines for September 1, 2022

By Felix Teitelbaum | September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Headlines for September 1, 2022

TCAT is facing a $3.7 million budget deficit. The bus operator is funded in part by three local underwriters: the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, and Cornell. TCAT has had an agreement with the underwriters that if it were to face a budget shortfall, they would step in and provide additional funds. However, according to…

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Headlines for August 31, 2022

By Felix Teitelbaum | August 31, 2022 | Comments Off on Headlines for August 31, 2022

Following an election in May, the Ithaca City School Board was left one member short of their usual nine members. School board member Rob Ainslie was controversially voted out and replaced by new member Karen Yearwood and Kelly Evans vacated her seat  and was replaced by Jill Tripp. However, member Nicole LaFave, who was not…

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