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

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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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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Local Headlines

April 27th, 2022 Daily Headlines

By George Christopher | April 27, 2022 | Comments Off on April 27th, 2022 Daily Headlines

Yesterday, Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis endorsed Vanessa Fajans-Turner for New York’s 22nd Congressional District. The new 22nd district is a heavily Democratic seat including both Ithaca and Syracuse. Fajans-Turner is one of just two Ithaca residents in the Democratic primary. She’s also received support from former State Assemblymember Barbara Lifton. Tonight at 6 WRFI will…

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April 26th, 2022 Daily Headlines

By George Christopher | April 26, 2022 | Comments Off on April 26th, 2022 Daily Headlines

An analysis by Cornell Researchers of public comments submitted to the Department of Environmental Conservation found that 98 percent of comments were opposed to the Greenidge Generation’s air permit renewal. Greenidge is a proof-of-work cryptocurrency mining facility in Dresden, NY. Proof-of-work crypto mining has been the target of environmentalists due to its immense energy usage.…

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