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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Host Michael Rhynes interviews attorney Jason Hoge about the new legislation that will make a difference to men and women coming home from prison. The law holds a unique promise for 2.3 million New Yorkers with conviction…
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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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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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Yesterday, the Tompkins County Health Department Suspended the county’s mask advisory. The CDC has reclassified Tompkins County as having “low” community levels of COVID-19. Tompkins County currently has 286 active cases of COVID-19 and 12 active hospitalizations. The change comes just one day after Governor Kathy Hochul announced an end to the state’s school mask…
Read MoreThe Ithaca Festival will be returning to the Ithaca Commons this June according to the Ithaca Voice. The festival has been on a two year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival is scheduled for June 2nd through the 5th. COVID cases have seen a sharp decline in Tompkins County following the winter surge. …
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