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

Local News: January 25, 2024

By Celia Clarke | January 25, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: January 25, 2024

– Voting rights groups say state redistricting process should be open to the public – A State Court of Appeals ruled in December that New York’s congressional district maps needed to be redrawn. New maps were created for the 2022 elections but the court ruled that was temporary. WRVO Public Radio reports Common Cause New…

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Local News: January 24, 2024

By Celia Clarke | January 24, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: January 24, 2024

– Tompkins County residents have a chance to get help with utility bills on Thursday – Tompkins County residents have the chance to get help with their utility bills at an open house on Thursday. State lawmakers Anna Kelles and Lea Webb are hosting an open house at GIAC in Ithaca from 4-7 PM. People…

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