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Local News: May 28, 2024

Mass Evictions and Rent Hikes at West Hill ApartmentsResidents at a West Hill apartment complex in Ithaca are facing eviction. According to the Ithaca Times, the Delaware-based new owners of Cayuga Gardens Apartments plan to raise the rent in all units by $600 a month. In February they served every resident in the complex with a 90-day eviction notice. Many renters in the 60-unit development have already moved out. About a dozen remain, many of whom are elderly or disabled. Wednesday is the deadline for them to vacate. Cornell DACA Assistance Program Gets BoostA Cornell-based group providing legal assistance to migrants has been granted $1.5 million. According to the Cornell Sun, Path2Papers provides legal…

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Seeking volunteers for next week’s Marathon

By katrina

We are gearing up for the big Marathon next week, and we need help from our listeners and supporters to make it happen!  Please email info@ithacaradio.org if you are available for answering the pledge line phones anytime between Friday November 1 and Sunday November 10, and please spread the word.  It’s going to be a…

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Commenting on DEC’s Proposed LNG Regulations with Sandra Steingraber, Keith Shue, and John Armstrong

By WRFI News Staff

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/New_York_LNG_regulations Home Commenting on DEC’s Proposed LNG Regulations Comment Deadline: November 4, 2013 at 5:00 pm Background: DEC is proposing the addition of a “Part 570” to 6 NYCRR (New York Codes, Rules, & Regulations). This will set up a permitting program for the siting, construction, and operation of LNG Facilities, as well as the…

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Pre-Marathon thanks to our great supporters

By katrina

As we gear up for our 2nd annual fundraising marathon, WRFI Community Radio is so pleased to be thanking yet more of our fantastic supporters. We are on the air thanks to the generosity of our listeners, like Martha Ferger, Joyce Kantor, Jessica Brown & Joshua Granger, Larri Richmond and Melissa Blake. To learn how…

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Board of Directors membership changes

By katrina

Ithaca Community Radio’s Board of Directors has had some changes in membership recently. Jim Utz has stepped down from the board, and continues to serve as WRFI’s co-Program Director and Chief Log Operator, and we thank him for his service on the board and for his many significant and ongoing contributions to the station. We…

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