Coalition Pushes for "Just Cause" Employment in Ithaca The campaign for “just cause” employment legislation in Ithaca continues. According to the Cornell Sun, the Ithaca Just Cause Coalition ...
Ithaca Passes Short Term Rental Ordinance, Green New Deal Plan- Ithaca’s Common Council passed to major resolutions at its regular meeting Wednesday night. The first enacts a long-discussed sho...
Cornell Professors Condemn Student Suspensions On Tuesday, more than 325 Cornell professors signed an open letter condemning the University’s suspension of four students. The students were susp...
Chemung Sheriff's Office Gets Boost for Door Breach Training The Chemung County Sheriff’s office has a new training tool. WETM reports that the Elmira-based manufacturer the Hilliard Corporatio...
More Suspensions for Cornell Protestors- The student encampment at Cornell remains in place. On Friday four students were temporarily suspended for their participation in the self-described “Li...
Adjustments Expected to Ithaca Water Bills Ithaca property owners may face unexpected water bills starting this year. The city has relied on equipment to remotely read water meters since 2005. Ho...
Student Protestors Occupy Cornell's Arts Quad— Activists at Cornell set up an encampment Thursday morning in the university’s arts quad. The Coalition for Mutual Liberation (or CML) called th...
Youth Farm Project participants Stella Sapp-Dietrich and Etienne Exantus and Ray Hage Assistant Director of Cornell's Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP) with Greta Garrison of the Youth Ra...
Pilot Program in Tompkins Adds Emergency Responders— Emergency response times in Tompkins County should be getting shorter. State Senator Lea Webb was in Ithaca Tuesday to announce additional s...
Cornell Undergrad Vote Supports Gaza Ceasefire, Divestment— Last week Cornell undergraduate voted in a referendum polling their views on a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from 10 military cont...
Public Hearing on ICSD Budget Announced— Ithaca City School District has announced a public hearing on its proposed 2024-2025 operating budget. The meeting will take place May 14 at 5:30 p.m. a...
WRFI Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 In Attendance: -Peter Bakija -Corinne Shanahan -Amie Herman -Joe Romano -Carlos Gutierrez -Talaya Centeno -Mike Cook -Robin Elliott -Jo...
https://www.wrfi.org/2024/04/21/wrfi-meeting-minutes-march-2024/
Listen to author Raul Palma in conversation with student organizers April Morales, Emily Trage, Riley Rhoder and Professor Jacob White. The 2024 New Voices Festival runs from April 24-26 at Ithac...
Case Against Day Hall Protestors Conditionally Dismissed A case against Cornell student and staff protestors will likely be dismissed. Twenty-four members of the Coalition for Mutual Liberation w...
ICSD Board Cuts Proposed Budget Ahead of May 21 Vote The Ithaca City School Board has made cuts to their proposed budget. According to the Ithaca Times, the adjustment was made after a 5-hour mee...
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Graduate students at Cornell are pushing the administration to act more quickly in negotiations with their union. According to the Ithaca Voice, last week about 200 graduate students rallied at D...
Competing rallies were held at Cornell Sunday. One was billed as a "Jewish Unity" rally and featured speakers who decried what they say is a rise in antisemitism at Cornell and across the country...
This is the last of my three stories about freedom of expression at Cornell University this year. Here are links to the first and second stories. The academic theme at Cornell this year is “Fre...
https://www.wrfi.org/2024/04/11/feature-freedom-of-expression-at-cornell-copy-copy/
- Former Cornell student who threatened Jewish campus community pleads guilty - The former Cornell undergraduate who posted violent, antisemitic threats against the Jewish campus community pleade...
- Cornell Tech diversity program sued for alleged discrimination against men - Cornell is facing another allegation of discrimination. The Cornell Daily Sun reports that Cornell alumnus Justin G...
- Water shut off planned for Watkins Glen this week - Residents in Watkins Glen should expect the water to be temporarily shut off later this week. WETM-TV reports water will be cut on Thursday, ...
Photo: Adrian Buckmaster for the Klezmatics Frank London of the Klezmatics talks with Felix Teitelbaum and Aron Gutman ahead of their show at Cornell, Saturday April 13, 2024. He discussed the cu...
https://www.wrfi.org/2024/04/08/creatives-frank-london-of-the-klezmatics/
- Horsehead’s considers property tax increase in proposed budget - The Village of Horseheads in Chemung County is considering a 7.5% property tax increase. Village trustees accepted the proposa...
- Tompkins Whole Health issues eclipse safety reminders - Tompkins County isn’t in the “zone of totality” but a partial eclipse will be visible. Tompkins Whole Health says people should sti...
- Groton awarded $4.5 million from state for downtown revitalization - The village of Groton has been awarded $4.5 million from NY Forward. The state initiative is for downtown revitalization a...
- TCAT to buy more diesel buses due to electric bus problems - The Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) plans to buy five more diesel buses. TCAT officials say they won’t be buying any mor...
- Ithaca seeks public comment about proposed short-term rental policy - The City of Ithaca wants feedback from residents about the proposed short-term rental ordinance. The law will regulate resi...
- Cornell issues comments about ongoing protests, Congress sends second letter - Cornell President Martha Pollack and Provost Michael Kotlikoff remain critical of ongoing protests on Cornell’s ...
- Tompkins County may pay for a support specialist for tenants of a private developer - Tompkins County is considering hiring a specialist to help people transition from homelessness into propert...
The academic theme at Cornell this year is “Freedom of Expression.” A few weeks ago we reported on the general mood around free speech at Cornell. Today, we’re sharing students' opinions ab...
https://www.wrfi.org/2024/03/28/feature-freedom-of-expression-at-cornell-copy/
- State DOT to hold info session about upcoming road work in Ithaca - Residents in Tompkins County learn about some upcoming state road repairs on April 3. The State Department of Transportation ...
Ghanian-American painter Arthur Bucknor discusses his work, his father renown Ghanian painter Kobina Bucknor, and his upcoming show at the Cherry Arts with WRFI's Felix Teitelbaum. The show...
- The Town of Caroline approves its first zoning law - The Caroline Town Board approved its first comprehensive zoning law by a vote of 3-1 during its meeting last Wednesday. WSKG Public Radio re...
- State Senate passes bill banning permits for new gas extraction method - The New York State Senate voted to ban permits for natural gas extraction using carbon dioxide. The bill was introduced ...
- Early voting for presidential primaries has begun - Early voting in New York’s presidential primaries began this past Saturday. Tompkins County has two early voting sites. They are in the Tow...
A new report says wage growth in Ithaca is the slowest among 30 similar college towns. Peter Meyers of the Tompkins County Workers Center told WHCU the report highlights what he called a “perfe...
Overdose deaths and emergencies in Tompkins County continue to rise. According to data from Tompkins Whole Health the number of deaths has increased every year since 2019. The annual number of 91...
Ithaca Police are investigating a potential bias incident in Collegetown Monday. According to reports by Cornell Daily Sun and the Ithaca Voice, a Muslim woman was spat on by a man on College Ave...
A pro-Palestine group at Cornell is agitating for the university to divest from weapons manufacturers supplying Israel’s war efforts in Gaza. According to the Cornell Daily Sun, the Coalition f...
Come enjoy crystal clear audio and crackling conversation with guest curators Rebecca Redelmeier and Aurora Berry, WSKG's new reporters based in Ithaca. WRFI's Felix Teitelbaum will also share a ...
https://www.wrfi.org/2024/03/18/join-us-for-the-listening-room-thursday-march-21/
Former acting Ithaca Police Chief John Joly is suing the city and alleging racial discrimination and other offenses. According to the Ithaca Voice, Joly, who is white, was passed over for promoti...
WRFI Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, February 11th, 2024 In Attendance: -Peter Bakija -Corinne Shanahan -Joseph Haefeli -Amie Herman -Joe Romano -Carlos Gutierrez -Talaya Centeno -Felix Tei...
https://www.wrfi.org/2024/03/17/wrfi-meeting-minutes-february-2024/
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain talks with Daniel Bass host of WRFI's Monsoon Radio about his upcoming concert at Cornell with Deopriya Chatterjee (bansuri) & Sabir Khan (sarangi) on March 22, the th...
- Ann Coulter to return to Cornell April 16 - Ann Coulter will speak at Cornell on April 16. Coulter is a controversial right-wing personality and Cornell graduate. The Cornell Daily Sun report...
- Ithaca Tompkins airport among projects getting part of over $18 million new federal funding - Ithaca Tompkins International Airport is getting $1.5 million of federal funding for a new facility...
- State Assembly passes bill banning CO2 gas mining - The State Assembly banned permitting for a proposed new natural gas mining practice by a vote of 98-50. The bill was introduced after a Texas...
- Cornell makes changes to controversial Interim Expressive Activity Policy, faculty hold rally calls for it to be scrapped - Cornell University has made changes to its controversial “Interim E...
- Common council Wed meeting short-term rental policy - The Ithaca Common Council will hold a work session this week to hear about two special topics. The Council will get an update about the Rei...
WRFI Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, January 9th, 2024 In Attendance: -Peter Bakija -Corinne Shanahan -Joseph Haefeli -Talaya Centeno -John Young -Robin Elliott -Joe Romano -Carlos Gutierre...
https://www.wrfi.org/2024/03/10/wrfi-meeting-minutes-january-2024/