Posts by WRFI News Staff
Tompkins Co. Legislature Approves Purchase of Future Site for Downtown Offices
(Provided) TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY –The Tompkins County Legislature has approved the purchase of two downtown Ithaca properties. The two adjacent properties are on the 300 block of North Tioga Street, and are known as the Key Bank Building and the Ithaca Professional Building. The plan is for these sites to serve as the eventual location…
Read MoreInvasive Box Tree Moth Found in Western New York
(Boxwood plants grown to form a hedge / Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture) (Box Tree Moth / New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets) ITHACA, NY — The Box Tree Moth has been found in parts of Western New York. This invasive pest is a serious threat to boxwood plants, which are important in the…
Read More2021 Sales Tax Improves in Tompkins and Schuyler Counties
(Mike Petrucci / Unsplash) ITHACA, NY — Across New York State, 2021 local government sales tax revenue is up by 21 percent on average. That’s compared to sales tax revenue generated between January and July of 2020. Tompkins and Schuyler Counties are a bit above that 21 percent state average. Tompkins County has seen a…
Read MoreHEAT ADVISORY ISSUED FOR TOMPKINS COUNTY AND REGION
This is a press release from the Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response. To submit Community Announcements to WRFI Community Radio News, email news@ithacaradio.org. ITHACA, NY — The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for today (Tuesday), with heat index values reaching well into the 90s for most of the area. The heat advisory…
Read MoreTompkins 4-H Fair Hosts Family Fun Day
Front Entrance to 4-H Acres at 418 Lower Creek Rd, Ithaca. (Cornell Cooperative Extension) This is a press release from Tompkins County 4-H. To submit Community Announcements to WRFI Community Radio News, email news@ithacaradio.org. ITHACA, NY– The public is invited to attend “Family Fun Day” on Saturday, July 31st from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the 2021 Tompkins County 4-H Fair,…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, July 14, 2021
Tompkins County’s weekly COVID update reports 6 new positive cases, and 7 active cases. Schuyler County has no new cases of the Coronavirus and zero active cases
Read MoreBeing a Bus Driver
What does it take to be a bus driver? TCAT’s Desiree Johnson is a second-generation bus operator so she’s the perfect person to ask. She takes us on a tour of the job, sharing insights on life and community along the way.
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, June 29, 2021
Cornell University is planning a full reopening in the fall. Nearly all classes will be in-person with seating that will not require social distancing. Students planning to take fall classes in person have been informed that they must provide Cornell with proof of full vaccination by August 16. The University currently only recognizes vaccines…
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