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: December 1, 2023

– Two Ithaca residents arrested at United Nations protest – Eighteen people were arrested at the U.S.…

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Features and Interviews

LIVE FRACKING DEBATE! Happening Right Now

By WRFI News Staff | September 24, 2013

LIVE FRACKING DEBATE! Listen to Earthjustice attorney Deborah Goldberg duke it out with the attorney for Norse Energy, the company that is challenging the town of Dryden’s right to ban fracking within its borders. It’s happening at…

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Ithaca Underground’s First Open Mic at the Just Be Cause Center

By WRFI News Staff | September 17, 2013

Ithaca Underground held its first open mic night on September 6th. Check out this report from WRFI Community Radio.

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Albie Sachs at Cornell University – ‘Liberty and Fraternity: Bringing Ubuntu into the Equation”

By admin | September 5, 2013

Albie Sachs at Cornell University – ‘Liberty and Fraternity: Bringing Ubuntu into the Equation” Date: 09/05/2013 – 2:30pm – 4:00pm Location: G08 Uris Hall Albie Sachs is a distinguished lawyer, judge, activist, scholar and author. He is…

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Local Headlines

Local News: December 1, 2023

By Celia Clarke | December 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Local News: December 1, 2023

– Two Ithaca residents arrested at United Nations protest – Eighteen people were arrested at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations on Thursday. They were protesting the U.S. government’s failure to sign on to the “Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.” Ithaca residents, Teresa and Ellen Grady were among those arrested. Both are…

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Local News: November 30, 2023

By Celia Clarke | November 30, 2023 | Comments Off on Local News: November 30, 2023

– Sierra Club raises concerns about proposed waste facility in Steuben County – A proposed waste facility in Bath would accept sludge and industrial waste. The Painted Post company, Momentum wants to build a facility in Bath that could accept over 100 tons of materials including construction debris, non-hazardous sludges, and contaminated soils. The Sierra…

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