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EPA Built a Lead Containment Wall at Ithaca Falls. Will it be Enough?

By WRFI News Staff

      And that was the voice of Walter Hang, talking about Ithaca Falls: a spectacular natural area, that’s contaminated with lead.  Efforts to clean up the lead have gone on for almost 20 years, and now the EPA is near completing a limestone wall to contain the pollutants. Once that wall is done,…

Taxi Driver Robbed of Vehicle at Gun Point

By WRFI News Staff

ITHACA, NY – An Ithaca taxi driver was robbed of their vehicle on Saturday.  The Ithaca Police department reported two suspects in the robbery. The victim told police that one of the suspects pointed a rifle at them, demanding the keys to their taxi while they were sitting in the vehicle. The two suspects fled…

COVID Cases Continue to Rise, Tompkins Co. Health Department to Host Community Update

By WRFI News Staff

TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY – COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Tompkins County.  The Health Department reported 92 new positive cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, and a total of 268 active cases for Monday, August 30th. The last time Tompkins County saw cases this high was January 25th. A significant amount of community spread seems to…

Gov. Hochul is Investing $1M to Speed up Rent Relief

By Jimmy Jordan

ITHACA, NY — New York is putting $1 million dollars into marketing and outreach efforts for the State’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP).  The $2.7 billion dollar Rental Assistance Program was dubbed ‘poorly managed‘ by the State Comptroller’s Office two weeks ago, namely for it’s poor outreach, sluggish application approvals, and the lack of detail…

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