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Local News: March 28, 2024

– 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 is holding an information and feedback session about work it will be doing on State Routes 13/34/96 in the City of Ithaca. The Ithaca Voice reports people can see the preliminary plans, ask questions, and give feedback at the event. It will be at Ithaca High School, on April 3, 5-7 PM. – Overdoses go up in Steuben County during February – Steuben County is the latest in the region to report a rise in overdoses. The county health department…

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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Obama’s Authority to Implement Immigration Reforms

By WRFI News Staff

WRFI’s Lori Sonken talks with Cornell professor Shannon Gleeson about what communities around the country are doing to invest in programs to benefit immigrant communities and local economies. This interviewed aired on January 22, 2016.

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Consolidation efforts in New York State- January 26th, 2016

By WRFI News Staff

Esther Racoosin speaks with Kent Gardner and Paul Bishop of the Center for Governmental Research, a nonprofit consultation firm based in Rochester, New York.  They discuss the results of different municipal and school district consolidation efforts, as well as what the upcoming police consolidation study between the City of Ithaca and Tompkins County might include. …

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Guidelines for children reading e-books- January 19th, 2016

By WRFI News Staff

Esther Racoosin speaks with Elizabeth Stilwell, interim co-director of the Family Reading Partnership about her organization’s recommendations to parents and adults who read e-books to children.  She describes how babies and young children react to being read conventional books, and how they might respond differently to e-books. This interview initially aired on the January 19th,…

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Mental health in schools needs proactive approach-January 12th, 2016

By WRFI News Staff

Esther Racoosin speaks with local author Aimee Lehmann about her recent editorial in the Ithaca Journal regarding a reported increase in students experiencing school-related stress. This interview initially aired on the January 12th, 2016 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.

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LISTEN: Freedom of Expression at Cornell – Student views

By Celia Clarke | March 28, 2024 | Comments Off on LISTEN: Freedom of Expression at Cornell – Student views

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 about their free speech rights. WRFI asked to speak to someone in Cornell’s administration about free speech on campus. The request was denied. The…

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Local News: March 28, 2024

By Celia Clarke | March 28, 2024 |

– 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 is holding an information and feedback session about work it will be doing on State Routes 13/34/96 in the City of Ithaca.…

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Local News: March 27, 2024

By Celia Clarke | March 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: March 27, 2024

– 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 reports the decision comes after about four years of sometimes contentious community debate. The law was designed to limit development and…

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Local News: March 26, 2024

By Celia Clarke | March 26, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: March 26, 2024

– 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 by Senator Lea Webb of the 52nd district which includes Binghamton and Ithaca. It came after a Texas-based company, Southern Tier Solutions…

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