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Local News: April 26, 2024

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. However, batteries in the equipment started to fail during the pandemic and were never replaced. This means that many bills have been based on estimated water use. Now that the city has started to replace the equipment, bills based on actual usage can be issued. Many accounts may have been underbilled and some overbilled. Customers who’ve overpaid will be reimbursed. According to the Ithaca Voice, Common Council is looking at a plan to place a $1,000 cap on back charges to customers who…

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Knowing Carol Chock – July 6th, 2015

By WRFI News Staff

Samuel Whitehead speaks with Tompkins County 3rd District Legislator Carol Chock about how she got involved with public service, stormwater infrastructure in the county, and the fate of the old Tompkins County Library.   This interview originally aired on the July 6th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.

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Shh! Summer Quiet Drive is here!

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WRFI Community Radio is raising money as part of our “Summer Quiet Drive” fundraiser. There won’t be any disruption to the programming you enjoy. Don’t worry about calling in to pledge, simply click here to donate online. If you prefer to send us a check, you’ll find our address there as well. The station is…

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Josh Brokaw of the Ithaca Times — July 3rd, 2015

By WRFI News Staff

Emma Rizzo and Faith Meckley sit down with Josh Brokaw of the Ithaca Times to discuss current Ithaca news: the Tompkins County minimum wage study, the new rental bicycles at the Ithaca Youth Bureau and the latest on the plans for bringing affordable housing to 210 Hancock Street. This interview originally aired on the July…

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10th Annual Spring Bird Quest – July 1st, 2015

By WRFI News Staff

Lori Sonken speaks with Mark Chao about the 10th Annual Spring Bird Quest led for the Finger Lakes Land Trust. During the quest, Chao led a group on a walk around the Finger Lakes Land Trust preserves. The group counted bird species and pledged money to protect bird habitats. This interview originally aired on the…

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Local News: April 26, 2024

By Felix Teitelbaum | April 26, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: April 26, 2024

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. However, batteries in the equipment started to fail during the pandemic and were never replaced. This means that many bills have been based on estimated…

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Student Protestors Occupy Cornell’s Arts Quad (Local News: April 25, 2024)

By Felix Teitelbaum | April 25, 2024 | Comments Off on Student Protestors Occupy Cornell’s Arts Quad (Local News: April 25, 2024)

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 the encampment a “liberated zone” meant to further pressure Cornell to divest from what they call the university’s complicity in genocide in Gaza.  Malak, a fourth year…

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Local News: April 24, 2024

By Felix Teitelbaum | April 24, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: April 24, 2024

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 state funding for the county’s Rapid Medical Response program. The two-year pilot program operates three emergency response vehicles and employs nine EMTs. According to Webb, emergency response…

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Local News: April 23, 2024

By Felix Teitelbaum | April 23, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: April 23, 2024

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 contractors supplying Israel. According to the Cornell Sun, nearly 50% of eligible students voted. And votes for a ceasefire and divestment outweighed those against by nearly two…

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