Posts Tagged ‘tompkins county’
COVID Cases are Dropping, Tompkins County Officials Say There’s Still a Chance for Another Spike
Active cases of COVID-19 have been on a downward trend in Tompkins County. According to the County’s local coronavirus data, the weekly average for new positive cases is 9 a day. 9 new positive cases a day — the last time this was the average was in Early November, before the well predicted holiday spike…
Read MoreShifting Immigration Policy and its Impact on the Ithaca Community
With the shift in presidential administrations, how immigration policy will change is one topic of concern not only on a national level, but also in local communities like Ithaca. In the past week, the Biden administration has taken some initial steps in changing immigration policy. WRFI News Team Intern Maia Noah has the story.
Read MoreHow Recent Development Proposals Address the Housing Affordability and Need in Ithaca
It is no secret that housing in Ithaca is a contentious issue. Prices are high and there doesn’t seem to be enough supply to meet the growing demand. While a new apartment complex seems to be going up every few months, the question becomes why is the cost of housing so high and are these…
Read MoreWhich Way Forward: Stopping crime while practicing restraint
Click here to listen to every episode of Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety. In the third episode of Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety, Ithaca Voice senior reporter Anna Lamb reexamines the most recent case of police brutality in ithaca known as the “commons incident” – and how ithaca police officers’ excessive use of…
Read MoreThe 2020 Census and Tompkins County – Getting the count right.
It’s January 2020 and the every-10-year census starts on April first, about 10 weeks away. County legislator Mike Lane, who leads the 2020 Census efforts for Tompkins county, joined us in the studio to discuss the importance of an accurate census and the need for paid workers to assist in counting everyone. The census has…
Read MoreFoodnet Executive Director discusses home meal delivery in Tompkins County [AUDIO]
Foodnet Meals on Wheels is a local organization which provides both food and nutrition services to older individuals living in Tompkins County. Their services involve home delivery of hot meals throughout Ithaca, Groton, Trumansburg, and Lansing. Foodnet Executive Director, Jessica Gosa, recently spoke to WRFI News Director Michayla Savitt and News Contributor Pamela Tan on…
Read MorePost-Election interviews on Tompkins County 2019 elections [Audios]
Even though November 2019 was an off-year election, the Tompkins County races were of significant local interest. On the morning after the Nov. 5 elections, WRFI Your Morning host, Michayla Savitt, interviewed three people. 1) Tompkins County Democratic Committee chair Jim Gustafson; 2) Tompkins County Republican Committee Chair Mike Sigler; and 3) Emily Adams, Caroline…
Read MoreFacing Climate Change: Ithaca’s Extinction Rebellion [AUDIO]
Art Weaver delves into his talk titled “Heading For Extinction (And What To Do About It)” which is taking place Thursday at 7:30pm in the Borg Warner Room of the Tompkins County Public Library. The talk is part of Ithaca’s newly formed “Extinction Rebellion” movement, also known as “XR”. This interview first aired on August…
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