Clare Secrist
News FellowClare Secrist joined WSHU Public Radio as a News Fellow in 2020. She is attending Sacred Heart and is working toward her Masters of the Arts in Journalism and Media Production. Clare’s undergraduate degree is from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She graduated in 2020 with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Media Studies from the College of Media, Communications and Information.
Clare’s role at WSHU is to report and write on stories that are related to the Connecticut and New York listening area. She is passionate about reporting on stories that create awareness and promote change for the better.
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Suozzi will now compete against the three other declared candidates of his party: Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, and NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. -
The center partnered with community groups around Bridgeport to offer bilingual mobile sessions to answer questions about the vaccines for nonnative English speakers.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visited Long Island schools this week to encourage officials to apply for recently renewed cybersecurity grants.
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Governor Ned Lamont announced Tuesday the state will make all of its services for businesses fully available online.
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The recent passage of the bipartisan federal infrastructure bill will fund the project to remove PFAS and other contaminants from the drinking water supply and wastewater.
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Connecticut health officials say vaccine holdouts are causing a surge in COVID cases across the state. The state’s current COVID-19 infection rate is over 4% — the highest it has been in close to two months.
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The project is estimated to reduce the Aquarium’s energy use by 650,000 kilowatt-hours annually, saving the aquarium over $85,000 each year.
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Animal control officers are warning homeowners in Fairfield County, Connecticut, to bear-proof their homes. This comes after a bear killed two chickens at a residence in New Canaan.
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Leaders from Bridgeport municipal unions urged Mayor Joe Ganim and the City Council on Wednesday to provide additional pay for their work during the pandemic.
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Close to 115,000 vaccine doses were administered during the last week of October in the state.
