J.D. Allen
Managing EditorA native Long Islander, J.D. is WSHU's managing editor. He also hosts the climate podcast Higher Ground.
J.D. has reported for public radio stations across the Northeast. He has experience investigating the climate crisis at WSHU, healthcare and small businesses for "Long Island Business News" and real estate and land-use for The Express News Group newspapers in the Hamptons. J.D.'s a lecturer at Stony Brook University, Quinnipiac University and Suffolk County Community College. He's also a leader at the regional chapter of Society of Professional Journalists. J.D. holds a B.A. in journalism and sociology from Stony Brook University and an M.S. in communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.
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A bite-sized look at what else we’re hearing: Nearly two dozen candidates are vying to fill George Santos’ seat in Congress. Groton will no longer observe Columbus Day. Also, labor and delivery at Windham Hospital will close. -
A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: Connecticut will close a Harwinton group home for teens. A bill in New York would help parents challenge school curriculum. Christmas tree farms and sellers say inventory will be tight this year.
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Brookhaven’s industrial development agency has placed a six-month moratorium on considering tax breaks for new warehouses without having tenants in place. Instead, a group of residents have called for a pair of warehouses planned for North Bellport to be rejected.
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: Connecticut prosecutors are confident that police thoroughly investigated a possible burglary into where the Town of Fairfield stores its machines and ballots. Also, Las Vegas Sands will be allowed to keep its Nassau Coliseum lease.
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The GOP flipped the Suffolk County executive seat and strengthened its supermajority in the county Legislature.
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The challenge Long Island is faced with is diverting hundreds of thousands of ash waste when the Brookhaven Landfill closes. A 30-year-old boathouse in Stony Brook may hold the answer.
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A bite-sized look at what else we’re hearing: Connecticut officials expect to appoint a temporary election monitor for Bridgeport in time for next week’s general election. Also, Amityville schools are the latest district to sue New York over its Indigenous mascot ban.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has approved three offshore wind and nearly two dozen renewable energy projects to help New York shift to meet the state’s climate goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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A bite-sized look at what else we’re hearing: Incumbent Joe Ganim will not appear twice on the Bridgeport ballot for mayor. The Northeast will not be home to one of President Biden’s regional hydrogen hubs.
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The Brookhaven landfill is a key issue in the upcoming election for Suffolk County Executive. A debate hosted by Newsday became heated when candidates responded to an investigation into the landfill’s past — and its future.
