J.D. Allen

Assistant News Director

A native Long Islander, J.D. is WSHU's assistant news director. Formerly WAMC’s Berkshire bureau chief, he has reported for public radio stations, including bylines with WSHU, WNYC, WBUR, WNPR and NPR. J.D. has reported on healthcare and small businesses for "Long Island Business News" and real estate and land-use for The Express News Group newspapers. He's an adjunct at Stony Brook University's School of Journalism. 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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New York Assemblyman Pushes For Review Of Eastern Long Island's Preservation Fund

By • 7 hours ago
Montauk Point Lighthouse
Kathy Kmonicek

A fund that has generated over $1.7 billion for environmental and historic preservation in eastern Long Island is overdue for an audit, according to New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele of Sag Harbor.

Long Island Disaster Recovery Centers Now Open For Hurricane Ida Recovery

By & John Kane • Sep 15, 2021
Hurricane Ida crossing western Cuba on Aug. 27, 2021.
NOAA via AP

Two new disaster recovery centers opened this week on Long Island to help residents affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

Boy Scouts Selling A Connecticut Camp To Help Pay For Proposed $850M Sex Abuse Settlement

By • Sep 14, 2021
Courtesy of Pixabay

The Boy Scouts of America is selling its popular Connecticut summer camp and wilderness reservation to help pay for its proposed $850 million sex abuse settlement.

New York Classroom Mask Mandate Brings Long Island Lawsuit

By • Sep 13, 2021
student mask
Alexandra Koch / Pixabay

A Long Island school district has sued New York over a state mandate that requires students to wear masks in the classroom to stem the spread of COVID-19.

Lamont Opens Door To School District COVID Vaccine Mandates

By • Sep 13, 2021
School
Pixabay

Governor Ned Lamont said if COVID-19 vaccination rates for Connecticut students don’t improve, he would be open to school districts mandating the vaccine.

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