J.D. Allen

News Editor

A native Long Islander, J.D. is WSHU's afternoon news editor. Formally 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 Press News Group newspapers. He also hosted, produced and engineered award-winning programs at WUSB Stony Brook. An avid fencer in his free time, 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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Wind Farm Developer Backs Out On South Fork

By • 20 hours ago
Courtesy of Deepwater Wind South Fork Wind Farm / Facebook

The German developer of a proposed wind farm 20 miles off of the South Fork of Long Island has withdrawn its plans that it submitted to the federal government.  

Zeldin Champions Correction To VA Home Loan Law

By • Jul 11, 2019
Jae C. Hong / AP

President Trump is expected to sign a measure that clarifies a previous law that inadvertently made affordable federal mortgage loans unattainable for veterans.

Reversing Age Segregation With A Little Help From Long Island Millennials

By • Jul 8, 2019
silviarita from Pixabay

Advocates for seniors are alarmed by research out of Cornell University that found that in more than 60 studies, the fear of getting older has created an age-segregated society.

Seaside State Park Development Hits Roadblock

By • Jul 4, 2019
Joel Stocker / Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

The state-led plan to build a destination resort at Seaside State Park in Waterford, Connecticut, has hit a major setback. 

Suozzi Makes Plea To Repeal SALT Deduction Cap

By • Jun 27, 2019
Alex Brandon / AP

U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi from Long Island urged members of the House Ways and Means Committee to repeal part of federal tax law that caps state and local tax deductions at $10,000.

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