Jenna Zaza
Jenna Zaza is returning to WSHU as a news intern for the fall of 2024. She is from Brooklyn and is an undergraduate journalism student with a minor in Korean studies at Stony Brook University. She is the managing editor at The Statesman, the student-run newspaper on campus. Jenna was a news intern in fall of 2023, too.
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The Small Business Administration opened two Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Suffolk County to aid businesses and residents impacted by the August storms. The centers will provide individual assistance relating to disaster relief loan applications. -
New York and Connecticut Sea Grants award 15 Long Island Sound coastal communities with $1 million to support climate resilience projects. This is the first round of grant money in the new Long Island Sound Resilience Planning Support Program. -
Twenty-seven New York workers' rights and social justice organizations wrote to Gov. Kathy Hochul, asking her to implement labor and immigrant protections and strengthen social welfare. -
Enrollment at Long Island’s higher education institutions has increased, outpacing the statewide average of 2.3%. Stony Brook University and Farmingdale State College lead the pack. -
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) promoted her cyber service academy program at Stony Brook University. The program aims to build a pipeline from college to a cybersecurity position in the federal government. -
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) was reelected to a third term representing New York's 2nd Congressional District. -
Republican incumbent Nick Lalota has declared victory over Democratic challenger John Alvon in New York's 1st Congressional District. He won six points over Alvon, cementing his second term in office. -
Long Island’s congressional candidates spoke at an environmental forum hosted by the nonprofit advocacy group Citizens Campaign for the Environment. -
The longshoremen reached a tentative agreement with employers to head back to work in exchange for wage increases, but they still need an agreement on automation and retirement benefits. -
Longshoremen at ports across the East Coast are expected to strike if a new contract is not agreed upon. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has mobilized state resources to reduce imminent disruption for residents.
