John Kane
Former News FellowJohn is a former news fellow with WSHU Public Radio.
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Huntington Station on Long Island will get a much needed sewer infrastructure upgrade, starting in 2024. -
The U.S. Justice Department has awarded the city of Stamford about $500,000 to pay for an additional social worker to work with police responding to calls about mental health and substance use.
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The cleanup of a Raymark Industries superfund site in Stratford, Connecticut, now has the funding to enter its final phase.
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The state takes nearly a 14% cut of sports betting and 18% of online gaming revenue.
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Officer Paul Cari lost his badge in 2013 for assaulting a man he found at his ex-girlfriend’s house. He was later convicted in 2015 on threatening and breach of peace charges.
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Now officers can only use force when it’s necessary and not just when it’s legally justified.
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A state audit finds Suffolk County withheld $1M in restitution that should have been paid to victimsThe audit found that probation departments failed to properly track or report offenders who failed to pay court ordered restitution.
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New Haven-based Save the Sound has filed lawsuits against Ridgefield, Redding, Middletown and Burlington.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul has doubled down on a new mask mandate for businesses or venues that don’t have a vaccination policy. Meanwhile, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has said he will not impose any new mandates.
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The state has experienced several high-profile cases of shoplifting, including at a CVS in Oxford this month. Security camera video of two cars being filled with stolen laundry detergent bottles went viral online.
