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Sabrina Garone

Host/Producer After All Things

Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with the production of The Full Story.

  • Governor Lamont officially kicks off his re-election campaign today. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman gauges support for a run for governor of New York. Connecticut service plaza workers can now unionize under a new settlement. Plus, a look back at a Connecticut murder case that gained national attention.
  • The Connecticut House approves a revised version of a controversial affordable housing bill. A short-term spending bill passed in Congress gets mixed support from our region’s lawmakers. One of Long Island’s oldest farms took on serious damage in a fire yesterday. The cop charged in the Randy Cox paralysis case will not serve prison time. Plus, an effort in New York to make therapeutic use of cannabis more accessible.
  • Bacteria rates have shown improvement in western Long Island Sound. Connecticut Democrats are expected to pass all the items on the special session agenda today. Long Island’s independent turnout rose 20% this election cycle. A Suffolk judge has greenlit a civil lawsuit over the estate of a Gilgo Beach victim. Plus, meet a group of teens keeping an old Connecticut tradition alive.
  • Our region celebrates Veterans Day. Connecticut lawmakers will vote tomorrow on a plan to use a $500 million surplus for social programs. A New York law requires new safety rules for AI chatbots. A plan from Eversource to sell Aquarion is not popular with some Connecticut officials. Plus, how New York voters really feel about their candidates for governor.
  • The Connecticut Audubon Society releases its annual State of the Birds report. Connecticut lawmakers will be back in Hartford this week for a two-day special session. Advocates say the government shutdown will have a lasting impact on local food pantries. New York approves a natural gas pipeline for waters off New York City. Plus, UConn researchers look into the history of a controversial institution for the disabled.
  • Big gubernatorial news today on both sides of the Sound -- Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York, and Governor Lamont is expected to file paperwork for a reelection run. Plus, Connecticut will re-load residents EBT cards next week.
  • About 35% of Connecticut's registered voters participated in Tuesday's elections. Suffolk County will pay $9 million to the mother of Thomas Valva. Despite a blue wave in other parts of the country, Republicans maintain their stronghold on Long Island. Plus, follow this year’s “world’s most famous Christmas tree” from Albany to NYC.
  • The results from the local races in our region. Plus, it’s not all politics today -- meet the woman whose goal is to bring the arts to your backyard.
  • If you’ve noticed more deer crossing roads or wandering through your yard lately, you’re not imagining things; fall is when they’re most active. WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Tony DeNicola, founder and CEO of White Buffalo Inc., a wildlife management nonprofit that operates locally and around the world, to learn more.
  • It’s Election Day -- officials say things have been going smoothly. Local food pantries say they're still in crisis despite partial funding of SNAP this month. UI wants a decision on Fairfield monopoles to be reconsidered. Plus, early November is peak deer breeding season -- be vigilant on the roads!