Sara McGiff
News InternSara McGiff is a news intern at WSHU for the fall of 2023. She is from Suffolk County, and is an undergraduate student at Stony Brook University, majoring in journalism and minoring in history. Sara is the opinions editor for the Statesman, which covers the Stony Brook University campus, and has previously freelanced for local newspapers on Long Island, such as the Babylon Beacon and Amityville Times.
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Members of the Senate Republican Minority, business owners and labor leaders rallied at the Capitol to show their opposition to the NY Heat Act — calling for a cost-benefit analysis of New York’s climate policies that aim to align with the state’s clean energy vision. Climate activists say it’s too little too late. -
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine spoke at an environmental symposium on Wednesday, March 13 at Stony Brook University where lawmakers, industry groups and environmental advocates sought answers for Long Island’s plans for waste disposal as the Brookhaven Landfill slowly transitions to be shut down. -
A survey released by AARP New York on Thursday found that most Long Islanders caring for their aging loved ones are feeling the financial burden and want state relief. However, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget cuts for the 2024 fiscal year spells further financial strain on these families. -
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and other elected officials rallied on Friday, Feb. 2., to call on lawmakers in Albany to advance support for Sunrise Wind, an offshore wind project proposed by Danish energy company Ørsted. -
Amid New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s planning for the state’s 2024 fiscal budget, two reports released by the Fiscal Policy Institute and the state Officer of the Comptroller lay out the factors behind taxpayers' migration out of state both during and post-pandemic. -
Healthy Kids, Healthy Minds held a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 30, to call on New York’s elected leaders to address the state’s severe and worsening child mental health crisis. -
The Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe was scorched by a serious fire last week. Government officials, members of the center and engineers gathered on Tuesday, Nov. 28 to examine the state of the historic site, the efforts they’re taking to fix the damage and their goal to continue with the original plans for a museum honoring inventor Nikola Tesla. -
Climate activists on Long Island are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to follow through on her promise to distribute billions of dollars in climate funding to New York’s disadvantaged communities. Hoping to catch Hochul’s attention using her beloved Buffalo Bills football, they say it's #TeamClimateJustice vs. #TeamFossilFuels. -
The GOP flipped the Suffolk County executive seat and strengthened its supermajority in the county Legislature. -
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Lexington Village Condominium will be connected through a new sewage pump system near the complex. Suffolk County and the Town of Islip are each contributing $700,000 to the project.
