Xenia Gonikberg
Former News InternXenia Gonikberg is a former news intern at WSHU.
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WSHU’s Xenia Gonikberg spoke with Damian Stanley, an assistant professor of psychology at Adelphi University, about his study that measured mental health impacts of the pandemic on Americans.
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For World Whale Day, hundreds of environmental activists and residents rallied for improved protections for marine life and a federal investigation after a dozen whales washed ashore dead in New York-New Jersey.
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The Town of Brookhaven received a $380,000 grant from the U.S Department of Transportation to improve roadway safety planning and infrastructure.
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Masks are still needed at several Long Island hospitals after a statewide mandate expired on Sunday.
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A two-day virtual conference from the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and the Campaign School at Yale later this month hopes to give people of color the skills needed to run for public office.
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Members of the Hispanic and Latin American communities in Connecticut disagree with a proposal that would ban the term “Latinx” from the state’s official vocabulary.
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Connecticut lawmakers propose renewed funding for the University of Connecticut to alleviate the financial burden of tuition from students.
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The Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island proposed a $200 million fund for settlements to be paid to hundreds of clergy sex abuse survivors.
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Governor Kathy Hochul announced several Long Island towns are the recipients of grants to improve downtown areas and promote long-term economic growth.
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A pending lawsuit blames both the South Country Central School District and the Town of Brookhaven for the death of Javien Coleman, a teenager who is believed to have developed cancer due to toxins emitted from the Brookhaven Landfill while at school.