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A fortress against floods

By Sabrina Garone
Published September 15, 2023 at 5:24 PM EDT
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Hurricane Lee is projected to bypass Long Island, but the East End is working to fortify its sand dunes ahead of tonight’s high tide. A congressional inquiry has been opened Coast Guard Academy’s handling of sexual assault investigations. Connecticut will have new voting machines for the presidential election next year. And New York cannabis farmers and retail license holders are furious over the state’s botched rollout of the industry.

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Sabrina Garone
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 production of The Full Story.
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