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Storm warning

By Sabrina Garone
Published April 17, 2024 at 5:36 PM EDT
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Flooding near West Silver Sands Beach in East Haven, Conn.
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Flooding near West Silver Sands Beach in East Haven, Conn.

Our region is expected to face more hurricanes than normal this season. New York Democrats say the governor’s budget announcement this week was premature. Connecticut lawmakers say they’re focused on having a budget ready by deadline. New London waters have been identified as a hotspot for microplastics. Chemical cleanup has begun in Bethpage. And Sikorsky plans to lay off more Connecticut employees.

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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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