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After All Things

Keeping it local

By Sabrina Garone
Published August 14, 2024 at 4:52 PM EDT
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The Onrust sailing on the Connecticut River — Essex, Conn.
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The Onrust sailing on the Connecticut River — Essex, Conn.

There’s still plenty of summer left to plan some fun stay-cations! Results are mostly in from yesterday’s primary elections in Connecticut. Long Island lawmakers call for a study of ground contamination near Bethpage Community Park. And Connecticut residents will see another increase in their electric bills.

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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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