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Historic storm

By Sabrina Garone
Published August 19, 2024 at 4:27 PM EDT
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Crews clean up collapsed roads near Mill Pond in Stony Brook on Aug. 19, 2024
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Crews clean up collapsed roads near Mill Pond in Stony Brook on Aug. 19, 2024

Historic flooding in the region causes significant damage in southwestern Connecticut and on Long Island’s north shore. Connecticut begins its annual sales tax-free week. And young environmental activists in New Haven think locally about climate change.

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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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