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Casino concerns

Las Vegas Sands Corporation released this rendering of aspects of a proposed entertainment destination on the Nassau Coliseum property.
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Las Vegas Sands Corporation released this rendering of aspects of a proposed entertainment destination on the Nassau Coliseum property.

Dozens of Nassau residents raise environmental concerns over a proposed casino. Connecticut officials discuss the state of the schools. Riverhead will not move forward with agri-tourism plans. And a look at the impact of college admissions without affirmative action. 

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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