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After All Things

Shuck, eat, recycle, repeat!

By Sabrina Garone
Published September 26, 2024 at 4:26 PM EDT
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Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino helps place calm and oyster seedlings into the town's north shore waters. The town planted roughly six million seedlings into Oyster Bay in 2024.
Town of Oyster Bay
Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino helps place calm and oyster seedlings into the town's north shore waters. The town planted roughly six million seedlings into Oyster Bay in 2024.

The Town of Oyster Bay needs volunteers for a shell recycling program at the upcoming Oyster Fest. Connecticut officials want towns to ramp up plans for resilience projects. The MTA announces a $68 billion five-year improvement plan. Nearly 60 new laws will take effect in Connecticut next week. Plus, new information is released on the fatal bus crash involving Farmingdale high schoolers.

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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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