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FEMA denial

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

FEMA denies disaster assistance to Suffolk homeowners hit by historic flooding this summer. Officials are wary of a promise from Eversource to lower rates. Brookhaven moves forward with a major renovation of Mastic Beach. Plus, Connecticut cities saw a shift away from the Democratic party this presidential election.

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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