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New beginnings in Bridgeport

Crew members and volunteers planted over 155,000 coastal plants and shrubs in Stratford, Connecticut's Great Meadows Marsh.
Sabrina Garone
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Crew members and volunteers planted over 155,000 coastal plants and shrubs in Stratford, Connecticut's Great Meadows Marsh.

An infamous icon of Bridgeport’s shoreline will be demolished soon. Suffolk County residents will see a sales tax increase to pay for sewer upgrades. Bridgeport schools need to close a $38 million budget gap. Plus, the MTA’s new congestion pricing plan still faces opposition, especially from commuters from Nassau County.

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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