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By Sabrina Garone
Published January 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM EST
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Connecticut residents can now choose to automatically block online tracking. East Hampton will consider granting $4 million for affordable housing projects. Connecticut and New York receive A grades for gun safety. Plus, a new effort to help local farmers with mental health challenges.

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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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