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Eyes on the skies

By Sabrina Garone
Published January 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM EST
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FILE- In this Aug. 20, 2014 file photo, a small jet approaches the runway at East Hampton Town Airport in East Hampton, N.Y. Responding to numerous complaints from town residents, East Hampton town officials are considering new laws to strictly limit flights and impose curfews at the airport. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman, File)
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FILE- In this Aug. 20, 2014 file photo, a small jet approaches the runway at East Hampton Town Airport in East Hampton, N.Y. Responding to numerous complaints from town residents, East Hampton town officials are considering new laws to strictly limit flights and impose curfews at the airport. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman, File)

Suffolk officials sound the alarm on so-called drone activity near the Hamptons. Senator Blumenthal plans to reintroduce the Kids Online Safety Act. The U.S. government confirms an area of Hampton Bays does belong to the Shinnecock Tribal Nation. Plus, a new law in New York bans selling certain clothing with PFAS. 

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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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