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Calverton cleanup

By Sabrina Garone
Published February 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM EST
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Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine is speaking in front of Mill Pond in Stony Brook.
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Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine is speaking in front of Mill Pond in Stony Brook.

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine wants the EPA to take over clean-up efforts at the contaminated Grumman site in Calverton. Connecticut officials mark one month of Trump’s second term. Scallop hatcheries on Long Island face their largest decline yet. Governor Hochul wants to extend a tax on New York’s high-income earners. Plus, a New Haven senior citizens prom celebrates love and community.

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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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