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Blueprints and backlash

By Sabrina Garone
Published May 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM EDT
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New Britain’s leaders plan to use $240,000 in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to acquire blighted properties along Farmington Avenue so that the land can be redeveloped into affordable housing.
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New Britain’s leaders plan to use $240,000 in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to acquire blighted properties along Farmington Avenue so that the land can be redeveloped into affordable housing.

A controversial housing bill in Connecticut has been stalled by Democrats. Suffolk police will increase presence on the roads and water this weekend. Plus, a look at an effort to get more kids on the tennis court. 

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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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