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Calverton Concerns

By Sabrina Garone
Published June 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM EDT
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A historic highway road sign outside the former Grumman Corp. plant.
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A historic highway road sign outside the former Grumman Corp. plant.

Connecticut officials say they’re committed to closing the digital divide. Water well testing will be expanded in Calverton amid ongoing concerns over PFAS. A plan to extend Amtrak service to Suffolk takes another step forward. Plus, a new poll finds most young people suffer from eco-anxiety.

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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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