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Sand, surf and sharks!

By Sabrina Garone
Published July 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM EDT
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A conversation on sharks calling Long Island waters home. But first, a new Connecticut law prohibits police from using handcuffs on kids. New York’s Board of Regents will revise high school graduation requirements. Plus, a new poll finds Governor Lamont is pretty popular with Connecticut residents.

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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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