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Floodplains and flashbacks

By Sabrina Garone
Published August 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM EDT
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A dam at the Blydenburgh lake in Smithtown burst after heavy rains and flash floods Sunday into Monday.
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A dam at the Blydenburgh lake in Smithtown burst after heavy rains and flash floods Sunday into Monday.

It’s been one year since that destructive flooding that literally washed away roads around the region. Officials ask residents to report sightings of the invasive spotted lanternfly. Dozens of ICE agents kept a presence outside a Danbury courthouse last week. And over in New York, officials look to ban ICE from wearing masks.

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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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