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Foliage forecast

By Sabrina Garone
Published September 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM EDT
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An gret at Silver Sands State Park. — Milford, Conn.
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An egret at Silver Sands State Park. — Milford, Conn.

It's probably too soon to get excited about fall colors in our region, but drive a few hours north and it's a different story. But first, a man was fatally shot by Nassau police this early morning. Connecticut’s minimum wage will be close to $17 an hour by January 1. Plus, intense heat may be over for the summer, but brush fire risk is still high in the region.

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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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