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Skeptics stall Suffolk dam

By Sabrina Garone
Published January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST
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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.

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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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