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Today marks 11 years since the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting. How one father is keeping his son’s memory alive. Plus, an online map will help Long Islanders better understand confusing zoning. And a Connecticut housing advocacy group inspires federal legislation.

Connecticut public college students can expect to pay more next year. A civil rights group creates a tool to help New Yorkers find affordable housing. And despite policy changes, the Army has trouble finding soldiers who go missing.

A new program will encourage young Connecticut residents to get into farming. The state’s DCF commissioner has stepped down. A program helping Long Islanders replace their aging cesspools gets a big financial bump. And New York can redraw congressional district lines again ahead of 2024.

New York will examine if residents descended from slaves should get monetary reparations. The EPA advances 3 offshore wind projects in our region. And has hate speech on college campuses become more prevalent since October 7?

Commentator David Bouchier considers the ancient beliefs that inspire our holiday shopping.

Over 100,000 Connecticut residents will have their criminal records erased by early next year. Our region reacts to the pope’s announcement on same sex marriage. And how the battle for absentee ballots defined Bridgeport’s mayoral election.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Andrew Brown and José Luis Martínez to discuss their article, written with Katy Golvala and Dave Altimari, “How the battle for absentee ballots defined the Bridgeport election,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Scotland-based American conductor Kellen Gray is Assistant Conductor of the English National Opera and Assistant Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Suzanne spoke with Kellen Gray about his introduction to music growing up in South Carolina, and how it continues to impact his work as a conductor.

It was an eventful year for our region’s Indigenous communities. How decades of work came to fruition this year in both Connecticut and New York.Plus, New Haven’s hotel-turned-homeless shelter opened its doors today. And state lawmakers from Long Island propose some additions to New York’s “Son of Sam” law.

Don’t worry -- you can buy pot on Christmas day in Connecticut. A handful of local libraries will now be offering toys. Connecticut’s election enforcement commission votes to investigate a video of John Gomes supporters allegedly stuffing a ballot box. And Governor Hochul plans to pitch her controversial affordable housing plan again in 2024.