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Jessie Montgomery is an acclaimed composer and violinst. She says, “Being an artist is living a life of service,” and credits her many teachers and mentors – and her parents – for opening up worlds to her. She spoke with Suzanne Bona about her life as a musician – and how she expresses her creativity in a few of her non-musical passions, too!

Joanne Leedom-Ackerman used to teach writing at NYU and CCNY. Now she is a Vice President of PEN International and the author of a new political thriller. Book critic Joan Baum has this review.

Up on the roof of a New York City apartment building, tenants gather to tell tales and escape their isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. That’s the setting of a new collection of stories. Book critic Joan Baum has this review.

In her first work of fiction, a New York psychiatrist explores our human need to forge relationships with each other through a series of short stories. Book critic Joan Baum has this review.

Melvin Chen arrived at his career in music after earning degrees in chemistry and physics from Yale and Harvard. He spoke with Suzanne about how he has allowed his passion, energy, and curiosity steer his many diverse interests.

Meet Dr. Clarence Jones, who help Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. write “I Have A Dream”. Officials say Long Island’s south shore needs more sand to combat coastal flooding. Connecticut will take a new approach to address homelessness. And Governor Hochul is due to release her budget plan for New York this week.

Governor Hochul delivered her budget plan for New York state today. Long Island officials share their vision for economic development. FEMA will help crews clean up damage from a Connecticut dam break after wintery weather last week. And newly obtained documents reveal the extent of influence Kosta Diamantis had on Connecticut school construction projects.

Commentator David Bouchier remembers the campaign for justice of an earlier Martin Luther.

Results from New York state administered tests have been unavailable since the spring. Vineyard Wind says they can meet their deadline to bring power to homes by the end of the year. And proponents of New York’s new campaign finance system are worried about a bill awaiting the governor’s signature.

Connecticut lawmakers renew calls for stronger gun violence prevention laws. The Town of East Hampton will use a new grant to fortify Montauk’s downtown area. And what Connecticut got right and wrong this year when it came to protecting its birds.