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Suspected Long Island serial Killer Rex Heuermann appears with his attorney Michael Brown at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Heuermann is indicted in the death of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, of Norwich, Conn.

Connecticut mourns State Trooper Aaron Pelletier. The alleged Long Island serial killer faces two more murder charges. Wildlife officials want beachgoers to be mindful of nesting shorebirds. And a study into whale deaths on the East Coast identifies vessel strikes as a major contributor.

Sweet charity

Commentator David Bouchier is suffering from charity overload.

Celebrating the Sound

Brookhaven will end its part of a lawsuit against waste facility Covanta. ISO New England says they’re ready for any unpredictable weather this summer. Could UConn lose its beloved men's basketball coach to the NBA? And Maritime Aquarium will celebrate World Oceans Day this weekend.

UConn head coach Dan Hurley greets fans after their win against Purdue in the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game.

Hurley to stay

UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley has decided to stay with the Huskies for another season. A halt to congestion pricing has left a $1 billion hole in the MTA’s budget. New York could drop the Regents requirement to graduate high school. Hartford Healthcare and Sloan Kettering partner up. And two years after a fatal Connecticut fire, questions still remain.

A fire on Jan. 15, 2022, at 214 Main St. in Watertown led to the death of a man who lived in a third-floor apartment.

Two years after fatal Watertown fire, questions still remain

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Ginny Monk to discuss her article written with Dave Altimari, “A fatal fire, an illegal apartment and a closed investigation,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

A tournament to remember

India takes the Cricket World Cup! Suffolk will end its red light camera program in December. Survivors of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting graduated high school today. And New York unveils a new Mobile ID program.

Bold pedestrians

Commentator David Bouchier wonders why walking in the suburbs seems to be so dangerous.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera Bruno sat for a “fireside chat” at the state’s one-day housing conference.

Emails reveal affordable housing rift in Lamont administration

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Ginny Monk to discuss her article, “CT DOH official opposed ‘fair share’ housing policy, emails show,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

One of the buildings at the former Gilbert and Bennett Wire Mill property in Georgetown Village, in Redding, Connecticut. The town has a five-year plan for the brownfield remediation fo the site.

Remediate and reuse

Connecticut will spend more than $26 million on brownfield cleanups. Long Island students without the proper vaccines will be barred from attending school. Our region gears up for a heatwave this week. And emails reveal a rift in the Lamont administration over affordable housing.

Flowers lay next to the name of Charlotte Bacon, carved in the stone of a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, in Newtown, Connecticut, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022.

Commemoration and celebration

A pilot program will give federal dollars to select Long Island homeowners in flood zones. The International Festival of Arts and Ideas kicks off in New Haven. Thousands of teenagers took over Long Beach as part of “senior skip day.” And Sandy Hook victims were honored at Newtown High School’s graduation this week.

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