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Water quality in the Long Island Sound is improving. Clean water advocates in New York are celebrating an announcement from the White House. Candidates running to represent Connecticut’s 5th congressional district debated last night. Three Connecticut cities will get millions in federal funding to remove lead from houses. And one of Connecticut’s state parks is celebrating it’s 100th birthday.

New York schools have about a week left to submit plans for a cellphone ban. But first, Connecticut’s AG files a claim in Prospect Medical Holdings’ ongoing bankruptcy case. Connecticut looks to increase the number of birth centers in the state. Plus, more on Nassau County’s warning to residents about rabid animals.

Lawmakers from the region react to a bill that would prohibit ICE from wearing masks. A police officer was shot during a homicide investigation on Long Island. A new portal will monitor all Connecticut traffic stops. Plus, the latest from WSHU’s Off the Path.

Back in the summer of 1989, a lot of weird little stickers appeared on the streets of Providence, Rhode Island. They were on walls, trash cans and utility poles. You’d find them outside bars, record stores and skate shops. They were all the same, a grainy black-and-white picture of a bulky scowling man, with the words: “Andre the Giant has a Posse.”

A state initiative will help Long Island police reduce gun violence. Early childhood education in Connecticut is being studied by other states. More than a thousand people attend a memorial for former Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber. Plus, investment advice for an uncertain economy.

A composer, a comic, an activist, and a writer. This is not the setup for a joke. These people are at the heart of author David Denby’s new collection of essays - Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer. WSHU’s Book critic Joan Baum has this review.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Andrew Brown to discuss his article written with Jenna Carlesso, Renata Daou and Shahrzad Rasekh, “A Buried Threat: Thousands in CT might still be drinking water from lead pipes,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Attorneys general from our region sue the Trump Administration over a new SNAP requirement. A federal court ruling upholds New York’s All Electric Buildings Act. Connecticut residents will soon have less financial incentive to buy an EV. Plus, thousands of Connecticut households are still connected to lead pipes.

New legislation would fund health screenings for early Lyme Disease detection in our region. A Connecticut bond commission approves big savings for electric customers. Plus, a look at Teddy Roosevelt's ties to our region as part of WSHU’s Off the Path.

Be prepared for some heavy rainfall is expected for our region this evening. Local lawmakers demand answers on the Jeffery Epstein files. MTA fares are about to get more expensive. Plus, how feeding Long Islanders in need is becoming more difficult.