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It was published 100 years ago, but The Great Gatsby continues to resonate with readers. WSHU's Book Critic Joan Baum reread F. Scott Fitzgerald's iconic novel of the Jazz Age. Joan finds that the beauty of the language and the stark themes have deepened with the passage of time.

Connecticut is putting $28 million toward transforming blighted properties. A Montauk dredging project gets a boost with a second machine, after the first broke down. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe partners with Hartford HealthCare on a new wellness center. Plus, a lost city, a fading faith, and tragedy that struck twice – that’s the latest from WSHU’s Off the Path.

As federal support faces uncertainty, Connecticut turns to rainy-day resources. On Long Island, good intentions for the environment are running up against old lawn habits. Our region reacts to the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Plus, survivors of domestic abuse are calling on Albany to act.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Laura Tillman to discuss her article, “Inside CT’s push to increase ‘kinship care’ placements for children,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

New York bans the harvest of horseshoe crabs. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik drops out of the race for governor of New York. The Houston Rockets are in talks to buy the Connecticut Sun. The results are in from a series of town halls on bear encounters in Connecticut. Plus, the luge athletes from around the world were in upstate New York this weekend.

Commentator David Bouchier wonders how to survive the party season.

New York unveils new actions to address PFAS contamination. Water has been restored to the majority of Waterbury residents. Breaking down Suffolk’s settlement of a decade-long lawsuit over sewers. Governor Hochul signs a controversial aid in dying bill. Plus, 2025 was the year of AI -- a review of the laws on its use in our region and beyond.

Our region joins a lawsuit over new global tariffs. Senator Murphy wants to restrict government officials from using online prediction markets. Plus, a new report finds chemical contamination in certain vegetables grown on Long Island’s East End.

Connecticut and New York are unhappy with a settlement between Live Nation and the U.S. Justice Department. Some environmental and government watchdog agencies are criticizing Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration. Plus, some CT lawmakers want to close a loophole related to automatic-weapons.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Theo Peck-Suzuki to discuss his article, “Most agree CT schools should restrict cellphones. But how — and how much?” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.