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The war in Ukraine has raged on for more than a year and it has revealed unique connections with Connecticut. Two writers and educators in Connecticut decided to address the conflict by transforming their correspondence with friends in Ukraine and Russia into a multimedia play.

Environmentalists say an Army Corps of Engineers plan to rebuild Montauk beach might not be a sustainable solution. Changes to a decades-old EPA plan could improve Connecticut’s air quality. New York will not have a new state budget by tomorrow’s deadline. And the Pentagon could adopt a new policy to reduce active duty military suicides.

He’s famous for the lyrics he wrote for iconic Broadway plays. But what is known about the man himself? A new biography offers a modern perspective on the life of Oscar Hammerstein and his work. Book critic Joan Baum has this review.

Our region will see some frigid temperatures and heavy snow this weekend -- what Connecticut and New York are doing to prepare. Plus, a Long Island school district is again getting national attention over a mascot debate. And the latest from WSHU’s Good at Heart.

Commentator David Bouchier looks at a forgotten revolution, happening now.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Keith Phaneuf to discuss his article, “Susan Keane, champion of open budgeting in CT, calls it a career,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Our region digs itself out of yesterday’s heavy snowfall. Local officials react to another shooting of a U.S. citizen by ICE. In Long Island waters and beyond, whales are sending warning signs. Plus, meet the woman behind Connecticut’s budget process.

Democrats look to expand a Connecticut civil rights law in response to recent ICE activity. Some big changes are coming to the New York DMV. Plus, a dietitian explains what new guidance from the federal government gets right and wrong about nutrition.

New York could roll back an environmental impact process to fast-track affordable housing. Environmental advocates want Connecticut to ban mini liquor bottles. New data reveals just how bad homelessness has gotten on Long Island. Connecticut service plaza workers ask for better pay after unionizing. Plus, a walk through Connecticut’s only contemporary art museum.

In Heartwood, Valerie Gill disappears while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Lost in the woods and her grief, her vanishing raises questions as a tense search unfolds. WSHU’s Culture Critic Joan Baum says it’s a stunning suspense novel.