Davis Dunavin

A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: A Bridgeport police officer turned himself into custody. A federal regulator found that a proposed rail line in Kings Park would have minimal impact. And Connecticut could raise $92 million a year by taxing mansions.

Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby Dick follows Ishmael — a crew member on a whaling ship in the 1800s — and the maniacal Captain Ahab. The book was partially inspired by Melville’s time as a young whaler, when he set sail on a whaling voyage from New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Black Sam Bellamy was one of history’s most successful pirates. His most famous capture was a former slave ship called the Whydah — on which he lost his life during a fateful storm off the coast of Cape Cod.

A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road both had their highest number of riders last week since the beginning of the pandemic. This comes as Connecticut’s most recent budget cut service on some lines.

The Appalachian Trail stretches more than 2,000 miles from Maine to Georgia. It was the brainchild of an idealistic forester who drew inspiration from a mountain top in Vermont.

The Appalachian Trail stretches more than 2,000 miles from Maine to Georgia. It was the brainchild of an idealistic forester who drew inspiration from a mountaintop in Vermont.

Connecticut hosted an annual festival this weekend for lovers of traditional music from the sea — from shanties to ballads. WSHU’s Davis Dunavin met with a few sea music lovers at the Connecticut Sea Music Festival in Essex.

Former inmates say they’re unfairly penalized by Connecticut’s prison debt, the highest in the nation. Two new plaintiffs have joined a lawsuit to end the practice, including the mother of a man shot by Bridgeport police.

Salt marshes play an outsized role in fighting climate change — and they’re an important part of New England’s ecosystem. To survive, they’ll have to adapt to warmer temperatures and higher sea levels.