J.D. Allen

A bite-sized look at what we're hearing: A Long Island man was arrested for multiple hate crime charges. A waste transfer station in Stamford is in jeopardy. And Trumbull’s town planner has won an international martial arts competition.

A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: The number of private sector jobs in Connecticut has reached an all-time high. Ex-Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota was released early from federal prison. And New Haven’s Fair Rent Commission has rejected a tenants’ union’s claim of retaliation.

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.

A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: A report says a Bristol police officer was justified in the use of deadly force to stop a gunman who killed two other officers in a 2022 ambush attack. And the fireworks show at Jones Beach is back this Fourth of July.

A bite-sized look at what we are hearing: Check for road closures after heavy rains caused significant flooding and downed trees in Connecticut. Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road are operating on or close to schedule.

Following Riverhead’s decision in May, the Town of East Hampton has joined a growing number of Long Island municipalities to explore food scrap composting programs to reduce the amount of waste that is transported out of the region each year — saving taxpayer money and the environment.

OLA of Eastern Long Island is staffing up with two new lawyers to grapple with government-backed bans on incoming migrants, and to provide legal assistance for asylum seekers.

Environmentalists are concerned that time is running out to put a referendum on the November ballot about whether to use a sales tax hike to pay for water quality projects in Suffolk County.

The Suffolk County Legislature will be in session Tuesday to hire an outside attorney to explore blocking New York City from sending migrants to hotels in the county.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul visited Elmont on Tuesday to promote a record $771 million increase in state financial aid to Long Island schools for the 2023-24 academic year.