Name: SARRA SOUNDS OFF: Patchogue-Medford pitcher Jayden Stroman, top football scholar-athletes honored
Uploaded: 2025-05-01T09:00:00Z
Duration: 10 min 31 s
Description: On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," an interview with Patchogue-Medford pitcher Jayden Stroman, plus Long Island's top football scholar-athletes are honored.

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Workers with Temporary Protected Status have been receiving deportation letters, which could cause a worker shortage at elder care facilities on Long Island. Here is Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky with the story.

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Workers with Temporary Protected Status have been receiving deportation letters, which could cause a worker shortage at elder care facilities on Long Island. Here is Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky with the story.

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