Last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally offered students and teachers certainty about the rest of the 2019-20 school year when he canceled in-person classes through June to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Thank you, Mr. Cuomo.
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5/7/20
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Nassau County has fewer than 50 miles of bike trails, compared to New York City, which has 450, and Suffok County, which has 370. So Nassau residents have long had a hard time finding a place to ride …
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By Scott Brinton
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5/3/20
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Aside from the slings and arrows thrown more sparingly than usual by President Trump, the nearly two-month-long coronavirus crisis has been largely free of the bitter partisan politics that have roiled our nation in recent years. Until last week, that is.
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4/30/20
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County Executive Laura Curran delivered a 23-minute address Thursday night that was at once hopeful, but stark in its assessment of the psychic and monetary toll the coronavirus pandemic has …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/23/20
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New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are allowing marinas, boatyards and marine manufacturers to open for personal use, provided they adhere to social distancing protocols and sanitize their …
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4/19/20
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A man was found dead off the Meadowbrook State Parkway in North Merrick Saturday afternoon, according to New York state police.
Officials discovered the body near Mullener …
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4/19/20
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The governors of Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island gathered Monday in a teleconference to announce a regional panel that will study how best to reopen the …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/13/20
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In 2017, President Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It was supposed to supercharge the economy, bringing new manufacturing jobs to hard-hit areas, and no doubt, it brought some success.
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3/26/20
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The New York State Education Department suspended shipping the grades three through eight English Language Arts tests that were scheduled to arrive in schools March 16 to 18. SED officials said this was done because schools ae closed amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/18/20
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The Town of Hempstead has declared a state of emergency because of the coronavirus outbreak, leading the town to adjust hours at Town Hall, according to Supervisor Donald …
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3/17/20
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