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As the virus ebbs, rules — and reporting — shift

Who says the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a global emergency anymore? WHO says. more

5/11/23

Covid-19 is a wake-up call for America

The coronavirus pandemic sweeping our nation has highlighted critical gaps in our ability to beat back such threats. more

5/8/20

Let’s work together to defeat the coronavirus

How often do we hear that the most important thing in life is good health? That truth has been driven home by the coronavirus . . . more

3/13/20

Five Towns rabbis are planning to hold a meeting tonight, March 12, concerning the coronavirus outbreak.

Five Towns rabbis to meet Thursday night concerning the coronavirus outbreak

There is expected to be a meeting of Five Towns rabbis tonight, March 12, according to Rabbi Zalman Wolokwik of the Chabad of the Five Towns, as the religious leaders grapple with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak that has infected a good portion of the world’s countries. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/12/20

A Lawrence High teacher is self- quarantining at home after being exposed to a person — not from the school district — that was diagnosed with COVID-19 coronavirus.

Lawrence High School teacher is self-quarantining

A Lawrence High teacher is self- quarantining at home after being exposed to a person — not from the school district — that was diagnosed with COVIV-19 coronavirus. According to Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen, the teacher is not showing any symptoms. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/11/20

2020: love in the time of the coronavirus

This Valentine’s Day, maybe skip the kisses and consider an elbow bump or shaking hands — even with your boyfriend or your wife or your kids. more

2/14/20

If only we knew now what we’ll know then

I saw a guy in town waiting under the portico of a medical practice that specializes in lung disease, and damn if he wasn’t puffing away on a cigarette. more

5/3/19

Cynthia G. Scott, executive director of The Safe Center LI, left, and Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO of Island Harvest Food Bank, cut the ribbon to officially open the Healthy Harvest Pantry in Bethpage, surrounded by board members of both organizations.

Helping domestic abuse victims through nutrition

Island Harvest Food Bank, in conjunction with Stop & Shop, cut the ribbon on Monday at the Healthy Harvest Pantry in Bethpage, a new facility that will offer healthy food choices to victims of domestic abuse. more

By Stephany Reyes | 12/6/17

A half dozen Five Towns high school students spent winter break in the Dominican Republic helping to build latrines. From left in front of the B3 team mural were Amanda Greene, Julie Troyetsky, Natalie Dorfman, Julia Weinstock, Alexa Cohen and Georgina Hudja.

Five Towners build latrines in the Dominican Republic

While their peers may have hit the beaches in Florida or were skiing in Vermont, a half dozen Five Towns high school seniors spent their February break volunteering in the Dominican Republic with Builders Beyond Borders (B3), a Connecticut-based nonprofit. more

3/19/14

'Socialize' New York's health system? Hmmm.

The Working Families Party is working overtime to bring “socialized medicine” to New York, arguing that we need a single-payer insurance system in which the government pays medical claims through “progressive taxes.” more

2/20/14

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