The ongoing mask debate will linger for another month, after Monday’s appellate court ruling that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate for indoor places such as businesses, stores and schools will remain in place until at least March 2.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/2/22
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A crowd of over a hundred unmasked residents, parents and children gathered outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola Tuesday with Nassau County Executive Bruce …
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By Kate Nalepinski
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2/1/22
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On Monday, a State Supreme Court judge in Nassau County ruled that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate was unconstitutional, leaving many parents of students in the Rockville Centre School District wondering how the ruling would affect their children.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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1/27/22
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Last week, based on updated recommendations from the Nassau County Department of Health, the North Shore School District updated its Covid-19 protocols, with the intention of getting “students …
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By Annemarie Durkin
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1/27/22
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When news broke on Monday night that a State Supreme Court judge in Nassau County had ruled Governor Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate unconstitutional, many parents immediately wondered how that would affect their school-age children. Oceanside Superintendent of Schools Dr. Phyllis Harrington sent a letter to district parents and staff on Monday night that the district will go mask optional for now.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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1/25/22
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In his first week on the job, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman addressed the coronavirus pandemic in a way that can best be described as premature, if not downright foolhardy.
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1/13/22
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This week's letters to the Editor feature a push to stock a food pantry, a response to County Executive Bruce Blakeman's executive order on masks and the Freedom to Vote Act.
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1/13/22
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The debate over masking children in schools has intensified in Rockville Centre since County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a news conference on Jan. 6, at which he signed executive orders directing local boards of education to vote later this month on whether their district should mandate mask use.
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By Cristina Arroyo, Scott Brinton and Mike Smollins
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1/13/22
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The debate over masking children in schools has intensified in Lynbrook and East Rockaway after County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a news conference on Jan. 3, at which he announced that he signed executive orders directing local boards of education to vote later this month on whether their district should mandate mask use.
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By Cristina Arroyo, Scott Brinton and Mike Smollins
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1/13/22
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Valley Stream restaurants and bars are feeling the effects of the new wave of Covid-19 cases caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant. From supply-chain shortages to declines in the inflow of …
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By Stephanie Banat
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1/8/22
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