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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin, at lectern, and other town officials on Monday announced an initiative to help reimburse local school districts that have incurred unbudgeted expenses during the coronavirus pandemic. The $5.5 million, made possible by funding through the federal CARES Act, will provide $150,000 to each of the town’s 36 school districts and Nassau BOCES.
Hempstead Town earmarks $5.5M in CARES funds for schools
Town of Hempstead officials on Monday announced that each of the 36 school districts within the town and the Board of Cooperative Educational Services would receive a $150,000 grant to help pay for … more
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Members of the Freeport-Merrick Rotary Club helped stock the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard earlier this year.
Local Rotarians do their part during the pandemic
For more than 75 years, the Freeport-Merrick Rotary has lived by one motto: “Service above self.” And although the pandemic has hindered the club’s usual fundraising efforts, … more
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Lost and found in the pandemic
I think sometime around the end of October, my husband and I ran out of things to say. Sitting across the dinner table from each other over plates of Costco soup and a homemade Greek salad with wimpy lettuce, our eyes met and . . . more
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education met on Zoom on Dec. 2 to discuss acquiring Covid-19 testing capabilities should the community be designated as a yellow zone by the state.
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District preps for second Covid-19 wave
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education met virtually on Dec. 2 for an update from Superintendent John DeTommaso on where the district stands as the coronavirus pandemic … more
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‘So much for trying to do the right thing’
Q. We were told to file a permit to rent our house next door, which an inspector came and looked at and said it was a “simple” permit. more
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UPDATED: Mepham High School to reopen Dec. 4 following Covid-19 contact tracing
In an email sent to Wellington C. Mepham High School families Thursday afternoon, Principal Eric Gomez said the school would reopen for in-person instruction on Dec. 4 after officials completed contact tracing for an unknown number of positive Covid-19 cases that were reported by parents overnight. more
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Asnel Valcin, far left, the hospital’s director of pastoral care, and Pastors Brian Carter and Craig Brown blessed the hands of patient care technicians Lutchmin Maharaj and Edy Barreau in September.
St. John's Hospital in Far Rockaway cares for patients and staff
At times, reporting on the coronavirus pandemic has been reduced to numbers — the number of cases, positivity rates, the number of deaths. At hospitals, including St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, in Far Rockaway, there are many people behind those numbers, from the administrators who run the facility to the doctors and nurses who treat patients. more
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Senior TJ Rogers, the starting wide receiver for Sanford H. Calhoun High School’s football team, leapt to complete a pass during a flag football tournament benefiting the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard on Nov. 24.
Flag football tournament benefits Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard
Flags were flying on the field of Sanford H. Calhoun High School before Thanksgiving break on Nov. 24, as student-athletes took part in a flag football tournament to benefit the Bellmore-Merrick … more
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Sydney Zaremba, left, and Maya Brodtman attended a brunch during the pandemic days, making sure that everyone was masked up.
To be 20-something during the Covid-19 pandemic
The day before Thanksgiving is among the biggest day for outings at clubs, bars and lounges. In fact, according to Womply, a commerce analysis platform, “Thanksgiving Eve” is the third busiest weekday for bars and lounges.The busyness of the day can be attributed to college students coming home, people visiting their hometowns and families coming for the holiday. But for many of Glen Cove’s young adults, the day will not be same. more
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John O'Connell
Give thanks the election is over, and put the knives away
Besides the sad deaths of a quarter-million Americans, the pandemic claimed another victim this month: the re-election of President Trump. Had the election been held in February . . . more
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