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Long Beach firefighter Joshua Schwimmer received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at Mount Sinai South Nassau.

Long Beach first responders get their shots

Hours before the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, Scott Kemins, Long Beach’s fire commissioner, drove to Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside, walked into a lobby area, rolled up his … more

By James Bernstein | 1/15/21

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is quarantining after a recent exposure to a person with Covid-19.

County executive quarantining after Covid-19 exposure

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran must quarantine for 10 days because of a recent exposure to a person who had tested positive for Covid-19. Curran's press office reported Thursday that the … more

1/14/21

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

By Alyssa Seidman | 12/22/20

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

By Alyssa Seidman | 12/21/20

Northwell Health nurse Sandra Lindsay, of Port Washington, became the first person in New York state to receive Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine on Monday.

Video: Covid-19 vaccine is on its way to Nassau

Nassau County hospital officials and elected leaders are moving fast to prepare for distribution of the first doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine after federal emergency-use authorization for it was … more

By Caitlin O'Brien and Scott Brinton | 12/14/20

Mount Sinai South Nassau has suspended visitation for its Emergency Departments at its Oceanside and Long Beach campuses.

Mount Sinai South Nassau suspends Emergency Department visitation at Oceanside, Long Beach campuses as Covid-19 cases rise

Due to the rise in the number of residents and patients testing positive for Covid-19, Mount Sinai South Nassau is suspending patient visitation in the Emergency Department until further notice. more

11/23/20

Former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato checked into the hospital Friday after feeling ill last week.

Former Sen. D’Amato said to be recovering from Covid at St. Francis Hospital

Former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato, who rose from the Hempstead town council to become a U.S. senator from New York and one of the most powerful political figures in the country, has been … more

By James Bernstein | 11/23/20

City officials accepted masks and hand sanitizer at City Hall.

Long Beach gets large mask donation

Long Beach city officials, who are cautiously watching a new uptick in local Covid-19 cases, received a gift last week from a company whose roots date back 40 years, to Mainland China. The city … more

By James Bernstein | 11/19/20

Phil Garry, owner of the Saloon, on West Beech Street, above, said the pandemic has negatively impacted his business and added that new restrictions wouldn’t help.

Covid-19 cases rise in the City of Long Beach

Cases of Covid-19, which were reported less frequently during the late summer months, have been rising in Long Beach in the past few weeks, officials warned at a City Council meeting Tuesday … more

By James Bernstein | 11/19/20

The Long Beach School District confirmed three positive Covid-19 tests on Oct. 20.

Three positive Covid-19 cases confirmed at Long Beach schools

The Long Beach School District has confirmed three positive Covid-19 cases on Oct. 20, Long Beach Superintendent of Schools Jennifer Gallagher announced on Facebook. Two of the positive cases … more

By Darwin Yanes | 10/21/20

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