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Overcast Oyster Bay High School to decide on how to move forward with driver’s ed. program
The spring semester for the Oyster Bay High School Driver’s Education Program has been suspended. However, Kevin Trentowski, the program coordinator and the director of health, …
Living at a distance to escape the coronavirus
Living at a distance amid the coronavirus pandemic can be challenging. And hearing all of the information that’s out there can be frightening. The members of one local family decided that the …
Making sure seniors are safe and healthy
The spread of the coronavirus brought the Life Enrichment Center of Oyster Bay's programs and activities to an end for the time being on March 13, following a directive from County Executive …
Governor Cuomo extends stay-at-home directive to April 15
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, speaking Sunday in Albany, extended a directive that keeps all non-essential workers at home through April 15. The order came as the total number of COVID-19 cases statewide …
Governor Cuomo: School's out through April 15
Schools must remain closed and learning must continue to take place online, according to a new executive order issued by Governor Cuomo Friday to protect students and teachers against the spread of …
'Non-essential' construction grinds to a halt because of coronavirus
Governor Cuomo on Friday halted any "non-essential" construction work, and at any work site where construction continues, social-distancing must be maintained. Essential construction, Cuomo said, …
Spreading happiness and hope amid the coronavirus
Residents on the North Shore are trying to find ways to cope amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some are finding innovative ways to socialize with friends. Others are reaching out to the elderly to ease …
County bill enables donation of needed medical supplies
As healthcare facilities are already running low on protective gear for their staff, Nassau County Leg. Delia DeRiggi-Whitton and fellow legislators unanimously passed a Blanket Gift resolution. This …
eCheck fee for online property tax payments reduced
The Town of Oyster Bay’s eCheck (ACH) processing vendor has agreed to reduce the fee charged for online property tax payments made within the next 30 to 60 days. Taxpayers are generally charged …
Town of Oyster Bay and Nassau County courses to reopen
Furthering efforts to help stop the spread of COVID-19 the Town of Oyster Bay has closed its golf course — the Honorable Joseph Colby Golf Course in Woodbury. Supervisor Joseph Saladino said in …
The latest from Glen Cove Hospital on the coronavirus
To keep people informed on how Glen Cove Hospital is addressing the coronavirus, Mayor Tim Tenke live-streamed a meeting with Kerri Scanlon, the hosptial director, and Dr. Bradley Sherman, its medical director, on Thursday.
Worship in the time of the coronavirus
“People are edgy,” the Rev. Shawn Williams, the rector at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Glen Cove, said of his congregants’ reactions to the coronavirus. There was a drop in …
Editorial
Even now, patronize your local small businesses
Coronavirus has swept across New York with astounding speed, leaving sickness, fear and uncertainty in its wake. Small businesses, particularly restaurants and bars, have taken a beating . . .
Editorial
Don’t let panic destroy our humanity
Fear can bring out the worst in us. When the coronavirus pandemic erupted in China in January, Asian-Americans shared stories on social media about how people would avoid them . . .