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Learning to avoid ticks in warmer weather
This story is the second of a three-entry series. Part 1: Mosquito prevention With spring in full swing and the weather warming up, it is once again time to prepare for the possibility of human …
NCDA announces creation of coronavirus scam hotline
In response to a surge in phone and internet scams in recent weeks, the office of Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas has created a coronavirus scam hotline. As communities across New …
Gov.: Schools, 'non-essential' businesses must stay closed until April 29
Coronavirus cases soar past 15,600 in Nassau
On Monday, Governor Cuomo ordered schools and non-essential businesses to remain closed until April 29 to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Previously, they were to close until April 15. At …
How to kill the threat of mosquitoes this spring and summer
With spring in full swing and the weather warming up, it is once again time to prepare for the possibility of human interaction with ticks and mosquitoes. That is why the North Shore Land Alliance …
Hamlet of Oyster Bay becomes a ghost town
On Saturday, residents of the Town of Oyster Bay followed an order by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to stay inside. The corner of South and East Main streets, the heart of the business district in the …
Making wildflower bombs with the Locust Valley Garden Club
Without a program in March or April because of coronavirus protocols, the Locust Valley Garden Club sent members instructions for a fun project to do at home. Getting out into the garden and playing …
Oyster Bay students adapt to learning from afar
The Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District closed its doors on March 15 to comply with an order from County Executive Laura Curran for all schools. But this didn’t mean that classes would not be in session.
Nassau County libraries offering digital library cards during pandemic
Fifty local libraries are now offering digital library cards amid library closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. This new tool will allow residents of Nassau County who do not already have a card …
Nassau has 3rd-highest number of Covid-19 cases of any county in state
Nassau County had the third-highest number of coronavirus cases of any county in New York as of Saturday, surpassing Westchester and Bronx counties, and Manhattan.
Church continues to serve its faithful by live-streaming
There was a gathering of only three people at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Resurrection, in Brookville, for the March 25 Annunciation, the Divine Liturgy that commemorates the visit of the …
A social distancing egg hunt in Oyster Bay that delights children
When Sherry McKevitt’s teenagers were children they enjoyed not one, but three egg hunts during the Easter season. “My parents and husband’s parents and myself — we all did …
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, …
Editorial
Governor Cuomo, Main Street needs a hand
Covid-19 has completely changed the way we all live. But along with worrying about keeping themselves and their families healthy, thousands of small business owners across New York state are losing sleep over . . .
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 . . .