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Judge Martin Glenn proposes sending a number of ‘test cases’ to trial as a way to encourage a settlement between the Diocese of Rockville Centre and the more than 600 people who have filed child sexual abuse claims.

Diocese of Rockville Centre under pressure to settle sex abuse claims

Following the Oct. 31st deadline issued by Judge Martin Glenn, he is proposing to send the individual parishes to trial as "test cases" in the hopes of staving off a motion for dismissal filed by the creditors and their lawyers. more

By Daniel Offner | 11/10/23

We bumped a meteor off course, so is the danger over?

One of the most popular movies about the apocalyptic notion of a giant meteor striking Earth and destroying civilization was “Deep Impact,” a 1998 disaster film . . . more

By James Bernstein | 10/20/22

Nassau’s budget surplus isn’t good news

Nassau County recently announced that it finished 2020 with a surplus of $75 million (subject to some adjustment, but it’s a reasonable number to work with). Sounds like good news, right? Not so fast. more

By Howard Kopel | 4/15/21

Fighting the good fight against conspiracies (Part 2)

America has been fertile ground for conspiracy theories. Some social scientists say that the conspiracy world began to flourish with the Kennedy assassination in 1963. more

3/11/21

Town of Hempstead launches mobile Covid-19 testing initiative

Town of Hempstead officials, along with members of Northwell Health, announced Friday the launch of Covid-19 mobile testing locations. The initiative is intended to provide increased testing to … more

8/21/20

Rockville Centre pharmacies, including Howard Jacobson’s Rockville Centre Pharmacy at 30 Hempstead Ave., are still awaiting further guidance from the state department of health on conducting Covid-19 testing.

Rockville Centre pharmacies have little guidance on Covid-19 testing

Although Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order at the end of April allowing independent pharmacies to conduct Covid-19 testing, Rockville Centre pharmacists say they have not received enough guidance about how to proceed. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 5/15/20

Milly Rodriguez and Katherine Chavez, medical assistants at Halper Family Medicine, pose for a picture in between testing patients.

Demand for rapid testing continues in Rockville Centre

Since early April, a large bus has been stationed in the parking lot across from the Rockville Centre Police Department on Maple Avenue to provide rapid testing for Covid-19, and people have been continuously taking advantage of this service. Offered by Halper Family Medicine, in partnership with Baseline Health, more than 100 people per day are visiting the site, where patients can receive results in about one minute. more

By Jill Nossa | 4/30/20

Roughly 1 in 6 Nassau County residents have been infected by the coronavirus, according to a new study undertaken by New York state, Governor Cuomo said Thursday.

State study: 1 in 6 L.I. residents infected by coronavirus

An estimated 16.7 percent of residents on Long Island, in Nassau and Suffolk counties, have been infected by the coronavirus. That translates to 1 in 6 people. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/23/20

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