With Covid-19 cases back on the rise and new CDC guidance announced on July 27, local hospitals and health professionals are preparing for the Delta variant of the virus. Dr. Adhi Sharma, Chief Medical Officer at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, discussed how people can protect themselves and their loved ones from the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant.
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By Tom Carrozza
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8/5/21
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The Rockville Centre Board of Education held an emergency meeting Monday night to respond to the protests that followed the trustees’ decision not to rehire South Side High School’s county-championship-winning girls’ varsity soccer coach, Jennifer Abgarian, and her assistant, Chris Aloisi — but a revote is not in the works.
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By Tom Carrozza
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8/5/21
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Chants of "Why were the coaches let go? We don't know" could be heard throughout Shepherd Street and Long Beach Road in Rockville Centre on Wednesday as nearly 100 residents took part in a vocal protest in support of two girls' soccer coaches who were not brought back for the 2021-22 season.
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By Tom Carrozza
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7/28/21
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Despite the approval of Superintendent June Chang and Carol Roseto, the Rockville Centre School District’s director of physical education, health and athletics, the Board of Education voted against the rehiring of Long Island high school girls’ soccer Coach of the Year Jennifer Abgarian, as well as varsity assistant coach Chris Aloisi, in separate 3-2 votes at its July 21 meeting.
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By Mike Smollins and Tony Bellissimo
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7/27/21
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The Woodmere Club continues to be a source of controversy, stemming from its plan to be transformed into a 284-home residential development.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/22/21
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Town of Hempstead officials and Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside have partnered to implement complimentary sunscreen dispensers at town-operated beaches and pool complexes.
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7/7/21
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After a tumultuous year that saw students jump from virtual to hybrid and back to in-person learning because of the coronavirus pandemic, South Side High School's class of 2021 had its moment in the sun as they gathered at Hofstra University's Shuart Stadium for gradation.
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By Tom Carrozza
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7/1/21
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On the morning of June 22, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital celebrated the groundbreaking for its J-Wing on its Oceanside campus. The wing will serve as the cornerstone of hospital’s $400 million capital expansion to increase health-care services.
Projected to open in 2023, the $130 million J-Wing will stand at four stories and 100,000 square feet.
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By Tom Carrozza
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7/1/21
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Several South Side High School student-athletes are headed to college to play sports this fall after graduating.
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6/30/21
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As with many things during the coronavirus pandemic, South Side High School’s Centre Stage production looked a little bit different this year. The usual live stage play of skits turned into a movie premiere, where the stars got a red carpet entrance in front of a crowd many on the John A. Anderson Recreation Centre lawn on June 10.
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By Tom Carrozza
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6/17/21
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