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Nassau County now has 48 confirmed cases of coronavirus, County Executive Laura Curran said. The first was a 42-year-old Uniondale resident who is being treated at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola. The man is an employee at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre.

Nassau and Suffolk counties declare a state of emergency

Nassau and Suffolk counties are declaring a state of emergency as the number of coronavirus cases on Long Island has reached 69, 48 in Nassau and 21 in Suffolk. more

By Jeff Bessen, Briana Bonfiglio, Scott Brinton and Alyssa Seidman | 3/5/20

Oceanside, Island Park businesses and residents prepare for plastic bag ban

Maria Siniscalchi’s Island Park business has several shelves stocked with boxes of plastic bags. They were purchased in bulk many months ago for use by her customers, but she will soon have to find another use for them, after a new statewide plastic bag ban takes effect March 1. more

By Melissa Koenig and Mike Smollins | 2/27/20

Lynbrook, East Rockaway businesses and residents prepare for plastic bag ban

Like many local business owners, Kaitlyn Gateson said she has spent many hours researching alternatives in preparation for a new statewide plastic bag ban that will take effect March 1, and she has come up with a plan. more

By Melissa Koenig and Mike Smollins | 2/27/20

The East Rockaway Board of Education provided a budget update for the community at its Feb. 11 meeting.

East Rockaway school officials discuss 2020-21 budget

The East Rockaway Board of Education updated the community on discussions regarding the district’s 2020-21 budget at its Feb. 11 meeting. more

By Mike Smollins | 2/20/20

Mayor Alan Beach said at the Feb. 3 village board meeting that residents and business owners who were impacted by National Grid’s gas moratorium would receive a $200 credit on a future bill. Beach, center, spoke at a rally against the moratorium in August.

Lynbrook officials announce that National Grid will reimburse residents, business owners impacted by moratorium

In the aftermath of a controversial gas moratorium that impacted new businesses and residents from receiving natural-gas hookups from National Grid, the utility is reimbursing its customers who were impacted. more

By Mike Smollins | 2/13/20

Doctors at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital said they have seen a rise in flu cases from last year. Dr. Aaron Glatt called it an epidemic, and urged residents to get vaccinated, noting that it is not too late.

Doctors from Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside warn of flu 'epidemic'

After the flu-related deaths of nearly 70 children across the country and increased cases in Nassau County, doctors are warning about an “epidemic.” more

By Mike Smollins | 2/13/20

The E.F. Barrett Generation Station, in Island Park, will have to follow new regulations from the Department of Environmental Conservation that aim to improve public health by reducing harmful emissions.

E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park to follow new DEC guidelines

The Department of Environmental Conservation recently passed a measure that will reduce air pollution by regulating emissions from peak-use power plants, including the E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park. more

By Mike Smollins | 1/16/20

Levin’s Pharmacy in Oceanside hosted a rally on Oct. 23, urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that would have restricted the power that pharmacy benefit managers have over small businesses. Cuomo vetoed the legislation on Dec. 26.

Oceanside pharmacist heads to Albany for protest after Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoes bill

In response to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s veto of a bill that would have regulated the impact that pharmacy benefit managers have on small businesses, Levin’s Pharmacy owner Fred Rigel said he planned to take the fight to Albany. more

By Mike Smollins | 1/9/20

Monsey residents gathered to show support for the hamlet’s Orthodox community on Sunday.

Multiple violent attacks across New York leave Jews ‘utterly terrified'

The Five Towns voiced solidarity with the Jewish community in Monsey this week, following Saturday evening’s knife assault at a Chanukah party in the Rockland County hamlet. more

By Ed Weintrob | 12/30/19

Religious schools and centers in the Five Towns are expected to receive $500,000 of more than $2 million in state money for security upgrades, possibly for cameras.

New York state to offer $500,000 to Five Towns yeshivas and centers

New York state will provide more than $2 million to Long Island religious schools and centers for safety improvements because of the recent spike in hate crimes and bias incidents across the metropolitan area. Five Towns schools and centers — organizations that are not schools — are expected to get $500,000. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/20/19

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