After the Lawrence School District laid off and furloughed employees as of April 15, a firestorm of anger followed led by the Lawrence Teachers Association and Teamsters Local 237, the union that represents the aides, assistants, cleaners, monitors and nurses who are no longer working.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/28/20
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Data displayed by the Nassau County Department of Information Technology indicates that as of April 23, Glen Cove has 648 confirmed positive cases of Covid-19. This makes it the ninth highest hit community in Nassau County. There are 27,201 people living in Glen Cove as of 2018.
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By Jennifer Corr
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4/25/20
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We have offered high praise to our first responders and medical workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. We must also acknowledge a hero of a different sort: Gov. Andrew Cuomo . . .
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4/23/20
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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.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/23/20
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New Covid-19 hospitalizations dropped 35 percent from the weekend, down from more than 2,000 to 1,300 on Tuesday, Governor Cuomo said from a news conference in Buffalo.
"That is down, and that is …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/21/20
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared alongside Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling Sunday to deliver “good news” — the statewide Covid-19 death rate continues to decline …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/19/20
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New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are allowing marinas, boatyards and marine manufacturers to open for personal use, provided they adhere to social distancing protocols and sanitize their …
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4/19/20
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On Saturday, Governor Cuomo issued a directive allowing marriages to be performed via videoconference to help reduce the infection rate amid the coronavirus crisis.
Among other conditions, the …
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4/19/20
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The number of deaths because of the coronavirus dropped a little more than 14 percent across New York state overnight from Friday into Saturday, from 630 to 540, Governor Cuomo said Saturday …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/18/20
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio probably overstepped his authority when he decided late last Friday that he would keep the city’s 1,800 public schools closed through June . . .
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4/16/20
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