Nassau Community College revoked its short-lived mandatory masking policy for all individuals
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By Andre Silva
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12/9/22
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For the first time in two years, students were able to walk into school without masks after Gov. Kathy Hochul’s rollback of the statewide mask mandate on March 2.
At a news conference on …
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By Juan Lasso
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3/17/22
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Gov. Kathy Hochul an-nounced on Sunday that the state directive requiring children in schools and child care facilities to wear masks would end on Wednesday.
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By Reine Bethany and Mike Smollins
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3/3/22
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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Sunday that the state requirement for children in school and child care to wear masks indoors would end on Wednesday.
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By Reine Bethany and Mike Smollins
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3/3/22
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Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Sunday that the state requirement for children in school and child care to wear masks indoors would end as of March 2.
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By Reine Bethany
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2/27/22
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Dozens of parents approached the lectern at the East Rockaway Board of Education meeting on Feb. 15, accusing school officials of “intimidating, bullying and scaring” their children into complying with face mask mandates.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/24/22
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County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a news conference on Tuesday, Jan. 25 on the steps of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola. He called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to …
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By Reine Bethany and Cristina Arroyo
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2/4/22
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The Locust Valley Board of Education sent an email to district parents on Jan. 26, advising them that a “special meeting” would be held at 7:30 the next morning. There the trustees voted …
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2/4/22
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The map of the U.S. on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Covid-19 transmission map showed a brilliant red encompassing the entire country, indicating a high rate of transmission, regardless of how region has dealt with mask mandates. The CDC’s site also shows a decrease in cases over the last 30 days and an increase in deaths during that same time.
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By Tom Carrozza
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2/3/22
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About a dozen parents gathered outside of the Lynbrook School District’s administration building on Jan. 25, some holding signs, in a peaceful protest of mask mandates in schools, in the hope to push officials to make wearing masks optional.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/3/22
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