People started to stream into the demonstration in front of the Nassau County Legislature and Executive Building in Mineola nearly an hour before the scheduled 5:30 p.m. start time. They had come to …
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By Nakeem Grant, Ronny Reyes, Darwin Yanes and Scott Brinton
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6/1/20
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In honor of National Nurses Day, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other county officials paid tribute Wednesday to the healthcare professionals working on the frontlines of the pandemic. …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/6/20
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County Executive Laura Curran delivered a 23-minute address Thursday night that was at once hopeful, but stark in its assessment of the psychic and monetary toll the coronavirus pandemic has …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/23/20
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As part of the Governor’s “New York State on Pause” Covid-19 safety orders, the state had temporarily shut down marinas. But a new Executive Order issued over the weekend provides local …
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4/21/20
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About 800 000 people in New York State applied for unemployment benefits this week, Gov.Andrew Cuomo said Friday, setting an all-time one week record. Nationwide, 6.6 million applied for such …
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By James Bernstein
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4/10/20
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin announced a $40 million stimulus package yesterday “in an effort to get people back to work once it is safe to do so.”
Clavin said the money …
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By J.D. Freda
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4/8/20
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April 1 is U.S. Census Day, when the federal government works to count every person across the United States and five of its territories.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/1/20
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The Long Island Association, a regional business advocacy group, was supposed to host its spring luncheon Friday, featuring retired Yankee great Alex Rodriguez, but instead it held an hour-long webinar to offer information and advice on how businesses can stay alive during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/27/20
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Nassau County’s Coronavirus Economic Advisory Council is asking business owners to fill out a confidential survey to gauge how the COVID-19 outbreak is hurting small, medium and big businesses …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/27/20
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The Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 6 is changing its trash collection schedule amid the coronavirus outbreak.
In a flier sent to residents over the weekend, district officials said …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/22/20
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