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Baldwin Middle School students recently sent letters and video messages to residents in local nursing homes to cheer them up.

Baldwin Middle School students cheer up senior citizens with letters, videos

Baldwin Middle School seventh-grade students have spent the last few weeks focusing on how people could band together during a time of crisis as they read “Rising Water” by Marc Aronson. … more

4/1/20

Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and Island Harvest are hosting a virtual food drive for residents in the 22nd Assembly District.

Solages hosts virtual food drive

Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages is working with Island Harvest to hold a virtual food drive for people affected by the coronavirus in the 22nd Assembly District. Those in need of immediate assistance … more

4/1/20

Be counted: April 1 is U.S. Census Day

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. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/1/20

Gloves were strewn across the parking lot of the Stop & Shop in Franklin Square last week.

Throw gloves in the trash, Franklin Square residents say

Sandra Fuschetto’s young children like to pick up things they find on the ground. Once, Fuschetto said, her daughter found a used bus ticket and pretended it was a credit card. The … more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/31/20

MSSN is facing a high volume of coronavirus cases.

Mount Sinai South Nassau reports 'unprecedented' situation, with 200 coronavirus patients, 61 on ventilators

Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside is now dealing with an "unprecedented" situation -- some 200 patients have tested positive for the cornavirus, 61 of them on ventilators, a spokesman … more

By James Bernstein | 3/31/20

Long Beach buses will be running at a special schedule starting March 30.

Long Beach buses to run on special schedule

Long Beach buses will be running on a special COVID-19 schedule starting Monday, March 30.In a statement, Long Beach officials said that in accordance with changes made with the Long Island … more

3/30/20

The Long Beach community is asking the state to consider expanding medical services at the old Long Beach Medical Center, which has been closed since Hurricane Sandy.

Officials: Shuttered Long Beach Medical Center be used during coronavirus fight?

Long Beach Medical Center, shuttered since Superstorm Sandy in 2012, is without a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, most windows are broken, and the basement occasionally fills with … more

By James Bernstein and Darwin Yanes | 3/30/20

Sam Pinto is a career firefighter, paramedic, nationally certified fire instructor, and certified fire and life safety educator.

The New Normal

One of the harder parts of writing a public safety column is that while the information is based on facts and data, the facts and data can change. This is occurring often during the evolution of this … more

By Sam Pinto | 3/29/20

A rendering of the Belmont Park project.

Belmont construction halted

Construction on the Belmont Park redevelopment project ground to a halt on March 27, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that all “non-essential” construction would stop to maintain social … more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/28/20

Local officials are asking the state to consider opening a hospital at the Long Beach Medical Center.

Local officials ask state to consider opening hospital at Long Beach medical center site

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Assemblywomen Missy Miller are asking the state to consider opening up a hospital at the Long Beach Medical Center, amid the rise of coronavirus cases on the barrier … more

By Darwin Yanes | 3/27/20

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