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The number of new positives since last December in Glen Cove, Sea Cliff, Glen Head, Glenwood Landing, Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay Cove, Bayville, Locust Valley, the Brookvilles, Muttontown and East Norwich.

New North Shore Covid-19 positives on the decline

Almost a year since Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced statewide shutdowns, Covid-19 cases, after a sharp increase last month, are on the decline. more

By Jennifer Corr | 2/26/21

Glen Head resident is first with South African Covid-19 strain

According to Nassau County health officials, a Glen Head resident has been diagnosed with the South African variant of Covid-19. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday that this was the first case of … more

By Mike Conn | 2/25/21

Glen Head resident first New Yorker to be diagnosed with South African strain of Covid-19

A Glen Head man has been diagnosed with the South African variant of Covid-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday. Cuomo said this is the first instance of the South African strain being detected … more

By Mike Conn | 2/22/21

Captains Madison Berry, left, and Jamie Holzmann set the tone for the North Shore Vikings’ gymnastics team.

North Shore athletes excited to return

Many North Shore High School student-athletes are back in action, while others have renewed hope following a high-risk sports go-ahead from New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo last Friday. Low- and … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 1/28/21

Dr. Usman Khan, left, Dr. Scott Bodner and Dr. Danielle Rosemond, three physicians at Glen Cove Hospital, got their vaccinations, and were given cards certifying that they had done so.

Racing to get the vaccine

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency-use authorization for a vaccine that could prevent Covid-19 on Dec. 11, it created a light at the end of a very long, dark … more

By Jennifer Corr | 1/22/21

Since the pandemic began, K. DiResta Collective owner Kathleen DiResta has had to improvise, promoting the store and selling her wares online.

Sea Cliff Avenue business owners innovate to stay afloat

Downtown Sea Cliff Avenue remains one of the most popular shopping and dining destinations on the North Shore. Restaurants, boutiques and shops overlooking Hempstead Harbor are open for business. … more

By Jennifer Corr and Mike Conn | 1/21/21

The North Shore High School volleyball team is looking forward to competing this March, especially the 12 seniors returning from last year’s team.

NSHS volleyball eager to play after second postponement

The coronavirus pandemic has forced a great deal of change among high school sports, as 2020 spring sports were cancelled altogether and fall sports were postponed until the winter. However, some … more

By Mary Sotiryadis | 1/21/21

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is quarantining after a recent exposure to a person with Covid-19.

County executive quarantining after Covid-19 exposure

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran must quarantine for 10 days because of a recent exposure to a person who had tested positive for Covid-19. Curran's press office reported Thursday that the … more

1/14/21

Dr. Jaqueline Sobota, left, with Carina Jessica Chaile, a dental assistant, in one of the revamped dental suites at Northwell’s Glen Cove Dental Medicine practice.

Safeguards against Covid at renovated Glen Cove dental practice

When the coronavirus peaked last March, the American Dental Association instructed dentists to postpone all but urgent and emergency procedures from March 16 until April 30. The directive was an … more

By Laura Lane | 1/14/21

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin, at lectern, and other town officials on Monday announced an initiative to help reimburse local school districts that have incurred unbudgeted expenses during the coronavirus pandemic. The $5.5 million, made possible by funding through the federal CARES Act, will provide $150,000 to each of the town’s 36 school districts and Nassau BOCES.

Hempstead Town earmarks $5.5M in CARES funds for schools

Town of Hempstead officials on Monday announced that each of the 36 school districts within the town and the Board of Cooperative Educational Services would receive a $150,000 grant to help pay for … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 12/22/20

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