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CDC says COVID-19 not a pandemic — yet
The novel coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19 by the World Health Organization on Feb. 11, had infected more than 70,600 people in China and killed more than 1,770 as of Monday, according to the WHO. The …
Story time at the laundromat in Bayville
Devising a unique way to promote literacy
Instead of driving to the school’s parking lot, a Locust Valley school bus parked at a laundromat in Bayville on Feb. 11. The students getting off the bus wore clothes that appeared to be …
Locust Valley School District to expand integrated co-teaching program
The Locust Valley School District is going to expand its integrated co-teaching program throughout the district next year, representatives announced during a Board of Education meeting on Feb. …
Bipartisan backing for public water
Montesano supports Gaughran-Lavine bill
North Shore residents are not alone in their desire for a public water authority. Their representatives are working together on a state level. Assemblyman Michael Montesano, a Republican from Glen …
Calls for change at the Oyster Bay Animal Shelter
Advocates challenge town history of euthanasia
Oyster Bay animal lovers considered 2018 a terrible year for dogs at the town’s animal shelter in Syosset. Twenty-one of the 261 dogs at the Oyster Bay Animal Shelter that year were …
Heralds seek 2020 summer interns
Herald Community Newspapers is seeking 2020 and summer interns for our 18 community-based publications that stretch across Nassau County’s South Shore, from Valley Stream to Seaford, and Long …
Un-erasing the past, one slave at a time
In what amounts to a bid to “un-erase” what was once considered a secret and unsavory aspect of Oyster Bay’s past, Claire Bellerjeau will present an interactive program — …
A perfect pups’ Pupperazzi Pawty in Oyster Bay
Tails were a-wagging and there was a whole lot of playful wrestling too among a group of canine revelers at the Pupperazzi Pawty. Nearly 20 dogs were partaking in the event that was held at the …
First credit union in decades comes to Oyster Bay
The grand opening of the Oyster Bay branch of the Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union saw roughly 50 people, including members of the company and town officials gather into its lobby in Oyster Bay. …
Offering life-changing surgery
Although Dr. Edwin Moreano, 51, of Bayville, moved from Ecuador to Queens when he was 8 years old, he frequently visited his hometown of Guayaquil in the years afterward. During those visits, Moreano …
New York American Water says Glen Head well is contaminated
Potentially harmful contaminants have been found in the Glen Head well’s water, New York American Water said in a Jan. 30 news release. Of the utility’s 55 wells across the state, …
Math and reading, a way to bring families together
The excitement in the Bayville Primary School multi-purpose room was contagious. As the sun set on Jan. 15, teachers and middle school volunteers worked feverously, putting a plethora of math and …
Editorial
Let’s continue to pursue Dr. King’s dream
February marks another year of Black History Month, and it’s important for us to take note of how far America has come since black slaves were first brought to the country some 400 years ago.
Scott Brinton
When a president seizes congressional power
Watching the U.S. Senate impeachment trial last week was like witnessing a slow-motion train wreck. You knew the outcome — you knew Republican senators would never agree to witnesses (Mitt …
Alfonse D'Amato
In Washington and Albany, let common sense prevail
It’s the time of year when our leaders in Washington and Albany take stock of the state of the nation and New York. If we see our country and state with a clear eye . . .
Jerry Kremer
The Senate can acquit Trump, but it can’t hide the truth
By the time you read this, the impeachment trial of President Trump will be well on the way to completion. Absent a miracle — perhaps the leaking of John Bolton’s manuscript as we went to press? — the Republican-controlled Senate will have . . .