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Partly Cloudy South Shore schools stress destressing
“You are not the only one. So many students are in your position. Reach out to us. We are professionals, and we are here to help,” Wantagh High School psychologist Agnes Ramos said when asked what she tells students who acknowledge that they need help coping with the anxieties of social distancing.
Wantagh High’s new principal faces schools’ unclear future
Dr. Paul Guzzone’s impressive resume contains all the entries to be expected of someone who has been named to succeed longtime Principal Carolyn Breivogel at Wantagh High School. Guzzone has a …
Local church ministers with masks
It has become common over the past two months to enumerate the ways in which the country failed to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic. But those problems have also given rise to a range of humanitarian cottage industries, like ad hoc grocery delivery services and the production of protective gear for first responders and front-line workers.
Congressional candidate wants to upset ‘status quo’
Patricia Maher acknowledges she isn’t a typical candidate for Congress, and she isn’t a career elected official. But as she says, this is anything but a typical year, and she believes her …
Students participate in viral art challenge
Because museums around the world are closed during the Covid-19 pandemic, most are providing the public with an online look at their art collections. The J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, Calif., …
Phase One reopening greeted with caution, some confusion in Wantagh
Select businesses in Seaford and Wantagh finally reopened on Wednesday, as the region encompassing Nassau and Suffolk counties cleared the final hurdles that had kept them shuttered and their economies shattered.
Comptroller releases ‘troubling’ projections
As Nassau County neared a phase-by-phase reopening of nonessential businesses, county Comptroller Jack Schnirman released a report last week that projected sales tax losses of $156 million to $360 million.
Seaford H.S. celebrates successes in cars
It may have been cold and drizzly, with leaden skies, and Nassau County may have been in the midst of the worst crisis it has faced in a century, but spirits were as high as if the sun were shining brightly on a carefree world as Seaford and Wantagh celebrated the season with two parades last Friday.
Congressional hopefuls get national support
The race for New York’s 2nd Congressional District seat is heating up, even with current social distancing guidelines in place. At the beginning of the year, local candidates were jockeying for endorsements from Long Island political committees and elected officials, hoping to jump out as party favorites. Now congressional hopefuls are fishing for national backers — and they have caught some.
For local beaches, it’s Nassau or nothing
With the opening of state beaches for the Memorial Day weekend, including Jones Beach State Park, a raft of new regulations have been put in place to ensure social distancing and public …
Wantagh F.D. joins volunteers from across South Shore to battle Jones Beach blaze
Smoke covered the amphitheater at Jones Beach State Park, filling the air with the pungent odor of burning shrubbery and scrub pine, as fire departments from Nassau and Suffolk Counties responded to …
Wantagh chamber cancels 2020 St. Patrick’s Day parade
The Wantagh Chamber of Commerce reluctantly canceled its Second Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, because of concern about the Covid-19 virus. “It was a difficult decision, but we felt …
Senior athletes: from standouts to hopefuls
It had been a few weeks since any coaches had held practices, and just as long since any athletes had stepped onto a field. The hope of even shortened seasons for spring sports were diminishing by …
Riding the rails amid the Covid-19 pandemic
I never imagined the emptiness. It left me with a sinking feeling, a sense of aloneness that I had not experienced before as I stood on Long Island Rail Road train trestles during the middle of what …
Finishing the year with distance learning
Following a May 1 directive from Gov. Andrew Cuomo that schools across New York state would remain closed for the rest of the school year in the interest of continuing to slow the coronavirus …
How to make a mask in four easy steps
Making a mask is simple, using a T-shirt and paper towel or coffee filter. Here's how, in four simple steps.
How soap destroys the coronavirus
Hand washing with soap and water remains one of the most effective defenses against the coronavirus — provided it is done correctly.
Stress-busting made simple
Nearly everyone has heard the term "mindfulness," but even during the most stressful of circumstances, most people have only a vague idea of how it might benefit them or what they might do to be mindful. Here are some easy steps.
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New York can learn a lot from South Korea
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to open beaches statewide, including Jones Beach, on Friday. It is a moment we have all eagerly awaited, a symbolic gesture signaling . . .
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Stay strong, Nassau
Last weekend was cold and windy, which likely prevented many people from venturing outside to potentially crowded spaces like the Jones Beach Boardwalk. For now, that’s a good thing.