Coronavirus: Update
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Number of Hospitalizations Pierces 1,000, Businesses Begin to Apply for Relief
Suffolk County has been managing to keep the number of beds available above the rate of hospitalizations due to the coronavirus pandemic, though cases...
Sports
Stony Brook Classes Go Remote, Students May Stay in Dorms and Play Sports
As colleges across the nation have done, Stony Brook University will go to remote instruction for the remainder of the semester, starting on March...
Royals Fall in Long Island Championship
Port Jefferson struggled to stay with Carle Place in the Long Island Championship round March 6 where the Lady Royals trailed by six after...
Mustangs Educators Duel it Out in Annual Faculty Game
The Mount Sinai middle school All-Stars squared off against the high school Elite varsity squad in the annual Battle of the Educators faculty basketball...
2nd Swooping and Hooping Charity Game Draws Large Crowd
By Rich Acritelli
On Feb. 28, at Rocky Point High School, administrators, teachers, coaches, support staff and even district groundskeepers participated in the 2nd annual...
Police & Fire
SC Virus Numbers Climb, Police Shut Down Hair Salon, House Party
The numbers of people infected and affected by the coronavirus COVID-19 continues to climb.
This afternoon, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D), who himself was...
SC Exec Bellone Asks for Donations of Masks, Gowns, and Gloves
As the number of people infected and hospitalized by the coronavirus Covid-19 rises, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) is asking the community to...
County Says Virus Deaths Climb to 7, Confirms 100 People Under 40 Infected
The number of fatalities from coronavirus Covid-19 more than doubled in the last day, as four more people died, including three people in their...
SC Explores Possible Bed Sites, Police Alter Procedures to Protect Officers
The first day after the Stony Brook University mobile testing site started administering tests for the coronavirus Covid-19, the number of positive tests continued...
Politics
2020-21 Village Budget Shows 3.19 Percent Decrease from Previous Year
Despite the ongoing pandemic, Port Jefferson village is still moving ahead with its budget agenda, this year seeing a revenue decrease thanks in part...
Mattera Selected to Run for Flanagan’s Seat
Mario Mattera, a St. James resident, local union official and Suffolk County Water Authority board member, has been tapped by Suffolk County Republicans to...
Making Democracy Work: The critical value of the 2020 U.S. Census
By Lisa Scott
Covid-19 is affecting every aspect of our lives. Businesses are being told to reduce staffing or if deemed “non-essential” to shutter altogether;...
Local Business Owners Stress Over Federal/State Relief
Local business owners are looking at an uncertain future due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis here on Long Island.
Due to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s...
Huntington Announces New Changes Due to COVID-19
Huntington officials have made some adjustments during the coronavirus pandemic.
Parking meter fees in Huntington village are being waived until further notice to assist the...
NY Creates New EMS Protocol, SC Residents Donate 284,000 Pieces of Protective Equipment
The coronavirus pandemic is going to get much worse in New York State and in Suffolk County in the next few weeks.
That’s the message...
