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The office of Assemblyman Keith Brown handed out 900 Covid-19 test kits Monday in Northport. At 10:30 a.m., about 10 people were lined up outside the Republican’s office on Woodbine Avenue to receive the kits, which contained two tests each, but a steady stream of Read More …
All health care workers previously required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination will have to receive a COVID-19 booster dose within two weeks of becoming eligible, absent a valid medical exemption, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Sunday. UPDATE: Assemblyman Keith Brown will be handing out test kits Read More …
The town of Huntington’s Senior Center and Senior Beach House will both remain closed next week because of Covid-19 -related staffing shortages. But home delivered meals will continue. The status of the senior center closings will be reassessed on a week-to-week basis. Residents with questions Read More …
Two more companies have been warned about meeting promised turnaround times for Covid-19 testing results. New York Attorney General Letitia James issued warning letters to EZ Test NY (a Brooklyn-based collection center) and Keep Health Safe (a Fort Lee, New Jersey-based collection center) —saying they have not Read More …
The Huntington Union Free School District is closing all home games to spectators at Huntington High School, J. Taylor Finley Middle School and Jack Abrams to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The district said that, when conditions allow, fans will once again to return to Read More …
Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that 10 new testing sites will be opening on State University of New York campuses across the state and at Syracuse University this week. More campus sites will open in the coming weeks as the Covid-19 project expands. “We are Read More …
Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that the students at SUNY and CUNY schools will be required to get Covid-19 booster as of Jan. 15. Students will also have to go for mandatory pre-testing ahead of their semester return, which will apply to all students who plan Read More …
The New York State Department of Health offers an explanation of how the Excelsior Pass program works. The pass, which contains Covid-19 vaccination information, is available for free. Here are the details. Paramount Cancels Show The Paramount canceled Friday night’s Jessie’s Girl New Year’s Eve Read More …
Residents lined up at pharmacies around Huntington Tuesday to get tested for Covid-19. Among the sites offering the test were Value Drugs in Greenlawn and Lantern Pharmacy on Wall Street in Huntington. Several other drugstores posted “no testing” signs alongside notes reminding people to get Read More …
New York State is providing a search tool for residents who want to take a Covid-19 test. Meanwhile, News12 reported that people with confirmed appointments for tests began arriving at the IBEW Local 25 headquarters in Hauppauge Monday morning, even though the testing site doesn’t Read More …
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Wednesday that makes it a crime to forge a Covid-19 vaccination card. The bill, S.4516-C/A.7536-B, makes the falsification of COVID-19 Vaccination Cards a class A misdemeanor. Anyone convicted of the crime faces up to 1 year in jail or 3 years’ Read More …
Residents lined up in their vehicles at Huntington Hospital Thursday morning for Covid-19 tests. The hospital began offering the tests at 7 a.m. Drivers were directed first into a parking lot by the hospital for paperwork and then across the street at 30 View Acre Read More …