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Updated 11:15 p.m Long Island Rail Road service will resume at 4 a.m. Tuesday while above-ground subway trains in New York City will resume an hour later, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said late Monday. The services had been suspended Monday afternoon because of the nor’easter Read More …
High-risk scholastic sports, including wrestling, basketball and cheer, will restart Feb.1, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced Monday. The plan will allow about 21,500 students to participate in their sports. It was worked out with the Suffolk County School Superintendents Association and Section XI, Read More …
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Friday that President Trump should resign, or, if he doesn’t, he should be impeached after a pro-Trump mob invaded the US Capitol Wednesday. A joint session of Congress was reviewing Electoral College votes that chose Joe Biden to succeed him. Read More …
Suffolk County’s Covid-19 infection rate reached 12.8 percent, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Wednesday. The statewide total of new deaths was 144, with 11 reported in Suffolk County. “To put it simply, today’s COVID-19 numbers are shocking. Not only is this the highest number Read More …
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Monday that “the holiday spike that we had warned about is upon us” after new numbers released by the state pushed the infection rate to 9 percent. Of the 114 new Covid deaths, 11 were in Suffolk. “Similar to Read More …
Suffolk County announced a campaign Tuesday to encourage residents to take the Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said the campaign, “#Take Your Shot,” will educate residents on the importance of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, and ask them to commit Read More …
Updated: Suffolk County is offering a program to assist tenants with their rent payments. A second program, to assist small-business owners, is not available to businesses in Huntington or several other towns, because they aren’t part of the Community Development Block Grant program. Operation Backstop–Bringing Assistance Read More …
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Monday extended the shutdown of schools and nonessential businesses until April 29. Citing a possible flattening in the number of people infected by the coronavirus, he nonetheless warned people to follow social distancing rules to help keep the disease at bay. Read More …
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone will host a town hall on the coronavirus Monday night at 6:30 p.m. on his Facebook page. He will provide an update for residents and answer questions. Tune in on Facebook page to participate. The county also announced Sunday that Read More …
Updated 8:25 p.m. Closings and other news about responses to the COVID-19 epidemic. The number of cases of infection with COVID-19 is up to four in Huntington. Huntington Hospital has suspended its volunteer program until at least April 24. For those scheduled for elective surgeries Read More …