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SCPD To Host Drive-Thru Food Drive To Benefit Local Food Pantries

April 29, 2020 2:43 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Police Department and the Suffolk County Association of Women Police will host a drive-thru food drive at multiple locations throughout the county to collect food and other items to donate to local food pantries on May 1.
Donations will be collected between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and all donations must be in […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE BELLONE ANNOUNCES ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS TO BOLSTER RECOVERY EFFORTS TO COVID-19

April 29, 2020 2:38 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today appointed Lisa Black to serve as Chief Deputy County Executive. Dennis Cohen will transition to serve as County Attorney, Vanessa Baird-Streeter as Deputy County Executive for Community Recovery, and Amy Keyes as Chief of Staff. The County Executive also appointed Steve Randazzo as Assistant Deputy County Executive, Nicole Amendola as Director […]

Elwood’s guidance department hosts Q&A

April 29, 2020 1:58 pm Comments Off

Teachers, staff, students and parents are all learning to adapt to a new educational environment as schools remain closed to help curb the spread of COVID-19. In doing so, each have faced new challenges and stressors. That’s why Elwood-John H. Glenn High School guidance professionals – Carolyn Pollina, Lisa Sallie, Christiana Dobra and Janine Ferrante […]

Commack Schools News: Two ISEF Finalists at Commack High School

April 29, 2020 1:52 pm Comments Off

ISEF Regeneron Finalists Announced

Two Commack High School science research students, Jordan Walsh and Ethan Sontarp, are finalists in the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), sponsored by Regeneron (formerly INTEL). Finalists were chosen regionally in this year’s virtual fair, and our student’s projects were among more than 450 submissions rated and analyzed by the judges. […]

BAPS Charities Volunteers deliver 200 food packets to Northwell Huntington Hospital

April 29, 2020 1:41 pm Comments Off

Dear Editor,

BAPS charities has been at the forefront of the effort to help healthcare workers and hospitals, who are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the challenges that many across the nation are currently facing is accessibility to food. With front line personnel working long hours, this concern holds especially true. As part of their effort, BAPS charities prepared […]

SUFFOLK COVID-19 CASE UPDATE – April 26, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

April 26, 2020 6:55 pm Comments Off

SUFFOLK COVID-19 CASE UPDATE – April 26, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 through 2:00 p.m. on April 26, 2020

83,244 COVID-19 tests have been administered
5 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
32,822 confirmed cases, up 637 from April 25
Breakdown by town of COVID-19 cases can be found below
1,134 patients are […]

Town of Huntington Marinas to Open Tuesday, Changes to Yard Waste Collection

April 23, 2020 2:04 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington has reopened or is in the process of reopening select Town Maritime facilities; set a temporary limit on yard waste collection; and has postponed all accessory apartment and rental inspections as well as Traffic Court dates scheduled through Tuesday, May 12.
MARITIME SERVICES
Due to guidance received by Governor Cuomo on the evening […]

SUFFOLK COVID-19 CASE UPDATE – April 19, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

April 19, 2020 7:51 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 through 2:00 p.m. on April 19, 2020

65,320 COVID-19 tests have been administered
2 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
27,485 confirmed cases, up 783 from April 18
Breakdown by town of COVID-19 cases can be found on the Suffolk County COVID-19 Map.*
1,441 patients are hospitalized, a decrease of 97 from […]

Car Crash in Greenlawn

April 17, 2020 2:25 pm Comments Off

On April 4th, 2020, at 5:10 p.m., the Greenlawn Fire Department was activated for a Motor Vehicle Accident at Clay Pitts Road and Manor Road North. Responding units were advised by Suffolk Police enroute of one vehicle that was overturned with one person trapped. Response consisted of all four chiefs, paramedic, heavy rescue quint 2-7-2 and heavy rescue engine 2-7-6, ambulances 2-7-45, 2-7-25, and 2-7-5 […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY INMATES ARE CREATING AND SEWING FACE MASKS

April 15, 2020 3:22 pm Comments Off

Masks to be used in the jail and donated to essential workers.
Inmates at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility are currently busy making hundreds of cloth masks for distribution to other incarcerated individuals, the County’s law enforcement officials, and soon for distribution to other essential workers in Suffolk County. The program is being led by several […]