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OUR TOWN – A FICTIONAL VIEW

June 7, 2020 8:05 pm Comments Off

OUR TOWN – A FICTIONAL VIEW
This article is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental.
Characters:
Vinny A. Messeria Supervisor
Nickoli Rasputin Romanoff –Town Attorney, […]

Two Centerport Beaches Closed to Bathing

June 3, 2020 5:21 pm Comments Off

Centerport Yacht Club and Knollwood Beach Association Beaches in Centerport have closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria in excess of acceptable criteria.
According to Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. Gregson Pigott, bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in gastrointestinal illness, as well as infections of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat.
The beaches […]

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

June 3, 2020 2:29 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on June 2, 2020
Testing

190,693 COVID-19 tests have been administered, an addition of 4,365 tests*
21.0 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
118,441 total tested for antibodies

Tested Positive for COVID-19

39,980 total cases
275 new cases**

Tested Positive for Antibodies

14,222 individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 have tested positive […]

Valley Grove Beach – Eatons Necks Has Closed To Bathing

June 1, 2020 5:27 pm Comments Off

Valley Grove Beach in Eatons Neck, located in the Town of Huntington, has closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria in excess of acceptable criteria.
According to Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. Gregson Pigott, bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in gastrointestinal illness, as well as infections of the eyes, ears, nose, and […]

You Can’t Compete With Nature – See The Beauty Everywhere Dr Zach Bush

May 19, 2020 1:13 pm Comments Off

As you watch every day and listen to the Federal Task force or the New York State briefings from the Governor or like me I’m on with the County executive you feel like it is ground hog day again and again and again. You question when is this going to end, when can we get […]

SUFFOLK COVID-19 CASE UPDATE – May 11, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

May 12, 2020 2:51 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 through 2:00 p.m. on May 11, 2020
Testing

115,909 COVID-19 tests have been administered, an addition of 2,014 tests since May 10
8 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
Updated antibody testing information to come

Cases
Information to come
Hospitalization

651 individuals were hospitalized on May 8, a decrease of 52
590 individuals were […]

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 […]

SUFFOLK COVID-19 CASE UPDATE – April 14, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

April 15, 2020 2:49 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 through 2:00 p.m. on April 14, 2020

52,376 COVID-19 tests have been administered
9 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
22,691 confirmed cases, up 744 from April 13
Town breakdown can be found
1,608 patients are hospitalized, up 13 from April 13
531 of hospitalized patients are in the intensive care […]