Emma Jones

Emma Jones

111 Articles

School funding will be slashed in ‘basically bankrupt’ New York: Cuomo

Nassau school districts are waiting to make budget decisions after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that the coronavirus crisis

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Nassau’s jobless rate rises as Schumer promises aid ‘on steroids’

Nassau County's previously stable unemployment rates are rapidly eroding in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The New York Labor

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New Hyde Park cardiologist offers check-ups on wheels

As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout Nassau County, many residents, including those with serious heart problems, are afraid or

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Nassau school districts brace for cuts in state aid

School districts across Nassau County will take a hit in the 2020–2021 year due to financial uncertainty at the state

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Public services remain accessible in Floral Park, NHP, despite restrictions

While business-as-usual has come to a standstill and those services that remain open are operating at partial capacity, village governments

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Village halls shutter as virus spreads; community services remain open

Mineola, East Williston and Williston Park village halls are closed until further notice in order to mitigate the spread of

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FCA receives grant for immigrant resource center

The Family and Children’s Association will receive a $139,209 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to support their new

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Community demands action following police-involved shooting of 19-year-old

At a demonstration last Tuesday in front of Nassau County police headquarters in Mineola, protesters demanded justice following the fatal

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Fire engulfs Mineola homes, businesses

A four-alarm fire damaged or destroyed multiple apartments and businesses on Main Street near Second Avenue in Mineola on Sunday

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Local bistro offers free meals in face of pandemic

Eric’s Italian Bistro, located at 70 E. North Country Road in Mineola, announced on Tuesday that it is offering free

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Nassau County housing prices rise, available listings decline

The median sales price for homes in Nassau County rose 5 percent in February from the same month last year,

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Vincent DeMartino, three-war veteran and committed VA volunteer, dies

Vincent DeMartino, a combat veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War who devoted much of

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Schools scramble to provide food, childcare, online learning following shut-down

School districts on the North Shore shifted to distance learning last week in response to state-mandated school shut-downs due to

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NYU Winthrop braces for influx of coronavirus patients

On Thursday March 5, NYU Winthrop Hospital took in Nassau County’s first coronavirus patient, a 42-year-old Uniondale resident and Mercy

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MTA flounders as virus spreads to transit workers, ridership falls

MTA-run trains, subways and buses are rapidly emptying out as COVID-19 continues to spread and the state shuts down all

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