Tag: Kathy Hochul
Hochul lifts indoor mask requirements, no decision on school mandates yet
Gov. Kathy Hochul lifted a statewide mask mandate for indoor places, including…
Local officials throughout Nassau denounce Hochul’s zoning plans
Nassau County officials denounced on Thursday a statewide plan introduced by Gov.…
Masks could remain mandatory in New York schools, indoor settings until March 2
New York’s mask mandate, issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul, was granted a…
Nassau’s COVID-19 positivity rate falls
On Jan. 5, nearly 7,000 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed…
Dems bash Blakeman for executive order on making masks optional in schools
Democratic officials throughout New York, including Gov. Kathy Hochul, criticized Nassau County…
North Shore districts scramble to staff schools while COVID-19 cases climb
Public school districts across the North Shore are scrambling to remain open,…
Northwell opens new testing site at Morley Park, Nassau hits 16% seven-day rolling positivity rate
Northwell Health announced the opening of a new drive-thru coronavirus testing site…
Nassau County nears 13% daily positive rate for COVID-19 cases
Nassau County’s daily positivity rate for confirmed coronavirus cases was 12.7 percent…
Hofstra requires students, staff to get COVID-19 booster shots
Hofstra University staff and students are required to receive a coronavirus booster…
Blakeman will not enforce Hochul’s mask mandates in Nassau County
Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman announced on Monday that he will not…
James drops out of gubernatorial primary, to focus on re-election as attorney general
State Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday that she was dropping…
Omicron variant makes its way to Long Island: Hochul
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the omicron variant of the coronavirus has…