Riverhead district aims to hit 20% testing mark Tuesday; four new student...
A total of 53 COVID-19 tests were conducted at Riverhead Central School District schools Monday following the Thanksgiving break and there were four positives, according to interim superintendent...
View ArticleHealth department warns of potential COVID-19 exposure at Phil’s Restaurant...
Patrons of Phil’s Restaurant in Wading River may have been exposed to COVID-19 on Nov. 20-21 and Nov. 23-24, Suffolk health officials said Wednesday afternoon. It’s one of two restaurants mentioned in...
View ArticleCounty test shows toxins in Manorville wells
New evidence of water contamination in Manorville wells is fueling a ramped-up effort to connect residents in the area to a public water supply. Data released by the Suffolk County Health Department...
View ArticleSuffolk officials say no cases of blood clot detected in county due to J&J...
Distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine was paused this week as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration review cases of a severe type of...
View ArticleSuffolk County Health Department to follow CDC guidance on masks in schools;...
In the wake of newly released state guidance, many North Fork schools have not yet made decisions about mask mandates and COVID-19 restrictions for September as they wait for guidance from the county...
View ArticleDepartment of Health sends COVID guidance to schools, here’s what it says
The Suffolk County Department of Health on Monday released COVID-19 guidance to school districts that includes a recommendation of requiring masks be worn indoors and on buses, maintaining three feet...
View ArticleTwo more North Fork mosquito samples test positive for West Nile Virus
A pair of North Fork mosquito samples tested this week for West Nile Virus came back positive, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health. The samples were taken in Aquebogue and Southold...
View ArticleRiverhead superintendent: ‘Rollercoaster situation’ on mask mandate in schools
Riverhead superintendent Augustine Tornatore addressed the ongoing confusion related to masks in schools at Tuesday night’s virtual Board of Education meeting, referring to the prior 24 hours as a...
View ArticleFirst confirmed monkeypox case found in Suffolk County, health department says
A Brookhaven Town resident tested positive for monkeypox, the first confirmed case in Suffolk County since an outbreak in the United States began of the rare virus that leads to symptoms similar to...
View ArticleDEC providing bottled water to homes in Calverton where ‘forever chemicals’...
Areas along both Middle Road in Riverhead and Pinehurst Boulevard in the Brookhaven Town section of Calverton are having similar problems with groundwater contamination. The New York State Department...
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