Friday, June 5, 2020
Vol.Vol. 80,80, No.No. 1323
RUNNING CLUB FOOD DRIVE
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Town Board discusses next steps in reopening process BY RIKKI MASSAND
Greater Long Island Running Club Executive Director Sue Fitzpatrick (R) drops off the latest load of groceries with St. Edward’s volunteers Donna and Brianna Zino. The Greater Long island Running Club is continuing its drive to collect food for local food pantries, whose normal distribution need has jumped exponentially duringthe current coronavirus crisis. The latest beneficiary of the Running Club’s food drive was St. Edward the Confessor R.C. Church in Syosset, and
the Club’s Executive Director Sue Fitzpatrick dropped off a goodly load of nonperishable foodstuffs for local folks in need on Friday, May 22nd. Food donations can be dropped off at the Running Club’s office/warehouse, 101 Dupont Street, Suite 24, Plainview, on Wednesdays or Thursdays from 10:00 AM to
Noon or 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. What’s needed are non-perishable food items such as rice, pasta, beans, canned goods, cereal, snacks, cookies etc. (There are many families with children that request the snacks and cookies). Any and all donations will be graciously accepted and appreciated!
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During the Town of Oyster Bay meeting, held with a purposeful ‘physical distancing setup’ at Town Hall on Tuesday, June 2, Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino said the Town operations and area businesses have begun a gradual un-PAUSE per New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s guidelines. The supervisor promoted the Town’s schedule for June drive-in movies at various locations before providing statistics on a most-welcome decline in the COVID-19 infection rate and case count in Nassau County. “There are currently 40,479 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nassau County and at this point, as the County continues to test people -- about 3% of the Nassau County population has been certified as infected with COVID-19. A total 181,234 people had been tested in Nassau County as of yesterday (June 1) and the number of new positive test cases continues to drop and this is a BIG PIECE of good news….fewer than 2% of COVID-19 tests the week of May 25 through 31st resulted in a positive case, and that is a drop of 75% from four weeks ago,” Saladino announced at the meeting. Tuesday, June 2 marked the 50th day of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Nassau County, marking the longest streak for this decline within any region of
New York State during the pandemic. Saladino said as of June 2, there were 300 people in Nassau County hospitalized due to the virus and there were 364 hospitalized as of Thursday, May 28, representing a 17% decline over five days. As of this week 84 people were in intensive care units in Nassau County due to COVID-19, but last Thursday that number was at 127. On June 2, 65 people were on ventilators in hospitals Countywide, while on May 28 the number was 98 people on ventilators. “COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths continue to drop statewide, with 3,301 COVID-19 patients in New York hospitals as of June 2 -- compared with last Thursday, May 28, which saw a number of 4,208 with a drop of 877 patients, a 21% decline,” he commented. The heavy death toll in Nassau County as of June 1 was 2,125 people. Supervisor Saladino said the hearts of all Town Board members, all local elected officials, Town employees and the general public go out to each family and relative suffering with “consequences of this horror.” He reports that on June 1, EMS ambulance call volume was similar to the number of calls June 2, 2019. Saladino provided anothSee page 4
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