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Honoring victims of the pandemic Caleb Facendola, 5, delivered flags to the volunteers who helped create a Covid-19 memorial in Bayville on Sunday. Story, more photos, Page 3.
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Trudging through the snow, they couldn’t walk fast. No matter, Donna Galgano said. They were determined to reach the People’s Pantry during Wednesday’s nor’easter. The nonprofit, on Audrey Avenue in Oyster Bay, is usually open on Friday, but Galgano said that because of the predicted storm, she decided to open sooner, which ended up
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Galgano predicted that the remainder of people who usually come by would be there. A powerful nor’easter whipped across Nassau County, dumping 3 to 6 inches of snow on the South Shore and 4 to 8 on the North Shore. The snow mixed with light rain at times, leaving a thin sheen of ice atop the white stuff. Road conditions were better on main thoroughfares, worse on side streets. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
he second surge is real, but we know more now on how to treat patients, and no one is on a ventilator, which is great.