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A Middle Island man officials believe is linked to two fatal drug overdoses was charged with one count of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl Thursday in the Eastern District of New York.

As the virus numbers decline, the state is increasingly reopening its economy and other activities, while officials remain cautious to protect progress made. The pop-up sites focused on communities with high rates of COVID-19.

Miller Place senior scored four of final five points in his match to give his team a 14-10 win over Sayville/Bayport-BP/Connetquot

The new case follows Long Island's first reported case of a South African variant of the coronavirus on Sunday. Positivity levels have declined steadily in the state and in the region following a post-holiday surge of infections.

The governor also said he is asking school districts to report to their local governments their progress toward returning to in-person instruction in classrooms and the inroads made to vaccinate teachers.

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The governor said New York City restaurants will be able to expand indoor-dining capacity, starting next Friday. He also said he supports school districts returning to in-person learning five days a week and issued rules for college reopenings.

Gov. Cuomo said the state is in a footrace between new infections spreading and getting enough people vaccinated. He urged the public to "double down" on preventive measures.

This week's clergy discuss different interpretations of the roles of the women central to the miraculous story told in the Hebrew Scriptures' Book of Esther.

Great Neck developed an approach to the early detection of user fatigue from prolonged screen time; West Hempstead proposed the creation of biodegradable face masks.