On Wednesday, Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin held a news conference at the Merrick Senior Center to reassure residents that the town is being proactive and extra steps are being taken to ensure that senior centers and other town facilities are being properly cleaned and maintained to attempt to prevent the coronavirus.


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FDNY union: Re-up federal 9/11-illness funding

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Free COVID-19 tests available today as Long Island cases rise

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Drastic cutbacks in prescription opioids in an effort to curb the abuse have left patients who need perscriptions at a disadvantage, often having a hard time finding the medications. 

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Comedian John Ziegler and musician Richie Cannata, both cancer survivors, shared their stories before an audience of about 1,200 fellow survivors at Northwell Health's annual Don Monti Cancer Survivors Day celebration at the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center in Lake Success. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

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6 year-old Laney McGowan from Sayville returned home Thursday from a stay in the hospital since just before Christmas. McGowan has Dravet Syndrome, a severe form of genetic epilepsy with symptoms that include seizures and developmental delays.

6-year-old returns home from the hospital for first time since before Christmas

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