Eugene Klochkoff, of Seaford, received a fifth birthday surprise on Wednesday when the Nassau County Police Department appeared in front of his house to serenade the boy with "Happy Birthday" and gave him some presents from the department — all from a social distance.


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A lot has changed in the three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. For those who lost loved ones and for those who have lingering effects from the virus, life seems to have stood still. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

COVID on LI: Three years later 

Memorial Presbyterian Church in Roosevelt had to adapt to the decrease in in-person membership due to the pandemic. Nearly three years later, the church still offers virtual services. 

'Maybe the church didn't need to be in the four walls'

Long Island parents who have children with underlying conditions speak about the pandemic and "tripledemic" and how it affects them. 

Doctors warn about 'tripledemic' for children with underlying conditions

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There has not been a surge in cases, deaths and hospitalizations that marked previous winter seasons, giving experts hope the disease is becoming more predictable and manageable.

COVID-19 three years later: 'Best spot we have been in'

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Three years after Long Island reported its first coronavirus deaths, we share stories of five families who grieve — and try to move on with their lives.

'I just feel heartbroken': Families cope with profound loss from COVID-19

The deal comes weeks before Chembio Diagnostics' sale to Biosynex SA closes.

LI firm settles with SEC before sale to French company

The change by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts Long Island in the lowest risk category.

CDC lowers Long Island's COVID-19 transmission risk to 'low'

State labor commissioner Roberta Reardon said it will be difficult to get the money back because the criminals are overseas.

NYS: Foreign gangs stole billions in jobless benefits during the pandemic

As February ended, so did a boost to benefits that tens of thousands of Long Islanders had received through a pandemic-era increase of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps.

End of SNAP benefit boost sparks concern for people in need

The CDC said sampling an airplane's sewage can be an inexpensive and fast method to gain information about illnesses, without engaging individual passengers or disrupting air travel.

CDC: Testing of airplane wastewater could help trace COVID, other diseases

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Timothy Heaton, a former Suffolk County correction officer who spent more than five months hospitalized battling COVID-19, was given his retirement shield by Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Toulon Jr. 

A second chance at the rest of his life

State health and education officials are urging people to wear masks indoors as COVID-19, flu and RSV infections increase on Long Island. Newsday TVs Steve Langford reports. 

LIers speak out on masking recommendation

Opera Night Long Island, an open-mic event that brings together talented singers with different repertoire and styles, has returned to St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Northport after a pandemic hiatus. Singers hail the event as a way to help keep music alive for the community.

LI opera lovers keep music alive at open mic night in Northport

The executive director of the Southampton Animal Shelter of Hampton Bays, Pat Deshong, discusses the effects of the COVID boom in pet adoptions years later, and how it is now impacting that animal shelter and others.

COVID boom in pet adoptions

Patrice Piretti, 63, from Huntington Station, worked as a nurse and then a nurse leader at two Northwell Health hospitals, but then had to leave her job because Long COVID prevented her from working successfully. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

The new normal means figuring out life with Long COVID

On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced masks are no longer required on the Long Island Rail Road and other transit systems in New York.

Riders can take off masks if they want

Summer is winding down and kids are preparing to return to school. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Kids look forward to returning to school minus COVID-19 restrictions

"The days of sending an entire classroom home because one person was symptomatic or tests positive, those days are over," Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday.

Hochul announces new COVID-19 requirements for schools 

Meter parking fees in Babylon Village were increased Monday from a quarter for two hours to a quarter for one hour. The parking fee increases, among others, were a result of money lost due to the pandemic. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Parking and other fees going up in Babylon Village

Patients who test positive for COVID-19 can get the antiviral oral medication Paxlovid from the vaxmobile, a partnership between Mt. Sinai South Nassau and the town of Hempstead..

First COVID-19 'Test and Treat' vaxmobile hits LI streets

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday said children will not be required to wear masks in school when classes resume in the fall, but that could change depending on virus numbers.