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Friday, October 16, 2020
Vol. 95, No. 42
90-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH LAKE SUCCESS’ HOFSTRA ALUM BREAST CANCER AT NORTHWELL WHITEY FORD DIES WINS STANLEY CUP PAGE 9
Religion at the forefront of G.N. virus talks
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Village of Great Neck has increase of 11 cases over the past week BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z As the number of coronavirus cases continues to spike in certain areas of the Great Neck peninsula, efforts by residents to have constructive discussions to prevent further spread of the virus have been tainted by claims that Jews have been unfairly blamed. According to data from the Nassau County Department of Health, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases on the Great Neck peninsula continues to increase at a higher rate than in most other villages in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Village of Great Neck increased by 11, from 321 on Oct. 7 to 332 as of Wednesday morning, according to the data. In the past two weeks, the Great Neck News has published stories online about the increase
of cases on the peninsula. One titled “Residents irked by lack of mask wearing, enforcement as COVID-19 cases increase throughout village” featured residents who claimed there was a problem with the lack of people wearing masks indoors or outdoors in the Village of Great Neck. The article, published on Sept. 30, received a comment from a resident of the peninsula, Nina Gordon, who criticized people holding large gatherings and cited Persian weddings as one example. Gordon’s comment was followed by one from an online user with the name “Seymore Butts” who said, “If you or whoever doesn’t like the fact that people in Great Neck don’t wear masks, put your house up for sale and move to another town or country like China that adheres to masks. If you choose to stay in Great Neck, stay Continued on Page 45
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT NECK PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT
Students are enjoying the Saddle Rock School’s festive decor, including pumpkins, haystacks and foliage, provided by the PTA.
More than 40 virus cases in North Shore schools BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
Nassau County, according to figures provided by the state. Public school districts that More than 40 confirmed were analyzed included the cases of the coronavirus have Port Washington school district, been reported in nine school Roslyn school district, Sewandistricts on the North Shore of haka Central High School Dis-
trict, Mineola school district, East Williston school district, Floral Park-Bellerose school district, Manhasset school district, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park school district, HerContinued on Page 33
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