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Friday, January 15, 2021
Vol. 96, No. 3
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
MIDDLE NECK ROAD HEARING PUT OFF
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Scramble on for virus vaccinations Cuomo expands eligibility, says more doses needed BY R OB E RT PELAEZ The state has broadly expanded the number of people eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo said far too few doses are arriving to do the job. Cuomo announced last week that the “1b group,” which includes essential workers like teachers, firefighters and public safety officers, grocery store workers, corrections officers, child care providers, public transit employees, those working or living in homeless shelters, and
people at least 75 years old, was eligible to obtain the vaccine beginning this week. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that states allow people ages 65 and older to receive the vaccine, and Cuomo said New York would do so. The state will also extend eligibility to people with compromised immune systems but exactly when has not been specified. Of the seven million people in New York who are now eligible to receive the vaccine, 870,000 are education workers, 207,000 are first responders, 100,000 are
public safety workers, 100,000 are public transit workers, and more than three million are people 65 and older. “After 10 long months, the expansion of eligibility for additional New Yorkers to begin making their COVID-19 vaccination plan is a light at the end of the tunnel,” Cuomo said on Monday. “The vaccine is the weapon that will end the war, and as we continue to prioritize health care workers as hospital capacity necessitates, New York is proud to have reached this milestone and we strongly encourage all who Continued on Page 27
Bosworth won’t seek re-election, Wink to run Town upervisor cites COVID-19 as influence to retire PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT NECK PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT
Lakeville students worked on radial designs on art projects using the metalworking technique known as repoussé.
BY R O S E W E L D ON After decades in public service, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth has announced she will not to run for another term. A longtime colleague, Town Clerk Wayne Wink, said he would run for the post this fall. “The pandemic has been
a time of deep reflection,” Bosworth, a Democrat, said in a statement released by the town on Monday morning. “One of the lessons that has been reinforced for me is the importance of family and how essential the time is that we spend with our loved ones. “So often, I have thought about the many things I would
like to do in the future, and I’ve come to the realization that the future is now. Therefore, I have made the decision that I will not be a candidate for re-election as Town Supervisor for the Town of North Hempstead.” At a Zoom meeting for the Roslyn Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Wink, a Democrat Continued on Page 28
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