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Drive-thru testing begins in Nassau Cases grow as schools, businesses shutter BY R O S E W E L D ON
PHOTO BY DONNA LIEBOWITZ
Shoppers wait at the delivery door of Dollar Tree in Glen Cove for a shipment by truck of hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes.
of emergency. DRIVE-THRU TESTING Long Island’s first drive-thru coroNassau County Executive Laura navirus testing site Curran announced opened at Jones Beach Wednesday that the See related on Tuesday. It was the county’s coronavirus second in the state, afcases have risen to 278, coverage ter one was set up last with one death anPAGES 42, 43 & 44 week in New Rochelle. nounced Monday. Two additional Three drive-thru testing sites opened in the area in drive-thru sites at the ProHealth Urthe past week, in Jericho, Little Neck, gent Care locations in Little Neck, Queens, and Jericho, opened WednesQueens, and at Jones Beach. By order of the county and state, day. The sites in Little Neck and JeriK-12 schools have shut down until March 27 as part of the county’s state Continued on Page 43
Village elections postponed until April BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
throughout New York will be postponed until the state’s presiGov. Andrew Cuomo an- dential primary on April 28 due to nounced Monday night that the coronavirus outbreak. “Our top priority has been all village elections that had been scheduled for Wednesday keeping New Yorkers safe and stopping the spread of the novel
coronavirus,” Cuomo said in a news release. “Public health officials have been clear that reducing density is one of the most effective ways to stop the spread, and delaying village elections will help ensure poll workers and voters are not potentially exposed to the virus and at the same time maintain integrity in our election system.” Cuomo issued the execu-
tive order hours after President Donald Trump advised residents throughout the nation to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people. The postponed Great Neck area elections are in the villages of Great Neck Plaza, Great Neck Estates, Thomaston, Kensington, Saddle Rock and Russell Gardens. In Manhasset, the elections in the villages of Munsey Park,
Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor, Plandome and Flower Hill are postponed. The Village of Floral Park’s election is the only one postponed in the New Hyde Park area. In Port Washington, the elections in the villages of Port Washington North, Baxter Estates and Flower Hill are postponed. The elections in the villages of Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, Flower Continued on Page 55
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