Serving New Hyde Park, Floral Park, Garden City Park, North Hills, Manhasset Hills and North New Hyde Park
Friday, October 2, 2020
Vol. 69, No. 40
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HOME & DESIGN
NASSAU RATED SAFEST COUNTY IN U.S.
HOFSTRA POLL SHOWS BIDEN WIDENING EDGE
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Eight students get virus F.P. Memorial most affected BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z New coronavirus cases were reported in the Mineola school district and the Sewanhaka Central High School District, according to the state’s newly implemented online COVID-19 report card. A total of eight students in the Sewanhaka school district and four in the Mineola school district had tested positive for the coronavirus as of Tuesday, PHOTO BY ROBERT PELAEZ according to state figures. Additionally, one staff member or A fire in Floral Park left more than 10 businesses suffering smoke and fire damage, according to officials. teacher from each school district had tested positive, according to the state’s website. State figures showed that five students at Floral Park Memorial High School had tested positive for the virus as of Tuesday, but all were classified as off-site cases, meaning they were not attending in-person classes. Two other offPark Fire Department along with B Y R O B E R T P E L A E Z officials from the Nassau County Police Department. site student cases were reported Nassau County Assistant the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire DePolice Department. at Sewanhaka High School and Officials said Floral Park po- Chief Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro partment, Great Neck Vigilant A fire in Floral Park caused one on-site student case was relice responded to reports of a said it took firefighters more than Fire Company, the New Hyde ported at H. Frank Carey High “substantial fire and smoke damage” in more than 10 businesses building fire at the Park Place Bar four hours to control the fire. Six Park Fire Department and almost School. Continued on Page 50 on Sunday morning, according to and Grill at 41 Covert Ave. Upon businesses sustained major dam- 20 others were represented at the arriving at the scene, officers age or were destroyed, while four scene throughout the day. Two members of the New observed fire and smoke from others were damaged by smoke, the building that extended Uttaro said. A private residence Hyde Park Fire Department were to at least 11 other adjacent also had smoke damage, officials transported to a nearby hospital, where they were treated for exstorefronts, according to a said. Firefighters from the Floral news release from the county Continued on Page 50
Fire ravages Covert Ave. stores
More than 10 Floral Park businesses damaged by smoke, flames on Sunday
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