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Friday, December 4, 2020
Vol. 8, No. 49
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A R E A L H AT T R I C K
Village of Roslyn sees no increase in cases 550 new cases reported across N. Shore in 1 week BY R OB E RT PELAEZ About 550 people across the North Shore of Nassau County had tested positive for the coronavirus in one week as of Wednesday, according to the county Department of Health. A total of 59,700 Nassau County residents had tested positive for the virus as of Wednesday, and 2,251 had died since the pandemic began in mid-March. More than 230 Nassau residents remained hospitalized due to the virus, with 39
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ROSLYN LANDMARK SOCIETY
Six-year-old “Little Margaret” in a picture found in a photo album belonging the family of Henry Western Eastman, a prominent Roslyn lawyer in the mid-19th century. The Roslyn Landmark Society posted the images online after society Secretary John Santos found the album.
in intensive care units and 25 on ventilators, according to county figures. Of those totals, 7,714 people on the North Shore as of Wednesday had tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began. The Great Neck peninsula’s seven-day positivity rate of 4.39 percent trailed only Massapequa Park’s 6.14 percent rate in the county. Village of Great Neck Mayor Pedram Bral said he has “been receiving heat from both sides of the spectrum” in regard to mask-wearing and other state mandates, but
spoke about the numbers in a Facebook post last week. “Facts are the numbers are going up,” Bral said. “You can agree or disagree but this will not change the fact that the state will order our businesses and schools to shut down. So I urge you again to please act accordingly and avoid attending large gatherings for the sake of our kids and our businesses.” Throughout the peninsula, more than 1,700 people had tested positive for the virus since the beginning of the panContinued on Page 35
Practice your faith, but please stay safe: Cuomo High court decision ‘illustrative’ of philosophies, gov says BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he respects the right of people to practice religion in the manner they see fit, but stressed the importance of remaining safe from the coronavirus pandemic after the U.S. Supreme Court overruled state restrictions on
capacity in houses of worship last week. The 5-4 ruling, which featured newly inducted Justice Amy Coney Barrett, was made last Wednesday night and said capacity limits on churches, synagogues and other houses of worship violated the free exercise clause of the First Amendment.
“I think that Supreme Court ruling on the religious gatherings is more illustrative of the Supreme Court than anything else,” Cuomo said last Thursday. “I think this was really just an opportunity for the court to express its philosophy and politics. It doesn’t have any practical effect.” Continued on Page 34
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