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Friday, February 26, 2021
Vol. 9, No. 9
HEALTH, WELLNESS AND BEAUTY GUIDE PAGES 19-23
TOKU LICENSE SUSPENDED AGAIN
COVID-19 VARIANT FOUND IN GLEN HEAD
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Area camps plan return in summer
A GRAND TOUR
Cuomo OKs day, overnight facilities to begin preparations BY R O S E W E L D ON With the announcement from the state that day and overnight camps can open this summer, camps across the North Shore are beginning preparations. The announcement came last week from Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a news conference in which he also said that outdoor amusement parks and family entertainment centers could begin reopening procedures in the next two months. Specific reopening guidance, including details on timing, will come from the Department of Health in the coming weeks. “In New York, we base our decisions on the science and data and adjust as the virus adjusts,” Cuomo said. “With continued decreases in the infection and hospitalization rates, we have been able to take steps toward beginning our post-COVID recovery and we are excited to now be in a place where we can bring back our recreational
industries with safety protocols in place. As we’ve said time and time again, our success will be dictated by our actions and as long as we stay united and keep carrying this momentum forward in a positive direction, we will be able to see more and more sectors of our economy reopen.” On the North Shore, innumerable camps are waiting for opening protocols, including the Pierce Country Day Camp, Shibley Day Camp and Beth Sholom Day Camp in the Roslyn area; the Buckley Day Camp in North Hills, operated by the Buckley Country Day School; and the North Shore Day Camp in Glen Cove; operated by the TLC Family of Camps. For Will Pierce, owner and director of the Pierce Country Day Camp and president of the Long Island Camps and Private Schools Association, the news was “very pleasing.” “In New York state, the DepartContinued on Page 28
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ROSLYN LANDMARK SOCIETY
Residents dressed in period clothing in 1990 for the bicentennial celebration of President George Washington’s visit to Hempstead Harbor, which included a stop at the Roslyn Grist Mill. The Roslyn Landmark Society posted the image on Instagram this week.
Officials tout public solution for water BY R O S E W E L D ON Local officials and ratepayers voiced support for the private New York American Water to become a public utility at a hearing Tuesday night. The hearing is the latest development since Gov. An-
drew Cuomo directed Rory I. Lancman, special counsel for ratepayer protection at the state’s Department of Public Service, to start a municipalization feasibility study on the company. On the North Shore, New York American Water covers
the Glen Head and Sea Cliff areas in addition to East Rockaway, Roosevelt, Bellmore and parts of Merrick on the South Shore. American Water has about 124,000 customers, including about 120,000 on Long Island. Continued on Page 37
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