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Friday, October 2, 2020
Vol. 69, No. 40
HOME & DESIGN
NASSAU RATED SAFEST COUNTY IN U.S.
HOFSTRA POLL SHOWS BIDEN WIDENING EDGE
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COVID cases in schools Sewanhaka, Mineola infections BY R OB E RT PELAEZ 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, according to state figures. Additionally, one staff member or 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 offsite student cases were reported at Sewanhaka High School and one on-site student case was reported at H. Frank Carey High School. Continued on Page 49
PHOTO BY ROBERT PELAEZ
A fire in Floral Park left more than 10 businesses suffering smoke and fire damage, according to officials.
Blaze sweeps thru 10 businesses More than 20 fire companies battle fire in Floral Park business district BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
on Sunday morning, according to officials from the Nassau County Police Department. Officials said Floral Park A fire in Floral Park caused “substantial fire and smoke dam- police responded to reports of age” in more than 10 businesses a building fire at the Park Place Bar and Grill at 41 Covert Ave. Upon arriving at the scene, officers observed fire and smoke from the building that extended to at least 11 other adjacent storefronts,
according to a news release from the county Police Department. Nassau County Assistant Chief Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro said it took firefighters more than four hours to control the fire. Six businesses sustained major damage or were destroyed, while four others were damaged by smoke, Uttaro said. A private residence also had smoke damage, officials said.
Firefighters from the Floral Park Fire Department along with the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department, Great Neck Vigilant Fire Company, the New Hyde Park Fire Department and almost 20 others were represented at the scene throughout the day. Two members of the New Hyde Park Fire Department were transported to a nearby hospital, Continued on Page 50
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