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Friday, January 8, 2021
Vol. 70, No. 2
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1st COVID-19 vaccine distribution center Opens at Nassau Community College BY R OB E RT PELAEZ The first coronavirus vaccine distribution center in Nassau County opened on Tuesday at Nassau Community College. Nassau County’s Medical Reserve Corps will distribute the vaccinations to residents with aid from Northwell Health, which was designated by the state as Long Island’s vaccination coordinator. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said the center would distribute 115 vaccine doses on Tuesday, but the goal
of the center is to distribute 400 daily doses. “We are ready, set, go with the County’s first vaccination center,” Curran said in a written statement. “This is the beginning of our local effort to join New York State and Nassau’s hospital networks to roll out the vaccine. This is how Nassau County can lead the way to a healthy New Year with our schools and businesses open.” Northwell CEO Michael Dowling said on Monday his goal is to have no vaccine doses left over at the end of each week. As of Sunday, Dowling said, roughly
25,000 Northwell Health employees had been vaccinated. Dowling said his goal for the end of the week was to have about 40,000 to 50,000 employees vaccinated. “Our goal is to distribute the vaccine safely, equitably and as quickly as possible, but because supply is limited, we encourage everyone to be patient,” Dowling said. “As part of this effort and at Governor Cuomo’s request, we have also convened a Health Equity Task that will be working with local clinicians and community leaders to ensure the Continued on Page 27
Roslyn, N. Shore, Mineola sued by bus companies Say districts forced them into bankruptcy PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MINEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Two Mineola snowmen stay warm (and safe) going into 2021.
BY R O S E W E L D ON Eight school districts on the North Shore have been sued by bus companies who claim the districts ceased paying them last year when schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing them into bankruptcy. The Sea Cliff-based North Shore school district, the East
Williston school district, the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park school district, the Mineola school district, the Roslyn school district, the Herricks school district, the Sewanhaka school district and the Port Washington school district are among 47 Long Island districts that have been named in breach-of-contract suits by Baumann & Sons Buses Inc. and
ACME Bus Corp., both based in Ronkonkoma. All eight districts have been sued by Baumann, with East Williston, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park, Sewanhaka and Port Washington additionally being sued by ACME. Each suit was filed in federal Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of New York. Continued on Page 28
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