The advisory committee to the FDA has voted to recommend the use of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in 5- to 11-year-olds, bringing the vaccine a step closer to about 28 million children. Shots could be offered as early as next week. The committee’s recommendations on whether to authorize vaccines are not binding, but the F.D.A.…
Gov. Hochul announced yesterday that New York state is committed to paying billions of dollars in what is being called Foundation Aid to School districts across New York. Around $20 billion is expected to be given out to districts over the next three years. It will be up to state legislators to decide on a…
Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week in an effort to provide flexibility for those seeking to maintain protection against the coronavirus. The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna and Johnson &…
Hackers who demanded but did not receive ransom payments from Manhasset schools last month posted stolen district files to the dark web, according to school officials Law enforcement has been working with cybersecurity experts since the ransomware was found last month. Those who were affected by the leak are being directly notified. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig,…
In Sports the Long Island Ducks Season end last night. The Ducks were defeated by the Lexington Legends 13-2 in Game Four of the Atlantic League Championship Series. The Legends win the best-of-five series three games to one and are the 2021 Atlantic League champions. The NBA Season started last night. The Brooklyn Nets lost…
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied a request from a group of New York City teachers to block the city’s vaccine mandate for public school employees. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
FEMA has opened Disaster Recovery Centers in Nassau and Suffolk counties at: Michael J. Tully Park Physical Activity Center, 1801 Evergreen Ave., New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Rose Caracappa Senior Center, 739 NY-25A, Mount Sinai, NY 11766Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week.You can meet face-to-face with FEMA staffers and…
The Jets and Giants Kicked off the season yesterday. The Jets Lost in Carolina to the Panthers 19 to 14, rookie QB Zach Wilson was sacked 6 times The Giants lost to the Broncos 27 to 13 The Mets beat the Yankees 7 to 6 Daniil Medvedev won the US Open, ends Novak Djokovic’s Grand…
Six people were injured after a car smashed into a store on Middle Neck Road in Great Neck on Sunday afternoon. The incident took place at Salon DeFranco, a hair styling studio and spa. A car end up flipped on its side inside the store. Nassau County police said all the injuries were minor. (AP…
A Legal dispute between MTA and Garden City is threatening to delay the LIRR’s Third Track project and drive up costs of the $2.6 billion project. The MTA filed a lawsuit saying the village is refusing to issue the needed permits to reconstruct the Denton Avenue Bridge in order to make the Third Track project…