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Bus Crash: LI Charter Company Has 'Satisfactory' Safety Record, But It's Not Perfect Bus Crash: LI Charter Company Has 'Satisfactory' Safety Record, But It's Not Perfect
Bus Crash: LI Charter Company Has 'Satisfactory' Safety Record, But It's Not Perfect The New York charter bus company involved in a deadly highway crash that killed two educators and left dozens of high school band students hospitalized holds a “satisfactory” safety rating, though records show nearly two dozen maintenance violations in recent years. A check of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) website shows that Regency Charter Buses, based in Suffolk County in Nesconset, was involved in one injury crash in the past two years. Records do not specify who was at fault. The company was given a “satisfactory” safety rating in March 2019, though records …

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by Michael Mashburn
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COVID-19: Staff Member At Nassau County High School Tests Positive COVID-19: Staff Member At Nassau County High School Tests Positive
Covid-19: Staff Member At Nassau County High School Tests Positive A staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 at a Long Island high school. The Farmingdale School District said it was notified late in the afternoon Thursday, Sept. 10 of the confirmed case.  The staff member was not present in the school building on Tuesday, Sept. 8, Wednesday, Sept. 9, or Thursday, Sept. 10, after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the three-day weekend, Superintendent of Schools Paul Defendini said. "The staff member was never in direct contact with any students in the building at any time," Defendini added. As a result, the high scho…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Staff Member At Nassau County High School Tests Positive COVID-19: Staff Member At Nassau County High School Tests Positive
Covid-19: Staff Member At Nassau County High School Tests Positive A staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 at a Long Island high school. The Farmingdale School District said it was notified late in the afternoon Thursday, Sept. 10 of the confirmed case.  The staff member was not present in the school building on Tuesday, Sept. 8, Wednesday, Sept. 9, or Thursday, Sept. 10, after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the three-day weekend, Superintendent of Schools Paul Defendini said. "The staff member was never in direct contact with any students in the building at any time," Defendini added. As a result, the high scho…

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by Joe Lombardi