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Long Island Vegan Bakery Accused Of Re-Selling Dunkin' Donuts
A Long Island bakery, which offers vegan treats, has been accused of re-selling (the very not-vegan) Dunkin’ Donuts in a post by a fellow vegan store that has now gone viral.
Cindysnacks, a 100 percent vegan grocery store in Huntington, alerted the Long Island community to its concerns on Sunday, March 3.
Just a week before, co-owner John Stengel said that the store received a shipment of desserts from The Savory Fig, an independent Long Island-based vegan baker.
One of the donuts, however, looked a little familiar — in all the wrong ways.
“In the middle of the boxes was the donut,” S…
Covid-19: Nearly 2,000 New Cases Reported On Long Island; Breakdown By Community
There were nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases on Long Island in the past 24 hours, with the numbers in both Suffolk and Nassau approaching 1,000 each.
According to the state Department of Health, There were 966 new cases in Suffolk, bringing the total to 62,647 since the pandemic began, while an additional 826 infections were reported in Nassau, as the total reached 61,988 as of Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The overall infection rate on Long Island continues to rise, from 4.5 percent on Sunday, Nov. 30, to 4.7 percent on Monday, Dec. 1 to 5.5 percent on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
The current sev…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community
There were less than 175 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Long Island as the positive infection dropped back to near 1 percent, according to data released Thursday, Nov. 5.
In Nassau, the state Department of Health was reporting 74 new COVID-19 cases in Suffolk and 100 in Nassau, according to the latest data released. There have now been nearly 50,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in both Nassau and Suffolk County since the pandemic began.
There has been a total of 1,120,188 COVID-19 tests administered in Suffolk, resulting in 49,854 (4.5 percent) positive cases. In Nassau, there have been 50,7…
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases By Municipality
There were less than 100 new COVID-19 cases in either Nassau and Suffolk County, with a total of 115 newly confirmed cases on Long Island.
In Nassau, the state Department of Health is reporting 74 new positive cases out of 6,934 tested in the past 24 hours.
In Suffolk, there were 41 new cases out of 5,978 who were tested for the virus, keeping the infection rate at approximately 1 percent, well below what some other counties and regions are experiencing in the state.
There have now been 48,731 positive COVID-19 cases out of 980,065 tests administered in Nassau, and 48,121 confirmed cases i…
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases By Town
Long Island has seen a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases, though Nassau and Suffolk counties are still ahead of the curve in comparison to other states and regions.
In Nassau, the state Department of Health is reporting 71 new positive cases out of 6,406 tested in the past 24 hours, while in Suffolk, there were 52 new cases out of 5,646 who were tested for the virus, keeping the infection rate at approximately 1 percent, well below the threshold state health officials said would spark concern.
There have now been 46,505 positive COVID-19 cases out of 791,188 (5.9 percent) tests administered i…
New Long Island Mosquito Samples Test Positive For West Nile
Eight new mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile virus on Long Island, bringing the total to 46 on the year, health officials in Suffolk County announced.
Samples collected on Tuesday, Aug. 13 and Thursday, Aug. 15, tested positive for the virus in Lindenhurst, North Babylon, Nesconset, Bohemia, Farmingdale, Huntington Station and Selden.
Officials said that no humans have been infected, though three birds have tested positive for the virus, but homeowners have been cautioned to avoid having standing water on their property.
"The confirmation of West Nile virus in mosquito samples…
