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Check Out This Hidden Gem In Region For Summer Beach Getaway Check Out This Hidden Gem In Region For Summer Beach Getaway
Check Out This Hidden Gem In Region For Summer Beach Getaway If you are ready for a little sun and sea but don't want to spend a fortune or fight crowds, a hidden gem on Long Island might be just the spot. In a recent survey of seaside communities to vacation in by "Conde Nast Traveler, they visited little-known spots and found what they called a hidden gem in Suffolk County: the village of Greenport. Often called the "anti-Hamptons," Greenport is known for its small boating community and Victorian architecture. "It's marked by a sleepy charm with all the benefits—great food, great wine, and great beaches—without the attitude or formality," the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: New Guidance Issued For NY Pools, Beaches COVID-19: New Guidance Issued For NY Pools, Beaches
Covid-19: New Guidance Issued For NY Pools, Beaches Summer is coming. In advance of what he says he hopes to be a “normal” summer, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued new guidance for the state’s beaches and pools. For Memorial Day on the weekend of Friday, May 28, beaches and pools in New York will be open with six-foot of social distance in place between those in attendance, with restrictions to be eased if the state continues seeing improved COVID-19 numbers. Cuomo said on Wednesday, May 12 that they are planning on moving forward with the goal of opening up to 100 percent capacity by the Fourth of July. “This past year has been Hell an…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: NY Will Open Beaches For Memorial Day Weekend Under These Rules COVID-19: NY Will Open Beaches For Memorial Day Weekend Under These Rules
Covid-19: NY Will Open Beaches For Memorial Day Weekend Under These Rules Beaches in New York will be opened up in time for Memorial Day Weekend celebrations as the state begins slowly “unpausing” amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During his daily news briefing on Friday, May 15 in Albany, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that state beaches in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware will reopen on Friday, May 22, though there will be strict restrictions in place. Memorial Day is Monday, May 25. Cuomo said that the decision to open beaches was made by a regional approach, in coordination with governors in the other states. “If Connecticut or New …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Will NYers Cross State Border For Outdoor Dining, Hair Care Or To Visit Mall May 20? COVID-19: Will NYers Cross State Border For Outdoor Dining, Hair Care Or To Visit Mall May 20?
Covid-19: Will NYers Cross State Border For Outdoor Dining, Hair Care Or To Visit Mall May 20? Restaurants and most other non-essential downstate New York businesses are unlikely to reopen before mid-June. But across the border, Connecticut is on target to start  Phase 1 of its reopening plan on Wednesday, May 20. The sectors of business scheduled to reopen on that date are restaurants (outdoor dining only), museums, hair salons/barbershops, retail (including malls) and offices. Nail salons are not included among businesses reopening May 20. Meanwhile, beaches in New Jersey are on target to reopen by Memorial Day Weekend. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was asked at his daily …

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by Joe Lombardi