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COVID-19: Staff Member At Long Island High School Tests Positive COVID-19: Staff Member At Long Island High School Tests Positive
Covid-19: Staff Member At Long Island 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
Business
COVID-19: These Are Words Webster's Has Added To Dictionary Amid Pandemic COVID-19: These Are Words Webster's Has Added To Dictionary Amid Pandemic
Covid-19: These Are Words Webster's Has Added To Dictionary Amid Pandemic The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has made terms like “self-quarantine” and “social distancing” common phrases in everyday conversations.  Now, Merrian-Webster is making them official. Hundreds of new words, highlighted by turns of phrase to emerge during the pandemic, have been added to Merrian-Webster’s lexicon as part of a special update to the dictionary last month. In total, more than 535 new words and meanings have been added to Merriam-Webster.com, from aerosolization to zonkey. The update includes COVID-19-related words as well as terms relating to a var…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Pandemic Taking Toll On Marriages, Relationships COVID-19: Pandemic Taking Toll On Marriages, Relationships
Covid-19: Pandemic Taking Toll On Marriages, Relationships The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is taking its toll on married couples that have been forced to self-quarantine and socially distance themselves. According to experts, the stress of being inside 24 hours a day, coupled with financial stress due to COVID-19, and having kids constantly at home, can take a toll on a marriage or relationship. There has been an uptick in divorces in China, where the outbreak originated, and though that has not yet been the case stateside, the issue may be coming as the pandemic hits its 54th day. "It's really a pressure cooker," Certified Life and Rela…

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by Zak Failla
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Five New Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In New York Five New Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In New York
Five New Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In New York Click here for an updated story: COVID-19 - Area School District Becomes First In State To Close Five more cases of coronavirus connected to the 50-year-old Westchester attorney have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases to 10 in the county and 11 in the state, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. In his third press briefing of day regarding the spread of COVID-19, the governor announced that a new family, friends of the New Rochelle attorney, have confirmed cases. The latest positive tests are in the single-family from New Rochelle, Cuomo said: a 45-year-old man, hi…

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by Zak Failla