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08.17.2021 COVID-19

Masks to be required indoors to start new school year in Riverhead

Students in the Riverhead Central School District will be required to wear masks at the start of the new school year. In a split vote, the Board of Education...

08.10.2021 COVID-19

Department of Health sends COVID guidance to schools, here’s what it says

The Suffolk County Department of Health on Monday released COVID-19 guidance to school districts that includes a recommendation of requiring masks be worn indoors and on buses, maintaining three...

08.02.2021 COVID-19

Governor urges local governments to follow CDC guidance on masks, but no mandate coming from state

Any future mask mandates to protect against the spread of COVID-19 appear to be in the hands of local governments. Six days after the Centers for Disease Control and...

07.27.2021 COVID-19

CDC revises policy to recommend vaccinated people wear masks in certain indoor settings, including schools

Vaccinated people should resume wearing masks in public, indoor settings — including schools — to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to an updated interim guidance announced Tuesday...

06.17.2021 COVID-19

Riverhead to host one graduation ceremony Friday, June 25

UPDATE: The Riverhead School District confirmed Friday that the district will now hold one commencement ceremony Friday, June 25. The ceremony will start at 5:30 p.m. at Coach Mike...

06.13.2021 Editorials

Editorial: Mask-wearing policy for students must be clarified

Parents of school-age children were surely frustrated this week by the confusing back and forth from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office on exactly what the policy is for schools as...

06.07.2021 COVID-19

Cuomo: Local schools can now lift mask mandates, but only for outdoor activities

Following several days of mixed messaging and mass confusion among school communities across the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday morning that local school districts will be given individual...

05.17.2021 COVID-19

‘Let’s open:’ New York adopts CDC guidance to ease mask restrictions

New York will adopt the updated guidance on masks on social distancing announced last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the updated...

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