07.29.2021 Health Mosquito sample found in Southold tests positive for West Nile virus A mosquito sample collected in Southold tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health. The sample was one of six in Suffolk County...
07.22.2021 Government Overdose deaths down locally this year as numbers soared nationally in 2020 Opioid deaths in Southold and Riverhead towns from Jan. 1 to date amount to a number both towns’ police chiefs hope will stay the same in the coming weeks....
07.07.2021 Health New approach to opioid treatment as Quannacut joins national study Treatment for patients struggling with opioid addiction is often a multi-faceted approach. Medication can help ease the patient’s symptoms of withdrawal and cravings. And the counseling portion of treatment...
07.02.2021 Health Southold physician retires from private practice to spend more time at SBELIH The doctor known for his patience with patients remains one busy man. As Dr. Lloyd Simon sees it, having recently retired from private practice, he now has only two...
06.24.2021 Environment Beware of ticks this summer as experts say population on the rise After a mild winter, experts are warning of an especially bad tick season in 2021. The phones at East End Tick & Mosquito Control have been ringing “off the...
06.23.2021 COVID-19 Cuomo: New York will end COVID-19 state of emergency Thursday New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York’s COVID-19 state of emergency, which has been in place since last March, will end Thursday. Mr. Cuomo lifted most...
05.30.2021 Community Bone marrow match saved a local life; drive will now aim to help more When Joanne Goerler was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood cancer in which blood cells in the bone marrow do not mature, a doctor said her only option was...
05.13.2021 COVID-19 CDC says fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in most settings In a major breakthrough in the long fight against COVID-19, fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask when participating in either indoor or outdoor activities — whether...
05.03.2021 Business Governor announces ‘major reopening’ set for May 19, although caveats remain Most capacity restrictions for businesses such as retail stores and restaurants will be lifted May 19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday in announcing a “major reopening of economic activity.”...
04.29.2021 Health Two local sisters share an unbreakable bond after bone marrow donation Lorraine LaRosa faced a seemingly impossible decision. She knew how fortunate she was to have not one, but three perfect matches for a bone marrow transplant, a procedure used...
04.21.2021 COVID-19 Farm workers vaccinated during pop-up at Raphael A van parked along a North Fork farm field or at one of the area’s winery tasting rooms may seem unlikely places to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, but both...
04.08.2021 Community 24,000 volunteer hours — and counting for Greenport woman at ELIH For someone who has put in so much time — more time than any other Eastern Long Island Hospital Auxiliary volunteer has ever logged — the time had finally...
04.01.2021 COVID-19 During COVID, another crisis continued: opioids Over the past year, as the COVID-19 pandemic claimed lives and sent thousands to hospitals and into ICUs, another epidemic was also raging. Opioids. While experts say the opioid...
03.22.2021 COVID-19 Gen Xers can roll up their sleeves as vaccination eligibility expands Tuesday The COVID-19 vaccine is being made available to residents of New York State over the age of 50 beginning Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced at a press conference Monday....
03.10.2021 COVID-19 One year later, reflecting on the ‘tsunami of sickness’ that hit PBMC in two waves It was in mid-March last year, just a few days after Suffolk County’s first confirmed COVID-19 case, when Dr. Lawrence Walser sat at a small desk where he would...
