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Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
30 Firefighters Quarantined In One City
More than two dozen firefighters from the same department have been put in quarantine after three members tested positive for COVID-19. The positive tests started rolling in on Sunday, Oct. 4, then two more positive cases were confirmed among Worcester firefighters. The quarantine is effecting two stations and 30 firefighters who will quarantine due to contact with their colleagues. The quarantine should not impact services to the city, City Manager Edward Augustus Jr., told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. The fire stations have been cleaned and the city plans to follow up with con…
Brentwood, NY
News
Covid-
19: Student Tests Positive At Long Island School
A Long Island school district is reporting a positive COVID-19 case at one of its schools. The case involves a student at Wantagh Elementary School, according to Wantagh Schools Superintendent John C. McNamara. The student has been self-quarantining for the past several days and last attended school on Friday, Oct. 2, according to McNamara, who said it has been determined that the school may remain open. All school buildings were disinfected on Saturday, Oct. 3 and again Monday, Oct. 5. "We are currently working with the Nassau County Department of Health and have assisted&…
Massapequa, NY
News
Three Schools In Long Island District Close After Staff Members Test Positive
Three schools at a Long Island district have switched to remote learning after a pair of staffers tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement was made Sunday night, Oct. 4 by Lindenhurst School Superintendent Daniel Giordano in a statement posted by the district. The three schools closed for remote learning on Monday, Oct. 5 are Albany Avenue, Harding Avenue and William Rall elementary schools. The first staff member to test positive, who works at Albany Avenue Elementary School, had not been in the school since Wednesday, Sept. 30, Giordano said. The second staff, also at the Albany A…
Franklin Township, NJ
News
Murphy: Everyone At President Trump's NJ Fundraiser Should Get
Covid-
19 Test, Quarantine
After word of President Trump's positive COVID-19 test results, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that everyone at his Thursday fundraiser in New Jersey should be tested. The fundraising event was at Trump National Golf Club in Somerset County just hours before Trump tested positive for coronavirus. As many as 300 people attended the Trump event, according to NJ Advance Media. New Jersey's governor announced that contact tracing to gauge the extent of COVID-19 exposure was underway. In a tweet on Friday, Murphy also asked everyone who attended the event in Bedminster to self-quarantine. Thursda…
Massapequa, NY
News
Covid-
19: Long Island High School Closes After Multiple Cases Confirmed
Multiple students have tested positive for COVID-19 at a Long Island high school forcing, the district to close down the building for the rest of the week. Sachem Schools Superintendent Christopher Pellettieri announced on Wednesday that Sachem North High School would be closed for in-person learning on Thursday, Oct. 1 and Friday, Oct. 2 to allow the district to complete contact tracing and crews to disinfect the building. The district also announced that there was a positive case at Seneca Middle School, and Sachem High School East, though there were no plans to transition to remote …
Brookfield, CT
News
Covid-
19: Number Of Positive Cases At High School In Fairfield County Increases To 14
More COVID-19 cases in Fairfield County have been linked to students attending mass gatherings in violation of the state’s COVID-19 mandates. At least 14 positive COVID-19 cases have been linked to Fairfield Ludlowe High School students who attended gatherings, the district announced this week. The number had been at 11 through the weekend, but Schools Superintendent Mike Cummings said that there were three new cases that were identified among students already in quarantine. The announcement comes on the heels of the district being forced to close the building for two days last week to sa…
Somers, NY
News
Covid-
19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Westchester Church
An alert has been issued for potential exposure to COVID-19 for those who visited a church in Westchester. A person who tested positive for COVID-19 attended a confirmation ceremony at Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church on Bradhurst Avenue in Hawthorne on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10:30 a.m. Everyone who attended rehearsals on Friday, Sept. 25, the confirmation ceremony, wedding ceremony and evening mass on Saturday are advised to consult with your doctor, the church said. Masses and baptisms scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 27 were suspended while the church was sanitized. Regular mass schedu…
Massapequa, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: New High School On Long Island Forced To Close Due To Virus Exposure
A staff member at one of Long Island’s most highly acclaimed high schools was exposed to COVID-19 and forced the building to be temporarily closed. Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School was closed on Thursday, Sept. 24 to allow the school to contact trace and disinfect the building after a staffer tested positive. Related story - Three Long Island High Schools Earn Blue Ribbon Status Schools Superintendent Mary O’Meara said that the district was informed of the positive test late on Wednesday, Sept. 23, and contact tracing has begun. The infected staffer will not be per…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Covid-
19: High School In Northern Westchester Temporarily Closes After Exposure
A Northern Westchester high school will be closed through the rest of the week after there was COVID-19 exposure. Somers Schools Superintendent Raymond Blanch issued a letter to parents on Thursday, Sept. 24 advising of the positive COVID-19 test in the high school, and that the district will be transitioning to remote learning for the rest of the week. Students were dismissed from Somers High School early on Thursday, and the building will remain closed for 48 hours to allow crews to sanitize and disinfect spaces the exposed person may have frequented. Blanch said that the district is wor…
Mahopac, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: New Schools In Area Transition To Remote Learning After Staffer Tests Positive
Another Hudson Valley school district was forced to temporarily transition to its remote learning model after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Greenwood Lake Union Free Schools Superintendent Sarah Hadden alerted parents that a staff member tested positive for the virus, and that she was closing down the elementary and middle schools for a day, with students learning from a distance. This is the third Orange County school district to report positive COVID-19 cases since classes resumed earlier this month. The staff member that tested positive works at the …
Greenwich, CT
News
Covid-
19: High School In Fairfield County Will Be Closed After Positive Cases
A high school in Fairfield County will be closed through the end of the week after several individuals tested positive for COVID-19. Those individuals at Fairfield Ludlowe High School have been in close contact with one or more individuals in the school community and beyond, Fairfield Public Schools Superintendent Mike Cummings and COVID-19 Health And Safety Compliance Liaison Angelus Papageorge said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 23. As a result, Fairfield Ludlowe will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 24 and Friday, Sept. 25 to allow for c…
Danbury, CT
News
Covid-
19: 53 Students Quarantined At High School In Fairfield County
Multiple students at a Fairfield County high school have tested positive for COVID-19 and dozens of classmates have been forced to quarantine as a precaution. Four New Canaan High School students tested positive for the virus, and the subsequent contact tracing led to 53 of their classmates to be placed into quarantine as of Tuesday, Sept. 22. New Canaan Schools Superintendent Bryan Luizzi is encouraging other students who may have tested positive for COVID-19 or come into contact with an infected student to come forward to prevent any additional spread of the virus. In addition to the f…
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