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The federal government will launch a new effort to send COVID-19 vaccines to pharmacies...

Hudson Valley CVS to Start Administering Vaccines Next Week In order to speed up the vaccine rollout in New York, CVS stores will be administering 20,000 doses starting next week. CVS announced on Thursday that they would be offering vaccines at 32 locations in New York State. The doses will be coming directly from the federal pharmacy partnership program and will be arriving in just a few days. According to a press release, CVS will begin taking appointments as early as February 9 for in-store...

Share this article Share this article WOONSOCKET, R.I., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the companys comprehensive efforts to help slow the spread of the virus, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) will begin to administer COVID-19 vaccines to eligible populations on Thursday, February 11 at 32 CVS Pharmacy locations across New York. For CVS Pharmacy locations that will begin to offer COVID-19 vaccinations on February 11, appointments will become available for booking as early as February 9 as store...

"This update helps leadership provide a more complete and accurate picture during and after incidents and puts officers in a better position to hold each other accountable," Frey said Monday. Several other police policies were changed after George Floyds death. Floyd died in May after police officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes as Floyd said he couldn’t breathe. His death sparked nationwide racial justice protests. Minneapol...

Black Lives Matter has been nominated for a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian member of parliament Petter Eide said he nominated the organization because it is "bringing forward a new consciousness and awareness about racial justice." "To carry forward a movement of racial justice and to spread that to other countries is very, very important. Black Lives Matter is the strongest force today doing this, not only in the U.S. but also in Europe and in Asia," Eide told USA TODAY on Saturday. Eide ...

Teacher sentenced to prison for sexually molesting female student during class trip to Hershey Updated Jan 28, 2021; A former New York teacher who pleaded guilty to sexually molesting a 16-year-old student during a class trip to Hershey was sentenced to prison by a Dauphin County judge Thursday. Judge Richard A. Lewis sentenced Joseph A. Gallagher, 29, of Smithtown, to 9 to 23 months behind bars for the May 2019 incident at a hotel in Swatara Township. Gallagher, who also was hit with student ...

NJ Couple Donates More Than 100,000 Masks to Frontline Workers and Families in Need Through Collaboration with Feeding America in "Masking Up from Coast to Coast" Campaign Barton and Kristina Henderson Give Masks to Food Banks and Nonprofits in Five States to Help Keep Employees, Volunteers, and the Community COVID Safe News provided by Share this article Share this article ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- To help do their part during the pandemic, New Jersey residents Barton...

By M.E. CAGNASSOLA “It is our privilege to be able to support community organizations that are providing much-needed assistance to countless families and communities who are facing enormous hardship because of the coronavirus pandemic,” said Rick Thigpen, PSEG’s senior vice president for Corporate Citizenship and chairman of the PSEG Foundation. “In the spirit of the season, we’re proud to make these Community Gifts on behalf of our employees across New Jersey and New York, and suppor...

LongIsland.com Former Congressman Peter T. King is joining the Board of Trustees of the Museum of American Armor at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Old Bethpage, New York Until his recent retirement from Congress he served as a member of the Homeland Security Committee and Ranking Member of the Sub-Committee on Emergency Preparedness, and was twice past Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee where he was an effective ally in America’s campaign to confront terrori...

Caption: Along with his inherent kindness and his dedication to teaching and mentorship, the interplay between humanity and technicality that permeated every facet of his life is what will be remembered most by Professor Emeritus John Dugundjis loved ones, colleagues, students, and friends. Credits: Photo courtesy of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Caption: In a 1970s photo, Professor...