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Jess Dunne and Christian Schott, with their baby Nova Rae. Jess is fundraising to help other families with babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. (Courtesy Madison Fender)
CUTCHOGUE, NY Two months after her own tiny preemie came home after spending 77 days in the neonatal intensive care unit, Jess Dunne of Cutchogue is opening her heart to help other families navigating the emotional journey.
Dunne and Christian Schott were faced with the unknown when their baby Nova Rae Schott was born 12 weeks early in August. And now Dunne wants to help others waiting out the long, terrifying hours in the NICU.
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Pictured (L-R): Steve Orkin, Troop 1162 Leader Marie Poldino, Gold Award recipient Julianna Orkin, Nancy Orkin and Legislator Steven Flotteron. (Suffolk County Legislator Steven Flotteron)
Press release from Legislator Steven Flotteron:
January 20, 2021
West Islip – Legislator Steven J. Flotteron (R-11th Legislative District) congratulated Senior Girl Scout Julianna Orkin, of West Islip Troop 1162, Service Unit #17, on earning the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest recognition a girl can achieve in Scouting.
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While working at Brighter Tomorrows, Inc. in Shirley, a human service agency dedicated to empowering survivors of domestic violence through the provision of safe housing, supportive counseling, and legal advocacy services, Ms. Orkin realized what her project would be in earning her Gold Service. She found there was a need for hygiene items among the many woman seeking services so she raised funds to have a dispenser with much needed products available in
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Catherine Busa rides an exercise bike as part of her recovery from COVID-19 at her home in Queens, New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
ACROSS AMERICA Catherine Busa was one of the first Americans to contract the coronavirus at the start of the pandemic last March. Despite recovering at her home in Queens, the New York City school secretary has said the long-term effects of the virus have never left. I felt myself in kind of a hole, and I couldn t look on the bright side, said Busa, who told The Associated Press her lingering symptoms include fatigue, an altered sense of taste and smell that made food unappealing, and a welling depression.
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January 19, 2021
On March 30, 2020 Governor Hogan issued a stay-at-home order to protect Marylanders from the emerging coronavirus. The executive order was rolled out with a new slogan and a new messaging campaign.
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The ad s go-to photo was a shot of the Chesapeake Bay. The image was a peak between tall blades of bay grass to a distant view of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge standing over a glistening tide, underneath a warm amber sky. The words read Safe at Home. However, for many Marylanders those words unfortunately weren t true.
Toxic air filled with pollutants released by mold spores permeate the homes of Maryland renters who are stuck living in moldy conditions. The toxic brew of harmful indoor air that develops from mold growth can worsen or trigger chronic lung disease and asthma. Sufferers describe not being able to find relief from the effects of the toxic air in their homes its symptoms include burning eyes, coughing, wheezing and skin rashes.
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The Bellevue Education Associated plans to hold a special meeting Friday to discuss its next steps. (Shutterstock)
BELLEVUE, WA With hundreds of Bellevue second-graders poised to return to the classroom Thursday morning, a standoff continued between the teachers union and district officials over whether existing public health precautions were sufficient to safely reopen schools before vaccines are available for all teachers.
Late Tuesday, the Bellevue Education Associated announced its members had voted overwhelmingly in favor of pausing the expansion of in-person learning until COVID-19 vaccinations are available for all educators.
Under the state s current timeline, teachers and school staff in high-risk groups, ages 50 and older, will be eligible for vaccination in the second tier of Phase 1B, slated to begin in February. However, a larger group of employees will not qualify until at least April. Earlier in the month, legislative leaders called on Gov. Jay Inslee and