On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced an executive order requiring everyone to wear face coverings in public when social distancing is not possible.

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital asked children to send them their artwork to cheer patients and staff, and boy did the kids deliver.

Glimmers of hope, calls for continued vigilance, and a seven-state collaboration to develop a plan for easing restrictions.

Christopher Minardi, a member of the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals, plans to announce his candidacy for village board on Monday. He will run with Jerry Larsen and Sandra Melendez.

Mientras el estado de Nueva York llega a lo que podría ser el punto máximo de la pandemia del coronavirus, el Gobernador Andrew M. Cuomo extendió su orden ejecutiva Nueva York en Pausa por dos semanas más este lunes pasado; esto significa que todas las escuelas y los negocios no esenciales deben permanecer cerrados hasta el 29 de abril, como mínimo.

East Hampton Town’s government is calling on residents to wear coverings when venturing out in public, following federal recommendations, but also asked for donations of masks and gloves for grocery store workers.

In the past 24 hours, there have been another 52 deaths from Covid-19 in Suffolk County, bringing the total to 414. The number of confirmed cases surged to 20,320, up by 1,517, County Executive Steve Bellone said in his daily press briefing on Friday.

Members Show goes online, Bay Street offers theater classes, Sag Cinema chooses some films to stream, and Halsey McKay in the flesh

Another 39 people have died from Covid-19 in Suffolk County in the last 24 hours, bringing the total deaths 362, Suffolk County Steve Bellone reported in his daily update on Thursday. 

The state and Stony Brook Medicine are asking that patients who have recovered from Covid-19 donate blood plasma to help others with the virus.

Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren issued an executive order Thursday mandating the use of masks or other face coverings at village grocery stores and food businesses. The mandate is effective immediately.

A new, ongoing program at Guild Hall challenges children to write original film scripts that can be performed and filmed remotely by professional actors, directors, editors, and designers.

As Christians observe Holy Week and Jews gather for Passover Seders, the Covid-19 pandemic has closed the doors of houses of worship, and religious leaders have been forced to come up with new ways to reach their congregants at a time when spiritual support is perhaps needed the most. 

Big sheets of clear plastic are draped in front of the service counters at Post Offices, forming a physical barrier between the clerks and the customers — a reminder of the new realities of the Covid-19 pandemic that has turned public spaces into dangerous places.

The Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center is operating a food pantry for 25 families.

“This is different. This is worse,” Mary Bromley said. “We can’t touch one another. We can’t visit each other. Hospitals aren’t allowing family members to visit patients. This is going to be a long haul.”

The near-total shutdown in commercial activity on the South Fork amid the coronavirus pandemic is now impacting an industry that in ordinary times would be in its busiest period of the year: landscaping. 

Challenge for educators: teaching social-emotional learning through a screen.

“Telehealth” and “telemedicine” are relatively new buzzwords — not a system born in the last few weeks, but one that the health care industry has developed widely in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The East Hampton Town Board and residents are angry and dismayed by the State Department of Environmental Conservation’s March 30 issuance of a modified permit that allows an East Hampton mining company to expand a pit.