Friday, Oct. 9, is the deadline to register to vote in the November general election. Here is how to make sure you can do so, be it in person or by absentee ballot.

The novel coronavirus causing Covid-19 has the ability to affect many body systems and can lead to such a wide variety of symptoms that it is difficult to say without a test whether certain symptoms are those of a cold or Covid.

The American Red Cross in the Greater New York Region is seeking up to 1,000 new volunteers to be part of its inaugural Hurricane Season Reserve Corps. A minimum of three hours' training is provided virtually for this new group of team members, who will be prepared to support affected communities in the event of a major disaster.

An attorney representing Charles Streep, the 31-year-old man accused in an alleged road rage assault in East Hampton in August, issued a statement last week asserting that his client was not the assailant but the victim in the incident, which left David Peralta of Springs, 18, with what his own lawyer says is permanent brain damage.