Villages

Fitness studios here have been offering online personal and group training sessions since the early days of the Covid-19 shutdown, and given the uncertainty of the coming months, they’re likely to continue doing so for the foreseeable future.   

The committee agreed at its first meeting last week to “make sure we don’t have a second wave” of Covid-19 infection “by opening too soon, by being careless when we open, by not looking at social distancing,” said Deputy Town Supervisor Sylvia Overby.

The number of Covid-19 patients in Suffolk County hospitals dropped significantly Wednesday after a two-day rise, down 62, according to Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that state-regulated health insurers are now required to provide free mental health care for health care employees who are on the front lines of the fight against the virus.

For the second day in a row, the number of patients hospitalized with confirmed Covid-19 cases in Suffolk County rose, though the county still met a 14-day decline in overall hospitalizations based on a three-day rolling average of that figure.

In an effort to limit the number of people at East Hampton Village beaches, the village announced on Monday that beach parking permits will be required and no daily parking passes will be issued starting May 15.

There's good news for foodies, even if you're stuck at home. Mecox Bay Dairy is delivering, L and W Market has a halal cart menu on Saturdays, and Lulu Kitchen, 1770 House, and Nick and Toni's are among the eateries offering tasty meals to go for moms.

There are now 813 people in hospitals across the county, down from a peak of 1,658 on April 11. However, there were 889 new Covid-19 cases reported by Sunday as of 3 p.m.

The number of Covid-19 hospitalizations in Suffolk County rose in the past 24 hours, marking an end to 13 straight days of declining hospitalizations, and possibly dealing a setback to plans to reopen after the New York on Pause mandate is lifted on May 15.

The Hampton Jitney is taking reservations in anticipation of restarting limited service for essential travel on Thursday and is running "training trips to practice new safety protocols."

Durante las últimas dos semanas el número total de casos de Covid-19 en el South Fork se ha mantenido estable, y Stony Brook Southampton Hospital está dando de alta a tanta gente como la que está admitiendo durante este mismo período. Sin embargo, no ha habido una disminución en el número de nuevos casos reportados.

The East Hampton Village election for mayor and two seats on the board has been moved from June 16 to Sept. 15.