TWF 307 - (Fundraiser) The Aftermath Of The Fire At Duryea's Florist.

 Hello, friends!

As so many of you are already aware, a recent fire burned down a rather famous storefront in Freeport.  Duryea's Florist is one of Freeport's older businesses that's still in operation, and along with the florist's a deli and some apartments located above it were decimated.  The fire injured numerous firefighters who responded to help put out the blaze.

Now, Kara Willocks has set up a GoFundMe page to help Duryea's set up at an alternate location and keep operating as we get into the holiday season - usually one of their best times-of-year!  The Weekly Freeporter knows that with CoVID numbers rising throughout Nassau County (and New York State as a whole), times are really hard for a lot of people, but given that I've been an appreciative patron of Duryea's and they really are nice people, if you can contribute to help this Freeport landmark stay in Freeport and keep their business going in the face of this horrible disaster, that would surely be appreciated.

Duryea's before the fire.

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TWF 306 - Nassau County Coronavirus Cases Increasing. Be safe! (CoVID Update #7)

 Greetings, friends,

First, happy Veterans Day; thank you to all those who served.

That said, I come bearing some unfortunate news.  Coronavirus cases in Nassau County have increased significantly in the past week, matching a national trend that's seen the U.S. break 10,000,000 cases nationwide.

Below is the chart for Nassau County:

According to Nassau Executive Laura Curran, the positivity rate for the county is 3.4%.  This means that for every thousand tests, 34 people are positive.  These numbers aren't world-ending, but they reflect a significant concern.

Please make every effort to wear a mask if you're around other people, wash your hands and/or hand-sanitize frequently, minimize non-essential travel, and keep a six-foot social distance from others.

These are scary times, but Nassau has already proven its strength - see that long dip between April/May and now?  We can possibly bend the curve back down if we all work together, acknowlege the threat is real, and apply ourselves accordingly.

With that said, we wish the best to all of those who are ill, and we thank our medical staff for all the hard work they do!