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Wilmington forms volunteer corps

WILMINGTON — Town Supervisor Roy Holzer has announced the formation of the Community Cares Committee, organized as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “We are seeking volunteers for a wide variety of needs,” Holzer stated. It could be something as simple as calling a neighbor for ...

How dire projections, grim images dashed Trump’s Easter plan

WASHINGTON — The two doctors spread out their charts on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. The projections were grim: Even if the U.S. were to continue to do what it was doing, keeping the economy closed and most Americans in their homes, the coronavirus could leave 100,000 to 200,000 ...

Corrections officers’ union leader has COVID-19

ALBANY — The leader of the union representing New York corrections officers and numerous other prison staffers has tested positive for COVID-19 virus, the union said Monday. Michael B. Powers, who has been in close contact with corrections officers throughout the state during the ...

Homeschool hints

With schools closing their doors to stop the spread of COVID-19 and America’s kids getting their education from home, many families are learning to adapt to this new world of social distancing they find themselves in. But for some families, this is nothing new. Homeschoolers are used ...

Up to 200K US deaths foreseen as more cities stricken

NEW YORK — The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert warned on Sunday as family members described wrenching farewells through hospital windows with dying loved ones. Faced with that grim projection and the ...