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River shows no evidence of contamination following discharge from sewer main break
Ten thousand gallons of untreated wastewater were absorbed into the ground after pipe break, sewer district official says.
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Untreated sewage discharged into Peconic River following pipe break at E. Main Street construction site
The county health department is urging people against contact with the tidal waters of the Peconic River after a pipe break at an East Main Street construction site caused the discharge of 10,000 gallons of untreated sewage into the river.
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In role reversal, Riverhead ambulance calls on community: ‘Help us grow’
RVAC, which has been answering Riverhead's calls for help for 48 years, is calling on the community for help meeting its goal of building a new facility without taxpayer dollars.
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N.Y. Blood Center declares blood emergency as donations drop after holidays, storms and illness
N.Y. Blood Center says the regional blood supply has fallen to less than two days, after a sharp drop in donations in December.
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State reports record weekly flu cases, as numbers surge across Long Island
Flu is surging across Long Island: Suffolk logged 7,571 cases and Nassau 7,924 as New York set a weekly record, NYSDOH said.
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PBMC radiologic technology program opens doors to local health careers
PBMC’s radiology school’s Class of 2025 kept the program’s perfect board-pass record — and every graduate has already landed a job
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New York, other Northeast states reject CDC panel shift on newborn hepatitis B vaccines
New York and other Northeast states say they will keep recommending a universal hepatitis B vaccine at birth, despite a CDC panel vote.
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Health care sticker shock coming for 450,000 New Yorkers
Federal budget cuts will force hundreds of thousands off New York's free Essential Plan, with some families facing $10,000 annual premium increases.
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Quannacut adds mental health services to its Riverhead outpatient clinic
Quannacut Outpatient Services has expanded the behavioral health services offered at its Riverhead clinic to include a state-licensed mental health clinic.
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Peconic Bay Medical Center reaches cardiac care milestone with new life-saving technology
Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead has reached a new milestone in its cardiac care program, performing its 100th CardioMEMS implant — a procedure that allows doctors to monitor heart failure patients remotely and adjust treatment before symptoms worsen.
