Joe Werkmeister, Author at Shelter Island Reporter

05.17.2022 News

Cases of COVID-19 on the rise once more as spread in Suffolk County reaches ‘high’

As COVID-19 cases steadily climb once more, health experts say the public should remain cautious to current surge, but it’s not yet cause for alarm. In the last two...

04.24.2022 Columns

Column: Navigating a ‘post-pandemic’ life with a toddler

Nearly one year to the day after receiving my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, I tested positive for the virus that has upended so many people’s lives. More...

03.16.2022 News

Two years after first COVID-19 fatality in New York, shifting to a new stage as cases decline

On March 14, 2020, as the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic began to set in across the region, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the first confirmed death caused by the...

02.09.2022 News

Indoor mask mandate to expire Thursday as COVID-19 cases steadily decline, governor announces

As New York approaches a “new phase of the pandemic,” Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Wednesday announced the state mask-or-vaccine requirement for indoor businesses will be lifted Thursday. The...

01.27.2022 News

Update: Blizzard conditions possible as storm could bring 10-14 inches of snow, strong wind

The expected snow totals from a storm that will hit the area starting Friday evening increased, and the East End could see between 10 and 14 inches, according to...

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Author: Joe Werkmeister

Cases of COVID-19 on the rise once more as spread in Suffolk County reaches ‘high’

Column: Navigating a ‘post-pandemic’ life with a toddler

Two years after first COVID-19 fatality in New York, shifting to a new stage as cases decline

Indoor mask mandate to expire Thursday as COVID-19 cases steadily decline, governor announces

Update: Blizzard conditions possible as storm could bring 10-14 inches of snow, strong wind