It’s the moment we’ve been eagerly awaiting: Memorial Day weekend has arrived. Besides the observances, parades and barbecues, for so many of us, that annual trek to Jones Beach to watch the action overhead during the Bethpage Air Show is a beloved tradition not to be missed. This year’s extravaganza, on Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28, is helmed once again by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
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By Karen Bloom
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5/24/23
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The Long Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a significantly reduced 2023-24 budget over one it had proposed at the end of April, with a now lowered tax rate and lower taxes for …
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By James Bernstein
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5/24/23
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Long Beach’s boys’ lacrosse team traveled to Roslyn Monday afternoon for a Nassau Class B playoff quarterfinals and a rematch of a game three weeks ago where Roslyn was victorious.
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By David Patalano
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5/23/23
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After several years of work and study, Long Beach this week released a 300-plus-page plan for what the city should look like in decades to come, complete with recommendations for updating the …
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By James Bernstein
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5/21/23
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Long Beach voters passed the school district’s proposed budget by a wide margin on Tuesday, while also approving the spending plan for the library and electing two school board trustees.
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By James Bernstein and Brendan Carpenter
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5/21/23
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The well-known and well-loved East Meadow staple, Borrelli’s Pizzeria, has taken its pizza and traveled down the Meadowbrook Parkway to open Borrelli’s Taproom in Long Beach.
Located …
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By Mallory Wilson
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5/21/23
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Paul Gillespie’s life has been shaped by two major careers and passions: lifeguarding and wrestling. One has offered him a lifetime of beach, sand and saltwater. The other has given him a …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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5/21/23
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A leading advocate for the retail sale of marijuana in Long Beach is circulating a petition calling on the city council to allow for the legal use of cannabis as a way to help raise revenues at a …
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By James Bernstein
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5/21/23
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Q. We are redoing our largest bathroom, and our interior designer and contractor are planning to put 12-inch-square tiles on the walls and the ceiling across the room.
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By Monte Leeper
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5/19/23
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Q. I wanted to add on to the den on the side of my house. The den has been there since 1930. The problem I’m having is . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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5/19/23
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