Improvements to Long Beach's LIRR garage are coming this month

The Long Island Rail Road station in Long Beach was built in 1880. Because of some damage and wear to the rails, the LIRR petitioned the New York State Public Service Commission to move the station …

Long Beach set to celebrate its Women’s History with these events

Long Beach is embracing the spirit of Women’s History Month with three events celebrating the accomplishments of local women and their contributions to the community. The Kiwanis Club will …

Short Play Festival is back in Long Beach

The anticipated Long Beach Short Play Festival is back for its second annual edition, set to captivate audiences with 12 thrilling new plays on May 4 and 5. Under the visionary artistic …

Students get a ‘taste’ of reading at Lido Elementary

Lido Elementary School pre-K students in Long Beach were recently treated to a special “Book Tasting” reading celebration. The event was designed to present the young learners with a …

COLUMNIST

Reflections on the special election

It isn’t often that a congressional race becomes the center of national attention. But that was the case in the campaign between Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip to succeed the disgraced George Santos in the 3rd Congressional District.

COLUMNIST

Check your Medicare statement carefully

If a poll were to be taken, I would have to be the last person on this planet who thinks that government is a perfect institution. I respect the FBI and the CIA, and I even trust the IRS. As a senior citizen, I have always considered Medicare one of the finest agencies we have, but some new facts have emerged that have convinced me that it is a sloppy and careless government behemoth.

EDITORIAL

Let’s be sure we don’t relive some of our history

Black History Month is a chance for us to celebrate the many contributions African-Americans have made to the country. They’ve done this despite discrimination and oppression — something even Long Island, in the past, was not immune to.

COLUMNIST

Writing climate change into the K-12 curriculum

We are living in the midst of a climate emergency, with the expectation that conditions will significantly worsen in the near future. In January, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed that 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded. In New York state, climate change is impacting the environment, society and the economy as extreme weather events increase in frequency and intensity. Floods are more frequent, and the growing season for crops is changing. Climate disasters have cost the northeastern United States over $80 billion since 1980.