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State deserves praise for passing gun measures
The Democratically controlled State Legislature moved on Jan. 29 to protect New Yorkers by enacting common-sense measures to combat gun violence. more
Liz Treston, the Long Beach Herald's 2018 Person of the Year.
Liz Treston, an advocate for Sandy victims
By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com With a box of doughnuts on the table for everyone to share, home improvement volunteers roamed in and out of West End resident Liz Treston’s newly … more
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More than a dozen local volunteers helped perform repairs on West End resident Liz Treston’s Wyoming Avenue home on Nov. 29.
Rebuilding Together helps Long Beach resident
“We call ourselves the best kept secret on Long Island,” said Joe Botkin, founder and vice president of Rebuilding Together Long Island, the local chapter of a national organization dedicated to … more
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South Nassau Communities Hospital originally planned to build a medical pavilion and emergency department in what remains of the Long Beach Medical Center’s main and west wings, pictured. It now intends to construct a medical pavilion elsewhere on the property, and continue to operate an emergency department, which opened in 2015 and was initially intended to be temporary.
Plans change for former Long Beach Medical Center site
South Nassau Communities Hospital has changed its plans for the development of the Long Beach Medical Center property, saying that it recently determined that construction of a new medical facility … more
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Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford was joined by other elected officials and residents at a news conference on Oct. 29.
Legislators call on Cuomo to help Sandy victims
Six years after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the South Shore, elected officials are calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to eliminate the New York Rising deadlines for optional and mandatory home elevations and … more
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At a news conference on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice announced bipartisan legislation that would protect storm victims who receive federal disaster relief funds from having to repay benefits that might be considered duplicative.
New federal law would prevent ‘claw-backs’
Six years after Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice announced legislation on Tuesday that would protect storm victims who receive federal disaster relief funds from having to repay benefits that … more
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We neighbors are kept in the dark
Q. How is it possible that a big development, meant to replace an existing one, damaged by Hurricane Sandy, could be permitted without the neighbors knowing about it until it’s already approved by the county Industrial Development Agency and the town? more
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a press conference in Long Beach in 2013, when he announced plans to protect the city’s industrial district.
FEMA OKs Long Beach flood protection project
Six years after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc in Long Beach, the Federal Emergency Management Agency last week approved funding for the second phase of a $20 million plan to protect the city’s … more
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Republican State Assemblywoman Melissa Miller is being opposed by Democrat Juan Vides 20th AD.
Juan Vides challenges Melissa Miller in the 20th Assembly District
For the third time in four years, the Assembly race in the 20th District is an open and contested battle, as Juan Vides, an Oceanside businessman, and incumbent State Assemblywoman Melissa “Missy” Miller, a Republican and an Atlantic Beach resident, are the major party candidates. more
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The measure includes $2.8 million for the reconstruction of beach comfort stations and the lifeguard headquarters, pictured in 2011, that was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy, projects that officials say will be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Long Beach OKs $7.7 million bond
The City Council voted 4-1 last week to approve a $7.7 million bond measure for capital improvement projects throughout the city, ranging from the rebuilding of the lifeguard headquarters that was … more
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