Long Beach attorney Robert Solomon announced this week that he was no longer seeking State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg’s seat, narrowing the field of Democratic candidates for the Sept. 9 …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/18/14
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Todd Kaminsky, a former Assistant U.S. District Attorney who is running for State Assembly, was endorsed by the Nassau County Democratic Committee at its convention in Mineola last week, setting the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/4/14
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City Councilman Anthony Eramo, who was elected as part of a Democratic sweep last November that strengthened the Democratic majority on the council, announced Tuesday that he would run for State …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/20/14
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Eighteen months after Hurricane Sandy hit, state representatives say they are still fighting to hold on to the federal aid money they thought they had secured more than a year ago.
Sen. Charles …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/30/14
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Long Beach resident and Assistant U.S. District Attorney Todd Kaminsky was in Brooklyn on Monday — where his boss, U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, announced that New York Rep. Michael Grimm had been …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/30/14
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Beachgoers have some new food options to look forward to this summer.
In addition to the continuation of the successful food truck court — the Shoregasboard — introduced last summer, the …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/16/14
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Moody’s Investors Service is calling a federally funded coastal protection project for the barrier island a “credit positive” for Long Beach that will help the city continue its trend of …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/26/14
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Sen. Charles Schumer announced last Friday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could begin work on a $180 million coastal protection project for the barrier island this fall, after he received …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/14/14
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It was a simple but profound thought that struck me as I recently read Anna Lappé’s “Diet for a Hot Planet” (Bloomsbury Press, 2010): Where and how we shop for our food –– and for everything else, for that matter –– is directly tied to the health of our planet.
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2/6/14
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Along with four other recently elected officials, Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray reflected on the struggles that Hurricane Sandy caused during her most recent term –– and how, she said, the town has recovered since the storm –– at her inauguration last Thursday.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/10/14
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