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Nearly a year after opening a free-standing emergency department in the wake of Long Beach Medical Center’s closure after Hurricane Sandy, South Nassau Communities Hospital last week issued the … more
Last week’s power outage gave some of us a rude awakening. How many of us were in the dark for a few hours? Imagine if it was a longer outage. Almost 4 years since Hurricane Sandy, some of us are less prepared now. more
After the Board of Education voted against a change order on March 31 that would increase construction costs on the administration building by $233,400, the body reversed the decision at its meeting a week later, as work now resumes on the structure with the price hike in place. more
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $37 million contract to a Bay Shore-based construction and engineering firm to begin the first phase of a long-awaited coastal protection project for the barrier island in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. more
Editor's note: this story originally appeared in the July 23, 2015 special 25th anniversary edition of the Long Beach Herald “The vast majority of relative newcomers in town really don’t know … more
March is the month we recognize the American Red Cross for all it does, as we have since President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed it so in 1943: “I request that during that month . . . more
The City Council unanimously approved a measure last week that will cut red tape for residents in the Walks and West End neighborhoods looking to elevate their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The resolution also closed a zoning loophole that allowed a developer to build a controversial two-family home on West Market Street last year and sparked a public outcry. more
It’s been more than three years since Hurricane Sandy devastated the South Shore, and for anyone north of Sunrise Highway, the storm is largely an afterthought. But for many residents . . . more
More than 200 people packed the Long Beach Public Library last week to hear from iStar representatives and local civic leaders regarding a proposed tax break the developer is seeking to build two … more
Construction on Long Beach Island’s long-awaited coastal protection project will begin this year, and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced last week that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $209 million project partnership agreement with the city and the state. more
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