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A Long Beach woman was struck and killed by a car while crossing Park Avenue early Thursday morning, Long Beach police said. The 63-year-old victim, Debra Batus, was pushing a baby carriage as she … more
President Trump’s controversial travel ban suffered a setback when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted to uphold the block on his executive order. The ruling . . . more
Like him or not, President Obama will always be remembered as a transformational figure. The 44th president, the first African-American, is a tremendous orator who promised . . . more
On Sept. 26, our very own Hofstra University hosted the first of three presidential debates between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. This was the third time . . . more
The Long Beach Stop & Shop held its grand opening on Nov. 13, and the store was flooded all weekend with shoppers looking to give the new supermarket a try. The store, at 85 E. Park Ave., is the … more
On June 2, 1865, Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate forces west of the Mississippi, signed surrender terms offered by the Union army. more
There has been a recent spate of hateful incidents in Nassau County and elsewhere that make it clear that we still have a long way to go to teach ignorant adults and youths that racism, homophobia, sexism, bullying and all other forms of intolerance are offensive and unacceptable, and definitely not funny. more
I think of you as fellow travelers. We are, after all, living our lives in sync, reading the same news, reacting to the same events. more
“I woke up this morning and I went into his room and I grabbed his pillow and I hugged it and I just sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to him, because I know he’s still with me,” Christopher Cuzzo’s father, Chris Cuzzo Sr., told the crowd at a candlelight ceremony for his late son on Tuesday. “I think about him every day, and I’ll always hold him here in my heart.” more
On Tuesday, the Allegria Hotel in Long Beach continued to accommodate some 175 distressed passengers since last Friday, after Eyjafjallajökull, the Icelandic volcano that brought European air travel … more
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