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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, champion eater Takeru Kobayashi and Peter’s Clam Bar owner Butch Yamali watched as contestants consumed large quantities of clams last year. (Courtesy Peter’s Clam Bar)
Contest to benefit firehouses damaged by Sandy
World champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi will coach members of the Island Park, Long Beach, Lakeview, Baldwin, Point Lookout and East Rockaway fire departments on the finer points of clam ingestion as they compete for thousands in cash prizes at the second annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park on Aug. 16. more
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Long Beach firefighters Sam Pinto, far left, Brian Abramson, Brian Pues, John Marino, County Legislator Denise Ford, and firefighters Bryan Jones, Dan Fraser, Chris Koehle, Bill Piazza, and Anthony Fallon at the May 18 ceremony in Mineola.
Long Beach firefighters honored for saving lives
Long Beach firefighter Chris Koehle, 26, recalled the sound of a loud gunshot on the night of April 10. He was riding in one of two Fire Department engines that were heading south on Long Beach Road … more
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Local 287 President Billy Piazza was joined by FDNY firefighters and labor leaders at the Knights of Columbus on Monday.
FDNY members back Long Beach firefighters
A group of New York City firefighters and medics representing nearly 300 members of the city Fire Department who live in Long Beach announced their support for the city’s career firefighters at a … more
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For volunteers, to give is to get
Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more
The city announced that it intends to hire eight paramedics to operate the primary ambulance, currently run by the career firefighters.
South Nassau to run additional ambulance in L.B.
As part of its effort to restructure emergency medical services in Long Beach, the city announced this week that it has partnered with South Nassau Communities Hospital to operate an additional … more
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The March 3 City Council meeting grew contentious, to say the least, as career firefighters and their supporters again locked horns with city officials over the recent layoffs of four firefighters and a plan to replace a number of union members with civilian paramedics. Former State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg also joined the debate last week. From above left were firefighters Brian Abramson, Bryan Jones, Dave Yolinsky, Joe Robson, Danny Fraser and Brian Pues.
City Council meeting gets heated
The recent layoffs of four career firefighters, and a plan to replace a number of them with paramedics at lower salaries, led to a highly charged, emotional City Council meeting last week, at which … more
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A recommendation made by ICMA calls for hiring civilian paramedics at significantly lower salaries to replace a number of career firefighters.
Long Beach looks to hire paramedics
Two weeks after union members and a number of residents criticized the city for considering a consulting firm’s recommendation to cut more than half of its career firefighters and replace them … more
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A number of union members and supporters wore red in a show of solidarity at the Jan. 20 City Council meeting, where they urged officials not to cut career firefighters.
Firefighters' union, Ford rip ICMA report
A week after the city presented the findings of a comprehensive review of its emergency services, members of the local firefighters’ union, residents and County Legislator Denise Ford (R-Long … more
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The city hired consultants last year to evaluate its emergency services in the wake of the hospital’s closing.
City to release report on emergency services
Nearly a year after it launched a comprehensive review of its emergency services in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the city will release the findings of a report that it says provides options for … more
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Firefighters Alex Sharpe, left, Dave Yolinsky, Greg Kavazanjian, Brian Olson, and John Innella were informed last week that they would be laid off on Jan. 1.
Happy holidays — you’re laid off!
Less than 24 hours after he criticized city officials at last week’s City Council meeting over the planned layoffs of five firefighters on Jan. 1, firefighter Dave Yolinsky received word that he … more
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