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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented Mandela with a key to the city in 2005.

The death last week of former South African President Nelson Mandela sparked a worldwide outpouring of sorrow, respect and remembrance of a man many considered one of history’s great heroes — a … more

By Brian Racow and Emily Webb | 12/11/13

Ford calls for public meeting over fate of LBMC

County Legislator Denise Ford (R-Long Beach) is calling on Long Beach Medical Center’s Chief Executive Officer Doug Melzer to address the public over the fate of the hospital, which remains closed … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/20/13

Voters deserve more competitive contests

Every two or four years, we get to hold our elected officials accountable for the decisions they have or haven’t made, the actions they took or didn’t. more

11/7/13

A government shutdown is a disservice to taxpayers

Government shutdown. The term sounds so ominous. A temporary end to all government services. How long will it last? more

10/3/13

City officials and residents celebrated the reopening Long Beach Martin Luther King Center on Aug. 31, which was closed for seven months as it underwent repairs following Hurricane Sandy.

Mangano: CDBG funding to help city's post-Sandy repairs

County Executive Ed Mangano announced on Monday that the City of Long Beach will receive $625,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds to address a wide range of community improvement … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/23/13

Elections are about you. Take them seriously.

For the next six weeks, you will hear Democratic and Republican candidates for county and town office complain about how bad a job members of the other party have done when they were in power, and how bad it would be if they were elected again. more

9/19/13

City officials said that the renovations to a parking mall on East Park Avenue, between Long Beach and Monroe boulevards, were completed last year.

Parking mall project at a standstill

In what many are calling a frustrating delay, a $1.7 million project to renovate two Nassau County-owned parking malls on East Park Avenue in Long Beach has become tangled in bureaucratic red tape, … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/15/13

A computer rendering of what Port Ambrose would look like.

Liquid natural gas hearing turns heated

A private company controlled by a multi-billion-dollar Canadian hedge fund is seeking approval to build a liquefied natural gas station in the Atlantic Ocean 17 nautical miles southeast of Jones Beach. If built, a pipeline extending from the station would have to hook up to an existing pipeline 2.2 miles south of Atlantic Beach. more

By Brian Racow | 7/16/13

Hundreds of residents voiced their opposition to a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at a public hearing at the Allegria Hotel on Tuesday.

LNG meeting turns heated

A private company controlled by a multi-billion-dollar Canadian hedge fund is seeking approval to build a liquefied natural gas station in the Atlantic Ocean 17 nautical miles southeast of Jones … more

By Brian Racow | 7/10/13

Ron Browne, the organization’s grand knight, holds a design of the new building.

Knights of Columbus stage a comeback

Ron Browne, the grand knight of the Long Beach Knights of Columbus, stood on the corner of West Beech Street and Minnesota Avenue last Friday, where the group’s building stood for 40 years. … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/27/13