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For four decades, civic and environmental activist Morris Kramer has fought to preserve the Long Beach barrier island’s beaches and bays. Here, Kramer on a jetty in Atlantic Beach, near his home.

Morris Kramer: Friend of the environment

Second of two parts. From the early 1970s to the 1990s, civic and environmental activist Morris Kramer scoured the sands of Atlantic Beach and Long Beach in search of hypodermic needles and balls of sewage sludge that had congealed on disposable pens and bottle caps. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/2/12

Weisenberg secures funding for bays study

In an effort to continue environmental studies of the polluted Western Bays, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) advocated for and successfully secured $300,000 in funding under the … more

4/25/12

Morris Kramer, pictured above at the Starbucks in Long Beach, a civic and environmental activist from Atlantic Beach, scored a historic Supreme Court victory in June 1969 that overturned restrictive voting practices across the U.S.

Voice of the people –– Morris Kramer

First of two parts. In 1965, Morris Kramer, a 30-year-old bachelor who lived in Atlantic Beach with his mother, claimed that the Lawrence Public School District and the State of New York were discriminating against him. Kramer owned no property and had no children in the schools, so, by state law at the time, he couldn’t vote in a school district election. That, he said, violated his constitutional rights. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 4/18/12

Cuomo vetoes Brady Bill

“Saddened,” “upset” and “disappointed” were among the many dispirited words people used to describe Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to veto a bill that would … more

Lee Landor | 1/11/12

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law earlier this week banning smoking from LIRR platforms.

Smoking banned from LIRR platforms

Smoking is now officially prohibited on Long Island Rail Road platforms. Citing the dangers of secondhand smoke, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law on Monday that forbids commuters from smoking on … more

Lee Landor | 8/17/11

Loretta Pittides and Nancy May served sparkling apple cider to the invited guests.

Store opens with celebration and donations to the community

After a year of waiting, the Stop & Shop on Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside officially opened its doors to the public at 6 a.m. on May 13. But the evening before, the store held a grand opening … more

Alex Costello | 5/18/11

Locals react to bin Laden’s death

Late in the night on May 1, President Barack Obama announced that, after nearly 10 years of searching, the United States had located and killed Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist … more

Alex Costello | 5/4/11

State cracks down on wrong-way driving

The New York State Senate has passed legislation to create felony charges for wrong-way and other reckless drivers, according to Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick who sponsored … more

David Weingrad and Chris Engelhardt | 4/6/11

The Medal of Honor was presented to Michael Valente by President Herbert Hoover on the lawn of the White House on Sept. 27, 1929. On March 25, the Long Beach Bridge will be renamed in Valente's honor.

Long Beach bridge to be renamed after war hero

When Ralph Madalena, of Rockville Centre, wrote to the Nassau County Legislature requesting that the Long Beach Bridge be re-named after his grandfather, Michael Valente — a World War I hero and … more

Chris Engelhardt | 3/9/11

Are you ready for some football?

The Island Park and Lido-Point Lookout fire departments held their second annual charity football game at Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park on Jan. 30. The snowy field and cold weather … more

2/2/11

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