Frederick K. Brewington, one of Long Island’s most prominent civil rights attorneys, called this week for a civilian complaint review board after two civil suits were filed against Long Beach …
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By James Bernstein
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3/23/23
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Long Beach residents could be facing a double-digit tax hike in the coming fiscal year. The increase is primarily the result of a $5.5 million down payment on a $75 settlement with Manhattan …
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By James Bernstein
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3/16/23
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Chronic absenteeism in the Long Beach school district has reached a rate of nearly 30 percent this year, an eye-popping number that is among the highest in New York state. The sobering statistic …
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By James Bernstein and Brendan Carpenter
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3/16/23
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Denise Ford, who has served as a Nassau County legislator for 20 years, has decided against running for reelection this fall, she said last week.
The 72-year-old Ford was elected to the …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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3/16/23
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Essentially calling the opening of Grand Central Madison in New York's Upper East Side an ongoing process. Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Sunday to not only add Long Island Rail Road trains to Brooklyn during peak hours, but also to lengthen cars on a number of trains that exceeded capacity over the last week.
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STAFF REPORT
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3/5/23
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The Long Beach City Council has decided that non-city sponsored special events will no longer get a financial free ride.
The city has covered the costs of police overtime and emergency services …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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3/2/23
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Long Beach’s highest-paid employee in 2022 wasn’t the city manager or the city attorney, but rather a professional firefighter, Sam Pinto, who earned about $375,000, including his base …
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By James Bernstein
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3/2/23
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Tyler Flach was sentenced to 25 years to life on Feb. 28 for the 2019 murder of Oceanside High School student Khaseen Morris.
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By Karina Kovac
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2/28/23
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The official discussion of tables is tabled no longer.
The Long Beach City Council voted 3-1 on Tuesday night to create a mechanism to allow tables and chairs to be used on the boardwalk on a …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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2/23/23
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Long Beach’s three incumbent City Council members who are up for re-election this year say they plan to seek office again in the fall. James Hodge, former board chairman of the Martin Luther …
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By James Bernstein
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2/23/23
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