A group of mostly Long Beach residents filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday over South Nassau Communities Hospital’s proposed use of $154 …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/6/16
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Two weeks after the city announced that it would host the Long Island PrideFest next year, the City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to update the city’s employee policy manual to include …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/22/16
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Unsound surf shop held its 7th annual surf art show and auction on June 11, which featured live music by the Shipwrecks.
Each year, the event features some of the best artists and photographers …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/20/16
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Longtime Long Beach resident Con Astone, a singer and multi-instrumentalist who performed with Elvis Presley, Teddy Randazzo and other popular acts in Las Vegas, died on May 26 after a battle with …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/17/16
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A 35-year-old Far Rockaway man riding his bike in Lido Beach on Wednesday was critically injured after he collided with a van.
Nassau County police said that the incident occurred on Lido …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/16/16
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Nearly four days after a gunman killed 49 people and injured more than 50 at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., residents of Long Beach and neighboring towns gathered at Kennedy Plaza Wednesday night to honor the lives lost in the deadliest mass shooting in America’s history.
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By Ben Strack
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6/16/16
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Local firefighter Sam Pinto and his family ended up on TMZ after an impromptu encounter with celebrity Paris Hilton at Los Angeles International Airport on June 6.
Pinto and his wife, Jessica, …
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By Anthony Mitthauer-Orza
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6/16/16
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Long Beach police broke up an underage drinking party on Harding Avenue last Saturday after an officer responded to a noise complaint.
According to the Police Department, the officer observed …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/15/16
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Three months after the Long Beach School District launched a disciplinary hearing for former middle school special education teacher Lisa Weitzman that could lead to her dismissal, the proceeding continued at Lindell Elementary School last week, and new testimony from witnesses sparked a charged debate between two lawyers.
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By Ben Strack
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6/15/16
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“I remember waking up Sunday morning, and it’s not the first thing you expect,” Long Beach resident Tommy Larson, 33, who is gay, said as he recalled hearing about the worst mass shooting in …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/15/16
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