Two elderly residents were treated for smoke inhalation and a Long Beach firefighter was taken to a local hospital following a car fire at an East End apartment building Wednesday evening.
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By Chris Engelhardt
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8/11/11
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A Long Beach man with a history of DWI convictions was arrested on Monday for several charges — including operating a motor vehicle without an interlock device and resisting arrest — and was …
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Chris Engelhardt
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7/27/11
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The second annual Surf Week in Long Beach, hosted by the Allegria Hotel and presented by NY Sea Productions, took place July 13-15, and featured an array of events, including “Surfing for the …
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Chris Engelhardt
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7/16/11
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The Nassau County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on April 4 to bring necessary equipment and upgrades to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant to end the illegal sewage …
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Chris Engelhardt
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4/20/11
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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 …
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David Weingrad and Chris Engelhardt
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4/6/11
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The New York State Senate has passed legislation to enact felony charges for wrong-way and other reckless drivers, according to Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick who sponsored the bill.
The legislation is in response to a significant number of arrests and car crashes involving individuals who drove the wrong way while under the influence of alcohol.
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By David Weingrad
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4/6/11
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Baldwin resident Vertus Vielot, 35, was one of 17 people indicted last week after a two-year investigation into what is being called the largest mortgage and identity theft scheme in Nassau County history. Vielot was charged under New York’s Organized Crime Control Act with 12 counts of second-degree grand larceny, first-degree scheme to defraud and fourth-degree conspiracy, and faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.
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Chris Engelhardt and Chris Connolly
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3/25/11
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The Nassau County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 for new equipment and upgrades at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, in an effort to end months of illegal sewage discharge into Reynolds Channel, which many residents and local officials have called a serious environmental health hazard.
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By Chris Engelhardt
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1/26/11
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“You just smelled it again,” said Legislator Dave Denenberg (D-Merrick), who stood at West Bay Drive in Long Beach two weeks ago with several West Pine Street residents, watching a brown plume …
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Chris Engelhardt
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12/1/10
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