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Firefighters were called to respond to a small building fire at the corner of Florida Street and Beech Street at about 8:40 p.m. last night.
L.B. firefighters extinguish West End building fire
The Long Beach Fire Department responded to a scene at the corner of Florida Street and Beech Street at about 8:40 p.m. last night, according to the department’s Facebook page. Firefighters … more
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T-minus one month, and anything can happen
After Donald Trump failed to capitalize at the first presidential debate and showed signs of weakness, his support dropped across the swing-state map. This has the Republican Party leadership . . . more
David Kilmnick, chief executive officer of the LGBT Network, called the measure “the most advanced legislation protecting the trans community” on Long Island.
Long Beach protects transgender rights
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 … more
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Communities around the world held vigils after the shooting, like this one near the Stonewall Inn in the West Village in Manhattan.
Orlando massacre hits home in Long Beach
“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 … more
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Communities around the world held vigils after the shootings, like the one here near the Stonewall Inn in the West Village, New York City.
After Orlando, sadness and stepped-up security in New York
As the shocking details of last Sunday’s mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., emerged this week, local police and community organizations ramped … more
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Kim Wyant, of East Meadow, is the only woman serving as head coach of an NCAA men’s soccer team.
Kicking down boundaries
Kim Wyant, a 51-year-old East Meadowite, has achieved a lot of firsts in the world of soccer. Wyant, who became head coach of the New York University Violets this fall, is the only woman who leads … more
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The Silver Lings Crew spent a weekend in Florida earlier this month, running a near-200 mile relay race that started in Miami and ended in Key West.
Running, driving and sleeping for 196 miles
A team of 12 Long Island runners, including six from East Meadow, escaped the cold for a weekend and participated in a relay race that spanned 196 miles, beginning in Miami and ending in Key West. more
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Dear Senator Skelos: My mom called. She isn't happy.
After my last column, “For crying out loud, give cyclists a ‘brake’” (Sept. 18-24), my mother called from Florida, worried. more
Jim Burdeshaw, a member of Calhoun High School’s class of 1974, danced with his wife, Denise, to the sounds of Kamellot, a band made up of Kennedy High School alumni. The group performed at the Bellmore-Merrick multi-year, multi-school reunion at MaliBlue Oyster Bar last weekend.
Bellmore-Merrick graduates get together for multi-year reunion
More than 350 graduates of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District gathered in New York and Florida last weekend for a multi-year reunion. The Kennedy, Calhoun and Mepham high schools … more
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Howard Kaden, a Kennedy alumnus, and Dr. Gary Morganstern, president of Bellmore JFK Alumni Inc., celebrated at the group's multi-year reunion last year. Morganstern is among the organizers of the upcoming two-state reunion.
Three high schools, one very big reunion
Ron Steiger, Bellmore JFK Alumni Inc.’s public relations officer, said the group has received a number of unique requests since it formed and began hosting reunions three and a half years ago. … more
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