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Photos courtesy Bill Bennett Long Beach lifeguards, firefighters, police and other first responders formed a human chain as they searched for 23-year-old Kashawn Carlos, who went missing at National Boulevard beach after he was caught in a rip current.

Search for missing L.B. swimmer ends in tragedy

Three days after a Brooklyn man drowned in rough waters while lifeguards were off duty, Long Beach’s chief of lifeguards, Paul Gillespie, closed the ocean to swimmers on Tuesday, citing even … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Matthew Ern | 8/6/15

County to restore mental health services in L.B.

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced on May 26 that the county is working to re-establish mental health services in Long Beach. more

By Matthew Ern | 6/10/15

Youth Council teams with LB

The Long Beach Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking received a $27,500 grant to mentor the Rockville Centre Youth Council. The grant came from the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. more

9/24/14

Long Beach Police Commissioner Michael Tangney, far left, spoke about the growing drug abuse problem in Long Beach.

Local leaders tackle growing heroin problem

There were 35 drug overdoses in Long Beach last year. Six were fatal, and four of those were attributable to heroin. In light of the apparently growing heroin problem on Long Island, the city held … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 3/19/14

Dr. David Jernigan, the director of the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, said that alcohol is the number one drug problem among young people in the U.S.

Underage drinking in Long Beach termed a ‘public health crisis’

“I would say easily that eight out of 10 parties where people are getting alcohol would be at someone’s house — most of the time parents were not there,” said Russell Stein, 20, a Long Beach High School graduate and a member of Long Beach Medical Center’s Coalition Against Underage Drinking. “It was seen as stupid to go out and get your beer at a bar. The majority [of teenagers] knew that you would get caught.” more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/1/12

The Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking says that alcoholic beverages like Joose are marketed to minors.

Tackling underage drinking in Long Beach

“The underage drinking problem in Long Beach is huge,” said Judi Vining, coordinator of the Long Beach Medical Center’s Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking. “When I was growing up you … more

By Vanessa Canner | 7/3/12

This mini-mart in Island Park, the former Liberty Mart, was charged by the New York State Liquor Authority in October with serving alcohol to a minor.

Mini-mart charged with serving alcohol to minor

The New York State Liquor Authority may pull the plug on an Island Park business’s liquor license, after the establishment was recently slapped with a violation for serving alcohol to a … more

By Anthony Rifilato arifilato@liherald.com | 1/18/12

Island Park Fire Department chided for drinking in Irish Day parade

After several members of the Island Park Fire Department openly passed bottles of beer around and drank from them as they marched down Beech Street during the Irish Day parade on Oct. 2, parade … more

Anthony Rifilato | 10/20/10

Richard meagher, third from left, was instrumental in creating the new Coalition for Youth Committee in East Rockaway. In January, Meagher was part of a panel that discussed the results of a statewide youth development survey.

East Rockaway creates Coalition for Youth

In response to the alarming results of a survey of East Rockaway youth regarding their use of drugs and alcohol, Mayor Ed Sieban and the village board have enthusiastically endorsed the creation of a Coalition for Youth committee in the community. more

Mary Malloy | 2/18/10

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