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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice spoke out against the clawbacks at a press conference in Long Beach in July at the home of Liz Treston on Wyoming Avenue.

FEMA abandons clawbacks on Sandy victims

In what local officials and advocates are calling a win for Hurricane Sandy victims, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on Wednesday that any additional flood insurance … more

9/17/15

Courtesy City of Long Beach About 200 people attended the ceremony last Sunday, hosted by the city and VFW Post 1384.

WTC steel monument formally dedicated

On Sunday, a steel beam recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center was dedicated at a ceremony attended by about 200 people at the VFW Plaza, on West Park Avenue at Grand Boulevard. … more

By Matthew Ern | 9/17/15

Residents to see some flood insurance relief

Long Beach residents will see some relief in the form of a 15 percent reduction on their National Flood Insurance premiums, up from 10 percent previously. Long Beach is one of only five … more

9/3/15

City Council President Scott Mandel, far left, former State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, Sen. Charles Schumer and City Manager Jack Schnirman screwed in the last plank of the new boardwalk in 2013.

FEMA to foot remainder of boardwalk bill

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had restored over $9 million of previously denied Public Assistance program funding to reimburse the City of Long … more

By Matthew Ern | 9/3/15

Democratic candidates get the nod

A week before the Sept. 10 Democratic primary for Long Beach City Council, two prominent lawmakers have thrown their support behind a separate slate of candidates running for three open council … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/3/15

Christina Daly/Herald Eight candidates running for three open seats on the Long Beach City Council answered residents’ questions at a primary forum at the Long Beach Public Library on Aug. 25, a debate attended by hundreds of residents.

Primary race heats up at forum

An unprecedented eight candidates vying for three open seats on the Long Beach City Council squared off at a candidates’ forum hosted by the local League of Women Voters at the Long Beach … more

By Matthew Ern | 9/3/15

Derrick White, far left, Reuben Sheered, Marcus Tinker, Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas, LBPD Commissioner Michael Tangney, James Hodge and NCPD Forfeiture and Intelligence Commanding Officer Pat Ryder with several of the recovered weapons at the recent gun buyback conducted in Long Beach.

Organizers: gun buyback event a success

More than 200 firearms were taken off the streets at a recent gun buyback in Long Beach that was held by the Long Beach Police Department, in conjunction with Nassau County Executive Edward P. … more

By Matthew Ern | 8/27/15

A political shift in L.B.?

In what many are calling a major blow to the leadership of the Long Beach Democratic Committee, a New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division panel ruled last week that the nominating petitions … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/27/15

City Council President Len Torres, left, Councilman Anthony Eramo and candidate Karen Adamo are the Long Beach Democratic Committee’s nominees for City Council this year.

L.B. Democrats to square off at candidates' forum

The race for three open seats on the City Council has been heating up in the weeks leading up to the Sept. 10 Democratic primary, amid an imbroglio between the leaders of the Long Beach and Nassau … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/20/15

Local officials gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday to mark the opening of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s new free-standing emergency department in Long Beach, the first emergency facility to operate on the barrier island since Hurricane Sandy.

L.B.'s emergency department opens

South Nassau Communities Hospital’s free-standing emergency department opened on Monday on the site of the former Long Beach Medical Center campus, and has already seen a steady influx of … more

By Matthew Ern | 8/13/15

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