As part of its effort to restructure emergency medical services in Long Beach, the city announced this week that it has partnered with South Nassau Communities Hospital to operate an additional …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/15/15
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A Long Beach man was arrested on Sunday and charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting two days earlier in which another man was seriously injured, but fled his attacker and managed …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/13/15
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Long Beach police officer Brian Eidens headed east on West Park Avenue at about 7:40 p.m. on Sunday, when he heard a loud bang as he pulled up to the light at Lafayette Boulevard.
“I thought …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/30/15
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A blown transformer resulted in a power surge and small fire at Chem-Rx on Park Place on Wednesday night. The Long Beach Fire Department responded to a 911 call from an employee of the pharmacy who observed smoke in the building.
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3/26/15
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The Long Beach Fire Department responded to numerous EMS calls and motor vehicle accidents on Saturday night, including an overturned vehicle on the 200 block of East Walnut Street.
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3/16/15
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The recent layoffs of four career firefighters, and a plan to replace a number of them with paramedics at lower salaries, led to a highly charged, emotional City Council meeting last week, at which …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/11/15
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After more than two months of looming layoffs and heated exchanges between the firefighters’ union and the city, four career firefighters received word last week that they were being let go, but …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/20/15
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Two weeks after union members and a number of residents criticized the city for considering a consulting firm’s recommendation to cut more than half of its career firefighters and replace them …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/11/15
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A local firefighter was arrested on Friday for allegedly “defrauding” the city by using false information to win a bid for work at the Recreation Center two years ago.
Long Beach resident …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/6/15
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Long Beach police responded to West Broadway on Monday after a despondent man barricaded himself inside his apartment and threatened to shoot anyone who entered.
Police Commissioner Mike Tangney …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/2/15
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