U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite a coastal protection project for the barrier island that has already received Congressional approval.
At a press …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/27/13
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The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to move forward with a $150 million Army Corps of Engineers project that was described as the first major step toward protecting the barrier …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/20/13
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It has been just over four months since Superstorm Sandy descended upon our city. In that time, despite suffering the highest storm surge and some of the heaviest damage in New York State, we have …
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By Scott Mandel
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3/15/13
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On Sept. 12, 1960, I stood on Washington Boulevard with my father, who pointed out to me that the ocean was meeting the bay during Hurricane Donna, a Category 1 hurricane with 95 mile per hour winds …
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By Ray Ellmer
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3/15/13
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Just days after city officials held a meeting with representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss a plan to protect the barrier island from future storms like Hurricane Sandy, U.S. …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/13/13
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I want to make it clear that I am not writing this column to engage Morris Kramer in a right or wrong contest (“Army Corps plan makes sense,” Feb. 28-March 6). I genuinely appreciate the fact …
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By Billy Kupferman
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3/7/13
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More than three months after the City Council approved a resolution to revisit an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan that was rejected in 2006, City Manager Jack Schnirman said that …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/7/13
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I had hoped that no one would take issue with my Feb. 14-20 column (“City must approve Army Corps plan”), because I used the exact same information that appeared in an article in a September 2005 …
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By Morris Kramer
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3/7/13
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In his recent guest column, Morris Kramer has re introduced the idea that the all powerful and ill-willed “surfers” are responsible for the damage Long Beach incurred during Sandy. I thought we …
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By Billy Kupferman
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2/21/13
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Construction crews will begin removing Long Beach’s iconic boardwalk in January, after the 2.2-mile structure was badly damaged during Hurricane Sandy.
The city will mark the beginning of the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/31/12
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