Long Beach City Councilwoman and Brooklyn native Anissa Moore published a book of original poetry in September that touches upon powerful themes of discrimination, family, women’s empowerment and …
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By Bridget Downes
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1/10/19
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Donna M. McNaughton, 72, was sworn in as Glen Cove’s newest councilwoman on Dec. 12, a crowning achievement of a family line which has been in the city since before the United States was even …
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By Mike Conn
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12/13/18
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The City Council voted 4-1 last week to approve a $7.7 million bond measure for capital improvement projects throughout the city, ranging from the rebuilding of the lifeguard headquarters that was …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/27/18
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Glen Cove City Councilwoman Marsha Silverman and her wife, Roni Epstein, have filed a notice to appeal an Oct. 4, 2017, order by the Nassau County Supreme Court dismissing their lawsuit against …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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6/21/18
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino last week released a raft of ethics reform proposals that he called the “strongest and most comprehensive” on Long Island.
Among his proposals were …
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By Julie Mansmann and Scott Brinton
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8/8/17
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Atlantic Beach Mayor George Pappas and his children, George III, 13 and Mia, 11, made their way past the barricades and crowds that surrounded the Capitol early on Jan. 20 and staked out a position …
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By Scott Brinton and Jeff Bessen
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1/23/17
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The Long Beach City Council unanimously voted to establish goals that focus on increasing participation for Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises in city contracts during the elected body’s Sept. 20 meeting.
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By Ben Strack
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9/29/16
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Hempstead Town Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney starts every morning the same way.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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9/27/16
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City officials attempted to clear up the whereabouts of some of Long Beach’s mobility mats at last week’s city council meeting, after residents claimed the ones missing from various beaches the last couple weeks were taken for the Long Beach International Film Festival.
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By Ben Strack
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8/24/16
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer joined U.S. Rep. Peter King, Col. David Caldwell of the Army Corps of Engineers and local officials in Point Lookout on Wednesday to officially break ground on a long-awaited project to strengthen and protect the barrier island’s coastline from future storms.
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By Ben Strack
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8/10/16
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