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City Council Vice President Chumi Diamond, left, and Council President Anthony Eramo, center, distributed bottled water at Kennedy Plaza on Friday.

Officials: Boil-water alert lifted in Long Beach after E. coli scare

State, county and city officials announced Monday morning that, effective immediately, the Nassau County Department of Health lifted its boil-water alert, following the complete flushing of the city's … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/24/19

Seven candidates running in the June 25 Democratic primary fielded written questions at the June 12 candidates forum.

Democratic candidates debate at Long Beach forum

Seven candidates running for three open seats on the City Council fielded questions at a forum on June 12 as the race heads to the June 25 Democratic primary. Incumbent council President Anthony … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/24/19

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, announced the lift of the boil-water alert on June 24.

Officials lift boil-water alert in Long Beach

State, county and city officials announced that the boil-water alert in Long Beach had been lifted on Monday after water samples tested negative for E. Coli. The emergency alert on June 21 went … more

By Darwin Yanes | 6/24/19

By 5 p.m. on Friday, the supplies of bottled water at City Hall had run out quickly, and the city said another shipment was on its way Saturday, and the city continued to give out water to residents on Sunday.

School officials: Long Beach student diagnosed with 'suspected' E. coli infection

Long Beach school officials announced Sunday that a student who lives in the City of Long Beach was diagnosed with a suspected E. coli infection this week, two days after Nassau County and city … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/23/19

Long Beach police: Woman's body found on beach

Long Beach police say a woman was found dead on the beach early Friday morning between Monroe and Lincoln boulevards. Police said they received a call from a jogger at 5:23 a.m. reporting that the … more

By Darwin Yanes | 6/21/19

Boil-water alert issued for Long Beach after E. coli detected

Residents in Long Beach are being advised to boil their water after the Nassau County Health Department detected strains of E. coli in the city's water supply. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran … more

6/21/19

Dr. Larry Eisenstein, the county’s health commissioner, told reporters at a news conference that a sample taken from a private residence in Long Beach, during what was described as routine testing, tested positive for E. coli.

County issues boil-water order in Long Beach after E. coli detected

Long Beach residents are being advised to boil their water or use bottled water after the Nassau County Health Department detected strains of E. coli in the city's water supply. At a news … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Darwin Yanes | 6/21/19

Solages faces Hardial in Nassau 3rd L.D. primary contest

Elections in New York are going to be a bit different this year. Because of changes made this winter to the state law intended to have federal, state and local primary races fall on the same day, … more

By Peter Belfiore | 6/20/19

The Village of East Rockaway Board voted last week to approve a moratorium on solicitation until it can review the legality of its solicitation law, after it was hit with a suit.

East Rockaway sued over solicitation law

A Utah-based pest control company is suing the Village of East Rockaway over a law that limits the times that businesses can solicit at local homes and requires certain companies to pay a bond. more

By Melissa Koenig and Mike Smollins | 6/20/19

Devi Arjune asked members of all four Valley Stream Boards of Education to consider adding Diwali to the school calendar.

Valley Stream South senior asks schools to add Diwali to their calendars

For the past two years, Devi Arjune has been petitioning the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education to add Diwali to the school calendar — she has collected more than 2,000 online and 60 print signatures for her petition, and has garnered support from Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky. On June 13, she continued her efforts by speaking to members of all four Valley Stream Boards of Education. more

By Melissa Koenig | 6/20/19

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