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The Long Island Rail Road suspended the Long Beach Branch service after a car was struck on the tracks in East Rockaway.

The Long Island Rail Road has fully restored the Long Beach Branch operations after the train service was suspended in both directions between Lynbrook and Long Beach. An unauthorized vehicle on the … more

8/19/19

Officials performed a necropsy on the dead humpback whale, but could not determine the cause of death.

Dead humpback whale removed in Long Beach

The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society said Saturday it could not determine how a male humpback whale died before it was discovered on Laurelton Boulevard beach on Aug. 16. The 29.8 foot whale … more

By Darwin Yanes | 8/19/19

More than 100 people, including State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, right, gathered on the boardwalk at New York Avenue on Aug. 3 for the seventh annual Larry Elovich 5K Memorial Fun Run. The event is hosted each year by the Larry Elovich Scholarship Fund, in cooperation with the city.

Long Beach Fun Run pays tribute to the late Larry Elovich

About 100 people gathered on the boardwalk on Aug. 3 to honor the man remembered as “Mr. Long Beach” at the seventh annual Larry Elovich 5K Memorial Fun Run and Walk. The event is hosted each … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/16/19

Firefighters rushed to Key Food on East Park Avenue, where they discovered heavy smoke coming from a laundromat next door.

Long Beach firefighters battle through heavy smoke at Park Avenue businesses

Long Beach firefighters faced heavy smoke conditions Thursday night before discovering a fire at an East Park Avenue business. Firefighters rushed to Key Food supermarket, at 663 E. Park Ave., at … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/16/19

A dead humpback whale washed up in Long Beach on Friday evening.

Dead humpback whale washes up in Long Beach

A dead humpback whale was discovered on Laurelton Boulevard beach Friday evening. The animal washed ashore just before 5 p.m., and Atlantic Marine Conservation Society urged beachgoers to keep 150 … more

8/16/19

A group of residents stood on the corner of Sunrise Highway and Grand Avenue on Aug. 6 to protest gun violence and spread messages of positivity.

Baldwinites protest gun violence

Standing on the sidewalk at a busy intersection, Baldwinite Justin Williams held up a cardboard sign to protest gun violence last week as people drove by and honked or gave him a thumbs-up. … more

By Bridget Downes | 8/15/19

As the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen arrived in Woodcleft Canal, Stedman Harrison, 19, helped guide the Fearless into dock. Each year the Midshipmen sail up from Annapolis, Md., to spend the weekend in Freeport, while honing their seafaring skills.

Midshipmen sail into Freeport

Standing on his toes on the Woodcleft Canal esplanade, 6-year-old Owen Minihan pointed to the five 65-foot-tall, 44-foot-long sailboats — the Daring, the Warrior, the Brave, the Invincible and the Fearless — headed in his direction on Aug. 8. more

By Nadya Nataly | 8/15/19

The Belmont Park project is to include a 19,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders, a 250-room hotel, a community center, commercial office space and 350,000 square feet of retail space.

ESD approves Belmont arena

The Belmont Park Community Coalition is preparing to sue Empire State Development after the state agency approved the Belmont Arena project on Aug. 8. According to Tammie Williams, a civic group … more

By Melissa Koenig | 8/15/19

New traffic signals were installed on Aug. 2 near Dutch Broadway Park and at the intersection of Dutch Broadway and Elmont Road.

County installs speed indicators in Elmont

After months of planning, county Public Works employees installed two speed indicators on Dutch Broadway earlier this month in an effort to reduce speeding on the road. According to Nassau County … more

By Melissa Koenig | 8/15/19

At a rally on Aug. 7, Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach called on state officials, the Department of Environmental Conservation and National Grid to reach an agreement that would end a gas moratorium that has kept new businesses from opening in the village.

Rally in Lynbrook presses National Grid, DEC and elected officials on natural gas moratorium

Standing on a platform under the Long Island Rail Road trestle at Atlantic and Stauderman avenues, flanked by several business owners and elected officials, Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach decried a natural-gas moratorium that he said is hurting Lynbrook businesses. more

By Mike Smollins | 8/15/19

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