City Manager Jack Schnirman is urging business owners to apply for much-needed federal funding that the state will soon make available through Community Development Block Grants.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/27/13
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In an effort to boost tourism and generate revenue for local businesses this summer, the city plans to allow food trucks to operate near the beach for the first time.
At the March 18 Chamber of …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/27/13
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Fred Vordermeier, 39, who moved to Long Beach from Manhattan with his wife in 2009 to raise a family, pays $3,600 a year for flood insurance. He said that the foundation of his East Chester Street …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/27/13
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The City of Long Beach doubled for Washington, D.C. last weekend, when the NBC action spy-thriller “The Blacklist,” starring James Spader, filmed on the Michael Valente Memorial Bridge.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/27/13
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At the request of the State of New York, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a 15-day extension for Hurricane Sandy survivors to apply for disaster assistance.
Survivors now …
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3/26/13
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U.S. Rep. Peter King said that he is working to help Long Beach obtain the maximum reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in order to cover most, if not all, of the city’s $200 …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/22/13
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency, at the request of the State of New York, has approved a 21-day extension to the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, which allows eligible …
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3/21/13
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School officials floated a proposed $123.1 million school budget for 2013-14 last week, sparking the ire of teachers and parents over a number of teaching and administrative positions that may be …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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3/20/13
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The City of Long Beach will double as Washington, D.C. this weekend, when the NBC action spy-thriller “The Blacklist,” starring James Spader, films on the Michael Valente Memorial Bridge.
NBC …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/18/13
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Some help for homeowners desperately waiting for insurance money to rebuild their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will be available next week, after New York State's Department of Financial …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/1/13
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