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Overcast Long Beach swears in government financial expert as new interim manager to reverse 'years of mismanagement and scandal'
Donna Gayden is first woman and African-American to hold the post
Attempting to reverse Long Beach’s sagging fortunes after ”years of structural deficit, mismanagement and scandal,” the city council voted Thursday night to hire a 59-year-old African-American woman with a lengthy background in municipal finance as its new interim city manager. She is the first woman and African-American to hold the post.
Raising funds for law enforcement families
The Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center hosted its second annual Pie Grab and Go Fundraiser on Feb. 12 to benefit Law Enforcement Officers Weekend, an organization that supports law …
African-Americans in L.B. stand tall
Anissa Moore, the first African-American elected president of the Long Beach City Council, stepped into the joyful, rhythmic singing and prayers ongoing Sunday at the Evangel Revival Community Church …
The Flu is a greater threat than the Corona Virus
While the Wuhan China-based Coronavirus is getting the big headlines these days, the flu should really be on your radar. New York State flu numbers are on the rise, at a greater pace than last …
Mount Sinai South Nassau says three firms are ‘qualified’ to build pavilion
Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital said for the first time Tuesday that it had named three firms that are qualified to compete to build a $40 million medical outpatient center near the former property …
Heralds seek 2020 summer interns
Herald Community Newspapers is seeking 2020 and summer interns for our 18 community-based publications that stretch across Nassau County’s South Shore, from Valley Stream to Seaford, and Long …
An eye-opening Friday as Bright Eye Beer Co. welcomes customers
The year and a half journey to open a brewery in the heart of Long Beach will come to fruition on Friday when the Bright Eye Beer Company holds its Grand Opening at 6 p.m. Luke Heneghan, along …
Bishop to be honored at Episcopal Gala
When he was a young man, Isaac R. Melton Jr. lived in the fast lane: he worked on Wall Street and partied. But at a club one night with his friends, Melton had an epiphany. This was not the life …
Burying a son, but welcoming a daughter
On Tuesday, Gregg Weisenberg was at his home in Long Beach with his wife, Jean, celebrating the birth last Friday of their baby girl, Kendall Brock Weisenberg. The baby’s homecoming was a joy …
Long lines form for emergency food in Long Beach after halt in state program
They stood along Center Street in Long Beach as crisp wind blew off Reynolds Channel on Friday morning. Some walked arm-in-arm the few blocks from their apartments in a housing project to get there on …
Bay Park sewage project moves ahead
Officials are eyeing Oct. 29, 2022 — the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy — as a completion date for the Bay Park Conveyance Project, now that they have sent out a request for qualifications to interested design-and-build teams.
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Long Beach attorney calling her own shots
From the time she began studying law, Long Beach resident Brittney Borruso knew she wanted to be her own boss. After graduating Cardozo Law School in 2013, she “made the leap” and launched …
Corrected: There's nothing to fear in bail-reform law
New York state’s new, long-overdue bail reform law, which passed last April and took effect Jan. 1, is desperately needed. Changes to the law were last made in 1971. Requiring anyone and …