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Fog/Mist Long Beach hopes to raise awareness for a little-known childhood speech disorder
Discover Bobby's journey with apraxia of speech, a tale of resilience and advocacy. Join Long Beach in raising awareness on May 14.
Upgrades await as Pacific Park Playground prepares for reopening
Upgrades underway at Long Beach's Pacific Park Playground. Get ready for a safe and fun reopening with new equipment and improvements.
Squatting to remember Lazar LaPenna
Lazar LaPenna celebrated his 10th birthday on April 27, 2022. Two days later, he ripped a base hit and stood at first base wearing his trademark smile. He was doing what he loved most — …
A celebration of Long Beach High School baseball
Long Beach High School baseball has been taking the field for quite some time. This Saturday, just how long they’ve been around — now 100 seasons — will be celebrated. Long …
Holocaust Memorial Day being honored in Long Beach
Long Beach community members are all invited to gather at Temple Emanu-El Monday, May 6 to commemorate Yom Hashoah, also known as Holocaust Memorial Day. “It’s an important day on …
This Long Beach Ethics Board appointment came with questions
The Long Beach Board of Ethics has five members, who are appointed by the City Council. They serve as volunteers, meeting once a month and offering ethics opinions, reviewing financial disclosure …
Long Beach embraces 'Poppy Month' to honor heroes
Join Long Beach's Girl Scout Troop 2178 in honoring veterans with their 'Poppy Power Project'—May is now 'Poppy Month' in the city.
Carefully disposing of Long Beach’s hazardous materials
A handful of city officials and volunteers participated in the S.T.O.P. Program on April 21. The Town of Hempstead partnered with the City of Long Beach for the event. Over 900 residents came to …
Delivering some holiday treats to Long Beach neighbors
Long Beach City Council President Brendan Finn, Vice President Chris Fiumara and Member Mike Reinhart, along with former Legislator and community member Denise Ford, packed ‘Seder to Go’ …
Long Beach Schools continues its musical excellence
Long Beach Public Schools has been honored for the 14th consecutive year with the Best Communities for Music Education Award from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. This …
Columnist
Finding our side of paradise
As a member of Gen Z, I know as well as anyone how the world views people my age.
Columnist
The state budget: lots of dollars, little sense
Nearly three weeks late, the $237 billion state budget presents a mix of positives and negatives. While it’s easy to find initiatives to support in such a large spending plan, inexplicably, there are areas where it falls short.
Editorial
Celebrating N.Y.’s investment in local journalism
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature delivered a beacon of hope for our communities by including in the state budget a groundbreaking initiative to support local news organizations in the form of a tax credit.
Columnist
We must secure our borders, reform immigration now
The Senate's promising bipartisan border deal was dismissed as "disastrous."