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A Few Clouds Congresswoman Rice calls on Cuomo to resign over sexual harassment accusations
U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, who represents the South Shore's 4th District, called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo late Monday to resign after a third woman came forward accusing him of sexual harassment. Rice …
The race is on for 3 LB city council seats, with 10 candidates in the running
Mandel will not seek re-election
The race for three seats on the Long Beach City Council this year has all the makings of a donnybrook, with Nassau Democrats fielding three candidates who are being opposed by a slate, also of three …
Long Beach High School junior leads fundraiser
Group known as Long Beach Cancer Crew aims to collect $30,000
When she was in eighth grade, Natalia Hakimzadeh organized a walk on the Long Beach boardwalk to raise funds for Cohen Children’s Medical Center. She called city officials to obtain the proper …
Long Beach's MLK Center to re-open at 50 percent capacity
The Martin Luther King Center, a key facility for children, seniors and people in need of food, will reopen at 50 percent capacity beginning Friday, after being closed for nearly a year while it …
New Long Beach police chief to be sworn in
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Ron Walsh, the veteran high-ranking Nassau County police official who finally received a waiver from the state to become Long Beach’s new police commissioner, was sworn into the post Friday. …
Hit-and-run takes the life of ‘selfless’ E. Atlantic Beach man
Mike Agurkis, of East Atlantic Beach, was the kind of man who was always doing something for other people, his daughter, Amanda Agurkis, said last week. He helped neighbors during Superstorm Sandy …
Long Beach makes Juneteenth a paid holiday
The Long Beach City Council approved a resolution Tuesday night to designate Juneteenth — a celebration of Black freedom — an official city holiday, following a number of Long Island …
State grants waiver for Long Beach’s top cop
Ending weeks of uncertainty for Long Beach, the New York State Civil Service Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a two-year waiver allowing Ron Walsh, a high-ranking veteran Nassau …
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Long Beach director pays homage to his fallen friends in a short film
Long Beach resident Kyle Richard McCarthy, who has directed several local films, has returned with a short film dedicated to friends and family he lost before the pandemic. The film, which is just …
Op-Ed
Momentum builds to eliminate housing discrimination
The new year is off to a promising start in the effort to eliminate housing discrimination, with significant actions taken by the federal and state governments. Those actions, and related ones that are brewing . . .
Op-Ed
How I almost got hacked
It happened as, I assume, many of these things do: It was a busy day, I was working at home, and the cellphone rang.
Randi Kreiss
Vaccine for teachers would give us a shot in the arm
We need to let teachers play through the vaccine line. Single parents should be prioritized as well.