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Hundreds gather for Casey Skudin
There were tears, hugs, speeches, music, and some laughs at an FDNY funeral service Friday for Casey Skudin, a member of a well-known Long Beach surfing family. Skudin was killed in a freak auto …
East Atlantic Beach man is honored for WWII service
Nearly 80 years after his service in the Army in World War II, William Kellerman, of East Atlantic Beach, has finally been honored as a hero at a ceremony at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. Kellerman, …
Paddle-out honors Skudin, a lifelong waterman
Hundreds of Long Beach residents, friends, families, surfers and firefighters gathered with their surfboards at Lido West Beach Park on a sunny Sunday to honor Casey Skudin, who died last week in a …
McInnis, council president, relies on team
Karen McInnis once asked a boss what her job title was. He said, according to her, “It’s Getting S…Done.” That was some years ago, but that jocular “job …
Long Beach gets $30K from DA to combat drunk driving
Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly pledged Tuesday that her office will provide $30,000 to Long Beach to help the city’s police department combat drunk-driving incidents during the …
Community leaders divided over abortion
Harvey Weisenberg, a former state assemblyman, Long Beach police officer, teacher and at 86, the city’s oldest working lifeguard, has developed a unique perspective on the issue of …
Youth soccer team crowned champs
Long Beach’s soccer club, “Tsunami’s,” were crowned champions at the 2022 LIJSL Long Island Cup. The team coached by Eric Lind won the championship game against the Babylon …
Heading for the stars at LBHS
Long Beach sixth graders recently participated in their annual rocket launch project The students each built a rocket in class and learned about the structure and function of rockets. A launch …
Obituary
Edward Nelson, of L.B., dies at 54
Edward Patrick Nelson, 54, a retired lieutenant in Long Beach’s Fire Department, died Jun 12. He was president of Local 287 of the International Association of Firefighters. Nelson …
Editorial
Hello, county Human Rights Commission?
Lucy Pozo fought hard not to let the people sitting in front of her see her cry. The senior at East Rockaway High School stood before the district’s Board of Education . . .
Op-Ed
When so-called free speech is censored
I find U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, of New York; Ilhan Omar, of Minnesota; Ayanna Pressley, of Massachusetts; and Rashida Tlaib, of Michigan, politically repugnant . . .
Op-Ed
Learning to protect ourselves from scammers
People have called him many things — kind, loving, helpful, funny. I’ve heard him described as meticulous. But to me and my siblings, he’s simply Dad.
Randi Kreiss
Where have you gone, Walter Cronkite?
Last night, having been off my devices all day and peacefully oblivious to the news, I turned on the TV as I slipped into bed just to catch up. Now, you know and I know that I shouldn’t have done that . . .