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Mostly Cloudy Giant humpback found washed up at Lido Beach Monday morning
A giant male humpback whale was found washed ashore at Lido Beach early Monday morning, according to Nassau County Police. A police spokesman at Mineola headquarters said officers received a call …
Superblock rental building to be completed by year’s end
The Superblock project, which is filling seaside lots that have been empty for 40 years, is to be partially completed sooner than expected, an executive at the development company told the Long Beach …
$4.5M grant for downtown revitalization
The City of Long Beach and the Village of Lindenhurst, in Suffolk County, have each won competitive grants of $4.5 million to help them revitalize their downtown business districts, Gov. Kathy …
New crosswalks increase pedestrian safety in city
The Community Development Block Grant Program supports community development activities to help build stronger and more resilient communities across the country. Activities may address needs such as …
Mourning an athlete who died too young
“Any time anybody was feeling down or out, he was the kind of person that put his arm around you and made you a better person,” Jason Pearl, Long Beach High School’s lacrosse coach, …
After just a year, Karen McInnis steps down as council president
In an unexpected move at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, council President Karen McInnis announced that she was stepping down, and would be replaced by council member John Bendo. McInnis, …
Laurel Cleaners celebrates 60 years in Long Beach
After growing up in Long Beach and graduating from high school in 1976, Allen Schwartz attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, majoring in hotel management. Upon graduating, he actually did …
Latino group asks for Spanish in city documents
The president of the Long Beach Latino Civic Association appealed to the City Council Tuesday night to expand its outreach to Hispanic residents by placing more city documents into Spanish and other …
Schumer promises strong push for tech, the environment
Chuck Schumer has three goals for the new year: improve mass transit, ensure water and air quality are safe, and promote high technology on Long Island. The New York Democrat who maintained his …
Grandmother leads charge in N. Park barricade battle
The seven-year-old effort to persuade the powerful Metropolitan Transportation Authority to agree to the construction in Long Beach of barriers near LIRR tracks to help prevent serious flooding was …
Op-Ed
The 2024 election: 1912 all over again?
'Is there anyone on stage — and can I see hands? — who is unwilling tonight to pledge your support to the eventual nominee of the Republican Party . . .'
Randi Kreiss
A.I. is sucking the life out of us
Who am I? Ask Siri. I don’t know where she ends and I begin.
Editorial
Donating blood benefits others — and you
January is National Blood Donor Month, first established a half-century ago. And it’s a good thing that declaration stuck, because blood is often in short supply, as it is today . . .
Peter King
Pence can persuade America he’s the president it needs
One thing I should have learned from my 28 years in Congress and the 15 years before that in the maelstrom of New York politics and government is that political life is all-consuming — especially at the national level.