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Long Beach Lifeguard Chief Paul Gillespie said he's expecting big crowds this weekend during a heatwave, and said that he's increasing his emergency response crews.
Long Beach, Town of Hempstead extending beach hours during ‘scorcher’
Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced Thursday that all town beaches will remain open an additional hour this weekend in anticipation of large crowds expected to hit the beach during an excessive … more
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Hundreds of spectators cheered U.S. Marine Corps veteran Luis Remache and other wounded veterans from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center during the Long Beach Waterfront Warriors’ 11th annual Welcome Parade on July 14.
L.B. shows support for wounded veterans
Hundreds of residents honored wounded veterans at the Long Beach Waterfront Warriors 11th annual 5K and parade on July 14. Eighteen military families were given a week’s vacation in Long Beach … more
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Long Beach residents lined up on June 21 to receive free bottles of water that were being handed out by city workers, after E. coli was found in the city's drinking water.
L.B. to discuss water quality
State, county and local officials will discuss the state of Long Beach’s drinking water at a public forum at City Hall on July 24, a month after the city’s drinking water tested positive for … more
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Gillen broke down the numbers of the new contract in front of the press.
Town to investigate contract extension
Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen is calling a recent contract extension between two town officials — Parks Commissioner Daniel Lino and Comptroller Kevin Conroy — and the Dover Gourmet … more
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David Cornell, from Lynbrook, a Marine Corps veteran who fought in Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait, had his hair cut by Will Torres, of Queens Village, a student at the Barber and Beauty Institute of New York.
Summer stand-down serves Nassau’s veterans
The Nassau County Veterans Service Agency’s annual summer Veteran Stand Down welcomed hundreds of Long Island vets on Tuesday in Freeport. The biannual event last took place in November, shortly … more
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Long Beach held its annual Fireworks Extravaganza on July 5.
City’s fireworks show lights up Long Beach
Long Beach held its annual Fireworks Extravaganza on July 5, which attracted thousands of spectators. The event kicked off at 3 p.m. and featured numerous craft and food vendors lining the boardwalk … more
Michael Ornauer
‘His life was serving people’
Hundreds gathered at an emotional service in Rockville Centre on July 7 to say farewell to longtime Long Beach resident and firefighter Michael Ornauer, who died after a battle with 9/11-related … more
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Liver transplant patient George Conte, of Floral Park, consulted recently with Dr. David Bernstein, Northwell Health’s chief of hepatology, at the Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. Conte received a new liver last August, at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. Patients no longer need to leave Long Island for liver transplants now that Northwell offers them.
Liver transplant center is ‘a godsend’
George Conte reached the very high end of the Medical End-Stage Liver Disease scale last summer. The low end of the range is 6 — mild liver disease — and the upper end is 40 — near … more
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U.S Marine Corps Master Sgt. Cedric King waved at spectators during the Waterfront Warriors Welcome Parade in 2014
Long Beach to welcome wounded veterans
Hundreds of people will march along West Beech Street to honor wounded veterans at the 11th annual Long Beach Waterfront Warriors Welcome Parade, which steps off from Ohio Avenue on Sunday. The … more
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Cian O'Neill, seen here in a photo taken just five minutes before he was reported missing on July 4, was found by a family friend, after he wandered from the West End to Lido Beach.
Community rallies to find missing Long Beach boy
“He had a blue lollipop and he was like, ‘Mom I’m going to wash my hands,’” said Rick O’Neill, father of 8-year-old Cian O’Neill, who went missing for several hours on July 4. “I … more
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