Long Beach residents could be facing a double-digit tax hike in the coming fiscal year. The increase is primarily the result of a $5.5 million down payment on a $75 settlement with Manhattan …
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By James Bernstein
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3/16/23
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Denise Ford, who has served as a Nassau County legislator for 20 years, has decided against running for reelection this fall, she said last week.
The 72-year-old Ford was elected to the …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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3/16/23
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The Long Beach City Council Tuesday night proposed what appeared to be an innocuous resolution: a pro forma request that it maintain control over a portion of the Ocean Beach Park in the event that …
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By James Bernstein
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3/9/23
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The City Council Tuesday night agreed to pay a Long Beach woman $65,000 to settle a civil suit in which she claimed she was “attacked” by a police officer who slammed her to the sidewalk, …
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By James Bernstein
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3/9/23
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Long Beach’s highest-paid employee in 2022 wasn’t the city manager or the city attorney, but rather a professional firefighter, Sam Pinto, who earned about $375,000, including his base …
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By James Bernstein
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3/2/23
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The Long Beach City Council has decided that non-city sponsored special events will no longer get a financial free ride.
The city has covered the costs of police overtime and emergency services …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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3/2/23
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Long Beach’s three incumbent City Council members who are up for re-election this year say they plan to seek office again in the fall. James Hodge, former board chairman of the Martin Luther …
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By James Bernstein
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2/23/23
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The official discussion of tables is tabled no longer.
The Long Beach City Council voted 3-1 on Tuesday night to create a mechanism to allow tables and chairs to be used on the boardwalk on a …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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2/23/23
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James Hodge, a former board chairman of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center and well-known figure in Long Beach's Black community and political circles, will announce at Tuesday night's city council …
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By James Bernstein
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2/19/23
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It’s a vital component of the property tax system, yet for the third straight year, Nassau County won’t be conducting a tax assessment of homes and businesses.
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By Michael Malaszczyk
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2/16/23
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