Ron Walsh, a high-ranking veteran Nassau County police officer, was to be sworn in Friday as Long Beach’s new top cop after a farewell ceremony at Nassau police headquarters.
Instead, …
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By James Bernstein
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1/14/21
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Two Hempstead Town Bay Constables were honored Tuesday for their quick action in saving the life of a man who fell into frigid waters while duck hunting near the Curtis E. Fisher West Marina in Point …
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By Darwin Yanes
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1/14/21
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A Supreme Court judge in Nassau County Monday found the City of Long Beach liable for $131 million in damages in a case that goes back 31 years, brought by a Manhattan developer after the city …
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By Darwin Yanes
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1/13/21
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The City of Long Beach made it official Tuesday night, saying it had hired Ron Walsh, a veteran Nassau County police official, as its next police commissioner.
City Council President John Bendo …
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By James Bernstein
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12/17/20
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The City of Long Beach and representatives of the Martin Luther King Center have been quietly holding on-and-off talks for months aimed at reopening the facility, which normally serves children, …
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By James Bernstein
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12/17/20
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Hempstead Town officials handed out hundreds of boxes of food to Elmont residents in need last Friday, and announced a new program with Island Harvest to ensure that nobody within the town goes …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/15/20
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When Deborah Salant heard that victims of the coronavirus pandemic were being stored in refrigerated trucks in New York City, she knew she wanted to donate her family’s two burial plots at …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/15/20
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The Hempstead Town Board voted on Tuesday to settle a 2019 lawsuit brought by Dover Gourmet Corp., and to award the company a 15-year contract extension to operate a restaurant, concession stand, day …
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By Darwin Yanes
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12/9/20
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A developer’s plan to alter a two-family home and create a subdivision on a lot on East Beech Street has united a group of residents in opposition to the proposal, who are citing overdevelopment in …
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By Darwin Yanes
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12/7/20
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Long Beach Police Commissioner Phil Ragona, who has been with the city's department for 35 years but came out of retirement to serve in an acting capacity only five months ago in hopes of getting the …
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By James Bernstein
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12/3/20
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