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Long Beach City Council meeting had a packed agenda
The Long Beach City Council met July 5 to discuss a variety of issues regarding the community. Topics varied from electric vehicle power stations to concerns about the Empire Wind Project — per … more
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Challenger James Hodge leads the four racing for three seats on Long Beach’s City Council according to unofficial Democratic primary results.
This challenger leads unofficial primary voting for Long Beach City Council
Four candidates are running for Long Beach City Council this time around — challenger James Hodge and incumbents Liz Treston, Tina Posterli and Karen McInnis. Early voting took place for the … more
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The City of Long Beach will be holding its first gun buyback day in years. Residents have marched in support of gun safety, which the city hopes this will aid.
Long Beach has first gun buy-back day in years
Gun buyback days have become popular — and effective — events across the state. There have been numerous across Nassau County even, and for the first time in years, the City of Long Beach … more
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Ellen Tobin was appointed as a state judge, fulfilling her childhood dream.
How Ellen Tobin fulfilled her childhood dream
The State Senate confirmed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s judicial nominations on June 9, including two to the state’s Court of Claims. It was a big day for those confirmed, but perhaps none bigger … more
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Acting City Manager Ron Walsh announced the arrest of Shaun Teemer last June.
Teemer pleads guilty in March 2022 shooting
A Long Beach resident pleaded guilty June 14 for the March 2022 shooting death of an Uber driver in the city, and separately for a hit-and-run that occurred in September 2021 that left a 73-year-old … more
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Residents placed green stickers next to points they thought were most important during last week’s open house.
Long Beach's future? Let's talk about it
The City of Long Beach has spent years studying how to take on a handful of challenges — senior housing, parking and transportation, parks in need of improvements and 40-year-old zoning codes. … more
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Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft addressed the city council just before their adoption of a new definition of anti-Semitism for the city.
Anti-Semitism now has a new definition in Long Beach
The Long Beach City Council voted Tuesday night to adopt a definition of anti-Semitism for the city. Every council member, and Acting City Manager Ron Walsh, voted to adopt. The city adopted the … more
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What Nassau GOP members are saying about Equinor
Nassau County GOP members have recently spoken out against the state legislature and their plan to pass the Planned Offshore Wind Transmission Act — a bill that is on track to pass in Albany … more
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A member who attended objected to the wind farm plan, saying cables that would run beneath Long Beach might pose health threats.
Trying to explain the whys of Long Island wind farms
A group of experts attempted to explain to a large crowd at Long Beach’s City Hall last Wednesday the need for a plan by New York State to construct a wind farm off Long Island’s South … more
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The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to reduce the original proposed tax rate of 12.39 percent to 9.97 percent.
Council trims budget, tax rate
The Long Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a significantly reduced 2023-24 budget, replacing one it proposed late last month, now with a lower tax rate and, as a result, reduced … more
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