It’s been 22 years since our world changed forever when our nation was attacked. But for so many like Susan Hutchins, it still feels like Sept. 11, 2001 — the day she lost her son, West Hempstead’s Kevin Nathaniel Colbert, in the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
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By Michael Hinman
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9/18/23
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The People’s Church of Long Beach has a long history. From its creation all the way to now, it’s been through a lot.
And now, the church gets to celebrate it all Sept. 23, marking 100 …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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9/15/23
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Some 158 million Americans voted in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, but 63 million eligible people could not because they weren’t even registered to vote.
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9/14/23
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Heather Traynor, who grew up in Brooklyn, began spending summers in Long Beach in 1987, when her parents bought a home in the city.
Thirteen years later, Traynor was living in Queens, and visited …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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9/8/23
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They called them the most dangerous stretches of road on Long Island. No crosswalks. Speeding cars. Pedestrians literally running for their lives . . .
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9/7/23
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Growing up, Tyquan Scott didn’t really like basketball. He mostly played football, and did so until high school.
When he graduated from middle school and went on to Long Beach High, he …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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9/3/23
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It’s called the Fourth Estate, a term used by journalists referring to their responsibilities and obligations as watchdogs of democracy, providing objective truth to the public they serve.
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8/31/23
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There are probably some experiences people shouldn’t try for the first time when they’re over 65, but I really wanted to go camping out West. I don’t much like the notion of a “bucket list” . . .
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8/31/23
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Nearly a year and a half after a shooting that resulted in the death of a 37-year-old Uber driver at the hands of a Long Beach resident, a sentence was finally handed down.
On March 19, 2022, the …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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8/13/23
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Baldwin resident Denz Mooney was invited to appear on a new Food Network series with two main requirements — to be single and a bad cook.
The show, “Worst Cooks in America: Love at …
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By Ben Fiebert
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8/13/23
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