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City to resident: take your signs down
Despite the threatening letter from the City of Long Beach concerning the election-season signs nailed to his house on East Olive Street, Richard Boodman has no plans to take them down. The … more
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Same-sex couples look for equal rights
“I was really saddened and really disappointed,” said Ken Page of Long Beach when he heard that the New York state Senate rejected a bill on Dec. 2 that would have allowed same-sex couples to … more
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Double standard with high school faucets
In the past few years, Long Beach High School has gone through many changes in order to reduce health risks for students. In cutting down on fattening foods on the lunch menu, taking away snack … more
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Long Beach City Council briefs
Capital projects bond hearing The Long Beach City Council will be holding a hearing on Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. for public comments on a proposed $6 million bond that will be used to pay for capital … more
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State assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, center, a Democrat from Long Beach and a primary sponsor of Leandra’s Law, was joined by Lenny Rosado, left, who lost his daughter Leandra in a recent drunken driving accident, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver at a press conference to announce the passage of the bill.
DWI with kids now a felony
In an emotional ceremony in Albany on Nov. 18, Gov. David Paterson signed the Child Protection Act of 2009, also known as Leandra’s Law. The measure makes it a felony to drive under the … more
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Board of Elections employees Phyllis Seitz, left, and Michele Gilmartin look over absentee ballots on Thursday.
Count of paper ballots continues
Slowly but steadily, paper ballots are being counted in an effort to determine who will serve as Nassau County executive next year. As of Wednesday night, incumbent Tom Suozzi trailed his Republican challenger, Ed Mangano, by 219 votes. more
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the lighthouse project was a topic of fierce debate leading up to Charles Wang’s Oct. 3 “deadline,” but the Islanders owner has been quiet as of late.
Murray: Lighthouse talks going ‘smoothly’
This year’s election brought about a change in Nassau County government, but the status of the Lighthouse project remains static and unclear. Ironically, Election Day fell exactly a month … more
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Council election results unchanged after recount
The raw numbers have changed somewhat, but the results of the Long Beach City Council election remained the same after a Nassau County Board of Elections recount on Tuesday. After the board … more
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Rhianna Alton shows off some new color guard choreography as she performs with the Long Beach High School Marching Band and Color Guard at the Newsday Marching Band Festival at Hofstra University on Oct. 27.
LBHS band performs at Hofstra festival
Representing the barrier island, the Long Beach High School Marching Band participated in Newsday’s annual Marching Band Festival, playing their own rendition of music by Steely Dan, David Matthews … more
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Ford questions late absentee ballot mailings
Denise Ford suspected something was fishy when her son Gerard, a student at the University of Scranton, received his absentee ballot on Election Day. Ford, a Nassau county legislator from Long … more
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