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
By Brendan Carpenter
|
7/9/23
|
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
By Brendan Carpenter
|
7/9/23
|
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
By Brendan Carpenter
|
7/2/23
|
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
By Brendan Carpenter
|
7/2/23
|
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
By Brendan Carpenter
|
6/25/23
|
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
By Brendan Carpenter
|
6/25/23
|
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
By Sean Kennedy
|
6/18/23
|
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
By Sean Kennedy
|
6/4/23
|
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
By James Bernstein
|
5/28/23
|
The shark search is on!
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new supply of drones and technology that will aid in monitoring sharks off the South Shore this summer, alleviating concerns as summertime …
more
By Sean Kennedy
|
5/28/23
|