Plans for the Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farm — a controversial project that would impact Long Beach, Oceanside, Island Park and other nearby municipalities — have been scrapped, at …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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1/12/24
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Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation aligning many odd-year local elections with statewide and legislative elections that are held in even-numbered years.
Hochul said she believed the …
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By Jordan Vallone and Brendan Carpenter
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1/12/24
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People across the world celebrate New Year’s Eve with parties, friends, food and drinks — and many sleep in the next day to recover.
In Long Beach, however, community members and …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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1/5/24
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Equinor and BP announced Wednesday an agreement with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to terminate the Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate Agreement for the Empire …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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1/4/24
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The Rev. Brian Barr’s early foundation in faith was nurtured by his father, a New York City firefighter turned federal investigator, and a stay-at-home mother who emphasized living in the world …
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By Angelina Zingariello
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12/28/23
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Artists in Partnership is one of Long Beach’s premier arts organizations. The group holds fundraisers, concerts and crafts festivals, promoting art through community events.
A lot of what …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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12/22/23
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As we prepare to welcome in 2024, we find ourselves in that annual position of thinking about what we accomplished in the past year, and setting some goals for the months ahead — many times, some pretty lofty ones.
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12/21/23
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A Long Beach police sergeant ran into a burning home on Feb. 19. Inside, a resident was caught in the inferno. The officer, Sgt. Judy Arroyo, saved the man’s life.
Arroyo was honored at the …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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12/15/23
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Kennedy Plaza was alive with colorful lights and festive music as city officials and members of local synagogues celebrated the beginning of Hanukkah on Dec. 7.
Rabbis Eli Goodman, of Chabad of …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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12/15/23
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Two holidays. celebrated by two religions. Hanukkah, according to the Talmud, celebrates the restoration of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, where a day’s worth of oil burned for eight. Christmas, according to the Bible . . .
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12/14/23
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