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Professional surfer Balaram Stack placed second in the open surf contest.

Blessed with perfect waves and sunny skies, the fifth annual NY Surf Week took over Long Beach last week, and kept spectators busy with a five day, jam-packed lineup of events. Surf Week, … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 7/25/14

Gov. Cuomo, pictured on National Boulevard days after Hurricane Sandy,on Wednesday that the state will provide funding to cover local governments’ costs to repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

Cuomo: State to cover city’s share of Sandy rebuilding

Gov. Cuomo announced on Wednesday that the state will provide funding to cover local governments’ costs to repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Sandy. As part of the Federal … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 7/23/14

NY Surf Week, presented by NYSEA, kicked off on Wednesday. Noel Wilson is pictured at last year's event.

Surf Week returns to Long Beach

Surf Week returns to Long Beach this week, with five days full of surf, skate, music, movie, and art events. NY Surf Week, presented by NYSEA, runs from July 16-20. The event has grown into a … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 7/16/14

Swimmers can expect rough surf at the beach this Fourth of July weekend.

Dangerous surf, rip currents expected for South Shore this weekend

The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory from 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, which they warn will cause dangerous waves and rip currents this Fourth of July weekend. … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 7/3/14

A LBPD officer was injured in a collision Monday morning, when a car ran a red light and hit his vehicle.

LBPD officer seriously injured in crash

A Long Beach police officer was seriously injured in a collision early Monday morning when his vehicle was struck while responding to an emergency call. At 12:30 a.m. on June 23, a marked LBPD … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 6/23/14

The Gallo family, from left, Lorenzo, Desiree, Alex and Sam, on the balcony of their rebuilt Pennsylvania Avenue home.

Residents return post-Sandy, but at a price

More than 500 days after being displaced by Hurricane Sandy, which flooded her one-story bungalow in the West End, Sam Gallo finally came home on May 30, having given entirely new meaning to the … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 6/20/14

Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky: The Long Beach Herald was awarded first place for Best Community Weekly Newspaper. Anthony Rifilato is the paper’s editor and Alexandra Spychalsky its reporter.

Heralds grab six awards in Press Club of Long Island contest

Herald Community Newspapers took home six honors, including three first-place awards, in the Press Club of Long Island’s 2014 Media Awards contest. In addition, Senior Editor Scott Brinton was inducted into the first class of PCLI’s new Journalism Hall of Fame, honoring 25 of Long Island’s top reporters, broadcasters and editors for their contributions to the journalism profession. more

6/11/14

Matt Kearns, a Sierra Club volunteer, will run from Montauk to Long Beach on Saturday to raise awareness about the potential for wind energy on Long Island.

Run like the wind

The drive out to “the end” of Long Island is infamous for being a long one. But one environmental volunteer will be making the trip from Montauk to Long Beach this weekend — on foot. On … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 6/11/14

Incumbent Dr. Dennis Ryan, far left, candidate Lynn Gergen, moderator Harris Dinkoff, and candidates Maureen Vrona and Warren Vegh at Monday’s forum.

L.B. school board hopefuls square off

Four candidates running for two seats on the Long Beach Board of Education took part in Monday’s Central Council Parent Teacher Association candidates’ forum at the Long Beach Public … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/7/14

Senator Charles Schumer held a press conference at the vacant East Hudson Street property of Rena Bonne last October, where he urged FEMA to extend its statute of limitations for homeowners to file lawsuits against their flood insurance companies

Proof of loss deadline extended for Sandy victims

By Alexandra Spychalsky aspychalsky@liherald.com Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced this week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended its deadline to … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/1/14

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