“Even if the Super Bowl gets changed, we are going in on Sunday,” said Long Beach Polar Bear co-founder Pete Meyers, referring to talk that extreme weather may cause the game to be rescheduled. …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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1/30/14
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The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday that will protect tens of thousands of homeowners from facing huge flood insurance premium rate hikes.
The Homeowner Flood Insurance …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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1/30/14
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday unveiled a $17 billion plan to overhaul the state’s infrastructure in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, focusing on areas like transportation, weather prediction, …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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1/8/14
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The National Weather Service has canceled the blizzard warning for Nassau County, and only a special weather statement remains for the area as of Friday afternoon.
As of 10:55 a.m., the most …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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1/3/14
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Long Beach residents are battening down the hatches and stocking up on supplies in preparation for tonight’s anticipated blizzard.
The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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1/2/14
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"In the days after the storm, there was a mentality of helping one another — it was such a mess, but there was also such a feeling of community. You really felt like you were literally helping …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky
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12/30/13
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School district administrators came back to the public this week with a more detailed proposal for reconfiguring Long Beach’s elementary schools. But parents remain resistant to many of the …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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12/19/13
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Since Hurricane Sandy sent floodwaters rushing through its doors, destroying stacks of books and furniture, the Long Beach Public Library’s West End branch has remained closed. And more than a year …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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12/11/13
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Ten months after Hurricane Sandy, Johanna Sofield, president of the Long Beach Christmas Angel, walked in to the house of a potential grant recipient, and found an elderly couple that had been using …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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12/4/13
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Parents voiced their outrage at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting after a presentation on the use of the district’s facilities included the possible closure of an elementary school.
The …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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11/29/13
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