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Protect the wetlands, our only defense in a hurricane

In short order over the last three weeks, two Category 4 hurricanes — Harvey and Irma — slammed into the U.S., wreaking havoc in Texas and Florida. At press time, what was left of Irma was pushing north from Florida. The destruction has been massive. more

9/14/17

What happens when amigos work together

Since Hurricane Sandy attacked our shores, the people of Long Island have been waiting for the federal government to grant funding that will protect our shorelines from future storms. On Aug. 10 . . . more

8/17/16

City Manager Jack Schnirman, right, Public Works Commissioner Jim LaCarrubba and Deputy DPW Commissioner Joe Febrizio met with representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers last Friday to discuss a new coastal protection project for Long Beach.

Funding for Army Corps project a go

Just days after city officials held a meeting with representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss a plan to protect the barrier island from future storms like Hurricane Sandy, U.S. … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/13/13

Toll collection will resume on the Atlantic Beach Bridge starting Monday. However, the bridge remains closed to non-residents of the barrier island.

Atlantic Beach Bridge toll collection resumes Monday

Tolls will once again be collected on the Atlantic Beach Bridge beginning Monday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. after being suspended since Oct. 28 due to Hurricane Sandy to ease the evacuation of the barrier island. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/15/12

For four decades, civic and environmental activist Morris Kramer has fought to preserve the Long Beach barrier island’s beaches and bays. Here, Kramer on a jetty in Atlantic Beach, near his home.

Morris Kramer: Friend of the environment

Second of two parts. From the early 1970s to the 1990s, civic and environmental activist Morris Kramer scoured the sands of Atlantic Beach and Long Beach in search of hypodermic needles and balls of sewage sludge that had congealed on disposable pens and bottle caps. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/2/12

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