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Palcohol is powdered alcohol that can be made into a drink by simply adding water or liquid. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky are calling for a ban on the product.

In what’s being described as “Kool-Aid for underage drinking,” a new powdered alcohol product that allows consumers to instantly make cosmopolitans or margaritas quickly sparked controversy … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/18/15

Long Beach received $2.7 million in federal funding this week that covers 90 percent of the city’s cost of purchasing new transportation vehicles to replace buses destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.

L.B. receives $2.7 million for new buses

Long Beach received $2.7 million in Federal Transit Administration emergency relief funds this week that reimburses the city for eight buses and vehicles damaged in the Hurricane Sandy. more

By Matthew Ern | 2/11/15

Todd Kaminsky, with his wife, Ellen, was sworn in by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer last Sunday.

Schumer swears Kaminsky into Assembly

In what many described as an unprecedented turnout by leaders of both political parties and residents representing a diverse cross-section of Long Beach, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer swore Democratic … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 1/7/15

Long Beach resident Bob Kaible and his wife, Deborah Raimey, and four other homeowners filed a class-action lawsuit against their insurance company, claiming that they were denied claims based on “fraudulent” reports.

Sandy victims file class-action suit

Attorneys representing a group of Hurricane Sandy victims who contend that their claims were denied by their insurance company based on “doctored” damage reports filed a federal class-action … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/26/14

Bob Kaible in front of an empty lot at 24 Michigan St., where a rental property his wife and father-in-law owned once stood. They were forced to sell because their insurance company did not cover the structural damage. On Nov. 7, a federal judge ruled that an engineer working for their insurance company secretly rewrote a report concluding that damage to the home was caused by Sandy, in order to avoid a larger payout.

Judge: Sandy scam ‘ends now’

Attorney Denis Kelly’s office on Park Avenue, above the Long Beach Surf Shop, was bustling last Friday night, as Kelly fielded numerous calls from homeowners who are still fighting their insurance … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/19/14

Police pictured at an investigation in the Channel Park Homes in July. A man was shot and killed at the apartment complex early Saturday morning.

Police investigating fatal shooting at Channel Park Homes

Nassau County and Long Beach police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the Channel Park Homes early Saturday morning. Long Beach Police Commissioner Mike Tangney said that the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/27/14

Actor Billy Crystal, center, and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, right, were joined by city officials at a press conference on Monday, where they called on FEMA and HUD to cover the city's costs of removing and replacing trees destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.

Crystal and Schumer ‘stump’ for Long Beach

Actor Billy Crystal stood on the corner of Monroe Boulevard and East Chester Street, just a few blocks from where he grew up, and recalled playing ball as a boy in the center malls along Park … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/15/14

It's time to make the terrorists pay!

This Thursday marks the 13th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attacks ever on American soil. None of us will ever forget what happened that tragic day, and we continue to keep the families of those who died in our thoughts and prayers. more

9/11/14

The Rev. Mark Moses, of New Life Church of Christ, asked everyone to hold hands when he called on the community to stand up to the violence at a rally in June.

Schumer calls for security cameras after shootings

Nearly two months after residents of the Channel Park Homes held a rally calling for an end to the gun violence that has erupted at the apartment complex in recent months, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/21/14

LBFD to receive $237,000 for ‘vital’ equipment

U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced last week that the Long Beach Volunteer Fire Department will receive $237,060 in federal funding to purchase 42 new air packs. The … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/16/14

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