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Long Beach attorney Robert Solomon announced this week that he was no longer seeking State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg’s seat, narrowing the field of Democratic candidates for the Sept. 9 … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/18/14

Kaminsky gets the nod for State Assembly

Todd Kaminsky, a former Assistant U.S. District Attorney who is running for State Assembly, was endorsed by the Nassau County Democratic Committee at its convention in Mineola last week, setting the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/4/14

Councilman Anthony Eramo at a press conference on the boardwalk on Tuesday, where he announced his candidacy for State Assembly.

Eramo to run for State Assembly

City Councilman Anthony Eramo, who was elected as part of a Democratic sweep last November that strengthened the Democratic majority on the council, announced Tuesday that he would run for State … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/20/14

Sen. Charles Schumer, at a news conference last year at the Sandy-damaged home of City Councilwoman Fran Adelson, far right, called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to maintain disaster relief funding for New York and New Jersey.

Schumer slams HUD

Eighteen months after Hurricane Sandy hit, state representatives say they are still fighting to hold on to the federal aid money they thought they had secured more than a year ago. Sen. Charles … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 4/30/14

Todd Kaminsky, a former Assistant U.S. District Attorney, said that he is running as a Democrat for the 20th Assembly District seat that will be vacated by Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, who is not seeking re-election this year.

Kaminsky to run for State Assembly

Long Beach resident and Assistant U.S. District Attorney Todd Kaminsky was in Brooklyn on Monday — where his boss, U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, announced that New York Rep. Michael Grimm had been … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/30/14

A variety of food vendors will be stationed on the boardwalk and the beach, part of an effort by the city to expand food concessions there.

The Shoregasboard is back!

Beachgoers have some new food options to look forward to this summer. In addition to the continuation of the successful food truck court — the Shoregasboard — introduced last summer, the … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 4/16/14

Moody’s Investors Service said that because the Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection project for the barrier island received full federal funding, it would help the city’s fiscal recovery.

Funding for Army Corps project a ‘credit positive’

Moody’s Investors Service is calling a federally funded coastal protection project for the barrier island a “credit positive” for Long Beach that will help the city continue its trend of … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 2/26/14

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could begin work on a coastal protection project for the barrier island later this year, according to Sen. Charles Schumer, if all parties agree on the scope of the plan.

Army Corps project could begin this fall

Sen. Charles Schumer announced last Friday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could begin work on a $180 million coastal protection project for the barrier island this fall, after he received … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 2/14/14

Saving the planet by shopping locally

It was a simple but profound thought that struck me as I recently read Anna Lappé’s “Diet for a Hot Planet” (Bloomsbury Press, 2010): Where and how we shop for our food –– and for everything else, for that matter –– is directly tied to the health of our planet. more

2/6/14

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray was sworn into office last Thursday. She was accompanied by her nieces and nephew.

Murray sworn in as Town of Hempstead supervisor

Along with four other recently elected officials, Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray reflected on the struggles that Hurricane Sandy caused during her most recent term –– and how, she said, the town has recovered since the storm –– at her inauguration last Thursday. more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/10/14

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