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The City Council voted to switch to single-stream recycling last week.
Long Beach to single-stream its recycling
The city approved a measure last week to launch a single-stream recycling program that it said will be a more efficient and environmentally friendly collection method. The City Council voted … more
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A video on Liberty Natural Gas’s website shows images of a liquefied natural gas transport ship. Such ships, capable of carrying tens of millions of gallons of LNG, would dock 16.1 nautical miles from Jones Beach if Liberty acquires government approvals to build Port Ambrose.
Calls for LNG meeting in Long Beach
The City Council and State Assemblyman-elect Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) are calling for a public hearing to be held in Long Beach to discuss a company’s plan to build an offshore liquefied … more
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This image from Liberty Natural Gas’s website shows where the company wants to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean. The company would need to lay 21.7 miles of subsea pipeline to connect its terminal to the existing Transco Lateral, which extends from New Jersey to Long Beach.
Long Beach City Council opposes LNG project
The Long Beach City Council is opposing a company’s plan to build “Port Ambrose,” a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 19 miles southeast of Jones Beach, citing environmental … more
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Long Beach firefighters — and surfers — Bryan Jones, left, and Brian Olson, are among those protesting planned layoffs on Jan. 1.
Union blasts firefighter layoffs
The head of the union representing the city’s career firefighters criticized the coming layoffs of five firefighters, saying that he received reassurances from the city that the positions were … more
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Members of local 287 are hoping the city reconsiders planned layoffs.
Long Beach to lay off 5 firefighters
The city says it will lay off five firefighters on Jan. 1, when a $910,530 federal grant — which allowed the Fire Department to bring back personnel two years ago — comes to an end. … more
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Court documents show that former City Councilman Mike Fagen provided emails to help bolster a $39 million lawsuit against the city, the Long Beach Police Department, City Council members and others. City officials claim they were forged.
Fagen turns on ex council-mates
Former Democratic City Councilman Mike Fagen, who was forced to step down last year after he was convicted of fraud, provided emails to help six Long Beach police officers in their lawsuit against … more
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Residents and city officials are calling on South Nassau to use nearly $180 million in FEMA funding to restore medical services in Long Beach.
Group wants South Nassau to keep FEMA money in Long Beach
Residents called on South Nassau Communities Hospital again last week to use nearly $180 million in federal funding to establish emergency medical and health care services in the city, after they … more
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The City Council voted unanimously at its Sept. 16 meeting to “vacate” an agreement with the developer Sinclair Haberman.
Council votes to vacate Haberman agreement
A $50 million lawsuit against the city is moving forward after the City Council voted unanimously last week on a measure to “vacate” an agreement with developer Sinclair Haberman that would have … more
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Residents packed the Long Beach Library on Monday to ask about a program to help homeowners repair their damaged sewer laterals.
Homeowners question sewer line program
The city on Monday attempted to address residents’ concerns about a new program aimed at helping Long Beach comply with the federal Clean Water Act and easing the burden on homeowners who could … more
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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
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