Participants of Long Beach’s Fin2Tip event on May 21 at Riverside Boulevard beach broke the world record for the longest line of surfboards — pending evidence — as 685 surfboards extended more …
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By Ben Strack
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6/1/16
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Three weeks after the parents of five developmentally disabled students submitted a petition to sue the Long Beach school district for $25 million in Nassau County Supreme Court for allegedly failing to act on complaints of teacher abuse, the family of another child who attended class in what witnesses have called “the torture room” filed a $10 million federal lawsuit Thursday.
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By Ben Strack
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4/22/16
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A Long Beach Middle School teacher has denied allegations that she abused developmentally disabled children in her class by using a bathroom as a “time-out” room, restraining a student with zip ties and pushing a child into a wall, among other claims.
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By Ben Strack
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3/11/16
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In an effort to be proactive in keeping students safe in their use of social technology tools, Long Beach Middle School hosted a powerful presentation titled “Don’t Press Send” on Nov. 17.
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12/2/15
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Fifth-grade students from throughout the Long Beach School District all shared a common milestone as they concluded their elementary school experiences, marking the beginning of a new journey into …
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7/9/15
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Long Beach Middle School’s eighth-graders proved the old adage that the end of one chapter marks the beginning of another as they celebrated their transition to high school during their moving up …
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7/9/15
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Long Beach High School’s Peer Leadership Club organized a successful Color Run on May 16 at Long Beach Middle School’s Veteran’s Field.
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6/4/15
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A water main broke early in the morning of May 14 on Hudson Street, between Lindell and Washington boulevards. The call came in around 7:15 a.m., according to Department of Public Works Commissioner …
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By Matthew Ern
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5/20/15
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In front of his home on Pennsylvania Avenue, which was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, 13-year-old Robert Browne was all smiles as family and friends gave him a heartfelt welcome at a block party in his …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/21/14
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“How many people here know someone who has died of a drug overdose?”
More than half of the people in the Long Beach Middle School auditorium raised their hands, a chilling reminder of just how …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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8/7/14
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