The coronavirus will be with us for the foreseeable future. The shutdown we have been struggling with has been painful, inconvenient and sad. We have seen . . .
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By Laura Schaefer
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5/29/20
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State, county and local officials discussed the state of Long Beach’s drinking water at a public forum at City Hall on July 24 in the hopes of assuaging residents’ concerns a month after the …
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By Darwin Yanes
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7/26/19
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The number of mumps cases in Nassau County appears to be growing, and health officials have said the outbreak is most apparent in Long Beach and its surrounding areas.
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By Ben Strack
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9/14/16
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Nearly a month after the Nassau County Department of Health began investigating 18 incidences of mumps in and around Long Beach, officials have confirmed that the number of people affected has spiked to 36.
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By Ben Strack
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8/31/16
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The Nassau County Department of Health announced on Thursday that the results of water-quality testing at beaches in Nassau County that began in mid-April, including Long Beach, show that area …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/24/13
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Amid growing concerns among residents over the water quality in the ocean and Reynolds Channel in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, City Manager Jack Schnirman called on Nassau County last week to …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/17/13
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When people in other parts of the country think of Long Island, they may imagine lavish Hamptons soirees attended by A-list Hollywood glitterati. They see Gold Coast palaces. But this American paradise has a desperate side that is too often hidden by the glare of its wealth.
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9/20/12
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Nassau County officials, including Legislator Denise Ford (R-Long Beach), announced Tuesday the creation of a new email system to notify residents about incidents at the county’s sewer treatment …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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10/19/11
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Based on current mosquito trap data, the Nassau County Health and Public Works departments announced yesterday a schedule for localized truck-spraying of adulticide — a product used to reduce adult mosquitoes — to occur at targeted areas in the county.
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By Jackie Nash
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9/20/11
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Because of severe mosquito outbreaks recently, the Nassau County Department of Health recently upped its mosquito surveillance program and started spraying to protect the health of residents from mosquito-borne infections such as West Nile virus.
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By David Weingrad and Alex Costello
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9/2/11
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