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Republicans Angelo Lomonte, left, Catherine Quinn and Brian Higgins announced their candidacy for the City Council last week. They will run against Democrats, pictured right, City Council President Len Torres, candidate Karen Adamo and Councilman Anthony Eramo.

City Council Vice President Fran Adelson, a Democrat, announced on Tuesday that she would not seek re-election this year, marking the beginning of a political season in which council President Len … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/14/15

City council President Len Torres, left, and State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky at last month’s public forum with representatives of South Nassau Communities Hospital and the state Department of Health.

City Council calls on state to update Berger Report

The Long Beach City Council last week renewed its call on the state Department of Health to update a 2006 report used as the basis to restructure hospitals across the state, and recommended that the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/14/15

Working Families Party issues early endorsement

The Long Island Working Families Party voted last week to issue an early endorsement for Long Beach City Councilman Anthony Eramo in his bid for re-election this November. It was the party’s first … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/14/15

City Manager Jack Schnirman presented the proposed budget at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

City budget includes 'net zero' tax hike

The city presented its spending plan for the 2015-16 fiscal year at a City Council meeting on Tuesday. The proposed budget totals $86 million, a 1.91 percent increase over the current spending plan. … more

By Matthew Ern | 5/6/15

Hundreds of residents packed the sixth-floor auditorium of City Hall at Monday’s forum.

Residents call for full-service hospital

Hundreds of people crowded the sixth floor of City Hall on Monday, calling on representatives of South Nassau Communities Hospital and the state Department of Health to fully invest $154 million in … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/15/15

On Friday, police arrested 29-year-olds Mayra Gomez and Matthew Gress, both of Long Beach, on felony drug charges following an investigation led by the Long Beach Police Department’s Detective Division Narcotics Task Force that spanned several months.

Three arrested on drug charges amid LBPD crackdown

Undercover Long Beach police officers arrested two local residents on felony drug charges over the weekend for allegedly dealing cocaine — including one sale that took place in front of the Long … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/31/15

A rendering of the proposed medical arts pavilion that would be built on the former Long Beach Medical Center campus includes a 24/7 emergency department. (Photo courtesy South Nassau Communities Hospital)

South Nassau unveils hospital plans

South Nassau Communities Hospital released plans on Wednesday to build a two-story, 30,000-square-foot emergency department on the site of the former Long Beach Medical Center, almost two and a half … more

By Matthew Ern | 3/18/15

The city presented a rendering of new comfort stations and concessions that will be built along the boardwalk at Riverside, Edwards and Grand boulevards.

Long Beach marks second phase of boardwalk rebuild

A year and a half after Long Beach’s iconic boardwalk reopened, city officials took the next step in improving the 2.2-mile structure last week, when the City Council voted unanimously to approve … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/11/15

Protestors criticized the proposed Port Ambrose LNG terminal at a press conference on the boardwalk in January.

Long Beach's anti-LNG initiative gains support

A petition circulated by the City Council opposing the construction of Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas import facility to be built off the coast of Jones Beach, has reached more than … more

By Matthew Ern | 3/4/15

The Long Beach City Council is calling on NY Rising to cut more red tape for homeowners who are trying to elevate and return home, saying that recent changes to the program have set the process back.

City Council calls for changes to NY Rising

The City Council expressed its ongoing frustration with New York Rising last week, calling on the agency to cut more red tape that has brought the recovery process to a standstill for many homeowners, more than two years after Hurricane Sandy. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 2/26/15

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