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Keep your family safe from fires

Every year, hundreds of Long Island homes suffer fires that leave the lives of their occupants in shambles. more

10/18/12

Tunnel to Towers, a truly amazing race

I awoke at 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 30, and by 4:35 I was on a train speeding from Merrick to Penn Station. At 6 a.m., I stood at Liberty and West streets in Lower Manhattan, near 1 World Trade Center. more

10/11/12

Long Beach firefighter Charles "Moose" Gusler, far left; My9 sports anchor Russ Salzberg and news anchor Brenda Blackmon; and Local 287 President Bill Piazza at NASDAQ on Aug. 28.

Long Beach firefighters fill the boot for MDA

The Long Beach Professional Fire Fighters union, Local 287, have been asking their community to help them “Fill the Boot” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. On the weekends of July 14 and … more

9/6/12

Michael Kerr was named fire commissioner on Aug. 28.

City of Long Beach reappoints fire commissioner

Michael Kerr, the city’s former fire commissioner — who resigned in 2006 amid scrutiny of his personal pension reports — was reappointed to the position on Aug. 28. Kerr, the president of … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/5/12

Firefighter and paramedic Dave Yolinsky was off-duty when he helped an injured man in a wheelchair who was hit by a tractor-trailer.

Long Beach firefighter helps man hit by truck in Lynbrook

As Dave Yolinsky headed home to Long Beach at around 2 p.m. on Monday, he saw what looked like a large crushed box wedged underneath a tractor-trailer stopped at the intersection of Sunrise Highway … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/25/12

School's out: Get set for summer

The end of the school year is upon us. Now that graduations, Moving Up Day ceremonies, locker and desk cleanouts and all those other June rituals are winding down, those lazy days of summer beckon. more

6/21/12

Long Beach firefighters battled a blaze at the former Vito's on New York Ave.

Long Beach firefighters battle blaze at former Vito’s restaurant

Long Beach firefighters battled a “labor intensive” fire at the former Vito’s restaurant in the West End on Wednesday. Long Beach Fire Chief Richard Corbett said the department received an … more

By Vanessa Canner | 5/30/12

CSEA President John Mooney, pictured during the May 15 City Council meeting, criticized the city at Tuesday's meeting, where he brought up workers who were laid off earlier this week.

Talks between CSEA and city fail

The City Council voted 3-2 at Tuesday’s budget hearing to adopt the $87.9 million budget for 2012-13, but not before Civil Service Employees Association workers who were laid off earlier this … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/23/12

CSEA president John Mooney called on the City Council and administration to be fair, saying that low-paid union employees were being singled out.

Long Beach to lay off 67 employees

The city intends to move forward with what is being called a “first round” of layoffs in the coming days, as officials contend with a projected $10.2 million deficit and attempt to craft a … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/16/12

City to layoff 25 full-time employees

The city intends to move forward with what is being called a “first round” of layoffs in the coming days, as city officials contend with a projected $10.2 million deficit and attempt to … more

Anthony Rifilato | 5/14/12

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