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Long Beach Library budget represents 1.8 percent hike

They same day the will be asked to vote on the school budget on May 18, Long Beach residents will also cast a ballot for the proposed 2010-11 library budget, which represents a $55,730, or 1.8 … more

ARIELLA MONTI | 4/28/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Fernando BoteroThis major exhibition showcases one of the most honored Latin American artists working today. Paintings, drawings and monumental sculpture that exemplify … more

4/28/10

Irish dancer Mikayla O'Brien, Mairead Manning, Trinity Manning, Ciaran O'Brien, all students at Long Beach Catholic School, bagpiper and retired Nassau County police officer Jack Sullivan and Megan Manning performed at the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County in Roosevelt the day before St. Patrick’s Day.

Long Beach calendar

On Board Library board meets at the library for a budget meeting at 8 p.m. on March 24. Zoning board meets at City Hall at 7 p.m. on March 25. City Council meets at City Hall … more

3/18/10

Antoinette and Melissa Bharratt look for a good movie on DVD at the Long Beach Library, where digital media accounts for as much as 45 percent of total circulation.

Digital rivals paper

Although books haven’t been overlooked at the Long Beach Public Library, where paper still beats digital in total circulation, digital media -- ebooks, audio books and movies -- is growing in … more

ARIELLA MONTI | 2/25/10

Long Beach briefs

L. I. Crisis Center seeks volunteers The Long Island Crisis Center is seeking volunteers for its upcoming Volunteer Counselor Training Program. Those interested in volunteering and becoming … more

2/11/10

A pulsating plunge: Long Beach resident and Jones Beach lifeguard Roy Lester trots along the shore at Jones Beach during the annual dip in the ocean on New Year’s Day. “It was so cold it was like I was burning,” Lester said about his plunge in the cold water.

Long Beach calendar of events

On Board City Council meets at City Hall at 7 p.m. on Jan. 19. Library boardmeets at the library at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20. Zoning boardmeets at City Hall at 7 p.m. on Jan. 28. Special … more

1/7/10

Film festival looks at differences

The Artists in Partnership presents the 2nd annual Social Cinema Festival, at the Long Beach Library from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. The theme of this year’s festival is “Reel Fears: What’s So Scary … more

10/22/09

Film festival looks at differences

The Artists in Partnership presents the 2nd annual Social Cinema Festival, at the Long Beach Library from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. The theme of this year’s festival is “Reel Fears: What’s So Scary About Differences.” more

10/15/09

Drummer Lionel Cordew finds a groove playing with Primo, one of a number of bands featured at the seventh annual Long Beach Jazz Festival last weekend.

Getting into the groove

“We’re outgrowing our venues,” laughed Steve Adelson, musician and producer of the Long Beach Jazz Festival. “We have to build a new building.”Adelson said the four-day festival, from Sept. 10 to 13, now in its seventh year, brought in record crowds that jammed, danced and grooved with 70 musicians performing in the Long Beach Library and restaurants throughout the city. more

AREILLA MONTI | 9/17/09

In concert: Pianist Mirianela Santurio

Marianela Santurio, the renowned Cuban-American pianist, demonstrates her diverse artistry in a concert celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month this weekend. The concert, at Freeport Memorial Library on Sunday, features works by Cuban composers not often heard by American audiences. more

9/10/09