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Eddie Fletcher, 65, of Long Beach suffers from dementia and was last seen in East Meadow

Man with dementia reported missing in East Meadow

Eddie Fletcher, 65, of Long Beach has been reported missing by his family. Fletcher, who suffers from dementia, was last seen in East Meadow on Carmen Avenue on Tuesday, April 20 wearing blue jeans, … more

4/22/10

Long Beach man with dementia reported missing

Eddie Fletcher, 65, of Long Beach has been reported missing by his family. Fletcher, who suffers from dementia, was last seen in East Meadow on Carmen Avenue on Tuesday, April 20 wearing blue jeans, … more

4/22/10

Nick Restivo, second from left, will retire as Long Beach High School principal come June.

Restivo packs his math books

“It’s mixed emotions,” said Nick Restivo about his retirement as Long Beach High School’s principal for the past eight years. “I’m very sad to leave Long Beach.” While Restivo is … more

ARIELLA MONTI | 4/22/10

Shana Patrick, 16, was on the verge of dropping out of high school before attending an alternative school, where she is now at the top of her class.

From truant to early graduate

Last year, if you saw 15-year-old Shana Patrick roaming the halls of Long Beach High School, she was probably making a brief visit for the cafeteria or her ceramics class. The rest of her … more

ARIELLA MONTI | 4/22/10

Artists wanted & Farmers market

Calling artists, musicians and photographers Visual artists and photographers are wanted for “Art in the Plaza,” scheduled to be held in Kennedy Plaza outside City Hall on Sundays from May 16 … more

4/22/10

Long Beach victims of Eyjafjallajökull volcano

Grounded by the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, Dave Chiappetta, left, and Mike Krum, a Long Beach-based duo, kept busy entertaining passers-by on the streets of Belfast, Ireland, after they … more

4/22/10

The Allegria Hotel has been a temporary home for 175 airline passengers and crews after the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, the Icelandic volcano, on April 15.

Europeans stranded at Long Beach hotel

On Tuesday, the Allegria Hotel in Long Beach continued to accommodate some 175 distressed passengers since last Friday, after Eyjafjallajökull, the Icelandic volcano that brought European air travel … more

4/22/10

Hallahan awared for her professionalism

The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce gave CPA Christine Hallahan their Professional of the Month award during the organization’s general meeting at Lola’s restaurant, at 180 W. Park Ave., on April … more

4/22/10

Water rates to rise

The Long Beach City Council voted 3-2 to raise water rates at its Tuesday meeting. Starting Wednesday, the cost rose from $3.29 for each 1,000 gallons used on each parcel to $3.45, an increase of … more

JOSEPH KELLARD | 4/22/10

Stark and his daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Stark, celebrated the 10th anniversary of when she donated a kidney to him. The photo on the right appeared in a Herald article published in the March 23, 2000, issue.

Celebrating a transplant milestone

When Liz Stark walked into the Middle Bay Country Club in Oceanside on April 3, she was surprised to see a poster-sized, decade-old Herald article and a photo of her and her father-in-law, Eli, on an … more

JOSEPH KELLARD | 4/22/10