County, town and city officials continued to urge people to stay home on Tuesday as a messy nor’easter swept across the South Shore early in the morning, bringing with it a mix of snow, sleet and …
more
By Anthony Rifilato and Scott Brinton
|
3/14/17
|
A group of Democratic state senators announced comprehensive legislation last week aimed at protecting the quality of New York’s water following a report that concluded that water supplies on …
more
By Anthony Rifilato
|
2/23/17
|
An Episcopal priest in Long Beach was arrested last Friday on child pornography and drug charges — and promptly fired from the church he has headed since 2001.
Nassau County police arrested …
more
By Anthony Rifilato
|
2/4/17
|
The City Council’s vote to appoint a new member to a vacant seat led to a charged meeting at City Hall on Friday, and some residents accused some council members of making a backroom deal and …
more
By Anthony Rifilato
|
2/3/17
|
Officials are calling on the Army Corps of Engineers to rethink its proposed schedule as it looks to begin work on a coastal protection project in Long Beach sooner than anticipated, creating concern …
more
By Anthony Rifilato
|
1/25/17
|
A week after the City Council announced that it was seeking candidates to fill a seat vacated by Eileen Goggin on Jan. 1, a number of potential successors have emerged, including at least two former …
more
By Anthony Rifilato
|
1/12/17
|
“I’ll be on Cloud 9 if anyone needs me — World Champions #USA,” Long Beach native and Boston Bruins prospect Charlie McAvoy tweeted after the United States defeated Canada 5-4 …
more
By Anthony Rifilato and Tony Bellissimo
|
1/6/17
|
A carbon monoxide leak forced the closure of the Long Beach Ice Arena for several hours on Wednesday, after members of a local youth hockey team became ill during practice the previous night, city …
more
By Anthony Rifilato
|
12/1/16
|
For a second straight year, Long Beach’s Maggie Aroesty and Kristen Romano ruled the pool and etched their names into the history book at the New York state girls’ swimming …
more
By Tony Bellissimo
|
12/1/16
|
The Netflix series “Stranger Things” was undoubtedly the monster hit of the summer. With its unabashed nostalgia for the early 1980s and homage to films by Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter and …
more
By Anthony Rifilato
|
11/14/16
|