U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced last week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency would release $138 million to South Nassau Communities Hospital following its acquisition of the shuttered …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/28/14
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City Councilman Anthony Eramo, who was elected as part of a Democratic sweep last November that strengthened the Democratic majority on the council, announced Tuesday that he would run for State …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/20/14
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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Monday approved the sale of the shuttered Long Beach Medical Center to South Nassau Communities Hospital, a move that is expected to pave the way for the opening of …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/12/14
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The Long Beach Police Department has partnered with the FBI and Nassau County Police Department in the hopes of locating a prank caller who could be “anywhere in the world,” after he called …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/25/14
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The action became very real for a 17-year-old Long Beach resident who was playing the video game Call of Duty on Tuesday, after police said that a bitter opponent made a false 911 call claiming the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/22/14
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Corey Klein, the city’s corporation counsel for 20 years, will run as a Democrat for City Court judge this year, and is looking to fill the remainder of Judge Roy Tepper’s 10-year term beginning …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/18/14
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“I think now is the time for bigger-scope projects to move forward,” City Manager Jack Schnirman said, referring to Rebuild by Design, a competition initiated by President Obama’s Hurricane …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Vanessa Parker
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4/10/14
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Long Beach’s most famous former resident, actor and comedian Billy Crystal, visited his hometown last weekend, where he seemingly took a stroll on the new boardwalk and posted a photo of the new …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/7/14
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Approximately 200 people — the majority of them displaced victims of Hurricane Sandy — braved the whipping rain during a rally from Island Park to Long Beach last Saturday and expressed …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/1/14
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Nearly 350 residents from across the barrier island attended a forum at the Lindell School on Monday to hear from local civic leaders, doctors, educators, emergency responders and others about the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/26/14
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