While heading home from school, students and school bus drivers rely on the buses’ stop signs to make each stop safe. Occasionally, a driver on the road, heading toward a stopped bus or coming …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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7/16/23
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Rip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water headed away from shore that aren’t easy for recreational swimmers to spot. Nervous swimmers who find themselves caught in a rip …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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7/16/23
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In February 2021, Julius Wolfe came down with a fever, and small red spots, called petechiae, appeared on his legs. His mother, Tabitha Nilson, took him to an emergency room to make sure he …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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7/9/23
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Kevin Glenz, a star lacrosse player at Lynbrook High School and the son of Larry Glenz, a longtime wrestling coach at the high school, died in 2010, at 27, of a heroin overdose.
Last week, Long …
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By Sean Kennedy
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7/9/23
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Music has always been a major part of Long Beach’s arts scene. For years there have been concerts on the beach, at restaurants and in Kennedy Plaza.
Benjamin Metzger has long been central to …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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7/2/23
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Brandon Klein, 17, had an idea — one that would not only impact his own community, but also attract international attention.
Klein works as a volunteer for Surf for All, a nonprofit Long …
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By Sean Kennedy
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7/2/23
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Fans of fireworks will be able to get to the Jones Beach show July 4 now that the Nassau Inter-County Express bus is offering non-stop service.
NICE’s n88 bus will provide round-trip …
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By Mark Nolan
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6/30/23
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The sky will be aglow for the annual spectacle that marks our Independence Day, always a rousing celebration. While the main event is Tuesday, of course, the county-wide festivities begin Saturday, with plenty of local fireworks to enjoy.
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By Karen Bloom
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6/28/23
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“No one cared who I was until I put on the mask.”
It’s an iconic line from an equally iconic comic book villain in the 2012 Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises.” But …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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6/25/23
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The City of Long Beach has spent years studying how to take on a handful of challenges — senior housing, parking and transportation, parks in need of improvements and 40-year-old zoning codes. …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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6/25/23
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