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Learn about Fire Island at Rock Hall Museum

Year-round Ocean Beach resident Shoshanna McCollum, the author of two photo-essay books on Fire Island, will speak at Rock Hall Museum, 199 Broadway in Lawrence on Wednesday, July 20 at 7:30 p.m. more

7/13/16

The Long Beach Fire Department rescued a 19-year-old swimmer who was pushed up against a jetty by strong ocean currents on Thursday night.

Long Beach swimmer rescued by fire department

Members of the Long Beach Fire Department rescued a 19-year-old male swimmer in distress at Lafayette Boulevard on Thursday night after a passerby called in the incident. more

By Ben Strack | 6/3/16

The City Council will discuss a proposal to ban smoking at Long Beach’s parks — including the beach and boardwalk — at a public hearing on May 3 at City Hall.

City mulls smoking ban at beaches, parks

The City Council will hold a public hearing at next week’s meeting as it considers a measure that would ban smoking at the city’s beaches, parks and recreational areas. more

By Ben Strack | 4/28/16

Ocean Side Institutional Industries will close down its laundry on Long Beach Road in June.

Oceanside factory closing, laying off workers

An Oceanside laundry and dry cleaner is going to close in June and lay off many of its workers. Ocean Side Institutional Industries, which cleans linens and laundry for clients including … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/6/16

Donald Trump’s boondoggle on the ocean

I covered Donald Trump long before he ran for president. It was the mid-2000s, and the American economy was tanking –– big time. The Donald wanted to construct a posh, $24 million, 86,000-square-foot catering hall called Trump on the Ocean . . . more

3/31/16

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has designated an 81,000-acre site (pictured in green) in federal waters off the coast of Long Beach for potential wind energy development. It could be a decade before wind turbines are built, however, pending a lengthy review and approval process. Courtesy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Feds identify offshore wind farm site

Nearly a decade after plans for an offshore wind farm several miles off Jones Beach were scuttled, federal officials announced last week that an area off the coast of Long Beach has been identified … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/30/16

Logan Daley showed off her medal at St. Thomas the Apostle school last week.

Fourth-grader sprints to national track record

Logan Daley, a fourth-grader at St. Thomas the Apostle in West Hempstead, has been running for just four years, but on March 13 she broke the national indoor record in the 55-meter dash for girls ages 9 and 10 at the Hershey National Youth Indoor Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 3/30/16

Fire damages Ocean Ave. storefronts

Several local fire departments fought a fire for more than an hour at a row of storefronts on Ocean Avenue early Sunday morning. more

By Nick Ciccone | 11/25/15

POLICE CHASE IN FREEPORT ended with the arrest of five people on Monday, August 17.

Police chase ends in crash in Freeport

New York State Police reported that on Monday, August 17, a New York state trooper from the Lake Success Barracks attempted to stop a black SUV for speeding on the Ocean Parkway near the Wantagh … more

8/20/15

Pope Francis, Long Island and water

Pope Francis issued an encyclical last month that focuses on our responsibility for and connections to the environment and the poor. I’ve only read the first half of “Laudato Si’" . . . more

7/1/15

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