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Overcast Luxury Allegria Hotel voluntarily closes as power is not restored
The luxury Allegria Hotel right off the boardwalk in Long Beach has voluntarily closed because it lacked sufficient power, Long Beach and Nassau County Health Department officials …
Long Beach cleaning up after Tropical Storm Isaias causes mayhem
Traffic crawled down Long Beach's wide streets as lights were out in several key intersections. Trees were down on side streets, and there were scattered power outages in the …
Nassau IDA postpones Superblock hearing amid power outages
Meeting rescheduled to Aug. 19
The Nassau County agency that will decide on a proposal by Garden City developer Engel Burman to build hundreds of condos and apartments on Long Beach's oceanfront 'Superblock' has postponed until …
Long Beach Acting police commissioner wants ‘acting’ gone from his title
Phil Ragona, 57, has tossed his hat into the ring to become Long Beach’s permanent police commissioner, he said last week. He has a head start. He already sits in the commissioner’s chair, at …
Long Beach Police Department names first woman to rank of sergeant
The Long Beach Police Department has promoted a woman to the rank of sergeant, the first female to be named to the post in the agency’s 109-year history. Alexandra Nielsen was appointed sergeant …
Long Beach adds a third new restaurant during pandemic
A third restaurant has just opened in Long Beach during the coronavirus, nudging the city a bit closer to its normal life of bumper-to-bumper cars and crowded streets, the way things were before the …
Now, Long Beach has more to Marvel about
Marvel Frozen Dairy, the iconic ice cream shop that has been serving up creamy treats for almost 70 years, has opened a second location in Long Beach, this one on the boardwalk, at National …
Richard J. Doyle, 85, Long Beach Volunteer Fire chief
Richard J Doyle, 85, a retired electrician for the IBEW Local 25, and a life-long Long Beach resident who was First Assistant Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department and a co-founder of the city's Ice …
Two Covid cases confirmed at Camp Anchor
The Town of Hempstead Friday confirmed that two cases of coronavirus have been discovered at Camp Anchor in Lido Beach, a facility that provides activities for developmentally-disabled adults. A …
Long Beach Magazine
Long Beach attorney calling her own shots
From the time she began studying law, Long Beach resident Brittney Borruso knew she wanted to be her own boss. After graduating Cardozo Law School in 2013, she “made the leap” and launched …
Corrected: There's nothing to fear in bail-reform law
New York state’s new, long-overdue bail reform law, which passed last April and took effect Jan. 1, is desperately needed. Changes to the law were last made in 1971. Requiring anyone and …