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Overcast Roy Lester: ‘I’m a loudmouth’
New city councilman often votes against popular items
Roy Lester glided up to a bagel shop in Long Beach on one of his many bicycles early last Friday morning. He has more than a dozen bikes, and uses them often. At 71, Lester not only rides, but …
Bethpage Air Show flies back into the Jones Beach skies
Alexa Wahl was just 7 when her family began attending the Bethpage Air Show. Standing on Jones Beach and staring at the sky, she would watch the planes gracefully soar past. It was then that Wahl …
Long Beach begins eviction proceedings against MLK Center
Long Beach officials over the weekend said they have begun eviction proceedings against the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, saying the organization has "consistently failed to meet" with city …
Resident wins division in NYC cycling race
Long Beach resident Ronald Malone has dealt with a lot over the last six months. He caught Covid three times, and his brother died. Fighting through it all, he won his division in the GFNY World …
Long Beach, Toys for Tots honors Lazar LaPenna
On a gloomy, chilly day last Thursday, Long Beach residents, elected officials, the US Marine Corps Toys for Tots organization and friends and family of Lazar LaPenna gathered at the Recreation …
New lifeguard pavilion named for Carbona
Long Beach officials and guests gathered on the boardwalk last weekend to re-name the lifeguard pavilion in honor of the Carbona family, which donated $300,000 for the construction of the …
Hero dog’s bark said to save lives in Long Beach
A dog named Daisy is being called a hero these days for doing something many people find annoying: barking excessively. When a fire broke out at 4 Clark St., in Long Beach in the middle of the …
Editorial
Hello, county Human Rights Commission?
Lucy Pozo fought hard not to let the people sitting in front of her see her cry. The senior at East Rockaway High School stood before the district’s Board of Education . . .
Op-Ed
When so-called free speech is censored
I find U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, of New York; Ilhan Omar, of Minnesota; Ayanna Pressley, of Massachusetts; and Rashida Tlaib, of Michigan, politically repugnant . . .
Op-Ed
Learning to protect ourselves from scammers
People have called him many things — kind, loving, helpful, funny. I’ve heard him described as meticulous. But to me and my siblings, he’s simply Dad.
Randi Kreiss
Where have you gone, Walter Cronkite?
Last night, having been off my devices all day and peacefully oblivious to the news, I turned on the TV as I slipped into bed just to catch up. Now, you know and I know that I shouldn’t have done that . . .