Hours before the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, Scott Kemins, Long Beach’s fire commissioner, drove to Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside, walked into a lobby area, rolled up his …
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By James Bernstein
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1/15/21
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A Supreme Court judge in Nassau County Monday found the City of Long Beach liable for $131 million in damages in a case that goes back 31 years, brought by a Manhattan developer after the city …
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By Darwin Yanes
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1/13/21
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On a recent weekday in December, Allen Schwartz was taking care of a customer at his Laurel Cleaners, at the corner of Laurel Boulevard and West Park Avenue in Long Beach.
Yes, he promised the …
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By James Bernstein
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12/31/20
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The City of Long Beach and representatives of the Martin Luther King Center have been quietly holding on-and-off talks for months aimed at reopening the facility, which normally serves children, …
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By James Bernstein
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12/17/20
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The Hempstead Town Board voted on Tuesday to settle a 2019 lawsuit brought by Dover Gourmet Corp., and to award the company a 15-year contract extension to operate a restaurant, concession stand, day …
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By Darwin Yanes
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12/9/20
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A developer’s plan to alter a two-family home and create a subdivision on a lot on East Beech Street has united a group of residents in opposition to the proposal, who are citing overdevelopment in …
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By Darwin Yanes
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12/7/20
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Due to the rise in the number of residents and patients testing positive for Covid-19, Mount Sinai South Nassau is suspending patient visitation in the Emergency Department until further notice.
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11/23/20
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Long Beach city officials, who are cautiously watching a new uptick in local Covid-19 cases, received a gift last week from a company whose roots date back 40 years, to Mainland China.
The city …
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By James Bernstein
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11/19/20
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Cases of Covid-19, which were reported less frequently during the late summer months, have been rising in Long Beach in the past few weeks, officials warned at a City Council meeting Tuesday …
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By James Bernstein
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11/19/20
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State Sen. Todd Kaminsky held a strong lead in the 9th Senate District race Tuesday night over his Republican opponent, Victoria Johnson, who had never held elective office before and campaigned on a …
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By James Bernstein and Darwin Yanes
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11/4/20
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