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Partly Cloudy and Breezy Mount Sinai South Nassau suspends Emergency Department visitation at Oceanside, Long Beach campuses as Covid-19 cases rise
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.
Former Sen. D’Amato said to be recovering from Covid at St. Francis Hospital
Former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato, who rose from the Hempstead town council to become a U.S. senator from New York and one of the most powerful political figures in the country, has been …
Long Beach gets large mask donation
Donating company’s roots date back four decades to China
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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 …
Covid-19 cases rise in the City of Long Beach
Eateries, bars struggle as state orders earlier closings
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 …
Long Beach Runners Hamstrung
Virtual Turkey Trot in Long Beach
Though the annual Long Beach Turkey Trot was canceled this year because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Rob Blau of the Long Beach Soup Kitchen has teamed up with Bill McDermott, an avid runner and …
Long Beach's MLK Center names new Executive Director
The Long Beach Martin Luther King Center announced last month the appointment of Mack Graham as its new Executive Director. Graham, 33, brings a decade of nonprofit and social work to the center, …
Developers seek to push ahead with West Broadway project in Long Beach
After spending millions of dollars to push forward the construction of two luxury condominium buildings on West Broadway, developer Kurt Wittek said earlier this week that he had no plans to abandon …
Editorial
Remember to shop locally this holiday season
Thanksgiving is only a week away, and the December holidays are fast approaching. We’re supposed to be making plans to shop in our local downtowns or at the malls, but because of the coronavirus pandemic . . .
Editorial
Next week, limit your Thanksgiving gatherings
With the Covid-19 infection rate creeping up above 3 percent in parts of New York state, including Long Island, Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week issued two executive orders. The first . . .
Randi Kreiss
Dinner for two at our Thanksgiving table
Is anyone else thinking about the Berlin Airlift? It is one of the great stories of American audacity in the face of political thuggery. In case you’re too young to remember . . .