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Partly Cloudy Queens man charged in hit-and-run death of Michael Agurkis of East Atlantic Beach
A 27-year-old Queens man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that killed Michael Agurkis of East Atlantic Beach, who was trying to assist a stalled motorist on the Nassau Expressway …
‘We’re all looking out for Phil’
Long Beach friends care for one of their own, ill with cancer
It all began in the summer of 1993, when men and women, then mostly in their 30s and 40s, began gathering on the beach at Magnolia Boulevard to play volleyball. They were electricians, financial …
Texas woman arrested in Long Beach for leaving dog outside in the freezing weather
Long Beach Police Officer finds dog whimpering in van
A Texas woman was arrested last week after Long Beach police discovered a whimpering dog inside her van in freezing weather. According to a release from the Long Beach Police Department, Officer …
Petition to change a street name in Long Beach nears 9k signatures
A petition to rename a street after a famous deceased rapper from Long Beach has garnered a lot of attention from the Hip-Hop community and gained nearly 9,000 signatures. A Change.org petition …
Congresswoman Rice calls on Cuomo to resign over sexual harassment accusations
U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, who represents the South Shore's 4th District, called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo late Monday to resign after a third woman came forward accusing him of sexual harassment. Rice …
The race is on for 3 LB city council seats, with 10 candidates in the running
The race for three seats on the Long Beach City Council this year has all the makings of a donnybrook, with Nassau Democrats fielding three candidates who are being opposed by a slate, also of three …
Long Beach High School junior leads fundraiser
When she was in eighth grade, Natalia Hakimzadeh organized a walk on the Long Beach boardwalk to raise funds for Cohen Children’s Medical Center. She called city officials to obtain the proper …
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New Long Beach police chief to be sworn in
Ron Walsh, the veteran high-ranking Nassau County police official who finally received a waiver from the state to become Long Beach’s new police commissioner, was sworn into the post Friday. …
Long Beach makes Juneteenth a paid holiday
The Long Beach City Council approved a resolution Tuesday night to designate Juneteenth — a celebration of Black freedom — an official city holiday, following a number of Long Island …
Editorial
We need more women elected leaders
It’s been over 27 years since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. The attack propelled Carolyn McCarthy to run for Congress.
Op-Ed
So now that you’re vaccinated . . .
I applaud the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent guidance update recommending that people who are fully vaccinated not be confined to quarantine after exposure to a case of Covid-19.
Op-Ed
How do you know I’m from Lawn Guyland?
I was in Ryann’s Wines in East Meadow around the holidays, standing at the checkout, when a fellow customer, a man in his 70s, called out to a 20-something employee from across the store.