Long Beach Board of Ed votes to keep East Elementary School open

The Long Beach Board of Education reached a critical decision  Monday night , voting to keep East Elementary School open as an elementary school after over a year of deliberation and community …

Long Beach Council OKs new leases for beach shops

Long Beach City Council approved new lease agreements for boardwalk businesses, including Skudin Surf, Riptides, and Marvel, with significant rent hikes sparking community concerns.

South Shore residents rally in Island Park against offshore wind

A National Day of Action against offshore wind brought community members, activists and local leaders together in Long Beach and Island Park on Saturday, highlighting a sharp divide over renewable …

Shaping the future of Long Beach science

Cristie Tursi, of Rockville Centre, has a bachelor’s from Fordham University, a master’s from Columbia University and advanced certificates from Long Island University. She got her start …

Long Beach uses athletics to help fight children's cancer

The Long Beach athletic department hosted its annual Beauty and the Beast fundraising event on Jan. 15, raising more than $5,500 to benefit MSK Kids at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This …

Columnist

Pete King: An inauguration that was decidedly different

Last month I traveled to Washington, joining many Nassau County Republicans, including County Executive Bruce Blakeman and GOP Chairman Joe Cairo, to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump as our 47th president.

Columnist

Jerry Kremer: Cleaning the 2024 slate is comforting

One of my pet peeves is our national airline system.

Editorial

Dialing up a possible cellphone plan

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s newly unveiled plan to restrict smartphone use in schools across New York state has sparked robust discussion among educators, parents and policymakers.

Columnist

Kevin Kelley: Chabad vs. Atlantic Beach: the costs of intolerance

The Village of Atlantic Beach is incurring sizable financial costs as a result of its long-running dispute with Chabad Lubavitch of the Beaches over the Hasidic organization’s effort to open an outreach center.