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More than 150 young wrestlers gathered at the Wrestling Takes Down Drugs camp at Long Beach High School last week.
Learn how to combat drug addiction on the wrestling mat
Kevin Glenz, a star lacrosse player at Lynbrook High School and the son of Larry Glenz, a longtime wrestling coach at the high school, died in 2010, at 27, of a heroin overdose. Last week, Long … more
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Challenger James Hodge leads the four racing for three seats on Long Beach’s City Council according to unofficial Democratic primary results.
This challenger leads unofficial primary voting for Long Beach City Council
Four candidates are running for Long Beach City Council this time around — challenger James Hodge and incumbents Liz Treston, Tina Posterli and Karen McInnis. Early voting took place for the … more
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The City of Long Beach will be holding its first gun buyback day in years. Residents have marched in support of gun safety, which the city hopes this will aid.
Long Beach has first gun buy-back day in years
Gun buyback days have become popular — and effective — events across the state. There have been numerous across Nassau County even, and for the first time in years, the City of Long Beach … more
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed an executive order Wednesday in Lido Beach declaring July “Rip Current Awareness Month.”
July in Nassau County is now all about rip current awareness
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman took to the sand in Lido Beach Wednesday to announce the month of July now has a new name — Rip Current Awareness Month. Blakeman was joined by … more
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Benjamin Metzger is a fixture in Long Beach’s music scene, teaching and performing around the city. He’s known to many by his real name, but perhaps to even more by his stage name, Benoir.
Music has helped shape this Long Beach resident's life
Music has always been a major part of Long Beach’s arts scene. For years there have been concerts on the beach, at restaurants and in Kennedy Plaza. Benjamin Metzger has long been central … more
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Will and Cliff Skudin jumped in the water with one of the first testers of the new surfboard last Friday.
How a Jericho High School student created an all-inclusive board for Long Beach surfers
Brandon Klein, 17, had an idea — one that would not only impact his own community, but also attract international attention. Klein works as a volunteer for Surf for All, a nonprofit Long … more
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New signs have been placed along the sidewalks of the central business district urging people to get off their bike.
Why Long Beach residents are being urged to ‘please walk bikes’
T he Long Beach Boardwalk is a hotspot for activity during the summer months and warmer weather, attracting all kinds of visitors, including those on skateboards, electric bikes and others who treat … more
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Ellen Tobin was appointed as a state judge, fulfilling her childhood dream.
How Ellen Tobin fulfilled her childhood dream
The State Senate confirmed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s judicial nominations on June 9, including two to the state’s Court of Claims. It was a big day for those confirmed, but perhaps none bigger … more
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Acting City Manager Ron Walsh announced the arrest of Shaun Teemer last June.
Teemer pleads guilty in March 2022 shooting
A Long Beach resident pleaded guilty June 14 for the March 2022 shooting death of an Uber driver in the city, and separately for a hit-and-run that occurred in September 2021 that left a 73-year-old … more
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Long Beach’s own Graham Nolan has co-created a number of comic book villains and artwork over the years. But none are more famous than Batman villain Bane.
He created a villain, the Bane of heroes
“No one cared who I was until I put on the mask.” It’s an iconic line from an equally iconic comic book villain in the 2012 Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises.” But … more
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