Rip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water headed away from shore that aren’t easy for recreational swimmers to spot. Nervous swimmers who find themselves caught in a rip …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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7/16/23
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In February 2021, Julius Wolfe came down with a fever, and small red spots, called petechiae, appeared on his legs. His mother, Tabitha Nilson, took him to an emergency room to make sure he …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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7/9/23
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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 …
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By Sean Kennedy
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7/9/23
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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 …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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7/2/23
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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 …
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By Sean Kennedy
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7/2/23
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“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 …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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6/25/23
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The City of Long Beach has spent years studying how to take on a handful of challenges — senior housing, parking and transportation, parks in need of improvements and 40-year-old zoning codes. …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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6/25/23
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Drivers headed into and out of the east end of Long Beach and the west end of Lido Beach have faced a challenge — to put it mildly — for the past two weeks. But the culprit hasn’t …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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6/18/23
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Mount Sinai South Nassau’s sparkling new ambulatory medical facility in Long Beach — on the grounds of the nearly century-old Long Beach Hospital, which was extensively damaged in …
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By James Bernstein
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6/11/23
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It’s still early in the beach season in the city, with lifeguards having been on duty only since May 27. Nevertheless, they have had an unusually busy start.
Hundreds of beachgoers …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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6/11/23
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