82.0°,
Partly Cloudy What won't Long Beach's approved budget do? Increase taxes
Long Beach’s nearly $105 million budget for fiscal year 2024-25, which holds the line on property taxes, was adopted by the City Council at its May 21 meeting. The preliminary spending …
Long Beach marches for the heroes we have lost
Join Long Beach's Memorial Day Parade with veterans, community groups, and patriotic spirit, honoring sacrifices along Ohio Ave to City Hall.
Meet Frank Dikranis, Long Beach's new corporation counsel
Frank Dikranis is a long-time Long Beach community member. And he’s not just a community member — he’s a heavily active public servant. Now, he’s taking on a new role, as the …
Long Beach police join "Click it or Ticket" campaign to reduce traffic-related injuries and fatalities
LBPD joins national seat belt campaign from May 20 to June 2. "Click It or Ticket" to reduce traffic fatalities.
Rides, games and fun for the entire family, courtesy Long Beach's Chabad of the Beaches
An extended Memorial Day weekend was full of summer fun for Long Island residents at the Family Fun and Long Beach Sun Carnival in Long Beach. Families flocked to the corner of East Broadway and …
Voters pass 2024-25 city school district budget
Residents approved Long Beach school district’s $155.9M 2024-25 budget, re-elected Pinto and Pace, and passed infrastructure and financial management propositions.
Music fills Long Beach neighborhoods for Porch Fest
Long Beach Porch Fest 2024 brought music to neighborhoods with 21 acts and over 1,000 attendees. A community celebration supported by local businesses and the arts council.
Turning Long Beach risk takers into risk technicians
Surfing can be fun. Riding waves, enjoying the warm sun and cool water can be refreshing. But it can also be dangerous. Due to the potential of injury and other dangers, a group of surfers and …
Long Beach gets a grant to increase DWI patrols
Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly, alongside Long Beach Acting Police Department Commissioner Richard DePalma and Freeport Police Department Chief Michael Smith unveiled Tuesday outside …
Community celebrates Pacific Park’s reopening
Pacific Park Playground in Long Beach reopens with new amenities and safety features, celebrated with a family-friendly event funded by a state grant.
Columnist
Finding our side of paradise
As a member of Gen Z, I know as well as anyone how the world views people my age.
Columnist
The state budget: lots of dollars, little sense
Nearly three weeks late, the $237 billion state budget presents a mix of positives and negatives. While it’s easy to find initiatives to support in such a large spending plan, inexplicably, there are areas where it falls short.
Editorial
Celebrating N.Y.’s investment in local journalism
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature delivered a beacon of hope for our communities by including in the state budget a groundbreaking initiative to support local news organizations in the form of a tax credit.
Columnist
We must secure our borders, reform immigration now
The Senate's promising bipartisan border deal was dismissed as "disastrous."