Saturday, October 3, 2026
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When Long Beach High School inaugurated a girls’ wrestling team last fall, its 30 athletes joined girls around the country in what has become one of the nation’s fastest-growing high school sport. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, there are now more than 74,000 female high school wrestlers nationwide. On Jan. 13, the Long Beach High team captured the Girls’ Nassau County Conference B championship.
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By Aidan Warshavsky
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1/30/26
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Dozens of Long Beach residents packed Sherry Blossom, on Park Avenue, last Saturday for a fundraiser to support East Atlantic Beach’s Austin Neugeboren, 10, who has recurrent brain cancer.
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By Aidan Warshavsky
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1/30/26
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The Long Beach Historical Society has operated for nearly 30 years and, with a pair of grants from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation totaling $101,160, the 117-year-old building can undergo crucial renovations. The Gardiner Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Riverhead, NY, which supports the study of local history throughout New York state.
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By Chris Colucci
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1/30/26
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The City by the Sea is a tourist destination year-round. Unfortunately, the allure can also be a breeding ground for criminals looking to capitalize on eager vacationers. On Jan. 14, Long Beach resident Kyle Savage was arrested in connection with a fraud scheme involving a short-term rental property. He faces two counts of grand larceny in the third degree.
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By Chris Colucci
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1/30/26
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24 hours before snow fell, the city of Long Beach declared a snow emergency. With safety equipment in place early, the City by the Sea was prepared for the 11 inches that eventually hit the ground.
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By Chris Colucci
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1/23/26
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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. walked the streets of Long Beach in March 1968, less than two weeks before his assassination. Almost 60 years after his visit, and 40 years after Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday across the country, more than 150 people of all creeds, colors and backgrounds marched those same streets, helping his spirit and message live on. The MLK Community Center celebrated the holiday with its annual commemorative march.
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By Chris Colucci
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1/23/26
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When West Elementary school reading teacher Kelly Mendoza isn’t visiting kindergarten classes or helping students in smaller group settings, she’s often broadening her knowledge as an educator. In November she was invited to make a presentation at the National Council of Teachers of English, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
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By Aidan Warshavsky
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1/23/26
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Harvey Weisenberg has served the city of Long Beach, in some capacity, for almost all of his 92-year-long life. His work has ranged from volunteer to professional — as a lifeguard, police officer, educator, city councilman, city council president, community activist, and New York State assemblyman.
In his most recent act of community support, Weisenberg donated a set of self-opening doors at the Long Beach Recreation Center.
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By Chris Colucci
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1/23/26
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Students in Long Beach Public Schools’ Learning Activities to Raise Creativity (LARC) program participated in the WordMasters Challenge, where 11 students placed in the top 5 percent nationally. Two earned perfect scores.
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By Aidan Warshavsky
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1/23/26
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The Long Beach farmers market is a Kennedy Plaza staple from May to November. This year, instead of hibernating through the cold weather, the market will set up a temporary winter residence inside the Bright Eye Beer Co., on West Park Avenue directly across from the Plaza.
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By Chris Colucci
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1/23/26
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