Had it not been for the predictably nightmarish Long Island traffic, Long Beach artist Ron McHenry would have been standing side by side with Vice President Kamala Harris, along with a portrait he …
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By James Bernstein
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5/7/23
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Casino gambling isn’t coming to Long Beach like it is to Uniondale, but the city’s Chamber of Commerce last Saturday hosted a form of sport, using “play” money in a first for …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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5/7/23
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Long Beach High School baseball has been taking the field for quite some time. As a matter of fact, Sunday celebrated just how long they’ve been around — 100 seasons.
The …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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5/7/23
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The Lions Club is an international organization that is very active on Long Island, with chapters in many villages, towns and cities. In Long Beach, there are nearly 70 members of their own that …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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5/7/23
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A plan Long Beach proposed two weeks ago to invite a new vendor or vendors to use the iconic MLK Center in the city’s largely Black North Park section — a move that could force out the …
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By James Bernstein
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4/23/23
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For the third consecutive Long Beach City Council meeting, residents Tuesday night demanded that the city formally oppose plans by the Norwegian energy company Equinor to build a wind farm off the …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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4/23/23
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Community members, leaders and religious groups came together Tuesday to recognize the ongoing gun violence throughout the North Park Community. Nearly 40 people met outside Christian Light …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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4/23/23
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Long Beach High School student Delaney Gravina has been selected to exhibit her 3D ceramic art piece at the Heckscher Museum in Huntington as part of Long Island’s Best Young Artists …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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4/23/23
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She always had the brightest smile in the room. She was always ready to offer a hand to anyone who needed it . . .
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4/13/23
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The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to hire three law firms and an engineering company to help study a proposal by the Norway-based energy company Equinor to build a wind farm …
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By James Bernstein
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4/6/23
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