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What must the Long Beach Civil Service Commission do to finally straighten out its operations after being rated among the worst government-employment organizations in the state for decades? … more

Joseph Kellard | 4/7/10

Pretend police at funeral?

Two weeks after a man was shot dead on a Long Beach street, police have not provided any information about the suspect or any further details about the incident than they … more

Joseph Kellard | 4/7/10

Long Beach High School student make All-Star math team

For the second year in a row, Cole Blum, a senior at Long Beach High School, has qualified for the Nassau County All-Star Mathematics Team. Qualification was based on his performance in the … more

4/1/10

The Long Beach Civil Service Commission still needs to fix key functions in its operations, according to a recently released review by the state CSC

Rice to investigate Civil Service

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced Wednesday that her office will conduct an investigation into possible criminal activity by members of the Long Beach Civil Service Commission … more

Joseph Kellard | 3/31/10

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more...Arcadia/Suburbia: Architecture on Long Island, 1930-2010The exhibit examines the impressive architectural history of Long Island, especially on the North Shore. It underscores the … more

3/31/10

We say audit the MTA

Only a year ago, the New York State Legislature was wrangling behind closed doors over a deal to bail out the fiscally troubled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The agreement, which imposed a commuter payroll tax on counties served by the MTA, including Nassau County, was supposed to put the authority on a sound financial footing. more

3/26/10

Surviving Long Island's Superstorm

The sound started as a slow creaking, which quickly became a wrenching noise, as if sheet metal were being folded back and forth violently. Then, snap! more

Scott Brinton | 3/26/10

A new law in New York now requires all residential homes, including apartments to have a carbon monoxide dectector, which is the first line of defense against the silent killer.

Beating the silent killer

Nassau County Police Officer Michael Frank rescued a woman and her 8-year-old son from their Valley Stream home that was filling with carbon monoxide. Frank responded to the home early that morning, … more

Ariella Monti | 3/24/10

Road rage case goes to grand jury

The case of Evan Potts, the Oceanside motorist who was arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with a road rage fatality in Long Beach last year, has gone to a grand jury. While … more

Joseph Kellard and Annmarie Fertoli | 3/24/10

Ernest Cummings, 46, of Long Beach, was shot and killed outside this home at 19 E. Hudson St. on Monday afternoon.

Gunman on the run

Police were still searching Wednesday for a gunman who they say shot and killed a man in Long Beach on Monday afternoon. According to Nassau County homicide detectives, a man shot Ernest … more

Joseph Kellard | 3/24/10

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