The day after Thanksgiving 2010, Justin Gaertner, a 21-year-old lance corporal in the Marines, was patrolling for mines in the Marja district in Afghanistan when an improvised bomb, stuffed in a …
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By James Bernstein
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7/15/21
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Worries that thousands of young people would mob the beach last Sunday night were for naught: No one showed up.
But there were consequences in the wake of the large crowd that turned out on the …
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By James Bernstein
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7/8/21
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Saying they were horrified by the collapse of a condominium building in Surfside, Fla., two weeks ago, and anxious to make sure it did not happen in Long Beach or other coastal areas of New York, …
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By James Bernstein
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7/8/21
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Alicia Gerez, the daughter of immigrants from the Dominican Republic who grew up in the crime-ridden Brooklyn neighborhood of East Flatbush, last month achieved a life-long dream when the State …
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By Darwin Yanes
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7/8/21
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Long Beach Police Commissioner Ron Walsh laid down the law Friday: Any party planned for the boardwalk this Saturday night — similar to the "Sunset Party" Sunday, June 27, when massive crowds …
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By James Bernstein
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7/2/21
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Adult volleyball league play, one of the biggest summer attractions in Long Beach, has been suspended indefinitely after spectators and those waiting to play continued to block an emergency lane …
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By James Bernstein
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6/30/21
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Todd Kaminsky, who was re-elected last November to a third two-year term in the State Senate, announced his candidacy for Nassau County district attorney Tuesday.
Appearing in a dark blue suit …
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By James Bernstein
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6/28/21
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Nassau County Democrats have nominated State Sen. Todd Kaminsky to run for district attorney in the November election.
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By Darwin Yanes
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6/25/21
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Local officials gathered in front of Long Beach City Hall Wednesday to denounce the sale of cannabis-infused products, which they say are being marketed to children.
The news conference comes a …
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By Darwin Yanes
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6/24/21
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A $3 billion proposal to build what would be New York state’s largest offshore wind farm is taking shape, with plans to run an underground cable through Long Beach to a substation near the E.F. …
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By James Bernstein
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6/24/21
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