City Councilman Anthony Eramo, who was elected as part of a Democratic sweep last November that strengthened the Democratic majority on the council, announced Tuesday that he would run for State …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/20/14
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For almost a year, while debate raged over the future of the Long Beach Medical Center, the facility has sat with beds ready to be filled, equipment ready to be staffed and an emergency room ready to …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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5/14/14
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The state recently approved the Long Beach Community Reconstruction Program Planning Committee’s spending plan for the $25 million it was given to defend the barrier island against the next severe …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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5/12/14
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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Monday approved the sale of the shuttered Long Beach Medical Center to South Nassau Communities Hospital, a move that is expected to pave the way for the opening of …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/12/14
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South Nassau Communities Hospital submitted the winning bid to acquire the shuttered Long Beach Medical Center’s hospital facility at a sale auction on Tuesday, but was outbid on LBMC’s Komanoff …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/8/14
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The city on Tuesday floated its proposed $84.4 million budget for fiscal 2014-15, which includes a 1 percent tax cut for homeowners, after state lawmakers approved a bill earlier this year allowing …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/7/14
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Volunteers braved the cold and murky waters of the Canals — many donned in wetsuits and rubber gloves — to clear large debris and trash during the Surfrider Foundation’s annual Earth Day …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Kristie Arden
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5/1/14
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A bankruptcy sale hearing that is expected to determine the fate of the Long Beach Medical Center property and its facilities has been adjourned to May 12.
In February, the Long Beach Medical …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/1/14
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Eighteen months after Hurricane Sandy hit, state representatives say they are still fighting to hold on to the federal aid money they thought they had secured more than a year ago.
Sen. Charles …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/30/14
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“I was sitting in my living room with my wife dying in my arms, waiting for an ambulance, when there was a hospital in walking distance,” said Long Beach resident Andy Shapiro, recalling the …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/24/14
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