Irish eyes, in fact, all eyes, were smiling Saturday as Long Beach celebrated Irish Day, despite some soggy rain and high winds. But this year there were no covid restrictions in place.
Hundreds …
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10/6/22
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How do you know it’s fall in Long Beach? The annual Fall Festival returns to Kennedy Plaza this weekend, after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic.
There will be rides for …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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10/6/22
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Deserving attorneys from across the region gathered at the Heritage Club in Bethpage on Sept. 13 to be honored at the Third Annual Herald Top Lawyers Awards Gala.
Honorees were awarded for their …
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By Mohamed Farghaly
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9/29/22
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Last week was Banned Books Week, a time to spotlight censorship and attempts across the country to take books off library shelves.
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9/29/22
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Since last December, when the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to opt out of a New York state program to allow retail sales of marijuana, the issue has been dormant. Some even said dead. …
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By James Bernstein
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9/29/22
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"The pandemic is over.” With those words last weekend, President Biden declared . . .
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9/22/22
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Todd Kaminsky casts a long shadow in Long Beach and the Five Towns, which make up much of the 9th State Senatorial District. Kaminsky was a state senator for eight years, and chaired the upper …
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By James Bernstein
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9/22/22
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Many might not know it, but bocce ball is a serious sport. It involves sweat, tears and, of course, brightly colored balls.
The Barefoot Bocce League has been active in Long Beach since 2014, …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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9/22/22
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Journalist and bestselling author Susan Orlean once described a snow day as “literally and figuratively” something that “falls from the sky — unbidden — and seems like a thing of wonder.”
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9/15/22
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Twenty-one years may have passed since Sept. 11, 2001, the day America was attacked by hijacked jetliners that slammed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, but Al Fuentes is among …
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By James Bernstein
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9/15/22
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