When Long Beach resident Mike Maglione, 32, and his brother Rich, 29, had an opportunity to grab tickets to the Giants’ NFC Wild Card playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons last month, the …
more
Anthony Rifilato
|
2/1/12
|
An audit report released last week by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli suggests that the New York Racing Association — the state’s governing body of thoroughbred horse racing, which includes Belmont Park and the Aqueduct Racetrack — has been gambling on its financial future.
more
By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
|
1/30/12
|
“It’s a fantastic Long Beach tradition, and one of the things that defines the community is traditions and having really wonderful things that make us unique,” said City Manager Jack …
more
By Chris Engelhardt
|
1/30/12
|
Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled his 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan, which he says will close the $2 billion budget gap and increase state aid to schools and municipalities.
…
more
Alex Costello
|
1/25/12
|
The New York State Liquor Authority may pull the plug on an Island Park business’s liquor license, after the establishment was recently slapped with a violation for serving alcohol to a …
more
By Anthony Rifilato
arifilato@liherald.com
|
1/18/12
|
Take the family on a trip of merriment and wonder down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass when New York Theatre Ballet presents Keith Michael’s The Alice-in-Wonderland Follies at Tilles …
more
1/11/12
|
In the wake of last month’s announcement by Quiksilver that the Quiksilver Pro New York would not return to Long Beach this year, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called on the company last week to …
more
By Chris Engelhardt
|
1/11/12
|
Following the announcement by Quiksilver and the Association of Surfing Professionals in December that the Quiksilver Pro New York would not return to Long Beach in 2012, U.S. Senator Kirsten …
more
By Chris Engelhardt
|
1/4/12
|
“It’s a new year and a new day,” Fran Adelson said during her induction speech, shortly before she was unanimously voted City Council president on Sunday. “I am very grateful … I …
more
By Anthony Rifilato
|
1/2/12
|
It's probably safe to say that 2011 was a tumultuous yet inspiring year in Long Beach.
The year was marked by harsh weather — Tropical Storm Irene ransacked the city in late August — …
more
Anthony Rifilato
|
12/28/11
|