On Sept. 27, 2011, his 23rd birthday, Long Beach resident Christopher Koehle learned that he had been hired as a city firefighter.
“I was like, ‘I just landed the best career ever,’” …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/15/12
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The City Council honored four Long Beach firefighters on Aug. 7 for their “courage and dedication” after they battled a house fire in Lido Beach last month.
Firefighters Nick Costantakos, …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/10/12
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Long Beach firefighters and police officers rushed to the scene of an accident on Thursday at the corner of Park Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard.
Long Beach Fire Chief Rich Corbett said that two …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/10/12
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The Facebook images of teens toting bottles of Jim Beam, Bacardi and Budweiser at parties were alarming.
During his presentation at Long Beach Medical Center's Coalition to Prevent Underage …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/1/12
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City Councilman Mike Fagen is expected to stand trial in September on charges that he illegally collected $14,000 in unemployment benefits, although a judge is calling on the attorneys handling the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/27/12
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A Long Beach real estate and property management company has withdrawn its application to the Zoning Board of Appeals to build a 30-unit multiple dwelling West End.
Arcadia Management LLC of …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/26/12
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As Dave Yolinsky headed home to Long Beach at around 2 p.m. on Monday, he saw what looked like a large crushed box wedged underneath a tractor-trailer stopped at the intersection of Sunrise Highway …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/25/12
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The Jackson Hotel — for years the only hotel in Long Beach — which fell into disrepair and struggled financially before it recently closed its doors, was purchased for approximately $5.2 million …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/25/12
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Long Beach city officials are calling on the MTA Long Island Rail Road to restore express train service that has been suspended for the next month, as the agency’s East Side Access Project …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/23/12
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The City Council approved a $56,000 contract with an architecture and engineering firm to move forward with repair work at City Hall, after council members questioned the extent of the work and a …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/19/12
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