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Karen McInnis resigned as City Council president on Tuesday night.

After just a year, Karen McInnis steps down as council president

In an unexpected move at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, council President Karen McInnis announced that she was stepping down, and would be replaced by council member John Bendo. McInnis, … more

By James Bernstein | 1/19/23

Gerrin Hagen, a Long Beach High School hockey and lacrosse player and student, died last Friday after getting hit by an SUV in Hicksville.

Mourning an athlete who died too young

“Any time anybody was feeling down or out, he was the kind of person that put his arm around you and made you a better person,” Jason Pearl, Long Beach High School’s lacrosse coach, … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 1/19/23

Johanna Mathieson-Ellmer is the Herald’s Person of the Year.

Johanna Mathieson-Ellmer is the Long Beach Herald's Person of the Year

One afternoon in the spring of 1958, Thomas Mathieson gathered his family in their Brooklyn home and told them, “We’re going to take a ride.” That family included a young aspiring … more

By James Bernstein | 12/29/22

The tables in question are those that extend from Riptides’ premises toward the walking lane, not far from the boardwalk’s Edwards Boulevard entrance ramp. The city has said they must be removed by Jan. 3.

A tiff over restaurant tables on the boardwalk

The City of Long Beach is hoping to head off another clash with Brian Braddish, owner of the popular Riptides restaurant, only a year after the city and Braddish fought over the placement of LGBTQ … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 12/22/22

Atlantic Beach Bridge users will see the first increase in tolls since 2007, starting Jan. 1.

Atlantic Beach Bridge tolls to jump 50 percent in the new year

When it comes to getting to the Atlantic Ocean — and specifically the seaside community of Atlantic Beach — Valley Stream residents and their neighbors have long appreciated the … more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 12/16/22

Former Ranger and Long Beach resident Pete Stemkowski, right, cut the ribbon for the name change alongside Emile Francis’s son, Bobby.

City ice arena now boasts Ranger’s name

Long Beach is New York Rangers country, and if there was ever any doubt, the hockey team’s presence in the city grew last Saturday with the renaming of the ice arena, now the Emile Francis … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 12/15/22

Ari Brown spoke at Republican headquarters on election night in November, after defeating Democrat Mike Delury for the seat in the 20th Assembly District.

Brown prepares for first full two-year term in Assembly

During his campaign in November to represent the 20th Assembly District, which encompasses Long Beach and the Five Towns, Republican Ari Brown, a builder, frequently used a slogan to show how strong … more

By James Bernstein | 12/8/22

Tolls for the Atlantic Beach Bridge — the only bridge in Nassau County that costs money to cross — will increase from $2 to $3 on Jan. 1, and later next year, vehicles that are not registered in Nassau County will be charged $4.

Tolls on Atlantic Beach Bridge set to rise 50 percent

Tolls are set to increase on the Atlantic Beach Bridge beginning Jan. 1, after a “rigorous review,” the Nassau County Bridge Authority said earlier this week. On Tuesday night, one … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 12/8/22

The Library board of trustees meeting became animated during a discussion of political candidates’ use of meeting rooms.

Proposal to prohibit political meetings at library rejected

Meetings of the Long Beach Public Library board of trustees are usually devoid of drama, but Monday night’s session became heated over a controversial proposal to prohibit political candidates … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 12/1/22

Gary Blumenfeld, a member of the Long Beach High School class of 1972, who took part in the Thanksgiving-morning touch football game.

‘Why don’t we play football on Thanksgiving?’

On Thanksgiving morning, some of the members of Long Beach High School’s class of 1972, who are now in their late 60s, did what they’ve been doing on the holiday for the last … more

By James Bernstein | 12/1/22

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