The legalization of marijuana in New York state was met last week with mixed reactions from community members and elected officials.
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By Mike Smollins and Peter Belfiore
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4/9/21
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Following New York State’s legalization of recreational marijuana earlier this week, Long Beach, like other municipalities in the state, will now have the option to either opt-in or out of the sale …
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By Darwin Yanes
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4/8/21
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Long Beach remains one of three Nassau County municipalities that remained in financial stress in 2020, according to a recent report by the New York State Comptroller’s office.
Comptroller …
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By Darwin Yanes
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4/8/21
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Hazel Webb, a 65-year-old City of Long Beach maintenance worker, describes herself as a calm person. When it comes to water — flooding in particular — she becomes quite animated, …
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By James Bernstein
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4/8/21
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A developer who is seeking to build a 210-unit apartment complex at the site of the vacant Mangrove Feather factory has invited the community to take part in two meet-and-greets to learn more about the project and offer input.
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By Mike Smollins
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4/2/21
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On Monday afternoon, Sharif Fordham was dribbling a basketball, as he has been doing in many other places for most of his 42 years, starting as a teenager, playing alone in the late-evening hours …
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By James Bernstein
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4/1/21
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Seven-year-old Mason was so excited to see the Easter bunny and go back to Camp Anchor that he couldn't sleep Sunday night. The excitement trickled into Monday morning at the Town of Hempstead’s …
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By Darwin Yanes
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3/30/21
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Donna Gayden, who had been a municipal finance expert in the Midwest, became Long Beach’s city manager a little over a year ago. She is already preparing to move on.
But not quite yet. …
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By James Bernstein
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3/25/21
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On Sept. 11, 2001, Catherine Lewis sat in her fourth-grade class at Our Lady Queen of Peace School on Staten Island, watching TV images of smoke billowing from the World Trade Center.
As a …
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By James Bernstein
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3/25/21
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Chilly rain drove a Hempstead Village press conference indoors, but could not dampen its ebullient mood on March 18.
Speaking in the Village Hall courtroom, Mayor-Elect Waylyn Hobbs, Jr., …
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By Reine Bethany
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3/24/21
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