Moody’s Investors Service is calling a federally funded coastal protection project for the barrier island a “credit positive” for Long Beach that will help the city continue its trend of …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/26/14
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Long Beach firefighters responded to a blaze at Temple Beth El on Wednesday evening, which forced the evacuation of members, workers and tenants in the building.
Firefighters responded at 5:14 …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/26/14
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Lynbrook-East Rockaway's hockey team repeated as Liberty Division champions by beating Levittown-Hicksville in a thrilling best-of-three final series.
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By Brian Croce
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2/25/14
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The man behind a rash of home burglaries that had West End residents on edge four years ago, and who had left behind DNA evidence at the scene of the break-ins, was sentenced to 16 years to life in …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/25/14
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved a $12 million borrowing measure last Friday to help the city cover costs associated with Hurricane Sandy and a multi-million-dollar deficit that led officials to declare a …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/24/14
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Nassau County police arrested a Long Beach man last Sunday night after he allegedly tried to rob an Island Park gas station.
According to police, 27-year-old Kyle Mclaughlin appeared intoxicated …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/24/14
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Fresh from their first-place finish at the College Nationals, four members of the College of New Jersey cheerleading squad traveled to Long Beach High School to conduct a stunt clinic for the high …
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By Rosemary Leonetti
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2/24/14
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I support development of the Superblock, but I am strongly opposed to the variance request by iStar Financial to develop two towers with 15 floors of residences over a two-level retail space — …
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By John Ashmead
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2/24/14
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Sixteen couples renewed their wedding vows in a large, joyous celebration on Jan. 25 at Temple Beth Am of Merrick and Bellmore.
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2/21/14
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Different paths led the three founders of The Rock Underground to one another in 2010. Paul Casanova, now a guitarist in the Brooklyn-based band Of Earth, had experience in the music industry as a performer, booking agent and instructor. Another lifelong musician, Billy Handy Jr., was a former financial manager looking to trade his Wall Street office for a more creative environment. And Steve Eplan, a mortgage broker and manager of Bellmore’s Perri Funding Group, learned from his teenaged children that local young people didn’t have anywhere to learn about and share their love of music.
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/21/14
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