By Bridget Downes
bdownes@liherald.com
Board of Education Trustee Darlene Tangney announced last week that she is not seeking re-election to a fourth term this year, paving the way for four …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/19/18
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The Long Beach Board of Education voted 4 to 1 on April 12, with Dr. Dennis Ryan as the dissenting vote, to adopt a $140 million budget that is about $4.6 million larger than the current spending …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/19/18
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Three weeks after the Board of Education and school administrators debated how to close an $800,000 gap in the 2018-19 budget, the district presented a plan Monday that was met with unofficial approval.
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By Ben Strack
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4/19/18
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Many of Frank Hall’s experiences over the past 11 years are a blur. He spent many nights binge drinking, a habit that began when he was a student at Lynbrook High School and grew worse in his late 20s. It led to myriad blackouts, severe depression, hundreds upon hundreds of dollars spent on booze, and alcohol-fueled arguments with his family and friends.
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By Mike Smollins
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4/19/18
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Local writer and director John J. Budion’s coming-of-age film “Rockaway” is set to make its Florida premiere at the Sunscreen Film Festival on April 28.
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By Mike Smollins
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4/19/18
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The city said it would suspend weekend bus service after a $2.1 million bond measure to make up for separation payouts to city employees failed to pass at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, which …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/18/18
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Shots were fired early morning Wednesday at Family Gourmet Deli at 292 North Main St. in Freeport. At around 2:30 a.m., a black male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and a dark hard plastic mask …
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4/18/18
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A 4,500-square-foot lot at the corner of Atlantic and Terrell avenues, which had drawn the ire of residents due to overgrown vegetation and accumulation of debris, was sold in December for $2.6 …
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By Peter Belfiore
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4/18/18
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A proposal to borrow $2.1 million to make up for separation payouts distributed to city employees failed to pass at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, and officials said the rejection meant that …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/18/18
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Surf for All, a Long Beach-based non-profit that organizes surf outings for children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities — as well as war veterans and disadvantaged youth — …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/17/18
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