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Overcast Building a reef with seafood shells
Hempstead Town officials and environmentalists launched a living barrier reef composed of tens of thousands of discarded clam and oyster shells from nearby seafood restaurants near Long Meadow Island …
L.B. man pleads guilty to harassment on LIRR
By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com A Long Beach man pleaded guilty on July 12 to aggravated harassment and disorderly conduct after shouting racial slurs at a Lynbrook woman on the Long …
Long Beach lifeguards on alert after Fire Island swimmers are bitten
Long Beach lifeguards are keeping a watchful eye on the water after two swimmers on Fire Island suffered bites that are thought to be from sharks. According to ABC, a 12-year-old girl was wading …
Kaminsky calls for investigation into Long Beach payouts
State senator: ‘People want to know what happened’
State Sen. Todd Kaminksy called on the City Council on Tuesday to launch an independent investigation into recent separation payouts to a number of employees who may have been overpaid, including …
Long Beach city manager search at a ‘standstill’
Council members have yet to make final choice; scrap vote for new acting city manager
The search for a new city manager has yet to yield a result, seven months after former City Manager Jack Schnirman left to begin his term as Nassau County comptroller, City Council President Anthony …
Surf Week returns with surf and skate contests
NYSEA’s New York Surf Week returned to Long Beach July 11-15 featuring an array of surf contests, skateboarding, charity events, parties and movie showings. The 9th annual event included open …
Jury finds Dean Skelos, son guilty in corruption retrial
A jury found former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, guilty on all counts Tuesday in their corruption retrial in Manhattan’s U.S. District Court. The four-week proceeding …
Long Beach City Council approves $1.8M bond
The lack of air conditioning on City Hall’s sixth floor seemed to fan the flames of criticism among attendees at a heated July 3 City Council meeting before the council voted 5-0 to approve a $1.8 …
Concerns over beach project in Lido
By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins to replenish sand as part of a federally funded $230 million beach resiliency project to protect the …
Army Corps to replenish sand in Long Beach
The Army Corps of Engineers is set to continue work on the $50 million second phase of its federally funded coastal protection project on the beach — the replenishment of sand and dune construction …
The Week Ahead
— Summer Art Show & Meet the Artists The art-loving public is invited to a reception to meet the artists on Thursday, July 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Magnolia Community Center, 650 Magnolia …