Following the Long Beach School District’s adoption of a budget with a zero percent tax levy, local officials on Thursday urged other school districts to follow suit.
At a news conference at …
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By Darwin Yanes
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4/16/21
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The Long Beach Board of Education on Tuesday adopted a $144 million budget, about half a million lower than the current spending plan - with no tax increase.
Michael DeVito, the district’s …
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By Darwin Yanes
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4/14/21
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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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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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Herald Community Newspapers is seeking 2021 summer interns for our 18 community-based publications that stretch across Nassau County’s South Shore, from Valley Stream to Seaford, and Long Beach …
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3/12/21
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The Long Beach Public Schools and three neighboring districts have collaborated with Mount Sinai South Nassau and Nassau County to open a COVID-19 vaccination pod to eligible education workers. Long …
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3/11/21
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When she was in eighth grade, Natalia Hakimzadeh organized a walk on the Long Beach boardwalk to raise funds for Cohen Children’s Medical Center. She called city officials to obtain the proper …
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By Darwin Yanes
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2/25/21
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Students from Temple Emanu-El B’nai Mitzvah volunteered to donate 100 bags of personal care items to the homeless people in the City of Long Beach.
The bags, which contained items like hand …
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By Darwin Yanes
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2/8/21
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The City of Long Beach has declared a snow emergency and warned drivers toi stay off the roads due to the heavy blowing snow.
Long Beach schools are closed because of the snow storm.
City …
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By James Bernstein
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2/1/21
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Ava Lithgow, 15, was sitting in her history class at Long Beach High School on Jan. 20, intently watching the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
A smile broke across her face as the new …
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By James Bernstein
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1/28/21
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