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Partly Cloudy Long Beach Superblock property to be sold
Engel Burman in contract to buy vacant oceanfront site
The developer iStar Financial has abandoned plans to build two luxury apartment towers on the Superblock after its applications for tax breaks were rejected twice by the Nassau County Industrial …
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Clavin calls on Nassau County comptroller to resign
Ford, Clavin say Jack Schnirman was overpaid when he resigned as Long Beach city manager
Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford and Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin called on County Comptroller Jack Schnirman to resign on Tuesday, saying that he was overpaid for sick and …
Franchise Oversight Board approves Belmont project
The state Franchise Oversight Board today approved its lease agreement with Empire State Development for the construction of a hockey arena at Belmont Park. The plans include a 19,000-seat arena for the New York …
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State announces $10M grant for Baldwin downtown
‘We’re here today to turn the tide’
Baldwin will receive a $10 million grant to revitalize its downtown area, that officials said has seen empty storefronts and vacant businesses for almost two decades. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced …
Bulkhead plan out to bid
Work along Reynolds Channel is expected to begin in November
The city opened the bidding process last week as it moves forward with a long-awaited $12.5 million bulkhead project along Reynolds Channel to help protect against major storms and flooding. In a …
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Car struck by Long Island Rail Road train in East Rockaway
A non-passenger train struck an unauthorized vehicle on the train tracks just west of the Centre Avenue Long Island Rail Road station in East Rockaway on Monday at about 3:45 p.m., injuring one person and causing several delays to the Long Beach branch.
East Meadow resident, World War II veteran turns 99
Walk into a local Walmart, name a product and Stanley Shubin can tell you exactly how many steps in which direction you’ll take to find it. The East Meadow resident, who will turn 99 on Aug. …
East Meadow soccer star plays in inaugural Allstate All-American Cup
Stephanie Sparkowski was one of 40 high school girls from across the country to compete in the inaugural Allstate All-American Cup on July 21 in Orlando, Fla.The rising senior and goalkeeper on the …
Midshipmen sail into Freeport
Standing on his toes on the Woodcleft Canal esplanade, 6-year-old Owen Minihan pointed to the five 65-foot-tall, 44-foot-long sailboats — the Daring, the Warrior, the Brave, the Invincible and the Fearless — headed in his direction on Aug. 8.
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Canoe racers vie for first place medals
The Great Canoe Races are one of the oldest Freeport traditions that welcome residents and visitors from the tri-state area to compete for first place medals.
A push for wind power in Island Park
Local officials are calling for the E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park to be repurposed for clean wind energy.
Valley Streamers react to state ban on arming teachers
By Nicole Alcindor nalcindor@liherald.com Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation banning the arming of teachers in New York classrooms on July 21. The law was co-sponsored by State Sen. Todd …
Local scout Venture Crew 577 takes a trip to Iceland
The Boy Scouts of America Venture Crew 577, of North Bellmore, traveled to Iceland July 2-8, where members explored the Gjabakkahellir Cave in Thingvellir National Park, hiked up Sòlheimajökull …
Editorial
Tone down the rhetoric — and pass tougher gun laws
In the wake of the country’s three most recent mass shootings, one of which has been classified as a hate crime, a conversation about white supremacy has entered the national narrative.
Op-Ed
It’s time to embrace ‘micromobility’ on Long Island
For all the promise Long Island has, we’re still held back by decaying infrastructure and congested roadways. If we want to usher in a brighter future, we have to embrace new mobility options . . .
Op-Ed
1969: watershed in a decade of change
By now, nearly every publication has written about the iconic moments in the summer of 1969 when humankind seemed to take a collective breath and move forward . . .
Randi Kreiss
Aunt Ada’s notes from Paris, August 1945
I never knew why my husband’s Aunt Ada went into the Army during World War II, but my hunch is that the family thought it might tame her wild ways.