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The Kappel family donated 19 ships in bottles to the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum.

This museum welcomed a Long Beach man’s bottled ships

While many young people might not know about the historical pastime of creating and collecting ships in bottles, a recent donation to the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum will help ensure that the … more

By Will Sheeline | 8/27/23

Each school bus will have a camera near the stop arm, which will activate when the bus slows down.

Coming soon: tickets, fines for passing stopped buses in Long Beach

While heading home from school, students and school bus drivers rely on the buses’ stop signs to make each stop safe. Occasionally, a driver on the road, heading toward a stopped bus or coming … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 7/16/23

The City of Long Beach was awarded a $4.5 million grant from New York State for downtown revitalization.

Upgrades coming to Long Beach thanks to a $4.5 million state grant

The City of Long Beach has been awarded $4.5 million from New York State toward improvements that will help transform its downtown area. The grant program funds projects and improvements that … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 7/23/23

A member who attended objected to the wind farm plan, saying cables that would run beneath Long Beach might pose health threats.

Trying to explain the whys of Long Island wind farms

A group of experts attempted to explain to a large crowd at Long Beach’s City Hall last Wednesday the need for a plan by New York State to construct a wind farm off Long Island’s South … more

By Sean Kennedy | 6/4/23

The city sent a letter to various federal agencies this week asking them to address the findings of a report that found a lack of remediation in Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy.

City calls on feds to address concerns at Channel Park

In the wake of a study released by ERASE Racism last week that raised concerns about health and safety issues at the Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy, the city sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FEMA and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery this week calling on those agencies to address the report’s findings. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/6/16

Soup kitchen volunteer Tom O’Brien preparing some meals to go.

The virus didn’t stop these Long Beach volunteers

The coronavirus pandemic may be over for many people, but the Long Beach Soup Kitchen — a battle station during the long health crises — is busier than ever. The soup kitchen, across … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 6/4/23

Gillen broke down the numbers of the new contract in front of the press.

Town to investigate contract extension

Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen is calling a recent contract extension between two town officials — Parks Commissioner Daniel Lino and Comptroller Kevin Conroy — and the Dover Gourmet … more

By Nadya Nataly and Darwin Yanes | 7/18/19

Gov. Hochul Friday vetoed the bill that was aimed at speeding up the planned offshore wind development off Long Beach's coast and keep the city moving toward it.

Hochul vetoes bill related to Equinor cable in Long Beach

After months and months of discussion, back-and-forth and opposition, a clear decision has been made regarding Equinor. Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed the bill Friday was aimed at speeding up the planned offshore wind development off Long Beach's coast and keep the city moving toward it. The bill also included that Equinor would have been able to run power cables to transfer the energy underneath Long Beach's streets to an Island Park substation. Community members in all of the surrounding areas were loudly opposed to the cables. more

By Brendan Carpenter | 10/20/23

Equinor, BP terminate Empire Wind 2 agreement

Equinor and BP announced Wednesday an agreement with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to terminate the Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate Agreement for the Empire … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 1/4/24

Hundreds came out to support Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital during its annual fundraising golf outing last year at The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor. This year’s event not only returns to Seawane, but will be played at the Rockaway Hunting Club in Lawrence, and the Rockville Links Club in Rockville Centre as well.

Long Island’s largest hospital fundraiser tees off May 15

There’s nothing bigger on Long Island — at least as far as annual hospital golf fundraiser goes, and it kicks off Monday, May 15 at three Nassau County courses. Sponsored by Mount … more

By James Bernstein | 4/24/23

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