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Long Beach Medical Center, pictured in May with its heating system temporarily outside the building, has yet to set a reopening date.
LBMC’s long road to recovery
More than seven months after Hurricane Sandy damaged the Long Beach Medical Center — flooding the basement, destroying equipment and rendering the hospital inoperable — hospital officials have … more
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The city is launching a program where teams of volunteers would disseminate information during a disaster like Hurricane Sandy.
City launches neighborhood emergency program
Nearly eight months after Hurricane Sandy ravaged Long Beach, and with forecasters predicting an active or extremely active hurricane season this year, the city is implementing a program that will … more
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For Long Beach residents who were unsatisfied with their storm-related insurance settlements and are fighting for more, there are two important deadlines looming.
FEMA extends deadline for Sandy claims
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy draws closer, so do the deadlines for pursuing legal action against insurance companies. For Long Beach residents who were unsatisfied with their … more
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LBMC officials say the hospital cannot pay employees who have not worked since Sandy.
LBMC workers file lawsuit
A group of former Long Beach Medical Center employees who were laid off after Hurricane Sandy filed a class action lawsuit on Monday against the hospital and its chief executive officer in an effort … more
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The hospital and the State Health Department are at odds over acute care services and finances.
Fate of LBMC uncertain
The dispute between the Long Beach Medical Center and the State Department of Health grew more contentious last week, after Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah blasted the hospital’s board of … more
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Barrier Island Alliance representative Eric Landsman, left, chamber Executive Vice President Mark Tannenbaum and Billy Kupferman discussed ideas aimed at helping local businesses this summer.
Giving Long Beach businesses a boost
In an effort to boost tourism and generate revenue for local businesses this summer, the city plans to allow food trucks to operate near the beach for the first time. At the March 18 Chamber of … more
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The district is attempting to hold classes on a limited basis this week. Pictured, the Lido Complex sustained flooding during the storm.
Long Beach schools work to reopen
The Long Beach School District is working to return students to school in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, an effort that would include limited openings, possibly starting on Wednesday. … more
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Hospital CEO Doug Melzer said that the reopening of the nursing home was a ‘milestone.’
Komanoff Center residents return
June Perby sat by a large window overlooking Reynolds Channel that spans the fourth floor dining room of Long Beach Medical Center’s Komanoff Center for Geriatric & Rehabilitative Medicine. A … more
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City Manager Jack Schnirman said that business owners impacted by Sandy should apply for CDBG funding.
Schnirman urges businesses to apply for CDBG money
City Manager Jack Schnirman is urging business owners to apply for much-needed federal funding that the state will soon make available through Community Development Block Grants. The Disaster … more
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Representatives from five banks will be available in Long Beach March 4-9 to provide one-on-one assistance to homeowners seeking the release of Sandy insurance settlement funds.
Show me the money!
Some help for homeowners desperately waiting for insurance money to rebuild their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will be available next week, after New York State's Department of Financial … more
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