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Long Beach News

Local news for Long Beach, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

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Concern over gas prices sees more LIers turn to bikes

When Scott Azar got his license nearly four years ago, the only thing on his teenage mind was carefree driving.

37 comments

Related Topix: Oceanside, NY, Nassau County, NY, Nassau Metro

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Newsday.com

Long Beach woman identifies husband killed by fallen tree on I.U. Willets Road

Jose Machicado was not one to arrive home late without calling first. A custodian at Long Island University 's C.W. Post Campus , Machicado was supposed to get off work at 3 p.m. Saturday, but by 6:30 p.m. his ...

35 comments

Related Topix: Roslyn Heights, NY, Old Westbury, NY, Westbury, NY, Nassau County, NY

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Newsday.com

Husband, wife killed in car crash

A husband and wife died when their car was hit in Oceanside Saturday, Nassau police said.

35 comments

Related Topix: Oceanside, NY, Baldwin Harbor, NY

Newsday.com

Mourners' message: 'Leo, I love you'

One by one, relatives of a Long Beach teenager streamed to the microphone Thursday in the packed sanctuary of Christian Light Baptist Church.

43 comments

Thu Jul 03, 2008

92.5 KGB-FM

Voters Not Tired of Presidential Campaign

With his wetsuit around his waist, Peter Flintoft walks wearily along the Long Beach boardwalk.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, John McCain, George Bush

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Asbury Park Press Online

$1.1M in bonds for projects introduced

LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP - The Board of Commissioners is looking to bond for approximately $1.1 million to pay for various improvements and purchases for the township.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

WCBS-TV New York

Family and friends remember 14-year-old Leo Vann who drowned off Long Beach.

LONG BEACH, N.Y. On Long Island, a community is in mourning after a young boy drowned in Reynolds Channel off Long Beach in Nassau County.

31 comments

Related Topix: Nassau County, NY

Sun Jun 29, 2008

New York Post

Li Teen Drowns

A teenager who had just graduated from middle school has drowned while swimming on Long Island, though his friends tried to save him.

1 comment

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Newsday.com

Boy drowns off Long Beach

Leo Vann, in a photo taken at his Long Beach Middle School graduation on June 20.

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Related Topix: Nassau Metro

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Newsday.com

Nassau Legislature votes to install red-light cameras

The Nassau County Legislature passed a home-rule message yesterday asking Albany for permission to install red-light cameras at 50 intersections, but state approval was iffy at best.

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Related Topix: Nassau County, NY, Nassau, NY, Nassau Metro, Albany Metro

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Insurance Department

Department & Nassau DA Announce Insurance Fraud Arrests

Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio and Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon today announced that charges have been brought against 13 individuals and one corporation for offenses including ...

1 comment

Related Topix: Lynbrook, NY, Nassau Metro, Oceanside, NY, Nassau County, NY, Old Bethpage, NY

Sat Jun 21, 2008

WFMU's Beware of the Blog

Archie Club News #20

Throughout the nineteen sixties, seventies and eighties, most issues of Archie Comics featured a two-page spread titled Archie Club News.

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

WNBC-TV New York

Transit Alert: Limited Long Beach Branch Service Restored

Limited service is being restored on the Long Beach Branch in both directions. Service was previously suspended due to a derailment in the Long Beach Yard, the MTA reported.

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Related Topix: Babylon, NY, Rockville Centre, NY

Tue Jun 17, 2008

AMNY

Long Beach plans to take lot by eminent domain

Hildegard and George Miller were well known and liked in their neighborhood over the nearly four decades they operated the West End Service Station at 1055 W. Beech St.

53 comments

Related Topix: East Atlantic Beach, NY, Atlantic Beach, NY, George Miller, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sat Jun 14, 2008

Newsday.com

Long Beach High alumni celebrate 70th reunion

When Larry Prager attended a high school reunion nine years ago, he thought it was his last.

1 comment

Thu Jun 12, 2008

New York Daily News

Colangelo: City provisional worker rules

In a perfect Civil Service world, prospective municipal employees would take tests, get assigned numbers on Civil Service lists, and get hired according to their place on that list.

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Related Topix: Nassau County, NY

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Curbed LA

LA No Longer a Top 10 Economic Powerhouse

Monday, June 9, 2008, by Neal Broverman Our fair city has been booted from a list of the world's top 10 centers of commerce, reports the AP .

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Related Topix: Best of 2007

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Meadowlands Race Track

Southwind Tempo Wins Friday Feature; Arts N Crafts, Cheyenne Trish Step Out in NJSS

While the top colts in both sports get ready to do battle Saturday, the pacing mares took center stage Friday night at the Meadowlands Southwind Tempo [$5.60, $3.60, $3.20], driven by John Campbell, notched her ...

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Fri Jun 06, 2008

Newsday.com

Suozzi looks to make downtown cool

Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi knows cool when he sees it. And he wants to see more of it in the county's aging downtown business districts.

32 comments

Related Topix: Nassau County, NY, Nassau Metro, Rockville Centre, NY, Great Neck, NY, Garden City, NY

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Newsday.com

Man jumps off Robert Moses bridge, rescued

A despondent 26-year-old man who jumped into the Great South Bay off the Robert Moses Bridge early Wednesday was saved by an impromptu rescue squad that included a passerby -- a medical student -- and a Suffolk ...

1 comment

Related Topix: Suffolk County, NY, Islip, NY, Nassau Metro, Fire Island, NY

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