Long Beach News

They are seemingly as ever-present as the horizon. Sitting out on the Atlantic, oil tankers that wait to deliver what is the lifeblood of our industrialized civilization serve as a constant backdrop to Long Beach.

With the busiest day for floral arrangements less than a week away, Long Beach and surrounding communities can count on Doris Gralitzer, owner of Doris the Florist in Island Park , for artistry and tasteful recommendations on Valentine's Day.

Sandra Clarson, who was as Long Beach's comptroller for the past 10 years and warned the prior administration about the cash-flow shortfall that befell the city last year, is considering legal action against the city after she was terminated in January.

Long Beach has a distinctly vibrant art community, and one of its members who emerged there during the 1970s played a significant role in putting it on the aesthetic map.

Arrests Fumiya Uchiyama, 23, of Port Washington was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Lido Boulevard in Lido Beach on Jan.

The grand jury indictment, which comes eight months after Fagen's arrest, charges the city councilman with grand larceny, petit larceny and 38 counts of offering a false instrument for filing.

Jamar Felder, 23, of Long Beach was arrested and charged with robberies in Hempstead and Freeport.

Calls for a criminal investigation into the prior administration's financial reports surrounded the Long Beach City Council 's unanimous vote to pass a resolution officially declaring a fiscal emergency at Tuesday's meeting at City Hall.

An independent audit report released Monday finds an 80 percent increase in overtime spending and purchases made without proper approval - whittling the reserve fund from $7.4 million in 2008 to $107,000 in 2011 - led the City of Long Beach into debt .

After Congress slashed nearly $1 billion from its budget, the Social Security Administration will permanently close its Long Beach office on East Park Ave.

The new Democrat-majority City Council plans to hold meetings at a different neighborhood in Long Beach each month.

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The following information was supplied by the Long Beach Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions .

What a Tuesday's it's going to be! And we're not even mid-way through the week yet! There's a ton of action on the hardwood today as well as a chance for you to express yourself about what will happen over at the Nassau Hub.

Long Beach Chief Richard Corbett was guest referee for the third annual "rough touch" football game between the Point Lookout-Lido and Island Park fire departments at at Hofstra's James M. Shuart Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Maria Pretino, 39, of Long Beach, was arrested on Jan. 26 and charged with three counts of burglary and one attempted burglary.

As the City of Long Beach searches for a new commsissoner to lead the Long Beach Police Department , Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and Police Commissioner Thomas Dale announced Monday that four of the county's eight police precincts will be restructured in an effort to cut back on spending.

Sabre Real Estate Group has been tapped to market a 62,675-square-foot shopping center currently under construction in Island Park.

Roughly 5,000 people participated in the Long Beach Polar Bears splash last year.

Rescue Ink Inc., the non-profit animal rescue organization that runs the Long Beach Animal Shelter, gave a short presentation on the refurbished shelter and answered questions on what they've done so far and where they plan to go.A Founding member Joseph Panzarella told the audience at the Long Beach Public Library on Saturday that after six years, ... (more)