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• Cops accuse Long Beach teen of robberies

  Long Beach teenager was arrested Monday for robbing three pedestrians in the past several weeks, Nassau police said.Frank Camporeale Jr., 16, was found in Island Park about 2:25 p.m. by officers from the Bureau of Special Operations and arrested without incident, 7:59 PM Read more »

• Long Beach ambulance crashes on way to beach rescue of child

  Long Beach ambulance truck on its way to a beachside rescue of a child was involved in a two-vehicle crash Sunday that slightly injured both drivers, according to Long Beach Fire Department officials.The ambulance was on its way to Neptune Boulevard Beach 1:07 AM Read more »

• Long Beach reopens section of boardwalk

  city officials said.Just north of the boardwalk, where I.Fly Trapeze School was hosting an acrobatics performance near the carnival, host Anthony Turino told spectators that it was a great day for Long Beach.Turino told the crowd: "Long Beach is back."   Read more »

• Battle of the lifeguards at Jones Beach

  a rescue buoy to make the save. Once they connect, two other team members on land pull them in.Perhaps the most intense event is Beach Flags, which has the essence of musical chairs. Lifeguards hustle to spot and grab hidden flags in the sand, picking each   Read more »

• Former Long Beach councilman Michael Fagen freed from jail

  Long Beach City Councilman Michael Fagen was released from jail after serving 17 days of his 30-day sentence in a larceny case.Fagen, who faced up to 4 years in prison, was sentenced on June 12 by Justice Meryl Berkowitz in Nassau County Court in Mineola.   Read more »

Around the web

• Catching Waves In Long Beach - NY Surf Week Begins July 17th

  Beach, NY – July 15th, 2013 – Sponsored by NYSEA, the fourth annual NY Surf Week will be held on National Blvd. Beach in Long Beach July 17-21. NY Surf Week was started as a memorial surf contest for lost New York surf legend George “Geeza” Geiser. It features 2:49 PM from LongIsland.com Read more »

• Nancy Jo Hudson

  Jo Hudson, born May 19, 1937, in Long Beach, California, to the late Claude and Ruby Goodloe, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013. Nancy lived in Wichita Falls for 30 years. She lived independently in the community with her friend, Robert Banner, whom she dearly   from Times Record News Read more »

• Billy Crystal's Long Beach Tourism Commercials Scheduled to Premiere This Friday

  campaign for Long Beach tourism will premiere on Friday. The commercials star comedian Billy Crystal, who grew up in Long Beach and has been supporting his hometown since Hurricane Sandy destroyed its boardwalk and many of its small businesses. “Only 50 minutes   from LongIsland.com Read more »

• Long Beach, NY To Host Arts & Crafts Family Festival with Fireworks

  to and from the event. Buses will run approximately every 15 minutes. For more detailed info on these, please visit the Long Beach website's Shuttle Bus Information page. The Arts & Crafts Festival will feature close to 200 crafts vendors, and food vendors   from About.com: Long Island, NY Read more »

• Shark dies after washing ashore on LI

  died a short time later. Long Beach Lt. Eric Cregeen tells Newsday (http://bit.ly/153Eiw4 ) that a lifeguard found the 10-foot-long creature around 3:20 p.m. Wednesday between New York and Pennsylvania avenues. He says basking sharks are not man eaters and   from NorthJersey.com Read more »