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Closure Scheduled For Loop Parkway In Hempstead Closure Scheduled For Loop Parkway In Hempstead
Closure Scheduled For Loop Parkway In Hempstead Transportation officials have announced a full closure of a Long Island parkway — here’s when. On Tuesday, March 5, both directions of the Loop Parkway in Hempstead will be closed, the New York Department of Transportation announced. The closures, which are scheduled to start at 11 p.m. and last until 4 a.m., will facilitate the ongoing repairs of the drawbridge over Long Creek. During these times, drivers are encouraged to use the signed detour via the Long Beach Bridge (which connects the City of Long Beach and the Village of Island Park via Long Beach Boulevard). Additional instruc…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Drawbridge Replacement Will Close Loop Parkway Drawbridge Replacement Will Close Loop Parkway
Drawbridge Replacement Will Close Loop Parkway Transportation officials have announced a new set of closures for a parkway on Long Island. Starting Friday, Oct. 20, the Loop Parkway in Hempstead will be closed overnight, the New York State Department of Transportation announced. The closure, which will last from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 weather permitting, will facilitate an ongoing project to replace the steel deck on the drawbridge over Long Creek. Anyone who needs to drive during that time is advised to follow the signed detours between the Long Beach barrier island and Long Island’s mainland via the Long Beach Bridge …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Long Beach Police Issue Alert For Multiple ATM Skimming Devices Long Beach Police Issue Alert For Multiple ATM Skimming Devices
Long Beach Police Issue Alert For Multiple ATM Skimming Devices Authorities are alerting Long Islanders after locating a number of ATM skimming devices in the area. The City of Long Beach New York Police Department in Nassau County reported on Tuesday, April 5, that police were alerted to multiple devices over the past few months. The phony card reading devices look like real card readers and allow people to capture financial information from an individual's card. Police said the easiest way to detect a skimming device is to pull on the area where you swipe the card. If the area is loose, people should be suspicious and report the suspected skimming d…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
Long Beach Payouts Result Of 'Incompetence, Ignorance,' Nassau DA Says Long Beach Payouts Result Of 'Incompetence, Ignorance,' Nassau DA Says
Long Beach Payouts Result Of 'Incompetence, Ignorance,' Nassau DA Says Payments made to some City of Long Beach employees over the course of years came courtesy of “shocking ignorance” and “incompetence” of some officials, though criminal charges are not merited, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced. Singas said that her office’s investigation into payouts for accrued vacation and sick leave time made to certain former employees in Long Beach were “excessive and inconsistent with applicable law, but didn't meet New York's standards for prosecution. The DA’s public corruption unit launched an investigation two years ago when Long Beach fail…

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by Zak Failla