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Vol. 36 No. 17
APRIl 24 - 30, 2025
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Equinor shuts down work on wind projects received notice from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), ordering Empire to of The Herald halt all activities on the outer Oh, what a whirlwind it’s continental shelf until BOEM has completed its review. been. For nearly three years, talk Empire is engaging with releof Equinor’s wind projects vant authorities to clarify this matter and is conbringing turbines, sidering its legal cables and battery remedies, including storage centers in appealing the and off the shore of order.” L o n g B e a ch h a s President Trump been met with seemhad issued an execingly constant ralutive order on the lies and protests. first day of his secNow, it seems the ond ter m that loud opposition may paused all new wind not be needed anyenergy projects that more. would use federal Equinor, the mulwaterways. tinational energy “I am pleased company headquartered in Norway, BRUCE BlAKEmAN with the result but am very troubled announced on April Nassau County with the process in 17 that it was sus- Executive which it was pending all offshore stopped,” Island construction for the Park Civic Association member Empire Wind projects. “In accordance with a halt Richard Schurin wrote in a work order issued by the US Facebook post. “It seems to be government, Empire Offshore totally without legal justificaWind LLC (Empire) will safely tion, and I am not comfortable halt the offshore construction in with that at all.” Equinor originally planned waters of the outer continental shelf for the Empire Wind proj- two projects, Empire Wind 1 and ect,” the company’s statement 2, in which it would have conread. “On April 16, Empire Continued on page 10
By BRENDAN CARPENTER & KEPHERD DANIEl
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A poetic performance Lindamichelle Barron, the poet laureate of the Town of Hempstead, was one of many lyrists who read their works at the Long Beach Public Library’s It’s a Shore Thing! poetry festival on April 5. Story, more photos, Page 20.
Historical house tours return Visitors can glimpse life as it used to be on 2-mile walk By ANGElINA ZINGARIEllo azingariello@liherald.com
This weekend, the Long Beach Historical Society will resume its historic house tours, which have been suspended since the pandemic. They are designed to be a self-guided experience, and participants can either walk a two-mile loop or drive among six historic homes, all located near one another in the center of the city, both east and west of Long Beach Road. The tours, on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., begin at the historical society’s museum, at 226 W. Penn St., where guests will check in according to scheduled reservations. Tickets are $40 for members and $50 for non-members. They are
given brochures with a list of the homes on the tour and a detailed map, which double as tickets. Groups are staggered at half-hour intervals starting at noon, with the last group beginning at 2:30. The homes and the museum will close by 4. Each house on the tour will have a homeowner on hand, along with a volunteer docent and a greeter to welcome guests and enforce house rules. Greeters will verify that visitors have their brochures, ensuring that only ticketed participants enter the properties. About 100 spots have been filled, with openings still available, particularly for the later time slots. Children are not permitted on the tours, because of the fragile furnishings and irreplaceContinued on page 10
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hese wind turbines are killing birds and killing whales and create environmental hazards.