Feb. 11: Headlines From Around LI

Some of the headlines from around Long Island you may not have seen this week.

Long Beach City Council Declares Fiscal Emergency

Calls for a criminal investigation into the prior administration’s financial reports surrounded the ’s unanimous vote to pass a resolution officially at Tuesday’s meeting at City Hall.

An independent auditor, Scott Oling, a partner at the accounting firm O'Connor Davies Munns & Dobbins that was hired by the prior Republican administration, first briefed the council on the fiscal budget ending on June 30, 2011, in which he highlighted overspending in various departments, primarily the police and fire departments, and underfunding in the water fund and sewer fund, among others. Along with subsequent , Oling said, these practices contributed to depletion in the reserve fund from $7.4 million in 2008 to $107,000 on June 30, 2011.

New Leadership for Sbarro

The Board of Directors of Melville-based Sbarro, Inc. announced that the company has hired new leadership, after successfully emerging from bankruptcy last year.

James Greco, 54, has been named president and chief executive officer. In addition, J. David Karam, 53, formerly president of Wendy’s International, has agreed to serve as Sbarro’s new chairman.

North Hempstead Officials Discuss Police Precinct Plan

North Hempstead Village mayors and government officials met with Nassau County representatives to discuss the County Executive Ed Mangano’s plan to close .

Presented by Nassau County Deputy County Executive Rob Walker and Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter, the plan calls for closing four of the county’s eight precincts. The closed precincts would be converted to community policing centers that would be open 24 hours a day, covered by two police officers. The remaining precincts would receive additional police support to carry the extra load.

Committee Working to Keep School Open

The Save La Salle Regional School group continues to work towards keeping the school open after June, when the

The group has held , has collected nearly and recently sent a letter to parishioners for support.

Strat-O-Matic Still A Hit On Opening Day

Despite its availability online and via the latest mobile devices, 's release of its 2012 edition cards in Glen Head on Friday attracted fans from across the tri-state area, with some arriving as early as 8 a.m. in advance of the 12 p.m. release.