Feb 16: LBHS Hockey Team Crowned Champs, DWI Sentencing, Police Report

Visit Patch each morning to find out the five things you need to know about Long Beach for the day. Whether there’s an important meeting, a new musical festival in town, or you just need to catch up on stories you may have missed, we’ll make sure you stay informed about what’s defining your city right now. Here are the top five things you need to know for Wednesday:

1. The Long Beach Marines defeated the Connetquot-Sayville T-Birds, 4-2, to capture their first Suffolk County High School Hockey League championship Tuesday. Be sure you return later for Patch’s exciting game coverage of this team that was crowned champs their first year in the league.

2. Later today on Patch: We’ll feature a story about a Point Lookout man scheduled to be sentenced Friday after he pled guilty last summer to killing a Long Beach pedestrian while he drove drunk and fled the crime scene in October 2009.

3. Our weekly Moms' Talk forum will post today at 1 p.m. Patch’s Moms’ Council will address when and if kids should start helping with household chores. Join in on the conversation. Last week our moms answered the question: How can you help your child deal with bullies?

4. Curious about police activity in your community? The LBPD and NCPD 4th Precinct police reports will post on Patch this afternoon. 

5. Check out our revamped calendar that is chockfull of events going on around the city.