As of Wednesday morning, Republicans in Nassau County-wide races were inching toward a GOP sweep. As the Herald went to press, Bruce Blakeman, the Republican Town of Hempstead councilman, had surged past incumbent Democrat Laura Curran in the race for county executive, with nearly all precincts reporting. At press time, an official winner had not been declared in the race, but Blakeman had 52 percent of the vote to Curran’s 47 percent. Close to 20,000 absentee ballots remained to be counted, however. On Wednesday morning, Curran had not conceded the race, saying, "This is not over, and we must trust the process." more

The Freeport Police Department organized a community engagement event on April 14 called “Coffee with a Cop” at the Freeport Memorial Library. This event was an opportunity for community members … more

Rotary District 7255, a chapter of the international service organization Rotary, is organizing a District-wide Day of Service on May 20, engaging 54 of its clubs spanning from Montauk to the five … more

Promising to save taxpayers $233 million over the next 20 years, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano announced a partnership with United Water on Monday to manage and operate the county’s three … more

The Freeport Police Department is inviting the community to their annual open house on September 30th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 40 N Ocean Ave 11520. This is a great opportunity to meet the Freeport … more

The Freeport High School performing arts center was filled with eager audience members, ready to witness the macabre performance of “The Addams Family Musical”. The musical, directed by … more

The Town of Hempstead is gearing up once again to a job fair — this one scheduled for Thursday, March 21 at the Freeport Recreation Center. Appointments are already filling up for the event, set … more

In an effort to revitalize the former Moxey Rigby property and generate tax revenue, the Village of Freeport has joined forces with developer BOSFA Properties on a housing plan with a comprehensive … more

The Freeport Recreation Center recently promoted Elizabeth “Liz” Comerford to the position of director, effective Jan. 5. As director and the administrative head of the center, Comerford’s … more

A small but mighty group of volunteers, wearing gloves and armed with garbage bags, gathered to clean up the Brookside Preserve in Freeport last Saturday — Earth Day — to make it a little … more