In June 2001, an 11-year old boy left his home in Santa Tecla, a picturesque city of more than 133,000 in El Salvador, to start a new life in the United States with his family in Freeport. So began a …
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By Laura Schofer
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12/22/16
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Updated 12:15 p.m., March 11: A Brooklyn man was arrested and charged with grand larceny, weapon possession and a battery of other charges after he stole a Village of Freeport police SUV on Thursday around 10:10 p.m., Nassau County police say.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/11/16
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The Village of Freeport has a new crime-fighting tool that uses digital surveillance technology to monitor village streets for law-breaking motorists and wanted criminals. It’s called Operation …
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By Laura Schofer
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11/19/15
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Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy is urging the state and federal government to undertake a study to determine if building ocean gates at the Jones Beach Inlet and the East Rockaway Inlet is feasible. At …
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By Laura Schofer
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11/2/15
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In an era when too many politicians seem to be focused primarily on staying in office, U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has announced that she will be stepping down, and State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. has already done so.
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1/16/14
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“We are moving along pretty well,” said Freeport’s Mayor Robert Kennedy referring to the business of being mayor of the second largest village in New York state.
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by Laura Schofer
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12/19/13
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Properties in Freeport that once lay vacant are being developed and returned to the village tax rolls, said Freeport’s Deputy Mayor Carmen Pineyro.
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by Laura Schofer
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11/21/13
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On October 29, 2012 superstorm Sandy made landfall in Freeport. It was the largest storm on record, measuring about 1,100 miles in diameter and the second costliest storm on record in U.S. history.
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11/6/13
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