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Boaters take note: Stop speeding in the wetlands

It’s nearly summer, and the boating season is now upon us. That means speedboats and personal watercraft roaring along our coastline. more

6/17/21

Matt Burke picked up trash floating in the canals with a skimmer net. He came from Queens to help out with Sonny’s Canal Cleanup in Baldwin last Sunday.

Volunteers clean up the canals

Dozens of people turned out Sunday morning for the 3rd annual Sonny’s Canal Cleanup. Volunteers used their boats and personal watercrafts to remove thousands of pounds of debris and litter … more

8/22/19

American Legion Post Commander David Cockerel, right, presented Windell Wilson with an American flag in memory of his father, Donald Payne Wilson, a U.S. Navy master chief corpsman who served for 24 years in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Hundreds in Freeport remember the fallen on Memorial Day

Waving flags and batons, the Freeport High School color guard danced as the marching band played jubilant tunes during this year’s Memorial Day Parade, hosted by William Clinton American Legion Post 342 on Monday. more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/29/19

Operation SPLASH volunteer Jacqueline LeDuc spent an hour and a half cleaning up a part of Field 6 at Jones Beach on Dec. 22. She found over 800 pieces of plastic, including Nerf bullets, zip ties, glow sticks, deodorant inserts, tampons and lighters.

800 pieces of plastic collected in over an hour Jones Beach

She’s only been living in Bellmore since October. Originally from Massapequa, Jacqueline LeDuc, 29, has been volunteering with Operation S.P.L.A.S.H. in Freeport since moving back to Long Island … more

By Nadya Nataly | 1/4/19

Plastic bag bill still important, Mulé says

County Legislator Debra Mulé, a Democrat from Freeport, said she’s not giving up on a proposed bill that would impose a 5 cent fee for each bag given out at supermarkets and shops. “It’s … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 12/13/18

Glen Cove native, Jackie Comitino, left corner, paddled on Hewlett Point Park,East Rockaway.

Festival celebrates newly created Blueway Trail

It was her first time kayaking, but as Jerry Foster owner of Freeport Kayak Rentals helped Jackie Comitino, 37, from Glen Cove adjust her life jacket; she assured her friends she wasn’t nervous. … more

By Nadya Nataly | 6/21/18

Operation S.P.L.A.S.H. president, Rob Weltner explained the organization’s mission and projects during a tour of the headquarters located on the Nautical Mile in Freeport on April 28.

Operation S.P.L.A.S.H. hosts volunteer open house

A few boat rides a week in a number of south shore communities, Operation S.P.L.A.S.H., an acronym for Stop Polluting Littering and Save Harbors, helps combat water pollution. With winter practically … more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/10/18

Devorah Crupar, Operation SPLASH educational consultant, far left, and Sean Murray, director of Elementary Curriculum of Long Beach school districts, right, reviewed the program details of the ten-month Adopt a Storm Drain program during a visit to Operation SPLASH in Freeport.

Operation SPLASH to bring canals to the classroom

Operation SPLASH headquartered in Freeport has recently renovated a 75-student classroom and science lab in preparation for the 2017-2018 school year. At the beginning of the month, SPLASH welcomed … more

By Nadya Nataly | 8/17/17

Volunteers with the Freeport-based Operation SPLASH and friends of Sonny’s Canal House in Baldwin partnered on July 2 to clean up canals in Baldwin and Freeport.

Freeport SPLASH cleans up canals

The docks outside Sonny’s Canal House in Baldwin were filled with flat boats and personal watercraft early Sunday morning as volunteers headed out to clean the Baldwin and Freeport canals near the … more

By Julie Loney | 7/6/17

Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said the next steps in the Sunrise Highway aqueduct project will be discussed at the group’s June 27 meeting at Operation SPLASH headquarters in Freeport.

Officials update plans as Sunrise Highway aqueduct deemed in 'very good condition'

Engineers have determined that the 110-year-old aqueduct running underneath Sunrise Highway is in “very good condition,” and county officials are preparing for the next stages of a proposed project to refurbish and upgrade the pipe to transport treated sewage from Bay Park to Cedar Creek. more

By Mike Smollins and Julie Mansmann | 6/15/17

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