On July 26, the Herald was granted permission by Freeport village officials to tour the inside of the abandoned six-story Art Deco building at 70 W. Sunrise Highway in Freeport.
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By Nadya Nataly
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8/1/19
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Freeporters rallied on July 9 in front of Village Hall ahead of a planning board hearing to voice their concerns about the future of the Art Deco Plaza West building in the center of Freeport, on Sunrise Highway, which a developer is proposing to convert into a car dealership.
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By Nadya Nataly
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7/18/19
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The Freeport Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-1 on May 30 to grant land use and parking variances for Plaza West, a vacant, six-story art deco building on Sunrise Highway in central Freeport, to Atlantic Auto Group.
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By Nadya Nataly
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6/7/19
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Puma’s Auto Body recently opened its new office in Island Park.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/23/19
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There will be one fewer pit stop for car enthusiasts heading to Cruise Night in Oyster Bay next summer. Obar Auto Parts, on South Street, closed for good last week. Pediatrician Dr. Greg Gulbransen, …
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By Laura Lane
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11/9/18
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Friendly’s Auto & Body, which was founded in 1975 by the late Dave Morrison, is still in operation in its original location in Long Beach.
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By Teri Ann Loeser
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6/22/17
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“Back in the day there was Studnick Auto Parts,” wrote Car Geek on the online car forum jalopyjournal.com. “They had wood floors and the owners lived upstairs above the shop. If you needed something after they closed, you would ring their bell and they would come down and sell you the part.” This is how many of us remember this popular store. But, before there was Studnick’s — there was Roeckel’s General Store.
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4/26/17
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According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are more than 119,000 men, women and children on the national waiting list for organ donations. Even more sobering . . .
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2/9/17
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Let me get this straight. If a kid has an allergic reaction, his or her parents have to pay an exorbitant price for an EpiPen, something that will save the life of their child, yet a junkie who overdoses receives Narcan for free?
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9/8/16
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Two men armed with a handgun robbed Jerusalem Auto Inc., a used car dealer at 1345 Jerusalem Ave. in North Merrick, on June 14 at 6:15 p.m., according to Nassau County police.
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By Scott Brinton
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6/20/16
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