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Freeport Police Department along with Nassau County police officers and officers from the Bureau of Special Operations, Marine Bureau, Emergency Service units and the Hostage Negotiation Team, responded to a suicide threat at Milburn Creek Boat Basin between Freeport and Baldwin on Aug. 19.
Police: Freeport man with AR-style rifle threatened to commit suicide
At around 3 p.m. on Aug. 19, Milburn Creek Boat Basin, a county park between Freeport and Baldwin at North Ocean Avenue, was evacuated after police received alerts that Thomas … more
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Jordan Kramer, 13, sounded an air horn after a vessel crossed the finish line of the 42nd Around Long Island Regatta, which wrapped up in Hempstead Harbor on July 28.
Around L.I. Regatta sails into Sea Cliff with steam
Down a rickety dock at the Sea Cliff Yacht Club, a pair of motorboats named the Iliad and the Odyssey bobbed in Mosquito Cove, waiting to transport maritime enthusiasts to the finish boat, … more
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Enjoy boating, but obey no-wake zones
Open water, a cool breeze, clear skies, and the feeling of waves lapping at the side of your boat: Few activities are more relaxing and enjoyable than summer boating. more
During the 46th annual Freeport Hudson Anglers Shark Tournament on June 16, father and daughter, Frank Barrella, of Baldwin, and Frances Barrella, of East Rockaway, cut the sharks into steaks that were later donated to local food banks and soup kitchens.
Shark torney nets 329-pound thresher
As Frances Barella, 27, wiped sweat off her brow, she left a blood streak across her forehead. She was covered in blood, in fact, but the East Rockaway resident didn’t seem to mind. For the last … more
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During last year’s tournament, volunteers spent the afternoon unloading the boats and hoisting them on display throughout the shark tournament.
Annual shark tournament weekend kick-off
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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
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Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, left, was joined by Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, Department of Conservation and Waterways Commissioner Tom Doheny and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito on Jan. 11 to announce plans to call on the state to expedite permits to dredge Point Lookout waters.
Town calls on state to issue dredging permit
Town officials gathered at the West Marina in Point Lookout on Jan. 11 to call on the state to expedite permits to dredge waterways in Point Lookout. Officials said the plan to dredge Sea Dog … more
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Representatives of Freeport restaurants prepared for their race as onlookers cheered them on last Sunday at Freeport’s annual Great Canoe Races.
Freeport goes overboard at Great Canoe Races
The sound of water sloshing and swishing could be heard as participants in the Great Freeport Canoe Races at Cow Meadow Park on Sunday tried to outpace one another to the finish line. Meanwhile, at … more
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Friends of Freeport sailed on the Miss Freeport from Party Boat Central, expecting to see fireworks on June 29. Due to windy weather, however, the show was called off.
July Fourth fireworks are called off twice, and will not be rescheduled
Friends of Freeport members and their families lined up at Party Boat Central, off Woodcleft Avenue on the Nautical Mile, to board Miss Freeport on June 29. The group chatted excitedly about seeing … more
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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
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