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Merokean Liz O’Shaughnessy created her own nonprofit corporation, CoLoKi Inc., to take over the Freeport Trailer Hiring Site for day laborers from Catholic Charities this past year. The trailer was in jeopardy of closing for good because of low attendance.

Merokean Liz O’Shaughnessy swung by the cement-gray trailer at the east end of Bennington Avenue in Freeport in November 2008. “The place was packed,” recalled O’Shaughnessy of the facility, squeezed between a window factory and a truck yard, which gives immigrant day laborers a safe place to wait for landscapers and contractors to pick them up for jobs. more

Scott Brinton | 9/21/10

Activists contend that the Village of Freeport is still considering plans to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport, next to Power Plant No. 2, above.

Freeport Mayor discusses waste-to-energy incinerator in video [Video]

The South Merrick Community Civic Association announced this week that it would meet in the near future with Freeport Village activist Pat Rowen to discuss Freeport's possible construction of a … more

Scott Brinton | 6/13/10

Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick, far right, at the New York in China Center in December.

What's up with Freeport's incinerator plans?

The question of how involved Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick has been in talks with the Chinese Zhondge Group to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport has been a point of concern among local residents since news of the proposal broke last month. more

Scott Brinton | 5/13/10

Sources close to Freeport Village Mayor Andrew Hardwick say he has not entirely killed plans to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport, near the Merrick border. The incincerator would sit at the head of several tidal creeks leading into the nearby South Shore Estuary Reserve.

Toxic threat to nature's nursery?

Part one of a two-part series. Imagine building an incinerator next to a hospital nursery. That, critics say, is about what the Village of Freeport would be doing if it were to build a $550 million waste-to-energy incinerator alongside a wetland in south Freeport, near the Merrick border. Plans for the facility appear in doubt (see related story, "What's up with Freeport's incinerator plans?"). But if eventually approved, the project could have serious consequences for the local environment and human health. more

Allie Wilkinson | 5/13/10

Ilana Plotkin of Merrick, holding sign, a student at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School, was among the many children who turned out for the protest against the planned incinerator in south Freeport.

Merrick-Bellmore residents protest Freeport's garbage plan

More than 100 residents of Freeport and neighboring communities like Merrick, Bellmore and Rockville Centre converged on Freeport Village Hall on Monday to protest Mayor Andrew Hardwick's reported proposal to build a $550 million waste-to-energy trash incinerator in south Freeport, near the Merrick border. more

Sari Zeidler and Scott Brinton | 4/6/10

Hispanic Nassau County Chamber president meets comptroller

The president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Luis Lopez, of Lynbrook greeted Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos when they attended the Chamber’s meeting in Freeport. Many local business owners also attended. more

3/3/10

In concert: Pianist Mirianela Santurio

Marianela Santurio, the renowned Cuban-American pianist, demonstrates her diverse artistry in a concert celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month this weekend. The concert, at Freeport Memorial Library on Sunday, features works by Cuban composers not often heard by American audiences. more

9/10/09

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