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Partly Cloudy Midshipmen sail into Freeport
Hundreds gather on esplanade to welcome them
Standing on his toes on the Woodcleft Canal esplanade, 6-year-old Owen Minihan pointed to the five 65-foot-tall, 44-foot-long sailboats — the Daring, the Warrior, the Brave, the Invincible and the Fearless — headed in his direction on Aug. 8.
A bill to make boating safe
Brianna’s Law will require classes, tests for certification
The water glistened as Capt. Rob Walkoviak clipped on his life jacket aboard his 19-foot Seaswirl, docked at the Esplanade on the Nautical Mile in Freeport. Walkoviak, from Baldwin Harbor, is a lead …
Judge rules for county in sales tax dispute
A Nassau County Supreme Court judge ruled in favor of the county and its various townships on July 26 in a dispute over the distribution of state sales tax revenue to villages.
U.S. attorney’s office subpoenas town for records tied to Malibu Shore Club
Hempstead Town Supervisor Gillen calls for independent investigation into dealings with concession operator
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York subpoenaed the Town of Hempstead on Thursday for contracts and other documents related to all concessions at Malibu Shore Club and …
The haunting decay of Plaza West
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.
Burger King awards over $30,000 to students
Burger King owners, Debbie Sena and Jay Della Monica, awarded over $30,000 in scholarships to Nassau County students on Aug. 2 at 21 E. Merrick Rd. in Freeport.
Herald Neighbors
Health fair offers services to hundreds
Freeport’s Ebenezer Seventh-day Adventist Church at 97 Broadway, welcomed 160 adults and children to their free Community Health Fair on Aug. 4. In a single day, the church volunteers along with …
Herald Neighbors
Canoe racers vie for first place medals
The Great Canoe Races are one of the oldest Freeport traditions that welcome residents and visitors from the tri-state area to compete for first place medals.
New Atomic Wings celebrates National Chicken Wing Day
Atomic Wings, Freeport’s newest Nautical Mile restaurant, celebrated National Chicken Wing Day on July 29 by giving away five free wings with orders.
Herald Neighbors
Flashback Friday into the ‘Roaring Twenties’
The Freeport High School’s performing arts center was transformed to the time of the “roaring ‘20s” on July 26. …
Editorial
We need to respect law enforcement
Imagine going to work and attempting to do your job while a group of loudmouths scream at you and douse you with buckets of water. For some police officers in New York City over the past month, that was their reality.
Randi Kreiss
School store: the gift that keeps on giving
Right here in my corner of the universe, a feel-good, do-good project has been sending children back to school every year for the past seven years, with new books and backpacks, sneakers and clothes and even toiletries — and it’s all free.
Jerry Kremer
Trump is the winner of the wrong contest
If you’re looking for a summer project and you like government, then it’s worthwhile to see how many cabinet appointments of the past five presidents have resigned or been fired for incompetence, abuse of power or disagreements with the boss.
Alfonse D'Amato
On energy, U.S. should develop all sources
In a little-reported but major milestone, the United States recently became the No. 1 oil producer in the world. Despite the usual outcries of naysayers and enviro-alarmists . . .