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Chamber of Commerce to host annual dinner
After the coronavirus shut down the local economy in March, the Freeport Chamber of Commerce worked around the clock to promote local businesses and connect them with resources that could help them …
A place for those Inn-B-Tween
Freeport Memorial Library to construct new youth section
For years, the Freeport Memorial Library has tailored special programs for residents of all ages at its building, but there was one age group that had long proved difficult to serve — …
Freeporters to get refund
Village secures $2.7M in property tax rebate
The Village of Freeport announced that it will distribute a $2.7 million tax rebate to property owners on Oct. 13, due to a collaborative effort by Mayor Robert Kennedy, State Senator John Brooks and …
Dukich: ‘Invaluable to the post’
Freeport veteran is honored for his service
When Edward P. Dukich was growing up on Long Island, he recalled, nearly every adult seemed to work in the aviation industry, including his father, Edward C. Dukich, who served in the Marines before …
Rallies seek to boosts spirits
Long Islanders took part in two rallies last weekend — one in Freeport, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and one only a few miles away in Franklin Square, to lift the spirits of …
'A once-in-a-lifetime coach'
Renowned tennis coach Daniel Burgess, of Freeport, died on Sept. 28. He was 67. He was the husband of Agnes Ford-Burgess, a nurse at the Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School; the father of Shawn …
More students set to return to Freeport School District
Almost a month has passed since the Freeport School District reopened, and its schools are now preparing to welcome more students back, with the Covid-19 infection rate remaining low in the village …
Freeport School District staff member tests positive for Covid-19
The Nassau County Department of Health confirmed that a staff member at the New Visions School had tested positive for Covid-19 prior to the school’s reopening on Sept. 8. District officials …
Editorial
Herd immunity, a recipe for further disaster
Consider the number 675,000 for a moment. That’s the number of people in the United States who died during the flu pandemic of 1918-19. Could the U.S. be headed for such widespread death again?
Editorial
Say goodbye to ‘Lady’ on our sports pages
Late last month, we at the Herald were jolted when a senior at Kennedy High School, in Bellmore, called on school officials — and the local media — to stop referring to girls’ sports teams at Kennedy as the “Lady Cougars.”
Randi Kreiss
When real-life horrors outdo Halloween
Really, could you make up Donald Trump if he didn’t already exist? What book publisher in their right mind or movie producer hoping for a hit would create a character as unlikely . . .