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Village deals with infection rate uptick as state cracks down
Covid-19 cases are on the rise again in the Village of Freeport. With Nassau County seeing its test positivity rate rise above 3 percent, Freeport continues to be one of its hardest-hit …
Stand Down carries on in Freeport
Hundreds of vets pick up food and essentials
Hundreds of Long Island veterans made their way to the former New York State Armory in Freeport to pick up turkeys, other food and essentials at the 32nd annual Veterans Winter Stand Down on …
Curran encourages local holiday shopping
Scavenger hunt begins on Small Business Saturday
Last Friday afternoon, outside of Matty’s Toy Stop in Rockville Centre, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was joined by the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce and the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency to announce the “Shop Safe, Shop Local Scavenger Hunt,” encouraging residents to shop and dine at small businesses struggling from the impact of the pandemic.
Two killed in separate Meadowbrook crashes
A Freeport High School senior and a 70-year-old Elmont man died in two separate crashes on the Meadowbrook Parkway on Nov. 11, according to New York State police. The first fatality, they said, …
Freeport renames street after local hero Thomas Blount
When Yvonne Blount, of Freeport, was a young girl, she remembered going to a Hempstead veterans meeting with her late father, Thomas Blount, who had served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean …
Freeport restaurants prep for winter
Margarita’s Cafe, on South Main Street, has long been a popular spot to dine in Freeport, especially during the summer. In the past, the cafe closed in the fall as business began to slow on the …
Freeport celebrates Veterans Day
The Village of Freeport held its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11, at the Freeport Memorial Library, where local veterans, elected officials and residents gathered to pay a special tribute to …
Town donates PPE to Freeport
The Town of Hempstead provided 10,000 masks and 50 PPE kits to the Village of Freeport on Nov. 5. The masks and kits, which were filled with sanitizing supplies, were sorted at Village Hall …
Local Girl Scout takes on L.I. tick problem
Two years ago, Leanna Pignataro, 16, of Freeport, went camping at Camp Blue Bay, in East Hampton, with Baldwin’s Girl Scout Troop 2144. But as the troop enjoyed camp activities …
Over 60 volunteers help clean a 97-year old WWII vet's home in Freeport
The Rev. Eugene Purvis sat on the front porch of his Freeport home and told stories about his service in World War II to a group of high school students, most of whom hope to serve in the U.S. …
Editorial
Remember to shop locally this holiday season
Thanksgiving is only a week away, and the December holidays are fast approaching. We’re supposed to be making plans to shop in our local downtowns or at the malls, but because of the coronavirus pandemic . . .
The Herald remembers Timothy J. Denton
On Saturday, Nov. 14, all of us at Herald Community Newspapers were deeply saddened by the untimely death of our dear friend and colleague, Timothy J. Denton, senior editor of the Wantagh and Seaford …
Randi Kreiss
Dinner for two at our Thanksgiving table
Is anyone else thinking about the Berlin Airlift? It is one of the great stories of American audacity in the face of political thuggery. In case you’re too young to remember . . .