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Mostly Cloudy Freeport begins water flush program
The Freeport Water Department has begun its annual water main flushing program, which runs from April 19 to April 26. The flushing program serves as a regular maintenance activity to ensure the …
Power to the people
Collection nets nearly 600 boxes of food for pantry in Freeport
The evening of April 10 was filled with uncertainties in the Hallam home, as Rob and Mary Hallam tried to fall asleep the night before their annual Moving Day celebration, when they planned to haul …
Freeport school district to avoid tax increase in 2021-22
The Freeport School District Board of Education said on April 7 that there would no longer be an increase in the tax levy in the 2021-22 budget because of incoming funds from the state and federal …
Central Islip man charged with murder of Freeport youth
Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad arrested a Central Islip man on April 13 in connection to the death of a 19-year-old Freeport resident, whose body was found in Cow Meadow Park …
The arts are making a comeback in Freeport
LIAC at Freeport prepares 2021 events
The Long Island Art Council at Freeport was organizing its fifth annual Poetry Writing Review, which showcases the poems of students throughout Nassau County, just as the pandemic hit last …
Village opts out on marketing of marijuana
While New York state legalized recreational use of marijuana last week, the Village of Freeport, along with Atlantic Beach, Island Park and Rockville Centre, has opted out of the law, and will …
More vaccines arrive for Freeport
Nassau County and Freeport leaders teamed up with Northwell Health to host a three-day pop-up vaccination site at the Zion Cathedral Church from March 30 to April 2. About 800 local residents …
Honoring Patrick Day’s dream
Last year, Joe Higgins, of Freeport, prepped his young athletes at the Freeport Police Athletic League’s boxing program for the 2020 MSG Ring Masters Champions. Three local 22-year-old …
Freeport auto repair owner pleads guilty to tax evasion
The owner of two Freeport auto repair shops pleaded guilty to underreporting more than $8 million in taxable sales on March 26. State Attorney General Letita James and Tax Commissioner Michael …
Freeport reflects on the year-long pandemic
A year has passed since the Village of Freeport, along with the rest of the world, was slammed by the coronavirus pandemic and forced to deal with the many challenges and changes caused by …
Editorial
Should municipalities opt out on marijuana?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, once an ardent detractor of any measure to legalize recreational marijuana, last week signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act . . .
Editorial
Newspapers don’t belong in state recycling bill
State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who chairs the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, has introduced legislation in the Senate that could cripple magazines and newspapers across the state . . .
Randi Kreiss
Oldies but goodies have the right stuff
I married an older man, and this week he’s turning 75. When we met, I was 14 and he was 15.