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Overcast BREAKING NEWS: Akbar Rogers to file $25M suit against Freeport, county
Akbar Rogers to file $25M suit against Freeport, county
Attorneys for Akbar Rogers, 44, the Freeport man who was captured on video being wrestled to the ground and punched and kicked by Freeport Village police officers during his arrest in December, said during a Feb. 13 news conference that he plans to sue the Freeport Police Department, the Village of Freeport, Nassau County and the Nassau County Police Department for $25 million.
Mayors seek changes in discovery law
NYCOM asks state to change discovery law
Village and city officials from across New York joined the New York Conference of Mayors in Albany on Monday to send a message to state lawmakers that a new criminal discovery law is costing municipalities millions of dollars in local tax dollars, and needs to be changed. They suggested a series of amendments to the law.
This Freeporter has some truly frightening collectibles
Dr. Adamovich collects serial killer memorabilia
After revealing a photo of Charles Manson in a beige prison jumpsuit with a lock of the cult leader’s hair in a plastic protector, Freeporter Dr. David Adamovich reached over and unveiled other plastic protectors with locks of John Wayne Gacy’s and Ted Bundy’s hair.
MS-13 leader sentenced to 23 years to life for murder of 15-year-old
One of MS-13’s high-ranking lieutenants in the Hollywood Clique, Victor Lopez, was sentenced to 23 years to life on Feb. 11 for murder and conspiracy in connection with the death of Angel Soler, a Roosevelt teen who was once a student at Freeport High School, according to Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas. Lopez also conspired to kill a second person.
MS-13 leader gets 24 to life in murder of Roosevelt teen who once attended Freeport High
The leader of MS-13's Hollywood Clique gang was sentenced Friday to 24 years to life in prison for murder and conspiracy in connection with the death of a Roosevelt teen who was once a student at …
Gala to benefit families coping with cancer
The Coral House, located at 70 Milburn Avenue in Baldwin, is set to host the 4th annual Kids Need More Gala dedicated to the memory of Mitchell Kraeling Jr., 22, — who died of cancer in 2013 …
Legislators want to reform bail reform
New York’s new bail reform law is a scant three weeks old, and already Republican lawmakers are calling it a “disaster.” That was the word U.S. Rep. Pete King, a Seaford …
Herald Neighbors
The winter ultimate Superfight battle
They debated. And debated — but ultimately there could only be one champion during the inaugural Superfight tournament at the Freeport Memorial Library on Jan. 7 at the Freeport Memorial …
Corrected: There's nothing to fear in bail-reform law
New York state’s new, long-overdue bail reform law, which passed last April and took effect Jan. 1, is desperately needed. Changes to the law were last made in 1971. Requiring anyone and …
Herald Neighbors
Freeport’s first fun and frosty frolic
The Freeport Memorial Library held a Winter Wonderland celebration on Dec. 30 for children of all ages. The library was decorated in its finest winter white décor of snowmen and giant cutouts …
Editorial
Let’s continue to pursue Dr. King’s dream
February marks another year of Black History Month, and it’s important for us to take note of how far America has come since black slaves were first brought to the country some 400 years ago.
Scott Brinton
When a president seizes congressional power
Watching the U.S. Senate impeachment trial last week was like witnessing a slow-motion train wreck. You knew the outcome — you knew Republican senators would never agree to witnesses (Mitt …
Alfonse D'Amato
In Washington and Albany, let common sense prevail
It’s the time of year when our leaders in Washington and Albany take stock of the state of the nation and New York. If we see our country and state with a clear eye . . .
Jerry Kremer
The Senate can acquit Trump, but it can’t hide the truth
By the time you read this, the impeachment trial of President Trump will be well on the way to completion. Absent a miracle — perhaps the leaking of John Bolton’s manuscript as we went to press? — the Republican-controlled Senate will have . . .