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The Freeport Union Free School District plans on expanding its pre-K program by providing full-time class time for approximately 90 students.

Freeport UFSD receives $750K for Pre-K program

The Freeport Union Free School District received a $750,000 grant to help fund its Pre-K program on Feb. 7. The grant came through State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s commitment to award $15 million … more

By Ronny Reyes | 2/20/20

Mary and Rob Hallam with the more than 20,000 food items they collected in their home during their annual food drive.

Couple holds eighth annual food drive

While the Long Island Council of Churches’ food pantry, in Freeport, serves more than 2,500 individuals a month from all over Nassau County, the funding it receives from the federal government … more

By Ronny Reyes | 2/20/20

Brian Schnee, center, taught Freeporters how to properly paint their houses during his TLC for Good Home Health course at the Freeport Memorial.

A little TLC for the house

Whether it was the base guitar that Brian Schnee made when he was 15 or the work he does on his 1906 Victorian home in Rockville Centre, the 67-year-old has spent much of his life building things or … more

By Ronny Reyes | 2/20/20

The Rev. Arthur Mackey, Jr. at a protest on Dec. 6, along with Akbar Rogers, days after Rogers’s controversial arrest. Rogers is suing the Village of Freeport, Nassau County and their respective police departments for $25 million.

Rogers to sue Freeport, county for $25M

Attorneys for Akbar Rogers, 44, the Freeport man who was captured on video being wrestled to the ground, punched and kicked by Freeport police officers during an arrest in December, said at a Feb. 13 … more

By Ronny Reyes | 2/20/20

Christa Farmer, a Hofstra University professor, discussed the science behind climate change on Long Island.

GOSR, Hofstra offer coastal sustainability seminars

Hofstra University and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery are partnering to provide environmental education to Long Island communities through a certification program. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 2/20/20

Last year, the Herald took our interns and staff surfing. The Herald crew began their lesson by learning how to steady themselves on their boards. At left were, at front, instructor Ian Skudin, and from left, Herald staffers Alyssa Seidman and Bridget Downes, intern Frank Gargano, and staffer Melissa Koenig.

Heralds seek 2020 summer interns

Herald Community Newspapers is seeking 2020 and summer interns for our 18 community-based publications that stretch across Nassau County’s South Shore, from Valley Stream to Seaford, and Long … more

2/19/20

The Rev. Arthur Mackey, Jr., at lectern, at a protest on Dec. 6, along with Akbar Rodgers, days after Rogers’s controversial arrest. Rodger is suing the Village of Freeport and Nassau County for $25 million.

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. more

By Ronny Reyes | 2/14/20

Dr. David Adamovich, of Freeport, is the curator of one of the world’s largest privately owned collections of serial killer memorabilia, which includes letters, artwork, autographs and hair samples from John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, David Berkowitz and others.

This Freeporter has some truly frightening collectibles

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. more

By Nadya Nataly | 2/13/20

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. more

2/11/20

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 … more

2/8/20

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