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Nurse practitioner, Natachele Oscar, right, took Viero Joseph’s, left, blood pressure on Aug. 4 at the Ebenezer Seventh-day Adventist Church Community Health Fair.
Health fair offers services to hundreds
Freeport’s Ebenezer Seventh-day Adventist Church at 97 Broadway, welcomed 160 adults and children to their free Community Health Fair on Aug. 4. In a single day, the church volunteers along with … more
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Nassau County Burger King’s McLamore Scholarship recipients were awarded $1000 to go towards their college expenses on Aug. 2 at the Freeport location on East Merrick Road.
Burger King awards over $30,000 to students
Burger King owners, Debbie Sena and Jay Della Monica, awarded over $30,000 in scholarships to Nassau County students on Aug. 2 at 21 E. Merrick Rd. in Freeport. more
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Courtesy John Brooks’ office Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Brianna’s Law on Aug. 6 at Babylon Town Beach.
A bill to make boating safe
The water glistened as Capt. Rob Walkoviak clipped on his life jacket aboard his 19-foot Seaswirl, docked at the Esplanade on the Nautical Mile in Freeport. Walkoviak, from Baldwin Harbor, is a lead … more
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As the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen arrived in Woodcleft Canal, Stedman Harrison, 19, helped guide the Fearless into dock. Each year the Midshipmen sail up from Annapolis, Md., to spend the weekend in Freeport, while honing their seafaring skills.
Midshipmen sail into Freeport
Standing on his toes on the Woodcleft Canal esplanade, 6-year-old Owen Minihan pointed to the five 65-foot-tall, 44-foot-long sailboats — the Daring, the Warrior, the Brave, the Invincible and the Fearless — headed in his direction on Aug. 8. more
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Author Michael Otterman, formerly of Merrick and Old Westbury, stopped by the Hofstra University Summer High School Journalism Institute on July 29 to discuss journalism with participants.
Author Michael Otterman, formerly of Merrick, revealing truth, doing good
Editor’s note: Devin Johnson, one of 10 participants in Hofstra University’s Summer High School Journalism Institute, is a rising junior at Elmont Memorial High School. The following … more
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Atomic Wings owners Munir Tahir from West Islip and Yamah Omar from Deer Park held the grand opening of the new restaurant on the Nautical Mile on June 22 and celebrated National Chicken Wing Day on July 29.
New Atomic Wings celebrates National Chicken Wing Day
Atomic Wings, Freeport’s newest Nautical Mile restaurant, celebrated National Chicken Wing Day on July 29 by giving away five free wings with orders. more
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Freeporters Nicolas Cordero, 3, left, and Chayse Dean, 5, checked out the inside of a fire truck during a Fire Department tour at Tuesday’s National Night Out at Cow Meadow Park.
‘Proud to be from Freeport’
On Tuesday, Freeport’s Cow Meadow Park was transformed into a community block party to celebrate National Night Out. The event is held in thousands of communities annually on the first Tuesday in August. more
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A Nassau County Supreme Court judge ruled in favor of the county and its townships in a legal dispute over the distribution of state sales tax.
Judge rules for county in sales tax dispute
A Nassau County Supreme Court judge ruled in favor of the county and its various townships on July 26 in a dispute over the distribution of state sales tax revenue to villages. more
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Thomas Gulotta was a former state assemblyman for the 13th District. In 1978, East Meadow residents Jess, left, and Charlie Bunshaft, 12 and 9, visited Gulotta at his office in the state capitol in Albany.
Former County Executive Tom Gulotta dies at 75
Former Nassau County Executive Tom Gulotta, of North Merrick, died on Sunday, Aug. 4. He was 75. Gulotta, a Republican, served as the county executive from 1987 to 2001. more
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The Herald Leader was granted permission to tour the historic, neglected building, a triangular Art Deco structure in the heart of Freeport. This is the view from the fifth floor to the bottom of the staircase.
The haunting decay of Plaza West
On July 26, the Herald was granted permission by Freeport village officials to tour the inside of the abandoned six-story Art Deco building at 70 W. Sunrise Highway in Freeport. more
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