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Terrence Batts conducting the Lawrence High School orchestra in 2015. He said he was kept out of Honors classes as a student in the 1960s and ’70s, despite his clear academic abilities. Many students of color, he said, are automatically placed in lower-track classes, without regard to what he calls “intellectual heft.”
Reshaping class discussion on race and culture
Part three in a series. The New York State Education Department launched a new statewide curriculum in May intended to root out implicit bias and racism in all its forms in the schools while affirming students’ “racial, linguistic and cultural identities.” more
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The Freeport High School football team defeated Baldwin 54-13 during their homecoming celebrations on Oct. 12.
Freeport dominates homecoming weekend
Freeport High School Red Devils dominated the field and defeated the Baldwin Bruins 54-13 on Oct. 12 during this year’s homecoming game. The festivities kicked off with the district’s homecoming … more
Woodward Children’s Center administrators and teachers received trauma-informed school certification from Starr Commonwealth on Sept. 26.
Confronting the traumatic: Woodward School receives special certification
Woodward Children’s Center, on Merrick Road in Freeport, is among the first schools in New York state to be certified as a “trauma-informed” school. Woodward officials announced the … more
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After the question and answer session and discussion about his books, Camron Wright, second from the right, talked with readers from Oceanside, Eva Berger and Brenda Weissberg, Marcelle Cregg from Valley Stream and Phyllis Held from Freeport.
Best Seller, Camron Wright visits Freeport Library
Several avid readers of Camron Wright gathered for a luncheon and literary discussion of his works on Sept. 13 at the Freeport Memorial Library, FML. Wright has written several novels and is most … more
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Children had their faces painted at the 90th anniversary celebration for Zion Cathedral.
Zion Cathedral marks 90 years
  Zion Cathedral celebrated its 90th anniversary of the church at Bishop Frank O. White Memorial Park in Freeport on Oct. 12. more
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Donald Clavin, Laura Gillen and Diane Madden spoke about issues important to their campaigns for town supervisor at a public debate on Oct. 10.
Town of Hempstead supervisor candidates spar at Molloy College
The candidates for Hempstead town supervisor brought their campaign messages to the debate stage on Oct. 10 at Molloy College in Rockville Centre. more
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Hempstead Town Hall.
Newcomers vie for King Sweeney’s seat in Town of Hempstead's 5th Councilmanic District
When Erin King Sweeney announced last month that she would not seek re-election to a second four-year term on Hempstead’s Town Board, it was as if the bottom had dropped out of the 5th … more
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Theodore Roosevelt Legislative and Executive Building.
Who’s running for county legislator in District 19?
Seeking his third, two-year term as a Nassau County Legislator, incumbent Steve Rhoads will face first-time candidate Jill Levine in the race for the 19th Legislative District, which spans from Freeport to Seaford. more
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Boxer Patrick Day, in March 2018, after he successfully defended his WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight title against Kyrone Davis, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn before the Wilder vs. Ortiz fight.
Patrick Day dies of brain injuries four days after fight against Conwell
Boxer Patrick Day died on Wednesday night after he was knocked out and suffered a traumatic brain injury on Oct. 12 in the 10th round of his U.S. Boxing Association super welterweight title fight … more
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Coach Joe Higgins with Day in March 2018, before Day defended his World Boxing Council Continental Americas title in the 154-pound weight class against Kyrone Davis. Day suffered a traumatic brain injury in his most recent fight, and at press time he was in a coma.
Freeport boxer in coma after 10-round fight
Freeport pro boxer Patrick Day, 27, was fighting for his life at press time after he was knocked out and suffered a traumatic brain injury last Saturday in the 10th round of his U.S. Boxing Association super welterweight title fight against Charles Conwell at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. more
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