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Freeport Housing Authority director, John Hrvatin, left, received the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP, 2019 Community Service Award. President of the NAACP, Douglas Mayers presented Hrvatin with his award.

NAACP honors three for commitment to Freeport

The Freeport-Roosevelt Branch #2147 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP held its Annual Freedom Fund Award’s and Membership Dinner on May 17 at the Coral House in Baldwin. more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/23/19

Jordan-Awalom, Castillo, right for Freeport board

All five of the Freeport Board of Education candidates are heavily invested and involved in the community. They have innovative ideas and share a common desire to elevate the Freeport School District … more

5/17/19

Vote ‘yes’ on Freeport School District budget

Once again this year, the Freeport Board of Education and school administration found a way to hold the line on the tax levy while maintaining and expanding services for students in the district. more

5/17/19

The Nassau County Region PTA moderate a "Meet the Candidates" forum at J.W. Dodd Middle School on May 1. Candidates, from left Tanyira Taylor, Jeremy Impellizeri, Sophia Johnson, Gabriela Castillo and Maria Jordan-Awalom answered community questions and concerns collected and asked by Kimberly Bell, far right.

Five candidates vie for two seats in Freeport Public Schools election

Freeporters will head to the polls on May 21 to elect two new Board of Education trustees. This year’s election leaves open two seats as the president of the Board of Education, Michael Pomerico and the vice president, Anthony Miller, announced early in the year that they would not run for reelection. more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/17/19

Taliyah Baptiste, 9, died of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a childhood brain tumor, on May 7. She would have turned 10 on June 9, and was expected to start fifth grade at Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School in the fall.

‘My heart will never beat the same’

Taliyah Baptiste loved reading, science, gym and sushi, and had an infectious smile that others were naturally drawn to, her family and friends say. more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/16/19

Lynbrook mother Christina Buxton, her daughter, Julianna, left, and a friend, Gianna Dambrosio, prepared to take a spin on the carousel on Tuesday.

Nunley’s Carousel still spinning at 107

A ride on Nunley’s Carousel once cost pennies, and “On the Sunny Side of the Street,” performed by Louis Armstrong, played as it spun. These days, the famed Baldwin attraction has been moved from the former Nunley’s Amusement Park, on the Baldwin-Freeport border, to Museum Row in Garden City, where it occupies its own building, next to the Cradle of Aviation Museum. more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/9/19

Leo F. Giblyn School fourth-graders, from left, Charles Wapples, Jaden McLeod, Morgan Brewer and Liana Ildefonso-Patino made their hopes for peace clear at the 10th annual Peace Walk on May 4 at Freeport High School.

10 years of peace in Freeport schools

The oversized yellow-on-white signs were half the size of the Leo F. Giblyn School fourth-graders who took part in the 10th annual Peace Walk on May 4. Their message: “May Peace be in Our Hearts,” “May Peace Prevail on Earth,” “May Peace be in Our Communities,” “May Peace be in Our Schools.” more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/9/19

The Freeport Memorial Library offers a wide-range selection of books and hosts several events daily.

Library budget increases by 1.1 percent

When Freeporters head to the polls on May 21, not only will they vote on the Freeport Public Schools budget and two new Board of Education trustees. One of the three propositions on the ballot also … more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/9/19

Members of the Nassau County Police Department performed the flag-folding ceremony.

Honoring soldiers who gave all

Thousands of Freeporters will line up Merrick Road on May 27, to watch the Memorial Day Parade, to honored Freeport’s veterans and remember those who died in service to their country. Annually, … more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/9/19

Doherty Petri School of Irish Dancing dancer, Riley McNaboe, 12, from Garden City, left, taught Woodward Children’s Center student, Deshawn Johnson, 12, center, and school social worker Rebecca Stegner, right, a few Irish Step Dancing moves.

Woodward’s day of celebrations in cultures

The sound of bagpipes echoed throughout the hallways of Woodward Children’s Center on Merrick Road in Freeport on April 30. more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/2/19

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