Part two.They missed meeting on Valentine’s Day by a few days. Out of the corner of his eye he immediately noticed her — the girl of his dreams. Enamored, Rainer Radecker felt an …
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By Nadya Nataly
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2/16/18
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Elizabeth Mauras took a deep breath, hoping it would contain her tears, but as the longtime Freeporter and Puerto Rican native blinked, tears rolled down her cheek. She looked dotingly at her 17 …
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By Nadya Nataly
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2/16/18
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He did not expect to become a Hall of Famer. Earlier this month, however, Russ Cellan, Freeport High School’s head football coach, was inducted into the Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of …
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By Nadya Nataly
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10/19/17
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The traditional excuses for missing homework — “My dog ate it” or “I forgot” — are no longer usable at Freeport High School. That’s because more than 2,000 students at the school have …
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By Nadya Nataly
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10/12/17
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With school back in session, students aren’t the only ones back into the swing of things. Parents, especially Freeport High School Boosters, are kicking of the new school year with a partnership …
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By Nadya Nataly
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9/14/17
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Freeporter Isabel Willocks, a seventh-grader at J.W. Dodd Middle School, hugged her two binders tightly as she walked beside her father, Oneal Willocks, on the first day of school, Tuesday. …
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By Nadya Nataly
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9/7/17
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Clad in yellow t-shirts, Freeport fourth grade violin students lightly lifted their violins to their shoulders. After three weeks of participating in the Summer Academy of the Arts, they were finally …
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By Nadya Nataly
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8/3/17
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Richie Salerno raised the beer bottle to his lips and took a swig. After a long week of riding his motorcycle from Simi Valley, Calif., to Freeport, he was relieved to be in his hometown. The last …
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By Nadya Nataly
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7/27/17
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She tried to blink her tears away, while taking a deep breath, Linda Carter, shifted her attention to the things she had to get done before July, when she would retire as principal of Freeport High …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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6/29/17
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Monday’s Freeport High School graduation ceremony was set to start in five hours in Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex. Four seniors gathered at Elliot Place in …
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By Nadya Nataly
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6/29/17
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