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Executive director and Rising Stars alum Dan Gimpel poses in the rising star facility.

Rising Stars, a long-standing not-for-profit provider of youth programs celebrated the grand opening of its first official home location in Freeport on March 5. Originally founded as a summer … more

By Mohammad Rafiq | 3/15/24

Freeport interns Olivia Torres and Marjorie Valladares report to human resources director Conor Kirwan

Interns are learning what all it takes to run a village

As the Village of Freeport continues its recently created internship program, spearheaded by Conor Kirwan, the village’s director of human resources, the new crop of interns are learning valuable … more

By Mohammad Rafiq | 2/9/24

Janna Rodriguez, owner of The Innovative Daycare Corp. in Freeport, discussed the reasons for the U.S. government to support child care providers in a recent Zoom interview.

Child care providers fight for government support

When the Covid-19 pandemic shut down businesses and schools in March 2020, a new phrase passed into common use: essential worker. The term referred particularly to employees whose jobs were essential to societal function and could not be accomplished remotely, like those in health care, food production, and sanitization. But when employees in these sectors went to work, what happened to their young children? more

By Reine Bethany | 1/6/22

Nassau County Veterans Service Agency Director Ralph Esposito, from left, with his deputy, Paul Vista, standing behind him, accepted an appreciation award from Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, with Mayor Robert Kennedy, third from right, and Veterans Counselor/Roller Thunder Ch. 6 President Bill Byrne.

Veterans drive up to Stand Down

Hundreds of veterans attended the 35th Nassau County Veterans Winter Stand Down at the Freeport Armory on Nov. 23, where they received food, shoes, clothing and personal need items from a large team of veteran support organizations. more

By Reine Bethany | 11/24/21

No resolution after two years of debate

It’s been a two-year tug of war between Assemblyman Brian Curran, a Republican from Lynbrook and Deputy Speaker Earlene Hooper, a Democrat from Hempstead, for whom should keep the vacant Armory … more

By Nadya Nataly | 7/12/18

Mayor Robert Kennedy, at lectern, was joined by local and state officials on Jan. 11 to urge the governor to transfer the armory to the village for use by the Department of Public Works

Mayor to Governor: Return Freeport Armory to Village

Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy called upon Governor Cuomo to return the Freeport Armory to the village at a press conference held outside the Armory on Monday. Kennedy wants to relocate the … more

By Laura Schofer | 1/21/16

Freeport Armory fate still in limbo

New York state legislation to transfer ownership of the Freeport Armory to the non-profit Cedarmore Corporation to be used as a center for at-risk youth passed the Assembly and Senate last week. The … more

By Laura Schofer | 7/2/14

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