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An osprey came in for a landing on a nest partly composed from plastic scraps.
SPLASH crews still cleaning the South Shore
Volunteers on an Operation SPLASH boat enjoy a privilege granted to the organization’s dues-paying members: They get to pick up garbage. more
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Boaters take note: Stop speeding in the wetlands
It’s nearly summer, and the boating season is now upon us. That means speedboats and personal watercraft roaring along our coastline. more
SPLASH volunteers Rob Weltner, left, Jim Hackett and Jackie Le Duc are building a new boat to collect trash on the South Shore.
Striving for clean waters in Freeport
As Rob Weltner, 64, grew up in Freeport, he loved boating and diving along the South Shore, but over the years, he’s said the marine environment has changed dramatically. Gone are the days … more
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American Legion Post Commander David Cockerel, right, presented Windell Wilson with an American flag in memory of his father, Donald Payne Wilson, a U.S. Navy master chief corpsman who served for 24 years in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Hundreds in Freeport remember the fallen on Memorial Day
Waving flags and batons, the Freeport High School color guard danced as the marching band played jubilant tunes during this year’s Memorial Day Parade, hosted by William Clinton American Legion Post 342 on Monday. more
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Operation SPLASH volunteer Jacqueline LeDuc spent an hour and a half cleaning up a part of Field 6 at Jones Beach on Dec. 22. She found over 800 pieces of plastic, including Nerf bullets, zip ties, glow sticks, deodorant inserts, tampons and lighters.
800 pieces of plastic collected in over an hour Jones Beach
She’s only been living in Bellmore since October. Originally from Massapequa, Jacqueline LeDuc, 29, has been volunteering with Operation S.P.L.A.S.H. in Freeport since moving back to Long Island … more
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Debra Mulé
Plastic bag bill still important, Mulé says
County Legislator Debra Mulé, a Democrat from Freeport, said she’s not giving up on a proposed bill that would impose a 5 cent fee for each bag given out at supermarkets and shops. “It’s … more
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Operation S.P.L.A.S.H. president, Rob Weltner explained the organization’s mission and projects during a tour of the headquarters located on the Nautical Mile in Freeport on April 28.
Operation S.P.L.A.S.H. hosts volunteer open house
A few boat rides a week in a number of south shore communities, Operation S.P.L.A.S.H., an acronym for Stop Polluting Littering and Save Harbors, helps combat water pollution. With winter practically … more
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Devorah Crupar, Operation SPLASH educational consultant, far left, and Sean Murray, director of Elementary Curriculum of Long Beach school districts, right, reviewed the program details of the ten-month Adopt a Storm Drain program during a visit to Operation SPLASH in Freeport.
Operation SPLASH to bring canals to the classroom
Operation SPLASH headquartered in Freeport has recently renovated a 75-student classroom and science lab in preparation for the 2017-2018 school year. At the beginning of the month, SPLASH welcomed … more
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Volunteers with the Freeport-based Operation SPLASH and friends of Sonny’s Canal House in Baldwin partnered on July 2 to clean up canals in Baldwin and Freeport.
Freeport SPLASH cleans up canals
The docks outside Sonny’s Canal House in Baldwin were filled with flat boats and personal watercraft early Sunday morning as volunteers headed out to clean the Baldwin and Freeport canals near the … more
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Freeport students create sculptures from trash
A broken hula hoop, plastic bottles and tin cans, fishing wire, a coconut, a plastic play set — these were some of the items used by Freeport High School students to create three dimensional … more
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