A fundamental disagreement between Freeport’s village and school boards over the legal status of the Cleveland Avenue Field has prompted litigation from both sides, and ignited confusion and controversy among Freeport residents.
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By Reine Bethany
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10/21/21
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The Smithtown School District will restrict the use of 34 BrainPop instructional videos in classrooms because they introduce topics like Black Lives Matter and human sexuality.
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By Alan Singer
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8/19/21
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Just before 5 p.m. on a recent Monday, Kenneth “Kenny” Ware sat in a booth in his restaurant, Backyard Barbecue, and talked about what transpired before and after Aug. 2, when the restaurant received a cease-and-desist order from the Village of Freeport.
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by Reine Bethany
rbethany@liherald.com
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8/12/21
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A year has passed since the Village of Freeport, along with the rest of the world, was slammed by the coronavirus pandemic and forced to deal with the many challenges and changes caused by …
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By Ronny Reyes
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3/26/21
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After Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy and village Trustee Carmen Piñeyro recently announced their candidacies for mayor, lifelong Freeporter Thelma Lambert Watkins decided to throw her hat in …
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By Ronny Reyes
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2/5/21
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The Village of Freeport board of trustees voted to approve a $75.4 million budget for 2021-22 on Jan. 10.
The spending plan is $1.5 million smaller than the current one, and does not raise …
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By Ronny Reyes
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1/15/21
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The Hempstead Town Board unanimously voted to grant up to $2 million to Northwell Health on July 28 to establish 13 Covid-19 testing sites throughout the town, including in Freeport, the Five Towns, …
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By Ronny Reyes
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7/29/20
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The Freeport Village Attorney’s Office has begun a criminal investigation into the owners of the Freeport Trailer — a small trailer near Sunrise Highway where day laborers have gathered …
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By Ronny Reyes
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5/23/20
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a directive via Twitter Friday morning ordering all barber shops, nail and hair salons, and tattoo parlors to close, effective March 21 at 8 p.m., to help combat the spread …
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By Ronny Reyes
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3/20/20
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As news of the coronavirus outbreak spread across the world last month, Lindsay Eberhart, 20, of Freeport, was studying in Barcelona, Spain. Despite the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Spain …
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By Ronny Reyes
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3/18/20
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