Freeport is the place to be no matter what the season. On Sunday, Oct. 18, residents and visitors alike will celebrate autumn on the Nautical Mile at the Family Fall Festival and Fire Expo. The …
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By Laura Schofer
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10/9/15
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It takes a family to build a village. On Saturday, Sept. 26, the Freeport Landmarks Commission unveiled its newest marker to commemorate the Freeport Point Shipyard, founded by the Scopinich brothers …
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By Laura Schofer
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10/2/15
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A new Moxey Rigby may be on the horizon. The Freeport Housing Authority has issued a Request for Qualifications seeking a joint venture with a real estate firm to develop and construct 100 units of …
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By Laura Schofer
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10/2/15
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They are like bookends — 6-month-old Margeaux Grace Bernich and 88-year-old Anne Bernich Cox — the only females born in the Bernich family in 87 years. They span four generations of Bernich men.
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By Laura Schofer
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9/16/15
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Patriot Day services will be held in Wantagh and Seaford to honor local residents killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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By Laura Schofer
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9/9/15
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The Seaford Library has embarked on an oral history project that will provide residents with an opportunity to share their recollections of Seaford.
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By Laura Schofer
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9/2/15
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The Giving Garden may be small, but it is mighty. On a small patch of earth at the back of the Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church, there is an edible garden that helps feed hungry neighbors.
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By Laura Schofer
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9/2/15
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Want to learn more about American history? Go to the Seaford Library, where Director Frank McKenna, an avid student of history, leads an American history and biography book discussion group.
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By Laura Schofer
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8/26/15
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The Hon. George A. Murphy, of Seaford, was very much like the giraffe he created for a storybook for his children. In Murphy’s story, Jimmy the giraffe — who raised telephone wires to help people during a storm — used his God-given talents to help others.
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By Laura Schofer
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8/19/15
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The recent stifling temperatures, hovering in the 90s, didn’t keep a good man down, or three men for that matter. Charlie Lindblad, Joe Saccone and Mel Wells — all regulars at the Town of Hempstead’s Wantagh Senior Center — headed indoors to enjoy activities provided at the center as well as companionship.
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By Laura Schofer
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8/11/15
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