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Freeport Chamber of Commerce Past President Lois Howes, far left, State Sen. John Brooks and County Legislator Debra Mulé, right, joined Ellerbe at the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce’s 35th annual awards breakfast on Oct. 18.

Ellerbe named Businessperson of the Year

Ron Ellerbe was recently honored by three organizations in one day for his contributions to Freeport and Nassau County. On Oct. 18, he was named Businessperson of the Year by the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce at its 35th annual awards breakfast; Citizen of the Year by the Freeport Salvation Army at its 31st annual civic dinner; and Member of the Month by the Freeport Chamber of Commerce. more

By Nadya Nataly | 10/31/19

The Freeport High School football team defeated Baldwin 54-13 during their homecoming celebrations on Oct. 12.

Freeport dominates homecoming weekend

Freeport High School Red Devils dominated the field and defeated the Baldwin Bruins 54-13 on Oct. 12 during this year’s homecoming game. The festivities kicked off with the district’s homecoming … more

10/17/19

Protesters in front of J.W. Dodd Middle School, in Freeport, demanded that the license of any teacher who commits a racist act be revoked. Their calls came after an unidentified Freeport teacher asked her students to write funny captions underneath photos of post-Reconstruction sharecroppers who had previously been slaves.

Protesters: Freeport teacher should be fired

Freeport parents, clergy members and neighboring Long Islanders rallied in front of J.W. Dodd Middle School on Pine Street in Freeport on Tuesday, demanding that the Freeport School District fire an eighth-grade social studies teacher who required students to write humorous captions under photographs of former slaves. more

By Nadya Nataly | 10/2/19

A Freeport middle school teacher is out of the classroom and under investigation for an assignment that asked students to write “funny” captions under pictures of former slaves.

Freeport teacher removed from post after slave assignment

An eighth-grade social studies teacher at J.W. Dodd Middle School is out of the classroom and under investigation by the Freeport School District for a “poorly conceived and executed” assignment that asked students to write humorous captions under pictures of former slaves. more

By Nadya Nataly | 9/25/19

Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School fifth-grader Ella Debourgh, 10, center showed her new classmate Brianna Dighero, 10, her index card holder while they organized their books on their first day of school on Tuesday.

Students (and parents) gather for start of school

Parents escorted their younger children to Freeport elementary schools for the first day of classes on Tuesday. Fifth- and sixth-graders at Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School, meanwhile, stood in two lines in front of the school, waiting to enter. more

By Nadya Nataly | 9/5/19

New canopies now protect the doors leading to the athletic fields at Lincoln Orens Middle School, above.

Construction, building upgrades complete at Island Park Public Schools

Island Park Public Schools saw big changes this summer, from major building renovations to teacher training for new curricula. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 9/5/19

Summer Arts Academy students performed the Charleston dance from the 1920s during the end of the program show on July 26.

Flashback Friday into the ‘Roaring Twenties’

The Freeport High School’s performing arts center was transformed to the time of the “roaring ‘20s” on July 26. … more

8/1/19

Seniors waved to their family members and friends at the Freeport High School graduation last Saturday at Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.

Freeport High School’s class of 2019 graduates

At Freeport High School’s 126th annual commencement last Saturday, 576 Red Devils graduated in the class of 2019 at Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Family … more

By Nadya Nataly | 6/27/19

Dr. Kishore Kuncham superintendent of Freeport Public Schools

Continuing to provide opportunities for students

The Board of Education and I are grateful for the community support of the 2019-20 school budget and approval of capital reserve spending. We are pleased that for the fifth year in a row we proposed … more

By Dr. Kishore Kuncham | 6/3/19

Mulé secures $40,000 for Freeport schools athletics

Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé, a Democrat from Freeport, secured a Community Revitalization Program, CRP, grant of $40,000 for Freeport Public Schools. The funding was approved during the May … more

By Nadya Nataly | 6/3/19

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