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More than 700 FHS students receive first dose
As Covid-19 vaccines became available to educators and school staff, the Freeport School District worked with local hospitals to set up appointments for those working at all seven of the …
Freeport Chamber of Commerce names Ben Jackson its new president
The past year has presented unprecedented challenges, and among those who stepped up to help was the Freeport Chamber of Commerce, which worked around the clock to promote local businesses and …
County honors the late Ernest Kight Jr.
Renames street after beloved Freeport educator
The Nassau County Legislature approved the renaming of Brookside Avenue outside Freeport High School, between Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road, as “Ernie Kight Way,” in honor of the late …
Freeport’s Sharing Table
A place to exchange goodwill
When the coronavirus pandemic hit last year, Freeporter George Garbutt, a remote pilot operator for the Federal Aviation Administration, found himself unemployed, like so many others. Despite the …
Police arrest duo in connection to murder of Freeport youth
Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad arrested two men on April 25 in connection to the death of a 19-year-old Freeport resident, whose body was found in Cow Meadow Park last …
District adopts 2021-22 budget
The Freeport School District Board of Education approved a $195 million budget on April 20 for the 2021-22 school year, a $7 million increase over the current year. The final budget includes a …
Power to the people
The evening of April 10 was filled with uncertainties in the Hallam home, as Rob and Mary Hallam tried to fall asleep the night before their annual Moving Day celebration, when they planned to haul …
Vaxmobile visits Freeport Recreation Center
The Town of Hempstead’s Vaxmobile, the first mobile Covid-19 vaccination unit in the state, stopped by the Freeport Recreation Center to vaccinate local residents on April 12. The …
Editorial
The heartache of gun violence continues
A 49-year-old father of seven and grandfather of one, Ray Wishropp, was killed April 20 by a lone gunman in the manager’s office of the West Hempstead Stop & Shop over what Nassau County police say was an employee dispute.
Editorial
L.I. is making strides on the environmental front
April 22 is Earth Day, when we come together as a nation — and a planet — to celebrate the natural world and renew our vows to protect the environment from harm. In honor of Earth Day five years ago . . .
Randi Kreiss
College of hard knocks: the pandemic of 2020-21
Did we graduate yet? This was the college we neither applied to nor wanted to attend. This was the education we could have lived without.