Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Freeport icon Al Grover, the first to cross the Atlantic in an outboard-powered boat, shared his extraordinary story at Sparkle on Stage, revisiting his 1985 Guinness World Record and his deep ties to Freeport's maritime history.
Freeport High School students joined 168 volunteers at Lido Beach Town Park for a cleanup organized by the Town of Hempstead and the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, collecting 241 pounds of trash in a bid to protect local beaches and marine life.
The Freeport Sparks PTO brought the community together for its annual Thanksgiving Feast at Columbus Avenue School, serving 120 attendees with contributions from 13 local businesses and celebrating the spirit of gratitude and togetherness.
Fourth-grade students at Ulysses Byas Elementary School in Roosevelt demonstrated compassion and leadership by organizing a donation drive to support Hurricane Helene victims, collecting essential supplies and raising $400 for relief efforts.
Hundreds of veterans attended the Freeport Armory’s annual Stand Down, hosted by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and the Veterans Service Agency, to receive clothing, food, and vital resources ahead of Thanksgiving.
Cheryl Wills, an NY1 journalist and Freeport resident, uncovered the story of her great-great-great-grandfather, Sandy Wills, a Civil War veteran and former enslaved man, culminating in his reburial with full military honors after 135 years.
Freeport nonprofit Moore 4 You will host its second annual Thanksgiving meal event on Nov. 28, providing warm holiday meals and wellness bags to community members in need.
Joseph Anthony Smith, a Freeport resident and father of two children with special needs, created the Parent to Parent Special Needs Support Group to help families navigate special education and build a supportive community.
Woodward Children’s Center students bring holiday cheer to Freeport by repairing and setting up Christmas lights as part of a vocational program that combines learning with community service.
A driver for AHRC was arrested for DWI after a crash in Freeport involving a van transporting adults with developmental disabilities, with no injuries reported.
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Serving New York’s 4th Congressional District has been an honor. Indeed, being entrusted with the sacred honor of representing my Long Island neighbors on Capitol Hill is a duty I have taken extraordinarily seriously every day.
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We are living through an unprecedented and exceedingly imperfect time in our nation’s history. This year, not endorsing meant keeping silent when silence may have implied that both presidential candidates met minimal standards for serving in the nation’s highest office.
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It’s women, just like me, who have serious doubts about their own gender. I’ve seen and heard from many of them, “I’m a woman, and I could never vote for a woman.”