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Light Rain Fog/Mist Freeport Police Department prepares for new evidence law
Mayor Kennedy worried about cost of evidence rules
Village of Freeport officials are expressing concern about a new state law set to take effect in January that will require the village to immediately turn over all evidence in criminal cases to the Nassau County district attorney’s office.
Red Devils football player ‘Heart of a Giant’ finalist
Freeporter High School Red Devils football player Jayvian Allen, 16, was nominated for USA Football’s Heart of a Giant Award presented by Hospital for Special Surgery and the New York Giants in …
Remembering Freeport’s own Tuskegee Institute hero
Freeport native Thurston Gaines looks friendly and unassuming in a photo that appeared in the 1940 edition of Voyageur, Freeport High School’s yearbook. Little would one know that he was destined for greatness as a Tuskegee Institute-trained fighter pilot who flew 26 missions for the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Two teens stabbed after school in Freeport
Two Freeport High School students were stabbed in a fight after school let out Friday afternoon, according to Freeport police.
Freeport still awaits AIM funding
Other villages also waiting for AIM funding
Villages and towns across Nassau County still have not received roughly $8 million in Aid and Incentives to Municipalities funds that they were due to be paid by the state in September. The Village …
Herald Neighbors
Arty Party brunch celebrates the arts
The Long Island Arts Council at Freeport held its annual Arty Party Brunch on Nov. 3 at the Freeport Yacht Club to honor three members of the community for their contributions to the arts.
Police: Two women arrested for shoplifting in Freeport
The Nassau County Police Department, First Squad detectives arrested two women allegedly involved in a shoplifting incident at Ebony Beauty Supply at 171 W. Merrick Road in Freeport that occurred on Oct. 13 at 3:15 p.m.
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 …
Herald Neighbors
Best Seller, Camron Wright visits Freeport Library
Several avid readers of Camron Wright gathered for a luncheon and literary discussion of his works on Sept. 13 at the Freeport Memorial Library, FML. Wright has written several novels and is most …
Herald Neighbors
Bird lovers unite at annual Parrot Expo
Freeport continues to be the home of the Long Island Parrot Society’s annual Parrot Expo. Last Saturday, Oct. 5, parrot owners along with prospective parrot owners spent the day participating in …
Editorial
Enjoy the rest of summer, locally
As the summer winds down, many families are racing to make the most out of the last days of the season before children return to school, high school grads go away to college and the days begin to cool. But look no farther than your geographic backyard . . .
Scott Brinton
Looking back on Adirondack days
The black bear suddenly appeared as if it were an apparition. It was tugging on a rope that suspended our duffle bag full of food high in a tree, a good distance from our lean-to. All at once the line snapped . . .
Alfonse D'Amato
On guns, let’s secure our liberty and our lives
The Declaration of Independence places “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” at the pinnacle of the American endeavor. From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War to the world wars . . .
Randi Kreiss
Dancing on the balance beam of summer 2019
We are at the apex of summer, a peach-perfect moment, and how sweet it is. Tomatoes grow heavy on the vine . . .