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Partly Cloudy Freeport High hosts prom dress drive
On Friday, May 14, thanks to the Long Island Hispanic Bar Association, the Freeport High School gym became a wonderland of prom dresses. Exuberant young women, all of them graduating seniors, …
African American Museum renamed for Freeport couple
County Executive Laura Curran honored Julius and Joysetta Pearse for their sustaining role in the unique institution.
A Nassau County Museum was renamed for Julius and Joysetta Pearse, of Freeport, on May 18.
Body found in burning car at Freeport residence
Police closed off a section of Seaman Avenue after a body was found inside a burning vehicle at a local residence. The Nassau County Homicide Squad and Freeport Police are investigating a car fire …
Retrofest51 concert to benefit Freeport no-kill shelter
Bobbi and the Strays, an animal rescue shelter that operates in Freeport and Glendale, has one mission — to protect and take care of cats and dogs on Long Island and in New York …
NYCLU sues Freeport police
Claims department has illegally withheld disciplinary records
The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the Freeport Police Department May 6 for allegedly denying the NYCLU’s requests for the full slate of records related to police …
West Hempstead gang member charged with sex trafficking in RVC, East Meadow, Freeport
A West Hempstead gang member was indicted on Thursday for numerous charges of sex trafficking. The defendant, Joshua Lampley-Reid, 26, who is a member of the Makk Balla set of the Bloods street gang, …
We have liftoff in Freeport
Freeport students saw nearly two years of hard work pay off as their nanosatellite soared into the sky during a successful launch on April 27. The student-designed cube nanosatellite — …
Women of faith unite
Theresa Duran, of Freeport, was 18 years old when she first joined the Catholic Daughters of America, an international organization with more than 1,150 local chapters that seeks to unite Catholic …
Mt. Sinai delivers vaccines to Freeport students
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 …
Editorial
For goodness’ sake, get vaccinated
We’re steadily getting there — herd immunity, when a minimum of 60 to 70 percent of Americans will be vaccinated against Covid-19. As of press time this week . . .
Editorial
The many advantages of Covid-19 inoculation
Last year, the guidance we received from the government was straightforward: Wear a mask, keep your distance from others and stay at home if you’re able. Now, with millions of people being vaccinated . . .
Randi Kreiss
Gotta get up, get out and do something bold
As poet Mary Oliver asks, “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” In our (almost) post-pandemic lives, the question presses us for an answer.