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Overcast Freeport electric rate hike fight continues
Freeport’s electricity utility continues to be in the red after the state Public Service Commission denied a rehearing of the utility’s request for a rate increase in November, Freeport …
Freeport man charged for alleged participation in Capitol riot
***This story was updated on Jan. 21 Thomas Fee, of Freeport, was arrested on Jan. 19 after federal authorities obtained evidence of his involvement in the deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. …
Freeport students receive new Chromebooks
Whenever Lois Howes, former president of the Freeport Chamber of Commerce, hears that Pink Tie 1000 wants to help out in Freeport, she gets excited. Pink Tie 1000 is a Long Island-based …
District urges staff to get Covid-19 vaccination
The Freeport School District Board of Education returned to business as usual for its board meeting on Jan. 13 after schools remained closed for a week after winter break to avoid the spread of …
Village board approves 2021-22 budget
The Village of Freeport board of trustees voted to approve a $75.4 million budget for 2021-22 on Jan. 10. The spending plan is $1.5 million smaller than the current one, and does not raise …
‘We must remain vigilant’
At the end of 2020, Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé, of Freeport, joined the student group Long Island Laboring Against Covid-19 to donate 15,000 masks and other personal protective …
Dreaming to serve and soar
Growing up, Freeporter Justin Neblett, now 24, loved seeing old photos of his grandfather flying cargo planes in the U.S. Air Force. Enthralled by his grandfather’s stories of serving his …
Concern continues over closed polling sites
Two polling sites in Freeport will remain closed for the local village elections, set for March 16. The Nassau County Board of Elections shut down two polling sites at senior public housing …
Local hero gets vaccinated
The Freeport Fire Department’s own Assistant Chief Scott Donnelly was the first first responder to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital on Dec. 23. MSSN …
Feeding our first responders
Although this year has been defined by the grim realities of the coronavirus pandemic, it also represents a year of incredible altruism as neighbors stepped up to help one another throughout …
Editorial
President Biden has his work cut out for him
We will need years, if not decades, to unravel and repair the damage that President Trump has done to the nation with his politics and policies.
Editorial
Please, get vaccinated when it’s your turn
On Monday, New York entered Phase 1b of the state’s Covid-19 vaccination program, meaning that first responders, public safety and transit workers and . . .
Randi Kreiss
Fear hovered over Biden inauguration week
As I write this, after the mob attack on the Capitol and before this week’s Presidential Inauguration, like many of you, I don’t know what to believe.