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Amazon announced Thursday that it would not open its second headquarters in Long Island City, Queens.
Nassau County officials upset over Amazon's decision to abandon Queens headquarters
Nassau County elected officials expressed disappointment after Amazon announced Feb. 14 that it would drop its plan to open a second headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. The tech giant’s … more
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The Top Notch Networking group meets every Thursday at the Imperial Dinner in Freeport on Merrick Road. The group comprises of professionals from a diverse collection of fields.
The Breakfast Club for professionals
They look like a bunch of cheery morning people. They were professionally dressed, laughing and casually chatting over a cup of coffee by 7:30 a.m. The Top Notch Team, TNT, networking group has been meeting every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the Imperial Diner on Merrick Road in Freeport since 2016. more
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Freeporter Patrick Day, 26, is the World Boxing Council Continental Americas super-welterweight champion. On Feb. 2 he will face Russian Ismail Iliev for the International Boxing  Federation Continental junior middleweight title in Frisco, Texas.
Boxing his way to the top
Freeport boxer Patrick Day, 26, will fight at the Ford Center, the Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility, in Frisco, Texas, on Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. The match will be available for viewing on the ESPN+ app. Day will fight on the Eleider Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev rematch undercard. The match will switch to ESPN at 10 p.m. more
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Feral and stray cats are known to live in cat colonies throughout Nassau County.
Animal advocates address Freeport’s cat colonies
Three young cats were abandoned Jan. 5 outside of Freeport-based cat shelter, All About Cats, ACC, on E. Sunrise Highway. Surveillance video captured two unidentified people dumping the cats on AAC’s porch without food, drinks or a carrier. more
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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, at lectern, was among the elected officials who visited Long Island Cares in Freeport to discuss the long-term effects of the federal government shutdown. She was joined by, from left, Long Island Cares CEO Paule Pachter, State Assemblywoman Taylor Raynor and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.
U.S. Rep. Rice: Shutdown is ‘dire’ situation
With the shutdown of the federal government reaching Day 33 on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, State Assemblywoman Taylor Raynor and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran visited the Freeport-based Long Island Cares food pantry to shine a light on the hardships that federal workers now face. more
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Four community-minded people — Robert Wilson, of the Freeport INN, far left; Sharon Payne and Hazel Gibbons, of the Stearns Park Civic Association; and Capt. Giovanny Guerrero, of the Freeport Salvation Army — were recognized for their contributions at the village’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at the Freeport Recreation Center on Jan. 19.
‘It takes a village’ in Freeport
The Village of Freeport held its annual celebration to remember the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 19 at the Freeport Recreation Center. This year’s event … more
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The Freeport Board of Trustees passed the 2019-20 budget on Jan. 7. This budget is the sixth consecutive year with no tax increases.
Sixth year with no tax increases
Freeport village officials unanimously voted to approve a $72.7 million budget for 2019-20 on Jan. 7 at a public meeting led by Mayor Robert Kennedy and the board of trustees. more
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Merrick resident and wife of the late David Goodman, Blanche, admired her husband’s wooden sculptures at the Freeport Recreation Center on Jan. 15.
‘He discovered his artistic side at 66’
Last Tuesday would have been 62 years of marriage. Unfortunately, David Goodman, from Merrick, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, complications on Sept. 12, 2015. more
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Freeporter Andrea Elder-Howell joined the Mentor New York board of directors in December.
Freeporter joins board of Mentor N.Y.
Freeporter Andrea Elder-Howell was recently appointed to the Mentor New York Board of Directors. The former SUNY Old Westbury University professor and member of the Nassau County Alumnae Delta Sigma … more
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Breathe N Flow prenatal yoga students stretched into a variation of the virasana pose during their weekly class on Jan. 8 in Freeport.
Yoga aids mothers-to-be
Five pregnant women raised their arms in unison into a variation of the virasana, or hero, pose during Tuesday’s prenatal yoga class at Breathe N Flow on Atlantic Avenue in Freeport. Yoga is … more
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