Freeport, NY

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• Nassau Dems decry state borrowing proposal

  in bonds -- split between each county -- using the state Dormitory Authority."This end around sets a bad precedent for Albany as a means to assist distressed municipalities," Assemb. Michelle Schimel (D-Garden City) said at a news conference in Mineola with   Read more »

• Prosecutor: Drugstore thief threatened pharmacist

  Saturday morning.Judge Joy Watson of First District Court in Hempstead also said that Marc Gumpert, 43, of 725 Miller Ave., Freeport, initially represented by a public defender, must get his own attorney because Gumpert told the judge he makes $48,000 a year   Read more »

• Legis. Dave Denenberg holds meetings on community policing, quality of life

  community policing and quality of life issues in his district, which includes Bellmore, North Bellmore, Merrick and parts of Freeport, North Merrick and Wantagh.Commanding officers from the Nassau County Police Departments First and Seventh precincts will   Read more »

• Coast Guard: 3 rescued in inflatable boat on Sound

  Freeport men who went fishing Sunday night from Rocky Point were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and Suffolk County police after their inflatable boat drifted to a spot five miles off New Haven early Monday, officials said.The three men -- Jorge Flores, 37,   Read more »

• Cops: Freeport man charged with stabbing girlfriend

  Freeport man was arrested Sunday and charged with stabbing his girlfriend, who took a taxi to her mother's house in Roosevelt before realizing she was wounded, Nassau County police said.Rolando Dubon, 31, of 112 Front St. was awaiting arraignment Monday on   Read more »

Around the web

• LIRR cancels/diverts 35 trains after East River Tunnel derailment

  train from Babylon due Penn at 8:56 AM, with stops added at Freeport, Baldwin, and Rockville Centre. The 8:25 AM train from Freeport due Penn at 9:08 AM is canceled. The 8:35 AM train from Babylon due Penn at 9:37 AM will terminate at Jamaica. The 5:54 AM   from WABC Read more »

• Freeport Man Arrested In Conjunction With Bellmore Pharmacy Robbery

  Gumpert, 43, reportedly fled scene after shot at (Long Island, NY) A Freeport resident was taken into custody after fleeing a Bellmore pharmacy he had just robbed after he was shot at by the victim, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Marc Gumpert,   from NewsLI.com Read more »

• Sexual Abuse Arrest At Syosset Warehouse

  on Monday morning, beginning at Variety Pre-School, heading down Jackson Avenue and into the downtown Syosset area where a ceremony was held at the Memorial Park on Underhill Boulevard. A WWII veteran and resident of Syosset for over 30 years, Gus Scutari   from Syosset Jericho Tribune Read more »

• Princesses: “Lawn-guy-land” Takes Advantage of LI and Jewish American Stereotypes

  and Ashlee White (30) of Roslyn. All of the women are single and live with their parents – a comfortable lifestyle that many of them are hesitant to give up. “I think it’s normal that we live with our parents… it’s a Jewish thing, and it’s also a Long Island   from LongIsland.com Read more »

• John C. Bierwirth, leader of Grumman in time of uneasy transition, dies at 89

  one of the nation’s largest aircraft makers, through challenging times in the 1970s and ’80s — died Sunday at a hospice in Freeport, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 89. The cause was congestive heart failure, his family said. He fought off takeover attempts and   from Boston.com Read more »