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Alice Kane to retire; will leave at end of April costly renovations to her superintendent’s office and signing contracts with vendors on The Freeport Board of Edu- behalf of the district that she cation announced last Friday had undisclosed affiliations, as that Alice Kane, interim super- just cause for the lawsuit. The intendent of Freeport Public district also alleges that Davis Schools, will be retiring. Kane “misrepresented” her qualificawill continue to work with the tions for the superintendent district through position during the April 1. hiring process. In a letter to dis“Dr. Kane stepped trict residents, in with care, professchool board Presisionalism and a dent Sunday F. Cowdeep commitment to ard expressed the this district,” Cowboard’s gratitude to ard wrote. “We are Kane for coming out thankful for the staof retirement about bility and progress 11 months ago and she helped to protaking charge of the AlICE KANE vide. We fully supsuperintendent posi- Interim port her decision to tion temporarily. return to retirement superintendent, Kane was the dis- Freeport Public and wish her nothtrict’s assistant ing but the very Schools superintendent for best.” educational and In a letter of her administrative services from own to the district, Kane wrote 2018 to 2023. She rejoined the that her decision to step away district last April after Superin- was “simply a return to retiretendent Fia Davis was placed ment, as I had originally on administrative leave. The planned.” She added that when district announced last month she initially agreed to a fourthat the school board was suing month contract to take the Davis for more than $400,000 in interim superintendent posireimbursement. tion, it was her understanding The district has cited inci- that “my time would be brief.” dents of Davis misappropriat“My deep love for this dising funds for projects, such as Continued on page 2
By ANDREW FRANCIS
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Tea with a side of art at Sparkle on Stage Sparkle on Stage hosted its High Tea and Art Sale event on March 21 and 22 where local artists showcased their work and sold them to interested attendees. Story, Page 3.
Freeport firefighters host a comedy night fundraiser event By ANDREW FRANCIS afrancis@liherald.com
The community rallied in support of the Freeport Fire Department — while enjoying some quality laughs together — during the annual Patriot Hose Company No. 4 Comedy Night on Saturday. The comedy night began at 8:30 p.m. at Freeport Fire Department headquarters at 15 Broadway in Freeport, raising thousands in funds for the local first responders. The $30 per person admittance fee treated attendees to hilarious acts by a trio of professional comedians — Tom Kelly, Rich Walker and
Paul Bond — who lobbed plenty of jokes at the expense of some of the firefighters and others among the roughly 170 people in attendance. The three comedians have performed for various audiences, having done shows at comedy clubs across Long Island and New York City, big events like the Long Island Comedy Festival and evening performing on national television, as in the case of Kelly who has been on several ABC programs. The comedy event was billed as both “bring your own booze” and “bring your own food,” as Kelly quipped, and the crowd enjoyed many of the hysterical jokes, which were told in good fun. Continued on page 11
he district is in a stronger place than when I arrived.