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HERALD Also serving Roosevelt
on the water with the mayor
Freeport has new superintendent
Hospital receives $1 million
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Vol. 89 No. 35
AUGUST 22 - 28, 2024
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De La Salle School has new director next generation of caring gentlemen receive the highest quality education, helping them in Joseph Barry was recently a non-tuition driven, indepennamed the director of develop- dent Catholic middle school to ment at The De La Salle School overcome economically disadin Freeport — a private, Catho- vantaged situations,” he added. Barry’s new role will involve lic middle school for boys — fundraising efforts, assuming his new building relationposition on July 15. ships with organiBarry replaces zations, securing previous director philanthropic supDonald Holden, port, and identifywho left De La Salle ing and applying for other opportufor g rants that nities. meet the school’s The school, at 87 criteria. P i n e S t . , s e r ve s The school boys from the fifth JoSepH BArry emphasizes acathrough the eighth New director of demic excellence grades, and is dedi- development and the developcated to providing ment of strong quality education to students from economically moral and spiritual values — disadvantaged backgrounds, deeply rooted in the teachings with a current enrollment of 63 of Saint John Baptist de La students across those parame- Salle — and the curriculum is designed to nurture students’ ters. “I am proud to join the team intellectual, emotional and at The De La Salle School,” social growth, preparing them Bar ry, a resident of East for success in high school and Patchogue, said. “Quality Cath- beyond. With small class sizes and olic education helped shape me individualized attention, the to be the leader I am today. school strives to ensure that “By serving as director of development, I am excited to every student receives the guidwork with the community to ance and resources necessary attract support to ensure the Continued on page 3
By AVITA JoHN
Correspondent
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Firefighters arrive quickly on the scene at Freeport fire The Freeport Fire Department responded to a house fire at 193 Gordon Place on Aug. 14 at 12:04 p.m., arriving on the scene in less than four minutes, officials said. The firefighters were met with heavy fire conditions that had spread from the back of the home to the interior and were threatening a neighboring property. Firefighters quickly deployed multiple hand lines, containing the blaze and preventing further damage. The homeowner’s cat’s life was lost in the fire.
am proud to join the team at The De La Salle School.