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Freeport Parks

Outdoor recreational spaces have Park employees are also required become an essential part of the Parks: to regularly disinfect and clean the daily routines of many during this restrooms. This makes it possible for pandemic. Thankfully, the village park-goers to avoid risk as much as of Freeport offers residents and • Bishop Frank O. they can while enjoying some of the outsiders six parks to choose from: White Park amenities that are usually available Bishop Frank O. White Park, Glacken Park, Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Randall Park, Sea Breeze Park, and • • Glacken Park Martin Luther to them. To further promote safe practices during this time, the Freeport Water Front Park. King, Jr. Park administration has distributed tens Under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s • Randall Park of thousands of face masks and direction and PAUSE restrictions last year, Freeport’s parks were closed until the Memorial Day weekend. • • Sea Breeze Water Front Park Park rubber gloves to residents. Masks are available for pickup Monday through Friday at the Freeport Recreational Now the parks and their Center on Merrick Road and Freeport playgrounds, courts and other Village Hall on N. Ocean Avenue. amentias remain open to the public Freeport Police officers on patrol and have housed several, small community events are also equipped with extra masks to hand out to throughout the year. Freeport residents who might need the protection. Some of the parks also served as training areas for Freeport students workout program, so during the as to avoid school district’s crowding at the Ronny Reyes/Herald Above Photo: Obeng Dwamena high-fived his daughter, Aneesa Dwamena, 6, during a tennis workshop at Bishop Frank O. White Park in August districts fields. 2020.

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