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Merrick Life • Bellmore Life • Freeport-Baldwin Leader • Wantagh-Seaford Citizen

The winners of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. essay, poetry, and art contest stand with Mayor Andrew Hardwick and Dr. Kishore Kuncham, superintendent of Freeport Schools, at “The Next Generation: Keeping the Dream Alive” event held at the Freeport Recreation Center. Mayor Hardwick, Dr. Kuncham, and others personally donated cash prizes totaling over $1,500, which was presented to the contest winners at the event. The contest winners also received citations from the mayor, and a trip to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. From left are Mayor Hardwick, Rashid McCurty, Shania Hackett, Courtney Collins, Gabriella Thomas, Brea Baker, Brooke Baker, Tiara Carter (honorable mention), Lea Hamm, and Dr. Kuncham. Blair Baker, Drami Core, and Rose Star Pierre-Paul were also winners but were unable to attend.