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AR^R DAY: Ilia stately trees along Freeport's North Long Beach Avenue are just befiniring to
ixid as the Viliige and the nation plan to celebrate Arbor Day, Apill 28. It is the centennial calibra­tion
of the day set aside for the planting of trees. (Photo by Man GreenfaergJ
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The Village of Freeport could receive an estimated $374,543 in federal
monies each year for the next five under a federal State and Local Assist­ance
Act. throu^ a bill which has been approved by the House Ways and
Means Committee and is eiqpected to be brought before the full House of
Representatives shortly.
According to ar statement
issued by Governor RockefeUer.
House Ways and Means Com­mittee
Chairman Wilbur Milts
(the bill's sponsor) and State
legislators Earl W. Brydges,
Perry B. Duryea, Joseph
Iferetski and Stanley Steingut.
the: bill would be retroactive to
January I of this year and of the
41 members of the House from
New YorkC 38 have agreed to
support the bill.
Under Uie proposed legislation,
the 37 incorporated areas of
Nassau iCpunty would receive an
estimated $154 million annual
total while the county itself would
receive $17 million. Disbursed
almost solely on population.
Valley Stream and Hempstrad.
close to Freeport in number of
residents, would receive $378,619
and $380,985. respectively. While
the funds would be channeled
through the State, the usage
would not te mandated by either
the state or federal governments.
Asked by the LEADpIR to
comment on the possible wind­fall,
a Village spokesman first
pointed out that It would have no
effect on the jtut-announced joint
law suit being brought by both the
Villages of Freeport and Valley
Stream against the State to
equalize aid given to com­munities.
He further stated that,
in his'opinion, ther6 would be no
lowering of municipal taxes hut
the federal monie^ could be
"banked" against any futiLire
raise. School taxes would not be
affected.
Should the Mills Bill be ap­proved,
with the January I
retroactive dale. Freeport.
whose fiscal year ended in
February, could expect its first
$^4,543 shortly thereafter.
Chamber and Fire
Department Big Night
It was a quiet Sunday in Freeport this week because it
, J ^ ^^ ' ^ n a WG Saturday night with both the annual
| f e | bashes of the Freeport Fire Department and Freeporf
i i Chamber of Commerce being held.
Some 600 persons attended the Annual Installation
Dinner-Dance ofihe Freeport Chamber of Commerce at
the Malibu Beach Club, Lido Beach, where Police J^ustice
^ i^^i" Freedman was proclaimed "Freeport Citizen of the
pii<raif*^ and outgoing President Charles Mehrmann was
" honored.
Celebrities attending included State Department of
Commerce Commissioner Neal Moylan. Congressman Nor-
^ man^Lent; State Senator Norman Levy, Hempstead Town
g ftesidmg Supervisor Francis PurceU. Assemblyman Jerry
Kremer, Hempstead Supervisor Alfonse D*Amato, Hemp­stead
Deputy Supervisor Thomas DriscoU. Freeport Ma­yor
Robert Sweeney and ViUage Trustee Tom Lovelidge
(S!ee:|>hbtbson ptage t ; ) .
y^i^r.^rf'!?^:'W^Pi^'f^."^'tf'^* »sl Deputy; aha Bill Casit-
"iiiiiSai 2nd Deputy. (See photos on page 11>
Mayor Robert Sweeney, who was Iiaving a very busy
evening, and other village officials were on hand.
New LEADER Managing Editor
I.EADER from the U Com
inercial Review, a daily regional
husines.s newspaper wtiere ir her
poRl as As.sistanI (o Ihe
Krtilor/ Publisher she wa.s
responsible fnr Ihe writing of
feature malerial .sponsored by
Huch leading firm.s as Ihe
NiUional Bank of North America.
(he I.ong I.siand Lighting
Company and Ihe Marine
Midland Banks She also served
as Editor of Ihe "Security
Repiirt." a bi-weekly financial
newsletter circulated among key
l.imfi. Island executives by
Security National Bank, and was
responsible fnr Ihe publication nf
the first in an annual series of 76-
page guidebooks sponsored by
Franklin National Bank The
Long Island Association of
Commerce and Industry
presented Mrs Peters with a
plaque in appreciation for Ihe
editorial copy she prepared for
the May I97I Sunday New York
Times color supplement. "'Long
treasure/ pleasure Island "
Prior to Ihe Review. Mrs
Peters served on Ihe pubic
relations staff of the national
headquarters of the March of
Dimes and was Assistant Vice
President of a New York City-based
medical public relations
firm handling press room ac
tivities at national and in
lernalional conferences for
physicians.
"Freeport's progress and
problems have dictated that we
expand our editorial staff in
order to serve our readers." the
Brauns stated. "With increased
personnel we are now more
easily able to cover all the
aspects of our Village "
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Norma and Bill Braun.
Publisher and Editor respec-lively
of THE LEADER, have
announced the appointment of
Jean Peters as Managing Editor
of Ihe 36-year-old weekly
newspaper covering Ihe news of
Freeport and its environs.
The new editorial line-up
marks yet another expansion in
Ihe largest Freeport weekly
paper v^rhich was purchased by
f he Braun husband and wife team
two years ago. THE LEADER'S
bi-weekly section "Waterfront
l/?ader'*. the only newspaper
devoted exclusively to actfviti,^
along Nassau's South Shore
harbors, was introduced in
January.
THE LEADER'S new
Managing Editor has been a
resident of Freeport for the past
eight years. A widow, Mrs.
Peters' two daughters. Sharon
and Lori. attend Freeport High
.School.
Mrs. Peters comes to THE
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