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38th YEAR No. 40 FREEPORT, MEW YORK, JANUARY 31,1974 I Pl^lCEilS^PERCOPV
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Ass'n. Meets Piiblic
RET(REEi».7PrMport Mayor Wlliam White (left) pretents Certlflr
catas of Appreciation to Marian Valentine, a member of the Police
clerical staff, and VitiageSign Department Foreman Lucian Chuiiano.
Both are retiring after 3S and 23 years, respectively, of service to the
Village. (Photo by Oscar). ;
The Trials of Being A First
It was definitely "Women's
Day" as well as Jammed, at ttie
Freeport Chamber of Com­merce's
luncheon meeting last
Thursday at the Sea Breeze
Restaurant.
With the Village's District
Court Judge Patricia Collins in
the audience, Dora Phillips, the
Chamber's only female Director,
introduced Dorothy Storm who'
spoke on what it is lilie to be
Freeport's first woman Trustee.
Starting her remarks with the
statement that she is no strong
advocate of Women Libbers'
methods (To the responding
applause from the. men in the
audience, she remarked at "the
display of male chauvinism."),
she nonetheless said she believes
in the movement's ultimate
goals. "Someday I hope a woman
will stand here and discuss what
it is like to be a public official -
period."
Being a "first" has it humorous
moments as Mrs. Storm related
how residents come before
. Village Board open meetings and
address the gqveming: body as
"gentlemen,' 'you fellas,' etc.,
and then there is a sudden
stammering as they look- my
^ way, and • then, 'and lady.' "
, Written conununications to the
invitation fitom the Freeport
PBA. In sraiall letters in the
corner-there appeared the
notaUon, "stag only." "Well, I
always thought stag meant only
nien... and a few other things
besides... and I couldn't un­derstand
why they'd-even
bothered to send me an invitation
until my fellow Board members
assured me that in this instance
stag iiimply meant without
escort,"' — _
Stating that her first concern
upon appointment as Trustee was
acceptance by the members of
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New Casino Plan
The Freeport Zoning Board of
Appeals will m^t February 14,8
pm at Village Hall, to consider
the application filed by Bert
Nestler, Front St., Hempstearf, to
construct a 57-unit town house
development on the site of the
C!asino Street Pool and apart­ment
house. The 67-year-old
complex i^ at,the intersection of
Casino and Roosevelt Avenue at-the
head of Randall Bay.
A similar S6-unit condominium,
proposed by Nagol Consultants,
Ltd., Sayville, in November, 1072,
was turned down by the Zdnih|
Board last May.
The site is presently in non-confoirming
use in that it is in a
Residence A area., A non-.
confirming use must be con­tinuous
or it is governed by the
-pr^ent -awning;, :,\\„ •.',-i:.,-..,>„,..„...:
Wien turning down the Nagol
proposal, the Board stated (hat
(he; d^ision had been reached
because (a) lite applicant was
receivbig a lair return on his
investment under cuirent usage,
(b) TTiere was no evidence thfit
the pr^ent structure could iMJt be
maintained, (c) The applicant
submitted no estimated c(»t of
construction nor income ex*
pected and (d) the submitted
plan did not adhere to the open
space requirements.
Nagol's original plan was^or 62 '
rental units, but after meeting-with
doseby residents and
representatives of.the Atlantic
South'Civic Association, agreed
to drop to 56 units on a con-
^omUnurin basis. He agreed to
provide access „only from
West£lde Avenue and exit only
onto Clasino .Street, and aliso
promised that dock,space would
be for the use of tenants only.
Chamber Picks Cacciatore
"Citizen of the Year"
PREEPORT-The 27 members
present at Monday night's
meeting of the Freeport Chamber
of Commerce Boatd of Directors
voted unanimously to designate
the group's four-time President
and unsalaried Executive
Secretary for seven years, Roy
' Cacciatore, as its "Citizen of the
Year", He will be hbnored-at the
Oiamber's Installation Dinner-
Firsf Open Meefing Gets
Crowd, Jdeas, Support
FREEPORT — The Freeport Association hold its first open,
public meeting Monday night at the high school and attracted a hugoi
crowd. The rali^' night did not stop over 125 Preeportors from
showing up to learn something aboirt this new organization "de­dicated
to promoting the good,
positive aspects of the Village."
rthe meeting, chaired by
President Ellen Extract^ started
with a reading of the group's
purposes and obiectives. An
Board pose no less of a problem. Dance, April 20, at Carl Hoppl's
she said. She told of one man who Malibu by the Sea.
sent two letters in one envelope.,
The salutation on one was
"Gentlemen," the othei; "Gen-,
tlemen and Madam." Speaking to
the vinriter later she learned he
felt he'd beoi incorre4:t in the
Hrst instance and hadlmade four
phone calls seeking adviae op the
correct, procedure,, SJexual, bor­ders
gave her a hard time too
vAtm she received a written
In annmincing the Directors'
choice. Chamber President Peter
Baer said, :''The selection
cominitl^ had many names
brought before . it. After due
deliberation, however, it was felt
, fha t as th^ Ciumiber exists for tte
bettenhenf ic^ the entire cora>
naaityioa one less than the man
who^. is. the' bacUxme of\the!
organizatiofi ii deserving bftbe
honor. The backbone he is,
tlu-ough his wisdom gained over
many years of service. Hla
devotion to its aims, his hours of
volunteer, service and dedication
cannot be' equalled. On a com­munity-
wide basis his displayed
interest has been no less. His
expertise, a soUtat? storekeeper,
in the develophig of Freeport's
Industrial Park, paved a new
way in his career. It also created
living proof of his interest in our
community. His vast talent in the
field recently prompted tlie New
York State, Association.of In­dustrial
Agencies .to elect him
.President. If anything, we've
b ^ lax in. waiting, so long to
select an obvious ^'Citizen oTthe
Year/' • ,-,' ' , •:..", , - \
'•> A proprietor, ci a South Bfain
Street men's clothing store from
' : (CootDBued onJRsgo 4} ,
Village lacks many types of
businesses. Some thai tiie people;
seem to miss are a department
stopC-quality speciflty stor^, a
luggage shop, a cheese andl.
gourmet shop, and a Jewish-style
eFfrfoeerpt oirst baenindg imtsa dfaec itloit iperso na»so ^ae - doee^liccaatteesssseenn sseerrvvilnnge oonn -pDrreemmilsse^s
mecca for "mini-vacations" - to
attract outsiders to spend a
weekend in Freeport. The
Association is also proceeding
with plans to promote a CJiowder
FesUval in the Village.
The remainder of the meeting
• was-itmjed over to community
participation—=r~*ln three
categories - to obtain the ideas,
feelings, and desires of the
audience. *
The first area was the Village's
busings district. Some of the
ideas proposed were: The
Chamber of Commerce should
encourage retail discount stores
and other ta^e prestige stories to
locate in Freeport, which would
attract more good quality
business; making the'Com­munity
a "Free" port where good
buys _at low prices will be
available; running a free mini- "V""* , , » - .
bus from thenew Town Marina impeachnient Panel
and waterfront-to the central ^ '^- .„. ^, , ^
shopping district; reception Congressman Norman Lent
centers where tourists and - w » be-television tmi to two
outsiders can obtain InformaUon colleagues from the House, of
on what is where and what'-fi«Pf«»nt«Uve8 for a discussion
special evehtaTare happening; a on Ihe issue of Impeachment.
The second area discussed
concerned Village operations and
facllitl^. The people "isrmnt
expr^sed concern witht the need
for a Village Promotion Manager
•^ and that he' stould have a —
vested interest in the Village^ the -
' suggMtion of la larger Village
Board to provide ri^resentatlon
for more areas and different
interests; a crackctown on ab­sentee
landlords who permit their
property. to deteriorate; a
reduction of taxes on large, old
houses to make them financially -
available to young famUles; the
avoidance of housing rjegulations w
by pe^le with "connections" and
influential friendsi—(hat all __.
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Lentjo Host
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cooperative redecoration of. the
stores in the business district to
give them a unified, similar,
appealing appearance in a
standard motif; more free
parking for shoppers; establish­ment
of a group to turn the empty
Freeport Theatre into a cultural
center; converting the water­front
buildings and property into
a picturesque watertfront setting.
It was pointed out that the
Lent, Rep. Larry Hogan (R.­Maryland)
and Rep. Tom
Railsback (R.-Illinois) will ex-
Elore the ongoing investigation
y the Uo\m Judiciary Com­mittee
into alleged White House
improprieties. Both guests are
Mcmbiers of the Committee.
The program can be seen on
UHF Channel 21 8everal<-times:
On Friday, February I at 8 pm
and Sunday, February 3, at 6 pm.
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NEW, PATROUMAN; Pottos Oittf Antiion/'Elsr/tefl^Aml.Mayor
Witliam H. Whits oongratiilats'four twwf. Fratporl Poflco offiotnv
graduatM of ih« Natsw County PoilcsTr^ning 8ehoc4. Thsoffloiri,
sr« (L-B) Robsrt J, Roti^ Edward 4* Ucfcsi/Grsobfy a Turner and
W^ilism 4. ptttii Offlotr Turnsr. riidiivsd an swsrdof mi^ fluty
pfttot for biiijm the best shot (n the Nmtu County^ Cla»,jiirHh im
flxpsrttcorsof M i . ' iPhotoby Chciir)
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