The-Leader_1977-04-14

              FREEPORT I
BALDWIN
ROOSEVEIT
MERRICK
r.iGnARiAff -
IMSSAU CT'i' I'lUTORlCAV UUSEl'U
EXSEHHOV/ER • PARK FREEPORT'S
OFFinm
NEWSPAPlR^
41st YEAR Nff. 51 FREEPbRT. NEW YORK, APRIL 14,1977 PRICE 15f PER CX)PY
Fi^ii^drf Firemen GOP Commfflee Gfi^es^
FREEPORT'« -First Deputy
Fire Oilef HkhsTd-Vaa-Wcilen
of Rose Ounpany No. 5 has been'
elected Chief t»f the~Fiecport
Jlie4>ep«itiQent-*nd-wiU serve-«-
one year term commendng Tues­day
nigfatrApril 19,-1977.- -:
At the same tiine, Second De­puty
Chief Walter Monastere,j)f
Engine •Company' No. 1, was
elected to the posidon of First
Deputy.
Chief "Rich" Van WlcUen w'as
bom in Frieepprt, but later moved
to Merrick and attended schools
there, graduating from Mephain
" High : School. He spent -three
yearsin the Navy and then joined
his father in a plumbing business
formanyyears. - ^ •
The new Chief' Is currcntlf
emplc^red.as a prolessional'^re-
To Twd Of Five Candidates
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FREEPORT - Two morenames have appeared on the School Board
of Edncadoh election scene .this week, as John Marshall and Edward
—Monroe.declared thrlr nnrtMtrli>< Marahill wffl mi) fr,r tV<> iff ^t pf>.
sently held by Joe McAndrews. He wQl be opposol at the polls by Jim
- ParolarMonroe, running for the seat presently held by Rev. S. Frank
Erenaudhya n:n udeel,c lwariend b e . fidgmhtdinidga atle>s -
Janene . Suchan and PauUne
Washington for victory. Both Mc
Andrews' and Emmannnel pre­viously
stated: they would not be
candidates for re-election. '
The election will be held May
17 when - registered' Freeport
School District voters will go to'
the . polls • to cast their bal­lots
for thTlwo seats and for botir
the School District budget,and
that of th? Freeport. Memorial
Ubtary.
actual -screening of .candidates. °
Although Mikhail was inter­viewed
priday night, he was not a
declared candidate as Jate as the
following Monday evening, when
he toldTHELEADERlhat he was
waiting to hear from "several
people" before he 'made up his
ndiid. • .
On Tuesday morning, Baga-
"announcea~the two-wmr
<: fighter: in-tiie'ViUage olGanlen * . RmbUi^aiw On Schod Soenb
-«N A k:B(E;FRQM THE PLAYi are photogriitphid mSrhbors of the
caist of V Young rrpm.Edlsph.''* This play, for Alemantaryschool child-ran^
Will be presented by the freeport Arts Council. Sa^urd^, April 16, •
2 ^ , In the Fn9epo(i High School Auditorium. A production of the Per-
. formino: Arte BepertorylTheatre, tha rouslcal^la^baaed'Upon factual r^
events.Awlthcharacten based uppirreal people; ticlce
.at the .door, at $2 each;F6r Informatlon'aoout this performance, or
other JcUyltles of thefi^port Arts Council, call 223-25^ t ;_
ResldeniiJVitteiicI Publtic Hearing
Oh Cciblevisioh Franchise *
:Vjln WldaeoTeihed Hose Com^:
pahy Number Five''ofthe'FriM-.
port Fire' l>eparlfflent in-,1966,
and hws-.been ii paitidpant
virtually- every department and-:
company -activity" .during his.
-decade h) the department.'
- He ^^IsinarriM to the former
Cathleen; Walsh of West Hemp-
: stead;~i:hi*t!VM"Wiadensr who"
live on East^ First Street, have,
threes- children,. a .'dau^ter,
Christine, abd twin sons; Mtchael
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^minar On
committee's "approval" of Mar­shall
and Monroe; ,Later'that
t, MaishaU.cQnfirmed that.
he wptud rh^ke the^ron.-and ex;.
plained' that' he" b^r'n5t'';t>een.
:RepiqfeiiMul Orgffilfatf<S*» B ^ ^ wailtlnj'-fyr i the ^ .RepubHcan's
formedScre«aiingC6ihmHteemef*'announcwn but ?*to see:what
""' 'people . Would support' him."
-speel^g primarily huinendJ.
Bagatelle. Mplalned that—the-last
Friday •^. night, .at the'
, FBFPPOBT. About two d(dtn people.'gatibered in Freeport ViQage
Han Monday eve'ning/or a public hearing on the' awarding of a fran-_
cfaise.by the visage, to Cablevision:: The Cable TV< company's state­ments
and dmlanalicms were presented, by Daniel Sweeney, their
counsel,indnisasdstantCharlesFcmnan.-—-- - V^ - "r-
In theiflpi^Bmihary remxriks,' •' . ! :
subscribers," a TV Guide, stod;
• exchange . reports,* , weather,
Gnema (Channel) 10,'and a day-:
tijrui diildren's channel, whichlin
this two comAany representatives
.explained that a,Cabfe-TV hi-stallatton
'.'improved receptbtilo'.
the hohies as well ts bringmg a
greater ^^variety of enteilkm-_ :t}ie~..evening v«rould broadcast
menr/'Tle^ company onaently some of the-blacked-oot sports
: holds franchises m the Towns of or nwvies, both older released
; North Hempstead. Hempstead ones and some first-run'ofierings.
- aFnardm^i)nygsdtearle; ^ya,n-tdh e^Myainssaagpee»q ooaf -r-F6r an-addifiblu^^
and the Otyot Glen Cove. It is
• afpiipt>.d with cable, television
systems- operating hi Babylon,
AnutyvHIe and lii^enhurst; with
a Westchester 'system which
holds franchises in Yoniers; and
with a New Jersey system which
operates in Bergen County.
In Freepaxl9 4licy would oget.
scriber would receive Home Box
Office, offering movies, or a
sports channel, featoihg . all
Islander ahd'Net events at home
and aH Madison Square Garden
events. For a total of $17 month-
Ijf, thesubscrfljer would receive
the fhn package of 30 channels.
Mayor William White, chairing
'tije meeting. asked' about the-
_ihcjrabsaih«5.a.choice rfifiwt—D,rtvii<^- «^-^~- "Cdmmissldii's"
plans. Foe ^^.the Cable-TV -f^!^ ,T?r ^
libicriber would recent 28 -««=* <ledsion-rega«nnfc;:Ca
channels, the company's. rep-resentaliTes
explained, which fai-cludes
an they now receive phis
several outKrf-town servicwt, phis
an aotomated diannel, news,
sports, a "swap and shop for local
ennes to munic^alities.1 Stweeney
explained that the question was
-in a "state of flux." The eariier
rulings had allowed munidpali-ti^
a maxjmum of 3% of the base
(Cont. on Page 16) •
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. HEMPSTEAD = Another sest
sion of the.Town. of Hempstead's
seminar on "Hie, Joys, and Kt-fialls'jrf
Starting- Your Own
Busfaiess". wll- be Jjeld at the,
Freeport :" Memorial" Library.
Conducted by thle Town's Depart-
, ment of Industry :an3"Copmer?e^
^lirccefS5fifiBahWifh?"the- Library
and the New York SUte Depart­ment
of Commerce, tjie'intojgrani
will take place Tuesidajr^ A'pnl_26;=^j
- 8-pm.' • ." , ' '.'[•• ",'—^-~"^"
. The two to twp-and-a-half Iranf-prbgram
is aimed at stimulating
economic growth in the Town by.
-assisting residents'who are inter­ested
in starting, their own busi'
'nesses. - ':' ^ " y -r
The program will Include re- .
presentatives from the State De­partment.-
of Commeitc; the ^
down's Zohiag '• and Building ^
-Departments-^ hank-- and 'BJO^—
Cacdatore —r a FreeportTresident.
— Cuminliitoiler 6i tne Town's
-view Marshall, .Mohroe, Parbla,
Suchaii and Washington. Using k
tape machine, they recorded the
five' candidates answers - to.' a
series of questions. Ken Baga-
-tencVlceiChalrman of the: com?
niitee,\told THE LEADER that
the questidtis were the'result of a
previously held - meeting. Of, the
five-man' screening - Cbmniittee.
The committee's Other members,-,
accordihs - to Bagatelle,- are
Tommy Re. Ed Harding. .Jaides
- KnoeOer and its Chairman, Herb
Rosenblum; Only Bagatelle and
-4te«eabhnu wexe pieveul ftjrflar
. 'approval": of the., ranimittee
would be passed on to Freepcvt
Republloui Leader Fred Hage'r,:
who was"out-of-town' at press
••time.':~~~"^'\r:':'"".~.~'="":" T.
On Mondayi another Screening
Committee ' meinber, ' Tom Re
had told THE lEADER that he
had 'hot interviewed the can­didates.'
The 'Republican Pari
iy,.he'sald, Bhduul''hot support
any .one. ijandldate "outrigpt,"
- but the.committee-men, as fa-dividnals,
could support or:wbilC:
(Cont. on Page 16)
Department of Industry and Com­merce.
A question uid answer period
will follow the presentation.
For reservations, call 489-
5000, extension 406. ~
NEWLY ELECTED CHIEFS Qf the Freeport PIre Departmwit ere plo-'
tured with their outgoing chief, Arthur Lewis (I.) and Freeport Mayor
William White. Richard Van WIcklln (second from r.) Was elected Chief
of the Department:last week. Walter Monastere was elected Rrat
Deputy Chief. The race for Second Deputy Chief resulted In a tie vote .
and a runoff election will t>e held Thursday evening, April 14, t>etween
Doanid Mauersberger and Robert Terry. tPhbto by'Jerry G^)
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