The-Leader_1978-08-10

              FREEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELt
MERRICK
LlfP.ARlAM _
tlAZT.iV: C7i liloTORICAL UUSEUIC FREEEORT'S
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NEWSPAPER
43rd YEAR, No. 15 FREEPORT. NEW YORK. AUGUST 10.1978 PRICE 15t PER COPY
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Mall Ordinances
Will Recommend "Tofal
Code Af One Time
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FREEPORT - A "total" Qode of jordinances for Freeport Mall will be
recommended at a future meetirig. Mayor William H. White said this
week. The depisjon to deal with all matters involving the Mall together,
rather than piecemeal, followed a discussion of bicycles on that pedes­trian
shopping area.. Bicycles on the Mall were the first item oh the
agenda of the Freeport Board-of
-T><E>CtlJAkE J A tHE WAT^R'iiaieniibffS'^^ r.HBu/»*»u>i, oetMiiiwua jigBB;Wii!j?
"The Sea Devils," will ewlrh a tip-^A^Thon iatthiCenter'J f?oof;o/«/Monday, August f4,'6r8"pm. The
event will raise funds for team bathlng-and Vweat stiltsi Photographed at recent pcat-seasoriAwaoU;
.Event.wefe,.(ll to r.): first rpw;-faul"Spagnolff, Mark Harhlll..Butch McCartfiy,.Chris Ennls,'rJeff
-RBmusrTroyHblly.Xhria Spagribla.'Bob'Efinls and Pablo.Ver.dln; second row.'.Cljire Llchtenberfler..
-4Atnddrale-nOnsetr oLfbskuygThl^ln4< a)nfedtt aS-u6sfBand yO. sLtreoUfsekeyri;^ tMfiirodtt oryo.Gwl,a Dffta nU Luanwkllee,s so, eSrtaeivoei.nQeu lMntcouna,'n Mnya.r iaja VcKeried iBn,a Jdiell. .
Crook, Danny Bollacke, Kleran Molloy,Joe Lawless, Kathy Dunkle, Ellen Moreo, Tara McCarthy,
Katharine Moreo, Heather McKeown, Maria Moreo, John Hall, Jill Spellria." Vicky Vecchione, Mi-chele
Moreo and Eileen.Lawless; and in back. Coach Dennis Eberhart and Assistant Coach Janice
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village "FadT abandoned it as a
street and made it a pedestrian
mall. At that time. - vehicular
traffic was prohibited. excepi_
for deliveries during hours '
specifically set by the village
board. Other municipalities with .
Malls similar to Freeport'i..
have .ordinances dealing with
•V^u K f t l ' ' o ? w I * 'w ??.,^' "'"P'«^ oiilihances on to Village
•!^^1-F^?J^r,-r.^nJ^^^.^^}: Clerk Tom DeVincenzo for his
wntrol ^ " P * ^ — ! ^ . ""*'":. studv and. recommendations.
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White, village counsel M>chifl
Trustee's open voting, session
Monday night. August'?."
Problems had evolved. While
and the trustees noted, because
of the difficulty' experienced by
local police in enforcing a "no
riding" regulation. While it was
agreed th^.f the ^lice had at­tempted
to be as.ddigent as pos*
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Police Stymie Two Mall-Area Crimes
FREEPORT jiBerween 11:05 pm on Saturday. August S.and 2:31 am
Sunday. August 6. alert action hy village police blocked two crimes
occuring on and near the Freeport Mall. The first incident, taking place
on the Mall itself, was brought to the police's attention by an eye­witness
who had seen two youths smashing the windows- of National
shoe store. ' „ . ^ . •'. - - •
Patemo estimated the damage at
$1,500 to $2,000. At the time of
the crime,,howeverl he was un-^
able lo determine' if arty mer­chandise
was missing^
-A.few hours later, at 2:31 ami
another arrest was made thistime'
oMnae ibeslotcirk. Cawh^ayv mfrUomt- -t..hi.e'.^M-ca-ltlh, aatt - The polices report^gs-tnai
while patrolling the intersection
iSvyim Team To
Raise Money
By Swimming
Arriving at the Mall through
theNewion Boulevard entrance.
Police Officer Capriola came upon
two boys ruiining in his direction.
Although one of the pair got
away, his apprehended partner
was identified by the eyewitness.
At Freeport' headquarters, as
he was being placed under
custodial arrest, the-13-year old
. Freeport student told police that
^oloraon told the Board-- that if
penalties were Involved, a local
ordinance would.have, to be pass-.
ed. Noting tha't there were other,
questions concerning activities
. and conduct on the Mall that had
arisen. White.said ^(referring to-
. bicjcles) "even though it's a
problem, let it be one for a couple
of more weeks and we will"do it
all together." ' ; '
"The Mayor explained later thai
prior to Monday night's meeting,
he went over..previous"- minutes
and ordinances passed concern-.-;
ing the-MaH.- A local law had al­ready
been passed. He said
FREEPORT - The Sea'Devils.
the Freeport-Recreation Depart-
'ment's .-swimming Jeam, will
hold- a-'Lap-'A-ITion' Monday,
August 14.5-8 pni. inihe"outdoor_ when Nassau County abandoned
he and his friend—whom he "^f He^iry Street and Mmick-named—
had broken the windows" Road. Freepojr - Police, ;;_0pccr
to steal sneakers.. - Gros. observed three men tn the
jgiuiiiuiied-fartlie-iH^U. iliL ^T^t parking Tor of the wr dealer-
^.pool of the Recreation Center:
The.purpose ofthe eyent'is to'
rais'e money to 'purcl^ase team
• bathing, suits' and . sweat. suits.
Sea Devils coach Dennis "Eber­hart
explains that-"-the boyS and
.'girls hopefully'will get pTe"dges
. • from-people for so many pennies
. a' lap/ For example, .if a 'Sea
• Devil' can get .10 pledges at
2t"a lap and swim ido laps, the
the street to the village and the
and direct village counsel tn pre­pare
the ordina'nces.
White noted that almost'ev'er>-
individual, merchant and organi­zation
had taken the "spirit of the
Board of Trustees." The Board,
the Mayor said, had'been trying
to "do what is,right for the mer­chants.""
and almost eve"r>-body-has
gone along with the judge-mc'h't
of the board.
More Stores?
" Village counsel wja? directed to
prepare for a-public hcanng on
the rezoning of the southwest
comer • of Atlantic Avenue and
South Main Street-from Residen­tial
. "A" to .Husiness "A."
An application had tieen received'
(Com. on Page 12)
store's manager.'Bruce Patemo. .ship. Awordbg to Gros' report.- swimmer can earri-ii a.plfidfet
found his fr^nt window and-two if% chi r *
showcase windows in shambles.
;onc of the.males wore ho shirt on
(Com. onPage6)
ZjZT Freeporters pnThe Air ~-
.niEEPORT - -The voice of She madefher ppera debut iii
;. Fgeport resident Harriet Sigal , Italy playing.t^e role of'Azucena
will be one of the features of the
'WGDD tttdio"-brea«fea3t""SiB»He -
in "B -Trovatore," and has also
wljich wonld'come to $20.
.' According -to-the -coach.' tHe.
boys Hind girls,' ringing -in age •
fr^m seven to 18 "are a group of'
hard-workings' youngsters."
In jusf^three summers they have
gone from last place in Division
IV-1976 to first place in J977 with,
an undefeated ..record" of 5-0.
This summer they moved up fo
thing Special FrotnFrceport"_.jC)peni, the Amato Opera Com-to
be aired Sunday, August 12. ^pany'and^as a soloist with the
11 pm. , Br(»klyn College Chorus and the
_ A mezzo-soprano. Sigal • has N.Y.U. Choral Art Society."
• degrees in music from Columbia .
University and New York Uni-- The other segment of the radio
versity where 3he is curteiilly a'~"T>rogram"will find Connie-War--
PhD candidate. She teaches - showsky,- one of the show's
music at Erasmus Hall High producers, ori the. Village's-
School in Brooklyn-and at thej waterfront - interviewing at
Academy of Performing Arts. " random some of the thousands of
As a performer. Sigal has visitors who flock to the area.
app/virfi^'in a riiiTjihtrnfrrinr^ftc Vpaf-rOUnd.. : 1
tougner comii«illflH_-Ui D'liisiuii
ni, "Their sudden daim .to
success and respectable recog-
• nition from - all swimmers in.
Nassau County- did not come
easy." Eberhart points out.
-"Swimming" b - a very difficult
sport requiring the- utmost in
self-d'iscdpline, self-mottvation
-and just plain 'guts.' The 'Sea
De\ils' have tunied things
around , and now carry their
" (fnnr.n
ACCEPTING AN AWARD from North Shore Unhwalty Hospital for
, community Service'is Wilfrfed Morlnrn,) of Freeport, Chairman of the
• Nassau County Advisory Board of the Salvation 'Army.,Morin*s accept.-'
-^nc8 was on behalf of 8150 volunteers of the .'agency's program' in
Nassau County, Presenting thfl award were Trustee^nd Award Com-rrrtttee
memtier "Benjamin JenVins, and hospital Trustee Helen Mellor.-
AwardsChalrman.-t.ooking on is WtH'iam A.Perett. Director of Service
Extension Boreaij, Nassau County, of Salvation Army. Morin, who Is
. also director of the Freaport MemoriafLibrary. was one of two adult
volunteers from^ Nassau Community service agencies 1o receive the
h^.r^i*..!'. z-'...;.,_;..-:... <•—^}co Award-thia yotu^.
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