The-Leader_1979-09-27

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THE LEABER FREEPORT'S
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NEWSPAPER
44th YEAR. No. 22 FREEPORT. NEW YORK. SEPTEMBER 27.1979 PRICE 2 0 * PER COPY
School To Explain Poor Results
R)ur Selected For Board, Adminisiration To
Science Program ^ ^ • ^ .
Report On Test Failures
FIRST TO CONTRIBUTE. Happy Freeport Legionnaires ora all smiles
as they present a S500 check to Freeport Police Benevolent Association
(PBAJ president Arthur Burdette. The Freeport American Legion \was
the first local organization to ktck-o« ttw drive to ralia funds to pur­chase
bulletproof vesta for the vMlage'a policemen. Pictured-0» to r.i
are James Mlsseau.C^'mmarider of the WHllarh Clinton Story Post
»342ol the American Legion; Burdette; P.O. James Foxton; P.O. Fred
" Hager; TTCrTftwarct Lafseo;—Chairman-cLJbei4efl)Qn!» drive Bay
Tnortori; and P.C. Frank Manz," : T- . .'_ . "r. ; - .,
Trustee Explains His Position
On His Firm's Work In Village
. niEEPORT • Four Seniors at
Freeport High School have been
selected by Columbia University
to participate in that institution's
TXcience Honors Program. , '
The four students arc Steven
Farancc. Louis LoBalsamo,
Michael Plotnick and Mark
Manitzas. They were among the
nearly 900 high schwl students
wholoot the program's qualify­ing
cxaminiuian in April. 1979.
Only one out of four from the
app^ximately 1.000 Metropolitan
area high schools invited scored
high enough to be admitted to the
program.
Freepon High School Prinrfpal
•WaiUm l^cElrcw.noted. "VVe mte
proud that of the approximately
200 studenu from 1.000 area high
schools accepted by . Columbia
University for its pfcstigiuus
Science Honors f'TOgram, four are
from Freeport High Sehtx>l.' I am
certain that they will benefit
greatly from this weekend study
program."
FREEPORT • The Board of Education will discuss the Freeport
schotJ! district's scores, in last June's state-wide ninth grade math
competency tests, at their next public meeting on Wednesday. October
17. 8:IS pm, at Giblyn Schiwl. Superintendent of Schools Donald
Costlow told THe LEADER this week thai the school board will be
prepared to explain and discuss
FREEPORT - Village Trustee Al SirJin staled his position, last
Monday night, on his firm doing bus'mess within the village of Free-port.
Sirlin. a plumbing contractor made the statement at the jopcn-to-the
public, weekly legislative session of the board Monday, September
24.
The village trustee is a plumb- •
jog contractor. He said hp was
tnaking his position clear, at this
point, to avoid any rumours that
might crop up at a future time.
SirliQ explained that his firm.
Lakeville Plumbing, might "get
the job" from the builder of the" •
Two Guys store, in Bennington
Park. "We have worked with him
(that builder) for 15 years," Sirlin
said.
Sirlin stated. "I will not allow
Lakeville Plumbing, a corporation
of which I am preddent. to bid or
do work within the village of
—Freeport uolcsa^ay. company, was.
im-olved in doing business vrith
any company'prior tomy be­coming
a tnistee on the board."
Tnxstec Tun Petemana, while
expressing confidebce ia Siriin's
integrity, asked how the village's
Ethics Committee -operates. "I.
woold think we wonld want to use
an the-mednsisms we have."
-Peten)ana„:angges(ed. Mayor
.William H. White explained that
ihdividtials cMn.^t^fif to the
Etlucs'Committee aadrTrns^
Ootpthy Storm noted thatsbe bad'
. xdKxttbeirt^nniQnidMosbewas
t appointed to the boani becaiue.
' fierfutsband served OS otie of .4be.
vilbge*s-CDmtnistkms. Sbefaad
been told, sbe added.; that tint
-was'notaoooffictoCinterESt.- -
Wlute pointed out £hai at this
time the village iSd not iiave a
"fijD** Kflaca Cbmmttee.'-
SsSn answered tlial be ifiib't
'tliiidr a.qnestioo pf etbics uras
inyoivco. ^
Beftfcww* Piau»tuita
VSIage .CI«i Tom pcVincenzp
informed the trustees that a
recently passed amendment to
the Ntw York State Election Law
allows villages of more than 5,000
population to request the County
Board of Elections to conduct
village elections at the time of the
general election. This would be
subject to permissive referen­dum.
DeVincenzo, noting that bis
conduct of the elections had been
the subject of court cases because
he b appointed by the Mayor,
recommened to the Board that
they ask the Gninty to conduct
future Vaia^celectJonsP----."
Because the jieneral elections
are held in Hovember ¥n~d village
tnutees take office in Apiil.
White explained that five months
would elapse in which there
would be conceivably lame-dndcs
in offide.
V yillage counsel was directed to.
- stiidy the law and confer with
county ^and sute offidais to
.determine if it would be possMe,
ander this law; to hold Village
elections in March or to'change-ibe
terms of ofBceof the board to.
coioiijde ~ inore dnectly'wTtb a
November election da/.
. OtIierMattm < ;,-
. - Village - Coonsd was also
directed to prepare fior a'dexnoli'
tion beating In a boose.at 140
Cofoi^ Aveime. The yioperty
owner .bad not answered any
coriespflndmrr from the viflage.
Tbe preitdses bad been the scene
\Of'a fire several jrears' ago.
Receadjr. Louise Simpsoo of
Cbocemed Neighbors told tbe
boud> tbaS. tbe premises-had
become even more nnsafe.'
Court Imposes Fines
For Housing Violations
FREEPORT • Judge Ralph
Franco, sitting in Village Court on
September 13. imposed total fines
of $1.250 on Viola Mann, owner of
a rental house at 33 Dutchess
Street. The Judge imposed the
maximum fine of S250 on each of
five summonses. Ms. Mann was
found guilty of renting a sub­standard
dwelling with violations
including lack of hot water,
broken windows and defective
(Cant, on Pago 16)
Freeport Water At
Cocktail Party
JFREEPORT — The Village is
boi tb'proviE two poiirts this week:--
If you don't want to dritik an
"aJcohbliciicverage any time, or at '
any given time, that is a socially
.acceptable attitude; and when
you choose a non-alcoholic bever­age,
why not dwose the best:
Freeport water.
Hundreds of residents and -
.their friends are expected at the
special Afternoon Dance Satur­day,
September 29, 3 to 6 pm. in.
the ResMurant Lotinge of the
Recreation Centerl
Renown Jazz artist Marian and.
"7-Jimmy McPartland have lent their.:
support to tbe-prpject and win :
entertain tbe gathering. Mr.
^' McRntland is a umoS cocnettist
. wlule bis wife was one of tbe first '
-: twhite women to achieve success -
bi the jazz field with ber plana)
airtittijr. Starting from tbe.We«t
52nd Street jaxz strip, Marian
McPartland west on.to national
.'. and. intenational toon, patrtici';
patjoo in tbe aimaal Newport^
KewToflt Jaz» Festival and tele-vistoo
appearsooes on tbe Today
Show and with Mike • Dooglas,
, .•.-.•. ,..(Coat.ooPa(}f7V.......
the results of last semester's
tests, what is being done about it.
and the causes of the district's
poor showing.
An article in a Sunday news­paper.
September 23, reported
that 32.5% of Frecport's 821
enrolled ninth graders failed that
test.
• A Sutc DepiLrti\ient of Educa.
tion spokesman told THE LEA-DER
this w ^ i that the test scores
were "not released" to the press
, hut bad been given to the re­porter,
under the fuH diidoxurc
law." In response fo a tpcdfic
query. Local districts were not
informed that the test results had
been made available to the news
media.
Frceport's 32.5% was the
highest percentage of failure in
Nassau County districts that were
reported. Not available were
results from Hicksvillc, Roose­velt
and West Hempstead in
Nassau County. A district ad­ministrator
from Suffolk County
told THE.LEADER that there
appeared to be no penalty at­tached
to late reporting of scores
from the individual districts. "We
were just asked to send our
results in by a certain time." he
said. (EDrrOB'S NOTE; THE
LEADER called a half-dozen
school districts, besides Freeport.
for information on their individual
scores. The varipus district
superintendents, junior or senior
high Nchool principals and other
administrators wc spoke with
requested that they not be identi­fied
in this slor)-. The Information
they gave, however, was invalu­able
in understanding the im­portance
of the results.)
While details of the Freeport
scores will be fnrlhcomlnK at
- the next public b«atd of education
meeting, Costlow did remark that
If the scores of the youngsters
who first entered the district in
their seventh, eighth or ninth
gr»de% »<frp nut computed Ih with
jhc test results of the other
iiudcnl%,'Frceport's. percentage.-
of failing students would have
bccn2I.6V».
The only ninth, grade students,
who did not fake the lest were
- those who were scheduled to lake
the Regents in math (ihcy did not
have to take the test) and those
who were, absent on test day.
Bilingual students. sncdal
education class students and AllR
program students, all took the
test in Freeport. In other districts,
queried by THE LEADER, dis­trict
officials did note wiih sur­prise
that three Suffolk school
districts (Orccnport. Bridge-hampton
and Mattituck-Cutch-oquc)
showed no students failing
the test.
While Frceport's falling
percentage was higher than New
York City's 20.5"/. and Queens'
(Com. on Pago 16)
TOASTINO WITH THE BEST. With their glanM filled with Fra
w«t«r, 0. fo r,) Frtaport Chambar of Cooftmarca vieo-prasident Uonai
Socotov, Freeport HMfiiUt cbiaf executiya of dear Stawart Ptui, Village
'Alcohol and Sutittanca Abti»« Cantar Dlractor Maftbrt Harvta and
Chamber presldanl Sk) Uabarman toaat th* succesa of th« upcoming
"It'a OK Not To Orinft" cocfcfaii parly. Th*«vmt will ba>Mtd Satur­day.
September 23,3-^ pm,'<«tttM Fraaport Racraatlon Center. Paul,
who s;wi(« on occtipatiortal aleoholisnt i t last .waek'a Ctumber of
Commarc* lunchaonr. praised Saturd*/a avint. the climax of "It's OK
Not To Orink Month." The party will feature the music of^iazz artists
Marian and Jimmy McPartland, Ffatport'a be»t drink — it'* unbeat-
.atJie water ^ and Itomemadafoodr The affair is free to the put^lic.