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_. 45th YEAR, No. 38 FREEP6fit. NEW YORK. JANUARY 15.1981 pkicE 20*PERCOpy
fisbifig fndosfiy, Resiffeiifs
FREEPORT - This village's fis'hing an^ allied water-orientedindus-trferhave
been hit harderby the recent spell of frigid •winter »:eather_
fliart the average dtUfea. The flailing boats, as' well as charter and -
pleasure boats, have befcn hurt econqmicaly becau^,theiT home docks
havebeep frozen oyer fot-too-prolonged a tiroe-rcceotly. • "
Woodcleft- Canal .would be .
uld-nof^c atle to
not for the Town-nf "HernpsteadlJL—.geLhis.boat out again at 3-aih as;
SHOW STOPPERS. The cast ot the Freepon Recreation Department's Drama Workshop gather for a
cast photo Just prior to their performance of "The Beeple" during 4he recent Holiday Fesfival at the
Recrea'tjon Center. Y^ast members were (I. to r.), first row: Carina Aftnario. Melissa Fein'. Micheie
Hosey, Kelly Capozzoli, Laurie Strantz, David Musicant; second row: julie Guttfnan. JohtrOuschere.
Alfred Denis, Noel Konjcek; Janise Colonna. fvlrSi Hall (Director); ana third row: Greoorv Covella -
Wanda Iorres^naLynnjoiinsurf, ' .. r^-
Party Caucuses To Choose
Candidates For Village Election
FREEPORT - With Village Election Day just two months away, the
' two national. poHtk^ parties, will be caucusing next week for the pur*
pose of choosing-their candidates for village Mayor, two Trustees and"
Village Justice.- • ~;^ '—:
The.Freeport Democratic Party will hold its convention Thursday,
January 22, 8:30pm, at Cohgre- "
gallon B'nailsrael, 91 N: Bayview 'ee will also caucus'neit week for
Avenue. Freeport. Only Freeport ihe purpose of designating their
m»mtv.r« /,f ihg N«.«aii Countv Candidates. " Present. VUlage .,„„„.„^„,„,„,„,„ ^,„, ^ , „.
_Ranger Gutted -
ByEar^ AMfire
FREEPORT - One of thU VU-lage's
well-known landmarks.
The —Hanger—restaurant—on-
Church Street, was virtually gut­ted
by an early monimg fire.
Tuesday, January 13. ^
" Owned by the Pappas.family,
the restaurant had bj^A on its'
present site for 27 years and was -
a favorite lunch-stop for^ famed
showman/musician Guy Lota
steel-hulled tugboat. Each day,
the town's boat travels the
length of the canal and breaks up
the solid ice. ..
JorCona, who with her" hnsrr.
band, Frank, operates Apache Q
Xawhrtldsalc^and retail fish store
and 'fjshpacking' husinessl" and
Apache UI (a restaurant), called
the Tttwn's effort "really su­perb."
but explained that soon
after the ice •. 15. broken up, it_
refreezes because^^f 4he cold.,,
temperatures." ./"^^""^ -•"''• ''--••••
•' Frank""Cona. is" also owner
and captaiA of Apache n, a com-merdal
fishing boat. .For the
past week, he has heen docking,
.his boat at Point Lookout, away
' ^ m his own fish packing facility
on Woodcleft. He. comes into
Freeport after each* fishing-trip,
unloads and goes (b Point Look-
Vout. If he stayed at Jiis home
the" canal freezes, solid' ^ach
mght. . - -/ - ^ t
Other (oo^,boats are "also using
(he Town dock% at Pomt Lqpkout.
another help fipm-the..town. said
Jo Cona.
'Bat Mn. Cona also explained
thai" while her 'enteipme. could
go oh during the "bigl freeze,"
others- might not. Only very
experienced fishermen .and
boatsmen can weather the
~fngid cold jufd tieSvy..^winds.
.'.'It's '{dangerous." said - Mrs.'^
Cona. Ocean spray freezes on the
deck and the weight tavXA sink-a
b o a t , .-1 .. • '
The weather is also forcing
fishenhen to seek their catches
further out. Cona.aud the others
"must go further off the coast_io
fish. Only the bigger ixiats and
the expenenced captains and
(Cont.onPl&a12)
y
at the convention,,but the public.^
is.invited, said Democratic Free-port
North "^ne Leader Harold
Levy, "so they can hear candi­dates
for the nominations make
their speeches."
"We have screened a number .
of candidates,-' says Jbcvyr "but Village Justice Ralph^rgnco
..^^ ,r^ «i.i) jhtprp^tfri in meeting *ho aJsQ.jwop'elec^on last tta
with other interested persons
rcgardless^f party affiliation."
Among the names mentioned
during the last few weeks as per­sons
seeking Democratic Party
nominations-are Gloria LeBlanc.
who told n j E LEADER she was ' fo'lowng week.
ready:
a thjnTTerm. White, who ran
under the banners of both the
Republican and Village Parties
in \1977, wiU\run for a full-time
'position, the first time in village
histpryf ' '
~ ' ' nco,
out yit Repubiean -land—Vil
Party lines, has notifi«r both
partieslhat-he seeks their desig­nations
for a second term.
The Village Party will h old
(heir nominating convention the
his death.
According to Nassau County
Fire Marshal Holmes, who con­ducted
the Toutine investigation
following the blaze, the fire ap­parently
started in a heater in-stalledln
the restaurant. Because
of the extreme cold temperatures,
the heater allegedly had been
onal
asking>.er party's designation for
Village Trustee; Marvin Cohen,
said to be seeking the nomination
for Village Justice; and Marvin
Iskols. ,. ,,
Freeport mem6eh of the Nas­sau
County Republican Commh-
Neither Village Trustees Doro­thy
Storm nor Al Sirlin, whose
terms are drawing to a close,
have announced their plans as
yet.
New Party Surfaces
. <Cont. on Page 12)
Freeport- Fire Department
Second' Deputy Chief John
Provenzano said the fire must
have been going on for some time
before it was spotted and called
in because the interior was fully
involved when fire department
units arrived^-According to the
Freeport 'Police Department,
the fire had been called in by
someone at Cannon Taxis whose
offices are across Church Street
(Cdfit. on Ka^e 12) _ v23,000boxes.
SMAHT.COOKIES. Village Mayor V\OTiam White started off the Free-port
Girl Scouts Annual Cookie Drive by receiving three visitors to his
Village Hall office. Bringing him boxes of cookies were Senior Scout
Margaret darguilo (standing, c ) , Coolcie Chairman for the Seniors;
Junior-Scout Susan Clark (r.), OT irtx>p No. 2100; and Brownie Scout
Carina Amario, Troop No. 2098. The Cookie Drive t>egins Friday,
January 16, at 3 pm. The Scogts will be ringing doorbells to take orders
for shortbread, assortedxrem'es, peanut butter patties, peanut butter
sandwich, chocolate m^^t, old fashioned oatmeal aiKi.sumores. Boxes
^ \ cookies are $1.50 each. Last year, Freeport Girl Spouts sold over
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