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Freeporfs Big Weekend Is Here
Vamps Battle 3 Hoys Of Special Events
Three Firp_s fo Drow Crowds Of Vlsitors
CARING FOB THE CONTRIBUTIONS. Monilflnof Saverlo C. Mtllel
(1.) Ol Our Holy Redeemer B.C. Church ol Freeporl. and Slephen
Nicolino.. co-chairman ol the Vegas games being held as partoi the
church's SI. Rocco Fesllval, look at some ot the contributions ol money
given by parish members In honor ol SI. Rocco,.whose sialue stands
between the two men. The thoney will be used lo aid ihe poor ol the
community. The St. Rocco Fesllviland Bazaar is continuing each
evening through Sunday, August 15, with rides, games, games ol
chance and lood booths setup In the OHR church school's yard.
Heorganizaiion Siill Topic
Of Baldwin School Board
By Jotn Dilanty
BALDWIN • At 11:20 pm. ai the end of a lengthy, recent Baldwin
Board of Education meeting. Dr. Rolland Jones. Superintendent of
Baldwin Schuuts. asked the School Board lo develop specific guidelines
so that (he Adpiin'iitralion cocJd pnicrcd with research into
rcorgan'iiation plans. - >
lnnr« iptliraicd that past events showed that the community would
' not accept any bond issue tor
repairs of sch<»ls until decisions
had been made regarding school
closings. He said that it was time
for Board guidelines to be specific
and that "blue skying 'is behind
us." Dr. Jones listed ten areas for
decisiun-making which would
influence the kinds of reorganiza­tion
plans that could be develop­ed.
They included neighborhood
schools, grade centers, transpor­tation,
racial isolation, hinch
programs, types of input, location
of special programs, school uses,
demographics and geography and
the number of elementary
schools
The Board appeared reluctant
to make any specific decisions
and reiterated that additional
input from Administration was
necessary. However, Jones said
that policy decisions regarding
thes* hems were necessary if
specific plans were to be develop­ed.
As happened last year at
approximately the same time, the
cyd'ical nature of the Board's and
Administration's decision-making
as well as the inter-relationship
between the bond, reorgan'tzation
and budget preparation were
dear.
Each Board member stated his
general attitude toward reorgani­zation.
William Ryan said that his
position was the same as four
years ago and that he was still
opposed to grade centers and
massive busing. He supported
neighborhood schools "is much
as possible." He indicated that
radally "we are an integrated
community" and pointed out the
'mtegration of schools in grades
7-12, He added that lunch facili­ties
must be addressed.
Bernard Pininsky said that he
had "IMJ cotnTnitment to any
(Cont.cn Page 5)
by Otva VIeser
FHEEPOBT - Three fires within
a 48 hour period, between Sunday
evening, August 8, and Tuesday
morning, August 10, kept Free-port's
volunteer firemen busy!
The first of the three fires was
reported thartly after 4 am thai
Monday inoming at • the Astro
Oeanerx on Atlantic Avenue,
between Guy Lombardo and
Ocean Avenues. The first arriving
Fire department units found a
moderate amount of smoke
coming from the rear of the build­ing.
The fire, mostly a smoke
condition.'was quickly doused by
Bee rigbten from Hose 4, ahag
with - ventilation from truck
Company. Damage was under
SI,000, and the cause of the blaze
is under routine investigation by
Ihe Nassau Coun'tj^ Fire Mar­shal's
OfTice.
Later that afternoon, the
Freeport Fire Department
responded lo a repon of an explo­sion
at Spartan Precision factory
at 21 Hanse Avenue, First
arriving units again found little
fire, but a heavy smoke condition
reportedly caused by a. highly
(Com. on Page 16)
Scatamandre Charges
Mayor Blocks
—Restaurant
FREEPORT - Local buUder
Fred Scalanundre, attending a
Freeport Village Board of Ttus-
.tecs meeting Monday evening,
August 2, asked Mayor William
H. White and the Board of Tnxs-
^<""i why they had rrrommrnrifri.
JFREEPORT - Villagers are gearing for an expected heavy' infltii'of
visitors this coming weekend as special events are planned for Friday
evening, August 13. througif Sunday evening, August 15. From the St.
Rocco's Festival, which continues through-ils second weekend, to the
Second Battalion's Parade and Drilb hosted by the Freeport Fire
Department, and a day's activi
that Hempstead Town'Presiding
Supervisor Tom Gulotta not sign
a contract «ritfa Scalamandre,
and bis brother, Joseph, for a
catering establishmeht" to be
located at the Town's marina at
the southern tip of Guy Lombatdo
Avenue.
According to Scalamandre, he
and his brother had been working
with the town for "over a year"
on a proposal to build the catering
establishment. Recently plans for
cooperative apartments had been
approved on the Lindner proper­ty.
Both the marina and the apart­ments
share a single access road,
Guy Lombardo Avenue.
White explained that he had
inquired of Gulotta as to the
status of a rumoured propoised
restaurant at the marina. The
Presiding Supervisor had indicat­ed
that be had such a .contract
(Cont. on Page 16)
ties on the village's famed Wood-deft
Canal, visitors to the village -
-can experience and participate in
a host of aclivilies.
Even though • some • of ^ the
planned events are "repeats" of.
previous years' successes, it is
still a-, weekend of firsts: - the '
opening of the Freeport Rre
Department's brand new Train­ing
Center on Sunday, August 15,
and, as part of the Great Canoe
Races that same afternoon, a -
whaleboat race between the
Baldwin Colony Rowers Qub,
intertutional champions, and a
team' sponsored by Otto's Sea
Grill, a " historic Nautical Mile
restaurant.
FlRmen & Egglpmirirt
WmParadeOD
MeirkkBoad
When the Freeport Fire
Department plays host to the
Second Battalion Parade. Drill
and Block Party the festivities will
get'iinderway Saturday evening,
August 14. at 6 pm. as Fire
Depanmeflis in the- County's
Second Battalion show off their
equipment and personnel in a
. parade on Merrick Road.
Following Ihe same route as Ihe
village's annual Memorial Day
Parade. Ihe panidpants wilLstep
off from Brookside Avenue: and
Merrick Road, then prtx«ed east
along Merrick Road, -past a
ret-iewing stand located just west
of Guy Lombardo Avenue. The
parade will then lead into the
mnnidpal parking lot north of
Merrick Road^ between Giiy"
Lombardo Avenue and Church
Street, where a gala block party
wilt immediately follow.
The block party will feamte,
Freeport Fire Department
sources promise, "plenty of
reasoiubly priced food and drink,
plus music and other festivities.''
Hot dogs, hamburgers, ice
cream, Mda and beer are ex­pected
lobe offered for sale (o the
huge crowds of firemen, local and
visiting, their families and
friends, and all the many young­sters
and oldsters who come to
fire department parades because
they love the color and exriie-ment.
New Tralnlag Ceoter
To Be Opened
On Sunday. August 15. the
Freeport Rre Department's
brand new-, specially designed
and construCTed Triming Center.
will be officially opened as the.
department tKsts theannoal Old
Fashioned Tourrument fat the
Second Batulioa. For- an ad­mission
price of $]. spectators
will be able to see the drill teams
from the Second Battalion
compete in such evdnts as
efficieocy. ladder, and. the
infamous buckets compelilina.
In addition to FreeponU
several touriumeni teams, there
will be teatns competing from
Baldwin, Oceansidc. Island Park,
Long Beach and the Point Look-out-
Udo Fire Departments.
The touniament will begin at
1 pm Sunday, at- the Training
Center located on Hanse Avenue
in the Industrial Park.
CaaoeBaceTo
Kan El^idi Year
This is the eighth consecutive
year that the Freeport Chamber
of Coinmerce will be sponsoring
its Great Canoe Races.
This year's event will indude
several new activities, including
an awaited- whaleboat race
betweenJhtJUtionally victorious
BaldwiiTBay Colony Rcwers Club
"challenged" by a team of locals
sponsored by Otto's Sea GriU. a
long famed restaurant on the
Nautical Mile .—
The winner of this race will
then compete against lifeguard
teams from Jones Beach and
Point Lookout.
• The Baldwin Bay Colony
Rowers Club, which practicrs'
throughout the year in Freeport
—-arming, are the winners ot the
annual international life boat
races held as part of t}ie New York .
City's July Fourth HariHxir
Festival.
Canoe races begin at 9-JO am
with the etuldren's events and
continue throughout the day with
adult races. Interspersed
throughout will be bg-rolliag
conipetitidns,«nd the whaleboat
races and the days' water events
will end at 3 pm with Ihe kayak
division. (See story, page 7-W.) _
The fiill day's event will end
with an Awards Dinner,
scheduled to begin al 6:30 pm al
the Freeport Recreation Center.
Ticket at $7.50 each are obtain­able
through the Frtepori
Chamber of Commerce, 378-7402.
Food.Fva
And Festfvfttea
Attd that's not all. For a second
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