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THE
LEADER FREEFORT UEKORIAL HBRART
1 UEBRICK RD •
FBEEFORT U Y 11520 6
FREEPORT. NEW YORK. MAY 19.1983
48th YEAR, No. 4^
19,1983 j • •
PREEF»ORT MEMORIAL LIBRARY
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Freeport Plans To Close Stadium
Police Sergeant 10 Acre Site Up Fvr Sale'Af
Prevents Knifing End Of Speedway Season
PICTURE PICKED. Younfl artUt Brian O'Hars (front row, I.), of Free-port's
Arctwr School, la congratulated by Stafa Senator. Norman J.
Levy (seated, r.). Brian's poster viras one of eight selected from Long
Island for the I Love New York Spring Flower Festival Poster Contest,
sponsored t>y the State's Commerce and Education Departments.
Looking on proudly are Brian's parents. Dr. Emmati and Elinor
O'Hara. Senator Levy holds a place mat, from McDonald's, which
uses the eight winning Long Island posters. The place mat will be used
in all McDonald's Long Island outlets. -
Baldwin Sfudenfs Achieve
High Science Honors
Of Fellow Cop
FREEPORT- A Freeport Police
sergeant, Bi^ron Sollhran, is
credited with saving a feDow
police officer from what could
have been a serioos iujuiy duriitg
ail incident early Sattiray mom-ing,
May7.
SoJJivan and Prdice Officers
John Westermann and Sosan
Kretzroer were in the North
Cblumbus Avenue area investi­gating
an apparent disturbance
in the streets.
. According to the police report.
~ Gloria Holmes, 24, wtio was later
iurested bj SuIIhran, came up be-
' hind yfestermann, a knife in
her hand and held it at hi> back. '
Sgt. Sullivan, noticing Holmes'
apparent attempt to strike
Westermann with the knife,
was able to stop bcK
Holraes, whose aildress was
given as 51 North Columbus
Avenue, has been charged.with
Attempted Assault Second
, Degree and Possession of a
Dangerous Weapon.
FREEPORT - VilUge Mayor Wiffiim H. White, at a Freeport VilUge.
Board liieeting Monday evening. May 16, told several racing car
driven that the village did indeed intend to dose the Freeport stadium
at the ieod3this season and putth'e'p'ropeity up (ui sale; :—^^-'-'•
The drivers had come to the pubfic meeting because they had been
tdd that the Speedway, one of
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BALDWIN -Twenty-two students at Baldwin Senior High Sdnol
were awarded honors at this year's Long bland Science Congress
Competition, held at SUNY/Farmmgdale last month.
Suzaime Strunipf was awarded a SSO Saviiigs Bond by the Grumman '
Corp., as weir as being selected to participate in the New York State
Fmals at Corning, New York
later this month,
Other winners .from Baldwin
High Scbod include Loids Paul,
named for High Honors: . l ee
. Gios«, Hekther Campbell,
Steve Musoh and Btian Robinsaii,
selected for Excellence.
Cteid as Merit winners are
Cnig Fox, John Roche, John
Bas^iow, Laara Colder. Lorraine
Kessinger, and Alysa Zalma.
Honorable- Mention went to
Andrew Cadel, Yeefin Chan,
Donna Anne . Christensen,
Rebecca Nedostup, Vincent
- Farese, Steven (jreenberg,:
: William Scelzo, Roy Gordeon and
Eric Kerr. ^
- Robert Martin was awarded a
J£0 Savings Bond, by the' "So­ciety
for the Advancement A
Materials and Process Engine'
ering," for his society.
^Levy Calls For Traffic Suney At LIRR Station
FREEPORT - As a result of a trians and tnbtoiuts.
request made by State Senator
Norman J. Levy, the Nassan
County Flaiming Commission.has
asked the Mettai)olitai> Suburban
Bus Authority (MSBA) to insti­tute
a survey of the Freeport
LIRR station's bus depot to
determine if its present loca-tioo
is creating hazardous traffic
conditkjBS or po^g potential
danger to commuters. .
lery expUoed that he made
his request after meeting with
Joan Kenoedy and Carol Woods,
- co-presidestx of the South of Sun­rise
Orie Assodadoa (SOSCA).
The two civic leaders had ex­pressed
concern that the bos
depot, so near to the railroad
tklet office, might be creating a
. potential, danger for both pedes-
' 'Steps must be taken to ensure
that the health and wen being of
both rul and bus commuters *X.
the Freeport-station are being
protected to the fullest extent
possible." said Levy. He said that
if the survey found the present
xituatiaq__ was unacceptable,
be would expect the MSBA and
the Nassan County Planning
Cbmmissioa to explore suitable
measures to alleviate the ptob-tem.
including the possibi^ of
luving the bus depot further
further from tbe ticket office.
levy has also asked the URR to
luaintain a consistently neat,
dean station for its commuters
and visitors," commented levy,
stressing also the railroad's
(Cent, on Pag* 16) -^
Assemblywoman
Patton Holds ^
Community Meeting
FREEPORT - Assemblywoman
Barbara Patton win hold a Com­munity
Meeting on Thursday,
May 19, at 8 pm, in the auditor­ium
of the Atkinson School,
West Seaman Avenue, Freeport.
Items to be discussed w31 in-dnde
crime, education, the bud­get,
utility rates, and other leg.-
islative topics of concern to the
residents and the community.
Mrs. Patton, who is serving her
first term in the Assembly.
Is a resident of northwest Free-port,
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three stock car racing arenas on
Img Island, would be closed.
They urged that the Village Board
reconsider its position. _j
The lotip-term lease the ..Vil­lage
has wtth Campi Enterprises,
operators of the Speedway, win
end with this season.
This is not the first time the
question of closing the Stadium
has come up. The issue has been
aQujed to is several past years,
during budget-making tim«,
and on-Aprn II of Siis year,
in executive session, the'Vniage
Board adapted a resolution ttut
the {aoperty J>e developed com-merciaUy.
White told the drivers, that the
decision to dose the'Stadium
at the end ofihe I9S3 season was
a "final" one- - •
The drivers complained they
had thousands of dollars invested
in their carf. .
"Where are we going to race
them?" they asked.
White explained that his con-'
cem was for the thousands of
residents who were rtcerving no
ecoiwmic return from the Speed­way,
many of whom — along
with thcifMerrickmeighbors —
had been complaining about noise
pollution.
"Even if it's not sold." said
White, "we are go'mg to dose it
down." .
An area' businessman. Dave
Mcnee of Freeport Auto Rirts,
asked wlat type of development
would be sought for the land.
White' replied he assumed it
would be commercial, although
it..was conceivable that someone'
might want to put up a condomin­ium
in an industrial area.
If a non-commerdal use for
the ten acre property was sought.
Whhe explained.the'land would
have to be rezoneid.
In order for the viUage to seH
the property, which is used for
recreational purposes, state per­mission
is needed and this is
presently being sought.
The property was originally
acquired by the viUage in 1929
for "park and aihletic purposes."
Since that time, the area has
changed, with the Sudium now
(Cont. on Page 20)
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NOTICE
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vacation schedule and the
toog Manorial Day week­end,
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than Saturday, May 21, 'at
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S T U D E ( / T S CHALLENGE HISTORY. Highest tcorars amorig the 19
Freeport High Sctnolk seniors on' the idMol's Worttl History and
American History teams entered In the 19S3 National Social Scienc«
Olympiad, are Hugh Cohen (2nd ).), for Anwrlcan History, artd Eric
Schwartz (2nd r.). Th« 19 were the top icorers on tite World History
and American History cxxnpetitive examinations adminl*t<red in April.
The World History team, studenu from Stephen Peverley'a College
Level European History course, consists ol Schwartz. Larry Ehrlleh,
Osrmae Molloy, Gregory Pandolfo, Joseph J.awlets, Michael Walters,
' Joy Willianu, Perseus Arias and Thomas O'Gorman. The American
History team, made up of students from Ira J. SctUklkraut'i Advanced
PlaceiTient American History class, consists of Hugh Cohen, Sarnel
Heraman, Theresa Mulligan,. Amy Jurist, Tracy Gillespie. Helga -
Cepeda.'Sari Extract, Deirdre Fogarty, Kathleen Prag and Harrison
Martinez. Also In the photograph are Freeport High Schcoi Prindpai