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PREEPORT. NEW YORK," MAY 15.1986
52nd YEAR, No. 4
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Baldwin Voters Pass
86-87 School
Monroe, ParolaBig Winners,
65 % ok Library Budget
FREEPORT - Neatly 61 % of those who voted in the Freeport Sdioo]
District deetion this Wednesday, May 14, approved the schooJ budgeu •
The libmy budget won even bigger, with 65.2 % of those who voted on •
thatptoposition voting "yes."
' Along with their approval of the 198647 budgets, tlie voters gave •
tfsoundbg vote of confidence to
Village Police
Make More
Drug Arrests
Dellefr/Aafefsky Win,
Library Budgef Passes
the two incumbents mnning for
re-electiori.
Jim Itfola and Betty Monroe
were the easy victors over Dennis-
Haamenbanm and Chariene
Snssen-(Hnnm.
In the at-Iarge election, Farola
64 DO votes; 135 yes votes for tiie
Ubtaiy budget; ^ no votes.
At the Freeport Fandly com-mnnlty
Center, 43 voters ap­proved
the school budget; ax
.nixed it. The vote oh the library
budgetwas 42 yes to ^ o no.'
-EHBEKWr—^Vaiage.police"
.made three arrests Saturday
night, May 3, after allegedly
watching • drug sale .at tl^e Stadi-unt
Tavern, 154 South Mfln
Street, Fteepctft..'.
R^ortedly, Freeport Police
Detective Say Eustace and Of- '
ficers George Dowdell and
Bicbard Walker wete responsible
for the arrests bf Frederick Var-recchia
of 2918 Grand Boulevard,
Baldirin, for ctiminil possession
of a controlled substance seventh
degree; Hector Rodriguez, of
106 North Grove Street, Free-port,
for ctimina! sale and pos­session
of a-oootzoUed substance
third degree; and Alberto Andu-jar,
of 86 Sbonnaid Aveau«. Free-port,
for eris^al possession of
a controlled sofastaoce Oiird
degree.
Vairecchia, 34, was allegedly
obsetved exchan^g an unknown
amount of mosey fot iwo;paper
packets, jossibly el ct>cidi». He
left the bat and was ipprehended
hs Dowddl and Walker at West
Menick Road and Sooth Bergen
Place. Released on S240 btB, be
is due back in District Court on
May 19.
Rodriguez. 39, was arraigned
and released on bail ($20,000
bondibr $5,000 cash) pending a
felony examination on May IS. '
• At-about the same time, Det. I
Eustace allegedly obsetved Al- {
berto Andjuar, 38, of 86 Shdnnard
Avenue at the bu, in possession
of 24 packets of cocaine. After
his arrest, Andojar was released
on 1>«1 ($20,000 bond, iS.OOO
cash) awaiting a conference in
court on Jane 3..
On May 9, at 6:05 pm, OiTicers
Dowdell and Walker arrested
Anthony Edmond, of 90 Union
Sueel, Freeport, at CoUgnoia
Park, in north Freeport. Edmond,
26r'was allegedly in possession d
a handrcjled cigarette beQeved to
contain marJjnana. Charged with,
erimbal possession of marijuana
Gflh degree, he was released
with an appearand ticket due
(Conl.onPaOBl2) •
BAIDWIN - The school and library budgets in Ae Baldwin SchocJ received 1.256 votes; Jf^n''~ At jaut
District both, won apjgovsl Wednesday- May 14. and the-twoJacnm—tr?*< vntfi; Hni-jHVffiiinm 570 yes; whilelBS voted tgnnst the
ienis-oa-thefiiMwin~Ba«a ol education both were victorious in their votes;.iand Flaumenbaum 559 - ~ - -
bidsfi3rre-electi(Hi. . .' . ;. • - votes.
Thf Baldwin Sdiool District's 198M7 budget won witli S3JS% at The sdiool district budget pass-the
vote; |,101. yes xotes.were " . . . . . .^=r-« 1,061 to 684; the FreepdW
cast. 954 nd votes. ' The Baldwhi P ublic :li bra-ryw's i t h 1,517 votes. Matetsky won Memorial Ubtaiy budget tecriv-*
budget fued better winning ap­proval
wHb 60.9% c^ the voters,
in a 1.218.779 total,'
. In the at-large election in wliich
incumbents Lorraine DeQer aiid.
Ira Matetsky, and Wally Young
vied for voter approval, Matetsky
and Deller won re-election and
Young was trounced for the
seeondlime, • . • ' . ' ' '•
Deller was the top vote getter
bis victory with 1,241 votes;
and Young's losjng total was 777
votes. . • & •
Following tiie tally, Deller
commented, "1 am pleased the
community came out to vote fot
the sdiool budget despite ettoce-ous
information being drcn-lated."
She thanked the FTA and'
the Friends of Music, "who got
out a strong vote of their meqi-
(Cont. onPage6)
Search For Site For
New Baldwin Post Office
BALDWIN - The U.S. Postal
Service has begun its search for
a two-and-one-half to four acre
she anywhere in Baldwin, for
anew Baldwin Fbst OfBse, with a
focus on' improving traffic
conditions, customer «rvicts,
and 'the employee' working
environment.
' Plans call for construction of an
appnrimately 15,700 square foot
postal facility on the site.
CurrenUy, Baldwin's postal
Operations are conducted in two
facililies with a combined total of
about 10,900 square feet of in-
(Com.onPa8»6)
ed 1118 yes votes to only 597 no
vufesf. .•
In a breakdown by poIUng
place, the scbocA district budget,
as wen as thd library budget, .-
was approved in each of the riz
sites.
At Ardierj the school budget
had 217 yes votes-and 162 no
votes; the Ubraty budget -.235 yes
. votes,.144 no votes.
• At Atkinson, the sdiool budget
won 239 to 83; the libmy budget^
239«J.
ArBayriew School, the vote
was 199 yes for the school budget,
and 183 no; and 227 yes fot the'
Ubrsry budget, 151 no.
At Columbus, 147 yes votes
were cast for the sdiool budget.
school budgef; the Bbruy budgeft
came fai 234 to 153.
Absentee votes were eight for
the sdnol, budget, one no; and
sevent to two for the library
budget. • ;' , •
In the votes fm the two, tiiree
year seate on. the Fteepoit Sdiool
Board, the polling place break-downwas:.
At Aider, Parola - 254; Mon-'
roe - 238; RnsseU-Gillum - 134;
Flaumenbaum -139.-
At Atkinson, Panila - 270;
Mi»ioe.-24I; Rnssell-GiOttm - 70;
and Flaumenbaum - 81.
At Biyview, Parola • - _280;
Monroe - 263; Russeil-Gillum -
83; and Flaumenbaum-112.
At Cdumbus, Parola - 127;
Monroe - 195; RusseU-Giilufn. •
140; and Flaumenbaum - 77.
, At the Freeport Family Com-'
miiniiy Center, Parola - 39;
(Cont. on Page 12)
NOoTnIC E
THE LEADER'S o'fBces
wUl.lje closed ftom Tbiirs-day.
May 22 through Mon­day,
May 26, because of the
Memorial Day .weekend and
to give the staff some days
off.
All releases and news
items for the issue of May 22
must be hi THE LEADER'S'
office by SaUirday, May 17,
at 12 noon.
Press releases and news
items for the issue of May 29
most.be received in THE
(£AOER'S rffices " no
later than 10 am Tuesday
morning, May 27.
MEMORIAL TRIBUTE. Freeport Villago Mayor Dorotny Storm (center) lolned with the members ot
the Human Relations Commlsslsn to present a hand icroDed tribute to Charlet Friedman to his
wtdow, Bernlee, and their son, Jonathw. Friedman was rmember ot the Commlaalon from the time
It waa formed In 1963 until hla death last year. Serving as Chairman (or several years, he was com­mitted
to lighting illegal real esuta practice* In the Village. Commission memoed ffront raw, I. to r.)
are Roger Martin, secretaiy Catherine Norcott, Margaret Oconnor, Chairman Rabbi Reuben Katz,
Mayor Storm, Mra. Friedman, Jonathan Friedman, Marlon OouglM, Director Miehaet Kirwan and
former Chairman Edward Yamln. In back row 0. (a r.) ars Reverend Henry Chan. Felix Ra]an, Otadya
Johnson, J. Lawrence Oumbe, Jame* Crittenden and Reverend Lula lAvtlaee. Mwnbera mliaing from
photo are Reverend Burton Oevison, Reverend Donald Babli^ and Ramont Neal.
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