The-Leader_1988-08-11

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54th YEAR, NO. 32 FREEPORT, NEW YORK THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1988 PRICE 2 5 * PER COPY
How the mighty have fallen!
Sixteen towerittg trees which lent a leafy, cool atmosphere
to mid-Freeport along Sunrise Highway have fallen before
the axe of a State Highway Department rule. The S u t e has a
'rule on its books that no "immovable object" can be located
within 10 feet of the highway. The tall prominent electric
poles which are closer have "break-away" capabilities,
authorities explain^
In an effort to mitigate the loss, the Village is planning to
replace the trees, but the new trees will hot be as large as the
originals, and will take time to grow. Meanwhile, th6re is a.
bare, hot look to the formerly pleasant lane.
No one in the State Highway Department has explained to
our satisfaction why through-traffic should barrel along so
fast through our village as to cause an accident, throwing
can or trucks up against trees along the sidewalks.
We do. note that the State legislature and governor have
recently agreed on a bill which will allow huge'trucks to
become six iriches wider, (102' from 96") so that interstate
trucks can more easily use our highways. Adding six inches
in width to each truck, with sometimes three alongside each
other could cause crowded conditions along Sunrise High­way.
It gives the drivers of small cars or even large cars and
sm.all vans reason to shudder.
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Freeport fireman on national television show
by Amy J. Vernon
Paul Hashagen told about his
life in his own words when Den­nis
Smith asked him to.
Paul Hashagen is the former
Captain of Tnick Company 1
and the present captain of the
Undeirwater Search .and Rescue
Squad of the Freeport Fire
Department. He is also a New
York City firefighter is Rescue 1.
FirtfiflhtM'author
Dennis Smith is the author of
"Riefi^fen Their Lives in Their
Own Words." He is also a retired
New York City firefighter and is
editor and publisher of "Fir^-
house Magazine," which has a
drculation all over the country. .
The book, pubUshed by Dou-bleday,
is avutable in the Free-port
Memorial Library.'
Mr. Smith interviewed about'
two dozen firefighters around the
country for the book, Captain
Hashagen lud. "He asked about
rescues, farmly life, how we got
interested in the'service, about
- our feitn, for humorous stories,"
he said.
On talk show
tions. I get a little tired, of the
same stories."
The stories are ones of heroism
in the line of duty, but Captain
Hashegan does not like to rehash
them. "I'm just one of 25 people
in the rescue squad," he said, "ft^
not just me."
Qrandpa fought fires
The-grandson of a firefighter^
Captain Hashagen grew up in
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Freeport FD to host parade, drill/ party
The two men, along with
an'othf'r fireflghter, were on
"Good Morning America" on
Tuesday, August 2. to talk about
the book.
"They wanted to hear all those
stores again." Captain Hashagen
siud."Ittied to deflect those ques-
Freeport Fire Department
Chief Richard Hotdener today
annouJMed that the Department
will host the 1988 Second Battal­ian
Parade, Drill and Block Party
to be hdd Saturday, August 13,
and Siuday, August 14. Hot-dener
urged all resideats to join in
- the festivities.
"Once every seven years, we
have the opportunity to play host
to this important series of
events," Holdener noted. "I hope
a Urge contingent of tesideitts
will join with our firefighters and
their families during this exciting
weekend."
The weekend schedule is as
follows:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13,
Beginning at 6 p.m. a parade of
fire apparatus and firefi^ters
will surt, proceedii^ southward
from Atlantic Avenue on Guy
Lombardo Avenue and continu­ing
all the way to the end of the
roadway, at the Town.of Hemp­stead
marina. Participating
departments will iiiclude host
Freeport, along with Baldwin,
Island Park, Long Beach, Ocean-side,
Point Lookout/Lido, as
well as several guest departments.
Following the parade, a block
party will be held at the Marina,
with plenty of foodJ
SUNDAY, AUGUST M; The
annual old-fashioned to'arna-,-
ment will be held at the Firefigh­ters
Training Center on Hanse
Avenue. Teams from each of the
Secoitd Battalian Departments
will be participating.
Police news
se«page2
Village Board meets
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Job information at library
8Mpage4
It happened years ago
800 pages
Task force on drugs
see page 8
Freeport's Fabulous Homes
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