The-Leader_1988-09-29

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Otticlal
Neyispapet
Village of
Freeport
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' Freeporl
School District'
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Baldwin
School Dislrict
THE
FREEPORT
BALOmH LEABER
54th YEAR, NO. 39 FREEPORT, NEW YORK THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,1988 PRICE 25* PER COPY
Freeport bars seized in raid
CLOSED TO BUSINESS: From left, facing camera, Freeport
Police Officer Blenvenido Andujar, Mayor Dorothy Storm,
Chief Joaeph King Jr. and Officer Ralph Megliulowere present
to *«e U.S. Marahals confiscate the Stadium Tavern last Satur­day
night. Both It and Wigan's l^ub became the first properties.,
on Long island to be seized on the federal anti-drug law. The .
operatioh begah in Nowember of last yeer with' the Mayor's
successful appeal to Senator Alfonso O'Amato.
Four injured iin collision
Two .drivers and two pas­sengers
were taken to hospitals as
a result of a collision September
22 at the intersection of Merrick
Road'and Henry Street. ;
Driving her "79 car eastbound
on Merrick Road at about 4 p.m.,
Makiba R. Higgs of Albany
Avenue «a5 In collision with a 76
car, driven by Robert Kolin-poolis
of Ronkonkoma, which
jumped to the sidewalk on the
northeast comer of the intersec­tion
and knocknl over a letter
box.
Planning Board:
Two passengers in the Chev­rolet
were also reported injured:
They are Jerome Harris.and
. James Manchester.
Parolman E. Martin was tx the
scene and interviewed witnesses
. for evidenced '
The Freeport Fire Depjsrtment
responded to the scene with four
pieces of apparatus, including a
rescue truck and ambulance.
Under the command of Chief
Richard Holdener, the firefigli-
(eontinued on page 2t
Two Freeport bars, described
by Freeport Police as "premises
used for the sale of drugs," were
seized last Saturday by a com­bined
squad of law enforcement
officials which included the Fed­eral
Drug Enforcement Admnis-
•tration, the Nassau County aiid
State Police, and the Freeport
PoUce Department
The seizures were the culmina­tion
of an investigation begun last
June which led detectives to zero
in isti Wigan's Pub at 20 Brooklyn
Avenue, and the Stadium Tavern
being '^Itilized to deal cocaine
with the full knowledge of man­agers,"
PEA officials said..
The actions were the Tirst time
on Long Island that any active
bar has been seized for that rea­son.
Special DBA agent Robert
Strang.told the Leader. .
.;, Although tio arrests ivere made ^
in the course of Saturday's raids,
the investigation leading to the
seizures had previously netted '
' nine arrests and the confiscation
of approximately three ounces of
cocaine, enough probable cause
to close both taverns,'which will
be' auctioned by the federal
•government. • •
Involved in the investigation '
was the Freeport Detective and
Plainclothes Unit under the
comniatKl ot liieutenant Arthur.
. Bnrdette, and 24 members of the
Freeport Police Department
took part in the seizures. Lieut­enant
Joseph Boland told the
Leader.
Among the arrests connected .
with the seizure of the.two bars
were three made during a raid on
' a single family house on Mount
Avenue September 16 by Free-port
Police under the direction of
Detectives Gregory Turner and.
Richard Walker. Arrested at that
time were Patty Essix, 29, and
Bernard Frazier. 32, of Mount
Avenue, and Arthur Powell, 29 ••
of Miami, Florida.
Others arrested during the pre--
liminary investigation 'were:
Louis" Attu. 30, of Wallace
Street; David Sortd, 36, of
Broadway; Windsor Vega, 20, of
Shea Court; Federico Garna, 30
ofSmilhStreet-,JaroieMato5,29,
of Randall Avenue; and Jesus
Herrera, 18; of Wallace Street.
Xenia Mucha, a spokeswoman
for U.S. Senator Alphonse
D'Amato., told the Leader that
Mayor Dorothy. Storm had
approached the Senator a year
ago, saying that "the people^ of
. Freeport were going to lose their
town to drug dealers" unless
Final approval for Waterworks
condos; Harbor Lights vote delayed
by Sui Morgan
Freeport's Planning Board last
Thursday gave final approval to
the Brooklyn Waterworks Pump­ing
Station condominium pro-jea,
but was again unable to vote
on preliminary site approval and
requested variances for the Har­bor
Lights'condominium prdp--
osal for the -foot of Miller
Avenue.
Waterworks architect Warren
L. Scbiffman. represenUng Water
Mills Realty, said final approval
for the restoration project would
, be sought immediately from the
Nassau County Planning Com­mission
and indicated construc­tion
would begin on the 48-unit
complex as toon as p^rthits are
obtained from the Village's Build­ings
Department. .. .'
'Although a public hearing on
' the Harbor Lights proposal
.adjourned from lujengthy Sep- :
tember 8 meetiing continued.
Thursday. Village Counsel Wil-
Eam Claclcen announced that the
' Planning Board would delay any
final action on the devejoper^
requests until it receives Nassau
Countys review, which is still
,. incomplete.
Meanwhile, as a result of con­cerns
expressed at the eariier
hearing. Harbor Lights archietect
. John Barie of Swanke, Hayden
and Connell said that Sea Breeze'
Associates had amended its
assistance was immediately
forthcoming. Senater D'Amato,
who was present at the raid last
weekend, had then arranged for
Mayor^Stonii to meet with the
appropriate federal agencies.
The seizures were conducted
under two-year-old federal foifei-tuVe
laws, whicli hold property
owners re,sponsible for drug traf­ficking
on thsiopKemises whether
or not they areactive or knowing
particiapants according to Ann
DriscoU, spokeswoman for U.S.
Attorney Andrew J. Maloney.
William Hearst is the owner of
the Stadium Tavern and its build­ing,
both of which were cot(Rs-cated.
The building housing
Wigan's Pub is owned by Cecil
and Linda Charles of Jamaica
Queens, but only the pub aiid its
assets, operated by Terry Holim-acher
of Freeport,.were seized,
Ms. DriscoU said. S.M.
^Tzt^ori fashion
application, reducing the number
of units from 91 to 85 andexcltid-ing.
any independent cdndomi-niuffl
units froin the thin) floor.
Mr. Buie,taid the bripnal flat
roof plan for some of die build­ings
would be replaced by peaked
roofs with a four foo't pitch.-but
added that Sea Breeze Associat­es
would seek an additional var­iance
for four feet abow the Vilr
lage's required 35 - foot height
limit to accomodate the change.
Variances are also being
requested to allow an additional
half story and a 1.9 percent over:
run on the lot CO vera ge permitted
by the Village.
The revised design of the units,
(continued on page 21
FREEPORT FASHIONS from the Business Women of Free-port's
upcoming fashton'show are modeilad by Kim Geller and>
Laurie Tinlskl. left, of Headquarters Hair Studio, which Is provid­ing
hairstyiing and makeup for the October 1 '1 program. The
' outfits prmlawed are from Dream Fashions on Atlantie Aveniie.
Irving's Men's Shop. Barasch's Children's Store and Marcella
WorldofB rides will also be participating in the show, to be held
at the Yankee Clipper fieitaurant. For'more fashion coverage,
see Inside,