The-Leader_1990-03-01

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Freeport • Baldwin
SSftYear. No.9FreepMt.N.y.ll520 Omridnewspaper irfUie Village of I^pW'Frapm andBddwinSdwdDistticu •niTOday.Marchl. 1990 2 5 ? - -
Maurice Forge
dies at 83
IVILK pool plans opiposed
' LeaderaaftwiitnKlauticeFbige,.
- who once sUd.- wdoi&tedly with the
•S^.boasted that bvcr the almost 60
. yens of th^ nuiri^e'she lived widi a
. Aihand who ms IOBK dian a dozm'
different taeii.' died Sunday of heart
Cdlme.." • • • .
Mr.- Forge...possessor of aii
uaflaggfaig energy and an onlfaiited
. so^^ofentcitsddiBgtdBc^lisawn
. ai)dnteepaa'S'past,was83. •
Bom in Poland ia 1906, Kfe. Fbi^
' ladani^athismcstiecent'areeras
a Jenimalia via,? jaleidoiscbpie array of
ocApadamvall of sMch aUmed him
thetuxuiy of Ids Etvorite pastimes, as
he.pnt-.it. -'mstepiag.to^people,
- expKs^g ipyjtfwn views; tnveling.
andIeaiiui%'.IeMU6g.Ieaiidt^" .. '
At a yoniig.eomineicial ntist in .
. Manhau^ befbte the depression, Kb;
Foige indulged wtoH be oflled "my 1
inepreiilble -wmderluir -.by:
.p^odicallys^gonsnuOItuienand '
-jti^p^^amfiamvi^dcb he jumped
'. ship and visited l^nce and other
.eoontiiKi..' • ." •
- L^der publisher Linda ^tecano
- recalls that Kb. Boige told her he once'-
'. .toOkapoaasa^toroaaDaid&sliip. .
. ' but; sooK' found be..eoidtf. avofd
senibbing dedci t^tffferiiig to pli^.
dieas v t t dw D^iiA sea rapQ&v aid
. learo.a smattering of Danish in the
process-.... I .'_'•..- .". ; -
Bni^glhewwtonBetetd^^rf^i
. Great Depression. Mr.'Fbige went'to'
' wMinNewYp(k'iioie]s,peifonnbq!
.rt^ls.uan'.dNraor opoatw; vaSm-
-. and.priv^ dob raiuiager. while he
- -fvoriced at Iraintog ^nnan fioni'soin^-
• <£the many nadve$tftbatcDaatiy who'
. walcedliihai^diiiingdatiiniB. ."'
Negotiator. -\
' After be ud.his wife moved to
. l%eepoit.ui 19^^Mi& Boi^e becanifi.ai -
'fas diii^. 11^^ i^^ea Hi scbod.*-
shoppiagpr tOjwa^'He devdoped 9-
.-qtedai perqiecdve oq labor maltba.
having sif at both' sides, of-the'
batgaioing isdde. as • ndoa leader and
' ften «ihe owaerrf.ftebiB Mmpaiqr.
. He recalled diat back in die dnm.ef-
- 'Segrep^n,'«lieii'fcis-bni.dtl«en
.' refused to Sivo loud bla^.cburdi
meittliaa on Aeir.uniid picnics, Ke
foek Ihe jiAi as t^ own^fioni diea CO ^
not only because he enjoyed, the
compaqr, he would s^ with • gritw but
also be^ase ifacgr ^ve gicpt ^ new
dreaming Uieir'ehauffeiff was the biu'
. coii^m^soMiec. " . • • •' .' "
' Mivrageli spKjd i^ationdiip wifh,
Ibe Leader b^m under the owndrsldp'
of Rh(^ and ba lE^ler. for wfaoni te
wrote a column, of political.
..•pbil6s<^hial. 'and blstoilcal
Eteeradmsdded Ina'Ntiididl.'''
/ Uiider'ihe.ownei^9oftbe.Laiiaen'
fiamify,' he'be^n n lake on a ncte
acive n^;cdve^'#^.board and
adiod boanl meednss lb Re^Kn and
beighbning oommuniti^ ^didogh a
. meetfflg might'last ti^afainst mididght,
,'fae w^dh«vohls.'4rpedseiioitin .
. beforeSauLtteneitray.. . - - ', '
He abo coyered nem evciais sudi as'.
• lo^sii&esandc^'lliB^a^and',
iindiagofa&n^ly'siwtn$oidcey! '. ';
• aseteof iMWneMwittmendiasof '
^ local cleigy. followed by .<me of '
': pwfflaofgwqpbrfateiiiWi^iwhwBiB.'
. 'Aieceitthos]AalstayfoRedalBatiisaf';
.. that(^es.but Mr. ^^badi^iis '•-
- i^cMIdea^beeomealife^awn^.''
• Promoted Freejport •
' "He.wasone'of&oseKKeporterS'
who .work tbelessfy tbjpiomote the
-. good tiit^ i^I^e. iTOOgb ibimb,^..
.'library, pdlitloir and...othe)r
oigai^diMsr s ^ Ma^tbscannfife
: ^fidtitiinslBq^aiil'.totOTeii'
. ifki communiqr.newspapnand..
' lealized diat for tt to gRW it nnded
support from residents; Hence fenc
'. friffldf antf iicitnaifltanffflt scaped liit
' ' ,' * .|MiR«4en'pag»13).'
: by Andrew SkR^nis
tbe main cmfereace room'bi ViUagB
Hall seemed fflkdwidi fiikndonand
anger Wednesday night as Freeport
resldeios sealed ui fiir mi inftuniscicHBl
meeting on^e fate of the'pools at
Martin Luther Kmgl^ .
The meeting, slated by lohn
lefferies, n«eport Mraager.of Rec-nation
Jacil^^ and h^yot porot%
Stonn as oiie fer Ha^t^in idanning.".
allowed those pres^gt to.!lebate and -
discuss, o<ten^b»teaK>>^P*o*.<Vtt<^.
offered by the village for the
. pool/kiddie pool aiea.
' Mayor Slorm.' following her-
InnoiSneeinent thaf a committee
con^rised of area t^Uents wouU be
lisRn^ to pnw^de iapet on de^ians
relating lb the poolSi tooted that the
-awiniming-.poob-were to either'be
rebuilt ot'iemcivedjpjQi^taonri^ a
.two room licnladdn cei&f isxchi^^y
ferFieepottieddentt; -, ".
Mr. .Jeffeiies aid dial '^rdudbiUtadon'
costs at the pool lyoiild be approxi-.
matdy. $500/100. wiib additional
mainteaance, equipment and stafilng
costs of.$lQOfiOO per ynr.*. white dw
•hew recrealion facility wouid.incttr
$495,000' in construction and ^ep-
..'aiation cosB { te an addidoaai £|ynx>
Rehab Center
for ij^ia Hall
.* '•" \...*».P«iP^IT '. ."•.•••.••_••.
A group of'about .200 people-oa^
dtA iSo Maeibig'Sooai Hvee of '
? the'Flreepon Memorial Library on
. V^sdnnd^Bdnaqr 21,in fespame to
:^ a psiGe praii&al to eonveit I ^ ^ haO
.. Hospital, on Mniefc Roa4btto a center .
. for i^ynVtB* and ;»«««*»< iAabffl^doa,'
.''withptbytiioh's^at it M; imrtlally
- sianbdlvbaaKless'peeflB,i^iRnld.-
•'atftefeeffl^.': •'.•, '. : ;•
'' Ibft prav«»al'.««i anbitttm^ b^
' ARBE'Ci^udn^RBmovfiigln^.'
' )a|l!c.e. Su^resslon. and Esploiia- •
tioa^ji' an ar«-cti{rikabis-and
. educational oiganizatioa; which also'
- -The foiinder and aaifpaioa of -
ARISE. Walter Pietseh, began the
public, portion of-ibe'ine^ag by'
- em^bif die gioop'h pnq^A. iand
aadng die Mtel paneUsts.ib provide'
some bad^ponnd on'the picpbn of
bomelessness.-The panel,'.which-cQ^
teed itCMidsid h^an. Bteeiitive
Dfrectbr of tbe.Iaterfpidi Koiritio^
for a siuiiddcr pool and water dilation,
i ^ ^ t o i k . • , • • '
the new tccreadon «nier H-Duld be
asa»elliteib.lheFKepott.RecrH(doa '
Center.'Mr. Jeffedes said,'enhawhig
the programs already being provided
fi>rtbovaan0)cmmu9aqlt^^tb' •
get people teietesied and enrolM" He'
went on to insist diat-Marthi Luther .
King Patk itself, looted on Stevens
Street, is not in danger of being shut.
-down, a rumor he had been icMit^g
mail and pbtm calls OD-fiomthroiq^-'. -
oift the community. ' . - • '.
.. 'tekttiBklte'. . '
DopitedieKsntionbyl&^Jeffleries '
that a new building would provide
year^rouml activl^. while the pool
. wmdd bir» entertdnniHit on^ during :
the siimnier months, most residents • .'
'were adamant abotttsavuig the potC'.
*Why&»tweaskthekids,*fomer .
.' viilhg^ mi^oral candidate Vincent -.
Oam^bn s ^ nii^aie dtt ons who
use It. Let's ask Uiem if they would
rattier mdte pot- holdars of go -*
swimming. They'll be In tbe pool :
bei^ you can say tiOldei^.*
---Mr. Jeflieiiesr^&d dot'die bottom .
- line is we want to get die most milage
for our mim^,'lessMiag hb point
' * ' ' ' ' •{eatthwcdsn^gilS) '
not likely
Ho^itar ;
Network;HchndSi^a.EJEeeutivf ,
.1i>!ffietor of the Nii^U'fSttffolk -.
Coalition for'-.the Homeless: Father .
. l^%m^Msotd<' an adipeaie'fbr die .'
'hbmiIess;'and.V{e and Pat Setttail,
ivenittiri of die Cood'and Rindship
- irailnliiigBeach,diedSBmelighion .
^prtibledbfhomdessiea, but'did. .
'' not appear to addrieii the ARISE ..
prbpoaiaaflt:"..- .'".; :.., .'.'
. : N^Bthn r»pN»e
•: ^balljr; the.inei«istogiy (»ile«
audience of Fieepoit.reddenB uw-'.
giireirdieoppoiiuhltyla.addfcuibe .
ismb, and it -was cl»r tbat (he;.
ovcrwliehidi^ie^iciise 10 the proposal- -
wasn^adve*'-.'-, ".' . '.'*.••'
Itfiy'Loinbarii beyn by asnag tte
ranAIy, 1?o ^ uont ahome for Ihe
homeles across ibe itreet from a •
gfinmuvadibd)" and was'answered '
ii^a^^om)dii^''^Da-"Odier'i^«dcen'.' <
nendoned' ihe.'ovef SO .helpinf ..
'instilntions already bpeicaiing in
.Bte^dc^andi^die^ibKepeabali^. .
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