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"A TASTE OF FREEPQRT": Freeport Pride, Inc. recently introduced its new benefit event titled "A Taste of Freeport" at the Freeport Recreation Center. Offering a food tasting in lieu of formal dinner, attendees was invited to savor samples of house specialties from some of Freeport's outstanding restaurants, caterers and special­ty food establishments including Pier 95, Water Lilly's Waterside Cafe, Cafe by the Sea, Rachel's, EB Elliott's, Upscale Caterers, Raimo's, The Imperial Diner (below). Love and Quiches and more.
LOCAL LEADERS: To assist in organizing this event, Freeport Pride has called upon the knowledge and expertise of local leaders and members of the restaurant community and was delighted to have Ramiro Santos of Pier 95 and Donald Mauersberger of Water Lilly's Waterside Caf6, above, third from right, as the event's co-chairs. Mayor William Glacken is third from left. Proceeds from the event will benefit the work of Freeport Pride, Inc. The agency, offering youth services and chemical dependency prevention and treatment programs, has served the Freeport community for 35 years. For information contact Margaret Berglund, Freeport Pride's communi­ty relations coordinator, at 378-1111.
photos by Paul Laursen
{Cops: Y0utfis involved in violent crime
by Laura Schofer
Just before midnight on May 28, Freeport police found the body of a 45-year-old-woman who was allegedly strangled by her 12-year-old daughter after a "dispute between mother and child," Freeport PoUce Chief Michael Woodward told TTie Leader. The incident occurred in the mother's home in Freeport.
"The police were called to the scene by the 12-year-old's older sister," said Chief Woodward. The older sister had received a telephone call from the girl after the incident occurred and came over to the house.
"The woman wasn't breathing when the police arrived," continued Chief Woodward.
The mother was taken by Nassau County police ambulance to the Nassau University Medical Center where she was pronounced dead by staff doctors at 12:43 a.m. on May 29.
According to a press release issued by the Nassau County Police Department, the Medical Examiner's office confirmed that the cause of death was strangulation.
The child will be placed in protective cus­tody and charged as a juvenile delinquent in family court at a later date. The police are not releasing the name of mother or child. Chief Woodward added that there was no record of any problems with the child in the past.
In other news, 16-year-old Aaron Clark of Baldwin pled guilty to Murder in the Second
Degree, Intentional, on Thursday, May 19.
According to District Attorney Denis Dillon, "On Sunday, October 10, 2004, after an argument with his mother, Aaron Clark stabbed her with a kitchen knife multiple times, stole money and her off-duty hand­gun, changed his clothes and then came back to finish her off. He then went to buy bleach, gloves and plastic bags and headed to a Great Neck park where he dug a shallow grave. Aaron's mother, Gail Clark, also of Baldwin, was a captain in the New York City Department of Corrections."
Jeffrey Groder, Aaron's attorney, told The Leader that his client pled guilty because the judge. Acting Supreme Court Justice William C. Donnino, "was consider­ing giving him more time." He received the maximum sentence for a juvenile offender; 15 years to life. However he could have received 25 years to life because he was tried as an adult. As part of the condition of his plea, he agreed to waive his right to appeal.
Mr. Groder added that Aaron had a histo­ry of emotional problems. "He was in sever­al different programs and was either released or let go because of his behavior," said Mr. Groder.
Aaron was in family court just a few months before the fatal incident that took place last October. "He was brandishing a knife at his mother but nothing was done," said Mr. Groder.
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