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Letters and ads about school board candidates and budgets must be in our office by Thursday, May 1.
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by Laura Schofer
A 14-year-61d boy set fire to a toilet paper dispenser in the second floor boys' bathroom at Dodd Middle School on April. 14, police reported.
John O'Mard, principal of Dodd Middle School, wrote to parents on Apiil 15 informing them of the incident. "At approximately 12:10 p.m. we received a report that there was smoke inside the boys' bathroom. The entire building was evacuated and the fire department was called and responded," he wrote. - -InitiaJly-.students were evacuated to the playground, then taken to the gymnasium, for the remainder of the school day, wrote Mr. O'Mard. "They were safe and supervised the entire time."
The Nassau police Arson/Bomb Squad said a school custodian extinguished the fire. There', were no injuries, but the fire damaged the wall and ceiling in the second-floor bathroom.
The boy was arrested at school. He was charged with Arson and released to his mother on an appearance ticket, returnable to Family Court on lYiesday, April 29.
In his letter to parents. Principal O'Mard described the occurrence as "a very unfortunate incident."
"Arson is no joke, no matter the age of the person," wrote Michael Raab, former Freeport * school board trustee, in a letter to the editor (see page 9). "Parents, please have a very important and serious talk with your kids. Setting fires puts many people at risk, not to mention the criminal charges involved. This time we were lucky..."
• Mr. O.'Mard also addressed the seriousness of this issue in his letter: "I would like to reassure you that safety is our fust priority at all times.-. Please discuss with your child the importance of safety and reporting anything unusual or suspicious."
Freeport school officials also stressed that the safety of students was a top priority. A prepared Statement issued by Freeport Schools said, "We ae fiiUy cooperating with the investigation into an incident that occurred on April 14 at Dodd Middle School." Officials added that "we will continue to work with authorities during this investigation."
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SCIENTIFIC METHOD:. Freeport High School's Valedictorian Peter Cruz explains his" findings after researching the possible anti-bacterial effects of the Aurora Borealis to one of the judges, Dr. Jong I. Lee, a chemistry professor from CUNY York College. See page 6. ..'•."...:
The Woman's Advance Club of Baldwin held its annual Presidents Day Luncheon on March 20th at the Coral House in Baldwin. -
Guests . attending were June Rhinehardt, president of the Long Island Federation of Woman's Clubs, Katherine Moore, president of the Massapequa Woman's. Club, Phyllis, kern oif Baldwin, Maria Sysak, director of the Baldwin Library, and Sue Kools, president of the Baldwin Rotary.
The Woman's Advance Club holds luncheon/meeting at the Coral House every third Thiirsday of the month, September to June. It supports Baldwin organizations, holding fundraisers and- inaking'donations. .If you are interested, write:to The Woman's Advance Club at R O. Box 168, Baldwin 11510.
ADVANCE CLUB LUNCHEON: From left are June Rhinehardt, president of the Long Island Federation of Woman's Clubs, Kathe.rine Moore, president of The Massapequa Woman'sXlub, Phyllis. Kern of Baldwin, Arlynn Streithorst, president of The Wdrrfan's Adyarice-Club of Baldwin, and Maria Sysak, djrector.of the Baldwin Library.-
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| Title | The-Leader_2008-04-23 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within the Village of Freeport and Baldwin. |
| Creator | Linda Toscano |
| Publisher | L & M Publications, Inc. |
| Contributors | Scanned by Imaging & Microfilm Access, Inc. (Bohemia, NY 11716) |
| Date | 2008 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Freeport Memorial Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | This digital image may be freely used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image is permitted without written permission of the Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Road, Freeport, NY 11520 or email: frreference@freeportlibrary.info |
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