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The Community Newspaper
Thursday, April 9, 2009
W MAYOR SWORN I
by Jim Golding
Hundreds of residents reflecting the wide diversity of Freeport packed Village Hall on Monday to witness another historical first, the swearing in of their first African-American mayor, Andrew Hardwick.
"Thank you so much, Freeport, thank you so much," Mayor Hardwick exclaimed to the enthusiastic gathering. "This has been a heck of a day, it's just been awesome. A lot of positive things have happened."
He told the crowd of his visits earlier in the day with Governor David Paterson, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, former President Bill Clinton, and a surprise visit by. County Executive Thomas Suozzi.
"People really want to help Freeport," he continued, saying that he has been given assurances that more funds will be made available tp the village through the economic stimulus package' and other assistance.,
The mayor said that Freeport "is back on the map" and he plans to "hit the
ground running" over the next several
weeks on issues that need to be
addressed.
The meeting began with sorrte pageantry, as each trustee was introduced individually and greeted with applause as they entered the dais from the rear door.
The audience erupted into wild applause as the new mayor made his entrance, along with family members.
Captain Chastic Steele of the U.S. Army sang a powerful rendition of the
SWEARING IN: Left: Andrew Hardwick is sworn in by Supreme Court Judge Nornnan St. George, center, with Mayor Hardwick's wife Claire holding his mother's Bible. Below: Also taking the oath were new village Trustees Carmen Pineyro, left, and Robert T. Kennedy, right.
• • photos by Jim Golding
National Anthem, and the Rev. William Watson, the Eastern Baptist Association
moderator, offered the invocation.
Following his remarks to the gathenng,
with his wife, Cherie, holding a Bible
that belonged to his mother. Mayor Hardwick took the oath of office from Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Norman St. George.
The mayor then administered the oath to new trustees Carmen Pineyro, the first Hispanic woman elected to the board, and to Robert Kennedy, whose spouses. Dr. Walter Mendoza and Mary Kennedy,
village justice,
Stephen Drummond.
The major next appointed Mr.
Kennedy as deputy mayor and Ms. Pineyro as deputy mayor "designee."
While the mayor did not fill all the possible board and committee positions
he will have to staff at Monday's meeting, he invited residents who are interested in offering their services to contact him.
(continued on page 3
'cotty!
STAR TREK scifi fans flocked to the Freeport Recreation Center for the RepLlcon scale-model show and admired the S t a r s h i p Enterprise on the last Saturday in March.
Leader photo by Paul Laursen
A jewel of our
community
page 4
No tax levy increase
for Freeport schools page 6
Double homicide
in Freeport page 13
Holy Week at
All Saints
page 13
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| Title | The-Leader_2009-04-09 |
| 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 | 2009 |
| 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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