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Tickets, at $17.50 person, are
now on sale for the Saturday,
December 4, Ball celebrating the
90th anniversary of the incorpo-ration
of the Village. The Ball will
be held at the Freeport Recrea-tion
Center and guests are en-couraged
to wear clothing remi-niscent
of the turn of the century.
Tickets must be purchased in
advance as none will be available
at the door. Civic associations,
service organizations, religious
.groups, and others may reserve
90th Anniversary Ball On Dec. 4
tables of eight to ten. Tickets may
be obtained from the Freeport
.Chamber of Commerce, at
- FR 8-7402, or from any committee
member. Trustee Dorothy Storm
and Park Commission Chair-woman
Angie Cullin are in charge
of ticket sales which are limited to
600.
The buffet dinner, beginning at
8 pm, will include greek pasta,
veal marsala, chicken francese,
broccoli au gratin, cold turkey,
Virginia ham, roast beef, assorted
Curbs and Sidewalks
Under the law, while street
maintenance and repair is the
responsibility of the Village at
large, the curb, sidewalk or any
area beyond the road surface
is the responsibility of the indivi-dual
property owner.
Any repair work must be done
by a qualified contractor licensed
by the Village. A list of licensed
contractors authorized to do .such
work may be obtained from the
Village Clerk's office.The con-tractor
must obtain a permit
from the Village before work can
begin.- '
Property owners may receive
notification from the Village Clerk
to replace missing, broken or
otherwise unsatisfactory curb
and/or sidewalk area in front of
the property. In this case, the
work order to a contractor and
the owner will be billed at the
completion of the work. Payment
may be made at that time, or
'can remain unpaid in which-case
it'will be added to the Village
taxes due in January and March.'
In the case of corner properties,
it is necessary to install a ramp
for handicapped persons (wheel-chairs),
at the curb, which "is a
requirement of a newly enacted
State law. Note: This only be-comes
mandated when a new
curb is installed. The Contractor
who does the work will have to
obtain specific directions from the
Village's Sidewalk Inspector as
"to the construction of the ramp.
When It Snows....
Remember Freeport's Snow
Emergency Signal on the fire
horns: four blasts, pause — two
blasts.
Your car must be off the street
or it is subject to being towed
away at your expense. Streets
must be kept clear for snow
plows, fire trucks and other
emergency vehicles.
Sidewalks should be cleared of
snow as soon as possible. This is
the responsibility of the property
owner or tenant,
"The Freeport Fire Department
also reminds homeowners with
fire hydrants on their property
that the area around the hydrant
should be the first area cleared of
snow. Loss of life and/or property
could result if the Department is
unable to locate the hydrant
quickly.
Announcements on closings in
the Village and other important
information will be aired by
WGBB (12.40AM) and WHLI
(11AM) in an emergency situa-tion.
Portable Heaters Banned In Village
Residents are reminded that
the use of portable heating equip-ment
which uses a flame, gas-oline
or kerosene is prohibited
throughout the Village, be H in a
'private home or in a place of pub-lic
assembly.
During the current energy cri-sis,
such equipment is being
heavily advertised for sale. They
have been prohibited in Freeport
for many years however, as being
both a fire hazard and emitting
dangerous gases. Portable elec-tric
heaters are not covered under
this ban.
salads and relishes, assi
cheeses, a Viennese table
coffee. Unlimited liquor will be
served throughout the evening.
Live music for dancing will be
provided by the 17-piece Rhythm
and Brass Band which, those who
attended Freeport's Bicentennial
and Yorktown Balls, will re-member
for its Glen Miller style.
Entertainment will also be pro-vided
by the colorful Long Island
Mummers string-band.- — -.
Holiday
Sanitation Schedule
Residents of the SOUTHERN
SECTION of the Village (Atlantic
Avenue south, including all of
Atlantic Avenue) are reminded
that the Christmas and New Year
. holidays will affect garbage and
trash collection in the area.
There will be NO GARBAGE
PICKUP on Saturdays, December
25 and January 1. THERE WILL
BE GARBAGE PICKUP BUT NO
TRASH PICKUP on Wednesdays,
December 29 and January 5.
The schedule by which garbage
and trash is picked up in Freeport
is determined by the availability
of the Town of Hempstead landfill
area. When that area is shut
down for a holiday, there is no
collection in the Village. It is
against environmental protection
laws to collect and then store
garbage and trash overnight.
In addition, when a holiday
prevents the pickup of garbage on
one collection day in the area,
there is double the amount to
garbage to be picked up the
following day. For that reason,
trash is not picked up on that'
following collection day.
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Village
News ^^ ••••ii *'—"**
A Public Information Bulletin
of The Village Of Freeport
46 North Ocean Avenue
Telephone FReeport 8-4000
William H. White, Mayor
Public Meetings on the 1st. and 3rd. Mondays of the Month, at 8:00 P.M.
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Celebrating Our 90th Anniversary
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Freeport Chamber of Com-merce
donned turn-of-the-century fashions and rode in a horse-drawn
hay wagon as their contribution to the October 23 parade down Merrick
Road celebrating the incorporation of Freeport as a Village in 1892.
Thousands viewed the colorful floats, antique cars and marching bands
and later enjoyed an hour long performance by the LI Mummers on the
Freeport Mall. The 90th Birthday Party continues with a Ball at the
Recreation Center on December 4 (see elsewhere in this issue for
information).
Trustees: Dorothy Storm, Alfred Sirlln, James Clark, Vincent DiCostanzo
Village Clerk : Thomas DeVincenzo; Attorney: Harrison J. Edwards Jr.; Treasurer: Thomas M. Molloy
Aside from the Annual Fail
Festival and Crafts Sale (see
elsewhere), both the ': Freeport
.Recreation Department.:and- the
Arts-.Council at Freeport, offer'
other gift giving opportunities in
• the holiday season. and-through-out
the year. . ; .; -:_ ..
One . idea offered, by : the
Recreation Center' is a winter
discount plan to the Health Wing
of indoor pool, steam and suana,
exercise room and gymnasium.
Good from January 1 to May 15,
1983, cost is $85 for a resident
family, $40 for an individual and
$20 for a senior citizen. Cost for
non-residents is $125, $60 and
$30. Another idea is the gift of
one or more of the programs
offered at the Center during the
winter months for adults and
children. Cost for most is $7.50
for residents and $15 for non-residents.
Such sessions include
various physical fitness pro-grams,
.dance, art, tennis, golf,
etc. The Center's enclosed ice
skating rink offers'the purchase
of 15 session discount tickets at
$10 for a resident child or senior
citizen and $15 for. an adult.
Non-resident fees are'$12.50 and
$20. Ice skating lessons for all
ages and skill levels may be
purchased for $20 for a resident
and $30 for a non-resident, per
session. A session includes four,
one hour lessons for an- adult
and eight, one-half hours for a
chHd.
The Center has certificates
available which the giver may use
to announce the gift.
Gifts from..the Arts Council
could include $9 tickets to its
Performing Arts Series. The
American Ballet Theatre II will
perform on January 29 and A
Party With Betty Comden and
Adolph Green will be pre-sented
on March 5. Both per-
The Freeport Chamber of
Commerce, in cooperation with
the Freeport Recreation Depart-ment,
will again present the
Annual Holiday Festival for
children of all ages. This year's
event will be held on Saturday,
December 18 at the Freeport
Recreation Center, 1 to 4 • pm.
There is no admission charge.
Children, up to the age of 10,
will be able to visit with Mr. and
formances are at the Freeport
High School. For children there
;is a three part series to be held
in the Social Hall of Congrega-tion
B'nai Israel. A puppet show,
'.'Gulliver's Travels," is sched-uled
for December 28; clown,
mime and comedienne Karin
.Adir in "Special Delivery" on
February 15; a "Magic Clock
Shop," a story ballet on March-
31. Cost for the series is $6.
Individual performances, $2.50.
To announce your gift, the Arts
Council will send an announce-ment
card designed and produced
in their Etching Workshop.
Another gift idea from the
Council is its "Cooks Tour of
Freeport," featuring recipes from :
an array of a diversified cultural
community of Freeporters and
beautifully illustrated. Cost is
$5.
Holiday greeting cards de-signed
and produced by artists
in the Council's Etching Work-shop
are again on sale this
year with the addition of several
new original designs. The selec-tion
includes Christmas and
Chanukah -cards and all-occasion
note paper. The cards are
intaglio prints and include em-bossings.
Pressed on quality
paper, a special imprint on the
back of the cards indicates that
they were designed and printed
at the Council's Gallery/Work-shop
- an indication that the
sender has shown a great deal
of thought and care in making
a creative and unique selection.
Cost is $1 each or 10 for $7.50
with the procee'ds benefiting the
Council.
The Arts Council's office is
at the Recreation Center. The
Gallery/Workshop, "Artworks,"
is located at 92 Freeport Mall.
Office number is 223-2522.
Mrs. Santa Claus and receive a
gift.
The Recreation Department
Drama Workshop will present two
performances of "Heidi" during
the afternoon and there will be
free ice skating for all. There will
alsp.be an opportunity to create
handmade holiday ornaments,
other surprises and enter-tainment.
Freeport and Nassau County
employees were instrumental in a
•decision that has Curtis Walker,
representative broker of Jachins
Realty Corp., 2% N. Main Street,
having his real estate license
revoked. Should he ever re-apply
for such a license from the Secre-tary
of State's office, he will have
to prove that he has repaid
$1,419 to the Nassau County
Department of Social Services
for unearned commissions and
improperly retained funds
received from that Department.
The revocation -of-Walker's
license followed a hearing held by
the Secretary of State's repre-sentative
on September 8 with the
decision being handed down on
October 18. The decision also
revoked Walker's notary public
commission.
The evidence presented at the,
hearing had been obtained' by,
and forwarded to the Secretary's
office, by employees of the
Freeport Building Department
and County Social Services.
The hearing officer was pre-sented
with evidence that in
October, 1979, Walker arranged
for the rental of 91 E. Dean Street
by a Social Services client. At the
time it was represented that the
house was owned by WalkeVs
cousin when in fact it had been
foreclosed and had been deeded
over to the Administrator of
Veterans Affairs. Although it was
proved he was aware of the
foreclosure, Walker accepted a
commission of $316 from the
Department of Social Services for
the rental and, as of July, 1980,
directly received the monthly
rental payments from the Depart-ment.
Walker was found guilty of
three other similar illegal rentals
and acceptance of payments from
Social Services, involving 45
W. Centennial Avenue, 30
Decatur Street and % Prospect
Street, all located in Roosevelt.
In each case the hearing officer
found Walker had ' 'demonstrated
untrustworthiness and incom-petency
and engaged in a fraudu-lent
act."
Pedestrians crossing Sunrise
Highway now,will have more time
to walk across the busy thorough-fare
if .they push the "Walk"
button. The State has retimed the
signal mechanism to allow more
time than previously — but it
must be activated by the
pedestrian.
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Many residents have received
letters from private organizations
, and national and international law
enforcement agencies offering
• them -an opportunity to 'invisibly
mark their property to ease in its
return in the case of loss or theft. •
These offers include a fee or
suggested donation.
The Freeport Police Depart-ment
has offered the same
program, "The Big ID," for
several years at no cost. The
necessary equipment may be
borrowed from the Freeport
Memorial Library.
The following tips are offered
by the Burglary Prevention
Committee, Chicago, 111. when
leaving home on vacation or for
any extended time:
1. Lock all doors and windows.
2. Connect lamps and radio/tv
in various parts of your home
to automatic times to create a
"lived-in" appearance to the
outside wprid.
"3.'Leave shaes arid blinds in
normal positions.
4. Make sure that no deliveries
of any kind (nfail, news-paper,
milk, etc.) are made
in your absence.
5. Arrange to have the lawn
mowed or snow shoveled.
6. Store valuables in a safe
deposit vault.
7. Close the garage door, (a
garage can have a particu-larly
abandoned look.)
8. Alert the police and a close
neigbor to look for unusual
activity in your absence.
9. Arrange automatically-timed
outdoor lighting for
burglary prevention.
' 10. Refrain from notifying the
newspapers of your where-abouts
until your return.
Television viewers in the met-
.ropolitan area were consistently
being made aware of the Village
of Freeport this su mmer.
WNEW-TV (Channel 5) pro-
.duced a "Big Apple Minute" on
Freeport early in June, which was.
i shown 20 times during the sum-mer
in connection with Hs news
broadcasts. The segment showed .
Woodcleft Canal, outdoor dining
on the Nautical Mile, swimming
at the Recreation Center's out-,
door pool, Guy Lombardo Avenue
and several homes formerly oc-cupied
by show business person-alities.
This segment was pro-duced
in cooperation with the Vil-lage's
Publicity Department.
WCBS-TV (Channel 2) focused
on the Arts Council at Freeport
during its summer series of
"Reach Out" spots. Shown on the
segment, repeated several times,
was such activities sponsored by
the Arts Council as the Teen
Theatre, its annual Arty Party
The Freeport Recreation
Department and the Arts Council
at. Freeport will present the
Annual Fall Festival and Crafts
Sale on Sunday, December 5,
11 am to 5 pm, at the
Recreation Center. There will be
no admission charge.
Crafts will be available from
stained glass to scrimshaw,
including fabric art, wooden
toys, leatherwork, painting
and handmade doll clothes.
Holiday shoppers can make the
Craft Sale a one-stop opportunity
to ..find unique,gifts..for .all.ages,
and in all price ranges from
''stocking stuffers" to major
one-of-a-kind handmade gifts.
NOTE TO CRAFTSPERSONS:
At this writing, over 50 persons
have been registered to parti-
Village Court Justice Ralph P.
Franco is again inviting the public
to attend the sessions in Freeport
Village Court which is adjacent to
the Village Hall.
Judge Franco points out that
' 'There is a growing awareness in
the judicial system that our res-idents
are concerned with the
Ceases and dispositions' in various
courts. I am certain that Freeport-ers
are no exception.
"I have invited the public on
many occasions including our
and an exhibit mounted at this
year's Long Island Loves Busi-ness
Show.
More To Come
The first of a series of Village-produced
Cablevision shows is
scheduled to be aired this Decem-ber.
These half hour shows will be
produced four times a year and
may be seen over Channel 12.
They will be included in Cable-vision's
published listing of pro-gramming
provided monthly to all
subscribers. The show will also be
listed in Cablevision's advertise-ment
carried in Newsday.
Show hostess, will be . Hedy
Edwards, a life-long Freeporter.
Guests on the first show will be
Robert Raynor of the Freeport
Historical Society, Village Home-finders
Service Director Ramona
Crook, and a young couple who
recently purchased a home-through
that service.
cipate in this sale. The Arts
Council is committed to bringing
quality arts and crafts to the
attention of the public. They
invite any serious artist or crafts-person
to submit an application
for this event. This is not a
Flea Market. Applications for
commercial or non-handcrafted
items for exhibit or sale will
not be accepted. For further
information: 223-2522.
In addition to the sale, there
will be special events for children
and entertainment throughout
the Festival. Babysitting services
will be offered for half hour
sessions. There will be a cake
sale, prizes raffled off and the
"make-your-own buttons"
machine.
'local schools, religious groups,
children, Boy and Girl Scouts,
etc. The public deserves to see
and evaluate their public officials,
and judges have no special- im-munity.
Judges should know the
pulse of their community and con-sider
this in addition to the usual
methods of imposing fines and
jail terms."
Freeport's Village Court is in
session every Monday evening at
7:30 and every Thursday after-noon
at 1:30.
