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Cow Meadow Park, So. Main Street, Freeport Bay House Tours,
Demonstration of folk and maritime traditions, decoy making -
Tour of Bay Houses by boat $10 adults, $5 children (must be over 10 years).
For further info: Nancy Solomon 767-8803
— Hudson Anglers Shark Tournament—
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
Guy Lombardo Marina - Guy Lombardo Avenue, Freeport - $25,000 First Prize
For further info: Dave Wygoda (516) 374-3440 or Doug Hall (516) 766-8527
NEW BUSINESSES
FLOURISHING IN
FREEPORT
It is a sign of the health of the economy and faith in
Freeport's financial future that led several new businesses to
open on Merrick Road in the past several months. There are more
coming. In the Elk's Plaza shopping center, Christopher Castro
celebrated the grand opening of Castro's Gourmet Bakery. The
shop is furnished with cafe tables and chairs for patrons to sit and
enjoy coffee or the soups and sandwiches available, along with a
variety of breads, cakes and cookies.
Mr. Castro has been in the bakery business for over 10 years
and, along with his wife Wendy, owns another shop in
Brentwood. He located his bakery in Freeport because it offered
several desirable markets. "We are a broad based bakery offer-ing
French and Italian pastries, Spanish style cakes and breads,
along with German cookies and other specialties. We feel
Freeport provides the diverse population we need to be success-ful."
He added "of course, the low electric rate was a major plus
as well."
Among the well-wishers on hand to celebrate the Grand Opening of Castro's Bakery
were: Ed Friedman and Ray Maguire from the Freeport Chamber of Commerce. Abby
Matthews and Elliot LoBianco of Fleet Bank. In the back, Freeport Deputy-Mayor
Renaire Frierson-Davis, her daughter, Ashley, and Wendy Castro's brother, Pablo
Wilson Gutierrez of Freeporl Helping cut the ribbon are Chris Castro, his wife Wendy,
Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Angle Cullin, Freeport Mayor Bill Glacken and
Trustee Don Miller.
Mayor Bill Glacken did the honors at the opening of Freeport Self Storage joined by Ed
Friedman of the Chamber of Commerce, Mark Treske from the Rotary Club, owner Paul
Kampa and his wife, Laura. Norma Braun and Dora Philips also with the Chamber of
Commerce and the two young ladies, Kiele Mauser and Nicolina Cacciutto are Freeport
Senior High School students and participants in the school's Mentoring Program.
Also on Merrick Road, just west of Main Street, is the new
Freeport Self Storage business owned by Paul Kampa. Tucked in
the southwest corner of the parking lot of~Home Depot and
Staples, the facility occupies 50,000 square feet and offers rental
space ranging from 5' x 5' up to 10' by 30' on a monthly basis. All
the storage spaces are climate controlled, protected by fire
alarms and a computerized, 24 hour video surveillance system.
Paul Kampa also cited Freeport's low electric rates as a major
draw in locating his business here. "We looked around for a loca-tion
on Long Island for several months and decided on Freeport
for several reasons. The location was good; it has a strong apart-ment
dweller population needing rental storage space and,
again, the electric rates are the lowest anywhere," Kampa con-cluded.
"These new businesses are just what we want and need in
Freeport, said Mayor Bill Glacken." We are looking forward to
working with both owners in ensuring their success in our village,
and anticipate many more new ventures in the future."
A MESSAGE FROM OUR MAYOR
Dear Neighbor, . .
Quality of life issues are the simple, everyday
details that we notice only when they become a
problem. These are the small signs that people have
stopped caring about their neighborhood. When you
see fast food wrappers on the sidewalk, empty bot-tles
left by the curb, an old newspaper blowing
around the street creating a danger to drivers, you
know that the quality of life in that neighborhood is
diminished.
These small signs are usually followed by larger
problems. Graffiti appears at the railroad station,
phones are ripped out of the wall or junk cars are left
abandoned in empty lots. These are statements resi-dents
make about where they live and how they feel
about it. They say we no longer care, that we have
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lost our commitment to our town, our neighbor-hood,
our home and they speak louder than any
radio advertisement or television promotional mes-sage
from our Chamber of Commerce.
In Freeport, we are not going to allow that to be
the message. We are going to work together to pro-tect
our neighborhoods. Ensuring these quality of
life issues is one of the easiest duties we face as an
administration. The financial cost is small compared
to the benefit. Since coming into office last April, we
have increased the number of times a week we
sweep the streets, we have intensified the anti-graf-fiti
patrols and we have met with representatives of
the Long Island Railroad concerning keeping the
areas clean alongside the tracks and within the train
station. u ^.^ _ „ , . * ' . . ,
But our time and efforts are wasted without your
help. Leaving the office recently, I noticed a shopping
bag filled with rags and debris discarded in the
Village Hall parking lot. It didn't take ten minutes to
pick it up and throw it in the dumpster. Had I left the
ripped bag there, the contents would have scattered
all over the parking lot by morning, creating a mess.
Our village functions best when we recognize
that we are all part of a team. We are all Freeporters,
and this is our village. When we realize that we. are
responsible for how it looks, then there will never
again be a problem with the quality of life in
Freeport.
SCOUTS TOUR FREEPORT
VILLAGE HALL
There were two separate scout sightings in Village Hall recently, as both the Cub Scouts from Den 9 of Cub Pack 18
visited and were followed several weeks later by Brownies from Scout Troops 2427 and 2435 of the Brookside School.
The boys were eager to see Police Headquarters, while the girls were on a special mission. They were visiting Village Hall
to see women working in government, serving their community and holding public office in connection with Women in
History month. They met a female police officer; they spoke to the Village Clerk, Anna Knoeller; and, of course, their
Scout Leader, Renaire Frierson-Davis, is Freeport's Deputy Mayor. The girls will use the field trip toward earning civic and
community service badges.
Mayor Bill Glacken, Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson-Davis and Troop Leaders Tyra
Banks, Elizabeth Berger and Stephanie Prefer along with the members of Girl Scout
Troops 2427 and 2435. ' '
Mayor Bill Glacken and the members of Den 9 of Cub Pack 18.
LOCAL WOMEN HONORED
BY BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH
Marian Venair and Leslie Colter-Jackson were awarded the Women of Distinction honor by their fellow members
of the Women's Ministries. Both women were praised for their clevotipn to their families and their ^wprk in the.
community.
Leslie Colter-Jackson is a longtime Freeport resi-dent
and a graduate of Freeport High School. She
went on to earn a B.A. degree in Gerontology from
Molloy College. In addition, she has 12 credits
towards her MSW at Adelphi University. Mrs. Colter-
Jackson has served in various positions in the com-munity
and was a delegate to the Christian
Education Congress.
Marian Venair was born and raised in Felton,
Delaware. She has a B.S. Degree in Home Economics
from Delaware State University and a M. A. in
Education from Hofstra University. Mrs. Venair is
currently teaching home and career skills to eighth
Mayor Bill Glacken presenting citations to (left) Leslie Colter-Jackson and (right) Marian Venair
grade students at Dodd Jr. High School.
