Freeport Police
Honors its Heroes
Among the officers singled out for commendation during
the recent awards ceremony were the individuals who volun-teered
for the World Trade Center's 9/11 search and recovery
operation. More than 50 police officers, over half of the members
of the force, took part in the emergency response.
The Department recognized individual officers for bravery
by presenting the the Distinguished Service Awards to P.O.
Andrew Rhan, and P.O. Jason Zimmer, and the Civilian
Recognition Award given to Freeporter Barbara Miller for her
assistance in helping the police apprehend a criminal.
Police Chief Michael Woodward, Sgt. Miquel Bermudez, Officer Daniel Carney, Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson,
Officers Patrick Franzone, Shawn Randall, Richard Paulik, and Michael Williams with Trustees Don Mauersberger,
Don Miller and Bill White, Jr.
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Summer Music Concerts
Around the Village
There will be music in the air again this summer with
performances in various locations in Freeport
every Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
The Toco Band -July 10
A blend of Soca and Calypso Music
Nautical Mile Esplanade
Phyllis Kaye- July 17
Children's magic show and puppets magic show
Village Hall Courtyard
Linda Ciofalo Quartet - July 24
Jazz, pop, and blues
Nautical Mile Esplanade
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Family Entertainment with audience participation
Village Hall Courtyard
Jackalope Junction - August 7 r
Country rock music
Nautical Mile Esplanade
Napoleon Revels-Bey Rhythm Kings Ensemble - August 14
Caribbean music
Nautical Mile Esplanade
Stuart Markus & Judith Zweiman - August 21
Sea Chanteys
Nautical Mile Esplanade
Broadway - August 28
Lou and Sherry perform popular favorites
Nautical Mile Esplanade
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JUNE, 2003 www.FreeportNY.com THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS
Block Party Celebrates National Rehab Program
in Northeast Freeport
Taking part in the event were: Michelle DiBenedetto, Citibank; Rev. Eric Mallette, Greater Second Baptist Church;
Mark Bonilla, Hempstead Town Clerk; Freeport Mayor Bill Glacken; Hempstead Town Supervisor Kale Murray;
CDC of LI Executive V.P. Marianne Garvin; Hempstead Councilwoman Angie Cullin; Deputy Mayor Renaire
Frierson; CDC of LI CEO Wilbur Klotsky; Hempstead Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby;
Nassau County Legislator Kevan Abrahams, and Freeport Village Trustee Don Miller..
A steady rain failed to dampen the spir-its
of the public officials, volunteers and
northeast Freeport residents who came to
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park on Stevens Street
on June 7th, to take part in a special event.
The party marked the official kickoff of
the Weatherization, Rehabilitation and Asset
Preservation (WRAP) program which applies
public and private funds in a targeted neigh-borhood
for energy conservation improve-ments.
The program assists
low-to-middle income
homeowners in maintain-ing
their homes, while
upgrading and improving
the housing stock in the
neighborhood.
Freeport is one of only
four communities in
the United States chosen
to participate in the
program. Thanks to a
$300,000 grant over three
years from the
Ford Foundation,
along with feder-al,
state, county
before the block party on final painting and
cleanup. The volunteer effort and party were
part of the national celebration of
"NeighborWorks Week", which focuses on
local community revitalization efforts across
the country.
Applications for homeowners living in
the northeast who believe they qualify may
be obtained from the Community
Development Agency's office in Village Hall
at 46 North Ocean Ave., or at the Community
Development Corporation of Long Island at
54 West Merrick Road, Freeport.
and village funds, 150 homes in the
northeast section of Freeport will
receive energy-related repairs,
replacements, and reconstruction.
To symbolize the power of neigh-bors
helping neighbors, one house
has been completely renovated
with the help of donations from
local construction firms and 57 vol-unteers
who spent the morning
Mayor Bill Glacken (right) and Peter Owen, foreground, along with Wilbur Klatsky (right)
Freeport Celebrates Nautical Festival
Residents, community leaders and elected officials gathered together to cut the ribbon for the opening of the
Nautical Festival Pictured from the left ore llona and Barbara Jagnow, John Jefferies, Wes Carmen, Ron Weftner,
Chris Creamer, Tony Seward, Board of Assessors Chairman Charles O'Sheo, School Board member Mike Raab, Bobbi
and Warren Broth, Town Clerk Mark Bonia, Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson, Town Councilwoman Angie Cuffin,
Mayor Bffl Glacken, former Mayor Bob Sweeney, Trustee Don Mffler, Mary and Judge Roy Cacdatore, Bob Notheis,
Fran Tanmtino, and School Board member Bob Cottano, dang with severed local youngsters.
The wet weather on
Saturday, June 7th, the first day
of the annual festival along the
Nautical Mile, didn't deter resi-dents
and visitors who enjoyed
the special foods, games, rides,
and nautical items available on
Woodcleft Ave.
The street remained closed
to traffic during the two-day
event so families with young
children could safely enjoy the
puppets, cartoon characters,
face painting and other side-walk
programs.
Michele Egler points the faces of two youngsters during the
Nautical Festival.
While we have gotten off to a wet
start this spring, the weather didn't ham-per
visitors and residents who flocked to
the second day of the Nautical Festivalto
enjoy the special family-friendly activities
including carnival rides, puppets, face-painting
and such fun foods as roasted
corn, cotton candy, ice cream and hot
dogs, available from the many sidewalk
vendors.
The annual festival traditionally
marks the unofficial opening of the sum-mer
season for restaurants, boat mer-chants
and gift shops along the Nautical
Mile.
This summer the Esplanade will be the
scene of several outdoor summer concerts
held on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
The performances scheduled during July
and August will include a very popular
calypso band that had its audience danc-ing
last summer in the Village Hall
Courtyard, and other entertainers includ-ing
a jazz quartet, a country rock band, a
Caribbean steel ensemble and a special
performance of sea chanteys. Check the
schedule on the back page of this newslet-ter
for exact times and dates.
Once again, we will welcome the
crew of the United States Naval
Academy's Sail Training Squadron to the
Nautical Mile when the six sailing vessels
dock at the Esplanade oh the weekend of
August 8th to 9th. The Annapolis midship-men
will provide tours of the 44-foot,
three-mast sailboats during their stay in
Freeport. While here, the midshipmen will .
enjoy a barbeque at the Recreation
Center, take part in several special events
and visit local tourist attractions including
Jones Beach and New York City.
This fall, the village will extend the
tourist season with a special festival in
October, highlighted by a visit from the
H.M.S.^Bounty, a Hollywood-built replica
of the original British ship, which became
well known following the historic mutiny
under the command of Captain William
Bligh. The vessel, which was created in
1962 for the MGM remake of the famous
Mutiny on the Bounty movie, will be
decked out in ghostly regalia to celebrate
Halloween while docked along the
Nautical Mile. Manned by a crew dressed
in pirate gear, covered in cobwebs and
piloted by a skeleton, the vessel is sure to
draw shivers and shrieks from those who
are brave enough to climb aboard when it
is here from October 18th through
October 31st.
With the addition last year of boat
slips and a docking area at the Esplanade,
the waterside park on the Nautical Mile is
providing easy access to visiting vessels
enabling the village to expand the variety
of waterfront events possible.
The Nautical Mile, along with the
downtown commercial-district, has-bene-fited
from the carefully planned revital-ization
programs established by the vil-lage.
Both are becoming models for
renewal projects throughout the country,
and both projects have been recognized
and honored for the enlightened
approach implemented in renovating
these sites. This same method of preserv-ing,
protecting and restoring, where pos-sible,
will be used to improve other areas
in the village, thereby continuing to cre-ate
a community that is a showplace on
the South Shore and a great place to live
and work.
Have a safe, healthy, and enjoyable
summer.
Mayor Bill Glacken posed with some of the members of the bowling league.
Freeport Youth
Bowling League
Awards
The girls and boys in the Recreation Center's bowling
league were recently presented with awards for out-standing
participation with several youngsters taking top
honors for highest average, best series and most
improved player. Coaches Rick Mackey, Norris Bertrand,
Giselle Melendez, James Beauford, and John LaBau, along
with the bowling league director, Steven Stark, thanked
all the youngsters for a great season.
Freeport Garners Top Awards From National and
Local Organizations
Adopt-A-Cop Program Honored at Mayors Conference
Several organizations have rec-ognized
Freeport's enlightened
approach to revitalization, visionary
methods of economic development,
and effective police programs.
Included among recent honors was
the United States Conference of
Mayors Outstanding Achievement
Award for improving City Liability.
The US Conference cited
Freeport's Police Department for cre-ativity
and innovation, and improv-ing
the quality of life for residents
through' the village'rriationally rec:
ognized Adopt-A-Cop project. The
program was developed by Police
Chief Michael Woodward and
expanded during the administration
of Mayor Bill Glacken, who was hon-ored
by the Conference for his lead-ership
in recognizing and continuing
to develop, "a multi-phase approach
in response to potential gang prob-lems
using the resources of the
school district, community leaders
and dedicated officers who volun-teer
their time to eliminate this
deadly menace." This successful pro-gram
was cited as being among the
factors that contributed to the
reduction in Freeport's crime rate by
27% over the past six years.
Police Chief Michael Woodward, P.O. Richard Murray and Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson along with K-9
officer Pele and Jennifer end Robert, two youngsters who lead a fund-raising drive among their school-males
to purchase a bulletproof vest for Pele.
Nautical Mile and Downtown Revitalization Projects Receive Awards
The other awards received by nizes the importance of the recon-struction
of Woodcleft Ave., includ-ing
raising the roadbed over two
feet, and the positive changes the
improvements made in the economic
life of the traditional working water-front
known as the Nautical Mile.
"This recognition from the APA,
will bring further attention to the
Nautical Mile, and will spread the
word that Freeport is an ideal water-front
community on Long Island's
South Shore and an excellent tourist
destination," said Mayor Bill Glacken.
Pictured at the award ceremony are, left to right: J. Lee Summons, Chairman of the Selection Committee for the
APA Economic Development Division Award; Superintendent of Public Works Lou DiGrazia; Grant Administrator
Nora Sudars; Project Engineer Rob Rsenne; Executive Director of the Community Development Agency, Ellen
Kelly; and the Chair of the APA Economic Development Division, Michael Delk.
Freeport were in recognition of the
village's enlightened approach
in the revitalization of both its water-front
area and downtown commer-cial
district.
The Nautical Mile revitalization
project won the 2003 "Meritorious
Project" Award from the
Metropolitan New York Chapter of
the American Planning Association
and the organization's national
award for Exemplary Economic
Development. The APA award recog-
Local groups
Additional honors" include Vision Long
Island's Smart Growth award for "Revitalizing
Communities," presented in recognition of
the village's renovation of the downtown busi-ness
district. Sustainable Long Island, another
local non-profit organization dedicated to
recognizing and encouraging the protection
and preservation of traditional buildings,
neighborhoods and business areas, also hon-ored
Freeport for employing "Smart
Growth" principles in revitalization projects.
Vision Long Island cited Freeport's
strategy in the reconstruction, repair and
renovation of the central commercial dis-trict.
The village helped local businesses
install new windows, doors, facades, brick
walkways and antique-style lights through
a unique grant/loan program sponsored by
Freeport's Community Development
cite Freeport for Smart Growth Development
Agency and the Community Development
Corp. of Long Island. To date, over 60 proper-ty
owners have applied for the program, 23
businesses have benefited, and there remains
a waiting list for future work.
Mayor Bill Glacken (center) with Sustainable Long Island's Executive Director Patrick
Duggan (left) and Board of Directors member Stephen Jones (right) presenting the Mayoi
with the Smart Growth Award.
"Freeport is pursuing a visionary and
aggressive program to rebuild its central busi-ness
district based on innovative concepts
including input from local residents. The
process reinforces the community's goal to cel-ebrate
and promote its unique asset of
ethnic and cultural diversity," said
Ronald Stein, President, Vision Long
Island.
Freeport's policy of restoring historic
buildings and preserving local businesses
and commercial structures in its redevel-opment
projects was also recognized by
Sustainable Long Island in presenting its
Smart Growth award. "Freeport's revital-ization
methods will breathe new life
into the community, and create a model
for other towns and villages throughout
Long Island," concluded the judges.
