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The final registration dates this year for youngsters interested in
playing Little League baseball/softball next season are February 3rd and
4th, and February 10th. Registration will be held in the lobby of the Free-port
recreation Center the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Children who have never been registered with Freeport's Little
League, must bring their birth certificates or passports with them to regis-ter.
If your child was previously a member of the League, you may register
online www.freeportlittleleague.com. The League is always interested in
volunteers willing to donate time as managers, coaches, and assistants.
U. S. Post Office
Issues Black History Month Stamp:
Honors Singer Ella Fitzgerald
A special ceremony unveiling the 2007 Black History Month stamp will take place at the
Freeport Memorial Library on Feb. 8, at 10:30 a.m. The event is sponsored by the African Atlantic
Genealogical Society, Inc. with the support of the U.S. Post Office and the Freeport Library. The cer-emony
will include musical performances by Freeport School District students. The public is invited
to attend the event.
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JANUARY, 2007 www.freeportny.gov THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS
Village Celebrates
the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
An overflow crowd attended
the special tribute to Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. at the Freeport
Memorial Library on Sunday,
Jan. 14, 2007. The event was one
of many celebrations on Long
Island honoring the life of Dr.
King. The program, sponsored
by Freeport's Human Rights
Commission, included a perfor-mance
by singer Natalya
Simone, a recitation by the New
Visions School Children's Chorus
under the direction of music
teacher Ruth Breidenbach, a dis-cussion
on the legacy of Dr. King
by Julius Pearse, and an African
folktale told by Ann France.
On Monday, the Nassau
Posing with honoree Son Young Lee-Segredo were Hempsteod Village Mayor Wayne Hall Nassau Legislator David
Denenberg, Mrs. Lee-Segredo, Hempstead Town Concilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Freeport Mayor Bill Glacken, and
Executive Director of the Nassau County Commission on Human Rights and Freeport Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson.
County luncheon honoring Dr. King took place
at the Marriott Hotel in Uniondale, with
Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson serving as the
chairwoman of the event. Four individuals were
recognized for their outstanding efforts in serv-ing
their community and encouraging diversity.
Ms. Frierson, who also serves as the Executive
Director of the Nassau County Human Rights
Commission, addressed the luncheon guests, sug-gesting
that the struggle for civil rights continues
today and has become a quest for human rights
around the world.
Ms. Frierson spoke of the
disasters here in the United
States such as Hurricane Katrina
as weii as the massacres in for-eign
countries that have left
millions homeless and impover-ished.
She reminded the atten-dees
of the thousands of inno-cent
people, including young
children, who have been mur-dered
as a result of wars and
civil strife. Ms. Frierson said, "All
life on this earth is interrelated.
We are, as Dr. King says, '...all
caught in an inescapable net-work
of mutuality, woven into a
single garment of destiny.
Whatever affects one directly
affects all indirectly.' If we
believe that life is worth living and that man:'
has a right to survival, then we must find an
alternative to war, to hate, and to violence,"
she concluded.
Two other honorees posed with Jufius Pearse, President of the Birthday Celebration Committee, Nassau Legislator
David Mejas, Executive Director of the Nassau County Commission on Human rights and Reeport Deputy Mayor
Renaire Frierson, honorees Nodta MarirvMotna and Dr. Rank A. White, along with Hempstead Coundlwoman Dorothy
Goosby, Rev. Reginald Tuggfe, Pasta Memorial Presbyterian Church, Nassau Legislator David Denenberg, Mayor Bffl
Slacken, Mayor Wayne Hdl County Executive Tom Suozzi.
In the front row are singer Naioiya Simone, CouncJwoman Angle CuBn, storyteller Ann France, Deputy Mayor
Renaire Frierson. George Martinez. In the second row are: Julius Pearse, Ron Oerbe, Rob Lewis, LegBator David
Denenberg, Mark Bonla Coundlwoman Dorothy Goosby, Mayor 89 Glacken, Dr. Eric Eversley, Trustee Bin White.
Jr. In the back row surrounded by her students b New Visions School music teachei Ruth Breidenbach.
A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
This month we paid tribute to the
life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr., during the weekend that would have
marked his 78th birthday. Dr. King's civil
rights crusade during the turbulent 60s
was determined to achieve freedom for
all Americans regardless of race, creed,
color, national origin, sex, age, religious
belief or political persuasion. His philos-ophy
called for a nation where all peo-ple
could live together in peace and
have the same opportunity to pursue
their lives with dignity and respect.
Today his teachings are no less rele-vant
as we face a global crisis of death
and destruction. In all the corners of the
world, wars, famine, disease and geno-cide
have turned millions of people into
refugees, violated their human rights,
and denied them a chance to live in
peace.
Among the worst of the current hot
spots is the northern Sudanese region of
Darfur, where over 200,000 people have
been killed since 2003, and at least 2 mil-lion
others have been displaced. Experts
in civil conflict believe the struggle
among government forces, allied militias
and rebel groups in Darfur represents
one of the gravest humanitarian crises
of the decade.
In Somalia, civil strife over the past
15 years has led to the abduction of
young men, mostly teenagers or
younger, from their families and villages,
and forced them to join armed militias
where they are trained to carry guns
into battle to either kill or be killed. The
various regions of that country have
faced droughts and floods, which ruined
their subsistence crops and caused wide-spread
starvation and other severe
health problems. The struggle in Somalia
has earned that country one of the
world's worst life expectancies, with
one-quarter of its children dying before
their fifth birthday.
The scourge of a 12-year war in
Chechnya has left the majority of its
population homeless. Reconstruction
efforts are slow, and violence, abduc-tions
and retaliation have left most fam-ilies
unable to rebuild their homes, find
work or raise their children.
If Dr. King were alive today, he
would urge us to embrace individuals
worldwide who are victims of hatred
and discrimination. His legacy to us
cerning these threats to human rights.
More than 60 million infants and
children worldwide are expected to die
in the next several years from malnutri-tion
if heroic measures are not taken. It
is time to respond to the needs of our
fellow human beings and contribute our
time, energy, and resources to save these
lives.
We have been given an opportunity
to honor Dr. King with more than words;
we can honor him by our actions.
Mayor Glacken
Among Those Honored
for Child Advocacy
Efforts
The Hi-Hello Child Care Center in Freeport held its third annu-al
Child Advocates of the Year Tribute Dinner recently, citing
Mayor Bill Glacken, Linda Landsman, of the Rauch Foundation,
Janet Walerstein, Executive Director of the Child Care Council of
Suffolk and Bob Rubin, President of TDR Educational Supply Co.,
for their efforts on behalf of young children. Mayor Glacken said
in his statement that safe, reliable, quality daycare is an important
element in helping young families succeed in today's economy.
Mayor Glacken Tours Hi-Tech Firm at Industrial Park
Mayor Bill Glacken recently visited the of the high-tech firm's employees have back: tions in chemical enginee>ing.
headquarters of the high-tech global compa-ny
Rohm and Haas, located in the
Freeport Industrial Park on Buffalo Ave.
The company manufactures a variety of
customized products that make elec-tronic
devices faster, smaller, more pow-erful
and less expensive.
President David Schram said the
firm is very pleased with its Freeport
location, which enables the company to
enjoythe benefits of dependable, low-cost
electricity, and a reliable supply of
clean, safe water for its precision manu-facturing
work. He added that the com-pany
is interested in helping establish a
science fair in the Freeport schools, and
would like to volunteer some of its
employees' expertise in that field. Many
grounds in science with specific concentra-
Moyor Bill Glacken (center) posed with Rohm and Haas Public Affairs Manager Richard
Williams (left) and President of Packaging and finishing Technologies David N. Schram (right).
"Rohm and Haas is just the type of busi-ness
we want to see more of in
Freeport," said Mayor Glacken. "This
type of high-tech manufacturer
understands the value of Freeport's
low- cost electricity and modern, reli-able
water utility, and the company is
interested in playing a larger role in
the community."
Rohm and Haas officials are sched-uled
to meet with representatives
from Freeport's School District and
the Mayor in the near future
to explore ways in which the
company can be of help to
Freeport- -schools- and—to—the
community through volunteer
programs.
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Mayor Welcomes
New Police Officer to
Freeport
Police Chief Michael Woodward and Mayor Bill Glacken welcome
Michael Levine, a Freeport resident, to the Village police force: Officer
Levine is attending the Nassau County Police Academy and is expected to
finish the 6-month training program and graduate in June. Pictured in the photo are Chief Michael Woodward, P.O. Michael Levine, and Mayor Bill Glacken.
Winter Model Train Show Draws Crowds
to Freeport Recreation Center
Nassau Legislator David Oenenberg, Janet Walersteia Child Care Council of Suffolk, .Mayor Bill Glacken, Undo
Landsman, Rauch Foundation, Bob Rubin, President, TDR Educational Supply Co. and
Joanne Bousquet, Executive Director, Hi Hello Child Care Center.
The members of the Great South Bay Model Railroad Club posed with Mayor 1
Glacken. Left to right they are: Don Giordano, Nate Berry, Mayor Glacken, Charles
Hirschberg, Hiram Vega, Kevin McKay, and Mario DeAngelis.
Thousands of model train enthusiasts
attended the 16th Annual Winter Model
Train Show -and
Exhibition sponsored
by the Great South Bay
Model Railroad Club at
the Freeport
Recreation Center on
January 7th.
Many of the reg-ulars
who brought
their children to the
show over the years
are now bringing their
grandchildren to enjoy
the displays of various
sized model trains and
browse the vast array
of items that accompa-ny
the layouts. Club
officials say this year's program was one of
the best attended, with more than 4,200
people enjoying the displays.
There were door prizes given out all
during the show; and the raffle prizes were
a Lionel Train set donated by the Nassau
Hobby Center of Freeport, and an HO Starter
Set donated by Trainville Hobby Depot of
Hicksville.
Bob Roynor with h'B grandson, Michael Fallo, and Bob Terry with
his grandsoaChristopher Costello, enjoyed an action-packed display.