Freeport Report 2007-04

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Freeport Celebrates
Fifth Annual National
NeighborWorks Week
at Northeast Park
On Saturday, June 2nd, Freeporters will again join with
the Community Development Corporation of Long Island
and Citibank in the fifth annual "Neighbors Helping
Neighbors" volunteer effort in northeast Freeport. The
volunteers will spend the morning doing some simple paint-ing,
yard cleanup and planting, followed by a
Neighborhood Celebration party and picnic for the volun-teers
and community residents in Northeast Park from 12:00
-3:00 p.m.
Now entering its fifth year, the national pilot program
—jknown as WRAP (Weatherization, ReJiabHitatjon, and,Asset
Preservation), studies and documents the positive effects of
providing single-family, low-income and senior
^citizen homeowners with rehab help that is geographically
targeted to upgrade at least 10% of the houses in a
neighborhood. So far, the program' has repaired,
renovated or upgraded close to 100 homes in northeast
Freeport, with the goal of continuing to provide this
energy-saving assistance to another 50 homes a year
before the program is completed.
One particular home in the northeast has been selected
for the special morning work program. People are also
needed to help out with the afternoon party in Northeast
Park. If you are willing to volunteer a few hours of labor to
help improve your community, please contact Annette
Wright at 377-2223 in Freeport's Community Development
Agency. Volunteers will need to check in at Northeast Park
by 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 2nd, for an assignment.
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THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS
Mayor and Trustees Celebrate
Freeport Fire Department's 115th Installation
Mayor Bill Glacken
presided over the offi-cial
installation of Fire
Chief Joseph Stallone,
while Deputy Mayor
Renaire Frierson was
invited to swear into
office First Assistant
Chief Kevin Muldowney,
Second Assistant Chief
Richard Layton, and
Third Assistant Chief
Daniel Fee. Trustees Don
Miller, Bill White, Jr.,
and Jorge Martinez
performed the swearing
in duties for the other
department officers. The
event drew hundreds
of friends and family
members, along with an
official delegation of
volunteer firefighters
from the Westchester
community of Mahopac.
Mayor Glacken
thanked outgoing Fire
Chief Allen Grosser and
commended the volun-teers
for their dedication and service to the
residents of Freeport. He said the village is
well-known as a special place to live thanks, in
part, to the efforts of the brave men and
women who put their lives on the line; fight-ing
fires, answering medical calls, and
responding to emergencies, to protect the
property and lives of their neighbors. Glacken
added that during the ten years he has been
serving as mayor, he has experienced first-hand
the sacrifices made by these dedicated
volunteers. "Our firefighters are the best in
Pictured seated in tort ate newly installed flre Chief Joseph Stallone, flist Assistant Chief Kevin Muldowney, Second Assistant Chief Richard Lgyton
and Third Assistant Chief Daniel Fee. Standing behind the chiefs are the members of Freeport's Village Board: Trustee Jorge Martinez, Mayor Bill
Glacken Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson Trustees Bin White, Jr., and Don Mte
Chief of the Freeport
Fire Department, the
largest volunteer fire
department in New
York State. He told the
assembled guests, "My
goal is to continue pro-viding
the people of our
community with the
highest level of service
they have come to
expect and to ensure
our safety through
training." Chief Stallone
added, "Our depart-ment's
reputation of
excellence is owed to
the hard work and ded-icated
efforts of our
members. Our contin-ued
success is due to the
incredible support we
receive from our fami-lies,
the Mayor, Village
. Board and the citizens
of Freeport."
the state," declared
the Mayor.
Incoming Chief
Joseph Stallone
expressed his grati-tude
to the mem-bers
of the depart-ment
and village
officials as he
accepted the duties
and responsibilities
of his position as
Mayor BS Glacken presents plague to ouigcmg Chief Alan Grosser (tanking Km fa hfesewice to Freeport.
A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Freeport High School Students Awarded more than
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Now that Spring has finally arrived,
and people are eager to get outdoors and
enjoy the warm breezes and sunshine, it's
time to remind residents of the Fabulous
Five, Freeport's local parks. Each park pro-vides
something unique to the local neigh-borhood,
and all are worth visiting indi-vidually.
Randall Park, at the north end of
Woodcleft Avenue (the Nautical Mile) has
an adult pool with an adjacent kiddie
pool, as well as a sports field large enough
to accommodate several teams at the
sa.1!e_ tlm!LJne f'f'dj5 ^^'PP61^ with
overhead lights to facilitate night games,
enabling local Softball, baseball, soccer,
lacrosse and other teams to extend their
playing seasons, from early Spring through
the Fall.
Glacken Park provides a Little League
regulation-size baseball diamond, lights
and a large Scoreboard ready to host
championship play. Northeast Park boasts
a ninety-foot baseball diamond, lights,
along with basketball courts equipped
with lights, three recently resurfaced ten-nis
courts, and a large picnic area. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Park has a pool and bas-ketball
courts, while Waterfront Park pro-vides
a-panoramic view of the Great South-
Bay and a recently installed gazebo situat-ed
at the water's edge.
All of the parks have picnic tables,
barbeque grills, and modern, safe, state-of-
the-art playgrounds for the children.
Each park is available to all residents for
private use for picnics, parties, barbeques,
and get-togethers from now until Labor
Day. Waterfront Park is a favorite for host-ing
family reunions and other special
events.
Residents interested in reserving one
of the parks for such an occasion, may
request an application from the
Recreation Center, or download the form
from the Village's website at
www.freeportny.gov. The fee is $20 and
there are some rules, afid regulations
regarding safety that must be observed.
J[he consumption of alcoholic beverages is
prohibited. For further information, visit
the recreation page on the website, or
stop by the Recreation Center's office at
130 East Merrick Road, Freeport. Or you
may call 516-377-2314, ext.10, and arrange
to have the application mailed to you.
During the month of May, the
Recreation Center will close for the annual
repair and maintenance work. This prac-tice
of scheduling routine upkeep before
the busy Summer season ensures that
when the center reopens in June, the
pools, basketball and volleyball courts,
along with the exercise center, the meet-ing
rooms and all the other facilities will
be in excellent condition, and ready to
provide the best in recreational services to
our residents and visitors.
Providing recreation facilities to vil-lage
residents, from toddlers, to teens to
senior citizens, is one of the highest prior-ities
of the Glacken Administration. The
village's Recreation Center, along with the
updated, renovated village parks, allows
all of us to enjoy the warm weather, have
a safe, fun place for our children and
grandchildren to play, while relaxing and
greeting our neighbors and friends.
More than 150 Freeport High
School students won $570,000 in
scholarships and prize money based
on the science projects they entered
in the district's recent Science Fair.
The largest award went to Peter
Cruz who received a $60,000 schol-arship
from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute in recognition of his
research work concerning the ques-tion,
"Can the Aurora Phenomenon
be Reproduced in the Laboratory?"
Another prestigious school,
Polytechnic University, which has
campuses located in Westchester,
Mayor Bill Glacken surrounded by the Freeport High School students who won recognition from the
Rohm and Haas Company, a local high-tech manufacturing firm.
Manhatta'n la1nd"6riT!ongwl'sTanci/ a'war'decT 25
students a $20,000 scholarship each based on
their individual scientific research projects.
The Freeport High School Science Fair, along
with the other recent efforts to encourage
young people to study-science and consider
the field for their future careers, is the pro-ject
of Dr. Nicholas Tzimopoulos, the dis-trict's
science coordinator. "The number of
students who have won scholarships and
prizes, and the amount of the
awards, is very gratifying to the
Freeport School District," he said.
Dr. Tzimopoulos added, "In the
three years that we have been pro-moting
the Science Fair and encour-aging
students to participate, we
have seen a tremendous growth in
participation in the program and
incredible achievements among the
students. Freeport has become a
serious contender for the presti-gious
Intel Science Awards."
Many of the cash prizes were
donated by local businesses and
organizations. Mayor Bill Glacken-was invit-ed
to present the prizes given to 23 students
by the local high-tech manufacturing firm,
Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials
Company.
Pictured in the photo at the Glacken Park baseball field for the first game of the season are: Coach Bob Kelly,
Lie League Information Officer Jennifer Luna, Coaching Coordinator Bob Adams, Little league President John Riso,
Mayor Bill Glacken who threw out the first ball of the game, Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray,
Freeport Trustee Jorge Martinez, little League Umpire in Chief Dale Fergus, Coach Michael Dulaney,
and Little League Vice President Randy Rios,
Freeport Little League
Parade Draws Record
Crowd
John J. Randall Park offers several playing fields and overhead lights. The gazebo at Waterfront Park provides a shady spot to view the Great South Bay.
This year's Opening Day
events enjoyed the benefit of
warm and sunny weather, which
brought more than 500 Little
League players, along with their
families and friends, to take part
in the parade, which began at
Madison Avenue and Pine Street,
and culminated at the Freeport
High School football field.
Following the parade, there
was an Opening Day game held
at Glacken Park, where Mayor
Glacken threw out the first ball.
The park was named in honor
of the mayor's father, William
F. Glacken, Sr., who served
as mayor of Freeport from 1953
to 1961. Among the elected offi-cials
on hand for the parade and
the other events were Trustees
Don Miller and Jorge Martinez,
along with Hempstead Town
Supervisor Kate Murray.
"Taste
of
Freeport"
Benefit
was a
Spectacular
Success for
Freeport
Pride, Inc.
An overflow crowd
attended the "Taste of
Freeport" event held on April
18th at the Recreation Center.
This was the third consecutive
year that the popular fundrais-er
to benefit Freeport Pride
Inc., was held, and it was the
most successful yet.
Freeport Pride, Inc.
Director Tedd Levy, expressed
his gratitude to the community
and all the volunteers and
Mayor Bill Glacken serves up Bedell's at West Wind's spe-cialty
chicken dish with some help from cc-owner Fran
Meisinger,
donors who helped make this
annual fundraiser such a suc-cess.
"We were thrilled with
the response to this year's
event," he said. "Including the
many monetary contributions,
the product donations, the
sponsorship efforts, and
ticket and raffle sales, we were
able to raise over $18,000. This
is funding that will be used to
support programs critical to
the community."