Summer Musical Theatre Training for Young People
At Freeport's Recreation Center
The Long Island Arts Council at Freeport
is planning its 2008 Musical Theatre
Experience summer workshop for young
people 8-to-16-years old. The workshop,
which is co-sponsored by the Freeport
Recreation Center and JPMorgan Chase,
is for students of all levels and performing
abilities, and is directed by Musical Director
Herb Bradensten, and Theatrical Director
Debbie Hecht. The program will be held July
7th through August 3rd, five days a week,
Mondays through Fridays, from 9 a.m. to
1:15 p.m.
Students will rehearse from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m. in preparation for performances held
August 1st, 2nd and 3rd. From 12:15 to1:15
p.m., special guest instructors will teach the
students voice, drama, dance, and involve
them in a creative project. This year's
program will feature excerpts from the musi-cal
Grease. The workshop takes place at
the Freeport Recreation Center. The fee for
the entire program is $340. To request a
registration form for the 2008 Musical
Theatre Experience, please call the
Long Island Arts Council at Freeport at
(516) 223-2522, or view the website at
www.liacfreeport.org, or email
infoliacf@gmail.com.
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Congratulating the honorees at the recent Arty Party are U Arts Council at Freeport President Christine Martinez,
Freeport Trustee Jorge Mate Mayor Bill Glacken, Honorees David Opatow, Marc Josloff, Sig Feile and Arts Council
Executive Director Marnie Katzman.
Several Hundred guests
enjoyed the Arty Party held at
the Carltun in the Park restau-rant
recently.
This year, the Arts Council
honored Sig Feile of Atlantic
Nursery and Garden Shop with
the Arts Recognition Tribute
Award, Marc Josleff, a Visual
Artist and Educator received
the Arts and Education Award,
and David Opatow Director of
the Freeport Memorial Library
with.the Community Service
Award.
In accepting his award,
Sig Feile thanked his wife and
daughters for their help and
their support of the Arts Coun-cil
while Marc Josloff described
how he helps aspiring artists
understand the nature of art
and express themselves and
David Opatow discussed the
critical importance libraries play
in the life of a community.
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MAY, 2008 www.freeportny.gov THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS
Spectacular Weather Draws Crowds to Freeport
Memorial Day Parade
Merrick Road was lined
with people vying for the
perfect spot to .watch the —
Freeport Memorial Day
Parade. Mayor Bill Glacken
presented Parade Grand
Marshal Vincent Greco with
a plaque commemorating
his Army service and the
many honors he earned as a
soldier in the 100th Infantry
Division during WW II.
The Mayor called on the
attendees to remember the
more than 4,100 service men
and women who have made
the ultimate sacrifice in the
Among the officials on the reviewing stand are Hempstead Town Coundlwoman Angie Cullin
Freeport Trustees Jorge Martinez, Bill White, Jr. and Don Miler, Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson,
Parade Grand Marshal Vincent Greco, Mayor Bill Glacken, parade chair Stephen Nicolino,
Past Commander of the American Legion William Clinton Story Post 0342 and Freeport Police Chief Michael Woodward.
Iraq War, and the many who
are fighting there today. Many
- of-Freeport's civic and commu-nity
organizations participated
in the parade, including the
Village Police and Fire
Departments, several marching
bands from the Freeport
School District, members of the
Freeport Little League, the
Freeport Historical Society,
SPLASH and the Freeport
Chamber of Commerce. A short
musical performance was pro-vided
by the Atkinson School
Fifth Grade Select Chorus
directed by Eleana Koondel.
Freeport's Volunteer Firefighters pass in review for Wage officials. The John W. Dodd School's Marching Band passes the reviewing stand.
Members of the American Legion Post S342 place commemorative wreaths at the Library's War Memorial whie
Freeport's veterans salute.
Members of the Atkinson School Fifth Grade Select Chorus directed by Eleana Koondel.
A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
Dear Neighbor,
Much has happened since I men-tioned
in the January issue of the Free-port
Report that the Village was moving
forward with the development of a
Comprehensive Plan for the Revitaliza-tion
of the North Main Street Corridor,
the one-mile stretch running from the
LIRR station at Freeport north to the
Freeport-Roosevelt border. In particular,
I pointed out that our efforts to rede-velop
the North Main Street Corridor
included participating in several plan-ning
seminars, and especially one which
I participated in, which was held at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
December of 2006.
In January of 2007, I began an
effort to put together the funding for
the Comprehensive Plan, which resulted
in the Village's receiving two separate
funding commitments, on from Nassau
County for $70,000, and the second, a
special Congressional appropriation for
$196,000 obtained for Freeport by Sena-tors
Charles Schumer and Hilary Clinton,
and Representatives Carolyn McCarthy
and Peter King. Together with the Vil-lage's
match of approximately $40,000,
we were now in a position to proceed
with the Plan.
From April 2, 2008 to May 16, 2008,
the Village sought proposals from Smart
Growth planning firms with either a
"~nati6nal~6r~regiprial~reputatiori~|-am-pleased
to report that five of the top-rated
Smart Growth planning firms in
the country have submitted propos-als.
We are currently in the process of
carefully evaluating each proposal and
conducting interviews. We hope to com-plete
the selection process before the
beginning of August.
In the course of evaluating the pro-posals,
I have learned that certain com-mon
threads run through each proposal.
First, once the formal process begins, it
can take between six and nine months to
complete. Second, an enormous amount
of data about the area will need to be
assembled. Third, the need for public
participation throughout the process is
crucial to its success. This will be accom-plished
by conducting several meetings
between the planning firm and members
of the public, culminating in a week-long
charrette. The charrette is a type of
open town meeting in which residents,
neighbors, business owners, community
organizations, clergy, etc. will be encour-aged
to express their individual visions
of a future North Main Corridor, and
to interact, not only with the planners,
but also with one another. A charrette
is a proven method of achieving a true
consensus of public opinion in support
of the final version of the plan. It is also
an excellent opportunity for the public
to have a direct voice in the process.
Once the charrette is completed, the
planners will synthesize the data gath-
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ning expertise to develop a final plan,
including a form-based zoning code, for
the North Main Street Corridor. This will
be presented at a public hearing before
the Board of Trustees for adoption, and
once again there will be ample opportu-nity
for public input before final action
is taken.
Good planning doesn't happen by
accident. It happens when people come
together for a common purpose and
share a common vision of what they
want their community to be.
Deputy Mayor Frierson
Speaks at Atlonson School Career Day
Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson spent a
recent morning at the Atkinson Middle
School Career Expo, describing to the
students the educational path that
brought her to Village Hall. Ms.
Frierson, whose mother was part of
the Atkinson School teaching family
for many years, explained that she
started at Bayview Ave. Elementary
School, and graduated from Freeport
High School.
Ms. Frierson attended Hofstra
University, where she majored in inter- Deputy Mayor Renaire Frieraon describes her career path to the students.
national business and Spanish with
the intention of possibly going into
international banking. She went on to
graduate from Boston University
School of Law, and was hired by the
New York City District Attorney's
office before she ran for office and
became Freeport's first female
African-American Deputy Mayor. Ms.
Frierson told the students that they
could achieve similar results by setting
solid, achievable goals, and then
working hard to reach them.
Freeport Chamber of Commerce
Sponsors Blessing of the Fleet •I--,- • i- -i, f. , • i!'i . : ' • '
Chamber President Francisco Jorge,
along with other Chamber officials,
including Nona Jagnow, Jerri Quibell,
Lois Howes, Jim Reed, Marnie Katzman,
and Ex-Fire Chief'Ray Maguire, joined
Village Board Trustees Don Miller, Bill
White, Jr. and Jorge Martinez, Village
Historian Cynthia Krieg and Nassau
Legislator David Denenberg, along
with members of the clergy and the
Freeport High School Navy Junior
ROTC, in a brjef ceremony before
boarding the Miss Freeport V for the
official Blessing.of the.Fleet.on Sunday,-
May 18th.
With the officials aboard, the vessel
anchored across from the Scenic Pier
just off Woodcleft Canal while mem-bers
of the clergy blessed the individual
boats that paraded past the Miss Freeport V.
Among those pictured in the photo ore: Jim Reed, Jerri Quibell, Marnie Katzman, Lois Howes, Cynthia Krieg, Rev. Robert Dawley, Trustees Bill White,
Jr. and Jorge Martinez, .Chamber President Francisco Jorge, Trustee Don Miller, Nassau Legislator David Denenberg, Chamber V.P. llona Jagnow, Freeport Rre Dept.
Executive Director Ray Maguire, and knelling on the right are members of Freeport High School's Navy Junior ROTC.
Several of the clergy reminded the group of
the many joys of a life on the sea, but also
offered prayers
involved.
against the dangers
Freeport Fire Department Installs New Officers:
Presents Service Awards to 7 Volunteers
Tieman, First Lt. Thomas Laffin were all recognized
for 25 years of service.
The members of the Muldowney family were
on hand to applaud Chief Kevin Muldowney as
he accepted leadership of the department from
Ex-Chief Joe Stallone. Chief Muldowney will be
assisted by 1st Assistant Chief Richard Layton, 2nd
Assistant Chief Daniel Fee, and 3rd Asst. .Chief
Mark Stuparich.
Pictured in the photo are, standing back row: Trustees BID White, Jr., Don Miller, Hempstead Town Councilwoman Angie Cullin, Mayor Bill
Glacken, Trustee Jorge Martinet and Nassau Legislator David Denenberg. Seated in front are: 1st Assistant Chief Richard Laytoa Chief
• - • Kevin Muldowney, 2nd Assistant Chief Daniel Fee, and 3rd Assistant Chief Mark Stuparich. ' •
The annual Fire Department
Installation was a family affair with
the parents and grandparents of many
of the volunteers attending the event
held this year. Honorary Chief Albert
Chimeri was honored for 50 years
of service to the department while
Ex-Capt. Douglas Delilo, Firefighter
Joseph Herrea, Ex-Capt. Frank Fee,
Capt. Thomas McBride, Ex-Capt. Jeff
Mayor Bill Glacken, (second right) joins Nassau Legislator David Denenberg (first left) in pre-senting
a plaque to incoming Fire Chief Kevin Muldowney while outgoing Chief Joseph
Stallone (right) looks on.
