The
Freeport Volunteer
Fire Department
Invites you and
your family to attend our
20th ANNUAL
FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITION
Freeport
Chamber of Commerce
Nautical Fall Festival
Halloween Parade &
Costume Contest
Toy Fire Helmets
Balloons
Activities
Ice Cream
Special Appearance by
Ronald McDonald
Learn how to PROTECT your family & home from FIRE
SEE our Firefighters and equipment at work
KIDS! Sign in and'WIN a Trophy for your school
Sunday, October 26th
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
The Nautical Mile
Across from the Esplanade
. Free Door Prizes
to Include
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
and
SMOKE DETECTORS
Freeport Historical Society Presents
Freeport House Tour
Sunday, October 5, 2008
I to 4 p.m.
Donation: $20 members, $25 nonmembers
For more information and tickets, please contact:
Cynthia Krieg Tel.: (516) 546-0822
Rita Carter Tel: (516) 378-1841
Historical Society Tel.: (516) 623-9632
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SEPTEMBER, 2008 www.freeportny.gov THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS
Village Honors Those Lost on 9/11/01
Among the elected officials and civic leaders who attended the services were Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, Hempstead Town Councilwoman Angle Cullia
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As our nation gathered at various sites around
the country to- pay tribute to those individuals
who died in the horrific terrorist attacks on the
United States on September 11th, 2001,
Freeporters honored the victims with a ceremony
dockside at the Miss Freeport V, on the Nautical
Mile. Then several members of the community
boarded the Miss Freeport V vessel for a special
commemoration in the bay at the foot of
Woodcleft Canal. The service was sponsored
by Captain Frank Rizzo of the Miss Freeport V,
and received donations from a number of
organizations.
The dockside event was followed by the annu-al
ceremony which is held adjacent to Freeport's
Hose #3 Firehouse at the traffic circle located on
South Bayview Avenue. In tribute to those indi-viduals
either from Freeport or who had a con-nection
to the community, a solitary bell was rung
as each name was called in a solemn act of
remembrance.
A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
to operate these educational and recre-ational
attractions, which will help save
money while..improving the environment.
Our plans for Sea Breeze Park will further
add to the growing reputation of the
Nautical Mile as an excellent destination
for visitors, families and residents interest-ed
in spending a pleasant day and learning
more about our community. I look forward
to the day when people will flock to Sea
Dear Neighbor,
Wherever I travel these days, whether
out of town to Albany or Washington, or
locally to other communities on Long
Island, such as Rockville Centre or Mineola,
people who recognize me stop and tell me
how much they enjoy visiting the revital-ized
"Nautical Mile".
They all have wonderful stories about
how they plan family gatherings based on
the annual Nautical Festival, and about
their favorite restaurants along the Mile,
or they tell me they enjoy attending the
summer concerts at the Esplanade and
strolling to the Scenic Pier. These "fans of
-F.reeport" also-mentioned, discover.ing.new.-
additions to the property located just west
of the Scenic Pier each time they visit.
The open space that extends from the
Scenic Pier to the foot of Miller Avenue is
the site of Sea Breeze Park. Currently,
there is a new boardwalk which provides a
panoramic view of the bay; and we have
nearly completed the construction of a
new transient marina, which will be fin-ished
once the new Dockmaster's building
is constructed. Freeport will then be posi-tioned
to be a port-of-call for both sail-powered
and motor-powered boats from
Maine to Florida.
Along with the Dockmaster's quarters,
ideally we hope to add a carousel house
and a maritime museum. If feasible, we
hope to include renewable energy sources
putting in place for the North Main Street
Corridor will breathe new life into that
section of the Village, and provide the
same economic turnaround as our invest-ment
in the Nautical Mile accomplished.
Over the nearly 12 years that the
Glacken Administration has been in office,
we have upgraded and improved our
roads and other infrastructure, including
the utilities.
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' The Dockmaster's quarters at Sea Breeze Park near completion,
Breeze Park for the sunsets, and compare
them favorably to the ones at Mallory
Square in Key West._ •
The phenomenal success of the
Nautical Mile began in 1998, the second
year of the Glacken Administration, when
we raised Woodcleft Avenue more than 2-
1/2 feet and put an end to the year-round
flooding. From that point on, merchants,
restaurants, shopkeepers.commercial fish-ing
boats and other entrepreneurs recog-nized
the potential of the revitalization of
the entire area, and began investing or
reinvesting in Woodcleft Ave.
In 2008, we are providing that same
level of revitalization throughout the
Village.' South Main Street, with its newly
reconstructed roadbed and brick pavers,
along with the pleasant green space in
front of the Roslyn Bank, will also attract
new businesses. And the plans we are now
These efforts guarantee that business-es
and residents will have a reliable supply
of safe>-:*iclean water and a dependable
"76u<K?."of!eiectricity. IrTsb'me instances'," we'
secured federal, state, and local funding to
partially offset the cost of these projects.
These visible signs of progress have
attracted professionals, merchants and
new enterprises to our Village.
I firmly believe that improvements to
any section of the Village are a benefit to
the entire Village. I also know that when
we work together as a community on a
common goal, we can achieve it.
Congresswoman
Carolyn McCarthy per-sonally
delivered a check
this month representing
the $196,000 in federal
support allocated to the
village to assist in cover-ing
the cost of the North
Main Street Corridor
Master Plan. The Plan,
which the Village hopes
to initiate this year, will
begin as a series of
visioning meetings for all
resident^" property own"
ers, business owners and
others who have an
interest in the revitaliza-tion
of North Main
Street.
This administration
Pictured in the photo accepting the check are: Freeport Community Development Agency Executive Director Ellen Kelly,
Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy and Mayor Bill Glacken.
has set a standard, Mayor
Glacken has stated, in
bringing about revitaliza-tion
to all areas of Freeport,
first addressing our efforts
to the waterfront area, the
Nautical Mile, and currently
through the improvements
occurring in the Central
Business District. "We antic-ipate
the same transforma-tion
and revitalization of
the North Main Street corri-dor,
which is the northern
gateway to Freeport and an
integral part of the Village,
as we were able to achieve
on Woodcleft Avenue, Guy
Lombardo Avenue and to
South Main Street," he con-cluded.
Infinite Learning, Inc.. Offers Tutoring for
\ F•-' r- eejp. jo rt'.\ Si tudents
Sonia Hood, MS,
the Executive Director
of Infinite Learning,
Inc., describes the pro-gram
as a way to pro-vide
the extra help
some students need to
improve their reading
skills, understand a
complex math concept,
or cope with some type
of learning disability.
The program provides
specialized tutoring for
students from grades
five through nine, who
need help in the basic
language arts, reading
and math courses. Its
services are free of
charge to eligible students. It also offers
workshops for parents in an effort to ensure
that they are involved in helping their child
achieve important educational benchmarks.
"We are very pleased with the progress we
see in the students," said Carol Moravcik, a
On hand to congratulate Executive Director Sonia Hood, MS, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony were local elected officials and members of
the Chamber of Commerce. From left to right: mathematics and literacy instruction specialist Carol Moravcik, Administrative Assistant
Carolina Herrara, Chamber President Francisco Jorge, Hempstead Councilwoman Angie Cullia Execute Director for Infinite Learning, Inc.
Sonia Hood, MS, Freeport Mayor Bill Glacken, Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson and Chamber Treasurer Ed Friedman.
.
mathematics and literacy instruction
specialist. "We credit the concentrated
one-to-one instruction which we provide
with building the student's confidence. The
special attention and understanding of the
students' stumbling blocks changes the
whole dynamic of the
learning process."
Infinite Learning, Inc.
provides services to
students in the Freeport
school district, including
youngsters diagnosed
with Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) and other
learning disabilities.
"Helping youngsters who
have had a negative expe-rience
in school to turn
that around is very
rewarding," said Ms.
Hood. The students who
took part in the summer
learning program, she
added, now welcome the
year with confidence and
to continue improving
coming school
an eagerness
academically.
For more information regarding Infinite
Learning, Inc., you may call (800) 550-0125 or
e-mail inquiries to infinitelearn@optonline.net.
