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70th Y*ar, No. 37 Fraeiiort, NaY, Th® Community N<fewifiikii@r Tlturttlay, September. 1@* iOOl

Freeporf s firstday activities!

FREEPORT SCHOOLS SECURITY HEAD WILLIAM SCHMITZ waits for word.

KATRINA HITS HOMEFor at least one employee of the

Freeport School District, HurricaneKatrina hit home — literally. WilliamSchmitz, director of security and safety,spent his first 33 years in New Orleansand nearby St. Bernard Parish, both ofwhich were flooded and virtuallydestroyed as • Katrina and its aftermathdevastated large portions of the South.

"The house my family lived in since1964 is completely under water," hesaid. "When Hurricane Betsy hit in1965 - a year after we moved in - therewere seven feet of water at our doorstep.I heard that this time around, the waterwas 15 feet."

Mr. Schmitz moved to New York in1990 after spending more than a decadein The Big Easy doing law enforcementand security work. He joined theFreeport School District in 2003 afterservice as public safety director with theCity University of New York.

"Our college was blocks away fromthe World Trade Towers when they wereattacked," Mr. Schmitz said. "I saw thefirst plane hit and I was able to helpevacuate all our students and staff tosafety."

"This time, it's very frustrating notbeing down there [New Orleans] andbeing able to help out."

Mr. Schmitz said that his aunt,nephews, nieces and cousins have allbeen accounted for and are relocatingthroughout the South. "The first word Igot from a relative came by cell phoneabout a week after the hurricane," he

said. "One of my relatives is in BatonRouge, another is in Lafayette...Othershave relocated to Texas or Alabama."

He said that one of the little-noted.after-effects of the hurricane is theinevitable breakup of families. "Youhave situations where families havelived blocks away or towns away fordecades. Now, with their homesdestroyed, their businesses gone, andeverything lost, they're going else-where. Families are being broken up.It's very sad."

Mr. Schmitz, who visited his homein St. Bernard Parish this past Easter,said that people have trouble handlingthe information they receive from theSouth and the misery that people areexperiencing. "Until you've lost every-thing," he said, "you can't possiblyunderstand what they're going through."

Many poorer and even middle-classresidents, Mr. Schmitz noted, do nothave flood insurance and have littlehope of recovering lost possessions orpurchasing new ones. "What these peo-ple need is money," Mr. Schmitz said."They need to be able to get back ontheir feet by buying basic necessitiesand providing at least for temporaryhousing."

"If it weren't for this disaster," Mr.Schmitz reflected, "I'd probably beholding tickets for a visit to NewOrleans for the [Christmas] holiday."

"Right now," he said, sadly, "what'smost upsetting is that I can't go home."

BAYVIEW AVENUE PRINCIPAL ODETTE WILLS "officially"announced the new school year with the ringing of .a bell throughthe school's halls. Here, she's welcomed back by a student whoclearly is pleased to return.

THE FIRST-DAY CELEBRATION at New Visions included a lively presentation of singingand dancing by students, witnessed by hundreds of parents. ;

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Many varied events were cliscussedby the Freeport Board of Education in'its September 7 meeting. .

In his superintendent's report. Dr. EricEversley praised faculty and staff for asuccessful opening of school -buildingsin good shape, instruction going on.allaround and very lew problems. He alsonoted that over 2,000 people attendedthe first day barbecue, and a like numberof parents accompanied their children" toschool on September 6 - a successfulthird year for first day events. Kudoswere given to the many teachers, PTAand other volunteers who made theevent work, in particular new .PTACouncil chair Laura Cardoso.

Then, on a sad note, a moment ofsilence was asked for Edwin Deras. anAtkinson student killed in an auto acci-

dent the previousThe aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,

not far from anyone's miiid, came uthe meeting. In addition to notiraising activity at allEversley announcedEducation Departmentguidelines for the potential enrollmentof evacuee children in the stale, and thatpreparation was being made locally.

Dr. Eversley did not expect this toamount to more than "a trickle" (evac-uee children related to Freeport resi-dents), but added that a possibility ofmore still existed. Concern was alsoexpressed to two staff members touchedby the crisis — a teaching assistant fromArcher whose cousin lost everything,and district head of security BillSchmitz, who grew up in St. Bernard

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Division, 87 Pine Street."Lunch and Travel: Soulh.Pacific, 12 p.m., AA Daily Gratitude. 4 p.m.. American

Legion, 7 p.m.. at the Freeporl Memorial Library.

Saturday, Septeinl>er 17• Book.Bug Club. 10 a.m.. ETS Youth Division, 429 Atlantic Avenue.• SP: Computer Kindergarten. 9:30 a.m.. Table Theater. 10:30 am.NEFCA. 3 p.m.. at the

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Sunday, Septeml>er 18• Freeport-Museum, 350 South Main Street, open 2-5 p.m. ' '• Am. Society of Dowsers. I p.m.. Conceit: Duo Pianists; 2:30 p.m., at the Freeport

Memorial Lihrary,

Monday, September 19• Retired Teachers. 10:30 a.m.. AA Daily Gratitude, 4:30 p.m.. Chi Eta Phi. 7 p.m.

Toastmasters. 7 p.m.. at the Freeport Memorial Library.• Freeporl Village Court in session, Judge Caecialore presiding, 7 p,m., 40 North

Ocean Avenue. Court watchers are welcome. .• Bingo at Congregation Bnai Israel. 7:45 p.m.. 91 North Bay view Avenue.

luesday, September 20'• Archbishop Molloy Council # 1974. Knights of Columbus. Our Holy Redeemer Church

basement. 7:30 \\m.• Mechanical Universe Video Course. 2 p.m., Neighhoilicxxl Watch. 7 pm. at the Freeporl

Memorial Lihraiy •

. . . Wednesday, September 21• Freepoil Village Court in session. Judge Cacciatore presiding. 9 a.m.. 40 North Ocean

Avenue. Court watchers are welcome. '•_ ;L• Freeport Kiwanis Club. 7:30 p.m.. BedaH's West Wind. ''• Board of Directors, Sanitary DjstYiet Number 2. 2080 Grand Avenue. Baldwin.

5 p.m. - , - . . ' .

• Medicare Pan D and the Subsidy Program. 10:30 a.m.. AA Daily Gratitude, 4 p.m..FML Board Meeting. 8 p.m.. at the Freeporl Memorial Library.

• Freeport Board of Education. Action Meeting at Atkinson, 7:30'p.m.

Thursday, September 22• Freeport Rotary Club. 7 p.m.. at Imperial Diner.• Noguchi: The Bollingen Journey. 2:30 p.m.. Veterans Council. 7 p.m.. Freeporl Chess

Club. 7 p.m.. SP: Grupo de Coin ersacion de- Libros Latinos. 7 p.m.. at the FreeporlMemorial Library.

• Freeporl Village P lann ing Board.. 7:15 p.m.. Village Hall .• Explorer Post 406. Freeport Fire Department Headquarters. 15 Broadway. 7

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Village trustees purchase playground equipmentby Jim Golding

Village-trustees awarded a $1.1 mil-lion contract for new playgroundequipment at four parks to LouisBarbato Landscaping- inc. ofRonkonkoma at Monday's hoard meet-ing-

The new equipment will be installedat John J. Randall Park. Northeast Park,Waterfront Park and William F.Glacken Park.

Resident 'Kenneth Bagatelle askedfor a breakdown of costs according toeach location. Public Works-DirectorLouis DiGra/.ia responded that about$300.000 each will be used forNortheast and Randall parks "becausethey cover a bigger area" and about$250,000 each at (he other two sites.

Resident Alan Jay called the amount"excessive" and called (in trustees toreassess their spending habits. He saidthat by buying "$300 worth of balls"and other items, "kids can have a-goodlime."

Board members approved $254.460

in tax certiorari settlements coveringeight proceedings that date as far backas 1993. The largest settlement was$127,449.15 for the property at 25South Main Street.

Also receiving approval was a reso-lution for. a joint application withNassau County and the Town ofHempstead for the designation of cer-tain areas as an "Empire Zone" toattract new businesses.

JVIr. Bagatelle said the item was"ambiguous" and questioned its pur-pose.-. Community Development DirectorEllen Kelly responded that Freeportapproved a similar resolution threeyears ago as part of the same consor-tium, but the application did not receivestate approval. She said that now itappears the stale Legislature wants tocreate such zones in each county "tobring additional jobs" and to "provideeconomic incentives to attract busi-nesses."

Mr. Jay suggested to "just abolishsome business taxes and excessive

Calling Freeport Girl Scouts!The Girl Scouts of Nassau County are

now holding open registration for allgirls ages 5 to 17 to become involved inGirl Scouting. Registration will be heldon Thursday. September 15,, at 7:30 p.m.at Bayview Avenue School.

Girl Scouting in Freeporl is only pos-sible with the help of caring adults whotake on the roles of troop leaders. GirlScouts of Nassau County will train youand provides resources for you to deliv-

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In other actions, trustees:• Awarded a contract for $18.750 lo

Bistrica Painting Corp.. for the painting .of Freeport Memorial Library's"Memorial Room."

• Transferred $32,500 in fundsbetween various accounts in the village .hudget.

• Approved a permit for theDeLaSalle School on Pine Street tohold a Miles of Museums Bike Ride onOctober 9. 8 a.m. to I a.m. between'Freeport and East Islip and back.

• Approved a permit for a rally byLong Island Teen Challenge at GraffingPlace between Broadway and GrandAvenue on September 28. 3-9 p.m.

• Approved two requests for blockparties on September 17 on East FirstStreet from South Main lo the end ofthe block, and on September 24 on

. Forest Avenue, between North Main andEllison Avenue.

• Approved retroactively a 9-11neighborhood memorial service al the .traffic circle at South Bayview Avenueand Ray Street on September II.

Prior lo adjourning lo executive ses-sion. Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson-Davis. presiding over Ihe meeting inplace of Mayor William Glacken whowas out of (own. (hanked Ihe PublicWorks Department slal'f for its effortsat Ihe dedication of the 9-11 memorialon Sunday on the Village Green.

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For those who love God, our parks are among the• best places to find Him, either in quiet meditation,contemplating the view of a vast horizon,.or incompany, joining hands in brotherly prayer. . /

At Easter, Christians of various faiths join togeth-er at sunrise services at our state park, Jones Beach.September 11 memorial services at. communityparks include prayers led by leaders of a variety offaiths. And summer picm'cs,. whether organized bychurches, temples, mosques, service organizationsor family, reunions, often kick offwith gathering to"say grace" and thank God for the meal and otherblessings.

Especially living near New'York City, where somany faiths are practiced, one can see God wor-shipped in so many ways at our nearby parks andbeaches.

Our nation's democratic government was basedon freedom of expression, including freedom ofreligion. Many of our first citizens' had left the it-homelands to be able to freely practice .their reli-gions. Our laws respect the right of atheists andagnostics not to.pray. But on the other hand, thoselaws should not hinder the faithful from praying inpublic or in private.

The right of peaceful assembly is also importantin a democracy. If government entities apply suchan onerous and expensive permitting process as tomake that impossible, particularly if only to certainethnic or religious groups, that is troubling. Perhapsin the short run it makes things easier, but whatabout the long run? :

If the attendance at an event is truly too large fora certain location, then it would be important tohelp find another rather than force its cancellation.It seems in recent years this nation is facing somany trials and tribulations. We need to grow infaith by recognizing and respecting the beliefs ofothers, not trying to secularize and downplay theimportance of God in people's lives.

They went to a garden party...A good lime was had by all at the Freeport

Historical Soceity's recent Garden Party,despite the l()0-degree heal. Everyone enjoyed

LEGISLATOR . DAVIDDENENBERG presentingthe Freeport HistoricalSociety with a citationpraising their contribu-tions to local, history. Fromleft, front: PresidentCamilla -Wier, Leg.Denenberg, Officers RitaCarter, Helen Razzanoand Tom Raynor. Backrow: Cynthia Krieg,Marianne Endo andRamona Crook.

the art exhibit inside, the work of the artists nut-side, the refreshments and each others' compa-ny.

TRUSTEE REGINAFEENEY','Marty Himes of

..the Himes.Museum and' photographer laiirericeAltheiis.

HURRICANE HELPER:Captain Ben's FishDock and Bracco'sClam and Oyster Barhad a fund-raiser onLabor Day for victimsof Hurricane Katrina.From left are MichaelBracco, Jerry Bracco,Robert Bracco andJohn Bracco present-ing $1,000 check tothe Freeport SalvationArmy.

Calling all Raynors!Raynor Roundup XIV. the annual Raynor

fami ly reunion, w i l l be taking place onSaturday. October 1. at WesthamptonPresbyterian Church. 90 Old Meeting HouseRoad, off Montauk Highway.

A 10 a.m. social hour and coffee will be fol-lowed by a brief annual meeting and program,'f'he gucsi speaker wi l l be "Honorary Raynor"Lee Davis, author antl host of a musical ther-

aler program each Sunday afternoon on WLIU.a PBS station.

A I p.m. luncheon wi l l follow al the SloneHi l l In7i.' Monlauk Highway. East Quogue.Raynors arc welcome lo v i s i t theTuthi l l House.museum in Weslhamplon Beach or visit the v i l -lage beach.

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ANNOUNCING UNACCEPTABLEBEHAVIOR..."Announcing unaccept-able behavior is not an excuse for unac-ceptable behavior." '

The human resources director of alarge corporation recently suggested thatmanagers use that statement to respondto employees who think that their "That's,the way I am" comments let them off thehook for reprimand or for negative job•performance evaluations.

We've all heard the kind of "announce-ments" the director is talking about. Theyoccur in personal situations as well as inthe work place. . .• " "I doh:t mince words. I'fellit like.it js."«H6w often is that announcement the^prelude io rude, hurtful comments, bothion the job and ii» social situations,

Or "I look out for number one."Whether it's a work environment or apersonal setting, selfish behavior doesn't

THE MANGIFICENTANTIQUE-DESIGNEDCLOCK, recentlyplaced in front of theBaldwin Public Library,was dedicated in'cere-monies which honoredthe generosity of resi-dents and businessowners whose dona-tions of time andmoney at the 2003Community LeadersSoftball Game helpedraised the funds forthis lovely addition to"Beautiful Baldwin."See pages 8-9 formore.

become acceptable just because youannounce your intention ahead of time.Family life as well as workplace andschool projects require that people pulltogether, and no one should be.allowedto avoid a share of the effort.

Or how about a child's statement,"That stuff is dumb. I'm not studying forthat test. I'm not doing that homework."The announcement by students that theydo not intend to apply themselves doesnot eliminate the consequences or makethose consequences acceptable.

And then there's the statement that'soffered for a myriad of situations - "Ican't handle stuff like that!"

~ " I've heard jt .used by family memberswho absent themselves from their shareof responsibility in caring for elderly orsick relatives. I've heard it from peoplewho don't want to go to wakes or funer-als or to address financial issues, health

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care decisions, writing a will, or almostanything.(hat they view as unpleasant orinconvenient. It's the all-purpose excuseto avoid personal responsibility.

Of course my personal favorite is theannouncement, "I'm in- a bad mood."Whatever the cause of the bad mood,whether it is given by an employee arriv-ing for work in the morning, a familymember arriving home in the evening, orsimply someone getting out of bed andwalking into the kitchen, no one shouldthink that it's all right to behave in anobnoxious manner just because a warn-ing announcement has been uttered.

People-hearing these kinds of state-ments should view them like red flagsand the suggested response of the human

•resources official should prove useful.Practice it. Be prepared.

"Announcing unacceptable behavior isnot an excuse for unacceptable behav-ior." Once that is clear, the real issuescan be addressed.

• ' * * * . •On a totally different subject, the

Baldwin School District will begin a hostof activities, some obviously intendedonly for students and their parents butmany others which invite communityparticipation.

All residents will be receiving postcards inviting them to a special meetingon Wednesday, September 28, at 7:30p.m. at the Baldwin Middle School atwhich Dr. Robert Britto. Baldwin's newsuperintendent of schools, will be outlin-ing his ideas on the future of Baldwin'sschools. This should be of interest toeveryone since every homeowner paysproperty taxes which fund education andeveryone is a major stakeholder in the

success of the students and the schools.School-related committees which wel-

come participation- from all residents aswell as representations from other com-muni ty groups include the BaldwinEducational Assembly (BEA). whichwill have its first meeting of the schoolyear on Monday evening. September 19.at 8 p.m. at (lie high school, and theHuman* Relations Advisory Council,which will nieet on September 19 at 7:30p.m. at the District Office. "

At one time, both of these groups hadsignif icant communi ty participationand they were both founded wi th theintention of'being community commit-tees, not simply school district commit-tees. ;

The BEA wil l have "charges" whichfocus on studying specific issues thataffect the schools and generally have arelated impact on the community.

The Human Relations Committeealways has an informat ive agenda butthis is a group which could be betterutilized: to maximize the benefits ofchange and diversity in our town ifonly more residents and people repre-senting imore community groups partic-ipated.

As the fall season brings cooler weath-er and I he humid summertime ends, res-idents should lake some time to figureout what activity - large or small - theywill undertake to truly be a part of thecommunity they live in. Every organiza-tion in town wil l be resuming activitiesafter the summer hiatus and there is cer-tainly something for every interest.

And please don't announce. "I'm notinto that kind of stuff." Announcingunacceptable behavior is no excuse for it.

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School Board, and the 17 member learnof Freeport school district teachers,administrators and parents who havebeen working very hard to develop andfinalize a formal professional develop-ment plan, whose goal is to continuallyupgrade and maintain a high level ofteaching and learning excellencethroughout all Freeport Schools. This isexcellent.

Speaking for myself, and I know all of.Freeporl. we are counting on everyoneinvolved and alVected to make sure itbecomes a "living" document and actionplan. This is critical. These are "tight"times here in Freeport, and it vyill gettighter.. I am speaking particularly ofbudget constraints. 1 .would, ask thatsomeone involved please make a period-ic report to the board and likewise to thepublic, what is going on with the plan andwhat's happening. We don't want lo haveit sit on a shelf now someplace and col-lect "dust.

Continuing on our Good Job themehere, I say "Good Job" lo Dr. Al Renken.former school hoard trustee and boardpresident for his presentation to theschool .board on several matters. The firstis his suggestion of, say, a 3 percent capon any necessary school budget increase

for next year;, that is. the budget that weall will vote on next May. As I said in my

. Letter to the Editor that ran here in TheLeader on July 14 titled "Start BudgetingNow." we must tighten up our spending,and be serious about it, or next May thetown may just vote "no" twice, whichwould be the procedure, then our schoolbudget would be dictaled'by statute, andI don't think anyone wants, that. Do wewant Albany, coming in here telling uswhat to do? I don't think so. So I say."Yes" to this cap proposal. I don't knowwhether 3 percent is the correct numberor whether it should be-1.5 percent butwe must start our budget planning now,as .painful as that is. We have controlhow. After two "ho" votes next May, wewill have lost control.

Two more things from Dr. Renken. Iwholeheartedly agree to his proposal toreinstitule the "Wall of Fame" at the highschool. One of many things-our childrenneed these days are role models, and thisis a great idea. I. also applaud the endorse-ment from Trustee Ron Ellerbe andBoard President Michael Raab on thismatter. I thought this was already inplace, and 1 certainly urge we get it backin place, by the end of the week if that ispossible.

On a third thing from Dr. Renken. yes,I submit we should stop "social" or auto-matic promotion in the junior high school

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As of January I. 2006. a new programwill provide prescription drug coverageunder Medicare. If you have limitedincome and resources, you may be ableto get help paying for your monthly pre-miums,' deductibles and co-paymentsunder this prescription drug program.The qualifications will be explained indetail al this meeting as well as otherquestions.

Noguclii lectureOn Thursday. September 22. at 2:30

p.m.. Dorothy Cappadora- of theHeckscher Museum of Art will lectureon "Noguclii: The Bollingen Journey.Photographs and Drawings. 1949-1956." His works will be cm exhibit atthe Heckseher Museum from September3 to November 13.

After World War II. Noguclii lost faithin the meaning of art and its relationshipto society in general,' as well as ques-tioning his identity as an artist ofJapanese descent. He won two grantsfrom the Bollingen Foundation and trav-eled through parts of Europe, the MiddleBast and Asia in 1949 and again in 1953.examining these questions. This exhibi-tion, organized by the NogucliiFoundation, follows his journeys andexamines its impact on his artwork

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ConcertOn Sunday. September 18. at 2:30

p.m., the concert will feature pianistsOlga Gurevich and Alex Ruvinstein.who were chosen by the Library's Music-Advisory Committee for the 2004-05series; however, that concert was can-celled due to inclement weather andrescheduled.

Olga Gurevich and Alex RuvinsteinPiano Duo was formed in 1995 in

Moscow. Russia. By that time, both hadearned their Master's degrees 'at theGncsin State Academy and their Ph.Dsat Maimonides Stale Academy of Music.The duo was the winner of theInternational Piano Competition inSalerno. Italy, and won top prize at (lieIbla Piano Competition in Italy. Theyperformed throughout Europe and par-ticipated in many prestigious festivals.

In 1997, Olga and Alex moved'to theUnited States, made their debut at theWell Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall andhave been performing extensively in the

United Stales anil Russia. The duo willbe performing works by Mozart,Chopin. Schubert. Mendelssohn, andRavel.

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Green Place, Baldwin, was arrested onSunrise Highway and Broadway,Massapequa and charged with DrivingWhile Intoxicated.

Nassau County District Attorney DenisDillon has announced that Aaron Clark,16, of Rose Boulevard, Baldwin, aJuvenile Offender, received the maximumsentence of 15 years to life for the brutalmurder of his mother. He pled guilty toMurder in the Second Degree, Intentional,on May 19, in .front of Acting SupremeCourt Justice William Donnino.

According to Dillon, "On Sunday,October 10, 2004, after an argument withhis mother, Aaron Clark stabbed her witha kitchen knife numerous times, stolemoney and her off-duty handgun, changedhis clothes and then came back to finishher off. He then went to buy bleach, glovesand plastic bags and headed to a GreatNeck park where he dug a shallow grave.Aaron's mother, Gail Clark, 48, of RoseBoulevard, Baldwin, was a Captain in theNew York City Department ofCorrections."

"As a condition of his plea, Clark hasagreed to waive his right to appeal," saidMr. Dillon.

On August 30 at 12:30 p.m. a 2001:Lexus Infiniti was dented on the driver'sside quarter panel on the Baldwin Railroadparking lot.

FreeportNassau County District Attorney Denis

Dillon has announced that Janny Paez, 21,of Nassau Avenue, Freeport, was sen-tenced to 15 years to life by Nassau CountyCourt Judge Jerald Carter. Paez pled guiltyon February 15 to Murder in the SecondDegree (felony), a Class A Felony.

According to Dillon, "On September 19,2003 Marina Musso drove the get awaycar for four individuals, Nelson Zuniga,Omar DeLarosa, Janny Paez and FernandoMoronta, in the robbery of two RockvilleCentre residents. Just three hours later,Musso again drove the getaway car forZuniga, DeLarosa, Paez and Moronta,after they brutally murdered AnthonyBattaglia just steps from his Lynbrookhome. Battaglia was on his way homefrom the Lynbrook train station when hewas beaten, then stabbed by DeLarosa andultimately shot by Zuniga. The victim waspronounced dead at the scene."

Marina Musso, 23, of Long BeachAvenue, Freeport pled guilty to Robbery inthe First Degree and Attempted Robbery inthe First Degree on January 21. Musso isscheduled to be sentenced on September15.

Fernando Moronta 21, of North LongBeach Avenue, Freeport, pled guilty onFebruary 8 to Robbery in the First Degreeand Attempted Robbery in the FirstDegree. Moronta was sentenced to a 10year determinate sentence and five yearspost-release supervision by Judge Carteron August 1.

On August 10 a 1988 Honda, unregis-tered, was recovered on Milton Street,Freeport. It had been reported stolen fromClubhouse Road, Merrick on August 8.

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Washington Avenue, Seaford, on August17, was recovered in Freeport on August24. The drive train was missing from therecovered vehicle, and the trailer was notrecovered. The vehicle was impounded.

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Baldwin Library dedicates community clockby Joan Delaney

The joy of the occasion and the mag-nificent cool fall weather joined tomake the dedication of the antique-designed community clock a festiveoccasion and one which emphasizedthe cooperation of a wide assortment ofBaldwin leaders and residents. Theclock, located in front of Baldwin.Library, was purchased with moniesraised from the 2003 CommunityLeaders Softball Game.

Kevin Kamen, who spearheaded thecoordination of the softball games in thesummers of 2002 and 2003, noted thatin total, $43,000 was raised. The 2002monies were donated to the Chamber ofCommerce for marketing and to theBaldwin Council Against Drug Abuse(BCADA) for their prevention pro-grams and counseling. The 2003 monieswere donated to BCADA and to pur-chase the four-sided clock with a faceinscribed "Beautiful Baldwin."

The festivities began with music byBaldwin's G-Slring Band. During that,time, people gathered on the library'snewly refurbished patio, greeting eachother and inspecting the inscribed patiobricks which were sponsored by so

many residents and groups.Master of Ceremonies B.A. Schoen,

referring to the bricks, described themas representing "so much of Baldwin."He noted that Baldwin is a communitywhich "is aware of its past."

Warmly greeted was Dr. RobertBritto, Baldwin's new superintendent ofschools. He was invited to sign up for alibrary card which he was quicklyissued. He then used the opportunity totour the collection, emerging from thelibrary with a half dozen children'sbooks. "I can't pass a book store wi thout .buying books," he said. "Thank Godthere are libraries."

Town of Hempstead CouncilmanAnthony Santino was warmly thankedby Mr. Kamen for the help he provid-ed in securing the use of Baldwin Parkfor the softball games and for facilitat-ing the logistics involved. Mr. Santinosaid that the softball games and thenew clock represent "people comingtogether to build a better Baldwin...tocelebrate Baldwin." He called theclock "a symbol of the spirit of togeth-erness and unity of Baldwin."

Assemblyman Robert Barra, who hassecured grant monies for several libraryprograms, reflected on the many happy

THE GANG'S ALL HERE...The dedication of the antique-designed clock in frontof Baldwin Public Library was truly a community affair. From left are: ClaudiaRotondo, executive director of the Baldwin Council Against Drug Abuse; Dr.Robert Britto, Baldwin's superintendent of schools; B.A. Schoen, member ofthe Baldwin Board of Education, Library Trustees Kevin Kamen, president,'Christopher Vitali, Joseph Carroll, Joan Zeitlin, Tony Tarantino, Librarian-in-Charge Catherine Overton and former Library Director Barbara Hopkins.

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times he spent in the area when he wasyoung. A Lynbrook native, he said thathe frequented Don Wilson'sSportarama which was located just afew stores south of the library, wherehe bought ice hockey equipment.

The list of thanks, read by librarytrustee Tony Tarantino, encompassednumerous residents and business own-ers who sponsored the softball games,provided gffts for raffles or who playedin the games. Also appreciated were theefforts of the First Precinct police.Auxi l iary Police and Baldwin Fire

Department who provided needed Hassistance. . e

The clock dedication included the o.unveiling of a bronze plaque embeddedin a rock. The quotation on the plaque,selected by The Leader's Laura Schoferwho served on the committee, express-es the sent iments . of today'sBaldwinites as they present their gift tothe communi ty and to futureBaldwinites. It is that of humanitarianAlbert Schweitzer and reads "Truth hasno special time of its own. Its hour isnow. Always."

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In addition, teachers and teachers ofsurrounding communities are invited toregister for BTC in-service courses.

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by taking this two-part classroom refresh-er course, especially designed for driversage 50 and over. The class will be held onThursdays. September 29 and October 6.from 9 a.m. to I p.m. The fee is $10 perperson.'You must attend both classes.

Registration has begun at the AdultReference Desk. Ghecks are payable toAARP and must include the name ofeach person signing up for the course.

Jazz BandThe Young Adult Department of the

Baldwin Public Library will host a fami-ly program with the jazz band Afro-dysiaon Sunday. October 2. from 2- 4 p.m. Allages are welcome. Registration has begunin the Young Adult Department.Refreshments will he served. No fee.

For more information, contact Mrs.Cad or Mrs, Pantulianoat 223-6228.

KnittingOn Wednesdays. September 28.

October 19. October 26. and Thursday.November 3. ihe Library will present abeginner's kn i t t i ng class. Kni t t ing 101. at7 p.m. In this foui-pari kni t t ing class, youwill learn how to knit and finish a ponchoby the last class.

Materials fee is $35 for yarn and nee-dles. Checks are payable to LoisBuonagurio and are due at time of regis-tration. Registration has begun at theAdult Reference Desk and is limited to 12participants. Classes will be held in theArts and Crafts Room.

Hispanic HeritageCelebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

with the Baldwin Public Library'sChildren's Department on Saturday.October 15. at 2:30 p.m. Enjoy LatinAmerican stories, music, songs, instru-"tfients. dance aftd language'in an inter-*:active program featuring Felix Pine, a"Hiealreworks USA Presentation.

This program is for children inKindergarten to Grade 6. and is made pos-sible with public funds from the New YorkState Council on Ihe Arts' DecentralizationProgram, administered by Ihe Long IslandArts Council at Freeport. Registrationbegins September 17. -

For more information, contact WendyKappelmier (Head of Children'sServices) at 516-223-6228.

Parent-child workshopsThe Baldwin Public Library wi l l be

holding parent-child workshops tor I-and2-year-olds and a parent or caregiver.Professionals (i.e. nutri t ionist , speechpathologist, child development, etc.) meetwith parents, providing input and answerquestions, plus playtime and more.

Sessions are on Wednesdays at 9:45 and1 1 a.m. beginning October 19 and endingNovember 16. A birth certificate isrequired at registration. In-person registra-tion begins September 21.

Contact Wendy Kappelmier (Head ofChildren's Services) at 223-6228 for fur-ther informal ion.

Let's Pretend"{lie Baldwin Public Library w i l l he

offering a program entitled Let's Pretend, aprogram for kindergarteners, on Tuesday.October 18 ;\l 4 p.m.. This program con- •sists of fall stories and a cral'l. Registrationis necessary and begins September 20.

For sonic of the above programs, whereregistration is limited, preference w i l l begiven to residents of the Ba ldwinSchool District .

Downtown Merrick will be the sceneof the 15th annual Merrick Festival andCraft Fair, hosted by the MerrickChamber . of Commerce. Friday-Saturday, September 16 to 18.

Discount advance-sale tickets to thecarnival rides are on sale. Call 771-1171for information.

Attractions include an antique carshow, free live entertainment, a pettingzoo. pony rides, free crafts for children,refreshments and special Merriek supersales and sidewalk sales. Free contestsinclude pizza eating, bubble gum blow-ing and Dunkin' Donut eating.

Merrick Avenue will be closedbetween Loines Avenue and SunriseHighway with free admission and freeparking.

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Literacy Leap, at 2094 MerriekAvenue, across from ChallerlonSchool, is having an open house andentertainment from Laugh and Singwith Bruce on Saturday.

Volunteers are needed. This is a greatopportunity for kids needing to get com-munity service points for Scouting, reli-gious programs or school-related cred-its. Call the chamber at 771-1171 orMerrick Life at 378-5320 to volunteerand have a good time.

Call llene Dixel at 972-1423 to entertainon the Showmobile. Call Fran Guercio at378-2285 to be part of the craft fair.

Baldwin Librarydedication

The newly expanded Baldwin PublicLibrary will hold its.grand opening cere-mony on Sunday. September 25. from 1 -3p.m. The official ribbon cutting and dedi-cation of the new building and the.engraved brick patio wi l l kick off a day offun and festivities for the entire family.

Activities include free concerts from avariety of" entertainers and specialChildren's and Young Adult programs. Ofspecial note will be a concert by singerShelley Shields, as well as music byBaldwin's own G-String Band

Youngsters will be entertained in theChildren's Room by Janice Buckner andher puppet friends along with the magicand ballooning of Ainore.

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Freeport remembers 9/11Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson.

presided over the dedication ceremony ,.of the contemplative memorial to honorthe Freeporters who were killed in theterrorist a t tacks on September I I ,2001. The memorial is located justsouth of Village Hall on the groundsimmediately adjacent to PoliceHeadquarters at 40 North OceanAvenue.

The park-like setting consists of twoblack granite stones engraved with thenames of the eight Freeporters whoperished on tha t horrific day. At thecenter of the memorial is a stone foun-

tain. Mayor Bill Glacken, who was notable to attend because of a previousfamily obligation, had maintained thatthe memorial should be a peaceful set-ting accessible to all. and a specialplace to visit for ihe family and friendsof those who lost their lives on 9- I . I .

Sunday evening, another ceremonywas held at the Bay'view traffic circlewhere there has been a special memori-al'for the past four years to those whoperished oh ,9-11. The moderator forthat event was Alma Rocha, a local res-ident and the assistant principal of theColumbus Avenue School.

DEACON CRISTOBAL SANCHEZ from Our Holy Redeemer Church provided theinvocation for the Bayview traffic circle memorial ceremony.

Freeport lends a handTara Sims, an employee of the

Water Department, a division of thePublic Works Department of FreeportVillage, has several family members.who lived in New Orleans u n t i lHurricane Kalrina struck. The familywas able to leave the city and get torelatives l i v i n g in Texas.

At one point . 17 people werecrowded into a three-bedroom apart-ment in Baytown. Texas. With 'thehelp of a collection taken among vi l -lage employees.-more than $2.000was sent to the f ami ly and they were

able to locate and pay for a secondapartment. Tara and her fami lythanked the vil lage employees for

-their concern and generosity. Shereports that there are sti l l five rela-tives unaccounted for. four adults andone 8-month old baby boy.

The missing relatives may havemade it out of New Orleans and goneelsewhere, but they haven't been ableto contact their family in New York asyet. Tara and her relatives are hoping

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HONOR: Assistant Police Chief Arthur Burdette, Trustee and ex-Fire Chief DonMauersberger, Trustee Don Miller, Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson, Police ChiefMichael Woodward,,Trustee Bill.White, Jr., Deputy Police Chief Al Gros, joinedFreeport High School student Lara Sergi in singing "The Star SpangledBanner" to open the ceremony. '

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1 PUBLIC NOTICESm • amount of lien $326,289.07 plus interest and

8 costs.^ Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed

„ judgment and terms of sale.2' Index no. 5606/04. William B. Saltzman, Esq.,

Referee. .h Davidson Fink Cook Kelly & Galbraith, LLP& Attorney® for PlaintiffG 28 East Main Street - Suite 1700£ Rochester, N.Y. 14614-1990g< FL 285 4T 8/25. 9/1.8.15 ; ' -

VI NOTICE OF SALE '-£ SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAU«J WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA,!& Plaintiff,3 Against

JS KAMAU CUSH, et al.r-1 .Defendant®

- Pursuant to ajudgment of foreclosure and sale04 duly entered 8/5/2004 I. the undersignedW Referee will sell at public auction at the NorthQ Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,<j 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, NYQ on 9/23/2005 at 9:OOAM premises known as1—1 16 Tanglewood Lane, Freeport, NY 11520 'Q ALL that certain Plot Piece'Or parcel of land ,'X with the buildings and improvements thereonE-1 erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of

Hempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew York Section 36 Block 520 Lot 13Approximate amount of lien $ 499,936.84 plusinterest and costs Premises will be sold subjectto provisions of filed judgment Index*04/001408PETER LEVY Esq.. Referee.Shapiro and DiCaro250 Mile Crossing Blvd.. Suite One, Rochester NY14624Dated: 8/18/2005 filet 04-50654r jvl

, FL 289 4T 8/25. 9/1.8. 15NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMTED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: R 8c B BRIDAL LLC. Articles OfOrganization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on 08/03/05. Office

. location: Nassau County. SSNY has been desig-nated as agent of the LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served. SSNY shall mail acopy of process to the LLC. c/o Anne Reulbach81 Donna Boutet. 861 Merrick Road, Baldwin,New York 11510. Purpose: For any lawful pur-pose.FL 290 6T 8/25. 9/1. fi. 15. 22. 29 .

NOTICE OF SALE' SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. THE VIL-

LAGE OF FREEPORT. Pltf. vs. HARVEY WEISSMAN' D/B/A MICRO LEASING, et al, Defts. Index

.#2151/04. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosureand sale entered Sept. 27, 2004, I will sell atpublic auction on the north _front steps of theNassau County Courthouse, 262 Old Country•Rd., Mineola, NY on Oct. 5. 2005 at 9:00 a.m.prem. k/a 40-42 Smith Street, Freeport. NY. Saidproperty, located on. the northerly side of SmithSt., .165.73 ft. easterly when measured along thenortherly side of Smith St.. from the corner

..formed by the intersection of the.northerly sideof •Smith St. and the easterly side of Church St.being a plot 106.3 ft. x 74 ft. x 62 ft. x 62 ft.Approx. amt. of judgment is $2.282.92 plus costsand interest. Sold subject to terms and condi-tions of filed judgment and terms of sale. LOUISJ. MILONE. Referee BERKMAN, HENOCH, PETER-SON & PEDDY, PC. Attys. for Pltf.. 100 GardenCity Plaza, Garden City. NY. #63828FL#295P4x9/1,8, 15, 22

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU - MORT-GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS.INC. CMERS"). AS NOMINEE FOR EMC MORT-GAGE CORPORATION. Plaintiff. AGAINST IVAN

•JOHNSON, ET. AL.. Defendant®, Pursuant to ajudgment of foreclosure and sale duly dated2/20/2004. I. the undersigned Referee will sell at

•".. public auction at the North Front Steps of theNassau County Courthouse, 262 Old CountryRd, Village of Mineola New York, on 9/29/2005at 11:30 AM, premises known as 177. E. ClintonAvenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575. All that certainplot piece or parcel of land, with the: buildingsand improvements thereon erected, situate,lying and being at Roosevelt, Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew York. Section. Block and Lot: 55-501-279.Approximate amount of lien $159.742.48 plusinterest and costs. Premises will be sold subjectto provisions of filed Judgment Index #8325/03.Victor Levin, Referee,STEVEN J. BAUM, P.C.. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O.Box 1291, Buffalo. NY 14240-1291 Dated:8/23/2005FL 296 4T 8/25. 9/1 8 15 - '

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU - CHASEMANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION,Plaintiff, AGAINST'MISCHA CUTHBERT, ET. AL..Defendant®. Pursuant to a judgment of fore-closure-and sale duly dated 7/8/2004. I, theundersigned Referee will sell at public auctionat the North Front Steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Rd., Village ofMineold,-New York, on 10/11/2005 at 9:00 AM.premises known as 12 Elm Street,-Freeport, NY11520. All that certain plot'piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings and improvements '•thereon erected, situate, lying and being in theIncorporated Village of Freeport, Town ofHempstead. County of Nassau and State ofNew York, Section. Block and Lot: 55-278-153,154. Approximate amount o,f lien

$215,967.17 plus interest and costs. Premises willbe sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment

' Index #3552/04. Anthony R. Capetola, Esq.,Referee.STEVEN J. BAUM. P.C.. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O.Box 1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 Dated-:8/30/2005. .FI 3nfl4T9/» Ifi ?? 70 .

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU - MORT-GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,

.INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BNC MORTGAGE. INC.,ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Plaintiff,AGAINST KENNETH ROMAN!. ET. AL..Defendant®. Pursuant to a judgment of fore-closure and sale duly dated 8/1/2005. I, the

: undersigned Referee will sell at public auctionat the the calendar control part (CCP) of the

'Supreme Court. 100 Supreme Court Drive,Mineola, on 10/11/2005 at 11:30 AM, premises

' . known as 398 South Ocean Avenue, Freeport,NY 11520. All that certain plot piece or parcel

-'of land, with the buildings and.improvementsthereon erected, situate, lying and being in theVillage of Freeport. Town of Hempstead,County of Nassau and State of New York,Section, Block and Lot: .62-166-0435.

'Approximate amount of iien $313,585.97 plusinterest and costs. Premises win be sold subject

' ' to provisions of filed Judgment Index #6145/05., Anthony Decarolis, Esq., Referee,STEVEN J. BAUM, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff P.O.Box 1291. Buffalo. NY 14240-1291 Dated:

.8/30/2005:FL301 4T9/8. 15. 22. 29NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: DICKMAN REALTY LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on

,08/26/05. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY•has been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process .against it may be served. SSNYshall mail .a copy of process to the LLC, c/oLipsky, Seidmari & Lipsky, P.C., ATTN: StuartKatzman, 120 West 45th Street, New York, NewYork 10036. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL #302 6x 9/8. 15, 22, 29. 10/6. 1Notice is hereby given that VITAL DEVELOP-MENT GROUP INC.. owner of vessel Majesty,with corporate offices and mooring location at .361 Wpodcleft Avenue, Freeport, New York .11520 will be applying for a change of licenseclass for serial #s 1165953, 1165954 and1165955, from seasonal to year-round.

Vital Development Group Inc.FL #303-2x 9/8. 15SUPREME COURT-COUNTY OF NASSAUINDYMAC BANK. F.S.B. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTER-EST TO INDYMAC MORTGAGE HOLDINGS. INC..Plaintiff against VERA V. WOODSON. by andthrough Diana Centrella Prevete, Esq., as

' Guardian ad Litem, et al Defendant®.Pursuant .to.a.Jydgment of Foreclosure andSale entered on June 23, 2005.I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public

.auction .in the .Calendar Control Part (CCP)Courtroom of the Supreme Court, • 1OO SupremeCourt Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the llth day ofOctober, 2005 at 11:30 a.m. premisesBeginning at a point on the southeasterly side .of Denton Place, distant 283.83 feet in a gener-al northeasterly direction as measured alongthe easterly and southeasterly sides of .DentonPlace from the corner formed by the infersec- -tion of the easlerly side of Denton Place withthe northerly side of Clinton Avenue; running

, thence along the southeasterly side of Denton- Place the following two courses and distances:

1. North 64 degrees 51 minutes 09 seconds East31.60 feet; 2. Northeasterly along the arc of acircle bearing to the left, having a radius of100.00 feet, a distance of 18.00 feet; thenceSouth 35 degrees 27 minutes 49 seconds East

,167.52 feet; thence North 87 degrees IT min-•utes 00 seconds West 90.02 feet; runningthence North 25 degrees 08 minutes 51 secondsWest 110.98 feet to the southeasterly side ofDenton Place, the point or place of beginning.Said premises known as 196 Denton Place,Roosevelt, N.Y. 11575Tax account number: SBL #: 499-36.Approximate amount of lien $224,061.70 plusinterest and costs.

. .Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filedjudgment and~terms of sale.Index No. 010754/01. Peter Haskell Levy. Esq..Referee.; Fein Such & Crane. LLPAttorney® for Plaintiff747 Chestnut Ridge RoadSuite 200 - -Chestnut Ridge. N.Y. 10977FL #304 4x9/8. 15.22.29NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: SISTERS BY THE BOOK. LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on

.08/25/05. The" latest date of dissolution is01/01/2050; Office location: Nassau County.

.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC,upon whom process against it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy of process to thelLC,

.c/o Michelle Buquicchio, 412 Silver Lane,Qceanside. New York 11572. Purpose: For anylawful purpose.FL #306 6x 9/8. 15. 22. 29. 10/6. 13NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME; HAPPY LANDINGS, LLC.

• Articles of- Organization were filed with theSecretary Of State of-New York (SSNY) on

07/19/05. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been designated as agent of the'LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. SSNYshall mall a copy of process to the LLC, 1062Henhawk Road, Baldwin, New York 11510-1542.Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL 307 6T 9/8. 15. 22. 29. 10/6. 13NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: WRIGHT HOMES & PROPER-TIES. LLC. Articles of Organization were filed withthe Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on08/;30/05. The latest date of dissolution is12/31/2080. Office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent .of the LLCupdn whom process-against it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC.218 Rockaway Turnpike, Cedarhurst, New York11516. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL 308 6T 9/8. 15.22, 29. 10/6, 13 . .

Notice is hereby given that an Order grantedby the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the25th day of August, 2005, bearing the indexnumber 11736/05, a copy of which may beexqmined at the Office of the Clerk located at240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York,grants me the right to assume the name of•Juliets. Aibangbee. My present address is 240East Fulton Ave., Roosevelt. NY; the date of mybirth is 7/l/69;.the place of birth is Nigeria; thepresent name is Juliet Guobadia.FL #309 9/15

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING.

; • '* BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 27 Section 26Vof the Building Zone Ordinance. NOTICE is hereby

- given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town ofHenjipstead will hold a public hearing in the TownMeeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One WashingtonStreet. Hempstead, New York on 9/21/2005 at 9:30AM & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applica-tions and appeals:THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT9:30 AM728/05.WEST HEMPSTEAD-Peter G. Cosmos, Renewalof grant to maintain 2-family dwelling., S/E cor.Jackson Ave. & Walnut St.,,a/k/a 104 Walnut St.729/05. LEVITTOWN- Jean M. & Edward G.Calabrese, Variance, side yards aggregate, main-tain addition attached to dwelling.,W/s Saddle La.,245' S/o Prairie La., a/k/a 164 Saddle La. :

730/05. ELMONT-Aradhana Khameraj &Depprakash Balroop, Maintain 6' high fence & 4'high fence within the clear sight triangle.,N/E cor.Lincoln St. & Steele St.. a/k/a 37 Lincoln St.731/05. UNIONDALE-Hettle Lamb, Variances, lotarea occupied, front yard average setback, sideyard., maintain 2nd story wood deck attached todwelling.,E/s Warren-St., 110' S/o Westbury'Blvd.,a/k/a 312 Warren St,732/05. LEVITTOWN- Paul Cacciuttolo, Variance,front yard setback on Honeysuckle Rd., constructaddition & portico attached to dwelling.,S/W cor.Honeysuckle Rd. & Church Rd., a/k/a 40Honeysuckle Rd.733/05. NR WESTBURY-James & Amy.Sharkey,James Sharkey Jr., Mother/Daughter Res. (2ndkichen)., S/s Friends La., 161' /o-Faith La., a/k/a 116Friends La. (Negative Declaration issued UnderS.E.Q.R.)734/05. - 735/05. EAST MEADOW-MichaelGallagher, Maintain accessory structure higher &larger than permitted (garage converted tocabana); Maintain 6' high fence longer than poolinstallation area., W/s McClelian St., 306.85' S/o Post

- St., a/k/a 21 Al 7 McClelian St.737/05. EAST MEADOW-Mitchell & Debra Gelberg,Variances, lot area occupied, front yard averagesetback on Newbridge Rd.,construct-2nd storywood deck with stairs attached to dwell.ing.,E/sJesse PI, 179.01' N/o Melanie Dr. running thru toNewbridge Rd., a/k/a 78 Jesse PI. ..738/05. LEvlTTOWN-Kiki Neferis, Variance, side yardsaggregate, construct addition & convert garage toliving space attached to dwelling.,N/s'Meridian Rd.,602.37' S/o Satellite La., a/k/a 131 Meridian Rd. •739/05. - 740/05. BALDWIN-Bruce & Joan Finkelstein,Variances, lot area occupied, side yards aggre-gate, maintain wood deck attached to dwelling;Maintain 5' high fence lager than pool installationarea.,W/s Jackie La., 390.3 N/o Ann St.,'a/k/d 714Jackie La.741/05. - 742/05. LIDO BEACH-Jeffrey & Linda T.Hmbaum, Variances, lot area occupied, side yard,.side yards aggregate, construct roofed over openporch, 2nd story addition & A/C-unit all attached todwelling; Variances, lot area occupied, construct2nd story wood deck attached to dwelling.,W/sDonna La., 366.14 N/o Lido Blvd., a/k/a 35 DonnaLa.-.743?05, POINT LOOKOUT-Marie Westhpff, Appeal thedetermination of the Commissioner of Buildings thatthe proposed alterations constitutes a 3rd story.,E/sBalqwin Ave., 60' N/o Beech St, a/k/a 98 BaldwinAve744/05.MERRICK-Bianco Associates, lnc.,Variances,-subdivision of lot, lot area, front yard setback onMadison St., construct dwelling.,N/E cor. BedfordAve. & Madison St.745/05. MERRICK- Robert & Virginia O'Hara,Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area, front width atstreet line & setback line, maintain dwelling on alesser lot (demolish existing garage).,N/s BedfordAve., 50.02' E/o Madison St., a/k/a 134 Bedford Ave.746/05. INWOOD-Angel Enterprises, Inc..ofLI,Permission to park in Res. "C" District.,W/sLawrence. Ave., 417.10' S/o Mott Ave., a/k/a 75Lawrence Ave. (Negative Declaration issued under "S.E.Q.R.)747/05. WANTAGH-Nextel of New York, Inc. d/b/a

Nextel Communications, Variance, height. Installthree (3) additional wireless communication anten-nas (three (3) previously approved) 115' high, toexisting 125' high monopole:,S/s Bums Ave., 657.46'W/o Old Mill Rd., a/k/a 3010 Bums Ave. (NegativeDeclaration issued under S.E.Q.R.)THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AF2:00 P.M.748/05. WANTAGH-George Mountanos, Variances,lot area occupied, side yard, side yards aggre-gate, construct roofed over open porch, garagewith 2nd story above & 2nd story addition allattached to dwelling.,S/s Roxbury Ave., 205.69' E/oPlymouth Rd., a/k/a 3450 Roxbuiy Ave.749/05. - 751/05. MERRICK-Rosemarie E. Calcagni,Variances, lot area occupied, side yards, side yardsaggregate, construct 2-story addition, 2nd story &roofed over open porch all attached to dwelling;Mother/Daughter Res, (2nd kitchen,.Variances, lotarea occupied, side yards,'side yards aggregate,'construct. 1st story'. 8i 2nd.kstpry wqod decks both

. attached to dweliin.g.,W/s lyleadbwbrpok Rd.,344.50' N/o Michalicki PI., a/k/a" 1796 MeadowbrookRd. (Negative Declaration issued under S.E.Q.R.) . -752/05. OCEANSIDE-Carbona, Inc.,Variance in off-street parking [construct addition to restaurant).,N/Wcor. Oceanside Rd. & Merle Ave., q/k/a 2752Oceanside Rd. (Negative Declaration issued underS.E.Q.R.)753/05. FRANKLIN SQUARE-Bruno & Carmela Ruffini,Variance, side yard. Install two (2) a/c unitsattached to dwelling.,E/s McKinley Ave., 150' N/oRoosevelt St., a/k/a 112 McKinley Ave.756/05. OCEANSIDE-Diane Wegener, Use part of

premises to construct building for storage of boats(not permitted in a Bus. District)., N/W cor. RoyalAve. (a/k/a Columbus Ave.) & Riverside Dr., a/k/a3346 Royal Ave. (Negative Declaration issuedunder S.E.Q.R.)758/05, ELMONT-ADA Development Corp.,Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area, front width atstreet line & setback line, construct dwelling withgarage.,E/s Benson Ave., 101.05' S/o Sweetman St.759/05, ELMONT-ADA Development Corp.,Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area, front width atstreet line & setback line, construct dwelling withgarage.,E/s Benson Ave., 141.47' S/o Sweetman St.1 400/05- 1 403/05, FRANKLIN SQUARE-FranklinSquare Donut System, LLC. d/b/a Dunkin

" Donuts.Maintain two (2) drive-thru windows in con-junction with existing Dunkin Donuts; Variance, rearyard, maintain dumpster with 6' high enclosure;Maintain one detached, illuminated menu boardsign (not permitted. Maintain 2nd detached, illumi-naed menu board sign (not permitted).,N/E cor.Franklin Ave. & Ferngate Dr., a/k/a 595 Franklin Ave.(Negative Declaration issued under S.E.Q.R.)1404/05, SEAFORD-Curt G. & Debra A. Mark,Variances,'front yard average setback, lot areaoccupied, construct 1 -story additions (front, rear &portico) all attached to dwelling.,N/s Ralph St. So., -90' E/o Gall St., a/k/a 3993 Ralph St. So. .- .ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING AREAVAILABLE FOR'INSPECTION AT THE BOARD.OFAPPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMP-STEAD, NY 11550.Interested parties may appear at the above time

.and place. Afthe call of the Chairman, the Boardwill consider trie Decision and Reserve Decision cal-endar. . ~

By order of the Board of Appeals,- ' Gerald G. Wright, Chairman

Joseph F, Pellegrini, Secretaryto the Board of Appeals

FI am no/is .SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

INDEX NO.: 04-014633. . REFEREE'S NOTICE OF SALE

'IN FORECLOSUREAmerlquest Mortgage Company,

Plaintiffvs.Nancy Ahlers a/k/a Nancy Ahlders, ;Elizabeth Zore. Margaret Mary Schippers,

Defendant®.PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to a judg-ment of foreclosure and sale entered on March11. 2005 and bearing the Index No. 04-014633,1,the undersigned Referee; will sell at public auc-tion at the North Front Steps of the NassauCounty Courthouse, 262 Old Country Road,Mineola .NY, on Octpber 14, 2005 at 9:30 a.m..premises known as: • - • - •

100 North Bergen Place. Freeport, NY 11520ALL that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate:* lying" and being in theIncorporated Village of Freep'ort, Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau. State of NY.

Section 55 Block 267 Lot 6.Approximate amount of lien, $212,828.78.Premises will be sold subject to provisions of thefiled judgment of foreclosure and sale.Grace D. Moran, Esq., Referee.FORSYTH, HOWE. O'DWYER. KALB K MURPHY.P.C.. ' - '•ONE CHASE SQUARE. SUITE 1900, ROCHESTER,NY 14604(585)325-7515 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFFL #311 4X 9/15. 22. 29. 10/6

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY

M&T MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff® vs.ELLA JACKSON, Defendant®Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s): Rosicki, Rosicki &Associates, P.C.. Main Office: One Old CountryRoad. Suite 200. Carle Place; New York 11514(516).741=2585

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PUBLIC NOTICES

from previous pagePursuant to Judgment of foreclosure and saleentered herein on or about October 16, 2000,1will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidderat The North Front Steps of The Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Rd., Mineola,New York.On October 14, 2005 at 11:00 AMPremises known as 153 Lakewood Ave.,Roosevelt, New York 11575Section: 55 Block: 446 Lot; 14

• As mare particularly described in the judgmentof foreclosure and sale.Sold subject to all of the terms and conditionscontained In said judgment and terms of saleincluding but not by way of limitation a

^Resolution by the Planning Board of the Town. of Hempstead adopted May 7, 2002 underCase #20404, Resolution No. '407-2002 authoriz-ing the'"acquisition by Eminent Domain of thepremises. -

. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditionscontained in said Judgment and terms of sale.Approximate amount of judgment $150,569.65plus Interest and costs.INDEX No. 31317/99Robert Lazazzaro, Esq., REFEREEFL #312 4x9715. 22. 29. 10/6

.NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT-COUNTY OF NASSAUWASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK. F.A.,

Plaintiff,AgainstMARGIE ETHEREDGE, etal.,

Defendant(s)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 10/31/2002 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NorthFront Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY on '10/17/2005 at 9:00 AM premises known as 21Astor Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in Roosevelt,Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau andState of New YorkSection 55 Block 457 Lot 31 & 32 Approximateamount of lien $154,336.04 plus interest andcosts. Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment Index* 02/001360

„ JEFFREY R.-SCHOEN, Esq., RefereeShapiro and DiCaro250 Mile Crossing Blvd., Suite One, Rochester,NY 14624 ' ' . .Dated: 8/31 /2005 File #: 02-42553r jvlFl #3134x9;.].5-9? 30. 10/6NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: PEARSALL AVENUE LLC.Articles of organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on09/07/05. The latest date of dissolution is12/31/2104. Office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLCupon whom process against it may beserved. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to theLLC, 100 Brooklyn Avenue. Suite IK, Freeport,New York 11520. Purpose: For any lawful pur-pose.FL3146T9/15. 22. 29. 10/6. 13. 20

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED.LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SAGEBRUSH LLCArticles of organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on09/07/05. The latest date of dissolution is12/31/2104. Office location. Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLCupon whom process against it may be. served.SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC,100 Brooklyn Avenue, Suite IK, Freeport, NewYork 11520. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL 315 6T 9/15, 22. 29, 10/6. 13, 20

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETINGSEPTEMBER 28, 2005

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a hearing will beheld before the Zoning Board of Appeals onWednesday, September 28, 2005, at 7:00 P.M.In the Main Conference Room of the MunicipalBuilding, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport,New York, on the Appeals and Applications ofcases as they appear on the calendar; residen-tial applications that do not extend their prior-non-conforming status may be called fiijst; pub-lic participation. The Board will meetiat 6:00P.M. to discuss cases previously on the calen-dar, no public participation.#11-2005 - Rosario Zappula ,- 448 RooseveltAvenue - Maintain 24' of 5' high solid plasticfence with lattice - No open type fence similarto a chain link fence shall be' erected, placedor maintained in excess of four (4) feet in heightand no stockade, solid fence or enclosure shallbe erected> placed or maintained to morethan three (3) feet in height within the frontyard from the property line to the front buildingline'in any Residence AA, Residence A orResidence Apartment -Districts. Any other stock-ade solid fence, open type fence ancj enclo-sure shall not exceed six (6) feet in height. Noenclosure or wall shall be permitted inResidence AA, Residence A or ResidenceApartment Districts if constructed of stone, con-crete, masonry, brick or similar-type materialunless a special permit pursuant to (VillageOrdinance 210-12 is obtained. Non-conforming "with zoning regulations herein specified for thedistrict in which it is located. Sec. 62, Block156, Lot 754 - Residence A.#12-2005 - Rose Fence (Joe Perez) - 240 JuanitaAvenue - Install 62' x 4' closed picket woodfence and 128' x 6' closed picket wood fence -No open type fence similar to a chain link,fence shall be erected, placed or maintainedin excess of four (4) feet in height and no stock-ade, sopd fence or enclosure shall be erected,placed or maintained to more than three (3)feet in height within the front yard from theproperty line to the front'building line iip anyResidence AA, Residence A or ResidenceApartment Districts. Any other stockade solidfence, open type fence and enclosure shallnot exceed six (6) feet in height. No enclosureor wall shall be permitted in "Residence AA,Residence A or Residence Apartment Districts ifconstructed'of stone, concrete, masonry, brickor similar-type material unless a special permitpursuant to Village Ordinance 210-12 isobtained. Non-conforming with zoning regula-tions herein specified for the district in which it islocated. Sec. 54, Block 208r Lot:-253 -Residence A.#15-2005 - Jose Rodriguez - 10 SouthsideAvenue - Install 131' of 4' high wrought ironfence between brick piers in front and sidesand 182' of 7' high closed PVC fence - Noopen type fence similar to a chain link fenceshall be erected, placed or. maintained inexcess of four (4) feet in height and no stock-ade, solid fence or enclosure shall be erected,placed or maintained to more than three (3)feet in height within the front yard from theproperty line to the front building line in anyResidence AA, Residence A or ResidenceApartment Districts. Any other stockade solidfence, open type fence and enclosure shallnot exceed six (6) feet in height. No enclosureor wall shali.be permitted in Residence AA,Residence A or Residence Apartment Districts ifconstructed of stone, concrete, masonry, brickor similar-type material unless a special permitpursuant to Village Ordinance 210-12 isobtained. Non-conforming with zoning regula-tions herein specified for the district in which it islocated. Sec. 62, Block 049,-Lot 203 -Residence A.

# 18-2005 - Elvin Rodriguez -159 Parsons Avenue- Install 213' of 6' solid PVC fence and 116' of 4'open PVC fence - No open type fence similarto a chain link fence shall be erected, placedor maintained in excess of four (4) feet in heightand no stockade, solid fence or enclosure shallbe erected, placed or maintained to morethan three (3) feet in height within the frontyard from the property line to the front buildingline in any Residence AA. Residence A orResidence Apartment Districts. Any other stock-ade solid fence, open type fence and enclo-sure shall not exceed six (6) feet in height. Noenclosure or wall shall be permitted inResidence AA. Residence A or ResidenceApartment Districts if constructed of stone, con-crete, masonry, brick or similar-type materialunless a specjal permit pursuant to VillageOrdinance 210-12 Is obtained. Non-conformingwith zoning regulations herein specified for the'district in which it is located. Sec. 55, Block211, Lot741-Residence A.#13-2005 - Javier Castelan - 90 South MainStreet - Interior alterations for restaurant for 35people - Requires.at least one parking spacefor each three authorized occupants. Non-con-forming with zoning regulations herein specifiedfor the district In which it is located; Sec. 55,Block481. Lot 190-BusinessB. .#20-2005 - Plaza Home Development - V/L E/O88 Ray Street - Construct a new 2-story, 1 familydwelling- Requires a minimum lot area of 5,000square feet and a minimum street frontage of50; Non-conforming with zoning regulationsherein specified for the district in which it islocated; Sec. 62, Block 85, Lot 12 - Residence A.INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS and other per- -sons should appear at the above time andplace to have questions answered and tovoice opinions.BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS:CAROLYN THOMAS, VILLAGE CLERKFL316.1T9/15

PLANNING BOARD. SITE PLAN REVIEW BOARDNOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the Planning,Boa.rd/Site Plan Review Board of theIncorporated Village of Freeport has scheduleda special meeting'forJhursday, September129, .2005 at 7:00 P.M. in the Board of Trustees

"Conference Room, 46 North Ocean Avenue.Freeport, N.Y.BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARDCarolyn Thomas. Village ClerkFL3171T9/15 ' .

SITE PLAN REVIEW BOARD MEETINGSEPTEMBER 29, 2005 .

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a public hearingwill be held before the Site Plan Review Boardon Thursday. September 29, 2005, at 8:00 P.M.,in the Incorporated Village of Freeport, MainConference Room. 46 North Ocean Avenue..Freeport, New York, on the applications ofcases as they appear on the calendar. 'INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS and other per-sons should appear at the above time andplace to have questions answered and tovoice opinions.1. SP-1925 - 32 Smith Street - US & AssociatesConsulting Engineers. (Adjourned from 6/23/05;7/28/05). Application for interior alterations toinclude new partition, lighting, electric, HVACand exterior changes to walls, doors and win-dows. Section 062, Block 053. Lot 057. BusinessB.2. SP-1927 - 151 South Bay Avenue, (Parcel B-135' S/O Cedar Street - 65 ft. x 110 ft.) - FrankPignataro. (Adjourned 6/23/05). Application forapportionment; construct new 2-story, 1-familydwelling with built-in garage. Section 062, Block

148, Lots p/o 478 & p/o 479. Residence A.3. SP-1982 - 62 West Merrick Road - 92Broadway Travel. Application to maintain •awning canopy with frame. Section 055, Block288, Lot 022. Business B.4. SP-1924(B) - 261 West Sunrise Highway - Jaiand Hiru Moolchandani. Application for newfront facade. Section 054, Block 080. Lot 114 .&603. Business B. *5. SP-1980 - 385-387; 393 and 401-403 SouthMain Street - PL 385 LLC, c/o Michael SojomoaEsq. Application to construct 1-story masonryand steel (5) retail store building (19,992 sq. ft.).Section 062, Block 044. Lot 382; 381 and 420,respectively. Manufacturing.6; SP-1981 - 68 West: Merrick Road •- MarvinSchimmel. Application to install acrylic stuccowith columns on either side to front of building.Section 055, Block 288. Lot 025. Business B.7. SP-1983 - 74-78 South Main Street - EarlGlantz. Application for storefront facadeimprovement; paint front of building: remove •2nd story sign. Section 055, Block 481, Lot 057.Business B.8. SP-1984 - 391 North Main Street - SteinwayAuto Parts. Application to seal and repair build-ing with stucco; replace door and windows.Section 055, Block 393. Lot 129. Service Business. -9. SP-1985 - 16-18 West Merrick Road - MerrickMeadow Ltd. Application for new facade.Section 055. Block 481. Lot 023. Business B.10. SP-1986 - 20-22 West Merrick Road - MerrickMeadow Ltd. Application for new facade.Section 055, Block 481, Lot 058. Business B.11. SP-1987 - 205 Buffalo Avenue - Rose Fence.Application to install 70 ft. of 8 ft high closedPVC fence. Section 062, Block D, Lot 415.Industrial B.BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARDCarolyn Thomas. Village ClerkFL #318 9/15

NOTICE TO BIDDERSRE-BID

BID #05-10-ELEC-027REMOTE'SECTIONALIZING VACUUM SWITCH

AND CONTROL FOR FREEPORT ELECTRICTHE INC. VILLAGE OF FREEPORT

NASSAU COUNTY. NY - .Sealed bids subject to all instructions, terms andconditions hereon and pursuant to the specifi-cations will be received by the PurchasingAgent until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, OCTOBER 4,2005, when they will be opened publicly andread aloud after 11:00 A.M.. prevailing time, inthe Main Conference Room of the Village Hallon the said date for the vehicle as specifiedand the contract awarded as soon thereafter-as practical for: _.. - _ .

• - RE-BIDREMOTE SECTIONALIZING VACUUM SWITCH

- AND CONTROL , ,. .Freeport Electric

Specifications, and proposed contracts maybe obtained at the Office of the PurchasingAgent. Incorporated Village of Freeport. 46North Ocean Avenue. Freeport. NY 11520 from9:00 AM Friday September 16. until 4:00 P.M.Friday, September 30. 2005. .The Board reserves the right to reject any or allbid proposals received and subject to thesereservations, shall award the contract to thelowest qualified and responsible bidder. Bids,which.' in the opinion of the Board, are unbal-anced, shall be rejectedIn submitting a bid, bidders agree not to with-draw their bid within forty-five (45) days afterthe date for the opening thereof.

Cathy EnnisPurchasing Dept.

Village of FreeportIssue Date - September. 15, 2005FL3191T9/15

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and high school. If a student needs reme-dial help that can he arranged. Our schoolsystem is doing that now all the time,remedial help, that is: hut we are notpreparing a student properly with auto-matic grade promotion solely because ofage of (he student. That's not the waythings work in real life. People are by andlarge promoted based upon their expert-ise and skill.

Continuing with the "Good Job" themehere. I want to say Good Job please toAlan Jay. a long local-term local residentwho really cares about our township,both'the municipal government, and ourschool system. Mr. Jay has had familymembers who came . up through ourschool system, and he cares about thequality of our education here just as pas-sionately as any of us.

He also attends most Board ofEducation meetings, asking good ques-tions, and I thank him for that. Some ofhis questions and points I agree with,some I don't. That is fine. That's the wayit should be. But he is there, whereas Ican't be a regular attendee, and I thankhim for his involvement. So 1 say. thankyou, Alan Jay.

Bruce M. Lloyd

Defeat ALS

To The EditorI'm- asking you again to help me raise

funds in the Walk To D'Feet ALS. As youmay know, ALS is a'neuromuscular dis-ease in which the cells that control move-ment in (he brain and spinal chord die.-This results sooner or. later in (he totalparalysis of the patient.

Asihe patient grows weaker."difficultyeating and breathing may result in theneed for a feeding lube, and/or a ventila-tor for survival. The mind remains unaf-fected by the disease, leaving the patienttotally aware of his or her deterioratingcondition. Over 40 percent die within 2years, another 50 percent survive 2 to 5years. I am very lucky to be in (he 10 per-

cent still alive after 5 years. 1 have t>eenliving, with ALS i'or 7 1 / 2 years.Fortunately. I am still able to talk some-what, eat. and walk a little bit with awalker. I just received my electric wheel-chair. Unfortunately. I also suffer fromdisc problems in my back that result in alot of pain.

Normally, an operation to correct myback problems would be done, but mybreathing capacity is slightly less than ?0percent of a normal man. Therefore. 1 amnot a candidate for this operation, and

Only palliative care is available, thus. Ilive in constant pain. The enormous mon-etary cost to families of ALS victimsleaves many of them bankrupt. The ALSAssociation uses 80 percent of evcvy dol-lar donated for patient services andresearch.

As 1 dictate this letter. 1 say goodbye toLillian Weiss, a good friend and ALSpatient who recently passed away. 1 knewher since February 2000. and I will missher. Thousands of other Americans willdie every year from ALS. There is nocure or effective treatment.

As team captain of "Friends Of Joe." it ismy job to recruit walkers. A walker is any-one who agrees to.raise funds for the WalkTo D'Feet ALS. A walker need not actual-ly walk at Eisenhower Park, but can he a'virtual walker'. If you want to become awalker, please call me at 379-6221 or myfiiend Chris Bixise at 631- 654-0872. Ifyou cannot walk, please open your heartsand make a generous contribution. Noamount is too small. Please make checkspayable to the ALS Association of GreaterNew York at 116 John Street. Suite 1304.New York, NY. 10038. For further infor-mation, call the ALS Association at (212)619-1400-or- email--them -at- www.als-nv.org. Please mention Team: Friends OfJoe. The walk is at F.isenhower Park.Westbury. on Sept ember 25. Registrationis 9 a.m.. The walk starts promptly at 11:15a.m. I hope to see you there.

Thank you on behalf of the manypatients and families affected by ALS.-

Joseph H Gray. Ill

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Parish in greater New Orleans and stillhas family there.

Deputy Superintendent KishoreKuncham announced that the state hasrecently authorized school districts to startretirement reserve funds and that Freeportwould do so. Mandatory contributions tothe Teachers' and Employees' RetirementSystems have risen greatly in recent years,and have cost the district an additional$1.4 million over the last four years.

Such a fund will enable the district toguard against future such liability costswhich have strained recent budgets. It isexpected that this will start in lime forthe September 21 board meeting, at .which time the district's financial state-ment will be completed.

There was a lengthy discussionregarding the hopes I'or reviving the aca-demic Wall of Fame, highlighted by aPower Point presentation by AssistantSuperintendent Robert Harris and AdultEd Supervisor Estelle Weiss. The histo-ry of the Wall "as we understand it":

In 1999 a former hoard member anda Freeport physician proosccl honoringFHS graduates. The idea was encour-aged by the board and seed money pro-vided by the Freeport Rotary and localbusinesses. A committee named hon-orees. and two events were held in

November, 2000 and April. • 2002.,Famous FHS grads were honored,including a Nobel laureate, the inventorof Lotus 123 and famed sporlsvvriierDick Schaap.

In recommending the revival of thesehonors, it was observed that many issueswould have to be clarified: The commit-tee, criterion for honorees. how theevent should be staged, how often itshould occur, etc. The matter wasreferred to the community outreachcommittee.

Public Comment• Ken Bagatelle announced that he is

the new President of the Freeport SportsBoosters, and descibed its activities. Healso encouraged the board to create acentral source for community events sothat dales don't conflict.

• Dr. Al Renken gave an overview ofthe Wall of Fame, noting the large influ-ence of Marilyn Sltixin and then-Assistant Superintendent Or. AnthonyCiaglia in its creation. He stated thatmembers of the previous committeewere still available to help revive theWall. Commenting on the Retirementreserve, he urged that the board "taketime \o viiKk-iiVaml pensions."

The next meeting of the hoard vvill heWednesday. September 21. at Atkinson.

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