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some of their staff. The greenhouse will housea variety of plants for the home and garden.

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For information leading up lo the appre-hension and conviction of anyone involvedwith the principle cause of the accident anddeath of a 20-year-old Frceport residentCristin Lucarcllo.

The Lucarcllo family isseeking the whereaboutsof a black Town Carbelieved to have possiblybeen involved in the acci-dent- thai occurred onMarch 22, at approxi-mately 11:30 p.m. whenCrislcn and her sisterDanielle had just enteredthe MeadowbrookParkway from McrrickRoad. The car hadstopped briefly, then left•the scene con t i nu ingnorth. It is believed to be apossible car service com-ing from or dropping off Cristin Lucarello

I truly feel this should be sought out. Forinformation, this is only a reward fund. I willbe keeping books on all contributions andafter a period of time, if not given out. I will

have all contributedamounts returned.

"If this could be piecedtogether slightly more thanwhat the New York StalePolice have then it willpossibly ease the familysomewhat a little, not overihe loss of their child, butover the cause of how!"

To add to the reward, callJohn at 623-6973, or makechecks payable to "RewardFund for Cristin," and sendto Royal Machinery, 361Atlantic Avenue, Freeportor drop it off at the frontdesk between 9 a.m. and 3

SpecialElection issue

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election coverage.

Don't forget mom!Send in your nominations for

"Mom of the Year"The deadline is

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Candidates Forum

from the Jones/Lido Beach area.John Nu//.i, who has started the award,

says, "I have started with a $5,000 reward. Iwish to match or exceed that numbcc We allknow, and I 'm-sure the family realizes, wemay never find the vehicle or the driver..But

. p.m. You can also bringyour contribution to The Freeport-BaldwinLeader office at 30 South Ocean Avenue,Suite 204. ;

Anyone wi th any informat ion is askedto call the New York State Police at 561-8883. Callers can remain anonymous.

FREEPORT HOPEFULS attended a candidate's forum recently hosted bythe Northwest Civic Association held at the library. Back row, from left, areDr. Joseph Cattano and Michael Raab; front row, from left, are EloyYndigoyen, Carman Pineyro and moderator and President of the civic asso-ciation Ken Bagatelle. See story starting on page 3.

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• tional.spea'kcr, was'lH'e guestispjeakertitthe'Fr'ccport Chamber of Commerce

"Luncheon at Otto's Sea Grill , recently.Joan's mission is to inspire and moti-

vate women to th ink and he their best,while maintaining balance in their lives.She has appeared on radio and televi-sion and was featured in Newsday asone of the growing businesses on LongIsland.

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The Chamber 's honoree for Apr i lcwas B i l l i e H y m a n , ed i tor of theFreeport Chamber of CommerceNewsletter. Billie also represents Ben'sKosher Restaurants, and is .the Execu-tive Director of The Ben's Foundation,which is the gif t g iving arm of Bens.She makes donations to not-for-profitorganizations, mostly on Long Island.

B i l l i e also represents the FreeportChamber of Commerce at the NassauCouncil of Chambers, which has 52Chambers in Nassau County.

Stephen M. Sutton, 24A resident of Freeport for most o f - '

his life, Stcphon was known to manyas Poppa. He attended the Freeport

. School district, graduating in 1995. Hewas everyone's brother, loved by alland missed by many. Stephen's hob-bies included dancing, rapping, takingpictures and wrestling. He also helpedmanage a few young rappers calledthe Bounty Hunters from 1993-98. Hewas very family oriented, always busyplanning things with and for family,such as talent shows, parties - whatev-er he thought could keep him busy. Hegot involved in it, as long as it was

positive. Born to the late Mrs. SharonSut ton , Stephen was raised by hismaternal grandmother Helen Morgan,who, to h im, was mom. Besides his

• mom, Mrs. Morgan, he leaves behindto mourn his loss his sister, NicoleArrington; a brother, Jamie Sutton; anunc l e , A lbe r t Brown; an aun t ,Stephanie Williams; a brother-in-law,Terranae-Arrington; a niece, TerasiaA r r i n g t o n and a nephew, Tyre l lArrington; his special brother Dramaand two special cousins Terrell andTrenel l Brown , al l res idents ofFreeport.

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Did you or a loved one work , forGrumman, Republic, Fairchild, Sperryor any company related to LongIsland's great aerospace industry?

Did you or a loved one work forGrumman during the Second WorldWar?

Do you have any memories to shareabout Long Island's involvement in theearly days of aviation?

• If so, we .want to'speak to, you. LifePublications is gathering stories fromlocal residents to be. published in Mer-r ick Life, Bellmore Life, WantaghSeatbrd Citizen and the Freeport Bald-win Leader.

Our local history is a treasure. Pleasetry and participate in this project. CallLaura Schofer at 378-5320.

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Friday, May 4• Hearing Screening, 10 a.m., Talking About Literature, 12 p.m., Art Reception:

Fjeeport Schools, 2:35 p.m., AA, 4:30 p.m., Brownies, 6 p.m., Town Meeting, 7p.m., African/Am. Genealogical Soc. at Freeport; 7:30 p.m., at the FreeportMemorial Library.

• Monthly Family Supper at the American Legion Dugout, 49 West SunriseHighway, 7 p.m. Cost is $10.

Saturday, May 5 .• Concerned Parents, 10 a.m., CR: Homework Express, 10 a.m., LI Scandinavian

Bd., 10 a.m., DAR, 12 p.m., Recovery, 1:30 p.m., at the Freeport MemorialLibrary.

Sunday, May 6• Bingo sponsored by the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, 1:30 p.m. 49

Sunrise Highway. Doors open 12 p.m/• • Amateur Observers, 1 p.m., Country Western Music and Dance, 2:30 p.m., atthe-Freeport Memorial Library..

• Freeport Historical Museum, South Main Street, 2-5 p.m.Monday, May 7

• Freeport Village Court in session, Judge Cacciatore presiding, 7 p.m., 40 NorthOcean Avenue. Court watchers are welcome.'

• Freeport Village Board of Trustees, 7:30 p.m., Village Hall.• Bingo at Congregation Bnai Israel, 7:45 p.m., 91 North Bay view Avenue.• Parent/Child Workshop, 10 a.m., Athena, 1 p.m., 7th Through 12th Grade, 2:30

p.m., AA, 4:30 p.m., Toastmasters, 7:15 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.• Freeport Memorial Day Committee, Freeport American Legion, 49 West

Sunrise Highway, 8 p.m.Tuesday, May 8

• Great Books, 1:30 p.m., Audubon Society, 8 p.m., at the Freeport MemorialLibrary.

• Archbishop Molloy Council # 1974, Knights of Columbus, Our HolyRedeemer Church basement. 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 9• Retired Teachers, 10:30 a.m., Medicaid Planning and Asset Protection Trusts,

2:30 p.m., AA, 3:30 p.m., CR: Girl Power, 4:30 p.m., Camera Club, 7 p.m.,Hispanic Association 7 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

• Freeport Village Court in session, Judge Cacciatore presiding, 9 a.m., 40 NorthOcean Avenue. Court watchers are welcome.

• Enrico Fermi Lodge, OSIA, 7:45 p.m., Fireman's Exempt Hall, 9 North LongBeach Road.

Thursday, May 10• NAR-ANON, hosted by Operation PRIDE, 8 p.m., 33 Guy Lombardo Avenue.• Freeport Rotary Club, 7 p.m., at Bedell's at West Wind.• Freeport Environmental Commission, 8 p.m., Village Hall.• Freeport'Village Planning Board, 7:15 p.m., Village Hall.• Explorer Pbst 406, Freeport Fire Department Headquarters, 15 Broadway, 7:30

p.m. i i \• Brandeis, 10 a.m., Book Discussion: "The Aeneid", 1:25 p.m., Chess, 7 p.m.,

CR: Circle Time, 7 p.m., Bookmobile Committee, 7:30 p.m., Chi Eta Phi, 7:30p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Lisi withdraws bid for school boardIt is wilh grcal dissapointmcnl that

the many suppor ters ol" Joyce" Lisiaccept her decision to wi thdraw hercandidacy from the school hoard elec-tion. She has always put the children ofthe community and the Frccport School

A Breath of Fresh Air:Freeport School Board Candidates forum

District first. Her many supporters hopeshe continues to do so. We know Joycewould l ike to thank the many peoplewho have offered their continued sup-port throughout the many years, (sub-mitted by the Friends of Joyce Lisi.)

by Laura Schofer'School board candidates presented their

vision for Freeport Schools at a candi-date's forum held at the Freeport Memor-ial Library this past Thursday, April 26.The program was sponsored by theNorthwest Civic Association and moder-ated by President Kenneth Bagatelle.

There arc six candidates running fortwo positions on the school board now.held by Dr. Albert Renken and DanteGrovcr. Mr. Grovor will not seek anotherterm on the school board, but Dr. Renkenis seeking re-election. Dr. Renken hasbeen a school board member for the lastsix years. Each term of office is for threeyears.

In addition to Dr. Renken, school board

candidates are Dr. Joseph Cattano, JoyceLisi, Carmen Pineyro, Michael Raab andEloy Yndigoyen. All six candidates wereinvited to participate in this forum. HoweverDr. Renken and Ms. Lisi were not present,and she has since withdrawn (see above).

"Everybody was notified," said Mr.Bagatelle. "Those two candidates [Lisiand Renken] were contacted. JoyceLisi said she wasn't sure [if she wouldattend] and Dr. Renken said he had aprior commitment at the RecreationCenter."

In their opening statements, all fourcandidates called for a new leadership inFreeport. Dr. Cattano said he was "dis-

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Campaign signs vandalizedPolice arc investigating the vandalism of

three signs sometime during the nightbetween Wednesday, April 25 and Thurs-day the 26th. The signs are displayedthroughout Freeport to announce the can-

didacy of Michael Raab and Dr. JosephCattano for the Freeport school board.According to Mr. Raab, if one more sign isdefaced it will be a felony offense. Thesigns have since been replaced.

Village Board handles light agendaFreeport trustees quickly completed a

light agenda Monday, including approvalof a contract agreement for 4he elevationof 10 residences. They include homes onBrunei le Street, Garfield Place, GordonPlace, South Long Beach, Miller, Stirling,Branch and Westside avenues.

The board also authorized the Mayorto sign the state and local disaster assis-tance agreement for grade raising pro-

jects at Cedar, Casino and Front Streets,and Roosevelt, South Bay and WestsideAvenues.

Budget transfers for $95,000 and arequest for a grant application for $20,000in state funds to the Village Court alsoreceived approval.

Trustees adjourned to executive sessionto consider 19 personnel and two litigationissues.

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The best investment ?Recently, a letter wri ter proposed invest ing the

school system's money more wisely by hiring recog-nized master teachers to produce internet courses, sothat all students would have access to "the best of thebest" instead of just "glorified babysitters."

What do you think of that! Distance learning classescan be very useful, for example for shut-ins. But eve"nwith chat rooms, can you really imagine such a systemworking on the elementary and high school level,which the public schools serve?

Teachers are so much more than "talking heads" orcurriculum writers. They are trained to interact withtheir pupils, making their own enthusiasm for, say, aforeign language become contagious to the young peo-p'le in their classrooms.

They are alert to the body language that says a childis frustrated, sad or elated. A talented teacher wil lknow how to make Johnny's trip to Mexico a learningexperience, not only for him but for all his classmates.-The teacher wil l make the subject both relevant andmeaningful to each individual personality in the class-room.

No one is more important in a school than theteacher, although administrators, custodians and othermembers of the school team also have a big part in thesuccess of a school, often teaching by example.

Students in schools where the teachers feel valued byparents and proud of their surrounding colleagues andfacilities'are fortunate.

And students in schools where teachers earn enoughto be able to afford to continue studying in their fields,and traveling to broaden their horizons are also fortu-nate.

Parents can say "thank you" to teachers by communi-cating with them about their children's work, empha-sizing the importance of learning to their children aswell as lending their economic support to the schoolsystem and volunteering in the PTA.. :Some districts simply can not meet the economic

costs without state aid. In fact, every district gets someaid, no matter how. wealthy the community. But all ofus lose when some districts fail to produce graduatescapable of succeeding in the working world. Thatmakes education more than just a local issue.

But for most of us, education is still a very personalissue. On the list of people who have had an influencein your life, bet there are at least a few teachers. Andthat should say something!

JIM REED HONORED: Atthe recent Rotary Club ofFreeport's dinner, JimReed was honored forhis years of outstandingwork with the SalvationArmy. He received officialTown of Hempstead Cer-tificates of Recognition.Joining in on the honorsare, from left, SalvationArmy Major • DavidMaclean; daughter, Brit-tany; Counci lwomanAngie Cullin; daughters,Danielle and Stephaniewith Jim Reed.

LENDING A HELPINGHAND: Former Freeporters,Ted Forker, in photo, andhis son-in-law, Erik Wick-am, volunteered to doelectric work on a Habitatfor Humanity house in Mt.Juliet, Tennessee. Bothare now residents of OldHickory, Tennessee andlook forward to working onanother project such asthis.

THE ANNUAL INSTALLATION DINNER DANCE: Hempstead Town Councilwoman Angie M. Cullin(5th Councilmanic District)(5th right) recently administered the oath of office to the newly-elected Directors of the Freeport Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of its Annual Instal-lation Dinner-Dance, held at the Sand Castle in Franklin Square. From left are Freeport VillageTrustees Donald Miller, William White, and Donald Mauersberger; Michael Danon of MajestyCasino Cruises, Business Person of the Year; Dave Opatow of the Freeport Memorial Library,Citizen of the Year; Freeport Village Justice V. Roy Cacciatore; Freeport Chamber of Com-merce President John M. Nuzzi, Sr.; Councilwoman Cullin; Outgoing President Wes Carman,Sr.; Freeport Village Mayor William Glacken; New York State Assemblywoman Kathleen Mur-ray; and New York State Senator Charles Fuschillo.

Roundabout

Atkinson prepares for Career DayStudents at Freeport's Caroline G. Atkinson

School are set to meet professionals from variousfields during the school's first Annual CareerDay scheduled for May 10, 2001.

Invited'professionals include: a nurse, a librari-_an, a village mayor, retail owners, personnel whoassist the blind, journalists, death care personnel,a chef, a restaurant owner, a graphic designer andmany others.

According to Rosemarie C. Alario of Atkin-

son's guidance department and one of the event'.scoordinators, this dynamic career'day -offers"opportunity for professionals in many diverseoccupations to share time with our students dis-cussing their careers."

Atkinson's career day will positively impactstudents and may even assist with those who askthat rhetorical question, "So...what do you wantto be when you grow up?" Meeting with such awide range of professionals will surely contributeto exposing students to an array of career choices.

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INTEGRITY Presently, the BaldwinBoard of Education is considering a dis-trict policy called "Academic Integrity." Inlayman's terms, it could also be titled,"cheating."

Cheating has always taken place hut theadvent of computers makes certain typesof cheating, such as plagiarism, easier.There also seems to be a growing attitudeamong some people that cheating doesn'tmailer unless, of course, you happen to getcaught.

While Baldwin's formal policy and itsadministrative procedures are not avail-able to the public until they are officiallyapproved by the board, discussion at theApril board meeting was interesting.

Board member Carole Baken askedwhy there was no mention of staff behav-ior and Superintendent Kalhy Weiss notedthat any breaches of academic integrity byteachers would more properly be handledunder already existing stale and contractu-al regulations.

But Mrs. Bakcn's statement poses someinteresting questions concerning the issueof academic integrity. How often do adultscontribute to or encourage cheating?

Certainly most teachers and parentswould say that they teach children to behonest, but sometimes, adults preach onething while their actions or attitudes con-vey something else.

Do teachers give the same lest year afteryear or at least period after period? Whatare the monitoring conditions when testinglakes place? Do teachers, as one parentqueried, properly teach children researchmethods so that they Iruly understand thedifference between creating their ownpapers and simply lifting information frombooks, periodicals and web sites?

Do teachers, especially in the middleschool and early high school years, givelong range assignments without intermit-tent deadlines? Kids have got to be taughthow to pace themselves or they mightpanic and cheat to finish on time. And do

all teachers avail themselves of variousalternative means of assessing students sothat all children have the opportunity toshow what they know? It's bad enough thestate is requiring districts to succeed or failon the basis of a few standardized tests,but teachers must make sure that everystudent can be tested in ways that reflect awide range of skills, talents and learningstyles.

And what aboul parenls? Do parentsprovide a home environment conducivefor learning? Do they, act as if they valueeducation? Is there quiet time? Do parentsbring children to the library? Do parenlsknow the difference between helping achild and doing a child's work? I remem-ber seeing dioramas in the library for sum-mer reading projecls, supposedly createdby primary school youngsters, that lookedas if they had been crafted by Frank LloydWright.

And what about our unvoiced expecta-tions that make children want to cheat

rather than fail? Is a child's class rankingand college acceptance status more impor-tant to us than our child's honesty?

While Superintendent Weiss might becorrect in stating that the policy on acade-mic integrity should not include penaltiesfor staff, there should be opportunities inplace for both teachers and parenls to bereminded of the role they play in fosteringhonesty.

No one chooses an evil as evil. Every-one choses evil because at (he time, insome way, it appears to be good. For achild, chealing is often viewed as accept-able because it is preferable to the embar-rassment and pain of being a failure.

We must teach children learning habils- which eliminate some of the reasons forchealing. And we must, by our words andactions, encourage honesty. Our kids mustknow that their grades only reflect theirunderstanding of a particular portion of thecurriculum. Grades do not measure ourchildren's real self-worth.

Opinions differ at BCA meetingby Joan Delaney

Expectalions differed al ihe lown meet-ing sponsored by the Baldwin Communi-ty Association (BCA) held on Tuesday,April 24.

The group's board members and thosewho presented information on legislativeredistricting and the Roosevelt SchoolDistricl's status anticipated an orderlyprogram which ou t l ined facts andexplained the workings of government.Many in the audience, however, werecritical of the volunteer organization andangry at elected officials. Some weremore interested in presenting their owndemands rather than in offering assis-tance.

BCA Director Doris Duffy, along withretired professor Thomas Ryley, present-ed maps and statistics depicting Bald-win's representation by 13 different legis-lators. They stressed that having so manyrepresentatives dilutes Baldwin's voice inany particular legislative jurisdiction and

urged a letter-writing campaign to correctth is complexi ty of "puzzle pieces."Presently, a legislative task force, co-chaired by State Senator Dean Skelos isconsidering the issue.

Dr. Ryley explained that every tenyears, the new census population num-bers are used as the basis for creating leg-islative districts. He said that the stan-dards for this process require that districtscontain approximately the same numberof constituents. However, the politicaldesire to create "safe election districts"often causes oddly shaped districts. Simi-larly, communit ies like Baldwin aresometimes unduly divided to complywith both numerical and political priori-ties. It was noted that to have more clout,"it would be better for Baldwin to be rep-resented by fewer people."

By December, 2001, the stale's plan toreconfigure the boundaries for congres-sional districts and state senate andassembly districts must be presented tothe Justice Department, where it will be

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reviewed. Politically, such factors asparty affiliations, race, ethnicity and evennational origins are considered in form-ing the lines. The new legislative bound-aries will take effect for the election of2002.

A "scorecard" showed that in the StateSenate Charles Fuschillo represents 12out of Baldwin's 29 election districts withSenator Dean Skelos representing 17 dis-tricts.

In the assembly Robert Barra repre-sents 14 out of 29 districts with EarleneHill representing six and Kathleen Mur-ray representing nine.

In the House of Representatives PeterKing represents 23 districts and CarolynMe Carthy represents only six.

Mrs. Duffy noted that it is difficult forcitizens to contact so many legislatorsregarding community issues. "We're atown in all the ways that count, but notpolitically." One resident supporting theconcept asked, "Who are they (legisla-tors) going to listen to...a communitywhere they only represent ten percent or

a community- where they represent 90percent?" .

While it can be assumed that peopleunderstood the presentation, many of theresponses were off the issue and focusedinstead on individual concerns and com-plaints. "Why can't we have a GAP intown?" And once again the questionresurfaced,"Why can't we incorporate?Why can't we become a village?"

Mr. Ryley explained that the procedureis lengthy, with Islandia, the last commu-nity to incorporate, taking 15 years tocomplete the process. "That might besomething in our future, but not in ourpresent," he said. Quoting Lincoln, headded,"Let's fight one war at a time."Mrs. Duffy added, "Redistricting is notan exciting issue unless you consider theconsequences." It was later noted thatredistricting would make legislators moreaccountable. "The issue is accountabilityand you can achieve some of the benefitsof incorporation by redistricting."

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A crisis in FreeportToThe Leader:We have a crisis here in Freeport in ourschools in terms of some very seriousacademic pe r fo rmance problems. Ireported on some of these problems inmy letter in The Leader, March 15 edi-tion, titled: "We Must Have a Change,"but I discover the news now only getsworse. 'The Freeport High Schoolresults for Marking Period #2 just cameout, and I want to report jus t a fewhighlights that make me shudder. Thetotal number of students enrolled in thecore English courses of 9R, 10R, 1IR,and 12R was 1182; of that 1182 total,368 failed, with a failing percentage of31%. In the previous marking period( M a r k i n g Period #1). the t rumberswere: 1180 enrolled, 322 failed, with afailing percentage of 27%. This showsfor this core English curriculum, failingpercentage has gone up from 27% to31% in just that one quarter. In Math,the total number of students enrolled incore courses Math A-l and Math A-2for the 2nd marking period was 849; ofthat number 584 failed, with a fai l ingpercentage of 69%. The numbers for 1stquarter Math (the same core courses)

were 860 enrolled, 534 failed, with afa i l ing percentage of 62%. Again, wehave the f a i l i ng percentage, now forMath, going up significantly from 62%the 1st quarter to 69% the 2nd quarter.

How on earth are we supposed to getthese 7.400 children of ours, enrolled inthe Freeport School District, ready forlife after high school if we have 697r ofour students fail ing math, 31-% fail ingEnglish, and the results getting worse —going in the wrong direction. Continu-ing, you will recall from my March 15Leader letter that among 53 school dis-tricts reporting in Nassau County for4th grade math scores, Freeporl had thelowest "Mean Score" of all 53 districts.No district was lower.

I think our current Board of Educa-t i o n is more concerned w i l h someimage they want to have, as written intheir own words from the most recent"Freeport Pride P u b l i c Schools"news le t t e r on page 3 w h i c h says"Freeport School District spends lessper pupil than any other district in Nas-sau County." Clearly this current Boardis proud of that. How about 69%' of ourhigh school students fail ing their coremath? Is our Board proud of that also?

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Of the candidates r u n n i n g now forthe two seals up for election on May 15,I strongly endorse Carmen Pineyro andEloy Yndigoyen. Both these candidateshave excellent educational and profes-sional backgrounds, and are well versedin the issues here in town. I urge every-one to come meet them at the candi-dates forum given by the PTA .whichwill take place on May 3, at 7:30 p.m.at the Atkinson School.

Continuing. I am sending out the callfor everyone in Freeport to come outand vote. We have a crisis in town. Thisis our town, our Board of Education,

and only we can do something about it.As seen from the above and my letter inthe March 15 Leader, we are sendingmany of our children out the door, thereat the high school, unprepared for a joband ill-prepared for the rest of their l i fe .This is against our Slate Const i tu t ion,and is also seriously moral ly , wrong. 1have also noticed a s lowing down ofreal estale home price increases overthe last couple of years. I can now seewhy. Who would want to move i n t oFreeport wilh their family wilh a schoolsystem such as the above? We must fixour schools, and do it ourselves. Wedon't want lo attract a lake-over by theslate, which has happened elsewhere."Vot ing is on May .15. For f u r t h e r

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Freeport schools respondsTo the Leader:

In the course of the past severalweeks a number of individuals haveraised questions concerning passingrates for 1st and 2nd quarter markingperiods at FHS. Quar te r ly gradereports are internally generated docu-ments meant to he used as tools to eval-uate student performance in relation tothe program. Our Board of Educationand administrators are continuouslyworking to improve the educationaloffering. The facts are as follows:

1. Every class which has shown anunacceptable level of student,perfor-mance has been reviewed by the build-ing administration and, where appropri-ate, by central office administration.Teachers are being told to .provideaction plans to indicate what correctiveaction they are taking to improve stu-dent achievement.

2. Extended classroom time has beenb u i l t into the school day to supportthose students most in need of academ-

. ic intervention services. After-schoolhelp classes, as well as an extensive

program of Regents ex^tra help andreview classes, have been implementedfor a number of years and this approachwi l l not only con t i nue but wi l l beexpanded.

3. In addition, over the course of thepast six years, the Board of Educationhas increased its f u n d i n g for staffdevelopment by 10 fold. The purposeof this is to improve student achieve-ment.

While we are always concerned withaccomplishment on an annual basis, thetrue measure of success is the finalresult at graduation. Sixty-three per-cent of year 2000 Freeport graduatesreceived Regents d ip lomas . Thisreflects a strong upward trend over thepast six years. The graduating class of1995, in contrast, were granted only35% Regents diplomas. The ultimategoal of Freeport's instructional programis to provide every student with theopportunity to achieve a Regents diplo-ma upon graduation. If one comparesFreeport to other districts in NassauCounty, we find that Freeport placed 16out of 42 districts placing us squarelyabove the median for the year 2000.Some examples of these districts areLocust Valley at 63%, Wantagh at

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Any citizen is invited to discuss thedistrict's academic program with indi-vidual building principals or centraloff ice ' to gain a clear and accurateinsight into what the district is doing topromote and advance academicachievement. We are very anxious tohelp all students to achieve success inour schools. We seek the support of allparents/guardians and interested com-munity members to work positively in aproductive atmosphere to reach ourmutual goals.

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School taxes have increasedTo the Leader:

I am a Freeport resident as well as aparent of a child in the Freeport SchoolDistrict. I find it appalling that at aChamber of Commerce luncheon,

Dante Grover, former School BoardPresident, would state (Re: April 5

^ Leader article on the Chamber of Com-merce Luncheon) that "the FreeportSchool taxes have had no increase infive years." The fact is that school taxeshave been raised three out of the lastfive years! This year the district is pre-senting three proposed school budgets.Scenario three is $91,764,287, a7.719% increase or $6.575,496; sce-nario two, $92,868,588,,a 9.015%increase or $7,679,797; and scenario

. one, $93,546,288, a 9.81% increase or$8,357,497 to our current budget of$85,188,791. Any of these scenarioswil l be a guaranteed increase to ourschool taxes.

Also, let's stop shopping to find aschool whose statistics are worse. Alsoboasting about a 6% increase in thealready frightening'dropout rate for thisdistrict is totally unacceptable. Schooldistricts have known for years of thenew Regents requirements. Stop wast-

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Freeport honors FHS football heroesOn hand lo recognize Freeport

High School's Football team wasMayor B i l l Glacken . The teamracked up an impressive l i s t ofawards last season, inc luding theNassau County Championsh ip .The Red Devils capped an 1 1-0w i n n i n g season by t a k i n g theLong Is land 2000 conference Ic h a m p i o n s h i p . The 2000 RedDevils team accomplishment wasthe f i r s t t i m e s ince 1963 tha t,Freeporl's footbal l team wentundefeated.

Singled out for special honors

was linebacker Eddie Gordon forr ece iv ing the Finer award for"Best linebacker in Nassau Coun-ty," and quarterback ChristopherRichez, who received the Thorpaward, given to the "Most Out-s t and ing Football Player."Freeport coach Russ Cellanthanked the team members fortheir dedication, determination andteamwork. Freeport school boardtrustee Dr. Al Renken and schoolboard president Ron El lerbe

FREEPORT HONORS the Red Devils high school football heroes recently. From left are joined in congratulating the entireFreeport schoql board trustee Dr. Al Renken, Mayor Bill Glacken, Eddie Gordon, 1963 Thorp team.Award winner Guy Riccardi, Jr., Chris Richez and school board president Ron Ellerbe.

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from page 8ing time f inding excuses for the fail-ures. Our chi ldren are f a i l i n g at ana l a r m i n g rate. Answers, the r igh tanswers, are what our children need tostay in school, graduate and have a suit-able future.

Stephanie Cieslik

Grover respondsTo the Leader:

Thank you for the oppor tun i ty torespond to Ms. Cieslik's letter. At thevery onset, let me indicate that Ms.Cieslik is misquot ing my statementsmade at a Chamber of Commerce lun-cheon.

I did not state tha t the FreeportSchools have had no tax increase in fiveyears. The fact is that I slated that theschool tax rate increases in the last fiveyears were very nominal. The averageincrease of school tax rate for five yearsfrom 1996/97 through 2000/01 was anaverage of 78 cents per $100 assessedvaluation or 1.39% per year. Schooltaxes were reduced twice in the last fouryears, which is unprecedented in Nas-sau County. In fact, the school lax ratein 1999/00 was less than the 1996/97school tax rate.

Freeporl's tax rale ranking in NassauCounty has come down from 6lh high-est to 24th (out of 56 school districts) inthe past five years. All th is has beenachieved along wi th improv ing andenhancing our instructional programs,reducing class size at lower grades, andaddressing space and enrollment needsboth on a short-lerm basis and a long-lerm basis.

The Administration provided the pro-posed 2001/02 budget with three possi-ble scenarios. The Board of Educationhas decided to go with the least possibleincrease scenario. The proposed budgetexpenditures adopted by the Board ofEducation is $91,764,287. This repre-sents a 7.72% increase over the 2000/01budget. The fact is that this is a respon-sible budget addressing our educationalplan.

The school taxes are affected by

many factors such as assessed valua-tion, base proportions, state aid andother revenues that impact the schooltax rate. A decrease in assessed valua-tion of homeowners (Class One) or ashift in base proportions more towardhomeowners can increase the schooltaxes. The school district has absolutelyno control over these factors.

Regarding the dropout rate for thehigh school (as presented in the schoolreport card presentation), the schooldropout rate is 2.9% compared to theNew York Stale average rate .of 4.1%. Iam totally appalled by Ms. Cieslik'scomment relative to this matter.

The district and the staff are commit-ted to meeting the New York-StateStandards and we expect nothing lessthan higher achievement for all our stu-dents.

It is a disservice to the school com-munity to misrepresent the facts. OurBoard, teachers, administrators and sup-porting staff are working vigorously lomeet-the educational needs of our chil-dren.

Dante GroverBoard Member and Treasurer

Library responds to unionTo the Leader:

This letter is being sent in response tothe correspondents whose letter con-cerning labor negotiations at the Bald-win Publ ic Library appeared in lastweek's edition of The Leader.

Under rules agreed to by both partiesto these negotiations, I am not at libertyto discuss the specific terms of anyprospective settlement. However, asPresident of the Baldwin Public LibraryBoard of Trustees, I would l ike toassure the communi ty that we havebeen negot ia t ing in good fai th wi thCSEA Local 1000, AFSCME,AFL/CIO (the bargaining un i t repre-sent ing f u l l - t i m e employees al thelibrary) for approximalely the past eightmonths. Throughout this long and ardu-ous period, we have, in each instance,advanced proposals which, we believe,fairly take into account nol only thelegitimate needs of the Library staff, but

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Free School District, Nassau County, New Yorkshall conduct its Annual Budget Vote andTrustees Election on Tuesday, May 15, 2001. Thevote will be by voting machines at the desig-nated polling places set forth below, betweenthe hours of 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. (local

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ters will be submitted to the registered voters ofthe Freeport School District:(1) Three Propositions

Proposition #1 - SCHOOL BUDGETRESOLVED that the Annual School Budget of

$ be adopted and the neces-sary amount be raised by a tax upon the tax-able property located in Freeport Union FreeSchool District, Town of Hempstead, Freeport,New York, for the School Year 2001-2001,

Proposition #2 - Proposition for Year RoundRegistration

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education ofthe Freeport Union Free School District is autho-rized to implement a system of walk in voterregistration under which: (1) registration will be

• conducted from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on dayswhen school is in session beginning with the firstday of student attendance and ending withthe last day of student attendance and duringthe period between the last day of studentattendance and the first day of student atten-dance from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on regulardays of business; and (2) and such system ofwalk-in voter registration shall be effective withthe next annual meeting and election and shalltake place at the Office of the District Clerk inthe Administration Building. 235 North OceanAvenue, Freeport, New York and the CentralRegistry Office, presently located in theAtkinson School, 58 West Seaman Avenue.Freeport. New York.

Proposition #3 FREEPORT MEMORIAL LIBRARYBUDGET

RESOLVED, that the Freeport MemorialLibrary Budget amount of $ beadopted and the necessary amount be raisedby a tax upon the taxable property located inFreeport Union Free School District, Town ofHempstead, Freeport, New York, for theFreeport Memorial Library for the year 2001-2002.(2) The election of two (2) School Trustees ofthe Board of Education for a full term of threeyears beginning July 1, 2001 and ending June30, 2004 to succeed Dante Grover and AlbertRenken.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board ofRegistration shall meet in the designatedpolling places set forth below on April 30; 2001between the hours of 2:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. -

' and In the Administration Building, 235 NorthOcean'Avenue. Freeport, N.Y. on May 1, 2001and May 2, 2001 between the hours of 2:00P.M. and 8:00 P.M. for the purpose of preparingthe Register of the qualified voters of theSchool District for the Annual School DistrictMeeting and Elecfion at which time any personshall -be entitled to have his/her name placeupon such register provided that at such meet-ing of the Board of Registration, he/she isknown, or proven to the satisfaction of theBoard of Registration to be then or thereafterentitled to vote at the annual District Electionfor which such register is prepared.

Any person who is not registered with theSchool District or who is.not registered in theGeneral Election or who has not voted at anyannual or special district meeting or electionheld within the last four calendar years (1997-2000) must register in order to vote on May 15.2001.

The voting registers will be open to inspec- .tion by any qualified voter on weekdaysbetween the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.from May 9. 2001 to May 14, 2001. andbetween the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M.noon on Saturday, May 12, 2001 at the Officeof the District Clerk; and at each polling placeon election day.

Absentee ballots will be available for theelection.of School Board Members and theBudget Vote. Applications for absentee ballotsare available in the Office of the District Clerkat the Public School Administration Building. 235North Ocean Avenue, in Freeport. To have anabsentee ballot mailed to your home, a com-pleted and signed application must be in theDistrict Clerk's Office no later than 5:00 P.M. onTuesday. May 8. 2001. Application for anabsentee ballot may. be made in person from9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on any school day andup until 5:00 P.M. on Monday. May 14. 2001.

The right to vote by absentee ballot will besubject to the approval of the Board ofElections.

A listing of all people to whom absentee bal-lots were issued will be available in the DistrictClerk's Office.from May 9, 2001 to May 15,2001. except Sunday, May 13, 2001. during reg-ular office hours and such list will also be avail-able at the polling places at the election of themembers of the Board of Education. Absentee

• ballots will be accepted in the office of theClerk of the school district no later than §:00P.M. on May 15. 2001; any ballot received afterthat time will not be counted.Candidates for the Office of School Board

Trustee must be nominated by a petition signedby at least fifty-six (56) qualified voters of theDistrict. The petition shall state name and resi-dence of the candidate and shall state thename and residence of each signer.Candidates receiving the greatest number ofvotes shall be considered elected to theirrespective offices. Where terms are of differentlength, the candidate receiving the highestvote shall be elected to the longest term.However, a nomination may be rejected bythe Board of Education if the candidate is ineli-gible for the office or declares his unwillingnessto serve. Petitions shall be filed between 9:00A.M. and 5:00 P.M. no later than April 18, 2001at the Office of the District Clerk.A statement of the amount of money which willbe required for the School Year 2001-2002 willbe available to the taxpayers at any of theSchool District buildings between 8:00 A.M. and4:00 P.M. not later than May 1, 2001. exceptingSaturdays and Sundays or holidays, and atsuch annual election.TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a budget hearingwill be held on May 2, 2001 at 7:30 P.M. o'clockin the Caroline G. Atkinson .School for the pur-pose of discussing the expenditures of fundsand budgeting thereof.TAKE FURTHER'NOTICE that a proposition in writ-ing by petition of one hundred forty two (142)signatures of qualified voters of the District isrequired to place a proposition on the ballot.The petition must be filed if the Office of theDistrict Clerk on or before 5:00 P.M. o'clock(local time) March 30, 2001. The Board ofEducation reserves the right to edit or amendany proposition without changing'the intentthereof.PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the electionshall be held in accofdance with the Rules forthe Election of School Board Members adopt-ed by the Board of Education:QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING

"1. A person shall be a citizen of the UnitedStates.

2. Eighteen or more years of age.3. A resident of the District for a period of thir-

ty days or more preceding the election atwhich he or she offers to vote.

4. Must be registered to vote. -BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATIONRonald Ellerbe. PresidentMary R. Bediako, District Clerk

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the schoolelection districts within the school district are asfollows:DISTRICT N-l

The Atkinson School Voting District is con-tained in-the area, which is west of North MainStreet, south of the northerly School DistrictBoundary Line, and east of Milburn Creek andnorth of the Long Island Railroad.DISTRICT N-2

The Columbus Avenue School Voting Districtis contained in the area which is north .of theLong Island Railroad, east of North Main Street,south of the most northerly District boundaryline and west of the Mea'dowbrook Parkway.DISTRICT S-3

The Bayview Avenue School Voting-District iscontained in the area which is south of theLong Island Railroad right of way and west ofthe Eastern boundary line which runs southdown South Long Beach Avenue to the south-ern property lines of the properties on the southside of Smith Street, then west along said prop-erty lines to the easterly property lines of theproperties fronting on Bayview Avenue, thenceproceeding south along said property lines tothe easterly property lines on Branch Avenueand then southerly along the eastern boundarylines of said properties fronting on the east sideof Branch Avenue to the northern property linesof properties fronting on the north side of LewisStreet, thence easterly along said boundary toRandall Bay. The southern boundary is theVillage Line and the western boundary is theVillage Line.DISTRICT S-4

The Archer Street School Voting District iscontained in the area which begins at thesoutherly side of the Long Island Railroad rightof way where same intersects with the westerlyboundary lines of properties fronting on thewest side of Long Beach Avenue; thence run-ning easterly along said right of way to thewesterly boundary lines or properties frontingon the west side of Henry Street; thence south-easterly along said boundary lines to the inter-section with South Main Street; thence souther-ly along the west side of South Main Street tothe intersection with Mill Road; thence easterlyalong the south side of Mill Road to the inter-section of Mill Road and Freeport Creek;thence southerly along Freeport Creek to thenortherly boundary lines of properties frontingon the north side of East Bedell Street; thenceeasterly along said property lines to the VillageLine also known as Freeport Creek; thencesoutherly along said line to the most southerlyVillage Line; thence westerly along said VillageLine to Hudson Bay; thence north and north-westerly along Woodcleft Basin to Sportsman'sChannel; thence north along said Channel andits extension to the center line of AtlanticAvenue; thence westerly along said center lineof Atlantic Avenue to the easterly boundarylines of properties fronting on the east side ofBayview Avenue; thence northerly along saidboundary lines to the intersection of the

southerly boundary lines of properties frontingon the south side of Smith Street; thence easter-ly along said boundary lines of propertiesfronting on the west side of Long BeachAvenue; thence northerly along said boundarylines to the point or place of beginning.DISTRICT S-5

The Giblyn School Voting District is containedin the area which begins at a point where theeasterly boundary lines of properties fronting onBayview Avenue intersects the center line ofAtlantic Avenue running thence easterly alongsaid centei line to the western boundary line ofproperties fronting on the west side ofSportsman's Avenue; thence southerly alongsaid lines to the Sportsman's Channel; thencesoutherly along said Channel to the WoodcleftBasin; thence southeasterly along said basin toeasterly boundary of Village Line running alongHudson Bay; thence southerly along saidboundary line to the southerly boundary of theVillage Line also known as Little Swift Creek;thence westerly along said Village Line to apoint where same intersects Randall Bay:thence northerly along said Bay to the intersec-tion of the northerly boundary lines of proper-ties 'fronting on the north side of Lewis Street;thence westerly along said boundary line tothe easterly boundary lines of propertiesfronting on the east side of Branch Avenue;thence northerly along said boundary lines tothe intersection of the east boundary lines ofproperties fronting on the east side of BayviewAvenue; thence northerly along said boundarylines to the point or place of beginning.DISTRICT S6

The Cleveland Avenue School Voting District(now based at the Freeport Family CommunityCenter, 17 Buffalo Avenue) is contained in thearea which is south of the Long Island Railroadright of way, east of the eastern boundary ofDistrict S-4, with the eastern and southernboundary being the village boundaries.FL #530 4x 3/?9 4/fi 19 5/3SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAUHomeside Lending, Inc.,

Plaintiff,against

Alexander Dobonek; Kathleen McGann if living,and if they be dead, any and all persons whoare spouses, widows, grantees, mortgagees,lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees or successorsin interest of such of them as may be dead, allof whom and whose names and places of resi-dence are unknown to Plaintiff;

Defendants.Index No. 00/13588

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICEPROPERTY ADDRESS: 65 Gordon Place,Freeport, NY 11520TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer thecomplaint in this action and to serve a copy ofyour answer, or, if the complaint is not servedwith this summons, to serve a notice of appear-ance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff withintwenty (20) days after the service of this sum-mons, exclusive of the day of service, or withinthirty (30) days after completion of servicewhere it is made in any other manner than per-sonal delivery within the State. The UnitedStates of America, if designated as a defen-dant in this action, may appear within sixty (60)days of service -hereof. In case of your failure toappear or answer, judgment will be takenagainst you by default for the relief demandedin the complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEFSOUGHT

THE OBJECT of the above captioned actionis to foreclose a Mortgage to secure$142,925.00 and interest, recorded in theNassau County Clerk's Office on October 22,1999, in Liber 19944 of Mortgages, Page 0841covering premises known as 65 Gordon Place,Freeport, NY 11520.

The relief sought in the within action is a finaljudgment directing the sale of the premisesdescribed above to satisfy the debt secured by

Othe Mortgage described above.Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the

place of trial. Venue is based upon the Countyin which the mortgaged premises is situated.Dated:.November 29, 2000

SHAPIRO & DICARO, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff

700 Cornerstone Centre2300 Buffalo Road

Rochester, New York 14624(716)247-9000

our File No. 00-37226RWE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANDANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE.

SCHEDULE ALEGAL DESCRIPTION

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land,situate, lying and being in the IncorporatedVillage of Freeport. Town of Hempstead,County of Nassau and State of New York,bounded and described as follows:BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side ofGordon Place, distant 101.85 feet northerlyfrom the corner formed by the intersection ofthe easterly side of Gordon place with thenortherly side of Ray Street;RUNNING THENCE North 0 degrees 53 minutes00 seconds East along the easterly side ofGordon Place. 55 feet;

RUNNING THENCE South 89 degrees 07 minutes00 seconds East, 128.55 feet;RUNNING THENCE South 5 degrees 10 minutes00 seconds east along land now or formerly ofCarroll Bamberg and land now or formerly ofMager, 55.31 feet (record and actual); 55.09feet (tax map);RUNNING THENCE North 89 degrees 07 minutesWest 134.37 feet (record and actual); 131 feet(tax map) to the easterly side of Gordon Place.the point or place of BEGINNING.FL #546 4X4/12. 19. 26. 5/3

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY

COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS. INC. F/K/ACOUNTRYWIDE FUNDING CORPORATION,PLAINTIFFVS JEAN LA GUERRE; LELA TISDALE. ET AL DEFEN-DANTSATTORNEY(S) FOR PLAINTIFF: ROSICKI, ROSICKI &ASSOCIATES. P.C.. ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD,SUITE 495, CARLE PLACE, NEW YORK 111514(516) 741 -2585Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure'and salefiled on February 5. 2001, I will sell at PublicAuction to the highest bidder at the North frontSteps, Nassau County Courthouse, 262 OldCountry Road, Mineola, New YorkOn Friday, the llth day of May, 2001, at 9:30a.m.Premises in Freeport: New York and describedas follows: BEGINNING at a point on-the easter-ly side of East Avenue at the southwesterly cor-ner of the premises hereby described 568 feet.southerly from the southerly side of Smith Streetwhen measured at right angles thereto asSmith Street runs easterly from Grove Street:RUNNING THENCE Easterly and parallel withSmith Street 135.60 feet to the land formerlyowned by JarVies B. Raynor; THENCE North 0degrees 13 minutes east and along said lastmentioned land, 56 feet; THENCE Westerly andparallel with Smith Street, 200.57 feet to theeasterly side of East Avenue, and; THENCESouth 14 degrees 53 minutes 10 seconds Eastand along the easterly side of East Avenue.54.95 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING.Premises known as 25 East Avenue. Freeport,New YorkSold subject to all terms and conditions con-tained in said judgment and terms of sale.Approximate amount of judgment $169.471.18plus interest and costs.INDEX NO. 28613/99Margaret A. Hurst, Esq.. REFEREEFL #547 4x4/12. 19.26. 5/3

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUCHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORA-TION.

Plaintiff,AgainstMERVIN MCCORMACK A/K/A MERVIN W.MCCORMACK; MRS. MCCORMACK

Defendgnt(s).Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 2/8/2001 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NassauCounty Courthouse, North Front Steps, 262 OldCountry Road, Mineola, NY 11501 on 5/10/2001at 9:30 AM premises known as 117 East ClintonAvenue. Roosevelt, NY.ALL 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 York Section 55 Block 442 Lot 256Approximate amount of lien $146,184.24 plusinterest and costs. Premises will be sold subjectto provisions of filed judgment Index #11882-00ANGELO D. RONCALLO. Esq.; RefereeJoo B. Felice and Associates. P.C., (Attorney'sfor Plaintiff)11 East 44th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY10017 Dated: 4/2/2001 File #; Bbfch 1382 mac .FL 54B 4T 4/17 19. ?A 5/3 -SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK -COUNTY OF NASSAUFIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, ASTRUSTEE, Plaintiff against ROY A PHILLIPS. II, et al,Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale entered herein anddated May 23, 2000, I, the undersigned Refereewill sell at public auction at the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Road. Mineola,New York, NY on the 14th day of May, 2001 at9:00 A.M. premises lying and being in theCounty of Nassau. Said premises being knownas 28 High Place, Freeport, New York 11520.Section: 55. Block: 393, Lot:ll. Approximateamount of lien $106,514.88 plus "interest andcosts. Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment and terms of sale.Index #99-25724 ~ •John Principe, Esq.Eschen & Frenkel, LLPAttorney(s) for Plaintiff93 E. Main Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706File #5837-OFB-2994BFL5544T4/12. 19.26,5/3

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY, ROOSEVELTSAVINGS BANK, plaintiff, v. RUFUS SMITH. JR.. et.al, defendants. BERNARD H. COHEN, attorneyfor plaintiff. 99 Tulip Avenue, Floral Park, NewYork. PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLO-SURE AND SALE dated January 25. 2001, I willsell at public auction on May 22, 2001, at 10;30a.m.. on the north front steps of the Nassau

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PUBLIC NOTICESfrom previous page

County Courthouse, 262 Old Country Road.Mineola, New York, premises in NASSAUCounty, New York, as follows: Beginning on thesouth side of West Raymond Avenue (OakStreet) 223.44 feet east of Pennsylvania Avenuebeing a plot 50 x 100 and known as 47 WestRaymond Street, Roosevelt, New York.

WILLIAM ROTH, RefereeFL#557P4x4/19, 26. 5/3, 10

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. CHASE

• MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION,plaintiff, v. BRUCE JACKSON, et al., defendants.BERNARD H. COHEN, attorney for plaintiff. 99Tulip Avenue, Floral Park. New York. PURSUANTTO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND SALEdated September 19. 2000. I will sell at publicauction on May 22, 2001, at 10:00 a.m., on theNorth front steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Road, Mineola.New York, premises in NASSAU County, NewYork, as follows: Beginning on the east side ofWoodbine Drive West 390 feet north of LenaAvenue being a plot 90 feet x 95 feet andknown as 36 Woodbine Drive West, Freeport,New York

Gerard DeGregoris. Jr., RefereeFL#558P4x4/19. 26. 5/3. 10NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: MILLER FAMILY, LLC. Articlesof Organization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on 12/28/00. The latestdate of dissolution is 12/31/2050. Office loca-tion: Nassau County. SSNY has been designat-ed as agent of the LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served. SSNY shall mail acopy of process to the LLC. c/o Heller. Horowitz& Felt, P.C., 292 Madison Avenue, New York,New York 10017. Purpose: For any lawful pur-pose.FL #562 6x4/19, 26, 5/3, 10, 17, 24

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY

CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPOR-ATION, PLAINTIFF VS MARY L. DUKE, ET AL DEFEN-DANTSATTORNEY(S) FOR PLAINTIFF: ROSICKI, BOSICKI &ASSOCIATES, P.C., ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD,SUITE 495, CARLE PLACE, NEW YORK 11514 (516)741-2585Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and saleentered on December 27, 2000, I will sell atPublic Auction to the highest bidder at theNorth front steps, Nassau County Courthouse.262.Old Country Rodd, Mineola, New YorkOn Tuesday, the 22nd day of May, 2001. at 9:30a.m.Premises in Freeport, New York and describedas follows: BEGINNING at a point on the easter-ly side of Rutland Road, distant 300 feetsoutherly from the corner formed by the inter-section of the easterly side of Rutland Roadand the southerly side of Parsons Avenue: RUN-NING' THENCE easterly at right angles to theeasterly side of Rutland Road, a distance of 100feet; THENCE southerly parallel with the easterlyside of Rutland Road, a distance of 41.67 feet;THENCE, westerly again at right angles to theeasterly side of Rutland Road, a distance of 100feet to the easterly side of Rutland Road;THENCE northerly along the easterly side ofRutland Road a distance of 41.67 feet to thepoint or place of BEGINNING.Premises known as 42 Rutland Road, Freeport,New YorkSold subject to all terms and conditions con-tained in said judgment and terms of sale.Approximate amount of judgment $181,162.54plus interest and costs.INDEX NO. 00/011409 •John W.C. Canning, Esq., REFEREEFL #563 4/12, 26, 5/3, 10NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: ABE LLC. Articles ofOrganization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on 04/09/01. Officelocation: 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, 1175 WestBroadway, Suite 30 & 31, Hewlett. New York11557. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL #566 6x 4/26. 5/3. 10. 17. 24. 31SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK-COUNTY OF NASSAUNORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, N.A. as Trusteeunder that certain Pooling and ServicingAgreement dated as of June 1.- 1998 forSouthern Pacific Secured Assets Corp.,Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Pass-ThroughCertificates, series 1998-2 without recourse.Plaintiff against MARILYN HARRIS, Defendant(s).Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure andSale entered herein and dated March 22nd,2000, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at pub-lic auction at the North Front Steps Of TheNassau County Courthouse, 262 Old CountryRoad, Mineola, NY on the 28th day of May,2001 at 9:00 am, premises lying and being inthe County of Nassau. Said premises beingknown as 54 Carroll Street. Roosevelt, New York11575. Section: 55, Block: 280, Lot: 33-35.Approximate amount of lien $97,993.14 plusinterest and costs. Premises will be sold subject

' to provisions of filed judgment and terms ofsale,Index #99-25003Dylan S. Mitchell, ESQ.. Referee

Eschen & Frenkel, LLPAttorney(s) for Plaintiff - ,93 E. Main Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706File#5794-OFB-3661BFL #567 4x4/26. 5/3. 10 17

NUIICb Ol- SALbSUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. BANK OFAMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BYMERGER OF BANK OF AMERICA FSB, Pltf. vs.STANFORD MENDENHALL, et al. Defts. Index#00-006243. Pursuant to judgment of foreclo- •sure and sale dated Sept. 15, 2000, I will sell atpublic auction on the North Front Steps of theNassau County Courthouse, 262 Old CountryRd., Mineola, NY on May 31, 2001 at 9:45 a.m.prem. k/a 11 Decatur St.. Roosevelt, NY. Saidproperty located at a point on the westerlyside of Decatur'St. (a/k/a Lee St.), 202 ft.southerly from the corner formed by the inter-section of the westerly side of Decatur St. withthe southerly side of Washington Ave., being aplot 40 ft. x 100 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is$64,644.67 plus costs and interest. Sold subjectto terms and conditions of filed judgment andterms of sale. ANTHONY C. CAPETOLA. Referee.CERTILMAN BALIN ADLER & HYMAN LLP, Attys.for Pltf., 90 Merrick Ave., E. Meadow, NY. C3493FL #568P 4x 4/26, 5/3 10, 17NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 1207 W. PARK STREET, L.L.C.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on04/10/01. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. SSNYshall mail a co'py of process to the LLC, c/o

'Donald J. Scheurer, 3300 Milburn Avenue.Baldwin Harbor, New York 11510. Purpose: For.any lawful purpose.FL #569 6x 4/26, 5/3, 10 17. 24, 31NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 65 INDIANA AVENUE, LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on04/10/01. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been designated as agent of the LLC upon

• whom process against it may be served. SSNYshall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/oDonald J. Scheurer. 3300 Milburn Avenue,Baldwin Harbor, New York 11510. Purpose: Forany lawful purpose.FL #570 6x 4/26, 5/3 10. 17/24 31 'SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUOLYMPIA MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiffagainst DONOVAN ASHMEADE, et alDefendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale entered herein anddated October 17, 2000, I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the northfront steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY on the 31stday of May, 2001 at 9:00 AM premises situate inthe Town of Hempstead. Section: 55. Block: 364,

. Lot 666 to 668.Said premises known as 137 INDEPENDENCEAVENUE, FREEPORT, NY. Approximate amount,pf lien $155,665.33 plus interest & costs. Premiseswill be sold subject to provisions of filed judg-ment and terms of sale. Index Number 271 /OO.KATHRYN MENG. ESQ., Referee.Eschen & Frenkel, 1LPAttorney© for Plaintiff93 E. Main St., Bay Shore, NY 11706FL#571 4x4/26, 5/3, 10, 17SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK -COUNTY OF NASSAUINDEX #01/002168 FILED: 2/8/01 'SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSPlaintiff designates Nassau County as the placeof trial. Venue is based upon the County inwhich the mortgage premises is situated.BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, BY RESI-DENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION, -AS ATTOR-NEY OF FACT, Plaintiff against THE HEIRS-AT-LARGE of ALBERT R. GAINES; if living, and if he be dead, and all Persons who are husbands,wives, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, suc-cessors in interest of such of the devisees, dis-tributees, successors in interest of such of themas may be dead, and their husbands andwives, heirs, devisees^ distributees,-and succes-sors in interest all of whom and whose namesand places of residence are unknown toPlaintiff;THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA; and "JOHN DOE" and"JANE DOE", said names being fictitious, itbeing the intention of Plaintiff to designate anyand all occupants of premises being fore-closed herein, defendant(s). MortgagedPremises: 29 Lillian Ave., Freeport, NY 11520. TOTHE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU AREHEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint inthis action and to serve a copy of your answer,or, if the complaint is not served with thisSummons, to serve a notice of appearance onthe attorneys for the Plaintiff within twenty (20)days after the service of this Summons, exclu-sive of the day of service, or within thirty (30)days after completion of service where is madein any other manner than personal deliverywithin the State. The United States of America, ifdesignated as a defendant in this action, mayappear within sixty (60) days of service hereof,•In case of your failure to appear or answer,judgment will be taken against you be defaultfor the relief demanded in the complaint. In theevent that there is a deficiency in the sale pro-ceeds, a deficiency judgment may be enteredagainst you. NOTICE AND OBJECT OF ACTION:

THE OBJECT of the above captioned action isto foreclose a Mortgage held by Plaintiff.recorded in the Office of the Clerk of theCounty of Nassau on 7/30/99 in LIBER 19764 atpage 298; said mortgage was assigned byHomecomings Financial Network, Inc. toBankers Trust Company, as Trustee by assign-ment of mortgage dated 7/20/99, and record-ed 2/29/00, in liber 20183 of Mortgages, atpage 556.TO THE DEFENDANT, except the HEIRS-AT-LARGEof ALBERT R. GAINES, the Plaintiff makes no per-sonal claim against you in this action. NOTICEOF RIGHTS: YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICETHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT,AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE. UNLESS YOU DISPUTETHE VALIDITY OF THIS DEBT OR ANY PORTIONTHEREOF WITHIN (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPTHEREOF, WE WILL ASSUME THE DEBT BE VALID. IF

'YOU SHOULD DISPUTE SUCH DEBT AND NOTIFYUS IN WRITING THEREOF WITHIN THIRTY (30)DAYS, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH VERIFICA-TION OF THE OBLIGATION'. IF APPLICABLE, UPONYOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN THE AFORE-MENTIONED THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, WE WILLPROVIDE YOU .WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESSOF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR IF DIFFERENT THANTHE CURRENT CREDITOR. The foregoing sum-mons is served upon you by publication pur-suant to an order of the Hon. Robert Roberto,Jr. a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Stateof New York, dated 4/4/01 and filed along with,the supporting papers in- the Nassau CountyClerk's Office. This is an action of foreclose amortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or par-cel of land, with the buildings and improve-ments thereon erected, situate, lying andbeing in the Incorporated Village of Freeport,County of Nassau, and State of New York. SEC55,, BLOCK 370, LOT 153-155 said premisesknown as 29 Lillian Avenue, Freeport, New York11520, Feih, Such & Crane, LLP, Attorneys forthe Plaintiff, Office and P.O. Address, 1800 FirstFederal Plaza, Rochester, New York 14614 (716)325-6202 Our file no. HCNYC273FL #575 4x 4/26 5/3 10 17

NUIICb Oh PUBLIC HbAKINliBY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 27 Section269 of the Building Zone Ordinance. NOTICE ishereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS ofthe Town of Hempstead will hold a public hear-ing in the Town Meeting Pavilion-, Town HallPlaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead,New York on May 9, 2001 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00P.M, to consider the following applications and-

• appeals:THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED START-ING AT 9.30 A.M.383/01. BELLMORE - Frank Prestigiacomo,Renewal of grant to use basement in two-fami-ly dwelling for storage of personal belongingsby occupants of dwelling., E/s Bellmore Ave.,55.53' S/o Natta Blvd.. a/k/a 1979 Bellmore Ave.384/01. BELLMORE - Frank Prestigiacomo,

-Renewal of grant to use basement in two-fami-ly dwelling for storage of personal belongingsby occupants of dwelling., S/E cor. BellmoreAve. & Natta Blvd., a/k/a 1973 Bellmore Ave.385/01. LEVITTOWN - Nicholas & MaryannMorales, Renewal of grant to maintain 6' highstockade fence., E/s Pleasant La., 277.13' S/oHorn La., a/k/a 17 Pleasant La.386/01. MERRICK - Visimage Enterprises, Inc.d/b/a The Visual Image. Renewal of grant tomaintain 2nd wall sign; overall size 91 sq. ft., N/Ecor, Beverly Rd. & Merrick Rd. running thru toHedge La., a/k/a 2565 Beverly Rd.387/01. WEST HEMPSTEAD - Robert & BeverlyBdnnister, Renewal of grant to maintain 6' highstockade fence on front property line., N/Wcor. Cedar Rd. & Lehman Rd., a/k/a 98 CedarRd.388/01. OCEANSIDE - Hitendra & Nayana Shah,Renewal of grant to maintain two-familydwelling., W/s Davis St., 209.09' N/o Woods

. Ave., a/k/a 2850 Davis St.389/01. - 390/01. NR. WESTBURY - Armando &Jennifer Marasco, Maintain 6' high wood fencelarger than pool installation area; Maintain 7'high living fence on Lilac Dr.. S/E cor. Davie St.& Lilac Dr., a/k/a 467 Davie St.391/01. OCEANSIDE - Harris W. & Gall Barber,Maintain 5' high chain link fence with privacyslats larger than pool installation area.. S/sDerby Dr. North, 283.70' W/o Chelsea Rd.,a/k/a 548 Derby Dr. North392/01. LEVITTOWN - Cohn Karaban. Erectaccessory structure higher & larger than permit-ted & exceeding horizontal maximum on bothsides., S/s Bunting La.. 69.44' E/o NewbridgeRd., a/k/a 6 Bunting La.393/01. MERRICK - Randy Selnick, Variance,front yard setback on Central Blvd.. maintainopen porch attached to dwelling.. N/W cor.Central Blvd. & Westmoreland Rd., a/k/a 96Central Blvd.394/01. ATLANTIC BEACH - Robert L. & LaurenRubel, Install pool not permitted in side yard.,W/s Kings Ave., 110' N/o Ocean Blvd.. a/k/a 47Kings Ave.395/01. ATLANTIC BEACH - William Lombard!,Variance, side yard,'construct addition withdeck above both attached to dwelling., N/Wcor. Brookline Ave. & Trenton Ct. running thru toTrenton Ave., a/k/a 25 Brookline Ave.396/01. SEAFORD - Peter & ConstanceScalamandre. Variance, front yard'averagesetback, maintain dwelling with attached 3-car

garage, wood deck & vestibule., S/s CrescentCove Dr., 772.50' E/o Marina Park Dr., a/k/a 55Crescent Cove Dr.397/01. - 399/01. POINT LOOKOUT - John & PatLeonard, Variances, lot area occupied, sideyard, side yards aggregate, rear yard, con-struct addition to dwelling; Variances, lot areaoccupied, side yard,-side yards aggregate,rear yard, maintain 2nd story wood deck;Variance, lot area occupied, maintain shed.,W/s Garden City Ave., 318.28' N/o OceanBlvd., a/k/a 129 Garden City Ave.400/01. BELLMORE - Phillip & RathleenAvanzato, Variances, subdivision of lot, lotarea, lot area occupied, rear yard, maintaindwelling with 2nd story wood deck & stairs 8;garage on lesser lot., E/s Briggs St., 82.89' N/oWilson Ave., a/k/a 2095 Briggs St.401/0.1. ELMONT -Uberto & Marina Sacerdotal!,Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area, frontwidth, lot area occupied, rear yard, maintaindwelling on lesser lot; maintain detachedgarage with less than required side & rear yardsetbacks., S/s Npws Ave., 80' W/o Evans Ave.,a/k/a 1315 News Ave.402/01. ELMONT - Uberto & Marina Sacerdotal!.Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area, frontwidth, lot area occupied, side yards aggre-gate, rear yard, construct dwelling withga;age., N/s Collier Ave., 80' W/o Evans Ave.403/01. LEVITTOWN - Nextel of New York, Inc.d/b/a Nextel Communications, Install twelve(12) wireless communication antennas & relat-ed equipment on roof of existing building., S/sHempstead Tpke., 150' E/o Center La., a/k/a3000 Hempstead Tpke. (Negative Declarationissued under S.E.Q.R.)THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED START-ING AT 2:00 P.M.404/01. - 405/01. WANTAGH - Peter & LauraLangstrand. Variance, front yard average set-back, maintain addition to dwelling; Maintainshed higher & larger than permitted., E/s JamesRd., 212.50' N/o Island Rd., a/k/a 1531 JamesRd.406/01. ATLANTIC BEACH - Ernest & CamilleDeAngelis, Install in-ground pool not permittedin side yard; maintain 5' high chain link fence,,wood fence & masonry wall & 8' high livingfence.. E/s Renselear'Ave., 220' N/o OceanBlvd., a/k/a 58 Renselear Ave.407/01. ATLANTIC BEACH - MarianneLJebenberg. Variances, front yard average set-back, side yard, rear yard, construct 2nd storywith balcony attached to dwelling., E/s TroyAve.. 90' S/ o W.-Park St., a/k/a 98 Troy Ave.408/01 .-WEST HEMPSTEAD - Inlet Homes Corp.,Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area, frontwidth, lot area occupied, construct dwellingwith garage.. N/s Roosevelt Blvd., 318.30' W/oMadison Ave.409/01. NR. LAWRENCE - John & JenniferMinnigan, Use variance to maintain 2-familydwelling in Res, "B" District., W/s RockawayTpke., 170' N/o Mott Ave., a/k/a 227 RockawayTpke. (Negative Declaration issued underS.E.Q.R.)410/01. NR. LAWRENCE - Thomas Minnigan. Useformer 3-car garage for a non-permitted car-pentry business., W/s Rockaway Tpke.. 120' N/oMott Ave., a/k/a 233 Rockaway Tpke.(Negative Declaration issued under S.E.Q.R.)411/01. WANTAGH - Theresa Andersen,Maintain shed higher & larger than permittedwith less than required side yard setback., W/sHempstead La., 1,445.27' S/o Merrick Rd., a/k/a '2436 Hempstead La.412/01. POINT LOOKOUT - Catherine Burgess,Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, sideyards aggregate, rear yard, maintain wooddeck attached to dwelling & garage convert-ed to living space., E/s Bellmore Ave.. 270' S/o-Beech St., a/k/a 112 Bellmore Ave.413/01. WEST HEMPSTEAD - St. Thomas theApostle R.C. Church, Amusement Rides(Special Event) duration May 31-June 3, 2001.,S/E cor. Westminster Rd. & Argyle Rd., a/k/aChurch Parking Lot.522/01. NR, BETHPAGE - Sandcdstle Day CareCenter, Inc., Use part of premises for expansionof day camp/day care center., N/W cor.Central Park Aye. & Carriere St.. a/k/a 544-546Central Park Ave. (Negative Declaration issuedunder S.E.Q.R.)523/01. - 525/01. NO. BELLMORE - ElaineCordiello, Variance, front yard setback onSchiller Ave., maintain open porch attached todwelling; Maintain shed higher & larger thanpermitted, not permitted in front yard setbackon Bellmore Ave., less than required side yardsetback & more than required rear yard set-back; Maintain 6' high wood fence & locatedwithin clear sight triangle., N/E cor. Schiller Ave.& Bellmore Ave., a/k/a 2391 Schiller Ave.(Negative Declaration issued under S.E.Q.R:)1432/01. - 1433/01. OCEANSIDE - Gasper &Susanna Piazza, Mother/Daughter Res. (2ndKitchen); Variance, front yard setback on JaneLa., construct two-story addition to dwelling..N/W cor. Greentree Dr. & Jane La., a/k/a 3904Greentree Dr. (Negative Declaration, issuedunder S.E.Q.R.)1437/01. OCEANSIDE - Oceanside Chamber ofCommerce, Amusement Rides (Special Event)duration May 17-20, 2001., S/s Foxhurst Rd.. 225'E/o Long Beach Rd., a/i</a School # 61438/01. BALDWIN - Theresa M. Darmanin,Renewal o.f grant to maintain two-familydwelling., N/s Emerson Ave., 150' W/o Rockville^

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Gerald G. Wright, ChairmanJoseph F. Pellegrini, Secretary

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BELLMORE U.F.S.D. MERRICK U.F.S.D.N. BELLMORE U.F.S.D. N. MERRICK U.F.S.D.

NOTICE TO BIDDERSVENDOR

Sealed proposals will be received by theBoards of Education of the above mentionedschool districts located in the Town ofHempstead, Nassau County, New York, at theBusiness Office of the North Merrick Union FreeSchool District, 1057 Merrick Avenue. Merrick,New York 11566 for the following categories upto the times on the dates indicated:

OIL BURNER SERVICE CONTRACTSBID OPENING:

10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 15, 2001and then at said office publicly opened andread aloud. All information for Bidders, •Specifications and Bid Forms may be obtainedat the above mentioned address. The Board ofEducation of each school district separatelyreserves the right to waive any informalities in.or to reject any or all bids, or to accept thatbid. or any part of that bid, which in its judg-ment is for the best interest of the SchoolDistrict. If awarded, eoch school district will pre-pare a separate contract with the successfulbidder for its appropriate share, if any. of theitems to be purchased. All bid awards arepending budget approval.

The School District may receive bids for theabove listed items periodically during theschool year, if .necessary. These bids will not bere-advertised for this purpose. The frequency ofbid solicitations will be determined by operat-ing requirements.By order: Board of Education

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MAY 10, 2001NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a public hearingwill be held before the Site Plan Review Boardon Thursday, May 10. 2001 at 8:00 P.M. in theMain Conference Room, 46 North OceanAvenue, Freeport. New York, on the applica-tions of cases 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.SP818 - 272 Buffalo Avenue -Lea Ronal - Install205' of- 6' chain-link fence with barbed-wireand install 200' of guard rail in front of chain linkfence. Sec. 62. Block 230. Lot 17 - Industrial.SP819 - 153 Woodcleft Avenue - GeraldineRoberts - Install canopy awning (30' x 12') tofront of existing restaurant over outside diningarea: new front door and stair and new bar onoutdoor deck. Sec. 62, Block 177, Lots 60. 63,140 & 147 - Marine Commerce.BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARDAnna Knoeller, Village ClerkFL #579 5/3

WATER MAIN FLUSHING NOTICEThe Village of Freeport Water Department willcommence its annual water main flushing pro-gram on Monday, May 7, '2001. The purpose isto flush out sediment that collects in the mains.We will be opening hydrants in neighborhoodsNorth of Sunrise Highway between May 7, 2001and June 15, 2001. The work will be performedweekdays and start at 9:00 A.M. We expect tocomplete flushing daily by 4;00 P.M. There willbe NO flushing during weekends.During the flushing period the water may tem-porarily appear rusty as flushing is going on inyour neighborhood. However, the water isabsolutely safe to drink. To avoid inconve-nience, check the water before doing laundry.It is recommended.that washing clothes beperformed after 7:00 P.M. Keep a bottle of

water in the refrigerator for drinking and cook-ing. If you experience any discoloration afterflushing is completed, let your COLD water runfor 15 minutes.The flushing program is one of the many regularmaintenance activities we perform to makesure we are providing the best possible waterservice.If you have any questions regarding this pro-gram, please contact the Freeport WaterDepartment at 516-377-2379.FL #580 5/3. 10. 17STATE OF NEW YORKSUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTYState Street Bank and Trust Company, asTrustee.

Plaintiff/vs.

Herbert L. Curry; Haley M. Curry; AssociatesNational Bank Delaware; National LoanRecoveries, LLC. Joden Associates; Mary Figs,

Defendants.LEGAL NOTICE OF ADJOURNED SALE

Index No. 97-217993In pursuance and by virtue of a Judgment of

Foreclosure and Sale duly granted by this Courtand entered in the Nassau County Clerk'sOffice on the 8th day of April, 1998. and anOrder Amending the Judgment of Foreclosureand Sale entered on February 19. 1999. I. theundersigned Referee, duly appointed in thisaction for such purpose, was originally sched-uled to sell at public auction on June 7, 1999,at 9:00 a.m. in the forenoon of that day, thepremises described by said Judgment to besold.

BE HEREBY NOTIFIED, however, that I, theundersigned Referee in said Judgment named,am now, due to an adjournment of the salenoticed on the above date, scheduled to sellat Public Auction to the highest bidder there-fore, at the North Front Steps of theCourthouse, 262 Old Country Road, Mineola,New York, Nassau County, New York, on the 4thday of June, 2001. at 9:00 a.m. of that day. thereal estate and mortgaged premises directedin and by said Judgment to be sold and in saidJudgment described as follows:ALL that certain" plot, piece or parcel of landwith the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situated, lying and being at Roosevelt(unincorporated) area in the Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew York, known and designated as lot no. 20in block ho. 527, on a certain map entitled,"Map of .Hausch Manor, Section 1, Roosevelt,Town of Hempstead. Nassau County, New York,

dated March 25, 1953 revised June 16, 1953,surveyed by J. J. Bohn, licensed Land Surveyor,Westbury New York" and filed in the Office ofthe Clerk of Nassau County on August 12, 1953,as Map No. 5909 and being more fully bound-ed and described according to said map asfollows:BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side ofConlon Road at the southerly end of a curveconnecting the said easterly side of ConlonRoad with the southerly side of HauschBoulevard;RUNNING THENCE northeasterly along aforesaidarc of a curve having a radius of 10.00 feet, adistance of 14.37 feet to a point on the souther-ly side of hausch Boulevard;RUNNING THENCE easterly along the southerlyside of Hausch Boulevard, the following threecourses and distances: (1) South 85 degrees. 58minutes 45 seconds'East, 26.21 feet; (2) alongthe arc of a curve having a radius of 100.00feet, a distance of 41.75 feet; (3) South 62degrees 03 minutes 29 seconds East 15.86 feet;RUNNING THENCE South 4 degrees 01 minutes15 seconds west 84.98 feet;RUNNING THENCE North 85 degrees 58 minutes45 seconds west 103.48 feet to the easterlyside of Conlon Road;RUNNING THENCE North 11 degrees 41 minutes57 seconds East along the easterly side ofConlon Road 92.16 feet, to the point or placeof BEGINNING.Subject to restrictions, easements, andcovenants of record, if any.Street Address of Foreclosed Property; 28Conlon Road, Roosevelt, New York 11575"

Michael Zapson, Esq., as RefereeMelvin & Melvin, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff.Office and P.O. Address:217 South Salina StreetSyracuse, New York 13202FIOfiRI 4xfi/3 If) 17 94 __SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUCONSECO FINANCE CREDIT CORPORATIONF/K/A GREEN TREE CREDIT CORPORATION,Plaintiff against JEREITUS E. BURGESS; et alDefendants). Pursuant to a judgment of fore-closure and sale duly entered December 1,2000.1, the undersigned Referee will sell at pub-lic auction at the North Front Steps of theNassau County Court, 262 Old Country Rd.,Mineola, NY 11501 on June 5, 2001 at 10:00 ampremises known as 5 Long Beach Avenue,Roosevelt, NY 11575. ALL that certain plot pieceor parcel of land, with the buildings andimprovements thereon erected, situate, lying

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from previous pageand being in Freeport, Town of Hempstead,County of Nassau and State of New York. SEC#55 BLOCK 425 LOT 236 Approximateamount of lien $164.500.82 plus interest andcosts. Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment. Index # 00-003891 PeterPanaro. Esq.. Referee. Relin. Goldstein & Crane.LLP. 1800 First Federal Plaza. Rochester. NewYork 14614 Dated 4/24/01 RGC258JP;ft gfj»9 4v «;/a in 17 9SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUWELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA N.A. F.K.ANORWEST BANK MINNESOTA N.A.. AS TRUSTEEUNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREE-MENT. DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 29. 1998. DELTAFUNDING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1998-3.C/O DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION. SERVIC-ING AGENT. Plaintiff against BARBARA SEGERSAND TANYA ROBERTS, Defendants).Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure andSale entered on April 10. 2001. I. the under-signed Referee will sell at public auction at thenorth front steps of the Nassau County Court.262 Old Country Road. Mineola, N.Y. on the 5thday of June. 2001 at 11:30 a.m. premisesBeginning at the corner formed by the intersec-tion of the northerly side of Moore Avenue withthe westerly side of Agnes Street; being a plot50.00 feet by T20.91 feet by 50.00 feet by120.98 feet.

. Said premises known as 2 Moore Avenue.Freeport, N.Y. 11520.Approximate amount of lien $149.245.91 plusinterest and costs.Premises will be sold subject to provisions offiled judgment and terms of sale.Index No. 007215/99. Joseph Sferrazza. Esq..Referee.David M. NammAttorney(s) for Plaintiff600 Old Country RoadSuite 224Garden City, NY 11530FL5834T5/3. 10. 17. 24

' SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF NASSAUNORWEST BANK MINNESOTA. N.A. AS TRUSTEE.Plaintiff against MARILYN HARRIS, et alDefendants).Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure andSale entered on February 5. 2001. I. the under-signed Referee will sell at public auction at thenorth front steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse. 262 Old Country Road. Mineola,N.Y. on the 5th day of June, 2001 at .10:30 a.m.premisesBeginning at a point on the southerly side ofWilliam Street (formerly William Avenue) distant225.27 feet easterly from the corner formed by

' the intersection of the southerly side of WilliamStreet with the easterly side of Anna Avenue;being a plot 137.14 feet by 50 feet by 134.56feet by 50.06 feet.Said premises known as 24 William Street.Roosevelt. N.Y. 11575, (Section: 55. Block: 489.Lot: 3).Approximate amount of lien $96.498.17 plusinterest and costs. Premises will be sold subjectto provisions of filed judgment and terms of

_sale. Index No. 99/025682. Robert Rosenthal.Esq.. Referee.DeRose & SuricoAttorney(s) for Plaintiff213-44 38th AvenueBayside, N.Y. 11361FL5844T5/3. 10. 17. 24

Freeport Public Schools235 North Ocean AvenueFreeport. New York 11520

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Joyce-LorraineLisi. a nominated candidate for the position ofmember of the Board of Education for theFreeport Union Free School District has with-drawn her candidacy for such position.Accordingly, pursuant to Education LawSection 2018(d). the time for filing nominatingpetitions for such office has been extended to5:00 P.M. on Tuesday. May 8, 2001, with theDistrict Clerk. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Monday through Friday.FL585 IT5/3 . •

Freeport school board candidates look to the futurefrom page 3

couragcd and dismayed. We need newpeople and new ideas. I have lived hereall my 57 years and now is the time whenour community needs something differ-ent."

His runn ing partner, Michael Raab,agreed. "It begins with leadership. Mem-bers of our community feel disenfran-chised. We want to bring respect, ingenuityand equality for everybody. No one is to beignored."

Carmen Pificyro is "tired of negativeimages of Freeport. We must fight forFreeport. I have been a Lacrosse coach forthree years and I am disheartened by whatthe students say. It is time for change to bemade and that is no offense to the currentboard, but we must implement new waysfor Freeport."

Eloy Yndigoyen pointed to the "lack ofleadership in the school district. We haveseen the report card. There is no pride inbeing the second lowest district in expen-ditures per student. We need to increasethat money. We have 63 percent failingmath Regents. We bonded $39 millionand there have been no answers for that.And Mr. Ciaglia [Assistant Superinten-dent of Freeport Schools] was given a$14,000 raise. It's time for change."

The candidates were asked eight ques-tions. Each candidate had two minutes torespond. Questions were submitted byaudience participants on three by fiveindex cards and read by Mr. Bagatelle andPaul Del Guidice. One of the questionsposed to the candidates was whether theywould lobby the state to support fewermandated programs so that the districtcould have more leeway in how it uses itsmoney.

"Programs are mandated tbr^a reason,"said Mr. Raab. "I can't say unless we aretalking about a specific program. Lei'slook at reality. Do we have all our ducksin a row to get the job done? We mustprovide an environment for learning."

Mr. Yndigoyen said that "we need newideas but we_must look at individual-pro-grams and then decide. We must examinethe benefits to our children."

Ms Pinyero agreed with her runningmate, Mr.' Yndigoyen. "Look at the prob-lem, study each program and thendecide."

Dr. Cattano, a clinical psychologistwho pointed,to his career working withadolescents for more than twenty years,drew a parallel to other state mandates. "Ihave worked with two substance abusecenters. They had mandates. Some werehelpful, others were not. Look at individ-ual programs, otherwise it's silly."

Candidates were asked their opinion onthe parking problem at Giblyn School"Would you support the use of emminentdomain with regard to the vacant lot onSouth Ocean Avenue?" read Mr.Bagatelle.

Mr. Yndigoyen, Ms. Pinyero and Dr.Cattano responded that they would usereasonable negotiation to try and buy theland at fair market price but that theywould not force anyone to sell their prop-erty.

Mr. Raab disagreed. "That was wherethe rat house stood. That place was over-occupied and a cr iminal , rat house. Ialready have an opinion about the owner.The children are at risk as there is no park-ing. The street can't handle the traffic. Weneed the parking. I would try to negotiatea fair market value. But perhaps the ownerhad a vendetta against the village. He'salready not been such a good neighbor. Iwould support emminent domain as a sec-ond alternative."

Several questions were about about theteachers in Freeport Schools. The ques-tions included whether teachers taughtjust for the test and what the districtcould do to keep teachers from leaving.

"Over 100 teachers left the district. Atthe last school board meeting there were20 to 25 resignations," said Mr.Yndigoyen. "It is because of harassmentfrom the Superintendent all the waydown. There is no plan to maintain staff.We need to spend money on curriculumdevelopment. We must encourage and

nourish. Have a mentor program whereolder teachers take younger teachersunder their wing. Create more compre-h e n s i v e p rog ram. Help them he lpthemselves."

Dr. Cattano spoke about the teacher-stu-dent dynamic, he added that to infer that ateacher would teach to a test is "insulting."He went on to say that "Respect is crucial.We must refuse to let one of our mostimportant assets go."

Mr. Raab spoke 'about his campaignposters being vandalized. "They called us(Dr. Cattano and himself), teachers' pup-pets. I am deeply insulted. There is a sim-ple American Indian saying that theElders are important to the tribe. If teach-ers are here 25 years, let's keep them. Weare not a stepping stone. We are a career."

Ms. Pinyero added that "teachers lovewhat they do. They don't teach for just a test.It is for knowledge. They leave because theydon't feel welcomed. We must listen to theirissues."

Communi ty part icipation and theinvolvement of the family in the schoolswas another issued discussed by candi-dates.

Ms. Pinyero described Freeport as a"beautiful community. The Latino com-munity feels isolated and unwelcome atschool board meetings. We need someonewho is bilingual to attend board meet-ings."

"It is very detrimental to see so fewparents at board," added Mr. Yndigoyen."All minorities are here to stay and wantto make commitments to the community.We want the same things for our childrenand ourselves. We want a good education,.nice homes and rising property values. Itwill take a whole generation to melt in.Don't be afraid of us. Open communica-tion with each other is important."

Dr. Cattano said that the Spanish-speaking community should learn tospeak English. "Education is the responsi-bility of the whole community and thefamily."

Mr. Raab believes "there is no reaj" Communication within the community.

We must reach out to the community. Thefact is some people don't speak English,so send them an invitation to the school inSpanish."

In their closing statements all candi-dates urged the public to come out andvote on May 15. Each candidate reiteratedtheir qualifications and enthusiasm towork as a school board member. "Wehave an opportunity to deal with prob-lems. We are offering leadership and willbring contending factions together," saidDr. Cattano about himself and Mr. Raab.

"It is time for new blood," said Ms.Pinyero. "Give us the opportunity to cre-ate an environment for a good education

for all our children "The next candidates forum, sponsored

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Thursday , May 3 at the A t k i n s o nSchool at 7:30 p.m. The pub l ic isencouraged to attend:

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The Varsity Badminton, Softball andBoys Track Teams remain undefeated as the -spring interscholastic season moves into itseighth week.

Singles Krystal Burkes, Candice Toval,and Mercedes Quelix all won their singlesmatches in straight sets to lead the BadmintonTeam to a 7-0 win over Farmingdale. Fourthdoubles Laura Lickel and Jacqueline Vecchiowon 15-1,10-15,15-3, to insure the shut out.

Freeport's stillest competition this seasonwas from the Hempstead Tigers. DoublesCheryl Gayle/Denise Edwards, MelissaSingh/Melissa Mischke, Maryam Muham-mad/DeAsia Wi l l i ams and LauraLickel/Jacqueline Vecchio swept four of thefive winning points. The Lady Devils alsodefeated Uniondale 6-1. •

Freeport's first Softball win was a 10-8victory over Elmont. Maria Dela Cruz went3-for-3 with two RBIs and Kathleen Gambi-no went 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs. Lauren M.Edwards had the heavy bat in the Lady Dev-ils 21-7 win over Uniondale. AngelinqueHudson went 5 for-5 with two doubles, two

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in the Lady Devils 13-4 win over PortWashington. Rul lo also hit a three-runhomer to help her own cause as Freeportdowned Lawrence 13-5. Samanlha Geraci-Yie came in with the bases loaded to strikeout two batters to preserve the lead.

Freeport's biggest win came against GreatNeck South. Both teams were undefeated inconference play when Angelique Hudson hita game winning two-run home run in (hebottom of the seventh with two outs. MarisaZinn singled to put the tying run on base.Maria Dela Cruz's sacrifice fly scored Kath-leen Gambino in the top of the eighth to giveFreeport its 11 -10 win over Port Washington.Freeport's.record is now 8-0 in league play.

Gabriel McLaren and Qaysim Gilliamwent 1-2 in the 400 Intermediate Hurdleswhile teammates Hasani Hampton andDevin Ellerbe went 1-2 in the 400 to edgeout Farmingdale by one point in a tri-meetwith Hicksville. Freeport also won the4x400,4x800 and 4x100.

The Red Devils (105) dominated Ocean-side (68) and Plainview (30) in their tri-meet. Michael Cameron won the 100 in 10.8while Hamptontook the 400 in52.9. EzekielCanty and ,^jD a n n y "R ii s s e r /.went 1-2 |j

in (lie I ID nign nurales anu tne long jump.Michael Mutton, Gilliam. Anthony Arm-

strong and Hampton won the 4x4(X) in 3:43.Olugbemi, Olulaja. Jerry Mackey. JunaidDelesion, and Cameron looked impressiveas they look the 4x100 in 48 seconds. JohnPerry, McLaren. Colin Woodmansee, andBrian Ritter broke the tape in the 4x800."Our relays have been dominating all sea-son." reflected Coach Charles Gilrealh.

The Red Devils left Syosset and Baldwinin the dust but they just edged out Uniondaleby one point. The difference in the meetcame wilh the discuss aiid shot put events,Chimezie Okobi, D'Brickashaw Ferguson

anu nciclie vjoiuon piaeeti i-zo in minievents lo oulscore the Knights 22-2.

Tennis fourth singles El'den Radonciccame back from a 4-6 first set loss lo takethe next two sets 6-1.6-2. Singles HumbertoSanchez and Amien Dcljan and doubles SaiLung/Zhi Chen and Adam Fleming/RyanHuber all won in straight sets.

Fleming and Huher pulled out the win forFreeport as the Red Devils squeaked by .West Hempstead 4-3. Sanchez. Deljanin.and Radoncic all won in s t r a igh t sets.Freeport's record is now 6-2 for the season.

Only lime will lell if Freeport will haveanother banner.

Humberto SanchezTennis

Second Singles

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