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69th Year, No. 8 Freeport, N.Y, 11520 The Community Newspaper Thursday, February 26, 2004

COLUMBUS AVENUE SCHOOL kindergartnerswith choreographed movements. ' ' •

sang "We Appreciate You"

BAYVIEW FOURTH GRADER KennethBerryhill performed "Going Home" on hissaxophone.

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MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES Florence Bell, co-president of the Black Educators' Committee ofFreeport and a teacher at Freeport High School,introduced the many performances of studentsfrom throughout the district at the recent BlackHistory Program.

Performers from kindergartners to high schoolseniors, plus faculty and members of the communi-ty too, came together to celebrate "Solidarity" inrecognition of Black History Month. The program,held at Bay view Avenue School on a recent Sunday,was sponsored by the Black Educators' Committeeof Freeport.

Co-presidents of the Committee, Freeport HighSchool teacher Florence Bell arid librarian CarolGilliam, welcomed a crowd of parents and commu-nity members to the rousing event that honored theaccomplishments of famous African-Americans,and demonstrated the poetic and musical accom-plishments of FreeportersJ In addition to students,performers included members of the Dance ArtsRepertory, the Operation Pride Gospel Group, andpiano accompanist .Date .Qpatow,, -director of theFreeport Memorial Library, ' ; , ' ,

Displaying photos 'of; famous Black Americans,Columbus Avenue $»cibp^ kinfe'gartners sang "WeAppreciate You/^coiki^lete with' choreographedmoves, •PerfQrmances-j'liijjf; .children who attendFreeport's magnet 'scfiodis, -include^ poetry read-ings folk songs and .ihs^urn^nta'i solos. Atkinsonstudents treated the audierice to a sfcft, "Let's ComeTogether," and a, rap'about-'Martin Luther King.Students from Freeport High School showed, ¥ersa-tility with dances, aind'^n .origins! song "written,sung and pteyed on 'the,, gui&f by )RHS studentCassey Anne June. •' ' < -

"The many gifted students, in the Freeport SchoolDistrict allowed for a fine celebration of black his-tory," said Florence Bell "Not Otily did they repre-sent our schools, they were' perfect expressions ofour community's duersity."

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Baldwin Senior High School studentsstepped out of the classroom and intothe real world of work on February 2,during Teens on the Job 104: LongIsland Groundhog Shadow Day.

Over 60 sophomores were paired toshadow mentors in a wide range of pro-fessions from corporate law to catering.Baldwin students traveled as far as theMedford Kidney Center to shadow adietician and as close by as the LittleRainbow Day Care Center in Baldwin tohelp care for young children.

Additionally, 59 volunteer mentorsfrom the Baldwin School District andarea businesses hosted 25 student pairsfrom other high schools in Nassau andSuffolk Counties.

Teens on the Job was established bythe Mentoring Partnership of LongIsland ten years ago; this is the ninthyear that the Baldwin School District

has participated in the program. TheBaldwin School District carefully pre-pares participants with an informationalassembly and guides students in writingletters of introduction to their mentorsas well as follow-up thank you notes. ,

District personnel instrumental inkeeping the program running each yearare: Pat Banhazl, school-to-career coor-dinator; Rich Miskiewicz, AssistantPrincipal; Mike Roccoforte, AssistantSuperintendent for Technology,Curriculum, and Instruction; and teach-ers Margaret Hill at Baldwin SeniorHigh School, Pat Sherman at BaldwinMiddle School, and Joanne Mueller atMeadow School.

Ms. Banhazl said, "It is very impor-tant for students to have an opportuni-ty to experience what it is like to workin a field they are interested in pursu-ing."

Strawberry Fields performs"Strawberry Fields*" a look-alike,

sound-alike Beatles band, is comingto The Suburban Temple, 2900Jerusalem Avenue, Wantagh onSaturday, March 13, at 8 p.m. Theywill bring you as close to a realBeatles concert as we can get."Strawberry Fields" has been per-

forming to audiences of all ages fornearly a decade and has featuredmembers of the Broadway cast of"Beatlemania."

Tickets are now on sale for $20, $25and $30. Bring your friends and fami-ly to this musical and visual tribute tothe Fab Four.

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Baldwin PTA forumThe Baldwin Council of PTAs will

sponsor its Annual Legislative Forum onThursday, February 26, at 7 p.m. at theBaldwin Senior High School, Cafeteria

B. Federal; state and local legislatorshave been invited to speak to the com-munity. A question and answer periodwill follow.

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• AA, 4:30 p.m., Brownies, 6:30 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Saturday, February 28• Children's Literacy Program, 10 am., ETS Youth Division, 87 Pine Street• Recovery, 1:30 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Sunday, February 29• Conceit: Birk & Hoke Piano Duo, 2:30 p.m., Parent Child Workshop, 2:30 p.m., at the

Freeport Memorial Library.

Monday, March 1• VTTA for Seniors, 10 a.m., Athena, 12:30 p.m., Girl Scouts, 4 p.m., AA, 4:30 p.m.,

Toastmasters, 7 p.m., Memorial Day Parade Comm., 7:30 p.m., at the Freeport MemorialLibrary. . • . •

• Bingo at Congregation Bnai Israel, 7:45 p.m., 91 North Bay view Avenue. '• Freeport Village Court in session, Judge Cacciatore presiding, 7 p.m., 40

North Ocean Avenue. Court watchers are welcome.•Freeport Board of Trustees, Village Hall, 7:30 p.'m.

Tuesday, March 2• Archbishop Molloy Council # 1974, Knights of Columbus, Our Holy Redeemer Church

basement. 7:30 p.m.• How To Listen To and Understand Great Music, 2 p.m., CR: Homework Express, 4 p.m.,

VITA For Everyone, 6 p.m., SS Audubon Board 7 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.• Freeport Traffic Safety Commission, 7:30 p.m., Village Hall.

Wednesday, March 3• Freeport Village Court in session, Judge Cacciatore presiding, 9 a.m., 40 North Ocean

Avenue. Court watchers are welcome.• AARP Mature Drivers Course, 9:30 am, CR: Baby and Me, 11 a.m., AA, 4:30 p.m.,

CR: Homework Express, 6 p.m., DBSA, 6:30 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.• Freeport Kiwanis. Club, 7:30 p.m., Bedell's West Wind.

Thursday, March 4• Freeport Rotary Club, 7 p.m., at Bedell's at West Wind.• CR: Homework Express, 4 p.m., CR: Circle Time, 7 p.m., Freeport Chess Club,

7 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

• Freeport Sewer and Sanitation Commission, 7:30 p.m. DPW, 355 Albany

Avenue.

• Freeport Highway Commission, 7 p.m., DPW.

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A pilot's eye viewof our town

Most of the time we view our towns from less thana few yards off the ground, but every once in a whilewe get.a.higher, view.* ' , '

• • = Have'you seen1 the 'photos bf our, world taken from''spa^e'by'NA'SlAi'at'hlglit? All the developed areas',including our own) Long Island, are lit-up while thedeveloping, world,.mo^t of it, is dark/Yet'we all haveto get along for the sake of the future of this planet.

On a cross-country airplane trip, you notice howmuch of this continent is also uninhabited. Wholemountain ranges, whole deserts are wild. By compar-ison Long Island is positively claustrophobic.

Circling out over the ocean on the way in to land,you get a new perspective on your own town. You seethe beaches we all enjoy, and the marshes and baysbetween them and our local towns. Their fragile envi-ronment is important to all of us.

The water towers stick out above the landscape, theones we rely on just as we are tied to the high tensionelectric towers we see along the railroad and high-ways that connect us to the metropolitan area. Fromthe air, the whole system seems so vulnerable. Weusually take it for granted.

Most of our towns look like a forest of trees, eventhough from the ground you might never think so,especially the way so many homeowners seem to becutting theirs down. But from above, you can seethey really must help protect our homes from windand sun.

Perhaps most striking is the way the towns near theMeadowbrook and Wantagh Parkways seem to flowtogether. They have more in common than not, whenseen from above.

Yet to many residents each hometown has its dis-tinct personality, owing most likely to the people thatmake our schools, houses of worship, civic and busi-ness groups work.

You cannot see these people from a commercial air-plane making its way to a landing, but they are themost important reason for coming back.

They are what makes a hometown.

WILLIE OMIA BOUIE RETIRES: Hempstead Town Councilwoman Dorothy L. Goosby, second fromright, presents an official Town of Hempstead Certificate of Recognition to Willie Omia Bouie ofFreeport, third from right, during her retirement celebration, which was held at the Coral Housein Baldwin. Mrs. Bouie served as a teacher of Biology and Forensics in the Rockville CentrePublic Schools for over 25 years. Because of her dedication to her students, she inspired manyof them to pursue careers in the medical and science-related professional areas. From left areHarold, Erich,. Sasha, Yu, and Harold, Jr. Bouie; and honoree, Mrs. Bouie and her husband, Rev.Simon Bouie, Pastor of the Emmanuel A.M.E. Church.

HONORED: Fred Downs . ofFreeport, Assistant 'VicePresident for Human Resourcesat Nassau Community College,recently received an award fromthe New. York State RehabilitationAssociation for his efforts toassist individuals with disabili-ties to achieve success in themarketplace. The RehabilitationInstitute of Carle Place, a mem-ber of the Long Island WorkingPartnership, nominated Mr.Downs for this honor in com-memoration of National DisabilityEmployment Awareness Month.

BENEFIT CONCERT: Former Mayor and Lion Club President Dorothy Storm, left, and Lions ClubSecretary Joan Ewen sell Lions' fund-raiser tickets to Chamber of Commerce member WesCarman. The Freeport Lions Club is sponsoring a benefit concert at the Freeport RecreationCenter on Friday, March 12, with the Mersey Beat Band (rock and rhythm with the Liverpoolsound), commemorating the Beatles' 40th Anniversary. There will be two performances, 6:30and 8 p.m., cost is $15. For further information, call Marian at 623-4232. Call soon, as ticketswill be sejling quickly.-. • - - -. - • •; / v • •- ' • -' . .*, , '. * • - - . . ' - . ' .•- .

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REVIEWING OLD PLAYBILLS...My mother was an avid theater-goerand cherished her playbills, the theaterprograms she collected during 50 yearsof attending Broadway productions.Just recently, I reviewed those Playbillsin preparation for donating some ofthem to a regional theater inConnecticut to which my husband and Ihave long had a subscription. Our fam-ily wanted them preserved in a safe,appreciative setting.

Goodspeed Musicals, located in EastHaddam overlooking the ConnecticutRiver, pioneered the practice of"rethinking, restoring and revitalizingAmerica's musical theatre heritage."Although several Broadway shows like"Man of La Mancha," "Annie," and"Shenandoah" originated there,Goodspeed is more likely to producerevivals including those with littlechance of once again reachingBroadway. For the subscription theater-goer, many of these productions pro-vide an education in the developmentof musical theater.

Two decades'of my mom's Playbills- from 1931 to the mid 50s - were ofparticular interest to me. It has beensaid that journalism is the first draft ofhistory but journalists are well-awarethat they are historical witnesses.Playbills, in a less intended way, how-ever are just as much a reflection ofhistory. Each playbill could providematerial for numerous classes by awide assortment of professional educa-tors on many aspects of American lifeand culture.

Most importantly, of course, thesePlaybills reflect theatrical history forthey document the details of produc-tions that starred some of the greatestactors and actresses in show business.The grande dames are all there - HelenHayes, Judith Anderson, KatherineHepburn, Eva Le Gallienne, KatharineCornell, Ethel Barrymore, andGertrude Lawrence as well as singersEthel Merman and Mary Martin.

The Lunts - Lynn Fontanne andAlfred Lunt - perhaps theater's mostreknowned couple, dazzled audiences

in "The Taming of the Shrew" (1935),"Idiot's Delight" (1936) and "I KnowMy Love" (1950). There were fabulousleading men - Laurence Olivier, NoelCoward, Walter Houston, Rex Harrisonand a relatively inexperienced VincentPrice (long-before his horror movies).He was originally selected to play therole of Prince Albert in "VictoriaRegina" in London and later in NewYork opposite Helen Hayes because heso physically resembled Victoria'sactual Prince Consort. Bob Hopebecame a star in "Roberta" in 1934where his Playbill biography begins-with his early credentials as a prizefighter.

Perhaps one of the most avant gardeplays of these decades was "TheWomen" (1937), written by ClareBooth, prior to her political career ormarriage to Henry Luce. The play wasadvertised as having a cast of 40women.

But if there is a wealth of theatricalmaterial, the Playbills also providemany other views of American life dur-ing these diverse and sometimes turbu-lent times.

Advertising shows that even then alot of money was focused on .sellingnumerous brands of cigarettes. Almostevery issue contained ads for Cameland Lucky Strike cigarettes, and we seethe beginnings of celebrity endorse-ments. Judith Anderson, later DameJudith Anderson, advocates LuckyStrike because "they never irritate mythroat." Camel cigarettes are said to begood "for digestion's sake." Other cig-arettes included Chesterfield, OldGold, Viceroy, and something calledSpud.

Ads show that the first luxury resi-dential apartments developed byTishman Brothers ("owners andbuilders since 1898") in the high socie-ty area of Park Avenue and 57th Streetranged "in size from three to 13 rooms.There were advertisements for the newTudor City apartments which could berented with or without tasteful furnish-ings.

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show per diem prices of $6 with mealsor $3 without meals. Later, as theDepression kicks in, those prices woulddecrease. There was a wide variety ofsupper clubs and restaurants includingthe Cotton Club in Harlem with showsthat starred Duke Ellington, CabGalloway or Bill Robinson. RudyVallee performed at the ParadiseCabaret Restaurant. At the Central ParkCasino, the Eddie Diichin Orchestraplayed while Guy Lombardo conductedat the Roosevelt Grill. Night life wasbusy with restaurants, cafes, casinos,follies and cabarets and-they all adver-tised - the Coconut Grove, the EmpireRoom, Longchamps, Reubens, theViennese Roof of the St. Regis, theSavoy Plaza, Jack Dempsey's, theRainbow Room and the St. Moritz. Onecould even see Sally Rand performingher famous fan dance.

Surprising were the many lingerieads for women, pretty graphic for thetimes, that promised a reconstructedfigure that could be attained with thehelp of uplifting new sewing designs

• rather than uncomfortable metal stays.Cars with "no draft ventilation" werenew. Pontiacs sold for $990 in 1939,billed as $120 less than the year before,while Buicks ranged in cost from $745to $1845. Perfume and liquor ads wereplentiful.

Arrow Shirts had clever cartoon ads,always on page three, throughout thetwo decades. This company understoodthe modern concept of branding andkeeping the corporate name front andcenter in the public's eye. The CornExchange Bank ad always included alisting of its assets which, over theyears, ranged from $260 million to$360 million.

There were many marketing innova-tions. Prepared meals for delivery wereavailable from Zuccas, an Italianrestaurant in the theater district ($1 ameal, a minimum of two mealsrequired.) Fleischman's Florist had anelegant full page ad that appeared inevery issue and in the early fortiespromised two-hour delivery to numer-ous cities around the country that could

be reached via telegraph.There were, however, two most sig-

nificant items featured in Playbills dur-ing this time. In 1939, two of thePlaybills contain a boxed announce-ment signed by William Hodson, theCommissioner of Welfare. It stated:

"PATRONS OF THIS THEATRE arerequested not to aid professional beg-gars soliciting alms on the streets ofNew York. Mayor F. H. La Guardiastates the people of the City are con-tributing millions of dollars for the careof the destitute. There is food and a bedfor all. New Yorkers are requested tocooperate in the elimination of beg-ging. The Municipal Lodging House at432 East 25th Street, New York City, isopen day and night for feeding andshelter."

During the wartime years, there is anentire page devoted to patron safety. Ina paragraph that foreshadows laterevents, it states:

"We have learned of a new techniquein the invasion of countries. There is nolonger a 'war zone.' An entire countryis subject to sudden, surprise attacks.Every civil ian is exposed to danger. Avital part of our defense, therefore, isthat civil ians be trained to protectthemselves and to know just what to doin the event of an attack from the air.

"New York City is in little danger ofattack from airplanes. But such anattack is not impossible: New York, asthe nerve center of the nation, presentsa tempting target which might justifyan enemy in taking great risks." (p. 14)"Arsenic and Old Lace," December 29,1941.

I don't know how many of thesePlaybills the Goodspeed organizationwill be able to use. I do hope that ifthey are part of any kind of display intheir musical theatre education centeror library of musical theatre that mymother's name will be included.

"Donated by Marie ImperatoGorman." A life-long theater-goer, shewould have loved that.

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PULSE fund-raising concert.You'll want to "save the date" -

Saturday, March 27 - for the SecondAnnual Fundraising Concert to.benefitPULSE (Persons United Limit ingSubstandards and Errors in Healthcare).The concert will be at 3 p.m. in the SouthNassau Unitarian UniversalistCongregation in Freeport.

The program features internationalblues artist Little Toby Walker, winnerof the prestigious 2002 MemphisInternational Blues Challenge Award.He will be joined by popular local talentMartha Trachtenberg, a founding mem-ber of the Buffalo Gals, 'and TomGriffith, award-winning producer, com-poser and arranger. The opening act forthe concert is "Somewhat Blue," featur-ing Jerry Nevitt and Dennis Campton.

There will be a free wine tasting from7 to 8 p.m., plus a free coffee tastingthroughout the evening.

In addition, there will be dozens ofgreat door and raffle prizes, including a .chance for all ticket holders to win an

overnight stay and free breakfast at theMarriott Hotel.

PULSE is a not-for-profit organizationhelping families of survivors of medicalerrors and adverse medical events. Foradditional information or to reserve tick-ets, contact Ilene C.orina at 579-4711.

World Day of PrayerJoin Church Women United as they

host a service of prayer and song onFriday, March 5, at 1 p.m. in FirstChurch United Methodist, 881 MerrickRoad, Baldwin. The theme of this year'sservice,. "In Faith, Women Shape theFuture," was written by women ofPanama. An offering will be taken tosupport the ongoing work of ChurchWomen United both in the United Statesand overseas. Church Women United isan ecumenical movement working forpeace and justice.

Everyone is welcome to attend.Refreshments will be served. For infor-mation, call Joan Freeman, chairwomanfor this event, at 223-1192. Churchoffice: 223-1168.

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Baldwin chamber meetsby Joan Delaney

The Baldwin Chamber of Commerceheld its monthly meeting on Tuesday,February 17, at Sonny's Canal House.President Doris Duffy announced that- theHempstead Town Board has denied therequest of developers to change the zoningof the property at the corner of AtlanticAvenue and Mjlburn Avenue.

Developer Roy Tuccillo had wanted tochange the business zone to residentialand construct eight apartment units. Atthe Town Board hearing several residentsopposed the application citing the impor-tance of maintaining existing commercial

'What foolsthese mortals be'Freeport High School student actors

will be among the participants whenHofstra University celebrates its 55thannual Shakespeare Festival with a pro-duction of "A Midsummer Night'sDream," March 4 to 14, at the JohnCranford .Adams Playhouse. TheShakespeare Festival is famous in the-ater circles as being a terrific trainingground for aspiring actors.

However, an important and muchanticipated part of the annual Festival isthe High School Competition, whichwill take place on March 5 and 12 at 3p.m. at the John Cranford AdamsPlayhouse. On both dates, schools willcompete for awards for "Best Scene,""Best Actor" and "Best Actress."Typically, some high school studentsdon elaborate Shakespearean costumes,while others do twists on the plays inmore modern clothing or street clothes.

Freeport High School performs Act II,Scene II of "Macbeth" on Friday, March 5.

Since 1951. the Shakespeare highschool competition has allowed youngerstudents to perform classic scenes on theHofstra stage. Long Island native andTony Award-winning actor BrianDcnnehy, who accepted an honorary doc-torate from Hofslra at midyear com-mencement in December 2003, said thehigh school competition gave him his firsttaste of theatrical success at the age of 15.

For more information call theUniversity Relations Office at 463-6819or Hofstra's Department of Drama andDance at 463-5444.

zoning in a community with an alreadysmall quantity of business.

At several resident meetings as well asthe Town Board meeting, the developer'sattorney Bill Benneso described the appli-cation as the best use for the property par-ticularly in terms of traffic and safety.

In an unusual action, the Chamber hadgone on record, sending a letter to theTown Board opposing the zoningchange and urging that the parcel remainzoned business.

In other announcements, Ms. Duffynoted that the Baldwin Chamber would beparticipating in an insurance program initi-ated by the Council of Chambers ofCommerce. The names of insurancebusi-nesses which are members of the Chamberwill be forwarded to the Council since theprogram makes use of local agents.

Ms. Duffy described the program as onewhich will be good for Baldwin's insur-ance businesses as well as a help to othermembers who are seeking affordablehealth insurance for their employees. TheCouncil of Chambers has set up a separateentity entitled Creative Employee Benefitsfor Chambers Members for this project.

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by Linda HendricksonBasketballmania has hit Frecport

High School. Both the boys and girlsteams have advanced in their respectivetournaments. The boys will meetUniondale in the finals at SUNYWestbury on Saturday, February 28,while the girls will play Farmingdale inthe semi-finals at Bellmore-JFK at 5p.m. on Tuesday, February 24.

"Their defense was outstanding,"commented Coach Ernest J. Kight. "Wehad to play great defense in order to win.Defense will be the key to all remaininggames." The Lady Devils were victori-ous over the Mepham Lady Pirates inthe Quarterfinals of the Nassau CountyGirls Basketball Tournament, 42-20.

Sherlise Sawyer scored on the openingtap, and then an incredible defensivegame began. Crystal Mitchell, ShaunaPatrick and Aja Carter's mission was tostop Randy Bender - Mepham's top scor-ing machine. A Freeport player wasalways on her and she was held scorelessuntil 3:58 in the third quarter. This forcedMepham's other players to handle the balland shoot more than normal. This was arole they were unaccustomed to playing.Freeport's defense bad done its job well.

Freeport came out of the lockerroomwith a renewed determination after half-time and outscored Mepham 14-6, open-ing up a 32-16 lead. Patrick had the hothand offensively as she accumulated 16points, five assists and five steals for thenight. Erika Jones added 8 while Sawyerand Anna McLean each added six. TheLady Devils dominated both the offen-sive and defensive boards. MeLeangabbed 12 rebounds while AshleyStraughn (8) and Jones combined for 13.

McLean led the Lady Devils to a 58-30 win over the Gold Tornadoes ofLawrence in the opening round of theplayoffs with 13 points, 12 rebounds,and six blocked shots. Lawrence haddouble-teamed McLean and Freeporttook advantage of that. ShannonShippey and Carter each scored eightfrom the outside, thus forcing Lawrenceto rethink its game plan.

Straughn, Sawyer, and Jones eachscored six in a game where ten playersadded to the offensive total. "We've beenblessed with a deep bench with a varietyof skills, reflected Kight. "We have sev-eral 'go-to' players." Freeport went on a15-2 run in the second quarter andopened up a 29-10 halftime lead.

It was a scary first half for Freeport'sBoys Basketball Team in the semi-finalgame over the Baldwin Bruins. Freeportlooked a little slow and had an unusualnumber of turnovers. Whatever CoachBob DeBonis said to the Red Devils athalftime, the players took it to heart andturned an eight-point third-quarter

deficit into a 56-49 win.Freeport went on a 21 -4 run in the third

and fourth quarter to put the Red Devilsinto the title game of the Nassau CountyBoys Basketball Tournament. This willbe the third time Freeport has metUniondale this season. Each team won ontheir home court. It's a rubber match thisyear but the Red Devils remember backfurther than just this season. This will bethe third Freeport-Uniondale final inthree years. Freeport lost the other twoand the players want this one badly.

David Moreno finished with 21points, 12 rebounds and 3 steals.Brandon Freeman hit a big three-pointplay with 7:31 to cut the deficit to 39-38.The Red Devils then hit 7 of 9 in thefinal eight minutes. Kelvin Tulloch hittwo huge 3 pointers to give Freeport a41-39 lead. Jetson Bates (10) andBrandon Freeman ( I I ) combined for 21points and 18 rebounds.

Bates' score on the tap play was a har-binger of what was to come in Freeport'ssemifinal game against Elmont. Feeport

dominated the boards as Freeman (18)and Moreno (17) grabbed career-highrebounds. The Red Devils totaled 50rebounds during their 32 minutes ofplay. Freeman, Moreno, and Bates all hitdouble digits for the Red Devils on theoffensive end.

The first quarter had five leadchanges. Tulloch made two foul shots inthe second quarter that put Freeportahead once and for all. The Red Devilsopened up a 28-21 halftime lead.Freeman (18), Moreno (15) and Bales(10) all ended with double figures whileGeorge Glover, Aaron Valentin, Tulloch

' and Lennox Norville combined for 18,thus rounding out the offensive effort.

Junior swimmer Jason Frazier com-peted in the division swim meet at theAquatic center and placed among thelop three finishers in both the 50freestyle and the 100 yard breasistroke.He has already achieved All Divisionstatus and hopes to attain All County orAll Conference status at the CountyTeam Championships this week.

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School District's Annual Report cardreported in The Leader's edition ofFebruary 19, numerous other agendaitems were approved by the board at itsmeeting on February 11.

The architects for the $26.7 millionfacilities bond issue, approved by voterson February 4, will be H2M. Park Eastcompany will serve as the constructionmanagers. Both companies providedinput to the district regarding items whichshould be included in the bond and pro-jected estimates of construction costs.Park East also served as the district's con-struction managers on the middle schoolexpansion.

The board approved the 2004-5 schoolcalendar- which proved difficult to com-pile because of the timing of Labor Dayand the spring religious holidays whichare not contiguous. There will be a staffdevelopment day on September. 1. Schoolwill begin for all students on September2, and children will attend school onSeptember 3. Schools will be closed onLabor Day, September 6. The full calen-dar is on the district's website (www.bald-win.kl2.ny.us).

The board continued discussion onupdating school district policies to reflectchanging State Education Department(SED) regulations and federal and statelaws. In reporting back to the board onseveral previously questioned items.Superintendent of Schools Kathy Weissnoted that the district's counsel, LarryReich, said that districts cannot conductrandom searches "without reasonable sus-picion." In previous discussion, however,it was stressed that school lockers can be

. searched if there is reasonable suspicionand the "assumption of privacy" does nothold.

Language was clarified in the policyconcerning searches by police officials.Although the district always tries to "firstcontact parents," it was agreed that thepolicy will not include language torequire that commitment since some inci-dents might preclude that possibility.

The district's counsel also noted thatwhile it is not legally necessary to requirethat district personnel be present while astudent is being interrogated by police,

Jhe district should leave that language inthe policy since that is their practice. Itwas also explained that the police havethe right to bring a student to a policeprecinct without the school's permissionalthough Dr. Weiss stressed that the dis-trict has an excellent relationship with thepolice and "that has never happened."

Continuing discussion took place onthe district's attendance policy which overpast years has reflected the SED's varyinginterpretations of whether absences can orcannot affect a student's grades throughdenial of credit. Baldwin's policy hasattempted to define excused and unex-cused absences and list those absenceswhich would riot negatively impact achild's grades and those that would. Thereare also procedures for making up workand the responsibilities of students andteachers.

The board was uncomfortable with theproposed policy since its members couldenvision situations when a parent mighttake a child out of school for family rea-sons that are not included under the (ist of"excused" absences. They were uncom-fortable putting parents, and especiallychildren, in the position of lying.

Board member B.A. Schoen noted.

"We don't want to be interrogating sixyear olds.". .

It was agreed to add "family obliga-tions" under a list for excused absencesalthough it was noted that the issue "willbe revisited if we find substantial abuse."Commenting on the fact that.some parT

ents will lie, Mr. Schoen added, "Wedon't like that but wh'at are we going to doabout it?"

Reacting to what appeared to be alenghty list of retirees, a parent expressedconcern and asked if the district was"keeping level in quality in picking newcandidates." Board President JamesScannell noted that the list was fairly typ-ical in number for a district of Baldwin's

• size and said that officials were pro-activein searching out new staff.

The parent noted the retirement ofmusic teacher Harvey Dagen and com-mented on the high quality and style ofhis students' concerts. She stressed theimportance of "passing on the torch andthe culture."

Another resident questioned the discus-sion of the policies regarding searches ofstudents and asked "What is the genesisof that...the trend shocks me...How did weget to this?"

The board noted that the policy reflectsthe procedures the district has always fol-lowed. Information learned by boardmembers at recent school board meetingsprompted them to realize that these exist-ing practices should be reflected in actualwritten policies. Mr. Scannell noted, "Itdoesn't reflect new things happening."

Other items included discussion of var-ious "Shadow Day" opportunities for 61.sophomores -and 20 seniors who wereable to visit various professionals as partof the district's practical School to Careeractivities.

There was also discussion on tuitioncosts. It was stressed that the district doesnot accept tuition-paying students except

. in the case of a small number of specialeducation students. Districts work coop-eratively in creating programs for particu-lar special education needs. In order thatthese programs are cost-effective, theyaccept tuition-paying students. In somecases Baldwin sponsors the programs andin other cases Baldwin's students attendclasses in other districts since not all dis-tricts can host every specialized class.

Tuition costs also are in place so thedistrict can recapture costs for studentswho attend the schools illegally or forthose small number of students who bypolicy are allowed to finish a school yearif they move to another district.

Board member Mary Jo O'Haganreported on her attendance at the FederalRelations Network -conference inWashington, D.C. This is the third yearshe has participated. She noted concernswith funding for the Americans WithDisabilities Act and its impact on schoolcosts. When passed years ago, 40 percentfunding was promised by the federal gov-ernment. In reality the funding has onlybeen 17 to 18 percent of costs. Last year,some procedural, paperwork restrictionswere eliminated, which helped districts.

She also noted the impact of the "NoChild Left Behind" regulations and thefederal government's reneging on thosefunding promises as well. She spoke ofthe financial burden of testing and man-dated services, saying, "The federal gov-ernment only pays a fraction of what waspromised."

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a.m., Wednesday: Holy Eucharist 10 a.m.THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFBALDWIN, 717 St. Luke's Place and TwainStreet. Rev. Mark Greiner, Pastor. SundayWorship, 9:30 a.m.IGLESIA CENTRO BIBLICO DE FREE-PORT - 50 North Main Street, 546-0473, C. LuisVargas, Senior Pastor. Sunday services.TABERNACLE OF FAITH. 286 West Menick^oad, Freeport, Walter Gibson, Pastor. SundayServices, 8 and 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.; SundaySchool, 10 a.m.; Friday night service, 8:30 p.m.;Monday and Tuesday Bible School, 7:30 p.m.THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFFREEPORT, South Ocean Avenue and SmithStreet. Sunday Worship at 10 a.m. Rev. Eddie J.Jusino.BETHEL AJVI.E. CHURCH, 420 North MainStreet. Reverend Dr. Harry J. White, II., SeniorPastor, Sunday Morning Worship Service 9:45a.m., Holy Communion - Every 1st Sunday.,Senior Program — Tuesday. Wednesday &Thursday: 10 a.m., Radio Program - WTHE 1520AM - Thursday Morning - 11 a.m.BALDWIN JEWISH CENTER, 885 SeamanAvenue. Daily minyan, Monday and Thursday6:25 a.m.; Tuesday. Wednesday and Friday, 6:35a.m.; Friday services 8 p.m.: Saturday services 9a.m. and 5:50 p.m.; Sunday services, 9 a.m.FREEPORT UNITED METHODISTCHURCH, 46 Pine Street. 378-0659. The Rev.Steed Davidson. 10:30 a.m. Worship Service.During church service nursery care and a toddlerprogram are available along with Pre-K through8th grade Sunday School classes.CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL, 91 NorthBayview Avenue, 623-4200. Conservative, egali-tarian congregation. Friday services, 8 p.m.:Saturday services, 9:30 a.m. Weekday minyan fol- .lowed by breakfast, 6:45 a.m. Sunday services. 9a.m., followed by breakfast. Religious school, pre-K through high school. Adult education.SOUTH NASSAU UNITARIAN UNIVER-SALIST CONGREGATION. 228 South OceanAvenue, 623-1204. Sunday program: Sunday ser-vices 10:30 a.m.. family services. 10 a.m.: Sundayschool, youth groups, child care and special events.CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERANCHURCH/1GLESIA LUTERANA DECRISTO, North Grove Street and RandallAvenue. Pastor, The Rev. Michael D. Wilker,Sundays - Gospel Service of Holy Communion, 9

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a.m.WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES. 80 WestMerrick Road. Full Gospel-Non-Denominational:Caspar Anastasi. Pastor: Raymond Trip! and TomDimino, Assistant' Pastors. Sunday morningWorship 8:30 .and 11 a.m.: Children's Church I Ia.m., and Sunday School 9:45 a.m.: Sundayevening Healing Service 7 p.m.: WednesdayEvening Kinship in private homes 7:30 p.mFriday evening. Ministries and Intercessory Prayei7:30 p.m. 546-3344.FREEPORT CHURCH OF GOD. 580 BabylonTurnpike. Reverend Linette Clark. PastorSundays. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; MorningServices 11:15 a.m.; Evening Youth Services 6p.m.: Sunday Night Service 7 p.m. TuesdaysPrayer Se/vice 8 p.m.SALVATION ARMY. 66 Church Street. P.OBox 725. Majors David and Janice MacLeanCorps Officers: Captain Ida Perez Youth OfficerMorning Worship I I a.m.; Afterglow Service 12p.m.: Home League Ladies Group Thursday. Ia.m.; Bible Study Monday 11:30 a.m.: Mid-weekService Wednesday. 12 p.m.: Senior CitizenCenter, Monday to Friday. 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.nYouth programs for kids 4-14 - Scouting ProgramTuesday 4-6 p.m.; Supper Club Thursday 4-7 p.mFamily Supper 5-5:30 p.m. Call (516) 378-4557 .TRANSFIGURATION EPISCOPAICHURCH - (ANGLICAN). South Long BeadAvenue and Pine Street. Tuesdays Holy Eucharis8:45 a.m. Sundays. Holy Eucharist 8 and 10 a.mSunday School, noon.CHURCH OF OUR HOLY REDEEMER, 3South Ocean Avenue. Weekday Masses Monda7:30 p.m. (Spanish), 7:30 a.m.; Thursday, 7:3'p.m. (Spanish); Friday 12:10 p.m. followed bDivine Mercy Chaplet; Saturday Morning Mass ithe Church, 7:30 a.m. Saturday Evening (SundaVigil Masses) 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Spanish): SundaMasses 7, 8:30, 10 (Family), 11:30 a.m., I p.n(Spanish): Miraculous Medal Novena, Saturdafollowing 7:30 a.m. Mass. Blessed SacramenChapel open 24 hours.ST. CHRISTOPHER'S R.C. CHURCH,Gale Avenue, Baldwin. Sunday Masses: Saturdaat 5 p.m.; Sunday at 7:30 a.m.; 9:30 a.m. (FolGroup); I I a.m. (Choir): 12:30 p.m.: 5 p.m(Contemporary Music Group), Daily MassesMonday through Friday: 7 and 9 a.m.: Saturday:a.m. Holiday Masses: Please consult the weeklBulletin the Sunday before the holyday.FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FREE-PORTPine Street and South Long Beach AvenueSunday Worship - 10:45 a.m.: Sunday School foadults & children. 9:20 a.m.; Wednesday BiblStudy & Prayer, 8 p.m.; 379-8084.COMMUNITY CHURCH OF TH1NAZARENE, 301 Atlantic Avenue. Sunday:Sunday School for all ages, 10 a.m.; MorninWorship Service. 11 a.m.; Evening Praise anPrayer Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesdays, EveninBible Study in Spanish and English. 7:30 p.nSecond and fourth Fridays. Youth Night in Churcgym, 8 p.m.GREATER SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH129 East Merrick Road. Reverend MallettSundays. Morning Service. 11 a.m.; EveninService, 9 p.m. Thursdays, Prayer Meeting, 8 p.mSunday School, 9:30 a.m.SOUTH BALDWIN JEWISH CENTER, 29."Grand Avenue, Baldwin: Rabbi Robert JudiConservative. Twice daily minyan. WeekdaySunday 9:30 a.m.: Monday-Friday 6:50 a.mSunday-Thursday 8 p.m.; Shabbat: 8 p.m.; ShabKmorning 9:30 a.m.: Sat. afternoon 10 minutebefore sundown. Religious school; Adult eduction. Mens Club & Sisterhood. 223-8688

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One of the oldest restaurants in Merrick, Violetta's formula for success has kept thebusiness thriving for over 35 years.

There's nothing pretentious about the food or the ambiance in this family-ownedItalian establishment. Good, authentic, traditional dishes at very fair prices are whathave built up their reliable reputation in the community.

It was in the late sixties when Sicilian-born brothers Sal and Joe Levant! opened theoriginal operation on Merrick Road, primarily as a local pizzeria. They brought fromItaly years of tradition and prized homemade recipes.

After 12 years the pizzeria was expanded to include a larger eat-in crowd to offeran expanded menu featuring dinner entrees, and a full service catering department toaccommodate the entertainment needs of their growing clientele.

Years ago. the restaurant was moved to its current location, which allowed it to againexpand it's dine-in facilities. The current location is on Sunrise Highway and it's herewhere for the last 15 years, the restaurant has not only retained but added on to itssolid base of loyal customers. Although Sal is still chef, and Joe manages the Pizzeria,Sal's son Frank has joined the family-partnership and has taken an active role in therunning of the restaurant.

Frank, a former championship body builder, takes a great interest in cooking, fitnessand nutrition, and so assures all of his customers that their dietary needs will be ful-filled If you're counting carbohydrates, calories, or are concerned with sugar, salt, orbutter, Violetta's will accommodate your special1 requests, whether you eat-in or opt todine-out, as many busy households prefer to do.

The Mussels Possilipo, a great choice as an appetizer, is served with a chunky redsauce, replete with a wide assortment of herbs and garlic. The Stuffed Eggplant wasa delightful surprise, not prepared with the usual soaking of red sauce. Instead it'sbaked with ricotta and mozzarella cheeses,.a delicious and delightful change-of-pace,and allows a greater appreciation of the.distinctive eggplant.

If variety is what you crave, then order the Hot or Cold Antipasto, which will be gra-ciously made up for one or for the appropriate number to accommodate your party.

The Violetta Salad is quite popular with the regular customers. A mixture of freshgreensvtomatoes, chickpeas, olives, onions, mushrooms and other vegetables are fine-ly chopped and tossed with an excellent Italian vinaigrette. No wonder it's a crowd-pleaser. It also makes for a fabulous lunch; accompanied with a bowl of the heartyand popular Minestrone.

Entrees are moderately priced, portions quite generous, and many include a choiceof salad or pasta. : ' ,

The menu features a host of traditional veal selections. I found my selection ofScallopine with Marsala and Mushrooms to be exceptional. The veal was fork-tender,and literally smothered with-a fabulous array of delicately cooked mushrooms. VealSorrrentina, layered with eggplant, ham, mushrooms, mozzarella, and veal, is bakedand presented with a subtle Marsala sauce. .

Chicken Capagnola served with potatoes, peas, mushrooms and sauteed onions in alight brown sauce is another noteworthy dish. Seafood fans will love Violetta's rendi-tion of Shrimp Oreganata. Jumbo butterflied shrimp are served in a hearty Scampisauce permeated with delicious seasonings, garlic, and just a trace of breadcrumbs.

Pasta dishes selections are plentiful and can be ordered as sides or Entrees. If you.are with a party of four or more and enjoy the traditional favorites, you should con-sider the Combo Platter for a really great deal. It includes Veal Cutlet Parmigiana,Shrimp Parmigiana, Eggplant Rollantini, Baked Ziti and the Vipletta Salad.

The restaurant is open for both lunch and dinner 7 days a week. Although deliveryis not available, the quality and value are well worth the pick-up. Catering is a main-stay of the restaurant and they are prepared to accommodate you in their party roomor to offer full service off-site catering for your special event or business function.There is a full bar and a nice selection of moderate wines.

The Pizzeria is located in a separate section of the restaurant, offers a variety ofchoices, and is ideal .for quick service. The Margherita and traditional NeapolitanPizzas are among the winners.

Thirty-five years speaks for itself. Violetta's formula for success is not a secret,according to Frank. Fresh, ingredients, efficient service, authentic Italian home-stylefood served at a very fair price, have transformed customers into loyal patrons.

Carolee Fox can be reached at foxcobs@optonline.netVioletta's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria275 Sunrise Highway, Merriek516-223-8574

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NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. GREEN-POINT BANK, Pltf. vs. KETTLY AUBAIN, et al, Defts.Index #7346/03. Pursuant to judgment of fore-closure and sale entered Nov. 20, 2003,1 will sellat public auction on the north front steps of theNassau County Courthouse, 262 Old CountryRd... Mineola, NY on March 10, 2004 at 9:00a.m. prem. k/a 433 Miller Ave., Freeport, NY.Said property located at the corner formed bythe intersection of the Southerly side of AdamsSt. (Kings St.) and the Easterly side of Miller Ave.,being a plot 60 ft. x 100 ft. Approx. amt. of judg-ment is $103,667.36 plus costs and interest. Soldsubject to terms and conditions of filed judg-ment and terms of sale. EDWIN MULHERN,Referee. CULLEN & DYKMAN BLEAKLEY PLATTLLP, Attys. for Pltf., 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd.,

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NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. CHASEMANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORP. F/K/A CHEMI-CAL MORTGAGE CO., Pltf. vs. ROGER INNO-CENT, et al, Defts. Index #25462/98. Pursuant tojudgment of foreclosure and sale dated Apr.26, 2000,1 will sell at public auction at the northfront steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Rd., Mineola, NY on Mar. 5,2004 at 9:15 a.m. prem. k/a 131 Woods Ave.,Roosevelt, NY. Said property located at thecorner formed by the intersection of theSoutherly side of Wood Ave. with the Easterlyside of Charles St., being a plot 52.50 ft. x 94.73ft. x 54.14 ft. x 90.86 ft. Approx. amt. of judg-ment Is $131,074.69 plus costs and interest. Soldsubject 'to terms and conditions of filed judg-ment and terms of sale. GERALD WRIGHT.Referee. HAL B. GREENWALD, Atty. for Pltf., 35East Grassy Sprain Rd., Suite 507, Yonkers, NY.#58036FL301P4T2/5. 12, 19.26

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY.AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, Pltf. vs.KAREEM EBANKS; ELEGANT ENTRIES OF NASSAU,INC., Defts. Index #02/13914. Pursuant to judg-ment of foreclosure and sale dated June 5,2003, I will sell at public auction on the northfront steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Rd.. Mineola, NY on March" 5,2004 at 10:00 a.m. prem. k/a 188 North LongBeach Ave., Freeport, NY. Said property locat-ed on the East line of Long Beach Ave., 625.19ft. Northerly from a point made at the intersec-tion of the North line of Lena Ave. and the Eastline of Long beach Ave., being a plot 143.79 ft.

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Index No. 97-217993State 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.In 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 February 4.2002 at 9:00 a.m. in the forenoon of that day,the premises described by said Judgment tobe sold.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of a domesticLimited Liability Company (LLC). Name: JPCMProperties LLC. Articles of Organization filedwith Secy, of State of NY on January 23, 2004.NY office location: Nassau County. Secy, ofState of NY designated as agent upon whomprocess against the LLC may be served. Secy,of State shall mail a copy of any processagainst the LLC served upon nim/her to c/o:JPCM LLC, 100 Merrick Road, Suite 514,Rockviile Centre. New York.

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CHASE MORTGAGE COMPANY-WEST, F/K/AMELLON MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiffagainst IVAN MAXWELL, et al defendant(s).Index No. 00-018602. Pursuant to a Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale duly filed on 5/4/2001, I.the undersigned Referee in said Judgmentnamed, will sell at public auction on the northfront steps, Nassau County Courthouse, 262 OldCountry Road, Mineola, N.Y. on the 17th day ofMarch, 2004 at 9:00 a.m. of that day, thepremises directed by said Judgment to be soldand therein described as follows: Said premisessituate in the Town of Hempstead and Countyof Nassau, and State of New York, commonlybeing known as and by street address 155Ellison Avenue, Roosevelt, N.Y. 11575. Taxaccount number: Section: 55 Block: 335 Lot: 11& 12. Approximate amount of Judgment$165,882.55 plus interest and costs, premises willbe sold subject to provisions of filed judgmentand terms of sale. Index No. 00-018602. Edwin J.Mulhern. Esq., Referee. Gullace & Weld'LLP,Attbrney(s) for Plaintiff, 500 First Federal Plaza,Rochester, N.Y. 14614, (585)340-2361Fl 313 4T 9/19. 19 7iS 3/4

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

Plaintiff,AgainstWAYNE MCKEN; et al..

Defendants)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly dated 11/14/2002 I, the udersignedReferee will sell at public auction at theNorthFront Steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Road, Mineola,NYon 3/19/2004 at 10:30 AM premises known as

98 Prospect Street, Roosevelt, NYALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land ,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in the Town OfHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew YorkSection 55 Block 294 Lot 482-483 Approximateamount of lien $153,352.68 plus interest andcosts Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment Index # 6509/02FRANK N. D'ERRIGO .Esq., Referee.Jon B. Felice & Associates, P.C (Attorney's for-Plaintiff)11 East 44.th Street, Suite 800 New York, NY10017Dated: 2/2/2004 File #: BBFCH 2498 macFl 3934T9/1O ?/. 3/4 11

(NOTICE TO BE ATTACHED TO AND TO BE PUB-LISHED WITH SUMMARY FORM OF RESOLUTION

AFTER ADOPTION)NOTICE

The resolution, a summary of which is pub-lished herewith, has been adopted on the 11 thday of February, 2004, and the validity of theobligations authorized by such resolution maybe hereafter contested only if such obligationswere authorized for an object or purpose forwhich the BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DIS-TRICT, in the County of Nassau, New York, is notauthorized to expend money or if the provisionsof law which should have been complied with -as of the date of publication of this Noticewere not substantially complied with, and anaction, suit or proceeding contesting suchvalidity is commenced within twenty days afterthe publication of this Notice, or such obliga-tions were authorized in violation of the provi-sions of the constitution.

Jacquie AckermanDistrict Clerk

BOND RESOLUTION OF THE BALDWIN UNIONFREE SCHOOL DISTRTCT, NEW YORK, ADOPTEDFEBRUARY 11, 2004, AUTHORIZING THE PARTIALRECONSTRUCTION OF, AND CONSTRUCTION OFIMPROVEMENTS AND ALTERATIONS TO, ALL DIS-TRICT BUILDNGS AND THE SITES THEREOF, STAT-ING THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST THEREOF IS

' $26,976,993, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNTTHEREFOR, AND AUTHORIZNG THE ISSUANCE OF$26,976,993 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID DISTRICT TOFINANCE SAID APPROPRIATIONObjects or purposes: to partially reconstructand construct improvements and alterations toall District buildings and the sites thereofAmount of Obligations to be Issued:$26,976,993Period of Probable Usefulness: thirty (30) years -A complete copy of the bond resolution sum-marized above shall be available for publicinspection during normal business hours at theoffice of the District Clerk, Baldwin Union FreeSchool District, 960 Hastings Street, Baldwin,New York.Dated: February 11, 2004

Baldwin, New YorkFl 374 1T?/?iS

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUChase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.

Plaintiff,AGAINST

Anita Evangelist et. al,Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly dated 12/3/2002 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NorthFront Steps Of The Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Road, In the City of Mineolaon 3/30/2004 at 2:30 PM premises known as 47Dawes Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11575

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in the Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew York Section, Block and Lot: 55-336-18/19Approximate amount of lien $167,728.14 plusinterest and costs. Premises will be sold subjectto provisions of filed Judgment Index #418/01Mark Birnbaum, Esq, RefereeSteven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff, •P.O. Box 1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291Dated: 2/5/2004Fl 39fi 4T 9/26. 3/4. 11. IB

NOT ICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGBY 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 3/3/2004 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M.to consider the following applications andappeals:THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED START-ING AT 9:30 A.M.171/04. MERRICK-ElizabetrvPerinelli & DavidChao, Renewal of grant to maintain 6' highfence.,N/s Webster St., 345.11' W/o Pettit St.,a/k/a 128 Webster St.172/04. WEST HEMPSTEAD-Alfons Pasholli,Renewal of grant to maintain 2-familydwelling.,S/s Ivy St., 260' E/o Morton Ave., a/k/a175 Ivy St.173/04, -174/04. OCEANSIDE - McDonald'sCorp., Renewal of grants: maintain one dou-ble-faced, detached, illuminated ground sign,overall height 25', overall size 103 S.F., setback+/- 3' from property line; maintain menu boardin-conjunction with drive-thru windows.,S/sAtlantic Ave., 200.50' E/o Kenneth Ri., a/k/a 31-35 Atlantic Ave,175/04. OCEANSIDE-Martln 8c StephanieReingold, Renewal of grant to maintain 6' highfence.,S/s Lorrle Dr., 124.85' E/o Mahlon BrowerDr., a/k/a 3639 Lorrie Dr.176/04. - 177/04. ELMONT-Frank and AuvaJordan, Variances, side yard, rear yard, main-tain bi-level wood deck attached to dwellingand detached garage; Maintain 6' high fencelarger then pool Installation area.,E/s of BensonAve. 202' N/o Sweetman St. a/k/a 235 BensonAve.178/04. - 179/04. LEVITTOWN-Patricia A. Greco,Maintain pool In front yard setback on RanchLa. & 6' high fence larger than pool installationarea; Maintain shed with more than requiredside, & rear yard setbacks..S/E cor. Old Oak La.& Ranch La., a/k/a 2 Old Oak La.180/04. - 181/04. WANTAGH-Glenn & LindaGering, Variance, rear yard, construct 2nd storyaddition above garage attached to dwelling;Maintain 5' 8c 6' high fence..S/E cor. ValentinePI. & Roland Ave., a/k/a 3076 Valentine PI.182/04. -183/04. MERRICK-James & EleniMantikas, Variances, lot area occupied, sideyard, side yards aggregate, rear yard, maintaingarage converted to living space and additionboth attached to dwelling; Variances, lot areaoccupied, side yard, side yards aggregate,rear yard, maintain bi-level wood decksattached to dwelling.,E/s Frankel Blvd., 240' S/oElliot Ave., a/k/a 397 Frankel Ave.184/04. MERRICK-Donald A. & Carolyn Romano,Install 6' high fence., N/E cor. Lincoln Blvd.Arthur St., a/k/a 269 Lincoln Blvd.185/04. LEVITOWN-Edna M. Colucci, Variance,side yard, maintain enclosed patio attached todwelling.,S/W cor. Mallard Rd. & Lark St., a/k/a3712 Mallard Rd.186/04. NR ROCKVILLE CENTRE-Edward G.Bithorn, Variances, front width at street line,front yard average setback, construct garageattached to dwelling.,N/s Blenheim Rd., 233.76'W/o Rockwin Rd., a/k/a 40 BLenheim Rd.187/04. -188/04. HEWLETT- Edward C. & Mary H.Cooper, Variance, front yard setback on OakDr., maintain wood deck & enclosed porchboth attached to dwelling; Variance, frontyard setback on Mill Rd., maintain addition todwelling.,S/W cor. Chestnut Dr. & Oak Dr. run-ning thru to Mill Rd., a/k/a 1 Chestnut Dr.189/04. - 190/04. .WANTAGH-Gloria Casa

. Colella, Mother/Daughter Res. (2nd kitchen);Variance, lot area occupied, construct addi-tion to dwelling.,S/s Charles Rd., 539.21 E/oBrent Dr.. a/k/a 2870 Charles Rd. (NegativeDeclaration issued under S.E.Q.R.)191/04. EAST ATLANTIC BEACH-Bruce & LindaHittleman, Variances, side yard, rear yard, con-struct 3rd story addition exceeding number ofstories & construct 2-story addition all attachedto dwelling.,W/s Clayton Ave., 350' N/o BeechSt., a/k/a 95 Clayton Ave.192/04. NR LAWRENCE-STS Realty Corp., KimSuper Capobianco^ President, Waive off-street,parking (maintain addition to building).,N/Wcor. Lawrence La. & Honeywell PI., a/k/a 2Lawrence La. (Negative Declaration issuedunder S.E.Q.R.)THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED START-ING AT 2:00 P.M.193/04. - 196/04. FRANKLIN SQUARE-Robert &Nilda Rosati,Variance, side yards aggregate,construct 2nd story addition to dwelling;Variances, side yard, side yards aggregate,maintain garage converted to living spaceand A/C unit both attached to dwelling;Variance, lot area occupied, maintain deckattached to dwelling; Variance, lot area occu-

pied, maintain shed higher than permitted.,W/s Meisser St., 63.33' N/o Patterson Ave,, a/k/a758 Meisser St.197/04, ELMONT-Verdeland Homes,Inc.,Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area, frontwidth, lot area occupied, rear yard, constructdwelling with garage (demolish existingdwelling).,W/s Blltmore Ave., 428' S/oHempstead Tpke.198/04. ELMONT-Verdeland Homes,Inc.,Variances, subdivision of Lot, lot area, frontwidth, lot area occupied, rear yard, constructdwelling with garage,W/s Biltmore Ave., 467.85'S/o Hempstead Tpke. ,199/04. NR WESTBURY-Nassau AnimalEmergency Group P.C.,Use premises to con-struct addition for animal clinic.,S/s Old CountryRd., 131.08' W/o Westbury Dr., a/k/a 740 OldCountry Rd. (Negative Declaration issuedunder S.E.Q.R.)200/04. N. BELLMORE-Amerada HessCorp..Install one double-faced, illuminatedground sign, with price sign thereon; 64 sq. ft.per face & overall size 128 sq.ft.; overall height20' 8c within clear sight triangle (replace existingsign).,S/W cor. Jerusalem Ave. & NewbridgeRd., a/k/a 2426 Jerusalem Ave.201/04. - 203/04. SEAFORD-Seaford Volunteer &Exempt Fireman's Benevolent Assoc.,Varlance,rear yard & use variance to maintain trainingplatform in conjunction with fire department;Variance, rear yard 8c use variance to installtwo (2) metal storage containers in conjunctionwith fire department; Application for declara-tion of immunity by the Seaford Volunteer &Exempt Fireman's Benevolent Assoc. in lieu ofrear yard & use variances to maintain trainingplatform & install two (2) metal storage con-tainers.^^ cor. Waverly Ave. & Southard Ave.(Negative Declaration issued under S.E.Q.R.)204/04. BELLMORE-FP 301 Bedford, LLC, c/oPhilips International, Permission to park in Res."B" District (proposed retail building).,N/E cor.Bedford Ave. & Bedford Ct.1319/04. NR WESTBURY-Dominick ladevaia.Variance, construct dwelling & 2-car garageon lot created by subdivision of a .lot on filedLevitt map #5028.,N/s Salisbury Park Dr., 97.31'W/o Handy La.ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEAR-ING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THEBOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHING-TON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.Interested parties may appear at the abovetime and place. At the call of the Chairman,the Board will consider the Decision andReserve Decision calendar.

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

Joseph F. Pellegrini, Secretaryto the Board of Appeals

FL326 IT 2/26NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUMIDFIRST BANK

Plaintiff,AgainstJACQUELINE ELIE; ANGEL ELIE, et al

Defendants)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 3/12/2003 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NorthFront Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Road Mineola, NY on3/25/2004 at 3:00 PM premises known as 123Harris Ave., Freeport, NY 11520ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected situate, lying and being in the Villageof Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County ofNassau and State of New York Section 55 Block250 Lot 241 & 242 approximate amount of lien$176,965.42 plus interest and costs. Premises willbe sold subject to provisions of filed judgmentIndex #01/018162PAUL J. MUSCRELLA. Esq., RefereeShapiro and DiCaro250 Mile Crossing Blvd., Suite One, Rochester,NY 14624Dated 2/12/2004 File #: 01 -41891 r jvrFl #327 4t 2/26m 3/4. 11. 18

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

.PlaintiffAgainstCLARENCE E. WILLIAMS A/K/A CLARENCEWILLIAMS, KIM A. WILLIAMS A/K/A KIMWILLIAMS, et al

Defendants)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 11/12/2002 I the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NorthFront Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse262 Old Country Road, Mineola NY on3/30/2004 at 10:00 AM premises known as 66Jefferson St. Freeport, NY 11520ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in theTownship of Hempstead, County of Nassau andState of New York.Section 62 Block 93 Lot 32-34 Approximateamount of lien $179,355.25 plus interest andcosts. Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment Index #01/018864ANTHONY J. COLLELUORi; Esq. RefereeShapiro and DiCaro250 Mile Crossing Blvd., Suite One, Rochester NY

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PUBLIC NOTICES

from previous page14624Dated: 2/1 1 /2004 File #: 01 -421 1 2r jvrFl tt37R4t?/7iS 3/4 11 1RNOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: MCQUILLAN REALTY ASSOCI-ATES. LLC. Articles of Organization were filedwith the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)on 02/02/04. office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of th LLCupon whom process against it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC,c/o Richard McQuillan, 140 Cedar Avenue.Rockville Centre, New York 11570. Purpose: Forany lawful purpose.FI a.ry? AY 9/77 MA n in 9fi An

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUMortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.("MERS"), as nominee for HomecomingFinancial Network, Inc.

• Plaintiff,AGAINSTCrystal Pearce, et al.,

Defendant (s)Pursuant to a Judgment of foreclosure and saleduly dated 1 2/2/2003 I, the undersigned refer-ee will sell at public auction at the North FrontSteps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 262Old Country Road, in the Village of Mineola on3/26/2004 at 10:30 AM premises known as 7Davison Place, Fre9port, NY 1 1 520.All that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in the Villageof Freeport, County of NASSAU and State ofNew York. Section, Block and Lot: 62-74-556,567, 568, 59 Approximate amount of Hen$316,869.14 plus interest and costs, premises willbe sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment.Index #8965/03John M. Conroy, RefereeSteven J. Baum P.C., Attorney for PlaintiffP.O. Box 1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291Dated: 2/1 9/2004FL #330 4t 2/26. 2/4. 11. 18 _NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: AJAKS TRADING CO., LLC.Articles of organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on09/20/02. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. SSNYshall mail a copy of process to the LLC,. 442Albermarle Road Cedarhurst, New York 1516.Purpose: for any lawful purpose.FL #331 6t 2/26. 3/4. 1 1. IB. 75. 4/1 _

--.„- NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAU

BANK ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (FORMERLYKNOWN AS THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF

: CHICAGO)PLAINTIFF,

ALEXANDER MITCHELL JR.; etal' . DEFENDANTS

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 1 /2/2001 and bearing the Index#000988-00, I the undersigned Referee will sellat public auction at the Front Steps of theNassau County Courthouse, 262 Old CountryRd. in the City of Mineola, NY, County ofNassau, State of New York on 3/29/2004 at 9:00am premises known as 52 EAST SECOND ST.,FREEPORT, NY 11 520

•ALL that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in the Village

of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County ofNassau and State of New York. SBL#62-196-32Approximate amount.of lien $149,953.71.Premises will be sold subject to provisions offiled judgment.JEFFREY FORCHELLI. Esq.. Referee, Fein, Such &Crane, LLP, 1800 First Federal Plaza, Rochester,NY 14614 (585) 232-7400 Ext. 70Dated: 2/18./2004 FILE #HCNYC042FL 332 4t 2/26. 3./4. 11. 18 ^^_NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 831 HALSEY REALTY, LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York-(SSNY) on02/18/04. The latest date of dissolution is12/31/2054. office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLCupon whom process against it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC,907 Midway Street, Woodmere, New York11598. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL #333 6t 2/26. 3/4. 11. 18,25.4/1Notice is hereby given that an Order grantedby the Supreme Court. Nassau County, on the6th day of February 2004, bearing the indexnumber 16855/03, a copy of which may beexamined at the Office of the Clerk located at240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York,grants me the right to assume the name ofPeggy Marie Lester, My present address is 546Nassau Ave.. Freeport, NY 11520, the date ofmy birth is 2-28-52; the place of birth is RockvilleCentre, NY; the present name is MaryMarguerite Boyle Lester.FL #334-It 2/26

NOTICE TO BIDDERSACOUSTICAL BUILDING

FOR THE NEW CONTROL ROOMAT POWER PLANT #1

FOR FREEPORT ELECTRICTHE INC VILLAGE OF FREEPORT

NASSAU COUNTY, NYSealed bids subject to all instructions terms andconditions hereon and pursuant to the specifi-cations will be received by th Purchasing Agentuntil 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 30, 2004,when they will be opened publicly and readaloud after 11:00 A.M.; prevailing time, in theMain Conference Room of the Village Hall onthe said date for the vehicle as specified andthe contract awarded as soon thereafter aspractical for:ACOUSTICAL BUILDING FOR THE NEW CONTROL

ROOMAT POWER PLANT #1

Freeport ElectricSpecifications, and proposed contacts may beobtained-at the office ofthe Purchasing AgentIncorporated Village of Freeport 46 NorthOcean Avenue, Freeport NY 11520 from 9:00AM Monday, 'March 1 until 4:00 P.M. Monday,March 29, 2004.The Board reserves the right to reject any or allbid proposals received and subject to thesereservations, shall award the contract to thelowest qualified and responsible bidder. Bids,which, in the opinion of the Board, are unbal-anced shall be rejected.In submitting a bid bidders agree not to with-draw their bid within forty-five (45) days afterthe date for the opening thereof.

Teresa BaldinucciPurchasing Agent

Village of FreeportIssue Date - February 26, 2004FL #335 It 2/26 ,. •

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

CONSTRUCTION OF PRINCE AVENUEWELLS 10, 11, & 12

CONTRACT NO. 6 - SECURITYFOR

THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORTNASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

Notice is hereby given that the PurchasingAgent of the Incorporated Village of FreeportNew York will receive sealed proposals for•CONSTRUCTION OF PRINCE AVENUE WELLS 10,11 & 12 - CONTRACT NO. 6 - SECURITY" until11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 16. 2004. in theMain Conference Room of the MunicipalBuilding, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport,New York, 11520, at which time and placethey will be opened publicly and read aloud.Plans, specifictions and forms of proposal maybe seen and obtained at the Office of thePurchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York,11520, from 9:OOA.M. on Monday, March 1.2004 until 4:00 P. M. Monday, March 15, 2004.Documents may be obtained by prospectivebidders upon depositing ($50.00) which sum willbe refunded to Contractors who submit bids onreturn of the plans within ten (10) days after thecontract has been awarded if same' arereturned in good condition.Each bid must be accompanied by a bidder'sbond in the amount of not less than five (5%)percent of the bid. Insuring to the benefit of theVillage of Freeport or a certified check of notless than five (5%) of the bid, made payable tothe Village of Freeport, to assure the enteringof the successful bidder into a acceptable

• contract.The work consists of Installing access control tothe Prince Avenue Well Site. The specified sys-tem must be Bosch or a system that can beintegrated with a Bosch system. The Bosch sys-tem is currently installed at other WaterDepartment facilities.The successful bidder will be required to furnisha Performance Bond, and Labor and MaterialBond in the statutory form. The contract has acompletion date of April 15, 2005 after whichliquidated damages of $250.000per calendarday will be assessed.The Board reserves the right to reject any or allbid proposals received and subject to thesereservations, shall award the contract to thelowest qualified and responsible bidder. Bids,which in the opinion of the Board, are unbal-anced, shall be rejected.In submitting a bid bidders agree not to with-draw their bid .within forty-five (45). days afteribe date for the opening thereof. . . .•.;;

•-"•" J "•• • • - . < » • • - < • • • Teresa Baldinucci:/1' • Purchasing Agent

Village of FreeportINC. VILLAGE OF FREEPORTIssue Date - February 26. 2004 -Freeport LeaderFL#336 It 2/26

NOTICE TO BIDDERSFURNISHING OF ANTIQUE LIGHT FIXTURES - BISH-

OPS CROOKFOR

THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORTNASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK .

Notice is hereby given that the PurchasingAgent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport,New York will receive sealed proposals for "FUR-NISHING OF ANTIQUE LIGHT FIXTURES - BISHOPSCROOK" until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday. March 9,2004 in the Main Conference Room of theMunicipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue,Freeport, New York, 11520, at which time and

place they will be opened publicly and readaloud.Specifications, proposal and proposed con-tracts may be obtained at the Office of thePurchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1 st Floor,46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York,11520, from 9:00 A.M. on Friday, February 27.2004 until 4:00 P.M. Monday, March 8, 2004.The Board reserves the right to reject any or allbid proposals received and subject to thesereservations, shall award the contract to thehighest qualified and responsible bidder. Bidswhich, in the opinion of the Board, are unbal-anced shall be rejected.In submitting a bid. bidders agree not to with-draw their bid within Forty-five (45) days afterthe date for the opening thereof.

Teresa BaldinucciPurchasing Agent

Village of FreeportVILLAGE OF FREEPORTIssue Date - February 26, 2004FL337 IT 2/26

NOTICE TO BIDDERSTOWING OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLES

APRIL 1, 2004 - MARCH 31, 2005FOR

THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORTNASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

Notice is hereby given that the PurchasingAgent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport,New York will receive sealed proposals forTOWING OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLES - APRIL 1,2004 - MARCH 31, 2005" until 11:00 A.M. onTuesday. March 16, 2004 in the MainConference Room of the Municipal Building, 46North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York,11520, at which time and place they will beopened publicly and read aloud.Specifications, proposal and proposed con-tracts may be obtained at the Office of thePurchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor,46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York,11520, from 9:00 A.M. on Monday. March 1.2004 until 4:00 P.M. Friday, March 12, 2004.Each bid must be accompanied by a bidder'sdeposit equal of $5,000.00, The deposit must bein the form of a certified check and madepayable to the Incorporated Village ofFreeport. Failure to include the bid deposit withthe Proposal will cause for rejection of a Bid.Under this project towing operators will bid forthe right to be the sole provider for towing ser-vice required by the Village of Freeport whenimpounding.of cars'is required. The owner ofthe impounded vehicle will pay the contractor,a rate set by the Village for "towing and storageof the vehicle. The sudc'e'ssfu'l bidder' has' to.meet our insurance, qvailabie'equipment andpersonnel requirements, in addition to having amaximum response time: The towing operatorwill also be required to have a secure storagelot with a minimum capacity of twenty-fivevehicles.The Board reserves the right to reject any or allbid proposals received and subject to thesereservations, shall award the contract to thehighest qualified and responsible bidder.In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to with-draw their bid within forty-five (45) days afterthe date for the opening thereof.

Teresa BaldinucciPurchasing AgentVillage of Freeport

VILLAGE OF FREEPORTIssue Date - February 26, 2004FL338 IT2/26

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At .the .libraries.Freeport Library

School artEvery March (this year'from Tuesday,

March 2 through Tuesday, March 30)Freeport elementary school students fromkindergarten through sixth grade will dis-play their artwork at the library. Therewill be a reception on Wednesday, March

\ 10, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friends, par-' ents, family and the community are invit-

ed ,to come and view the extraordinarywork of these young artists.

Appreciating musicOn Tuesday, March 7, at 2 p.m., the

video course on How to Listen to andAppreciate Great Music will conclude.This session concludes the explorationof early 20th-century modernism with adiscussion of the early life and music ofIgor Stravinsky (The Firebird, Rite ofSpring: Dance of the Adolescents, and.Game of the Abduction) and Arnold

. Schonberg (songs from Pierrot Lunaire:nos., 1,3, Sand 18.)

• Free recitalOn Sunday, February 29, at 2:30 p.m.,

the library will present a free recital bythe husband and wife team of Eric Birkand Bernadette Hoke. This concert is the

1 fourth in a series of six classical con-certs chosen by the library's MusicAdvisory Committee. The program willconsist of works by Samuel Barber,Franz Schubert, Antonin Dvorak,Zdenek Fibich and John Corigliano.

: The Birk and Hoke Piano Duo hasbeen performing piano duet recitals(four hands at one piano) since 1995,engaging audiences and critics alikewith their impressive ensemble and

. expressive artistry. "Both pianistsplayed in exquisite balance to.greateffect." (New York Concert Review) Asthe Chamber Music Award Winner ofthe 28th Annual Artists InternationalAuditions, they were presented in a soldout debut recital in Weill Recital Hall atCarnegie Hall.

Baldwin LibraryCat in The Hat Guessing JarContest

The Baldwin Public Library inviteschildren to help celebrate Dr. Seuss'100th birthday by entering The Cat InThe Hat guessing jar contest. Comeclosest to the number of hats in the jarwithout going over and be the winner.There will be one jar for children ages 3to Grade 1 and one for Grades 2 to 6.

Come to the Children's Reference

Desk for your entry blank.

Take-and-Make Crafts for MarchThe Baldwin Public Library invites

children ages 3 to grade 3 to come to thelibrary and receive a craft to make athome. Youngsters ages 3 to kindergartenwill be able to make a suncatcher kite,and children in grades 1-3 will get awindsock craft project.

Gome to the Children's ReferenceDesk for your kit.

Dr. Seuss Trivia ContestThe Baldwin Public Library invites

children to participate in the Dr. SeussTrivia Contest during the month ofMarch. Children that correctly answerquestions for their grade level will beentered in a raffle. There will be onewinner chosen for kindergarten to grade2 and one for grades 3-6. The drawingwill take place on April 1.

Come to the Children's ReferenceDesk for your entry blank.

Bus Trip to Grand Central Stationand Forbes Gallery

Chase away the winter blahs onThursday, March 11, by joining a trip toManhattan sponsored by the BaldwinPublic Library. The first stop is GrandCentral Station, a majestic building thathouses the country's largest and busiestrailway station. After a four-year reno-vation, the full beauty of the ceilng isonce again revealed in all its glory: acelestial map of the zodiac constella-tions covers the robin's egg blue ceiling,with the major stars aglow from fiberop-tic lights.

Next stop is lunch at Chez Suzettewith an open menu of eight entrees, plusappetizer and dessert.

Lunch Avill be followed by a visit tothe Forbes Gallery, in the ForbesMagazine Building, and one of those"little" jewels that does Manhattanproud. Here, the personal memorabiliacollected by the late Malcolm Forbes,including 12,000 toy soldiers in battleformation, are a treat to the eye.

Registration is ongoing at the AdultReference Desk. The cost per person is,$55. Tickets are non-refundable. Thebus leaves at 8:15 a.m. from the employ-ee parking lot behind the library. Inorder not to monopolize spaces in theregular Town of. Hempstead parkingfield, library patrons are requested topark in the firehouse parking lot acrossfrom the library (entrance is on MerrickRoad).-Approximate time of return i s '5:45 p.m.

COUNCILMAN SANTINO HONORS BAR POOL LEAGUE CHAMPS: HempsteadSenior Town Councilman Anthony Santino presents a Certificate ofRecognition to winners of the Summer 2003 Nassau Bar Pool League at theBayview Ale House in Freeport. From left are John Wilson, Madeline Schlichtig,bar owners Carlos Cepeda of Merrick and Raymond Diaz of Baldwin, HankErickson, Ted Brimlow, Steve Bohn of Freeport and Councilman Santino.

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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Monday, March 1 5

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Open House Day & Exhibit Nigfitcall 867-5227, •/ ' •- ; v A. . -

,(,;..'•"Freeport Magnetthe teaching and learning adventure continues