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The Atkinson Middle School became aschool for the ages on April 21—the MiddleAges. For that day, more than 25 teachersand hundreds of sixth-graders came toschool dressed in elaborate Middle Agescostumes to celebrate the school's firstRenaissance Day.

Organized by sixth-grade teacher JeanneDione, the day featured classes and activitieswith Renaissance themes, an exciting andcolorful complement to the topic that theclasses had just concluded studying.

Art classes talked about Renaissance-related "perspective" issues; physical educa-tion focused on games that might have beenplayed centuries ago; music teachers andstudents basing themselves in different partsof the hallways served as roaming "trouba-dours," performing numbers that might havebeen familiar to visitors to'the king's court inthe 1500s.

In one unique, interactive activity, studentspositioned like statues played the roles ofhistoric figures and recited descriptions oftheir characters' achievements and signifi-

cance when physically "tapped" on theshoulder to "activate" their brief presenta-tions.

"We wanted to give life to the world his-tory we had just concluded studying," saidMs. Dione.

Among the more non-traditional sights atAtkinson on that colorful day were teachersdressed as sorcerers, kings and queens, elab-orately costumed handmaidens and robedmonks. Students wore costumes handmadeor purchased and became princesses,knights, and court jesters.

Students were shepherded from class toclass, where often exotic activities and lec-tures by costumed teachers created a sensethat at least for that morning, their schoolhad been transformed into a mini-DisneyWorld.

Observing the clusters of kings, monks,knights, jesters, sorcerers and troubadourswalking through the hallways and in and out'of classes, one fifth-grader had a decidedlynon-Renaissance reaction: "This is so cool!"

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Freeport trustees acted on a six-itemagenda Monday that included approvalof a resolution for state matching grantsand for municipal agreements withNassau County to transfer part of GuyLombardo Avenue to village control.

The resolution with the state

Department of EnvironmentalConservation under the CleanWater/Clean Air Bond Act requests amatching $50,000 grant for storm waterimprovement projects and an $86,420matching grant for habitat restoration atthe bulkhead replacement project on theformer Johansen property.

The inter-municipal agreement with

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In other actions, trustees voted toauthorize Freeport to join the New YorkAssociation of Public Power and desig-nated Hubert Bianco as the accreditedrepresentative to the organization's

transfermeetings and Donald A. Perkins as thealternate.

In one other agenda item, the boardauthorized advertising for bids for ahigh pressure air compressor for theElectric Department's jet combustionturbine and to provide compressed airfor various power tools used at thepower plant.

Trustees adjourned to executive ses-sion to discuss personnel and real estateissues. Next board meeting will beMonday; May 2.

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Friday, April 29• Kid's Cafe, Friday evening supper for local families in need, 5:15' p.m., ETS Youth

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Sunday, May 1• Concert: Nepenthe Chamber Ensemble, 2:30 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.• Freeport Museum, 350 South Main Street, open 2-5 p.m.

Monday, May 2• Bingo at Congregation Bnai Israel, 7:45 p.m., 91 North Bayview Avenue.• Freeport Village Court in session, Judge Cacciatore presiding, 7 p.m., 40 North

Ocean Avenue. Court watchers are welcome.• CR: Parent-Child Workshop, 10 a.m., Athena Club, "12 p.m., AA Daily

Gratitude, 4 p.m., YA: Girl Power 7th-9th Grade, 6 p.m.; Memorial Day Committee,7 p.m., Toastmasters International, 7 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

• Freeport Board of Trustees, Village Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 3• Archbishop Molloy Council # 1974, Knighls of Columbus, Our Holy Redeemer Church

basement. 7:30 p.m.• CR: Mother's Center, 9:30 a.m., The Future of Social Security, 10:30 a.m., Mechanical

Universe Video Course, 2 p.m., CR: Homework Express, 4 p.m., SS Audubon Society, 7p.m., Northwest Civic Association, 7:30 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

• Freeport Traffic Safety Commission. 7:30 p.m., Village Hall.

Wednesday, May 4• 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 a.m., AA Daily Gratitude, 4 p.m., CR: Girl Power

4th-6th Grade, 4:30 p.m., CR: Homework Express, 6 p.m., at the Freeport MemorialLibrary. .. -

• Freeport Kiwanis Club, 7:30 p.m., Bedell's West Wind.• Board of Directors, Sanitary District Number 2, 2080 Grand Avenue. Baldwin,

5 p.m.• Freeport Board of Education, Budget-Public Hearing/Planning Meeting at

Atkinson, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 5 '• Freeport Rotary Club, 7 p.m., at Bedell's at West Wind.• New, Notables and the Nation, 2:30 p.m.. CR: Homework Express, 4 p.m., CR: Circle

Time, 7 p.m., SP: Grupo de la Conversacion de Librose Latinos. 7 p.m., Chi Eta Phi, 7p.m., Freeport Chess Club, 7 p.m., at the Freeporl Memorial Library.

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

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

Joseph Scannell's last straw OTQft

by Joan Delaney

Despite public speculation, CountyLegislator Joseph Scannell, a Democrat,insists that he does not intend to switchparties, but he is not a happy camper.

In a phone interview with The Leader,Mr. Scannell commented onthe recent controversy withCounty Executive ThomasSuozzi, whose intention tolease the historic Nunley'sCarousel to Oyster Bay hasinfuriated the Baldwin leg-islator.

"The carousel was inBaldwin for 50 years. Itbelongs here. There arethree possible locations forit - Baldwin Park (a townpark) where there arealready other facilitiesincluding bathrooms, Silver Lake. Park(a county park) which is on MerrickRoad, or even at the 38 county-ownedacres north of Goes Neck Park." The lasttwo sites, however, would require thedevelopment of ancillary facilities tomake the attraction viable.

If the carousel could not be returnedto Baldwin, Mr. Scannell would beamenable to locating it at eitherMuseum Row at Mitchel Field, the ini-tial site for which it was intended whenthe county condemned the attractionback in 1995, or at Eisenhower Park,with its many other facilities. "If it can'tbe in Baldwin, it should at least be at acentral location," he said.

While the location of the carousel isof concern to Mr. Scannell, the lack ofany semblance of collegiality by Mr.Suozzi is of greater concern to the

Joseph Scannell

Baldwin legislator."When he tried to move the First

Precinct without conferring with any-one, and we protested and got communi-ty support, we thought that he learnedhis lesson. Now, less than six monthslater, we find out from reading the news-

papers that he has beennegotiating again withouttelling the legislature."

Mr. Scannell says thathe is pleased that his caucusas well as Republicans havesupported him on this issue.He added, "Whatever Mr.Suozzi intends, he can't doanything without theapproval of the legislature."

However, comment-ing on the rumors that hemight change political par-ties, Mr. Scannell said that

he would not, insisting that he prefers tostay part of the majority where he hasleverage to best represent his con-stituents. However, since'the Democratshave only a 10-9 majority, any defectionby Mr. Scannell would switch thatmajority, at least in the legislature.

When the carousel was purchased bythe county, the responsibility for thefund-raising to restore the carousel andlocate it at Museum Row fell to the non-profit organization, Friends for LongIsland Heritage. The intent was to locatethe carousel near the Children's Museumand the Cradle of Aviation museumalong with an eating facility to be calledthe Gold Ring Cafe. Under the Suozziadministration, however, the relation-ship between the county and the Friendsfor Long Island Heritage, which ranmany historic attractions, ended because

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of questions about some of the group'saccounting practices and activities.

Mr. Scannell said that while he stillhas to confirm it, he has been told thatthe monies raised by that group did go torestore several of the carousel horses.

Meanwhile, political speculation con-tinues, with Republicans still not select-ing a challenger to run against Mr.Scannell. At numerous public meetings,Mr. Scannell and Town of HempsteadCouncilman Anthony Santino, aRepublican, as well as an aide toRepublican Party Chairman JosephMondello, speak positively of eachother and of their cooperative workingrelationship in representing Baldwin.

In his final comments to The Leader,Mr. Scannell noted that Mr. Suozzi'sbehavior regarding the carousel was,"the last straw." However, politicallyspeaking, it is not clear exactly what

"the last straw" really means.And in timing which adds an element

of irony to the situation, at the nationallevel, the United States Supreme Court ispresently considering a case on the issueof eminent domain, the power by whichmuncipalities are allowed to condemnproperty for the common good. This wasthe legal basis by which the county,under Republican County ExecutiveThomas Gulotta, was originally able tocondemn the carousel, which was pri-vately owned by the Lercari family. Thatjudicial decision could be precedent-set-ting in limiting the now undefined limitsof such governmental power.

Meanwhile, while the political andlegal posturing goes round and round,the carousel horses, once part of abeloved merry-go-round, lie still.

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A dilemmaWhat would you do?We were barreling down the country road in North

Carolina trying to keep up with another car on the way.to ride horses in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Suddenly, two small tan and white puppies were rightin the middle of the road in front of us.

"Well, I wouldn't run over'them," said'ohe wise manwe know.

We stopped and caught the puppies as they made theirway to a bus shelter where someone had left a can of dogfood. Then we asked around in the neighborhood if any-one hadjost puppies..We saw,a ."found" .sign for another,puppy!

And someone said, "They were probably put out. Ithappens all the time. Some country people drown thefemales and put out the males." So we left a local phonenumber and traveled on.

The puppies were definitely not playing second fiddleto the two beautiful white horses and the spectacularmountain scenery. Didn't Charles Schulz say,"Happiness is a warm puppy"?

The thought of bringing them to a local shelter wherethey might be put to sleep was too hard to bear, and theywere wiggling their way into our hearts with every pass^ing minute. After all, hadn't we saved their lives for areason? .

And so they came back to New York with us. We'recalling them "Smoky" and "Bryson" after their home-town. Two'small, North Carolina hunting dogs, possiblya beagle mix. We trust our vet will tell us more.

But. . . what would you do?Please send us your responses, and we will print some

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Kids Fest is comingKids, don't despair! The Kids Fest is coming soon to

Merrick.Moms and Dads, mark your calendars for Friday,

April 29, from 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday,April 30 and May 1, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Merrick Chamber of Commerce's annual KidsFest, sponsored by the Roslyn Savings Bank, featurescarnival and rides by Newton Shows at the Merrick sta-tion, with proceeds benefiting the scholarship fundwhich provides the largest single awards to studentsfrom each of the three local high schools.

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From the Freeport Chamber installationCHAMBER PREXY:Legislator - DaveDenenberg presents acitation to Jane Duganas the new and continu-ing president of theFreeport Chamber ofCommerce , , asAssemblyman- paveMcDonough, MayorWilliam Glacken, stateSenator CharlesFuschillo and Jane'shusband look on.

CHAMBER BUSINESSPERSON' OF THEYEAR Sig Feile, withhis wife, Janet, andfamily, is congratulat-ed by, from leftAssemblyman DaveMcDonough, MayorWilliam Glacken,Legislator DavidDenenberg and StateSenator' r CharlesFuschillo.

CITIZEN OF THE YEARMarion Knoeller and

. Legislator -Denenbergshare a laugh as hepresents her with acitation congratulat-ing her, as her familylooks on.

DEAN STREET CHAPEL as it. lookstoday.

Chapel members celebrate 125 yearsOn Saturday, May 7, the Dean Street Chapel, a

Freeport religious institution, will celebrate its125th Anniverary at the chapel, 23 West DeanStreet. There will be a time of fellowship andthanksgiving, with Len Brooks as the guest speak-er.

In 1880, Charles F. Boynton established a NewTestament-based testimony in Freeport. Through

the years, a small but faithful group of Christiansmet first in private homes, then rented halls andfinally, as numbers increased,'a small chapel waserected in 1920.

The Lord's continued blessing led to a buildingexpansion in 1954 to its present size. Five youngpeople from the chapel have answered the call tofull-time missionary service. '

Baldwin library board adopts budgetby Joan Delaney

The Baldwin Library Board of Trusteeshas adopted a proposed budget of$3,327,000 for 2005/06 which is$229,615 more than the current budgetand represents a 7.4 percent increase inspending. Residents will be asked to voteon this budget on Tuesday, May 17, at thesame time as the vote on the school budg-et and the election of school and libraryboard candidates.

Librarian-in-charge Catherine Overton,Administrative Assistant Colleen Hughesand Board President Kevin Kamenexplained the proposed budget and therationale behind the numbers.

Ms. Overton noted,. "We wanted to giveresidents the library program that theydescribed during focus groups that wereconducted prior to the expansion plan-ning. This is reflected in increased spend-ing for cultural programs and educationalservices, including $9,000 in funding forthe children's department's Family Place."The Family Place is a center for childhoodinformation, parent education, emergentliteracy, socialization and family support.

Funding for the expanded facilityshows an increase of $56,585 for mainte-nance of the larger building and groundsand an additional $16,005 for equipmentmaintenance. Health insurance is project-ed to increase by $22,000. Under theexisting contract, the library pays 100percent of this cost for its full-timeemployees with employees paying 50percent for the additional costs for familycoverage.

Salaries and benefits are presentlybeing negotiated for professional staff andmany employees are wearing buttonsadvocating an "average salary."

Acknowledging the pending contractnegotiations, Mr. Kamen said that he isnot able to discuss the particulars of thenegotiations or previous offers, but saidthat the board is trying to be fair in mak-ing adjustments. Non-union employeeshave already received their increases. Mr.Kamen stressed that the board has to bemindful of the community's ability andwillingness to pass a library budget whileaddressing the need to increase salaries.Presently, an additional $105,400 is allo-

cated in the $1,801,950 salary code, buthow this will be distributed among thevarious levels of professonal staff isdependent on negotiations.

Ms. Overton spoke of changes inlibrary services, changes in informationalservices as well as the many decisions thatlibrarians have to make in the growingage of technology.

Regarding research materials, she saidthat presently, the library maintains bothupdated print and database sources, butthe time is coming when the library willhave to decide on an either/or basis.Research books are very expensive andtake up a lot of space, but databases,which contain a lot more materials, arealso expensive. She said that manypatrons prefer being able to go to oneprint source. "For them, that is easier."

To accommodate additional technologyservices, the library now has two full timeemployees and one consultant to dealwith both the internal and public aspectsof computers, including individualizedand group computer instruction for resi-dents. This year 50 additional Dell com-puters were purchased and the library is inthe midst of implementing the infrastruc-ture needed for wireless technology.

Mr. Kamen stressed, however, that theboard has always been committed to printmaterials. He said, "Every year we haveincreased the budget for books and thisyear we have increased that line by$21,500."

As the library moves forward, the- expanded space will allow expanded serv-ices, but Mr. Kamen explained that everydecision has a financial impact. "No mat-ter what we do," he said, "there is a costinvolved." He pointed out that unlikeschools, the library only receives approxi-mately $9,000 to $10,000 in annual stateaid through the Nassau Library Systemplus whatever grant money local legisla-tors are able to secure. Ms. Overton point-ed out that state aid for libraries has notincreased since 1998. "Unfortunately,libraries don't have the same kind of vocaladvocates as do schools," said Mr. Kamen.

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of the public. Presently, the library curtailsweekend hours during early and late sum-mer with closure on Friday nights,Saturday afternoons and Sundays duringJuly and August. An actual mechanicalcounter to determine patron usage wasemployed the last time hours werechanged.

Staffing is also always under review.Referring to Mr. Hughes, Mr. Kamenstressed that although her title is that ofadministrative assistant, she actually hasboth personnel and financial responsibili-ties. In addition to librarians and otherprofessional and clerical staff, there aretwo full time and four part time custodi-ans. Several years ago, security staffingwas also initiated and that will be supple-mented this year with security cameras.

Commenting on the library's financialaccountability, Ms. Hughes described aprocess of detailed oversight. Every check •must be signed by three people - thedirector or librarian in charge, the treasur-er and one board member. Every check isverified against purchase orders, bills andinvoices. Board members receive a checkregister and explanation for every checkat each monthly meeting, and at boardmeetings, the trustees may ask for. addi-tional back-up information on particularchecks. Payment is not made until all fiveboard members are satisfied with the ver-ifications. Each year, an outside auditorconducts a full audit and the library mustalso present a report to the New YorkState Department of Education.

Expanding on the decision-makinginvolved in delivering library services,Ms. Overton explained that many of thematerials which are purchased reflect pre-vious, patterns of patron usage or patronrequests. In addition, the libary subscribes

to numerous professional journals, incud-ing book reviews, which help them intheir selection of materials. Programmingespecially reflects community interests.Mr. Kamen says he hopes to see the newcommunity room fully utilized. Theexpanded area holds 180 people and canbe divided in half.

Another enhancement, begun under thedirectorship of Barbara Hopkins and sug-gested by trustee Joan Zeitlin, who hadseen the program in Boston, is the avail-ability of museum passes which may bechecked out for three days. Presently, thelibrary has memberships for 15 differentmuseums including the MetropolitanMuseum, the Museum of Modem Art andthe most recent, the Whaling Museum inCold Spring Harbor.

During the last month, the library hasbeen in a transitional mode as the olderwing is refurbished. When that is com-pleted, the permanent placement of booksand materials and the installation of furni-ture, and equipment will take place,requiring another brief shut-down. Afterthat, thetcommunity will finally have itslong-awaited facility.

In 2000, a survey of Baldwin's "down-town," funded by the Chamber ofCommerce and Town of Hempstead wasconducted by professional consultantsand included the opinions of hundreds ofresidents who participated in numerousfocus groups. In that final report, theBaldwin Library was identified as one ofthe community's major assets. With theexpansion completed and a proposedbudget to support the facility, its services,and its requested enhancements, the boardand staff hope that the library's value toresidents will continue to be recognizedand enjoyed.

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To The Leader:This year I volunteered to be: part of

the Budget Advisory Committee for theFreeport schools. The committee con-sisted of bright, caring and dedicatedcommunity members. Business owners,homeowners, faculty, administrators,students, parents, and senior citizens allworked together to see that Freeport'schildren get the best possible education,without overburdening the taxpayers.

During these past several mdnths,members of the committee spoke to allthe directors and coordinators to learnabout the programs that are available toour students. We also learned about anendless list of items, such as line itemexpenditures, capital projects, competi-tive bidding, program component,increase of revenues and assessed .evalu-ation.

The most important thing that Ilearned is that there will only be winnersthis year. Freeport School administratorshave worked hard to propose a "NoFrills!" budget. If the school budgetpasses, the children will have a soundand responsible budget that will enablethe Freeport School District to continueproviding excellence in education andsupply them with the services and pro-grams required to become successful

adults that we can all be proud of. Inaddition, our taxpayers can also beassured that the increase to their taxes isonly due to the increased requirementsbeing placetTon the district, for example- New York State mandates, rising healthcosts, contractual obligations, and neces-sary building repairs. Furthermore,Freeport's taxpayers can also celebrateNew York's State's $1,350,000 increasein state aid, of which $1,050,000 will begiven back to the community to reducethe proposed tax levy.

Our schools are one of the great back-bones of our diverse community. I urgeeveryone to help keep it strong, to showthe pride that we feel as a community.We need to deliver the message that weare willing to do what is best for our chil-dren, grandchildren, nieces, nephews,neighbors, schools, and community bysupporting our budget

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To The Leader:On April 11, with over 200 people in

attendance, the nine Freeport PTA unitsvoted unanimously and enthusiasticallyto support the 2005-2006 proposedFreeport School budget.

We support it as taxpayers because wesee that the district has put together a fis-cally and educationally responsible

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budget that is sensitive to the manydemands of the Freeport property tax-payers. The district continues to collectand spend less money per pupil than over90 percent of the Nassau County schooldistricts. The district recently earned anA+ bond rating from Standard andPoor's. Of the 244 NYS school districtsrated by Standard and Poor's, only 11have that rating or higher. Unlike otherdistricts recently in the news, Freeporthas proven itself to be responsible stew-

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because we see that this budget willallow the district to continue on its pathof providing quality education for ourchildren. We see the continued improve-ment in test scores and applaud ourschools as being recognized by the stateas being "most improved." We see mem-bers of our upcoming graduating classbeing accepted into colleges such as

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At its April 19, meeting, the Town ofHempstead Town Board approved legis-lation which would allow Baldwinhomeowners whose property abuts theGrand Canal and West End Canal tovote to authorize the creation of a spe-cial canal district. This would allow thetown to tax dredging and bulkheadrepair improvements that would makethe canals navigable, even during low .tide. ;

According to town communicationsofficial Susie Trenkle, approximately 150affected property owners will be receiv-ing ballots in the mail in six to eightweeks to authorize a study of the project,estimated at $168,000. To pass, a 2/3approval is required but this is based onlinear frontage, rather than on a per per-son vote. The ballots must be notarizedand returned. If this passes, the residentsmust vote again to Authorize the actualproject.

The issue of the panals has been aconcern for many years and has beenintroduced in numerous venues includ-ing both county and town communitymeetings. Over recent years, town-pro-posed bills have been brought to thestate legislature, but while theyreceived senate approval, they never

passed the assembly. Finally, the towndecided to propose its own legislationafter a recent case in East Rockawayseemed to create a precedent for the locallegislation.

.During community meetings, resi-dents frequently described problemscreated by debris that had settled andmade the canals impassable during lowtide. Some blamed various municipali-ties and wanted the cost of theimprovements to be borne by a govern-ment entity. Time and again officialsexplained that the cost for improving theprivate canals could not be publiclyfunded. On the other hand, it was oftenpointed out by residents that liabilitycoverage and the scope of the projectprecluded it being undertaken by indi-vidual homeowners.

If property owners approve the studyand the proposed improvements, thetown would issue bonds to pay for theproject. Homeowners within the canalimprovement district would then beassessed costs through their propertytaxes.

April 13 was National Kick ButtsDay and thousands of youth in everystate and around the world were askedto stand up, speak out, and seize controlin the fight against Big Tobacco.Health classes at Baldwin MiddleSchool discussed the negative effects ofsmoking and worked to get the messageout there.When asked about the celebration of

National Kick Butts Day at the middleschool, eighth-grader Sean Amonds said,

ANTI-SMOKING: SarahSicari, Simmi Singh,Sean Amonds, andRobert McGrath, allstudents from Dr.Arleen Asti's eighth-grade health class,stand in front of someof the many posterson display.

"We made a graffiti wall. We wrote factsabout smoking and how it affectsteenagers," The graffitti wall and a num-ber of posters were displayed in the com-mons throughout the day. Students spenttime reading the facts and valuable mes-sages during their lunch periods andafter school. Simmi Singh, also aneighth-grader, added, "It will teach peo-ple the consequences of smoking andwhat could happen to them [if theysmoke]."

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Jeremy's Ale House, one of Wall Street's favorite hangouts, has opened a location onFreeport's Nautical Mile. This spunky new addition on Woodcleft Avenue is located onthe premises which was the home of Erhardt's Clam Bar for many years.

Jeremy's is the breath of fresh air long needed on the Nautical Mile, where the empha-sis is on unpretentious good seaside food at very affordable prices. Fresh fish is pur-chased daily, and you'll not find a meal on the menu priced over $10. Waiters and wait-resses have been replaced by self-service. The indoor dining area has been expandedand refurbished, and now .with improving weather, you may prefer to eat outdoors onthe patio or on their waterside deck. A new, Raw Tiki Bar will be opening on the patiothis summer.

For as long as he can remember, Jeremy has always wanted to be a restaurateur. Hisrestaurant in lower Manhattan is quite famous and has attracted an eclectic crowd forover thirty years. He owes his success to his father who advised.him to always give thepeople the best meal possible at the best price that can be afforded. Jeremy has fol-lowed that advice and is proud to have been given awards for Best Chowder, Best FriedClams, and Best Fried Calamari in New York and Long Island Festivals.

Although the menu features seafood, landlubbers will not be at a loss, for there is also •a nice selection of chicken, burgers, and hotdogs. The Seafood Chowder is a deliciousManhattan Style soup, with chunks of clams, shrimp, and fish. I also enjoyed the rich,creamy New England version. Raw Clams served on the half shell are always fresh, andplump. The Crab Cakes are made with very little breading and only real crab meat isused. I recommend sharing a bucket of fresh steamers in broth and served with drawnbutter.

All seafood entrees are served grilled or fried in a variety of batters. Only pure vegetableoil is used for frying and is kept fresh with frequent changes. Fried entrees are servedwith fries and cole slaw. .

Fried Calamari, which was voted New York's best, was as good as touted. Crunchy bat-ter and soft tender rings were served with a zesty Marinara. Also .quite excellent werethe plump, moist dry batter scallops. Cajun Shrimp had a nice little zing, and the beerbattered shrimp were also excellent.

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Christine Reid, owner of Celebrations, knowshow kids like to party. She is a mom of threeyoung children herself, ages 2,4 and 9. Her assis-tants, Rachel, Sara and Lilly are experienced inDay Care work and have Early Childhood train-ing.

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Hempstead Town Supervisor KateMurray and Senior Councilman Anthony

Santino have announced that they have

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1912 carousel delighted generations of

south shore residents from 1939 untilNunley's Amusement Park closed its doors

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Baldwin.According to detectives, the defen-

dant, Rong Di Dai, 45, of Flushing,

offered sexual favors for money toundercover detectives inside Chang

Chang Bodyworks, 1019 Atlantic

Avenue, Baldwin.The defendant is charged with prostitu-

tion.

A woman was killed in an accident at

Merrick Road and Central Avenue,

Baldwin on Thursday, April 21, at 6:12a.m. '

According to detectives, the victim, an

83-year-old pedestrian, was crossing

Merrick Road southbound at Central

Avenue when she was struck by a 2005

Toyota traveling eastbound on Merrick

Road. The driver of the vehicle, Scott

Borland, 39, of Oceanside, was arrested at

the scene for Driving While Under the

Influence of Drugs. The victim, Katherine

O'Reilly of Baldwin, was pronounced deadat the scene.

amusement in 1998, and a controversy has

erupted over a recent proposal to move the

kiddle ride to Oyster Bay.

"The Nunley's carousel was a Baldwin

fixture for over half a century," observedMurray, "Moving this South Shore treas-

ure to Oyster Bay makes about as much

sense as moving the Coney IslandCyclone to Peoria, Illinois."

Mr. Santino said that he and Ms.

Murray and decided that the town neededto take steps to preserve the carousel at a

location near its former Baldwin home on

Sunrise Highway. The two officials deter-mined that the township's Baldwin Park

would be a suitable home for the 1912

children's ride.

Baldwin Park features baseball fields,

playgrounds, a skate park, tennis, hand-

ball and basketball courts and a roller

hockey rink, among other amenities. The

facility has been the site of a recent

recreational innovation, one of the first

skate parks on Long Island.

"It's time to think outside the box,"declared Mr. Santino. "This would be a

fine example of two levels of government

working together for the benefit of our

mutual constituents. Let's put politics

aside for the sake of Baldwin neighbors

and Long Island's South Shore communi-ties."

Santino mentioned that the town had

reached out to county Legislator JosephScannell, a proponent of returning the

county-owned carousel to the Baldwin

area. The town supervisor and' senior

councilman have stated that they are

committed to working cooperatively

with Legislator Scannell to keep thecarousel in Baldwin.

"Councilman Santino and I think

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETINGFREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Nassau County, N. Y.PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Freeport UnionFree School District, Nassau County, NewYork, shall conduct its Annual Budget Voteand Trustees Election on Tuesday, May 17,2005. The vote will be by voting machines atthe designated polling places set forthbelow, between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and9:00 P.M. (local time).TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the following mat-ters will be submitted to the registered votersof the Freeport School District:'(l)Two Propositions:Proposition #1 SCHOOL BUDGETRESOLVED that the Annual School Budget beadopted and the necessary amount beraised by a tax upon the taxable property,located in Freeport Union Free SchoolDistrict, Town of Hempstead, Freeport, NewYork, for the School Year 2005-2006..Proposition #2 FREEPORT.MEMORIAL LIBRARYBUDGETRESOLVED, that the Freeport Memorial LibraryBudget be adopted and the necessaryamount be raised by a tax upon the taxableproperty located in Freeport Union FreeSchool District, Town of Hempstead,Freeport, New York, for the Freeport Memorial.Library for the year 2005-2006.(2)The election of two (2) School Trustees ofthe Board of Education for a full term ofthree years beginning July 1, 2005 and end-ing June 30, 2008 to succeed Carmen J.Pineyro and Ronald Ellerbe.

JAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board ofRegistration shall be open, in accordancewith the Laws of the State of New York, everyschool day in the Administration Building; 235 •North Ocean Avenue, between the hours of8:30 o'clock a.m. and 3:30 o'clock p.m.(local time) until May 10, 2005, for theAnnual Budget Vote and Election to be heldon May-17, 2005. In addition the Board ofRegistration will be open May 3, 2005 andMay 5, 2005 from 6:00 o'clock p.m. until9:00 o'clock p.m. for residents to register tovote for the Annual Budget and Trustee elec-tion to be held on May 17, 2005.Any person who is not registered with theSchool District or who is not registered 'in theGeneral Election or who has not voted atany annual or special district meeting orelection held within the last four calendaryears (2001-2004) must register in order, tovote on May 17, 2005.The voting registers will be open to inspectionby any qualified voter on weekdays betweenthe hours of 8:00 A.M.. and 4:00 P.M. fromMay 11, 2005 to May 17, 2005, excludingSunday, May 15, 2005, and between thehours of 9:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. noon onSaturday, May 14, 2005 at the Office of theDistrict Clerk; and at each polling place onelection day.Absentee ballots will be available for theelection of School Board Members and theBudget Vote. Applications for absentee bal-lots are available in the Office of the District ,

..Clerk at the Public School Administration.;. Building, 235 North Ocean. Avenue, in. Freeport. To have an absentee ballot mailed

to your home, a completed and signedapplication must be in the District Clerk'sOffice no later than 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday,May 10, 2005. Application for an absenteeballot may be made in person from 9:00A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on any school day and upuntil 5:00 P.M. on Monday, May 16, 2005.The right to vote by absentee ballot will besubject to the approval of the Board ofElections.

A listing of all people to whom absentee• ballots were issued will be available in the

• District Clerk's Office until May 16, 2005,except Sunday, May 15, 2005, during regularoffice-hours: Absentee ballots will be

, accepted in the Office of the Clerk of theschool district no later than 5:OO.P.M. on May17, 2005; any ballot received after that timewill not be counted.

Candidates for the Office of School BoardTrustee must be nominated by a petitionsigned by at least sixty (60) qualified voters of -the District. The petition shall state name

' and residence of the candidate and shallstate the name and residence of each sign-er. Candidates receiving the greatest num-ber of votes shall 'be considered elected totheir respective offices. Where .terms are of

; different length, the candidate receiving the ,highest vote shall be elected to the longestterm. However, a nomination may be reject-ed by the Board of Education if the candi-date is ineligible for the office or declares hisunwillingness to serve. Petitions shall be filedbetween 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. no laterthan April 18, 2005 at the Office of theDistrict Clerk.

A statement of the amount of moneywhich will be required for the School Year2005-2006 will be available to the taxpayersat any of the School District buildingsbetween 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. not laterthan May 3, 2005, excepting Saturdays andSundays or holidays, and at such annualelection.

. FURTHER RESOLVED that a lottery shall takeplace on April 19, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. forthe purpose of determining candidateplacement on the ballot should additionalcandidates file nominating petitions.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a budget hear-ing will be held on May 4, 2005 at 7:30 P.M.o'clock in the Caroline G. Atkinson School forthe purpose of discussing the expendituresof funds and budgeting thereof.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a proposition inwriting by petition of least one hundred fifty(150) signatures of qualified voters of theDistrict is required to place a proposition on

; the ballot. The petition must be filed in theOffiqe of the District Clerk on or before 5:00P.M. o'clock (local time) April 18, 2005.Petitions for propositions which are requiredby law to be included in the notice of theannual meeting must be submitted no laterthan 5:00 p.m. on or before March 18,2005. The Board of Education reserves theright to edit or amend any proposition with-out changing the intent thereof.

i. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the' election shall be held in accordance with

'the Rules for the Election of School Board. Members adopted by the Board of« Education. ,

•QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING1. A person shall be a citizen of the United

: States.: 2. Eighteen or more years of age.

3. A resident of the District for a period ofthirty 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 EDUCATION

Carmen-J. Pineyro, President- Mary R. Bediako, District Clerk, PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the school

election districts within the school- district areas follows:DISTRICT N-lThe Atkinson School Voting District is con-

tained in the area, which is west of NorthMain Street, south of the northerly SchoolDistrict Boundary Line, and east of MilburnCreek and north of the Long Island Railroad.DISTRICT N-2The Columbus Avenue School Voting District

is contained "in the area which is north of the

'Long Island Railroad,, east qf-North MainStreet, south of the most northerly Districtboundary line and west of the MeadowbrookParkway.DISTRICT S-3The Bayview Avenue School Voting District Is

contained in the area which is south of theLong Island Railroad right of way and west of.the Eastern boundary line which runs southdawn South Long Beach Avenue to thesouthern-property lines of the properties onthe south side of Smith Street, then westalong said property lines to the easterly prop-erty lines of the properties fronting onBayview Avenue, thence proceeding southalong said property lines to the easterly prop-erty lines on Branch Avenue and thensoutherly along the eastern boundary lines ofsaid properties fronting on the east side ofBranch Avenue to the northern property linesof properties fronting on the north side ofLewis Street, thence easterly along saidboundary to Randall Bay. The southernboundary is the village Line and the westernboundary is the Village Line.DISTRICT S-4- . 'The Archer Street School Voting District is

contained in the area, which begins at thesoutherly side of the Long Island Railroadright of way where same intersects with thewesterly boundary lines of properties frontingon the west side of Long Beach Avenue;thence running easterly along said right ofway to the westerly boundary lines or proper-tie.s fronting on the west side of Henry Street;thence southeasterly along said boundarylines to the intersection with South MainStreet; thence southerly along the west sideof South Main Street to the intersection withMill Road; thence easterly along the southside of Mill Road to the intersection of MillRoad and Freeport Creek; thence southerlyalong Freeport Creek to the northerly bound-ary lines of properties fronting on the northside of .East Bedell Street; thence easterlyalong said property lines to the Village Lineatso known as Freeport Creek; thencesoutherly along said line to the most souther-ly Village Line; thence westerly along saidVillage Line to Hudson Bay; thence north andnorthwesterly along Woodcleft Basin toSportsman's Channel; thence north alongsaid Channel and its extension to the centerllrte of Atlantic.Avenue; thence westerlyalong said center line of Atlantic Avenue tothe easterly boundary lines of propertiesfronting on the east side of Bayview Avenue;thence northerly along said boundary linestq the Intersection of the southerly boundarylines of properties fronting orv the south sideof Smith Street; thence easterly along saidboundary lines of properties fronting on thewest side of Long Beach Avenue; thencenortherly along said boundary lines to thepoint or place of beginning.DISTRICT S-5The Giblyn School Voting District is containedin the area which begins at a point wherethe easterly boundary lines of propertiesfronting on Bayview Avenue intersects thecenter line of Atlantic Avenue runningthence easterly along said center Jine to thewestern boundary line of properties frontingon the west side of Sportsman's Avenue;thence southerly along said lines to theSportsman's Channel; thence southerlyalong said Channel to the Woodcleft Basin;thence southeasterly along said basin toeasterly boundary of Village Line runningalong Hudson Bay; thence southerly alongsaid boundary line to the southerly boundaryof.the Village Line also known as Little SwiftCreek; thence westerly along said VillageLine to a point where same intersectsRandall Bay; thence northerly along said Bay

to the intersection of the northerly.boundarylines of properties fronting on the north sideof Lewis Street; thence westerly along saidboundary line to the easterly boundary linesof properties fronting on the east side ofBranch Avenue; thence northerly along saidboundary lines to the intersection of the eastboundary lines of properties fronting on theeast side of Bayview Avenue; thence norther-ly along said boundary lines to the point orplace of beginning.DISTRICT S6The Cleveland Avenue School Voting District(now based at the Freeport FamilyCommunity Center, 17 Buffalo Avenue) iscontained in the area which is south of theLong Island Railroad right of way, east of theeastern boundary of District S-4, with the•eastern and southern boundary being the vil-lage boundaries.FL941 4T3/24r 4/7, 21,28

NOTICE OF ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION;BUDGET HEARING AND VOTE OF

" BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTTOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OB NASSAU

STATE OF NEW YORK, TO BE HELD ONMay 17, 2005

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual dis-trict meeting budget/hearing of the qualifiedvoters of the Baldwin Union Free School District,Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, will be

• held on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at the gymnasi-um of the Administration Building, Hastings'Street, Baldwin, New York in said School District;for the transaction of such business as is autho-Vized by law including the following purposes:1. Presentation and discussion of the budget forthe operation of the district schools for theschool year beginning July 1, 2005.2. Presentation and .discussion of the budgetfor operation of the "Baldwin Public Library forthe fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005.

.3. Transaction of such other business as isauthorized by law.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the voteupon the appropriation 'of necessary funds tomeet the necessary expenditures for the schoolyear 2005-2006, the library .appropriation.' andon all propositions duly filed with the Board ofEducation, to fill one vacancy for Trustee on

'the Board of Education, and to fill one vacan-cy on the Board of Trustees of the BaldwinPublic Library shall be held in the gymnasium ofthe Senior High School Ethel T. Kloberg Drive,East of Grand Avenue. Baldwin, New York, insaid School District on Tuesday, May 17. 2005,between the hours of 7:OOAM and 10:OOPM. Thequalified voters will fill the following vacancies:

The office of Bill Edelman, member of theBoard of Education, which term expires onJune 30, 2005, for a new term commencingJuly 1, 2005, and expiring on June 30, 2008.

The office of Anthony Lalli, a former memberof the Board of Trustees, of the Baldwin PublicLibrary, which unexpired term expires on June30, 2005, for a new term commencing June 30.2005, and expiring June 30, 2010, and to voteon the following propositions: -PROPOSITION NO. 1

•RESOLVED, that the Proposed Budget of theBaldwin Union Free School District of the Townof I ampstead. County of Nassau, State of NewYork, for the fiscal year 2005-2006 be adopted,and that the amount of $93,914,818 be raisedby tax upon the taxable property of the SchoolDistrict after first deducting the monies avail-able from State Aid and other sources."PROPOSITION NO. 2 -

"RESOLVED, that the proposed Budget of theBaldwin Public Library for the fiscal year 2005-2006 be adopted, and that the amount of$3,327,000 be raised by tax upon the taxableproperty of the School District after first deduct-

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from previous pageing the monies available from State Aid aridother sources."

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the vot-ing shall be on voting machines as provided bythe Education Law and the polls will remainopen from 7:OOAM until 10:OOPM and as muchlonger as may be necessary to enable the vot-ers then present to cast their ballots. TheDistrict Clerk is hereby authorized and directedto have the necessary ballot labels printed forsaid voting machines in the form correspondingas nearly as may be with the requirements ofthe Education Law. The condensed form of thebudget proposition and the text of all otherpropositions to appear on the voting machineand a detailed statement in writing of theamount of money which will be required for theschool year 2005-2006 for school purposes,specifying the purposes and the amount foreach will be prepared and copies thereof willbe made available, upon request, to any tax-payer in the district at each school building inthe district in which school is maintainedbetween the hours of 8:OOAM and 4:OOPM dur-ing the period of fourteen days immediatelypreceding said election of May 17, 2005,excluding Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, andat such annual election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the elec-tion shall be held in accordance with the Rulesfor the Conduct of Meetings and Electionsadopted by the Board of Education.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the nomi-nations for the office of members of the Boardof Education and office of member of theLibrary Board, unless otherwise provided bylaw, shall be made by petition subscribed by atleast 31 qualified voters of the District, and filedin the office of the Clerk of the District betweenthe hours of 8:OOAM and 5:OOPM not later thanthe 30th day preceding the meeting or elec-tion at which the trustees shall be voted upon.Such petition shall state the name and resi-dence of the candidates. Candidates receiv-ing the greatest number of votes shall be con-sidered elected to their respective offices.Where terms are of different length" the candi-date receiving the highest vote shall be elect-ed to the longest term. A nomination may berejected by Itie Board of Education if the can-didate is ineligible for the office or declares hisunwillingness to serve.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that anyproposition or question to be placed upon thevoting machines shall be submitted in writingby petition subscribed, by atteast 77-qualifiedvoters of the District and filed in the Office ofthe Clerk of the District between the hours of9-.OOAM and 5:OOPM. not later than the 30thday preceding the meeting or election atwhich such question or proposition shall bevoted upon, except that this rule shall notapply to those questions or propositions whichare required to be stated in the published orposted notice of the meeting or to thosepropositions or questions which the Board ofEducation has authority by law to present atany annual or special meeting of the District.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that a DeputyRegistrar shall be available in Baldwin SeniorHigh School, Ethel T. Kloberg Drive. East ofGrand Avenue, Baldwin, New York on May 3,2005, from 7:OOPM to 9:OOPM for the purpose ofpreparing a register of the qualified voters ofthis district for said annual district election, atwhich time any person shall be entitled to havehis/her name placed upon such registry provid-ed that at such meeting of the Board ofRegistration, he/she is known, proven to the sat-isfaction of the Board of Registration, to bethen or thereafter entitled to vote at the annu-al district election for which such register is pre-pared. Registration shall also be permitted Inthe office of the District Clerk at Baldwin'sAdministration building during the hours ofenrollment of children for a school term andalso from 8:OOAM to 3:OOPM on any school dayat any of the District schools not later than fivedays preceding the school meeting and elec-tion.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the regis-ter shall include (1) all qualified voters of theDistrict who shall personally present themselvesfor registratioa and (2) all previously qualifiedvoters of the District who shall have been previ-ously registered for any Annual or SpecialDistrict Meeting or election held or conductedat any time with four (4) years (2001-2004) priorto preparation of the said register; and (3) vot-ers permanently registered with the Board ofElection of the County of Nassau.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Boardof Registration will further meet during the hoursof voting at the Annual District Election on May

. 17, 2005, for the purpose of preparing a registerfor District meetings or elections to be held sub-sequent to May 17, 2005. Said register shallinclude (1) all qualified voters of the Districtwho shall present themselves personally for reg-istration, and (2) all qualified voters of theDistrict who shall have been previously regis-tered for any annual or special District meetingor election held or conducted at any time with-in four calendar years (2001-2004) prior to thepreparation of said register.

The Register shall be filed in the Office of theDistrict Clerk of the school district at theAdministration Building, Hastings Street,

Baldwin, New York where it shall be open forinspection by any qualified voter between thehours of 9:OOAM and 2;OOPM on each 'of thefive days prior to the day set for the election.except Sunday, and on Saturday by appoint-ment only. '

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applica-tion for absentee ballots for the school districtelection may be applied for at the office of theClerk. A list of all persons to whom absenteeballots shall have been issued will be availablein the office of the Clerk on each of the fivedays prior to the day of the election, exceptSunday, and on Saturday by appointment only.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this: Boardshall convene a special meeting thereof withintwenty-four hours after the filing with the District

. Clerk of a written report of the results of trie bal-lot, to meet at the Baldwin Senior High Schoolfor the purpose of examining and tabulatingsaid reports of the result of the ballot anddeclaring the result of the ballot; that the Boardhereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerksto cast and canvass ballots pursuant toEducation Law 2019-a, subdivision 2b at saidspecial meeting of the Board.Dated: March 28, 2005Baldwin, NYBY ORDER OFTHE BOARD OF EDUCATIONBALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTTOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU,NEW YORKJacquie Ackerman, District ClerkFl 94R4T3/31. 4/14. 2fi. fi/1? ___NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: AFN ENTERPRISES'. LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on03/21/05. 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,c/o Anthony Tufariello, 1205 Harbor Road,Hewlett Landing, New York 11557. Purpose: Forany lawful purpose. 'Fl IQAti 6x 3/31. 4/7. 14 21. 28 5/5 ;NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: DUNE ENTERPRISES, LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on03/21/05. 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, c/oAnthony Tufariello, 1205 Harbor Road, HewlettLanding, New York 11557. Purpose: For any law-ful purpose.Fl 0947 6x 3/31 4/7 14 31. 2fl fi/5 ;NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY! COM-PANY. NAME. BEACH 9 REALTY, LLC. Articles of orga-nization were filed with the Secretary of State ofNew York (SSNY) on 11/13/02. office location:Nassau County. SSNY has been designated asagent of the LLC upon whom process against itmay be served, SSNY shall mail a copy of processto the LLC, c/o Meir M. Roth Esq. , 572 KensingtonPlace, Cedarhurst, New York 11516. Purpose: Forany lawful purpose.FL 950 6T 3/31, 4/7, 14, 21, 28, 5/5

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. L&L 'ASSO-CIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. CHARLES D.YOUNG, JR., et al, Defts. Index #04-007352.Pursuant to Judgment of foreclosure and saledated Mar. 9, 2005, I will sell at public auctionon the north front steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Rd., Mineola, NYon May 10, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. prem. k/a Section55, Block 276, Lot 248. Sold subject to terms andconditions of filed judgment and terms of saleand the right of the United States of America toredeem within 120 days from the date of saleas provided by law. GABRIEL S. KOHN, Referee.LEW & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., GreatNeck, NY. #62828FUWSAP 4x 4/7. 14. 21. 28NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 316 SUNRISE LLC. Articles ofOrganization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on 02/16/05. 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, c/o Mary AnneHolfelder, 10506 Sevella Drive, Unit 102, FortMyers, Florida 33913. Purpose: For any. lawfulpurpose. 'FL #958 6x 4/7. 14. 21. 28. 5/5. 12 ;

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU - MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMI-NEE FOR FIRST RATE CAPITAL CORP., Plaintiff,AGAINST ROSEMARIE WHYTE, ET. AL., Defendants).Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly dated 1/18/2005. I, .the undersigned Refereewill sell at public auction at the North Front Steps ofthe Nassau County Courthouse, 262 Old CountryRd., village of Mineola, New York, on 5/10/2005 of10:00 AM, premises known as 49 Elizabeth Street,Hempstead, NY 11575. All that certain plot piece orparcel of land, with the buildings and Improve-ments thereon erected, situate, lying and being Inthe Town of Hempstead. County of Nassau andState of New York, Section, Block arid Lot:, 55-291-291 and 292. Approximate amount of lien$206.462.25 plus Interest and costs. Premises willbe sold subject to provisions of filed JudgmentIndex #9260/04. Jill Campling Bauer, Esq., Referee,STEVEN J. BAUM, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box

1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 Dated: 3/30/2005FL9594T4/7. 14. 21.28 _

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU - MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("MERS"),AS NOMINEE FOR HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NET-WORK, INC., Plaintiff, AGAINST CRYSTAL PEARCE. ET.AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a judgment of fore-closure and sale duly dated 1 2/2/2003, I, theundersigned Referee will sell at public auction atthe North Front Steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Rd., Village ofMineola, New York, on 5/6/2005 at 9:00 AM,premises known as 7 Davison Place, Freeporf, NY1 1520. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in the Village ofFreeport, County of Nassau and State of New York,Section, Block and Lot: 62-74-556, 567, 568, 59.Approximate amount of lien $316,869.14 plus Inter-est and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provi-sions of filed Judgment Index #8965/03. PeterLevy, Referee,STEVEN J. BAUM, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 Dated: 3/30/2005FL9604T4/7, 14,21,28 _

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU - MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMI-NEE FOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF AMERICA,Plaintiff, AGAINST VERNON KING, ET. Ai.,Defendants). Pursuant to a judgment of foreclo-sure and sale duly dated 2/4/2005, I, the under-signed Referee will sell at public auction at theNorth Front Steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Rd., Village ofMineola, New York, on 5/6/2005 at 9:15 AM,premises known as ,60 Brooks Avenue, Hempstead,NY 1 1575. All that certain plot piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in the Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State of NewYork, Section, Block and Lot: 55-313-249, 250.Approximate amount of lien $2 75, 1 40. 1 7 plus inter-est and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provi-sions of filed Judgment Index #04-012220. Guy R.Vltacco, Esq., Referee,STEVEN J. BAUM, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 Dated: 3/30/2005Cl OA1 AT AH 1/1 91 9B

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU - OPTION ONEMORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, AGAINSTERNEST R. POPE, SR., ET. AL., Defendant's). Pursuantto a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly dated12/9/2004, I. the undersigned Referee will sell atpublic auction at the North Front Steps of theNassau County Courthouse, 262 Old Country Rd..Village of Mineola, New York, on 5/5/2005 at 12:00PM, premises known as 45 Jefferson Avenue,Hempstead, NY 1 1 575. All that certain plot piece orparcel of land, with the buildings and improve-ments thereon erected, situate, lying and being inthe Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau andState of New York, Section, Block and Lot: 55-307-1411 & 1412. Approximate amount of lien$143,410.87 plus Interest and costs. Premises willbe sold subject to provisions of filed JudgmentIndex #9258/04. John C. Deleonardis Esq.,Referee,STEVEN J. BAUM, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 Dated: 3/30/2003Fl 9iS24T4/7. 14. 71.?8 _

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

Plaintiff.AgainstCLARENCE 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 Courthouse,262 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY on5/5/2005 at 1 1 :00 AM premises known as66 Jefferson St., Freeport, NY 1 1520ALL 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 YorkSection 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* 01/01 8864ANTHONY J. COLLELUORI. Esq., Referee.Shapiro and DiCaro250 Mile Crossing Blvd., Suite One, Rochester,NY 14624Dated: 2/23/2005 File#: 01-421 12r jvl

,FL #9634x4/7. 14. 21.28 _NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUWELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA. N.A., ASTRUSTEE FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF OPTIONONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2001 -D, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2001 -D, WITHOUTRECOURSE,

Plaintiff againstMELVINJ. MILES,

1 . Defendants)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 9'/24/2003 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at North FrontSteps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 262Old Country Road, Mineola NY on 5/5/2005 at9:00 AM premises known as

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259 BROOKSIDE AVE., ROOSEVELT, NY 11575ALL that certain plot, piece, tract or parcel ofland, with the buildings and improvementsthereon erected, situate, lying and being in tneTown Of Hempstead, County of Nassau andState of New York.Section 36 Block 489-00 Lot 29 Approximateamount of lien $189,549.37 plus Interest andcosts. Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed Judgment Index # 03-002384STEPHEN A. BROWN. Esq., Referee.Fein, Such & Crane, (Attorney's for Plaintiff) 747Chestnut Ridge Road, Suite 201. ChestnutRidge. N.Y. 10977 (973) 538-4700X151Dated: 3/29/2005 Our File #: OPNY 552 muFl XQhAAvAn 14 91 ?H

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: DALE'S DESIGNS OFLAWRENCE. LLC. Articles of Organization werefiled with the 03/24/05. Office location: NassauCounty. SSNY has been designated as agent ofthe LLC upon whom process against it may beserved. SSNY.shall mail a copy of process to theLLC. c/o Dale Pianko, 11 Muriel Avenue,Lawrence, New York 11559. Purpose: For any Ilawful purpose. •'Fl #9654/7. 14. 21. 78. 5/S. 12SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK- •COUNTY OF NASSAUWELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC., f/k/aNORWEST MORTGAGE, INC.. Plaintiff, againstTHOMAS L. BLOUNT, et al, Defendant(s).Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure andSale entered herein and dated June 25th, 2003.I. the undersigned Referee will sell at publicauction at the North Front Steps of the NassauCounty Courthouse. 262 Old Country Road.Mineola. New York, on the 12th day of May,2005, at 9:00 A.M., premises lying and being inthe County of Nassau. Said premises beingknown as 209 East Dean Street, Freeport. NY11520, Section: 55; Block: 242 Lot: 15 and 16.Approximate amount of lien $305,666.95 plusInterest and costs. Premises will be sold subjectto filed judgment and terms of sale. lndex#97-27337H. William Hodges III. Esq.. RefereeEschen & Frenkel, LLPAttorney® for Plaintiff93 E. Main Street. Bay Shore, New York 11706File# 3698-20758Fl * 967 4y 4/14 ?1 ?fl fi/fiSUPREME COURT-COUNTY OF NASSAUBANK ONE, N.A., F/K/A THE FIRST NATIONALBANK OF CHICAGO, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGIS-TERED HOLDERS OF STRUCTURED ASSET SECURI-TIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1999-SP1. C/OOCWEN FEDERAL BANK, FSB, SERVICING AGENT.Plaintiff a&a'lnst ROY'A. PHILLIPS II. et alDefendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale entered on May 14, 2004,(, the undersigned Referee will sell at publicauction on the north front steps of the NassauCounty Courthouse. 262 Old Country Road,Mineola, N.Y. on the 19th day of May, 2005 at9:15 a.m. premises Beginning at a point on theeasterly side of High Place distant 195 feetsoutherly from the corner formed by the Inter-section of the easterly side of High Place andthe southerly side of Mount Joy Avenue mea-sured along the easterly side of High Place;being a plot 100 feet by 50 feet by 100 feet by50 feet. Said premises known as 28 High Place,Freeport, N.Y. 11520. Approximate amount oflien $135,461.94 plus interest and costs. Premiseswill be sold subject to provisions of filed judg-ment and terms of sale. Index No. 17071/03.Michael Balboni, Esq., Referee. David M.Namm, Attorney® for Plaintiff,>600 Old CountryRoad, Suite 224, Garden City, N.Y. 11530FL #968 4x4/14. 21.28:5/5

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU - NEW CENTU-RY HOME EQUI1Y LOAN TRUST SERIES 2003-4 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE, Plaintiff,AGAINST CHARLES A. STEED, ET. AL., Defendant(s).Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly dated 3/24/2005, I, the undersigned Refereewill sell at public auction at the North Front Steps ofthe Nassau County Courthouse, 262 Old CountryRd., Village of Mineola, New York, on 5/13/2005 at10:00 AM, premises known as 331 PennsylvaniaAvenue, Hempstead, NY 11575. All that certain plotpiece or parcel of land, with the buildings andImprovements thereon erected, situate, lying andbeing in the Town of Hempstead, County of .Nassau and State of New York, Section, Block andLot: 6-160-180. Approximate amount of lien •$205,495.04 plus interest and costs. Premises willbe sold subject to provisions of filed JudgmentIndex #012206/04. William B. Saltzman, Esq., :

Referee,DRUCKMAN & SINEL, LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff 242Drexel Avenue, Westbuy. NY 11590Fl O7O dT 4/14. 91. 9R S/SNOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COM- .PANY. NAME: RL HOUSING, LLC. Articles oforganization were filed with the Secretary of Stateof New York (SSNY) on 01/18/05. Office location:Nassau County. SSNY has been designated asagent of the LLC upon whom process against itmay be served. SSNY shall mall a copy of processto the LLC,. 100 Daly Boulevard, Apartment 1810,Oceanside. New York 11572. Purpose: For any law-ful purpose. . •Cl O73ATd/14 01 ?R fiffi 19 1O

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from prevlr is pageMERS AS NOMINEE FOR OLD KENT MORTGAGECOMPANY, Plaintiff, against MARLENE PESSOA.et al Defendant®. Pursuant to a Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale entered herein anddated March 22nd. 2004. I. the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NorthFront steps of the Nassau County Courthouse.262 Old Country Road. Mlneola New York, onthe 23rd day of May. 2005. at 10:00 A.M..premises lying and being in the County ofNassau. Said premises being known as 21linden Place. Roosevelt. NY 1 1 575. Section: 55:Block: 480; lot 571-573. Approximate amountof lien $187.755.66 plus interest and costs.Premises will be sold subject to filed judgmentand terms of sale. Indexf 02-01 4960.David T. ReiDy. Esq.. RefereeEschen & Frenkel. UPAttorney® for Plaintiff93 E. Main Street. Bay Shore, New York 11706File* 12556-23378FL 0986 4x 4/21. 28. 5/5. 12 ____

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. ASTORIAFEDERAL SAVINGS 81 LOAN ASSOCIATION vs.GREAT LOCATIONS. INC.. et al.. defts. Index No.5162/04. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosureand Sale entered November 12, 2004. I win sellat public auction to the highest bidder on thenorth front steps of the County Court House.262 Old Country Road. Mineola NY on May 19.2005 at 9:30 am the premises described as fol-lows: BEGINNING at a point on the northerlyside of Brooklyn Avenue distant 84,44 feet west-erly from the corner formed by the intersectionof the northerly side of Brooklyn Avenue andthe westerly side of North Main Street, being aplot 31 ft. x 1 16.08 ft. x 30.99 ft. x 8.03 ft. x 98. 16ft. Said premises being more accuratelydescribed in the Judgment of Foreclosure andSale. Approx. Judgment ami: $315,991.66 plusinterest. Subject to terms and conditions of filedJudgment. Premises k/a 10-2 Brooklyn Avenue,Freeport. NY. Dated: April 7, 2005. RENEE G.MAYER, Referee: THOMAS 81 GRAHAM, LLP.Plaintiff's attorneys. #6295FL #987P 4x 4/21 . 28. 5/5. 1 2 _

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. MORT-GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS.INC.. Pltf. vs. DANIEL RIVAS, Deft. Index#01 1 199/02. Pursuant to judgment of foreclo-sure and sale dated Oct. 1, 2003. I will sell atpublic auction at the north front steps of theNassau County Courthouse, 262 Old CountryRd.. Mineola NY on May 20. 2005 at 9:00 a.m.prem. k/a 19 Wilshlre Court, Freeport, NY. Saidproperty located on the northerly side ofWilshire Court, 488.71 ft. easterly from the cor-ner formed by the Intersection of the easterlyside of Grove St. with the northerly side ofWilshire Court, being a plot 100 ft. X 50 ft.Approx. amt. of judgment Is $277,313.69 pluscosts and interest. Sold subject to terms andconditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.JOHN E. RYAN, Referee. DRUCKMAN & SINEL.Attys. for Pltf., 242 Drexel Ave., Westbury, NY.#62913FI aoaapdv.il/9i OR s/s 10SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAUAmeriquest Mortgage Company,

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

Defendant®.Index No.: 04-01 4633

? REFEREE'SNOTICE OF SALEIN FORECLOSURE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to a judg-ment of foreclosure and sale entered on March1 1, 2005 and bearing the Index No. 04-014633, 1,the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auc-tion at the Calendar Control Part (CCP)Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 SupremeCourt Drive. Mineola. NY, on May 24. 2005 at1 1 :30 a.m.. premises known as:

. 1 00 North Bergen Place. Freeport. NY 1 1 520ALL that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land.with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in theIncorporated Village of Freeport, Town ofHempstead. County of Nassau, State of NY.

Section 55; Block 267; Lot 6Approximate amount of lien, $212,828.78.Premises will be sold subject to provisions of thefiled judgment of foreclosure and sale.Grace D. Moran, Esq., RefereeFORSYTH. HOWE, O'DWYER, KALB & MURPHY.P.C..ONE CHASE SQUARE, SUITE 1900, ROCHESTER,NY 14604(585) 325-7515 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFFL #989 S4X 4/2 1 . 28. 5/5. 1 2 _NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: CARDMASTER PACKAGING,NY, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed withthe Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on04/1 1/05. The latest- date of dissolution is12/31/2050. 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,664 Merrick Road, Baldwin. New York 11510.Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

been applied for by the undersigned to sellbeer, liquor and wine, at retail in a club/restau-rant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Lawat 449 Babylon Turnpike, Freeport, County ofNassau for on-premises consumption.FL*991 2x4/21.f

Notice Is hereby given that a license, num-ber 1162451. for beer, liquor and wine,, has

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAU

Index No.03-002195

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.- as nominee for U.S. Bank. N.A. as successor In

interest to Alliance Mortgage Banking Corp..Plaintiff

againstGloria Brown-

etalDefendants

NOTICE OF SALEPursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and

sale signed herein on May 7. 2004.1. the under-signed, the Referee in said judgment named,will sell at public auction on the North FrontSteps of the County Court House, 262 OldCountry Road, Mineola, New York 11501,County of NASSAU, State of New York, on May23. 2005 at 9:30 A.M.. on that day. the premisesdirected by said judgment to be sold andtherein described as follows:

Said premises being known as and by streetaddress 311 Rutland Road, Freeport. New York11520Section: 55 Block: 358 Lot: 904, 905

Said premises are sold in as Is condition onthe date of delivery of the Referee's Deed., sub-ject to any state of facts an accurate surveymay show, zoning restrictions and any amend-ments thereto; covenants, restrictions, agree-ments, reservations and easements of record;municipal departmental violations, emergencyrepair liens on the date of delivery of theReferee's Deed, and such other provisions asmay be set forth in the complaint and judg-ment filed in this action.Dated: Syosset, New York

April 7. 2005Frank A. Doddato, Esq.REFEREE

CARUS & MANNIELLO. P.C.115 EILEEN WAY

SYOSSET. NY 11791(516)364-4500(718)463-8918

FI flop?/lv 4/91 ?R fi/fi 19SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK-COUNTY OF NASSAUAAMES FUNDING CORPORATION DBA AAMESHOME LOAN, Plaintiff, against STEPHEN R.GOODMAN, et, al, Defendant(s). Pursuant toa Judgment of Foreclosure and Saleentered herein and dated October 3rd2002, I, the undersigned Referee will sell atpublic auction at the North Front steps of theNassau County Courthouse, 262 Old CountryRoad, Mineola, New York, on the 25th day ofMay, 2005. at 9:30 A.M., premises lying andbeing in the County of Nassau. Said premis-es being known as 287 PennsylvaniaAvenue, Freeport, NY 11520, Section: 36;Block: 521; Lot: 47. Approximate amount oflien $244.803.41 plus interest and costs.Premises will be sold subject to filed Judg-ment and terms of sale. Index* 02-002629Scott Guardino, Esq., Referee :Eschen fit Frenkel, LLP ;Attomevls) for Plaintiff93 E. Main Street, Bay Shore. New York 11706File* 11043-23 704FI 003 /IT 4/91 9ft fi/fi 19SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK-COUNTY OF NASSAU ;AAMES FUNDING CORPORATION DBA AAMESHOME LOAN, Plaintiff, against STEPHEN R.GOODMAN, et. al, Defendant(s). Pursuant toa' Judgment of Foreclosure and Saleentered herein and dated October 3rd2002, I, the undersigned Referee will sell atpublic auction at the North Front steps of theNassau County Courthouse, 262 Old CountryRoad, Mineola, New York, on the 25th day ofMay, 2005, at 9:30 A.M., premises lying andbeing in the County of Nassau; Said premis-es being known as 287 PennsylvaniaAvenue, Freeport, NY 11520, Section: 36;Block: 521; Lot: 47. Approximate amount oflien $244,803.41 plus interest and costs.Premises will be sold subject to filed judg-ment and terms of sale. Index* 02-002629Scott Guardino, Esq., RefereeEschen 81 Frenkel, LLPAttorney(s) for Plaintiff93 E. Main Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706File* 11043-23704FL 994 4T 4/21,28, 5/5, 12 .__

NOTICE OF SALESUP8EME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY

WENDOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES, et al, Plaintiff(s)VS. LILLIE R:- EDWARDS, AS TEMPORARY ADMINISTRA-TOR OF THE ESTATE OF AMELIA WARREN, et al.Defendant(s)Attorney (s) for Plaintiff(s): Rosicki, Rosicki &Associates, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill,New York 12524 (845) 897-1600Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and saleentered herein on or about March 24, 2005, I willsell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at NorthFront Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 262Old Country Road, Mineola, Now York 11501.On May24, 2005 at II:30 AMPremises known as 123 Shonnard Avenue. Freeport,

New YorkALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situ-ate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village ofFreeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassauand State of New York, known and designated asand by part of lot Number 494 and all of lots num-bers 497 and 498 an a certain map entitled Mapof Meserole Park, properly of Long Island RealtyCo.. located at Freeport. L.I..- and filed in theNassau County Clerk's Office on March 26.1902 asMop#221.Case#17S6.

Section 55 Block 223 Lot 194As more particularly described in the judgment offoreclosure and sale.Sold subject to al of the terms and condrrtons con-tained in sold judgment and terms of sale.Approximate amount of judgment $181.750.26plus interest and costs.INDEX NO. 02/007449Wlliam Mackey, Esq., REFEREEFL 995 4T 4/21.28. 5/5. 12

BELLMORE-MERRICKCENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

• 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 the Boards ofEducation of the above mentioned school dis-tricts-located in the Town of Hempstead, NassauCounty, New York, at the Business Office of theNorth Merrick Union Free School District, 1057Merrick Avenue, Merrick, New York 11566 for the fol-lowing categories up to the times on the dates indi-cated.

? OIL BURNER SERVICE CONTRACTS' BID OPENING. 10:00 AM-Thursday, May 05. 2005.North Merrick UFSD - H.D. Fayette School

1057 Merrick AvenueNorth Merrick, NY 11566

Attn: Daniel Sullivan, Director, School Facilities &Operations

and then at said office publicly opened and readaloud. All information for Bidders, Specificationsand Bid Forms may be obtained at the abovementioned address. The Board of Education ofeach school district separately reserves the right towaive any Informalities in, or to reject any or allbids, or to accept that bid, or any part of that bid,which in its judgment Is for the best interests of theSchool District. If awarded, each school district willprepare a separate contract with the successfulbidder for Irs appropriate share, if any of the Itemsto be purchased. AH bid awards are pending bud-get approval.The School District may receive bids for the abovelisted Items periodically during the school year, Ifnecessary. These bids win not be re-advertised forthis purpose. The frequency of Did solicitations willbe determined by operating requirements.By order: Board of Education

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School DistrictBellmore U.F.S.D.North Bellmore U.F.S.D.Merrick U.F.S.D.North Merrtck U.F.S.D.

FL#997 4/28NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGBY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 27 Section 269of the Building Zone Ordinance. NOTICE is herebygiven that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town ofHempstead will hold a public hearing In the TownMeeting Pavilion. Town Hall Plaza. One WashingtonStreet, Hempstead, New York on 5/4/2005 at 9:30AM. £ 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applica-tions and appeals:THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT9:30 AM.322/05. - 326/05. NR VALLEY STREAM- FranklinHospital Medical Center, Renewal of grants:Maintain one double-faced, illuminated, detachedground sign; overall size 80 sq. ft.; setback 4' fromFranklin Ave.; Maintain one'single-faced, partiallyIlluminated, detached ground sign; overall size 40sq.. ft.; Maintain one double-faced, partially illumi-nated, detached ground sign; overall size 180sq.ft.; setback 4' from Franklin Ave.; Maintain onedouble-faced, illuminated, detached ground sign;overall size 80 sq. ft.; setback V from Blakeman Dr.;Maintain one double-faced, illuminated, detachedground sign; overall size 80 sq. ft.; setback T fromBlakeman Dr.,S/W cor. Franklin Ave. & BlakemanAve., a/k/a 900 Franklin Ave.327/05. EAST MEADOW-Marie G. Wessler, Variance,front yard setback on Stuyvesant Ave., maintain air-conditioning unit.,S/W cor. 7th Street & StuyvesantAve., a/k/a 2500 7th Street. .329/05. NR EAST ROCKAWAY-Mark & NancyElf,Variances, lot area occupied, side yards, sideyards aggregate, construct additions attached todwelling.,E/s West Blvd., 230' S/o Evans St., a/k/a 109West Blvd.330/05. LEVITTOWN- Stefanie Matyjuk, Variance,side yards aggregate, maintain garage convertedto living space attached to dwelling., N/s AbbeyLa., 80' W/o Short La., a/k/a 131 Abbey La.331/05. LEVITTOWN-Cindy & Barry Nadelbach,Variance, side yards aggregate, maintain additionsattached to dwelling & garage converted to livingspace.,N/s Squirrel La., 146.01' E/o Grassy La., a/k/a9 Squirrel La.332/05. - 334/05. LEVITTOWN -Joan Noble,Variance, side yards aggregate, maintain garageaddition & addition to dwelling; Variance, side, yards aggregate, maintain front & rear roof overpatios both attached to dwelling; Maintain shedhigher than permltted..S/s Rainbow La., 234.80' W/oLow La., a/k/a 36 Rainbow La.

335/05. - 336/05. NR ISLAND PARK -Henry M. &Patricia Monteverde, Variances, lot area occupied,rear yard, construct rear wood deck with stairsattached to dwelling: Variances, lot area occu-pied, side yards aggregate, construct side wooddeck with stairs attached to dweOing..S/s KingstonBlvd., 420' E/o New York Ave., a/Wa 230 KingstonBlvd.337/05. - 338/05. MERRICK -Debra GBwa. Variance.rear yard, maintain wood deck attached todwelling; Maintain 6' high (ence.,N/W cor. RetyeaDr. & St. Marks Ave.. a/k/a 1863 Relyea Dr.339/05. ELMONT- Bianco 'Associates. Inc..Variances, subdivision of lot. lot area, constructdwelling with garage..N/E cor. Lehrer Ave. & RosserAve.(a/k/o Rosser St.)340/05. ELMONT- Blanco Associates, Inc.,Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area front width atstreet One & setback line, construct dwelling withgarage..N/s Rosser Ave. (a/k/a Rosser St.). 60.92' E/oLehrer Ave.341/05. N. BELLMORE -Laura Hackel. Variance, sideyards aggregate, construct 2 story addition & 2ndstory balcony attached to dwb!Ong.,S/s Stephen St.,85' W/o Clifford St.. a/k/a 238 Stephen St.THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT2:00 P.M.342/05. - 343/05. MERRICK -Mark G. & Cindy M.Davldowitz, Variance, front yard setback onLindenmere Dr., construct addition to dwelling;Install 6' high fence., N/E cor. Brook Park Dr. &Undenmere Dr.. a/k/a 1 933 Brook Park Dr. .344/05. SEAFORD-Paul Antonette, Maintain pool not 'permitted in side yard & 5' & 6' high fence largerthan pool installation area; variance, side yard,maintain wood deck attached to pool., N/s BeaconRd., 139' E/o South Seamans Neck Rd., a/k/a 3889Beacon Rd.345/05. - 346/05. BALDWIN-Rafael M. 81 Maria D.Collado, Variance, front yard setback on EmersonAve., maintain addition & cellar entrance bothattached to dwelling; Maintain 6' high fence & 3'high fence within the clear sight triangle.,S/E cor.Twain St. & Emerson Ave., a/k/a 1 823 Twain St.347/05. SOUTH HEMPSTEAD-Brian & Jennifer Nevill,Variances, side yard, side yards aggregate, main-tain wood deck attached to dwelling.,S/s StratfordRd. 1,037.55' E/o Oceanslde Rd.. a/k/a 536Stratford Rd.348/05. SOUTH HEMPSTEAD-Three Star Auto Center.lnc.,Variance in off-street parking, insufficient back-up space & permission to park in front yards set-backs on Long Beach Rd. & Irene St. (constructaddition to existing auto repair shop).,S/E cor. LongBeach Rd. & Irene St., .a/k/a 353 Long Beach Rd.(Negative Declaration Issued under S.E.Q.R.)349/05. - 351/05. WEST HEMPSTEAD -CongregationEitz Chaylm of Dogwood Park, lnc.,Variances, lotarea occupied, front yard setback on DogwoodAve., side yard, rear yard, alter existing dwelling &construct 2-story & 2nd story additions for proposedsynagogue; Waive off-street parking; Install 6' highfence., N/E cor. Dogwood Ave. & Sprague Ave.,a/k/a 661 Dogwood Ave. (Negative DeclarationIssued under S.E.Q.R.)1325/05. LIDO BEACH-Vlncent J. & Susan S. Russo,Variances, height, lot area occupied, front yardssetbacks on Biarritz St. & Ocean Blvd., side yard,rear yard, reconstruct & enlarge fire damageddwelling & garage & construct 3rd story wooddeck.,N/E cor. Biarritz St. & Ocean Blvd., a/k/a 91Biarritz St.1326/05. HEWLETT -Dennis & Agnus: Martin,Variance, side yard, maintain enclosed porchattached to dwelllng.,N/s Westervelt PI., 160' E/oHewlett Pkwy.. a/k/a 1272 Westervelt R.1327/05. NR GARDEN CITY -The Retail Property Trust(Simon Property Group, Inc.J.Permission to exceedfloor area ratio to construct restaurant (Grand LuxCafe).,S/S Old Country Rd. bounded by Clinton Rd.,Stewart Ave: & Meadowbrook Pkwy1., a/k/aRoosevelt Field Mall. (Negative Declaration issuedunder S.E.Q.R.)ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING AREAVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OFAPPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMP-STEAD, NY 1 1 550.Interested parties may appear at the above timeand place. At the call of the Chairman, the Boardwill consider the Decision and Reserve Decisioncalendar. ,

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

Joseph F. Pellegrini, Secretaryto the Board of Appeals

FI OOB

NOTICE OF NAMES OF PERSONSAPPEARING AS OWNERS OF CERTAIN

UNCLAIMED PROPERTYHELD BY

VALLEY FORGE LIFE INSURANCE CO.ARMONK, NY 10504

The persons whose names and last knownaddresses are set forth below appear from therecords of the above-named company to beentitled to abandoned property in amounts of-fifty dollars or more.MATCHTON ORGANIZATION LTD., 54 MEAD-OWOOD, GREAT NECK, NY 1 1027MATCHTON ORGANIZATION LTD., 99 CLENT RD.,SUITE E-202, GREAT NECK, NY, 1 1027NEW TEK CAPITAL INC., 1500 HEMPSTEAD TURN-PIKE. LONG ISLAND. NY. 1 1554A report of unclaimed funds has been made tothe Comptroller of the State of New York pur-suant to Section 701 and/or Section 1316 of theAbandoned property law of the State of NewYork. A list of the names of the persons appear-

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PUBLIC NOTICES

from previous pageing from the "records of the said company to beentitled thereto is on tile and open to publicinspection at the principal office of the corpo-ration located at175 KING STREET, ARMONK, NY. 10504where such abandoned property is payable.Such unclaimed funds will be paid by us on orbefore 07/31/05 to persons establishing to oursatisfaction their right to receive the same.On or before 09/10/2005, such funds stillremaining unclaimed will be paid to theComptroller of the State of New York. Uponsuch payment, this Company shall no longerbe liable for the property. 'EI aooo A/OR . _ 'NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: POST 204 HOLDING LLC.Articles of Organization were'filed with theSecretary 6"f State of' New York (SSNY) on1 1 /22/04. 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, 100Cedarhurst Avenue, Suite 302, Cedarhurst, NewYork 11516. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.Fl #inniSy4/?R Fi/F, 17 19 96 hi1) _NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 31 EAST HUDSON LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on04/15/05. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY.has been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. SSNYshall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 3334Long Beach Road, #103, Oceanside, New York1 1572. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL0101 6x4/78 fi/fi 12. 19. ?6. 6/2 _NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY, NAME: RRD ASSOCIATES LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on04/12/05. The latest date of dissolution is05/01/2055. 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, 40Lismore Road, Lawrence, New York 11559.Purpose: For any lawful purpose.El JinO Av /I /OH K/K 10 1O OA A/0

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: CTV WEB, LLC. Articles ofOrganization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on 04/.1 8/05. 'Off icelocation: Nassau County. SSNY has been desig-nated as agent of the LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served. SSNY shall mail acopy of pcocess,.to the LLC. 60,-T/py Avenue,East Atlantic Beach. New York 11561. Purpose:For any lawful purpose. , , . .,, .Fl <tin3iSY4/1R fi/S 1? 19 7iS 6/? _NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 10 WASHINGTON STREETREALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filedwith the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)on 04/19/05. Office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC

upon whom process against it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC,c/o Dr. R. U. Jafar. 1510 Grand Avenue,Baldwin, New York 1 1510. Purpose: For any law-ful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY/NAME: 54 GREENWICH STREET REAL-TY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed withthe Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on04/19/05. 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, c/o Dr.R. U. Jafar, 1510 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, NewYork 1 1510. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL #1 05 6x 4/28. 5/5. 1 2. 1 9. 26. 6/2NOTICE OF FORMATION OF "LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: VERMONT PROPERTIES, -LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on04/07/05. 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, 20Kirkwood Street, Long beach. New York 1 1561.Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL# 106 6x4/28, 5/5 ,12 L 19. 26 6/2 _

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY

CHAMPION MORTGAGE, A DIVISION OF KEYBANK, USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCES-SOR TO THE INTERESTS OF CHAMPION MORT-GAGE CO., INC., Plaintiff©vs. JOHN F. ROWCROFT; et al. Defendant©Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s): Rosickl, Rosicki &Associates, P.C., 152 Islip Avenue, Suite 18, Islip,New York 1 1 751 (631 ) 224-4678Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and saleentered herein on or about March 29, 2005, Iwill sell at Public Auction to the highest bidderat in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) of theSupreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive,Mineola, New York 11501.On May 31, 2005 at 1 1 :30 AMPremises known as 55 Stirling Avenue, Freeport,New York 11 520ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OFLAND, 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,known and designated as Lots 27 and 28 inBlock No. 9 on a certain map entitled, 'Mapamending Map of Meister Beach The Venice ofFreeport situated at Freeport, Nassau County,N.Y., G.S. Van Der Warken Inc./C.E., and sur-veyors, Long Beach. N.Y. 1929" and.filed in theOffice of the Clerk of the' County of Nassau' onMay 14. 1930 as Map No. 827.Section 54 "Blo'cE 338' lot 27 & 28 " ' ' "As more particularly described in the judgmentof foreclosure and sale.Sold subject to all of the terms and conditionscontained in said judgment and terms of sale.'Approximate amount of judgment $88.403.20plus interest and costs.

INDEX NO. 04-013454John C. DeLeonardis, Esq., REFEREEFl «in74yd/?S fi/fi 1? 10 _

Notice is hereby given that a license, #TBA hasbeen applied for by TOC Enterprises Inc. to sellat retail in a Pub beer wine & liquor. For onpremises consumption under the ABC Law at365 South Bayview Ave., Freeport, N Y i 1 520FU ins ?YNOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 165 WILLOUGHBY STREET,LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on12/22/04. The latest date of dissolution is12/31/2099. 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, 30Meadow -Lane, Lawrence, New York 11559.Purpose: For any lawful purpose.Fl ftin9AYd/9fl fi/S 19 19 9A A/9 _

NOTICE OF FORMATION-OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: MELROSE SOLOMON ENTER-PRISES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filedwith the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)on 04/15/05. The latest date of dissolution is12/31/2104. Office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLCupon whom process against it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC. 52East Penn Street, Long Beach, New York 1 1 561 .Purpose: For any lawful purpose?FL #1 10 6x 5/28, 5/5, 1 2, 1 9, 26. 6/2 _

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUMIDFIRST BANK

Plaintiff,AgainstARTURO RODRIGUEZ: et al.

Defendants)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 7/30/2003 I, the undersigned Refereewill sell at public auction at the North Front Steps ofthe Nassau County Courthouse, 262 Old CountryRoad, Mineola, NY on 5/26/2005 at 9:30AM premis-

.es known as 35 Bedell St., Freeport NY 1 1520 ALLthat certain plot piece or parcel of land, with thebuildings and improvements thereon erected, situ-ate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead,County of Nassau and State of New York Section 62Block 46 Lot 8 Approximate amount of lien$209,935.52 plus interest and costs Premises will besold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index*02/016622' :USA SIANO Esq., Referee.Shapiro and DiCaro . .250 Mile' Crossing Blvd., Suite One, Rochester NY14624 _ _ ._Dated: 4/1 4/2005 File # 02-45444r jvl

pi 111 4T4/7R 5/5. 17 19 ........... ,._ .NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY

It is the policy of Meadowbrook Care CenterInc., located at. 320 West Merrlck' Road.Freeport, New York 1 1520, not to discriminatebecause of Race, Creed, .Religion, Color,National Origin, Sex, Gender, Handicap,Disability, Blindness, Source of Sponsorship,

Source of Payment. Marital Status, Age, SexualPreference, Genetic Predisposition, or Carrier.Status in employment or in the admission, reten-tion and care of residents and patients. All per- ;sons and organizations that have occar' .1 torefer prospective residents or patients toMeadowbrook Care Center Inc.. are advisedto do so without regard to the person's Race.Creed, Religion, Color, National Origin, Sex,Gender. Handicap. Disability, Blindness, Sourceof Sponsorship, Source of Payment, MaritalStatus, Age, Sexual Preference, GeneticPredisposition, or Carrier Status.FL0112 4/2S _ '

SHARPS DISPOSAL SERVICEMeadowbrook Care Center, a skilled' nursingfacility, located at 320 West Merrlck Road,Freeport. New York 1 1520, offers a communityservice for the collection and disposal of home-generated sharps (syringes, needles andlancets). To ensure safety, all sharps must beplaced in OSHA approved containers with tightfitting screw tops which are shatter proof, leakproof and puncture resistant (OSHA approvedcontainers can be purchased at medical sup-ply stores.) Community residents can bringproperly contained sharps to MeadowbrookCare Center on designated days and times.Call Meadowbrook Care Center Inc. at (516)377-8200 for days and times.FU1134/28 _

NOTICE TO BIDDERSHIGH PRESSURE AIR COMPRESSOR

INC. VILLAGE OF FREEPORTNASSAU COUNTY, NY

Sealed bids subject to all instructions, terms andconditions hereon and pursuant to the specifica-tions will -be received by the Purchasing Agent until1 1 :00 A..M. on Tuesday, May, 1 7, 2005, when theywill be opened publicly and read aloud after 1 1 :00A.M., prevailing time, in the Main ConferenceRoom of the Village Hall on the said date for thevehicle as specified and the contract awarded assoon thereafter as practical for:

HIGH PRESSURE AIR COMPRESSORElectric Department

Specifications, and proposed contracts may beobtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent,Incorporated Village of Freeport, 46 North OceanAvenue, Freeport, NY 1 1520 from 9.00 AM MondayMay 2, 2005 until 4,00 P.M. Friday, May 1 3,2005.The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bidproposals received and subject to these reserva-tions, shall award the contract to the lowest quali-fied and responsible bidder. Bids, which, in theopinion of the Board, are unbalanced, shall berejected.In .submitting a bid, bidders agree not to withdrawtheir bid within forty-five (45) days otter the date for

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"What a school thinks about itslibraries is a measure of what it thinksabout education" was the phrase usedto begin a presentation by FreeportHigh School library media specialistsRose Luna and Carol Gilliam in honorof Library Media Month at the April20 Freeport school board meeting.

The media specialists for all theschools were introduced, and certifi-cates given to students who did proj-ects saluting school libraries - every-thing from art to poems to songs.

School libraries are long since nolonger merely collections of books,but multimedia centers. In addition tothe traditional visual, audio and videoresources, the libraries offer access toselected Internet sites and databases'offering health, business, periodicaland reference information - informa-tion that not only can't be found onGoogle or Yahoo, but information thatcan be accessed 24/7 at the student'shome on a computer.

.The object of all of this is to culti-vate information literary skills and alove of reading in the students - teachthem to locate, evaluate, access,retrieve and utilize all this new infor-mation. The media co-ordinator has avital role in all this - to maintain thefacilities, to work with teachers tosupport the school curriculum, and toreach out to the community - notablyin partnership with the FreeportMemorial Library, whose "HomeworkExpress" program keeps the learninghappening when school is closed.

•Al-l-ef- this- is-impertant in makingfor better educated, children - statis-.tics say that schools with stronglibrary media programs increase testscores 10-20 percent.

55-64 option extendedFollowing the previous meetings'

discussion, the board voted 4-0 withone abstention (Michael Raab) toextend the 55-64 option on requiredRegents exams to earn a local diplo-ma in order to give the schools time toadjust to the proficiency standard of65 or higher.

This will be in effect for all studentsin the high school and those enteringninth grade in fall 2005 and will lastuntil the state Commissioner ofEducation reinstates the requirements.Board members at first questionedwhether it was advisable to "lower thebar" when it came to student expecta-tions. But Assistant SuperintendentRobert Harris noted that the deadline

for the new standards caught every-one by surprise, and that people with55-64 grades could still be quite suc-cessful in higher education. Dr.Eversley also noted that there havebeen many problems with the teststhemselves.

The board briefly discussed theresponse to a bureaucratic require-ment from Albany known as theUniform Violent Incident Report, inwhich violent behavior is reported tothe state. Many districts have missedthe deadline for its submission, andthere are problems with the format ofthe report - less substantial incidentscan seem more than they really are,and the same incident can be dealtwith very differently by differentschools.

The board agreed to defer the reportunti l guidance is received fromBOCES and an upcoming'Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Associationmeeting.

Two members of the Freeport HighSchool .Student Congress reported onthe success of the "Increase thePeace" program and the MusicDepartment's recent production of"Little Shop of Horrors." The alsoasked the board to examine two prob-lems regarding Advanced Placement(AP) classes: That class sizes havegotten larger (it's harder to learn in anAP class with 30 people in it) and thatrecent rises in the fees required for theAP exams may prove a hardship tosome students.

The board also accepted the propos-al of RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc. to bethe underwriter of—the proposedrefunding, bonds, wjiicjj^w.ould. refundthe 'district's outstanding bo'rided debtat lower interest rates and save thedistrict money.

The board also unanimouslyapproved the Nassau BOCES adminis-trative operations budget for2005/2006 and voted for three mem-bers of the Nassau BOCES Board, setthe 2005 reorganization meeting forJuly 13 and approved minutes and staffstatus changes in its consent agenda.

In public comment, Kevin Barryasked the board about Freedom ofInformation Law (FOIL) requests hehad made to the board (who deferredcomment owing to litigation issues)and Jason Gordon asked the board

• about the status of a past bowlingcoach at the high school.

The next meeting of the board will bea Budget-Public Hearing/PlanningMeeting on Wednesday, May 4 atAtkinson.

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Baldwin readies Community NONA/S"The Big Sweep"Sanitary District No. 2, along with

the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce,the Beautiful Baldwin Foundation, theBaldwin Community Association, KeepBaldwin Clean Club, Baldwin OaksCivic Association and the SouthHempstead Civic Association will co-sponsor The Big Sweep. The BigSweep is scheduled for Saturday, May'.14, with a rain date of Saturday, May21. All adult organizations in theDistrict are welcome to participate.

The Big Sweep, which was original-ly sponsored by the Beautiful BaldwinFoundation, has been an annual eventwhereby residents have pitched in to do"spring cleaning" to make, GrandAvenue and other major roadwayssparkle for the Memorial Day Parade.'

Sanitary District No. 2, in coopera-tion with the Town of HempsteadHighway Department, will supply alimited number of brooms and shovels.They will also supply garbage bags, alimited number of gloves and arrangefor our trucks to be on the road assist-ing with the cleanup. As in the pastarrangements will be made for aNassau County street sweeper to do aspecial street sweeping of Baldwin, andSouth Hempstead's main roads. Severallocal businesses will also donate mate-rials and refreshments.

Participant will gather in the SanitaryDistrict. No. 2 Parking lot at 2080Grand Avenue on May 14 at 7 a.m. ThePlan is to hand out assignments andequipment and begin The Big Sweep nolater than 7:30 a.m. Please come ontime so advantage can be made of thelight traffic in the early morning hours.The First Precinct has assigned twocars to assist with safety issues. If youhave youngsters patticipating, please besure to provide enough adult supervi-sion.

Upon completion, the district willhave refreshments in the parking lotbetween 10 and 11 a.m., for all thosewho assisted.

Its important that the communitycontinue to work together to makeBaldwin a clean place to be proud tolive in !

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Harvard, University of Chicago,Princeton, Stony Brook, Yale,Columbia, Cornell, Boston University,New England Conservatory, Vanderbilt,George Washington University andmany other top institutions of highereducation.

We support it as community mem-bers because we see the scope of pro-grams offered to all of our students,,from sports, to music and drama,, tomath and science competitions, just toname a few. We recognize the impor-tance of providing our children withpositive alternatives to the street. Weknow that if the budget isn't passed,our children will not have these after-school programs and this will be aloss to their futures and to our com-munity.

Therefore, we strongly encourageeveryone to come out on May 17 andvote YES for our children by votingYES for the school budget.

Debra MuleFreeport PTA Council President

Daliya ChapterThe Baldwin Daliya Chapter of

Hadassah will host its annual AuthorSupper on Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m.Novelist Pearl Wolf will be on hand tosign her book "Song of Miriam." Tickets$30, books $15 ($18 on evening). Forreservations, tickets and books, call 223-1375 or 867-1195.

Baldwin UMCThe Annual Plant Sale will be

Saturday, May 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 2p.m. at First Church Baldwin, UnitedMethodist, 881 Merrick Road.

SNUUC programOn Sunday, May 1, at 10:30 a.m. at

the South Nassau Unitarian UniversalistCongregation in Freeport, The Rev.Nancy Palmer Jones will offer a homilyon the cycle of life

Discussion will also be presentedabout the Funeral Consumers Allianceof LI offers low cost funerals. StevenM. Lester, Esq. will discuss last willsand testaments, living wills and healthcare proxies, and- will be available toanswer questions following the service.

The South Nassau UnitarianUniversalist Congregation, at 228 SouthOcean Avenue in Freeport, draws inspi-ration from many religious and philo-

• sophical sources while acknowledgngthe Judeo-Christian heritage ofUnitarian Universalism.

Mother of the YearBe sure to write to us about that spe-

cial Mother who will be awarded sever-al prizes from our local merchants.

Prizes include: Donuts from DunkinDonuts on Atlantic Avenue; a gift cer-tificate from Atlantic Floral Showcase;champagne from Atlantic Bay viewWines and Liquors; a gift certificatefrom June Peters; a haircut from SalonAtlant'ique; a gift certificate fromRachel's Waterside Grill; a luncheonfrom the Schooner, hand rolled bagelsfrom Bagels Plus and a year's subscrip-tion from The Leader!

All nominating letters must be in assoon as possible. Nominees must beFreeport/Baldwin residents. Bring let-ters to: 1840.Merrick Avenue, Merrick.Make sure to include complete addressand phone number of nominee.

Health coverage for all.our msson.

FIDELIS CARE

Fidelis Care representativeswill be at the followinglocations in the community:

May 2, 8:30am-5pmFidelis Care Westbury Office .249B Post Ave.Westbury..

May 3, 10am-12 noonNightingale Health Center448 Griffing Ave.Riverhead

May 4, 1 pm-6pmCatholic Charities90 Cherry LaneHicksville

Cover the Uninsured Weekis May 1-8,2005.

If you are a New York State resident and need

health insurance, call Fidelis Care to see if you are

eligible for free or low-cost coverage through

New York State's Child Health Plus,

Family Health Plus and Medicaid programs.

NiwYbrt tua'f HMHh Pl«n tor KM. Medicaid

1-888-FIDELIS(1-888-343-3547)

To enroll through Fidelis Care, please bring proof of age, income and address.