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FREEPORT BALDWIN ROOSEVELT MERRICK FREEPORT'S^ OFFUIBl NEWSPAPER 39th\YEARNoU41 : _EREEPORT7NEW YORK, EEBRt)AR^:6^l975 Village Board Hears Public FREEPORT-With twelve people in the audience at the Board of Trustee's 7:30 pm Open Voting Session, this-pastJWonday, the^Jarge room at Village Hall almost felt^crowdeji! -~ —... - - The 1975 annual sidewalk, curb anddriveway apron contract was —awarded to low; bidder—Frank . Malone & Sons, inc M 1TFreeport firm._ Although-- previously : licensed T by -the—Village, the contractor will have to obtain a _ license again,-buHhe Board was assured by counsel and staff that this would create' no problem. The Board—asked Village Counsel to prepare an ordinance dealing with the- prohibition of self-service-gasaline stations. Mayor White toldthe BoardTfiat he could see reasons for .such a prohibition (dangerous situations caused\ by inexperienced han- dling) and for not banning the stations (economy for gasoline . purchasers). The residents of the Village will have an opportunity to react 'to-the_proppsal at a .public hearing. - ...__._. Chairman of the En- \ vironmental Commission, Marilyn Roller, has proposed ;4\- ml^msf^maHm^ **-.-.- -.. *. t... -.•.•..^^ : ~ :== ,.- :: CONGRATULATIONS were in order fronTViHageTarty President Charles Mahonev-tc^-to-Deputy^-Villagei Attorney Michael Solomon (I.) and Trustee Thomas Lovelidge after they received the Village Party's designatio~n-to\run in the March 18 Village election for two Trusteeships. ,. Freeport Human Rights Commission Investigates No. Long Beach Incident *\\ -* — ~ .». . mrsu James Foster uai.. G * . «„ Wayne Jordan Six Candidates Selected ../More On Way? FREEPORT—Conventions to choose the candidates to run for two seats on Ihe Freeport Village Board of Trustees were held this past week. Elections for the two positions, presently held by Thomas Lovelidge and George Fairberg, will lake place March 18. Fairberg is not seeking reelection. .._.\\ . VILLAGE PARTY — The Village Party held their convention Thursday, Jan. 30. I^I\S« hiWlI M .w_ . ^** • . - ^ - '..,, CUIIVCIILIUII >.. u ...— j, __ FREEPORT-^The Freeport Human Rights Commission is investi- Some ISO-members were present viruuiucntct. ~- __. . gating a-complaint that Freeport Police forced[open the door of a' when President Charles Mahoney Marilyn Roller, has proposed house on NortlLLong Beach Ave. Sunday Inight, Feb. 2, while res- receiving no answer to a call for utilization-of-a-jitney type bus ponding-to a report of a burglary in progress. The p61ice officers -—\i«aHmi« frnm the floor, which could 1 possibly receive na d been dispatched to the residence,' lOrNoTtrrfcong-Beach Ave., some federal funding.to relieve following an 8:40 pm telephone both the transportation problems Pfll l from a neighbor that the of the village residents and the • — environmental problems,,caused by heavy car usage on-village streets. The Mayor\ will write to Nassau. County to determine more information on the status of rescheduling in Freeport by'the County. Jim Dunne, Freeport's Director of ~\ ' Renewal v ^Rnnir t ^L 0f rI.±mL f H P n d di ?h g P ^ &<* notified headquarters aourjuw,.^..,.^ ,,c» nLf oL™S *hiPh ft* by radio that they obserVed the apprehended two males, ordering «f ln,tn^^f pin, wnru« Presence oGvhat seemed-to be them to lie on the floor and Supenntendenkof-PublicJWocks^ , , L u the handcuffing them. -Hri-™ti,ned-mwiausly for the «*™g ^ is ^Vrr^ng m^Sfd<F tSr house-the-police candles. They reported-a man^Jound Lee Arthur Key, la graphic ' . .' — \ Kt •*/—.—Ip 1 tnlmticinn call from a neighbor that.ttie. house—known to be vacant—was being burglarized: The house's owners, /Mr.j_and~ Mrs. Al Williams, had moved out of state several weeks earlier and. ho reports of new tenants moving in had been received or noticed. --' - - — ., r-»rr approaching the front door,, from the inside, carrying a candle and an unidentified long object-in the other hand. Two policemen went to the rear of the house and have reported that they could hear the officers at the front door loudly -knocking, identifying themselves •' - -• -J«i^nj^n (•ai/carnl Wlieil ricaiuvui vsnu..*,., . , receiving no answer to a call for nominations from the floor, suggested tFTat the Secretary cast a single ballot in favor of the Nominating Committee's slate. With no objection raised,\ in- cumbent Village. Trustee Thomas Lovelidge received\ his Party's nod to seek a third four-year term. His r,unning mate will be ^present Deputy Village Attorney Michael Solomorv Seconding speeches were delivered by Fred • \='» f~.«.*« a RalnVl the past seven years, Solomon. has served the organization as Treasurer .and-^K-a-rnembcr of the Board of Directors. Solomon and his wife 'Debbie live on Tanglewood Lane with their six year old son, Lee, and three year old daughter, Barbara. CITtiftKNS I* AUIX 5Upermwsnuciii.-*» * ,\ . ' iho -had'ouUined-previously for the '• (Continued on Page 12) artist for £ New York television station,\ his 11 year old daughter/ Linda, and his 16 yeaj^old son, Lee. Another_son. 7 mpnth™old Travis, was -sleeping by } the fireplace. ; ' . l The officers in the rear of the house~ran~ to {he front and reported seeing boxes and fur- stacked by the fronrdoor. Key was unable to — J -— L6velidge r elected to the Board in .„„., .„,-.. accountant and Supervisor of the -Tax and Finance^pivision of Western .Electric CQLJJe and hls : wife-Agnes have been Freeport Tesidents for 20 years, and have -~ : — tU»» \H\\atia -The Citizens Party of Kreeporl had-their-™conventio_n on Friday evening, Jan. 31.\ According to a release received by ..THE LEADER (see Editor-tab. Ar- mand J.. Stetlner and Harry .Chuisano were unanimously chosen to be their party's can- didates, There—were • no -nominations from the floon Afier ~a~business meeting, the can^ -didates addressed the organization. StetUior, speaking on the problems of the taxpayer in Freeport-said\ \Now is the js up to the icaiuciiba *w» ~~ j raised seven sons in the Village, He is an Honorary Life Member of the Kreeport.Little League and has also been honored by Our. Holy Redeemer Parish of Freeport as,a \Man of the Year.\ He ~is a Republican com- ._. K mi aoor. mitteeman. Before his election to iKey was unable to produce—the Board, Lovelidge served as proof, at first, that he-was-the—accountant for the Freeport legal tenant of the premises. He Stadium and the-Urban Renewal had'-reniei3 r lhe~\house frojn the \ '\ ' ' ----- ™-:~' owners and was in the process of moving from a Hempstead apartment. He showed the police of identity, and citizenry^ and come . out ah,d vote, 1 Chuisano' pledged his untiring efforts to the campaign. Tnere- was no .press coverage of the meeting. pi v/u* - - , v . ,,. _ . ,.. headquarters called the (the owners) in ™™ leeuufi. , .THE LEADER has been told that John Mendes has been selected to be campaign chair- man with Richard Nucciteli as his deputy. Ed Yamin~ is Presidenrof the group. 4o WiaHtiim M THE DEMOCRATS Je btadturo ana in^u,»«., /.--\- ; The^Freeport—Democratic he Agency o which he is now Ch!ef 0rganizalion F met twice u.»t of Fiscal Qfficer^e has also been a we g ic At ai member of the Water;and Light wrin ' ri CpmmUsions; v > ;. :^ ; --.weqnesqay. Mike Solomon has been a Village for ten maintained »i*^»t9w^jsp^w^jss=^/^ ; -. . - -:/, :•-.-. -,v •:••.- (t he owners) in New Jersey years ana. ™» »?«»* l ?\rr .T, .w£Sr?^iS^?feri±:aS ESTi*;--•»-:»! «»~-><«fer=s nrciuuica. ^ \«« —— -- • -...•' that the family:could not get the .became counsel w-»«- r '«^ riauorm .vw S % i SSoS?':' n? ^SS^^^J -«*« _ las i open meeting ,..—___, ;Jan. 29 f ; three- grosprective candidates, previously reyiewed by / the screening com.mitiee^ presented themselves. They were James Foster, Wayne Jordan and George Miller. The group also received a report from '.Jthe.ir Platform-'. Committee ' anbf on Page 3) .-,t..^,^