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Uri'ii vv TWO Public Hearings Scheduled tbl developments. Liberty Av enue would be closed to tnidt tralTic between Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road. Past the sprawling spider won many awards. To what do plants, wandering jews, potted youattributeyoursnccess?” S ’“ p h d S d r i l ° ^ p f a ^ ! S S ^ .- - l< > « ^ ''w ihT i'tov% h S u * fidV -A thriving buddmg g ^ e n las, cliri^ng • love people. I would rather be business is unthinkable. My Ivies, hanging baby’s tears, doing my work than anything hopes and wishes are that Frec- prickly cacti. was-Icafcd begonias else. Of course, it U not me alone port ^ J>« ao and slowly-sprouting dracaenas, but the excellent »mbination.of orated village. We havi that fill the greenhouse, through * . .................................... -the— impeccably-'- landscape garden, and up a set of jagged only the young ‘Old timers. , 5-ooden stairs, you come to the Sig. Rudi, Walter, Hans. SybUIe ^be l ^ ^ r t You came from office where, for many years, and Pat, all carry their fair share Anna Feile has presided over the of the load.” AtlanticNursery and Garden' about moving bcc/iuse for a nur sery our size our place is too the Urban Renewal Plan for Bennington Park will both be held Monday night. September 19, starting at 8 pm, at Village Hall. (EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week’s issue of THE LEADER announc ed the public hearing on rooming houses for Monday, September 12>.' - ........... .............. ......... Rooming Hoosea The proposed ordinance on lodging and rim ing ho^es would prohibit those facilities Freeport, and here is where ,we have our roots. 1 am looking -forward to the new-'Mall and I have great hopes that with this Mall. Merrick Road, Sunrise Highway, Grove- and Church •iStreets will again become the heart of our Village. For this to become a reality—we the dtizens must think of Freeport ^ first. without At thcPlanning Board meeting, residents, of the area were o{v posed to the new plan, objecting to tni(^ traffic noises and dangers and the a b s e n t of a.IocaLpark in - the plans. One village r^ident, Dan Monde! of Laurette L ^ e also -1 _r 'nia ' see them working together.” objected, saying that if the vil- lage ottered s ^ n g support for the initial plan, the Department - :1hcrei -sitting—behind - h e r desk, clearing away the mom- -mg’sTMirfand-speafliig an En-g^ Hsh enriched by an elegant G ^ a n acceht.^he Ye<ans' the' nursery’s origin. Annai ’’The nursery w&i start e d - i n - 1937. My brother “ Kari was then living on Nassau Avenue in Freeport, doing main.^ tenance work. One day he came’’ to me and said, ‘let's s t ^ • lU ittc aim aaiu, ii., 9 siiui a little nursery.* It sounded good to me. so we bought a small -piece._of land. (She—laughs.)' U was not very big, believe me. That first year he took in S3(X).” The Leader; “ Were you work- ‘ Ing here at the time?” Amuu “ No, at first it was just Karl. 1 actoally'began working here on Mother’s Day in 1940. I didn’t know anything about plants, not at all. We’d had a garden a t ! home—my mother always liked plants and Dowers and we already had two garden- ers in the family, so I was never T””'’’ meeded in the. garden.- Well in ■-•”^ 5 1940, after I’d had various jqlw,., —I'de^ed'to come to the niirsery AnM!“ y cs.lnl929.” . ‘ Ihe Leailen .“So you faced the same problems that many people ..in .Freeport are_encountering- Annai ‘TU be honest, and poses. Thlf would immediately stem the growth of these types of buildings in the village. The second pjrt-.of- the ordinwee Is aimed' at completely discon tinuing the practice of all such rentals by September 1,1987; of Hewing and Urban Develop ment “ would bade-down” from ' strict enforcement of EPA'gutde-' lines. He called the change in plan in abandonment of a former - commitment tcijpw-ihcqnie hous ing. The origiuai proposal had called for 200 units of housing in addition J p ^th^_ICI0 ponstructed,, ntTihertvPark, — — _ jpAWHlngtpn p a A ------------ Next week’s public hearing is ____ _______ ______ _ ______ the second to be held on the re- don’t wish to sound offensive, b u t— vUed.Urban^Renwa^ PI^ m for itwasverydifficultfora foreigner development of Bennington Park. « , j aa ------------- to be accepted—unless you spoke The first was held July 26 before |^ 3 | | j r 6 ( | A t vO n tBrCH C C English and were . sufficiently the villagers Planning Board. Energy Saying Devices acclimated. This was a long pro- The original plan for Benning- iras hard to ■ \ * t— Anna Fells “ What awards MINEOLA - An energy eiposi- cess'bccause work was hard to ton Park, which contained low- tion.featuringmorethanSOexhi- come by and the hours were long, income housing to be built with bits on the latest in energy My learning consisted of keeping federal funds, was found unac- technology and devices; will.be my eyes and ears open. It was ceptable by the Environmental held Thureiiay, &ptember 29, much easier for a foreigner to live ' pi^ection Agency, according to through Sunday, ' October “2, .within their ethnic.group; it was ' Jim Dunne, the village’s Director under the joint sponsorship of ■home away from home and many of Planning and Community Nassau County and’ C.W, post people never bothered to learn Development. The wea has since ' ■ '• • English. But this was-not for me. been classified as unaccepUble 1 wanted to feet that I was a part for any residential ‘ uses under of ray adopted country. I should ' noise and air pollution guidelines, not ure.the word adoptetfc after.. . The federal government has, spending-2/3; of my life''here,- however, approved a new plan for' \mostly In Freeport,.. J deeply non-residential use. Under, this; The. Leaden have you won?” Anna: “ Oh, we’ve, won many . . . awards, ,We‘ a r e ’.particularly rooted here'and piodd'to be as proud of the four Betty Blossom • Arrierican as apple pie.” • awards we received .at the Inter- The event,'. .wMchV' Mill, lie,. coortlinated.vby the Cbuftty’^ Bureau of Energy Resourees', r- “ national, Flower Show • for .best landscape design, .and also the Residential; est^ -^awards insccutivelyi^w4he^past-three^ — 'T t - - k l . e i . __ f T . — J - .Landscape!: • for Just one’season. As you can National L^d- see. If was a seasonwhich never’- scape Assodi;tion.I also received _ j - j - the Long Island Nurserymens. geared to keep the public abreast of new energy-saving techniques. iiuii-t&aiui;ui 2 aj uov. uiiui,i. utw- The..fair-'Will be held at the proposal, the area—hounded h y Hillwood Commons on Post’s Sunrise Highway, South Colum- BrookviHe campus.^ Hours are- bus Avenue, Alexander Avenue, from n D b n lbSpm '^^hday.A d - Merrick■ Road .and Liberty. Av-, missionisfree.' « ; ■ would be.opeh;.tp. com m e rcial,-E x h ibits \will includdi-elecrtci- busth^si f 5 (dil,‘. lighf mahufac- cars, koTj^ derices, Wirid^feen'era/tl '' t f .T -^turing ^ d ’ similar'uses. The tors' ahd other Pn^rgj&ctatefl^-^' “ v n iar .......................................' ............... ... ................. ... ige wotild retain the right to techniques'; 'There wilT'dlso J o ^ exercise approval for each new 'seminars, lectures, ’ films• and see, u wttstt acttJKJii wmwi uever' -/ * , - . ; . - establishment and public notice demonstrations, .ended.” . ' ■ the Long .Island Nurseiymcn's. , bf planned uses would be requii- nio Leaden \Why did you\ Tear HEMPSTEAD - Gblf instiue- ed by law. ' choose this piece of pioperty?” ----- j— r.l. — -------------------- ------------ rions^ar■3dulte-is-bemg■nffe^ed ------ According-lo.'Dnime'sr-tesat— Anoar—My hrolher and I . » ' ■ . at the Merrick Hoad Pailc Golf mony before the Planning Board, would pais this land very often, .i,.*™ ' ““d Course, by the Town of Hemp- \the type of commercial uses and we idways liked it. Onginally way W o re Woman s stead's Department of Parks and we win allow in'this. a tea..,w ill- it was a little fann, formerly — ^ u v ' Recreation. For persons inter- nolbeohnoiious.” . . ' - ■' owned by'the Miller family. We • tne neao ested in learning the fundamental The, new plan,-.would, also-in- purchased h and through - of vour'own busmess.. I nuess . . a --------r.c --------- ---------- - ----------- - . — - YVe ■ e t , --------- c a i c u m i c a x n j D g U l c lu u i M u n c m a j a i i c ^ .lo ii . n v u i u . a i a A ^ ' i i i - tjjg ^o f your , o ^ business,^ I guess skills an'dtechniques of the game, sure nearby» residential areas, — 7yourQuaUtrUqmr$tor9' Free bellvertee 868-1155 GLO LIQUORS I^ A W .'^nrlse Hwy: - Freeport featuring Fine Wines, Uqueun ^tiiuuauy^iicquiieu an inc additiimai parcels which is now , comprised of tiie nuisety. During Prohibition days, for example, there was an old home on the southeast corner which housed a still and tile people just left. This • , on tnat fairway woods, long irt the yroraen s movement stands (hipping arid putting.' • about • •for. How'-do. yoii feel- about Woman's lib?” Anxuu “ Men have never short- The instructions wiD be given Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sep- i VUIUCI WillCJI Iiuuseo t. • j r- • - Auwokiaja auu A.iwaovMija, Fmalhr it was raided, changed me. For a woman trying .tember through October 20. at at-thelhiightaJfthe^D c p rr^iom -'^SS^'-*— you . must r ^ t t e . . 4 . - \ y \ fh ^ L T i r S ’f d S S T p i - ' ^ p l e were losing their homes^ Those wishing- to partir4pa»R-- '. m u st. repstCT. at the Merrick sell the property to us.”. Leaden “You’ve grown considerably - over the years.. You're' one 'of the leading nor- 'series on Long Island.” - 'Alma: “Oh, I don't know about that!”. The Leaden.-“ Well, you’ve Road Park Golf Course Clubhouse . ^ , .. Monday, September 19, or Toes-. put It this w a y -I would never day. September 20, J h jm - 1 to want^to-be-treated-any Other ' ' _^Tholeadcn--You'veworkedin -me course is ipeh only to Freeport n ^ l y 40 yoars. How do ToWn of Hempstead residrats. you feel about Ihecummumty?-' Patticipanls must provide their Annai —We have thought own golf dubs. (lEHTER ISLRND JEWISH SCHOOL : Twin Oaks- 458 Babylon Turnpike, Freeport, N.V. fn-exlstenee-over-SO-years-. • independent, cooperalive. secular Jewish School \ 1 ' O u r eullural p m ^^mm slrM u a ii-llui-hH m e n lalln — j ----- values which are an essential' part of Jawlshi' history and tradition. - ___ :—Ctirrleiilum - History, Literature, Music, Yiddish, Holidays, Current Events ' . Meef/ng T/ma-Sunday momlnQS -F ' • Open House & Registration - Sun. Sept. 251h' 10 am -12 noon at Twin Oaka . InformaHon - 868-70S3 Tiititle-Matemities, Inc. •'Greet n e Stor* In Style\ 240 Sunrise Hwy., Rockville (3enlte_ ; 766^2565 Mater Ghsrge SaffcAfftefla r t (VISA) We, of LucUle Maternities, look forward to greeting you with the latest fashions for the expectant mother. . We feel sure that our complete line of ’ M atem ltyW ^ win suit your every xieed and-will give you the same pfeasure in' the wearing, as It gives us in serving you. Sincerely, LudUe-Malemlties, Inc. ' “Never on Sunday” MERRICK T h em W S YANKE w e t MOTOR LODGEi on f(Wrrick Rd. ^ One Bfoek E n t of Maadowfarook Parkway Phone MA3-TB22 with Catherintt Deneuve RESTAURANTS ; f c . ■ h -
