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FREEPORT BALDWIN Rd^VEif MERRICK LIERARIAtr NASSAU CTT HISTC'UCAL UUSEUa. EISEMHO’SER PARK EAST UEADO'S, H Y 11 5 5 4 tEABBt FREEPORT’S o F f i t m i NEWSPAPER 42nd YEAR No. 22 FREEPORT, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 29,1977 “PRICE 15« PER COPY Arthur Street To Be Raised - T ' _L*L__ Daniel Plotkin Two Seniors Nained Semif jnalsts .Jonathan Nagler FREEPORTiTCbteba Wg^'scK3bT3sacnis niniedscnd- finalists in this year’s Katioiul Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)- program. Joiralliii N»g]er End BmM Hotni<±S the F r e e ^ K gh School seniors, are among the approximately 15,000 students who will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for about 3,000 - Merit Scholarships to be awarded in the sping of 1978. . Both Nagler and; Plplkiu have ‘ ■ • ■ - “ shown great interest ahd pro- riciency in mathemattcs doriiig rf 1975. His clarinet playing has their school years, in Freeport; „„„ him All-County rani. Dur- Jonathan is captain of the Free- ;„g j,is high schdolyears, he has port High School Mathletcs team beeh involved in the Bowling, which,finished first in Nassau Computer, German and Horti- •Countylastyeaf.Duringthesum- . cnltureaubs. -— - ; ....... mer of 1976 he attended a mathe- .The seraifinalUts were named matics workshop at Hampshire .fnim the over ! million shtdents CoUege sponsored by the Nation- enrolled in 17.500 high schools al Science Foundation.-He has .who entered the 1978 Merit participated .in tHe U;Si Math; ^ g r a i p by taking tha-1976 Pre- Olympiad and been a member of liminary? Scholastic ' Aptitude the Computer Qub. Among his • Test/Natidnal Merit Scholarship’® . hobbies. Jonathan : : includes . Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). chess.-tennis, reading and-phor Semifinalistsare .the highest- lltin r t f l fn ^ 1Q 7 6 - 7 7 <rf»rinp « * A r t s C o u n c il P r e s e n t s A l l e y D a n c e G r o u p FREEPORT - The Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble; one of the components of the American Dance Center — the official school of the Alvin Alley Ameri can Dance Theater r—will be seen’ on-stage at the Freeport - High .School Auditorium Saturday night, October 1. The ensemble is the first of this season’s series offerings by the Freeport Arts Council. Tick-. ets to the. program are still available. . on a .timited first- ' come, first-served basis, and can be purchased prior to the 8:30 pmshowtimeforSSeach; - . ^ Tax Assessment District Created For Road Work FREEPORT - Cose to 30 residents of water-logged Arthur Street were present at a public heating of the Village Board of Trustees Monday evening when the Board unairiinously approved a motion to establiuTa'sp^al assessment district for the area. As several of the residents noted, it had been more than ten years since the first discussions on rais- - ing Arthur Street in Southwest ~ Freeport. The residents; through the special assessment district, will now pay for their curbs, sidewalks and driveways, while would probably be about SIO a running foot for the concrete work the contractors would have to. do. Because of the grading require ments, both street and sidewalk' wx>tild have to be done as one job. Individual homeowners could not hire,their own contractors to do expressed Httle disagree^nt the work separately. The assess: w ith^eprop^al.' \ \lent would*be applied to the ,, Mayor William While explain- homeowner’s tax roles ahd'‘be ed'that: there had been several paid, with their .taxes, twice, a meetings between the Village’s year for five ywrsr *** ’ ' '' ' * * ■' In answer-to Mr. Allegro, of the Village will pay to raise the street itself. The residents of Arthur Street, a peninsula sur rounded on three sides by water. ■:7*l Highway Commission and the residents to explain the details of the-proposal. The Mayor stated that he was prepared to answer any questions that evening. White .said the cost to the homeowner, using prices recently quoted . for other Village woiA, 306 Arthur Street* the Mayor ex plained that the Village would plan to have the Arthur Street job completed within 1978. There is no .“ maintenance” work that can be done now to prevent any flood- _„^Cont. on Page 16) school year, he attended; New mg <Int1^ntc in p a rh s tate; th e number named in a state is pro- - - , o pqrtjonal to that state's percent- English course. ^ . age of the nation’s total graduat- Daniel-Plotkin is on the. Free- • -ingScniorclass. The sernifinalists- port High School Mathletc represent the top half'of-one _ team. He has also participated , percent of the nation’s most aca- in several U.S. Math Olympiad demically talented young people, competitions. In his ninthrgrade. To be considered for scholar-' Daniel spent the - summer. jn._ ships,.the-scmifinaUsts.must ad- - training fw the U.S. Math 01)rm- vance to .finalist standing by piad. He also participated in the meeting such requirements as National Science^ Foundafioh’s a second*eiamination; The final-• Math Workshop, held. at.Hamp- ■ shire College during the summer (Cont. on Page 8) ’ DANCE OFFERING. The Alvin Alley RtJpetloiy EiiSuinblB'ComB^~“ io- Freeport'this-coming-Saluf:— • ■ day night m the flrst--In_ this season's series offered by the Freeport Arts Council. Tickets, at : $5 each, will- be ayaiiabie on a lirst-come, first-served basis to .non-subscribers, at the door of the Freeport High School audl- rlorlum before the 8:30 pm. per- fonnance. Pictured above are two members of the ensemble In *?Myth.” - - . - - ........ Since its inception in 1974. the Repertory Ensemble has served Supper Will Mark Museum Annwersaiy ' ass wellll ass a vehicle by which new FRFFPQRT - To celebrate the through the eves of one whose fifteenth anniversaiy of the Free port Historical Mu^um, an “ old- fashioned” Sunday night supper will be held .October 23 at the . Parish House of the Church of the Transfigu^afion. Planned by the Freepext His torical Society, the supper will feature’ a guest speaker whose identity will be revealed at a later date. Lillian Glaser, president of the Society, describes their guest _as someone “ whoknows Freeport wen-and-bas-watched-iU-gT^'th a we a a vehicle by which ait/fl.»n/yg thi»_-ffULnry grandfather did much in the shap- exposed to. the arts- tng of the village into a nautical village of distinction.\ This year, the vilbge of Free port marks its 8Sth anniversary of tneorporatiori. The Church of the Transfiguration and the Free port branch of Long Island Trust Company will also celebrate their JSlh anniversaries in 1977. The Freeport Historical Society would be interested in hearing from any other' 8S-year old or ganizations. businesses or homes mth^vinag,* Under the artistic direction of Sylvia Waters, a former Alley dancer, the -group has studied and performed works from ihi standard Ailey repertoire as well as original works by students and choreographers such as Milton Myers. Christine Lawson, Gus Solomon and Dianne McIntyre. In'addition, the ensembly at tempts to maintain afi historical penpectrve of the dance with the. tnMtutrrei n f xlmtw* mSTALLATION CEREMONIES were held, this past Saturday night, for officers of the William Clinton Story Post #342 of the American Legion and their Udles* Auxiliary. Joe PelUccla (top photo, r.) was Installed as Commander of the post by Ed LaJole past Tenth District Commander. In the bottom photo, the happy group consist of (1. to r.) Walton McDuffie, out-going commander; Joe •- Pelliccia; Lucille NichoUch, Incoming president of the Ladles Auxiliary; Grace Stumpf,
