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. M . THE U a b b i ' N • '»<■ ■. ESTABLISHED 1935 AS A COMMUNITY SEBVICE PDbltiliol ertt) TtamUy b r Ow Fretpotl Leader, toe.. 45 Chmdi Street, Freeport, tf’Te 11520 • _ __ TdephouiFKft* *3U) Ufooiiuwefi22]>7077 PflICE: 20 cents per copy. 56 a year, $10 for two years, $13 lor three years, by mail. Outside Nassau County'$7.50 a year. • ponapt peid et FfMporte N«v Y c rt • Compoeitton faeporulbimy: Not liable beyond ooet of space opoupled •rtor. am eds m p irad Sr m etftehd eorSirt remto. oe sole j n e » ty rt th« LEADER K»UCATWW I dueed S i eW e or in s r I without wrinen permlwlon rt ff» lEAOCR r w VUCATIONS peyw e at IM. Publisher: Managing Editor: Advertising: Circulation: Production: Ira Keller Bhoda Keller Ira Keller Ingrid Lawless Kathy Goldstein Eileen Dudek Geraldine Daloia. Cindy Colom Photography: Evan Keller Cartoons: Gloria Smith Staff Writers.' Marilyn Broems Dave Vieser Clinton Metz, Carol Davison Faye Rodgers. Marion Harvie ROUND-ABOUT WiIhRhoda V Editorial . The mcjnbers of the Village Board were recently appraised of possible new tnfomia' tion which could innucncc any decision they might make on the sale of the Bennington Park Urban Renewal land to “Two Guys,“ a discount department store. For many reasons, we have always opposed the development of the 13 a cres, so close to the new Freeport Mall, as the site for such a' - store.- To list all our reasonangairmow-might— no longer be important. As explained in the story, beginning on page one of this issue, a recent Wall Street Journal article coupled with a lack of firmness by “ Two Guys” to present plans showing a supermarket is causing more than one trustee to delve decperl Whatever the reasons, we a re pleased that at this particular time there seems to be a “ breathing spell.” Perhaps it Is a “ compliment” to this village that “Two Guys” sought to come here with one of their discount operations. But we still feel Freeport can do better with this yUIage-owned land. Situated between the main east*west arteries of Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road and almost alongside of the noTth>south Meadowbrook Parkway, the land should have an intrinric value for otherenterprises. Two new item's recentiy crossed our desks that wc found more than merely interesting. Wc always llked-the idea of an office com* piex on the 13 acres — one which could in clude cither a major corporate headquarters or several smaller ones. Such offices would bring to the village hundreds of white-collar workers who would look Tor near-by homes, \ shops and restaurants, stimulating economic growth for the rest o f the village's taxpaying business community. A recent release from -the Town of Hempstead spoke of a speech -- given by Presiding'Supervisor AI D'Amato before the Long Island Association of Com- mcrce and industry. In his discussion of~ the economic futuri? of th e “ downtown from a fabulous waterfront to stimulating cultural activities and a fine recreational complex. W e ’d like to sec such an office center come to Freeport — to Bennington Park — and we would think that w e 're the logical, and the best place, for such develop ment. A second possibility, one wc have long prefered to a discount store, which would compete with”bur local retail c s tabusnm e n ts r could be a hotel/motel/convention complex. Long Island, a recent article by Freeporter Daniel Kahn in Newsday points out. has lost out on several recent conventions be cause there was no hotel on Long Island that ■ could offer enough accomodations in one place. And so we hear of a Sheraton Hotel proposed for Mitchel Field or one In Hau- pauge; o r a Hilton Inn in Melville; or a large complex suggested for Jericho. Kahn quotes both hotel sources and a - leading cpnsultant to the lodging in d u s t^ , ^ all o f whom feel that even with the possibility of such development, Long Island would not b e over-hotelled. Some h otel sources also point spedfically to Long Island's resort atmosphere. What better place than Free port. the boating and fishing capital of the Northeast, a few minutes away on Meadow- brook Parkway from the Nassau Coliseum sports a rena, home of the I s l a n d ^ ; or from Jones Beach; close to b u t more convenient to reach than Long* Beach, which in several years' could be ofiering legalized gambling a la Atlantic City; a village with tennis courts, swimming pools, parks, concerts, its own historical museum; a fascinating past which could offer much sightseeing possibili- . CUEEB UP...the L-o-o-og bitter cold spell has been broken by a snow storm, which although dumping nearl/one foot of snow oh the . village, did not catch ED PREFER and his PUBLIC WORKS DE- • * PARTMENT by surprise. Their quick and early mopping up and . shoveling up operations, coupled with the beginning of milder weather (which we hope sticks around until next February), is creating more slush than ice. And if you think we've had it bad...a report from our. favorite temporary Rochester resident, son DAVID, reports tempera- lures there ranging from 12 to .22 degrees below aero. The .worst qf the • weather, as far as we were concerned, was coming home to it last Sunday ayem. from a 78 degree temperature in norida. Two hours and 45 minutes after RENEE HERMAN, of PAUL'S ARMY & NAVY. STORE, and I winged our way out of the Fort Lauderdale Altpon we landed at Kennedy and lost 70 temperature degrees in the process... ' We carried with us some hellos from.former Freeporters, Renec.dined- — with MAX and RUTH GLATT, formerly 4-G'^ on The Mall; and wc had • greetings from BLANCHE and IRVING RINGELHEIM (remember R.H6da's Hat Shoppe?). BEST NEWS WE’VE HAD since the opening of a bakery in the village is confirmation from the regional offices of KEY FOOD that • one of their supermarkets will be of^ning. sometime in March, in the former Pantry Pride store on Merrick Road. BEST WlSHES...on their 40lh anniversary to JOHNNY & JO MUSTACCHIO, of M O D E ^ BEAUTY SALON on North Main Street. The lovely couple have practicing a special brand of togetherness (at work and at home) that’s been remarkably happy for four decades... . and to two new sets of parents: MIGUEL and MERDITH ANGULO,. of West Lena Avenue, who welcomed their new'daughter, MEUSSA FMTTJF on J*nuary_26: and. EDWARD-and-PHYIJJS MELNICK, Is it pic In the sky to w a n t cither one of , , |nastcr plan designed to bnng office centers th e Freeport Village Board is presentry into former downttw n retail a reas in order to jew ing » p e „ o n t t n t t t l y i l y T u h a e ^ i i e K . Mtract eie^cUtives and their companies into— jn d commercial development. If we can hold - \® \ P * ! '“ Town. . off o n ‘T w o Guys,” , w e’d like tersee if who- h»ra»ny of g ,t, Oie job’ could sell the Bennington commercial and retail, rather than one re- p„k 13 -aere site add the beauties of this plachiffanother. In a v i U ^ that could offer village to an' enterprise that would not just hese business people e y etythlng...!^ tree- p,y uses, but wonlil stimulate the growth - _^^-bned residential -streets -to retail stores, . of'otherpattsofthecdmihnnity as well: to whose East Woodbine Drive house the stork winged down January 29. carrying JONATHAN SCOTT...and to LEAH GREGGS our best wishes are for her 15th birthday, celebrated on February 4 with a surprise birthday party given at the home of her cousin, Vivian Bcnn...Buthday greetings to RANDl ELLEN GRODER who was Sweet 16 on February IS. A FHS student, Randi U a Candy Striper at LYDIA E* HALL HOSFlTAL««*and another belated birthday wish, this time to EUGENE HERSHFELD, who celebrated his on February 13. CUIJNARY NOTE...The blackboard, listing specials at the entrance to the main dining room of the HABBORVIEW RESTAURANT, foot of Miller Avenue. looks like a continental feast. Coupled with such good American seafood.staples as lobster and fried filet of sole, and the steaks and prime ribs, we had a tough time this past Sunday. decid’m_g between Zuppa de Pesce, Chiriten Shoem^er. Shrimp Florentine and Veal Scallopine Sallum Boca a la Romano. Wc picked the last and was it good! If you^want to know what any of the special dishes are, go there for dinner and ask your waitress or the genial host, BOB ZAMBARDI, SPECIAL NEWS ABOUT SPEOAL P£OPLE...Freeportef DAR LENE SCHONMANN, a student volunteer at LYDIA £ . HALL HOSPI TAL,has been selected, as the February Volunteer of the Month by the hospital. She has donated well over 500 hours of service on various nursing units since she started as a volunteer, in June. l978...At SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL, Freeport residents NICKI WElNIG and JUDY SCHUCHM^N received their' 150 hour bars in the volunteer program...CHUCK MANN, son'of Freeporter MABEL MANN and the late BOYSIE MANN, was sworn in as a police officer in Atlanta in their special services, which includes such units • as security, intelligence and anaylsts, narcotic enforcement, organi^d crime enforcement and white collar, crime. Mann is a psycholo^t. • Of course, his mom flew down for the graduation and rdc^tion on. January 22...EDMUND AUSTIN, a Freeport H.S..senior, has advanced 1 efinnnina Mall. * M to^lhc stxtus of finollst in the National Achievement Scholaribip Ynrl r f t^ »nH ! ^cw p ^ o ^ f o r Outstanding Negro Students. A member of the FHS f ? beach£S„-and_Dthet— ^ track team. Mathlctes and National Honor Society, Edmund is inter- - Island s u es. in an engineering career and spent the past summer partici- ' --- ---------------- - patingmcngineeriilgworkshopsatRPIand WestPoint... Why Hauppauge or Melville or Jericho? . Why not Freeport? this into part oCBcebt Street sot G c o ^ the Ser^ student i Gcnnany gymnast Germany Muria County F Side Me: customei Const for Harr he ^ i dozen p< A dea robert B Trust! chosen I Morse,! ton S i ' tion cha Gene Jt-Happened... , , , 3 , Is- ^ M r f n m n u r ty s J h n in i IReDaily Heviow— r;: \ T O E tiA M B v.f.’ J 45 Church S t^ t, Freeport. N.Y, 1 1 ^ ::;:: r ia7H £ l£4i>£R . Haa* r loss J arWipa/wra; (OuWdtNtt—uCcuntf-t 7 .SO) \ . (tanwJ.. -------- :— 1' • ■ ' MAIL COUPON- H m - ■ ----- ' f S S f r a J S * ™ I : . . g irl FORCED OFF TROLLEY CAB Ck U the company, asking $2,000 baln^for her ju r i e s . Sheha$retamedEdwards&.Levyascotmsd. ’ ' ; v - - that on ^ y - I Miss-Raynor, 18. boarded s troDey at refused to p*y m «t<titinn,l d u t s e httWeen fire • f * ? ’ “ en g r a b t ^ her by the wrists end trms; bniistog her sod JeumgherbloaM.thepbislSsaid. - • RusrasteessGveceiiltorefotesciiBremiles. -- ---- « ^Torepsid 10 cents wMe ootbe.cy. sad bniised. Dr. Wm .m Rnsde of r r e r y tt dressed her - \ t Stilts ______ ■ ■ : ' Ti ! ' M f A A k VO..- V . ICEBEUTEHIESTOSIAitr ___ ______ reelden 4 Smith, kxaliee msnnlictnrers, plin to b ^ defivery
