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• . * V v ‘ i •4-y 1 ..; y ^ | g p QRT ... ■ • ' > Olticial Newspaper Village of Freeport ' Freeport School District’ Baldwin School District THE FRfEPORT BALDWIN L u m 5 4 t h Y E A R , N O . 39 F R E E P O R T , N E W Y O R K T H U R S D A Y , S E P T E M B E R 2 9 , 1 9 8 8 P R I C E 25 * P E R C O P Y Freeport bars seized in raid CLOSED TO BUSINESS: From left, facing camera, Freeport Police Officer Bienvenido Andujer, Mayor Dorothy Storm, Chief Joaaph King Jr. and Officer Ralph Magliulowere present to see U.S. Marshals confiscate the Stadium Tavern iast Satur day night. Both it and Wigan’s Pub became the first properties ., on Long island to be seized on thO' federai anti-drug law. The oparMioh bagah Novembw of last year wHh' the Mayor's successful appeal to Senator Alfonse O'Amato. Four injured iin collision . Two .drivers and two pas sengers were taken to hospitals as 1 a result of a collision September 22 at the intersection of Merrick Road'and Henry Street. ■, Driving her '79 car eastbound on Merrick Road at about 4 p.m., Makiba R. Higgs of Albany Avenue was In collision with a 76 car,, driven by Robert Kolin- poolis of Ronkonkoma, which jumped to the sidewalk on the northeast comer of the intersec tion and knock^ over a letter box. Two passengers in the Chev rolet were also repotted injured: They are Jerome Harris.and James Manchester. Parolman E. Martin was i^t the scene and interviewed witnesKS . for evidence; ' Planning Board: The Freeport Fire Department responded to the scene with four pieces of apparatus, including a rescue truck and ambulance. Under the command of Chief Richard Holdener, the firefigh- (eontinued on page 21 Two Freeport bars, described by Freeport Police as “premises used for the sale of drugs,” were seized last Saturday by a com bined squad of law enforcement officials which included the Fed eral Drug Enforcement Admnis- •tration, the Nassau County and State Police, and the Freeport PoUce Department The seizures were the culmina tion of an investigation begun last June which led detectives to zero in hn Wigan's Pub at 20 Brooklyn Avenue, and the Stadium Tavem being “utilized to deal cocaine with the full knowledge of man- agers,“ DEA officials said.. The actions were the first time on Long Island that any active bar has been seized for that rea son, Special DEA agent Robert Strang.told the Leader.. . , Althbugh ho arrests were made ^ in the coune of Saturday’s raids, the investigation leading to the seizures had previously netted ' ' nine arrests and the confiscation of approximately three ounces of cocaine, enough probable cause to close both taverns,'which will b e ' auctioned by the federal ■government. ’ ■ Involved in the investigation was theTreeport Detective and Plainclothes Unit under the command ot Lieutenant Arthur . Burdette, and 24 members of the Freeport Police Department took part in the seizures. Lieut enant Joseph Boland told the Leader. Among the arrests connected with the seizure of the .two bars were three made during a raid on ■ a single family house on Mount Avenue September 16 by Free port PoUce under the direction of Detectives Gregory Turner and. Richard Walker. Arrested at that time were Patty Essix, 29, and Bernard Frazier, 32, of Mount Avenue, and Arthur Powell, 29 of Miami, Florida. Others arrested during the prt-. liminary investigation 'were; Louis' Ateu, 30, of Wallace Street; David Sortb, 36, of Broadway; Windsor Vega, 20, of Shea Court; Federico Garda, 30 of Smith Street; Jamie Matos, 29, of Randall Avenue; and Jesus . Herrera, 18; of Wallace Street. Xenia Mucha, a spokeswoman for U.S. Senator Alphonse D'Amatq, told the Leader that Mayor Dorothy. Storm had approached the Senator a year ago, saying that “the people^ of . Freeport were going to lose their town to dtug dealers\ unless assistance was immediately forthcoming. Senator D'Amato, who was present at the raid last weekend, had then arranged for Mayor^ Storm to meet with the appropriate federal agencies. The seizures were conducted under two-year-old federal forfei- tuVe laws, whicJi hold property owners responsible for'drug traf ficking on thaiijjkemises whether ; areactive ' or not they are M iv or knowing particiapants according to Ann Driscoll, spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Andrew J. Maloney. William Hearst is the owner of the Stadium Tavern and its build ing, both of which were confis cated. The building housing - Wigan's Pub is ow n ^ by Cecil and Linda Charles of Jamaica . Queens, but only the piib arid its assets, operated by Terry Holim- acher of Freeport,.were seized, Ms. DtiscoU said. S.M. y-mport y^asliion Final approval for Waterworks condos; Harbor Lights vote delayed by S ui Morgan Freeport's Planning Board last. T h u r ^ y gave final approval to the Brooklyn Waterworks Pump- ' ing Station condominium pro- jea, but was again unable to vote on preliminary site approval and requested variances for the Har bor Lights 'condominium prdp^' osal for the -foot of Miller Avenue. Waterworks architect Warren L.SchifTman,tepresenring Water . MUIs Realty, said final approval for the restoration project would , be sought immediately from the ■ Nassau County Planning Com-, mission and indicated c'onstnic- tion would begin on the 48-umt complex as soon as pemiits are obtained from the Village’s Build ings Department. .. .' 'Although a public hearing on the Harbor Lights proposal .adjourned from iLjengthy Sep- ■ tember 8 meeting continued. Thursday, Village Counsel Wil- Eam Claclcen announced that the ■ Planning Board would delay any final action on the devejoperk requests until it receives Nassau Countys review, which is still incomplete. Meanwhile, as a result of con cerns expressed at the earlier hearing. Harbor Lights archictect John Barie of Swanke, Hayden and Connell said that Sea Breeze' Associates had amended its application, reducing the number of units from 9 1 to 85 and.exclud- ing. any independent condomi nium units froin the third floor. Mr. Bime.said the oripnal flat roof plan for some of Ac build ings would be teplaoed by peaked roofs with a four foo't pitch,-but added that Sea Breeze Associat es would seek an additional var iance for four feet abote the Vilr lage's required 35 ■ foot height limit to accomodate the change. V ariances . a re also being requested to allow an additional half story and a 1.9 percent over: run on the lot CO verage permitted by the Village. The revised design of the units, (continued on page 21 ' FREEPORT FASHIONS from the Butineta Women o f Free port'* upcoming fashion thow are modailad by Kim Geller and> Laurie TinlsU. left, of Headquarters Hair Studio, which is provid ing hsirstyiing and makeup for the Odobar 11 program. The outfit* p n M a v ^ are from Dream Fashions on Atlantie Avenue. Irving'* Men'* Shop, Baraich'a Children'* Store and Marcella World of Bride* will also be participating in the show, to be held at the Yankee Clipper Restaurant. For more faahlon coverage, . sea inside, 1 i i ■' i ‘ 'i i
