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— r-r ; \ Full election coverage In next week*$ Leaden S i Efecdones en F/wport elZtde marzo, Lea * 7 heLeadet^eln( 6 rmese. Ottidst Ntwspaptf Village o( Freeport . • Freeport School District . *• ' BaJdetlit' School District FREEPORT BALDWIN L emdmb c c ^ * t n 4 4 n 4 ^ 55lh-YEXR;WrlO FREEPORTTNEW YORK THURSDAY. MARCH 9 , 19S9 PRICE 25 CENTS PER COPY >-• . ;> i) I ■,1 1 Judge rules Party petitions S invalid, appeal planned b y Sue Af o rgan - A Nassau Cotmty Suprctnc Court Judge FrkUy upheld a rul* ing made earlier last week by the County Board of E l^ionsihat that the Future Party tiad used \I'm out knocking on doors.** the same format for it^petiUons Mn.'CacdatoretoldThe Leader, during the last two ViHage elec> \WeN'c been very clear on the tionswithout incident i s s ^ — a better, more fiscally Village Qerk Thomas DeVin^ responsible Village administra- cenao told the Leader last weet tion which will work to lower the that the Clerks Office would tax burden.** have accepted the Future Party^ Meanwhile. Mr. DcViocenzo the Freeport Future PartyYnos^ - . iaaiin* petitions for the VilIa»V petitions had they not been c h a t was preparing to print two sets of TOTING SIGNS In tha rairt w M Futura Party tupportara who pWtirtad Homa Rula> Democrat fundrabar StuiidaY. Home Riile-Democrat fete picketed Agroup ofabout halfadozra Future Party supporters braved Sunday^ nun to picket a Home Rule Party gathering at the vma Rosa, protesting a complaint filed by three Home Role Pirty merabm wlucb could eliminate tSe Future Party from tte March 21 V*ilbge ballot John Helfrich, who toted a sign outside the restaurant said he had come **10 prbtbt the tak ing away of our freedom of cho* ke. D is^ianchm ag voters on a . tedmicality b what t b ^ do in dictatorship* Court decision Tbe Future Party u in the p ro-' cess of appealing a court dedsioa dedarisg its nominating petitions invalid because the candidates* addresses were onutted from-the covCTsbeet . . *MivCaccbtore and her s t ^ porters have deprived us of a via ble ^ m o e for nayor.^ said Deb- Ine Weber, anotbw Future Party supporter. LeoNezln. who said be bad .joined' the Folore Party at the banning of the' election “to bring about change.* told The Leader. *I want a breath of fresh air. not dishonesty and collusion in local government* Tbe ptcketeis were jmned briefly two Home Rule sup porters carrying campaign rigns. Inside the Vina Rosa. Home rule mayoral ca'ndidatev Village Trustee Anna Jean Cacciatore and her running mates had been joined by about 120 supporters. Mrs. Caedatore refus^ com ment bn the picketers. but one supporter remarked that she felt one of the picket signs contained “ethnic slurs.* Mrs. Caedatore was to address (eo n in ^ on papa 18) March 2rclectioo were invalid because of a technical flaw. Judge Robert Roberto agreed with the Board's dedsioa that the petitions were intalid because tbe cov'er letter lacked tbe addresses of tbe-candidates. Thr^Fuiurc tci. Panyk petitions bad been chal lenge on a number of grounds- by three Home Rok P a ^ sup- l^ncrs. but the Board of Elec- - tioQ» held only the address objec-. tiontobevaM .-\ ' • Future Party m a ^ ral cand^' date Vincent Campion said tbe; Party would appeal Judge Roberto^ dectsioa to tbe Appel late Division and request an e ^ y h c a i ^ of the case. Unless the decision is reversed it would appear the Future Party will be ofltbebaUot. The Home Rule Party is afraid they can't win o n tbe ballot, so theyTe im o g fo win in the courts.*! a frustrated Mr. Cam- indo told The Leader. •They're diseofnnehising tbe Freeport voter and to me that's not what hhallabout; What^ importtnt m the Village election are tbe issues.* Carol Busketta, assstant to Board of Elections Commiv . sioner Sinita Walker, warned. lenged by tbe Hoipe Rule supporters. \Technicalities are a grey area* without much legal prec^ence. Mr. DeVinceruo said. indicating that tbe Village Cl«rkV Offlee *ieai^,' toward accepting peti tions* if no fundamenttl discre- ^ n d e s must. Future Paxtyattoroey Douglas Hoffmann, who is also tbe Par- tyh candidate for Village Justice. ballots. abSenrMhallouand vot ing michine strips while awaiting the outcome of the Future Party's appeal — If tbe appeal were not heard before March U.absentce ballots would-base to be sent omitting the Future Party line. Mr. DeVincenzo s ^ . recalling a past Village dection in which a trustee race was dedded by absentee bal lots. About JOO such ballots are said that \Village Law is sikat oil , jnaile4.. 00 ^ sheets* and a r g t ^ that The challenge and resulting prior eases faaW r^twitK'state apjpeal have abo resulted in a aitd countryHride eketiom with shuffling of party lines on tbe prtjtionsbe^iigtignatarcsintbe election balloL B ^ u s e of uncer- tem fo iheusands. Mr. Hoffmann sa^ be felt Judge Robdto had t ^ r e d tbe fact that a \minor defea* woulo tainty over tbe Future Party'^ partidpation in tbe election it has been designated to occupy Row D on the ballot, although the Party would have originally been >“ <«> O\ R o - B K iShipoii the voters, but added he realized, the resuhsoftbe last eleetiorL Judge \had to apply the law as he rt*dJL* \As a lawyer. 1 don't flt>d U shocking,\ be continued. “But as a citizen i -find it s h o c ^ ^ “ ' Home Rnk-Demool^CoaU- tion mayoral candidate Anna Jean Caedatore. a YtUage trus tee, declined to comment on tbe legal aspects of Judge Robertok decision, but she termed Mr. Campion'k charge that the Home “hk a fatal mistake if anything on Rule Party Was using tbe courts tbe cover sheet is o m iti^\ to decide the election Bui Mr. Campion maintained “ridiculous.\ Mr. DeVmcenzo said a draw^ ing had been held Friday.monw ing with tbe Home Rule attd ViW lage parties, at which the Village Party drew Row B. and tbe Home Rule Party Row C. The Democratic Party occupies Row A. “We hive to go ahead with what we know at the time.* Mr. DeVtneenzo said, adding that legal notices of the election would have to omit the Future Party if tbe appeal was not dedded in their (kvor by early this week. Senator Levy hears constituent concerns Voters registration Saturday hJoanikianey Voter repstration for Free* portk March 2t t ^ g e election win take place a t V i^ge HaD Saturxlay. M a r ^ II. from 12 noon to 9 p.im in tbe Main Lobby. Unrepstered voters and those who have not voted in a County election in the last four 'years and thus have b ^ n dropped from tboKaisao Cotmty rdbm tm rentier on that date to be digibk to vote in tbe Village. Applicatiocu for those w ish ^ to cast absentee halloti are. avail- abk intbe Village Clerk’s Office. If tbe Clerk’s Office wiU be required to mail tbe ballot to an absenttt. voter, an appScatioo must be received in the Office ^ March 14. whereupon a ballot win be miilfd BaUots mtm be received in the Ckrkk Office by Marcfa21. Freeporten who win be out of tbe County on election day. or who are tuoUe to get to the poOs on Mardt 21 doe to ordis- abttity. may vote as absentees. Ifa person or hb agrot plans to pick up tbe ballot, be ean deliver his appheation up.to Mardt 20. Tbe completed ballot most be received in the Qerkk Office by March 21. Tbe real impact of Governor M ario Cuomo's Proposed Execativa B u i ^ t waa seen is human terms In the coesmuni- ty forum h o s ^ by Senator Norman I/evy a t Baldw in Senkr Sdvool on Ihura- day evening. March 2,1989. This forum was tbe first of three such meetings tbe Sena tor will host for h is con- sdtuenU in the 8th Senatcrisl District. The Senator described the Govamcr's propoea) as a *dis- aster for Nassas County, Long Island and New York S tate' and added th a t “i f enacted, it would be a calamity for our taxpayers, for those who own homes, who rent or who run businesses.* The tru th of these statem ents was made ^elear a s various individuals S n d representative of organi zations and schools presented statements. Tbe most touching of these presentations w as th a t of young Donald Sorokin, a stu dent d* the Human Raworces School. Present with his par ents snd with teyeral motber* cf children with hsnficapping conditions, young Donidd expressed concern about what would happen if the Cover- nor;s proposal to redirect cer tain funding responsibility for certoin sdiooU from the State to 1 < ^ sebod districts should occur. Donald described his classes i n sdeoee, home eco nomies and gym which were only possible because of spe cialize adaptive facilities. He then said that such education would not be possible in the regular public schools. ^ i i em otional conclusion stated,*1t's not fair that they ean cut us off like we’re noth ing.\ • Presentation by adult con stituents. whila less emotion al. predicted just ss devastat ing resu lts. Senator Levy (confinuod on page 14)
