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I . 1/ _ .'•j' 1 :.'J i ' See Inside: Seniors and Health section pa{{esiA-i9A . Freeport • Baldwin Wlm ‘TOl T H E SSthYear, No. 17Freqxvt«N.Y. 11520 Ofikiil newspaper o f ibeVUUge of Breeport*Frecpcvtaod Baldwin Scbool Districts Tfaorsdiy. April 27.1989 25^ Freeport Museum re>opens Sunday with 'Antique Doii i.D. Day\ Richard Amam Betty Monroe two.run unopposed for Freepdit School Board Runatns unopposed for three year terms on Freeport^ School Board are meombeni Betty Mon roe, cnrrent Board Vice Prcsideat * seekiot. her third term., and Rkhaid Amatt. a'media cotn- pany executive n a h iug for the seat of redriuf Board member James Parok. — Votinf 'for the Board decdon and 1989-90 School b o d ^ will take place Wednesday. May 10. from 12 noon to 9 Next week'll Leader vrill have d e t ^ on district bodget fiinrei Batty Monroe Mrs. Monroe, a reodem of Freeport for 13 years, was bom in West Yirpnla and graduated with a Bachelor of Sdeoce Degree in Edncation from West Vtrgiiua Stale College. She and her husband Ed. who had received a coffiinission in the C/ni- led States Army, traveled cxteo* sh-ely while be was on active duty, and Mrs. Monroe unght school in approximately ten states and two foreifD nations. The couple have three chOdrem Ptssda. a s Attorney; Marilyn, a n Associate Director of Admtoiofis a t Nas- san C omxnna^ C^Dege; and Ed, Jr., an lanuaace A ^ u ter. . Mrs. Monroe changed her career Hkd and begsn employ- meot at the Defense Contract AddaintsUatioh Service man agement Area (DCASMA) . le o n tio M d e n M ie ) Riehard Amont Mr. Ament, a 37 year old U.S. Navy veteran, has a resident of Freeport for more than 16 years tad corrently makes his home on Brandi Avenue. Edu cated at the New Yotk Institute of Technology, he is currently an Asstsunt Vice President for operations of AmniAmeriea, Inc. an Ottt-of-faome media company. Mr. Ament and his wife Mary, have three young sons; Michael a (continu*denpa 0 i 16 } Freeport School budget hearing tonight .Becaoso the State budget im p a sse in Albany was resolved only late last week, the Freeport Scho^ District budget for the coming year bad not been finabied sa I b e Leader went to imsa. B n d ^ t figtzres are c^^eeted to b e in placa tord^t, bowev. er. when the Freeport School District bolds it p n ^ hearing on the proposed budget, beginning a t 8 p.m. in the Atkinson School Library. All interested Preeporters are invited to attend the bearing, which w as postponed from Aprd 13 because State aid . 1 ^ education -ezpenditores were still undecided a t that time. * A hint o f the upcoming bud geting proceea was ^ v e n late last week by Superintendent ^SdiooLs Dr. J o ^ Bierwirth, who told The Leader, *We gM qnite a shock when w t saw the ^ t e figures.* Freeport received the sec ond lowest increase in the Dis-' triet figures he was able to peruse. Dr. B ierw irth said, ad^ng, *We would have been better with the Regents or G o v e m ^ s budgets. I t won't be a disaster, but the Board .hasiom e ttooldog.todoJ. Freeport !• home to one of ^the moat unusual and accessi ble H istorical M useums on Long I s lan d . T b s Village’s very tnm museum, located a t 350 S. Main S treep just eouth of the Recreation Center, is ridi in Long Island hsritage. Not a sterile, velvet-roped, hands-ofl s e tting, tM s i t a museum t h a t welcomes viti- (cn to s it in the quaint chairar leaf Uiruugh th e old books, and p e r s o ^ l y .examine the eoQeetioa o f t o r n map^ desds, and photfigraphs of the *good cilddMs.**' Children vriB b e enfdianted by the wceking elsetrie trains from 50 y e a n agev thefaicydee th a t ^at^grsin d f a ther rode, and ^ ^ I s played with by gills bam in anbUsv eentm> Their parenta.w itl enjoy tlw antique dothing, p h o t^grap^ eqdpment,- and mowbuaneas memorabiUa firom Freeport's illustrioaspast. Increased Interest Recently, th e r e h a s been . increasing interest and mem- berdiip in the mnseom, along w ith th e addition of the Freeport Old House Sfodety roster, whoa# d u e s - p ^ r s are m U t l^ to membwrihip in the Historical S o d ^ . The librazy ' Boom h a s been enhanced with more archival m a te rials for researeberi. One sudi item is a series of handwritten books from the 1890s ^ o u g h the 1910s which list the date each house w as f irst cmnected to the Village Water System. The F m p o r t Museum will be opening Sunday, April 30,' from 2 to 5 pm ., and will be open every Sunday through Decem ber. 1989. C u rator Charles Qmmerman can also arrange spedal visits to the museum a t o th e r tim es for school groups, brownie troope, apedal r e s e s ^ e r a , end oth ers. Ainiquodolls opening Day will feature the debut of th e Museum’s antique doll collection in a new display. A t a special event, viriters a re encocnaged to bring their own old doHs to the museum for identification and dating. For anyone who has wondered about th a t old don in your attie, April 30 is the dsy to leam about the doll and th e Freeport Museum, toa The ^splay and ddl die- covery program \s by -Xsther- in e Kuckene, th e recently appointed assistant curator. The Museum plans to have future spedal opening days, including craft m ini-work shops, cultural heritage pro- grame, and oth.«r programs highlighting F r ^ p o r t inter ests. C u rator Charles Zimmer m a n h a s labored long and hard to create the museum’s cozy an d welcoming atm o sphere. He is currently over seeing the Museum Restom- doev Fund, which will help pay for much-needed repairs on the. roof, pordi, s n d founda tion of the fascinating old house. The Freeport Museum is cared for ty the Freeport His torical Society. AD of the work is done by vdunteers, and all ofitha artifacts are the dona tions o f generous Preeporters. For exam^e, tome very inter esting d o c u o ^ ts of the 1860s recently found their way to the museum aAer falling out of an d d bureau drawer. Mr. Zim m erm an urgea Pree- portera to contact him if they have anything • documenU, photogremhs, fiim iture • they would Hka to donate. - BLK. RIDING AN ANTIQUE csfouasl horss at ths ^ paort Ifistorieat tAuasum U 4-yaar-oid Johnny Kuefcans. WAtTlNQ for company st th e F r a s p o r t H istorical Museum Is a dlfplsy ot sntiqua dofls. Woman shot at Moxie Rigby Apts. A Freeport woman known for her ssti-drug sentiments was shot last Friday afternoon by an unknown asssilanl who fired two ballets throuj^ her kitdien window a t the Moxie R i ^ y apartments on BufTalo Avenue. R o b e rta W hethers, 40, called Freeport police herself after being struck in the r i ^ t shoulder by one of the buHeU and was transported to Nas sau County Medical Center where she was Hsted in satis- faetory condition following surgery to remove the bullet D e ^ t e speculation that the shots, fired from a rooftop across from Mrs. W h ethers’ apsrtm ent. were m eant as a Warning from drug dealers known to fiequent the apart ment complex. Kaasau CcMUty police cautioned th a t the Icomif^Md on 1 s)
