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i. P - 1 ■>J K**' ■ r THE LEADER Freeport •Baldwin Audrt Bixe«u of CvTiAKKprt} ESTABUS^CO 1»39 AS A COMMUNmr SERVICE PiMmhtr Uica roKine Ed*ar PaJL»fjtm As$atart£Otn LMjnSefvhr BtUmi Eater jbeiOwywy Ciniitwv jto>et WaeUoogi* Mmtatig Umager Mart r/wjka S a f MMwi.' Lhda Herxhdaoft Acfiartf W MnOMi irw AMoSrot Pubfished Every 'Ttnday By L&U Pubiicationa, Inc. PO Box 912,90 So. Ocean Av*.. Suite 204, Freeport, N.Y. 11S20 37S4133 SaccnJ Cass pocagt paid al Fraapon. N Y. (USPS 907-3^ PfeCE 90 e«ti p« eapT. i n SO a ya«. u n v 2 yaan, CS t r 3 yaars OuBida Nassai Coufy • Add 19 par yaar Cornpoaacn rasponaMty Na lapta bay«nd east a apace occupad by i Al aaa praparad by u tta-l. ad aoK ttyoul and aditonal eertara ramaira (Ola propatty of t « lEAOEH and <nay not ba rapcodixad n or n pa.d wahoU aratan parmsann of L 4 U PuDfcoonaNa rasponaeia icr ratum of mafanaia tubrnfiad tof POSTMASTER Sartf addnas cfW<Bn to THE LEADER PO BOX 9i 2. FREEPORT. N.Y. 115204312. TTit communfty n e w ^ e p e r • tfM pAie tfief hipthokfti communitY together. and the that luitpo keep i moving tonnrd. Election choices On (be top of the ticket ia this >ear'a election, aside frosi the iuJces. is Nassau County Executive Tom Gulorta of North Menick. He l u s done well steering the cousty ship through stormy weadter, and V(c can see no reason to remove him from the hetra now, even though his Democntic opponeni is also a m u of stature. We also would favor nis team of fellow incumbeci ReDublicar4 District Attorney Denis Dillon, Counjy Clerk Karen Murphy of A'a.'.tagh. artd County Comptroller Fred Parola o f Wacugfa. Republican Assemblyman Charles O'Shea of North Merrick is our pick for Chairman of the Board of Assessors. He has some «ell> thought-out ideas for improv emeots and is a worthy opportent to Glen Cove's former mayor Vincent SuozzL He is accessible and often seen arourxJ the community. Baldwin, Joseph Kearney and Anthony Santino. However, (ike too seeee’a a many people would (ike t s woman on the board, and might choose two local Democratic caadidates, Joaan Flora of Baldwin and Rita EHenberg o f North Bellmore, a good advocate for Lhe poor. Of course, all this may be moot if Freeporter Fred Brew ii rewicgtoawms his bid to have the current at-large system of represemation replaced by districts. We agree with him that this would be more fair, cot just to mtoorities but to all local citizens. It has already happened on the county level. Two years ago, ia the very cBdorsetJ Democrats Bruce and Republicans SalvatMC Pontillo (U th) and Ed'iN'ard (19th]!. We le ftrst County Legislarare elections, we e Nyman (4th) and Ed Oppenhetmer (Stb)^ e P^tU lo (U th ) and Ed Ward (19th). ^ 'e Also two years ago, Norma Gonsalves lost her bid for the 13th as an I n d e p e ^ o t but attended almost every meeting anyway. A^ain, j we support her candidacy. This time she has the nod ^ Rep ^ f icans. i i nom time, we did not endorse Republicans Darlene Harris (1st) or Dennis Dunne (IStb), but this time we sappeat these two iocumbeots. The following public-spirited local candidates also deserve men tion: G a ire Stein (1st) a Right-to-Life candidate from Freeport; Democrats Kevin Gorman (l4tb) who is active is youth sports in Wantagh and community leader Michael Byrne ot Freeport; and LibcrafjohQ Hagan o f Merrick (I9th). \A’e do not befkvtftevt judicialudicial postsosts sbouldbould bee filledilled j p s b f by election but by appointment, as is dooe in several states. Local residents on the ballot ot Bellmore; (tor btate Supreme court justice) the incumDests Burton S. Josera (R,CUTrLj o f W a s ta^ and Roy S. Mahon (R,C,I, RTL) of Balowia; and (for District Court Judge) the appointed iooimbeot Midiael A. Fiecfaier (R,C40 of N o cth^Iltnore. Among the new incumbents, we especially commend Judge LawTcnce’s years .of service in pro-booo work and to community groups- A trial lawyer for 30 years, b e served as counsel to Su'.e Senator Norman Lev 7 for 17 years, helping soNe consiiruenu* problems. We recommend a yes-vote on all three statewide ballot propo^s, even tb o u ^ we can certainly understand that people may consider the seboou repair bood authorization crovkUng monies without first deciding bow they will be spent is Iiae putting the cart before the horse. The Board of Regents has said 'e v e n employee has the right to an environmentally safe ttieg the cart before the child and school and healthy scfaocrf which b dean and u good repair,' but often the money b not there. Should a state constitutional convention be held? We doubt We are a l w m ev^visg. Day b the most % '1 • f . > N -I? GREEK-AMERICAN NIGHT HONOREES. F r e e j ^ reskdenU Katherine Bouiukos. President o f S t Anria's PhiloptochQs, Cathedral of St. Paul, and her husband, George; racentJy a c c e p ted Community Senice Awards from Nassau County Executive Thomas Guiotta during the Greek- Arrterican N'tght held recently a t Lakeside Theatre In Elsenhower Park. Also present were, from left: Elmont resident. Gus ValeraWs. V.P. AHEPA; Dix Hills resWenl. Peter ICanthos, P resident of S t Paul's Greek Orthodox Cathedral in W est Hempstead: and Commack resident Sophie Prenderviiie, President o f Pasithea Chapter. Daughters o f Penelope. j . ». I s ' ^ II t H v i I - f e i T - : . . * ^ ' m FLOWERS BY THE SEA, Mayor Wiliam Glacken a n d Deputy Mayor Renaire FriersorvOavis recently graced the grand opening of Flowers By The. S e a . at 370 Main S tr e e t Also present were, from left Joan Kavaoagh, Freeport Chamber of Conunerce Secretary, Cham b er President Edward Friedm an: Proprietor. C o n stantine M astroaianni; Abbey M atthews. C h a m b e r s e c o n d Vice President: Chamber Director Jane Dugan and Tourism Director Kathleen Keating. roundabout freeport RCTTARY H O N O R E E . N o v e m b e r 13 w ill m a rk the b e g in n io g of the F reeport Rotary Club's 1997-98 Civic Leadership Award program . The program will begin at 7 p.m., at the West Wind Yacht where he b well-known for h b goodness tod concern for oth ers. O v e r th e years, he has q)eot more time in local hospi- tab than any other Freeporter, vbiting members o f h b church and others w h o have been taken ill. Mr. G o u rdine is employed as a staff member of Catholic C h a rities, w o r k in g at the Freeport office. Mr. G o u rdine is a 37-year resideni o f M e rrick but is always a Freeporter at heart. He is d e v o ted to his w ife, Eunice; th r e e daughters, Wanda, H arriet, and Regina; son-in-law, G regory; and six grandchildren. Hany Gourdine could do damage since proposed ameodments must be anroved by voters. And maybe, among other thisgs, it can help find a way to speed up the budget process where deb]^ have proven so costly to taxpayers ia recent years. The coeve&tion may not have a p e t f ^ y b ir system of represenmion. but oeidter does the s a te government. Ejection Day is the m important day ia the democntic process. Please vote, so your optcioa w ul be a part of it. G u b . T h e CLA is aw a rded to o r p n izatio a s and individuab w h o exem p lify the R o ta r y ' motto of “ service above s e i r and work for the benennent o f the community. Tlie November 13 program will honor Harry Gourdine of Operation Pride. M r. G o n idine has b e e n a long-tim e contributor to the Freeport co.mmunity. He has s e r v ^ for more than a decade IS a member of the Board of Directors of Operation Pride, filling various capacities dur ing that time. He abo serves as an assocuie c ^ l s t e t at Bethel A .M .E . Church in Freeport, NAM E D IN HON O R OF HIS G R A N D F A T H E R , the bte Ira Keller, former publish er of The Leader, laa Keller arrived at ei^*t pounds, seven ounces, in B o c a Raton last month. He b the first child of Evan and M a d e leine. His cousins in Pleasantville, New York, the o f f s p r b g of David and M ary B e th K e ller, are three-year-old Benjamin and MoUie who w ill have her first birthday in January. Is Grandma Rhoda babysitting? Nope - she is v isitin g Las V egas w ith a “gentlem a n frientf and h b family. CAKELESS CAKE SALE. T h e F r e e p o r t H isto r ical Society has a unique fundrais in g p r o je c t called “ Our Cakeless Cake Sale.” We got th i s p itch in the m a il and thought we could ask you to respond accordingly: A bit o f news we have today A Cakeless Cake Sale b on the way In th e s e busy d a y s , now who can bake? A p'le or cookies or even a cake? Y o u ’d be surprised if you count the cost O f m a terial, heat and the time you’ve lost. Baking a cake is extra work . Yet nobody really wants to shirk So we thought o f a plan that’s really grand A n d w e feel q u ite sure you'll understand. In a little envelope please put the price o f a pie o r cake or som e thing nice (tod m a il to Box 323, Freeport] W i t h o u t fuss or bother you’ve done your part W e’re sure you'll give with a w'illing h e a rt T h b b the end o f our little tale. W i s h i n g success to our Cakeless Cake Sale!
