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^t M CTs 4_> C« 60 I S2 I ! Member Freeport*BaIdwra' ESTABLISHED 1935 AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE Publisher: Linda Toscano Editor: Paul Laursen Supervisor: Nicolas Toscano Administrative Assistant Jack Rice Assistant Editor: Mark Treske Baldwin Editor: Joan Delaney Staff Writer: Laura Schofer Sales Manager: Jill Bromberg Advertising: Frank Forman Circulation: Joyce MacMonigle Published Every Thursday By L&M Publications, Inc. 1840 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, L.I., N.Y. 11566 Telephone 378-5320 FAX 378-0287 e-mail: LMPUB@optonline.net Classified Dept. LMCLASS@optonline.net Display Ads LMADS@optonline.net Editorial Dept LMEDIT@optonline.net www.freeportbaldwinleader.com Second Class postage paid at Freeport, N.Y. (DSPS 307-320) PRICE: 50 cents per copy, $15 a year, $26 for 2 years, $36 for 3 years Outside Nassau County - $30 per year Composition responsibility: Not liable beyond cost of space occupied by error All ads prepared by our staff, art work, layout and editorial content remains sole property of the LEADER and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission of L & M Publications. Not responsible for return of materials submitted for publication. All editorial submissions are subject to editing. Materials submitted may be used in print and online editions. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE LEADER, 1840 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, N.Y. 11566 The community newspaper - the glue that helps hold a community ^ together, and the spur that helps keep it moving forward. ^ A human right \You mean you have to pay to go to the beach here?\ our European guests asked, amazed. Actually, technically it is free. The public is even entitled to access to private beach- es up to the high-tide point. We remember a group of civil rights advocates sitting on the beach one summer up on the North Shore, all decked out in white business shirts, ready to go to jail if necessary, just to make a point, back in the 1970s. But from a practical point of view, you have-to- pay to take a bus or park a car at the state beaches. Long Beach makes you pay to get down to the beach off the boardwalk. Parking is limited. How far away could you walk or bike, and where would you leave the bike? There is a bike path to Jones Beach on the Wantagh Parkway from Cedar Creek Park at Merrick Road. Hopefully, one day it will connect to more paths, even one to Jones Beach along the Meadowbrook or Norman Levy Memorial Parkway. This would give more teens, who are too young to work, a healthy way to spend the summer. There are bike racks at both ends of the Wantagh Parkway and plenty of bike traffic, skaters and walkers so everyone feels safe. In heat waves, public beaches have been kept open late, for free, for the sake of the public health. Sure, we need those park- ing fees on the other days to help fund the parks services. Still, access for every- body, rich and poor, is a human right. CHRISTINAS IN JULY: Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg (D-Merrick) donated toys to the Hi-Hello Child Care Center in Freeport With Legislator Denenberg, sitting, -are Fran Karliner, Mary Ruiz, Joann Bousquet, Vicki Grodon and some happy recipients. FREEPORT AUTHOR: Freeport author Lisa-Anne Ray-Byers recent- ly presented copies of her book, \They Say I have ADHD, I say Life Sucks: Thoughts from Nicholas to the Freeport Memorial Library.\ Author Lisa-Anne Ray-Byers is a native of Bermuda. She is a licensed and certified speech-lan- guage pathologist and is employed in the Hempstead School District. In addition to her duties as an edu- cator, the author also writes a weekly question-and-answer col- umn in four local newspapers enti- tled Ask Lisa-Anne. Her column covers topics in education, educa- tion law, special education and related issues. Meeting change The Baldwin Public Library Board of Trustees meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday, August 15, at 7 p.m. has been changed to 6:45 p.m. The September 11 meeting will take place at the usual time of 7 p.m. Rec Senior events The Freeport Recreation Center will present music. by Terry Pearce and Bat Gordon on Wednesday, August 15, from 10 a.m.-noon the the Rec Center's air-conditioned lobby. Refreshments will be served. • •• If you are interested in playing Mah Jong with expe- rienced players, come to Room 105 Senior Lounge at the Rec Center on Mondays at 1 p.m. for a new senior center program. Refreshments will be served; hands and rules will be sup- plied. Freeporter on TV The Leader was informed that Freeport resident Tasha Foster was one of the brides featured on an upcoming episode of \Bridezillas which aired Sunday, August 5, on WE TV. Chamber golf The Freeport Chamber of Commerce will hold its ninth annual golf classic on Monday, August 13, at Towers on the Green Golf Club in Floral Park. This year's honoree is Mike Danon from Captain Lou Fleet, Nautical Cruise Line and EB Elliot's. For information, call the chamber office at 223-8840. ABWA meets . The Long Island Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) will hold its next din- ner meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 22, at Bedell's at West Wind in Freeport. All women who are interest- ed in membership in the associ- ation are invited to attend. The fee, which includes dinner, is $20. For reservations, call Martha, before August 20, at 546-3277. Displaced homemakers The Displaced Homemaker Multi-Service Center (DHMC), a component of Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, Inc., is designed to help women take a new direc- tion in their lived by setting goals. This is done through building confidence, Identify- ing job, options, developing new skills and preparing for the work world. The DHMC offers an eight- week Computer-based Job Readiness Program. This is an intensive program with hands- on training. Workshops include Self-Development, Resume Writing, Interview Techniques, Health and Nutrition, Business English, Business Math and various other job-related workshops. Classes meet five days a week. The next program will begin on Monday, August 20, through Friday, October 19, from 9 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. daily. All services are free and will take place at 134 Jackson Street, Hempstead, 11550.
