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70th Year, No. 8 Freeport, N.Y. 11520 The Community Newspaper Thursday, February 24, 2005

MUSIC got'thecrowd on its feet.MUSICIANS /AM at "Motown and more" concert at the Freeport Memorial Library on

Sunday. .. • Top photos!by Paul Laursen

Education is key to gang containmentby Douglas Finlay

A raft of law enforcement officials,from an FBI task force to Nassau Countycommunity relations to Freeport's policechief to a New York City undercoverdetective, provided a riveting -two-hourpresentation last Tuesday, February 15,at the Freeport Library.

It explained nature of gangs and theirmodus operandi, and attempted to gleansome answers from the 40-plus attendeeswhile offering their own proposals theyhope could stem the insidious gang epi-demic threatening South Shore commu-nities. The meeting was sponsored byLegislator David Denenberg.

Myriad common-sense argumentswere put forth throughout the evening bythese law enforcers, such as the roleproper parenting plays in keeping youngkids from being recruited by gangs, howvulnerable kids are in being taken by theallure and promise of a family - gang,that is - that will take care of them, tosociety itself perpetrating the increasingviolence with video games, to somevague notion that Snoop Dogg, a rapperand a Crip, has somehow become main-stream to certain media circles.

By now much of Freeport knows inti-

mately the names of gangs that roam itsstreets and intimidate its residents. MS13, the Crips, the Bloods, SWP, the LatinKings, Folk Nation, People Nation, NetaAssociation and the 18th Street Gang allcome to mind. "They kill one anotherwithout the blink of an eye," remarkedHector Alicea, a member of the FBI'sLong Island gang task force, headquar-tered in Hempstead. "They have no fearof police because they had it much worse

. where they came from in places such asEl Salvador."

Rick Smith, another member of thetask force, defined a gang as "an individ-ual or group who create fear and intimi-dation." In providing a five-minute videoand slide presentation'describing the col-ors, emblems and modus operandi ofmany of the gangs, Mr. Smith identifiedseveral members from pictures of gangmembers who are serving life terms inprisons, or who are death-penalty candi-dates - all young men and women intheir early 20s who chose a life of intim-idation. 'These are no more than thugswho don't care, hate everyone and willfight and kill anyone," Mr. Alicea added.

"I do not let gang members walk downthe streets with their colors," he contin-ued. He tells them when he meets with

them to think of people on the street whoare intimidated by the colors, and whoare worried about shopping or doinglaundry.

"I tell them to remember what it's liketo be back in El Salvador," he said, refer-ring to wholesale arrests and intimidationof gangs by law officials in a countrywithout personal rights. By and large, hesaid, they respect his request.

"Kids join these groups because par-ents don't care," said Mike Woodward,Freeport's chief of police, a theme hewould continue throughout the meeting."The roots of gang membership can betraced to a breakdown in traditional val-ues," he continued, and often fathers arethe abusers inflicting violence through-out the household.

"Children emulate what they see." Hesaid kids are also bombarded with videogames that involve shooting and maim-ing "so it becomes part of the norm toresolve a problem using violence."

Mixed signals• Tedd Levy,. director of FreeportPride, noted that'Snoop Dogg, a rapperand alleged member of the Crips, hadbecome the center square " onHollywood Squares, indicating that

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Squares, indicating that "people inresponsible positions are now acceptingthese gangs as mainstream."

Chief Woodward told the attendeesthat 75 percent of gang members saythat "love and a sense of belonging" iswhy they join gangs, because they don'tget it from their parents. Mr. Aliceaspoke of arresting an 11-year-old withmarijuana only to have the parent saythey can't do anything about it becausethey work two jobs.

Nassau County police officer TomGilberti from the First Precinct's com-muni ty relations office said parents wi l lhave to start taking their kids' computersand TVs out of their rooms and puttingthem where they can be monitored forviolent content. He said essentially thatto get a handle on violence parentswould need to take charge as parents andtell their children what wil l be.Otherwise, "gangs become equal oppor-tuni ty misery" for all involved.

However, depicting gang violence andits meaning soon segued into discussionof how to keep children from gangs get-ting their tentacles around them. "Thereis high turnover in gangs because theykil l one another." Mr. Smith said. "Andthey ki l l one another because once in thegang you can't get out", except in a cof-fin. "They know too much and become aliabil i ty to the gang if they want out." Sooutreach by community centers and pro-grams, and education in schools invari-ably become ways of reaching childrenbefore the gangs do.

Opening the floor to questions, awoman identifying herself as Donnafrom the Long Island Crisis Center(LICC) asked how to engage a personwho doesn't think they are doing anywrong. Mr. Alicea said they have to beshocked with the reality of what they aredoing, even if it includes graphic pic-tures or the effects it wil l have on thefamily. She then said she calls at-riskkids repeatedly to engage them and theyno longer respond. Mr. Smith said to goover to their house.

George Ciherone, director of the

county's Youth Board, told Donna thatthe vans it .provides to the LICC arethere to make contact with the troubledteens; and that the outreach workersshould then refer the kills to communityorganizations for more extensiveinvolvement and intervention. "Youshould not be expected to engage thembut to refer them." he said.

Very often kids will go into the penalsystem and> then realize they are aloneand need help. "Partner up with them.when they, are in court and need yourhelp and you can win their trust andcredibility." he said.

Freeport's own PRIDE organization,which intervenes for runaways and otheral-risk youth, recently increased itsfunding to provide more outreach serv-ices to the community, said Mr. Levy.

Legislator Denenberg spoke of aTEMPO program within the Bellmore -Merrick school district designed specifi-cally to identify at-risk youth in the highschools. "High risk means they havingfailing grades in school, do not do wellsocially, or even are drinking" becauseof a family role model.

He said TEMPO will help them bygetting them to think about a vocation orhow to improve their grades.

"The Department of Drugs andAlcohol provide $300,000 worth of pro-grams to the schools each year." headded.

Marianella Jordan, a member of thecounty's Gang Task Force, took the dis-cussion to another level by suggestingthat all the programs available cannothelp every kid. if there is no place forthe kid to go or other choices availableto them.

"We are currently studying where thegaps lay, and whe.re we can provide safeinterventions or safe havens in whichthey can get away from the environ-ments that got them into their situationsto begin with." she said.

One question fielded by ChiefWoodward involved the increase ofgang members hanging around train sta--tions and other Freeport locales. "Theyare a small segment only." he said. Hesaid the police force actively presents

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parent expositions and. job-fairs.- butr"We can only lead them there, not tellthem what to do with the information."

He did say that video surveillancecameras had been placed at SunriseHighway and Henry Street: onBroadway: and at Sunrise Highway andOcean Avenue. "We are also partneringup with the FBI's Long Island gang taskforce."

Another attendee questioned theauthorities present,on how they weredealing with - flophouses, where, gangmembers hang out and l.ive. "When weidentify it. we close the house and try.toget the landlord actively involved."

Mr. 'Smith noted that there are kidswho indeed wish to get out of the gangsthey are in. and FBI programs can helpthem. "But. ultimately they come backto the gang." he said. "We need to reachkids when they are young enough toeither understand that getting involvedwith a gang leads to the grave or toprison, or that there is still time to getout of a gang before it's too late."

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there were witness,protection, programsfor those', who want out of (fie gangs butwho also revejl gang secret^ to the law.

"The federal government haVa protec-tion plan that works phenomenally forthose who opt out (if the gangs." Mr.Alacea. But. he said, those that are in itmust stay in it. otherwise they wil l betracked down by the gang and killed.

"A young lady who was in the protec-tion program asked to get out of it. gotout of it and two days later she waskilled."

Chief Woodward commented.that liehoped a full-scale collective effort by all"federal.' state and .local agencies couldhelp get gang members out of the gangsif in fact they wanted out. and protectthem by giving them new identities. "Wecan combine all resources at several lex-els, including the stale and county levels,and get them out and relocate them."

Lastly, someone wished to know ifthere were hotline phone numbers forkids who would like to ta lk to someoneabout their concerns about gangs.

Yes was the resounding answer: 378-3786 in Freeport. and" 505-5108 inNassau County.

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Friday, February 25• Kid's Cafe, Friday evening supper for local families in need, 5:15 p.m.. ETS Youth

Division, 87 Pine Street.• CR; Inventing a Better World, 11 a.m., Film: "Van Helsing," 3 & 7 p.m., AA Daily

Gratitude, 4 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Libraiy.

Saturday, February 26• Book Bug Club. 10 a.m.. ETS Youth Division, 429 Atlantic Avenue.

Monday, February 28• Freeport Board of Trustees, Freeport Village Hall. 7:30 p.m.• Bingo at Congregation Bnai Israel, 7:45 p.m., 91 North Bay view Avenue.• VITA for Seniors, 10 a.m.-I p.m.. AA Daily Gratitude, 4 p.m.. YA: Girl Power

7th-9th grade. 6 p.m.. Chi Eta Phi. 7 p.m., Toaslmaslers Internation, 7 p.m.. LI A IT.Violet Soc.. 7 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Tuesday, March 1• Archbishop Molloy Council # 1974. Knights of Columbus, Our Holy Redeemer Church

basement. 7:30 p.m.• CR: Mothers Center, 9:30 a.m.. Chinese History: Video Course, 2 p.m.. CR: Homework

Express. .4 p.m., VITA for Everyone, 6 p.m.. SS Audubon Soc. 7. p.m.. at the Free-portMemorial Library.

• Freeport Traffic Safety Commission. 7:30 p.m.. Village Hall.

Wednesday, March 2.•• Frcepoit Village Court in session, Judge Cacciatore presiding, 9 a.m.. 40 North Ocean

Avenue. Court watchers'arc welcome.

• AARP Mature Drivers Course. 9:30 a.m., CR: Baby and Me. 11 a..m.. AA Daily

Gratitude, 4 p.m., CR:,Girl Power 4lh-6lh grades. 4:30 p.m.. CR: Homework Express, (S

p.m., I(X) Black Business Women. 6 p:in., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

• Freeport Kiwanis Club, 7:30 p.'m.. Bedell's West Wind.

• Freeport Water & Light Commission. 8 p.m., 220 Sunrise-Highway.

• Board"of Directors, Sanitary District Number 2, 2080 Grand Avenue, Baldwin.

5 p.m.

Thursday, March 3• Freeporl Rotary Club. 7 p.m.. at Bedells at West Wind.

• Just Like a Woman: The Female Image as Depicted by Male Artists. 2:30 p.m.. CR:

Homework Express. 4 p.m.. CR: Circle Time. 7 p.m., Freeport Chess Club. 7 p.m.. Arts

Council Photography. 7 p.m.. Chi Eta Phi. 7 p.m.. at the Freeport Memorial Library.

• Freeport Sewer and Sanitation Commission. 7:30 p.m. DPW. 355 Albany

Avenue.

• Freeporl Highway Commission. 7 p.m.. DPW

Freeport schools honor 33 20-year teachersby Douglas Finlay

Bouquets of flowers, plaques, certifi-cates, hugs and kisses were in abun-dance at 'the monthly meeting of theFreeport school hoard at the GihlynSchool on Wednesday, February 16. asthe hoard recognized and celebrated theachievements of some 33 teachers whohave served (he school district for 20years.

In addition, Superintendent ofSchools Dr. Eric Eversley swore in threenew honor students into the NationalHonor Society, and AssistantSuperintendent for Business KishoreKuncham discussed the program com-ponent of the budget being developedfor the 2005-2006 school year.

Dr. Eversley started the evening in hisSuperintendent's Report by saying theArcher Street School had its "Act ofKindness Day." where il raised $2600for the Save the Children's Fund to be-usyd for tsunami victims in southeastAsia. It was further noted that ArcherStreet made School of the Month hon-ors.

As many of the board meetings openwith performances by students at theschool the meeting is held in. Giblynfifth and sixth-graders performed twosong-and-dance routines under themusical direction of Dave Goren andproject challenge teacher Mary Johnson.

• Valentine's Day was the theme, and slu-denls also recited poems of love to thefull house in attendance.

Alter Ester Lope/, president of theschool's honor society, gave her reportof activities to the board, the ceremonybe«an in which 33 teachers were award-

ed for their 20 years of service to theschool district.

From Archer Street School cameMartha Bernstein, Doris Dawlcy.Annette Durand, Mary Ann Hanlon andYvonne Ladson up to receive certificatesand other honors presented by schoolboard president Carmen Pineyro, schoolboard clerk Dr. Mary Bediako and Dr.Eversley. Atkinson School honoredeight. including Carol Fischer-Rosenlhal, Alice Mitchell, Diana Notti,Kathleen Smith. Ruth Smith, MargaretTaboada. Randolph Thomas. Jr. and LuzVelasquez.

Bay view School awarded certificatesof recognition to Felice Birdsall. AliceKelly and Bert Silverstein, whileColumbus School recognized DorothyLeonard and Patricia Yatsyla. Dodd hon-ored Calhlyn Armario. Lori Cohen andMary Ann Helfrich.

Giblyn celebrated 20 years of servicefrom June Anson, Maureen Brown andNoreen Larson, while the high schoolhonored Anthony Basile, SubrataChaudhuri, Betsy Punch, LorellaHalpin. Andrea Kane. Kenneth Kennedyand Doris Maccarone for their 20 yearsof dedicated teaching.

The administration also recognized itsown who have served with distinctionfor 20 years, awarding certificates andother goodies to Agatha Caggia andLorraine Grecley.

After the ceremonies for the 33 teach-ers. Dr. Eversley then swore in DincenDismore. Blanca Perez and KarlaRamierez to the Freeport Honor Society.

Mr. Kuncham then began discussionof the program component, which com-prises $92.740,870 of the proposed$120,636.024 budget for 2005-2006.

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Mr. Kuncham told the hoard theincreases 'were due to legal services,salaries, expenses lor district instructionand for special training and transporta-tion. The $92 million program compo-nent . indicated an increase of$5.905.484. which considers increasesin seven categories.

An increase of $1.823.067 will go toteachers salaries: a $643.135 increasewill go to children with disabilities pro-grams: $39.674 increase for specialschools training: a $102.380 increase ininstructional media: an increase of$299.2(X) in pupil personnel services:$155,886 increase on pupil transporta-tion: and a $2.842.142 increase inemployee salaries.

Concerning new equipment purchasesbearing an increase of $32.000. trustee

Sunday Coward wanted to know if therewas any way to find calculators for stu-dents, because several classes nowrequire calculators, and if some studentsdon't have them they could be at a dis-advantage to those who do.

Assistant Superintendent RobertHarris answered that the school doesprovide mass access to calculators, asthey are all used al present for schoolexams.

Ms. Coward responded by saying thatthere are programs from companies thaiprovide giants for such equipment, andthat 11ic board could look into it.

A new special education teacher, aswell as a new general teacher at NewVision School, would cost $148.056.

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Is there a cure for senioritis?

We all know the symptoms of "senioritis." It is especiallyprevalent this time of year. The afflicted are seniors in highschool who have already sent off their college applicationsand have little incentive to study. Many are bored and look toget high on drugs, fast cars and fast sex.,.

They''could be getting a much better "high" on sports,exciting research projects, outdoor adventures or communityservice. That would be one cure, which local parents and-educators work hard to provide.

But what about eliminating'the disease by getting rid of the,, '| ' • ' " • • ? - I ' , . ,i v '•

patient? Some schools are, making senior yeaiv an option..Ayear was eliminated-in thQjCanadian province'of-pntario, andsenior yearwas made crptiohal'in Florida.-'

The Yankee Institute proposes a ^voluntary program forConnecticut schools, in'which students who manage to grad-uate early by forgoing 5many electives are given collegescholarships equal to about a^third of the school district'sannual per pupil cost. According to the plan, school districtssave money and students get more money for college and caneither get a head start at college or take time off to "findthemselves." . '

However, a few questions arise. Will "senioritis" become"junioritis",if the average high school career is shortened? Iftoday's 17-year-old seniors become tomorrow's collegefreshmen, will they be mature enough to handle l iving andstudying far from home or will they make even more disas-trous decisions? What will be lost if students forego electivesto concentrate on the basics? Aren't the basics fortified bybeing applied to the electives? And don't the electives rein-force the basics?

Students now have options to get a head start in collegewith Advanced Placement and other programs, and oncareers with various BOCES programs. There is no "cookiecutter" solution that is right for everyone. And the bottomline is, it's not about money, it's about education and what isbest for our future citizens. ,

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HEMPSTEAD TOWN COUNCILWOMEN CULLIN AND GOOSBY HONOR HUMAN RELATONS COM-MISSION: Hempstead Town Councilwomen Angie Cullin (left) and Dorothy Goosby (right) presenta certificate of recognition to Village of Freeport Human Relations Commission member RalphSmith (second right). The event took place during the tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. at theFreeport Public Library. Also pictured is Freeport Village Trustee Don Miller.

NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATOR David Denenberg (D-Merrick) speaking to a crowd of Freeport res-idents who attended a special tax meeting to learn how to grieve their taxes at the Freeport HighSchool Auditorium. Residents should be aware that they have until March of this year to file theirtax grievances.

'Make a joyful noise'The Freeporl United Methodist Church. 46 Pine

Street, is pleased to present its first concerl for2005 on Saturday, February 26.at 7'p.m entitled"Make a Joyful Noise Unto theLord." featuring Freeporf resi-dent and soprano soloist, SohYoung Lee-Segredo. She willpresent an evening ofStorytelling and Song throughNegro spirituals, prayer songsand show tunes; as she tracesher faith journey from itsbeginnings in -: Korea viaParaguay and Brazil and invarious parts of the . UnitedStates, The event w'ill/alsoinclude a tribute to .another,

•Freeporl resident} Hale Smith,an outstanding African-American spngwiite and com-poser. Soli Young wi l l ' heaccompanied on the piano hyDr. Ann Zalkind. who bringsextensive .experience from theconcert lialLandtlassrooni.

Soli Young has been per-forming since she was 5 yearsold and as a soloist since age ,15: She holds a BAfrom Queens College and an MA from Bank StreetCollege of Education and is a fourth.grade teacher

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in Jackson Main Elementary School in Hempstead.the music and dance teacher in Tliroop MemorialDay Care Center in Rosedale ;and a Korean story-

teller. In addition .to her ownsolo concerts given in variouslibraries ' th roughout LongIsland, she volunteers her timeto sing at Nursing-.Homes andCorrectional Facilities anddirects a Mult icul tura l PeaceMission _ Choir. She is a lineambassador for cultural d iver-sity and promotes harmonyand understanding through hermusic. . ' < > . , '-'•'.

Dr Zalkind has performed inthe United Slates and Europe

•to .critical; acetaini..'>\vitli> herdebut, at New York's TownHall and'her performances inthe "Distinguished Art is tSeries" and as soloist for TheBaltimore and Albany

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Come and enjoy an evening.' - - of extraordinary music li'nd

storytelling. . Tickets are $15 and available at'lliedoor. Refreshments wi l l follow. Call 378-0659 foradditional information. , - .

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by Joan DelaneyFor some people, it is red roses and a

luscious box of chocolates which seltheir hearts aflutter on St. Valentine'sday, but for seven dozen Baldwinitesattending County Legislator JosephScannell 's workshop on loweringassessments on February 14. it was thethought of saving money on propertytaxes that set them aglow.

At that meeting, Dolores Sedacca fromCoun.ly Assessor Howard Weil/man's officepresented a clear, concise and practicalguide for residents who wish to grieve theirassessment for the 2006-07 tax year. The.deadline for the application is March I.Those not attending the meeting who wishto see the information and secure the simpleone page application form may accesswww.nassaucountyny.gov or call 571-2391.

Ms. Sedacca explained the historic andlegal background regarding the assess-ment process. Presently, the county is inthe third year of the new reassessmentprocess which was mandated by thecourts. Prior to that time, assessmentswere compared and based on originalassessment benchmarks which took placein 1938. With the new reassmenl process,assessments are now based on fair marketvalue and updated each year.

According to the court decision, acounlywide period to grieve assessmentsmust be available every year for six years.Each year is separate onto itself and a per-son grieving one years, whether or not hisassessment was lowered or denied, maygrieve the assessment the subsequent

year. After six years, it is expected thatrequests for adjustments wi l l be minimal .

The one page form is simple, part A isgeneral information (section, block, andlot) and the owner's name and address.Part B is contact information. Part C con-tains some very general questions aboutthe size and location of the property.

It is. however, the line marked "other"that gives the owner the opportunity toenumerate those factors which wouldlower the value of the properly.

Ms. Sedaccp assured residents that allof the information provided is confiden-tial, not to be shared with other govern-mental agencies and certainly not withrealtors or prospective buyers.

Part D then asks the applicant to state "Ibelieve the value of the properly is..." Ms.Sedacco said that applicants should pro-tecl themselves by "lowballing the num-ber" since the commission cannot grantassessenl relief in excess of (he requestedamount.

Part E may be omitted since it is forinternal use and Part F. which is "RecentSales of Comparable Houses" is optionaland should be omitted. Ms. Sedaccostressed, "Do not bother to fill it in: don'tworry about it", pointing out that by thetime the application'is actually reviewed,the sales numbers will be outdated. "It isup to the review commission to do that."

When one resident said, "What if Iwant to worry about it," she smiled andsaid. "Don't."

The final section "G" requires only adale and the signature of the applicant orrepresenative certifying that the slate-

Important Baldwin datesThere are se-veral important dates to

keep in mind for Baldwinites whowish to become informed about theschool district 's f inances and whocare to meet wi th legislators whosedecisions affect the school budget.

On Thursday evening. March 3, at 7p.m. at Baldwin Senior High School,the Baldwin Council of PTAs w i l lhost ils annual Legislators Forum towhich all legislators have been i n v i t -ed. This forum is an opportuni ty for

residents to listen to llieir legislators,?ask questions and make comments.

On March 2.16. and 30, at 8 p.m. atthe District Office, the Baldwin Boardof Education wil l hold , its budgetworkshops and discuss the proposed2005-06 annual budget. Residents areurged to attend and participate.

On March 9. the regular .monthlymeeting of the board will take place at8 p.m. at Meadow School.

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Pictures of surrounding properties arenot required, nor is an appraisal, althoughMs. Sedacca did say that an appraisalmight bolster some of the "other" factorswhich support the application.

. The only other document required is aself-addressed, stamped postcard-typeresponse sheet which is provided amiwhich the commission stamps and returnsto the applicant to verily receipt of theapplication. Residents applying for the2(X)6-7 lax year reduction could expect tohear a decision by April 2006.Applications are submitted a year aheadof lime and the lax year runs fromSeptember of one year through the nextyear's September.

Those who are denied or who do notreceive sufficient relief may request a"Small Claims Hearing" (not to he con-fused with Small Claims Court) whichtakes place before a hearing panel. Thatreview requires a fee of $30. The actualoriginal'application for assessment reliefis free.

There was some brief discussion of awide range of exemptions, including theSTAR exemption, for which all propertyowners are eligible and which applies toschool taxes. Residents must apply forthis application but it does not have to berenewed each year. The savings residentsreceive vary from year to year dependingon funding from Albany.

Other exemptions such as enhancedSTAR, veterans, limited income, homeimprovements and certain senior citizenexemptions have specific 'qualificationsand usually require renewals. Most ofthose exemptions have a year-roundapplication period, a change from previ-

ous years.Legislator Scannell noted tha t th i s

meeting was the 50th community meetinghe has sponsored in the Fif th Districtsince he was elected. He presented anoverview of the goals and accomplish-ments of the Suo//i administrat ion andnoted that since he has representedBaldwin, two road improvement projects,the restoration of Milburn Pond, and twostreetscape projects haVe been completed.

The county Legislature recentlyapproved contractors for a strcetscapeproject for north Baldwin and wil l soonbe voting on contractors for the restora-t ion of Si lver Lake and Loft Pond.Communication wild local residents hasalso taken place relative to possiblefuture uses for county-owned propertynear Coes Neck Park. Mr. Scannell saidlhat the county has received federalmonies to conduct a survey of the,si terelative to possible contamination. Henoted. "Depending on the survey, wemight not he able to do anything there."

A resident commented on the lack ofpolice enforcement of alterate side of thestreet parking on Grand Avenue to allowthe sweeping of streets. Another ques-tioned the status of Nunley's Carousel.

Mr. Scannell said lhat fund-raising bythe Friends of Long Island Heritage lorestore the carousel and install it alongMuseum Row at Milchel Field was notsuccessful. Singer Bill Joel has expressedinterest in another fund-raising effort tomove the carousel to Oyster Bay. Mr.Scannell said. "It's probably not evercoming back to Baldwin." noting. "It (thecondemnation and dismantling of thecarousel) happened before I look office.It's loo had'because maybe we could havedone somelhins: about it."

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Baldwin Chamber of Commerce busi-ness leaders are ready to lend their cloutto make a long-desired facade improve-ment project on Grand Avenue happen.

Town of Hempslead Commissioner ofPlanning and Economic DevelopmentWejquis R. Lopez, DeputyCommissioner Vincent lannucci andProject -Manager Jo-Ann Cleary werepresent al me Chamber's February 15meeting to outline proposals for cost-shared facade improvements for thewesl side of Grand Avenue, north ofMerrick Road; as well as for properly onIhe north side of Merrick Road, west ofGrand Avenue to Gale Avenue. -

This area has been an eyesore in Ihecommunity for over a decade but pro-posals lo condemn (he property andlocale Ihe First Precinct Ihere forestalledany interim improvements. Now thaiCounty Execulive Thomas Suozzi haseliminated plans for that relocation,Chamber officials are eager lo see reno-vation plans proceed.

The problem, according to town offi-cials, is thai landlords don'l return phonecalls or even certified lellers. Two land-lords own 13 of Ihe :19 properties. Theaddress of one is in Hcwlelt Harbor andihe-olher is a north Baldwin company.Certified letters are relurhed arfd evenowners who say they are inleresled andindicate thai they will attend informa-tional meetings fail to show up.

Chamber member Mark Dinome said,"it's always better to use honey thanvinegar, but maybe now il is necessaryto use some vinegar."-. : • ." *'.

Chamber co-Presidenl Ginriy Foleydescribed Ihe area as. "the most difficullproblem in towh^Once"-that is.-squarfid,.away, we'll all tfe:all the-belter-forJt*"';

Chamber Director Doug Diana.-also amember of-, jhe-.Town'.;of, HenfipsleadBoard of Zoning Appeals", said that he

had spoken to 'lown,°'CouncilhianAnthony Santino about the proble'ifi.,According to Mr. Diana, Mr. Santinosaid that he would "see what he can doon his side." Mr. Diana described theproblem as people who "don't want toplay ball." He added. "We have to makethem wanflo play ball."

.Commissioner Lopez said lhat it is.certainly possible to "bring in theBuilding Department," which 'is thetown agency responsible for variousaspects of code -enforcement; "There'salso the Sanitation Department," he said.

The reluctance of property owners toeven come to informational meetings ishard to understand, said Mr. lannucci,

, because the entire facade improvement"process is .collegia! with a great deal ofattention and effort given to the owner'sneeds, interests, and financial limita-tions.

The in i t i a l renderings by WaxFerraro Architects. P.C. show stuccoand brick facades, uniform green andgold signage, and red awnings. Mr.lannucci made it clear, however, thatowners may pick the level, details andscale of their improvements, "like aChinese menu." -\ '..

Mr. Lopez said that the most recentfederal census shows statistics whichallow the project to be federally funded.Using that funding, the town would payhalf the cost of the improvement plus allthe architectural fees and permitting.The owners would'pay 25 percent oftheir half of the cost in the beginning, 25'percent followed b'y another 25 percentduring the construction, and only pay

ahe final 25, percent'when they receive"the final Certificate*-oT Occupancy fromthe town.

"We afe the-salesmen, the engineers,and~the watchdog." said Mr. lannucci.We are there helping the whole way."

; .^He; added-that'.Phase'I. of facade.improvements in Baldwin, "which took

place on the east side of Grand Avenue,"changed the way the town approachedthese projects. There is now much moreowner input."

Because federal statistics may change.Mr. Lopez said it is particularly impor-tant to start the project while the moniesare available. "We wi l l start with four orfive: we don't need to wait for 19."

After the meeting. Chamber officialsspoke about strategies to contact thelandlords, especially the two ownerswho control 13 of the 19 properties.

There was determinat ion that the privateagendas of landlords who appear to becollecting s ignif icant retai l and residen-t ia l rents on shabby bui ldings not inter-fere with much-needed improvements tothe area.

"This is about improving the value ofthe property; it wi l l bring in more busi-ness: it's about the future." said Mr.Lopez. ;'. Chamber offficals $c'cm adamant that

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A 1995 Acura I'ritegra was stolen at -the Long Island Railroad on FebruarySbelween 12 and 7:20 p.m.

A residence on Qenter Drive was bur-glarized on February 8 between 1 and8:40 p.m.. The loss -is unknown. Entrywas gained by breaking down the reardoor.

The First Squad reports the details oftwo arrests for Criminal Mischief madeon February 15 ' a t 8:15 p.m., inBaldwin.

According to detectives, police offi-cers were dispatched to a call forCriminal Mischief in progress on SouthGrand Avenue, Baldwin Park, wherethey discovered a 17-year-old malefrom Rockville Centre, stuck in the mudof a baseball field, d r iv ing a 2001Chevrolet. The second defendant, a 17-year-old male resident of ParkwayDrive, Baldwin, dr iving a 1996 Jeep,had also driven onto the field, reported-ly attempting .10 , pu l l out the otheryouth. •

Town of Hempslead ParksDepartment representatives at. ihe sceneestimated iii excess of $10,000 worth ofdamage to the field.. The driver of theChevrolet was arrested and charged wi thFelony Criminal Mischief. The driver ofthe Jeep is charged with MisdemeanorCriminal Mischief; •

FreeportOn February 9, Alicia Juarez. 30. of

Guy Lombardo Boulevard, Freeport wasarrested at Kohl's, •"Sunrise Highway!Massapequa, and charged with PetitLarceny. , . . . „ , . ."' '

a Freeport man in connection with ashooting that occurred on February 18 at3:45 p.m. in Roosevelt.

According to detectives, it is allegedthat, following a verbal altercation witha group of men (among them, the 18-year-old victim) the defendant. TyquanGeneral. 20. of Forest Avenue, Freeport,fired several rounds from a hand guninto the group on Valentine Street andPark Avenue. Roosevelt, striking thevictim once in the back and arm. Thevic t im was transported to NassauUniversi ty Medical Center. EastMeadow, with non-lifc-threateninginjuries.

The defendant was arrested in thevicini ty of the shooting, approximately45 minutes later by First Precinct PoliceOfficers Ceralu and Piccirillo. He hasbeen charged with Attempted Murder.The investigation is ongoing.Deteclives report the shooting was like-ly Blood/Crips gang-related.

Crimes Against Property Squaddetectives report an arrest for a grandlarceny that occurred on January 4 inFreeport,

According to detectives, the v ic t im,the owner of 25. Broadway Auto Repairmailed the defendant. Hector Espinakof Copiague.-a check in the amount of$75. This check was a refund for anovercharge for repairs performed at therepair shop on the defendant's auto. Thedefendant, after receiving the cheek;altered the amount of the check from$75 to now read $7.500, On January 26.the defendant deposited this check intohisiown account and withdrew the fundsvia ATM and teller withdrawal.

On February 20 the defendant wasarrested and,- charged w i t h GrandLarceny and Possession of Forged.Ins t rument .

The First Squad .reports (he arrest ofThe Firsl Squad reports ihe arrest of

*a Freeporl man for a robbery thatoccurred in Freeporl on February 16 al-

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Yao to Mao ,"On Tuesday. Marl'li" I. at 2 p.m., the

library wil l continue the video lectureseries From Yao-to Mao: 5,000 Years ofChinese History. This sixth lecture willinclude the Art and the Way; ConquestSlates in the North: Economy andSociety in Southern .Sung.

!Children's program

Come to Ihe Children's Departmenton Tuesdays. March I and 8. at 9:30a.m.. and learn how to be the best moth-er you can be. Bring your children andjoin in this program created by and formoms. Registration for this programwil l take place in the Children's Room."

VITA tax helpMonday. February 28, 10 a.m. 10 I

p.m., volunteers from the Town ofHempstead Department of SeniorEnrichment wi l l help seniors preparetheir tax returns. VITA for Seniors wi l lbe available on Mondays through April.Non-seniors wi l l he helped only if there

are no seniors waiting.On Tuesday, March I, 6 to 8:30 p.m..

IRvS volunteers and Hofstra Universi tyaccounting students will help prepareyour income lax returns.'

Bring copies of last year's federal andstate returns, instruction booklets withlabel, all 1099 and W-2 forms, and prop-erly lax bills.Volunteers wi l l not be ableto prepare time-consuming returns.

FilmOn Friday. February 25, al 3 and '7

p.m., the library wil l present the f i lmVan Helsing. This action-adventuresaga stars Hugh Jackman as the greatmonster hunter. Rated PG-13. 2004.145 min.

7:40 a.m. According to detectives.Isaac Okodogbe. 24. no knownaddress, encountered a 16-year-oldfemale Freeport High School student atSouth Brookside Avenue and MerrickRoad. He grabbed her pockelbook andafter a struggle lied with it westboundon Merrick Road. The siudeni was notinjured and reported the incident when

she arrived al school.. Freeporl PoliceOfficer Michael Home located the sus-pecl in (he same v ic in i ty on the morn-ing of February 17. After an investiga-tion w i t h First Squad deleclives thesuspccl .was arrested. He was chargedwith Ro;hbery.

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Dillon announced that Janny Paez, 21 , ofNassau Avenue, Freeport pled guilty toMurder in the Second Degree (felonymurder) last week in front of NassauCounty Court Judge Jerald Carter.

According to DA Dillon, "OnSeptember 19, 2003, Paez, along withthree co-defendants, was involved in theattempted robbery of Anthony Battaglia.The attempted robbery led to a violentphysical altercation, which resulted in thebrutal murder of Battaglia just steps fromhis Lynbrook home. Battaglia was on hisway home from the Lynbrook train sta-tion when he was beaten, stabbed andshot by Paez and three of his co-defen-dants."

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darftS;, Omar -Dejarosa and, NelsonZuniga, are await ing trial, MarinaMuSo, 22, of Long Beach Avenue,Freeport pled guilty to Robbery," aClass B Felony, and AttemptedRobbery , a Class C 'Felony, onJanuary 21. Musso was responsiblefor dr iving the get away car and isscheduled to be sentenced onFebruary 22. Fernando Moronta, 21,of North Long Beach Avenue,Freeport,( pled gui l ty on February 8 toRobbery, a-Class B Violent Felony,and Attempted Robbery, a Class CViolent Felony. He is expected to besentenced on April 5.

The charges are merely accusations,and the defendants are presumed inno-cent until and unless proven guilty

JAN P. AMANN, SARAH A. CLIF-FORD and THOMAS M. SCHNEIDERof "Baldwin and STEPHANIE M.ESTRADA of Freeport have beennamed to the Dean's List for the Fall2004 semester at the University ofScranton, Scranton. Pennsylvania.

+ * * . . ,ADAM C. L1CKEL of Freeport, a

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+ + +ANDREW LUTW1N of Baldwin, a

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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class JOHN J.CAICEDO, son of Olga Caicedo ofElizabeth, New Jersey and Edgar M.Caicedo of Baldwin, recently received aLetter of Appreciation from theSecretary of the Navy (SECNAV), forassisting in tsunami relief efforts duringOperation Unified Assistance inSoutheast Asia, while assigned to theamphibious assault ship USSBonhomme Richard, homeported in SanDiego.

"Your fellow Americans are proud ofyou and what you accomplished, " saidGordon R. England, SECNAV. "Youshowed the world American compassionand mercy. At sea, ashore and in the air,you brought honor to yourselves and toour nation. "

Mr. Caicedo, along with thousands ofother U.S. sailors and Marines, support-ed more than 6,000 flight hours, helpingto deliver more than 20 mill ion poundsof medicine, food a_nd water. The sup-plies helped save thousands of lives andeased the suffering of thousands more.

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Private First Class Garraway is thedaughter of Lester Garraway of NorthColumbus Avenue, Freeport.

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• ••Army Reserve Private ERIC A. HILLhas graduated from the Unit SupplySpecialist Advanced Individual Trainingcourse at the Quartermaster Battalion,Fort Lee, Petersburg, Virginia.

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Freeport chamber installsThe Freeport Chamber of Commerc

Annual Installation Cocktail Party andDance will be held on Friday, April I , atBedell's at West Wind. They wil l behonoring Marion Knoeller as Citizen ofthe Year and Sig Feile. owner ofAtalanlic Nursery and Garden Shop, asBusiness Person of the Year.

The chamber will be re-installing the

following slate of officers: Jane Dugan,president; Carol Sparaco, first vice-pres-ident; Peter Vita, second vice-president;Francisco Jorge, third vice-president;Edward S. Martin, treasurer; JerriQuibell. executive secretary. Journal adsare available for the 2005 SouvenirJournal, for information call theChamber office at 223-8840.

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a) They were born in Freeportb) They attended Freeport Schoolsc) They own boatsd) They don't vote

The correct answer is D.In the last 2 Mayoral elections only about 1 in 5

registered voters in Freeport actually choose the Mayor.

QUESTION 2: (count up your G Yes responses)

• Are you unhappy that your taxes have more thandoubled over the last 8 years?

• Are you upset that unchecked borrowing and recordhigh debt levels could cripple the Village in years to come?

• Do you think funding for our Police Department needs toincrease?

• Do you feel that the Village needs to improve how our taxdollars are spent so it benefits all citizens?

• Do you think the Village needs a change?

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Ms. Lynn is a film and stage actress,drama and art specialist; producer andplaywright of children's plays, and haspresented and conducted workshopsfor teachers and students in the art ofmotivational speaking and storytelling.

For more information and directions,call South Nassau Unitar ianUniversalist Congregation in Freeportat623-1204.

Troop 54Troop 54 has served the boys of

Baldwin and Freeport for more than 80years. On Monday, March 7. the troop

.will host a open meeting for boys ages11 to 17. The meeting wil l be held at theSteele School gym at 8 p.m. The troopmeets every Monday night that school isin session. It would like to demonstrateits program of camping, service and spe-cial trips. Take advantage of this oppor-tunity to learn about the fun that scout-ing can provide. For more informationon the troop or scouting you can call JeffFarrell at 992-2514 or Pal Johnson at223-4341.

AHRC Inter faith serviceIn recognition of Developmental

Disabilities Awareness Month, AHRCNassau is holding an Inteffaith Service

on Sunday, March 6, at 3 p.m. at CentralSynagogue of Nassau County inRockville Centre for all people withdevelopmental disabilities, their fami-lies, friends and clergy. Communitymembers are invited and encouraged toattend.

Call Community Resources at 626-1000 ext. 1135 by Monday, February 28to reserve your seat. For questions aboutthe Interfaith Service, call 626-1000 ext.1134 or ext. 1313.

AHRC Nassau is a not-for-profitorganization whose mission is to meetthe needs of children and adults withdevelopmental disabilities.

Shabbat Across AmericaOn Friday night, March 4, members

of Freeport's Jewish community wil lgather at Congregation Bnai Israel in anunparalleled display of Jewish revital-ization and Jewish unity. Conceived andorganized by the National JewishOutreach Program (NJOP). "ShabbalAcross America/Canada" represents aunited effort by the entire Jewish com-munity to renew interest in the fourth ofthe Ten Commandments - observing aweekly day of rest (Shabbat in Hebrew).

Congregation B^nai Israel will he oneof approximately 700 synagoguesacross the continent that will simultane-ously open its doors to practicing andnon-practicing Jews alike, so they mayjoin together to experience and rejoicein a traditional Shabbat service and fes-tive meal. Led by Rabbi Cara WeinsteinRosenlhal. attendees wil l experience aninteractive Friday night service and atraditional Shabbat dinner with all therituals explained. The event wil l takeplace at 6 p.m.

The Long Island Arts Council atFreeport extends an invitation to ama-teur and professional photographers toenter its 25th Annual JuriedPhotography Show to be exhibited atthe Freeport Memorial Library fromApril 1 through 29. Astoria FederalSavings is co-sponsor of this year'sexhibit ion. A public reception is sched-uled for Thursday. April 7. from 7 to8:30 p.m. at the Freeport MemorialLibrary.

This year the contest wil l be judgedby Alison Morley. chair of thePhotojournalism and DocumentaryStudies Program at the School of theInternat ional Center of Photographywith 25 years experience as photo editorwith major publications such as TheNew York Times Sophisticated Traveler.Audubon Life. Civilization. Esquire.Mirahella, Elle and the Los AngelesTimes Magazine.

To enter the contest, photographersmust first complete an application that isavailable at (he Long Island ArtsCouncil at Freeport office in (heFreeport Recreation Center. 130 F.astMerrick Road, or at the FreeportMemorial Library, West Merrick Roadand South Ocean Avenue, Freeport. Theapplication contains valuable informa-

tion on how to submit photographs forjudging. There is an entry fee of $15 perphotograph ($10 for affiliates).

Photographs may be hand-deliveredto the Freeport Memorial Library onSaturday. March 19. 10 to 2 p.m. and.Monday. March 21. I to 4 p.m. and 6 to8 p.m. Out of town entries are welcomeand musi arrive at the Long Island ArtsCouncil at Freeport office by Friday.March 18.

According to Polly Whltehorn. JuriedPhotography Show coordinator, judgingcategories are: Best in Show. First InColor. First In Black and White, andhonorable mentions. Pri/.es include adigital camera donated by OlympusAmerica. Inc.. cash prizes, gift cerlifi-caies. photography accessories and sub-scriptions.

The on-location ' sale of displayedworks is. encouraged when specificguidelines are agreed upon with the ArtsCouncil.

In conjunction w i t h the show. AlisonMorley will present a free lecture on"The Photo Edi t ing Process" onThursday. March 3. 7 p.m. at theFreeport Memorial Library.

For more information about the JuriedPhotography Show. call PollyWhitehorn at 223-2522.

Letters to the editor are welcomed by this paper.

They should be double-spaced, if possible typedor printed clearly.

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ATLANTIC BAYVIEW WINES &LIQUOR, Ed Friedman, 380 AtlanticAvenue, Freeport. Discount prices,chilled wines & champagnes, deliveryavailable. Major credit cards accepted.Serving the Freeport area for over 30years, fine selection of domestic &imported wines. Credit cards accept-ed, We deliver. Lottery. 378-9421.

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Live a Liftfe Crazj at Viva Loco!Restaurant Review by Carolee Fox

Americans have a love for both Italian and American cuisines, so why not havea restaurant that features both? Owner Gino Mandarano conceived this idea on oneof his trips to Mexico. Witnessing the success of the Carlos & CharlieRestaurant chain on one of his many visits'to Mexico, whose winning concept isto combine Mexican and American foods, Gino conceptualized the idea of cele-brating Mexican and Italian food in a single establishment. The name Viva Locoaptly means "live crazy" in both Italian and Spanish.

The restaurant has been a great success for over 14 years as it solves the LongIslanders' decision-making dilemma of where to eat. But this success does notrely solely on its bi-cultural concept. The secret to this successful venture is alsodependent on the excellence and authenticity of both cuisines, as each is taken veryseriously by Chef Carlos Abrue.

Be prepared for a very festive, lively, and distinctive atmosphere.The high black steel beamed ceiling lends a dramatic aura to the otherwise col-

orful and cheerful ambiance.The menus are separated by cuisine but many of the patrons mix and match.While munching on our complimentary appetizer of Tortilla chips and fresh

tomato salsa, our knowledgeable waiter matched our wine tastes to the wines ontheir very ample list. The restaurant's full bar also features a myriad of colorfulcocktails including an array of Martinis, Coladas, Margaritas, Vodkas and over 40popular, and prestigious Tequilas.

For openers you might want to start with an interesting appetizer of MontanaNachos. Served hot, the corn tortilla chips are smothered in seasoned ground beef,shredded cheese, diced tomatoes and Jalapenos. Sour cream and an excellentGuacamole are served on the side.

Quesadilla was also exceptional. The flour tortilla is filled with melted cheeseand if you prefer you have the option of adding chunky chicken, beef, or a blendof seafood.

From the Italian selections we opted to share the Fresh Mozzarella Caprese.Buffalo Mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, olives, and fresh basil were topped with therich, yet subtle Balsamic vinegar.

Rigatoni A la Vodka was the genuine article. It was prepared in a pink creamsauce made with Absolute Vodka, flavored with Prosciutto, and arrived perfectlyexecuted.

One of the most popular dishes is the chef's rendition of Chicken a la Gia. Alovely brown sauce accompanies the very tender boneless chicken breast which issauteed with mushrooms and sun dried tomatoes, and is served with a variety ofmixed vegetables.

The Mexican Entree's include many of those favorite dishes Americans arefamiliar with and have come to love, plus a few of the Chef's masterpieces. Paellaa la Mexicaria, and Chicken Avocado delight Viva Loco's regulars, but ChefCarlos' Signature Dish is his rendition of Mexican Spaghetti. This dish, which wasrecently featured on ABC Television's Neighborhood Eats, is a crossover of bothcuisines and combines ingredients of both Mexico and Italy to create a deliciousmedley. The spaghetti is tossed with chopped tomatoes and wine and is sauteedwith onions, , garlic, red and green peppers, and olives, in a plum tomato sauce,.Parmigian cheese and fresh cilantro finish off this piece de resistance. This recipecan be found at http//abclocal.go.corn/WABC_012805_neighborhoodeatshtml.

The dessert menu features a very crisp Deep Fried Ice Cream, and a DecadentGerman Italian chocolate mousse cake.

Viva Loco has two lovely party rooms and catering plays a very large role in thisvery successful establishment. They are also.equipped to accommodate your offpremise parties.

So, live a little crazy!. Italian ? Mexican? or why not both? Children willalso love the festive atmosphere, and the waitstaff is most accommodating.

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TAKING BP: AudreyStapleton, RN,takes the bloodpressure of JudithWood, ParishHealth Minister.

BP screening at All Saints

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: From left are Debbie Wilson, First Vice Chairperson,Nassau County Police Officer leda McCullough, Treasurer, Freeport OfficerCindy Cummings, Freeport Trustee Don Miller, Mayor Bill Glacken, DeweySmalls, Chairman, Dr. Janet Buckner, Deputy Mayor Renaire Friersbn, andPolice Chief Mike Woodward.

Neighborhood watchThe Florence Nightingale Guild of All

Saints' Episcopal Church, 2375Harrison Avenue, Baldwin, offered itsfirst blood pressure screening onSunday, January 30 following the 8 a.m.and 10 a.m. Celebrations of the HolyEucharist in Wilson Hall. The nextscreening will take place on February 27in Wilson Hall, adjacent to the church, at8:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The communi-ty is invited to partake of this opportuni-

Salvation Armytsunami relief

When the devastating natural disas-ters hit southern Asia in late December,The Salvation Army was almost imme-diately on the scene. The SalvationArmy has been present in some of theafflicted areas for over 100 years, thusthe "Army" was able to immediatelysend in relief workers.

The Salvation Army in the UnitedStates for tsunami relief has alreadyraised over $8 million; approximately$8,000 of that amount has come fromNassau County. The Salvation Army inNassau County has deployed counter-top kettles throughout the county to col-lect funds for tsunami relief. Eachcounter-top kettle is equipped with aspecial Tsunami Relief Fund placardand any business that would like to dis-play one of these counter-top kettlesshould call 747-4902.

Bramwell Rader, a concert pianist,will conduct a piano recital at TheSalvation Army Hempstead CitadelSunday, March 13, at 3 p.m for tsunamirelief. Mr. Rader, son of Salvation Armyofficers spent much of his childhood inSri Lanka. Details concenning thisrecital can be procured by calling 485-4900. All are invited to attend.

Donations to The Salvation ArmyTsunami Relief Fund can also be madein person at any Salvation Army loca-tion or by mailing checks to TheSalvation Army, P.O. Box 448, Mineola,11501-0448. Donations can be made online www.7800salarmy.or while calling1-800-Sal-Army individuals can makecontributions via telephone.

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ty sponsored through Parish HealthMinistry. All information is to be keptconfidential. For further information,please call Judith Wood at 516 868-4648.

The members of Freeport's newly-formed Neighborhood Watch groupgathered with local elected officials tocelebrate the installation of more than 40signs around the village alerting resi-dents to the program. The Neighborhood

Watch committee was organized toassists neighbors in recognizing possiblecriminal activity and alert the policeimmediately, helping to protect residentsand their property. Anyone interested injoining the group may call 377-0930.

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at Nassau Veteran's Memorial Coliseumin Uniondale have emerged winners.

;. And. among the event's judges wa.snone oilier than George Ross. DonaldTrump's general counsel-executive vicepresident, and right hand man—and afixture on the popular "Apprentice" lel-

[ evision show!Three Freeport students had the

opportunity to interview Mr. Ross.DECA President Lauren Vollono, Vice-Presidenl Xiomara Mejia and teammember Samantha Seiver questionedhim and discussed the ins and ouls ofDECA compelitions—in which FHS hassuccessfully participated for the past 22years.

Baldwin teens on the job"The DECA competition has always

given our students a greater understand-ing of the workings of the world of busi-ness." said advisor Nela Hawthorne."Meeting Mr. Ross was a delightfuladded bonus."

The FHS student winners and theirareas of expertise are: Jennifer Hurleyand Ashley Karp (sports and entertain-ment marketing); Tara Jones (food mar-keting): Lishan Jackson (business andmarketing law), Amanda Kislela (appar-el and accessories), Cindy Martinez,(retail merchandising), Kimberly Masonand Daniel Moreria (finance and credit).Xiomara Mejia (retail merchandising),Lelicia Polanco (marketing manage-ment). Samantha Seiver. KimeshaSimmonds, Michelle Taveras and JamelThomas (all apparel and accessories)and Lauren Vollono (job interview).

On'Groundhog Day, February 2. tenth-graders from Baldwin High School caughta glimpse of possible career choices in theannual Teens-on-the Job Shadow Day.

Over 50 Baldwin students traveled inpairs- to businesses, medical facilities, andschools- in both Nassau arid SuffolkCounties to shadow mentors, including amuseum curator, career counselor, dentist,fifth-grade teacher, and attorney. This isthe tenth year that Baldwin students haveactively participated in the program.

Local Baldwin businesses DeliciousMoments and Little Rainbow Day Careonce again volunteered as mentor siteswhile five Baldwin students were invitedto shadow engineers at NorthropGrumman for Ihe first time this year. Sixtystudents from other school districts joinedBaldwin students to shadow administratorsand teachers in the Baldwin schools. The

guest districts included Garden City. SouthSide. Half Hollow Hills. Hewlett, andSyosset.

The Baldwin School District carefullyprepares its participants with an informa-tional assembly and guides students inwriting letters of introduction to their men-tors as well as follow-up thank you notes.

District personnel instrumental HI keep-.ing Ihe program running each year are:Pat Banha/l. school-to-career coordina-tor: Rich Miskiewitv. assistant principal:Mike Roccolbrte. assistant superintend-ent for instruction: and teachers MargaretHil l at Baldwin Senior High School. PutSherman at Baldwin Middle School, andJoanne Mueller at Meadow School. SaidMrs. Banha/1: "It is very important forstudents to have this opportunity to expe-rience what it is l ike to work in a fieldthey are interested in pursuing."

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by Linda Hendrickson

Basketball mania has hit Freeport HighSchool once again. The boys drew a bye inthe first round of the Nassau County BoysBasketball Playoffs and will take onValley Stream Central in the Quarterfinals.The girls are a week ahead of the boyswith their'playoffs and will play lop-seed-ed Elmont in the semi-finals at Bellmore-JFK.

Anna McLean's triple-double led theLady Devils to a 47-25 win over Calhounin Saturday's quarterfinal game of theGirls Nassau County Playoffs. 19 points.15 rebounds and 10 blocked shots werekey in this victory. "Anna, along with-Ashley Straughn. Ericka Jones, and

"Dominique Williams dominated theboards." reflected Coach Ernest Right. Jr."Rarely did Calhoun get a second shot atthe basket."

Sherlise Sawyer scored twelve onbreakaway layups while seven other play-ers added to the offensive efforts. Freeport

opened an eight-point lead at the end ofthe half hut came out strong after an inspi-rational halft ime talk and virtually shut theColts down in the third quarter. A 14-2 runfor the Lady Devils put Freeport in the dri-ver's seat. Tough defense prevented any ofCalhoun's players from hitting double dig-its.

Freeporl's Boys Basketball Teamclinched its third straight Conference AA-.Ill t i t le as the Red Devils defeatedFarniingdale 74-49. Aaron Valentin andDouglas Childs both scored thirteen oftheir total points in the first half whichgave the Red Devils a 39-23 halftimecushion. Valentin finished with 15 pointsand 14 rebounds while teammate StanleyShorter scored. 14 points and hauled downnine rebounds. Taylor Eason. the courtgeneral, added nine points and made tenkey assists.

Bulls-eye Doug Childs went 5-lbr-7from the three-point line and scored 20points to lead the Red Devils to a 65-20win during the seniors' last home leaguegame of the 2004-2005 season against

East Meadow. Valentin had 12 points. 12rebounds, and eight assists, while Easonhad seven assists as he distributed the ballwith great efficiency. Robert Whitson andDabney combined for 17. Freeport fin-ished 13-1 in conference play.

The Freeport cheerleaders have success-ful ly , completed another impressive com-petition season. The varsity team began itsseason with a victory at the Long IslandRegional Championships in Decemberwhere they received a bid to the NationalChampionships. The team then went on toplace fourth at the Sachem North and HolyTrinity Invitalionals, which assured theteam a spot at the Long IslandChampionships.

At5 these championships The varsityteam had a near perfect performance.More impressively, the team won therespected Sportsmanship Award. Thisaward is given to the team that throughoutthe year displayed the best spirit andsportsmanship as witnessed by fellowteams and voted on by (lie coaches. Thisaward means the most to the team because

of all the obstacles they had to overcomethis year.

Senior captain Laura Mullcr was- hon-ored as an All County and All I .ong IslandCheerleader along with 15 oilier seniors at'Ihe Long Island Chanilonships.

At Nationals, the varsity completed inthe Small Coed division against teamsfrom all over the country. They had a greatperformance and each jear their place-ment gels belter. Coach Laurie Kolodny isso proud of her team anil their perform-ances on and off the mat this entire season!"We would not be able to do ihis withoutlite help of the team of parents that standbehind the cheerleaders." reflects Ms.Kolodny. .

The ,1V Team placed fourth at Regional*and received a hid to Nationals as well.They placed fifth at Holy Trinity and alsowon the Sportsmanship Award at the LongIsland Championships. The lean) hail agood showing al Nationals and first yearcoach Nicole Huber. a Freeporl cheei lead-ing alumna, was very happy with .herteam's performances all year.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: SOUTHSIDE MORTGAGE, LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary x>f State of New York (SSNY) oh12/30/04-. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been-designated as agenfof the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. SSNYshall mail a copy of process to the LLC; 55 BaylisRoad. Rockville Centre. New -York 11570.Purpose: For any lawful purpose. -Fl #844 fix 1/9fl 77-7/3 in 17 ?4NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-NY NAME- PM3, LLC. Articles of Organization werefiled with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)on 12/30/04. Office location: Nassau County, SSNYhas been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be serviced, SSNYshall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o MarciaHottmaa 311 Branch Avenue, Freeport, New York11520. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL 854 6T 1/20, 27, 2/3, 10, 17, 24

Notice of Formation of GWS ManagementServices Group, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec'y ofState (SSNY) 11/18/04. Office location: NassauCounty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC uponwhom process may be served. SSNY shall mailcopy of process:-958 Church St., Baldwin, NY115TO. Purpose: any lawful purpose.FL#8576x 1/20, 27. 2/3. 10. 17. 24NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: DBCA. LLC. Articles ofOrganization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on 1/13/05. The latestdate of dissolution is 12/31/2105. Office loca-tion: Nassau County. SSNY has been designatedas agent of the LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copyof process to the LLC, 255 Merrick Road,Rockville Centre, New York 11570. Purpose: Forany lawful purpose. -FL# 858 6x 1/20, 27. 2/3. 10. 17. 24

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SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU -OPTION ONE-MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, AGAINST ERNESTR. POPE SR., ET. AL, Defendants). Pursuant to ajudgment of foreclosure and sale duly dated12/9/2004, -I, the undersigned Referee will sell atpublic auction at the North Front-Steps of theNassau County Courthouse, 262 Old Country Rd.,Village of Mineola, New York, on 3/3/2005 at 11:30AM, premises known as 45 Jefferson Avenue,Hempstead, NY 11575. All that certain plot piece or -parcel of land, with the buildings' and improve-ments thereon erected, situate, lying and being inthe Town of Hempstead. County of Nassau andState of New York, Section, Block and Lot: 55-307-1411 & 14)2. Approximate amount of lien$143,410.87 plus interest and costs. Premises will besold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index#9258/04. John C. Deleonardis Esq., Referee,STEVEN J. BAUM, RC, Attorney for Plaintiff RO. Box

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NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC., Pltf. .vs. ANTHONY E. MUGNO, et al, Defts. Index#01 1635/04. Pursuant to judgment of foreclo-sure and sale entered. Dec. 14, 2004, I will sell atpublic auction on the north front steps of theNassau County Courthouse, 262 Old CountryRd., Mineola, NY on Mar. 7. 2005'at 9:30 a.m.prem. k/a 308 Bedell St., Freeport, NY. Said prop-erty located on the westerly side of Bedell St.,480 ft. southerly from the corner formed by theintersection of the westerly side of Bedell St. andthe southerly side of Carman St., 'being a plot100 ft. x 60 ft. Approx. amt. of Judgment is$181,434.64 plus costs and interest. Sold subjectto terms and conditions of filed judgment andterms of sale. MATTHEW TEDONE, Referee: BERK- -MAN, HENOCH, PETERSON & PEDDY, PC, Att.ys.for Pltf., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City; NY.#62379FL #874P 4x 2/3. 10. 17. 24 _

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY.. U.S: BANKNATIONAL ASSOCIATION TR U/A DTD 06/01/99(EQCC HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1999-2), Pltf.vs. IRIS BALRAM, INC., et al, Defts. Index #00-15327. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure andsale dated Nov. 30, 2001, 1 will sell at public auc-tion at the north steps of Supreme Court, NassauCounty, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola. NY onMar. 7, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. prem. k/a 326 WestLena Ave., Freeport, NY. Said property locatedon the Northerly side of West Lena Ave., 46.93 ft.easterly from the extreme easterly end of thearc of a curve connecting the northerly side ofWest Lena Ave. with the northeasterly side ofBayview Ave., being a plot 100 ft. x 77.18 ft. x118.21 ft. x 75 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is$243,368.47 plus costs and interest. Sold subjectto terms and conditions of filed judgment andterms of sale. JOHN F. PRINCIPE, Referee. THELAW OFFICES OF ALAN WEINREB, Attys. for Pltf.,475 Sunrise Hwy, West Babylon, NY. #62380R fffl7.SP^v7/^ in 17 74

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY

NEW -ENGLAND PROP.. LLC., Plaintiff® vs.ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERAN AFFAIRS,Defendant(s)Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s): Rosicki, Rosicki &Associates, P.C., Main Office: One Old CountryRoad, Suite 200, Carle Place, New York 11514(516)741-2585Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and saleentered herein on or "about August 31; 2004, Iwill sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder atThe North Front Steps of the Nassau CountyCourt House, 262 Old Country Road, Mineola.New York 11501.On March 2, 2005 at 9:30 AMPremises known as 85- Hudson Avenue,Roosevelt, New York, 1 1575Section: 55 Block: 410 Lot: 0153As more particularly described in the judgmentof foreclosure and sale.Sold subject to all of the terms and conditionscontained in said judgment and terms of sale.Approximate amount of judgment $20,566.42plus interest and costs.INDEX No. 18458/03Jeffrey Lance Stadler, Esq., REFEREER in 17 7/1

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAUINDEX* 15499/03 FILED: 10/14/03SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICEPlaintiff designates Nassau County as the placeof trial. Venue is based upon the County in.which the mortgage premises is situated.OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION.Plaintiff against BERNICE MOORE; if he/she beliving, and if he/she dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors.administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees.assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors ininterest, and generally all persons having orclaiming under, by or through said Defendantwho may be deceased, by purchase, inheri-tance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interestin and to the real property described in thecomplaint; GARLAND MOORE SIB MORTGAGECORP.; SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANY; THE UNIT-ED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SER-VICE: NEW YORK STATE COMMISSIONER OF TAX-ATION AND FINANCE; Defendant®, TO THEABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBYSUMMONED to answer the complaint in theabove entitled action and to serve a copy ofyour Answer on the plaintiff's attorney withintwenty (20) days after the service of thisSummons, exclusive of the day of service, orwithin thirty (30) days after completion of ser-vice where service is made in any other mannerthan by personal delivery within the State. TheUnited States of America, if designated as adefendant in this action, may answer or appearwithin sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case ofyour failure to appear or answer, judgment willbe taken against you be default for the reliefdemanded in the Complaint. In the event thatthere is a deficiency in the sale proceeds, adeficiency judgment may be entered againstyou.NOTICE AND OBJECT OF ACTION: THE OBJECTOF THE ABOVE ACTION is to foreclose a mort-

gage recorded in Nassau County Clerk's office,on 6/14/02, in LIBER 22482 of Mortgages, atPAGE 180, -et seq. The said Mortgage wasassigned by MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS-TRATION SYSTEMS. INC., AS NOMINEE FOR SIBMORTGAGE CORP., to OPTION ONE MORT-GAGE CORPORATION by Assignment to berecorded. Subordinate Mortgagee by virtue ofa-Mortgage recorded on 6/14/02 in Liber 22482at Page 203.The foregoing summons is served upon you bypublication pursuant to an order of the Hon.Anotonia- I. Brandveen, .a Justice of theSupreme Court of the State of New York, dated1/4/2005 and filed along with the supportingpapers in the Nassau County Clerk's Office. ALLthat certain plot, piece or parcel of land, withthe buildings and improvements thereon erect-ed, situate, lying and being in Roosevelt Countyof Nassau, State of New York, SEC 36.0, BLOCK522, LOT.5.0 said premises known a s - 4 1Westbrook Lane,'Roosevelt, NY 11575Fein, Such & Crane, LLP,. Attorneys for thePlaintiff. 747 Chestnut Ridge Road, Suite 200,Chestnut Ridge. New York 10977-6218 (845) 371-4700 Our file no. ALNY 001 JRFl #8774x7/3. 10. 17. 74

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUPNC MORTGAGE CORP. OF AMERICA.

Plaintiff.AgainstCEPHAS V. WARD; MARIA WARD,

Defendant(s)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 2/23/2001 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NorthFront Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY on 3/3/2005 .at 9:30 AM premises known as385 Sigmond St., Freeport, NY 11520ALL the certain plot piece or parcel of land, withthe buildings and improvements thereon erect-ed, situate, lying and being in the IncorporatedVillage of Freeport. County of Nassau and Stateof New YorkSection 54 Block 206 Lot 726-729 Approximateamount of lien $196,246.06 plus interest andcosts. Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment lndex# 031863/99ANTHONY PUCCIO. Esq., Referee.Shapiro and DiCaro250 Mile Crossing Blvd., Suite One, Rochester, NY14624Dated: 1/25/2005 File#: 04-51013rjvrFl #87fl 4x2/3. 10. 17. 24 I

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY, ASTORIAFEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION vs.

-GREAT- LOCATIONS, INC.,- et al. elefts. Index No.5162/04. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosureand Sale entered November 12, 2004, I will sellat public auction to the highest bidder on thenorth front steps of the County Court House,262 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY on March16, 2005 at 9:30 am, the premises described asfollows: BEGINNING .at a point on the northerlyside of Brooklyn Avenue distant 84.44 feet west-erly from the corner formed by the intersectionof the northerly side of Brooklyn Avenue and thewesterly side of North Main Street, being a plot31 ft x 116.08 ft x 30.99 ft x 8,03 ft x 98.16 ft. Saidpremises being more accurately described inthe Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale. Approx.Judgment amt: $315.991.66 plus interest.Subject to terms and conditions of fled judg-ment. Premises k/a 10-12 Brooklyn Avenue,Freeport. NY.dated: February 4, 2005 RENEE G.MAYER, Referee. THOMAS & GRAHAM IP.Plaintiff's attorneys, #622455FL flflS AF, 7/lfl 17 74 3/3

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCI-ATES.HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. FINAL COLTER, etal, Defts. Index #04-010945. Pursuant to judg-ment of foreclosure and sale dated Jan. 18,2005. I will sell at public auction on the northfront steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Rd.. Mineola NY on Mar. 17,2005 at 8:45 a.m. prem. k/a Section 55, Block280. Lot 26-28. Sold subject to terms and condi-tions of filed judgment and terms of sale.MICHAEL LANGER. REFEREE. LEVY & LEVY, Attys.for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #62474FL#892P4x2/17. 24, 3/3. 10

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FV-1, INC., Plaintiff(s) vs. JOHN H. MOORE. JR.; etal. Defendant®Attorney® for Plaintiff®; Rosicki, Rosicki &Associates. P.C., 152 Islip Avenue, Suite 18. Islip,New York 11751 (631) 224-4678.Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale-entered herein on or about September 30. 2004,I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidderat North front steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, .262 Old Country Road. Mineola.New York 11501.On March 21, 2005 at 9:00 AMPremises known as 180 Randall Avenue,Freeport, New York 11520ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, sit-uate, lying and being in the IncorporatedVillage of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County "of Nassau and State of New YorkSection: 54 Block: 63 Lot: 11As more particularly described in the judgmentof foreclosure and sale.Sold subject to all of the terms and conditionscontained in said judgment and terms of sale.Approximate amount of judgment $318.841.25

plus interest and costs.INDEX NO. 3626/04 'Lisa Siano, Esq., REFEREEFL #893 4x2/17. 24. 3/3. 10Notice- of Formation of Limited LiabilityPartnership (LLP). SOUTH NASSAU INTERNAL MED-ICINE ASSOCIATES - Drs. Ostuni, Smar, Caso &Coletta, LLP. Certificate of Registration filed withthe Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on1/19/05. N.Y. Office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as an agent uponwhom process against it may be served. ThePost Office address to which the SSNY shall maila copy of any process against the LLP servedupon him/her.is C/O the LLP, 155 West MerrickRoad. Freeport, New York, 11520. Purpose/char-acter of LLP: Practice of Medicine.FL#894rtx 2/17. 24.-3/3. 10. 17. 24

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MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYS-TEMS, INC AS NOMINEE FOR HOMECOMINGFINANCIAL NETWORKPlaintiff(s)vs LEHAHMEN EL A/K/A GWENDOLYN PRUITT, JR.A/K/A LYNN PRUITT; et al Defendant(s)Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s): Rosicki. Rosicki &Associates P.C., 152 Islip Avenue. Suite 18, Islip,New York 11751 (631)'224-4678Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and saleentered herein on or about August 25 2004,1 willsell at Public Auction to the highest bidder atNorth front steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Road, Mineola,,NewYork 11501. . .On March 23, 2005 at 9:00 AMPremises known as 186 E. Pennywood Avenue,Roosevelt, New York 11575ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of landwith the buildings and improvements thereonerected situate lying and being at Roosevelt(unincorporated) in the Town of HempsteadCounty of Nassau and State of New York knownand designated as and by Lot No. 13 in Block513 on a certain map entitled, "Map of HauschManor, Sec. 3, situate at Roosevelt Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau, New York,made by J.J. Bohn. L.L.S." and filed in the Officeof the Clerk of the County of Nassau onNovember 9, 1954 as Map No.'6288.Section: 55 Block 513 Lot: 13 As more particular-ly described in the judgment of foreclosure andsale. Sold subject to all of the terms and condi-tions contained in said judgment and terms ofsale Approximate amount of judgment$292,270.09 plus interest and costs.INDEX NO. 03-013542Terence Elliot, Esq. REFEREEFL #897 45 2/17. 74. 3/3. 10

- SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAURefiled 2/9/05Filed: 8/19/04Index #04-11346Plaintiff designates NASSAU County as place oftrial. Venue is based upon County in whichpremises are being situateSUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ACTION,TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGEALASKA SEABOARD PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNER-

SHIP. Plaintiff,

-against-THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW, NEXT-OF-KIN, DIS-TRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS. ADMINISTRATORS.TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES,LIENORS, CREDITORS AND SUCCESSORS IN INTER-EST, AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING ORCLAIMING UNDER BY OR THROUGH THE DECE-DENT KING SIMS, JR.. BY PURCHASE INHERI-TANCE, UEN OR OTHERWISE ANY RIGHT TITLE ORINTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED INTHE COMPLAINT HEREIN; TAMMY L. KELLSERF/K/A TAMMY L. SIMS; WAYNE FUEL SERVICESCORP.; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXA-TION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;SARAH SIMS TAMMY SIMS; EMILY SIMS; DALESIMS; OLA SIMS; "JOHN DOE #1 through 'JOHNDOE #10 inclusive, the names of the ten lastname defendants being fictitious, real namesunknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intendedbeing persons or corporations having an interestin. or tenants or persons in possession of, portionsof the mortgaged premises described in thecomplaint,

. Defendants.TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS;

"YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer thecomplaint in this action and to serve a copy ofyour Answer; or. if the complaint is not servedwith this Summons, to serve a Notice ofAppearance upon the Plaintiffs Attorney, withintwenty (20) days after the service of this sum-mons, exclusive of the date of service or withinthirty (30) days after the service is complete ifthis summons is not personally delivered to youwithin the state of New York, If you fail to soappear or answer, judgment will be takenagainst you by default for the relief demandedin the Complaint.DATED: Tarrytown. New York

February 4 2005Richard F. Komosinski

Law Office ofKnuckles & Komosinski, P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiff220 White Plains Road, 6th Floor .

Tarrytown, New York 10591(914)220-0155

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANYINFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT

PURPOSE"NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: ALASKA SEABOARDPARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP IS FORECLOSINGAGAINST THE OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. IF YOULIVE HERE. THIS LAWSUIT MAY RESULT IN YOUREVICTION. YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT ALAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS AND POSSIBLEDEFENSES YOU MAY HAVE.TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The fore-going summons is served upon you by publica-tion pursuant to an Order of the Hon. RobertRoberto. Jr., a Justice of the Supreme Court,Nassau County, dated Dec, 6, 2004 and filedwith the complaint and other papers in theNassau County Clerk's Office, Mineola, NY.NOTICE OF 'OBJECT OF ACTION AND RELIEFSOUGHT:THE OBJECT of the above entitled action is toforeclose a mortgage to secure $47,000.00, plusinterest, recorded in the Office of the CountyClerk/City Register of the County of Nassau onOctober 20. 1997 in Liber/Reel 18195. ofMortgages at Page 469 covering premisesdescribed as follows: '.

84 Overton Street, Freeport. New Yorkbeing a plot 50 ft. x 100ft

The relief sought in the within action is final judg-ment directing the sale of the premisesdescribed herein above to satisfy the debtsecured by the mortgage described above,the Plaintiff makes no personal claim againstany Defendants in this action.Dated: Feb. 11. 2005. KNUCKLES & KOMOSINSKI.P.C.. Attys for Pltf. #62510FL#8984t2/17. 24, 3/3,10Notice of Formation of Earth Realty LLC. Art. ofOrg. filed Sec'y of State (SSNY) 1/26/05. Officelocation: Nassau County. SSNY designated asagent of LLC upon whom process may beserved. SSNY shall mail copy of process: 983Atlantic Ave., Baldwin, NY 11510. Purpose: anylawful purpose. Latest date 1/31/2103.Fl flR90 AY 7/17 74 3/3 10 17 74NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OFAPPEALSPursuant to the provisions of Article 27 Section 269 ofthe Building Zone Ordinance. NOTICE is herebygiven that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town ofHempstead will hold a public hearing in the TownMeeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One WashingtonStreet, Hempstead, New York on 3/2/2005 at 9:30A.M. & 2:00 RM. to consider the following applica-tions and appeals:THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT

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164/05. EAST MEADOW - Zohra Mubashir, Renewal ofgrant to maintain 5' high brick & concrete blockfence with iron gates.,W/s Merrick Ave., 297.92' N/oNo. Jerusalem Ave., a/k/a 910 Merrick Ave.

• 165/05. BALDWIN - Shi-Wei Shei Renewal of grant tomaintain 2-family dwelling...E/s Harrison Ave.,749.94' S/c Sunrise Hwy., a/k/a 2327 Harrison Ave.166/05. BELLMORE -Gilbert J. Celli, Renewal of grantto maintain 2-family dwelling.,N/s Lincoln St., 205'W/o Bellmore Ave., a/k/a 2361 Lincoln St.167/05. BALDWIN - Paul Si-Kathleen Morroni, Renewalof grant to maintain 2-family dwelling.,S/s MadisonAve., 295' E/o Dartmouth St., a/k/a 554 Madison Ave.168/05. WEST HEMPSTEAD -Henry Maringo, Renewalof grant to maintain 2-family dwelling.,S/s Ivy St., 540'E/o Maplewood St., a/k/a 225 Ivy St.169/05. - 170/05. LEVITTOWN-Adela Lutz,Variance,side yards aggregate, construct 2 story additionattached to dwelling; Mother/Daughter res. (2ndkitchen].,W/s Border La. 120' S/o Summit La., a/k/a 8Border La. (Negative Declaration issued underS.E.Q.R.)171/05. - 174/05. LEWTOWN -Ronald R & CynthiaMazzie, Variances, lot area occupied, front yardaverage setback, maintain 1 -story addition, roofedover open porch & screened porch all attached todwelling; Variances, lot area occupied, side yard,side yards aggregate, maintain 2nd story wooddeck attached to dwelling;. Variances, lot areaoccupied, maintain gazebo higher than permittedwith less than required rear & side yard setbacks;Maintain hot tub with less than required rear & sideyard setbacks., Sl/s Glade La., 459' E/o Cord La.,a/k/a 24 Glade La.175/05. - 176/05. NR WESTBURY -Edgar M. Resende& Maria M. PinhoResende, Variances, rear yard, frontyard setback on Mirabelle Ave., construct portico &2nd story to dwelling & garage; Maintain 6' highfence.,N/W cor. Mirabelle Ave. & Lindy Rd., a/k/a979 Mirabelle Ave.177/05. INWOOD-Angel Enterprises, Inc. of L.L.usepremises for warehouse (special exception).,W/sLawrence Ave,, 417.10' S/o Mott Ave., a/k/d 75Lawrence Ave. (Negative Declaration Issued underS.E.Q.R.)178/05. OCEANSIDE - Paramount ConstructionCorp., Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area, frontwidth, lot area occupied, construct dwelling withgarage.,E/s Royal Ave.. 40' S/o Anchor Ave.179/05. -180/05. SEAFORD -Doris Eich, Variance rearyard, maintain wood deck attached to dwelling;Maintain shed higher1 & larger than permitted, withmore than required side & rear yard.,N/W cor. KeilyDr, & Roth Rd., q/k/a 3857 Keily Dr.181 /05. EAST MEADOW - Amy Sidney, Install pool notpermitted in side yard & 51 high fence larger thanpool installation area.,N/s Tyler Ave., 140.93' W/oMerrick Ave., a/k/a 1547 Tyler Aye.182/05. MERRICK -Stanley & Sarita Fish, Variance,rear yqrd, construct 2-story addition to dwelling.,E/sFox Blvd., 160' S/o Gables Ave., a/k/a 69 Fox Blvd.183/05. POINT LOOKOUT - Richard Zuckerman, Installpool & 6' high fence not permitted in front yard set-back on Hewlett Ave.,E/s Glenwood Ave., 130' N/o

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Beech St. running thru to Hewlett Ave., q/k/a 94Gtenwood Ave.THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT

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184/05. MERRICK -Kenneth & Lisa Drewes. Variance,rear yard, .construct 1 -story addition attached todwelling.,E/s Lednam a., 307.6' E/o MeadowbrookRd., a/k/a 1265 Lednam a.185/05. FRANKLIN SQUARE -Raymond P. & Lois AnnHeron, Variances, lot area occupied, side yardsaggregate, construct roofed over patio & enclosedporch both attached to dwelling.,E/s Robert Ave.,469. 1 4' S/o Forte Blvd., a/k/a 469 Robert Ave.186/05. NR WESTBURY -Robert Anzelone & LucyGundakian, Mother/Daughter Res. (2nd kitchen)., E/sMellow La., 855.57' S/o Melody La., q/k/a 43 MellowLa. [Negative Declaration issued under S.E.Q.R.)187/05. ELMONT - Kauser P. & Mohammad R. Wafa,Mother/Daughter Res. (2nd kitchen).,W/s CameronSt., 91.86' S/o "B" St.(running thru to Oakley Ave.),a/k/a 464 Cameron St. (Negative Declaration issuedunder S.E.Q.R.)188/05. NR EAST ROCKAWAY -Michael T. Matthews,Variances, lot area occupied, front yard setback onSeventh Ave. rear yard, construct 2nd story todwelling., S/E cor. Seventh Ave. & John St., a/k/q 19Seventh Ave.189/05. BELLMORE - Craig & Lauren Rallo, Variance,front yard average setback, construct additionattached to dwelling.,N/s Phillip Ct., 90' E/o LegionSt., q/k/a 2549 Phillip Ct. "190/05. ROOSEVELT -Frank & Vivian Prato, Variances,subdivision of lot, lot area, front width at street & set-back line, side yard, side yards aggregate, maintaindwelling on a lesser lot.,S/s W. Clinton Ave./ 100' W/oPennsylvania Ave., q/k/a 75 W. Clinton Ave.191/05. ROOSEVELT -Frank & Vivian Prato, Variances,subdivision of lot, lot area, front width at street & set-back line, construct dwelling- with garage.,S/s W. •Clinton Ave., 1 40' W/o Pennsylvania Ave.192/05. WANTAGH - Copland Homes, Inc.,Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area, front width atstreet & setback line, construct .dwelling withgarqge.,W/S Beech St., 1 75' S/o Waters Ave.193/05. WANTAGH - Copland Homes, Inc.,Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area, front width atstreet & setback line, construct dwelling withgardge.,W/s Beech St., 225' S/o Waters Ave.RE-ADVERTISEMENT: 2:00 KM.21/05. HEWLETT -Edward Gates, Variances, lot areaoccupied/ side yard, rear yard, construct 2nd storyaddition to dwelling.,N/s Nelson Ct., 131.15' E/sStevenson Rd., a/k/a 1616 Nelson Ct.ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING AREAVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OFAPPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMP-STEAD, NY 1 1 550.Interested parties may appear at the above timeand place. At the call of the Chairman, the Boardwill consider the Decision and Reserve Decisjon cal:endar. ' ." '• - ' i' ; » : « • • > -;

By order of the Board of Appeals,Gerald G. Wright, Chairman

.: Joseph F. Pellegrini, Secretaryto the Board of Appeals

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED ' LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: TK LANDSCAPING, LLC.Articles of Organization were .filed with the,Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on02/0.9/05. the latest date of dissolution is12/31/2104. Office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLCupon whom process against it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 98Jackson Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York1 1570. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

FL0901 6y ?/24 3/3 in 17 24 31NOTICE PROVIDING FOR EARLY PUBLIC REVIEWNassau County Department of EconomicDevelopmentOffice of Housing and Intergovernmental Affairs400 County Seat DriveMineola. New York 11501Kevin Crean. Technical Director, TelephoneNumber 516-571-0394Certifying Officer: Thomas Suozzi, NassauCounty ExecutiveTO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS, ANDPERSONS:This is to give notice that the Nassau CountyOffice of Housing and Intergovernmental Affairswill be submitting an application to theDepartment of Housing' and UrbanDevelopment's (HUD) for CommunityDevelopment Block Grant (CDBG) funding forthe activity described below.This notice is required by Section 2(a)(4) ofExecutive Order 11988 for FloodplainManagement, and by Section 2(b) of ExecutiveOrder 11990 for the Protection of Wetlands, andis implemented by HUD Regulations found at 24CFR 55.20(b) for the HUD action that is withinand/or affects a floodplain or wetland.The proposed project that is located in thefloodplain is known as FR30-05 - Freeport -Rehabilitation - Single Family. The proposedactivity will involve necessary improvementsand the elimination of code violations such asthe replacement of windows, doors, roof, boilersand siding. Locations for this project include: 28Polk Street and 47 Hubbard Avenue, all inFreeport, New York. Total .funding for this activityat these and other sites is S175,000.Additional information regarding this proposal ison file at the Nassau County Office of Housingand Intergovernmental Affairs, 400 County SeatDrive, Mineola, New York 11501, and is availablefor public examination and copying during nor-mal working hours (9:00 AM to 4:45 PM) Mondaythrough Friday. A nominal fee may be requiredif copying is requested. Written commentsshould be submitted by Saturday March 26,2005(30 days after publication of this notice) to:

Mr. Kevin Crean, Technical DirectorNassau County Office of Housing and

Intergovernmental Affairs-- - ^ • •400 County Seat Drive , "- '•

Mineola, New York" 11501-:-FL #902 2/24 : -.-.• " :

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. THE VILLAGEOF FREEPORT, .Pltf. vs. HARVEY WEISSMAN D/B/AMICRO LEASING, et al, Defts.,Index #2151/04.Pursuant .to judgment of foreclosure arid ".saleentered Sept. 27, 2004, I will sell at public auc-'tion on :the north front step's of the NassauCounty Courthouse, 262 Old Country Rd.,Mineola, NY on Mar. 24. 2004 at 9:45 a.m. prem.

• -k/a 40-42 Smith Street, Freeport, NY. Said prop-erty Icoated on the northerly side of Smith St.,165.73 ft. easterly when measured along thenortherly side of Smith St., from the cornerformed by the intersection of the northerly sideof Smith St. and the easterly side of Church St.being a plot 106.3 ft. x 74 ft. x 62 ft. x 62 ft.Approx. amt. of judgment is S2;282.92 plus costs .and Interest. Sold subject to terms and condi-tions of filed judgment and terms of sale. LOUISJ. MILONE, Referee. BERKMAN, HENOCH. PETER-SON & PEDDY, PC, Attys. for Pltf., 100 GardenCity Plaza, Garden City, NY. #62538FL #903P 4* 2/24. 3/3. 10. 17

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- HATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, AGAINSTMARY MCDANIEL, ET. AL., Defendants). Pursuant to a

judgment of foreclosure and sole duly ddted10/19/2004, I, the undersigned Referee will sell atpublic;-auction at the North Front Steps of theNassaii County Courthouse, 262 Old Country Rd..Village of Mineola, New York, on 3/28/2005 at 10:00AM, premises known as 86 Branch Avenue, Freeport,NY 1 lfe20. All that certain plot piece or parcel otland, with the buildings qnd improvements thereonerectecl, situate, lying and being In the Village ofFreeport, County of Nassau and State of New York,Section, Block and Lot: 62-143-55. Approximateamoupt of lien $159,672.43 plus interest and costs.Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filedJudgment Index #7802/04. Paul W. Roussillon, Esq.,Referefe,STEVEN J, BAUM, PC., Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box1291. Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 Dated: 2/16/2005FL904;4T:.2/24, 3/3, 10, 17 ;

THE FRIENDSHIP GROUP, LLCNotice':of ' formation of Limited LiabilityCompany ("LLC"). Articles of Organization filedwith Secretary of State of New York-('SSNY') on2/1/2Q06. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas bfeen designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. Thepost office address to which the SSNY shall maila copy of any process served upon him/her is:Michael. L. Weinstein & Associates, LLP, 445Broad Hollow Road, Suite 204, Melville. New York11747-4787. Latest date-to dissolve: 12/31/2055.Purpose of LLC: To engage in any lawful act oractivity.FL#9056x 2/24. 3/3. 10. 17. 24. 31NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: MESEREAU . COURT LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on02/15^05. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. SSNYshall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/oAleksandr Levin, 424 Woodmere Boulevard,Woodmere, New York 11598. Purpose: For anylawful purpose.•FL #90iS 6x 2/24. 3/3. 10. 17. 24. 31SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUCITYSCAPE CORP.,

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Defendants)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 2/28/2001 I, the. undersigned-Referee will sell at public auction at the NorthFront Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse.262 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY on3/24/2005 at 10:00 AM premises known as129 Grand Ave., Freeport, NYALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate/lying and being in the Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew York v • ,: - - ; - , . . ' . •.- •Section 55 Block 245 Lot 5-7. Approximateamount of lien $135,179.83 plus interest andcosts.; Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment lndex# 2000-006420STEVEN LEVENTHAL, Esq., Referee. •Jordan S. Katz, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 585Stewart Avenue, Suite L-70, Garden City, NewYork 111 530Dated: 2/7/2005 File#: Jsk 1242 jvrFl<on7 4x?/94 3/3 in 17NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: ISLAND PARK ENTERPRISES,LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on02/03/05. The latest date of dissolution is12/31/2050. Office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC

upon whom process against It may be served.SSNY shall mail 'a copy of process to the LLC.2680 Remsen Street, Baldwin, New York 11510.Purpose: For any lawful purpose. • :Fl aon«ftv7/94 3/3 in 17 ?4.31

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. THE VILLAGEOF FREEPORT, Pltf. vs. CHENONCEAUX PROPER-TIES CORP.. et al. Defts. Index #2036/04.Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and saleentered Sept. 17. 2004. I will sell at public auc-tion on the north front steps of the NassauCounty Courthouse, 262 Old Country Rd.,Mineola. NY on Mar. 31. 2005 at 9:00 a.m. prem.k/a 209 Sportsman Ave., Freeport. NY a/k/aSection 62, Block 89, Lot 230. as shown on theNassau County Land and Tax Map. Approx.amt. of judgment is $1007.43. plus costs andinterest. Sold subject to terms and conditions offiled judgment and terms of sale. ANTHONYCINCOTTA, Referee. BERKMAN, HENOCH, PETER-SON & PEDDY, PC. Attys. for Pltf.. 100 GardenCity Plaza, Garden CityrNY. #62554FL#909p 4x2/74.3/3 10. 17NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a license number1159822 for an eating place beer license hasbeen applied for by the undersigned to -sellbeer at retail in an eating place under theAlcohol Beverage Control Law at, CENTROAMERICA DELI CORP.. 129 SOUTH MAIN STREET.FREEPORT; N.Y. 11520 for on premises consump-tion.FL #9102x2/24. 3/3

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. THE VILLAGEOF FREEPORT, Pltf. vs. STEPHEN GERZOF ASEXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF JULIUS M. GERZOF,et al. Defts. Index #2043/04. Pursuant to judg-ment of foreclosure and sale entered Dec. 30,2004, I will sell at public auction on the northfront steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Rd., Mineola. NY on Mar. 31,2005 at 9:15 a.m. prem. k/a 71 -73 North Main St.,Fre'eport, NY a/k/a Section 55. Block 264 and Lot49 as shown.on the Nassau County Land andTax Map. Approx. amt. of judgment is $60.519.89plus costs and interest. Sold subject to termsand conditions of filed judgment and terms ofsale and the right of the United States ofAmerica to redeem within 120 days from thedate of sale as provided by law. GABRIEL SAUGKOHN, Referee. BERKMAN. HENOCH.̂ PETERSON& PEDDY. PC. Attys. for Pltf.. 100 Garden. CityPlaza, Garden City, NY. #62555 ' ' ' • • -FI#911P4x2/24 3/3. 10 17 . ! 'NOTICE OF FORMATION OF REGISTERED LIMITEDLIABILITY PARTNERSHIP. NAME: BRINSTER &BERGMAN. LLP. Certificate of' LimitedPartnership was filed wrthitheSecretary-of Stater.'•-of New York (SSNY) on 12/05/01. Office location:Nassau County. SSNY has been designated asagent of the LLP upon whom process against itmay be served. SSNY shall maij a copy of, ,process to the LLP. 100 Merrick Road, Suite 320, -Rockville Centre, New York 11570. Purpose: Forthe practice of the profession of certified PublicAccountancy.FL#9\26x2/24. 3/3. 10 17. 24. 31-NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: B &-B CONSULTING SERVICES,LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on01/19/01. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. SSNYshall mail a copy of process to the LLC. 100Merrick Road, Suite 320E, Rockville Centre, NewYork 11570. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL#913 6x 2/24, 3/3, 10. 17, 24, 31

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"A resounding number of residentsagree that Freeport needs a changefrom the current administration, ' ' saysmayoral candidate Tom Ferber."People are tired of paying huge taxbills without seeing more services fortheir money."

Mr. Ferber and Pete Norris say theyare getting facts about the Village intothe hands of voters .so people, canmake an educated choice about whoto vote for. They have been meetingresidents and discussing issues facingthe village.

Mr. Ferber said "when Pete Norrisand L decided we were going to runfor elected positions in the village itwas important to us that we fundedthe campaign from our own pockets.We have yet to accept a single dollartowards our campaign and we believeit helps us remain objective. Whileother candidates have fund-raisersand candidate nights where you need-to pay at the door, we'll be in thecommunity meeting people withoutour hands out looking for donations."Mr. Ferber adds that "the residents ofour vil lage have already paidenough."

Mr. Ferber says that support for hiscampaign is growing daily. He thanksthe tireless efforts from volunteershelping to gel the facts out. The sta-tistics from his..website www.loyalci-tizens.com'shbw that people are read-ing the facts about the village andlearning that there are other choicesbesides the current administration.

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The Robbery Squad reports anattempted bank robbery that occurredin Baldwin on February 17 at 11:46a.m. and a bank robbery that occurredin Valley Stream at 12:30 p.m.

According .to detectives, a manentered the Bank of America, GrandAvenue. Baldwin, and was at thecourtesy desk when he was spotted bya uniformed securi ty guard whothought he looked suspicious. Whenthe man then left the bank he droppeda handgun in the ATM vestibule. Hepicked up the gun and Hod on foot.

At 12:30 p.m. it is believed the sameman entered the HSBC Bank. SunriseHighway, Valley Stream, waited onl ine and presented a demand note tothe teller. The man then displayed ahandgun. He fled on fool through thefront doors w i t h an undisclosedamount of currency.

The robber is described as black.5'10" to 6". medium build, in his 3()s.wearing a dark jacket over a hoodedsweatshirt, and a large floppy mul t i -colored kn i t hat, He was armed with asmall 'automatic handgun. There werefive customers and 12 employees inthe bank. There were no injuries.

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There was a seven percent increase- from 69 percent to 76 percent - inthe number of students graduatingwith Regents diplomas. This is partic-ularly impressive since most trackinghas been eliminated and virtually allstudents are now required to lakemore rigorous Regents courses.

From the class of 2004. 93 percentwere-accepted to college and 14 per- '•cent received Regents diplomas with .honors, In advanced, placement test-ing. 43 students were designated APscholars; eight were AP Scholars withhonor and seven were AP scholars .with distinction. .

For the'Tirst I'i'me,'the full value ofinformation gleaned from the dis-trict's use of the Data Warehouse wasevident. Access to this informationmakes it possible for the district toanalyze (he performance of each slu-•'tleril on each item oh a test as well asthe district's performance. It alsoallows the district to compare itsresults to the 18 other districts whichuse the system. Most importantly, i'tmakes it possible for the district totrack students over time and compareresults and progress longitudinally,through a student's academic career.

The district'compared the results ofover 300 students who took bothfourth grade and eighth grade tests inBaldwin. Fourth and eighth gradeEnglish Language Arts tests and mathtests .are graded on a scale of one tofour, with one being the lowest.

The district is now able to see howstudents at each of these levels scoredin holh. years. Of 12 students whotook the fourth grade EL A test in andscored at Level I. only one studentremained at that level by grade eight.Of 83 students at Level 2 in fourthgrade, five slipped to Level I. 63stayed at level 2. and 15 moved iolevel 3.

However, of the 1 1 students whoscored at Level I on the eighth gradeELA in 2001. only 2 failed to pass the2004 English Regents, an indicatorthat the ELA tests are not necessarilyan accurate predictor of final success.Board member Mary Jo O'Hgannoted. "We all get crazed by middleschool testing. Obviously it's not agreat predictor."

In math. 14 students slipped from

Level 2 in fourth grade to Level I ineighth grade between 2000 and 2004.a concern that has resulted in an itemby item analysis of (he test, lookingfor reasons for (he disparity.

Other testing results show (he dis-trict more than meeting goals in sta-tistics that reflect complicated formu-las. The Baldwin Performance Indexfor a category called "AnnualMeasureable Objectives" (AMO)shows that the district exceeded thestale AMO.

Other accountability areas showsimilar accomplishments. Mr.Roccoforte noted that a clerical errorin not including some special educa-tion students who take classes ouf'ofthe district resulted in their not report-ing the full number who were tested.This caused them to fall below the 95percent test ing requirement. Thaierror has been corrected.

Other data showed the full range ofstudent participation in music, visualarts, and athletics, reflecting the com-prehensive nature of the district'sofferings to students.

Mr. Roccorforle said that the dis-trict is "very involved in using data'toinform our instructional program."With detailed data analysis, the dis-trict is able to remediate individualchildren, which is the real purpose ofthe testing and also fine tune the cur-riculum.

In other comments. Ms. O'Haganreported on her lobbying in.Washington. D.C. noting that with"No Child Left Beh'rnd legislation, thefederal government is more invo lvedin education than in the past.'" She dif-ferentiated between the terms"authorize" and "appropriate." notingthat Congress tloes not actually appro-priate ail I aheAtmHj.icsiijVvhiclji U.Jjasauthorized as necessary for imple-menting legislation.

Board member B.A. Schoen spokeof ongoing litigation regarding theCampaign for Fiscal Equity's lawsuitand judicial decisions which woulddirect an additional $16 billiontoward city schools.

Board President .lames Scannedreported on (he status of the search fora new superintendent of schools whowill replace Dr. Kalhy Weiss, who isretiring.

The deadline for applications isFebruary .18. but the search firm hasalready received/'an adequate pool"of applicants. Some have already spo-ken to the consultants who have been"pleased and impressed with severalconversations." After March 16. theboard will begin to meet with appli-cants. After extensive interviews andvis i ts to the applicants' present schooldistricts, it is expected (hat there willbe a final decision by June.

Mr. Schoen reported dial 300 peo-ple gave blood or were screened forthe bone marrow registry at theBaldwin Council of PTAs blood driveon February 15. There is particularinterest in finding a bone marrowmatch for a Milburn School fatherwho suffers from leukemia. Mr.Schoen called the concern a wonder-ful response from the-community. '.

Those interested in bone marrowscreening who were not able to partic-ipate may call (he Council's PresidentDorinda Spinelli (379-4742) lor. fur-ther information;

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Susan Castro, a 13-year-old fromDodd Middle School, has been named amerit award winner in the 17th annualLions International Peace PosterContest. .

Her winning poster was chosen for itsoriginality, artistic merit and portrayal ofthis year's theme, "Give Peace aChance." An estimated 350,000 chil-dren, ages 11-13, from 60 countries par-ticipated in this year's contest.

"1 hope that everyone who sees myposter will understand that kids hold thekey to peace," said Susan. "I feel peace ishard to achieve, but with hard work andfirm determination anything is possible."

Susan, who has been interested in artfrom an early age, also enjoys sewing,playing with her pet parakeets, readingand spending time with her family. She isalso a member of her school's photogra-phy club and literary magazine editor club.

As a merit award winner, she will bepresented with a certificate of achieve-ment and a cash award of $500 by the

Freeport Lions Club in New York, localsponsor of the contest.

"By helping the youth in our commu-nity understand the importance of peace,we are taking steps to ensure a future ofworldwide unity," said Dorothy Storm,president of the Freeport Lions Club."We are grateful for the opportunity toshare Susan's creative peace poster withpeople around the world."

Lions Clubs International PresidentClement F. Kusiak said, "By giving ourfuture leaders an outlet to visually com-municate their feelings of peace, Lionsare able to create and foster a spirit ofunderstanding among all people."

Cheuk Tat Li,"a 12-year-old boy fromHong Kong, created the grand prizewinning poster. The other merit awardwinners are from Australia, Braz.il,China, Germany, Guam, India,Indonesia, Italy. Japan, Malaysia, Peru,Poland, Taiwan, Thailand and theUnited States.

The 24 finalist peace posters will be"

exhibited during the year at children'smuseums and various locations through-out the United Slates. The display wil)kick off in June at the 88th annual LionsClubs International Convention in HongKong. The posters will also be featured onthe Lions Clubs International Web site.

Lions Clubs International, the world's

largest service club organization, creat-ed the Peace Poster Contest to foster a

" spirit of peace and international under-standing in young people worldwide. Tolearn more about the Peace PosterContest or to send a Peace Poster e-card.visit the Lions Web site at www.lion-sclubs.org.

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increase of $481.096, raised questionsfrom trustee Ron Ellerhe and Ms.Coward as to whether many of theBOCES students could be brought backinto the school, in order to save dollars.

Mr. Harris indicated there is an effortto bring some students back. "Two moreclasses at Archer Street and NewVisions are being added because of stu-dents coming back." he said. Ninety-one students currently attend BOCES.but Mr. Kuncham said the budget was

honor teachersdeveloped to project for 105 students.

But Mr. Harris also added that somestudents were so physically handi-capped that they could not come back tothe Freeporl schools because they needvirtual 24-hour attention. "Those whocan be brought back and taught weattempt to'bring back."

Trustee Michael Raab then asked why$140.000 was being spent for one .stu-dent. Mr., Harris reiterated that the stu-dent was so severely handicapped as torequire nurs ing and round :the-clockcare.

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Our Village TaxesFor the 20 years prior to the present Mayor, taxes increased anaverage of 4.5% per year. For the eight years of the presentMayor, tax increases have averaged 14%. Taxes based onassessed valuation... 1997 = $19.98/hundred vs. 2005 =$42.48/hundred. A 112% increase in the past eight years!

"The GreatWall of Freeport"

Did you know that the present Mayor is in the process of devel-oping a high-rise, with250+ rental-unit apartments, over storesand a bus stop, on Sunrise Highway, along the train tracks?

This could flood our already over-burdened schools even more!DO YOU WANT A SKYSCRAPER IN FREEPORT?

It's Time We Change the WayWe Do Business in Freeport!

Michael Raab will oversee the hiring of an experienced professional.Municipal Administrator. As Mayor, Raab will be the CEO. To be fund-ed by a comprehensive reorganization of upper management, allowinga reduction in their force, saving hundreds of thousands of your dollarsper year. Say good bye to favoritism, nepotism & political patronage!

Michael Raab will call the State Comptroller and request a compre-hensive audit of the Villages finances, including budgets, bonding,independent contractors, bidding, property owned by the Village, andtravel expenses incurred by the present Mayor. Michael Raab willalso create a Budget Advisory committee, made up of Freeport taxpay-ers, and bring back "Friday morning no appointment meetings with theMayor" to "Open Up Village Hall." In addition, Michael Raab will;

-Reduce the salary of the Mayor and not accept a "Village" car.-Reactivate the Master Plan process to include your opinions.-Create FAST-TRACK processing of Village Permits and Licenses.-Make all Village buildings handicapped accessible & compliant.-Identify needs and create an affordable Capital Improvements plan. .-Make sure all projects are fairly and competitively bid.-Rebuild the relationship between the Village Government and the Public.-Restore the Police Department to 104 Cops and strengthen the "Anti-Gang/Drug" efforts.-Provide free, safe recreation and study space for kids after school and on weekends.

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