The-Leader_1977-04-07

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4IstYEABNd.50 FREEPQHT, NEW YORK. APRIL 7,1977 PRICE I5t PER COPY
» SfdiTO, New Pftftwfy iWoygrr
Dept. Eleciiont Pefomana On Zpniiig Board
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fxHrti^Theryoung people, wh'b'aiiei'itBying-ih pHvatA noitiM'Tn the vlliage
ahd'attendino'claisw af i=rae^ioH'Hiah-8cho(4r^^^
' aralfrom Boesrathj-a vllUioeVnear Cblo^ne.^They-are^^h*-third such
group to participate ln,the Frae^ort-Pomvth EaMAhfle Prboram; Ac-ooitiplwTad
by th^lr taaehar. Woltram Bell (to the right ofjmjffivm
- they tookatourQf theyiitageahdspentaxlay atIhie Freet>6H Recrea^^
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- FHTyPORT-Tnesdayxamtiafc,
'April 6, some 30u members of
the Fteegort JBiB JJjsputDHjcnt's
eijtht companies went to the polls
to elect their cqmpsny officers
e hert firenuTtiii yesTc • • -—
teost cases, the candidatet
tan utJOHxadl. Thete were, how­ever,
some . contested races.
The resolts, by company, were
»s follows: ,
HbeeOae . :
apt. Mike Walsh
IstLt.ltflkeHindley .
2nd Lt. 1 Imdffly^eiHSlir:—
" - • • • , . t , . ; » » * 2 : - ' : - i , : . ; - • ..
• Capt. PftatSarro— •••.
Ist LtRfchCfesta
iZnd Ii*3i>i»aa»att«rriihtr:---- -^ mtet
. FRFKPOBT . Organlqtion Nlcht of the Reeport Board of Village
Tfustees fiidd few surprises for (be luge~pSop assemGIed. to~ see
Mayor William White. Trasteea Docotl^ Storm aod Al iS&ihi and VQ-lage
Justice Ralph Franco installed. Franco was given the oath of ofSce
by FamDy Coott Judge Pallida Collias against whom he ran five years
k:fiMR:f££XMsi-{sUJitdg±.:Hetheit
administered the oath of office to
White; Storm and Sirihi.
^Vhite's first ordet'of business
was to appoint Storm bis "new
DeputyKUyor; • •
Reappointed for terms of one
yea^ were Budget Director and
Village Assessor James Lynns:^
win agahi serve as Chairman of
the Pan Commission farbne year
and yriQ be jtdned by James
Staros, appototed fw a five year
term. Statos hvl serv^'on the
Commission during fbntier Mayor
.William Gladcen^a administra­tion
fai tha:i950s.
rwg-glmed fur
Leo Canaliro
five­rs
CipdlJeoBlicidicaski
-— IstLt; run Butler;;:
2nd Lt. Fratik Cassonetto
1st Lt. BobettNotbeis
.2ndU.-KevinNdl-
-Capt. JdmjEDttg,
Deputy Village Oerfc. Hgmy »»~»ii«-tw tur a Pve year
Gramiich.Dq^trty Village TYew-: term lop the HlghwayCrtnini*^
;urer'Marie. Baibiai. I><»u^ .: oti>hWt\IfoirmanSchmeto
- Assessor'BmyDunh,,Vill* continue as
?^CeffigaT?Oikley?:=Giiiitry:^t;^
' _ lAssodatejVnS^Ceahler Midj^ ->to-serye-an-«da^wri^:tit»»ef.
. ailiraomoir,^SiMHiilen3^ift'<tf'-^OT
PubUcWoifa'iEdiHtf':Prefer,. "OJtn&ls^ Rev. S; Fi«nk
^^-Actlng Village JJustitt! jCharies. Emmaiiuel,.- Chaiiea.' .Ededmah,
>Mehmann. 'Supettntenaelttt of . Lawrence Gumbs, Mary Hall and
T4J:F.F; d|^nfi/l#citiivg^
FREEPORT - The newly orgamed Taxpayirfs United For Freeport
(T.U.F.F.) held theit firs* public.meeting tost^nmrsdAy idght.and
introduced to the audfcnce their two". candidahM.'.fot ."the. Freeport"
SchoolBoarddFEducktioti.- . ,-^ ";; '-
• JaneneSudban wHI be running for the seat presently, bocupied.by"
Rev." S-Frank Emmanuel, while '
Jim Parola will, ton .for the seat
now held by Joe McAndrews.
Neither'" Emmanuel .nor
-.children', her youngest will be
attending "kindergarten in Sep-
" "bg-tbe^^btber-six-in-the
Freeport Public School
system.-Suchan listed her oom-
-mnnityT,activities ranging from:
Girl '' Scouts to partidpatibn
fa Our Holy Bedeemer. R.. C.
"lilXti Gary Elder
2nd tt. Jerry G«if .
VCapil.lJan5rMinei .
1st Lt< Anile Mandni
:2iidLt..T6n^Miiiei- '
IkiKkCoiniMigr
.. Capt. Tony fibre
' 1st Lt. Steve.Wenk
2hd L!.-RJck Holdener
Enwrgency ConqMUiy
Capt.'Paul Falcone
-lstXLAbftBrDdsl^_
adiaipr^tOBtrBello, Supierih~
tendent of El<^Hric Utilities Lodo-vie.
Long and Snpetihtehdent of
Water^ Distribution. . Edward
-Vbelket;i-ii:odc_i.Esfeltce.menL
drews will ran for reelection. > '
"Pauline Washlftgtbn' has • also
decliued for aseai:*and if appearsT
at this, tiriw," that she win be
• contesting Suchanl ' • , . - / ' „_ , - j . - , , . . . . —
,Tbe mfegng^W8$"lald- at the -Chgfchr-smd-tndadmg--tbe--«»-
Am«ican Xegipn Hall Dugout to ; presidency of Giblyn Schoql PTA
-s-Standing'RoomJOnly. audience. - and tKeu past- presidency" of - a^
Ar^T.U.FJP. i5p9kespersori_:said:._ Midget FootbaJLwgmen's group,
later that more than 100 agna:- "Freepbtrrisv-my-home,^l-
-iures ' were collected at the Suchan-told the audience; • "It
meeting .on each of their caiidi- is where ^ I choose to live and
date'spelitidns." educate my.children, but if^the
_.: . jr.UJ?.F.VGo«la . : _ taxes keep ^oing up, I will noTbe
The organization's moderator able to live here." She statet^
2nd Lt. Guy Fletcher D.V.
Attorney Baymosd Lavallee was
appointed jtoserve.at the pleasure
of the; Boara (see'Editorial,
page4).' ' ' : •
Robert Burger was reappointed.
.Chairman of. the• .Sewer and
Sahhalion-Commission for one
year with a new member, Lazaros
ApbstoUdes, ^pointed fbr five'
years. Reappointed to .the Water
and Light Commission was
Chairman Henry AitengarteorVfor.
-one.yeaiLBnd menibec iitorpld. Pre-,
derick for^five^^rears. Thomas Re
Sara HoUy. Dr. Walter ]Ugon was
reappdnted Chairmaa for one
year.lyfai^ RbOer was reflamed
Cbairmah of the Cdmmissiba for
the Conservatlbn of the Environ­ment-
for one year, ana t-nnk
VRzuddlo.win.continue as a mem--.
bcr'forfiveyears.' '
"rMaitha tKeSalvp was reappoint-
< ed to a five year.term oh the ,2i)n-ing
Board-Of. Appeals. Jphn Di-
Grazia is'to be ."Sjntjnii^ as
Ch^rman of the. Planning Board
for one year.i-whiler G/, Jaioes •
Calrk was selected as a hew mem­ber
to. serve for five years. The
Electrinl ;Board will contfhue in
the cotnlng-year to W tomposed.
~ (C6nt.dnPagel4r t -
Tax Relief For Seniors
Passes Senatr^-TT
—AEBANy-^=--A-biar-recen
-sponsored—-by-. State Senator
Norman'Levy imd approved by
the ; SUte Senate, win :"allow
those scbod-^'districts jpr^e&tly
granting seiiipr otizen school itlx
relief to hicfease the maximum
-^fsTej^TSmed th^ThT"p6Bp^ tharthehiL
-goa^was "tomsintaiivtbe-qualtty—for tfer rhildren.:..theyLare-going „ - — - ^,-~rn~*^
educatiooalsj^stem we have today for buHdlnKS and salaries." more sraiors to qualify. TM
in our comjnanity"..."keeping in. Suchan|s. answer to the prob- awaits action in-the Assembly
mind that we must be fisotHy ' lem of rising school taxes, as she where - it. is sponsored by; As-responsible."
He explained. oatlincd it, "is not to dcfeaf semblyman Arthur Jfremer of
--itiBt t*T*-E^""iV -^•'"'*-'^»'^" - t^** hndeet. fire admtmstr«tor». Long Beadi. f>jflrm«'n :'bf thi^
- November, has among its mem- or' go back to nei^borhood
bcrs "Eepublicans. Democrats, sdiools. I wffl not vote yes for
^ CDnservatrvesjrJiberals^ r bla<±s-JyitS5-4nyjvaa^l^«tiOTjnless
and whites, anf^ery religious it is proven to me that we caimot
—grbop." ^-— take up the slack." She dosed her
- • Cmdidates Speak presentation by affirming that
Eachofthetwoca»dJdiCICTtbcn- J bav= not D<«°. -nor wiD I
spoke for several minutes, ever be, a rubber stamp for
Suchan, a native, of Michigan, anyone." • .
' said she has Gved m Freeport The second candidate to speak
—fTtncf 1°^*^ '"''^"•^e^^ of seven (Coot, on Page 16)
Ways and Means Committee
Levy said, "Over the years, the'
.^l^i^i^P^'ture^as recognized
ihe'^ght'W^onrStile's^seniof
dtizens by providing real-pro­perty
and school tax exemptions,
Ijut the U.S. Government cost of
living increases, to update in­comes
for the elderly has put
(cont. on Page 14)
^HOt;^^^*Cm SENIOfiSr-Tha-IOOHmKr«evBr»otf-br,. E^MltchelL
Mallette Senior Citizen Apartments on North Main Street and Grand
Avenue were officially opened last Saturday. Shown at the ceremonies
are (J. to r.) Freeport Housing Authority Director John Williams.
-Authority Chairman Rev, Mallette for whom the complex is named,
and Mayor William White, With thefleverend John J. Maddew Apart­ments
on South MBln Street, Freep6rt now has. at 250, more public
housing Units for ttie elderly than any other Viltaga in the.£tate. '