The-Leader_1978-02-02

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MERRICK
FREEPORT'S
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NEWSPAPER
- , 42nd YEAR No. 40 FREEPORT. NEW YORK. FEBRUARY 2. 1978 PRICE 15< PER COPY
Board Pa$s^$14ewResidencylaw
IN REHEARSAL. Membersof the Freepdrt High School Class of_1978 put final toQches to one of the
vaudeville skits, 'HThe Library/' which is part of this year's annual Variety Show. The senior ctass'-
maiorlund ralse[.l3.scheduled.foy[^^ ll.iAdvanceUckets.
are now on sale." "^.. '-•'•,"-'—-•" - -•'.'.'^.'•.'' • "•-;.^~---•'-;•'.. ~.^.-v^ - .y•^^~:^^y-^?n?^—^
' Sierviipes For CoHghplq
Spatilter Fails
foScodi
Restrieiiohs^ased Eor sZs^^
Present Village EmploYees
FREEPORT -Jn^a thrce-tvio-spUt vote, Ihc village^Bofrd of Trustees
passed a residency" law for municipal employees this past Monday
nijght. Thp lawvwhich was changed fromihc original proposal, still met
with opposition frtom trustees Dorothy Storm and Wayne Jordan.. ^
As passed, the law mandates Ihaf^llneiv employees of the "vUlage
•TiTifst/rciide here or must move .' .-j>_'. ""^^^^7
here within sonmnrths-Trftcr-thc decided "tlicy.cfon't like it here"
end of their probation period. The -.and move out cnmassc.".il would
probation-period is six months for " mean hundreds. Sirlin said this
. all employees except ontrycar for
members of the' police "Bepart-tnent.
Present employees who re^
side in the •village cannot move
_ out of the village and retain their
positions except by a spcciaLvOtc
by the Village Board ifirhafdship
exists. Present non-resident em-
'•ployees are not-affected-by the
_^law because the-clause dealing
witR promotions dependent upon
residency was'removed. .' ' ^-
Storm and Jordan's objections
would hamper stabilization. He
was- joined by Trustee' Tom'
Liiyelidgc and Mayor- Wjjliarn-.
While to make a majority "of
three. • • : - - TTV
!A. resolution was.also passed-rthat
."employees of the Frceport .-"•'
Community DcvcJopment jgj:ncy
.would- come - under. the >same
'.guidelines^—Vill8gc""CDunsel ex-plained_
j^hat "noT'unbcr public-—
hearings, were
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TREEPORT-The.streetbetweenHungerfofd&Clark Funeral Home FREEPORT - A spatula is a
aTid Our Holy Redeemer R.C-' Cburcli was throhjged_with uniformed kitchen utensil used for.a varic^_
firemen from" all over Lohg bland. TTiek-manyi fire^engijies werer-of purposes, among them spreid^
parked on-South Grove Street,'Pine Street and in-the parking I6ts-:yng ,rake. mix. flipping, over
-nearby._As 3 pm Sunday drew near, they'quicEIy listened to the voice hambui^cfsUr"scooping Up eggs
on the loudspeaker and lined the streets fn'an orderly manner." ~
•^' iTtie sad, slow, low tappingof 4. — . • •".• , .
~ bladrrlotirjtJufned-dranT could.-xncmbex of the department to die
beheard. Jerry P. Cotignola was.._frghti.ng^a'fire^ ..{More than a
making that trip across the street decade~~agbT "another Treeport
department member was;Idlled.
on his way to what' turned ottt to
be a falsie alarm.) .
necessary.. The_
same 3-2 spIiJ[foui}d this, rcsolu-were
based upon what" !Hey~cori^-^'-tipii passing. ~"^*""* "' ~
sidertdthe-inequities of the law -Because . the Board does not
which7~Storra'-^«3tplained,""Penal-, have-a--similar jurisdiction O\CT
the.Frceport Housiiig-Authority,
they could not mandate residency
for those employees. However, at
the suggestion ofAl Sirlin. the
Board majority recommended
izes..the hardest...those village
• employees who currentlj;_reside
rin. the village. Both trustees ex-
— pressed their agreement'with the
concept that thej preferred that
Last Friday. January 27, a Free-
•port njan^ allegedly found, or
allegedly tiicd ttfTmd. a'niew'use
for the tool*--!.- - ' r
Village employees liveTocally and-that the Frceport Housing
M.
T?~Tr:
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as his fellow firefighters, joined
-^rby the "village of Freeport, paid
•hiai.if.he fond respect 3ue a
•.'gutsy"'_young fireman; It-was
-'•'T3rutaiiy_£Qld__that' January 29th
afternoon, and windyr^.hut thp
.^-— firemen-?— alrnrwtnone.of whoih -•
" wore .overcoats-/ — stood' at
attention*as &etween;-their lines
-passed the mouminjg party: the.
li6t-quite-20' year old's ' mother''
.-••-"•• 1)61 ores; his sister, Desiree; step- •
rmother. Nancy Raia' Cottgnola;
/ -and bii.girl friend, Susan' La -
.' Frenicre^ Bracc^AIpng with the
. " ntht^ mtimhtTK nf thp fatnity tti^y
I -.r.walkeci slowly behind,the' casket -
=^:^' earned by themen who.were part
: rfofsinyfireman's fanrily: his felloW •
r": '. fJTpfighters.:•. - '• -.._ ".:." i 'j__ .
'.—-.^^Ih-lhis procession, all'.vrith.-a.
1^ '•''i'^ 'riifjCiiifil anif eareful-step:-
^^:.._.~.?aiartlempstead Town Pr»idins •
-.^'-ISlTpervTsorAI D'Ainatd and Town- •
;=~.Councilman .Martin liemstem~
j-;' ly^eport's cfficialdqra - marched -
- ..'.top." Mayor^ William yndtt and
-A few mirrates-after 3 pm that
afternoon, a., male Juid • female
employee-were.present, in"the_
Salvation^rrfty store, located at-
21 Freeport PlazS. They were not
alone: one customer was also in
the sfore, browsing ,by the
dresses, who was later described'
as a thin' male with^short black-hair^
standing 6'2'. wearing.;*
beige three-quarter'-length coat,
adom.ed with an earring,. J
.When ! the female - 'employeel
' his^.' individual,-
,_howeyer,; he turned otit not fo be"
. a custoiner/Picking-up a'spatula,
.which the Salvation.'Army was
T^ofjteriifjg-fof'ijilgrhgbiaiidlshed it -
- in the womah*^ fstcci' informing
: Jhcrt;/^tWi£iCa^stfek.r:ap-r--->.grt
lib«hiiiiithcrcgister-V/-./^^ . .
g^-JSpatuli^r uuj be godS^
were in favor, of' having new
employees livi in'Freeport, but
feel It is unfair that-some present
'employees-would be unable to
chiH)st their place of residency
whiles-Others could do as they
wanted. -.
- In ezi^ining his "yes" vote for
the measure,' Trustee Al Sirlin
saidHhat if-the present employes-—- Parking -spaces for
whoreside^in Freeport suddenly (Conl. on Page 16)
Authority itself pass "such a re­solution.
Other Matters Pedded
In Open Votlojg Sdwion '
The Board .'approved g^change
in Ihe'-VTR prohibiting no right
turns on a rcd„ light ;at thTe intcr-
,section of Seaman : Avenue and
North Main Street.
handi-.
_ upjeggs;;ihejr.a!«n6f,-so
ttttkfUi,,^;. «ppa»^« t l j T T T , , , .-^..vrw^
-Jmi'PTtailQnQUi--]^'- iiigui^iTlbncyir'-
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:.-r^*lhc,foiff trosteesiDorothy Storm.*
"^-.TSm Tovrlidger^Wavnfe Jordan"
aiul.'Al GiiTiii. TLg five also iit as
-;.„ - " ,r ."^^ •"-.V '^r:-'?V^V^wOTnM repiit^'tpithe it'
Follawing the pincession, the-i' qiiest'wth^a lou4screain. fol^
rnUrtV firemen filed iut't}"-"the Jjrd by.the sottaJTof hcrfootsteps^
: rrtheuyiiUgV's Board uf Flie Cuni-r
missiohetSi Former Mayor Robert.
-'' Sweeney: ac6ompa'nied tfjem /as
;-?_ did .Village^-Jiistic Ralph Pranco'
' :.and Police .Commissioner David"
' 'Meehan. _^ .•. ' - '—..., '
iCTFhilue^espruihiig'sr.f acH^r-me-r. nPeedp astrrtamigchntt -
"^he'ad. their eyes glistening, took •;
-»hat-walk. Cotignola was the first..
Church; which was jamm
capadty:! The first words to break;,
thfe silence came ft'om Sreepbrt •
Fire Chief Richaia-Van WickUn:
who said-'.'Fellow firemen, un-;
cover.*J. /Then - Van . Wicklin
praised-the-dead, firefighter for-'
his.anfeiIing.d.evotion^_ ^.V"
? ; u . K i , * « a i i i i i i i i i i tijiinii rnstBT
-_, - T^ - . . ^ TOASTING THE TOASJMASTEHS IsjAaydt Williaffl'VOTiim_p.). as he—=
The spatula-waver then liimed_. -'protolms • the. week of February 'S'asjn'oastmasterf Club- W e ^ " .:
his attratiqnr to the male ^ Meeting on the first aiid third Mondays at theffgeportj^mortel U •
ployee.' The J^-o «ofned-iriefly. ...bVary, the Toast^nasters Cfiib Is an Infernational oraanSzatlon aimed al
the kitdxn.ntetisiL-was-drpp^i^j^elp'iiJg-inale-and'T^ale-ntembers to tiecome belter communicators. -~
. to.the floioivthebrahdisligrfled: .The focal group, whf?h weld)mea guests^ Jts meetings. ^ cetet>rating
- (Cont. on Page 16) -
.^ Mrtuites. later,. Freepprt eolioe
(Cont. on Page 15). "._
er, while:standing are Past^Presiffent William Costeilo (I,) apd
Kenneth Tydinqs. "