The-Leader_1981-07-02

              Court Awards $53,600 In Sign Case
Arts Council's Growth Moraii Decision Will Be
Leads To
- Name Change Appealed By The Village
FREEPORT A seemingly
TICKETS AND T-SHIRTS for the Freeport fchamber of Commerce's
Annual Great Canoe (and Kayak) Races and Awfirds Ceremony are
now befng (Old. «jW VlUanflAl»ty.VVHiUni.H., Whlty.flatti fnyauB-yiis^^
Ihe first customer. Membejs oi the committee admire tl\e Mayor s T-ahlrt,
as welt as the Canoe. Race baseball hat ar>d lacket worn by
Chamber director Ed Martin (2nd from I.). Memt>ers of the committee
include (I. to r.) Peter Baer, Martin, Don Pantlna, Wilma Buchanan,.
[Mayor White), Norman Schmellng, Ulonel Socolov and Charlie
Baldwin. The anc\ual waterfront event will be held Sunday, August 9.
'Prospective sponsors of contestants and trophies should call the
Chamt>er office for information. The race will t>e followed by an Awards
Ceremony at the Freeport.Recreation Center. Tickets for-the buffet
supper are$7 per person." ^
Parking Important For
New Building On Nautical Mile
FREEPORT - While recognizing that the applicant for a building
permit on Wooddeft Avenue was improving the property, the Board of
Trustees Monday evening, Jtine 29, was,unable to grant permission
to Cardinal Fisheries for its expansion plans. . .
Mayor WUliara H. White told the attorney for the three principals
of the""proposed wholesale/retail
fish store that he was concerned
aljout pariang and traffic con­ditions
on the Nautical Mile.
The applicants are planning to
use the former Maresca Boatyard ^_^^
property. on the other side of ^e substituted for Randall Park
Wooddeft, but — as Super- because it was less public
FREEPORT - In a case which started back in 1978, Douglas Moran
totftSSuS^d^ thl F ^ J o S IT^i " ^ was taed in Freeport Village Court.because he put a "For
Arts ^sr"k'i^^^r LiSeSieS";s:^,^t,"""''^"^'""'^'^'*«'^
attorney, in V.S. District Court.
Obviously however neither side
"got what it wanted." -• - -
Moran and Us attorneys liad
agreed to the settlement after
a six memba juiy-.Iud jiwarded
will henceforth be known as.
The Arts Council at Freeport. The
new name reflects the success
The Arts Council has achieved in
attracting -.pc<mle to Freeport
from many ouier communities
and_in.building, tiiec^Viliage'a
center for all at Long Island. ' •-
Begun seven years ago' as a
unique joint venture of the -
Village of Freeport.land tbe-
Freeport Public Sdioois, • The
Arts Council .• now presents
its Perfoimihg Arts Series to
attendees &om over 100 com­munities
ia Nassau, . Queens,
and Suffolk Counties. Its news­letter,
"The Artscene," reaches
2p,000 households in the same
Island-wide area. Tlie Arts
Council's programs and services
to artists groups tiave also
expan33d to serve an Island-wide
constituency..
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^ n ^ a g g ' V » a n § f 1 v a n H e f i i -- aaafn.Vita»iffyawar
where Jie stayed for about 12
hoois (because he was released
before the start of a weekend).
At that time, Moran sidd he could
not'.cBbrd to pay the finci and
wonldinot. even tlioasfa-.Vinase.^
.said be would order a new trial'
unless Moran agree to. a reduced'
award. , / .":
-The' vitiage, 'meanwhile,
sltbtMigh S^.SOO is mote; than
$99,000 less than the-trial jury
'gave, lias'said they would appeal..
Back in- 1978, Moran was
arrested, bied' and subsequently'
j^ed for putting that sign in
tiis window in ~ violation of a
"no-sign" ordinance which said
that iS temporary signs, such'
as .for sale, alnnunum -siding,
etc.; were unaesthetic andillegal.^
. Rather than pay' a S250 fine
ordered in'Village.Court Moran
went to Nassau County" jail
La^t' August, ' after.' Moran
and the village were in and out
of court scywral times,' Moran
sued, the .vifiage for 'violaiihg
his right of free speech andlasked
•forSlnUllion.. ' '- • '
In . October, 1980 .".Judge
Wcinstein ruled . the " Freeport
ordinance .' unconstitutiottal.
The. six-member jury, after a-brief
trial last week,, then found
' for Moran in his suit for damages.
• The settlement'whidi Wein-stein
agreed to Moran '525,000 .
.for'•'.'"mental anguish,", based
^qne village source explained not*
on .his having been jailed,' but
. (Cont: on P. 12) .
and with DeVincenzo, saying she
Would only go along with the
application if no Hquot was to be
served at the-party. She also
suggested that Waterftxjnt Park
intendent of BuUdings David
Lovejoy pointed out — off-site
parking requires a public hearing
and this was "the first 1 have
heard of it."
Lovejoy also said his depart­ment
wanted to inspect the
footings as they were put it and
the attorney agreed to make a
new application (quickly.
In another Uem on their
Trustee Jim Clark voiced his
concern about the park's child­ren's
playground and pool.
The Board then voted to reject
the application, noting that the
park is too crowded when the pool
IS open.
Following a suggestion of the
Nassau County Police Depart­ment,
it was proposed that the
Item village's "Secoml Hand Dealers
agenda, the—trustees voted—to—Orximance," be amended
reject an application by a local include outboard motors,
high school fraternity to use
Randall Park for an "anniversary
party" for some 70 people and
at which liquor would be served.
Village Oerk Tom DeVincenzo
suggested that Spedal Police
be assigned to the area during
the party, but Mayor White
disagreed. "Give them (the
frat) a shot at h." White sug­gested,
"and if they mess it up.
that is the last shot they'll have."
But Deputy Mayor Dorothy
Storm disagreed wHh White
Rehab For URR Rails
NEW YORK Crnr - Freeport
residents have probably noticed
the beehive of activhy on- the
railroad tracks in Freeport as
Long Island RaihtMd track crews
continue work on a major rehabili­tation
program the LlRR's
Babylon branch.
Work crews are repladng rail
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Chamber Music
Concerts Set
FREEPORT - A four concert
series of chamber music will be
held in Freeport on Saturday
nights, with the first concert
scheduled for October 10.
"The Music Project," an 11-
member New Tfork chamber
music ensemble, will play at
Bayview Avenue School. The
group's concerts will precede
their, performances at Abraham
Goodtnan House'on 67th Street,
Manhattan, where the tickets
are SIO each;
Because the Freeport Com­munity
Concerts has secured
financial assisunce for the series,
the price will be only S5 per
season.
The concerts are scheduled
for October 10. 1981; March 20.
April 24 and May 15, 1982.
to suDscnbe lor the series,
send a check made payable to
the Freeport Music Series to
Belle Sylvester. Treasurer. 117
Maion Avenue. Freeport.
N.Y. 11520. Tickets will be maUed
in September- For additional
information, call 379-1716.
OHAMBE:R OF COMMER
FREEPORT, L.I. NY
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ACCOLADES AND PLAQUES from a proud home-town community
were presented to Ne'w York City Transit Police Officer Vlnnie
Giordano (3rd from I.), at last week's Freeport Chamlier of Commerce
luncheon. Giordano, a Freeport native, was making a deposU in a
local t>ank several weeks ago when an alleged armed' bank robber
entered and threatened bank employees and customers. When the
robber refused to put down tvis gun. Giordano shot and wounded him.
Chamber president Jo Cona (3rd from r.) presented the 21-year old
hero, who tiad graduated from the police academy only three weeks
before, with a plaque and a carnation, as well as an orchid for his
mother and carnations for his father, a retired Freeport policejsfficer.
A second plaque was presented to Giordano by Freeport Police Chief
Tony Elar (1.) and Mary Martin (2nd r.), chairperson of the village's
40,000 Pairs of Eyes Committee. Giordano was also accompanied by
his commanding officer (r.) arwJ introduced by Chamtjer program chair­man.
Village Associate Just'ice Charles Mehrmann.