The-Leader_1981-10-29

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. FREEPORT H Y U520 29
FREEPORT, NEW YORK, OCTOBER 29,1981
46th YEAR. No. 27
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COFRONS Patrolling in Northwest
IT WAS A RED LETTER DAY for Freeport Girl Scouts as they present­ed
Freeport Village Mayor William H. White with one of their new
1982 Girl Scout calendars. JuUe Quttman (c.) of Junior Troop 2342."
and Troop Leader Laura Vknne Montano-Loud explained to Mayor
White that the calendars sell for 75( each with part of the funds going
to Nassau Council of Girl Scouts and part lor the local troop's activities.
Calendars can be ordered by calling 623-3988.
Coolidge Referendum
Passes By 5-1 Margin
BALDWIN - By a vote of 1.183 to 233. Baldwin School District
residents approved the sale of the Coolidge School property to Ralph
Chiaro Associates for $175,000. The builder/developer plans to convert
the building into 20 condominium units.
At the announcement of the results, Chiaro said that he was "appre­ciative
and impressed" by
the overwhelminR community
support. School Board member
Victor Rohe ^tribUted the large
positive vote to "the community's
faith in Mr. Chiaro's fine repu­tation."
Former School Board President
Ralph Calabrese also indicated
his pleasure at the results.
Arrangements for the sale of the
property were first b_egun during
Calabrese's tenure as Board
President.
Jane Irving, Chairman of the
district's Property Disposal
Committee^ told THE LEADER
that she vu pleased by" the
outcome of the vote which the
committee unanimously felt was
in the best interest of the com­munity.
She added that the
Property Disposal Committee had
worked for two years and had
advised the Board on serveral
aspects of this sale. She noted,
however, that she was dis­appointed
in the low voter turnout
and the fact that few people came
to hear the result.of the vote. She
said that there w»s a lor of apathy
which was disappointing and
hoped that there would not be
complaints after the fact.
Lorretta Pollack, who was
active during reorganization
changes in the community and
who is an officer in the Mid-
Baldwih Association as well as a
member of the Property Disposal
Committee. expressed her
pleasure on the outcome of the
vote. She said that she and her
husband had worked hard for the
passage of the referendum and
would give their support if
needed for the necessary zoning
and variance changes.
Chiaro noted at the October 20
meeting of Alert Baldwin Citizens
that he expected work to begin in
late January or February, after
zoning and variance hearings. It
appeared that most people
present for the poHing results
expected that the widespread
community support for the sale.
as well as statements of support
from various community organi­zations,
would be beneiiciai to
Ghiaro-when the hearings occur.
iCont. on Page 8)
Viiiage Sued
For Denial
Of Cabaret License
FREEPORT - The owner of
Club InterAmericano, which calls
itself a membership, club, has
taken the Village of |&-eeport into
court because it has been denied
a cabaret permit. Located on the
second floor at II West Sunrise
Highway, Club InterAmericano
had appeared several times
before the village's Zoning Board
of appeals in 1977 requesting a
variance to use the premises'
second floor.
According, to. village sources, .^.
representatives of the Oub at that
time, alleged itto be a social club
for members only. The variance
was granted with the conditions
that the club would be open only
two nights a week (Fridays and
Saturdays), be limited to mem­bers,
and operate only until 2 am.
In 1978, according to Village
Deputy Counsel H. Joseph
Edwards, the Oub applied for a
cabaret license and, according to
established procedures, was
inspected by the Village's Build­ing
Department for any viola-tioiis,
particularly of the Fire
Code. Meanwhile the club opened
and, Edwards now says, the
Building Department found "a
three page long list of viola­tions."
Edwards also alleges that the
club began advertising its
activities using flyers for public
participation on Wednesday.
Thursday and Sunday evenings.
Cabaret licenses in the Village
of Freeport are signed by the
Mayor and Mayor William H.
White did not sign the one
requested by Club InterAmeri­cano.
Edwards said this refusal,
in April of 1981, was based on the
2-Meftiber, Radio-Confacf
Cars Are Eyes & Ears Only
FREEPORT - COFRONS, a civic organization representing a 300-
family area in the northwest section of Freeport, has begun a Civilian
Patrol, patterned after one started in Elmont some two-and-one-half
years ago. Descn'bed by Keith Jackson, chairman of COFRONS'
Civilian Patrol, as an "extension of the village's "Forty Thousand
Pairs of Eyes Program," the plan
has Apparently met with no
opposition from either Village of.
Freeport officials or the Village
Police Department.
Cars each carrying two
COFRONS members, have begun
patroliog the streets in- that,
area, described as running bom-
Seaman Avenue - to . WBson
Place and &xnri" Pennsylvania
Avenue to North Brookside,
including the cul-de-sacs. While
the number of hours on patrol
have been limited the first
week — the first patrols went out
Friday night, October 23 — Jack­son
said .that, as the volunteers
were trained, hours would be
increased.
Presently, cars were expected
to patrol almost every evening,
9-11 pm, with an ide^ objective
of a 24-hour, seven day schedule.
According to Jaclcson, the
program is "risk free," because
the volunteers are trained only
to observe activities of a suspi­cious
nature and to report them
via 3 Citizens Band radio in their
car - to -their volunteer base
stations. Information received at
the base station will immediately
be called into the police.
For several years, Frecport's
taxi cab drivers have been
involved in a similar program,
sponsored by Citibank, which
has also given the COFRONS
group some assistance and
encouragement, and identifying
decals for cars. The cabbies have
been responsible for the pre­vention
of crimes and even for
the apprehension of criminals
through thepr quick reports to
their dispatcher and then to
Freeport police headquarters.
According to Tony Camarda,
who founded the Elmont Civilian
Patrol, none-of their program's
volunteers have ever been in'
any dangerous situations since
its inception. He said there
has been a drop in criminal
' . (Cdiit.'on Page 14)
Deliet that^the Club is not a
permitted use under the terms of
' (Com. on Page 16)
Opening Nite Gala
Mar)(s Chorale's
40th Anniversary
FREEPORT — When the
opening night curtain closes on
the Freeport Community Cho­rale's
production of "Mame" on
Friday, November 6. the stiige at
Freeport High School will
immediately be prepared for a
special onstage gala reception to
celebrate the 40th anniversary of
the Chorale.
(Cont. 00 Page 6)
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to the Freeport Community Chorale. Village
Mayor William H. White tells Chorale president Ellen Rosentjerg, as
he presents her with a proclamation commemorating the local grou(l*s
40th anniversary. Believed to t>e the oldest group of its type on Long
Island, the Chorale will mark its anniversary with a special gala party
on-stage at Freeport High School following the opening night per­formance
of this year's musical production of "Mame" Tickets for
• Matne. " which will be presented Friday and Saturday evenings.
Novemtier 5-7 and 13-14. are S7; tickets for the Friday. Novemt>er 5th
gala are $5 each