The-Leader_1983-07-07

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LEADER
FREEPORT. NEW YORK. JULY 7.1983 ,
48th YEAR.: No. n F SKE:2Z5a* PER COPY
Parola Heads Freeport BoanI Of Ed
Baldwin School Bd.
OKs Contracts
Venzen Named Vice-Pres,
Af Organizaflon Nighf
F ^ X K n r - James Ftodai of Hat& Uog Beai^ Avenne. vas
efaoeJ pteodent cf ifae Fteeport Sdnol Board Tncsdaj
•t»iira.far«a.wtgeaiaywoiirte<WTlaiiuiheBuiiJt]f EJiiLauuuiliis
past Uay. was also s « m in for his (had. three jrear tenn on tlie Foard.
Tins « 3 be Praia's second stint as pre^dent cf the Board.
Belly Uoorae, of Lesa Amate,
Civics Seek Funds
For Patrol
FREEPOKT -those civic asso­ciations
in the VilUge of Freeport,
which have already formed active
civilian patrols, iriO be incorpo­rating
tbelr units under one um­brella
group' In order 16 seek
{edenlfands.
The civiBaii. patnb run-by
Compufer Programs
Also Discussed
bfJoaa IMv»r
BALOWIN - Meeting in open'sessioo on Wednesday, June 29, Hie
Baldwin Board of Fdnration approved several contracts which wffl have
a significant bqMCtansdhoolj^^dwtiv^ex.-,^,^^ . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^
• A S S , o a 9 c a b t i k ^ i n « - q ^ p i ^ 3 ^ t t r t i e ^ a f i g W f ^ ^ £ c a i
Groop Identity, whid> wiD be iiiyolved in developing with staS "maM-ethnic
pofioes,' sttatepes and
_ "dwin - Board 'mcmbas sri'Tirrd io
Public School System." IWs feei Uaj i m baac cxnToter
p«t Ovic Asiodation ( N H ' C A ) . - - | ^ g - | ^ « h e , ^ g ^ ^ _ i a , a g ^ , t o r i d be av^laMe to
Hon (SOSCA), North East Free-
Steams Part Ovic Association,
Concerned Freeport Sesidests of
the Northern Sector (COFRONS)
and tiK Freeport Tenants Asiod­ation,
ate seeking incfarporatioo
under the name oiF the Freeport
Citizens Gviliaii Patrol. The -
total identity of the civic associa­tions,
however, win remain. '
Representatives of some of
tliese groups met last Thursday
evening, Jane 23. Present were
Fran u d Vinnie Campioa'and
FcVd Pesky of NEFCA; Joan
Kennedy, Mary and Ed Martin,
and Blanche D'Ambra of SOSCA:
Harry PcUack and Don Tate of
Stearns Park; Kdth Jackson,
Arnold and Belle Sylvester of
COFRONS; Bid Glacken, vrho
has vohinteered to act as' attoniey
for the group seeking incctpcn'
tion (Glacken' is alu president
of North West Ovic Assddation
and Village Deputy Attorney);
Gene Turner, representing Con­gressman
Norman F. Lent; and
Village Ttnstee Tun dark.
The gnup need not, it recently
learned, incorporate to seek
state fands< Funds for Chilian
Patrol groups have been allocated
by the state in a bill sponsored by
local Assemblywomaa Barbara
Patton and si^ied into law re­cently
by Governor Mario Cuomo.
If state funding is'obtained,
Fran Campion exptained, it
would be used for signs, Otizen
Baiul radio imits and base sta­tions;
as weD as for reimbntse-ments
to volunteers for gas
fuel.
Campion, who is president of
NEFCA, said her group has been
acti^-ely puisuing funding. "We
have a waiting list of volunteers,"
she explained, "but need funds
(Cont.onPaae16)
&ith Cbundl as well as a year of
activity at tl>e'Baldwin Senior
High Sdxjol under tlie direction
of Assistaat P i i n c ^ S b^
Midiael. Thus ta, trarhing train­ing
workshops have been held as
weD as some student .inrdve-inent.
The program irin now be
otoided. into the junior high
school.
Superintendent RoOaiul Jones
praised the Institute's directors;.
Mssrs. Giordano and Levtbe,.
{or their work and ..additional
assistanre at no diarge to tbe
district, particularly tbdr . in-service
traiinng of administtatacs
and cabinet members. He .noted
tbe success of the program
and optimistirsny intVipatrd
fuithet pontive eSects.'
Computer Counes
The Scfaooi Board then .iCXr
cnssed the addition'of a coco-pulsaty
computer literacy course
at the junior Ugh sdiool, a~ siz -.
wedi coatxe to be pven during a
student's stndx period. In con­versation,
however, it was noted
that .those students without
study periods (approzimatdy
420 seventh and eighth graders
in remedial courses, ieanung
iBsabled—and ~ hsTvHcipped
students and those with other
eiectives) would not have access
. tosucfaaeooise. Only.50%af the
seventh grade and 10% of tbe
eighth grade have schedules per­mitting
the course. The pos­sibility
of pulSng out students
bom' tegular periods' was re--
Jccted by Jones.
It vras suggested that Princqtal
- Jack Fitzsinmwns and District
Ditectot Amy McOsmb look into
the feasibtSty of an optional
program offered either 'after
school or on Saturdays since tlie
every stnrient it was noted,
however, that such a course at
the jutaor U ^ ierd is singly a
stop.gap since a iimnmln Et-eracy
ptmnin is now on-gov^
at tbe elementaiy levd. b the
next fotnre, aB childres w3l be
entering the junar l^gb w lima
with base iiaiiputer- fiteracf.
who was decbed far hex first texia
oa the Buud was reported on
vacation and usable to aaend
the Beard's aanoal Orgaiiiiiiiuu
Meeting. Sie win probably be
swm in at the next tut i ling at
the Freeport Sdmol Board.
Pcola. who lepUcea George
Bookibis as ptrsiiViii. was
elected to the post in a
wile.^Fjiitjdl. vipfrji.>tiiV uk:^j/L^_
was Cahd Vesxen of Wallace
Street. Veszeo iost started tbe
tiurd 3 tar tf bss first term on
the FreepOft Bond.
TtaftianaSy, the Scfaooi Boisrd
Septendxs 14, Octobei 19. No­vember
16 and December 21.
Meeting in 19S4 have been
srhednlfd for Wednesdays.
Jassaiy 18, Febmaiy IS, March
21, April 25. May 16 and June 20.
AB meetings win be held a:
Atkinson School and win beffa at
8pm.
No regular meetings liave been
Vnioas payments . and rales
were set by the Board. For use
of thebinlfing, the met time rate
of SlS/hoor ftr custodial help was
estabWgd
^ * < , . - ' _ • - - " -
The proposed n'Biiif, wmcn wH
cost. Iciar-Gfih - of a teacher.
IS to f^^"* t present jHtoor
Ugh srfirH stodeots who have
Dothadthtsrlriiiriitjry tiiuilug
"There was letigBiydiVTtstim-on
hardware, sal%ware and ooni-pnter
compatBiiBty. It aflitared
dear tlat the state cf tiie art is
such that changes are constant.
Mrs. McOxnb aitemptei to.
explain tiiat her departsaesit.
almig wrdi otiier staS i s d)e-acadeiidc
.areas and -a iiiiirns
advisory iminilltfc, were wocx-tttg
on a pttjected fc-I2 ooopie-henave
csnicslBm along witii a
presently .expxa£t% math bb-ocaloty
ptm^am usang ttmi^wtcxs
at the detaestaiy levd.. Vatioos
Board umubeis bowevcr. oon-'
tiaued fiseassian of tins paitics-lax
recommendatian witbOBt put­ting
-it in the mntrrt cf pro-j
o ^ plans in ptogtainiuing or
. in fiitnre hardware and sufisaie
f H>jiisin<i,
- . CamfmterToHmidU .
AJniiuitnare Talis
The Board also a|)provcd a
oontnct witii Sua Valley Systons
* for tile installatjan. LatujiaAiUiuiig
and rniintrniiKt" of a cooqjoter
system for admmistratiye pur-
. poses at the senior Ing^ sdnoL
Tbe cootracl for S57,490 wH
cover the xastaBatiott of "a
system that is desgned to be
OrgaiBzaiJuu tG^u. Among those
Bade this pasi Tuesday was tiat
of Piwiliilus ax SrIWWTI Dtstnct
Ttra^uirr. Bnalukoi w31 serve
• iilwiit II iiiinirTitrTn as he is
also s ta a umiiliei of the Scfaooi
Board.
Rejppointnl were Vince Psn-ceOx.
Distiict Cleik: and Camle
and Cezar£. District AwEtorx.
Irving Wall was rcappomted
School District Attoniey at a fee
of S7.500 Ear the year.
1*^^111^^ dates of the Scfaooi
Boniiiar tbe 19(1J-19B4 sdiool
year vexe set. En I9S3, tlie meet­ings
w31 be held Wednesdays,
School Inncties tiiB cSiatig~
school year have been, sei ai
10% in tht elementaty school and
TSt in the secondary schools.
Substitute teachers win be paid
S40 per day and S45 per day after
15 ibys m the same assignnieni.
The bouriy rate for substirate
dcticalenqilcnrees arid teadiers'
aides was set at S3 J5 per hour.
Gasofine reimbursement was
set at 19« per mile.
^Aduh edncaiiaa rates were
estabfisbed as S20 for residenis
and $2S for qpn-rcsideins; rates
for Drivers' Ed were set ai
S50.
Quick Response Saves House;
Rre Guts 2 Boats
FSEEPOBX-A rapidly sptead-
.mg nte,' •liaJi threatened io en­gulf
a tBt>stai7 private dwdCng^
on Sportsman Avenne early
Siluidaj nminiig, July . 2.
was uiuugbt iiiiiVr control by
uuJLk ai tiug Fita^Kxt prfiir and
CirfiglLlcn. Wide two boats
were virtually destroyed by die
bixze. the lnMiie was saved boat
m^ordamage.
•Ibe fire was 'reported sboniy
after 2 am wfaoi tbe Fitepoii
. Pofice/Fric Driparfher received
as alarm for a Ere in a boat on
SpoRsiua Casal. bei«cm
Sponsmaa and Coy UxabxnVi
-Aveiaies.
First ariivisg 6re Boiis sei up
three- bose Goes. Firefi^iets
from Hose 3 and Hose I, Truck
Company and Emergency- Co.
broi^ht the fire under control
witMa 15-20 ummtes.'However,
during the height of ihe blare,
wtncfa n s fed by gasotmc-baa
the boats. Dames soared
.20-feei-imo the air. There were
DO Bqunes reported. .
Free port Firr Chief Sreic
-Wei* leportcd iha; the fuc
was accelenied bj' gasduic
stored in a plastic comainer r.car
tbe boats. Tbe Chief esiimam'
damages of beiiteta SlO-20.000.
primarily 10^ Ihe boats and ihr
On-the scene within oca; _£xi£ti9rwanoftbefaomc
nrrmrte. PoGcs OCBcer WiIBam
(jEJkarl • tf ^p^tffy trans­mitted
a working fire to tbe dis-pxtcber.
wffi mcifird rcspoomng
.file.. mtits. Meanwhile. P.O.
Lo^an. joined by SgtJ Anfasr
eustoomed" for attrndincr. Burdetie, evacuated die resi-dests
cf the faooe ibe lo the
(Com. on Page B) proxiniisy of the flames.
ChieJv Wenk credits Pulicr
Officer Lttikan vriih ;'a super
and quick tluskte^ rean'io:;"
in evacuating the residents and
preventing a major tragedy.
. Tbe canse of ihe blaze is under
invntigxtinn by the Nassau
Coouty Fire Marshal..
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