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FREEPORT. NEW YORK. AUGUST 29.1985
51st YEAR. No. 19
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Schools To Open Wed,^ Sept. 4
W% U • PJ M --^^Ll Freepori Enrollment
DQldWin Ed A s s e m b l y Shorn Sfabflizfng Trend
Announces Meeting
Freeport Vamps Community Input Group
Fifst In stcije Jo Meet September 19
FREEPORT - Anticipated enrollment for the Freeport Public
Schools shows a stability this year with the district expecting 6.246
young people. fix}m pre-Undergarten through high school 12th graders
reporting to class the first day.
Freeport's public schools open for students Wednesday, September
4, although teachers will attend
FREEPORT - The Freeport Hre
Department, under the leader­ship
of its Chief Lee Tuchplski,
captured first place in the 113th
annual New York State Firemen's ..
Association Parade, held Sunday,
August 25, in Wlliston Park.
This marks Freeport's fourth
consecutive first place finish in
'cbmpetition parades this
summer.
Despite miserable weather.
Freeport placed a total of 75 men .
in line, the largest contingent of
any department in the State
parade. With the department
band leading the way, the Free-'
porters once again turned up first
in terms of receiving the least
amount of demerits while march­ing'.
The results were announced
shortly before 9 pm as the depait-
- ment returned to the village, and
a village-mde-radio notificaUon
was sent out to tell all the mem­bers
the good news.
"There's no way anyone can
imagine how great it. feels to
march in firont of such a fine
group," Chief Tucholski said.
"1 s^dute each and every member^.
for it is they who have.done the
hard work and made it possible
for us to be ranked number onel"
All the department chiefs and'
oflicers expressed their thanks to
the members, who have turned
out so enthusiastically during
what has become one of the
greatest parade seasons ever.
The chiefc were quick to note
their appreciation also to the
department band, and to former
Chief . Dick M'"thauer, who
continues to excel in, keeping the
members in step and in line.
"At the beginning of the
season, we had hoped to take one
or two firsts, and maybe more.
But to win every big parade thus
far goes beyond my wildest
dreams. Its like dreaming you've
won the lottery!" said Tucholski.
The department won't have
long'lo rest on its big win. They
will be back in competition again
this coming weekend at the
annual Labcr Day Parade, which
is slated for Sunday, Septem­ber
1, in Hicksville.
liandal. Ojncems; and
and Communication.
Committee Work
According to a letter sent to
members by BEA Chainnan
Peter O'Neill and Board of Educa­tion
President Bernard Httinksy.
the committees are expected to
attract active participation from
interested community members.
The specific work of the com­mitlees
indiide:
•, Teenage Alcohol Abuse: a
continuation of a study begiu last
year. althouyOh new members are
(Cont. on Page 8).
byJoanOetaney
BALDWIN - Previous members of the Baldwin Educational As­sembly
(BEA) have been notified and interested new iriembers are
beine invited to attend the first-general meeting of the'Assembly on
Tuesday evening, September 17, atSJOpm; at the District Offices on
Hastings Street.
The BEA. which acts as- a
community input resource for
the Baldwin Board of Education.
is composed of nominees of com­munity
organizations, appointees
of the Board of Education, and •
persons nominated by voter peti­tion.
Members serve on one of
four major commitlees and study,
six charges whidi were developed
by the BEA Executive Committee
in conjunction with its members
and with' the' approval of the
Board of Education.
Six Charges
For the 1985-86 school year the
six major charges include:
• A conlinuation of the study of
teenage alcohol abuse in co­operation
with other community
study groups and Involving put
of district resource persons.
• A study of school policies and
procedures relating to student
safety and attendance K-12.
• A study of the district's main­tenance
program including eval­uation
of the Five Year Plan.,
routine maintenance activities
and capital improvements to
include specific recommendations
in priority order for capital
improvements.
• A study of the extra-cur­ricular
programs in the district
including intramurals K-12.
• A study of the school dis­trict's
image in and outside the
community with specific "recom­mendations
regarding ways to
present the positive aspects to
the public.
• A study of specific budget
codes as mutually agreed upon by
the Board of Education and the
BEA Executive Committee.
These charges will be con­sidered
by four major com­mittees:
Teenage Alcohol Abuse;
Student Safety, Attendance and
Extra Curricular Activities; Fi-orientation
sessions and a faculty
meeting on Tuesday, September
3.
The specific figures released
several weeks before opening
week show a 10% drop in the ex­pected
population at Dodd Junior
High School. Some 933 seventh
and eighth graders are due in
school for the 1985-86 school
year; a little mote than 100 less
than the previous year.
Senior high school figures.
however remain the same: 2,029
anticipated tlus September,
just four more than last year.
-Other 1985-86 enrollments by
School are: 685 in Columbus
Avenue School's Pre-K and
Kindergarten dasses; 596 in
grades one through four at Archer
Street School; 605 in grades one
through four at Bayview Avenue
School; SOS in grades one through
four at Giblyn; and 890 in grades
five' and six at Atkinson School.
buage Overoccupancies, Other Violations Fined bf Court
FREEPORT - Anna Gomez,
a Central Islip resident and owner
of a one-family . dwelling at
49 South' Bayview Avenue in
Freeport, was conditionally fined -
$3,000 by -VilUge JusUce Ralph
Franco in Freeport Village Xijurt •
recently.-The total fine represents
. the maximum of $250 on each of
12 summonses issued to. Gomez
by the Village's Building Depart­ment.
The summonses were for allow­ing
the occupancy of both the
attic and basement; for the rent­ing
of rooms in a one' family
dwelling; for the installation of a
stove and sink on the second
floor without necessary permits;
for maintaining the premises with
debris; for allowing the multiple
occupancy of the structure witli
violation)! of the Building Code
and Fire Prevention laws of the
Village; and for allowing the
storage of a commerxrial vehide
(Cont. on Page 16)
A HERO FOR OUR SUMMER "HEROES." The staff of the Freeport Recreation Department treated
the youngsters, who have spent their summers worVing as volunteers with the Center's camp pro­grams,
to a giant hero sandwich. Flanked by C^mp Director Mary Hall (standing, r.) and Counselor
Sue Wehrum (standing, I.), they are (Vnesling, I. to r.) Kathleen Martin, Kathlee Fee, Karen Farrell,
Debbie Soelcher, Maria Fountas and (standing, 2nd I. to r.) Harold Walsen, Kenrlck Cato, Christine
Schimmel, Anita Freeman^ Ranel Sepulvadea, Laurie Mulholland, Nick Fountas, Kathleen McLaugh­lin
and Donna Marie Helfrich.