The-Leader_1990-02-01

              Freeport ® Baldwin
THE, LEAD,! 56lh Year, No. 5 Freeport, N.Y. 11520 .Official ne'ft-spaper of the Village of Frccport'Ficcport and Baldwin School Districts Thursday, February 1, 1990 25t
Freeporters aided Avianca plane crasK victims
pfiolo by icea tiam, FTD
WORKING AT COCKPrT of ilMaled Avianca JligM 52 were FFD errtergency
medical lechnicians U. David Harrison and Firefighters J.J. Flanagan, Mark
Weekes and Jose Machado, framed by deck of Cove Neck home. . • ;
Frttporters were among those whose
resources, both personal and profes­sional,
were called upon last Thursday
when the Columbian airline Avianca's ":
flight 52 crashed oh the North Shore.
Although the^ite of thetragnly. Cove
Neck, a some 15 nules from Freeport,
some of oui ViUagus fumid themscK*cs
invohed in the rescue effort.
After' hearing of the disaster, five
emergency medical technidans from the •
Freeport- Fire Depaitinent's , Rescue
Com^y gathered their gear and set off
fprthecrashscehe.Unlikemanyvoliin- .'
teers who w-eie delayed by the snarl of
vehicles on the roads near Cove Neck,
Lieutenant Dave Harrison and Firefigh­ters
Scott Braun, Mark Weekes, Jose r
Machado and J J. Flanagan reached the
" scene only 45 minutes after their II p.m.
departure from Freeport, ttavellirig the .
last ten miles of their journey in a city •
- ambulance; ———-—'- ——~
"We wanted to get up there and do the
best w« could to help," said Fuefighter
Braun, who described the sceiK as "unbe-licveable.
I\e never seen an>lhing like
it," he said. "It was like a movie scene,
with bodies everywhere." _
The FFD volunteers worked with the
Hurst tool at the cockpit exits, and with
Jericho and Hicksville firefighters .
removed two crew members from the
crushed jetliner. They also assisted in
extricating several other victims froiri the
fonvard wreckage where most of the
fatalities-occurred, said firefighter
Braun.
The five stayed through the liight,
returning to the Village just beforetix the
next morning. '-' .•
F^eeporter Robert Duignari, a Nassau
• County police detective, w=as investigat­ing
a burglary when the call came in on'
the police scanner at 9:40 p.m..
• "Every detecth-e in the coujity was
sent- there, more than 50," hi said,
Because of the intense traffic tie-ups, he
had torwalk several miles and did jiot
reach the scene until I Ip.m.
"The detectivels job is to cordon off
the scene and search the area. We were
there until three or four in the motnini;._:
helpuigidentify and tag the deceased," he
, recalled. "There were so many survivors ;
being worked on it looked likea MASH
unit." ' . . . ,
A police sergeant at the scene had sent
for 30 Spanish speaking officers, many
of whom were off-duty and came from
their homes' fo help. In the pre-dawn
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Freeport Chamber of Commerce to install March 9
Mark.your calendar for Friday.
March 9, for the Freeport Chaniber of
Conunerce installation dinner dance to
be held at the Coral House, 70 Milbiinj
Avenue, Baldwiiu
The officers and directors of the •
, Chamber will be installed and the
ceremony will be short with a
minimum of speecbe.s, according to
ChambCTofliciaU.
A gourmet cocktail hpur will begin at
7:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 9
p.m. with a choice of chicken francaise
or fiiet of sole, open bar &otn 7:30 pjh.
' to I a.m.'and a complete Vieiinese
Hour. Dancing to the group "Risky
Business" will be featured. Donation ii
$60 per person and reservations are a
. m u s t ' ' -. . ^ . -. • '• '•
' Joseph Presti will be installed as
Chamber President for a second term
and Larry Giebinar will be honored as
the. Citizen of the Year. Larry is the
owner of the. itmous Irvings Mens
Shopi 80 South Main Street. Freeport..
Other officers being installed are
First Vice President. Jonathan
Tellekamp; Second Vice President,
'. Tony Maio; Third Vice President.-
Michael Byrne; Executive Secretary,
Dora Phillips; and Treasurer. Carolyn
Burkle. . . . . : ^ :
Everyone is cordially invited to join
the Chamber for an evening of
camaraderie with friends' and
neighbors. • •
For reservations, call the Chamber
office at 378-7402. Charles Baldwin is
the ticket chairman and Carolyn Buikle
is the journal chairman. ..
• The dynamic duo of Michael A.
Ocera and Stephen A. Nicolino are the
general chairpersons.
Truck Issu^ taken to county
' by Joan Delaney
. Members of the Baldwiii community,
' inclading representatives of the
Biddwin Chamber of Commeicie; the
/ Baldwin-Fire Dq^itroent. the BaUwih
- Inttfrfaitb Lai^, the Baldwin School
District and Plaza School FTA attended
• __lhcJanuary.22 ineeting of the Nassan
CoantyBt^cfSt^wVisors.
' The reason for their presence was to
•protest the December U regidatido by .
the Vin^e of Rockville Centre which
prohibits tracks in excess of 10,000
pounds from using the Wlages north-sonth
streets when north of Meirick ;
Road and pfierin^ as a suggestion that',
truckers use Grand Avenue to the east .
Or Peninsda Boidevatd to'the west.
The representatives were able to
speak after waiting for the three honr-regiUar
agenda to be coinpleted. Thtn
Cmmty, Executive Thomas Gokiaa no­ted
the presence of the contingent and'
'before audience comments. Mr. Gulotta
updated bis Boaird and tht; people on
the'sitiiatioii. He.rciterated what has
been knowii for sbine time which is
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-' Uirry Greblnar
'atizenoftheYeai*
MikB Ocera and Steve NIconno -
' Chalipertpns '