HERE'S A CHANCE TO JOIN THE POLICE
An open-competitive examination for Village Patrolman positions
will be held by the Nassau Civil Service Commission on Feb. 27.
The deadline for filing of applications is Jan. 20 at 4 P.M. Pre-ference
in appointment to the Freeport Police Department may be
given to successful candidates who reside in the Village. The same
written examination qualifies applicants for Nassau County and Pol-ice
District -posts in this classification. Other requirements may be
learned from the Civil Service Commission announcement.
RECREATION OFFICE MOVES
Superintendent Walter Richardson and his staff of the Recreation
Department now occupy offices in the new Recreation Center, 61
Pine Street. , ~ ~ ~
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NEW APPROACH TO TRAFFIC SAFETY
The Freeport Police Court has decided to attack poor driving at
its roots. A Traffic Safety Clinic, starting Jan. 21, will explain
driver faults, causes of accidents and important provisions of traffic
laws. :
Police Justice Edwin J. Freedman may give traffic violators
special consideration in imposing sentences if they produce Clinic
Attendance Certificates. Sentencing will be adjourned after they
plead guilty, to let the drivers benefit from a one-and-one.-half hour
-session in the courtroom. Each month there will be a clinic for a
new group of motor vehicle operators who agree to attend the educa-tional
session.
Rockville Centre and Hempstead courts are cooperating in the
experiment. All three judges agree this new approach will probably
do more to improve driving habits than merely imposing a fine.
~ " The clinic, which will also include a'traffic -education film and
true-false quizzes, is under the direction of Mrs. George Maynes,
assisted by George Moser and George Emma of the High School
Driver Educational Program and Police Captain Edward S. Dixon.
All serve without compensation, using materials furnished by C.
Edwin Max, Associate Director of the State Traffic Safety Council.
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YOUTH CENTER (Continued from Page 1)
Youth, the Board of Education, business men and Citizens through-out
the Village. Teen-age volunteers participated in painting and
decorating the five rooms which will be used.
A PUBLIC INFORMATION BULLETIN OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT
ROBERT J. SWEENEY. MAYOR
TRU8TBS3
HENRY M. ALTENGARTEN
FRANK W. 80MERS
GEORGE H. PAIRBBRG
FRANCIS J. MUSSO
JOHN J. MAC DONALD
VILLAOB CLERK
LEONARD D. B. SMITH
TREASURER
JOHN O. TE8SIER
VILLAOB COUNSEL
•TELEPHONE FR 8-4OOO
"The Boating and Fishing Capital of the East"
JANUARY, 1965
YOUTH CENT-ER DEDICATION JAN. 10
The long-felt need for a youth center has been met by opening of
the new Village of Freeport Recreation Center, 61 Pine Street. First
major step taken to provide all young people in the community with a
place to go, be seen and have fun, the well equipped 6, 000-square-foot
establishment is proudly announced by
the Village administration.
Dedication ceremonies will take place
Sunday, Jan. 10, at 2 P. M. The public is
cordially invited. In view of the many organ-izations
and individuals who have expressed
hope for the creation of such a recreation
center, it is anticipated the ceremonies will
draw a sizeable turnout of interested citizens.
A modern jukebox with the latest record-ings,
television, billiards, arts and crafts
and many other associated activities will be
available. Facilities include an art room,
two rooms for games,a teen-age lounge and
an all-purpose room. Groups are planned in
the following subjects: Modern dancing, be-ginners'
drama, introduction to the piano,
sculpture in clay, sketching, interior decoration and others.
The hours on Monday through Friday will be 3:30 to 5 P.M. and
7 to 9 P. M. , except that on Friday the Center will remain open until
10 P. M. The busiest day will probably be Saturday, so the hours that
day will start at 3 P. M. , continue until 5 and reopen in the evening
from 7 to 10 o'clock.
A product of combined effort by numerous organizations and indiv-iduals,
the Recreation Center was brought into being by the Park Com-mission,
the Mayor's Committee for Youth, Freeport's Council for
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SNQWED-IN CARS BLOCK STREETS
Freeport needs a lot of good citizens this winter. You're a good
citizen if you get your car off the street prior to a snow storm.
That's one way of doing something about the weather.
It is predicted that this winter the total snowfall will be abnorm-ally
heavy* We must keep roads clear so that snow ploughs can do
their job unhindered. Milton Danziger, chairman of the Traffic Safe-ty
Committee, pointed out that in letting the Highway Department
do a quick, efficient job of ploughing, good citizens also avoid the
need to dig their autos out of snowbanks created along the curb by
snow -clearing vehicles.
Anyone whose car interferes with efficient snow removal hurts
the entire community.
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STATEWIDE HONOR
The Sewer Department -- and Freeport -- won a real distinction
in November. Richard Pretsch, Junior Chemist at the local treat-ment
plant, received a cup awarded by the New York State Pollution
Control Association for the best one-year operating report submitted
to the association. Mayor Robert J. Sweeney presented this honor to
Mr. Pretsch at a meeting of the Statewide group's Long Island Sec-tion
in Rockville Centre.
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FREEPORT INFORMATION ABC'S
Continued from November's "Village News" (14) How many
citizens participate in the Village recreational program? (15) What
is Freeport's value in dollars? (16) What does it cost to run Freeport
Village? (17) How many parks are there ? (18) What is the weight of
weekly refuse collections? (19) How many tons will the new incinera-tor
burn? (20) How many men are in Freeport's Police Department?
(21) How many men are in the Fire Department? (22) How much water
is pumped each year? (23) How many public housing apartments are
in this community? (24) How much electricity do Freeporters use
annually? (25} What is Freeport's present population?
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HAVE YOU REGISTERED YOUR BICYCLE FOR 1965 ?
Bicycle owners in Freeport are required by a Village ordinance
to register them with the Police Department. For 25 cents each
bicycle owner will be given a certificate of registration and a license
plate. Renewable every year, this license identifies lost or stolen
bicycles.
Riders under 16 must carry a rider's certificate. To obtain one,
children must pass a written test on the rules of the road conducted
by the schools and also a road test given by the Freeport Police. A
safety conscious cyclist lives to be a safety-responsible motorist.
Bicycles may be registered at the Police Department offices in
the Municipal Building any Wednesday from 3:30 to 4:30 P.M. For
further information please call Ruth Whitty, clerk in the Police Dep-artment,
at FR 8 - 0700.
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NEW APPOINTMENT
FREEPORT 'HOUSING AUTHORITY -- Asher Nickelsberg (Member)
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IT'S DOG LICENSE TIME
Dog licenses for 1965 have gone on sale at the cashiers' window
in the Municipal Building. Fees are $2.25 for each male or spayed
female dog and $5.25 for each unspayed female dog.
Failure to obtain a tag by Feb. 10 may bring a fine of $10 and
costs. After that date any unlicensed dog is liable to seizure, and if
not redeemed within five days may be sold or destroyed.
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MODERN WATER PIPE INSTALLED
A water company elsewhere in Nassau County told Newsday re-cently
that it believes a project it has started will be the first instal-lation
of cement -lined iron pipe on Long Island. Just for the record
and without claiming a first, Freeport can truthfully reply that cement
lined cast iron mains were completed under contracts let by this
Village in 1962 when 6,400 feet were installed under three contracts —
on North Columbus Ave. , Archer St. and Pennsylvania Ave. -Lena
Ave.
Our Water Department specified similar pipe in 1964 for a 12-
inch main on Seaman Ave. from Main St. to Pennsylvania Ave.; a
ten-inch main on South Bayview Ave. from Ray St. to Atlantic Ave.
and from there to Milburn Creek bridge, and for work started Dec.
15 to provide an eight-inch line on Wilson Place from Pennsylvania
Ave. to North Long Beach Ave. Bids have been opened for a 12-inch
main consisting of cement-lined cast iron pipe on Pennsylvania Ave.
from Wilson Place to California Ave.
