The MS150 Twin Forks Bike Tour
Meet the challenge, make a difference
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.Who: All cyclists welcome!. • ; .'
What: 2 days, 150 miles - Fully supported event -
Overnight accommodations
When: September 16 & 17, 2006
Where: Start/Finish at the Elks Club in Southampton, NY
Why: A great weekend of cycling with friends, old and
new, Finish line celebration
It's really fun!
The MS150 Twin Forks Bike Tour is a two-day bicycling fundraiser
held to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Long Island Chapter.
The Tour includes lunch at Montauk Point, a ferry ride to Shelter
Island-foliowed-byan overnight staywith dinner, entertainment^
and awards ceremony at the Quinipet Camp and Retreat Center-^
and that's just the first day! The second day of the tour will
begin in Greenport, and will bring you through the North Fork's
beautiful vineyards and horse filled acreage. At the end of the
tour, the participants will enjoy a memorable finish line celebra-tion
including music, food and massages.
For more information contact Don Miller 516-330-1647 or
dmiller514@optonline.net
bike tour
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WIDE AWAKE ENGINE Co. #1
AND THE
FREEPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT
will be hosting the
5th Annual Richard T. Muldowney Jr.
OLD FASHIONED
TOURNAMENT
Sunday, September 10th, 2006
at 10:00a.m.
(Rain date: Saturday, September 16th at 10:00 a.m.)
rj!r_a Freegprt^Fire Department _. _ _
1 Training Center
X 200 Hanse Avenue, Freeport
Admission - $5.00, Children $2.00,
Children under 12 - Free
Food and refreshments will be available.
For further information call
(516) 377-2345
or e:mail: wideawake216@yahoo.com
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AUGUST, 2006 www.freeportny.gov THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS
Freeport Celebrates the Visit by the
Annapolis Midshipmen
An unanticipated late night arrival failed
to discourage a staunch band of Freeporters
and other well wishers determined to provide
a warm welcome to the Annapolis midship-men
who sailed 8 single-mast boats from the
U..S. Naval Academy and docked them at the
Esplanade Saturday evening, August 12th.
The visit marked the ninth consecutive year
that the Annapolis sail training squadron has
made Freeport a "port-of-caN" for its pro-gram.
While the 80 young midshipmen and
women were here for an extended weekend,
they went to Jones Beach, took in a Yankees
vs. Los Angeles Angels baseball game, and vis-ited
a number of other local attractions
including several restaurants located along
Woodcleft Ave. and elsewhere in the village.
The midshipmen provided tours of the sail-boats
and brief descriptions of the Naval
Academy's four-year college program to
tourists who came to the Nautical Mile during
their 4-day visit. The young men and women
who graduate from the Naval Academy will
have a variety of career options, including
The eight sailboats docked at the Esplanade.
entering either the Navy or other branches of
service. Some will make military service their
lifetime profession.
Mayor Bill Glacken addressed the young
people at a dinner held in their honor, and
A goup of midsripiTCT and officeis posed \* members of the taenis (^ orri
the midshipmen are Undo Romagndl coresident of the Annapofc Parents 0*, behind her is Bob Remington, another member of the parents' organization
Legjslaior David Denenbetg, Cd Dick lunsford, (relied) a volunteer wiiti the AnnopoBs program. Mayor Bill docken two otha Annopofe midshipmen
Mario RomangnoS, copresideni of the parents' dub, and Trustee Don Miter.
attended by local civic and community lead-ers,
elected officials, and members of the
Annapolis Parents Club. The Mayor thanked
the midshipmen for their future service to our
country and the sacrifices they will be called
upon to make to preserve and protect our
nation. "In today's challenging times, we
know that it is our young people who will be
putting themselves in harm's way to protect
the lives of others. We want to let you know
just how much we understand that sacrifice
and how much we appreciate your contribu-tion
to keeping us safe," he stated.
The Mayor later thanked the Freeport
community for its support and encourage-ment
of the program for the past nine years
and the kindness they have 'shown to the
Annapolis midshipmen during each visit.
"Freeport's sincere interest and kind generos-ity
toward these young men and women has
become a legend at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Those efforts have earned the village well
deserved recognition as a very special com-munity,"
concluded the Mayor.
A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Historical Society Honors Civil War Heroes
offices, which will be used in conjunction
with the operation of the transient mari-na.
Just as these projects have breathed
new life into the waterfront area, the
ongoing work in the commercial district is
doing the same for the central business
section of the village. With the completion
of the Guy Lombardo Ave. road project,
expected by the Winter, which includes the
rebuilding of the roadway from Sunrise
Highway to Atlantic Ave., we will have
made a major improvement to Freeport's
central business area. In addition, two pro-
This month marked the ninth consec-utive
year that the Annapolis midshipmen
visited Freeport as part of their summer
sail-training program. Since 2002, the
impressive-looking squadron (this year
eight sailboats arrived in Freeport) has
occupied slips on the Nautical Mile at the
Esplanade.
It's hard to remember that there was a
time not so long ago when the Nautical
Mile didn't look anything
like it does today. It did
take a while to complete
the work on that project,
including rebuilding and
elevating the roadway,
burying the overhead
wires, installing the street
^amenities such as the light"
fixtures, brick walkways,
benches and flower
planters, and constructing
the Esplanade.
Renovations to the
waterfront are continu-ing,
with the current con-struction
of a boardwalk and transient
marina on the western side of the Scenic
Pier on the site of the former Johansen
property. The bulkheading and dock por-tions
of the project have been completed,
and the construction of a boardwalk, rail-ings,
lighting and benches is in progress.
When that stage of construction is com-pleted,
we will begin work on a building
to house utilities, showers, bathrooms and
jects that are now underway
bring a big improvement to the block of
Merrick Road between Church Street and
South Main Street.
This Fall will see new storefronts,
doors, signage and awnings for the
Golden Building, one of Freeport's largest
commercial buildings with 17 businesses
on two floors located at the northwest
corner of Merrick Road and South Main
Street. The project began with power
washing of the building, and will include
the complete repointing of the brick sur-face
of the structure. The project is the lat-est
endeavor being carried out under the
Freeport Community Development
Agency's commercial facade rehabilitation
program. West of the Golden Building,
five storefronts that have already been
renovated by the property owners will
have signage, lighting and awnings pro-vided
this Fall under the Community
Development Agency's fixture replace-ment
grant program. At the same time, a
similar grant will enhance six storefronts
on Broadway in northeast Freeport.
Meanwhile, major roadwork projects
begun last Fall are nearing completion,
with the reconstruction of several streets
in the Colony Park area, including Ann
Drive, Laurette Lane, Jeffrey Court and
Gladys Lane. In the northwest section,
reconstruction work on several streets is
nearing completion, including the upper
portion of Delaware Ave., Willowbrook
and Tanglewood Lanes, Moore Circle and
Delaware Circle. Those projects included
upgrading the storm water drainage sys-tems,
replacing curbs and sidewalks, and
repaying the roadways. In the Fall, both
neighborhoods-willo-see the planting -of-new
curb trees.
Rebuilding Freeport from the ground
up is an ongoing process, with new pro-jects
starting and others nearing comple-tion
every day. It is a challenge to keep
repairing, repaving and rebuilding, but
the results have been well worth the work.
New businesses continue to open, others
expand, and the community benefits from
the positive economic growth. Freeport is
truly enjoying a renaissance.
This year the Freeport
Historical Society chose "Freeport
During the Civil War" as the
theme for its annual Garden Party
held on the grounds of the muse-um.
Company H 119 of the New
York Volunteers Civil War re-enac-tors
provided a presentation
describing the equipment used by
the Union Army and identified
those soldiers who were native'
Long Islanders.
Trustee Don Miller, an avid
collector of all things historical
pertaining to Freeport, revealed
that he and Cynthia Krieg, the
Historical'Society's curat6Farid=rthe'village's'
official historian, were once bidding on the
same Freeport artifact. He told the members
why he became interested in collecting local
Pictured accepting a donation of historical items from Don Miller are Camilla Weir (left)
President of the Historical Society and Cynthia Krieg (right).
memorabilia. "I believe Freeport has a rich ...
and fascinating history which should be pre-served
for future generations to share.
I enjoy searching antique stores and looking
on the Internet for items that
reflect our village's traditions,
and I thank the members of the
Freeport Historical Society for
keeping this history alive for all
of us."
The Historical Society is
sponsoring two events in the
Fall. The first is a presentation
on Saturday, September 23, at
the Freeport Memorial Library at
2 p.m., with photos and other
items describing pre-World War
II Freeport. The second, on
Qctober 1st, is a tour of five sites
of architectural significance in
Freeporffor a"$20 feerFor ticket'infoYmation
and other details, please contact the organi-zation
at 516-623-9632.
Estuary Reserve Council Hears Presentation from SPLASH
The South Shore Estuary Reserve Council
held its August meeting at the Freeport
Recreation Center. The Council, which works
to advance the comprehensive management
of the network of bays stretching from the
Queens border to Southampton, as well as
the streams that form the watershed that
feeds the bays, heard a presentation from
Robert Weltner, president of the environ-mental
organization Stop Polluting Littering
and Save our Harbors (SPLASH). The group
has been responsible for the development of
an innovative and effective trap system to
contain'paper and plastic"garbage/: oil''arid
other floating debris. Working with
Freeport's Department of Public Works
and the Town of Hempstead, SPLASH volun-teers
installed the traps at a floating dock
near Mill Road at the head of Freeport
SPLASH President Rob Weltner and Freeport CDA Executive Director
Ellen Kelly. '
Creek. Members of the Council saw the facil-ity
in action when the Council Meeting con-cluded.
Furthermore, over the past year, the
Village of Freeport, SPLASH and the Freeport
Chamber of Commerce have installed 22
storm water filters in street drains in and
around Freeport.
Ellen Kelly, Freeport's Director of
Planning and Community Development,
attended the meeting on behalf of Mayor
Bill Glacken, who serves as a member of the
Council. Ms. Kelly also serves as Chair of an
Advisory Committee to promote greater vis-bility
of the many cultural;'educational and
recreational resources of the South Shore
Estuary to be known as "The Bayway."
Freeport's Nautical Mile was one of the first
locations nominated and approved as a
Bayway Destination.
Keep the Curb Trees Watered During Fall
Please remember to water the curb trees
during the coming Autumn weather, which
can be just as drying and destructive as the
summer. These young plantings are part of
the Glacken Administration's plan to bring
flowering trees and much needed shade to
every block in the village.
All watering for the curb trees, lawns
and shrubs should be done according to the
schedule established by the Village, which is
based on your house number. Odd num-bered
houses may water on the odd dates
on the calendar, and even numbered hous-es
on the even numbered dates. All water-ing
of lawns, gardens and curb trees must
be done between the early morning hours
of 4 a.m. and 10 a.m., or in the evening
between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.
