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RICK AVOLIN, OF BEDELL STREET, FREEPORT, practiced a corn-on-the-cobmethod for competitive matzoh ball eating in a qualifying round of the FifthAnnual Ben's Matzoh Ball Eating Contest, held at Ben's Kosher Deli in Baldwin.Mr. Avolin ate five in two minutes and 50 seconds. The skinny winner of this

qualifying round was 2000 champion Don Lerman, who ate 12 matzoh balls inthe same amount of time. The finals will be held oh Tuesday, January 29, atthe Ben's on 38th Street, Manhattan. The contest benefits the InterfaithNutrition Network.

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Village accused of illegal negotiationsfor Power Plant; stack tests released

^ by Jason Gers

At Village Hall last week, accusationsflew which may slow the village's plansto replace Power Plant 2.

A letter sent by Freeport residentStewart Lilker to Lisa Feiner, anAssistant Attorney General in theEnvironmental Protection Bureau,charges that the village has negotiatedillegally in its attempt to make a deal tobuild a new power plant in southFreeport. The village flatly denies anyillegal activity.

In the letter, Mr. Lilker writes thatthree bids were opened on November 6in response to the village's October 25Request for Proposals (RFP). Accordingto Mr. Lilker, two of the proposals weredeclared "no bid" by village purchasingagent Theresa Baldinucci.

The proposal, which was not declared"no bid," is, according to Mr. Lilker, alsoincomplete, because it contains no pur-chasing agreement. Freeport has soughtto reserve an option to purchase any newpower plant built.

; Incomplete bids are not sufficient, norare they legal, and Mr. Lilker cites NewYork State General Municipal law, § 103[11] [b] "any amendment to or reforma-tion of a bid or a contract to rectify suchan error or mistake therein is strictly pro-hibited." Such an amendment, some-times called a "collusive bid," amountsto a circumvention of the public biddingprocess.

Joe Kralovich, President of Merrick'sOld Lindemere Civic Association, alsotells The Leader, "I was there when thebids were opened and none weredeclared complete at that time."

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Freeporters voice complaintsabout proposed electric hikeby Jason Gers

Significant, but not vociferous, dissentwas heard last Wednesday at the PublicService Commission (PSC) public hear-ings on the Freeport utility's proposedrate increase.

The rate increase, which was original-ly proposed to the PSC last July at7.67%, now stands at 7.1% in the twoparties' current joint proposal. FreeportElectric's current residential winter rateper kilowatt-hour (kw/h) is 6.390. Thesummer rate for over 750 kw/h is 7.230,and over 1000 kw/h costs 7.670. FreeportElectric's basic charge is $5.

According to Michael Lowndes of theLong Island Power Authority, LIPA'smonthly service charge is $17.179. Inwinter or summer, the first 250 kw/h cost12.490 each. Over 250, each kw/h costs

13.670 from June-September and 11.790, 'from October to May. In addition, each

kilowatt-hour is subject to a 0.6870 fueladjustment charge to offset high fuelprices experienced in 2000.

Critics of the proposal spoke at boththe 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. hearings, whichlasted approximately an hour each.Following the public hearings were evi-dentiary hearings which included cross-examination of witnesses from the utility •and from the Public Service Commissionby Stewart Lilker, who was granted inter-venor status by the presiding judge,Rafael Epstein. An intervenor maycross-examine witnesses during the PSChearing.

Mr. Lilker expressed a desire to post-pone or extend the hearings, due to whathe considered to be poor public notifica-tion. Judge Epstein ruled that notification

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Rosario Zappulla, of RooseveltAvenue, expressed a prominent criticismof the rate increase, that "the village isusing the electric company to be anotherform of taxes." The village just agreedlast week to raise taxes 16.2%. The vil-lage budget, which was approved onJanuary 7, included a $500,000 transferof funds from Freeport Electric to thevillage. Mr. Zappulla wondered whetherthis transfer of funds to the financially-stricken village was what caused the util-ity to run in the red.-The increase >is "giv-i

i ing the village.additional;taxing power; and that's not wrrat'fhe electrjc^company

is here for." • : • ' ' , ' . ' - . ' • . " .Joe Kralovich, of'Merj-ick, who tias^

led the' Old Lindenmere Giyit'Association's battle against Power Plant'2, also suggested that the relationshipbetween the Village and the the utilityshould be spelled out more clearly.

According to Hub Bianco, superinten-dent of Freeport Electric, such a transferof funds is not illegal, and is common inother towns which have their own utility.Freeport, however," has not made such atransfer in a number of years.

Eloy Yndigoyen, of Fullerton Avenue,argued that "a large population of peoplemove to Freeport for affordable eleclric-ty." He asked the PSC to consider that arate increase would hurt these families.

Rosetta Brewer, of North ColumbusAvenue, worried about the fate of pen-sioners in the quadruple whammy of atax, water and electric rate increase inFreeport, .at a time when .county, tatfes,

•are also'going to riSel. "0rt our-streetalone, there are only 4 or 5 working

families." Gretchen White, also of NorthColumbus Avenue, said "I starved forfour or five years" before her SocialSecurity checks increased. "I don'tknow how I'm going to live."

Another issue which came to bear onthe proceedings was the fate of PowerPlant number 2. A great deal of time inthe evidenciary hearings was devoted toattempting to ascertain to what degreefuture development of Power Plant 2should affect the proposed rate increase.

Intervenor Stewart Lilker argued thatit was highly relevant, since the utilitywould have the power to apply foranother rate increase after any deal was

.., .made, as early as April 1. Presidingjudge Rafael Epstein did not make aclear decision on the matter. As a result,

• the evidentiary hearings were marked by• - i; constant objections to Mr. Lilker's inter-,., rogation on the subject by the village'3>,' • t attorney, Jeffrey Genzer. ; • '

Several .residents, .also commented agreat clear about'development at PowerPlant 2. Vincent Greco, longtime criticof Power Plant 2 and resident of EastBedell Street, stated that the plans fordevelopmental the site "must be a factorin this rate increase."

He suggested that natural gas-fifedturbines would involve less personnel,and thus cost less to operate. Labor costswere among the reasons cited by theutility for the rate increase. Mr. Grecoalso charged that the total cost of pro-duction, divided into the total produc-tion, did not generate the price per unitcost.

The reason for this, however, is thatFreeport Electric gets its electricity from

.a variety of sources. It receives electric-; ;i(jy; front'Niagara Falls. The rest of itis

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Although Mr. Greco argued that "thespot market day-to-day is not the wayfor the village to approach this," it maynot always be the cheapest, according toMr. Bianco. During the day, and in thesummertime, the cost of buying electric-ity on the spot market is very high, sincedemand is high. At night time, prices arevery low. Mr. Bianco told The Leader hehas seen prices for one megawatt/hourof electricity as high as $1000 and aslow as $25-35. The price of electricity,says Mr. Bianco, changes every six min-utes. The cost of generating amegawatt/hour at Power Plant 2 is $60-70 per megawatt/hour. The plant ran forapproximately 1000 hours last year.

,"We cire' trying everything we can tohold rates down. We -have tried innova-tive ways to reduce our independent sys-tem operator, our energy and our capac-ity costs. We have aggressively

negotiated contracts to get reducedcosts for additional capacity." .

Freeport Electric^faised rates fast in199S, and before that, in 1986.

Anyone wishing to make a comT.;Nment to the Public Service^Commission regarding the proposedincrease may still call irt; send, .orelectronically transmit their state-ments, in English or Spanish. Writtenstatements should be mailed to JanetHand Deixler, Secretary, New YorkState Public Service Commissipn,Three Empire State Plaza, Albany,New York 12223. These letters shouldreference "Village of FreeportElectric Joint Proposal."

- To call in a statement, 24 hours aday, dial 1-800-335-2120. Callersshould press "6" to leave commentson the Freeport proceeding. Throughthe Internet, comments may be sub-mitted through.the "PSC CommentForm" at the PSC's web site,www.dps.state.ny.us.

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Friday, January 18•Lunch & Travel-Cuba, 12 p.m., Film: "Martin Luther King," 3 & 7 p.m., AA,

4:30 p.m.,' Brownies, 6:30 p.m., Waiting Families, 6:30 p.m., American Legion, 7

j>.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Saturday, January 19• Homework Express, 10 a.m., Concert: Kevin Maynor, 2:30 p.m.,NEFCA, 3

p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Sunday, January 20• Dowsers, 1 p.m., Martin Luther King Village Program, 2:30 p.m., at the

Freeport Memorial Library.

Monday, January 21•Freeport Village Hall closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

• Bingo at Congregation Bnai Israel, 7:45 p.m., 91 North Bay view Avenue.•Freeport Memorial Library closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Tuesday, January 22

• Archbishop Molloy Council # 1974, Knights of Columbus, Our HolyRedeemer Church basement. 7:30 p.m.

.• Great Books, 1:30 p.m., African-American Writers, 6:30 p.m., AudubonSociety, 8 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Wednesday, January 23• The Decalogue, 2:30 p.m., AA, 4:30 p.m., Camera Club, 7 p.m., at the Freeport

Memorial Library.

• Freeport Village Court in session, Judge Cacciatore presiding, 9 a.m., 40 NorthOcean Avenue. Court watchers are welcome.

• Freeport Board of Education, Action Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Columbus AvenueSchool.

Thursday, January 24• Freeport Rotary Club, 7 p.m., at Bedell's at West Wind.

• Brandeis, 10 a.m., Homework Express, 4 p.m., Bounce Back, 5:30 p.m., ChessClub, 7 p.m., NW Civic Association, 7:30 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

• Freeport Village Planning Board,, 7:15 p.m., Village Hall.• Explorer Post 406, Freeport Fire Department Headquarters, 15 Broadway, 7

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Village accepts contracts for tennis courts, wells, garbageby Jim Golding

Freeport trustees on Monday awardedcontracts of nearly $999,000 for trashcollection and $230,000 for tennis courtrehabilitation.

The contract for solid waste and recy-clable materials collection amounting to$998,898 went to SPM Sanitation Inc.,of Lindenhurst. The North East Parktennis court contract of $229,956 wentto Techcon Contracting Inc., . ofWestbury.

Resident Alan Jay made a plea that thevillage put in'basketball courts at thepark instead of refurbishing the tennis

courts, which he called "a luxury thetaxpayer could be spared."

The amount for the trash collectiononly includes the first year of the five-year period of the contract.

Responding to a question from resi-dent Stewart Lilker on the totals for theremainder of the contract period, MayorWilliam F. Glacken replied the amount"is in accordance with the consumerprice index."

The board also accepted a contract for$166,285 with Layne ChristensenCompany to rehabilitate three wells, 3, 5and 9, and a proposal from Sidney B.Bowne & Son of Mineola for the sur-

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In other actions, trustees set a publichearing for February 11 to amend theVillage Code to authorize the PoliceDepartment, Superintendent ofBuildings and Nassau County ASPCA toenforce provisions in chapter 78 of the

code pertaining to animals.They also approved the purchase of a

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Some ideas on how toobserve Dr. Martin Luther

King Jr. DayNext Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a nation-

al holiday in honor of one of our country's most visionary civilrights leaders. His dream of a world in which his little childrenwould have the same opportunities as white children has notyet been achieved. Still we are much farther along than wewere.

When we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we are notjust recalling an historic figure, we are stressing the impor-tance of the dream he shared with us.

What can we 'do to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day moremeaningful? There are many possibilities if we just think onit a little. Here are a few suggestions:

Did you participate in the civil rights struggle? Tell some-one about it. You can write a letter to the editor of this news-paper. You can share your story in a letter to a child or on thebulletin board of a senior center.

Do you have the responsibility for hiring or giving outscholarships? You can promote your offerings in the minori-ty communities.

Do you do business with suppliers that are owned by minori-ties or hire minorities? If not, you can try to find out which firmsyou can switch to. The same goes for your personal shopping.

Are you an artist or a writer or a composer? You can choosethemes that promote the idea of racial equality.

Are you a teacher or a preacher? You can share the messageof Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream with those you lead.You can arrange for a field trip into the past, if only to thelocal library. If your group is decidely not mixed in racialbackground you can start an exchange between groups of dif-ferent backgrounds, team up with a sister church or schoolfor the purpose, so that both can benefit.

Any team that you can build, that brings groups togetherworking toward a common goal, can be a step toward racialharmony. This can be in sports, PTA, business, the theater,ambulance work or whatever.

According to.studies, most of us will not be rememberedpast one generation. But a few, like Dr. Martin Luther KingJr., will stand out. They are somewhat like the pebble thrownin the water that makes a splash. Others are like the concen-tric ripples that fan out from where the pebble fell.Eventually the last wave reaches the shore.

Someday, with the help of many unknown and unrememberedpeople, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream will come true.

And please, write a letterThe appointment of a board of high-profile' education

experts to tackle the problems at the Roosevelt Public SchoolDistrict may be a hopeful sign.

But state funding is crucial to the survival of the district.Please write to any and all of your political representatives andurge them to get together to work out a bailout, for the sake ofthe children of Roosevelt and the surrounding districts.

MAKING A REAL SPLASH: TheLong Island Chapter of theNational Multiple SclerosisSociety recently honored CaroleMurphy (pictured), an aquaticsinstructor at the FreeportRecreation Center, for her out-standing dedication and .com-mitment to serving LongIslanders with multiple sclero-sis (MS). Ms. Murphy, who hasbeen teaching an MS aquaticsprogram for the Chapter formore than 10 years, hashelped countless individualswith MS to improve their overallfitness and outlook on lifethrough her stimulating andunique program. "Carole has areal understanding of the.vary-ing needs of her students andbrings a level, of enthusiasmand dedication to each classthat is beyond description,"said Long Island ChapterPresident Johanna Biederman."Everyone that takes her classloves her and it's certainly easyto see why." Ms. Murphy'sadaptive aquatics class is per-haps one of the most popularexercise and wellness pro-grams offered by the LongIsland Chapter of the NationalMS Society.

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ADOPT- A- COP PROGRAM: Leo F. Giblyn's Adopt-A-Cop Program was a huge success. TheFreeport Police Department and Chief Woodward received a warm welcome from HarrisChandler, Principal, and the fourth grade students. Each fourth grade class adopted a policeofficer, who will be visiting their classes regularly and participating in special activities through-out the school year. The students performed, danced and sang a tribute to the Freeport PoliceOfficers and dedicated their Program to the Heroes of September 11. The following FreeportPolice Officers were adopted into the Giblyn Family: Officer R. Samuels; Det. Pat Bentivegna;Officer J. Adames; Officer S. Rampanelli; Officer E. Carney; Officer C. Cummings; Officer D.Brodsky; Officer T. Williams; Officer M. Williams; and Officer G. Hall.

THE ANNUAL MEN-'S DAY CELE-BRATION: Hempstead TownCouncilwoman Dorothy Goosby,right (1st C.D.), greets DeaconBoard Chairman Eugene Gray atthe Freewill Baptist ChurchAnnual Men's Day Celebration,which was held at the church inFreeport.

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MR. CLEAN .... Baldwin is either thecommunity with the cleanest wash orsomething else is going on.

This past week, there was a legalnotice in several local papers advertisinga Town of Hempstead Zoning Boardhearing that will include a request for avariance to install a laundromat in abuilding in mid-Baldwin that was for-merly a bank.

What's going on?On Merrick Road, a new laundromat

is in the process of being built and thesign outside says that it will have over200 machines.

This past year a new laundromat wasconstructed on south Milburn Avenue_near Atlantic Avenue. Another laundro-mat on Merrick Road was expandedseveral years ago and a new small laun-dromat was built fairly recently onGrand Avenue opposite the library.

Three older laundromats are locatedalong Grand Avenue.

I want to know where all the wash iscoming from.

There are several obvious possibili-ties.

Has there been an increase in con-struction? Are there more homes inBaldwin?

With the exception of several smallsenior citizen condo communities whichhave their own laundry facilities and arelatively small number of new homesthat are zoned for single families, therehasn't been a rash of bui ld ing inBaldwin.

So where are all the customers com-ing from?

It seems impossible to believe thatmost people who have their own homeshaven't bought a washer and dryer.Those labor- and time-saving items aregenerally the first new appliances thatare purchased, since former apartmentdwellers usually find it such a relief notto have to lug wash to a laundromat.

I can only surmise that the glut of newlaundromats is an indicator of a problemthat Baldwnites have been complainingabout for a long time: illegal overoccu-pancy.

Many peopfe would like to believethat this illegal overoccupancy is onlytaking place in apartments that areabove and behind retail stores in town.But 1 suspect the problem is much big-ger than that.

Walk around and take a good lookat some of our one family homes.They really aren't one family homes;

they have been converted to two fam-ily homes, sometimes more, frequent-ly without benefit of permits and vari-ances.

These additional residents undoubt-edly don't have access to washers anddryers and I suspect that these folks aremany of the customers who are creat-ing a demand for so many laundromatsin town.

The situation in- Baldwin reflectsthe lack of qua l i ty affordable housingthroughout the county. There is ascarcity of housing that is constructedlegally, with proper amenit ies andwith governmental moni tor ing ofincomes and rents. Too often, whilelandlords who provide illegal housingadd rental units to the market, they arehardly offering them for prices thatare affordable. The cost of many ofthese uni ts often requires families lodouble up to afford the rents andmany of these apartments do not con-tain many of the basics that rentalunits should provide.

Illegal housing, however, is one ofthe hardest violat ions to correct.People do not have to allow inspectorsinto their homes or apartments.Schools are not in the business of

tracking illegal housing. Their respon-s ib i l i t y is confined lo checking lo see ifstudents are l iv ing in (he school dis-trict, not whether the apartments orhomes they l ive in are in compliancewith zoning codes. In Baldwin, that isthe job of the Town of Hempstead'sBui ld ing Department.

The Ba ldwin Chamber ofCommerce cost-shared a study withthe Town of Hempstead two years agowhich provided all k inds of interest ingstatistics. It showed [hat the averagehousehold income in 1998 was$82,577. According to (he 1990 cen-sus, 81.7 percent of homes wereowner-occupied wi th only 15.3 per-cent rentals.

Clearly, all the owners of new laun-dromats around town have done theirown studies because they wouldn' t besinking so much money into Ihese busi-nesses if (hey weren't certain dial (herewould be sufficient customers for theirservices.

Does anyone else have a plausibleexplanation for where all the laundry'scoming from? And if we can figure outthis puzzle, perhaps we can also deter-mine who's .eating all (he pizza inBaldwin.

Baldwin students enjoy full day• by Joan Delaney

The first regular Baldwin Board ofEducation meeting of the new year, heldon January 9, was cordial and focused oneducation and educational philosophy. Itwas a sharp contrast to the Decembermeeting in which audience questionswere heated and highlighted personallegal concerns connected with allegedthreats to the district.

Assistant Superintendent JeffreyHollman presented an overview of thefirst semester of the new full-d^y kinder-garten program, stressing tha't the addi-tional hours of class time give studentsand staff more time to develop targetedskills and curriculum while allowing thefive year olds "time to make discoveriesthemselves."

The presentation, prepared byPrincipal Debbie Martin, showed an inte-grated curriculum of English languagearts, social studies, math, science andhealth with opportunities for classes inart, music and physical education.Superintendent Kathy Weiss assured theaudience, however, that "There's still

time for play, but play that encouragessocial skills and learning."

During the second semester, those stu-dents in need of additional help in read-ing readiness will participate in the pri-mary level reading program where amaximum of four students work withreading specialists. '-

Mr. Hollman said that teachers ingrades one through three will now beevaluating the impact that the full-daykindergarten program will have on thesubsequent primary level curriculumsince the youngster* have had time topursue topics in greater depth.

In other business, Dr. Weiss introducedArlene Guerrero, who will be the newassistant principal at Baldwin Middle

' School.A memorandum of agreement was

signed between the district and theBaldwin School District Nurses'Association effective from July I, 2001until June 30, 2005.

Deputy Superintendent Lee Chapmanexplained new state regulations whichnow require that districts take on theresponsibility of documenting the envi-

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ronmental and historic impact of capitalimprovement projects. Previously, theState Education Department (SED) con-tacted appropriate agencies regardingthose issues but that process has been"pushed down" .to the district level.

Now, the board must vote publicly on•these resolutions, indicating whether ornot the proposed improvements have asignificant impact. They must then for-ward the resolutions to SED togetherwith correspondence from the agenciesor departments deemed appropriate tomake those determinations.

Board member James Scannell, refer-ring to the additional staff hours requiredfor this work, described it as "anotherunfunded mandate."

, The project in question was the simple

replacement of the healing, ventilationand air conditioning (HVAC) system forthe music wing at (he high school.Materials fowarded to the SED includedcorrespondence with (he NYS Office ofParks, Recreation and Historic-Preservation "which determined (hat theproposed project will have no significantadverse impact on historic resources." Infurther discussion it was noted that bid-ding cannol begin on the project un t i l theSED gives its approval, a process whichtakes at least 12 to 16 weeks.

There was lengthy discussion on theeducational and financial impact thatresults when the district responds lothreats. At last month's meeting, Boardmember Bill Edclman had questioned

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tinues on Friday, January 18, at noon with aslide/lecture on Cuba by Harvey and BarbaraHellering. The couple visited Cuba as part ofa documentary study project focusing on thedaily life and culture of Cubans, with partic-ular emphasis on their music and musicians.The program is free and open to the public.Bring a brown bag lunch; a beverage anddessert will.be provided.

Martin Luther King filmOn Friday, January 18, at 3 and 7 p.m.,

in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., afree film will be presented. This video, 30minutes long, dramatically portrays themany achievements of this American herowho inspired people to employ peacefulmethods to create a.new society.

Martin Luther King concertOn Saturday, January 19, at 2:30 p.m., in

a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., operasinger Kevin Maynor will present a pro-gram entitled, "Ghandhi/King: Aspects ofAggression, a Conceptual Coiicert."Although Ghandhi and King advocatednon-violence, they-acted aggressively intheir struggles, says opera singer Maynor,who will present a concert using contem-porary works by composers of Indian andAfrican background.

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Atlantis: the Lost EmpireThe film "Atlantis: the Lost Empire"

will be shown on Monday, January 21 at10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The film is 95minutes long and rated PG.

Milo Thatcher receives an ancient andmagical journal that contains maps thatlead to the lost underwater city of Atlantis.Milo and his team decipher the journal andthen seek to find this lost empire.

Gospel Nigltt• Tickets will be available starting Friday,January 18, for a "Gospel Night," to beheld on Friday, February 1, at 7:30 p.m.

The all-male chorus of the Union BaptistChurch in Hempstead will lift your spiritsto the heavens as they perform traditional,choir and gospel music. This local choirhas been travelling'and .performing forover 40 years. There is a limit of four tick-ets per family.

BookmastersThe library is now accepting registration

for Bookmasters, a book discussion pro-gram for fourth graders which will be heldThursday, March 7, from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.

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CouncilwomarVs inaugurationOn Friday, January 4, Councilwoman

Dorothy L. Goosby was inducted for thethird ti life* as Councilwoman of the 1stcouncilmatic district in the Town ofHerripstead. The Town of HempsteadInauguration took place in the NathanBennett Pavilion at Town Hall.

In her speech, Councilwoman Goosbyheld that "The loss of. everyone in. [the'.September 11] tragedy has and will alwaysbe one of the most profound losses in ourcountry's history. Our society's ideals,which include security, safety and freedomsfor all, the very foundations this countrywas built upon, were threatened and forev-er changed...

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. It is my pledge to continue the "goodgovernment" practices of the past twoyears. I will maintain an open door policyfor all residents. I will continue the policyof taking government policy to the peoplevia the community town meetings. I will^-..work with environmentalists to adre,ss the •

-sensitive Environmental issues around our*town. I will work with senior citizens and ,youth to address their concerns and resolvetheir issues. .Most importantly, I will workhard and tirelessly to continue to be theperson you elected to represent the resi-dents in Councilmatic District 1." •

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whether or not the district could sue par-ents of students who make such threats torecover the costs involved. He stressedthat he was not primarily interested in thefinancial return but rather in "encourag-ing parents to speak to their children." Headded, "It's not about making money; it'sabout making a point."

Dr. Weiss had collected some informa-tion showing that over 200 staff hours(administrative, secretarial, custodial,maintenance and security) wereemployed responding to one such threat.However, district counsel indicated that axhool district cannot pursue such issuesn small claims court and she indicated,'Anytime you go to court it costs a lot ofnoney."

Mr. Edelman pursued the issue on the3asis of the principle of forestalling fur-her incidents, but board member B.A.>choen said in his mind the greatermpact was in the "orderly progression of:ducation that was lost." Approximately">0 percent of students did not attendchool on one day on which there was ahreat. Mr. Schoen said that he felt thatPutting a dollar figure on that cheapenslat idea," and added, "I really have littleonfidence that such an action would beluch of a deterrent."

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To reach its goal, the group aims to raiseminority populations' awareness of theimportance of early detection of bothbreast and cervical cancer, and to makesure testing and treatment follow. Thecoalition will offer free programs bytrained educators within the" communityand help in securing affordable diagnosticand treatment services.

"While getting women to take care ofthemselves sounds easy, this is not alwaysthe case," said Hillary Rutter, director ofthe Adelphi NY Statewide Breast CancerHotline and Support Program.

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• Breast cancer is the leading cause ofcancer death among Latinas and the sec-ond leading cause among African-American women, after lung cancer.

• Of the 900 women in New York Stateexpected to be diagnosed with invasivecervical cancer this year, the incidencewill be much'higher for Latinas than whitefemales.

"'• The cervical cancer mortality rate forAfrican-American women .is more thantwice that of white women, with olderAfrican-Americans at particular risk.

"But when the women know that theirrisks can be reduced and that treatment isavailable, they will be less afraid" Ms.Rutter said. "We're hoping to convincewomen if they go for early detection andprompt treatment, that breast cancer is nota death sentence.

"A very important aspect of this initia-tive is that we are not going to educatewomen and then let them fend for them-selves," Ms. Benavides said. "We willmake sure they can get all the tests andexams necessary at a price they canafford."

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An Assault occured in Freeport onJanuary 13 at 2:25 p.m. Police werecalled to the vicinity of North MainStreet and Seaman Avenue for anassault. Upon arriving, they found a14-year-old male who had been struck .in the head with a bottle by threemales. The victim was taken to NasauUniversity Medical Canter for hisinjuries.

Aja Maniaci, 19, of Grand Terrace,' Baldwin was arrested January 10 atKohl's Department Store, Massapequaand charged with Petit Larceny, policesaid.

• ••An arrest for Robbery occured onJanuary 10 at 8 a.m. in Baldwin.According to detectives, a 17-year oldmale victim was robbed in theMandee's parking lot in Baldwin byLawrence Appel, 42, of Levittown andScott Woodson, 38, of Levittown. Thesuspects approached the victim, statingthey were police officers, and startedto go through his pockets. The victimfled, leaving his bag with food in it atthe scene.

Police Officer Christian Magliorewas in the area, and heard the victimyell. He apprehended the suspects,who were in possession of the food.Both suspects were identified by thevictim and arrested. They werecharged with Robbery in the thirddegree, Criminal Impersonation first

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infections at the three PPNC health cen-ters in Hempstead, Glen Cove andMassapequa and programs offered by theNassau Health Care Corporation and localhospitals.

Many women also are unaware thatPlanned Parenthood accepts insuranceand Medic'aid, said Jan Figueira, PPNC'sdirector of education. PPNC now alsooffers mammograms to all women 40 andover who have not had one in the past yearfor no out-of-pocket costs.

"When women know they can get goodcare that they can afford, they are morelikely to seek out care," Figueira said. AtPPNC, she stressed, all services are bilin-gual and confidential.

The . collaborative includes: TheAdelphi NY Statewide Breast CancerHotline and Support Program; African-American Health Education andDevelopment (AHEAD); The AmericanCancer Society; Cancer Care; CancerInformation Service The MaurerFoundation for Breast Health Education;Nassau Health Care Corporation Breastand Cervical Screening Program; NorthShore University Hospital at Glen Cove,Family Practice Center; PlannedParenthood ofNassau County and SistersNetwork.

The group is offering a variety of edu-cational programs in both Spanish andEnglish at community-based organiza-tions, including churches. And at therequest of superintendents, principals orschool nurses, educators will make pre-sentation to young school girls. These pro-grams will emphasize ways to reduceone's risk of cancer.

The coalition hopes to recruit volun-teers from the audience of adult programsto take training to become educatorsthemselves, so the program can beexpanded.

"We are inviting schools, churches andother community-based groups to contactus. One phone call can save lives. Ifs thatimportant," Rutter said.

For more information, call DianaBenavides now at 750-2655.

degree and were arraigned on January11 at First District Court inHempstead.

+ * +An arrest for Robbery was made on

January 8 at 7:20 p.m. ,in Freeport.According to defectives, it is allegedthat at 4 p.m., the defendant, JustinHunter, 18, of South Ocean Avenue,Freeport, in consort with another per-son still at large, assaulted the 18-year-old victim on Church Street, Freeport,and fled with his wallet. He was arrest-ed shortly thereafter and charged withrobbery in connection with the inci-dent.

The defendant was arraigned onJanuary 9 in First District Court,Hempstead. The investigation is ongo-ing pending a second arrest.

• ••Cragi Childress, 43, of ForestAvenue, Freeport was arrested January6 at JC Penny at Sunrise Mall andcharged with Petit Larceny, police said.

In August of this year, AnibalMartinez, 32, of Freeport was takeninto the custody related to the killingof Jose Alberto Cruz, 45, of Roosevelton July 31, 2001. He was charged with

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However, according to Mr. Lilker,both Mayor William Glacken andVillage Attorney Joe Edwards have, atVillage Board meetings, confirmed thatthere "was one successul bidder" andthat the Village was "in negotiationswith the bidder." Freeport Electricsuperintendent Hub Bianco said underoath at the January 9 Public ServiceCommission hearing, "We are in discus-sion with a potential developer."

Mr. Edwards told The Leader that"under no circumstances has the vil-lage engaged in a 'collusive' bid nego-.tiation." He writes that the villagehosted several energy.providers at thepower plant site befofe'bids wer'e'pujto the public and has negotiated; wit!)LIPA with regard to possible power,purchasing agreements, projectedinterconnections costs and "relatedmatters in the event a generation pro-ject is awarded."

The Village Attorney also told theLeader that "The village, its consultingengineers, and outside counsel,Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer andPembroke, Esqs. are presently engagedin a review of all submissions concern-ing the proposed generation at PowerPlant 2.

"At this time, no final recommenda-

tion has been made to the Village Boardnor has a final determination been madeby the Village Board."

Lisa Feiner, to whom Mr. Lilker's let-ter was sent, has forwarded the letter toMark Peters at the Public IntegrityDivision of the Attorney General'soffice in New York City.

Stack test results released

Discovering the safety of Power Plant2's emissions has also proven difficultfor area residents eager to learn the truthabout the existing power plant. OnMonday, The Leader acquired the long-awaited results of a stack test of PowerPlant 2,'arid yet'cpnfirmed that other testresults.have riot yet been made availableto the-public.-. : ,

-performed on October 25 and 26 byPaul Taverha of ENSR International* theavailable tests measure visible opacityof emissions from Unit 9, Plant 1, andUnit 3 at Power Plant 2. The analysisstates that the six-minute averages ofopacity were "well within FreeportElectric's maximum opacity limitrequirement of 20% for any six-minuteperiod."

Mark Lowery of the Department ofEnvironmental Conservation describedthe data in the stack test to "have noenforcement value."

Mr. Edwards commented on theresults, "The October 25 and 26 testswere...performed because the currentNew York Slate DEC Title V permitexpresses a specific performance stan-dard for opacity and also requires anannual compliance certification to befiled. This is the only performance crite-ria required to be tested by the Title Vpermit. Those late October tests wereperformed to enable the annual compli-ance certification to be completed. Theopacity test was not intended to addressany questions or concerns related topotential modification, of the PowerPlant 2 Title V permit." •_

In order to meet standards for a new,revised permit, "The protocol has to bestandardized," said Mr. Lowery. Thetests conducted 'by ENSR only mea-sured opacity, and not chemical con-tent of the emissions in question. Inparticular, the DEC is concerned withemissions of "oxides of nitrogen andparticulates" [soot] at the plant. Norwas the time at which the tests wereconducted necessarily representativeof what the normal operating condi-tions would be.

"Assuming we can require a slack testand get a revised Title V permit," saidMr. Lowery, "the stack tests we approvewill be designed to measure these com-po'unds under normal operating condi-

tions."The results of the other slack tests,

according to Village Attorney Edwards,were "not required by any agency orpermit, [and were] for the purpose ofevaluating the performance of the dieselengines at Power Plant 2 under a varietyof operating conditions. These tests willbe used by Freeporl Electric to deter-mine future policy with regard to theseunits. This evaluation is not completeand may require additional testing and afinal decision has not been made."

Draft permit still unfinished

Other aspects of the process havebeen stalled also. An issues conferenceoriginally scheduled for October 23 waschanged to November 13 and thenindefinitely delayed. According to Mr.Lowery, the "quantity and complexity"of the comments made at the October 22public hearing al Freeport High Schooloverwhelmed the DEC. As a result,.itagreed wilh the village lo ask the presid-ing judge to adjourn the con Terence sothat the DEC could revise the draft per-mit.

The draft permit is still being revised,said Mr. Lowery. "There has been newsbetween LIPA and Ihe village. We'rewailing to see i l "an agreement will bemade."

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events calendarThe Concerned Parents of Baldwin

will be presenting its 23rd annual Dr.Martin Luther . King Jr. , ProgramCelebration orr Saturday, January 19 at7:30 p.m. at the Baldwin' Senior High1

School. Admission is free.:] . . ' , ' 'Entertainment will include presenta-

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* *>The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Birthday • Celebration Committee ofNassau County presents the 17th annualDr. Martin Luther King Jr. InterreligiousObservance on Sunday, January 20 at 7p.m. at the Plainview Jewish Center, 95Floral Drive, Plainview.

Speaking will be Dr. Charles Jacobs,Founder and President of the American

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Commission is sponsoring a specialevent to commemorate the birthday ofthe Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.The event will be held Sunday,January 20, at the Freeport MemorialLibrary at 2:30 p.m. in the upstairsmeeting room and. is open to the pub-lic.

The program includes special per-formances by the Greater Voices ofPraise chorus from Freeport's GreaterSecond Baptist Church, the JazzEnsemble from the Freeport DoddMiddle School, entertainment by theYouth Committee Vocal group of

Operation PRIDE and s inging by or creed.Anna Marie and Deanna' Kirk. The . 4 4 * ' .event honors the civil rights of all For more events, see "at the libraries"individuals regardless of race, color on page 6. •

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Thomas J. Gallagher, 84, of Freeportdied January 14. He was the husband ofEmma (nee Halek), the father of Daniel,Robert, Sr. Marie Vianney, SSND andthe Rev. Thomas G. Gallagher, pastor ofSacred Heart Church in North Merrick.

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Notice of Formation ofLimited Liability Company (LLC)

Name: Realty Services Unlimited, LLC. Articles ofOrganization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY). County of Nassau onDecember 4th, 2001, under section 203 of theLimited Liability Company Law. Secretary ofState Is hereby designated as agent of the LLCupon whom process against It may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at1835 Harte St., Baldwin, NY 11510.Purpose: For any Lawful PurposeFL#921 6x 12/20. 27. 1/3. 10. 17. £4,SALT REALTY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. ofState (SSNY) 11/28/01. Office In Nassau Co.SSNY deslg. agent of LLC upon whom processmay be served. SSNY shall mail copy of processto 219 Woodcleft Ave., Freeport, NY 11520.Purpose: Any lawful purpose.Fl OSSiST 1?/?n 97 1/3. in. 17 74

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. THE BANKOF NEW YORK. AS TRUSTEE FOR CHAMPIONHOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1995-1, Pltf. vs.LEONARD FASBACH A/K/A LEONARD FASBACK,et al, Defts: Index #99-005047. Pursuant to judg-ment of foreclosure and sale dated July 21,1999, I will sell at public auction on the northfront steps of the Nassau' Cpunty Courthouse,262 Old Country Rd., Mineola. NY on Jan. 31,2002 at 10:00 a.m. prem. k/a 33 Hubbafd Ave.,Freeport, NY. Said property located on thesoutherly side of Hubbard Ave. distant 300 ft.easterly from the corner formed by the inter-section of the southerly side of Hubbard Ave.with the easterly side of Grove St., being a plot50 ft. x 100 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment Is$82,506.39 plus costs and interest. Sold subjectto terms and conditions of filed judgment andterms of sale. SALVATORE SPANO, Referee.WEINREB & WEINREB. Attys. for Pltf., 475 SunriseHwy., West Babylon, NY. C7135FL#932P4x 12/27. 1/3. 10. 17SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUNORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSO-CIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING ANDSERVICING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF DECEM-BER 23, 1998, DELTA FUNDING HOME EQUITYLOAN TRUST 1998-4, C/O DELTA FUNDING COR-PORATION, SERVICING AGENT, Plaintiff againstLINDA PITTMAN-HUDSON A/K/A LINDA PITTMANA/K/A LINDA HUDSON, et al Defendant(s).Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure andSale entered on February 14, 2001,1, the under-signed Referee will sell at public auction on thenorth front steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Road, Mineola.N.Y. on the 30th day of January, 2002 at 9:15a.m. premisesBeginning at a point on the westerly side ofPennsylvania Avenue distant 60.88 feet norther-ly from the corner formed by the Intersection ofthe northerly side of Whitehouse Avenue withthe westerly side of Pennsylvania Avenue;being a plot 105.33 feet by 60.80 feet by 115.80feet by 61.70 feet.Said premises known as 165 PennsylvaniaAvenue, Roosevelt, N.Y. 11575Approximate amount of lien $98,823.02 plusinterest and costs.Premises will be sold subject to provisions offiled judgment and terms of sale.Index No. 000525/00. Jonathan A. Moore, Esq.,Referee. David M. Namm, Attorney(s) forPlaintiff, 600 Old Country Road, Suite 224,Garden City, N.Y. 11530Fl <<M3dY 19/97 1/3 in 17 .

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NASSAUBENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,against

MARY'MELENDEZ,MANUEL MELENDEZ FELICIANO A/K/A

MANUEL FELICIANO,if they be living and if they be dead, therespective heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees,executors, administrators, trustees, devisees,legatees, assignees, lienors. creditors and suc-cessors In interest and generally all persons hav-ing or claiming under, by or through saiddefendants who may be deceased, by pur-chase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, anyright, title or interest in or to the real propertydescribed in the complaint,NEW YORK ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES PC,UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATIONAND FINANCE,

DEFENDANTS.INDEX NO.: 01-9795DATE FILED: 6/26/01

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONSTO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS);

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED TO ANSWERTHE COMPLAINT IN THIS ACTION AND TO SERVEA COPY OF YOUR ANSWER, OR. IF THE COM-PLAINT IS NOT SERVED WITH THIS SUMMONS. TOSERVE A NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, ON THEPLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYSAFTER THE SERVICE OF THIS SUMMONS. EXCLU-SIVE OF THE DAY OF SERVICE (OR WITHIN THIRTY(30) DAYS AFTER THE SERVICE IS COMPLETE IFTHIS SUMMONS IS NOT PERSONALLY DELIVEREDTO YOU WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK); ANDIN CASE OF YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR ORANSWER. JUDGMENT WILL BE TAKEN AGAINSTYOU BY DEFAULT FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED INTHE COMPLAINTTO:

THE FOREGOING SUMMONS IS SERVED UPONYOU BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO AN ORDEROF THE HONORABLE B. COZZENS. JR.. JUSTICEOF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEWYORK, NASSAU COUNTY, DATED THE 23rd DAYOF NOVEMBER. 2001. AND FILED WITH THECOMPLAINT AND OTHER PAPERS IN THE OFFICEOF THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEWYORK.

THIS ACTION IS FOR FINAL JUDGMENT OFFORECLOSURE AND SALE OF THE PREMISESKNOWN AS AND BY 135 NORTH BROOKSIDEAVENUE, ROOSEVELT, NEW YORK.DATED: NEW YORK, NEW YORK

December 18, 2001SIGNED PURSUANT TO 22 NYCRR §130-1.1-A

LISA L. WALLACE, ESQ.MCCABE. WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C.

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF53 WEST 36th STREET. SUITE 503NEW YORK. NEW YORK 10018

917-351-1188FL #9344x12/27. 1/3. 10. 17

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUSTATE OF NEW YORK MORTGAGE AGENCY,

Plaintiff.AgainstKENNETH ASHBY, ET AL.

Defendants)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 8/14/2000 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NassauCounty Courthouse, North Front Steps, 262 OldCountry Road, Mineola, NY 11501 on 1/30/2002at 9:30 AM premises known as106 COLONIAL AVE., FREEPORT, NY 11520ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land,.with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being

•TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, County of Nassau andState of New YorkSection 55 Block 363 Lot 629 & 630Approximate amount of lien $131,310.86 plusinterest and costs. Premises will be sold subjectto provisions of filed judgment Index # 98/6036MARTIN N. KROLL, Esq., Referee.Shapiro and DiCaro700 Cornerstone Centre, 2300 Buffalo Rd.,Rochester, NY 14624Dated: 12/11 /2001 File #: 29486-98 jvrFL #936 4x12/27, 1/3. 10. 17SUPRbMt (JCJUKI Uh IHb blAlt Oh NfcW YUKKCOUNTY OF NASSAUCITIBANK. N.A.,

Plaintiff,against

KEVIN FLEARY AND KRYSTYNA WIETECHA, if theybe living and if they be dead, the respectiveheirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors,administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, .assignees, lienors, creditors and successors ininterest and generally all persons having orclaiming under, by or through said defendantswho may be deceased, by purchase, inheri-tance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise anyright, title or interest in or to the real propertydescribed in the complaint, PAMELA FLEARY,FLEARY SERVICES, LTD., A/K/A FLEARY SERVICES,INC., HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORA-TION OF NEW YORK, BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNERSERVICE CORPORATION, NEW YORK STATEDEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNIT-ED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SER-VICE

Defendants.Index No. 01-10077

(Index No. 01-015962)SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE

To the above-named defendants:YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the

complaint in this action and to serve a copy ofyour answer, or, if the complaint is not servedwith this summons, to serve a notice of appear-ance, on the plaintiff's attorneys within 20 daysafter the service of this summons, exclusive of

the day of service (or within 30 days after theservice is complete if this summons is not per-sonally delivered to you within the State of NewYork); and in case of your failure to appear oranswer, judgment will be taken against you bydefault for the relief demanded in the com-plaint.To: KEVIN FLEARY and KRYSTYNA WIETECHA;

The foregoing summons is served upon youby publication pursuant to an Order of theHonorable Jerald S. Carter, Justice of the'Supreme Court of the State of New York,Nassau County, dated the 3rd day ofDecember, 2001 and filed with the complaintand other papers in.the office of the Clerk ofthe County of Nassau. New York.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF •SOUGHT

This object of the above captioned action isto foreclose a Mortgage to secure $120,000.00and interest, recorded in the office of theNassau County Clerk on May 17. 1988 in Liber12651. Page 144, and corrected by CorrectionMortgage, recorded In .the Office of theNassau County Clerk on March 28, 1989 in Liber13036. Page 293. covering premises known as127 Wilson Street a/k/a 127 Wilson Place,Freeport, Town of Hempstead and County ofNassau, State of New York, and for final judg-ment of foreclosure and sale of said premisesBeginning at the north of Wilson Place, 455.85feet of Pennsylvania Avenue, being a plot 130feet by 70 feet by 130 feet by 70 feet.

Section 54, Block 493, Lot 43Dated: Queens, New York

December 18, 2001MANTON, SWEENEY. GALLO,

REICH & BOLZ. LLP.By: Estee Taras,' Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiff95-25 Queens Boulevard, Suite 626

Rego Park, New York 11374(718)459-2634

FL #937 4x12/27. 1/3. 10. 17LASALLE NATIONAL BANK V. MICHEL et al

SUP CT, CO of NASSAU. Index number 96-026407. LaSalle National Bank, Pltf. v. PhilippeMichel, et al, Defts. Pursuant to judgment offoreclosure and sale dated Oct. 6, 1997, I willsell at public auction at the foot of the NorthFront Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse.262 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY, prem. k/a304 Pennsylvania Ave., Roosevelt, NY on the29th day of Jan. 2002 at 9:00 a.m. The premisesdescribed in said Judgement. Sold subject toall the terms and conditions contained in saidJudgement and Terms of Sale. JOHN E. RYAN,Referee. Morici & Morici, Attys. For Pltf., 1001Franklin Aye., Garden City, NY 11530.FL9404T 12/27. 1/3. 10. 17STATE OF NEW YORKSUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTYState Street Bank and Trust Company, asTrustee,

Plaintiff,vs.

Herbert L. Curry; Haley M. Curry; AssociatesNational Bank Delaware; National LoanRecoveries, LLC; Joden Associates; Mary Figs.

Defendants.LEGAL NOTICE OF ADJOURNED SALE

..Index No. 97-217993In pursuance and by virtue of a Judgment of

Foreclosure and Sale duly granted by this Courtand entered in the Nassau County Clerk'sOffice on the 8th day of April, 1998, and an •Order Amending the Judgment of Foreclosureand Sale entered on February 19, 1999, I, theundersigned Referee, duly appointed in thisaction for such purpose, was originally sched-uled to sell at public auction on June 4, 2001 at9:00 a.m. in the forenoon of that day, thepremises described by said Judgment to besold

BE HEREBY NOTIFIED, however, that I, theundersigned Referee in said Judgment named,am now, due to an adjournment of the salenoticed on the above date, scheduled to sellat Public Auction to the highest bidder there-fore, at the North Front Steps of theCourthouse, 262 Old Country Road, Mineola.New York, Nassau County, New York, on the 4thday of February, 2002, at 9:00 a.m. of that day,the real estate and mortgaged premises direct-ed in and by said Judgment to be sold and insaid Judgment described as follows:ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of landwith the-buildings and improvements thereonerected, situated, lying and being at Roosevelt(unincorporated) area in the Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew York, known and designated as lot no. 20in block no. 527, on a certain map entitled."Map of Hausch Manor, Section 1, Roosevelt,Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. New York,dated March 25, 1953 revised June 16, 1953,surveyed by J.J. Bohn, licensed Land Surveyor,Westbury New York' and filed in the Office ofthe Clerk of Nassau County on August 12, 1953,as Map No. 5909 and being more fully bound-ed and described according to said map asfollows:BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side ofConlon Road at the southerly end of a curveconnecting the said easterly side of ConlonRoad with the southerly side of HauschBoulevard;RUNNING THENCE northeasterly along aforesaid 'arc of a curve having a radius of 10.00 feet, adistance of 14.37 feet to a point on the souther-ly side of Hausch Boulevard;RUNNING THENCE easterly along the southerly

side of Hausch Boulevard the following threecourses and distances: (1) South 85 degrees 58minutes 45 seconds East 26.21 feet; (2) alongthe arc of a curve having a radius of 100.00feet, a distance of 41.75 feet; (3) South 62degrees 03 minutes 29 seconds East 15.86 feet;RUNNING THENCE south 4 degrees 01 minutes15 seconds west 84.98 feet;RUNNING THENCE north 85 degrees 58 minutes45 seconds west 103.48 feet to the easterly sideof Conlon Road;RUNNING THENCE North 11 degrees 41 minutes57 seconds East along the easterly side ofConlon Road 92.16 feet, to the point or placeof BEGINNING.Subject to restrictions, easements, andcovenants of record, if any.Street address of foreclosed Property: 28Cpnlon Road, Roosevelt. New York 11575

Michael Zapson, Esq.. as RefereeMelvin & Melvin. LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff.Office and P.O. Address:217 South Salina StreetSyracuse, New York 13202FL #945 4x 1 /3. 10 17 24

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT; NASSAU COUNTY. U.S. BANKNATIONAL ASSOCIATION TR U/A DTD 08/01/99(EQCC HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1999-3). Pltf.vs. BARBARA A. JOHNSON, et al. Defts. Index#16148/00. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosureand sale dated July 24. 2001.1 will sell at publicauction at the north front steps of the NassauCounty Courthouse. 262 Old Country Rd.,Mineola, NY on Feb. 5, 2002 at l.:30 P.M., prem.k/a 271 Arthur St., Freeport, NY. Said propertylocated on the Easterly side of Arthur St. (EastAve.), 495 ft. Southerly from the corner formedby the intersection of the Easterly side of ArthurSt. (East Ave.) and the Southerly side ofCornelius St. (Carmen St.), being a plot 100 ft. x55 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is $155,860.38plus costs and interest. Sold subject to termsand conditions of filed judgment and terms ofsale and the right of the United States ofAmerica to redeem within 120 days from thedate of sale as provided by law. GARY DAVIDKESSLER, referee. WEINREB & WEINREB, Attys. forPltf.. 475 Sunrise Hwy., West Babylon, NY C7311Fl iKMAP 4* 1/3 in 17 74

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. ELLA G.COVINGTON AND RENEE COVINGTON AS CO-TRUSTEES OF THE COVINGTON UNIFIED CREDIT

. TRUST, Pltf., vs. EDWARD PARHAM. et al, Defts.Index #9999/2000. Pursuant to judgment of fore-closure and sale dated Oct. 19, 2001. I will sellat public auction on the north front steps of theNassau County Courthouse. 262 Old CountryRd.. Mineola, NY on Feb. 5, 2002 at 9:45 a.m.prem. k/a 284 Babylon Turnpike, Roosevelt, NY.Said property located on the Westerly side ofHempstead and Babylon Turnpike, 54.60 ft.Southerly from a point formed by the intersec-tion of the Southerly side of Thona PI. and theWesterly side of Hempstead and BabylonTurnpike, being a plot 121.95 ft. x 50 ft. x 140.45ft. x 45.40 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is$131,857.90 plus costs and interest. Sold subjectto terms and conditions of filed judgment andterms of sale and the right of the United Statesof America to redeem within 120 days from thedate of sale as provided by law. EDWARDPARHAM. Referee. FINN & FINN. Attys. for Pltf..26 W. Columbia St.. Hempstead, NY. C7080FL #947P 4x 1 /3, 10, 17,,24

NUMUb UhbALbSUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. FIRSTUNION .NATIONAL BANK AS TRUSTEE, Pltf. vs.RUBY DAVIS, et al, Defts. Index #01-006589.Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and saledated Nov. 8, 2001, I will sell at'public auctionon the north front steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Rd., Mineola. NYon Feb. 8. 2002 at 9:30 a.m. prem. k/a 7Harrison Ave., Freeport, NY a/k/a Section 55,Block 222, Lot 560-561. Approx. amt. of judg-ment is $134.872.82 plus costs and interest. Soldsubject to terms and conditions of filed judg-ment and terms of sale. JOHN LEWIS. Referee.ESCHEN & FRENKEL, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 93 EastMain St.. Bay Shore, NY. C7377FL#950P4x 1/10 17, 24 31SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK-COUNTY OF NASSAUFIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, ASTRUSTEE, Plaintiff, against ROY A. PHILLIPS, II, etal, Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale entered herein anddated May 23rd, 200.0, I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NassauCounty Courthouse, 262 Old Country Road,Mineola, New York, on the 7th day of February,2002 at 9:00 A.M. premises lying and being inthe County of Nassau. Said premises beingknown as 28 High Place, Freeport, New York11520, Section: 55, Block: 393, Lot; 11 .Approximate amount of lien $106,514.88 plusInterest and costs. Premises will be sold subjectto provisions of filed judgment and terms ofsale. lndex# 99-25724

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John Principe, Esq.. RefereeEschen & Frenkel, LIPAfforney(s) for Plaintiff93 E. Main Street, Bay Shore, New York 1 1 706File # S837-OFB-2994CFL#951 4x 1/10, 17, 24, 37 _SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUCONSECO FINANCE CREDIT CORPORATION.F/K/A GREEN TREE CREDIT CORPORATION,Plaintiff against JEREITUS E. BURGESS; et alDefendant(s). Pursuant to a judgment of fore-closure and sale duly entered December 13,2000. I. the undersigned Referee will sell at pub-lic auction at the North Front Steps of the.Nassau County Court, 262 Old Country Rd.,Mineola. NY 11501 on February 11, 2002 at10:00 am premises known as 5 Long BeachAvenue, Roosevelt. NY 1 1 575. ALL that certainplot piece or parcel of land, with the buildingsand improvements thereon erected, situate.lying and being in Freepqrt, Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew York. SEC #55 BLOCK 425 LOT 236.Approximate amount of lien $164,500.82 plusinterest and costs. Premises will be sold subjectto provisions of filed judgment. Index # 00-003891. Peter Panaro. Esq.. Referee. Relin,Goldstein & Crane, LLP, 1 800 First Federal Plaza,Rochester, New York 14614 Dated 1/2/02 FSC258 JP.

°- ' 7' 24-3 '- _NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 387 GUY LOMBARDOAVENUE LiC. Articles of Organization were filedwith the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)on 12/26/01. The latest date of dissolution is12/31/2101. Office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLCupon whom process against it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC,c/o Alexander Jacobson. 387 Guy LombardpAvenue, Freeport, New York 1 1 520. Purpose: Forany lawful purpose.PI «9.V)iSx 1/17 94 31. 9/7 14 91 _NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL SER-VICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME:SANDS & SHATZ, D.D.S., PLLC. Articles ofOrganization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on 11/08/01, with anexistence date of 01 /Ol /2002. Office location:Nassau County. SSNY has been designated asagent of the PLLC upon whom process againstit may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy ofprocess to the PLLC, 2882 Long Beach Road,Oceanside, New York 11572. Purpose: For thepractice of the profession of Dentistry.FL#9576x 1/17/. 24. 31. 2/7. 14, 2V _

NOTICE OF SALESTATE OF NEW YORK, SUPREME COURT, COUNTYOF NASSAU, M&T MORTGAGE CORPORATION,Plaintiff, vs. LORRAINE NEYSMITH, Et. Al..Defendants, Index No. 00-014295. Pursuant to ajudgment of foreclosure and sale granted andentered in the above-entitled action in theNassau County Clerk's Office on March 20,2001, I, the undersigned Referee in" said judg-ment named will sell at public auction at thenorth front steps of the Nassau County Court

House, 262 Old Country Road, in the Village ofMineola, County of Nassau, New York, onFebruary 19, 2002 at 9:00 o'clock in theforenoon of that day the premises described asfollows:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE, OR PARCELOF LAND, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt,in the Town of Hempstead. County of Nassauand State of New York, known and designatedas Lot No. 2 in Block 509 on a certain map enti-tled, "Map of Fleetwood Manor, situated atRoosevelt, L.I., Nassau County, N-.Y. surveyedApril 1949 by Baldwin and Cornelius Co., Inc.,Civil Engineers and Surveyor" filed in the Officeof the Clerk of-the County of Nassau onDecember 30, 1949 as Map No. 4843, andmore particularly bounded and described asfollows:

BEGINNING at a point on the northerly sideof Hillman Place, distant 63.82 feet easterlyfrom the extreme easterly end of an arc con-necting the northerly side of Hillman Place withthe easterly side of Denton Place; and

• RUNNING THENCE north 2 degrees 49 min-utes 00 seconds east 98.71 feet;

THENCE north 82 degrees 06 minutes 30 sec-onds east 71.24 feet;

THENCE south 2 degrees 49 minutes 00 sec-onds west 111.95 feet to the northerly side ofHillman Place;

THENCE along the northerly side of HillmanPlace, north 87 degrees-11 minutes 00 secondswest 70 feet to the point or place of beginning.The premises will be sold subject to the rights ofoccupants, if any. any state of facts a currentsurvey would reveal, any municipal ordinancespromulgated by the Town of Hempstead andin an "as is" condition, and subject to the rightof redemption of the United States of America.Dated: January 7, 2002

s/Kenneth J. WeinsteinKenneth J. Weinstein, Referee

Street Address of Property to be Foreclosed:10 Hillman Place. Roosevelt, New York 11575Judgment Amount: $194,386.52MACKENZIE HUGHES LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff101 South Salina Street. Suite 600Syracuse. New York 13202(315)474-7571FL#958P4x 1/17,24.31. 2/7NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: CREATIONS FOR THE TABLE,LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with thet

Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on'01/04/02. The latest date of dissolution is12/31/2052 Office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLCupon whom process against it may be served.SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC,c/o Norma Godino, 688 Central Avenue,Cedarhurst. New York 11516. Purpose: For anylawful purpose.FL #959 6x1/17, 24. 31.2/7. 14.21The annual report of the Spartan MasonicEducational Foundation, Inc. for the year end-ing December 31, 200.1 is available at its princi-paloffice, located at Baldwin Masonic Temple,754 Prospect St.. Baldwin. NY 11510 for inspec- •tion during regular business hours by any citizen

who requests it within 180 days thereof.Foundation Treasurer of the Spartan MasonicEducational Foundation Inc. is EdwardCallaghan.FL#960 1/17

LEGAL NOTICEZELDEN HOLDING, LLC

Notice of formation of Limited LiabilityCompany ("LLC"). Articles disorganization filedwith the Sec. of State of NY ("SSNY") on11/09/01. Office Location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served, andaddress where Sec, of State shall mail a copyof any process against LLC is 1685 GrandAvenue. Suite 206, Baldwin. NY. 11510.Character: General Business.FL961 1/17,24,31, 2/7, 14. 21

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUCHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORA-TION. - Plaintiff, •AgainstSADIE JAMES, et al

Defendant(s)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly dated 12/17/2001 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NassauCounty Courthouse, North Steps. 262 OldCountry Road, Mineola, NY 11501 on 2/14/2002at 9:30 AM premises known as603 MILLER AVENUE, FREEPORT, NY 11520ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in theIncorporated Village of Freeport, County ofNassau and State of New York Section 62 Block180 Lot 409 Approximate amount of lien$156,104.21 plus interest and costs Premises willbe sold subject to provisions of filed judgmentIndex #01-011150ELIZABETH POPKIN. Esq., Referee.Steven Baum, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff,P.O. Box 1291, Buffalo, NY 14240 (716) 204-2400Dated 1/7/2002 ktmFL9624T1/17, 24, 31. 2/7 .

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUCHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORA-TION, Plpintiff,AgainstWENDY CARTER, et al

Defendant(s)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly dated 11/8/2001 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NassauCounty Courthouse, North Steps, 262 OldCountry Road, Mineola. NY 11501 on 2/19/2002at 9:45 AM premises known as ,259 EAST CLINTON AVENUE, ROOSEVELT, '.NY11575ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in the Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew York Tax ID # 55-527-0208-0 Approximateamount of lien $146,850.94 plus interest andcosts Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment Index #10751 /OlANGELO D. RONCALLO, Esq., Referee.

Steven Baum. P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff,P.O. Box 1291, Buffalo, NY 14240 (716) 204-2400Dated 1 /7/2002 ktmFL9634T 1/17. 24.31. 2/7

NOTICE OF ADOPTIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that in accor-

dance with the provisions of the Village LawSec. 4-412(9), after public hearing on January7, 2002 with due notice, a contract betweenthe Incorporated Village of Freeport and theFreeport Volunteer Fire Department has beenduly adopted by the Board of Trustees of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, New York, onJanuary 7, 2002 for the furnishing of fire protec-tion within the Incorporated Village of Freeportfor the fiscal year 2002-2003 for a fee of$122,000. A copy of the contract is available atthe office of the Village Clerk'where it may beinspected by interested persons during officehours.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, New York.Anna KnoellerVillage ClerkFL964 IT 1/17

Incorporated Village of FreeportSummary of Budget

Fiscal Year Ending February 28, 2003FunctionLegislativeJudicialExecutiveFinanceStaffShared ServicesSpecial ItemsPublic SafetyHealthTransportationEconomic AssistanceCulture & RecreationHome & Community ServicesSanitationOther Home & CommunityGas DistributionEmployee BenefitsDebt ServiceTotal AppropriationsEstimated Revenues

To be raised by taxationTaxable Assessed Valuation $77,608,061.00

Tax Rate Per Hundred Dollars $32.59BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the

Incorporated Village of Freeport. New York.Anna KnoellerVillage ClerkFL 965 IT 1/17NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 923 BROADWAY REALTY LLCArticles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) or12/17/01. Office location: Nassau County. SSN\has been designated as agent of the LLC uporwhom process against it may be served.. SSN1

shall mail a copy of process to the LLC. 162;Broadway, Hewlett, New York 11557. PurposeFor any lawful purpose.FL#966 1/17, 24,31, 2/7, 14. 21

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Changes

The Freeport-Baldwin Leader, published byL&M Publications, has for some time beenprepared at two locations, 30 South OceanAvenue, Suite 204, Freeport, and 1840Merrick Avenue, Merrick:

At the end of this month, we plan to moveour telephone service to the Merrick location.Callers may continue to dial 378-3133 but willreach us in Merrick. Our fax machine inMerrick will accept faxes from both 378-3139and 378-0287.

We will retain our post office box at P.O.312, Freeport, and our email atLMPUB@optonline.net.

However, we are slowly moving desks andother office equipment out of the premises at30 South Ocean Avenue, Suite 204, Freeport.We plan to be finished by the end of January,and appreciate your patience.

We will miss our neighbors in the building,but will still be by often. Hopefully, whereveryou go to an important event in Freeport orBaldwin, the Leader, your communitynewspaper, will be there. If not, please give usa call and ask why not!

Although we may be working out of adifferent location, our commitment to servingthe people of Freeport and Baldwin remains asstrong as ever.

, UZ f̂̂ J^P"̂ rs "̂°. t̂ l̂ editorBaldwin HS security

To The Leader:In response to recent concerns about

building security, we have made a num-ber of adjustments to increase safety andprevent an ufisupervised situation. Aswe begin 2002, it is important to reflecton our school policies and proceduresthat are'in place to enable your child toleariv'and succeed.

/Four additional video cameras havebeen installed between the front andback gyms in the hallways and stair-wells outside the boys' and girls' lockerrooms. Video monitors are located in theDeans' office.

• A new "no lights off* system hasbeen activated in the locker rooms. Thelights will be continually lit unless thehead custodian turns them off.

• Buildings 3, 4, 5, and 6 will belocked on the weekends and secured byactivated zone alarms, unless a specialweekend activity/event is scheduled.

• Our aides (hall monitors) have beenreassigned to cover the locker rooms forthe first and last ten minutes of eachperiod. They are now sitting in or imme-diately outside the boys' and girls' lock-er rooms.

• All teachers are monitoring the hallsbetween classes.

When we work as a team, we will beable to focus on education. Pleaseremember that all students must carrytheir I.D. cards at all times. No walk-men, cell phones or beepers are allowedin the building. No hats or head cover-ings are permitted in classrooms, officesor assemblies.

Our school will continue to providean environment conducive to instructionand achievement. As always, your sup-port will make a difference. PleaSe takea few moments to look in the StudentHandbook and review our Code ofBehavior with your child. Pleaseencourage him or her to adhere to theserules and guidelines at all times. Shouldyou have any questions, please do nothesitate to call me or one of theAssistant Principals at 377-9203.

Susan KnorsBaldwin Senior High School principal

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Santa Glaus speaks

To all the children and parents thatcame to visit me on weekends at myAtlantic Nursery House, I'd like to saythat it was my pleasure to talk .to eachand every one of you. I hope each of youreceived the one gift that you requestedfrom me or a better one.

Children of all ages, don't forget tothank your parents, relatives and friendsfor all the other special gifts that youhave received from them.

To those of you who asked for nothingfor yourselves but Peace on Earth for allmankind, I pray also that it will happenin the near future. To others who saidthey have enough toys and to give toysthey would receive to those who havelittle or none, I appreciate your thought-fulness for others. Some of you request-ed that I help with the September 11families. I will try with the help of oth-ers to do just that.

To the over thirteen hundred whocame at this time, "you have all mademy day" with your many kind, funnyand entertaining conversations. I heardsome of you were visiting from NewJersey, Brooklyn, Queens, Connecticut,etc.

The many letters from you youngsterstook over three hours to read and toadmire the many drawings. Unsignedwas this child's funny note: "How doesSanta do his gardening?" Below on thiscard that also had a lovely drawing wasthe answer, "With a Ho! Ho! Ho!" Akeeper.

To the grown-ups, I have a specialmessage. Our world will be in very goodhands after listening and talking to ouryouth of today who will be our adults'oftomorrow. God bless each and every oneof them.

I leave you with this message: Alwayskeep the spirit of Christmas in yourheart.

Santa Claus

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NOTICE TO BIDDERSCONSTRUCTION OF WELL 4A

CONTRACT NO. 1 - WELL AND WELL PUMPFOR

THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORTNASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

Notice is hereby given that the PurchasingAgent of the Incorporated Village of Freeport,New York will receive sealed proposals for-CONSTRUCTION OF WELL 4A - CONTRACT NO.1 - WELL AND WELL PUMP" until 11:00 A.M. onWednesday, February 13, 2002 in the MainConference Room of the Municipal Building, 46North Ocean Avenue. Freeport, New York11520, at which time and place they will beopened publicly and read aloud.Plans, Specifications and forms of proposal maybe seen and obtained at the Office of thePurchasing Agent, Municipal Building, 1st Floor,46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York,11520 from 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 22.2002 until 4:00 P.M. Monday February 11, 2002.Documents may be obtained by prospectivebidders upon depositing ($100.00) which sumwill be refunded to Contractors who submitbids, on return of the plans within ten (10) daysafter the contract has been awarded, if sameare returned in good condition.Each bid must be accompanied by a bidder'sbond in the amount of not less that five (5%)percent of the bid insuring to the benefit of theVillage of Freeport, or a certified check of notless than five (5%) percent of the bid made

payable to the Village of Freeport, to assurethe entering of the successful'bidder into aacceptable contract.The work consists-of drilling a 24" x 16" partialdouble cased water supply well, with testpump settings and sampling, followed by fur-nishing and installing a 1500 gpm deep wellvertical turbine pump, removal of the existingwell pump and abandonment by grouting ofexisting Well 4.The successful bidder will be required to furnisha Performance Bond, and Labor and MaterialBond in the statutory form. The contract has acompletion date of July 1. 2002, after which liq-uidated damages of $250.00 per calendar daywill be assessed. Additionally, the successfulbidder will be required to furnish a PerformanceBond, and Labor and Material Bond in thestatutory form.The Board reserves the right to reject any or allbid proposals received and subject to thesereservations, shall award the contract to thelowest qualified and responsible bidder. Bids,which, in the opinion of the Board, are unbal-anced, shall be rejected.'In submitting a bid, bidders agree not to with-draw their bid within forty-five (45) days afterthe date for the opening thereof.

Teresa BaldinucciPurchasing Agent

Village of FreeportFLS967 151/17

nows of yourIn Service

Army Private ALEX A. MARTINhas graduated from basic combat train-ing at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He is theson of Audrey Martin and Alex Martin,both of Freeport. Pvt. Martin is a 2001Freeport High School graduate.

Air Force Airman ANTHONY C.VESPA has grauated from basic militarytraining at Lackland Air Force Base inSan Antonio, Texas. He is the nephew ofCatherine Dauernheim of Freeport.

Student NewsJANINE GAYNOR of Freeport has

been inducted to the Phi Eta SigmaHonor Society at Syracuse University.She is a sophomore majoring, in comput-er science in the L.C. Smith College ofEngineering and Computer Sciences.

KEVIN PEDERSEN of Freeport hasenrolled as a member of the Class of2005 at Dartmouth College in Hanover,New Hampshire. He is the son of Annand Carl Pedersen.

SHU CI CHEN of Freeport hasreceived the Beth F. and Anthony J.Terrana Pre-Dental Scholarship atBinghamton University.

PAUL FLEMING of Freeport hasreceived the IBM/Watson FellowsScholarship at Binghamton University.

Honored VolunteersSeveral local residents were recently

honored for their service to SouthNassau Communities Hospital.Baldwinites earning awards wereELLEN NOVEMBRE, 2,000 hour goldbar; DOROTHY SHARER, 13,000white bar; and JENNIFER WONG, 150hour blue bar. Joining them areFreeporters HERB BLAUERT, 500hour pin; JOHN DAVIES, 3,000 hourpin; ANDREA HALBFINGER, 150hour bar; EDORE HERSCHENFELD,500 hour pin, and IRWIN SPIEGEL,500 hour pin. The hospital is alwaysinterested in volunteers. For moreinformation call 632-3928.

Free mammogramsIn a joint effort of Planned Parenthood

and the Nassau Health Care Corp., freemammograms will be available at noexpense for any Nassau woman who hasnot had a mammography in the pastyear. The program will be on Friday,January 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.Call Planned Parenthood for an appoint-ment at 750-2500.

* * *County Legislator Dave Denenberg

will host jhe Nassau County mam-mbgraphy testing program at his^dis-trict office, 2818 Merrick Road,Bellmore (next to Dunkin' Donuts),from 8:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. onThursday and Friday, January 31 andFebruary 1.

State-of-the-art equipment for themammograms is used and operated bythe Nassau University Medical Center'sfirst-rate staff. The mammograms areprovided at no cost to women over theage of 40. All medical insurance will beaccepted, without requiring a co-pay-

ment. If a person is uninsured, therewill be no charge. For appointments,call Legislator Denenberg's Mineolaoffice at 571-6219.

PRAYER TO THEBLESSED MOTHER

(Never Known to Fail)Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel,

fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, BlessedMother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin,assist me in this necessity. Oh, Star of me Sea,help me and show herein you are my mother.Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen ofHeaven and Earth, I humbly beseech thee fromthe bottom of my heart to succor me in thisnecessity. (Make request). There are none thatcan withstand your power. Oh, show me here-in you are my Mother. Oh, Mary conceivedwithout sin pray for us who have recourse tothee (3x). Oh Holy Mary, I place this cause inyour hands (3x) Sweet Mother I place thiscause in your hands (3x). Thank you for yourmercy to me and mine.

This prayer must be said for 3 days and after3 days your request will be granted, and theprayer must be published. Thanks for manyfavors!

V.R.

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FIRST CHURCH BALDWIN, UNITEDMETHODIST, 881 Merrick Rd. Baldwin.223-1168. Rev. Richard E. Smellzer; WorshipService & Sunday School 10 a.m.: YouthFellowship Sunday. 6:30 p.mEBENEZER CHURCH OF SEVENTHDAY ADVENTIST 97 Broadway. MichaelR. Bernard. Pastor: Saturdays. Church atStudy, 9:15 a.m.; Morning Service, 11 a.m.:Youth Service. 4 p.m. 379-1054DEAN STREET CHAPEL. 23 West DeanStreet. Sundays, Breaking of Bread. 9:15 a.m.:Adult Bible Class. 10:15 a.m.: Family BibleHour. Sunday School (pre-K through seniors).11:15 a.m.; Wednesdays. Prayer Meeting. 8 p.mSOUTH NASSAU CHRISTIAN CHURCH.3147 Eastern Parkway. Baldwin. 379-0720.David Dooley, Minister. Sunday School. 9:30a.m.; Sunday Worship Service, 10:45 a.m.:Wednesday Adult Bible Study, 8 p.m.. Youth .Group. 8 p.m..ST. PETER'S EVANGELICAL LUTHER-AN CHURCH, 2332 Grand Avenue. Baldwin,223-1951. The Rev. Edward G. Barnett. Pastor.The Service of Holy Communion, 10 a.m.ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH(ANGLICAN) - 2375 Harrison Avenue.Baldwin. 223-3731. The Rev. Dr. Charles G.Ackerson, Ph.D.. Rector. Sunday: HolyEucharist and Sermon 8 a.m., Church School9:45 a.m., Sung Eucharist and Sermon. 10 a.m.Wednesday: Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m.THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHOF BALDWIN, 717 St. Luke's Place andTwain Street. Rev. Mark Greiner. Pastor.Sunday Worship, 9:30 a.m.IGLESIA CENTRO BIBLICO DE FREE-PORT - 50 North Main Street, 546-0473, C.Luis Vargas, Senior Pastor. Sunday services.TABERNACLE OF FAITH. 286 WestMerrick Road, Freeport, Walter Gibson, Pastor.Sunday Services, 8 and 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.;

"Sunday"School, I(Ta.'m.; "Fri3ajTnighi"service,8:30 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday Bible School,7:30 p.m.THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHOF FREEPORT, South Ocean Avenue andSmith Street. Sunday Worship at 10 a.m. Rev.Eddie J. Jusino.BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH, 420 NorthMain Street. Reverend Dr. Harry J. White. Jr.,Pastor, Sundays, Worship Service 8 and 11a.m., Nursery Care at 11 a.m.. Radio Programon WTHE 'at 4:30 p.m. Mondays - Fridays,Senior Citizens 8 a.m. - 3 p.mBALDWIN JEWISH CENTER, 885Seaman Avenue. Daily minyan, Monday andThursday 6:25 a.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday andFriday, 6:35 a.m.; Friday services 8 p.m.;Saturday services 9 a.m. and 5:50 p.m.;Sunday services, 9 a.m.FREEPORT UNITED METHODISTCHURCH, 46 Pine Street, 378-0659. The Rev.St. Clair A. Samuel, Pastor. 10:30 a.m. WorshipService. Nursery care and toddler programavailable - Pre-K-8th grade Church Schoolclasses.CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL. 91North Bayview Avenue, 623-4200.Conservative, egalitarian congregation. Fridayservices, 8 p.m.; Saturday services. 9:30 a.m.Weekday minyan followed by breakfast, 6:45a.m. Sunday services. 9 a.m., followed bybreakfast. Religious school, pre-K through highschool. Adult education.SOUTH NASSAU UNITARIAN UNIVER-

. SALIST CONGREGATION, 228 SouthOcean Avenue. Sunday program, 10:30 a.m.,Coffee Hour, 11:30 a.m.CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERANCHURCH/IGLESIA LUTERANA DECRISTO, North Grove Street and RandallAvenue. Pastor, The Rev. Dr. Gary E. Mills,Sundays - Gospel Service of Holy Communion.

9 a.m.: Spanish Mass of Holy Communion. 10

a.m.: Traditional Service of Holy Communion.11 a.m.: Sunday School and Adult Bible Study.

10 a.m. - I I a.m.WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES. 80 WestMerrick Road. Full Gospel-Non-Denominational: Caspar Anastasi. Pastor:Raymond Trip! and Tom Dimino. Assistant

Pastors. Sunday morning Worship 8:30 .and 11

a.m.: Children's Church 11 a.m.. and SundaySchool 9:45 a.m.: Sunday evening Healing

Service 7 p.m.: Wednesday Evening Kinship in

private homes 7:30 p.m. Friday evening.

Ministries and Intercessory Prayer 7:30 p.m.

546-3344:

FREEPORT CHURCH OF GOD. 580

Babylon Turnpike. Reverend" Linette Clark.

Pastor. Sundays. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.:

Morning Services 11:15 a.m.: Evening Youth

Services 6 p.m.: Sunday Night Service 7 p.m.

Tuesdays. Prayer Service 8 p.m.SALVATION ARMY. 66 Church Street. P.O.Box 725, Majors David and Janice MacLean.

Corps Officers; Sundays: School (infants to Sr.

adults) 10 a.m.; Morning Worship II a.m.:

Ladies Home League Monday 11:3() a.m. &Thursday 7:00 p.m.: Bible Study Thursday 11:3()

a.m.; Mid-week Service Wednesday, 12 p.m.:

Senior Citizen Center. Monday to Friday, 8:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call (516) 378-4557 .TRANSFIGURATION EPISCOPALCHURCH - (ANGLICAN), South Long Beach

Avenue and Pine Street. Tuesdays HolyEucharist 8:45 a.m. Sundays, Holy Eucharist 8and 10 a.m. Sunday School, noon.

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South Ocean Avenue. Weekday Masses 7:30a.m.. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. (Spanish): Fridayl-2:40-p,rrv follow«d4iy~D;ivine Mercy-Chaplel:

Saturday Morning Mass in the Church, 7:30a.m. Saturday Evening (Sunday Vigil Masses) 5

p.m. and 7 p.m. (Spanish); Sunday Masses 7,8:30, 10 (Family), 11:30 a.m.. I p.m. (Spanish);Miraculous Medal Novena. Saturday following7:30 a.m. Mass. Blessed Sacrament Chapelopen 24 hours.FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FREE-PORT, Pine Street and South Long BeachAvenue. Sunday Worship - 10:45 a.m.: SundaySchool for adults & children. 9:20 a.m.:

Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 8 p.m.: 379-

8084.COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THENAZARENE, 301 Atlantic Avenue. Sundays.

Sunday School for all ages. 10 a.m.;'Morning

Worship Service. 11 a.m.: Evening Praise andPrayer Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesdays, Evening

Bible Study in Spanish and English, 7:30 p.m.

Second and fourth Fridays. Youth Night inChurch gym, 8 p.m.GREATER SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH,129 East Merrick Road. Reverend Mallette.Sundays, Morning Service, 11 a.m.: Evening

Service. 9 p.m. Thursdays. Prayer Meeting. 8

p.m.: Sunday School. 9:30 a.m.SOUTH BALDWIN JEWISH CENTER.2959 Grand Avenue, Baldwin; Rabbi Robert

Judd. Conservative. Twice daily minyan.Weekdays: Sunday 9:30 a.m.: Monday-Friday

6:50 a.m.; Sunday-Thursday 8:30 p.m.: Shabbat:

8 p.m.; Shabbat morning 9:30 a.m.; Sat. after-

noon 10 minutes before sundown. Religious

school; Adult education. Mens Club &

Sisterhood. 223-8688

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Pride for Youth, a project of theLong Island Crisis Center, hasannounced that it has received arenewal grant from the Long IslandFund for Women and Girls. This fund-ing will enable Pride for Youth to con-tinue the work of the Young Women'sCreative Arts Group (YWCAG), whichaddresses the needs of lesbian andbisexual girls. YWCAG is open to allyoung women ages 13-20.

Lesbian and bisexual young womienare often confronted with the challengeof negotiating two types of oppression:sexism and homophobia. They have fewsocial outlets and lack positive, support-ive role models. The YWCAG provides afun, supportive environment for girls toexpress their feelings and sort throughthe many pressures and conflicts theyface.

The YWCAG is co-facilitated by one

of Pride for Youth's social workers, LaraBbwen, MSW and Liza Lomand, a youthparticipant. Together, they plan weeklydiscussions and related art projects onsuch topics as body image discrimina-tion, the coming-out process, and sexual-ity.

This year the group is adding a com-munity service component to enhance theexperience of the participants. These pro-jects will not only enable the young

women to overcome isolation and buildpositive self-esteem but they will also beworking to change the oppressive envi-ronment in which they live.

The Young Women's Creative ArtsGroup meets weekly on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Pride for Youth, 2050 BellmoreAvenue, Bellmore. Transportation isavailable by calling 679-9000. There isno charge to join the group and pizza isserved.

"/ have a dream that my four littlechildren will one day live in a nationwhere they will not be judged by thecolor of their skin, but by the contentof their character."

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.1929-1968

We're Proud To Celebrate The Birth Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,A Truly Great American Whose Vision And Eloquence

Continue To Enrich Our Nation.

Atlantic Bayview Wines & LiquorEd Friedman380 Atlantic Avenue • Freeport378-9421

Legislator David DenenbergNassau County • District 19

Glickman Studio37 West Merrick Road • Freeport378-0841

Atlantic True Value Hardware165 Atlantic Avenue • Freeport623-0683

Frank Hunter Marine Sales Inc.Hunter Pointe Marina417 Woodcleft Avenue • Freeport8674240

Dorothy GoosbyHempstead Town Councilwoman

Ed's Plumbing Service57 Lena Avenue • Freeport378-3199

Freeport-Baldwin Leader30 South Ocean Avenue • Freeport378-3133