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YOUNG FREEPORT ARTISTSin grades K-6 have their, workon display at the FreeportMemorial Library until March29.

Freeportfamily accusesschool district

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by Laura Schofer

A notice of intent was filed lastweek by a Freeport mother claimingthat the Freeport School District hasviolated her 17-year-old son's civilrights at an out-of-state facility" forspecial education which used electricshock therapy as a form of behaviormodification. The school is the JudgeRotenberg Center located in Canton,Massachusetts.

According to Ken Mollins, theattorney representing the family, thenotice of intent also claims thatFreeport district has violated its ownrules and regulations concerning cor-poral punishment. ""Furthermore itviolates New York state educationlaws which ban the use of corporealpunishment," said Mr. Mollins, "aswell as violating the boy's civil rightswhen corporeal punishment is used."

Barbara Behrens, a spokespersonfor the Freeport School District, toldThe Leader that the district cannotcomment because of pending litiga-tion. The district provided The Leaderwith information on protocols andprocedures for the placement of stu-dents with disabilities which' willappear in an article in next week'sLeader.

Michael Flammia, the attorney rep-resenting the Rotenberg Center, saidthat the mother gave her consent to thetreatment. "It was explained to her indetail. For this treatment we also haveto go to court," he said, "where ajudge also approved the therapy."

The boy has been at the JudgeRotenberg Center for three years. Heremains at the school but is no longerreceiving the electric shock therapy."The school says he is regressing butnow he's not complaining of beingshocked," said Mr. Mollins.

MIX IT UP! Freeport High School students visited Atkinson School studentsrecently to "Mix It Up" and experience a school day that teaches kids how tointeract in situations outside of customary boundaries. Atkinson's RosemarieAllerio and FHS's Wendy Lindner arranged the event. .

All aboutMedicare Part D

by Laura Schofer

Twelve million Americans are now eligi-ble for Medicare Part D, a prescription drugplan that offers coverage for brand name andgeneric drugs to anyone eligible forMedicare.

You are eligible for Medicare if. you are65 years or older or are permanently dis-abled. Coverage is provided through private.insurance plans and began January 1. Thisyear senior citizens may enroll until May 15without any penalty.

But only "three to four million [eligible]Americans have signed up so far," LynnStryker recently told a group of senior citi-zens at the Freeport Recreation Center.Why?

"There has been a lot of confusion aboutthis program and recently [in January]we've heard a lot of horror stories," she said.Ms. Stryker is an employee for the SocialSecurity Administration in Freeport andcame to the center to speak with seniorsabout their concerns. "No program of thissize is going to run smoothly (right*away].You need to make informed decisions," shesaid, referring to the 47 different plans avail-able to New York State residents.

Sheila Corrigan, a representative from thecounty Department of Senior Affairs, thinksthat Medicare Part D and all the availableplans make for a "good program," she tolda second group of seniors at the Jewel QuinnSenior Center in North Merrick. This pro-

gram was sponsored by county LegislatorsNorma Gonsalves and David Denenberg.

"You've heard it's-highly confusing, butwhat you need to do is think about your ownsituation. If you spend $3,000 ori medica-tions and have .no insurance, then this isgreat. Twenty-four percent of Medicare ben-eficiaries presently have no [drug] insuranceat all. What do they do?

"Even in wealthy neighborhoods we haveseen quite a few seniors who need this sortof coverage," she told The Leader.

"Many people pay full price, they borrowtheir friends' medications, they save medica-tions they haven't used up or they ask theirdoctor for samples," said Ms. Corrigan."Some just go without and the governmentrecognized that. Their basic goal was thatanyone eligible for Medicare can have druginsurance."

- Not all the seniors were convinced. Oneman complained that "the government is'supposed to look out for us. This was allabout politics. Look who's in charge," hesaid, referring to the fact that the drug plansare offered by private insurance companies."They [the government] know this isn'tgoing to work."

In Freeport, Roy Wolfe complained aboutsome of the glitches in the program."Quantities [of drugs] can be limited. Someplans only allow you 20 pills a month andyou need 30 pills and you'll have to pay [outof pocket]. And, what happens if they takeyour medications off their list?"

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Thanks to Long Island's New YorkState Senate delegation, state fundinghas been secured to increase services tothe Latino community for educationprograms.

These programs includefunding for English as aSecond Language (ESL) aswell as basic adult educa-tion programs. A grant of$150,000 has been awardedto the Hispanic Federationand members of the LongIsland Hispanic Coalition(LIHC).

Under the umbrella of the'Hispanic Federation, theLIHC is a network of seven Hispanichealth and human service providersserving the Latino community on LongIsland. The LIHC seeks to further thesocial, economic and political advance-ment of Hispanics on Long Islandthrough education, policy advocacy andcommunity mobilization.

The membership of the LICH is com-posed of the Hispanic Brotherhood ofRockville Centre, the WorkplaceProject, Circulo de la Hispanidad, theHispanic Counseling Center, La FuerzaUnida and Adelante of Suffolk County.

"I would like to thank and commendthe senators for their support of our

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organizations arid"6f the many profes-sional services that we deliver to therapidly growing Hispanic communityon Long Island," said Maria.ElissaCuadra, chairwoman of the Long IslandHispanic Coalition.

"The fast growth of ourcommunity has created achallenge. We appreciatethe positive and proactiveresponse to this challengeand admire the vision rep-resented by the support ofLong IslJd-s sj£rs,,

«This grant is an

investment in the futureof Long Island's growing

Hispanic community," saidSenator Dean Skelos. "By partner-

ing with the Hispanic Federation and theLong Island Hispanic Coalition, the del-egation is working to make a differencein the lives of thousands of hardworkingmen and women and provide them withnew opportunities."

_ Senator Charles Fuschillo agrees."This funding will increase opportuni-ties and help people to realize theAmerican dream."

This grant is in addition to the recentincrease in funding of. $100,000 fromNassau County to- the CoordinatedAgency for 'Spanish Americans(CASA).

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Brian McCormick, a professionalwriter for Dance Magazine and employ-ee of The New School in Manhattan,.will lead the writing workshops. Theworkshops with Mr.McCormick arescheduled to take place at the FreeportRecreation Center, Saturdays, April 1and May 13, located at 130 E. MerrickRoad. They will both run from 10:30a,m. - 12:30 p,m.

Edward Villella, the artistic directorof the Miami City Ballet, will give a lec-ture prior to the company's performance.The lecture and performance will takeplace on Friday, April 28, at 7 and 8 p.m.respectively. Both events are being heldat the Tilles Center for the PerformingArts, which is located on the C.W. PostCampus in Brookville.

This program presents an educationaland exciting opportunity for teens inter-ested in journalism and/or the arts.

a 'High 5'!Students will work with professionalartists and critics while learning how towrite-a professional critical review;Select reviews will'be chosen and print-ed in High 5 publications.

A $25 fee includes all four events inthe workshop series. Participants areencouraged to enroll as soon as possible.To register for the events or for moreinformation,contact Joan Savary at 223-2522,6X1 14.

The Long Island Arts Council atFreeport is a non-profit organizationfounded in 1974. The arts councilserves individual artists of all disci-plines, a multitude of diverse cultural

. organizations, and the general publicthrough arts networking opportunities,non-profit management seminars, TheArtscene (quarterly newspaper),Juried Photography Show, concerts,literary programs, The Art Alcove(exhibit 'space), summer musical the-atre workshop for youth, Nassau'Grants for the Arts (awards grantsthroughout Nassau County), High 5Long Island (provides discounted cul-

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Friday, March 24• Kid's Cafe, Friday evening supper for local families in need, 5:15 p.m., ETS Youth

Division, 87 Pine Street.• ESOIVGED, 9 a.m., Film, 3 & 7 p.m., AA Daily Gratitude, 4 p.m., Girl-Scouts, 6

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Saturday, March 25 '• Book Bug Club. 10 a.m., ETS Youth Division, 429 Atlantic Avenue.• ESOL/GED, 9 a.m., Immigration Program (Bilingual), 11 a.m., at the Freeport Memorial

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Sunday, March 26• Concert: International Songs, 2:30 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial library.

Monday, March 27• ESOL/GED, 9 a.m., VITA, 10 a.m., Retired Teachers, 10:30 a.m., AA Daily

Gratitude, 4 p.m., Girl Power (Grades 7/8), 6 p.nr.LI Afr. Violet Soc., 7 p.m., atthe Freeport Memorial Library: .

• Freeport Village Court in session, Judge'Cacciatore presiding, 7 p.m., 40 NorthOcean Avenue. Court watchers are welcome.• • Bingo at Congregation Bnai Israel, 7:45 p.m., 91 North Bayview Avenue.-

Tuesday, March 28• Archbishop Molloy Council # 1974, Knights of Columbus, Our Holy Redeemer Church

basement. 7:30 p.m.• ESOL/GED, 9 a.m., Lewis and Clark Video Course, 2 p.m., CR: Homework Express,

4 p.m., CR: Girl Scouts Be A Reader (Grades K-3) 4:30 p.m., (Grades 4-6) 6 p.m., VITA, 6p.m., Neighborhood Watch, 7 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Wednesday, March 29• Freeport Village Court in session, Judge Cacciatore presiding, 9 am, 40 North Ocean

Avenue. Court watchers are welcome.• ESOL/GED, 10 a.m., CR: Baby & Me, (Bilingual) 11 a.m.,AA Daily Gratitude, 4

p.m., CR: Homework Express, 6 p.m., 4:30 p.m., JPOD Workshop, 7 p.m.,Stearns ParkCivic, 7 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Thursday, March 30• Freeport Rotary Club, 7 p.m., at the Imperial Diner.• ESOL/GED, 9 a.m., CR: Homework Express, 4 p.m., Freeport Chess Club,

6:30 p.m., CR: Circle Time, 7 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Freeport trustees amendtowing ordnance

by Jim Golding

Village trustees approved amend-ments to a local law on tow cars attheir meeting on Monday.

The changes include the addition ofdefinitions for a motor vehicle repairshop and tow cars or tow trucks; theprohibition of persons at the scene ofan accident from soliciting a towingservice, car repairs or other services;and towing companies may notrespond to a call unless contacted bythe,Freeport Police Department.

A towing license applicant also mustmaintain a motor vehicle repair shopwithin Freeport and multiple appli-cants using different names may notapply for a license from the samemotor vehicle repair shop.

The changes also call for a rotation-al system for using tow car companieswith police officers contacting thetowing services directly.

In regular business, trusteesapproved a $166,300 agreement forsoftware maintenance and supportbetween.the village and Systems andSoftware Inc. of Colchester, Verrhont;a $50,000 proposal from Dvirka and.Bartilucci Consulting Engineers ofWoodbury to .provide engineeringservices for electrical system upgradesfor the Buffalo Avenue sewer pumpstation and a $30,000 agreement withthe Long Island Arts Council.

The board also extended the ProjectSafe Neighborhood Grant Agreementwith the Nassau County Police

Department. The Freeport PoliceDepartment will receive a grant of about$50,000 for the project.

Also receiving approval was a "memo-randum of understanding" with the stateWorkers' Compensation Board to electri-cally view workers' compensation casefiles as a way of preventing fraud.

During public comment, board mem-bers heard a complaint from Doug Mayersinvolving a tow truck company's truckspresenting a traffic hazard at Woodside

• and Colonial Avenues/near North MainStreet.

Mr. Mayers said motorists wanting toturn onto Main Street have their viewsobstructed by the parked trucks ofBroadway Towing, which take up part ofthe sidewalk in addition to the street.

Mayor William F. Glacken commentedthat "no vehicle is allowed to park within30 feet of an intersection, even without asign."

The mayor also responded that "theycould also lose their license" and askedPolice Chief Michael Woodward to stepup enforcement of the parking violationsand to "get them to conduct business ontheir own property."

Mayor Glacken also heard a complaintfrom Alan Jay about "Empire Zones" andthe unfair competition they could .presentto businesses outside the zone because oftax breaks.

The mayor responded, saying,- "I-pushed very hard to get Nassau County toestablish empire zones." He said the zonescreate new construction and new.jobs aswell as bringing in sales tax revenue.

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Both teeth and heartHave you ever' been an observer for a day in

court? Then chances are you may have seen theresults of a drunk driving arrest. What causes thebiggest surprise is not the sorrow experienced bythe victim and family, because there may not evenhave been a death or injury.

What takes your breath away is the suffering onthe faces of the offender and his or her family. Oneshort moment has wrecked their lives as surely as acar crash.

If you • think about it, newly-elected DistrictAttorney Kathleen Rice's plan to combat drunkdriving would benefit both drunk drivers as well astheir potential victims.

Senator Charles Fuschillo, author of New YorkState's ".08" law, lowering the amount of bloodalcohol considered to be "under the. influence," hasannounced his support for the plan. It includes hisproposal to require mandatory jail time for repeatDWI offenders. Drivers who have two DWI offens-es within five years would have to spend five daysin jail. Three or more convictions would land themin jail for 10 days, in addition to any court penalties.

Fifty people have died in accidents caused bydrunk drivers in Nassau County over the past twoyears, and there were 8500 DWI arrests.Alcoholism and substance abuse also play a part inmany other crimes and destroy families.

District Attorney Rice is also calling for strongerplea bargaining guidelines but also increased drivereducation about DWI and more substance abusetreatment for offenders.

This is a plan that has both teeth and heart, and wecommend both Senator Fuschillo and DistrictAttorney Rice for it. Our readers who agree canhelp make it happen if they send their support fortougher penalties and more funding for educationand treatment to the Senator at his website,www.senatorfuschillo.com

FREEPORT SNOWBIRDS: It was old home week at Gulfstream Raceway in Hallandale, Florida, assome longtime Freeporters enjoyed memories over lunch at the Ten Palms Restaurant-at thetrack finish. Despite some "expert"-handicapping our friends spent most of the,afternoon tryingto "just get even." From left are Walt Peterson, his wife Joanne, Fred Hager and Anna JeanCacciatore. •• '

UNSUNG HERO: Rector Raymond G. Wilson of the Transfiguration Episcopal Church in Freeportwas one of only 12 Long Islanders honored as an unsung hero by the Long Island Coalition ofNAACP Branches at Its recent Sixth Annual Awards. Mr. Wilson was nominated by theFreeport/Roosevelt Branch NAACP for his community outreach in the Freeport area and for hiswork in Uganda. Several years ago, Mr. Wilson, who was born in the Republic of Guyana, formedthe American Ugandan Christian Benevolent Organization in conjunction with, the formerArchbishop of Uganda. Together, they have removed more than 60 children from the streets ofUganda's capital of Kampala and have built an orphan complex in a nearby city for them to grow-up in safely.

TREASURE HUNTER: D. GloriaDevereaux gave a program for theFreeport Exchange Club describingthe articles found by Don Pabloand divers off the coast of Mexico.The articles found had beenshipped from Spain, Italy,Gerrnany, England and France.From left are Martha Sweeney, whopresented Gloria, and ClubPresident Bill Isenberg, who pre-sented the speaker's certificate.

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AROUND MUMBY'S POND... Forlong-time Baldwinites like SanitationCommissioner Denny . Meekins,Mumby's Pond, • located within thegrassy field just north of the BaldwinHistorical Society, is a reminder of a by-gone era when winters were really coldand young people gathered to ice skateon the frozen surface.

Today youngsters usually don't see apond unless there happens to be a partic-ularly wet period when that same areabecomes water-logged and the sump-like hollow collects water and debris.

That's what today's youngsters seerather than the bucolic greenspace ofyesteryear. And that is what seventh-graders Danny Nolan, Cesar Alvizuriand David Viana sawj during their winterrecess when they decided to do some-thing about the mess!

"We were riding; our bikes aroundthere," explained the, boys, "and every-thing was dirty. Thete were three shop-ping carts, bottles, cdns, papers and dog..." The adults listening to the explana-tion diplomatically finished the.sentence.

Those adults, including SanitationCommissioners Meekins, LeroyRoberts, and Brian O'Connor, alongwith county Legislator Joseph Scannell.were gathered to honor the three boyswho are intent on cleaning up Baldwin,starting with the Mumby Pond area.

Denny's wife Dina had seen the boys whenshe was walking her dog. At first she thoughtthat they were engaged in mischief. "Theyhad a shopping cart filled with debris, and Iasked them if they were going to dump that inthe pond."

She then discovered that the threeextremely articulate young "men wereappalled by the conditions they saw.

They were cleaning the.debris out of thepond and picking up litter from the sur-rounding grass. Each weekend since,they have also worked, picking updebris and litter.

Impressed by their self-motivatedservice, Mrs. Meekins told her husbandabout it and together they agreed that theboys shoulcfbe honored. Denny calledJoe Scannell who arranged for the meet-ing at the pond where he presented thethree young men with county citationsrecognizing their good citizenship.

Reflecting the modern age, the threeboys have started a "web page(www.freewebs.com/baldwincleaners)to explain their work. The sanitationcommissioners invited them to partici-pate in the annual Big Sweep, sponsoredby the department, the BaldwinCommunity Association and Chamberof Commerce.

This year the Big Sweep will takeplace on Saturday, May 20, the weekendprior to the Memorial Day weekend andparade, when everyone wants GrandAvenue to look its finest.

The boys have told their middleschool guidance counselors about theirwork and hope that others will jointhem. Meanwhile, they have each otherfor mutual support in their weeklyclean-up tasks.

"Is the debris less each week?" theywere asked. "Just a little," respondedDavid. Thus far they have redeemed $50in bottles and cans, returned severalshopping carts to the appropriate storesand collected bags of trash.

Mrs. Meekins noted that the recessedpond once had high towering grasses butin recent years, perhaps because of con-cerns about ticks, county officials havetaken to mowing the whole area, includ-ing the weeds inside the actual pond when

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MUMBY POND: Honored for their good citizenship and cleaning of MumbyPond are, from left, David Viana, Cesar Alvizuri and Danny Nolan withSanitation Commissioner Dennis Meekins, County Legislator Joseph Scannell,Commissioner Brian O'Connor, Leroy Roberts arrd Ed Nolan.

conditions are dry enough to allow it.The whole Mumby Pond area is just

one small portion of an intricate system•of streams, brooks, and undergroundviaducts which begins up in MitchelField. Over two decades ago, the countyhad ambitious 'plans to improve theentire waterway 'with an assortment ofmulti-phase projects starting from thebay and working backwards.

At that time, engineers told interestedresidents to visualize a.n outstretchedhand. That was the waterway pattern incentral Nassau with the fingers repre-senting various streams flowing throughcommunities like Merrick, Wantagh,Freeport and Baldwin. On the border ofBaldwin and Freeport, the stream movesdown Brookside Avenue. At StantonAvenue', one tributary breaks off, underand across Grand Avenue and moves

south, somewhat behind the commercialwestern side of the street. Occasionally,in very wet weather, this stream becomesvisible ill gre'enspace like Mumby Pondwhere the overflow collects,

And every so often, in what isdescribed as "a hundred year flood"some streets in the residential area havebecome flooded. Years ago, a plan tocreate a cement viaduct instead ofBrookside's stream was opposed by res-idents who wanted to retain, the wood-land appearance.

Meanwhile, trash and debris abound,whether in the underground cementviaduct under Sunrise Highway south ofthe Brookside stream or in the above-ground Mumby Pond. The MilburnPond restoration resulted in the clean-upof tons of debris including litter that

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clogged that portion of the waterway.The litter at the .above-ground Mumby

Pond doesn't, impact any undergroundstreams, but it does affect the area'sappearance. Danny, Cesar and David areworking hard to correct that. "We reallywant to clean up all of Baldwin, butwe're going to focus here first," theboys explained.

Perhaps this might be the time for therest of Baldwin to clean up their littlepiece of town - their front lawns, thecurb area in front of their homes, theproperty of an elderly neighbor.

"We just think Baldwin should beclean," Danny explained.

We agree.(Editor's Note: We wish to thank Bill

Eisenberg and Bruce Lister of theBaldwin Historical Society for telling ussome of the history of Mumby's Pond-

and its spelling. Some people refer tothe area as Mumsry's Pond but thesetwo gentlemen set us straight. The areais named after Annie T. Mumby, whoowned an -estate house and propertythere. Bruce remembers rowing on thelake and Bill remembers ice skatingthere. Eventually the estate was sold off,houses were built and today, only thesmall grassy area and sometimes-pondremains.

We suggest that you visit the BaldwinHistorical Museum (1980 GrandAvenue), which is generally opened onWednesdays and Sundays from 1-4p.m. There is plenty of parking in thetown lot in front of the museum. Beforeentering, walk to the north onto thegrassy area and see Mumby's Pond. Ifit's been raining, there may even besome water in what was once a magnif-icent lake.

Student newsCOURTNEY SKINNER, a sopho-

more from Freeport, has, been namedto the Dean's List for the fall 2005semester at the University of RhodeIsland, Kingston, Rhode Island.

MEAGHAN MISCHKE of Freeport

has been named to the Dean's List for-the fall 2005 semester at the StateUniversity of New York College atPlattsburgh. To be eligible for theDean's List, a student must achieve aminimum 3.5 semester grade pointaverage with at least 12 credit hours.

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FIRST CHURCH BALDWIN, UNITED4ETHODIST, 881 Merrick Rd, Baldwin, 223-168, Rev. Elizabeth Perry; Worship Service &unday School 10 a.m.; Youth Fellowshipunday, 6:30 p.mBENEZER CHURCH OF SEVENTH DAY

ADVENTIST, 97 Broadway. Michael R.Jemard, Pastor; Saturdays, Church at Study, 9:15.m.; Morning Service, 11 a,m.; Youth Service, 4.m. 379-1054

DEAN STREET CHAPEL, 23 West DeanItreet. Sundays, Breaking pf Bread, 9:15 am;idult Bible Class, 10:15 a.m.; Family Bible Hour,iunday School (pre-K through seniors), 11:15.m.; Wednesdays, Prayer Meeting, 8 p.m;OUTH NASSAU CHRISTIAN CHURCH,147 Eastern Parkway, Baldwin, '379-0720, David

Dooley, Minister. Sunday School, 9:30 a.rri.;unday Worship Service, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesdayidult Bible Study, 8 p.m., Youth Group, 8 p.m..

ST. PETER'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERANiHURCH, 2332 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, 223-951. The Rev. Edward G. Barnett, Pastor. The

Service of Holy Communion, 10 a.m.ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCHANGLICAN) - 2375 Harrison Avenue, Baldwin,

223-3731, The Rev. Dr. Charles G. Ackerson,'h.D., Rector. Sunday:.'Holy Eucharist and

Sermon, 8 a.m., Church School and Nursery, 9:45.m., Sung Eucharist and Sermon, 10 a.m.

Wednesday: Hoi* Eucharist 10 a.m.THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFBALDWIN, 717 St. Luke's Place, Baldwin,Mew York 11510, (516) 223-2112 Welcomingand Supporting Individuals and Families toGrow-in Faith! Sunday Services at 10 o'clock'astor: Rev. Mark F. Greiner www.firstpresby-erianbaldwin.org <http://www.firstpresbyteri-

anbaldwin.org> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>GLESIA CENTRO BIBLICO DE

FREEPORT - 50 North Main Street, 546-0473,'. Luis Vargas, Senior Pastor: Sunday services.

TABERNACLE OF FAITH, 286 West MerrickRoad, Freeport, Walter Gibson, Pastor. SundayServices, 8 and 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.; SundaySchool, 10 a.m.; Friday night service, 8:30 p.m.; .Monday and Tuesday Bible School, 7:30 p.m.THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF .iTREEPORT, South Ocean Avenue and SmithStreet. Sunday •Worship at 10 a.m. Rev. Eddie J.lusino. .BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH, 420 North MainStreet. Reverend Dr. Harry J. White, II., SeniorPastor, Sunday Morning Worship Service 9:45a.m., Holy Communion - Every 1st Sunday.,Senior Program - Tuesday, Wednesday &Thursday: 10a.m., Radio Program-WTHE 1520AM -Thursday Morning - 11 a.m.BALDWIN JEWISH CENTER, 885 SeamanAvenue. 'Daily minyan, Monday and Thursday6:25 a.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 6:35a.m.; Friday services 8 p.m.; Saturday services 9a.m. and 5:50 p.m.; Sunday services, 9 a.m.FREEPORT UNITED METHODISTCHURCH, 46 Pine Street, 378-0659. The Rev.Steed Davidson. 10:30 a.m. Worship Service.During church service nursery care and a toddlerprogram are available along with Pre-K through8th grade Sunday School classes.CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL, 91 NorthBay view Avenue,'623-4200. Conservative, egali-tarian congregation. Friday services, 8 p.m.;Saturday services, 9:30 a.m. Weekday minyanfollowed by breakfast, 6:45 a.m. Sunday ser-vices, 9 a.m., followed by breakfasj. Religiousschool, pre-K through high school. Adult educa-tion.SOUTH NASSAU UNITARIAN UNIVER-SALIST CONGREGATION, 228 South OceanAvenue, 623-1204. www.snuuc.org. A liberal faithcommunity where all people and beliefs are wel-come: Sunday services 10:30 a.m. Chifdre's reli-gious education, youth groups, childcare, smallgroup interactions, social justice work and special-events.CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERANCHURCH/IGLESIA LUTERANA DECRISTO, North Grove Street and Randall

Avenue. Pastor, The Rev. Marianne Tomecek,Sundays - 9:30 a.m. - Worship Service; 10:45 a.m.Sunday School and Adult Education; 11 a.m. -Spanish Mass.WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES, 80 WestMerrick Road, .Freeport Non-Denominational;Stephen and Roseann Brower, Senior Pastors;Sunday morning Worship 10 a.m.; Children'sChurch 10 a.m.; Nursery available. WednesdayCare Groups in the homes; Friday evenings min-istries.; Care (Home and Hospital visits),Children's Ministry 7:30 p.m., 18 month residen-tial program for substance abuse. Bible EducationCenter: 546-3344.'FREEPORT CHURCH OF GOD, 580 BabylonTurnpike. Reverend Linette Clark, Pastor.Sundays, Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; MorningServices 11:15 a.m.; Evening Youth Services 6p.m.; Sunday Night Service 7 p.m. Tuesdays,Prayer Service 8 p.m.SALVATION ARMY, 66 Church Street, P.O.Box 725, Sunday: .Morning Worship 11 am.;Afterglow Service 12 p.m.; Home League LadiesGroup Thursday 11 a.m.; Bible Study Friday 11am.; Mid-week Service Wednesday, 12 p.m.;Senior Citizen Center, Monday to Friday, 8:00am. to 4:00 p.m. Family Supper Program onTuesday 5 p.m. followed by Scouting activities5:30 to 7 p.m. Call (516) 378-4557 .TRANSFIGURATION EPISCOPALCHURCH - (ANGLICAN), South Long BeachAvenue and Pine Street. Tuesdays Holy Eucharist8:45 am. Sundays, Holy Eucharist 8 and 10 amSunday School, noon.CHURCH OF OUR HOLY REDEEMER, 37South Ocean Avenue. Weekday Masses Monday7:30 p.m. (Spanish),-7^0 am. and 12:10 p.m.Thursday, 7:30 p.m. (Spanish); Friday 12:10 p.mfollowed by Divine Mercy Chaplet; SaturdayMorning Mass in the Church, 7:30 a.m. SaturdayEvening (Sunday Vigil Masses) 5 p.m. and 7 p.m(Spanish); Sunday Masses 8:00 a.m.,- 10(Family), 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. (Spanish)Miraculous Medal Novena, Saturday following7:30 a.m. Mass. Blessed Sacrament Chapel open24 hours.ST. CHRISTOPHER'S R.C. CHURCH, 1Gale Avenue, Baldwin. Sunday Masses: Saturda>at 5 p.m.; Sunday at 7:30 am.; 9:30 a.m. (FolkGroup); 11 am. (Choir); 12:30 p.m.; 5 p.m(Contemporary Music Group). Daily MassesMonday through Friday: 7 and 9 a.m.; Saturday: $am. Holiday Masses: Please consult the weekly

• Bulletin the Sunday before the holyday.FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FREEPORTPine Street and South Long Beach AvenueSunday Worship.- 10:45 a.m.; Sunday School foadults & children", 9:20 am.; Wednesday BiblStudy & Prayer, 8 p.m.; 379-8084.COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THENAZARENE, 301 Atlantic Avenue. SundaysSunday School for all ages, 10 a.m.;. MorninWorship Service, 11 a.m.; Evening Praise amPrayer Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesdays, Evenin]Bible Study in Spanish and English, 7:30 p.mSecond and fourth Fridays, Youth Night in Churclgym, 8 p.m.GREATER SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH129 East Merrick Road. Reverend MalletteSundays, Morning Service, 11 a.m.; EveninService, 9 p.m. Thursdays, Prayer Meeting, 8 p.mSunday School, 9:30 am.SOUTH BALDWIN JEWISH CENTER2959 Grand Avenue, Baldwin; Rabbi RobertJudd.' Conservative. Twice daily minyanWeekdays: Sunday 9:30 am.; Monday-Frida6:50 am.; Sunday-Thursday 8 p.m.; Shabbat:p.m.; Shabbat morning 9:30 am.; Sat. afternoo10 minutes before sundown. Religious schooAdult education. Mens Club & Sisterhood. 2238688ZION CATHEDRAL, COGIC,, 312 GranAvenue, Freeport.' Bishop -Frank Otha WhiteSenior Pastor-; Dr.' Frank Anthone White, CoPsastor. Sunday: 7:30 and 11:15 a.m., WorshiServices; 10 am., Sunday School. Tuesday:: 11 p.m., Noonday Prayer; 6:30-8:30 p.mSpiritual Empowerment Service; 6 p.m., YoutActivities.

Nature of public education 'Green Clean' addressedby Joan Delaney

The comprehensive nature of publiceducation and the wide range of inter-ests and needs which must be addressedwere evident in three presentationswhich were highlighted at Baldwin'sMarch 15 Board of Education meeting.

Explained was the K-12 music pro-gram .and English as a Second Language(ESL) program as well as the school dis-trict's commitment to"Green Clean," thenon-toxic approach to district mainte-nance.

It was the nine-minute video producedby Grassroots Environmental Educationwhich featured Baldwin as one of twolocal districts committed to green prod-ucts and maintenance that mostintrigued the board and audience. Thevideo included Michael Sheehan,Baldwin's director of facilities, opera-tions and safety, as one of the mainspeakers, who stressed the importanceof a non-toxic approach to maintenancein a school setting.

Research»shows that young people aremuch more susceptible to toxins thanadults since they are smaller and breathefaster, inhaling toxins at a quicker andproportionately greater rate than adults.

Additionally, children interact withthe environment differently than adults,and the film showed students sitting onfloors and carpets which retain toxins,placing their heads close to the deskwhen writing, rolling in grass and put-ting their hands in their mouths. Schoolsettings, often with sealed windows,also impact on toxicity.

It was noted that "at the beginning ofthe century, infectious disease was theprimary health issue; now environmen-tally triggered illnesses pose the greatestproblems." Diseases like cancer andasthma are on the rise.

Mr. Sheehen, who has been honorednationally for the district's successfulcommitment to green products,described the work of the districtwideHealth and Safety Committee and thecooperation of staff who introducedgreen products gradually and monitoredresults.

Mr. Sheehan noted that much to theirsurprise, eliminating, pesticides did notproduce problems as the district pursuedits new approach to maintenance overthe last five years. Since there is. noknown "safe level" of toxins, the elimi-nation of the use of petrochemicals andother toxic materials has also eliminatedthat concern. Baldwin's success in thisarea was described in a recent New YorkTimes article. . '

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The ESL program was presented byMeadow School Principal Joan Flatley,with middle school and high schoolteachers Melisa Maurici and GladysDeFillippis. Together they outlined thefive-year cyclical review process,enhancements to the program based onprior recommendations and recommen-dations for future improvements.

Changing demographics have addedmany more ESL students to the district.Many of the students come from coun-tries where they have had interruptededucation and the skills they bring vary.Additionally, the ESL population tendsto be more mobile than the general stu-dent population.

Outreach to parentsEducation for these children focuses

on learning English and the curriculumis not bi-lingual. However, there is sig-nificant outreach to parents includingthe use of staff or other parents as trans-lators as well as the use of flyers whichare written in Spanish, which is the mainsecond language. Ms. Flatley noted,however, that at one count, there werestudents speaking 28 different languagesin the program housed at MeadowSchool. There are 74 ESL students at thehigh school, 120 at the elementary leveland 35-40 at the middle school. Studentsmove out of the program into main-streamed classes at different ratesdepending on their age and prior educa-tion.

Recommendations include an annualprogram for ESL students and parents atthe Baldwin Library to fosterhome/school 'community relations and aknowledge of all available resources. AnInternational Night, held in 2003, was

successful and that is envisioned for thefuture as well. The,;committee also rec-ommended exploring a change in thedesignation of ESL sites since demo-graphic patterns might make the use of

. different schools preferable. Staffing.increases and adjustments, particularlyin resource rooms at the middle schooland high school, will also be explored.

Board members' questions focusedprimarily on the outreach to parents andways of welcoming both parents andstudents into the school setting. It wasnoted that many of these students are"highly at risk of dropping out."

Assistant Superintendent MichaelRoccoforte, explaining standardizedtesting results by ESL students, stressedthat students must be tested, "even ifthey just arrived on our doorstep the daybefore." Since most tests are reading-dependent and since tests cannot be readto ESL students, results are lower forthese students.

Last year, however, of the 14 ESL stu-dents who took the fifth grade socialstudies test, 86 percent passed and 54percent passed • the fourth grade mathtest. He said that ESL students are grad-uating, "even if it might take more thanfour years."

In the music curriculum, Peter. Freeman, the district director of fine-and

performing arts, stressed the continuityof the program K-12 and described theuse of a spreadsheet that outlines thecurriculum by both course and concept.

The district's music program has longbeen recognized for its excellence with arecent designation of the high school asa Grammy School of Excellence and thedistrict's citation as one of the 100 bestschool districts in the nation for music.

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Recommendations include creatingmore cross-levels performances sinceyounger children are greatly motivatedwhen they hear older students perform.Also suggested is a districtwide musiclibrary and choral music festival.

Some longer-term recommendationswith financial implications include newtextbooks for the Exploring Music pro-gram as well as a planned commitmentto investments in new instruments, thepurchase of a computer web programcalled SMART MUSIC and the intro-duction of "low string instruction"rather.than just violins at the third grade.

Other business -included theannouncement of the hiring of FrankFiumano as the district's new assistantsuperintendent for business, beginningJuly 1. Mr. Fiumano is the assistantsuperintendent for business in LongBeach. Last year former AssistantSuperintendent Ed Cigna announcedthat he would move to upstate New Yorkwhere he had accepted a position in bothadministration and teaching in a privateschool. Rather than rush through the

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A"GenderStraightjacket"

Heidi E. WarmIn his book. Real Boys, (c 1998), Bill Pollack,

Ph.D. shares findings of his study, "Listening toBoys' Voices."

Given the passion I have for my work of counsel-ing elementary, public school children deemed"Special Education," I find much of what he has tosay provoking, certainly.. .if not, downright disturb-ing.

He introduces boys as twice" as likely as girls to belabeled "Learning Disabled," constitute up to 67% ofour Special Education classes, and in some schoolsystems are as many as ten times more likely to bediagnosed with a serious emotional disorder - mostespecially attention deficit disorder.

Enter The BOY CODEPollack defines the four "Do-or-Die" rules estab-

lished by Professors Debora David and RobertBrannon, which he calls "injunctions."These non-negotiables lie at the heart of the Boy Code.

These are the Sturdy Oak- emulating men asstoic, "stable and independent; never showing weak-ness.

Give 'em Hell - embraced by sports coaches andendured by roles played by John Wayne, ClintEastwood, and Bruce Lee; a stance based on a falseself, of extreme daring, bravado, and attraction toviolence.. .The "Boys wijl be Boys" credo.

The Big Wheel - The imperative men and boysfeel to achieve status, dominance, and power.. No Sissy Stuff - According to Pollack, perhaps themost traumatizing and dangerous injunction thrustonto boys and men is literal gender straitjacket thatprohibits boys from expressing feelings or urgesseen (mistakenly) as 'feminine" - dependence,warmth, and empathy, (p24).

The shame many boys endure as a result of break-ing the Boy Code haunts them their whole lives,undermining what at one time was a wellspring ofself-confidence. This erosion of core self-esteemleaves profound feelings of loneliness, sadness, anddisconnection, which in turn disables us from fullyconnecting with our boys. The feelings boys areforced to repress become so troubling that someshow symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder andserious conduct disorders. In other cases, theybecome depressed, and when they are older, turn toalcohol or drugs.

This matter and its timing particularly resonate-with me.. .since just some short months ago; in ameeting concerning one of my students; attended bymy principal, the student's elder brother of twenty-something, and the student, himself; the esteemedbrother told my student, "Don't cry."

Prior to that, a female teacher told her class ofboys to "Stop acting like girls!"Albeit tongue-in-cheek...! advised she not do that.

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Freeport mourns beloved teacherby Laraine A. Milazzo

Sadly, Superintendent Eric L.Eversley informed the community ofthe death of Cheryl Israel at the March15 meeting of the Board of Education.

Mrs. Israel, an enrichment teacher atBay view Avenue School, had served theFreeport community for 33 years. "Herloss is significant to our school and our•community," said Dr. Eversley.

.The superintendent extended condo-lences'to her husband, Wade Israel, ateacher at Dodd Middle School, and totheir sons. Professionals were availableat both schools to help the students-andstaff cope with the loss. A moment ofsilence was observed at the meeting inhonor of Mrs. Israel.

Dr. Eversley reported that refining theschool budget continues and plans areunderway for a meeting this week. InApril, the board members will be calledupon to approve the budget proposal.

The superintendent proudlyannounced that the Freeport HighSchool Odyssey of the Mind team tookfirst place in the Countywide competi-

tion. The team heads to Binghamton tocompete at the state level.

Reporting on .the results of a reviewof the District Shared Decision Makingand Site Based Management Plan,Trustee Robert W. Harris gave a firstreading of the additions to the plan. Asrequired by law, districts must completea review every two years. Changes tothe plan seeks to include food and secu-rity service personnel on the team, andprovide for feedback through minutesof meetings.

Board President Michael Raab askedif board members could attend buildingmeetings. Mr. Harris responded that hewould check into the matter. It isexpected that a second reading of thereview will take place at the March 22meeting of the board.

When the meeting.was opened to pub-lic discussion, Freeport resident Alan

Jay suggested that 'the history depart-ment include a study of the influence ofeconomics on the institution of slavery.Mr. Jay suggested that modern- day res-idents were "tax slaves" and called for arebellion against increased school taxes.'

Mr. Raab said, "We are going throughsome tough times. This board is doingits best job." He called upon the com-munity to work with board members on

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the budget process. The board presidentimplored residents to submit their feed-back, ideas and suggestions. "It's- nottoo late," said Mr. Raab.

Part D programA program on Medicare, Part.D will

be presented on Wednesday, April 5, at 1p.m. at All Saints' Church, 2375Harrison Avenue, Baldwin,

The speaker, Amy Button, director ofthe Medicare/EPIC Project for NewYork State, will give general informa-tion and will address general and specif-ic questions from participants.

If you plan to attend this program, call223-3731.

Art auctionAn Art Auction will take place on

Friday, April 7, at 8 p.m. at FreeportRecreation Center, 130 East MerrickRoad.

Marlin Fine Auctions for Creative

Events of Deer Park will be conductingthe event. A preview is planned for 7p.m.

All pieces are custom decorator-framed. Admission is $10 per person;$15 per couple. Light refreshments willbe served. Door prizes, raffles .andmusic will be featured.

For information call 868-3030. '

NW Civic meetsThe Northwest Civic Association will

meet on Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m.in the Freeport Memorial Library.

Marnie Katzman, executive directorof the Long Island Arts Council, willspeak on the various programs and proj-ects that comprise the workings of thearts council.

NOTICE OF ADOPTIONRESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the •

Incorporated Village of Freeport, by virtue ofthe authority invested by law, conducted apublic hearing held on the 20th day of March,2006, to amend Chapter 191, Sections 191-2,191-14, 191-29 and by adding a new Section191-30 and a new Article III, Section 191-31, of

' the Code of the Incorporated Village ofFreeport, which reads as follows:A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 191 OF THECODE OF THE VILLAGE-OF FREEPORT, ENTITLEDTOW CARS, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 191, SEC-TIONS 191-2, 191-14, 191-29 AND BY ADDINGNEW SECTION 191-30 AND NEW ARTICLE III, SEC-TION 191-31 WHICH WILL DEFINE A BODY ANDFENDER REPAIR SHOP, PROHIBIT CERTAIN TOWSOLICITATIONS, LIMIT MULTIPLE APPLICATIONSFROM A SINGLE TOW COMPANY AND PROVIDEFOR A ROTATIONAL SYSTEM FOR TOW CARS,AND FURTHER PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, WITH-IN THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT.SECTION ONE: BE IT ENACTED BY THE BOARD OFTRUSTEES OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OFFREEPORT:1. Chapter 191, Section 191-2, which reads asfollows is hereby repealed: ' „

191-2. DefinitionsUnless otherwise expressly provided, the fol-

lowing words, for the purpose' of this chapter,shall have the meaning herein indicated:

ACCIDENT — Any incident or occurrence inwhich one or more vehicles come into contactwith each other or another object, therebycausing personal injury or property damage.(Added 12-20-1993 by L.L. Nc. 9-1993)

FOR HIRE — Any incident where a fee,charge or other consideration is imposed fortowing, carrying or removing a motor vehiclefrom public or private property or a public streetor highway in the Village. (Amended 12-20-1993by L.L No. 9-1993)

OPERATE — The control and direction of theuse of a vehicle and the use of a vehicle fortowing from places within the Village.

OWNER — A person owning or leasing or con-trolling one or more tow cars and driving oroperating or causing any such vehicle to be •operated upon the public streets and highwayswithin the Village for hire. (Amended 12-20-1993by L.L. No. 9-1993)

PERSON — An individual, a partnership, anyunincorporated association, a corporation orany other entity.

SCENE OF ACCIDENT — Includes any area ofa street to which a vehicle is removed to pre-vent obstruction of traffic, and will remain sountil the vehicle or vehicles are removed eitherunder its or their own power or by a properly'licensed tow car. (Added 12-20-1993 by L.L. No.9-1993)

TOW CAR, TOWING CAR or TOW TRUCK(Amended 12-20-1993 by L.L. No. 9-1993) — Avehicle which is either towing or is equippedwith a crane, winch or similar device designedto raise, remove or carry a motor vehicle or thefront or rear end thereof. For the purpose of thissection, the following shall not be 'considered"towing cars":

A. Vehicles of a governmental agency.B. Vehicles used exclusively for towing dis-

abled motor vehicles which are owned, leasedor operated by the owner or lessee of the tow-ing vehicle or by a person, firm or corporationwhich is affiliated with the owner or lessee of thetowing vehicle, and such vehicles have legiblyinscribed on each side in letters not less than

two inches high the legend "not for public hire."TOWING — The moving of a vehicle from

public or private property by another vehicle forhire or where the towing service is performed bya person engaged in the servicing or repairingof vehicles. (Amended .12-20-1993 by L.L. No. 9-1993)

VEHICLE — A motor vehicle as defined in §125 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of.the State ofNew York; a bus as defined in § 104 of such law;a tractor as defined in § 151-a of such law; atrailer as defined in § 156 of such law or a truckas defined in •§ 158 of such law. (Added 12-20-1993 by LL. No. 9-1993)

VILLAGE i- The Incorporated Village ofFreeport. (Added 12-20-1993 by L.L. No. 9-1993)

2. Chapter 191, Section 191-14, which readsas follows, is hereby repealed:

191-14 License Required.It shall be unlawful for any person to operate

any tow car owned or controlled by him or. per-mit the same to be operated upon the publicstreets and highways in the Village without hav-ing first obtained and then having in force anowner's license therefore as hereinafter provid-ed.3.-Chapter 191, Section 191-29, which reads asfollows, is hereby repealed:

191-29 Maintenance of repair shop.It shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of

any towing license that the applicant maintaina body and fender repair shop within theIncorporated Village of Freeport.4. New Chapter 191, Section 191-2, which readsas follows, is hereby adopted:

191-2. DefinitionsUnless otherwise expressly provided, the fol-

lowing words, for the purpose of this chapter,shall have the meaning herein indicated:

ACCIDENT — Any incident or occurrence inwhich one or more vehicles come into contactwith each other or another object, therebycausing personal injury or property damage.

FOR HIRE — Any incident where a-fee,charge or other consideration is imposed fortowing, carrying or removing a motor vehiclefrom public, or private property or a public streetor highway in the Village.

MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP - As defined bysection 398-b of the Vehicle and Traffic law ofthe State of New York, commonly referred to asthe definition section of the "Motor VehicleRepair Shop Registration Act."OPERATE — The control and direction of the useof a vehicle and the use of a vehicle for towingfrom places within the Village.

OWNER — A person owning or leasing or con-trolling, one or more tow cars and driving or.operating or causing any such vehicle to beoperated upon the public streets and highways,within the Village of Freeport for hire.

PERSON — An individual, a partnership, anyunincorporated association, a corporation orany other entity.

SCENE OF ACCIDENT — Includes any area ofa street to which a vehicle is removed to pre-vent obstruction of traffic, and will remain sountil the vehicle or vehicles are removed eitherunder its or their own power or by a properlylicensed tow car.

TOW CAR, TOWING CAR or TOW TRUCK — Avehicle which is either' towing or is equippedwith a crane, winch or similar device designedto raise, remove or carry a motor vehicle or thefront or reqr end thereof. For the purpose of thissection, the following shall not be considered"towing cars":

A. Vehicles of a governmental agency.B. Vehicles used exclusively for towing dis-

• abled motor vehicles which are owned, leased.or operated by the owner or lessee of the tow-ing vehicle or by a person, firm or corporationwhich Is affiliated with the owner or lessee of thetowing vehicle, and such vehicles have legiblyinscribed on each side in- letters not less thantwo inches high the legend "not for public hire."

TOWING — The moving of a vehicle frompublic or private property by another vehicle, forhire or where the towing service is performed bya person engaged in the servicing or repairingof vehicles.

VEHICLE — A motor vehicle as defined in §125 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State ofNew York; a bus as defined in § 104 of such law;a tractor as defined in § 151-a of. such law; atrailer as defined in § 156 of such law or a truckas defined in § 158 of such law. -

VILLAGE — The Incorporated Village ofFreeport.5. New Chapter 191, Section 191-14, whichreads as follows, is'hereby adopted:

191-14. License Required.A. It shall be unlawful for any person to oper-

ate any tow car owned or controlled by him orpermit the same to be operated upon the pub-lic streets, and highways in the Village withouthaving first obtaineg1 and then having in forcean owner's license therefore as hereinafter pro-vided. It shall also'be unlawful for any person tosolicit towing, repair, bodywork or any other ser-vice at the scene of an accident or the use ofunmarked vehicles at accident scenes, whichsolicit towing. Responding to a call on notifica-tion other than through the Freeport PoliceDepartment shall be considered a violation.6. New Chapter 191, Section 191-29, whichreads as follows, is hereby adopted:

191-29. Maintenance of a Motor VehicleRepair Shop and Use

, A.'It shall be a prerequisite to thfe issuance ofany towing license that the applicant maintaina motor vehicle repair shop within theIncorporated Village of Freeport. The failure tohave a motor vehicle repair shop will render anapplication for a new or renewal license incom-plete. Until a motor vehicle repair shop is pro-vided, the application will not be processed.

B. If the applicant's Motor Vehicle RepairShop License has been suspended by the Stateof New York, such suspension shall constitute aviolation of this Chapter and may be groundsfor suspension or revocation of said Village TowCar license pursuant to Sections 191-26 or 191-27. The New York State suspension of the appli-cant's Motor Vehicle Repair Shop License shallrender an application for a new or renewal Tow

. Car license incomplete. Until such New YorkState suspension is lifted, the Village Tow Car

. application will not be processed.C. Multiple applicants, utilizing different

names, may'not apply for a license from the" same Motor Vehicle Repair Shop.

7. New Chapter 191, Section 191-30,. whichreads as follows, is hereby adopted:

191-30. Rotational System for Tow CarsA. Towing from the scene of any accident or

where a disabled vehicle is present'within theVillage of Freeport shall be done on a rotationsystem as set forth herein under the supervisionof the Freeport Police Department. For the pur-poses of this section, a disabled vehicle shall bedefined as a motor vehicle, which, as a result ofan accident, .collision, mechanical or otherbreakdown, is unable to be driven on public

highways by its own propulsion. Vehicles mustbe towed to the location specified by the vehi-cle's owner. All vehicles must be towed directlyto the specified location.

B. When an accident occurs or a vehicle isdisabled in the Village requiring the service of atow truck it shall be reported to the FreeportPolice Department. The Freeport PoliceDepartment is hereby authorized to direct bytelephone a licensed tow truck owner to thescene of the accident or disabled vehicleadvising whether flat bed or wheel-lift tow isrequired. Notification to so proceed shall be inrotation from a listing of licensed tow car oper-ators within the Village of Freeport. The officer atthe scene of the accident shall determinewhether a. regular/flatbed/wheel-lift, heavy-duty or disabled vehicle tow truck is required foreach disabled vehicle and advise the FreeportPolice Desk accordingly. Tow operators shallsupply business cards, at each tow scene, towhomever the Freeport Police Officer directs.

C. Where two (2) or more vehicles at an acci-dent scene require towing by the same type oftow truck (i.e. regular/flatbed or disabled vehi-cle), the police shall call the next availablelicensed tower(s) from the rotation list to toweach of the vehicle(s) at such scene. A flatbedvehicle may respond to a request for a regulartow truck, however, an additional .chprge forthe use of said flatbed may not be assessed.

D. If a call is made with diligence from theFreeport Police Department to a tow truckowner and he/she does not answer or is unableto proceed to the scene, such tow truck ownershall be skipped and the next authorized towtruck owner on the roster shall be called andnotified, to proceed to the scene of the acci-dent.' All calls must be recorded pursuant tosubsection F below.

E. An authorized tow truck- owner/operatorshall proceed to the scene of the accident. Forall'other times not herein mentioned, an autho-rized tow truck owner/operator shall proceed tothe scene of the accident within twenty (20)minutes after, notification to proceed. OnWeekdays and Saturdays between the hours of7:d6am to 7:00pm an authorized tow truckowner/operator shall proceed to the scenewithin fifteen (15) minutes after notification toproceed. If such owner/operator shall fail toarrive within the specified timeframes'after noti-fication to proceed, or has arrived with equip-ment not adequate to perform the requestedservices, he/she shall lose his/her turn on therotation roster, be placed at the bottom of the-respective roster and shall not.be entitled toreceive any compensation for responding.

F. The Freeport Police Department shall keeprecords of each accident requiring tow truckservice and the name of the authorized towtruck owaer notified to proceed to the acci- •dent. There shall also be recorded each callmade to an authorized tow truck owner, thetime of the call and a notation as to whetherthe call was properly responded to.

G. The failure of a licensed tow truck owneron a respective roster to answer or proceed tothe scene of an accident in a timely manner.orfailure to respond as defined or under the pre-vailing weather traffic conditions after notifica-tion on three (3) occasions in a licensing yearmay result in the suspension or revocation ofsuch license pursuant to Sections 191-26 or 191-27 of this Code.

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at the libraries 'Greeen Clean' addressed

"Freeport LibraryBus trip

On Tuesday, April 18, the FreeportMemorial Library is offering a bus tripto East Hampton, which includes aguided tour of the house and studio ofabstract artists Jackson Pollock andLee Krasner, lunch at Gurney's, thegallery, arboretum and • sculpture gar-dens at Long House Reserve.

The cost of the trip is $80 per personwhich includes roundtrip transporta-tion, lunch, house tours, all taxes andgratuities The bus will leave from theRecreation Center (where you mayleave your car) at 8:30 a.m. and returnapproximately at 5:30 pm.Registration has begun at theCirculation Desk.

Video course continuesThe Video Course on Tuesdays at 2

pm continues on March 28 and April 4,conducted by William Coble, with theExploration of Lewis and Clark, asthey searched for a water route to theWest. Two hundred years agoMerriweather Lewis and WilliamClark, under the authorization ofPresident Thomas Jefferson, headedthe first scientific expedition to

explore the newly acquired LouisianaTerritory from up the Missouri Riverand down the Columbia River to thePacific Ocean.

William Coble, who was the leaderof the first commercial retracing oftheir historical journey, will review thetrip' based on first hand experience,using video re-enactments with specialemphasis on the technology of todayand the contribution of Sacajawea, theonly woman and American in theparty.

Baldwin LibraryBirdhouse workshop

The Young Adult Department of theBaldwin Public Library will have aBirdhouse Workshop or young adultsin grades 6-12 on Friday, April 7, from7-8:30 p.m.

Artist Julianne Gaudioso will showyoung adults how to create a birdhousein time for spring.

Registration has begun in the YoungAdult Department. A non-refundablematerials fee of $3 is due at registra-tion.

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screening and hiring process, the districtchose to hire an interim assistant super-intendent, Gene Levenstien, who hasheaded the department this year andwho -is presenting the public budgethearings.

Also discussed was the district's par-ticipation in various organizations andinitiatives intended to assist districtsimprove their educational funding andreduce property taxes. Both board mem-bers Mary Jo O'Hagan, who chaired themeeting in the absence of PresidentJames Scannell, and B.A. Schoen spokeof their attendance at meetings withCounty Executive Thomas Suozzi.

The 40 participating districts signedonto a letter to the governor and legisla-tors stressing'two points: the need toaddress different regional costs and theunfairness that Long Island receives adisproportionate amount of state aid.

The board members noted that someupstate districts receive $7,000 to$10,000 per child in state aid whereas

Baldwin receives only $2,000 per child. in such aid. Additionally, Long Island

has 7.45 percent of students statewidebut receives only 3.89 percent of thestate's aid. They noted that when itcomes to high taxes, "The issue is aboutrevenues, -not expenditures." Regardingstate aid, they said, "We get back 25cents on the dollar, whereas the city getsback 75 cents."

During audience questions, a residentexpressed support for a petition which iscirculating in the community requestingthat a full-time nurse be assigned toevery school. Some elementary schoolsshare a nurse and the petition stressesgrowing medical needs among students.Noted was the importance of having anurse present to handle medical crises,particularly since there are more chil-dren with serious medical conditionswho are now mainstreamed.

Mrs. O'Hagan said that "the board hasheard the requests" and will considerthem at the Wednesday. March 22,budget hearing which will focus on pro-gram costs, including staffing.

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FreeportFirst Squad detectives are investigat-

ing a criminal mischief that occurred inFreeport on Wednesday, March 8, at11:25 p.m.

Detectives report that unknown per-son/s did shoot the windows out of ablack 2003 GMC parked on BedellStreet. Three shots were fired from an

. unknown caliber handgun. Police officersresponding recovered a shell casing.

There were no apparent injuries as aresult of the fired rounds.

Detectives ask anyone with informa-tion regarding this crime to contact

Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. Allcallers will remain anonymous.

• ••On March 13, Nery Ipina, 32, ofBroadway, Freeport, was arrested atSears, Sunrise Mall, Massapequa andcharged with Petit Larceny.

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tious auto accident that occurred inFreeport on Sunday, March 19, at12:15 a.m.

According to detectives, AntoinetteMclntosh, 19, of North ColumbusAvenue, Freeport, was a passenger in a

car driven on Independence Avenue byKervin Casimir of Alhambra Road,Baldwin. As Mr. Casimir's carapproached Union Street it collidedwith, a car driven -by Jose Cruz ofWestbury.

All individuals were transported toNassau University Medical Center.Mr: Casimir and Mr. Cruz were treatedand released. Mr. Mclntosh wasadmitted in serious condition.

Both vehicles were impounded forbrake and safety inspections. Policefiled no charges'at the scene.

BaldwinThe Special Victims Squad- reports

the arrest of a Baldwin man for a sexu-al abuse that occurred on Saturday,March 18, at 12:10 a.m.

According to detectives, ChristopherJ. Cassidy, 24, of Western Boulevardinappropriately touched a 32-year-oldwoman while they were both standinginside the Dawson taxi stand at 777-Brooklyn Avenue.

A witness at the scene was able tosupply police with Mr. Cassidy's iden-tity; police arrested him at his homewithout incident. :

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H. The licensed tow truck owner or driver shalldirectly tow said vehicle to a premises main-tained by the licensed tow truck owner, or to ashop or place requested by the vehicle owner,and must provide a copy of its rate schedule. Insuch instance where a vehicle is towed to thelicensed tow truck owner's premises, suchpremises shall be open to the owners of vehiclescontained therein from Monday through Fridaybetween the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,and Saturdays between the hours of 9:00am to5:00pm.8. New Chapter 191. Article III, Section 191-31.which reads as follows, is hereby adopted:

ARTICLE III: Penalties191-31. Penaltiesaddition to the suspension and revocation

provisions under Sections 191-26 and 191-27,violations of the provisions of this'chapter shallalso be enforced1 by the Freeport PoliceDepartment. An offense against any provisionof this chapter, shall be punishable by a fine ofnot more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) orby Imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15days for each such offense, or by both such fineand imprisonment.

• Nothing within this Article shall reduce theauthority of the Board of Trustees or Mayor tosuspend or otherwise revoke a Village Tow CarLicense under Sections -191 -26 and 191 -27 of thisCode.9. New Chapter 191, Article IV, Section 191-32,which reads as follows, is hereby adopted:

ARTICLE IV: SEVERABIUTY191-32. SeverabilityIf any provisions of this chapter are held to be

unconstitutional or invalid by any court, theremaining provisions of this Chapter shall not beinvalidated.SECTION TWO: This local law shall take effectimmediately .upon filing with the secretary ofstate.

. FURTHER RESOLVED, that the foregoing shallbe entered in the minutes of the Board ofTrustees of the Incorporated Village of Freeport,and published in the Leader and a printed copythereof posted conspicuously in at least three(3) public places in the Incorporated Village ofFreeport, Nassau County,New York.

STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU,VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, ss: I, CAROLYN THOMAS.Clerk of the Village of Freeport, Nassau County,New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing isa true and correct copy duly adopted and

enacted by the Board of Trustees of the saidVillage at a meeting of the said Board ofTrustees, after a public hearing duly called andheld in the Conference Room of the MunicipalBuilding of the Village of Freeport, New York onthe 20th day of March, 2006, at 8:00 O'clock inthe evening, and. of the whole thereof, asentered upon the minutes of the proceedingsof the said Board kept by me as Village Clerk.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,-I have hereunto set myhand and affixed the corporate seal of saidVillage this 20th day of March, 2006.

Carolyn ThomasVillage Clerk

Dated: March 21, 2006Freeport, New York

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J3NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILI-TY COMPANY. NAME: CENTRAL-WESTERN REAL-TY, L.L.C. Articles of Organization were filed withthe Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on02/06/06. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. SSNYshall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/oAfon Newman, 752 Sherwood Court, NorthWoodmere. New York 11581. Purpose: For anylawful purpose.FL #553 6x2/16. 23. 3/2. 9. 16. 23NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: MANTIFF OCEANSIDE PROP-ERTY MANAGEMENT LLC. "Articles ofOrganization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York'(SSNY) on 12/08/05. Officelocation: Nassau County. SSNY has been desig-nated as agent of the LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served. SSNY shall mail acopy of process to the LLC, c/o TvlantiffManagement Inc.. 1044 Route 23 North, Suite318, Wayne, New Jersey 07470. Purpose: Forany fawful purpose.FL #555 6x 2/16. 23. 3/2. 9. 16. 23NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: ACKBEE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on02/02/06. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. SSNYshall mail a-copy of process to the LLC, 68Frederick Avenue. Freeport, New York 11520.Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL #559 2/23. 311?. 9. 16. 73. 30NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: LAKEWOOD RANCH ESTATESLLC. Articles of Organization were filed .with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on12/13/05. The latest date of dissolution is12/31/2106. 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, P.O. Box 206,Oceanside, New York 11572. Purpose: For anylawful purpose.FL#56Q6x 2/23. 3/2. 9. 16. 23. 30NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: EMPIRE DEVELOPMENTGROUP LLC. Articles of Organization were filedwith the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)on 12/18/05. The latest date of dissolution is12/31/2106. 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 LLCc/o Alexander Jacobson. P.O. Box 206,Oceanside, New York 11572. Purpose: For any

" lawful purpose.Ft #561 6x 2/23. 3/2. 9. 16. 23. 30NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: KANKESHWAR LLC. Articlesof Organization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on 07/16/1996. Thelatest date of dissolution is 12/31/2071. Office

location: Nassau County. SSNY has been desig-nated as'agent of the LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served. SSNY shall mail acopy of process to the LLC, c/o Yankee ClipperMotor Lodge, 295 South Main Street. Freeport,New York 11520. Purpose: For dny lawful purrpose. ,FL #563 6x 2/23, 3/2 9, 16. 23,30Notice of formation of Limited LiabilityCompany (LLC). Name CVM'ASSOCIATES, LLC.Articles of Organization filed with, the Secretaryof State of New York (SSNY) on 10/27/05. Officelocation: Nassau County. SSNY has been desig-nated as agent of the LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served. SSNY shall mail acopy of process to the LLC, 53 E. Merrick Rd.,Suite 219, Freeport, NY 11520. Purpose: For anylawful purpose.FL #568 6x 3/2. 9. 16. 23. 30. 4/6

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU - MID-.FIRST BANK, Plaintiff, AGAINST OLGA SINCLAIR,ET. AL, Defendant®. Pursuant to a judgmentof foreclosure and sale duly dated 8/10/2005,1,the undersigned Referee will sell at public auc-tion at the calendar control part (CCP) of theSupreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive,Mineola, on 4/4/2006 at 11:30 AM, premisesknown as 28 Willett Place, Roosevelt, NY 11575.All that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being at Roosevelt,in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassauand State of New York,- Section, Block and Lot:55-457-13 & 14. Approximate amount of lien$262,248.08 plus interest and costs. Premises willbe sold subject to provisions of filed JudgmentIndex #16708/03. Joel G. Wexler, Referee,STEVEN J. BAUM. P.C.. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O.Box 1291. Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 Dated:2/22/2006FL 569 4T 3/2, 9. 16.23NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: KSN ENTERPRISES LLC.Articles of Organization were filed, with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) On2/22/06. The latest date of dissolution is12/31/2099. Office location Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLCupon whom process against it may beserved.SSNY shall mail a copy of process to theLLC, 1010 Northern Blvd., Baldwin, New York1 ISlO.Purpose: for any lawful purpose.FL #570 6t 3/2. 9, 16. 23 30, 4/6 .Notice of Formation of Limited LiabilityCompany (LLC). Name: East Coast MotorcycleLeather, LLC, Articles of Organization filed withNew York's Secretary of State (NYSS) onJanuary 27, 2006. Office Location: c/6 289South Ocean Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520. NYSS'designated as agent of LLC upon whomprocess against it may be served. NYSS shall-mail copy of process of LLC, to: J. JamesCarriero, Esq., 29-53 Butler Street, East ElmhurstNY 11369. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.FL 571 6T 3/2. 9. 16. 23. 30. 4/6SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF NASSAUU.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee

Plaintiffs,against

Arthur R. Kindle, Jr., et al..Defendants.

Pursuant .to a Judgment of Foreclosure arYdSale entered herein on January 25, 2005, I theundersigned, the Referee in .said Judgmentnamed, will sell at public auction on the Northfront steps of the Nassau County Court House,262 old Country Road, Mineola, New York11501, in the County of NASSAU, State of NewYork, on April 6, 2006, at 9:15 A.M. on that day,the premises directed by said Judgment to besold and therein described as follows:Said premises being known as and by streetaddress: 150 Washburn Avenue, Freeport, NewYork 11520Section: 55 Block; 246 Lot; 69 & 70

Said premises are sold in as is condition onthe date of the'delivery of the Referee's Deed,subject to any state of facts an accurate sur-vey may show, zoning restrictions and'anyamendments thereto; covenants restrictions,agreements, reservations and easements ofrecord; municipal departmental violations,emergency repair liens on the date of deliveryof the Referee's Deed, and such other provi-sions as may be set forth in the complaint andJudgment filed in this action.Dated: Syosset, New York

February 27, 2006Darlene D. Harris, Esq.REFEREE

ROACH & MANNIELLO, P .C.Attorneys for Plaintiff

115 Eileen WaySyosset, New York 11791. . -(516)364-4500

(516)364-8079FL #572 4x3/2. 9. 16. 93NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL SER-VICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: LONGISLAND VEIN CARE & SURGERY, PLLC. Articles ofOrganization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on 02/03/06. Officelocation: Nassau County. SSNY has been desig-nated as agent of the PLLC upon whomprocess against it- may be served. SSNY shallmail a copy of process to the PLLC,"77 NorthCentre Avenue, #306, Rockville Centre, NewYork" 11570. Purpose: For the practice of theprofession of Medicine.Fl *5S1 AY 3/0 1A 93 3d 4/A 13

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: MEGA-BRUCHA LLC. -Articlesof Organization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on' 02/21 /06. Officelocation: Nassau County. SSNY has been desig-nated as agent of the LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served. SSNY shall mail acopy of process to the LLC, c/o Joshua E. Fink,1882 East 14th Street, Brooklyn, .New York 11229.Purpose: For any lawful purpose. .FL #fifl? 6x 3/9. 16. 233. 3n. 4/A 13SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK-

COUNTY OF NASSAUAAMES FUNDING CORPORATION DBA AAMESHOME LOAN, Plaintiff, against STEPHEN R.GOODMAN, et al. Defendants). Pursuant to aJudgment of Foreclosure and Sale enteredherein and dated October 3rd 2002, I, theundersigned Referee will sell at public auctionat the North Front steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Road, Mineola,New York, on the 11th day of April, 2006. at11:30 AM., premises lying and being in the

. County of Nassau. Said premises' being, knownas 287 Pennsylvania Avenue, Freeport, NY11520, Section: 36; Block: 521; Lot: 47.

• Approximate amount of lien $244,803.41 plusinterest and costs. Premises will be sold subject,to filed judgment and terms of sale. lndex# 02-'002629.Scott Guardino, Esq., RefereeEschen, Frenkel & Weisman, LLPAttorney® for Plaintiff20 W. Main Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706File* 11043-45499FL #583 4x3/9. 16. 93. 30SUPREME COURT-COUNTY OF NASSAUGMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiffagainst NDIDI U. JIBUIKE, Defendants). Pursuantto a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale enteredSeptember 27, 2005.1, the undersigned Refereewill sell at public auction at the CalendarControl Part (CCP) Courtroom of the SupremeCourt, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y.on the llth day of April. 2006 at 11:30 a.m.premises Beginning at the corner formed bythe intersection of the Northerly side of ParsonsAvenue with the Westerly side of FrederickAvenue;' being 'a plot 50 feet by 100 feet by 50feet by 100 feet. Said premises known as 79Parsons Avenue, Freeport, N.Y. 11520. Taxaccount • number:' 'SBL #: 55-216-57.Approximate amount of lien $253.723.51 plusinterest and costs. Premises will be sold subject'to provisions of filed judgment and terms ofsale. Index No. 11946/04. Ira C. Podlofsky, Esq.,Referee: Fein Such & Crane. LLP. Attorney® forPlaintiff, 747 Chestnut Ridge Road, Suite 200,Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. 10977FL #584 4x3/9. 16. 93. 30.

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY

CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORA-TION, Plaintiff(s)vs. ANNETTE SHOMARI, et al. Defendant®.Attorney (s) for Plaintiff(s): Rosicki, Rosicki &Associates, P, C., Main Office: One Old CountryRoad, Suite 200, Carle Place, New York 11514(516)741-2585Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and saleentered herein on or about January 21. 2005. Iwill sell at Public Auction to the highest bidderat the north front steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 OLD COUNTRY ROAD. MINEO-LA, NEW YORK 1150V.On April 11, 2006 at 9:00 AM

. Premises known as 130 Pennsylvania Avenue,(continued on next page)

All about Medicare Part Dfrom page 1

"You would have to look for a differentplan, but you have to wait [to changeplans] until the end of the year,"explained Ms. Stryker. "Let's say youhave three months left [in the calendaryear). You are responsible for that your-self. You can also appeal [to get contin-ued coverage of your medication for thatyear]."

Ms. Corrigan added that "If youchoose a plan based on your needs todayand then in six months your doctor pre-scribes new drugs and it's not on your inplan's formulary [list of approveddrugs], then you can go through anexception process and the insurance planreviews it for that calendar year. If you

are denied, you can appeal, have an inde-pendent party look at it or an administra-tive law judge review it. They [the insur-ance company] are required to respondwithin 72 .hours or 24 hours, if it is anemergency."

No matter how individuals feel aboutMedicare Part D, Ms. Stryker and Ms.Corrigan told seniors that it wasextremely important to sign up for somekind of plan by May 15 if they did notalready have drug coverage. "Otherwise,there will be penalties," said Ms. Stryker.

'There is a one-percent penalty foreach month you delay joining. You willpay a seven-percent penalty byNovember, 2006, a 19-percent penaltyin November, of 2007," said Ms.Corrigan, "which you will pay for the

rest of your life."For example, if your Medicare Part D

premium is $32 a month and you arepaying a one-percent penalty for the 12months you did not enroll, you will payan additional $3.84 a month for the restof your life.

. Who should enroll? 'Individuals who have employee and

retiree plans with "creditable coverage"need not apply for Medicare Part D."You should have received a letter fromyour insurance company stating that youhave drug coverage that meets the mini-mum standards," said Ms. Stryker.

"Keep that letter," said Ms. Corrigan."Creditable coverage does not includediscount drug cards, Medicare plans H, I

and J or discount websites. But MedicareHMOs - Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shieldand Medicare PPOs are creditable cover-age," she said. "If you have-creditablecoverage and at some point in the futurewould like to participate in MedicarePart D, you may do so without a penal-•ty," explained Ms. Corrigan.

"However, be sure to check with yourprovider before signing up withMedicare Part D. Some [medical insur-ance] plans will not allow you to takeseparate drug coverage," said Ms.Stryker.

"You are also covered if you areenrolled in EPIC, TRICARE (military),VA (veterans) or FEHB (federal employ-

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;Roosevelt, New York 1 1575 ALL that certain lot,piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and

i improvements thereon erected, situate, lying- and being at Roosevelt, Town of Hempstead,

County of Massau and State of New York.Section: 55 Block: 423 Lot: 9As more particularly described in the judgmentof foreclosure and sale.

'Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions- contained in said judgment and terms of sale. -- Approximate amount of judgment $215,262.20

plus interest and costs.INDEX NO. 9287/04JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, Esq., REFEREEFL5884T3/9. 16 23. 30 _Take notice of the formation of a ProfessionalService Limited Liability Company.. TheArmstrong Law Firm, PLLC, in existence with theSecretary of State of New York (the SSNY) as ofFebruary 22, 2006. The LLC's New York Office islocated in Nassau County and is engaged in

f the practice of law. The SSNY has been desig-nated as an agent upon whom process againstit may be served. The address to which theSSNY shall mail a copy of any process againstthe LLC served upon him/her is C/O LLC, 3456Courtney Place, Baldwin, New York, 1 1510.FL591 6T3/9. 16. 23. 30. 4/6. 13 _

NOTICE. OF SALESUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU - WASH-INGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A.. Plaintiff, AGAINSTCOMPTON FUNG, ET. AL.,' Defendant(s).Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly dated 2/28/2005. I, the undersigned

; Referee will sell at public auction at the NorthFront Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Rd., Village of Mineola, NewYork, on 4/1 8/2006 at 1 1 :30 AM, premises knownas 67 East Milton Street, Freeport, NY 11520. All'that certain plot piece or parcel of land, withthe building's and improvements thereon erect-ed, situate, lying and being in the IncorporatedVillage of Freeport, Town of Hempstead,County of Nassau and State of New York,Section, Block and Lot; 55-254-187 and 190.Approximate amount of lien $246, 1 86.09 plusinterest and costs. Premises will be sold subjectto provisions of filed Judgment Index#014115/04. Eugene J. Brannigan, Esq.,Referee,STEVEN J. BAUM, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff P.O.Box 1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 Dated:3/7/2006FL 599 4T 3/16. 23. 30. 4/6 _

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. MORTGAGEELECTRONIC REGISTRATION 'SYSTEMS, INC., Pltf.vs. DANIEL RIVAS, Deft. Index #011199/02.

. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and saledated Oct. 1, 2003, 1 will sell at public auction atthe north front steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Rd., Mineola NYon Apr. 18, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. prem. k/a 19Wilshire Court, Freeport, NY'a/k/a Section 62,Block 093, Lot 0890-0. Said property located onthe northerly side of Wilshire Court, 488.71 ft.easterly from the corner formed by the intersec-tion of the easterly 'side of Grove St. with thenortherly side of Wilshire Court, being a plot 1 00ft. x 50 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is$277.313.69 plus costs and interest. Sold subjectto terms and conditions of filed judgment andterms of sale. JOHN E. RYAN, Referee. DRUCK-MAN & SINEL. Attys. for Pltf., 242 Drexel<Ave..Westbury, NY. #65760FI ftsnnpAf.viiV 73. 3n 4/6 _ •_ _5NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS• Pursuant to the provisions of Article 27 Section269 of the Building Zone Ordinance. NOTICE is

. hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS ofthe Town of Hempstead will hold a public hear-ing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town HallPlaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead,New York on 3/29/2006 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M.to consider the following applications andappeals:THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED START-'ING AT 9:30 A.M.271/06. OCEANSIDE -Carmelina Russo, Renewalof grant to maintain two-family dwelling.,N/sFairview Ave. 320' E/o Long Beach Rd., a/k/a33 Fairview Ave.272/06. OCEANSIDE-Dehis PV& Carol A. O'Leary,Variances, side yard, side yards aggregate,construct 2-story addition & 2nd story additionover garage converted to living space & star- •age both attached to dwelling. ,S/s Hull St.,372.96' E/o Foxdale Ave.,a/k/a 370 Hull St.273/06. LEVITTOWN -Walter L. Nicholson.'Variance, rear yard, maintain garage convert-ed to living space attached to dwelling.,N/Wcor. Ripple La. & West La., a/k/a 48 Ripple La.274/06. EAST MEADOW-Anthony Di Stefano,Install. 6' high fence; 3 1/2' high fence withinclear sight triangle. ,N/E cor. Elmore Ave.&Blaine Ave., a/k/a 275 Elmore Ave.275/06. OCEANSIDE-Rita & Joseph Podair, •Variances, front yard setback on CampbellAve.. maintain concrete patio; rear yard, main-tain garage & breezeway converted to livingspace all attached to dwelling. ,N/E cor.Campbell Ave. & Roxbury Rd.. a/k/a 91 'Campbell Ave. •276/06. - 279/06. LIDO BEACH-Daniel P. &Maureen Donovan. Variance, lot area occu-pied. maintain 2nd story wood deck with stairs;variance to exceed number of stories, maintain3rd story wood deck both attached todwelling; Variance, lot area occupied, main-

tain outdoor shower enclosure attached todwelling; Variance, lot area occupied, main-tain accessory structure (pergola) higher thanpermitted; Variance, lot area occupied, main-tain 2nd accessory structure (pergola) (not per-mitted) higher than permitted & exceeds hori-zontal maximum.,£/s Kensington St., 80' S/oOcean Blvd., a/k/a 14 Kensington St. •280/06. HEWLETT - John & BarbaraSciacca..Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, main-tain wood deck with trellis above attached todwelling., E./s Hewlett Pkwy., 80. r N/o'Wheatley St., a/k/a Wheatley Pkwy.281/06. BALDWIN -Sanjeev & Anita Salwan,Mother/Daughter Res. (2nrl kitchen).,W/sMilburn Ave., 202' N/o Clinton PI.,.a/k/a 2494Milburn Ave . (Negative Declaration issuedunder S.E.Q.R.)282/06. SEAFORD -James & Melissa A. Keane,Variances, side yard, side yards aggregate,convert garage to living space.,S/s HudsonAve., 150' W/o Dogwood La., a/k/a 3798Hudson Ave.283/06.- 285/06. WANTAGH - Karen A. D'Agosto, Variance, lot area occupied, construct2nd story addition to dwelling;Mother/Daughter Res.(2nd kitchen); Variance,lot area occupied/maintain sunro'om attachedto dwelling.,W/s Pleasant Rd., 248.28' S/o Martin

.Dr., a/k/a 1268 Pleasant Rd. (NegativeDeclaration issued under S.E.Q.R.)286/06. - 287/06. OCEANSIDE - Charles & EllenMast, Variances, lot area occupied, rear yard,construct 2-story addition to dwelling; Variance,lot area occupied, maintain & reconstruct 2ndstory wood deck with stairs attached to

. dwelling..S/s Dennis St., 581.25' E/o Park Ave..a/k/a 346 Dennis St.288/06. MERRICK-Ashraf Shakeel, Variances,front yards setbacks an Stuyvesant Ave. &Washington St., construct 2-story & 2nd storyadditions & roofed over open porch allattached to dwelling.,N/W cor. Stuyvesant Ave.& Washington St., a/k/a 106 Stuyvesant Ave.THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED START-ING AT 2:00 P.M.291/06. NR ISLAND PARK -John Arden. Variance,lot area occupied, maintain shed.,W/sMcKinley Ave., 135' S/o Kent Blvd., a/k/a 195McKinley Ave.292/06. NR CEDARHURST- Morris & Liorah Berger,Variance, lot area occupied, construct 2-storyadditions, 2nd story balcony & portico allattached to dwelling.,E/s Iris St., 260.23' N/o.Lotus St., a/k/a 11 Iris St.293/06. OCEANSIDE -Joseph F. Bedics Jr. &Deborah J. Bedics, Install '& replace 6' highfence.,N/s Hoke Ave., 100' W/o Messick Ave.running thru to Bayside Ave.. a/k/a 290 HokeAve.294/06. WANTAGH- Theresa Mulvihill. Variance,

• side yards aggregate, maintain partial garageconversion to living space.,S/s Dell La., 265' E/oDahlia La.,a/k/a 14 Dell La.295/06. FRANKLIN SQUARE-Anthony & RoseannZarcone, Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area,front width from and on street line to front set-back line, construct dwelling.,W/s MadisonAve., 100' N/o Garfield St.296/06. FRANKLIN SQUARE-Anthony & RoseannZarcone, Variances, subdivision of lot, lot area,front width from and on street line to front set-back line, maintain dwelling detached 2-cargarage on a Ipsser lot.,W/s Madison Ave., 125'N/o Garfield St.. a/k/a 153 Madison Ave.297/06. - 298/06. WEST HEMPSTEAD-J & S.CarWash, Inc., Install one double-faced, illuminat-ed, detached ground sign; overall size 112 sq.ft. (56 sq. ft. per faqe); setback 1' from sideproperty line & 10' from Hempstead Tpke.; Installsecond double-faced, illuminated, detachedground sign (not permitted); overall size 112 sq.ft.. (56 sq. ft. per face); setback r from sideproperty line & 10' from Hempstead Ave.,S/sHempstead Tpke.. 331.88' W/o Front St. runningthru to Hempstead Ave., a/k/a 49 HempsteadTpke.299/06. LEVITTOWN .- Gustavo Marin,Mother/Daughter Res - (2nd kitchen) S/s RingLa., 185' E/o Center La.,a/k/a 63 Ring La.(Negative Declaration issu.ed under S.E.Q.R.)300/06. NR ISLAND PARK-Austin Realty Corp.,Usepart of existing building for proposed dry clean-ing establishment.,E/s Austin Blvd. betweenCalifornia PI. No. & California PI. So. Runningthru'to Iowa PI., a/k/a 4515 Austin Blvd.(Negative Declaration issued under S.E.Q.R.)ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEAR-ING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THEBOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHING-TON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.Interested parties may appear at the above

. time and place'. At the call of the Chairman,the Board will consider the Decision andReserve Decision calendar.

By order of the Board of Appeals,• Gerald G. Wright, ChairmanJoseph F. Pellegrini, Secretary

to the Board of AppealsFL601 IT 3/23

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUWall Street Mortgage Bankers LTD. d/b/a PowerExpress

Plaintiff,AGAINSTEarl Fullerton, et. al..

Defendant®Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly dated 10/4/2005 t, the undersigned

Referee will sell at public auction at the calen-dar control part (CCP) of the Supreme Court, •100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola on 4/25/2006at 11:30 AM premises known as 3 CharlickPlace, Freeport, New York 11520 "All that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in theIncorporated Village of Freeport, Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State of -New YorkSection, Block and Lot: 55-345-144, 145 &'146Approximate amount of lien $244,913.64'plusinterest and costs. Premises will be sold subject

' to provisions of filed Judgment Index #9430/05Anthony J. Cincotta, Esq., RefereeSteven J. Baum, PC., Attorney for Plaintiff,P.O. Box 1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291Dated: 3/15/2006FI jt^ns^y 3/93 3n 4/A 13

NOTICE OF LEGAL POSTPONEMENT OF SALESUPREME COURT: 'COUNTY OF NASSAU - M & TMORTGAGE CORPORATION SUCCESSOR BYMERGER TO STATEWIDE FUNDING CORPORA-TION, Plaintiff. AGAINST WALLACE SCOTT. JR., ET.AL., CJefendant(s). Pursuant to a judgment offoreclosure and sale duly dated 12/2/2003, I,the undersigned Referee will sell at public auc-tion 9t the North Front Steps of the NassauCourlty Courthouse,'262 Old Country Rd.,Village of Mineola, New York, on 3/31/2006 at8:30 AM, premises known as 101 AtlanticAvenue, Freeport, NY 1T520. All that certain plotpiece; or parcel of land, with the buildings andImprovements thereon erected, situate, lyingand pelng in the Incorporated Village ofFreeoort. Town of Hempstead, County ofNassdu and State of New York, Section, Blockand Lot: 62-84-38. Approximate amount of lien$166,828.78 plus interest and costs. Premises willbe sold subject to provisions of filed JudgmentIndex #03-008850. Robert C. Mangi, Esq.,Referee, Original sale date 3/14/2006 AT 8:30AM. f :STEVEN J. BAUM, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff P.O.Box 1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 Dated:3/15/2006FI iWi IT 3/73

SUPREME COURT-COUNTY OF NASSAU .MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYS-TEMS, INC., Plaintiff against WILLIAM ELLIOTJENKINS, LINDA JENKINS, etal. Defendants).

• Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and• Sale entered on September 20, 2005. I, theundersigned Referee will sell at public auctionin the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroomof the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme CourtDrive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 25th day of April,2006 at 11:30 a.m. premises Beginning at apoint on the northerly side of IndependenceAvenue, an actual distance of 311.16 feet east-erly from the intersection of the northerly side ofIndependence Avenue with the old easterlyside of North Main Street (before widening);running thence northerly in a straight line form-ing a right angle with the northerly side ofIndependence Avenue 122 feet to a point;thence easterly 37.5 feet in a line parallel withthe northern side of Independence Avenue toa point; thence southerly in a line forming aright angle with the northerly side ofIndependence Avenue, thence westerly alongthe northery side of Indepedence Avenue 37.5feet to the point-or place of beginning. Saidpremises known as 28 Independence Avenue,Freeport, N.Y. 11520, Section: 55 Block: 364 Lot:29. Approximate amount of lien $274,524.43plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold sub-ject to provisions of filed judgment and terms ofsale. Index No. 5213/05. Willis Carmen, Esq.,Referee. Davidson,' Fink, Cook, Kelly &Galbraith, LLP, Attorney(s) for Plaintiff, 28 EastMain Street, Suite 1700, Rochester, New York14614FL #607 4x 3/23. 30. 4/6, 1! 3

PUBLIC AUCTION ~NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALEOF COOPERATIVE APARTMENT

BY VIRTUE OF DEFAULT of a Collateral Noteand Security agreement dated on or aboutJuly 14, 2005 between William B. Johns andCitimortgage, Inc., In accordance with its rightsas present holder of the security, Citimortgage,inc., by David Farrell, DCA 860-694 and/orMatthew G. O'Grady, DCA#1179829,Auctioneer, will conduct a public foreclosuresale of the security consisting of 465 shares ofcapital stock of Post House Owners Corp., andall right, title and interest of William B. Johns inan to the Proprietary Lease to Apartment 6L in

•the building located at 324 Post Avenue,'Westbury, New York 115,90 and any amend-ments, extensions, or- replacements thereof, onApril 18, 2006 at 9:45 A.M. at the North FrontSteps: of the Nassau County SupremeCourthouse, 262 Old Country Road, Mineola,New York. Said security, will be sold subject tounpaid maintenance charges and facts-as topossession, occupancy, and the physical con-dition of the apartment as of the date of sale.The approximate amount due to Citimortgage,Inc., is. $81,858.49 plus interest, together with theexpenses of the sale and attorneys fees. Dated,March 8, 2006 Jon B. Felice & Associates, P.C.,Attorneys for Citimortgage, Inc., 11 East 44thStreet. Suite 1601. New York, New York 10017.FL #608 3x 3/23. 4/6. 13

PUBLIC AUCTIONNOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SAL€OF COOPERATIVE APARTMENT

BY VIRTUE OF DEFAULT of a Collateral Noteand Security agreement dated on or aboutMarch 20. 1990 between William H. Connollyand Adrienne Sheehan Connolly and Citibank,N.A., in accordance with its rights as presentholder of the security. Citibank, N.A., by DavidFarrell, DCA 860-694 and/or Matthew G.O'Grady, DCA#1179829, Auctioneer, will con-duct a public foreclosure sale of the securityconsisting of 465 shares of capital stock ofRoslyn Gardens Tenants Corp., and all right, titleand interest of William H. Connolly andAdrienne Sheehan Connolly in an to theProprietary Lease to Apartment 52-2A, in thebuilding located at 52 Edwards Street. RoslynHeights. New Yorkl 1557 and any amendments,,extensions, or replacements thereof, on April 18.2006 at 9:30 A.M. at the North Front steps of theNassau County Supreme Courthouse, 262wOldCountry Road, Mineola New York. Said securitywill be sold subject to unpaid maintenancecharges and facts as to possession, occupan-cy, and the physical condition "of the apart-ment as of the date of sale. The approximateamount due to Citibank, N.A., is $86, 859.37 plusinterest, together with the expenses of the saleand attorneys fees. Dated, March 8. 2006 Jon B.Felice & Associates, P.C., Attorneys for Citibank, -N.A., 11 East 44th Street, Suite 1601, New York.New York 10017.Ft *lSD93y3/?3 30 4/<V 13 '\SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK'COUNTY OF NASSAUINDEX* 01-14266 FILED; 9/17/2001SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICEPlaintiff designates Nassau County as the placeof trial. Venue is based upon the County inwhich the mortgage premises is situated.MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYS-TEMS, INC., Plaintiff against THE ESTATE OF FER-NANDO G. COX; if he/she be living, and ifhe/she dead, the respective heirs-at-law. nextof kin, distributees, executors, administrators,trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors.creditors, and successors in interest, and gener-ally all persons having or claiming under, by orthrough said Defendant who may be'deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien orotherwise, any right, title or interest in and to thereal property described in the complaint; THEMONEY STORE; TMS MORTGAGE; MICHAEL GAR-CIA THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNALREVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE COMMIS-SIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; YASMINZEIDAN AS POSSIBLE HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF FER-NANDO G. COX' GRETCHEN SALISBURY A/K/AGRETCHEN WEIR'AS FIDUCIARY OF THE ESTATEOF AUDREY K. MEYER; MYRIAN ZEIDAN AS POSSI-BLE HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF FERNANDO G. COX,VICTOR M. ARRIARAN AS POSSIBLE HEIR OF THEESTATE OF FERNANDO G. ZOILA SALAS AS POSSI-BLE HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF ERNANDO G. COX,Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-DANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answerthe complaint in the above entitled action andto serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff'sattorney within twenty (20) days after the ser-vice of this Summons, exclusive of the day ofservice, or within thirty (30) days after comple-tion of service where service is made in any

• other manner than by personal delivery withinthe State. The United States of America, if desig-nated-as a defendant in this action, mayanswer or appear within sixty (60) days of ser-vice hereof. In case of your failure to appear oranswer, judgment will be taken against you bydefault for the-relief demanded in theComplaint. In the event that there is a deficien-cy in the sale proceeds, a deficiency judgmentmay be entered against you.NOTICE AND OBJECT OF ACTION; THE OBJECTOF THE ABOVE ACTION is to foreclose a mort-gage recorded in Nassau County Clerk's office,on 7/.10/1998, in LIBER'18743 of MORTGAGES, atPAGE 661, et seq.-Said Mortgage was assignedby MORTGAGE ENTERPRISES CORP. To FLEETMORTGAGE CORP. By Assignment recorded on9/9/1998 in LIBER 18898, at PAGE 568. SaidMortgage was assigned by FLEET MORTGAGECORP. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA-TION SYSTEMS. INC. By assignment recorded11/14/2001 in LIBER 21587 at PAGE 12. et seq.The foregoing summons is served upon you bypublication pursuant to an order of the Hon.Thomas Feinman, a Justice of the SupremeCourt of the State of New York, dated2/27/2006 and filed along with the supportingpapers in the Nassau County Clerk's Office. ALLthat certain plot, piece or parcel of land; withthe buildings and improvements thereon erect-ed, situate, lying and being in the Village ofFreeport, Town of Hempstead, County ofNassau, State of New York. SEC 55, BLOCK 214-00, LOT 14-16 said premises known as 284 GrandAvenue, Freeport, NY 11520.SAMIT G. PATEL ESQ., FEIN, SUCH & CRANE. LLP,Attorneys for the Plaintiff, 747 Chestnut RidgeRoad, Suite 200, Chestnut Ridge, New York10977-6218 (845) 371-4700 Our file no. AUNY 070JRFL #610 4x 3/23/-30. 4/6. 13NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME; 279 SCHOLES STREET LLC.

.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on02/23/06. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. SSNYshall mail a copy of process to the LLC. c/o Neil

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from previous pageL. fuhrer & Assoc. LLP nm, 750 Third Avenue,29th Floor, New York, New York 10017. Purpose:For any lawful purpose,Fl #611 iSv3/?3 3fl. 4M. 13 • _V NOTICE OF SALE 'SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF NASSAU - NOR-WEST MORTGAGE, INC. , Plaintiff, AGAINST KEITHR. WRIGHT, SR., ET. AL, Defendants). Pursuantto a judgment of foreclosure and sale dulydated 10/3/2000, I, the undersigned Refereewill sell at public auction at the North FrontSteps of the Nassau County Courthouse. 262Old Country Rd., Village of Mineola. New York,on 4/20/2006 at 10:00 AM, premises known as59 Brooks Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 1 1575. All thatcertain plot piece or parcel of. land, with thebuildings and improvements thereon erected,situate, lying and being in the Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew York, Section, Block and Lot: 55-314-174,175, 207.. Approximate amount of lien$175,191.97 plus interest and costs. Premises willbe sold subject to provisions of filed JudgmentIndex #027141/99. Henry J. Cernitz", Esq.,Referee,STEVEN J. BAUM, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff P.O.Box 1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291 Dated:3/16/2006Ft A1?4T3m Wl A/h IV _NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: IKE WALKOVER MUSICENTERTAINMENT LLC. Articles of Organizationwere filed with the Secretary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on 02/22/06. Office location:Nassau County. SSNY has been designated asagent of the LLC upon whom process against Itmay be served. SSNY shall mall a copy ofprocess to the LLC, 377 Woodmere Boulevard,Woodmere, New York 11598. Purpose: For anylawful purpose.FL #614 6x 3/23. 30. 4/6. 13. 20. 27 _NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY.. NAME: ALDRICH MANAGEMENTCO., LLC. Articles of Organization were filedwith the Secretary of State of new York (SSNY)on 03/09/06. 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,2280 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, New York 11510.Purpose: For any lawful purpose.Fl JhS1RlSx3/93 ?CV 4/iS 13 90 77 _NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETINGFREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTNassau County. N. Y.PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Freeport UnionFree School District Nassau County, New York,shall conduct its Annual Budget Vote andTrustees Election on -Tuesday, May 16, 2006. Thevote will ~be by voting machines' at the desig-nated polling, places set forth below, betweenthe hours of 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. (localtime).TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the following mat-ters will be submitted to the registered voters ofthe Freeport School District:(1) Two Propositions:Proposition #1 SCHOOL BUDGETRESOLVED that the Annual School Budget beadopted and the necessary amount be raisedby a tax upon the taxable property located inFreeport Union Free School District, Town ofHempstead, Freeport, New York, for the School'Year 2006-2007.Proposition #2 FREEPORT MEMORIAL LIBRARYBUDGETRESOLVED, that the Freeport Memorial LibraryBudget be adopted and the necessaryamount be raised by a tax upon the taxableproperty located in Freeport Union Free SchoolDistrict, Town of Hempstead, Freeport, NewYork, for the Freeport Memorial Library for theyear 2006-2007.(2) The election of one (1) School

Trustee of the Board of Education for a full termof three years beginning July 1. 2006 and end-ing June 30, 2009 to succeed Sunday F.Coward.TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board ofRegistration shall be open, in accordance withthe Laws of the State of New York, every schoolday in the Administration Building, 235 NorthOcean Avenue, between the hours of 8:30o'clock a.m. and 3:30 o'clock p.m. (local time)until May 9, 2006, for the Annual Budget Voteand Election to be held on May 16, 2006. Inaddition the Board of Registration will be openMay 2, 2006 and May 4. 2006 from 6:00 o'clock

• p.m. until 9:00 o'clock p.m. for residents to reg-ister to vote for the Annual Budget and Trusteeelection to be held on May 16, 2006.Any person who is not registered with theSchool District or who is not registered in theGeneral Election or who has not voted at anyannual or special district meeting or electionheld within the last four calendar years (2002-2005) must register in order to vote on May 16,2006. .The voting registers will be open to inspectionby any qualified voter on weekdays betweenthe hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. from May10, 2006 to May 16. -2006, excluding Sunday.May 14, 2006, and between the hours of 9:00A.M. and 12:00 P.M. noon on Saturday, May 13,2006 at the Office of the District Clerk; and ateach polling place on election day.Absentee ballots will be available for the elec-tion of School Board Members and the BudgetVote. Applications for absentee ballots are

. available In the Office of the District Clerk atthe Public School Administration Building, 235North Ocean Avenue, in Freeport. To have* anabsentee ballot mailed to your home, a gom-pleted and signed application must be irt theDistrict Clerk's Office no later than 5:00 P.M. onTuesday, May 9, 2006. Application for anabsentee ballot may be made in person from9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on any school day andup until 5:00 P.M. on Monday, May 15, 2006.The right to vote by absentee ballot will be sub-ject to the approval of the Board of Electrons.

A listing of all people to whom absentee bal-lots were issued will be available in the DistrictClerk's Office until May 15, 2006, exceptSunday, May 14, 2006, during regular officehours. Absentee ballots will be accepted in theOffice of the Clerk of the school district no laterthan 5:00 P.M. on May 16, 2006; any ballotreceived after that time will not be counted. ,

Candidates for the Office of School BoardTrustee must be nominated by a petition signedby at least sixty two (62) qualified voters of theDistrict, The petition shall state name and. resi-dence of the candidate and shall sta'te thename and residence of each signer._Candidates receiving the greatest number ofvotes shall be considered elected to their

' respective offices. Where terms are of differentlength, the candidate receiving the highestvote shall be elected to the longest term.However, a nomination may be rejected bythe Board of Education if the candidate is ineli-gible for the office or declares his unwillingnessto serve. Petitions shall be filed between 9:00A.M. and 5:00 P.M. no later than April 17, 2006at the Office of the District Clerk.

A statement of the amount of money whichWill be required for the School Year 2006-2007will be'available to the taxpayers at any of theSchool District buildings between 8:00 A.M. and4:00 P.M. not later than May 2, 2006, exceptingSaturdays and Sundays or holidays, and atsuch annual election.FURTHER RESOLVED that a lottery shall takeplace on April 18, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. for thepurpose of determining candidate placementon the ballot should additional candidates filenominating petitions.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a budget hearingwill be held on May 3, 2006 at 7:30 P.M. o'clock

in the Caroline G. Atkinson School for the pur-pose of discussing the expenditures of fundsand budgeting thereof.

TAKE FiJRTHER NOTICE that a proposition inwriting by petition of least one hundred fifty five(155) signatures of qualified voters of the Districtis required to place a proposition on the ballot.The petition must be filed in the Office of theDistrict Clerk on or before 5:00 P.M. o'clock(local time) April 17. 2006. Petitions for proposi-tions which are required by law to be includedin the notice of the annual meeting must besubmitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on or beforeMarch 17, 2006. The Board of Educationreserves the right to edit or amend any proposf-tion without changing the intent thereof.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the elec-tion shall be held in accordance wjth the Rulesfor the Election of School Board Membersadopted by the Board of Education.QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING

1. A person shall be a citizen of the UnitedStates.

2. Eighteen or more years of age.3. A resident of the District for a period of

thirty days or more preceding the election atwhich he or she offers to vote.

4. Must be registered to vote.BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Michael J. Raab, PresidentMary R. Bediako, District Clerk

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the schoolelection districts within the school district are asfollows:DISTRICT N-lThe Atkinson School Voting District is containedin the area, which is west of North Main Street,south of the northerly School District BoundaryLine, and east of Milburn Creek and north ofthe Long Island Railroad.DISTRICT N-2The Columbus Avenue School Voting District iscontained in the area which is north of theLong Island Railroad, east of North Main Street,south of the most northerly District boundaryline and west of the Meadowbrook Parkway.DISTRICT S-3The Bayview Avenue School Voting District is

contained in the area which is south of theLong Island Railroad right of way and west ofthe Eastern boundary line which runs southdown South Long Beach Avenue to the south-ern property lines of the properties on the southside of Smith Street, then west along said prop-erty lines to the easterly property lines of theproperties fronting on Bayview Avenue, thenceproceeding south along said property lines tothe easterly property lines on Branch Avenueand therfsoutherly along the eastern boundarylines of'said properties fronting on the east sideof Branch Avenue to the northern property linesof properties'fronting orfthe north side of LewisStreet, thence easterly along said boundary toRandall Bay. The southern boundary is theVillage Line and the western boundary is theVillage Line.DISTRICT S-4The Archer Street School Voting District is con-

tained in the area which begins at the souther-ly side of the Long Island Railroad right of waywhere same intersects with the westerly bound-ary lines of properties fronting on the west sideof Long Beach Avenue; thence running easter-ly along said right of way to the westerlyboundary lines or properties fronting on thewest side of Henry Street; thence southeasterlyalong said boundary lines to the intersection'with South Main Street; thence southerly alongthe west side of- South Main Street to the inter-section with Mill Road; thence easterly alongthe south side of Mill Road to the intersection ofMill Road and Freeport Creek; thence southerlyalong Freeport Creek to the northerly boundarylines of properties fronting on the north side of.East Bedell Street; thence easterly along saidproperty lines to the Village Line also known as

Freeport Creek; thence southerly along saidline to the most southerly Village Line; thencewesterly along said Village Line to Hudson Bay;thence north and northwesterly alongWoodcleft Basin to Sportsman's Channel;thence north along said Channel and its exten-sion to the center line of Atlantic Avenue:thence westerly along said center line ofAtlantic Avenue to the easterly boundary linesof properties fronting on the east side ofBayview Avenue; thence northerly along saidboundary lines to-the intersection of thesoutherly boundary lines of properties frontingon the south side of Smith Street; thence easter-ly along said boundary lines of propertiesfronting on the west side of Long BeachAvenue; thence northerly along said boundarylines to the point or place of beginning.DISTRICT S-5The Giblyn School Voting District is contained

in the area which begins at a point where theeasterly boundary lines of properties fronting onBayview Avenue intersects the center line ofAtlantic Avenue running thence easterly along

' said center line to the western boundary line ofproperties fronting on the west side ofSportsman's Avenue; thence southerly alongsaid lines to the Sportsman's Channel; thencesoutherly along said Channel to the WoodcleftBasin; thence southeasterly along said basin toeasterly boundary of Village Line running alongHudson Bay; thence southerly along saidboundary line to the southerly boundary .of theVillage Line also known as Little Swift Creek;thence westerly along said Village'Line to apoint where same intersects Randall Bay;thence northerly along said Bay to the intersec-tion of the northerly boundary lines of proper-ties.fronting on the north side of Lewis Street;thence westerly along said boundary line tothe easterly boundary lines of propertiesfronting on the east side of Branch Avenue;thence northerly along said boundary lines tothe inte'rsection of the east boundary lines ofproperties fronting on the east side of BayviewAvenue; thence northerly along said boundarylines to the' point or place of beginning. .DISTRICT S6The Cleveland Avenue School Voting District

(now based at the Freeport Family CommunityCenter, 17 Buffalo Avenue) is contained in thearea which is south of the Long Island Railroadright of way, east of the eastern boundary ofDistrict S-4, with the eastern and southernboundary being the village boundaries.FL #616'4t 3/23. 4/6. 20. 27 •' '

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Defendants)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly dated 2/1/2005 I, the undersigned Refereewill sell at public auction at the North FrontSteps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 262Old Country Rd., Village of Mineola. New Yorkon 4/21/2006 at 9:'30 AM premises known as2420 Riverside Drive, Wantagh, New York 11793All that certain plot piece or parcel of land,

' with the buildings and improvements thereon.erected, situate, lying and being in Wantagh,Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau andState of New York Section, Block and Lot: 63-190-38, 39, 40, 41 Approximate amount of lien$436,803.97 plus interest and costs Premises willbe sold subject to provisions of filed JudgmentIndex #12440/04Graham William Kistler; Esq.. RefereeSteven J. Baum, P.C.. Attorney for Plaintiff, 'P.O. Box 1291, Buffalo, NY 14240-1291Dated: 3/17/2006FL6174T3/23, 30,4/6, 13

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"You need to take a look at all theplans and that can be very difficult tocompare .and contrast," explained Ms.Stryker. "I recommend that you haveyour children help you go online [on thecomputer either at home or at yourlibrary] and look through the plans or

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more comfortable with paper but the bestway is online. There is something calledthe plan finder that helps you to compareplans based on your specific drug needsand pharmacy preferences." She addedthat it will also look at monthly costs andannual expenses.. "If you can't do that then gather yourinformation and call'l-800-MEDICARE(632-2273) and a representative will runthe plan finder for you. Have your[Medicare] card handy, give" them yourdrugs and dosages and pharmacist. Theywill send you information on the threebest plans for you. My only caution isthat they can only give you informationbased on what you tell them," said Ms.Corrigan.

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Social Security1-800-772-1234www.socialsecurity.gov

For information about extra help withpremiums and co-pays:- individual's with income less than$14,355 and assets less than $11,500.-= couples with income less than $19,245and assets less than $23,000.-anyone on Medicare and Medicaidreceiving help with Medicare Part B pre-miums through a Medicare savings plan.

EPIC Help-Line17800-332-3742

For'information about the New YorkState Elderly Pharmaceutical InsuranceCoverage Program (EPIC):- Seniors (65 or older) with income lessthan $35,000 (individual). or $50,000(couple).

HICAP(Health Insurance, Information,Counseling and Assistance)485-3425 • ' •

For questions about HMOs, Medigappolicies, long term care insurance andMedicare Part D prescription drug cov-erage or to arrange individual counsel-ing.

Long Island RX Help1-800-514-8684

For general inquiries regardingMedicare Part D, assistance with theMedicare Plan Finder and details regard-ing upcoming information sessions inNassau County.

Nassau County Senior Help-Line227-8900

For general inquires regardingMedicare Part D,' details regardingupcoming information sessions inNassau County, and information andassistance with other benefits and pro-grams available to Nassau county sen-iors.

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