MonDroe -- A New Chasidic Jewish School, Synagogue And Wedding Hall.

The big, metal building on Larkin Drive in MonDroe peeking through the trees behind Gorgone's backyard had always been a beer distributors warehouse. But with the help of a federal law enacted five years ago to protect religious groups from discriminatory zoning, this cavernous structure will take on a radically new life, as a Chasidic Jewish school, synagogue and wedding hall.
Schools normally aren't allowed in heavy-industry zone. But after an initial attempt to portray the school as a permitted trade shop, the congregation came back with arguments about the special status of a religious school. The town Planning Board and its lawyer readily concurred. The board approved the first phase of the building conversion in August.
Gorgone, who can see the warehouse from her back porch, said she has no problem with a school operating in the building. But she worries about the noise from weddings and finds it frustrating that she and her neighbors can't get answers to their questions at meetings. "I don't know if there's going to be an impact," Gorgone said. "I don't know how noisy they're going to be. They don't really tell you much. Every time you talk to them, it's a different use, and they never really answer your questions."