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VOL. 10 NO. 49 Thursday, October 28, 1976 10 cents per copy
Senator Marino is shown here talking with some Senior Citizens at a
recent dedication of a Senior Citizens housing project in
Massapequa.
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State Senator Ralph J. Marino,
seeking a fifth term to office has
already logged eight years and
over 250-laws during his tenure in
Albany.
. Among his proudest ac­complishments
is authoring the
Sunshine Laws, the historic
Freedom of Information and
Open Meetings laws which have
opened government to the people.
His contribution to honesty in
government won him high
recognition from New York State
Common Cause and an award
from the Nassau County Press
Association in 1975.
Marino currently serves as
Chairman to the Select Com­mittee
on Crime and the Senate
Committee on Crime and
Correction. As the sponsor of the
most court, crime and correc­tional
reforms ever put on the
books by one legislator in the:
history of the state, he feels he
has the impetus to achieve major
restructuring of the criminal
justice system within the next
two years.
His background as an elected
member and Majority Leader of
the Oyster Bay Town Board and
his membership on local school
boards has enabled Marino to put
into practice a deep un­derstanding
of the needs of local
communities. As former
Chairman of the Temporary
State Commission on Tax Liens
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At High School Oct. 31
and Mortgage Frauds, his
reforms to halt real estate
swindlers plaguing homeowners
have been credited with driving
"land sharks" out of business on
Long Island. He favors home rule
as a means of keeping power
close to the people, state funding
formulas favoring Nassau's
hard-pressed school districts,
and .citizen participation in
decisions affecting utilities, road
widenings, and environmental
matters.
Marino opposes landfilhng that
would pollute our water supply,
strongly endorses Supervisor
Burke!s call for a public hearing
into the Plainview landfill and
urges citizens of surrounding
communities to attend this public
meeting. "Since the DEC is the
agency responsible for providing
the guidance and approval the
Town has meticulously sought
and followed," he said, "the
department owes it to the people
to discuss the issue on our home
ground."
Marino favors solid waste
recovery systems as a means of
solving environmental problems.
He was a sponsor along with
Plainview's representative,
Senator Owen Johnson, of a new
law that will permit the Town of
Oyster Bay to contract either
privately or with the Town of
Hempstead to utilize resource
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Any resident from the Beth-page
area who wishes to have the
swine flu vaccination, may
receive the innoculation at the
Bethpage High School, Stewart
and Cherry Avenues, Bethpage
beginning this Sunday, October
31. According to a spokesman at
the school, the Nassau County
Department of Health will ad­minister
the vaccine which will •
be available to local residents for
the next five Sundays, through
Decembers, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
' On October 31 andKoventar?-,.
residents who are. considered
high risk - persons 65 years of
age or older, or those who are
chronically ill -- will receive their
inoculations T l ^ j p a i n d e r of
the population, 18 years of age or
older, will be immunized on
November 14 or 21 or on
Decembers. .
According to Nassau County
Department of Health, the im­munization
of chronically-ill
children from 3 through 11 years
of age requires separate handling
of two^doses of a special vaccine.
They will receive their first shots
on November 3 or 5 and their
Police Report
The police reported that a 21
year old man was arrested for
menacing with a knife on October
25, at Hicksville Rd. and William
Rd. in North Massapequa.
Timothy Reddy, 234 Ohio
Street, Hicksville, was arrested
by the police for an offense which
took place at Hicksville Rd. and
Hempstead Turnpike, Bethpage
on October 25. According to the
police, Joseph Guerrem, 2095
Great Neck Road, Copiague,
made the complaint. No injuries
were reported.
An arrest was made on October
20 for assault in the third degree
and harrassment at the Eighth
Precinct House, 286 Wantagh
Avenue, Levittown.
The police said, Robert Gomez,
1 Whitelock Street, Plainview,
had had a warrant out for his
arrest for a crime which took
place at 11 p.m. August 22,1976 at
Hempstead Turnpike, west of
Route 135, Bethpage.
Two burglaries were also
reported by the police this week.
The first took place on October
19, between 7:30 a.m. artd 5:30
p.m. at 37 Ballard Lane,
Hicksville. The police said, the
burglar entered through a rear
door. A panosonic radio was
reported missing.
The second burglary occurred
on October 22, between Midnight
and 7 a.m. at the Central
Boulevard School, Bethpage. The
police said, the burglar entered
the school through the front door
and no loss was reported.
second inoculations on December
1 or 3 at the health centers
operated by the Department« at
Elmont, Freeport-Rdosevelt,
Hempstead, Nassau Community
Care Center in Inwood, or
Plainview - between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., or at the Department's
clinic in Long Beach Memorial
Hospital on the same dates,
between 9 A.M. and Noon.
Chronically-ill youngsters
between 12 and 17 years of age -
who also require two doses of the
vaccine - Will be inoculated along
with the adult Mgh-risk
population at the 26 community
sites on lejtfcer October 3! or
November 7, with the second shot
given o^/Beeeititeier 5.
The Health department also
said, flu shots also may be ob­tained
from private physicians,
who must riot charge for Hie
vaccine, but Who may require a
fee for administration.
The chronically ill are those
adults or children with chronic
heart, lung or kidney diseases, or
other diseases such as multiple
sclerosis, muscular dystrophy,
chronic anemia or diabetes,
according to Dr. John J. Dowling,
Commissioner of the Nassau
County Department of Health.
"The vaccine," Dr. Dowling
noted, "is prepared in egg
culture. Persons who are allergic
to eggs should not be inoculated.
"Neither," he added, "should
people who have had a fever or a
cold at least 24 hours before being
immunized."
The need for volunteer
physicians is being met by the
Nassau County Medical Society.
Medical technicians are being
supplied by the County's
volunteer fire companies and
popce departments.
v There stifl is a need for many
nurses; registered or licensed
practical, to serve as volunteers.
They may do so by telephoning
535-5242.
It is suggested, Dr. Dowling
saidi that: adults participating in
the program wear clothing with
short sleeves to speed up the
inoculations.
For additional information,
residents should telephone 535-
3410, the Informational and
Referral Service of the Health
Department.
Plainedge Plans Vote
A special vote of the Plainedge
Union Free School District will be
held on Wednesday, December 8,
between the hours of Noon and 10
p.m. at the election districts of
West, Eastplain and Southedge
Schools.
According to the Superin­tendent
of Schools, Dr. Raymond
T. Blank this special vote is
required to give authorization to
the school board to file for funds
and begin various construction
projects under the federal Public
Works Employment Act of 1976.
Under the provisions of this act,
funds are granted to qualified
school districts for construction
programs involving heavy
manpower and labor.
"Plainedge will be applying for
these funds under two types of
projects," Dr, Blank said. "The
first Involves projects which have
already been approved by the
State Education Department and
are usable, but were shelved
because we had insufficient
funds, "he said.
The district will apply for
$140,000.00 for this project which
includes: replacing the high school
gynasium ceiling tiles, repair of
the roof at Southedge School,
extension of a fire sprinkler
system of the Southedge School,
stand-by power for vandal alarm
systems for all school buildings in
the district and smoke detectors
for fhe libraries in all school
buildings.
"The second project we hope to
have funded," continued Dr.
Blank, "has not yet been ap­proved
by the State Education
Department. These plans must
also go through federal' approval
procedures and we shoukfknow
within the next few months if they
have been approved by both state
and federal departments," he
said.
The programs waiting for
approval include: an additional
vandalism alarm system,
sprinklers for all the schools,
sewer connections, a handball
court, replacement of the high
school tennis courts, and an all-weather
running track for the
high school. The school district
will apply for $190,000.00 for these
programs.
The total funds sought for both
projects are estimated at
$332,900.00 for this 100 per cent
federal grant.
Registration for this special
vote will take place on December
1, at each of the election districts
between Noon and 10 p.m. This
registration is for anyone who
has not voted within two years of
December 8,1976 or who has not
registered to vote within the last
year.