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VOL. 14 NO. 19 Thursday, October 25,1979 20 cents pef copy
Estelle Wenig
In & Around Bethpage
After speaking with two of the
candidates for Town of Oyster
Bay Supervisor, Joseph Colby the
Republican incumbent and
Leonard Austin, the Democratic
challenger, I decided to do a little
investigating on my own
regarding the "garbage issue"
and was able to contact the
Commissioner of Public Works
for the Town of Oyster Bay,
Frank Antetomaso who provided
me with the information I was
looking for.
I also had the opportunity to
speak with some of the can­didates
for the town board,
Gregory Carmen and Thomas
Clark, two of the Republican
incumbents running for re­election
and Michael Polansky
and Gabriel Rodriguez, two of the
Democratic challengers in the
race. Also I was able to receive
some of the views from Receiver
of Taxes candidates; the in­cumbent
Solomon Newborn
(Republican, Conservative) and
Lawrence Moores (Democratic)
challenger. Unfortunately, I was
unable to reach the other can­didates,
and welcome their
comments and hope that they will
feel free to get in touch with me
via the Bethpage Tribune.
The four candidates in the race
for the Town of Oyster Bay are:
Joseph Colby (Republican and
Conservative), Leonard Austin
(Democratic), Eugene McMahon
(Right to Life) and Aaron Schein
(Liberal). Colby is 53 years old,
married, has two children and
resides in Massapequa Park. He
was appointed in January 1977 as
Supervisor and elected in
November 1977.
Austin is 27 years old, single
and resides in Farmingdale with
his parents. Austin was quick to
mention to me that the reason he
• lives with his parents is that he is
unable to find a house he can
afford. Austin blames the present
administration "who failed to
keep town taxes low enough to
make owning a house possible for
young people."
In my checking, I found that
Oyster Bay town taxes had not
increased during the past.two
years but that school taxes had.
Mr. Austin seemed to indicate
to me that Colby was definitely
planning to switch to private
refuse carting in the town. When I
spoke to Mr. Colby on this
matter, he informed me that
there were no such plans to
change from the municipal
employees to private carting. In
order to find the answer, I did
some searching on my own and
was able to speak to Frank
Antetomaso, the Commissioner
of Public Works who informed
me that a contract for- sometime
had been worked out between the
town sanitation workers and the
Town of Oyster Bay.
Colby had this to say about his
Democratic opponent, "He is
very young and very inex­perienced."
He probably was not
aware that the contract had
already been signed to employ
the municipal workers".
In the race for the town board,
the candidates are: The in­cumbents:
Gregory Carman of
Farmingdale, (Republican)
Salvatore Mosca of Bethpage
(Republican and Right to Life)
Thomas Clark (Conservative,
Republican and Right to Life).
Margaret McGeary of Bethpage
is running on the Right to Life
line. The Democrats running for
town board are Michael Polansky
from Plainview; Gabriel
Rodriguez from Hicksville and
Michael Alonge from
Massapequa Park. The liberal
candidates are Arnold Kindler
from Syosset; Florence Smilovitz
from Westbury and Mary Roche
from Massapequa. It should be
mentioned that a person may
select any three candidates from
any line on the ballot and that the
three persons receiving the
largest numbers of votes will be
elected.
In speaking with Michael
Polansky and Gabriel Rodriguez
the Democratic candidates from
Hicksville, both candidates ac­cused
the present administration
from showing any "leadership
qualities". Polansky is 38,
married and the father of two
children, and resides in Plain-view.
Rodriguez is 26, single, and
resides in Hicksville with his
parents.
The Republican candidates,
and incumbents Thomas Clark
and Gregory Carmen feel that
their long experience and ex­cellent
record in town govern­ment
makes them more equipped
to handle the responsibilities of
the councilmen position. Carmen
is 42, married, is the father of
three children whose family roots
can be traced back to the 1600's
when his ancestors settled in
Hempstead. Thomas Clark is
married, the father of nine
children and resides in
Hicksville. He urged me to advise
all Bethpagers to check with the
town and county before they sign
any contracts with plumbers for
sewer hook-up to ascertain
whether or not they are licensed
and advises all Bethpagers to use
only licensed plumbers.
Receiver of Taxes candidates
for the Town of Oyster Bay are
incumbent Republican and
Conservative Solomon Newborn
from Plainview; challenged by
Democrat Lawrence Moores Jr.
of Bethpage; Liberal candidate
from Hicksville, Joan Gen-delman
and Right to Life can­didate
Lena Harknett from
Hicksville. Solomon Newborn has
served as Receiver of Taxes for
the past 13 years, and feels that
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ITS UNDERWAY: Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Colby (third from right) and Town Coun­cilman
Salvatore R. Mosca (second from right) look over the site of the Bethpage Firemen's
Memorial Park where construction got underway last Friday. The park is located directly behind the
Bethpage Library. Also on hand were firemen (left to right) Ray Hickey, Charlie Boyce, Bob Beattie
and Lt. Brian Durr.
New Park For Bethpage
Oyster Bay Town Councilman Salvatore R.
Mosca announced the award of a contract for the
construction of the Bethpage Firemen's
Memorial Park.
"A formal dedication of this park will be made
to honor all of the volunteer firemen of Bethpage
for their selfless dedication to the safety and
welfare of their neighbors after construction is
completed," Mosca said.
Under the $74,731 contract awarded to DeSanto
Construction Corp., Massapequa Park, the park
will be built on a 3V2-acre site behind the Beth­page
Public Library on Powell Avenue. This land
had been deeded to the Town for park purposes by
the local school district. Plans call for the con­struction
of tennis, handball, and basketball
courts plus other recreational facilities. A
monument dedicated to the firemen will occupy a
prominent site in the park.
Fire Department Presents Poster Awards
In observance of Fire
Prevention Week, Bethpage Fire
Department hosted its annual
Open House. Firefights
demonstrated various
firefighting and life saving
techniques to the crowd
assembled at Fire Headquarters
on Broadway.
The highlight of the evening
was the presentation of awards in
the annual Fire Safety Poster
Contest, which includes entries'
from all nine elementary schools
in the Bethpage Fire District.
The Awards Program, emceed
by Fireman Bob Beattie, also
introduced a meaningful film
entitled "The Unique Breed."
This film, portions of which were
shot in Bethpage, emphasizes the
extensive training, the joys, the
sorrows, and the unique
dedication involved in being a
Volunteer Fireman today.
Chief Vincent Monaco (left) awards a trophy to one of the many
winners in the Fire Satety Poster Contest, as Commissioner Arthur
Reichardt looks on. Fireman Bob Beattie, emcee for the ceremony,
is at right.