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ISLAND TREES PLAINEDGE SEAFORD
VOL. 14 NO. 21 Week of November 8 -14,1979 20 cants par copy
Incumbents Sweep
TOB Elections "
Republican / Conservative incumbents scored a sweeping victory for all six
offices in the Town of Oyster Bay elections this past Tuesday. Pictured above
are: (1-r) Solomon Newborn, Receiver of Taxes; Ann Ocker, Town Clerk; Town
of Oyster Bay Supervisor, Joseph Colby; Councilmen Sal Mosca, Tom Clark and
Greg Carman. A profile of the Colby team follows:
Joseph Colby
When former Supervisor John Burke resigned to take a seat on the bench, Joseph Colby was chosen
by the Oyster Bay Town Board to become the first Jewish Supervisor in the history of the Township.
The Massapequa Park resident was elected to his first full term in 1977.
Colby lost the endorsement of the Nassau County Civil Service Association through his institution of
new work rules for Sanitation workers. However a large group of Town workers disavowed the en­dorsement
and actively worked for Colby's reelection.
Salvatore Mosca
Sal, a Bethpage resident, has served as Town Councilman since 1971. He has served as Chairman of
the etown Committees on Parks & Recreation, Community Services and Beaches. Sal has a seat on
the County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
An engineer and attorney, with six year's service as deputy Town attorney, Sal, his wife and three
children are involved in community and sports activities in Bethpage.
Gregory W. Carman
A Councilman since 1972, Greg Carman follows in the footsteps of his forebears. The Carman
family were among the original settlers oh Long Island.
A native of Farmingdale, Greg is married and the father of four children. He is a graduate of St.
Lawrence University, St. John's Law School and J.A.G. Program at Virginia Law School.
He has served as Chairman of the Town Committee on Commerce and Industry and as Chairman of
the Committee on Local Government. Greg is a partner in the Farmingdale law firm of Carman
Callahan Carman and Sabino.
. Thomas L. Clark
Tom Clark has served on the Town Board for three years. He was formerly the Hicksville School
Board President. Married and the father of nine children, Tom is currently co-chairman of the Town
Committee oh Youth.
The only non-lawyer serving on the board, Tom is employed by IBM.
Ann R. Ocker
A native of Farmingdale, Ann now lives in Plainview. She has served as Town Clerk since 1973. Her
office handles 30,000 dog licenses and 23,000 parking tickets, all by computer. When she assumed
office, this paperwork was still being done by hand.
Ann is the mother of three grown children.
Solomon Newborn
Solomon Newborn has served as the Tax Receiver since 1966, but his office will probably be
abolished next year. The Town's computer service is scheduled to plug into the County's making
Solomon's post unnecessary.
A certified public accountant, he has a master's degree in education and live in Plainview. Solomon
and his wife are the parents of four children.
Not pictured but also returning to their respective offices are Abe Seldin, Chairman of the Nassau
County Board of Assessors and Harold McConnell, County Clerk.
Completing the Colby, Republican / Conservative sweep is Charles G. Heine who moves up from
Supervising Judge of the District Court to Presiding Judge.
A TAXING SITUATION: Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes
Solomon Newborn (left) was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of
the Italian Cultural Society. Here, he chats informally with (left to
right), Lee Abruzzi of Bethpage, Lena Cogliano, and the group's
president, Lou Tilelli, of Farmingdale.
Veteran's Day Services
There will be a memorial
service commemerating
Veterans Day, on Sunday Nov. 11
at 10:45 a.m. in the Bethpage
Community Park.
There will be a memorial
service commemerating
Veterans Day, on Sunday Nov. 11
at 10:45 a.m. in the Bethpage
Community Park.
Commander John Hutzel of the
Archie McCord Post American
Legion and Commander William
Fortgang of the Butehorn Bros.
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
cordially invite all persons of our
community to participate in the
service.
Veterans Day, or Armistice
Day, is the one day when we
remember all our friends and
relatives who paid the supreme
sacrifice for our country.
Veterans Day services will be
held at the Veterans' Memorial,
parking field No. 6, in
Eisenhower Park, East Meadow,
on Sunday, November 11,
beginning at 10am.
Arrangements for the
ceremony have been made by the
United Veterans Organization in
cooperation with the Nassau
County Department of
Recreation and Parks.
Master of Ceremonies will be
Joel E. Bachner, Chairman of the
UVO Memorial Services with
Nassau County and the
Recreation Department
represented by County Executive
Francis T. Purceli and Com­missioner
Abram C. Williams,
respectively.
All veterans' organizations,
their auxiliaries and Junior units,
as well as Boy and Girl Scouts are
invited to attend and participate
in the services. Spectators are
welcome.
In the event of inclement
weather, the services will be
conducted in the Club House
Annex, parking field No. 7.
Lent Holds Forum Saturday
An open invitation to all
residents of the Fourth Con­gressional
District to attend a
public forum is being extended by
Congressman Norman F. Lent.
The forum will be held Saturday,
November 10th, from 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. at Freeport Village
Hall, 46 North Ocean Avenue,
Freeport.
This forum is the final one to be
held throughout the Fourth
Congressional District this year.
Each is part of a continuing
program of face-to-face meetings
with his constituents which
Congressman Lent finds in­valuable
in keeping informed as
to the opinions and concerns of
the people residing in the Fourth
Congressional District.
"I am particularly interested
in your views on the continuing
energy mess and on the federal
government's handling of our
terrible problem of 14-percent
inflation," Lent said. "However,
I always welcome your com­ments
on any matter of interest
to you which involves our federal
government Your ideas will
assist me in better representing
you in the United States
Congress. I always learn a great
deal at every forum," Lent
concluded.
Members of the Congressman's
staff will also be on hand to assist
any constituents who have in­dividual
problems with Social
Security, the Veterans
Administration, or with any other
federal department or agency.
Lent's final forum of 1979 will
be held at Freeport Village Hall,
46 North Ocean Avenue (one
block north of Sunrise Highway)
in Freeport.