Bethpage-Tribune_1981-06-25

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ISLAND TREES
VOL. 16 NO. 12
SEAFORD
The Week of June 25 - July 1,1981 20 cants pw copy
/^People In The News~~\
Jack Baron of Silber Avenue, Bethpage a cadet in the Air
Force Junior Rote Program at Island Trees High School,
is congratulated by General Chas. Drenz, U.S.A.
Commander, Dcasr, NY, and Congressman Norman Lent.
Cadet Baron is the recipient of a $500 scholarship from the
H.H. Arnold Chapter, [Syosset, NY] Air Force
Association, presented to him at the annual awards
banquet at the Huntington Town House, for his
outstanding performance as a cadet.
LOCAL EDUCATOR HONORED: Hempstead Town
Presiding Supervisor Thomas S. Gulotta [left] presents a
citation for meritorious achievement to Dominic Parisi
[right], retiring as a teacher after 30 years in the Seaford
School District. Also attending the presentation is Annette
Bonder, a member of the board of directors of the New
York State United Teachers organization.
Congressman Norman F. Lent congratulates Joseph Cioni
of Levittown on his appointment to the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy at Kings Point. Joe, a senior at Island
Trees High School was nominated to the Academy by
Congressman Lent and will begin classes this summer.
Nassau Police
To Crack Down
On Firework Vandals
For the fourth consecutive year Nassau
County Police Commissioner Samuel J . Rozzi
has announced the enactment of a tough anti-fireworks
policy directed at youthful vandals
who use fireworks explosives to destroy property
and endanger the public.
"Youthful vandals should not be given a more
destructive tool with which to do damage to
public and private property," stated Rozzi. "An
attack on the use of fireworks is a direct effort to
blunt those individuals bent on disturbing the
tranquility of their neighborhood and
vandalizing property."
The program formulated by the Department's
Anti-Fireworks Task Force will concentrate on
two areas; enforcement and public education.
The enforcement aspect has already begun and
will continue until the middle of July with a
special emphasis on the July 4th weekend.
Specific enforcement measures include:
1. Special enforcement teams in each precinct
comprised of youth patrol officers that will
patrol areas of fireworks activity such as parks,
schools, etc.
2. Focusing of Bureau of Special Operations
officers on those areas where illegal sale of
fireworks occur.
3. Establishing measures to facilitate
processing fireworks arrests and inventory of
confiscated matter.
Public education efforts include:
1. In May, a letter was sent to the principals of
all the schools in the county, both public and
private, asking them to advise their students of
the dangers of fireworks and that the police were
cracking down on their use.
2. Dissemination of over 25,000 fireworks
brochures through local schools and youth
organizations in the county.
3. Fireworks safety public service
announcements distributed through local radio
stations and other media.
4. The utilization of eight marked patrol cars
(one in each precinct) to make frequent
broadcasts on the car P.A. system of a recorded
message regarding the fireworks crackdown.
(Daily between 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.)
"I am particularly appealing to parents this
year to control the use of fireworks by their
children," stated Rozzi. "The police cannot be
everywhere. The parents must recognize the
danger here for their children, and others and
take action."
The enforcement program has gained steadily
in momentum for the past few years. In 1978 over
thirty injuries were reported due to fireworks
and under 200 arrests. The number climbed to
344 arrests and only 12 injuries in 1979. In 1980
there were 760 arrests and only 6 injuries.
/^People In The News^N
GOLDEN LEADERS: Oyster Bay Town Councilman
Salvatore R. Mosca [fourth from right] joins the
executive board of the Bethpage Golden Age Club
following installation ceremonies at the Swan Club. Those
sworn in include: Helen Sluwinski [left] as corresponding
secretary; treasurer Catherine Winters [third from left];
recording secretary Vivian Caronia [fourth from left];
president Ann Schiavone [third from right] and Elizabeth
Bernhard as yice president [second from right]. On hand
to congratulate them were Joseph Rogoff, Commissioner
of the Town's Department of Community Services, and
Peggy BarSley, outgoing cooresponding secretary.
Congratulations to
Kathleen Preziosi 1981
graduate of Bethpage High
School who won an award
for her achievement in
special education. She also
graduated from BOCES on
June 17th receiving an
outstanding student award
for her work in graphics in
the intensive support
program.
Sincere thanks to
Bethpage PTA Council and
our local SEPTA Unit for
their recognition of Kathy's
achievement.
RECOGNITION FOR THEIR SACRIFICES...
Assemblyman FRED PAROL A [second from right] and
Assemblyman GUY MAZZA [extreme right] present to
RICHARD CRAFT, Commander of Disabled American
Veteran Chapter # 143 [second from left] and WILLIAM
SCHILT, National Deputy Chief of Staff of the Disabled
American Veterans [extreme left] a resolution passed in
the New York State Assembly proclaiming May sixth as
"Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Day" in New
York State.
Members of Chapter # 143, which include Disabled
American Veterans from a large part of eastern Nassau
County and a small section of Suffolk, work with the
Veterans Administration hospitals to achieve recognition
and appreciation for the sacrifices hospitalized veterans
had made when serving their Country.