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VOL. 20 NO. 2
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Plainedge Seaford Old Bethpage
Week of April 18-24,1985
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County OK's
itoad Project
The Nassau County Board of Supervisors has
given approval to two roadimprovement projects
totalling $3.4 million. The subject roadwork will
take place in the Towns of North Hempstead and
Oyster Bay.
Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Colby stated: "I
was happy to support this important measure
which provides for an extensive rehabilitation of
the infrastructure of the Town of Oyster Bay. The
program approved today provides for roadwork
to be performed on sections of Hicksville/Wood­bury
Road, Syosset/ Woodbury Road, East
Woods Roads, Old Country Road and Central
Avenue in Efethpage.
"This project is jiist one of the many anticipated
for the coming year that will serve to maintain
Nassau-County's reputation as having one of the
finest road systems in the Nation," Colby said. *^
According to North Hempstead Supervisor
John B. Kiernan and Oyster Bay Supervisor
Joseph Colby, Phase 1 of the 1985 County Road
Resurfacing project calls for the expenditure of
$1.5 million to repair and upgrade 20 lane miles of
County roadways.
A Very Special Day
Massau Wns State Hockey Honors
Combining finesse with steady disciplined play,
the Nassau County Midget ice hockey team fin­ished
a strong second in the New York State
TournaiTient last weekend in upstate Clinton. The
Nassau team had earned a berth in the eight-team
toiirnament by winning its third consecutive Long
Island championship last month. The team, spon­sored
by the Nassau County Depai*tment of
Recreation and Parks, features many of the
Island's best 15-16 year-old players, including
Bethpage's Mike Castles.
Nassau highlighted the tournament's prelimi-
When the Nassau County Midget hockey team won the
Long Island championship and finished second in the State
Tournament, Bethpage's Mike Castles (center) played a
major role. Castles displays the team's championship tro­phies
at the Cantiague Park Ice Rink with Nassau coach
Wally Livingstone (left) and assistant coach Doug Abrams.
nary round Saturday morning with a convincing
9-2 victory oyer South Buffalo, which had gone
undefeated during the regular season. Stan
Quelle, John Ziliani and captain Denis Spronck
paced the Nassau assault with two goals apiece,
while Jim Rogers, Mike Nivasch and Tony
Fiamma each tallied once. Paul Kessenich and
George Maradakis chipped in with assists.
Nassau advanced to the finals with a hard-fought
3-2 semifinal victory over Potsdam Sun­day
morning. The winners reached the score­board
first when Sean Seele converted a pass from
Mike Goodrich. The teams traded goals in the
second stanza, with Marty Jaycard finding the
range for Nassau. Potsdam knotted the score
midway through the final period, but Quelle put
Nassau in the finals by deflecting a Dan Cronin
slapshot with less than two minutes remaining.
Quelle's dramatic game-winner capped a season
which saw him emerge with his brother Mike as
Long Island's -leading offensive- pair. Potsdanl
applied pressure in the closing seconds but was
thwarted on every attempt by goalie Ed Sherry
and the Nassau defense, led by Ron Tischler,
Mike Maloney, Jason Neimark and Mike Castles.
Ithaca edged Nassau, 2-1, in the finals Sunday
night, Fiamrna broke a scoreless tie early in the
second period, but two Ithaca tallies late in the
period closed out the scoring. Goalie Bob Grady
was the Nassau stalwart, kicking out 39 shots,
including several from point-blank range.
In presenting the State runner-up trophy to
Nassau Coach Wally Livingstone and assistant
coach Doug Abrams, tournament director Tom
Danahy told.the cheering crowd, "The Nassau
team showed us more than just skillful hockey this
weekend. They also show us sportsmanlike, disci­plined
hockey in the best sense. They are a credit
to themselves, their parents, and to Nassau
County."
Bethpage School Aid Restored
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Colby has pro­claimed
April 25 "Very Special Arts Festival Day" in the
Town to mark the 2nd Anniaal Very Special Arts Festival
sponsored by the Human Resources Center in Albertson.
John T. Palmer, Director of Educational Projects at the
Center, and Kerry Coons of Massapequa, President of the
Student Council, were on hand to accept the proclamation.
Opening ceremonies for the Festival, which will be held at
the Center on l.U. Willets Road, will begin at 10 AM fol­lowed
by workshops, demonstrations, arts and crafts, spe­cial
displays and entertainment until 3 PM. Admission is
free and the public is cordially invited.
The Bethpage School District-will receive an inci-ease in
state education aid this year despite an attempt by the Gov-
.ernor to slash aid by nearly $300,000, Senator John R.
Dunne (R-Nassau) and Assemblyman Fred Parola (R-Wantagh)
have announced. The $27,657 increase in state
school aid was included in the recently enacted state budget.
In announcing the new state aid package, Senator Dunne
and Assemblyman -Parola said that Bethpage and other
schools in Nassau County stood to lose a total of $.16 million
In school aid under the Governor's original budget proposal.
They added that those monies, plus an additional $17 mil­lion
were eventually added to the budget.
"We were not able to get as much of an increase for
Bethpage as \ye wanted," they noted, "but we did succeed in
preventing the Governor from reducing state aid to the
school district. In fact, the school district will receive
$322,780 more than the Goverijbr proposed."
"Dunne and Parola said this was possible through the *
inclusion of new supplemental operating aid in this year's
budget. Formula increases for transportation, building,
computer hardware and software, and library materials,
they added, were also approved.
"Th,e increased education aid should help keep school
taxes down in Bethpage," Dunne and Parola concluded.
"and enable our schools to continue offering our children
quality educational programs."
Dunne and Parola thanked Bethpage School Superm-tendent
Dr. John B. Sommi and the many other local school
officials, teachers and residents who lent their suppdrt,
throughout the budget negotiations.
Unemployment Rate Drops
Recent figures released, by the Nassau County Depart­ment
of Labor show that unemployment in the Town of
Oyster Bay for the month of February dropped to 3.8%.
An unemployment rate of 4% is considered 'full employ-merit
plus'. It \t particularly noteworthy that the Town, and
all of Nassau County, are well below the overall rate of 7.1%
for the State of New York. In fact, the County of Nassau,
with an unemployment rate of 3,9% has the lowest rate for
all areas m the ^tate with a work force exceeding 200,000.
The low unemployment rate in Oyster Bay, coupled with
an increase in the number of building permits requested, are
strong indicators that existing industries and businesses in
the Town are not only remaining but expanding their facili­ties.