Bethpage-Tribune_1986-03-13

              BETHB«CiE
Island Trees Plainedge
also serving
Seaford uia Bethpage Plainview
VOL. 20 NO. 48 Week of March 13 - March 19,1986 20 cents per copy
Daffodil Days Are Coming Fighting To Reduce Heating Oil Prices
On February 25, Oyster
Bay Town Supervisor
Joseph Colby signed a proc­lamation
declaring March
I9th through March 23rd
Daffodil Days: the Ameri­can
Cancer Society's days of
hope of cancer patients
everywhere. During this
time, volunteers in this
organization will sell daffod­ils
throughout the Town-shiup
to raise much needed
funds for the Society's pro­grams
in research, public
education, and patient care
services. Ms. Alice Mas/.e,
President of the Plainview-
Old-Bethpage-Hicksville
Unit stated, "This is one of
the nicest projects we spon­sor.
It enables us to raise
money for the American
Cancer Society, and gives us
the chance to go out into the
community and remind.
' people that we are there car­rying
on with the very
important work of fighting
cancer. Every daffodil we
sell as a symbol of hope for
our ultimate success in con­quering
this disease."
For further information
on Daffodil Days and how
American Cancer Society volunteers smile proudly as
Supervisor Joseph Colby (seated) signs proclamation for
Daffodil Days. Mr. Colby is the supervisor for the Town of
Oyster Bay. Looking on are: (left to right) Long Island
Division, Inc. Unit Presidents Estelle Kessler, Massapequa
-Seaman's Nejck Unit^ Mildred DeJMUirco, ^!Fariningdi»)e-
Bethpage Unit; Councilman Ang6lo A. DeiligattI; Alice
Masze, President of Plainview-DId Bethpage-Hicfcsville
Unit; and Luci Sabatelio, District Director for the Oyster
Bay Township.
Daffodil Days will take place from March 19 through 23,
1986.
you can help fight cancer Society, please call
with the American Cancer 385-9100.
As the price of oil con­tinues
to drop, U.S. Senatoi
Alfonse D'Amato today
charged that many regional
oil retailers are failing to
pass on as much as one bil­lion
dollars in savings to
New York State consumers.
"Because of simple greed
New York consumers are
being forced to hand over as
much as a billion dollars in
additional profits to local oil
distributors. If retailers
passed along their savings to
the consumer, the average
retail price for a gallon of
heating oil on Long Island
alone would drop to .86
cents, saving families over
$360 a year," explained the
Senator.
D'Amato noted that Long
Island is particularly
vulnerable as 80% of the
htauseho^ils use, oil .or
640;b00 homes. "Long
Island homeowners are
being forced to spend an
extra $232,064 million as a
result of many oil retailers
pocketing the difference as
oil prices continue to slide."
In a news conference with
Nassau Consumer Affairs
U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato is flanked by (left) Suffolk
Consumer Affairs Commissioner Harry Withers and Nas­sau
Consumers Affairs Commissioner James Picken as they
inspect tanks filled with cheaper home heating oil. D'Amato
^told reportfers at a flfews conference that retailers should bs!
passing on the wholesale savings they are enjoying.
Fees Set For TOBA Y Beac/i & if oat Facilities
The Oyster Bay Town
Board has designated Sat­urday,
.June 2!st, as the
opening day for all Town
beaches and approved a
schedule of fees and regula­tions
for the use of Town
beaches, marinas, boat bas­ins
and launching ramps.
All Town beaches will be
open daily from 9 AM to 6
PM beginning Saturday,
June 21st. The beaches at
Centre Island, Stehli, Flor­ence
Avenue and Tobay will
open weekends beginning
Saturday, May 24th.
Seasonal beach stickers
permitting resident parking
at the Town beaches will
cost $18.00 and daily resi­dent
entrance will cost
$6.00. Non-residents may
use the Tobay, Centre Island
and Ransom Beaches Mon­day
through Friday at a
daily parking fee of $10.00.
On weekends and holidays,
non-residents will be permit­ted
only at Centre Island
and Ransom Beaches where
the fee will be $18.00 per
day.
Senior citizens 62 years of
age and older and handi­capped
residents, with
proper documentation, can
obtain a liletime beach pass
at the Town Clerk's offices
lor a one-time fee of $9.00
plus a photo charge.
The boating season offi­cially
opens on Saturday.
May 10th, and fee collection
will begin on May 24th. Fees
for the use of the launching
ramps at John J. Burns
Town Park, Massapequa;
Harry Tappen Beach,
Glenwood Landing; and
Theodore Roosevelt Mem­orial
Park and Beach, Oys­ter
Bay, have been set at
$12.00 per seasonal trailer
sticker or $5.00 daily for
Town residents.
Non-residents can obtain
a seasonal trailer sticker for
use at John J. Burns launch­ing
ramp for $60.00 and a
daily use fee of $12.00. Daily
use at Tappen and Roose­velt
is $30.00. Payment of all
parking fees is required in
addition to seasonal trailer
or daily trailer fee. A com­mercial
seasonal sticker for
ramp use is available at a
cost of $200.00.
Tobay Boat Basin facili­ties
are restricted to Town
residents. Seasonal stickers
fees have been set at $18.00
for boats up to 20 feet in
length and $35.00 for boats
over 20 feet in length Resi­dents
can pay a daily
entrance fee of $6.00 or
$12.00, depending on boat
size. Non-residents are per­mitted
to use the Tobay
Boat Basin Monday
through Thursday only,
excluding holidays, at a
daily charge of $12.00 for
boats up to 20 feet in length
and and $18.00 for boats
more than 20 feet in length
Slips can be rented at a daily
fee of $15.00 for residents
and $20.00 for non-residents.
Tappen and Roosevelt
Marina boat slips may be
rented by residents at sea­sonal
rates of $35.00 per
boat foot without electricity
or $40.00 per boat foot with
electricity. Non-residents
may apply for space at
Tappen and will be accepted
as space permits. Rates for
non-residents at Tappen will
be $38.00 per boat foot
without electricity or $43.00
per boat foot with
electricity.
Commissioner James
Picken, and Suffolk Con­sumer
Affairs Commis-'
sioner Harry Withers,
D'Amato said "consumer
education is the key to bring­ing
down the price of oil. If
you are paying more than 90
cents a gallon let your oil
company know you're about
to shop around for a better
price. If you think you're
being gouged phone the
Commissioner's office at
(516)535-3202."
Picken vowed to investi­gate
any charges of price
gouging in the County, "We
don't want those lower pri­ces
in July. We want them
now, during the height of the
heating season."
Commissioner Withers
underscored the Senator's
remarks. "There is no ques­tion
the consumer is facing
unfair prices at the oil pump.
Parade Plans Underway
The Bethpage Memorial
Committee consisting of
Bethpage Fire Dept., Beth­page
Fire Dept. Auxiliary
Butehorn Bros. Post, Vete­rans
of Foreign Wars and
Archie McCord Post 86,
American Legion and its
Prison Sentences Uncapped
Nassau
Attorney
County District
Denis Dillon is
proposing state legislation
which removes the limit on
prison sentences for defend­ants
convicted of muUiple
felonies. This bill would eli-mate
a "cap" on the amount
of prison time violent crimi­nals
could remain behind
bars.
Dillon said, "Under pres­ent
law, a defendant who is
convicted of multiple unre­lated
violent crimes and
given consecutive prison
sentences can serve as little
as 25 years in prison. As long
as no class A felony convic­tion
is involved the defend­ant
in such circumstances
will' serve no more than 50
years, no matter how vio­lent,
vicious or numerous
the crimes involved."
The District Attorney
said, Such a result totally
frustrates the intent of the
court in sentencing a violent,
vicious offender, and even
worse, gives the defendant a
"free ride" for the additional
felonies committed prior to
the imposition of the first
sentence. This type of "back
door" sentence is totally at
odds with reasonable
attempts to provide a suffi­cient
scope of punishment
for serious, violent
offenders."
The District Attorney
added, "By removing the
limits on adding the periods
of consecutively imposed
indeterminate sentences, the
bill will permit the sentences
served to be a far more accu­rate
reflection of the intent
of the sentencing court. In
permitting th';, punishment
imposed to more approp­riately
fit the nature of the
crimes committed, the bill
adds an extra measure of
deterrence and increases the
ability of the criminal justice
system to protect society
from its most serious
offenders.
Auxiliary Unit met on
March 4th at the American
Legion Hall to elect Officers
to lead the Committee for
this year 1986.
All the 1985 Officers were
nominated and re-elected
for 1986, headed by Charles
Schwarz, President.
On Tuesday, April 1st at
8:00 PM the first open meet­ing
will be held to make
plans for the Annual Mem­orial
Day Parade and
Ceremonies to be held this,
year on May 25th, a
Monday.
The K of C and Colum-biettes.
Girl Scouts, Boy
Scouts, etc., Bethpage
Womens Club, Bethpage
Panthers, Senior Citizens,
Police Boy's Club, 4 H Club
and any other interested
• organization are urged to
send a representative to this
meeting on April 1st at 8:00
PM at the American Hall
and to join with the Beth­page
Memorial Committee
in making preparations for
Memorial Day to Honor
our Departed Veterans.