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VOL. 31 N0.51 April 16,1987 to April 23,1987 20 cents per copy
Enhanced 911 System For Nassau S.TOP.Days
Nassau county Police
Department's Communica­tions
Center will be
equipped with the new
Enhanced 911 system within
two years, according to a
joint announcement today
be County Executive Tho­mas
S, Gulotta and Police
Commissioner Samuel J.
Rozzi. The new system will
enable police dispatchers to
immediately trace phone
from which all 911 calls are
being placed.
"This state-of-the-art sys­tem
is a life saving addition
to the County's emergency
services network,: Gulotta
said. "In the areas of the
nation where E-911 has been
introduced, it has proved to
be of invaluable assistance
in responding to emer­gencies."
'^wtten r>*Jti,t is !n piacej"*
Rozxi said, "The operator
wiil^answer a call and know
instantly where the call is
coming from and the
number of the phone being
used. Even if the person cal­ling
for help is unable to
communicate, he or she will
be protected by the system."
Nassau Police have had
911 in place since 1973. A
person needing emergency
assistance anywhere in Nas­sau
can call 911 and be con­nected
to a skilled operator
who will ask questions
essential to providing exact
assistance needed at the pre­cise
place it is needed, as
rapidly as is humanly
possible.
With the enhanced 911, a
person in the County can
dial 911 and the call will be
similarly connected to an
emergency operator at
Police Headquarters in
Mineola. "The difference,
however, is that the phone
location and number comes
up on a screen in front of the
operator," Gulotta said, "if
the caller has a problem is
speech or hearing, is sick or
injured, is disoriented, or is a
stranger to the area, the
operator knows imme­diately
where to send help.
Tf«s ability to send im,me-.
diate aid can make the "dif­ference
between life and
death."
The pertinent informa­tion
will remain on the
screen until the operator
terminates it. Thus, even if
the caller hangs up or is
forced to hang up, the essen­tial
information remains
available. This automatic
information will be true for
regular household tele­phones
as well as business
and pay phones. Addition­ally,
to speed emergency aid,
the screen will reflect the
patrol car post number and
the appropriate ambulance
and fire department
jurisdiction.
A fire alarm incoming on
E-911 will be transferrable
to Fire Communications by
the push of a button. Calls
for village and city Police
Departments within Nassau
will be transferred by direct
line to those agencies.
"Installing, programming
and putting E-911 into
operation is a large and
complex task," Gulotta said.
"However, if we save one
life, it will be well worth the
effort."
Rozzi pointed out that the
new system will quickly dis­courage
pranksters and false
alai'mists. "Pedptfe wftoieall
in bomb threats or make
obscene calls will find them­selves
in instant trouble with
this new system," Rozzi
said.
Joining Gulotta and
Rozzi in making the
announcement was Robert
Thrasher, General Man­ager,
Long Island Customer
Services, New York Tele­phone
Company.
The first of three Stop
Throwing Out Pollutants
(S.T.O.P) days to be held
this spring will take place on
Saturday, April 25th.
The success of last year's
program prompted the
Town to sponsor three
spring dates and three more
in the fall. When the pro­gram
was inititated last year
the town was unsure how
much resident participation
would be expected.
S.T.O.P. is a fairly new con­cept
and requires an aware­ness
by residents that there
are products in their home
which have the potential to
contaminate the ground­water.
The response exceeded
expectations. Almost 250
households participated,
disposing of more than
4,500 gallons of toxic
household", ch^niicals a.n4
600 gallons of waste oil.
The program will again be
run in cooperation with
local fire departments. The
first S.T.O.P site is at the
Glenwood Landing Fire
Department, Substation #2,
Glen Head Road, west of
Greenvale-Glen Cove Road.
Material will be accepted
between the hours of 9 AM
and 4 PM. This collection
date will be followed by one
on May 16 at the Massape-qua
Fire Department and
June 27th at the Syosset Fire
District Headquarters.
For additional informa­tion
call the Environmental
Control Division of the
Department of Public
Works at 921-7374 ext. 514.
Civic
Meeting
Go/den Girls
Long Island Champs
The Central Civic Associ­ation
of Bethpage will hold
its next meeting on Monday,
April 27, at 8:00 P.M. at the
Bethpage Public Library.
This will be the last sche­duled
meeting until Sep­tember,
so we hope to see
you there!
Mr. Abe Seldin, Chair­man
of the Nassau County
Board of Assessors, will be
the guest speaker. Mr, Sel­din
has waged a continuous
battle both in Albany and
Washington to bring tax
relief to Nassau home­owners,
and he will present
an informative program on
property tax assessment
procedures.
The public is invited to
attend.
Kickline members Sabrina Tellalian, Heather McCarthy,
Lesley Leibowitz, Krista McKeon, Justine Barbieri, Liz
Gerken, Lisa Ricotta and Stacy Lebov.
The Golden Girls have been working vigorously this sea­son
preparing for competition. Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Boltja,
captain Sabrina, and captain Heather have led the girls to a
victorious year. The first competition was held on March 8,
when the Golden Girls competed against Bellport, Valley
Stream North, Valley Stream South, West Hempstead, Pat-chogue,
and Brentwood. Bethpage placed first, Bellport
second, and Valley Stream South third in class three of
competition. The second competition was against the same
teams, also held at Old Westbury College on March 22.
Valley Stream South took first, less than a quarter of a point
away, Bethpage received second place. Bellport came in
third.
The Junior Varsity Kickline, also known as ihe Eaglettes,
completed their season by competing in the March 22 com­petition
in class two. With Mr. Cohen, Miss Castagna, and
the team captains' effort, they put together an outrageous
routine. The Eaglettes competed with varsity teams of dou- •
ble their size.
Only the teams who placed on the first two competitions
qualified for the Long Island Championship. The Invita­tional
Championship was held on April 5 at Old Westbury
College. Seven divisions were there from all over the Island.
The three teams invited in class three included Bethpage,
Bellport, and Valley Stream South. Bethpage won the first
place trophy and the title of Long Island Champions of
1987.
Bethapge has won seven out of the last nine Long Island
Championships. They have won four years consecutively.
Mr. Cohen admitted that he was proud of the Golden Girls'
dedication and energy throughout their eight month season.
Together, the Golden Girls and the Eaglettes had a very
successful season. Hopefully this dedication will continue
throughout the future years in kickline.