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VOL. 32 NO. 1 AprH 30,1987 to May 6,1987 20 cents per copy
Gov. Mario Cuomo Is Keynoter For Annual
New York State Games
With the declaration that "by their example they do so
much for all of us," Gov. Mario Cuomo announced that he
would return to Long Island for the third annual New York
State Games for the Physically Challenged at Mitchell
Athletic complex in Uniondale, and Nassau Community
College, May 28-31.
"Every day these young people are meeting their chal­lenges
in the most courageous way," he said. "Can we do any
less?"
Coinciding with the news from Albany that the State's
Chief Executive would highlight the official Opening
Ceremonies on Friday, May 29 at 10:30 AM a Mitchel
Athletic Complex, Executive Director Susan Gordon Ryan
revealed that the entry list this year would exceed the 1,000
total as youths from ages 8 to 21 will be on hand to compete
in various track and field events and in swimming, slaloni,
table tennis and equestrian competition.
The entry lists remains open for all physically challenged
boys and girls who can register for their choice of more than
100 events.
That wide selection includes sprint and middle distance
running competition, wheelchair events for both electric and
self-propelled movements, javelin, discus, and club throws,
soft shot, medicine ball thrust, distance kick, long jump,
high jump, and shot put field activities, and a widespread of
categories for free style, backstroke, and breaststroke
swimming. The wheelchair events include a slalom course.
The challenged classifications comprise blind, deaf,
amputee, spinal cord injured, cerebral palsey, and les autres
(for all other disabilities).
Sonja Kuntzler, the Director of the Games, noted that the
growing' popularity of participation and the fun of being
involved is bringing in a steady flow of new persons who
have not been in previously.
She urged that because the Games are rapidly approach­ing,
all interested individuals or organizations get in touch
promptly with her at the Games headquarters.
Persons can write or telephone for information to Sonja
Kuntzler, Games Director, New York State Games for the
Physically Challenged, P.O. Box 247, Belmont Lake State
Park, Babylon, NY, 11702. The telephone number is 516-
669-1000, ext. 295.
Yevoli Calls On Colby To Resign
Assemblyman Lewis Yevoli (D-Old Bethpage) today
charged Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Colby with "syste­matic
and blatant misuse of taxpayer money to fund unne­cessary
private globe trotting excursions."
"Taxpayers have paid for trips to such places as Hawaii,
Las Vegas, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland over the
past few years, according to Town Hall records," Yevoli
charged.
"In light of these new discoveries 1 am today calling upon
Supervisor Colby to resign from office before he decides to
make any more trips at our expense. These expenditures of
taxpayer money are inexcusable and in light of other highly
questionable actions by the Supervisor, 1 believe that Joe
Colby now owes ij^jo the people of Oyster Bay to step
down," Yevoli told a Mineola news conference.
Yevoli also called on Nassau County Comptroller Peter
King to begin an immediate and thorough audit of the books
of Oyster Bay, pointing out that under the County Charter,
"not only does he have the authority to conduct such an
investigation, but he has a responsibility to conduct this
investigation."
"The part of the record that ! am revealing today is
accurate. However, it is in no way complete," Yevoli added
in urging King to initiate a complete investigation.
Yevoli said that one of the "interesting" items on the
record concerns a trip that Colby took to Honolulu,
3/14/85. During that trip, taxpayers picked up a $944 tab
for hotels and $358 for meals. However, air fair seems to
have been charged to his campaign funds. "Such mingling of
taxpayer money and campaign money is shocking, to put it
mildly," Yevoli said.
Last August, Yevoli revealed that Colby had used "thou­sands
of dollars in political contributions for personal pur­poses."
At that time Yevoli produced Nassau County Board
of Elections records that showed that Colby took almost
$32,000 from his campaign committee for undocumented
expenses.
Those records showed that Colby has billed his campaign
for "miscellaneous expenses," such as $2,020 for an uniden­tified
trip and $1,490 for two trips abroad. The State Board
of Elections is now conducting an investigation into Colby's
use of campaign funds.
Yevoli points out Colby's travels.
Fifty One Receive Academic Fitness Awards
Fifty-one eighth graders at John F. Kennedy Junior High
School in Bethpage received the Presidential Academic Fit­ness
Award (PAFA). This award helps schools honor stu­dents
for outstanding academic achievement. Recipients
must have maintained an overall B+ average in all school
semester including the fall semester of the graduating grade
and score in the 80th percentile or above in nationally
administered standardized achievement tests.
Secretary of Education William Bennett, in writing about
this award, said, "The award is evidence that students have
mastered their studies and demonstrated their ability to
work hard over a sustained period to realize their full aca­demic
potential. In this way the award seeks to foster the
development of good character as well as academic success."
The following fifty-one students are to be congratulated
for meeting the high standards required for the Presidential
Academic Fitness Award: Angelique Andrews, Jeanette
Baiardi, Julie Bauman, Ronald Berkowit/, Amut Bhusri,
Adam Cohen. Danicle rH)minick, Alana Edelberg, Neil
Esposito, Michael Fillinger. Allison Furman, Jason Gabel,
Michael Gauci, Laurette CJenovese, Marie Gervasi, Denise
Gulotta, Natalie Ho, Robert Ivers, Peter Klein, Scott Klein,
Tanya Korotyshevsky, Marisa Lejkowski, Scott Lynch,
Lauren Matulewich, Nancy McLean, Denise Melkun,
Kevin Meyer, Christopher Moran, Jennifer Muhlback,
Joseph O'Donnell, Julie O'Shea, Susan Parks, Manrata
Patel, Sridhar Reddy, Deborah Rubano, Christopher
Sapku, Jason Santoriello, Denise Davino, Jeffrey Schwartz.
Winthrop Shin, Thomas Shinnick, Henry Soluk, Peter
Tang, Ivan Tarkin. Craig Tellalian, Michael Tester, Mat­thew
Trokenhein. Courtney Washa, Lori Weinstein, Julie
Wertovich, and Scott Zanville.
Tee-Off Against
Birth Defects
New York Jets All-Pro linebacker Lance Mehl (left) and
March of Dimes Poster Child Cheryl LaFalce recently
thanked Richard Checchia, of Bethpage (center) and
EdmunS Giordano7or helping to prevent birth defects by
joining the March of Dimes/ AT&T Celebrity Golf Classic,
sponsored by the Tilles Investment Company and co-sponsored
by Marine Midland Bank, N.A., TicorTitle Gua­rantee,
and Kirin Beer. Mr. Checchia and Mr. Giordano
represent AT&T, the national sponsor of the Classic, which
will feature Celebrity Chairman Mr. Mehl and other
members of the National Football League Players
Association.
The Classic will be held in Monday, May 4 at the Tam
O'Shanter Club in Brookville. Over 30 foursomes, at $ 1,000
each, have already been sold.
For more information, contact: Ruth Tenenbaum, Spe­cial
Events Director, Long Island March of Dimes, 424
Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797 (516)
496-2100.
Nassau Bonds A-1
Moody's Investors Servi­ces,
one of the leading bond
rating agencies in the coun­try,
has upgraded the Coun­ty's
bond rating to "A-1".
(julotta declared that the
higher rating will save tax­payers
millions of dollars
through lower interest rates
on long f'irm borrowing.
Moody's had lowered the
County's rating several
years ago when budget defic­its
were incurred. However,
the rating has not been
upgrades as the County con-tinues
to experience
"improved budget perfor­mance,"
according to the
Moody report.
The higher bond rating is
important in that the inter­est
rates which the County
receives on long term notes
and bonds issued for such
prpjects as sewer construc­tion
and road repaid are
pegged to the bond rating.
The higher the rating, the
better, or lower, the rate the
County will receive, there­fore
saving taxpayers poten­tially
millions of dollars over
the life of the bonds.
The Third Rail
Is OH!!
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