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VOL. 31 NO. 43 February 19,1987 to February 25,1987 20 cents per copy
Baby Brave Heart
Two-year-old Thomas Ragusa from Bethpage,
a recent cardiac patient at St. Francis Hospital,
Roslyn, is happy to receive his "Brave Heart"
award for having undergone successful open
heart surgery at the Heart Center. The award
gains his membership to the Brave Hearts of St.
Francis which is a supportive organization to help
those who are considering, as well as those who
have undergone, cardiac surgery.
Presenting the award to Thomas and represent­ing
the nursiftg staff of the Hospital is (right)
Sandra Russell, R.N., as the baby's parents Larry
and Irene Ragusa are proudly watching.
Pioneering open heart for children in the
1950*s, St. Francis Hospital today performs more
open heart surgery on infants, children and adults
than any other Hospital in New York State. The
State's only designated cardiac specialty hospital,
St. Francis serves as referral Center for Long
Island's community hospitals.
The next Brave Hearts meeting will be held on
Sunday, February 22, 1987. The guest speaker
will be John E. D'Aria, M.D., Director, Non-
Invasive Laboratory, St. Francis Hospital, who
will discuss diagnostic non-invasive methods. For
further information, on the Brave Heart organi­zation,
please call (516) 627-5084.
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New County Water Management Study
Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Gulotla today
called for a new multi-phase water management study in
Nassau County in order to establish "an orderly set of priori­ties
to deal with water quantity, quality and water conserva­tion."
Gulotta indicated that he will be seeking funding
approval for the first phase of the study from the Board of
Supervisors within the next several weeks.
"As I indicated at my induction remarks several weeks
ago, the quality and quantity of water in our region will be a
top priority of my administration," Gulotta said. "It is abso­lutely
essential that we begin to take the necessary steps now
to ensure that our water supply remains pure and plentiful
for generations to come. To achieve that goal, we need to
establish a fresh up-dated analysis of the water supply sys­tem
in the County and set priorities for future programs."
Gulotta is seeking approval of a $650,000 allocation from
the Board of Supervisors which will fund the initial phase of
a three-part consultant's study of the water supply system
status in the County. This phase will encompass preliminary
suggestions to the County regarding a total ground water
management program as well as the need, nature and effec­tiveness
of a County water conservation program.
The initial phase ?'.so mcludes:
1) inventory of over 1,000 recharge basins to define tribu­tary
systems and to quantify the amount'M recharge from -
each basin for input into the County's proposed ground­water
model and analysis of streamflow conditions.
2) Preparation of a comprehensive groundwater data base
consisting of:
a) Forty years of test well water level data from 500 test
wells,
b) Approximately forty years of precipitation data.
c) Approximately forty years of water pumpage data from
over 50 water samples.
d) Soil boring data
e) Groundwater quality data.
3) The Department of Public Works, together with the
Water Resources Board, the Cooperative Extension Ser­vice,
Cornell University and SUNY Farmingdale Horticul­tural
program, will develop a comprehensive water conser­vation
program.
It is anticipated that the first phase of the study will be
completed within a period of three to four months, after
which the recommendations will be reviewed by the County
for further implementation.
The second phase will include extensive computer ana­lyses
and modeling of the data collected in the first phase for
use in developing an overall Groundwater Management
Program.
"With this new information in hand, our County will be in
a better position to establish a comprehensive management
program and meet the future needs of our residents. Com­bined
with education and conservation programs, we intend
to face this critical issue head-on to ensure that our water
supply system will be pure and plentiful for generations to
come," GuUotta concluded.
Hearings Scheduled To
Amend Local Laws
The Oyster Bay Town
Board announced that it will
conduct two public hearings
on Tuesday, February 24th,
to amend Local Laws thSt
will permit the taxpayers to
• allow candidates running in
a genera! election the oppor­tunity
to campaign for
councilmanic districts.
Identical local laws will be
submitted and heard in Nas­sau.
County's two other
towns. North Hempstead
and Hempstead, in an effort
.to standardize the compli­cated
process of implement­ing
a ward system if the reg­istered
voters acknowledge
their desire to relinquish
their present right to vote for
all councilmen, not just the
one designated to run in the
voter's respective election
district.
The first law. Local Law
#1, Sec. 81, would provide
for parameters to place con­sideration
of establishment
of a ward system on the bal­lot;'
the second law. Local
Law #2, Sec. 85, spells out
the election sequence that
would provide for the
orderly transition among
candidates for the six (6)
Town Boafd seats.
The effort to codify these
laws would establish com­mon
sense guidelines to see
that petitions could be heard
in a responsible manner and
that subsequent elections
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St Martin of Tours Award Wmers
Police Ask Public Assistance p
The Nassau County Police Robbery IJI
Squad is asking for the public's assistance i n | |j
the apprehension of John A. Taylor, Date of ill
Birth 11/28/44 Male, White, 5'11", 1701bs.,||
last known address - Tanager Lane, North-IJI^
port, NY. The subject is wanted in connec-|;:|
tion with six area bank robberies.
Anyone with information is asked to con-^J
tact the Nassau County Police Robbery^
Squad (Detective Sergeant Don Sonder-^
gaard is in charge of this investigation) at 5 1 6^
535-7828. All calls will be kept strictly J
confidential. M
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The week of February 1st
to the 7th, was Catholic
Schools week. Our own St.
Martin of Tours, staged spe­cial
events to celebrate the
week, including a MathBee,
a Science Fair, and a slide
show. Bonds were given out
as prizes for the best in the
Science Fair and Math Bee.
The winners of the two
events are as follows:
Science Fair
1st Place - Anthony Delia
Croce ($100 Bond), John
Sabino ($10 Bond).
2nd Place - Lisa Giaca-lone
($75 Bond).
3rd Place - Tarra Delia
Roca ($50 Bond), Heather
Delia Roca ($50 Bond)
Math Bee
1st Place - Rita Ann Mal-vpne
($100 Bond)
2nd Place - Gregory
Aiello ($75 Bond)
3rd Place Tomislav Suljic
($50 Bond)
Congratulations to all the
winners. Special thanks to
Norstar Bank for their spon­sorship
and the providing of
the awards.
CIITNOUC
Glendon N. Fuhrman, Manager of Norstar Bank (Bethpage branch)
presents awards to Rita Ann Malvone (1st Place winner Math Bee), John
Sabino and Anthony Delia Croce (1st Place Science Fair winners). Sister
Mary Magdala, Principal, proudly looks on.