Bethpage-Tribune_1989-01-20

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VOL. 22 NO. 11 January 20-26. 1989 20 CENTS
CONGRATULATIONS. Philomena Vilkaitis of Farmingdale elected first vice
president of Grumman Retiree Club for 1989, receives congratulations from
John O'Brien of Huntington, chairman and president of Grummar
Corporation.
Bethpage, January 9,1989... Robert
Morace of Bethpage has been elected
president of the Grumman Retiree
Club for 1989. He succeeds August
Ripp of North Babylon in the
position.
Comprised of over 5,000 active
members spread throughout 46 states
and seven foreign countries, the club
was organized in 1967 to promote
good will and fellowship among the
men and women retired from Grum­man
Corporation.
In the intervening years it has done
much within its ranks to maintain the
family atmosphere that has largely
characterized Grumman since the
company started operations in 1930.
The club has 18 official chapters
ranging from Maine to California.
Florida accounts for the greatest
concentration of such groups with
eight chapters.
The various chapters, headed by the
flagship Bethpage group, sponsors
monthly meetings and several lun­cheons
and other social gatherings
throughout the year.
In 1988, for example, the Bethpage
chapter conducted trips to Broadway
shows, Atlantic City, West Point,
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The Jazz vocal group Swing Syn­dicate
will present the eighth program
in the 1988-89 "Distinguished Artists
Concerts" series on Sunday, January
29, according to Oyster Bay Town
Touncilwoman Ann R. Ocker.
The concert will take place at the
Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell
Avenue. Show time is 3 PM.
"The Swing Syndicate is the greater
New York are'as only female swing-style
quartet, singing music from the
^O's to the '80's with an emphasis on
swing sound of the 'big band' era,"
Ocker stated. "The group has per­formed
in Atlantic City and at clubs,
parks and schools throughout the New
York metropolitan area and has
appeared on radio and television
programs, including the Joe Franklin
Show.
Selections for this performance will
include "Secret Love." "Milkman's
Matinee," "Chicago," "You Go to My
Head," Terfidia," "Paper Doll,"
"Have You Met Miss Jones, and a
medley of *big band' tunes.
Ocker noted that the "Distinguished
Artists Concert ".series is being spon­sored
by the Cultural and Performing
Arts (CAPA) Division of the Depart­ment
of Community and Youth
Services and being supported by
grants from Apple Bank for Savings,
Cablevision and Long Island Bank for
Savings, FSB.
Gufotta Expands Fire
Protection Assistance
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CONGRATULATIONS. Robert Morace of Betlipage, newly elected ptmi
of the Grumman Retiree Club, receives couimtulfitions from John OVriei
of Huntington, chairman and presidmt of Grumman Corp.
Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Gulotta today directed the County
Department of Public Works to expand to all County roadways a program
designed to assist firefighters in locating fire hydrants on County maintained
highways. Under the program, approximately 2,000 refiective blue markers
will be installed on County roads adjacent to fire hydrants during the ne%i
18 months and an additional 1,000 markers will be installed during the following
18 months. Several hundred markers were initially installed under the pilot
project. Pursuant to the ifiew directive, a total of 3,500 special blue markers
will be installed to assist firefighters responding to emergency situations on
County roads.
"Firefighters have often expressed their concern about their ability to identify
exact hydrant locations during dark evening hours as they approach the scene
of an emergency. Often precious life saving moments may be lost in the effort
to locate a fire hydrant in the dark. This program will aid firefighters by
enabling them to rapidly locate the hydrants and to initiate the appropriate
firematic operations on a timely basis when seconds can save a life or property,**
Gulotta added.
Under the program, the special blue markers will be phiced in the center
of all County roadways directly in line with fire hydrants at the curb. The
markers will be installed on all roads and will abo be a requured part of
all new road resurfacing projects.
"Our firefighters in Nassau... both volunteer and imid... do a tremendo^
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