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VOL. 22 NO. 23 April 14>ee>, 1989 20 CENTS
SERGEANT'S MEMORY HONORED
Captain Palmer Tagle of the Second Precinct presents a memorial plaque to Mrs. McLean to honor her husband'is
memor^^t will be hung in a place of honor at the stationhouse where Sgt. McLean served with distinction
for many years. His children Nancy and Timothy also took part in the ceremony at Ronald McDonald House.
The dying wish of a compassionate
Nassau County Police Sergeant was
fulfilled on April 14th when a $1,000
check was presented to Ronald
McDonald House by his brother
officers.
Sergeant Bernard McLeaan of
Bethpage, 1 22 year veteran of the
department and long-time member of
the Second Precinct in Syosset, died
of cancer last November 9. He fought
a prolonged personal battle against
cancer. A stay in Mount Sinai Hos­pital
in Manhattan brought him in
contact with many others similarly
afflicted.
He was deeply touched by the
tragedy of children with the disease.
Sergeant McLean expressed the wish
that on his death there were to bew
no flowers, but rather, a contribution
made to the Long Hand Ronald
McDonald Housse. It is a non-profit
facility which provides lodging and
housekeeping for the families of
children with catastrophic diseases. It
allows the families to stay near the
hospital centers and visit and comfort
their sick children.
The Long Island Chapter of the
Ronald McDonald House is located
at 267-07 76th Avenue in New Hyde
Park. That is where the ceremony
in Sergeant McLean's name was held.
In the time since his death, his
Police Department friends have
amassed the contribution. The check
was presented in the presence of the
McLean family, officers and members
of the Second Precinct, along with
officials of the Police Benevolant and
Superior Officer's Associations.
A memorial plaque to Sergeant
McLean, is to be displayed in the
Syosset Stationhouse and was also
presented at the ceremony.
Police Officer Gregory Morga, representing the Police Benevelent Association
and the police and civilian workers of the Second Precinct in Syosset, presents
a $1,000 check to Mrs. Jeanne Harmon, center, president of the Ronald
McDonald House of Long Island in New Hyde Park. With them is Mrs.
Jean McLean, widow of Sgt. Bernard McLean, in whose name the donation
was made.
Gulotta Scores
Tuscan Farms For
Consumer Violation
For the second time in less than a
year, County Executive Thomas S.
Gulotta announced today, Nassau
Weights and Measures inspectors have
found shortages in Tuscan Farm milk.
The shortage was discovered in eight
ounce containers sold to children for
their school lunches. Gulotta termed the
shortages as "an outrageous practice
which will not be tolerated in this
County."
Last August, Tuscan paid a $7,000
fine to Nassau County after removing
1,500 half-gallons of milk from stores
because they were up to two and one-half
ounces short.
"Now they have been caught a second
time," Gulotta said. "At the previous
violation hearing they pledged that they
would take those steps necessary to
prevent a recurrence. Now they are
shortchanging our children by deliver­ing
containers that are somtimes less
than three quarters full. This will not
be tolerated!"
Responding to a complain from a
school official, he explained, inspectors
weighed and measured the milk deli­vered
to two Massepequa schools. They
found shortages of as much as two and
three-quarter ounces per container. A
random sampling of three different lots
showed that in one lot, 98% of the
containers were short, in another 62%
were short and in a third, 49% were
short. Each lot had a different code
number.
"When cited for the first violation,
Tuscan claimed it was an unintentional
error. A second violation of this nature
is inexcusable", Gulotta declared.
The Nassau County Office of Con­sumer
Affairs is issuing violations to the
dairy, citing 131 containers that did not
contain the full eight ounces. In addi­tion,
the County Executive has directed
the Office of Consumer Affairs to
contact all school districts in Nassau
County advising them to check milk
supplies.
The schools at which the short
measuring wa.s found are St. Rose of
Lima and Grace Episcopal, both in
Massapequa. The investigation into
supplies at other schools is continuing.
In addition, Nassau County Office of
Consumer Affairs has contacted the
New York City Division of Consumer
Affairs as well as the Su**')lk County
Department of Consumer Affairs, since
1 uscan Farms products are widely
distributed throughout the metropoli­tan
area.