Bethpage-Tribune_1990-06-14

              YOUR OFFICIAL HOMETOiAfN NEHwSPAPER
Serving Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge, Seaford, Old Befhpage and Plainview
VOL 23 NO. 31 Celebrating Our 23M Year JUNf 14-20, 1990 Celebrating Our 23td Year 25 CENTS
Town Amends
Waste Ordinance
An amendment to the Town of
Oyster Bay's Solid Waste Ordinance,
aimed at ensuring continued maxi­mum
groundwater protection during
the Old Bethpagel^idfill remediation
program was adopted by the Town
Board following a May 22 hearing,
according to Town Councilman John
Venditto.
"In order to save taxpayer expense
of purchasing fill materials to be used
in the ongoing capping program at the
Landfill, the Town has received
permission to bring in 'clean fill'
materials from contractors and oth­ers,"
explained Venditto.
This amendment to the Town's
Solid Waste Ordinance sets down
specific guidelines for what constitutes
"clean fill" and also establishes
penalties for anyone attempting to
bring in materials which are not, in
fact clean fill.
Traffic Ordinance
in Old Bethpage
At the request of the owners of the
True Value Shopping Center in Old
Bethpage, the Oyster Bay Town Board
has established traffic regulations at
this site, which will be enforced by
the Nassau County Police, according
to Town ^ouncilwoman Ann R.
Ocker.
"Amendments have been added to
the Town's Code of Ordinances
pertaining to private parking fields, to
include a section entitled True Value
Shopping Center; Traffic Control,'"
Ocker said.
The amendments prohibit the park­ing
or stopping of any vehicles
wherever a "no parking" or "no
stopping" sign is posted on any
roadway or driveway adjacent to any
building and/or wherever a yellow
>;triped "no parking fire zone" is
painted on such roadway or fire
hydrants.
THE VOTE
The following are the results ot the June
13 Budget and Board of Education vote for
Bethpage Schools.
BOARD OP E P U C ATiOMs Elected to
the Bethpage Board of Education were
Richard Festante with 502 votes defeating
Eleanor Behrik who received 348 votes. Re­elected
to the Board was Anthony Cotton
who received 483 votes defeating Barbara
Ellinger who obtained 384 votes.
SCHOOL BUPGET VOTE; The
School Budget was passed with a vote of
532 Yes, 390 No.
LIBRAIRY VOTE: The library vote was
passed with a vote of 508 Yes, 306 No,
Elizabeth Ryan was elected Library Trustee
with 569 votes.
BENJAMIN HOUSE DEDICATION
M I wLiM D B I ilr#%VIE ilE9%#rf A I IVIl
THE BENJAMIN HOUSE AT OLD BETHPAGE VILLAGE RESTORATION has been restored to 1829 and
will be open to the public for the first time on Saturday, June 16, at a ceremony at 3:30 PM. This house will
be the 20th restored building at the Village.
The Benjamin House, owned by one
of Long Island's earliest (amities, will
open to the public for the first time
on Saturday, .June 16 at 3:30 ?M, at
a dedication ceremony at Old Beth­page
Village Restoration.
Parts of the Benjamin House struc­ture
date to the mid-1700s. The
original house was rebuilt in 1829 and
this is the house that was moved to
Old Bethpage Village and restored. It
is a moderate sized house with a
pleasant gambrel roof and architec­tural
trim of the "late Federal" period.
It features an 1829 dale stone in the
chimney and a number of five panel
doors with their original paint grain-ings.
I'he paint graining has been
carefully duplicated on doors where
the original finish had been lost.
Craftspeople working on the doors
discovered, through trial and error,
that elements of the patterns on the
doors had been created by using a cut
raw potato dipped in the graining
medium and used as a stamp.
The home originally stood in the
North Fork community of Northvillc
on Sound .Avenue, and was occupied
by the Reverend William Fienjamin.
a Congregational minister, and his
young family. The Reverend Mr.
Benjamin operated a fairly p^ospcrou.^
farm in addition to his ministerial
of Old Bethpage Village Restoration.
Old Bethpage Restoration is oper­ated
by the Museum Services Dixision
of the Nassau County Department of
Recreation and Parks and is located
o\\ Round Swamp Road in Old
Bethpage, one mile south of the Long
Island Fxpressway. Fxit 48. ll is open
*\,.the original home was rebuilt in 1829 and Urn is the bouse that
was moved to the Old Bethpage Restoration Village and restored.,."
duties, which included ministering to
Long Island's Shinnecock Indians
His high sen.se of duty led him to serve
in the War of 1812 and carry out a
lifetime commitment to the religious
and moral needs of the North Fork.
The home will be appropriately
furnished for the period of 1829 and
will have on display several family
heirlooms of the period. Ihe opening
of the Benjamin Hou.se coincides with
the 20th anniversary of the opening
every day except Mondays Iroms 10
AM to 5 PM. Admis.sion to the
historical village ends one hour prior
to closing. Ihc Village caletcria, gift
shop and picnic area are open daily.
Admission is S5, ($4 for Nassau
residents), and $2 for children, ages
5-17, Senior Citizens ages 60 and over,
handicapped, and volunteer firefigh­ters.
Parking is free.
For further information, call 420-
5280.