Bethpage-Tribune_1990-11-07

              YOUR OFFICIAL HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
Serving Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge, Seaford, Old Bethpage and Plainview
VOL. 23 NO. 50 Celebrating Our 23r^ Year November 1-7, 1990 Celebrating Our 23rd Year 15 CENTS
EDITORIAL COMMENT
It is not nomuUfy Ore policy of
on its front page„..tbis boufever,
In Tuesday's Newsday article
regarding the Filippa Savoy murder
which took place in 1987, Mr. Arnold
Abrams, writer of the article seems
to be a little off base and out of line
in his depiction of Bethpage, the town
which the alleged conspiiator Rocco
Panetta owned and operated a tanning
salon. Mr. Abrams describes the area
of Broadway (north of the tracks) as
a "run down part of town". Run down,
Mr. Abrams, I beg to differ! I can
venture to say that Broadway is no
more run down than local shopping
areas where you live. It is truly an
insult to residents and business owners
in that area to use such inappropriate,
inflamatory adjectives when describ­ing
a town that is and has a right to
be quite proud. Mr. Abrams, it seems
quite obvious that your choice of "run
down", "blue collar bar" and the like
are just used to sensationalize and
spice up your story. It would have
been more appropriate for you to
mention that the town in which Ms.
Savoy had her "secret life" was
responsible for raising over $12,000 to
this newspaper to put editorials
was an excpetion,
feed the hungry or was responsible for
building a LEM which enabled men
to land on the moon. Or perhaps you
could have used words such as close-knit,
spirited, hardworking or quaint
when describing this town. And when,
may 1 ask, Mr. Abrams, was the last
time you rode through our town and
were you blindfolded? We never
claimed to be the 'Miracle Mile' but
we certainly won't sit and let so^neone
call our town run down.
The the next time you choose to
write an article referring to Bethpage,
maybe you should take a good look
around before you insult a community
with misused words and phrases. We
live in this town, you don't. The
impact of such statement could be
devastating to businesses and
residents.
And.my I remind you, sir, that if
the 16,000 plus residents in this, as
you put it, "run down part of town"
decided to cancel their Newsday
subscription, you my dear friend,
would perhpas be out of a job.
—Linda Antonelli
American Legion Auxiliary
Keeping Our Servicemen Informed
The members of the
Legion Aux. Unit #86 of Bethpage are
asking the community of Bethpage for
their assistance.
We would like to have the names
of all servicemen & women in Beth­page
who are serving in Saudi Arabia.
Linda Antonelli, editor of the
Bethpage Tribune will donate papers
to the American Legion Aux. every
by Joan Poppe
American Wednesday. The American Legion
Aux. will send the paper and a letter
to each of the servicemen and women.
Please send a post card to Joan
Poppe c/o Photonews, 329 Broad-way,
Bethpage N.Y. 11714, or call
Joan at 935-9835.
We wish to show our servicemen
& women we care and would like to
keep in contact with them.
DON'T FORGET TO
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!
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For the love of cats, a group of three
women found each other feeding ,
homeless cats on the streets of Beth­page,
behind the VFW building. They
never quite felt completely satisfied
with merely providing the homeless
cats with food and water; they knew
deep down in their hearts what they
really wished for these cats: spaying/
neutering and subsequently, adoption
in a nice home.
The name of the group is known
as the Bethpage Homeless Cats (BHC)
and is now made up of five women.
We have been in operation for less
than three weeks and have alrei^y
captured three kittens and four cats.
Three of the kittens have already been
adopted (they will remain indoors at
all times) and the four cats are now
being spayed. Now comes the prob­lem:
Dr. Jeffrey Siegel who is defend­ing
our homeless cats in Levittown
735-0090 (Island Trees Veterinary
Hospital) has conveyed to us that they
are sociable, are disease-free and it
would be a pity to put them back on
the street.
For the love of cats, we need people
who can and will provide a warm and
loving home for these precious,
homeless cats and kittens. Please open
up your heart and adopt one or more,
and for free adoption arrangements,
contact Barbara Quealy at (516) 822-
3331. Also, contributions to help us
pay for spaying and neutering and
shots are gratefully accepted and will
help^^us with our cause. By spaying
and neutering we will prevent
unwanted kittens from being born on
the streets of Bethpage.
Thank you from the bottom of our
hearts.
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The Bethpage Chamber of Com­merce
is pleased and thankful for the
support Bethpage residents and busi­nesses
have given them thus far in their
"Light Up Bethpage" holiday decora­tion
program, in just a little over a
week and a half the Chamber has
added $1026,50 to their donation of
S4000.00 bringing them that much
closer to their goal of $8000.00
The Chamber feels that by "Light­ing
Up Bethpage" this holiday season
they can create a festive atmosphere
that has been missing in years past.
They will also be selling raffle tickets
as part of their fundraising efforts with
first prize being a basket of cheer,
donated by Bethpage Wine SL Liquor;
second prize a 22 lb. turkey donated
by Zorn's; third prize a 6 foot hero
donated by Bretion's Deli and fourth
prize a craft basket donated by the
Bethpage Tribune. Chances will be on
sale very soon.
Don Hol/macher of Beth Drugs in
Bethpage has also donated Aloe Vera
plants which he will give out free to
individuals who donate to the holiday
fund at Beth Drugs. It seems a.s though
everyone is getting into the spirit of
things. How about you? H you would
like to contribute to the "Light Up
Bethpage" holiday dcciuations pro-gram,
send your check to the Bethpage
Chamber of Commerc, P.O. Box 636
Bethpage N.Y. Once again the
Chamber of Commerce thanks you
lor your enthusiasm and support in
this "En-Lightening project".
Our Goai
$8y000
Collected
$5,026.50