Observer_1984-04-04; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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East Rockaway
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VOL. 32 NO. 20
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Spring Storm ""^ond Forum Set for April 26
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The recent spring storm hit the Eastern Seaboard
hard» and East Rockaway was no exception. A quick
trip around town showed numerous trees that had been
felled by the high winds and strong gales.
East Rockaway and Lynbrook
Schools Receive Grant
State Senator Carol Ber-man
has announced that a
special grant for the "Philo-sophy
For Children" Pro-gram
in the Lynbrook Pub-lic
Schools and a grant tor
computer education in the
East Rockaway Public
Schools has been refunded
for the 1983-1984 School
Year, and both Lynbrook
and East Rockaway School
D i s t r i c t s will receive
increases in state aid.
The final state aid budget '
figures provided a grand
total for Lynbrook of
$2,363,276 an increase of
$85,664 up 3.8% over 1983-
1984, and a grand total of
$2,039,598 for East Rocka-way,
an increase of $224,018
up 12.3%.
Senator Herman said she
was delighted that she was
able to obtain special fund-ing
for the third year in a
row for those outstanding
programs.
She congratulated the
Lynbrook and East Rocka-way
Boards of Education,
the PTAs, the Administra-tors
and the Community for
their strong campaigns on
behalf of more state aid for
the district. "This helped do
the job," Senator Berman
said.
The East Rockaway
Board of Education urges
district residents to attend
the Public Forum scheduled
for 8:00 P.M. on Thursday,
April 26, 1984, in the East
Rockaway High School
auditorium on the proposed
$3.3 million bond issue to
renovate the district's three
aging school buildings.
The April 26th date was
chosen to coincide with the
annual joint meeting of the
d i s t r i c t ' s four P a r e n t -
Teacher Associations: Cen-tre
Avenue PTA; Rhame
Avenue PTA; High School
PTA; and Special Educa-tion
PTA (SEPTA). "This
should help endure maxi-mum
attendance," said
Board President Richard J.
Meagher. "We would like to
have the auditorium filled
with interested citizens."
The Board of Education is
Becker Announces 35% Aid
Increase to Villages
Assemblyman Gregory R.
Becker (R-C, 21st A.D.)
a n n o u n c e d today that
included in the 1984-85 New
York State Budget is an
increase of 35% for Special
Municipal Aid to our Vil-lages
and Towns.
Becker said, "I am elated
that part of the State's
budget surplus will help our
local officials to ksep-tJown
the Real Pfoperfy Taxes
which are overburdening
our residents."
Since 1978 when the Spe-cial
Municipal Aid was first
implemented to assist locali-ties
there has been no
increase until this year.
"Increasing these State
funds which flow to my Vil-lages
was of great concern
because of the ever increas-ing
Real Property Taxes
that we pay as homeowners
and. business people. I will
continue to do all within the
powers of my office to
address the ever pressing
issue of raising Real Prop-erty
Taxes and how I as your
State Representative can
help in the relief of this
burden," Becker stat.ed.
Among the Villages
receiving State Aid are:
VUlage
Lynbrook
Valley Stream ^
Rockville Centre
East Rockaway
Increase 1983-84
$ 92,843
^ 157,817 —
140,922
43,716
Total 1984-85
$358,109
608,722
543,556
168,621
"It is a step in the right
direction for the State to
further help our localities
with this increase. Relieving
property owners of raising
Real Property Taxes will
continue to be a great con-cern
of mine as the legisla-ture
annually addresses the
budget of the State arid how
and where monies should be
spent," Becker concluded.
General Meeting Notice
by Mildred Roemer
Borrowing the postman's
slogan of "neither rain, nor
sleet or...." will halt their
deliveries, a number of stal-wart
Frolic supporters
sloshed through ice, rain
and snow to attend the first
of two "Spring" meetings to
be held in the Village Hall.
The second meeting will be
held on Wednesday May
16th.
Jim Groark, the 1984
chairman asked that all
organizations let him know
what their booths or games
will be as soon as possible so
that an early program may
be composed. These pro-grams
will be sent to all resi-dents
of the Village. There is
still a search for local talent
to perform during the day.
Suggestions may be mailed
to Mr. Groack at 30 Maiden
Avenue, Lynbrook.
New ideas and newcomers
as well as the return of a
"used to participate" group
were present. The PBC
(Police Boys Club)is return-ing
with a raffle that will
delight all sports fans: and
a u t o g r a p h e d I s l a n d e r 's
hockey stick. (This top
team has offered one of their
sticks for past raffles), and a
Mets autographed baseball
mitt and maybe more. Jim
O'Hagan will be in charge.
Newcomer Stan Schneider
of the Peninsula Service
Center is going to have a
game. Games as well as food
booths are always needed.
Herman Goldstein of the
East Rockaway Youth Cen-ter,
who served last year for
the first time, was there with
two members, Theresa
Carver and Kelly Burke.
They expect to have hand-made
crafis and a game.
John Fuery, Vice com-mancer
of the American
Legion, came up with a full
day of activities including a
dunk tank, cotton candy
and a possible surprise that
is still under wraps.
Paula Yasenchak distrib-uted
some change books for
the Grist Mill Museum
Drawing (although all earn-ing
are added to the muse-um's
coffers). She is serving
with Mary Agruso who has
headed the chances for
many years, Rosemary
Krull and Dolores Wissel
also will have chance books.
First prize will be a micro-wave
oven, followed by
working on the next issue of
Insights, the district newslet-ter,
which will explain the
details of the proposed bond
issue. "We hope to have the
newsletter in the mail to dis-trict
residents by no later
t h a n April 16," said
Meagher. "We're putting the
issue together ourselves."
Meanwhile, citizens inter-ested
in perusing the details
of the recommendations of
t h e Citizens Advisory
Committee on Renovations
or the costing out? of those
recommendations by the
district architects, Fred H.
Thomas Associates PC,
Architects and Engineers,
can inspect the written
reports in the district office,
each school building, or in
the public library. Final
d e t a i l e d i n f o r m a t i o n,
reflecting the additional net
reductions in cost made by
the Board of Education on
March 21, 1984, is expected
shortly from the architects.
The total proposed bond
issue comes to $3,340,740
with subtotals of $2,060,630
for the high school; $603,460
for Centre Avenue; and
$ 6 7 6 , 6 5 0 for Rhame
Avenue.
The Board has also stated
that the public hearing on
this year's budget will be
held on Monday, May 21.
dinners for two at outstand-ing
restaurants in the Vil-lage,
such as East Point Inn,
which used to be the old
Hewlett home, the Water-front
Ship's Inn, and a com-parative
new comer Santi-no's
on Main Street.
EAGLES HONORED. On March 25th, the Boy Scouts of
America, Troop 332, comprised of Lynbrook and East
Rockaway members, held their Annual Communion Break-fast
and Eagle Court of Honor at St. Raymond's. Lynbrook
Mayor William P. Geier presents Citations to three scouts
who attained the honored rank of Eagle Scout. Those receiv-ing
the Citation were, from left to right, Sean McHugh,
David Glenister and Danny Rachek. East Rockaway Mayor
Ted Rheinhard, right, was on hand to congratulate the
honorees. 332 Scoutmaster Jerry Salmon also joins in next
to Mayor Geier. (Photo by John Cribbin)