Observer_1985-06-05; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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VOL. 32 NO. 28. Wednesday, June 5,1985 30c PER COPY
Last Calls In! Local PTA Takes On A Challenge
IN RECOGNITION. East Rockaway Observer Editor John
Hambei (right) receives a Certificate of Appreciation from
Village Trustee Irving Shaw for the Observer's efforts at
promoting the Cultural Arts in the community. The Citation
was presented at the East Rockaway Public Library on
Thursday, May 30,1985.
Last minute phone calls
and notes were being rushed
to Joan and Chris Chiaffi-telli.
Huckleberry Frolic
chairmen, last week as those
who wish to take part in the
BIG EVENT did not want to
be left out. The program is
now ready to be published
and please look for it in your
local Observer. A hard-working
team of Mr. Chaif-fiatelli,
Robert Sympson,
and Richard Racio'ppi will
bring out the newly painted
stands (re-painted by Boy
Scouts of Troop 332 )
Each stand will be num-bered
and participants will
have been advised as to their
patch of Park ground. There
should be no confusion on
the morning of June 15th.
Color will be added with a
return of Civil War Com-pany
119th NY. Volunteer
Historial Association. A
newcomer. Herb Cardinal
of Baldwin, will drive one of
his antique cars in the
parade.
Hempstead Town Presid-ing
Supervisor Thomas S.
Gulotta and Councilman
Martin B. Bernstein noted
that home improvements
have been completed at 51
homes belonging to senior
citizens in East Rockaway
and Lynbrook under the
Town's Senior Citizens'
Home Improvement Pro-gram.
Townwide, since the
inception of the program in
February 1979, over 1000
homes have been completed.
A substantial number of
home improvements are in
progress in the ongoing
program.
Gulotta and Bernstein
said the service, in addition
to aiding seniors, preserves
the Town's housing stock
and enhances the character
of suburban communities.
The program provides
grants of up to $8,000 to
seniors of limited income to
make needed repairs on
their homes. The grants,
which vary in size depending
on income, family size and
work required, are fully
funded by the federal
government's Community
Development Block Grant
Program, as administered
by the Town's Department
of Planning and Economic
Development, headed by
C o m m i s s i o n e r Robert
Francis.
S u p e r v i s o r G u l o t ta
explained that the grants
may be used to eliminate
code violations, remedy
h a z a r d o u s c o n d i t i o n s,
undertake preventive main-tenance
and make improve-ments
that will increase
energy efficiency.
Senior citizen home-owners,
age 62 or over, who
live in the Town (other than
in incorporated villages that
participate in the federal
program), generally are elig-ible,
based on the following
income and family-size
table:
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Family Size Grants
$8,000 $7,000 $6,000 $5,000 $4,000
Income
1 Person $7,450 $8,450 $9,450 $10,450 $11,450
2 Persons 8,500 9,500 i 0,500 11,500 12,500
3 Persons 9,600 10,600 11,600 12,600 13.600
4 Persons 10,650 11.650 12,650 1.3,650 14,650
5 Persons 11,500 12.500 13,500 14,500 15,500
6 Persons 12.350 13,350 14,350 15,350 16,350
7 Poisons 13,250 14,250 15.250 16.250 17.250
8 PCI S(M1S •4,050 15.050 16,050 17,050 18,050
Some of the types of
improvements for which
grants may be used include
structural repairs, replace-ments,
winterization, gen-eral
exterior upugrading
a n d g e n e r a l i n t e r i or
improvement. Other repairs
may be included and are
determined on an individual
case basis.
Applications are pro-cessed
on a lirst-come, first-served
basis, except in emer-gency
cases. Information
concerning the program
may be obtained by phoning
the Town's Planning and
Economic Development
Department at 538-7100,
extension 361. Melvyn M.
Sobel is program coor-dinator.
The Parents and Teachers
A s s o c i a t i o n of C e n t re
Avenue School are attempt-ing
to raise over $14,000 to
purchase new playground
equipment for the school-yard.
The new playground
will be dedicated to the
memory of Jack Ruckde-shel,
a principal and teacher
for many years in our
district.
T h e S c h o o l Board
recently praised the P.T.A.
for attempting such a major
project and wished them
well with it. "Our current
playground equipment is in
such a state of disrepair that
we feel it demands our atten-tion.
We would like to see
that this dangerous equip-ment
d i s m a n t l e d and
replaced with a large
wooden unit, manufactured
by Big Toys. This structure
can accomodate 100 child-ren
in grades K-6. It can be
incorporated into the physi-cal
education program and
it can be utilized by the han-dicapped.
This equipment
will encourage out children
to play creatively and safely
Dr. Wallace Smith
Honored At Bethany
As part of the 100th
Anniversary Program of
Bethany Congregational
Church a tribute was paid to
Dr. Wallace T. Smith of
Rhame Avenue, who has
been a member of Bethany
for the longest time...Not a
hundred years, but since
1926. His parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Smith, also
attended the Church. The
only time Dr. Smith was
absent from his pew for any
length of time was during
World War 11 when he
served his country as Cap-tain
in the Medical Corps.
Dr. Smith and his wife,
Marian, were both asked to
come forward during last
Sunday's service, and in the
presence of Pastor Stephen
Unger and the Church Dea-cons,
Church Moderator
Robert Dever noted all of
Dr. Wallace Smith
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by providing many alterna-tive
activities and opportun-ities
for interaction. We
would also like the new
playground to be situated
where it would be more vis-able
from the street. "Hope-fully,
this would discourage
vandalism", stated Marilyn
Acquafedda, a committee
member.
The P.T.A. is trying to
utilize all of its resources in
order to get the most wides-pread
participation in the
funding of this major under-taking.
They are sponsoring
a nut sale. Weekly pretzel
sales, supermarket bingo,
cake sales and a can and bot-tle
drive. They are also ask-ing
local merchants and
major department stores to
c o n t r i b u t e . Over the
summer we will ask each
family of our students to
pledge $20.00 towards our
b u y - a - b o a r d c a m p a i g n.
I Most importantly, they are
working closely with our
local legislation to try and
obtain state funding to aid
us.
On view at Centre Avenue
is a model of the proposed
playground and in front of
the school they have a "goal
post" which they hope will
raise quickly.
Anyone interested in
making a private donation
can direct it to: Centre Ave.
School, Jack Ruckdeshel
Memorial Playground, Cen-tre
Ave., East Rockaway,
N.Y. 11518
East Rockaway Number One Again
East Rockaway has
attained the distinction of
being the first community in
Nassau and Suffolk County
to pledge $ 10,000 to save the
Statue of Liberty, according
to Gary Maffei, Associate
Director Northeast Region
of the Statue of Liberty/El-lis
Island Foundation.
Mayor Ted Reinhard and
Cultural Arts Council Co-
Chairman Emma Tolmack
announced that during the
next year, the East Rocka-way
unit of the Statue of
Liberty Foundation would
attempt to raise funds equal-ling
$1 per family, to be
presented to the National
Foundation in 1986, the cen-tennial
of the Statue.
Mr, Maffei was the guest
speaker at the kickoff meet-ing,
held on Thursday, May
30 at the East Rockaway
P u b l i c I. i b r a r y. H e
explained the elTorts to
"Save the Lady" and how
the residents ol East Rock-away
could help. mation regarding the drive
Watch the Observer for to renovate the Statue of
upcoming events and infor- Liberty.
VILLAGE PLEDGE. East Rockaway Mayor Theodore
Reinhard (right) presents a check pledging to raise $1 per
family to preserve the Statue of Liberty to Gary Maffei,
Associate Director of the Northeast Region of the Statue of
Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation, while Emma Tolmach,
Chairman of the East Rockaway unit of the foundation
looks on.