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VOL. 32 NO. 38 Wednesday, August 14,1985 30cPERCOPV
Ocean Avenue Problems Dominate Meeting
SUNRISE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS. Assembly-man
Gregory R. Becker and j ob foreman Ed Slani inspect
improvements being made on a section of the Sunrise High-way
in Lynbrook. Assemblyman Becker, a member of the
Assembly Transportation Committee, was concerned with
this overpass because it had caused numerous traffic acci-dents
and congestion at that intersection. Once the project Is
completedv traffic control and rainwater drainage will be
greatly improved.
Several residents living on
or near the "S" curve on
Ocean Avenue were once
again present at the monthly
meeting of the East Rocka-way
Village Board, held on
Monday, August 12 at the
Village Hall.
Mr, Sam Henkin of
Ocean Avenue noted with
concern that two major
accidents had occurred at
the intersection of Ocean
and Herrick in a very short
time. He reported that speed
limit signs were being
ignored, and feared that a
dangerous situation would
develop once school starts
and students cross Ocean
Avenue to attend the High
School.
Trustee Anthony Santino
assured Mr. Henkin and
those residents present that
the Village had presented
various options to the
County of Nassau, which
has jurisidicticn over Ocean
Avenue. "We have repeat-
Lynbrook Little League
Cbamps Honored
by Annette Ling
One of the most heart-warming
highlights of the
Lynbrook Board of Trustees
Meeting held on Monday
evening, Aug. 5, 1985 at 8
p.m. at Village Hall was the
presentation of special Cit-ations
to 18 members of the
Lynbrook Little League
Nassau County Champions
by Mayor Geierand Deputy
Mayor Norman Dreyer on
behalf of the Village and
also to their hard-working
and dedicated Manager,
Ron Gorecki and three
Coaches, Jerry Donahue,
Gary Mailman, and Sal
Geraci. The team received a
rousing and enthusiastic
ovation from the people in
attendance at the Board
Meeting. Mayor Bill Geier
stated that, "They epitomize
what Lynbrook is all
a b o u t . " Deputy Mayor
Geier also praised the team,
the Manager and Coaches
including. Manager Ron
Gorecki, and Coaches, Gary
Mailman, Jerry Donahue,
and Sal Geraci. Trustee
Steve Grogan stated that the
announcement that Lyn-b
r o o k ' s Little League
Championship will be place
on a special sign at each
entrance to the village on
Sunrise Highway which
brought another round of
applause. 1985 marks the
first time in Lynbrook his-tory
that the Little League
team have won the Nassau
County championship and it
was evident at the meeting
that all the residents felt very
proud of the team. Deputy
Mayor Dreyer is also Presi-dent
of Lynbrook Little
League and also spoke in
some detail about the dedi-cation
of their Manager and
Coaches all through this
season.
T h e M i n u t e s were
approved and the July 8th
Departmental reports were
Statue Fundraising Begins
by Carol Monaco
The Statue of Liberty
fundraising campaign will
begin on Wednesday,
August 14 in the East Rock-away
community.
Adults and young people,
with letters of authorization
by the East Rockaway Lib-erty
Centennial Committee,
will be going door-to-door
in this community fundrais-ing
effort. Contributors will
be given official recognition
for their donation. Each
business and organization
will also receive a Statue of
Liberty poster and families
will receive red, white and
blue ribbons to display in
front of their homes, to
show they are supporting
edly asked for enforcement
of the speed limit by the
N a s s a u C o u n t y Police
Department," Trustee San-tino
stated, "but unfortu-nately
we are not high on
their priority list."
Mr. James Miller, a resi-dent
of more than thirty
years on Ocean Avenue,
assured the other residents
of the block that the Village
Board had worked dili-gently
to resolve the prob-lem.
"I don't think any
group of people has worked
harder than this Village
B o a r d , " Mr. M i l l er
concluded.
Trustee Arnold White
explained the basis of the
current problem. Before
East Rockaway was deve-loped,
Ocean Avenue, then
called Long Lane, was the
major access route to
Hempstead. With settle-ment
came increased traffic,
and increased traffic prob-lems.
On several occasions,
proposals were made by
Nassau County to widen the
road; however, the residents
have opposed such a move
on several occasions. Any
present widening of Ocean
Avenue would necessitate
the condemnation of several
houses along the route, caus-ing
property values to
plummet.
Mr. Edward Power of the
Human Life Committee of
St. Raymond's Church
brought to the attention of
the Board a possible viola-tion
of the Village Code by
Dr. Firoza Begum of Grant
Avenue. Mr. Power con-tends
that Dr. Begum is not
a resident of East Rockaway
and rents her house to a
tenant, thereby violating her
o w n e r / o c c u p i e d s t a t us
necessary to operate her
practice in the Village. The
Human Life Committee and
members of the Church of
the Nazarene of Valley
Stream picket in front of Dr.
Begum's house every week
to protect the fact that the
doctor performs abortions
on the property. Mayor Ted
Reinhard stated that the
Board would investigate the
matter.
Trustee White reported
that the Pearl Street con-s
t r u c t i o n was causing
increased traffic problems
on Ocean Avenue, and
noted that many residents
were not taking care of the
new trees planted on their
property as part of the Vil-lage's
Beautification Pro-gram.
Trustee Irving Shaw
complemented the East
Rockaway Fire Department
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A Calico Christmas
By Mildred Roemer
formally approved but not
read and placed on file due
to the busy agenda.
Mr. Sal Martino was
sworn into office as new
Lynbrook Sidewalk Inspec-tor
at the rate of $3,500
working a 15 hour week and
his position was changed to
be with the Building Dept.
and not the D.P.W.
The N.V. Public Interest
Research Group and also
the Nassau Neighborhood
Network, Inc. were both
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the Statue.
On Saturday, August 17,
a Liberty Centennial
refreshment stand will be set
up in Memorial Park at Cul-tural
Arts Council's annual
Arts and Crafts Fair, begin-ning
at 10 a.m. Statue of
Liberty pins and T-shirts
will also be sold.
"We hope to raise $10,000
in this community drive,"
C o m m i t t e e c h a i r p e r s on
Emma Tolmach said.
By making the pledge of
$10,000, East Rockaway is
the first community on Long
Island to achieve Liberty-leadership
status in the
nationwide effort to save the
Statue of Liberty.
Hot? Then take a brief
t r ip to the Grist Mill
Museum and see a new dis-play
on Christmas hand-made
articles and exquisite-ly-
made baby clothes.
In the "Fashion Corner"
on the lower floor of the
Museum, there is a colorful
display of bells, a wreath,
and tree all handmade of
calico. Santa emerging from
a fireplace in the center of
the exhibit (handmade, too)
will intrigue the youngsters,
and a lady dressed in a plum-colored,
file (silk gown for-merly
worn by a member of
the Davison family) is sur-veying
the scene. The only
objection old Alexander
Davison, the Mill owner,
would have about the setup
are some twinkling Christ-mas
lights around the rail-ing.
He never allowed can-dles
on his family Christmas
tree and may not have even
been in favor of the new-fangled
electric lights. Che
Bell and MaryGipsonofthe
Grist Mill committee set up
the exhibit.
On the upper iloor, hand-embroidered
and tucked
christening dresses and
other baby garments are
displayed in a large case.
There are silver drinking
cups, spoons, and food
"pushers" and a number of
baby shoes dating back to
the eighteen hundreds. In
this day of "clothes off the
rack," it is staggering to note
the amount of work that
went into making these
garments. Of course, dress-makers
were often employed
in the mnore affluent homes
to stitch the clothing, but
often it was grandmothers
and new brides who used
their skills in dressmaking.
Among the dresses are ones
that had been worn by Char-lotte
and Elizabeth Denton
and Clara Johnson, all
donated to the Museum col-lection.
Dolores Wissel, also
of the Museum committee,
arranged the exhibit.
AHRC. James Green has been coming decked out as a
Keystone Cop to the annual Patrolmen's Benevolent Asso-ciation
carnival for the Nassau Association for The Help Of
Retarded Children since the beginning of that event. Jim a
former Nassau County patrolman and a member of Nassau
County American Legion Police Post 1050, came along this
year to the AHRC Brookville campus with about fifty off-duty
policemen. The boys and girls who attend the AHRC
summer program were treated to a day of barbecue, games
and even horses, and of course there was plenty of clown
makeup available for the kids who wanted to play that role.