Observer_1985-09-18; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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VOL. 32 NO. 43 Wednesday, September 18,1985 30c PER COPY
Bay Park To Receive Face Lift
Acting upon the recom-mendation
of Hempstead
Town Presiding Supervisor
Thomas S. Gulotta, the
Nassau County Board of
Supervisors has approved
funding for the reconstruc-tion
and rehabilitation of
the bulkhead and boat
launching ramp at Bay
County Park in East
Rockaway.
According to Gulotta, the
measure—which received the
unanimous endorsement of
the Board of Supervisors-provides
for the expenditure
of $2.1 million to halt the
NATHAN HALE SENIOR 13TH ANNIVERSARY.
Assemblyman Gregory Becker was pleased to join residents
of the Nathan Hale Senior Center in Lynbrook during its
13th Anniversary. Becker was instrumental in bringing a
$231,000 grant for a pilot co-generation project that will
mean considerable savings on the center's electrical costs.
Pictured are: Judge Geoffrey O'Connell; Edna Kelley; Jack
Gordon, manager of Nathan Hale; Ga Ajosa, president of
the Doxsey Seniors; Nassau County Executive Francis Pur-cell;
Dot La Barbara; Assemblyman Becker; Peter Zarba;
and Robert Becker, president of Nathan Hale.
Lynbrook Questions
Highway Resconstruction
Grist Mill
Dmmitti
Meets
by Mildred Roemer
John D. Krull receives a
1985 Huckleberry Frolic
program from past chair-persons,
Chris and Joan
Chiaffitelli. Joan, a member
of the East Rockaway
Kiwanis Club, has accepted
the role of 1986 chairman.
I've been working with the
Kiwanis Club for many
years at the Frolic, but will
need help with all of the
'behind the scenes' work," he
said.
The Grist Mill Museum
committee members, who
discussed many items at the
meeting, pledged their
support.
Suggestions were made as
to how the "dead hours"
between 5 and 7 p.m. when
there is little activity at the
Frolic should be. filled and
new ideas were broached.
Repairs on the Mill build-ings
were discussed." Mild red
Roemer, Museum chair-man,
stated that as each new
plan is laid on the sagging
porch, a small plaque should
be placed bearing the names
of the loyal organizations
who took part in the Frolic
and made these and other
repairs possible. However,
guess verbal thanks will
have to do.
Trustees Arnold White
and Anthony Santino were
present and joined in dis-cussing
the many lively ideas
proposed for the 1988 tri-centennial
celebration of the
old Mill. Trustee Santino is
in favor of an entire week of
celebrations with various
groups conducting every-thing
Irom an ecumenical
service in the park, to mini-marathon
races, square
dances, and a historical
pageant (reminiscent of the
one presented at the 1939
World's Fair on East Rock-away
Day) were subjects to
be thought of. Hopefully,
other ideas will be suggested
by members of the commun-ity,
perhaps in a letter to the
editor in the OBSERVER.
The Village of Lynbrook
has written to the New York
State Department of Trans-portation
to determine why
the State has stopped work
on Sunrise Highway recon-struction
project between
Atlantic Avenue and Forest
Avenue. The project, which
began over two months ago,
called for the lowering of the
roadway below the LIRR
trestle so that large, high
trucks using Sunrise High-way
would no longer get
stuck under the trciitk*. Over
the years, as trucks became
larger, numerous accidents
have occurred at the
location.
Mayor William P. Geier
has written the State asking
them to resolve this matter
as a serious hazard exists
with the huge bumps that
are present because of the
removal of the top layer of
asphalt. Numerous com-plaints
have been received
by motorists as well as from
the Lynbrook business
community. Businesses have
been affected by the stalled
project, as parking spaces
have been removed from
Sunrise Highway during the
construction. Motorists
have complained because
the lanes have not been
clearly marked while the
slow movement of vehicles
has backed up the traffic on
Sunrise Highway.
The Mayor and Board of
Trustees will continue to
seek a solution to this
problem.
progressive deterioration of
the bulkhead and boat
ramp.
Supervisor Gulotta noted
that, "Bay County Park is an
extemely popular recrea-tional
facility which is
enjoyed by thousands of
county residents each year.
Unfortunately, due to the
toll of weather and tide, a
serious errosion of the bulk-head
and excessive wear to
the launching ramp has
occurred. The appropria-tion
approved today by the
Board of Supervisors will
assure that the facilities at
Bay Park will be fully
enjoyed for many^years to
come."
Supervisor Gulotta took
a c t i o n after receiving
reports from the Nassau
County Department of
Recreation and Parks out-lining
the extent of the dam-age
already sustained by the
bulkhead. Studies indicate
that many of the bulkhead
piles have disintegrated
causing the galvanized
anchor rods to pull through
the piles and sheet bulkhead-ing;
this in turn has resulted
in the bulkhead separating
from the paved landing by as
much as 18 to 24 inches.
While Supervisor Gulotta
noted that security fences
have been erected around
the most advrsely effected
areas, the potential for
future hazard is so acute that
he has urged that the reha-bilitation
project be given
the highest priority so that it
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East Rockaway Scliools
Receive Grants
East Rockaway School
District Superintendent
Robert Parry has received
notification from state legis-lative
representatives that
the following special legisla-tive
grants will be available
to the school district for
1985-96: a new $20,000 N YS
Senate grant for the rehabil-itation
of playgrounds at the
district's schools; $85,000
from the NYS Assembly for
East Rockaway's Gifted and
•Talented program, an
increase of $ 10,000 over last
year's state grant; $20,000
for continued development
of the schools' computer
education programs.
State Senator Dean Ske-los
sponsored the play-ground
and computer grants
and Assemblyman Arthur
Kremer continued his sup-port
of East Rockaway
Schools by sponsoring the
increased funding for the
district's innovative pro-gram
in gifted education.
Board of Education Pres-ident
John Van Houten
expressed the appreciation
of the school community for
the continuing efforts of
local legislators in support
of East Rockaway students.
Mr. Van Houten indi-cated
that the Board will
involve PTA groups and
staff in planning the play-ground
renovation projects.
Centre Avenue PTA has
been conducting an exten-sive
fund-raising effort,
under the leadership of
Marilyn Acquafredda and
Ann Mazurek, to develop a
John A. Ruckdeschel Mem-orial
Playground and this
grant should help to bring
that project to fruition.
Rhame Avenue PTA
members have started to
rehabilitate that school's
playgrounds and their
efforts will receive a large
boost as a result of this
grant.
East Rockaway's Gifted
Program has been evolving
in recent years with a full
program now in place in
Grades 1-12. One innovative
feature is the high school
pullout program involving
research skills, . cultural
e x p e r i e n c e s , science
research, word-processor-assisted
writing and other
activities.
East Rockaway's Compu-ter
Education program has
blossomed in the high
school with three distinct
courses available to stu-dents,
a computer club open
after school and more than
25 micro-computers and
terminals available this year,
A new elementary computer
program is scheduled to be
introduced this February,
involving every student in
the use of computers as
learning tools and commun-ication
helpers.
The Board of Education
met with state legislators in
April to describe the needs
of East Rockaway students
and ways in which the legis-lators
could be of help. Pres-ident
Van Houten, in thank-ing
Senator Skelos and
Assemblyman Kremer;,
indicated that the Board of
Education will ask for addi-tional
support to East
Rockaway students in the
coming legislative year.
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NEW PLAYGROUND. Rhame Avenue parents begin
rehabilitation of kindergarten playground area. From left to
right are: Frankie Murphy, Janice Treglia, Honey Christi-ansen
and Patricia Nathanson.