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VOL. 34 NO. 30 Wednesday, August 5,1987 aOi PER COPY
Mondello Announces
Housing Plan
OBVIOUSLY BRIGHT STUDENTS. Members of the
Lynbrook South Middle School Honor Society present
proceeds of their car wash to benefit the Pediatrics Wing of
South Nassau Communities Hospital. Honor Society Presi-dent
Todd Slattery (2nd from right) has check for Pediatric
Associate Nursing Care Coordinator Jody Hurley, R.N.,
assisted by (l-r) Honor Student Joann Tetro, Honor Society
Faculty Advisor Mrs. Wendy Joseph, and Honor Student
Philip Ehrlich. Pediatric Wing of the 429-bed teaching
community hospital in Oceanside presently is undergoing
renovation, and the funds will assist in that project.
The Hempstead Town
Board has approved an
amendment to the building
/one map of the town which
paves the way for the devel-opment
of 19 new, one-family
homes in the com-munity
of Inwood. Presiding
Supervisor Joseph N. Mon-dello
stated: "This program
will provide a f f o r d a b le
housing opportunities for
first time home buyers."
In re/oning from Urban
Renewal District "C" to
Urban Renewal District
"B", the board authorized
the erection of 19 three-b
e d r o o m , s i n g l e - f a m i ly
detached houses, which will
be available in two models: a
ranch which will be priced at
no more than $75,000, and a
high ranch which will not
exceed $80,000.
These homes will be built
by a private developer
selected through a competi-t
i v e process. The land,
which is town-owned, will
be sold to the builder at a
nominal cost in order to
achieve a final sale price well
below current market value.
"This is a substantial step
in the town's efforts to pro-vide
affordable housing to
our residents," Mr. Mon-dello
said as he announced
the board's action, "and I
look forward to similar
efforts being made through-
Republicans Drop Objections To Dem Petitions
Citing their desire not to
d i s e n f r a n c h i s e e n r o l l ed
Democrats in Nassau, Nas-sau
Republican Chairman
Joseph N. Mondello today
announced that his party
would not pursue objections
to Democratic designating
petitions which were filed 11
days ago. Had the objec-tions
been pursued, it is
likely that many Democrat-ic
candidates would not
have had their name on the
primary ballot this year and
might not have appeared on
the ballot in the general
election.
"Flaws in the Democratic
p e t i t i o n s , especially in
N o r t h Hempstead, were
apparent," Mr. Mondello
said. "Our attorneys tell us
we had a real chance at keep-ing
Democratic candidates
off the ballot if we had
pursued our objections. At
June Bride
In August
bv Mildred Roemer
A shimmering white-satin
d r e s s i n g gown, trimmed
with seed pearls and having
a long train held by a flower
girl is the centerpiece for the
G r i s t M i l l M u s e u m 's
fashion corner this month.
The dress is from 1930. Two
other wedding gowns, one
from 1898 and the other
1900 - all having been worn
by local residents - will be
shown. The older gowns are
each corseted and have tiny
waists.
Turning back to the clock
to early weddings in East
Rockaway. the earliest were
held right in the old Grist
Mill building when a circuit
minister would stop by to
p e r f o rm the ceremony.
Much later, when stately
homes began to be seen on
Main Street, most weddings
were held in the homes, the
" f r o n t " p a r l o r s being
bedecked with flowers and
the reception also held at
home. Still later, the bridal
couple might travel to the
Old Sand hole Church bor-dering
on I.ynbrook where a
Methodist minister would
make the pronouncement of
"you are now man and wife"
as the wide, gold ring was
slipped on the bride's finger.
A hundred years ago, the
first weddings in East Rock-away
were held in Bethany
Congregational Church, the
first house of worship in the
vicinity.
the very least, we could have
tied the Democrats up in
court Ibr weeks and kept
their candidates off the
campaign trail."
The filing of petitions is
the first step in getting a
candidate's name on the bal-lot.
It is a highly regulated
procedure which, if not done
properly, can be fatal to an
otherwise viable candidacy.
Although objections were
raised to the candidates of
Democrats in all three Nas-sau
towns, it was generally
agreed that the Republican
case was best<,, in North
Hempstead where Demo-crats
neglected to file an
adequate number of signa-tures
to get their candidates
on the ballot.
M r . M o n d e l l o , w ho
announced that his party
would not pursue its petition
challenges at a Mineola
news conference, said he was
dropping the matter "so as
not to disenfranchise the few
Democrats who signed peti-tions
this year."
The Republican chairman
was joined at the news con-ference
by North Hemp-stead
Supervisor John Kier-nan,
who faces reelection
this year and who would
have benefitted had the
R e p u b l i c a n c o m m i t t e e
pursued its objections.
"I have no doubt that,
faced with an opportunity to
knock Republicans off the
ballot, the Democrats would
not hesitate to do so. They
are currently objecting to
petitions which have been
failed on behalf of the lone
out the township. The town
will continue to pursue all
available outlets in order to
promote the construction of
a d d i t i o n a l a f f o r d a b le
housing."
S e n i o r C o u n c i l m an
Eugene L. Weisbein, who
was instrumental in the
development and implemen-tation
of the program, indi-c
a t e d that construction
would begin very shortly.
He further stated that a lot-tery
system would be used to
select individual program
participants with first prior-ity
going to Inwood resi-dents
who have never before
owned a home. According
to Weisbein, the town will
advertise for applications in
the local media. Applica-tions
will not be accepted
until the ad appears, and he
urged interested persons to
wait until fhe^^'a^iyd^/tte
time. ' ^ S f Z ^
The ranch model w i l i l f ^
three bedrooms, a living
room, dining room, kitchen,
one or 1 '/2 baths depending
on the model, one-car gar-age,
and landscaping. The
front of the home will con-sist
of brick and vinyl
facades.
"Everyone has a right to
affordable housing, "Super-visor
Mondello stated.
"While one program will not
c o m p l e t e l y address the
town's need for affordable
housing opportunities, it
does demonstrate that town
government is ready to
explore every avenue avail-able
to further the construc-tion
of additional housing
units thnt are .within the.
economic reach of the vast
majority of town residents."
Republican candidate in the
City of Long Beach,"
Supervisor Kiernan pointed
out.
"Nonetheless," Mr. Kier-nan
continued, "and after
consulting with Chairman
Mondello, 1 have asked that
no further action be taken to
pursue the objections which
have been filed against
North Hempstead Demo-crats
seeking a ballot posi-tion
this November.
"I feel, as Joe does, that
the people are best served
when they have a choice on
Election Day. Although the
D e m o c r a t i c l e a d e r s h ip
failed to meet their respon-sibility
under the law, we
don't want to disenfranchise
the Democratic voters who
took the time to sign desig-nating
petitions this year
even though, in number,
t h e y did not constitute
enough people to put a
democratic slate on the
ballot.
"Over the last few days,
we've heard a lot from the
Democrats about 'one party
rule' in Nassau. Are the
Republicans supposed to
apologize for Democratic
failures in our county when
the Democratic leadership
can't even file a proper
designating petition?
"I'm proud to be a Repub-lican
and I'm proud to carry
the Republican banner in
North Hempstead this year.
I look forward fo the
upcoming campaign and I
welcome the Democratic
candidates to it," Supervisor
Kiernan concluded.
Recital To Benefit Youth
In celebration of the 200th
anniversary of the signing of
the Constitution of the Uni-ted
States of America, the
Cultural Arts Council of the
Village of East Rockaway
proudly announces its first
musical benefit reception
h o n o r i n g the youth of
America. This event will
take place on Sunday, Sep-tember
20, 1987, from 4:00
pm to 7:00 pm, at the East
Rockaway Library.
The special guest artist at
the reception will be Edward
Talvy, 15 years of age, a res-ident
of East Rockaway and
student at Lynbrook High
School, who is an accomp-lished
classical pianist.
Edward will present a 'Cho-p
i n / Liszt / M o z a r t / S c h u -
bert' recital.
In addition, a perfor-mance
will be given by
"SOLACE". The members
of this musical group,
A n d r e w Miller (band
leader), Richard Meagher
and Michael Pizzo, are stu-dents
at East Rockaway
High School.
And, as recognition of the
importance of the signing of
our Constitution, an origi-nal
musical composition,
"We, the People ,,.", will be
offered by Ted Caragol,
J o Anne Decolator and Gary
Gerth.
The Arts Council will
mark this very special event
by selecting a High School
student, residing in the Vil-
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The Lynbrook Baptist
Church is sponsoring a
Summerfest for the whole
family, to be held Sunday,
August 16, 1987 through
Wednesday, August 19,
1987 at 7:30 p.m.
Join the congregation for
an entertaining program by
Audrey Benmuvhar and
Jean Kern, or participate in
d r a m a , music, ventrilo-
Summerfest
quism, laughter, prizes and
more.
There will be plenty of
free parking, and this will be
held for 4 nights only. Bring
the entire family, and don't
miss a single night.
The Lynbrook Baptist
Church is located on the
corner of Peninsula Boule-vard
and Earle Avenue,
Lynbrook. For more infor-mation,
call 599-9402.