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VOL. 35 NO. 11 Wednesday, March 23,1988 30c PER COPY
East Rockaway Village Board Report
HONORING MEL WEITZ. East Rockaway Action Party
President William Kelleher (leftO and Vice President Martin
Evans (right) present a token of appreciation to Mel Weitz
of Foodtown at a dinner in his honor at the Main Street
Firehouse. Weitz was the guest of honor at the 20th Anni-versary
Dinner/Dance of the ERA Party. (More photos on
page 3).
M.
by Emma Tolmach
The members of the East
Rockaway Village Board
held their regular meeting
on Monday, March 14 at 8
pm in the Village Hall.
A public hearing was held
on a proposed local law to
increase the dock space rates
at the Talfor Boat Basin in
East Rockaway to $30 per
linear toot for the period
April 1 through October 31
and to $15 for the period
November I through March
31. No one spoke in
opposition to the law, and it
was approved unanimously
by the Board.
Mayor Shaw welcomed
those present and indicated
that Girl Scout Jr. Troop
2282 and Brownie Troops
#2092 and 2072 would be
conducting the regular
^meeting of the Board of
'Trustees which had been
d e s i g n a t e d as Good
Government Night. Mayor
Shaw presented a Proclama-
.tion proclaiming the evening
Frolic Meeting March 23
by Mildred Roemer
Letters have gone out but
let this be an extra reminder
that the first of two HUC-KLEBERRY
FROLIC
meetings will be held in the
basement of the Village Hall
on Wednesday, March 23 at
8p.m. It is important that a
representative from each
organization and other who
wish to participate, have a
representative there.
Each group may suggest
the type or booth desired
and also raffle tickets will be
given out to be returned at
the following meeting. The
raffle prizes will be a 19 inch,
portable color TV with
remote control, plus dinners
for two at the East Point
Inn, Santinoa, Ship's Inn
and the Union Ave. Cafe.
ROCK RIVALRY HIGH KICKING WINNERS! No date or names were given to ye
historian with this fine picture but have been told that one high stepper was from Carol
Neiderstein's family and another, a daughter of Mrs. Humphrey who taught second grade
in Rhame Avenue School. Wonder how many others can identify themselves?? Wouldn't it
be great if any of the performers were in the vicinity and could take part in the East
Rockaway High School's Alumni play on June I Ith in the H-S.!
of March 14th as Good
Government Night to Mrs.
Gipson and Mrs. Racioppi
(Girl Scout leaders) and
introduced the following
scouts who would actively
participate in the scheduled
events of the evening:
Acting Mayor Shaw -
Justine Hamilton; Acting
Deputy N^ayor Santino -
K a t h r y n H o n e r k a m p;
Acting Trustee Perry - Irene
Ventulath; Acting Trustee
White - Staci Moscati;
Acting Trustee Formont -
Katherine Vorndran; Acting
Village Attorni - Carrie
Markham; Acting Police
S e r g e a n t - M i c h e l le
Maurow; Acting Chief of
Fire Department - Cassie
Connors; Acting Chief of
Auxiliary Police - Kathleen
O'Hara; Acting Superinten-dent
of Public Works -
Katherine Shields; Acting
Superintendent of Building
Dept. - Megan Klingbeil;
A c t i n g Village Justice
Rooney - Jennie Monte-lione;
Acting Library Board
of Trustee - Deirdre Gallagh-er;
Acting Recreation
Chairman - Nicole St. Clare;
Nominating
Petitions
Nominating petitions for
seats (1) on the Board of
Education of the East
Rockaway Union Free
School District are now
available in the District
Office located in the East
Rockaway High School.
At this year's election,
scheduled for Tuesday, May
17, 1988 at the High School,
there will be one seat on the
Board of Education to be
filled as follows:
To elect one member of
the Board of Education to
fill the office of Mary Jane
B r e z e n o f f , which term
expires June 30, 1988, for a
new term commencing July
I, 1988 and expiring. June
30,1991.
The candidate receiving
the highest total individual
votes will be elected for the
full three year term.
Nominating petitions are
to be filed in the District
Office Monday through
Friday, between the hours of
9:00 a:m. and 4:00 p.m. and
no later than 5:00 p.m.,
Monday, April 18, 1988, the
30th day preceding the meet-ing
or election at which time
the trustees shall be voted
upon.
A c t i n g Youth Board
C h a i r m a n - S u z a n ne
Shields; Scout in Charge -
Heather Meagher.
Brownie Troops 2072 and
2092 led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
On a personal note, 1
would like to add that this
special good government
night was a magnificient
example of the many virtues
of our youth. I personally
felt great satisfaction in
being able to share in the
beauty and the innocence
displayed by the Girl Scouts
who participated in the
evening's governmental pro-cedures.
Most importantly
as Mayor Shaw, Deputy*
Mayor Santino and Village
Trustees noted, a firm,
resounding thank you from
all Village residents to
devoted Scout leaders Mary
Gipson and Pat Racioppi.
They are fine examples of
the unique breed of
commitment which brings
about the best in our youth.
There will be a special
meeting of the Board on
March 28, 1988, to present
the tentative budget. The
Board will hold a public
hearing on Monday, April
11 at 8 pm for the purpose of
receiving comments with
regard to the tentative
budget for fiscal year 1988-
89. In addition, public
hearings will be held on
April 11 th for the purpose of
(1) receiving sealed bids for
the supplying and rental of
uniforms, (2) a proposal to
designate fire limits within
the corporate boundaries of
t h e V i l l a g e , (3) the
consideration of a new
contract between the Village
and the Board of Fire
Commissioners of the Bay
Park Fire District, and (4)
the adoption of a local law
to amend Chapter 161 of the
Village Code to reflect a
change in the method of
determining excess rubbish
weight and to consider an
increase in said rates to
c e r t a i n establishments
within the Village.
A resolution appropriating
$15,000 for the rehabilita-tion
of the Library was
a p p r o v e d , and at the
recommendation of the
Superintendent of Public
Works, the following traffic
signs were installed to
restrict trucking on Rhame
Avenue:
(1) "No Thru Trucking"
sign on the aluminum pole
at the northeast corner of
Rhame Avenue and Main
S t r e e t / A t l a n t i c Avenue
facing east;
(2) "No Thru Trucking"
sign on the west side of
Rhame Avenue approxi-mately
420 feet north of the
intersection formed by
Rhame Avenue and Main
Street/Atlantic Avenue;
(3) "No Thru Trucking"
(Continued on Page 6)
ERFD RECEIVES AID. The Kiwanis of East Rockaway
recently presented Fire Chief Chris Shelton of the East
Rockaway Fire Department with a $500. check to buy Pass
Alarms for his Department. These alarms are used by fire-men
at a fire. If a fire fighter becomes disabled and does not
move for 30 seconds, the alarm sends off a terrific shriek and
his fellow firemen come to the rescue. President Steve Sar-geant
presents the check to Chief Chris Shelton.