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VOL. 36 NO. 16 Wednesday, May 10, 1989 35c PER COPY
Last week, the House of
Representatives approved
legislation I cosponsored
which will be a boon to
America's energy consu-mers.
The bill, HR 1722, will
graduallv deregulate the
remaining supplies of natu-ral
gas that are now under
federal price controls.
As a clean, abundant
source of energy, I believe
natural gas will play an
increasingly important role
in meeting the growing
demand for electrical power
in the Northeast. This will
prove critical f ^ r Long
Island in light of Governor
Cuomo's settlement with
LILCO to close the Shore-ham
nuclear power plant. In
addition, our towns and
cities are struggling to con-trol
pollutants, caused by
burning fossil fuels, that
contribute to acid rain, glo-bal
warming, and smog. In
my opinion, clean natural
gas should become a vital
part of America's energy
future if we are to solve these
serious global problems that
are slowly poisoning our
environment.
In 1985, controls on nat-ural
gas supplies were par-tially
lifted, and today, over
90 percent of all gas is
effectively decontrolled.
Contrary to the warnings
given Congress by the so-called
"consumer advo-cates,"
experience over the
oast several years has shown
that decontrol has
increased competition,
resulting in lower prices for
consumers. At the same
time, decontrol has pro-moted
efficient long-term
energy supplies. However,
the remaining price ceilings
have now escalated to levels
several dollars above current
market prices, and serve
only as a price support
system for some producers.
HR 1722 represents a
bipartisan compromise
between those who favored
immediate repeal and those
who supported a 5-year
transition. Under the bill,
natural gas still subject to
regulation would be com-pletely
decontrolled by Jan-uary
I, 1993. In the interim,
natural gas would be decon-trolled
as contracts expire,
terminate, or are negotiated.
I have been working hard
for this goal for many years.
And as Chairman of the
Northeast Gas Congres-sional
Caucus, I am gratified
with this pro-consumer, pro-environment
victory. The
bill now goes to the Senate
for its consideration, and I'm
hopeful it will be approved
without delay. As your Con-gressman,
I will continue my
efforts to promote safe,
reliable energy sources for
Long Island.
East Rockaway High
School is running a Dance
Marathon from 8:00 P.M.
on May 19th to 8:00 A.M.
May 20th 1989. The pro-ceeds
will benefit an alumni
of the class of '87, James
Pickering, who was involved
in a serious car accident.
Recuperation and therapy
will be prolonged and expen-sive.
Please support our
students with pledges and
donations. Any parent who
would like to volunteer time
to help chaperone the Dance
should call the High School
at 887-3111.
Lynbrook School Budget Defeated
Lynbrook voters defeated
the 1989-90 school budget
on Wednesday, May 3,1989,
1,472 to 869. Proposition #2,
to decrease transportation
from one mUe to V^ mile, also
lost by a tally of 1,971 to 266
and Proposition #3 to build
an all-weather track suc-cumbed,
17,22 to 459.
Incumbent President of the
Board of Education Charles
Spector, who ran unop-posed,
was elected with 1,237
votes and Michael Rehns
defeated Neil Skolnick for
the seat vacated by Joanne
McSherry, 1,056 to 696.
According to administra-
AWARD. The East Rockaway Board of Education recently
awarded its Friend of Education honor to Mrs. Marge Vel-tre,
1st grade teacher at Centre Avenue. Mrs. Veltre brings
to her students each day a large measure of love and care
and the professional skills to help young boys and girls
to grow in their academic skills and in their love of learning.
Mrs. Veltre has earned the respect and admiration of her
colleagues as well as the administrators, parents and children
of the school.
Natural Gas Decontrol: A Boon
for L I . Energy Consumers
Jim Verity Announces
Candidacy
Jim Verity announced his
candidacy for election to the
East Rockaway School Dis-trict
Board of Education.
Jim said that his only dis-appointment
in running for
the School Board is that he
is unopposed. He would like
to see more residents take an
active interest in our school
district. Jim said, "My only
intention in running for the
School Board is to seek the
best, affordable education
for our children."
"From what I can see,"
Jim said, The East Rocka-way
School District has been
on a steady roll for the past
few years. This positive
forward motion is due to the
efforts of faculty and stu-dents,
and to the support
from the administration and
the parents. The increased
self esteem of the students,
school pride, the dedication
of the administrators,
teachers and active interest
of the parents should sustain
this forward motion of the
East Rockaway School
District."
Jim Verity and his wife,
Cecilia, moved into East
Rockaway twenty years ago.
This children, Sharon, Jim,
Eileen and Christine began
their education in the Centre
Ave. School. As of Sep-tember
three of Jim's child-ren
will be in college and
Christine will enter her Jun-ior
year in High School.
Jim asks all his neighbors
and friends to support him
on the School Board and to
vote in favor of the proposed
budget on May 16th.
The East Rockaway Nurs-ing
Home, located on
Atlantice Avenue in Lyn-brook,
invites members of
the community to visit the
facility onSaturday, May
20th during the hours from
two to four o'clock. The
residents will be conducting
small group workshops, dis-playing
their daily social
activities. Refreshments will
be served and staff will be
available for you to talk
with.
tion officials, Lynbrook
schools could lose the bus
transportations beyond the
limits established by state
law, equipment and library
purchases, interscholastic
sports, after school recrea-tional
activities, summer
recreational programs, and
the use of school buldings by
outside groups. The Board
h ^ the option of removing
kindergarten and driver edu-cation
under an austerity
budget. This is the first time
in more than 10 years that
the Lynbrook School
Budget has been turned
down.
Burrles For Re-Election
Carol Burris, vice-president
of the East Rock-away
Board of Education
has announced her candi-dacy
for re-election to the
Board for a three year term
beginning on July 1, 1989.
Carol has served on the
Board since 1983. During
her tenure she has chaired a
Curriculum Committee,
Grants Committee, coordi-nated
the Board's commun-ity
relations program, served
as editor of the district
newsletter "insights" and has
served as legislative liaison
for the past year.
According to Mrs. Burris,
"It has been gratifying to
serve on a Board of Educa-tion
and with an Adminis-tration
that has been active,
improvement-minded and
deeply concerned with the
education and welfare of
children. I look forward to
another three years of
growth and inyjrovement of
our school system."
Mrs. Burris, a graduate of
Hofstra University, is pres-ently
working toward a Mas-ter's
Degree in Spanish Edu-cation.
She and her husband
Jess are the proud parents
of three daughters who
attend East Rockaway's
public schools.
Carol Burris reminds us of
the importance of voting to
approve the school district
budget on May 16. Accord-ing
to Mrs. Burris, "The
proposed increase this year
is modest. Our total budget
has increased by only 2.8%.
The tax rate increase is less
than $2.00 per $100 of
assessed Valuation. Taxpay-ers
should realize that in fact
they vote on only 3-4% of
the actual operating budget.
Should the budget be voted
down, the remaining 96-97%
would still be spent accord-ing
to New York State Law.
However, that small percen-tage
on which we vote
includes items which directly
affect children, such as
sports activities, as well as
building maintenance pro-grams
which have been of
great importance to this
community. I urge you all
to vote "YES" on Tuesday
Mav 16."
Carol Burris and James
Verity are running unop-posed
for the two at-large
positions.
NEW RESCUE SQUAD VEHICLE. Third assistant Fire
Chief Michael Chiaramonte christens the Lynbrook Fire
Department's new Rescue Squad truck that was delivered
to the Village in December. Joining in the ceremonies which
were held on April 23, 1989, are Lynbrook Mayor William
P. Geier, left, and from right to middle, Trustee Dominick
DeCarlo, Trustee William Hendrick, Trustee Mary Colway,
Rescue Squad Second Lieut. Roger Brand, Rescue Squad
First Lieut. Robert Kerner, and Rescue Squad Captain
George Wilson.
National Nursing Home Week NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL HELPS LFD. Lynbrook
Fire Chief Richard Neidecker accepts a check from North
Middle School principal Donald Slover which represents
the proceeds from the North students recent annual Walk-
A-Thon. Monies raised were donated to the volunteers of
the Lynbrook Fire Department. Joining in the presentation
is Elizabeth O'Donnell, Nurse/Teacher, and John Buffone,
who was awarded a plague for obtaining the most pledges.
(Photo by John Cribbin)