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VOL. 36 NO. 19 Wednesday, May 31,1989 35c PER COPY
The Policeman at Lynbrook
Recreation Pre-School
THE POLICEMAN. During the week of May 8-12, Police
OflHcer Fred Fusswinkei visited the Lynbrook Recreation
Pre-School Program in Greis Park. Officer Fusswinkei
talked to the children about the role of a policeman and
how they service the community. Officer Fusswinkei
answered the children's questions and gave each child a
booklet illustrating the poUce officer's role. The children
from the Wednesday afternoon class with 1. to r. - Lillian
Boden, Anne Curcuru, Pat Pomponio, and Police Officer
Fred Fusswinkei.
Alumni
Fund Drive
Drop a coin (or two) in
one of the orange-and black
decorated milk cartoons
found on the counters of
many of our local busi-nesses.
Help support the
Scholarship Fund of the
East Rockaway High school
Alumni Association* as you
support our local merchants
by shopping in your
community.
The Alumni Fund Drive
is entering its last two weeks
and your support will be
greatly appreciated. Help
the Rocks-of-all-A^es sup-port
the current Rocks by
dropping a coin (or two) into
one of the orange-and-black
milk cartons found where
you shop locally.
Bay Cleaned Up
For Frolic
Our Hewlett Bay in the
Grist Mill Museum's Bay
exhibit, has never really been
polluted with anything but
dust and a few spiders wand-ering
around, but last week
a group of young men
guided by Bob Sympson,
committee man, lifted the
boat from the water and
sifted the sand. Then they
put down new "water, then
replaced the clamdigger, in
the bat, ducks horseshoe
crabs and clams to the sand
and water. This exhibit is
being spruced up" for the
June 17th HUCKLEB-ERRY
FROLIC. Other
exhibits that are "in the
works" include "new" (old)
tools room exhibit that will
be named the Tom Reddy's
Tool Shop. Tom, since
passed on, gave many of the
tools to the Museum. Also
our pre-Civil War map
donated by John Bishop, is
being carefully restored and
preserved for the future by
an expert. The map will not
be back until July but was
literally falling apart. It lists
the names and locations of
many homes where early
residents of Near Rockaway
lived.
CLEANING UP THE BAY. David Henner and Damian
Karpawitz help clean up the bay at the Grist Mill. In the
background is the old clamdigger.
DON'T FORGET THE HUCKLEBERRY
FROLIC ON SATURDAY, JUNE 17th.
RESERVE THE DAY FOR ALL THE
FESTIVITIES. THE JUNE 14th ISSUE OF
THE OBSERVER WILL BE A SPECIAL
ISSUE ON THE FROLIC.
Lynbrook Village Board Meeting
By Annette Ling
Deputy Mayor Norman
Dreyer presided at the Lyn-brook
Board of Trustees
Meeting held at Village Hall
on Monday, May 15, 1989.
Firemen Ernest Riellers,
retired from the Fire Depart-ment
has completed fifty
years of service with the
department and Dreyer
noted, "That is a pretty
impressive accomplishment
and we thank him for that
dedicated service." The
Board issued a proclamation
which will be sent to Riellers
in Florida and he was desig-nated
Honorary Fire
Commissioner.
May 15, 1989 was desig-nated
Peace Officer Memor-ial
Day honoring the police
of the Lynbrook Police
Department and Dreyer
complimented them for their
"magnificent job."
The Board issued a proc-lamation
designating the
month of May as Senior
Citizens Month in Lynbrook
and Agnes Gogol, President
of the Senior Citizens Club
of Lvnbrook accepted the
proclamation on behalf of
the Seniors.
of
The Board accepted a
donation of office furniture
donated by Len Le
Security Pacific Ban
Deputy Mayor
announced that M
Day will be officially'jfc^-
brated in Lynbroo'^* oft
Monday, May 29, 1989^it^
the Memorial Day P ^ d ^
starting at 9:30 a.m. f r o i ^ n^
front of the Ameri^n "
Legion Clubhouse on Uni^
Avenue. The Guest Speal®
at the Doughboy Memori^
ceremonies will be DistriGt
Attorney Dennis Dillon. ^
The Vincent Avenue/J
Neighborhood watch w a^
given permission to hold ten-family
garage sale on Satur-day,
May 20, 1989 with the
proceeds going to the Neigh-borhood
Watch Program
and to a local Boy Scout
Troop.
A representaUye from the
Air-rstahd Taxi Service in
Lynbrook, Robert McBride
requested an increase in
taxi fares for service between
two points in the Village. He
argued that there had been
no increase in fares since
1982, adding. "Everything
has gone up." Some of the
residents present in the
audience complained about
the poor service offered by
the taxi firm with one report-ing
that she had lost a plane
reservation because of this.
The Board reserved decision
for a future date.
The Fire Dept. was
granted approval to attend
ertain conventions and
rills and a visit to the
iremens' Home in Hudson,
,ew York.
The date of July 10, 1989
set for the continuation
oTthe Public Hearing on an
application made by the
owners of 140 Broadway and
16 Union Place who wish to
convert the sites to a
Condominium.
The fee for a an accident
report was raised from $5 to
$10 effective June 1, 1989.
Chief Frank Lauriano
suggested that Caution-
Chfldren at Play signs be
placed on Lincoln Place.
The dates for the Summer
schedule of meetings were
set as: July 10, August 7, and
September 11, 1989.
A surplus car for which no
bids have been received was
passed by the Board.
Gulotta Greets VFW#2307
Navsau County Executive Thomas S. Gulotta, (second from left), attended the open
house of the East Rockaway Nursing Home, which was recently held. Joinbig County
Executive Gulotta were, from left to right; Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg; Robert
Keon, Administrator, and his wife, Marilyn Keon; Carole Witte, Recreation Director;
(front), A1 King, President of Resident Council.