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YOUR OFFICIAL HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
Serving Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge, Seaford, Old Bethpage & Plainview
VOL. 27 NO. 13 APRIL 1-7, 1994 25 CENTS
S2 ZONE TO CHANGE
LOOK OF BETHPAGE
A request for a change of zone
to S-2, a special "Golden Age"
district for senior citizen housing,
will be the subject of a Tuesday,
May 24, public hearing by the
Oyster Bay Town Board, accord­ing
to Town Councilman Leonard
Kunzig.
'The applicant, Nautilus Res­taurant,
Inc., is seeking a change
of zone from 'D' residence and • F
neighborhood business to 'S-2'
Golden Age District," said Coun­cilman
Kunzig, who introduced
the "Golden Age" concept to the
Town Board .""The property is
located in Massapequa, west of
the intersection of Merrick Road
and Carman Mill Road."
Councilman Kunzig explained
that under the S-2, which allows
for a slightly higher density than
other residential zones, the devel­oper
will construct one- and two-bedroom
units that will be reason­ably
priced and have smaller tax
and utility bills than most houses
seniors now occupy. The housing
will be restricted to individuals and
married couples with at least one
spouse over the age of 62. The
developer's plan must provide for
maintenance, operation and
administration of the complex.
"One of the crying needs here
on Long Island is for more affor­dable
housing fdr senior citizens,"
Cbunciim^ih f'Kurizrg stated.
"Seniors are the people who built
and established our communities,
and they have a right to be able
to stay here close to their families
and friends.
"I am pleased to see that devel­opers
are interested in the 'S-2'
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VFW Awards Students of
democracy Essay Contest
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Lewis J. Yevoli (fifth from right), Town
Councilman Thomas L. Clark (second from left), Councilwoman Ann
R. Ocker (fourth from left) and Town Councilman Leonard Kunzig
(third from right) recently presented certificates to the winners of the
VFW's (Bethpage's Butehorn Bros. Post #4987) annual Voice of'
Democracy Essay Contest. This year's theme, "My Commitment to1
America," helped emote patriotic feelings in our youngsters. This year's'
1st place winner was Brian Thompson (center).
HARRY BUCHERT
CELEBRATES
100TH BIRTHHDAY
Harry was born on April 23, 1894, in New York City. As a child he
traveled back and forth with his mother to Germany, and finally made
the U.S. his home when he was 13 years old. Alone in New York, he
found work at the Hotel Astor, where he became a page boy. While
there, he was discovered by a wealthy man named Max Guggenheim,
who took a liking to him and engaged him as his valet, taking Harry
around the world with him. When offered the job permanently, he did
not think it was a good idea, and struck out on his own.
During World War 1, he enlisted in the Army, and was assigned to
the Medical Corps. He remembers the flu epidemic^ and tells wonderful
stories of his experiences in France.
Upon his return, he got a job at Stern Brothers, where he met his
dear wife, Lillian, and they were married for 63 years. Forty of those
years they lived in Bethpage. Harry commuted daily to his job in N.Y.C.
for the Chrysler Company. While working there, he hid in a locker
for two days, waiting to catch a thief who was stealing from the workers.
He succeeded after the second day. There are newspaper accounts
of this event.
Later he was employed by Grumman as a driver in the transportation
department, where he enjoyed every day of his 15 years with the
company. He retired at 65, and several years later he and Lillian moved
to Jupiter, Florida, where they enjoyed 23 years of retirement together.
Lillian died in 1984, and Harry continued to live there alone, among
good friends and neighbors, spending the summers each year with
his two daughters, in N.Y.and Pa. He has 5 grandchildren and 5 great­grandchildren.
As his eyesight failed, it became harder for him to live alone, so
in 1993 he made his residence at St. Martha's Manor in Downingtown,
Pa. He maintains, his cheerful attitude and wonderful disposition. His
motto has always been "keep smiling", and he does.
He has been an exemplary citizen,—and never any trouble,-never
any hand-outs,—never even had a traffic ticket. Everyone who knows
him, loves him. And the best neighbor anyone could have.
His present address is: St. Martha's Manor, 470 Manor Ave.,
Downington, Pa. 19355.