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VOL. 10 No. 24 Thursday, May 6,1976 10 cents per copy
Apartments For Bethpage? No! No! No!
Over one thousand
residents filled the John F.
Kennedy Junior High
School on Broadway in
Bethpage to overflowing
capacity as they attended
a public meeting spon­sored
by CAB (The Civic
Association of Bethpage)
at 8:00 p.m. last Thursday
evening.
"As a civic association it
is our objective to unite the
community through in­formation
and com­munication
to promote the
welfare of the Bethpage
community," so read the
words on a flyer
distributed within 48 hours
throughout the com­munity.
The word spread like
wildfire "apartments are
planned for Bethpage." In
the interest of all, Ron
Grimaldi, President of
CAB put together an in­formation
meeting,
consisting of School Board
President Anthony
LaFaso, builder of Senior
Citizen housing Joseph
Corsentino, (who is also
the builder of the proposed
apartments on 417
Lea Schottland, unofficial Mayor of Bethpage speaks out against
the proposed plan and joins the community in vigorous protest
against further downzoning and destruction of the hamlet of Beth­page.
Ile received a standing ovation from the audience. Sal Mosca,
TOB Councilman arrived late but he, too, assured the orderly mass
of people that their wishes would he respected in keeping Bethpage
frdni further downzoning. The builder, Joe Corsentino (a brave man
to face such an audience) said he had proposed to act under Section 8
of the HUD law, whereby he would manage the property and taxes
would revert to the community. Seeing the hostility, he said he would
withdraw the proposal if the community was not satisfied.
Broadway between Ennes
and Coronet Crescent), Sal
Mosca, TOB Councilman
and CAB officers. The
subject was high density
housing - 58 units on 3
acres. It concerned HUD
subsidized rental and
downzoning of a
residential area.
Without a doubt, the
message was loud and
clear from Bethpage
residents....absolutely no
more apartments in
Bethage no more
downzoning of residential
properties. As one resident
shouted Apartments for
Bethpage? No.
Panel And Speakers Set For Prayer Congress
The Mid-Island Ecumenical
Council's Prayer Congress
Committee, chaired by Mrs.
William Persons, including the
Rev. Dominic Ciannella, Council
President, the Rev. Harry Hall,
the Rev. Eugene MeManus,
Edward Levy and Robert Walton,
have announced the speakers and
panel members for the upcoming
Prayer Congress which is to be
held on 11th, 12th and 13th of May.
The first session at Parkway
Community Church, Hicksville,
will concentrate on Group Prayer
with the Rev. James Brassil,
Prayer Congress Committee members are from left to right seated:
Kev. Dominic Ciannella, President M-IEC, Rev. Eugene McManus
and Mrs. William Persons, chairman. Standing are: Kev. Harry Hall
(1) and Robert Walton. Missing from the picture is Edward Levy.
assistant Pastor at Our Lady of
Mercy R.C. Church, Hicksville
moderating a panel of Prayer
Group leaders from Our Lady of
Mercy Church; Plainview
Reformed Church; St. Francis
Episcopal Church, Levittown; St.
Ignatius R.C. Church, Hicksville;
St. Martin of Tours R.C. Church,
Bethpage; St. Paul's Lutheran
Church, Bethpage; St. Pius X
R.C. Church, Plainview; and
Tinity Lutheran Church,
Hicksville.
The second evening, Madelein
L'Engle Franklin will be the key
speaker on the subject of Private
Prayer at the Plainview
Methodist Church. Mrs.
Franklin, former Instructor in
Christian Spirituality at the
General Theological Seminary, is
presently associated with the
Library of the Cathedral of St.
John the Divine.
The Rev. Richard McAlear,
O.M.I., will conduct the third
session to be held at St. Martin of
Tours R.C. Church, Bethpage.
Liturgical or Corporate Prayer
will be explored at this session of
(Continued on Page 91
L-R -School Board President Anthony LaFaso reads a statement
from the Bethpage Board of Education regarding their disapproval
of the proposed plan. In Senior Citizen housing LaFaso said he would
be willing to sit down with both the school attorney and builders
attorney to clarify exactly what Section 8 means and the impact it
might have on' the district. Hon Grimaldi, President of CAB sits next
to LaFaso.
A VERY SERIOUS MATTER—the faces of hundreds of residents
observed in this photo catches the concern of Bethpage residents as
they learn about downzoning residential land in their community for
proposed subsidized apartments. ^o f o $ By Jerty Augusta
Oyster Bay Honors Seniors
Tuesday senior citizens from
the local area participating in the
Town of Oyster Bay Volunteer
Services Program were honored
in ceremonies at Town Hall on
Tuesday. May 4, when they were
named, "Senior Couple of the
Year" by Town Supervisor John
W. Burke.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eichler
the award winners, are residents
of Hicksville and have both been
active in many volunteer ser­vices.
Mr. Eichler. a member of
the Towns Senior Citizen
Advisory Council, has volun­teered
his services at the Suffolk
Developmental Center for the
past seven years, and more
recently has also performed .
volunteer work at the Sagamore
Children's Center. He has been a
volunteer fireman for more than
30 years.
Mrs. Eichler has also been an
active volunteer at both the
Suffolk Developmental Center
and the Sagamore Children's
Center; she is a member of her
community's Fire Department
Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Eichler
was formerly active with the
PTA and, in 1970, was awarded a
Nassau County commendation as
Volunteer of the Year.
Burke explained that the Town
conducts a Senior Citizen
Recognition Day each year in
May, a month cited nationwide as
Senior Citizen Month. Town
couneilmen presented seniors
from throughout Oyster Bay with
merit awards in recognition of
the time and effort they have
contriouted within Oyster Bay's
Volunteer Service programs.
•The Town of Oyster Bay
operates U senior citizen clubs
under the auspices of the Senior
Citizen Services Division of the
Department of Community
Services.