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VOL. 15 NO. 37 The Week of December 18-24,1980 20 cents per copy
BADA Celebrates
7th Anniversary
The Bethpage Adolescent Development Association
(People) celebrated its' seventh year of providing counseling
and referral services to troubled youth with a dinner at the
Plainview Holiday Inn on November 13. The fifty persons in
attendance included representatives of community organiza­tions,
friends of the program, agency board and staff
members.
The program included presentations by TOBAY Council­man
Salvatore R. Mosta and Mr Ed Boyens, Acting Super­intendent
of the TOBAY Division for Youth Services, as well
as the presenting of certificates of merit to BADA board and
staff members. Councilman Mosca recognized the program's
accomplishments in a Citation from the office of the Town
Board. Mr. Boyens awarded a certificate of distinguished
service to Mr. Larry Sims, BADA's executive director.
Mr. John Weeks was recognized for his service as
President of BADA's Board of Directors from 19794961. Mr.
Thomas E. Morris received a certificate noting his outstand­ing
leadership as President of BADA's Board of Directors
from 1973-1979. Other board members recognized at the event
included Mr. Frank D'Andria, Ms. Susan Kraus, Mr. David
Lubell, Father Eugene McManus, Mrs. Harriet Montag, Mr.
Philip O'Connell, Mr. David Pinkwas, Mr. Anthony Sabino
and Mr. Gerry Tanenbaum. r,^
BADA staff members including .ME. Sims, Mr. James
McKague, Ms. Nancy Bartkus and Mrs. Ida McCarthy were
honored for a combined total of 27 years of service to the
Bethpage community.
Special recognition was offered to Mrs. Gene Mazzara for
her instrumental efforts in forming the BADA organization.
Mrs. Claire Skellington and Ms. Jan Wolfe received certific­ates
of merit for their work as program volunteers in provid­ing
tutoring stervices to BADA clients.
Early Deadline
Due to the upcoming Christmas holidays the
Tribune will be having early deadlines. All copy
for the Dec. 25 issue should be received by the
Tribune no later than Monday Dec. 22 at Noon.
Nassau County Executive Francis T. PurceU [right]
discusses the similar budget problems experienced by
village, town and county governments with Massapequa
Park Mayor Robert Thompson [center] and Oyster Bay
Supervisor Joseph Colby. PurceU and Colby are guests on
Mayor Thompson's "Massapequa Park Village Talks with its
T*eop!?" Cablevision Show, which will air at 8:30 P.M. on Fri-dav,
December 19thonCablevision si haisf«iel 12.
In Memoriam
Dr.Hugh J. Ashford
Dr. Hugh J. Ashford, in tune with the season, was at his
new home Dec. 7th hanging Christmas lights when the bul­lets
of a deranged youth cruelly cut him down. Just 26 years
of age, the five months married Chiropractor, who had such a
promising career ahead of him, gave it all up to a former
patient, a man whom he had befriended and treated without
recompense.
That was Skippers way, as he was known to family and
friends; to walk gentle, with kindness and compassion; and
to follow his father's footsteps. An outstanding chiropractic
student, soft spoken, and unassuming, one wonders at his
ending by violence-so senseless because of a disinterested
and incompetent officialdom..which permits mental cases to
roam among us-a constant threat to society.
Skippers family came to Bethpage when the young doctor
[to be was less then two years old. He went to our schools,
graduated with honors and went on to college and to complete
his professional training while yet in his early twenties. And
now he is tragically gone.
Those of us who knew Skipper, mourn his untimely passing
with his new bride Nancy and his family. We can now only
pray that his soul knows lasting peace-and hope that some­how-
sometime-tragedies such as befell this fine young doctor
can be curtailed by an indignant and responsible society.
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Assemblyman Thomas S. Gulotta, third right, and Frederick
Parola are welcomed to a meeting of the Nassau Disabled
Americans Chapter 117 by Jerry Azzata of North Bellmore,
Chapter Commander. Gulotta and Parola discussed
legislation important to veterans. From left are Charles
Wildes of Levittown, past Commander, Frank DeBiase of
Elmont, Senior Vice Commander, and Andy Peribonas of
Levittown, Adjutant.
"A Christmas Carol''
An unusual holiday treat for the entire family awaits those
who attend the recreation of Charles Dickens' reading of "A
CHRISTMAS CAROL" at the Bethpage Public Library on
Monday, December 22, at 8 P.M. the Ensemble Players
Repertory Company will present this classic story as it was
originally presented — as a dramatic reading by Dickens on
his tours through England, France, Italy and the United
States in the 1850's and '60's. Taken from Dicken's own
transcripts, the Ensemble Players Company has recaptured
and recreated his presentation down to the smallest detail.
Admission is free. All are welcome—bring the family.
$6 Million In Drugs Seized
Police officers from the Nassau County Narcotics Squad,
assisted by the Long Island Drug Enforcement Administra­tion
and the Nassau County District Attorney's Rackets
Bureau have smashed two multi-million dollar narcotics
rings that supplied high quality heroin and methaquallone
(quaalude) throughout Long Island and the entire metro­politan
area. The details of the operation were announced
today by Nassau County Police Commissioner Samuel J.
Rozzi and George Festa, chief of the Long Island Drug Task
Force.
"These two seizures are the largest in the history of the
Nassau County Police Department totaling over six million
dollars," stated Rozzi. "It represents a great deal of hard
and dangerous police work. Inspector Donald White,
Commanding Officer of the Narcotics Squad, and the other
agencies involved should be commended for their efforts."
The arrests began at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday morning
(12/4/80), when officers arrested the ringleader of the meth­aquallone
operation, Alfred Miniaci, 52, of 2345 Bell Blvd.,
Bayside. Miniaci accompanied by Anthony Guarino, 49, of
1736 60th Street, Brooklyn delivered 200 pounds of quaalude
powder to undercover police officers intent on making a buy.
They were arrested after being followed to 6648 Bergen
Place, Brooklyn whe~re officers seized an additional 700
pounds of quaalude powder. Police estimated that this
powder would yield over 1,000,000 pills with a street value of
approximately five to six million dollars. Miniaci and
Guarino were both charged with Criminal Sale of a Con­trolled
Substance 4th degree.
The second investigation has so far netted 6 members of a
tightly knit heroin smuggling operation led by Charles
"Flip" Sanfilippo, 49, of 3611 Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx.
Undercover agents infiltrated the ring and made several
purchases of heroin of unusual purity ranging from 56% to a
high of 82%.
"These high percentages lead us to believe that the source
of the heroin is in South Central Asia, " stated Rozzi. "Purity
of this type is the exception rather than the rule."
The agents had been negotiating for a ten million dollar
purchase but the deal fell through. They then moved and
arrested the six individuals and in total seized one million
dollars worth of heroin. Arrested were:
1) Peter D'Amelio, 48, of 3333 Henry Hudson Parkway, an
ex-NYC narcotics detective, charged with Conspiracy 2nd
degree.
2) Joseph Coniglio, 47, of 4 Cheryl Lane, Farmingdale and
3030 Emmons Ave., Brooklyn, charged with Two counts
Criminal Sale of Controlled Substance 1st degree, Criminal
Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd degree, Criminal
Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st degree, Conspiracy
2nd degree.
3 Gilbert Ricci, 37, of 270-28H Grand Central Parkway,
North Shore Towers, Floral Park, charged with Criminal
Sale Controlled Substance 1st degree; Criminal Possession
Controlled Substance 2nd degree, Criminal Possession Con­trolled
Substance 1st degree, Conspiracy 2nd degree.
4) Charles Sanfilippo, 49, 3611 Henry Hudson Parkway,
Bronx charged with two Counts Criminal Sale of a Controlled
Substance 1st degree, Criminal Possession Controlled Sub­stance
2nd degree, Criminal Possession Controlled Sub­stance
1st degree, Conspiracy 2nd degree.
5) Arlene Brackmann, 45, 66-08 108th Street. Queens,
charged with Conspiracy 2nd degree.
6) Lelia Silverman, 39, 3611 Henry Hudson Parkway.
Bronx, N.Y. charged with Criminal Facilitation 4th degree.
The investigation is continuing with the cooperation of the
L.I. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Nassau
County District Attorney's office into others involved in both
the quaalude powder and the heroin ring. Detectives are
presently staking out other locations in the metropolitan area
and more arrests are expected.