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VOL. 20 NO. 11 Week of June 20 - June 26,1985 20 cents per copy
This Justice
Is No Justice
Nassau Cority District Attorhey Denis Dillon called on
state lawmakers to defeat the Determinate Sentencing bill
now pending in Albany. The DA, in lettejsio legislators, said
the bill will have a substantial and unwarranted negative
effect upon the criminal justice system of this State and upon
the ability of society to ajspropriately punish its most dan-gerous,.
vi6lent offenders.
/ ^ Diiion said, "The bill drastically reduces the sentence
available for significant number of dangerous offenders who
commit crimes such as manslaughter, robbery, assault, and
burglary. The presently existing scheme of mandatory min-unium
sentences for serious violent felony offenders is
undercut and in many instances entirely eliminated.'*
The DA gave as ian example a burglar who has no pre­vious
conviction for a felony but who enters a dwelling, ties
up the occupant and proceeds to ransack the premises.
Under this bill the criminal will be eligible for a one day jail
sentence. The result is unacceptable, particularly when it is
considered that under present law such a defendant, if con­victed,
couldserve no less than 18 months in prison.
Dillon wrote, "In addition, the bill substantially reduces
or eliminates the mandatory minimum penalties for serious
drug offences; treats offenders who have numerous prior
. misdemeanor convictions in the same manner as offenders
with no pnbr convictions; removes second degree robbery
and second degree burglary from the list of . jiivenile
offender crimes whicli cai be prosecutedih adult courts; and
permits white collar criminals with prior felony records to
escape jail sentences."
Dillon is also asking residents of Nassau to strenuously
oppose the Determinate Sentencing bill in its present form,
he said the bill is not the product of legislative compromise
or negotiation but rather contains all the serious flaws
found in the Sentencing Committee's final report.
TO BAY Taxes Due
Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes Gary F. Musiello
reminds residents that the second half of the 1985 General
Tax Levy is due on July 1, 1985, but may be paid without
penalty through August 10.
"By law, a taxpayer has a 40-day grace period from the
date the tax is due during which time payment may be made
without penalty," Musiello explained. After that 40 days, a
1% penalty is attached for each month the tax remains
unpaid."
Residents can pay in person at the Tax Office, Oyster Bay
Town Hall West, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, at the Hicks-ville
Annex, Newbridge Road and Duffy Avenue, and at
Town Hall South, Hicksville Road, Massapequa, or they
can pay by mail. When paying by mail, stub #2 of the tax bill
should be included with the payment. Residents paying in
person should being the entire tax bill. Musiello noted that if
the firsthalf of the 1985 General Tax Levy has not been paid,
' a resident may not pay the second half until payment is made
for the first half.
Residents are asked not to write on, or deface in any way,
the stub as it can cause rejection of the payment by the
computer.
Four-ln-A-l\/liHion,» Family Affair
Thirteen^roups of parentsgi^diiated M^
offspring from Nassau Community College this
year, including these two pairs of mothers ^hd
daughters. They are (1. to r.) Donna Fietz and her
mother Frances (from Bethpage) and Marie Mat-uza
and her daughter Joanne (from Hicksville).
Each of the schobrs3j555 graduates this^ear is
considered the symbolic l,090,0b0th graduate of
the State Unviersity of New York, of which Nas­sau
is a unit, and the College's symbolic 50,000th
since its first graduating class in 1962.
NAHRC Double Awards
Francis T. PurcelU Nassau Coimty Executive, and Helen
Kaplan, Executive Director of the Nassau Association For
The Help Of Retarded Children, both recently received'
honors from that organization.
County Executive Purcell became the twenty-fifth recip­ient
of the AHRC Humanitarian Award when that presenta­tion
was made at AHRC's Annual Rose Ball at the New
York Hilton on June 15th. The award, which had been given
previously to government and philanthropic leaders includ­ing
vice presidents and governors, recognizes meritorious
service to the mentally retarded. Mr. Purcell has been asso­ciated
with AHRC for many years and serves on the organi­zation's
advisory board.
Mrs. Kaplan, who has been AHRC's executive director
for twenty-five years and was a founding member of the
group, was praised at an Accolades For Helen Night held at
the Swan Club in Glenwood Landing on May 29th. At that
time she was lauded for leadership which had created the
program in Nassau County for the mentally retarded serving
to inspire other organizations in the region as well &s other
parts of the country. •
Bethpage High Schoo/
Scholar-Athletes
OYSTER BAY TOWN COUNCILMAN Douglas J. Hynes
presents the AnnuabBethpage High School Girls Scholar-
Athlete Award to Patricia O'Connor, who shared the proud
monieiit with her parents, Patricia and Franli (left photo).
The Councilman was also on hand,to present the Boys
Scholar-Athlete Award to Brian Nalcamura, who was
accompanied by his father, Douglas. Principal George
McElroy (second from right) and Superintendent of Schools
John Sommi were also oh hand as Brian received the honor
(right photo).