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VOL. 21 NO. 4 Week of May 8 - May 14,1986 20 cents per copy
Our Own Miss Lbierty
Nassau County*s Own Miss Liberty....After a long and arduous search,
Mrs, Marguerite Tully of East Rockaway (center) was found to be the only
senior citizen in New York State who would turn 100 years old, along with
M iss Liberty, on July 4th. County Executive Francis T. Purcell introduced
her to Senior Citizen Commissioner Adelaid Attard (left) and Newsday's
Community Affairs Manager Reginal Tuggle (right), as Mrs. Tully's proud
daughter Violet Kane looks on. Mrs. Tully, Nassau's own Miss Liberty,
will be honored at Newsday's Salute to Liberty being held at the Nassau
Veteran's Memorial Coliseum on May 17th.
Town Board Supports State Logislation For
Sale Of Equipmont To Auxiliary Police
The Oyster Bay Town Board has formally expressed its
support for proposed State legislation which would enable
towns in Nassau County to sell unneeded equipment to the
Nassau County Auxiliary Police.
By formal resolution, the Town Board voted unanimously
to forward a Home Rule request to the New York State
Legislature in support of Senate Bill 280 and Assembly Bill
5730 and request their adoption by the Legislature. If
passed. Town Boards in Nassau County, as well as the
County Board of Supervisors, would be empowered to sell,
lease or transfer used or unneeded equipment to the Nassau
County Auxiliary Police, another municipality or to a
school district.
Buddy
Poppy
Month
iNext Governor'.'G.O.P. GubernaioriaU-iiiuidaif Andrew
O'Rourke (right), the Westchester County Executive,
recently visited State Senator JohnR. Dunne (R-Nassau) to
discuss some of the issues he will be addressing in the the
upcoming campaign.
The month of May is the
month of Remembrance to
Veterans of all wars. It beg­ins
with "Buddy Poppy"
sales to aid those Veterans,
who must spend the time in
hospitals to repair their
broken bodies and minds so
badly damaged in the hor­rors
of combat. The culmi­nation
of the month is
Memorial Day to honor
those who sacrificed their
lives, that we might pursue
our lives in Freedom.
On that day will be the
Parades that Honor those
fallen Comrades, and many
will be the Flags carried
in that Tribute.
In order to respect that
Emblem of our Great
Nation, etiquette requires us
to stand facing "Old Glory"
and salute by placing hand
over heart in memory of the
struggles of our Nation, hav­ing
survived the many trials
since the birth of our
Nation!
Golden Wedding
Couples Honored
Over 200 local couples
who are celebrating 50 years
of married life were honored
by the Catholic Diocese of
Rockville Centre at a cele-bration
at" St. Agnes
Cathedral on Sunday, May
3.
The Most Rev. John R.
McGann, Bishop of the
Diocese of Rockville Centre
(which includes Nassau and
Suffolk Counties), presided
at the celebration. Couples
were welcomed by Msgr.
Edward L. Melton, Cathed­ral
administrator, and the
bishop presented each cou­ple
with a scroll.
The Golden Wedding
celebrations are arranged by
the diocesan Office of Fam-
Special Use
Permits
The Oyster Bay Town
Board has scheduled a pub­lic
hearing for Tuesday,
May 20, to consider requests
for a special use permits as
follows:
Massapequa: Cohen-
Breslin Realty Co., is seek­ing
a special use permit to
maintain and operate a
Ponderosa Steak Housei
with seating for 250 persons.
The subject property is
located at the southeasterly
corner of Sunrise Highway
and Block Boulevard in
Massapequa.
Hicksville: Create-A-Van,
as lessee and Michael
P. LaTorre, as owner, are
requesting a special use
permit for the sale and leas­ing
of vans, the daily rental
of vans and the uplifting of
luxury vans. The property is
located at 894 South
Broadway in Hicksville.
Plainvicw: Jacob S.
Rand, a Family Primary
Care Physician, is request­ing
a change of zone from
'D' residence district to 'R-0'
residence office district, for
a medical office. The prop­erty
is located on the nor­theast
corner of Pasadena
Drive and Old Country
Road, also known as 654
Old Country Road, in
Plainview.
The hearing has been
scheduled for Tuesday, May
20, 1986, beginning at 10
AM in the Town Hall East
Hearing room, Audrey
Avenue, Oyster Bay.
ily Ministry. The names of
couples honored were
gathered by their local par­ishes,
and those from our
area are listed here.
BETHPAGE: Arthur &
Vincenza Affa and Harry &
Florence Walker.
FARMINGDALE: Jo­seph
& Lucille Tereskiewicz.
HICKSVILLE: Francis
& Elizabeth Burgoyne,
Joseph & Geraldine Fulco,
Sal & Mary Molinari,
Gerald & Connie Muscat,
Nicholas & Lucille Trapp
and Raul & Gregoria
Zapata.
PLAINVIEW: Anthony
& Antoinette Bugliarelli and
Eugene & Carmela Vicchio.
SEAFORD: John &
Theresa Morena.
WANTAGH: Carhon &
Mary Shelton.
55+ Gearing Up For
Fun & Games
Seniors throughout New York are putting on their sneak­ers
and gearing up for the fourth annual New York State
Senior Games, June 20-22 at the SUN Y College at Cortland.
"Each year, through Senior Games participation, more
and more men and women are learning 'You don't stop
playing because you grow old; you grow old because you
stop playing'", noted State Parks Commissioner Orin Leh­man,
whose agency operates the program in cooperation
with the NYS Office for the Aging and the State University
of New York.
New York men and women age 55+ join in tennis, golf,
swimming, bridge, track and more. Two levels of participa­tion
insure that people at all levels of expertise enjoy taking
part in the Games.
Most participate in the Recreational Division, for fun,
fitness and fellowship. There are no minimum qualifica­tions.
The Competitive Division, however, is limited to
serious competitors wishing to qualify for the US National
Senior Olympics or train for the Empire State Games Mas­ters
and other competitions. Gold, silver and bronze medals
are awarded to winners for each activity in both divisions.
Early registration for the Senior Games is encouraged, to
insure placement in events of choice. Applications and
details are available from county offices for the aging. State
Park regional offices or by writing: Senior Games, Long
Island State Park Commission, P.O. Box 247, Babylon,
N.Y. 11702 or calling: 1-800-342-9871 or (516)669-1000.
Gov. Cuomo On Shoreham
by Governor Mario M. Cuosno
The Chief of Staff at the White House now has admitted
what many of us who oppose the Shoreham nuclear plant
have been saying for years. There is no realistic way to
evacuate people from that area in the event of an emergency.
The significance of his statement couldn't be more pro­found.
Even the White House has now agreed that an effec­tive
evacuation plan for Shoreham, a statutory prerequisite
to licensing the plant, is impossible.
Mr. Regan's answer to the problem of evacuation is
apparently to build a bridge to Connecticut. It's not a new
idea. St has been considered and rejected before, for sound
environmental and economic reasons. As an evacuation
option, it is equaly unsound. Would LILCO control the
thousands of panicked motorists attempting to squeeze onto
this concrete lifeline? Would the taxpayers of the State or the
county be expected to finance this bailout for LILCO?
Two events in this past week have made it clear that
Shoreham cannot operate. The statement by Mr. Regan is
the latest confirmation that an effective evacuation plan for
the Shoreham plant is impossible. And the disaster at Cher­nobyl
IS a chilling reminder that the need for an effective
evacuation plan cannot be ignored.