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VOL. 21 NO. 28 Week of October 23 - October 29,1986 20 cents per copy
Crime Pays
...Dividends To Nassau and NYS
Bi-County Brocuremeiit Pact Signed
Nassau County District
Attorney Denis Dillon
to(jay fowarded checks
t o t a l i n g more than
$563,000.00 to Nassau
County and New York
State, representing pay­ments
under the new Forfei­ture
Law. The money
represents the proceeds and
profits of criminal activity in
Nassau County that was
seized by the DA's Forfei­ture
Unit. Nassau County is,
receiving a check for
$440,649.06 and the State
Division of Substance
Abuse Services is receiving a
check for $122,875.56.
Diilion said, "The Fore-feiiure
Law passed by the
State Legislature greatly
expands the scope of forfei­ture
in New York. It is
hoped that by confiscating
the fruits of crime from
criminals we can deter some
who might think of the con­sequences
of their action."
The DA said the
$563,000.00 is just the first
payment of many to both
percent of all drug forfei­tures.
The County also
receives 50 percent. Non-drug
forfeitures all go to the
County, with some funds for
law enforcement and some
for the General Fund.
Diilion said his office is
also continuing to seize cars
and other vehicles from
indivuduals convicted of
felony drunk driving. He
said this was a tremendous
deterrent in the battle to
stop drunk driving.
Youth Exchange
Service lnc«
WARM AND CARING FAMILIES ARE NEEDED
TO HOST INTERNATIONL TEENAGE EXCHANGE
STUDENT
the County and the State.
Currently our Forefeiture
Unit is litigating more than
$2 million dollars seized as
the proceeds of criminal
activity in our County.
These matters are now
before the State Supreme
Court or County Court. We
anticipate additional funds
being sent to the County
Treasurer and State in near
future.
Under the Frofeiture
Law, the State receives 50
The Youth Exchange
Service (YES) is presently
seeking families interested in
having an intercultural
Bike-A-Thon
experience by hosting a for­eign
exchange student. Stu­dents
come from Europe,
Asia and Latin America.
These students go through a
rigid process of selection
and, thereforeTare brig^it,
mature, and most of all, very
enthusiastic to become the
best Ambassadors to the
United States possible by
sharing their culture with
their host family and
friends. Our next group of
students is due to arrive in
December, 1986/January
1987 and are to stay until t ^
end of the school year. The
host family's responsibility
is to provide room, board
and love. In return, the stu­dent
is expected to try and
assimilate the U.S. lifestyle
and to become a part of the
family. Students have excel­lent
medical insurance and
bring their own spending
money. The host family
many also claim a $50.00
deduction for each month
that they host. If you are
interested in having a
rewarding experie!\ce and
would like more informa­tion,
please contact: Youth
Exchange Service (YES),
World Trade Center Build­ing,
350 S. Figueroa St.,
#257-P, Los Angeles, CA.
Representatives of Nas­sau
and Suffolk Counties,
the Long island Develop­ment
Corporation and the
Department of Defense
recently met for the formal
signing of a cooperative
agreement designed to assist
small businesses in bidding
on Defense contracts. The
signing, held at the offices of
the Nassau County Depart­ment
of Commerce and
Industry, was attended by
(seated i. to r.) Islip Dircctor
of Economic Development
George Gatta, Nassau
County Executive Francis
T. Purcell, and Col. Robert
Karlseng of the Department
of Defense. Standing (!. to
r.) are Suffolk County
Director of Economic
Development Thomas Jun­ior,
Nassau County Com­missioner
of Commerce and
Industry Roy N. Cacciatore,
LI DC Executive Director
The Newsday Marching
Band Festival
by Michelle Kramer
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Colby pres­ents
a proclamation declaring Sunday, October 90071, pho'nerrBOO-
26 "March of Dimes Bike-A-Thon Sunday" to 848-2121
poster child Meghan Coutieri of Hicksville as
Town Councilman Kenneth S. Diamond looks
on. The bike-a-thon is a 75 kilonieter ride backed
by pledges. Anyone desiring to participate can
contact the March of Dimes at 496-2106.
Attends Gettysburg
Kevin P. Burke, son of
Mrs. Patricia M. Burke,
Bethpage, will be attending
Gettysburg College begin­ning
this fall.
WOW! What a show! On
Tuesday, October 21 the
Bethpage Marching Band
participated in the 24th
Annual Newsday Marching
Band Festival along with 16
other bands from Long
Island.
The Bethpage program
was lead by drummajor
Debra Whitman. The pro­gram
would not have been
so successful without the
leadership of the band offic­ers,
Debra Whitman, Chris
Blades, Carmela DelVica-rio.
Brad Astrowsky and
Renee Fournier; and the co­operation
of the Junior Var­sity
and Varsity kickline,
under the direction of
Sabrina Tellelian and
Heather McCarthy. The
members of the marching
unit and twirlers gave up
much of their own time to
prepare for the show, includ­ing
Saturday and after
school rehearsals. This wil­lingness
of the participants
to successfully represent
their school, produced a
remarkable show. The
theme of the Bethpage show
was "Space Odessy", with
songs such as Back To The
Future, Rock Around The
Clock, Starwars and the
theme from 2001.
The band would like to
thank the audience for their
support and thanks to Mr.
Cohen for,his guidance and
expertise.
Now, for those of you
who would have liked to see
the show but couldn't get
there, you can watch the
broadcast on Cablevision
(Channel 21) on November
28 at 1:00 P.M.
Roslyn Goldmacher and
Defense Associate Director
of Small Business John E.
Mulreany.
The program is expected
to be operational by mid-
November under the direc­tion
of Nassau County
Director of Commercial
Review and Evaluation Carl
F. Del Vecchio (535-3924)
and George Gatta (348-
7676).
Jayme Delano Joins
EAC Queens Program
Jayme Delano of Beth­page
has been appointed to
the position of Case Man­ager
for the Education
Assistance Center's Treat­ment
Alternatives to Street
Crime (TASC) program in
Queens.
XASC links the criminal
justice system with drug or
alcohol treatment pro­grams.
The TASC model
involves placing the drug or
alcohol abusing offender
into treatment at the request
of the court system, then
monitoring his or her pro­gress.
The use of TASC has
been proven effective in
reducing re-arrests for per­sons
who successfully com­plete
the program.
TASC is one of a variety
of human service programs
operated by EAC, which has
offices in Nassau and Su(-
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