Bethpage-Tribune_1986-11-13

              BETHB«GE
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VOL. 21 NO. 31 Week of November 13 - November 19,1986 20 cents per copy 1
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NYPIRG
Solutions to Pollution
Program
The New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc.
(NYPIRG) has launched the second phase of its Clean Up
Long Island Campaign by petitioning the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation to clean up the
Old Bethpage landfill - the #1 worst dump in the State - on
a top priority basis with funds provided by the Environmen­tal
Quality Bond approved by New Yorkers on Election
Day. Other major dumps on Long Island in need of cleanup
include the Oceanside, Babylon, and East Northport gar­bage
landfills, and the Mattiace Petro Chemicals company
in Glen Cove.
"Now that the Environmental Quality Bond has been
passed, we are launching a drive to clean up toxic dumps on
Long Island without further delay and to insure that all
existing toxic pollution hazards are investigated and elimi­nated
in the years, to come," said Walter L.T. Hang,
NYPIRG Toxics Project Director.
The first phase of NYPIRG's Clean Up Long Island
Campaign culminated in the largest election campaign
mobilization of environmentalists in New York StaC^ h^*
tory. On Election Day alone, more than 300 volunteers clad
in bright yellow "Vote Yes" T-shirts were sent to more than
ISO key polling sites throughout Nassau and Suffolk coun­ties
urging voters to support the Environmental Quality
Bond Act. Statewide, more than 2000 volunteers electio­neered
at more than 1000 polling sites. The Bond initiative
passed by nearly a 3-to-l margin on Long Island. Statewide,
voters supported Proposition #1 by a 68 percent majority.
"Long Islanders and voters'throughout the rest of the
state showed greater support for the environment than for
the reelection of Governor Cuomo," said Steven Roma-lewski,
volunteer coordinator for the Clean Up Long Island
Campaign. "We will now try to use that incredible display of
grassroots political power to set the environmental agenda
of the Governor's second term by implementing a compre­hensive
'Solutions to Pollution' program," he added.
The "Solutions to Pollution" program includes:
• Immediate full-scale investigation and cleanup of aO
dumps on Long Island;
• Passage during the 1987 Legislative session of a bill
banning construction of all new landfills in New York State
for any purpose;
• Establishment of a Total Recycling Program designed
to require industries and municipalities in New York to
reduce, recycle or eliminate 60% of their wastes in 10 years
and 90% of their wastes in 20 years, respectively;
• A New York State policy of eliminating both toxic
chemical discharge into the environment and the public's
exposure to toxic pollutants; and
• A requirement that industries in New York halt to the
maximum extent feasible ~ either through reformation or
substitution ~ the use and manufacture of all toxic chemi­cals
in raw materials or products that are known to pose, or
are suspected of posing, toxic hazards to consumers or the
environment.
Hang added, "NYPIRG will act in the years to come as the
citizens' watchdog to make sure that the State solves Long
Island's toxic pollution dilemma as rapidly and efficiently as
possible."
The Environmental Quality Bond will provide $1.45 bil­lion
for environmental improvements across the State. Of
the total, $1.2 billion is earmarked for the cleanup of toxjc
waste sites. The remaining $250 million will be used to
purchase environmentally-sensitive lands, such as Long
Island's Pine Barrens, improve parklands, and preserve his­toric
sites.
The Annual HaHoween Magic Circle
Colorfully costumed children and many parents turned out in droves for the annual Halloween Costume Parade and
Party, held on a recent golden October afternoon at the Bethpage Public Library.
The library patio glowed with bright sunlight and variously hued autumn leaves, as well , over 130 young people in a
fascinating array of costumes joined the time-honored and well-loved traditional Magic Circle Costume Parade.
Marching in cadence was a splendid group that included a fanciful unicorn, an enormous jar of mustard, a box of
Cheerios, a walking jug of jelly beans made from balloons, and a horrific cone head, as well as all kinds of witches, ghouls,
clowns, ghosts and spiders. The five judges worked long and hard in the center of the circle to arrive at difficult decisions.
While awaiting word from the judges and a profusion of prizes, the imaginatively costumed crowd of youngsters were
entertained by Sharlo the Magnificent who presented an exciting Halloween magic show.
After fifteen prizes in seven categories were awarded by Carol Shapiro, Children's Librarian, the delightfuly garbed
throng of young people enjoyed a tasty snack and triek or treat bas^ provided by tlie library.
TniditioiiftI October Festival at the Bethpage Public
Library. The rolliclting Magic Circle Costume Parade for
Halloween in which young people in colorful costumes swirl
"Stick It" To C.R.A.C.K.
around the library patio white the Judges in the center work
hard to arrive at their decisions.
In a memo to all County
Commissioners and Depart­ment
Heads, County Execu­tive
Francis T. Purcell today
asked that all county vehi-
FIGHTING CRACK ...
Nassau County Executive
Francis T. Purcell applies
the first Cocaine/Crack
hotline bumper sticker to a
county vehicle.
cles bft.. affixed with a
Cocaine/Crack Hotline
bumper sticker.
Purcell and Drug and
Alcohol Commissioner
Harold E. Adams took the
lead by personally applying
bumper stickers to their
cars. Purcell's request came
as part of the county's ongo­ing
C.R.A.C.K. intiative.
"The Department of Drug
and Alcohol Addiction's
Cocaine/Crack Hotline is
one of the most effective
parts of our overall program
to fight drug abuse", said
Purcell. "By displaying the
Hotline's phone number we
can let people with a prob­lem
know where to call for
help."
The C o c a i n e / C r a ck
Hotline is run by the Nassau
County Department of
Drug and Alcohol addiction
and provides information
and referrals for drug users
and their families. The
Hotliije is staffed by trained
counselors and all calls are
kept confidential. The
Hotline is available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. The
Hotline number if 481-4000.
Central Civic Association lUieting
fiovtmbor 20. tS8@ 7:30 PM
The flUeen whiners:. i*>ont row (left to right) - Heather
Boyle, Sabrina Ivicie, Steven McEnaney, Joseph Hoffman,
Steven Langilotti, Gina Venera, Dawn Mostow. Second
row, standing (from left to right) - Russell Fromme, Danielle
Riccardello, AUyson Franco, Christopher Mitchell, Joseph
Strazzeri, Alison Steigelbauer, Dina Knapp, Christopher
Schill. Rear row, the judges (left to right) • Leo £. Sehott-land,
President of the Friends of the Bethpage Public
Library; Glen Fuhrman, Manager of the Bethpage Office of
Norstar Bank; Laurence Bevan, Instructor for the Bethpage
Public Library Fifty-five Alive Defensive Driving Course;
Eleanor Holownia, Treasurer of the Friends of the Bethpage
Public Library; Mary Swartz, Cooperative Extension Agent
ffHT the Nassau County 4-H.
Woman Knookod Down and Robbed
Adehne Eddington, 78, of Bethpage was walking through
the Stewart Avenue Shopping Center at 2:50 p.m. on Wed­nesday
when she was approached by two men on motor­cycles.
They grabbed her purse, but she held on and was
knocked to the ground, cutting her lip and mouth. The
cyclists took her purse containing $60 and fled the scene.