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VOL. 32 NO. 7 June 18,1987 to June 25,1987 20 cents per copy
Keep Prisoners In Prison
Nassau County District
Attorney Denis Dillon has
criticized County officials
for continuing to release
criminals into the commun­ity
instead of finding jail
space for these individuals.
The District Attorney said
the refusal by the Sheriff to
accept some prisoners after
arraignment because of
overcrowding at the jail was
not a legitimate option from
the beginning, and County
officials were told that last
September by my office.
Now the Appellate Division,
Second Department has
stated the same thing, that if
overcrowded conditions
exist at the Nassau County
Jail, then the Sheriff has the
statutory responsibility to
find substitute jail facilities.
On September 23, 1986,
Dillon said, "The Sheriff
seems to be claiming that the
Federal Court Order setting
a population limit at the
Nassau County Jail in East
Meadow forbids him from
accepting prisoners placed
in his custody by State
Courts. In that respect he is
mistaken. The Federal
Order only prohibits the
Sheriff from placing more
than 710 prisoners in the
East Meadow facility. It is
still the Sheriffs duty to take
custody of those prisoners
held on bail or sentenced by
Future Nurse
Nassau Judges. He may
place prisoners in any other
facility which the County or
State governments make
available. Indeed, the State
Corrections Law (Section
504) directs that the State
Commission of Correction
'... must... designate another
suitable place within the
county or a jail of another
county.'"
The District Attorney
pointed out that one such
facility already approved by
the State for the temporary
housing of 75 female prison­ers
is the Children's Shelter.
The Sheriff should explain
why he is not making use of
this facility and why he has
not invoked the same law to
compel the State to provide
any additional space which
may be needed. If the State
balks then the Sheriff should
take legal action to compel
the State to follow the law.
Dillion said, "After eight
years of the overcrowding
problem at the Nassau Jail
one would think that
County officials would real-,
ize that this problem is not
going to go away by itself.
I'm sure we'll be confronted
again shortly with the cap of
750 inmates being reached.
This time, 1 hope the County
is prepared to place crimi­nals
in a secure setting rather
than hanging out their 'No
Vacancy' sign."
St. Paul's Welcomes
New Pastor
St Paul Lutheran Church in Bethpage rejoices at the
arrival of its new permanent pastor, the Reverend Bruce C.
Hanson. At a special service held at St. Paul's on Monday
evening, June 15, 1987, Reverend Hanson was installed as
pastor of the congregation by the Reverend Ronald Fink.
Among those in attendance were several members of the
local clergy.
Pastor Hanson and his family arrived in Bethpage just a
week ago after driving from Howard City, Michigan, where
he had previously served as pastor of Bethel Lutheran
Church since 1980. Having been born and raised in Chicago,
he was ordained into the Holy Ministry in 1971 and has
served parishes in Kansas and Michigan.
St. Paul Lutheran Church has been without a permanent,
fulltime pastor since the Reverend William Flammann
resigned to serve as Chaplain in the United States Navy in
January of 1986. The congregation is thankful for the dedi­cated
service of the Reverend Stephen Brighton and the
Reverend Albert Neibacher during this vacancy period.
The people of St. Paul Lutheran Church invite you and
your loved ones to join us in welcoming the Hansons to the
neighborhood.
Share Your Home With A YES Student
By opening your heart
and home to a cultural
exchange student, you can
open the door to whole new
family abroad. These high
school students, aged 15-18,
come to America in need of
a family they can share their
hopes, dreams and life with.
If your family hosts one of
these students and then
should decide to visit the
country of the student you
hosted, be rest assured you
will receive a royal welcome
from the family. Imagine the
Lynn-Ann McCon-nell
of Bethpage was
graduated from St.
Dominic's High School
on June 6th.
She won a partial
nursing scholarship
and will be attending
MoUoy College in the
fall.
Auto Consumer Protection
Auto consumers in New York State will receive increased
protection as a result of legislation sponsored by Senate
Transportation Committee Chairman, Senator Norman J.
Levy (R,C-Merrick), and signed into law by the Governor,
requiring automobile repair shops to inform consumers as
to whether the auto body parts used to repair their automo­biles
were "manufacturer authorized", or obtained from
another source.
Levy said that currently, auto repair shops are only
required to provide the owner of a vehicle with an invoice
describing what service work was done and what parts were
supplied to effectively repair their auto.
Levy explained that under the terms of his new law, auto
repair shops will now be required to disclose to the consu­mer,
on the repair invoice and/or the written estimate,
whether any auto body parts used to repair the car were
manufactured by the car's manufacturer or its authorized
agent, by another source, or are used parts.
"Since many manufacturers only extend warranty cover­age
if replacement parts used to repair the car are the manu­facturer's
authorized parts, consumers, who are unaware of
what parts are being used in the repair, could lose their
warranty coverage," explained Levy. "This new law will
protect consumers from losing that coverage when having
auto body repair work done."
Teachers Retire
gratitude of a family who
has entrusted the care of
their child to you for a whole
school year, or second
semester. No words can des­cribe,
or measure the grati­tude
of that family.
The YOUTH EXCHANGE
SERVICE is a nonprofit
organization that provides
our students with excep­tional
accidental/medical
i n s u r a n c e . YES also
arranges enrollment for the
students at the high school
nearest you. Our students
provide their own spending
money, leaving the host fam­ily
responsible for providing
love, understanding, and a
home.
Help one of these high
achieving students learn
what the American family
stands for while creating a
bond of international
friendship for life. For more
information; about our tax
deductible program contact:
The YOUTH EXCHANGE
SERVICE, World Trade
Center Building, 350 S.
Figueroa St.. Ste. 257-P,
Los Angeles, CA 90071. Or
telephone i<-800~848>212L
Mr. and Mrs. John DiGuardi
On June 5, 1987, at the Bethpage Clubhouse, family,
friends, faculty and administrators celebrated the retirement
of Mr. John DiGuardi and Mrs. Rosalie Walsh Niemczyk.
More than one hundred persons were present to honor these
Bethpage High School faculty members who during their
tenure gave so much. Presentations were made by Michael
Verdrosa, member of the Board of Education, George Von
Kantor and Eugene Murphy,, members of the teachers
union, and Betty Telbiian, President of the Bethpage High
School PTA.
Mr. DiGuardi, a talented artist and art teacher has taught
in Bethpage for over thirty years. During that time he has
encouraged and inspired many of our students in their artis­tic
endeavors. Mr. DiGuardi's efforts in having a student art
gallery in Bethpage High School is his legacy to the Beth­page
community. We are fortunate to have had this gentle
man touch the lives of our children.
Mrs. Niemczyk^ a'graduate of^Bethpage High School,
former business teacher and guidance counselor taught in
Bethpage for over twenty five years. During that time, she
was a teacher representative to the PTA and union represen­tative
for the teachers union. She was instrumental in raising
thousands of dollars for the scholarship fund for Bethpage
High School. She was often the protector of homeless anim­als
and the confidante of students who needed special
guidance.
The Bethpage community has been fortunate havmg such
individuals teaching our children. Our very best to Mr.
DiGuardi and Mrs. Niemczyk.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Niemczyk
Bethpage School Budget Passes
On June 10, voters in the Bethpage UFSD #2! approved
the proposed school budget of $21,587,227.00 for 1987-88 by
a vote of 278 to 17L The budget carries a $1.57 tax increase
per SI00. of assessed valuation. Anthony D. Cotton and
Marie R. Hurley, running unopposed, were re-elected to
three year terms as Board Trustees, receiving 312 and 344
votes respectively.