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VOL. 32 NO. 19 September 10,1987 to September 16,1987 20 cents per copy
Gasoline Scsm
Warning!
Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Gulotla Today
warned motorists to stay alert when they purchase gasoline,
reporting a new sacm by attendants at some Nassau stations.
"Watch the meter on the pump," he said. "A number of
people have recently complained to the Office of Consumer
Affairs about overcharges."
According to Consumer Affairs Commissioner James E.
Picken, the scam works like this: "The attendant pumps the
gasoline, then sets the pump back to zero before asking for
the money. When the customer pays, starts his engine and
checks his guage, he has less fuel than he expected...but no
way to prove it."
Picken's office follows up each complaint with an unsche­duled
inspection of the station. "So far, none of the pumps
have been faulty. We think it's a new way for some attend­ants
to pocket extra money."
Urging motorists to be careful, Gulotta said, "Although
the vast majority of gas station attendants are honest, it pays
to be alert. Make sure the pump starts at zero. Pay close
attention until the sale is completed, especially if another
attendant comes over to distract you by talking or wiping
your windshield. If it's a double pump, make sure you're
watching the right one."
New Motor Vehicle
Office Opens
Assemblyman Philip B. Healey (R-C, Massapequa) and
state Sen. Norman J. Levy (R-C, Merrick), who is Chairman
of the Senate Transportation Committee, today applauded
the opening of a Motor Vehicle regional office on Broadway
in Amityville.
"For many years the residents of our districts have
endured long lines and long waiting periods whenever they
conduct business at the Motor Vehicle office," said Levy and
Healey in a prepared statement released to the media. "As a
result of recent action by the state Legislature, we were
successful in appropriating funds to construct various
Department of Motor Vehicles branch offices in order to*
relieve the current overcrowded conditions."
The statement explained that approximately two years
ago the department proposed to build a branch office on
Carman Road at the Inter-County Shopping Center in Mas­sapequa.
After discussion with local officials and residents,
the legislators determined that this site would increase traffic
near a local school, which causes concern for the safety of
the local school children, as well as other pedestrians.
Healey and Levy suggested that the department investi­gate
another location a short distance away. After an inten­sive
survey was conducted, a more appropriate location was
found.
A modern new building was constructed at 1100 Broad­way
in Amityville, Exit 32 South off the Southern State
Parkway going East. This facility, which is 24,000 square
feet in size, employs 40 people and can accommodate 151
parking spaces. The new modern Department of Motor
Vehicles building will conduct regular business hours at 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
There will be special evening hours on Tuesdays and Thurs­days,
from 8:30 to 7 p.m.
The lawmakers indicated that the formal grand opening
of the new facility is expected to be Sept. 14 at 4:30 p.m.
"This has been a long-awaited and much-needed
improvement for the general community," the statement
said. "The new building will eliminate many of the previous
frustrations, such as traveling substantial distances and
other inconveniences, and it will also expedite transactions.
We are extremely pleased with this new and welcome addi­tion
to our community."
The Constitution:
A Living Document
Next week, on Sep­tember
17, Americans
celebrate the 200th
anniversary of the Uni­ted
States Constitu­tion.
But what we
commemorate on that
day is more than just a
100-year-old yellowed
piece^^of parchment
with faded print. With
the addition of only 26
amendments, the Con­stitution
has served as
the foundation for our
democratic govern­ment
for two centuries.
Indeed, it is a living
document which pro­tects
the rights of
American citizens
every day.
What our founding
fathers accomplished
at the Constitutional
Convention at Phila­delphia
in 1787 was
t r u l y miraculous.
Unprecedented for its
time, the Constitution
was the first document
in history to create a
new and unique form
of demoractic govern­ment
ensuring individ­uals
liberty, justice and
equality under the law.
The delegates proposed
the first government in
the world with separate
executive, legislative
and judicial branches
working together
under a system of
checks and balances to
protect against the
abuse of power by
those who govern.
Also, the Bills of
Rights, added at the
insistence of the States
and ratified in 1791,
guaranteed citizens cer­tain
inalienable rights,
such as freedom of
speech and religion.
Our Constitution
endures because its
principles are as valid
today as when they
were written. In cele­brating
this bicenten­nial,
we acknowledge
the contributions of the
framers of the Consti­tution
to democracy
and freedom as well as
those of later genera­tions
who defended
these rights and privi­leges
in war and peace.
We are also reminded
of our own obligation
to preserve our
national heritage for
future generations of
Americans.
I encourage all of
you to actively partici­pate
in the many activi­ties
sponsored by your
school or local com­munity
commemorat­ing
this historic occas-sion.
In this way, we
can all gain a greater
appreciation for our
Constitution and the
rights and freedoms we
enjoy as American
Citizens.
New Judge
When .ludge Sandra J.
Feuerstein is sworn in as a
member of the Nassau
County District Court on
September 3, 1987, she
becomes the first graduate
of Yeshiva University's Ben­jamin
N. Cardozo School of
Law to become a judge, and
the second woman in her
family to reach that miles­tone,
having been preceeded
by her mother, Annette S.
Elstein, who was sworn in as
a federal immigration judge
four years earlier.
A(|LEBRATI(^
OF (^nZENSHiP
SEPTEMBER 16
1987
Join
Ithe President!
and
the nation
^WSednesday September 16.
Recite the Pledge of
Allegiance and the Preamble
to the Constitution
at 1:30 RM., EDT*
Wherever you are...near a
radio orTV..at school, at
home or in the office...you are
invited to join in
*A Celebration of Citizenship^' |
TOBAY joins th« eobbration with
participation in Nationol BoN Ringing.
($•« IK190 4)
JL *Oii-site live tetevision coverage of schools will twgin at 1 H.M,