Bethpage-Tribune_1987-10-08

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VOL. 32 NO. 23 October 8,1987 to October 14,1987 20 cents per copy
Board Adopts School Bus Licensing Legislation $11.3 Million Chinese Police Trainees
To study
American Justice System
The Nassau County
Board of Supervisors has
unanimously adopted a-local
iaw that licenses all
school bus operators doing
business in Nassau County,
it was announced by Hemp­stead
Town Presiding
Supervisor Joseph N. Mon~
dello and North Hempstead
Supervisor John Kiernan.
County Executive Tho­mas
S. Gulotta signed the
legislation into law at a
ceremony immediately fol­lowing
the Monday, Sep­tember
28, 1987, meeting o("
the Board of Supervisors.
The new local law goes into
effect October 15, 1987.
"1 am delighted to sign
this historic legislation,"
stated County Executive
Gulotta. "Through the dedi­cation
and hard work of the
members of the Board of
Supervisors and the Task
Force on School Bus Safety,
we now have a law which
will ensure the safety of our
children who commute to
school each day."
The new local law
requires all school bus com­panies
to obtain a license
from the Nassau County
Commissioner of Consumer
Affairs, who will be empo­wered
to exaniine the quali-
County Executive Thomas S. Gulotta (seated) signs the new
local law which licenses all school buses doing business in
Nassau County with the approval of (from left to right)
Supervisor Vincent A. Suozzi of the City of Glen Cove,
Supervisor Bruce Nyman of the City of Long Beach, Super­visor
John B. Kiernan of the Town of North Hempstead,
who as Chairman of the Transportation Committee spear­headed
the bus licensing effort, and Hempstead Supervisor
Gregory P. Peterson.
fications and fitness of all
applicants, obtain'informa­tion
from any law enforce­ment
agency regarding the
criminal history of any
owner or employee of a
school bus company, includ­ing
drivers and matrons,
conduct physical inspec­tions
of all buses operating
in theCountv. and lew fines
for violating any
of the new law.
provision
For Nassau
Nassau County has
been awarded a grant
in the amount of
$11,320,000 by the U.S.
Department of Hous­ing
and Urban Devel­opment
(HUD). The
funds will be used for a
variety of community
improvement projects.
The County's pro­gram
will include,
among other projects,
senior citizen center
expansions, historic
preservation, improve­ments
to parks, play­grounds,
and commun­ity
facilities,, fire
protection facJlitks
and equipment, park­ing
facilities and economic
development.
Four representatives of the University of People's Police
Officers of China will be hosted by the C.W. Post Campus of
Long Island University during an October 19-22 stay in the
New York City metropolitan area. The delegation is coming
to the United States to study the American criminal justice
system.
Two of the representatives of the Chinese university in
Beijing are the president and the dean of studies. The tenta­tive
schedule for the group includes tours of the New York
City Police Academy and New York City Port Authority
Police on Tuesday, October 20, and trips to the Nassau
County Courts, Probnation Department and Police
Department on Wednesday, October 21. Top Nassau
County officials will welcome the group at a Wednesday
luncheon in Mineola.
The Department of Criminal Justice and Security Admin­istration
of Long Island University, one of five universities
in the country chosen to receive these Chinese representa­tives,
arranged for all local visits and will act as host to the
delegation while it is in the New York City area. In return,
the visitors have invited Roslyn Muraskin, Chair of the
department, to visit the Chinese university in June of 1988.
Professor Muraskin is one of five American academicians
invited to take part in the exchange.
Fire Wipes Out Two Betiipage Businesses
Auxiliary Police Awards
On October 13, 1987, The Nassau County Auxiliary
Police Annual Awards Ceremony will be held at 8:00pm at
Turtle Hook J.H.S., Jerusalem Ave.,,Uniondale, N.Y.
Among the recipients will be Officers of Unit 312 in
Hicksville-Bethpage-Plainedge in recognition of their out­standing
service to the citizens of Nassau County.
This Annual event takes place to recognize the efforts of
all Auxiliary Police Officers County wide. It is also a foriim
by which to show appreciation to community leaders for
their efforts and support of the Auxiliary Police Program.
One of this year's community leaders to be honored for his
dedication and commitment to the Auxiliary Police Pro­gram
is Town Councilman Thomas Clark. Councilman
Clark in the past year has acted as liaison between Unit 312
and the Town Board enabling us to strengthen our ties with
the community in which we serve.
Among the Officers to receive awards on the 13th are
Deputy Inspector Thomas Schneider, Chief of Unit 312.
Inspector Schneider, along with Sgt. Kenneth Molloy and
A.P.O. Glenn Dertinger assisted the Nassau County Police
in traffic control and house-to-house evacuations in Floral
Park on January 25, 1987 during a gas explosion.
On July 12, 1987 at 12:10am Auxiliary Police of Unit 312
were flagged down by a passing motorist and advised of a
burglary in progress at the Mid-Island shopping center in
Hicksville. Quick action by Sgt. Kenneth Molloy and
A. P.O. Rita Rusch resulted in one arrest for which these
Officers will be presented with commendations.
Service awards will be presented to three Officers of Unit
312 (or service exceeding 350 hrs. of volunteer time. Sgt.
Kenneth Molloy volunteered 770 hrs. A.P.O. Stanley J.
Wierzbicki for 560 hrs., and A.P.O. Rita Rusch for 358 hrs.
Congratulations to all the recipients. We look forward to
another successfu4 year in 1988.
Last Thursday night, two
Bethpage Jirms on Hemp­stead
Turnpike were des­troyed
in a lire that took
seven departments many
hours to put out:
Family Lumber and Fam­ily
Kitchen, both were
totally lost, at an estimated
damage by the Nassau
County Fire MarshaT:^
oil ice ol $2,000,000. Ihe
Fire Investigator was Frank
Pendl, a resident of
Bethpage.
According to Pendl,
nobody was on the premises
when the lire broke out at
about 7:30 p.m. Both busi­nesses
were being renovated
when the lire took place.
The lire seems to have
started in a shed that con­tained
a delivery truck, a
, lorklilt and stored plywood.
Bethpage Tire IX^part-ment
was on the scene
within minutes, then called
lor assistance Irom six other
departments, including
L c v i 11 o w n, Plainview,
Farmingdale, South Tarm-ingdale
and Hicksville. In
all, 200 lirelighters and 26
pieces o I equip m e n t
reported to the scene.
Five Bethpage liremen
were hospitali/ed and
released due to smoke inha­lation
and other related
i n j u r i e s . They were:
Timothy Mooney, Gary
McGeough, Rich Costen-tino,
Bruce Hanson and
Don Worgoul.
Ihe '.adies Auxiliary ol
BFD were also on the scene
with coltee, donuts, and
sodas to supply the firefight­ers
with refreshments and a
rest stop throughout the
night.
Photos of the fire scene
are shown in the centerfold.
Chief Robert Wright (white coat) is shown here surveying the scene and directing firefight­ers
as to the best way to attack the flames. Photo by J. Comerford