Bethpage-Tribune_1989-07-28

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VOL. 22 NO. 37
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July 28 - August 2, 1989 20 CENTS
CROQUET, 1860s style, will be one of many 19th Century Games to be
played at Old Bethpage Village Restoration on the weekend of August 12
and 13, from 1 to 4 p.m.
Visitors are invited to play the
popular games of 19th Century Long
Island Dutch and English farming
communities at Old Bethpage Village
Restoration on Saturday and Sunday,
August 12 and 13, from 1 to 4 P.M.
County Executive Thomas A.
Gulotta said that the program is a step
back into history that is a fun-filled
experience for all ages. Gulotta added
that the games will be played through­out
the Village, using 19th Century
rules.
Croquet will be played by the 1860s
regulations when the sport first gained
popularity in the United States. A
sport particularly appealing to genteel
young ladies, croquet was one of the
few outdoor games they were allowed
to play during this period.
Other old fashioned leisure activ­ities
featured will include hoops and
sticks, horseshoes, and table top
games.
Sea chanties will be sung on Sat-!
urday, and the Old Bethpage Brass i
Band will perform on Sunday. I
Old Bethpage Village Restoration j
is operated by the Museum Services I
Division of the Nassau County
Department of Recreation and Parks.
It is located on Round Swamp Road ;
in Old Bethpage, one mile south of |
the Long Island Expressway, exit 48. |
The Village is open six days a week \
from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. and is closed
on Mondays. Admission to the his­torical
village ends one hour prior to •
closing. A cafeteria, museum shop and
picnic area are located on the pre­mises.
Admission to the Village is ''
$4.00, $3.00 for Nassau residents and i
$2.00 for children, ages 5-17 and
Senior Citizens age 60 and over.
Parking is free.
For further information, call 420-
5280.
Over the past few weeks the Beth­page
Tribune has received numerous
inquiries regarding the poster/ map of
Bethpage, which we reported on m out
June 16 issue.
Many residents and merchants have
voiced their concerns as to the status
of these posters and want to know
when, if ever, they will be distributed.
Well, we spoke again with Mr.
Frost of the PAL. He told the Tribune
that he is having nothing but head­aches
about this whole deal. Frost has
stated that many merchants have been
incorrectly portrayed on the map and
in fact a few were not even put on
the map at all. He said that the PAL
has already had to refund money to
Bethpage Wine & Liquor as they were
never drawn in on the poster.
Frost said that he does not feel
comfortable releasing the map
because it would be unfair to accept
the poster with so main errors
appearing in it.
F-rost went on to say that he has
been informed that Svossct High
School is having the same t\pc ol
problem with the company, ahhough
we were unable to reach anyone at
the school for comment He also
stated that he has written a letter, once
again, to Mr. Cai.h, of GJ Ideas,
regarding this matter and is desper­ately
trying to rectify this problem to
avoid any further repercussions.
Frost claims he does not want to
distribute the posters without a
guarantee from GJ Ideas that those
individual merchants who remain
unhappy with the map will be fully
compensated and satified.
—L. Antonelli
B«l rf=i. f . &«, t „ ws I rue I 3iors
Re &7i%p onse 10 Tsurr^ nap
Last week's editorial 'Bethpage Gets
A Bum Rap' prompted many calls and
letters to the Tribune office. One letter
in particular, written by Dan Schia-vetta,
who was quoted in Newsday's
article was especially interesting (see
page 3). Dan wrote to us and stated
that he was totally misquoted in
Newsday's article. Schiavetta stated
that his comments were taken totally
out of context. Dan a long time
resident of Bethpage, and is extremely
active in the community said he would
have no reason to make such a
statement and that he is proud of
Bethpage and its residents.
1 spoke with Dan yesterday and he
stated that his telephone interview
with Newsday was some what differ­ent
than what appeared in print. Dan
said he was interested in organizing
a 'Bethpage Day', commemoraliong
the name change of Central Park to
Bethpage. He told the reporter that
this would instill town spirit and unite
all the different community groups in
one specific event. Schiavetta was
quite unhappy with the way the article
turned out and cited numerous errors
in Newsday's reporting.
So, I called Newsday's Long Island
desk and after three calls and two
messages 1 finally reached reporter J.
David Stem, who wrote the article
'Bethpage: Not Just Name Has
Changed'. I told Stem about how the
community felt about this article. I
also told him that the article seemed
to have left out some very important
individuals in Bethpage who have
truly helped to shape our town. Stem
said 'he talked to all the people he
had time for'. I then informed him
that many of the quotes he used in
his article were said to be inaccurate
and quite misleading. Mr. Stem
reviewed his notes and as he read back
Mr. Schiavetta's quote I informed him
that he left out one very important
bit of information. Stem never men­tioned
'Bethpage Day.*Schiavetta told
New.sday that this day would help
arou.se town spirit and participation.
He did not say we were lacking it.
Newsday's reporter. Stem assured us
that it was not his intent to use these
quotes out of context. He said he
certainly did not misquote anyone
intentionally and said that that was
how he interpreted Mr. Schiavetta's
comments.
Still, this article has left a bad taste
in many of the mouths of Bethpage
residents. We received many calls
regarding Newsday's article and many
residents said they did not believe that
those comments were made by one of
the most active gentlemen in our
community. It seems to me that all
the calls, letters and responses we have
had to these articles have certainly
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