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VOL. 25 NO. 21 April 3 - April 9, 1992 25 CENTS
T.O.B. MAKES COMMITMENT
TO CLEANER AIR
In keeping with its ongoing
commitment to protecting tlie
environment, the Town of Oyster
Bay will now be using cleaner-burning
ethanol gasoline on all
Town-owned (non-diesel) vehi­cles,
according to town Council­man
Douglas J. Hynes.
Hynes said the Town, which
received its first delivery of ethanol
from Northville Industries last
week, will continue to be a leader
in the fight to protect its
environment.
"Oyster Bay residents need to
know that business and govern­ment
are doing everything they
can in this area," Hynes said.
"When federal legislation indi­cated
that the use of oxygenated
fuels help reduce carbon monox­ide
pollution, we were anxious to
move ahead with converting over
to the use of ethanol."
According to Councilman
Hynes, Northville's ethanol, a
blend using corn and alcohol, not
only reduces carbon monoxide
emissions by 25 percent, but
impacts positively on the environ­ment
in many other ways.
"Ethanol is a renewable fuel
source produced from grain and
can actually reduce global warm­ing,"
Councilman Hynes said. "In
addition, ethanol, which costs no
more than conventional gasoline,
can replace octane enhancers in
gasoline like lead and benzene
without their toxic health effects."
All nineteen car makers selling
vehicles in the United States
approve the use of ethanol
blended gasolines and its use
doesn't require any changes to
your automobile. "The only
changes wi\l be in the results of
cleaner air and less consumption
of petroleum,' Hynes said, "and
that will help reduce America's
energy dependence."
Councilman Hynes said he is
proud the Town is teaming up with
Long Island's own Northville
Industries in the fight for cleaner
air. "Northville's innovative devel­opment
and use of renewable,
cleaner-burning ethanol blended
fuels, is a commendable endeavor
that will result positively on the
environment," Hynes said. "I am
equally proud that the Town of
Oyster Bay is a municipality that
fuels all its non-diesel vehicles
with ethanol."
Mnla
Nassau County District Attor­ney
Denis Dillon examines one of
the many valuable items to be
auctioned off by his office on April
8th at the Nassau Coliseum Exhi­bition
Hall. More than two thou­sand
pieces of jewelry, furs, silver,
oriental rugs, figurines and
assorted antiques will go to the
highest bidder beginning at 10:00
A.M. The items were taken in
numerous burglaries by a defend­ant
but were never identified by
victims. Dillon said those inter­ested
can view the items for sale
on April 7th from Noon to 5:00 P.M.
SALVATORE GRECO, SR.
DIES AT 87
langUme BeApage Resident and Fire DepL Member
Salvatore J. Greco. Sr., died
Wednesday night at his retirement
home in Coconut Creek, Florida.
He was 87 years old.
Mr. Greco, a Bethpage resident
since 1910, was the founder of the
oldest existing business in Beth­page
now known as Greco Bros.
Fuel Corp., founded 66 years ago.
Mr. Greco was a member of the
Bethpage Fire Department since
1935 and served as Department
Chief from 1940 to 1943. During
his term of chief, the Bethpage Fire
Department's Ladies Auxiliary and
the Bethpage Fire Department's
Benevolent Association were both
formed.
In 1943, he was elected Com­missioner
of the Bethpage Water
District, and further served the
residents of Bethpage for another
27 years, retiring as Chairman of
the Board.
Mr. Greco is survived by his
beloved wife of 64 years, Cleopa­tra;
and loving father of Salvatore
J. Greco, Jr. of Bethpage; Jose­phine
Espostto of Sarasota, Flor­ida
and Ann Marrone of Coral
Brings, Florida; 3 brothers -
Dominick, Frank and Michael; 2
sisters - Angelina and Rose; 13
grandchildren; and 9 great­grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
White's Funeral Home, Broadway,
Bethpage on Friday, April 3, from
2 - 5 and 7-10. PM.
A Mass Is scheduled for 9:30 AM,
Saturday, April 4th, 1992 at St.
Martin of Tours R. C. Church,
Bethpage. Interment at Holy Rood
Cemetery. Westbury.
The Bei^page Tribmne ami $be Eniire Community
Extend Sincere Condoienses to ti^e
Entire Greco fmmify, Suivaiore wilt surefy be missed