Observer_1983-08-17; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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INCORPORATED VILUGE
East Rockaway
SCHOOL DISTRICT
INCORPORATED VILUGE
Lynbrook
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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East Rockaway Public Library
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VOL. XVU NO. 40 WEDNESDAY, AU^ST 17,1983 25c PER COPY
NEW DIRECTION FOR EAST ROCKAWAY/LYNBROOK OBSERVER
by Hank Bialick
It is with a great deal of
pride that I am able to
announce that I have
assumed the duties of pub-lisher
of the East Rockaway-
Lynbrook Observer as of
August 17, 1983. This fme
subscription paper will con-tinue
to be "Your voice in
the community" with the
same sincere commitment to
the community that the pre-vious
publishers. Charles
and Jean Warner, instituted
and maintained during their
operation of the paper.
A policy of commitment
has been established by our
s i s t e r n e w s p a p e r s , the
Oceanside Beacon and
Baldwin Citizen that will be
continued and expanded
upon. Any worthwhile
organizations, community
project, boy and girl scouts,
school program, athletics,
both school and leagues,
religious groups, service and
veterans clubs are welcome
to use the Observer as their
vehicle for publicity. Letters
to the Editor, Meet Your
Local Merchant and Keep-ing
in Touch are points of
interest to the readers and
will be encouraged. Our pol-icy
regarding elective posi-tions
will be strictly non-partisan.
We do accept
autobiographical material
regarding candidates but the
burden will only be printed
in paid advertisement and
will reflect the neutral posi-tion
of the newspaper. On
occasion, we will endorse
political candidates for the
Town of Hempstead, Nas-sau
County or even higher
political offices but never for
school, fire department or
sanitation elections.
For the merchant com-munity
we offer a foolproof
vehicle for delivering their
advertising message to a
high-medium earning popu-lation
in this marketing area
that do respond and can
afford to purchase goods
and services that are offered
for sale. A purchase in the
Observer wil reach 1,600
families in East Rockaway,
and Bay Park with an addi-tional
800 family circulation
in Lynbrook by the United
States Postal Service. This is
one half the residential pop-ulation
of this area. Your
advertising message will be
delivered on time, dry, not on
your lawn, sidewalk or sur-rounded
by competitive cir-culars
actually competing
with your own advertise-ments
by your postman. No
throw away circulation here.
Since this newspaper is
bought it is welcome in your
home, not delivered as
wasted circulation.
We welcome ^ birth an-nouncements,
engagements,
weddings, promotions, free
of charge unless accompan-ied
by a photograph. There
is a $10 fee for each photo-graph.
If there is any ques-t
i on regarding releases
please feel free to call our
editor, John Hambei, or
Hank Bialick, Publisher at
764-2500.
The East Rockaway-
Lynbrook Observer will
provide a new strong voice.
One that is true and mean-ingful.
We will continue and
improve the great tradition
of this very fine subscription
newspaper.
Look for our subscrip-tion
ad located on page 7 of
this issue.
Hambei Named
Editor of ''Observer n
John Hambei has been
named as the new editor of
the East Rockaway/Lyn-brook
Observer.
Mr. Hambei,a lifelong res-ident
of East Rockaway, is a
1978 graduate from East
Rockaway High School. He
has just recently recieved his
Bachelor of Science degree
from Georgetown Universi-ty's
School of Foreign Ser-vice
in Washington, DC. He
will be attending Hofstra
University's School of Law
later this month.
Mr. Hambei has received
many local and national
honors. He was the East
Rockaway Post 958's 1977
representative to Boy's
State, and was a member of
the National Honor Society
at East Rockaway High
School. Recently, he was
selected as a member of the
"Outstanding Young Men
of America for 1983," and
was inducted into Pi Sigma
Alpha, the National Politi-cal
Science Honor Society,
G e o r g e t o w n U n i v e r s i ty
Chapter.
Mr. Hambei has had much
experience with the prob-lems
facing East Rockaway
and similar communities.
He served as a member of
C o n g r e s s m a n Norman
August at
An East Rockaway Grist
Mill rotating display for
August will feature the excit-ing,
antique pre-war Lionel
trains collectd by James
Lehrof East Rockaway, Mr.
Lehr has displayed his trains
f o r many t r a i n clubs
throughout Long Island and
we ane delighted to have this
fine collection on view at our
Museum. Newcomers to our
Village should be reminded
that the Museum is located
on Woods Avenue in Mem-orial
Park with hours f r om I
East Rockaway Village
Board Reports
Lent's Washington and Dis-trict
staffs, and the past two
years has served on the staff
of Congressman Raymond
McGrath in his Washington
office.
Mr. Handjel plans to keep
the "Observer's" format and
content virtually the same as
in the past. "I've lived in East
Rockaway my entire life,
and I've grown up with the
Observer," Hambei said. "It
is a tradition that must be
maintained and streng-thened.
I intend to do every-thing
in my power to pro-vide
the same quality
newspaper that people have
come to expect from the
Observer."
the Grist Mill
p.m. until 5 p.m. Saturdays
and Sundays.
The s e c o n d r o t a t i ng
exhibit that will be shown in
the "fashion corner" on the
ground floor during August
will show exquisit bridal
gowns dating from 1895,
1900 and a more "modern"
1930 model. These gowns
have been donated to the
Museum and are just three
of many articles of wearing
apparel worn by people who
live in and walked the streets
of our own Village.
The East Rockaway Vil-lage
Board met on Monday,.
August 8. Mayor Ted
Reinhard called the meeting
to order at 8:30 pm. and
heard the reading of many
departmental reports.
Trustee Eskenazi reported
that the new ambulance had
arrived and had been
inspected by the Committee.
He added that there were
only a few adjustments to be
made and that the new
ambulance should be in ser-vice
some time in September.
Trustee Wipfler reported
that plans have been made
for an open air concert in
Memorial Park on August
17. The program is billed as
an evening free from drugs
and alcohol, and donations
will be accepted to the
Joseph Crawford Memorial
Scholarship fund.
Trustee Shaw indicated
that he had attended, the
Nassau County Citizens
Advisory Committee meet-ihg
on Industrial waste in
July. He reported that
nothing of substance had
been resolved, and that
another meeting was sche-duled
for November.
Trustee Santino thanked
S u p e r i n t e n d e n t Torbo?g,
Foreman Conklin and the
men of the Department of
Public Works for the fine
job they did in keeping the
roads cleared during the
recent storms. He continued
by stating that he had met
with the Beautification
Committee two weeks ago,
and that it was his opinion
that the Committee would
have a positive impact upon
the community.
Village Attorney Pittoni
reported that in addition to
the normal operation of his
offi<x, ^ the certiorari pro-ceeding
involving SNH
Corporation had been with-drawn
from the court
calendar by mutual agree-ment
of the plaintiff and the
Village.
Superintendent Torborg
r e p o r t e d that the road
pavement marking program
is in progress and should be
completed shortly. In addi-tion,
he stated that the
D e p a r t m e n t of P u b l ic
Works had repaired the fenc-ing
at the rear of the Library
as well as the leak in the
Library roof, he added that
the delivery of the five-yard
dump truck is expected
shortly, and that the Village-owned
portion of the Food-town
parking lot is being
swept on a regular basis.
The Board received and
approved a request from St.
Jude's Research Hospital to
hold a Bike-A-Thon, with
all fees being waived. In
a d d i t i o n , the B o a rd
approved a request from
Congregation Etz Chaim to
conduct their Annual Solid-arity
Parade on September
29 at 9 pm. The Board also
received a letter from Eric
Goldberg advising the Trus-tees
that he has completed
his Eagle Scout Project,
which involved the painting
of a portion of the Talfor
Memorial Basin. Superin-tendent
Torborg advised the
Board that Eric had done an
outstanding j ob in his task.
During the privilege of the
floor, Mrs. Budion asked if
the Board had come to a
decision concerning the pos-sibility
of installing a higher
fence on the area behind the
Library. Mayor Reinhard
indicated that estimates
received showed that the
cost of this operation would
be in the neighboirhood of
$3000, and that this cost was
viewed as excessive. It was
suggf^ed that Mrs. Budion
speak with Police Officer
Richard Fogelson of the
Fourth Precinct concerning
her problem with area child-ren
who trespass into her
backyard.
The next meeting of the
Village Board is scheduled
for Monday, September 12.
JOINS UAHC BOARD. Paul Cans (center), of East Rock-away,
has been elected to a four-year term as a trustee of the
Union of American Hebrew Congregations. The Union,
congregational arm of Reform Judaism, represents 1.2 mil-lion
members of 760 congregations throughout the United
States and Canada. Welcoming Mr. Gans to the governing
body are: Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler (left), UAHC pres-ident,
and Donald S. Day, chairman of the board of trustees.
Mr. Gans is a member of Temple Emanuel, Lynbrook.
KNIGHTS HOST PICNIC. The Msgr. Walsh - St, Ray-mond's
Council #7220, Knights of Columbus, recently held
their annual picnic at St. Raymond's. Attending the affair
was (left to right) Vic Yadanza, Vincent Christiano, East
Rockaway Trustee Anthony Santino, Hempstead Presiding
Supervisor Tom Gulotta and Jack Dempsey.