Observer_1983-11-02; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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INCORPORATED VILLAGE
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SCHOOL DISTRICT
INCORPORATED VILUGE
Lynbroolc
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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VOL. 31 NO. 51 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1983 25c PER COPY
East Rockaway's
Own On Broadway
by Mildred Roemer
Jamie Haskins, who grew
up in East Rockaway and
attended our schools, has a
leading role in the new musi-cal,
"Marilyn, An American
Fable," playing at the Mins-koff
Theatre. Jamie is not a
newcomer to Broadway, but
this is his largest part to
date.
A group of Jamie's friends
and admirers left Bay Park
on Saturday night to attend
a preview. What they saw,
and the reactions overheard
on the return bus trip, were
more than favorable, not
just because Jamie was in it,
but because the musical.
based on the unhappy life of
Marilyn Monroe, was done
not only tunefully, but taste-fully.
It could have been
otherwise if it had dealt only
with the sordid part of her
life. The dancers and singers
were outstanding and the
m u s i c ( e s p e c i a l l y the
"Roses" song sung by the
baritone who played Joe
D i M a g g i o ) , could be
hummed on the way out.
The spectacular "Bubbles"
scene with Marilyn floating
above the stage on a
sequined, pink swing was a
show stopper. This is just
one "non professional crit-ics"
opinion!
Residents Visit E.R. Schools
On Saturday, October 22,
approximately 100 people
visited the East Rockaway
schools to inspect the condi-tions
therein. Visitors were
led through the buildings by
parents, administrators and
members of the Technical
Advisory Committee.
The largest group toured
Rhame Avenue Elementary
School.
Rose Marie Brande, Pres-ident
of the Board of Educa-tion,
conducted an open
forum in the Rhame Avenue
cafeteria. She told those
present why the Board chose
the option of building two
new elementary schools.
"The deterioration prob-lems
are not going to go
away," she explained, "and
the Board of Education
must do something. We
received recommendations
from a professional archi-tectural
firm as well as from
a group of local citizens with
expertise in all technical
areas including finance. The
Bond Issue we are present-ing
is the most cost-efficient
way to go."
The Board is planning
several meetings to explain
the Bond Issue and its impli-cations.
Any community
o r g a n i z a t i o n wishing a
speaker may contact Super-i
n t e n d e n t of Schools
Michael Maiden at 599-
4550. In addition an open
community forum will be
held on December 5th at
8:00 p.m. Residents are
urged to attend one or more
of these meetings to learn all
the facts before voting on
December 13th.
AUXILIARY POLICE SWORN IN. Lynbrook Mayor
William P. Geier recently swore in three new Lynbrook
Auxiliary police officers at the October 17th village board
meeting. Those being sworn in are, (from left to right) Jef-frey
Cruz, Jeff Ferguson and Gary Switzer. Mayor Geier
asks residents who are interested in police work and volun-teering
their spare time to the residents of this village to join
the auxiliary police force. Those interested should call the
Lynbrook Police Department at 599-3300. (Photo by John
Cribbin)
Clifford Street Repairs Begin
In June a resident of Clif-ford
Street brought to our
attention of Mayor William
P. Geier a potentially dan-gerous
condition that has
existed on that street since
1978.
In November 1978, the
V i l l a g e of L y n b r o ok
received correspondence
f r o m Nassau County
D e p a r t m e n t of Public
Works that wooden beams
placed in the ground in 1966,
while drainage pipes were
installed, were not removed
d u r i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n and
were not rotting. After this
correspondence was received
by the Village no other
action was taken and the
matter was apparently
forgotten.
Sinte 1981, a number of
holes and cracks have
appeared on the street which
have been filled in by dump
truck loads of sand. The
street was also repaved.
But still no action was taken
to get at the source of the
problem which was the rot-ting
support beams.
In the'Summer of 1982,
the water main break
occurred on the street.
Inspectors attributed the
cause to the rotting beam
supports collapsing, causing
the water pipes to fall and
crack. Again the condition
was fixed, but the cause was
not. In late May of this year,
three gas leaks appeared on
the street.
LILCO workers attrib-uted
the leaks to the beams.
Residents of the street have
l o s t grass, trees and
shubbery due to the leaks
and have been experiencing
the odor of gas for some-time.
In June, Mayor Geier,
now made aware of the
potentially dangerous con-dition
that seems to exist for
5 years immediately con-tacted
the Nassau County
D e p a r t m e n t of P u b l ic
Works requesting that this
problem receive immediate
attention. Mayor Geier cited
to the County thetr 1978 let-ter
where they acknowl-edged
that a problem
existed. The Mayor also
contacted County Executive
Francis Purcell requesting
that the county close the
street and begin emergency
repairs to correct the situa-tion.
The Mayor appointed
Mannie Messing, Assistant
to the Mayor and Jack
Woessner, Safety Coordina-tor
along with Police Chief
Frank Fehr to monitor the
situation on a daily basis.
Due to Mayor Geier's
persistence in resolving this
m a t t e r , C o m m i s s i o n er
Ludwig Hasl, NCDPW,
inf^ormed'the Mayor that the
Overwhelming
Response
The residents of East
Rockaway have responded
in tremendous numbers to
the poll introduced in last
week's Observer. The ballots
have been coming in steadily
and indicate a keen interest
in the fate of our schools by
the members of the district.
For those who missed last
week's issue, we are again
publishing a ballot for your
use. All interested persons
are urged to take a moment
to register their opinion, and
then return the coupon to
the Observer either at our
offices at 2787 Long Beach
Road, Oceanside, or by mail
to PO Box 91, East Rocka-way;
New York 11518.
The results of this poll will
be announced in a future
issue of the Observer.
D YES, I believe that the school district needs 2 new elementary
schools. The bond issue should be passed.
D NO, I do not believe that the district needs two Hew schools, but
I instead favor a less expensive plan to renovate our schools,
n NO, I do not believe that the district needs two new schools and I
do not favor the renovation program either.
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CLOSE INSPECTION. Mayor William Geier and Jack
Woessner, Safety Coordinator Inspect Clifford Street as
construction crews begin their work. (Photo by John
Cribbin)
County has approved a Cap-ital
Project to close Clifford
Street, dig up, repair and
resurface the street. Clifford
Street is e x p ^ e d to be closed
to all traffic lor approxi-mately
30 to 45 days. Addi-tional
work will also be done
on Lancaster Avenue and
Christobel Street. Emer-gency
vehicles will have
access to the streets.
Mayor Geier has ar-ranged
with the Department
of Public Works to supply
C l i f f o r d Street residents
with plastic garbage bags if
they need them. Due to the
reduced size of the street
during construction, only a
small DPW pick-up truck
will be able to get down the
street. Pick-up of garbage
will also be prior to 7:30 A M
due to the work crews on the
street after that time.
Fund Drive Underway
Tfie annual Lynbrook
High School P.T.A. Scho-l
a r s h i p Fund Drive is
underway, with families and
local merchants being soli-cited
to support the drive by
purchasing tickets to the
football game to be held
Saturday, October 29, 1983
at 1:30 P.M. between the-
Lynbrook Owls and Carey
High School.
Our generous co-sponsors
this year are Flinch & Bruns,
Lynbrook Hardware and
Mur-Lee's.
Since only the proceeds
received from pre-game
sales can be credited to the
Scholarship Fund, success
of the drive depends on the
support of everyone in the
community.
Past support has enabled
the Lynbrook High School
P.T.A. to award over 200
grants to graduates. For the
1982-83 school year, 12
P.T.A. Scholarships were
awarded. All contributions
are tax deductible.
For information or tickets
call Rochelle Knobloch at
374-6396.
Stop DWI Program
Lynbrook Mayor Wil-liam
Geier and Police Chief
Frank Kehr have announ-ced
that the Lynbrook
Police department will par-ticipate
in New York States'
STOP-DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED (DWI)
program
The STOP-DWI pro-gram
will re-imburse to the
Village of Lynbrook the
salary of a police officer who
p a t r o l s only for DWI
enforcement. The officer
assigned to the program will
c o n c e n t r a t e his patrols
along the major thorough-fares
and bar areas through-out
the village. The amount
allocated by New York Sate
to the village is that amount
realized in fines last year
f r om Lynbrook Police
Department DWI arrests.