Observer_1985-09-25; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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Lynbrook
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VOL. 32 NO. 44 Wednesday, September 25,1985 30c P f R COPY
Lynbrook Demands LIRR Cleanup
LIRR CLEAN UP. The former power station is the object
of concern of the Village of Lynbrook<.
For years the former
power station of the Long
Island Railroad at Forest
Avenue off Sunrise High-way
has been an eyesore
caused by the lack of atten-tion
and care by the LIRR
who owns the property. The
building, a two story struc-ture,
with peeling paint and
broken windows is a blight
to our village and its stepped
up beautification program.
Close to two years ago
Mayor Geier be^gan sending
letters, and pl^one calls, to
the LIRR to get them to
clean up their property.
Recently the railroad
assured the village that the
building will be cleaned up,
and the windows repaired
and the building possibly
painted sometime in the
near future. The mayor and
the Board of Trustees will
keep petitioning the railroad
until the site is improved and.
beautified.
Previously the village has
cut the grass and weeds as
well as cleaned up the litter
on the property.
The village is also asking
the LIRR why the plate
glass window at the Lyn-brook
station has not been
replaced since it was broken
at the beginning of the year.
St. Raymond's Sea Gull Classic Run
East Rockaway and Lynbrook
Win Safety Award
East Rockaway, where
there have been no pedes-trian
deaths for the past 8
years, and Lynbrook, with 2
years of pedestrian safety,
have received the American
Automobile Association's
Safety Citation.
The awards were pres-ented
by Patricia B. Adduci,
New York State Commis-sioner
of Motor Vehicles at
a luncheon ceremony held in
Westchester County on
Wednesday, September
18th.
The community officials
accepting the award were: in
East Rockaway, Trustee irv-ing
F. Shaw, Beautification
Project Chairman Pauline
Shaw and 2nd Deputy
Commissioner Harry E.
Andersen, Nassau County
Police Department; and in
Lynbrook, Mayor William
Geier and Chief j^ank
Kehr.
The luncheon honored
representatives from the
State and 81 award-winning
communities in New York's
14 southernmost counties,
the area served by the
Automobile Club of New
York. The Club is the local
affiliate of the AAA which
conducts an appraisal of
community pedestrain
safety programs each year.
This year, reports from
nearly 2,600 communities in
all parts of the nation were
evaluated by a panel of lead-ers
in highway and trafic
engineering, motor vehicle
administration, enforce-ment,
education and traffic
safety.
The "SEAGULL CLAS-S
I C ' S Kilometer (3.1 Miles)
run will be held on Sunday,
October 13th in the Bay
Park area of East Rocka-way.
This race, which is
open to all age groups, is
part of St. Raymond's R.C.
Catholic Youth Organiza-tion's
annual program of
events.
The race will start at 9:30
AM at Bay Park and will be
timed by "Start to Finish
Corp." Prizes will be
awarded to the top Male &
Female finishers in each of
these categories: the Top 3
finishers overall, the Top 3
Teams and the Top 3 fin-ishers
in age groups begin-ning
with "12 & under"
through "60 & over". Spe-cial
awards will be presented
to the East Rockaway and
Lynbrook residents (Male &
Female) with the best time.
As an added attraction, a
1-mile "fun run" for youngs-^*
ters 12 and under will held.
Visiting Nurses Move To Lynbrook
SAFETY AWARD. Patricia B. Adduci, Commissioner,
NYS Department of Motor Vehicles, presents Lynbrook's
safety awart to Chief Frank F. Kehr.
The Visiting Nurse Asso-ciation
of the Five Towns
has moved to expanded
headquarters in Lynbrook,
taking over office space in
the Atlantic Avenue School.
The move from their former
offices in North Valley
Stream was completed ^.in
mid-July, with the nurses
and other home health care
professionals continuing
their calls on some 26,000
homebound local patients
annually. The VNA of the
Five Towns currently serves
patients throughout the Five
Towns and the adjacent
communitites of Valley
Stream, Malverne, Lyn-brook
and East Rockaway.
There are 16 professional
nurses, 5 home health aides
and 6 therapists now located
at the Lynbrook headquar-ters,
The more central loca-tion
in Lynbrook, which
now brings the home care
specialists closer to the geo-graphical
center of their
area, will enable them to
reach patients more easily.
The expanded office area is
needed to accommodate the
increasing number of local
residents requiring home
care. The Visiting Nurses
provide a wide variety of
home care services to the
homebound patient, start-mg
with professional nurs-ing
care, which today
mcludes a wide range of
skilled nursing techniques,
many of which were only
recently confined to the
hospital environment. Other
skills provided included
physical and occupational
therapy and speech pathol-ogy,
as well as home health
aide services, and medical-social
worker guidance.
The visiting nurses serve
all patients, regardless of
their ability to pay. Home
health care today is a conti-nuation
of hospital care for
patients recuperating form
illness or surgery, and alos
serves patients with chronic
conditions, as well as termi-nal
cases, in which the nurse
works with both the patient
and the family in coping
with their traumatic illness.
The nurses plan and execute
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beginning at 9:00 AM.
Prizes will be given to all
those who finish the 1-mile
run.
Post race fun will con-tinue
at Bay Park with
refreshments and raffies of
many great prizes including
sportwear, sporting equip-ment,
tickets for games of
major NY pro teams (e.g.,
NY Giants, NY Islanders),
"Dinner-for-two" at the
Ea St Point Inn and much
more. Special Logo Tee
Shirts will be available for
the first 500 runners who
register for the race.
Entry forms are available
now at Olympic Village
sports shops (Registration
lee is $7). Be sure to sign up
for this great race and the
fun that will follow. For
information, or registration
forms, please call Bob Croke
(516) 599-4547.
4-H Recruitment Drive
Southern Boys 4-H and
Southern Village (Girls) 4-H
Councils will be holding
information and recruit-ment
meetings on Wednes-day,
October 2nd, Lyn-brook
Village Hall Teen
Lounge; Thursday, October
3rd, Malverne Public
Library, and Wednesday,
October 9th, East Rocka-way
Public Library, all start-ing
at 7:30 p.m. Boys and
girls, second grade through
high school are welcome to
join. 4-H is good for kids; it's
a family affair. It is our
n a t i o n ' s o f f i c i a l youth
organization and part of
Nassau County's Coopera-tive
Extension Service.
Organized 4-H activities
and public events such as
county fairs and exhibits
provide an opportunity to
receive the recognition and
praise that inspires further
effort.
Short term projects and
activities that suit the devel-opment
skills of each age
group help children accomp-lish
something worthwhile.
Through c o o p e r a t i ve
clubs, parents have the
opportunity to pool their
resources, talents and inter-ests
with other parents and
professional staff. This
teamwork helps children
benefit from the positive
influence of adults who
cooperate to reinforce some
of the values and attitudes
taught in the home. 4-H has
its educaional base at Cor-nell
University and receives
public and private support
at the county, state and fed-eral
levels.
For further information
about 4-H call or visit the
Lynbrook 4-H office, 381
Sunrise Highway, 593-9604.
CITIZENS FOR GULOTTA. Hempstead Town Presiding
Supervisor Thomas S. Gulotta confers with Maura Christ of
East Rockaway on issues important to area residents. She Is
the East Rockaway coordinator for the re-election of
Gulotta this November.