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VOL. 32 NO. 44 Wednesday, October 2,1985 30? P f R COPY
Matzens To Head Lynbrook
Mayor Geier (L) pictured with newly appointed Lynbrook
75th Anniversary Committee Co-Chairpersons, Gerry &
Don Matzen. Lynbrook will be celebrating its 7§th Birthday
in 1986. Lynbrook's actual birthdate is March 15,1911. So
who's to care about the Ides of March!
by Annette Ling
The Lynbrook Board of
Trustees Meeting at Village
Hall oh September 8, 1985
h a d two i n t e r e s t i ng
h i g h l i g h t s with the
appointment of Don and
Gerry Matzen as Co-
Chairmen to head the
special Diamond Jubilee
celebration for the Village in
1986. The Board formally
approved the appointment
of this able husband-and-wife
team and Mayor Bill
Geier administered the oath
Diamond Jubilee
Gloria Keeps LFD Occupied
While most of Lynbrook's
residents were heeding
warnings and staying
indoors safe and dry, a
hundred members of the
Lynbrook Fire Department
were battling both the ele-.
ments and fire.
Chief Robert CitKovic
assembled the members in
the five firehouses at 8 p.m.
to prevent an ease of
response. By 9:30 a.m. the
first call was received at 570
Scranton Avenue where
fallen wires had burned the
roof. Fortunately, the heavy
rain extinguished the fire.
As the members of Engine
Company, Vulcan Com-pany
and Truck Co. were
leaving Scranton Avenue,
they were all reassigned to 4
Duryea Place for a smoke
condition. The first arriving
police officer reported the
smoke was coming from a
fiercely burning store
directly behind on Sunset
Avenue. Although the fire
was actually in Hewlett's
territory. Chief CitKovic
ordered Lynbrook's com-panies
into action.
Members of Vulcan and
Engine Companies attacked
the fire from the front while
Tally Ho approached from
the rear alley. When the
Hewlett firemen arrived
soon after, the chiefs agreed
to permit Lynbrook to con-tinue
the battle. Truck
Company opened to roof to
permit the smoke and nox-ious
vapors to escape. This
was vitally important in a
one story building to pre-vent
thge fire's spread and
permit the firemen to move
into the store itself.
Within a half-hour the fire
was under control. Several
firemen were treated for
smoke inhalation and minor
cuts.
The firemen were back at
quarters for only ten min-utes
when an alarm was
received for the Atlantic
Avenue school. This proved
to be a result of the high
winds and rain. Chief Cit
Kovic ordered the members
back to quarters and the
other five recorded alarms
which were received were
investigated by one of the
Fire Chiefs.
While the firemen were
struggling in one location,
the Rescue Squad was busy
treating and transporting,
injured and the sick. They
responded to Two auto
accidents (four victims) and
four house calls before the
department was finally
released.
The following evening, a
secondary problem of the
hurricane caused a fire in
Lynbrook Wholesale Flor-ists
on Sunrise Highway.
According to Chief Cit-
Kovic when the electric
power was restored, an
adding machine overloaded
and ignited papers in the
firm's office. The fire was
controlled by members of
Tally Ho assisted by Hose
Company. Chief CitKovic
estimated the damage at
$5000.
of office to them.
Mayor Geier announced
that the village for a number
of years has explored the
installation of computers to
facilitate all the record and
file processes in the village.
The Board approved a new
Bond Resolution in the
amount of $250,000 for two
computer systems for the
village for general functions
and one for the use of the
Lynbrook Police Depart-ment,
which will greatly
improve time spent by the
police in reports of cases.
Mayor Geier stated that this
would enable Lynbrook to
move into the 20th century
and help us either to "move
in the d i r e c t i o n of
technology or get left
(behind."
St, James United Metho-dist
Church, was granted
Board approval to hold a
Flea market in the church on
September 21, between 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. St. James will
use funds raised to help pay
for fuel costs during the
coming cold months. St.
John's Lutheran Church
was granted Board permis-sion
to hold their Annual
Harvest Festival on October
20th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
with proceeds to go to the
Mill Neck Manor School
For The Deaf.
Parking restrictions for a
section of Union Place
between Union Avenue and
Carpenter Avenue, which
were formerly approved
were rescinded due to a
difference of opinion among
various residents. New
parking restrictions were
approved changing the
p a r k i n g limit to **No
Parking between 6 a.m. until
10 a.m. except Saturday,
Sunday and Holidays.
The Board approved a
request by LINK, the
L y n b r o o k c o m m u n i ty
organization to solicit funds
from the commercial area of
the village. Their funds have
been slashed in the various
appropriations made by
New York State and the
Federal government. LINK
will use a professional fund
raising company to make
the solicitation which will be
both by letter and in person
by canvassing.
A new Lpading Zone at
456 Merrick Road was
approved which will require
the removal of a parking
meter.
Lynbrook several months
Hurricanes Are Nothing New
Members prepare to battle Sunset Avenue fire.
by Mildred Roemer
"Gloria," the packer of
150 a mile an hour winds
may just be an unpleasant
memory when this paper
reaches you. Of course there,
is the clean up and all, but if
our buildings are still stand-ing
we hearty East Rocka-wites
will say a prayer of
"thanks."
Long before Gloria hit,
the "1 remember" stories
began circulating. First,
after a move from safer
Brooklyn, my family des-cended
to the basement of a
house in 1938 that "never
had water in the cellar" and
found prized water colors
in folios, floating about a
trunk filled with cherished
possessions. Oh well, we sur-vied.
In 1945 (don't
remember the name of the
"lady" hurricane-but she sure
was a wild one! At the time
Ye Village Historian, was
working for the society page
pi the Nassau Daily Review
star in Rockville Centre.
There was an important
wedding scheduled at
Bethany Church for the
evening of the BIG BLOW.
Durand Miller Jr. grandson
of the late Mayor Frank
Donnelly of East Rockaway
was to be wed. There was no
electricity, but the copy
must get through! By can-dlelight
and hunt and peck-ing
typing the story of the
event written, with a little bit
of improvising. Then came
the perilous journey by car
to R.V.C. Trees were down
and electric were down and
sizzling in the flooded
streets. Our civil defense &
volunteers tried directing
the old car to saler areas,
while voicing their opinions
of "crazy fools" who insisted
upon riding around in the
storms. However, without
any real mishaps, the copy
was delivered to a surprised
editor.
The wedding did take pla-ce..
almost as it had been
reported and given an
important space in the page
as not to much society news
had come in that night. The
Reverend George Wilson
performed the ceremony in a
beautitul candlelight setting.
This HAD been reported,
but Dr. Anthony Scemica of
Baisely played the wedding
march on the piano as there
was no electricity for the
organ. Young Durand, the
groom, was in the service at
the time as his lovely bride
whose name, sadly, cannot
be included in this copy as it
has slipped this reporters
mind!
ago joined the Nassau
County Consortium, which
made certain special funds
available to the village. Jhe
village was notified three
months ago that it would
receive $20,000 while other
villages were obtaining
much higher amunts. Due to
the special efforts of the
Mayor and Board, the
Consortium has increased
the amount to $1,000,000
which will be used to
renovate Greis Park and the
surrounding area to make it
more accessible for the
handicapped. The Board
authorized Mayor Geier to
sign the formal agreement
for the funds.
The owner of 283
Hendrickson Avenue was
present with an attorney and
a zoning expert for a Special
Exception Hearing. After
testimony was given about
the request the Special
Exception was adjourned
until the Board Meeting of
Octoer 7, 1985 with the
owner informed that he
must not go ahead with any
alterations, buildings or
changes on his property.
until he obtains village
approval.
The Board approved the
plan to install a traffic
control device in front of
North Middle School for
safety reasons with the villge
to pay the cost of installing
the device. This came about
through the cooperation of
the PTA and the Lynbrook
Board of Trustees. The
village will pay the cost of
maintaining the light with
the electricity charges. Mrs.
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PTA DAY. Assemblyman Gregory Becker and Senator
Dean Skelos were pleased to present Peggy Grossman, Pres-ident
of the Lynbrook/East Rockaway council of Parent
Teachers Association, with a legislative resolution marking
PTA Day. Both legislators had great praise for the hard
work of PTAs to help bring a quality education to our
children.