Observer_1987-04-22; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

              Official
Newspaper
Inc Village
School District
Inc Village
School District
'THE GOOD NEIGHBOR NEWSPAPER "
OBSERVER
Since 1967 by Mailed Subscription
Executive Oftic«s: Seiffert Building, 2787 Long Beach Road. Oceanside, NY 11572
Post Office Box A, East Rockaway, NY 11518 (516) 764-2500
public Library
H o c K a w a y - THE
••••tea weekly for
PoaUge Paid at Rockviq
ioffice*. Send addrew ,
rook Ob«erver fublication l»i6S4N|B It pub-by
the ERLO Corporation. Second Clam
> Centre, N.Y. 11570 and additional mailing
• ichangea ,to'.The Eatt Rockaway-Lynbrook
K>bMnrer,A>y A. Eaat £>ckawayi N.Y. i m s .
VOL. 34 NO. 16 Wednesday, April 22,1987 30^ PER COPY
Easter Egg Hunt
EASTER EGG HUNT. The Village of East Rockaway held
its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 18 at Memor-ial
Park. The Easter Bunny joined village officilas (from left
to right) Trustee Arnold White, Mayor Irving Shaw, Trustee
Charles Formont, and Deputy Mayor Anthony Santino in
making a lot of kids happy. ^ "
The Easter Bunny makes a delivery early.
Lynbrook Girl
Missing
Kim Lazarus
A fifteen year old Lyn-brook
girl remains missing
and Nassau County Juve-nille
Bureau detectives still
have no real leads as to her
whereabouts despite an
intensive investigation.
Commercial Building Stopped In Lynbrook
The Lynbrook Archetec-tural
Review Board, in
response to the concerns of
residents of both Lynbrook
and Valley Stream, has
voted to the concerns of res-idents
of both Lynbrook
and to withdraw its support
for a building project that
officials have stated would
a g g r a v a t e an already
hazardous intersection.
The Board rejected a plan
by BAS Development and
Construction Corp. of Val-ley
Stream to build a two-story
structure at the corner
of Sunrise Highway and
Horton Avenue, adjacent to
Ed's Tropical Aquarium.
Mr. Robert Russo,
East Rockaway Report
Kim Lazarus, a ninth
grade student at Lynbrook
High School, was last seen
on March 30, 1987. While
she reported to school that
day, she is reported to have
left early, and police say that
she went home, changed her
clothes, and has not been
seen since. She left no note.
Kim, a Korean teenager
adopted by the Lazarus fam-ily
more than 10 years ago,
was described as a "whole-some"
youth and a "lovely
girl and very well liked."
Posters have been placed
throughout the village, and
anyone with information
concerning her whereabouts
should call 825-5500, ext.47,
Child Find at 800-1 AM
LOST, or the National Cen-
(Continued on Page 12)
by Emma Tolmach
It is with much personal
pleasure that 1 begin a "new
job," one which 1 will be very
happily sharing with you. I
will be attending our regular
Board Meetings, and report-ing
the "news from our Vil-lage"
in our official news-paper,
the Observer. I will
attempt, by giving you our
"news," to interest you and
keep you well informed of
the happenings in our local
village government.
Our nei?^ Mayor, Irving*
Shaw, was not present at the
April 13 meeting for a most
i m p o r t a n t reason: the
observance of Passover.
Mayor Shaw wrote a beauti-ful
message, which Deputy
Mayor Santino read on the
Mayor's behalf. To quote
from Mayor Shaw's mes-sage,
". . . the beginning of
one of the most significant
holidays in the Jewish
calendar, the Festival of
Passover . . . the festival Of
Freedom, which served as
an inspiration to those who
first settled the American
continent, and to the Found-ing
Fathers of our great
country. In keeping with the
tradition of the Jewish faith,
this evening is an occasion
for my family to gather
together for prayers of
thanksgiving. . .".
Deputy Mayor Santino
conducted the meeting,
which included Trustees
Perry, White and Formont.
Village Attorney John Pit-toni
also attended the
meeting.
At Deputy Mayor Santi-no's
request, Eagle Scouts
Timonty Glenister and Wil-liam
Mickiewicz of Troop
#332 led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Mrs. Rand read the report
of the activities of the 4th
Precinct as submitted by
Deputy Inspector Andrew
McKenny for the month of
March 1987 as follows: 4
arrests (1 criminal mischief
and aggravated harassment,
1 family court warrant, 1
shoplifting and 1 criminal
trespass and violation order
of protection); 122 moving
violations and 301 parking
violations issued; 22 acci-dents
occurred with 4 injur-ies;
3 major crimes were
reported (1 burglary of bus-iness,
1 robbery and 1
attempted robbery. Deputy
Mayor Santino noted that
no County police officer was
present, and he requested
that the 4th Precinct be noti-fied
that the Board wished to
have an officer present at
each and every meeting and
t h a t such officer be
requested to remain during
the entire meeting. Trustee
Perry indicated that the
robbery which occurred at
610 Atlantic Avenue was not
within the Incorporated
Village.
Chief James Duncan
reported on the activities of
the East Rookaway Fire
Department during the
period of February 23
through March 22, 1987 as
follows: 43 rescue calls, 7
general alarms, 8 still
alarms, 2 district calls, 3
chief's investigations, 1
mutual aide rescue, and 6
training sessions. Chief
Duncan also introduced the
newly elected officers of the
Fire Department as follows:
Chief of the Department,
Christopher Shelton; 1st
Asst. Chief Thomas Smith,
2nd Asst. Chief William
Gipson; 3rd Asst. Chief
J o h n Niskala. Deputy
Mayor Santino expressed
the appreciation of the
Board of Trustees and the
residents of the Village for
extraordinary demonstra-
(Continued on Page 12)
Chairman of the Architectu-ral
Review Board, said that
he and board member Ron
Zurkitch believed that the
Board had made a mistake
in earlier approving and
i n i t i a l version of the
$750,000 project last March.
The building was too large
for the location," sated
Russo.
The Board considered
opposition by area resi-dents,
who said that a com-mercial
building would
create more traffic near the
Buck Elementary School,
which is located less than Va
mile away on Horton
Avenue in Valley Stream.
The corporation can still
appeal to the Village Board
of Appeals, which would
need the approval of the vil-lage
building department.
Mayor William Geier had
already taken steps to stop
construction before the
architectural Board voted.
He stated at a prior meeting
of the Lynbrook Village
Board that consideration
would be given to rezoning
the land from commercial to
residential.
Board President Van Houten
Seeks Reelection
J o h n Van Houten
announced that he will seek
reelection to the East Rock-away
Board of Education.
Since his election in May
1984, Mr. Van Houten has
served one year as Vice Pres-ident
and two years as Pres-ident
of the Board.
Mr. Van Houten states
"While many of the prob-lems
encountered by the
District in 1984 have been
resolved, much remains to
be done. 1 would like to be
part of that continued
effort."
Mr. Van Houten cites the
ability of the Board to work
as a team, the major factor
in its ability to deal with the
demands of the district. An
example of this teamwork
was the relocation of 300
students after the Rhame
Avenue fire, resulting in the
loss of only three school
days.
John Van Houten, a
Detective with the New
York City Police Depart-ment,
attended Rhame
Avenue School and East
Rockaway High School. He
has served his community as
Chief of the East Rockaway
F i r e Department and
recently completed 25 years
(Continued on Page 12)
Geier Elected President of VGA
On Tuesday night. Mayor
William P. Geier was elected
to the prestigious position of
"President of the Nassau
County Village Officials
Association" at a dinner
held at the Swan Club.
The association is com-prised
of the chief executives
of most of the villages in
Nassau County and has
committees that address the
most important factors that
affect the daily lives of
hundreds of thousands of
Nassau residents.
Mayor Geier's proven
leadership and administra-tive
abilities have long been
recogni/ed; thus, his rise to
this position is a positive
step in furthering the associ-ation's
goals.
Mayor Geier was sworn in received a standing ovation
by Nassau County Execu- at the conclusion of the
tive Thomas Gulotta and ceremonies.
ELECTED. Nassau County Executive Tom Gulotta con-gratulates
Mayor William Geier on his election as President
of the Village Official's Association.