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17TS0T AN ' VflOVddVHD A3133d0 S S6T c'T 00C0T TSC0TT BiKTGte Mailing Permit No. 4 Carrier Sorted Chappaqua, N.Y. 1*514 LL Chappaqua Journal VOLUME 1, Number 52 Serving the Town of New Castle Chappaqua, N.Y., Thursday, August 20,1981 25 Cents A Copy, $12.00 A Year \Watergate\ says cand. Doran, about water tests by Eric Thoroman \It's like a little Watergate,\ said Daniel Doran, Democratic candidate for Supervisor, about the Town's handling of County water tests in June. Mr. Doran said last week that the water in Water District Number One, which supplies about 4,000 families, or over half the population of New Castle, failed County bacteria count tests during June. The Town violated the law by not notifying the residents about the potential health hazard. The Supervisor's office was notified by the County in late July that it had to inform users about the water quality. Lois Mitchell, Deputy Supervi sor and Mr. Doran's Republican opponent for Supervisor, said she did not know about the water problem until late July. Mr. Doran asserts she \had to know'' by early July and is now trying to cover this up. The brunt of Mr. Doran's criti cism was directed at Mrs. Mit chell, but Town officials describe the problem as a lack of com munication and understanding between the Town Board, the Water Dept. and the County Health Dept., which work to gether on the water tests. Mrs. Mitchell has said that the -water failed the County tests in June, but that when Water Superintendent Joseph Lischinsky re-tested the water it was accep table. Mrs. Mitchell said the Supervisor's office had no knowl edge of the bacterial level until Town establishes Housing Agency; John Doerschuk is first Chairman by Erie Thoroman To ensure that State and local requirements for incentives given to elderly, lower-incomed, and handicapped for the acquisi tion and rental of multi-family housing are implemented, the Town Board has formed a Hous ing Agency. The first Chairman of the agency will be John Doer schuk, former councilman and chairman of the Planning Board. New Castle Supervisor Cha rles Banks said he was particu larly concerned about housing for senior citizens and the handi capped, who he said need hous ing and should be fully aware of the incentives. The seniors and handicapped will have a 60-day period during which certain condominiums of a given project will be available only to them on a first-come, first-served basis; after the 60 days thev will be please turn to page 4 late July, when she was informed, as acting Supervisor while Supervisor Charles Banks was on vacation, that the Town had violated the law by not telling the residents about the potential health hazard. Health Dept. replies John Karell of the County Health Department said Monday that there was no communication with the Supervisor's office before July 27, when the Town was sent the letter that reported the test failures in June. Mr. Karell said the Health Depart ment communicated with \one employee\ at the New Castle Water Department on July 23, to inform the town of the problem. Mr. Karell said Mr. Lischinsky knew of the test failure in early July, but did not know if other Town officials were informed before they got the Health Department letter. Testing procedure The Town Water Department takes water specimjents to the County every few days. At the end of each month, the tests are averaged out, and the Town is notified of the turbidity and bac terial level. In addition, the please turn to page 5 The Horace Greeley High School marching band. Greeley marching band practicing The Horace Greeley High School marching band will get a head start on the season with a pre school year camp scheduled for Sept. 10,11 and 12. Wind and percussion instru mentalists, as well as newco mers who would like to learn to play an instrument, are wel- It's called 'Chappaqua Script' Task Force: student handwriting is sub-par, teaching method defended by Eric Thoroman Earlier this year, a Writing Skills Task Force reported to the Chappaqua Board of Education that students' prose is not what should be expected. While they were at it, the Task Force also noted that the students' hand writing is poor, across the board. A parent mentioned this at a School Board meeting. \Ah yes,\ Board member (and now president) Barbara Porter said, \Chappaqua Script.\ Board members and audience joined in smiles and murmers of recognition. In the audience, Robert Haigh, District Curriculum Director, who leads the handwriting pro grams, smiled-the way Reggie Jackson smiles at booing base ball fans. Mr. Haigh said, \It's the best method.\ Back to School, Part 2 But several of the Board members and residents were not convinced. Non-conformists Handwriting instruction in the Chappaqua Schools is different from most. Most schools teach children at about age eight, a transition from print to slanted please turn to page 4 come. Opportunities are also available for girls who want to try out for the fall flag twirling group. No marching experience necessary. The three-day camp will con centrate on marching funda mentals and flag twirling techniques. The band, under the leader ship of Raymond Lucia, per forms at all home football games and some away games. It also participates in the Ossining band invitational. Rehersals are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., September through November. Students who' want to partici pate should send a note request ing further information to Mr. Lucia at the Greeley High School, or call, 238-3911, ext. 301, or 238-4967. Four new stores open on Quaker Hill Flowers by Frank icated to offering good value Flowers by Frank Laning, Ltd., custom florist specializing in creative design and quality imports and accessories, has opened at Quaker Hill on King Street. Mr. Laning, one of the partners, says, \We do delight in devoting as much care to choos ing flowers for everyday home enjoyment as to designing.a complete party, and we are ded- 'It's mass confusion, but we try to college official about the first day Puppeteers David Seeve and Brian Costello perform at the New Castle Arts Center Summer Program, a Recreation Department program for New Castle children. Three young members of the audience appear on page 8. Photos by Diane Cashion. by Dave Sheingold At Pace University in Pleasant- ville, freshman living on campus will be greeted by upperclass- men who will help with luggage and give campus tours. At Westchester Community College in Valhalla, which has no dormitories, new students will get a two-day, detailed overview of campus life and career train ing opportunities the school offers, a week before classes start. At Yale University in New Haven, Conn., however, there are too few orientation leaders to help all freshmen dorm resi dents, who are, therefore, \pretty much on their own.\ within each customer's budget.\ Fresh flowers are imported from Holland, Austria, Israel, South Africa and South America, as well as from throughout the United States. Plants, fine silk flowers, and unusual vases an i containers are also featured. The other partners are Jane Peck, Karen Kennedy, and please turn to page 7 help' says for freshmen At Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., students are also on their own, but, once moved in, are offered a staff of graduate students to quietly ease the \culture shock.\ This is how freshman will be greeted, according to school administrators. A survey of please turn to page 6
