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Official Newspaper IMCORPORATED VILLAGE East Rockciway SCHOOL DISTRICT INCORPORATED VILLAGE Lynbrook SCHOOL DISTRICT m0V mimmm {LfsmMim ^oy Pork H«w(«tt PoM USPS 165080 VOL. XVI, NO. 25 EAST ROCKAWAY, NEW YORK 11518, THURSDAY, ARRIL 28, 1983 15^ PER COPY Nerve-racking Morning In Lynbrook & s - % ; - A little after 3 a.nio oh Tuesday, April 26th, a car heading east on Sunrise Highway, driven by Michael Cubing of Lynbrook, hit a truck carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline, which was headed south on Peninsula Blvdc Although not a serious accident, the impact caused a weld on a hookup valve to crack and gasoline begin to spill. The driver of the car was charged with driving whUe intoxicated and arraigned in First District Court in Mineola. While the Lynbrook Fire Dept., the Lynbroo k Police Dept., Fire Marshall's and personnel from the State Dept. of Transportation worked to contain the spill and prevent pollution of Doxsey Creek and possibly Jamaica Bay, residents on the east side of Peninsula Blvd. south of Sunrise were evacuated for a couple of hours and took refuge in the Village Hall. Top photo shows tanker leaking gas with car wedged under tank and in bottom photo, Mayor William Pe Geier and Police Chief Frank Kehr check form-covered Doxsey Brook. (Photos by John Cribbin) (Complete story on mop-up operations next week,) You see it FIRST And most times ONL Y In the OBSERVER St, Raymond's Holy Name Society President Edward Venable (1) presents plaque to Holy Name Man of the Year Anthony Boiler, at recent annual Communion Breakfast. Toastmaster, the Hong Francis Xc Becker, looks on at righto (Photo by Ce Warner) TOP LONGG ISLAN SPELER Lourdes Talvy, an 8th grade student at Lynbrook South, is on her way to Washington to compete with 122 other finalists in the 56th annual National Spelling Bee. Lourdes, competing in the Long Island finals at C,W; Post, correctly spelled OB ROC ATE, the word missed by her last op= ponent, and then won on EQUESTRIENNE, This was the first year that the Nassau-Suffolk winner quali- fied for the national competi- tion. In past years, Long Island- ers competed with students from New York City for a spot. The overall contest was entered by students from 286 public, private and parochial schools on Long Island and the final contest was down to 20 competitors. Lourdes will be sponsored by NEWSDAY when she competes in Washington in June, ^nbrook Sekool Vote t Next Wednesday Lj^ro^ residents will go to the polls on Wednesday, May 4th, to vom on:;a $17,064,842 school budget that stresses further ad- vance^nt expanded computer literacy and the continuance of quality-edu;C^tional programs. The budget, supported by the Board of Ed^^ic)^ and the Administration, contains 90% government mandare^o^-^ntractually controlled expenses. The ll^ii^ed tax increase for residents owning one, two or three f^siay'^pmes will be between $1.50 and $1.60 per $100 of assessedWluMJ^bn, This is based on final assessed valuation establish- ed in AH under a new formula adopted by the Nassau County q^rd^f Supervisors, The largest expense area of the budget is Teaching, encompassing salaries, cost of tuition and tutoring of handicapped and vocational students, textbooks, equipment, suppUes, repairs of instructional equipment and est of programs for talented students. Pupil Person- nel Services including test-scoring, health and psychological services, student activities and the interscholastic athletic program will also rise. Decreases are seen in insurance costs, central administration ex- penses, transportation and the school lunch program. According to Robert Delmond, President of the Board ot Edu- cation, the budget demonstrates fiscal restraint, while maintaining a program of educational excellence. Lynbrook had three Merit Scholars this year and 54 other seniors winning Merit Commen- dations or Regents Scholarships. Lynbrook's Philosophy for Children program, acclaimed through- out the state, is funded by special grants from the state. The high school instituted a Homework Helper program this year, the only one of its kind on Long Island, Under the direction of Rhoda Dreifuss, president of the LTA, teachers volunteer their time each week to assist students with their homework by way of Adams- Russell cablevision. Ongoing efforts to incorporate the educational movement to- wards microcomputers in the curriculum include awareness activities for the professional staff, in-service sessions, conferences and seminars. The district is also developing a generic plan for the acqui- sition and application of microcomputers to the K-12 school curricu- lum via the development of an educational master plan. At this time, approximately 29% of staff members have received formal computer training. Ballots will also be cast for two Board members. Incumbents Charles Spector and Joanne McSherry are running unopposed. Registration for the election will take place on Thursday, April 28th, from noon to 9 p.m, in the Central Administration Office of Atlantic Avenue School. Further information on registration and eligibility may be obtained by calling 887-9028 between 8 a.m, arid 4 p.m. Residents north of Sunrise Highway will vote on May 4th in North Middle School; residents south of Sunrise Highway and north of Scranton Avenue, Atlantic Avenue School; residents south of Scranton Avenue, South Middle School, Polls will be open from 7 a.m, to 10 p.m, ' On Saturday, April 23rd, the East Rockaway Kiwanis Club distrib- uted USD A surplus cheese to senior citizens of the area. The surplus cheese was made available through the Town of Hempstead Dept. of Services for the Aging. Manning the distribution site (Main St. Firehouse) are Kiwanians (1-r) Mike Breglia, Gene Torborg, and Mike Pizzino. (Photo by C, Warner)
