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Official Newspaper INCORPORATED VILLAGE East Rockaway SCHOOL DISTRICT IMCORPORATED VliLAGE Lynbrook SCHOOL DISTRICT \77//' (.OODNEiaUliOH NaWSPAN' ILC^aJOjC^OEGj OBSERVER Since 1967 by MaiM Subscription Executive Offices: Seiffert Building, 2787 Long Beach Road. Oceanside, NY 11572 Post Office Box A, East Rockaway, NY 11518 <516) 764-2500 E. R. public Library 477 Atlantic Ave. East Rockaway, NY \YOUR VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY\ USPS 165080 VOL. 33 NO. 5 Wednesday, December 19,1984 25c PER COPY FROIVI OF 4IS...IO all of you, the Publisher, Kdilor and Staff of the KaM Kockaway l.ynbrook Observer extend our very best wishes for a joyous holiday season and a peaceful New Year. Kremer Sponsors Bill Assemblyman Arthur J, Kremer will sponsor a bill in the next legislative session to provide a jail sentence and I or fine for persons who withhold public documents from a \freedom of informa- tion\ request. \The freedom of informa- tion law was passed in 1977 to insure the media and the pu,blic access . to govern- ment's or public institutions' documents,\ said Kremer. \Unfortunately it had no provision to punish some- one who lies about the information sought.\ The Kremer bill would make it a misdemeanor for a person to \knowingly and falsely, with intent to defraud, deceive or injure (refuse a) request for any record\ under the freedom of information act. An offender could get up to a year and a $1,000 fine. Kre- mer is carrying this bill at the request of Nassau District Attorney Denis Dillon. The legislation was drafted after the district attorney's office got a com- plaint from a reporter for the \Jewish Wprld\ news- paper. A spokesman for the newspaper said in February, 1984, it had requested from the State University at Stony Brook \all documents soliciting funds from Middle Eastern governments or businesses.\ The university administrator said there were no such dociiments, reports the spokesman. \In July, the 'Village Voice' pub- lished an article saying that the university had a grant proposal for an $11 million Islamic studies center to be funded by the King Faisal Foundation of Saudi Ara- bia,\ she added. MOI.l.OY BAI.L. Among the many local dignitaries that supported Motloy C ollege at its Annua) Ball this past month were (left-right): Rev. Msgr. Kdward I.. Melton, Vice- ( hairman of the IVIolloy College Board of Trustees and Pastor of St. Agnes Cathedral Parish in Rockville Centre; Robert Becker, proprietor of Frank J. Becker Insurance of l.ynhrook and a member of the Molloy College President's Club; Sister Katherine (Jee, Director of the Mulloy College Institute for International Peace and Justice; and Anthony Santino, a member of the Kast Rockaway Village Board of Trustees. Becker Outlines PCB Plan With the details now set. Assemblyman Gregory R. Backer (R-C, Lynbrook) today outlined his five point plan to remove the safety hazards created by PCB- cooled transformers and capacitors. PCS (Polychiorinated Bipheryl) is a known carce- nbgenic. Recent exposure of F^CB 'S 'from burning trans- formers and capacitors to emergency personnel has prompted Becker to take the iijjitiative in identifying and removing the potential threat. The five point plan calls fbr: ~ ~ moving the phase but date of PCB cooled trans- formers and capacitors from Dec. 31 1988 to Dec. 31, 1986. ~ mandating that all enti- ties, public or private, immediately provide the Department of Environ- mental Conservation with the locations of all PCB- cooled transformers and capacitors. — identification of the dates when all existing or replaced PCB-cooled trans- formers and capacitors were installed or removed. ~ identification of all PCB spills within the past seven years, and ~ identification of PCB Manufacturers. \Contamination by PCB^ pose a safety hazard and place a considerable burden on emergency services which must pay for costly decom- tamination of their equip- ment,\ Becker said. \By simply . identifying PCB-cooled transformers and capacitors,\ he con- tinued, \emergency person- nel will be able to respond with proper caution if they ignite or explode. Local res- idents will also have the piece-of-mind of knowing where these potentially deadly threats are located. \1 will be fighting for a speedy adoption of this leg- islation. Every possible safeguard must be taken to insure that needless expo- sure to this carcenogen is provided,\ Becker concluded. Holy Name Society Awards On Sunday the 9th of December, awards by the Diocesean Union of Holy Name Societies were pres- ented at St. Raymond's monthly meeting. The occa- sion was the Annual \KEEP CHRlSTinCHRlSTMAS\ poster contest. The judges were artists Rita Williamson and Joan Chiaffitelli and architect Bill Ruggiero; all residents of East Rockaway. The Diocesean Union con- sists of all Catholic parishes in Nassau & Suffolk counties. Members of St. Ray- monds parish and residents of East Rockaway should be particularly proud of the talent and imagination of Miss Chritine Campagnoni, a 3rd grader, who lives on Ocean Avenue. Christie won the grand prize for rendition ofthe Nativity scene within a Christmas wreath. Awards for the best pos-. ters by grade at St. Ray- mond's school were as follows: Grade 1 - Timothy Murphy Grade 2 - Mary Jean Cea Grade 3 - Christine Cam- pagnoni & Catherine Cafferty Grade 4 - Kim Ricardo Grade 5 - Joseph Zambrotto Grade 6 - Christine Bagley The awards were pres- ented by James Groark, Chairman of this year's con- test in addition to St. Ray- mond's individual awards, awards were presented to other students throughout the Diocese. Frank White, past President ofthe Union, Deadline For | NeKt issue g IsFrldfiy, Deeeniber 21 presented these awards to these young \angels\, with their proud parents beam- ing. Frank White and Co- Chairman Mike Buscemi were thanked by Lou Bosso, vice president of St. Ray- mond's Holy Name and Rev. William Singleton, pastor of St. Raymond's led us in a prayer of thanks to the Almighty for granting these artistic talents on our young people and impress- ing upon us the true mean- ing of Christmas. . FIRST PRI/K. Contest Chairman.lim C^roark (toppiiiiire. left) congratulates Christine Campagnoni on her (.Irund Prize entry. / WINNKRS. Kim Ricardo displays her prize winning entry while her parents, Walter and Josephine Ricardo, look on. Hippy HoMiyil ( ( 0N(;RATIILATI0NS. ( hristina Bagley is congratulated I by her mother, Mrs. Terry Bagley, and brother Stephen.
