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fLiOffdfci n w&fi fs coufiiy cnofFfnuFi © OF ; Neppeu FOC ® S fown iBsi The muddled oicture of Republican politics is expected to become clearer tonight as all eyes focus on the Brookhaven Town convention. At stake is the leader ship of the Lu vyii ui gaiiiZiCiliuii anu uiai ui Gilbert C. Hanse , county chairman. Islip Supervisor Peter F. Cohalan , the landslide winner over County Executive John V.N. Klein , has said that he wants Mr. Hanse out. Mr. Cohalan was quoted as saying: \I don 't want him (Hanse ) under any cir- cumstances. He stands for PVPrvfhincr I finH ahhnrrpnt in the Republican party. \ But the first challenge will come tonight when town leader Thomas Nennell . Jr . is exnected to be opposed by Anthony T „^~..«J„„ „ rnn ~ I _„ J — lA/oi juaUi U , a \J\JM. IHJUKZ icaua . Mr. Losquadro ' s bid to unseat Mr. Neppell is being backed by Anthony Prudenti , Brookhaven vice-chairman, Mr. Prudenti lost his committee post in the Sep- tember 11 Republican primary and is not eligible to hold office in the town organization . Prudenti said he lost because his name appeared on the same line with Mr. Klein. However he has exnressed interest in running for the county chairmanship \if there is a vacancy. \ A committee post is not a requisite for office in the county organization . Hanse is reportedly interested in retaining his post. He could not be reached for comment yesterday. Neppell declined to say who he would suppor t at the county convention on Monday night. \I' m very busy taking care of tomorrow ' s (tonight' s) meeting which involves the town , \ Npnnpll «aiH . . -^ r -— ~—.«. He was also silent on his choice for the town organization ' s vice chairmanship. \There are CPUDral r\£*/ - \r\ l ** mUr. Uo<* » ^., ^w.- ^ » «» ^j- ^\jyx ^ miu nave CA\ pressed an interest and they are ail acceptable , \ he said. One of the reported candidates for the post is County Clerk Arthur Felice , a zone leader from Patchogue . \Of course , Mr. Felice is acceptable but I' m going to let the (town ) committee decide , \ Neppell said. Prudenti and Neppell split over the endorsement of a county executive candidate with Neppell V- . „ ^.)r 1 „ rr I/-l„;_ J T\> 1 J.: ucn_rviiig ivicj il tJHi iTIUUCIill supporting Cohalan. However , this week , Neppell called upon Republicans to forget T\Cx ct Hi f £ar*£mr *£xc f\ *- *A cti*-i«-h.< -**«4- fui_r«, VJIIAVI V1H-VU U11U OUUUUl l Cohalan. Tn DohnUn T^i,,^ ur:ii: **» »-*\ AK/ J I\JU lunn , TTllXldXll Mike Blake , a former Klein supporter , was elected town leader . Outgoing leader , Suffol k Qff-Trark RptHncr Cm-n Pt- ot-i^^f W__ - - — —-- —'wv l***^ ^*\s± p x x C^IU^HL Syd Askoff had been backing Daniel Curcio. Leadership fights are also forecast in Southampton , Hun- tington and Riverhead. SB AT S S3 * # 6 JB W B use of consFOOf BS moving to fB Outy Dissatisfaction over the amount of police coverage provided the Village of Pat- chogue by the Fifth Precinct has engaged the attention of village officials at nearly every board meeting as instances of public drinking, vandalism and burglaries ap- pear to continue uncontrolled . Pursuant to discussions at the Sep- tember 10 village board meeting with respect to the feasibility of hiring con- stables to augment the protection afforded by the Suffolk County Police , Acting Mayor John J. Augustine has announced that at the September 24 village board meeting a public hearing date will be set for the adoption of a local law creating the temporary office of village constable and authorizing the hiring of a part-time constable and assistants. According to Village Counsel Davis Weisberg the matter of paid constables is hpincr phallpncfprl in r* m vr f hir fVi o Policemen ' s Benevolent Association . However , he said , since there is no final adjudication , he would prepare legislation in the event the village decides in favor of such a move. A precedent for a constabulatory force has already been set by Port Jefferson Village and , according to Mayor Harold Shepro w , is proving highl y satisfactory. Begun in August of this year , Mayor Shepro w says Port Jefferson has one full time certified and armed constable who receives a salary of $13 , 500. In addition there are two assistants who work part finr» £i of r\ rofo nf <t7 ^ r* \y r\ttv * TT^QIT iiFO^b- o Ui«lV C4», d I MH- KJX tpl 1411 ill> 141 . J. 11*- ' j MV1U M minimum of eight hours a day, and a maximum of 16. Acknowledging that Port Jefferson ' s problems with enforcement of local or- dinances were essentially the same as those faced by Patchogue , he feels the constables have effectively solved their problems with those wiio flout local or- dinances. \The first requirement , \ he warns , \is that the constables be certified by Suffolk County Police , have a gun permit and be fully qualified and experienced. \ Asked how to go about hiring such a nerson Sheprow said , \That' s the least problem...as soon as the local law was on the books we had more applicants than we knew what to do with . And , \ he continued , \ only a few were not totall y qualified. The man we hired is a 44-year-old retired NYC detective and we couldn ' t be more pleased with him . \ (continued on oagc 27) Less than two weeks after it was begun , the Patchogue-Medford School District is already hearing complaints about its court-ordered bilingual program even though district educators say it ' s too soon to tell . Jacquel yn Gannon , director of the in- structional services for Patchogue- Medford , said last week that bilingual classes have been set up in five \ magnet\ elementary schools for grades Kin- dergarten ^ through eighth grade. Tran- vVw \i~i u f ir\n nuc r- »onr^ f^»« ~ » i^ l rtrm^t- «„„ut^— ~, —wv.i ..^. .j ^v,,_i, ,.,!,_ uiggcoi, plUUICUl su far. Monday night the school board heard complaints from parents who are upset that their children are being bused to schools far from their homes in order to be enrolled in the program. Miss Gannon said that approximately 100 Spanish dominant students have been placed in bilingual classes at the elementary level where they receive in- Siruciion in Spanish from textbooks written in their native tongue. Though there are more than 700 students in the district with Spanish surnames , she said , only 100 were eligible at the beginning of the school year for the bilingual program . Rnt cho coirl iV» iwVi . l^ ^ir^f*.;^*- ; ,-. u^:_.-< -_ -«L , ^» J ^ u<*l\j. y mv, vviii/i^ UlOLl lk- L Id UClMt retested for language dominance as required by a federal court decision handed down in August. The elementary level bilingual in- struction that began the first day of schoo l marked the end of four years of litigation between the district and parents represented by the Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund , Inc. District Superintendent Henry Read told parents Monday night that the program is \ not yet in full swing \ because of the timing of the court decision. He said that district teachers and administrators began preparation for the program two weeks before classes reconvened after summer recess Sept. 5. The district is now looking for federal and state funding to hel p pay for the program. # ~ l«-.rt r* * tV«n i ~* i + i *> 1 ~ « ~ I « l n * L. ~ ~ilr ~ l ~ *i *.L I „ v^nc ui LIIC uuuai v^uoia LU iwc uiau i*~i ia special bus transportation for students enrolled in bilingual classes. The school board awarded a bid for $25 , 000 to Alert Coach Lines , Inc. of Amityville Monday night for three 15-passenger buses to transport bilingual students. Up until this yea r , the district offered English as a Second Language to students who were learning to speak English. That program , called ESL , continues at the high SC M OO I IC V CI , uUt rHtchogue-MediOrd was told by Supreme Court Judge Jacob Mishier to institute a bilingual-bicultural program at the elementary level. Miss Gannon said that ESL is also used for non-Spanish students who need in- ct ri ir»fio*\* IP rniAthor 1 * - »¦* rf n * * i c§ f\ ujV iilo i »\» oti Uv-iil/ii u t* iiwlli\- i luugUug^ VviJli*_ in school. She said the district has ap- proximately 10 Italian-speaking students and pupils from Asian countries involved in the ESL program. Gannon said she still has \ mixed feelings \ about whether the bilingual (continued on onsf e 76) A NEW APPROACH - A student in the new court-ordered bilingual program in Patchogue-Medford looks over some of his new school books. giBfc sa n a {5S **. &£ *o. £9 SP aum ^^^a m @ M M ^^ ® m ea M SB
