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A Community It nolghbon sharing common Intorosfmnd goals Nowsboy, Two County Cops HoroosAtFire BALDWIN - A iS-year-oId Hts father is a New York City newspaper delivery boy. out on fireman, assigned to Rescue I. ‘'his route, is credited with giving *’(t*s no big deal.” said an early and quick alarm at a fire Matthew, whenjhts mother.asked on Sunday morning. December him about it. Re had gone ahead 20, in Baldwin.. and Rnlshed delivering his papers Two Nassau County Police that morning and hadn't even told Officers, who answered the call, her about his part in the rescue, wef^ said to have been directly responsible for rescuing at least The two County police fighters six people from the burning rw f who risked their lives to rescue .of the building at 17 Merrick the members of the Doherty Road. family were Anthony Zacarese Matthew Driscoll had just left and Paul Peters. When Zacarese arrived at the fire scene, he had been greeted by several frantic tenants, who told him of people trapped on the rear roof. He and Peters ran to the back of the building, where he dimbed on several trash cans and then shimmied up a drain pipe to reach the trapped people. He then p a s ^ d down to Peters and to safety 30-year-old Sonia Doherty; her two daughters, nine-year-old Denise and six-year-old Tanya, and two nine-year-old visiting nieces, as well as the family dog. Other officers helped rescue the father, Eugene I^herty. and brought out five members of the Benson family and three mem bers of the Savicks family. Zacarese was treated for smoke inhalation at Lydia E. Hall Hospital in Freeport, and then chose to return to duty. At least 14 of the r e ^ e d tenants were also treated at area hosphaLs. The blaze was brought under control by 9:30 am by Baldwin Fire Department units. There 40 firefighters and five Baldwin Holiday Decoration Cohtest Underway j Matthew DrlscoU a copy of the Daily News at the front dcior of the three family building on the comer of Milbum Road when, as he described it, he “heard a pop.” Turning around, he saw flames coming o u t' of a side window. He banged on doors and windows to w ire up the people inside and as soon as he had a response, he said, he hopped back on his bicjcle and rod^ two blocks to pull a fire One of eight children of Peggy , , . . _f _ II _ f ^3 — — - 1 ^ une oi eigm cmiureu ui were iireugmcia n ’l- and John Driscoll of Brookwold pieces of equipment used under Court, Matthew was probably just . the direction of Chief Noble- The following in a family tradition. fire is under investigation. BEFLECTING THE SEASON. This Christmas tree, which stands in'the sanctuary at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, was decorated by parishioners with “ Chrls- mons,” traditional symbols representing tenets of Christiart belief. Baldwin H.S.Mag Announces Contest Wnners BALDWIN - \Phoenix- magazine of Baldwin Senior High School . has announced four student winners in its Fall Literary and Art Contest.. ■. Sal Moccta’s \Out Of Touch\ won in the An category; David Weinstein's “ Geometric Reflec tions.” photography; \The Hardest Four Words\ by Kate Knoerzer. stop-; »nd Kerry Kreimeier's ‘'Last Will and ' Testament.\ poetry. Each of the four students won $20. Each work will be published as \contest winner\ in the Winter issue of \Phoenix.\ Over 200 student works were ----- - , submitted for this issue from which the \Phoenix\ staff chose THE COMMUNICATION TACTIC...Dunng recent discussion of the publication. Mem- situation in Poland, one interesting fact kept occurring. The most basic j,ers rate each piece after tactic used by the governmental forces was not military as such, but removing the name of the con. one of suppressing communication. Phone, television and radio irib^u.or and communication were curtailed. Transportation and gasoline were impartiality in judging, restricted so that personal travel and the ability to communicate in ^ contest w inner.in each calegury person were also stifled. It w as noted that this inability to commumcate selected by vote from among was an important miliiao mclic. Organized opposition was unable 10 works ^ ,he plan its maneuvers. The true extent of the military takeover and the P'“ “ j deadline were eligible for condition of Stdidarity leaders was not clear either to the people of Poland or to the oTltside world. AH material has now been h IS mlerestine that when people seek 10 control, one of the first ch.wcn and typed and the lay-o„r channels that they seize is the channel of communication. F.scry \ * ’V\P activist group at least has a copying macfimc. m order that they may disseminate their ideas. One of the problems, with communication, however. IS that It can be used and slanted so that people arc not even aware that the information thev arc being given is distorted After World SVar II. the cries of so manv people r e g a r d i n g t h e Na/i atr.vitics was \we didn't know . \ Information was suppressed Rcccntlv. evervonc fr-m R u b a r d S n o n to .Abbie Hoffm.ar., ceramlv opposite e n d s of the s p e c t r u m, have rlccr.cd the . ontrol h i the media ir this ,,.ur,lrv A recent movie. \Absence -f Malice relates r-w a rep-Tter IS fed onlv vcrrair tr,formation s.' tha- aba: s sccrt--.c.v •*Ccnt cn Page BALDWIN - Judging is pres ently underway in Baldwin's annual Holiday Decorating Contest, sponsored by the Bald win Chamber of Commerce. Jim Bfeslin of Woodway Heat- fig is chairman of the committee which will be judging decorations in the community in five different categories; commercial, religious, door, all-over and wjndow dis play.' S t t C O n d o r y S c h O O l t^onl. from Page course was described, but contro versy developed ' over the fact that, because of other mandated requirements, certain students cannot fit in the course in their Write by Joan Delaney students of all grade IcseK m meet Thursda> afrernf^nns after sch.v.l Mrs. Lee and Mrs Wtnvvltlcr are adusors schedules. There were explana tions by Mercurio and CardUlo about the difficulty of offering this type of course to a student with basic learning deficiencies. After lengthy discussion. Baldwin Junior High School Principal Meyer Mittman ouUirted the eighth grade. program require ments and some basic philosophy regarding-leaming abilities. The discussion concluded with Board approval of the course and their desire that, if possible, it should be available to more students. CardUlo described his proposed evaluation method w h l^ will include a final exam and a questionnaire for subsequent language teachers. He noted that the course was not a prerequisite for foreign language study. The importance of encouraging foreign language study was noted ■ and School Board member Bernard Pittinsky stressed that no student should be “ pre-judged as a failure” relative to certain academic subjects. Mercurio - stressed that placement of students and any downtracking of students is weighed carefully and not done lightly. .Social Studies Chairman Roy Eldon presented his requests for two new senior high school electives in sociology and global Studies. Pittinsky -requested additional information on the curriculum and methodology .of the sociology course since it contained items and questions which were topical and value- oriented. There were raised voices between Board president Dr. Arnold Lurie. Superintendent of Schools Rolland Jones and Pittinsky concerning some of the discussion. with Pittinsky stressing his obligation to refrain from voting p^^sitively until he had what he felt '*as the ncccssarv information. Board member Victor Rohe also opposed ihc c»ursc 2 pending additional inf.irmation and with the vote 2-2 iB**ard member WtJham Ryan was absenti the motion was tabled. Ptmnskv stressed, Tm not afraid of the topicT” and .aunoned Lunc about •’uncalled' f.T ir.r:Ucr.d'’s ^ education in the four years of senior high school. Graduation requirements will allow* some discretion by principals regarding work-study programs. Promotion requirements relative to the 7-8 middle school • were approved with principaTs discretion allowed in unusual circumstances. The problem of repeating failed <x>urses with only two grades in the school was noted and Harbor Junior High School Principal John Fitz simmons noted that 18 students had been retained this year. A combination of passing and completing certain courses was described and Mercurio said that the guidiance department works diUgenlly to help students graduate with their d&asea. The department heads of the physicaf education department and director D. A lsn Tyson presented their recommendations and budget for the revised inter- scholastic spons program result ing from the 9-J2 high school. ^ Each sport was looked at to insure competitiveness, an appropriate feeder system, and maximum participation. The problem of alloting facilities and fields, particularly during the 1982-M year when student population will be at its peak, was noted. The kqueston of transportation to practices and the necessity of flexibility particularly during the period of Sportsnight practices, were emphasized. The Board approved the recommendations by a 3*2 vote, with Rohe opposed because of his opposition to busing for practices. The B-'urd app:' '•cd -<r* n i r i n a l unit requirerrcnis and kiraduaium rcq u i r c n c r t s -whuh M..iuid affCkf pfcscnf o:i?hrh jra d c . -he Twcr.iv- •-A. 'jr:'A St' required T': ^-radijati'T. *i:h *hc mnimum •-TV >f nhvMfal After the secondary presenta tions. the Board discussed the bond issue with Board member Lorraine Dellcr inquiring if Rohe wouljl publicize the bond and supFH>n its passage. Rohe, stating that he thinks the S5.8 million figure is uxi high artd adv<x:aiing a S4 million figure, said he would n«>t actively oppose it but neither wtjuld he work for its passage. He expressed his concern again abkkut the pk>ss\biUtv of a defeated N'nd. Dellcr «mtlincd the dis- frtcf’s needs and attempted to secure from Rohe the specifics of his S4 million N>nd. She insisted that even the items he wanted included could noi be completed S4 million She argued that there arc konsequenecs in vutiina pennies\ and insisted \if ..'U puli oui cn,)Ufc»h. It no hinpcr makes sense \ She reiterated poMnskv's remarks that the N’lnd Aij; he s-ild on (Is mcrirs- and n*-cd the imp«irtan,.e of doing it ,.rrcttiv initiallv so that sub sequent boards do not have a -vinilar problem
