Offer $1,000
For Arrest
Of Vandals
Good-natured snowman crowned by a mop and puffing on an umbrella handle
;ports a "stop " sign in the middle of Washington Street , Sayville. Pictured from left
o right standing are Ed ward Cooley of Lincoln Avenue , and Kevi n Hunter and
\athy Kost of Washington Street. Kneelin ,', left to right , are Eric Kost , David Spruce
,md John Schumacher , all of Washingto 1 Street. George Spruce , who was not
present for the picture , also had a hand in making Mr. Snowman after the storm
ast week.
SufTolk County News Photo).
Snow, Wind
DownWires,
Cut Power
Five inches of snow—wet and
heavy—descended on the area
from four p. in. last Thursday
to 10:30 a. in. Friday, accompanied b .'.-wind gusls up lo 60
miles an hour t h a t caused dimouts ami /d.'ickoids as power
lines w e n t down.
Long Island Lighting Company men were on the job
through Thursday night and on
through Friday restoring power
tor thousands of stores and
homes without heat or lights.
Electri c power went off at -m
estimated 25,000 homes in we.".crn Sull'olk as 1.300 LILCO
crewmen worked through the
storm and the comparative calm
t h e following day, when the
heavy slush began freezing.
Most schools declared a "snow
day, " which was all right with
the youngsters as they organized snowball battles and -brought
on a veritable population explosion of snowmen—all sizes,
shapes and descriptions.
Utility lines were down in many parts of the area
after last week's snowstorm , and pictured are some of
those along Washington. Street , Sayville.
(Suffolk County News Photo).
Crime Up In February;
Auto Accident Rate Down
There was .1 general increase
in crime in Hie are a served baili e Third Precinct of the Suf-
Storm Causes
False Alarms
The Sayville Fire Deparlmen '
rushed to the Mlhodist Church
on Main Street and the Sayville
Nursing Home on Elm Street
Sunday tonly to find both alarnis had gone oft accid entally.
It was explained that a surge
of restored electrical power res u l t i n g lrom repair of power
failures from last Thursday and
1'i'iday 's storm caused a tri pping of Hi? automatic alarm systems. This could also h a v e been
responsible for some other electrical breakdowns reported in
tne area.
On Friday at 4:111 a. 111. the
Sayville Fire D e p a r t m e n t responded lo the home of Harold
lYRonde of ?.ll Seville Boulevard. Sayville. It was reported
thai an electric blanket had
caught fire- and l h a t there was
(onsidcral.lc smoke and water
fi.-i niH ,'c in the room w he r e Ihe
lire was discovered .
.Mr. DeRonde said his motherin-law . Mrs . Lena Butt , 85. w a s
sleeping under the blanket
w h en the cord shorted out. She
w a s given oxygen by th e lirelncn because of smoke i n h a l a tion , and Mr. DeRonde reported
li.al she was "all right. "
folk County Police, according
to" the February Central Compla int Activity Report published by tho Sull' olk County Police.
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The vva\ the figures shape up,
no homicides were reported for
(lie m o n t h , there "ere two cases
1 I rape , (same number as one
vour agi) . assaults wore down
10 '10 from 57 reported in Febni.iry of l!)rt7 , robbery, two to
<>iw> last year , and burglary, 141
; gains! 140 last year.
Larcenies shewed a rise from
'.-..' it] cases in February of 19(i7
!o I' 'M in February of this year
.Y.itii t h e f t s had also increased ,
fro m 4!) lo 65
V dtor
vehicle
accidents ,
v.hicb had reached a hi gh total
of 4D2 last m o n t h , decreased to
:'.44 this m o n t h . This was also
a considerable decrease from
Fi bruai -y. 1907. w h e n 423 accidents were reported.
All arrosis for t h e m o n t h
M i i v listed as 208. This com|i.-.rcs with 158 a year ago.
All nlher Climes were numlicreil as 4 (id' over 39!) last year ,
and a 50' .' increase over last
m o u t h ' s report.
Non-criminal incidents were
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_ :.vn as 2.124 m e r 1.757 of last
\ c a r . The grand total of all
ia- es h a n d l e d by the Third Precinct for t h e monlh came to
" l-'75. or 44(i ' ases more than
February of 1967.
But the slushy conditions became a horror for many drivers
w h e n their ears toboganncd
Olympics-style on the roads ,
causing
numerous
fender
minchings. The Long Island
Hail Road also experienced difficulties when power was lost
in some areas. However, commuter delays reportedly averaged only about 15 minutes.
The main inconvenience for
most residents were broken tree
branches and losses of heal and
1-glit. Ardent television fans ,
confronting their blacked-out
sets, somehow managed lo survive the ordeal.
LENTEN MEETINGS
The Lenten Ecumenical meetings being hold at local churchi s will continue at SI. John 's
Luthera n Church on Tuesday
fi om eight to 9:30 p. m.
St Lawrence the Martyr IL
C. Church was the scene of this
past Tuesday 's meeting.
The
our thai had been planned for
Ti mple Sli'ilcm on February
27th was rescheduled to March
2l!lh.
Prison Term Netted
For Accidental Killing
Hubert Veracka . 30. former
ow ner of a K o n k o n k o m a delicatessen , was sentenced on Frid'\>' to a three to 10-year prison
t. I'm for the accidental killin g
of an 18-yenr-old youth on December n i n t h . 1966
Veracka . of Richmond Hill ,
(j 'icons' . v< is convicted by a
j u r y on J a n u a r y 18th of the
shooting of Richard Grsnelli of
Church
Street . R o n k o n k o m a .
Veracka . w h o was the operator
s
of Bob' Delicatessen on Rose\;.tr Avenue , had been showing
b r revolver to young Granclli
and two companions when it
i.cciden tally discharged.
The sentence was imposed by
C o u n t y Judge George F. X. .Mcineiney.
A one thousand-dollar reward
is wailing for anyone who can
supply information leading to
Ihe arrest and conviction of
vandals who did $10,000 worth
of damage to a $30,000 crane
last month.
The crane , owned by the Patchogue Drainage Corp., was at
I be construction site of the new
Mcrrimac School on B.-oadvvay
Avenue in Holbrook when the
damage was done.
Robert J. Barbarino , president
of the corporation , reported the
amount of damage. He said "Wc
used to have minor vandalism
—$200 or $300 worth of damage
te our equipment. But. . . this
is serious.".
There's too much of thi.s vandalism going on ," Mr. Barbarino
prided. He said that a crane owned by Lizza Brothers and a derv ck owned by Brookhaven
Town have also been damaged
by vandals in recent months.
Mr. Barbarino said that on
February ninth vandals somehow managed to get his crane
started. They drove it about 100
yards fro m the construction site
where it was stored. When it
was found, the boom was bent
and the cab was crushed , he
said.
List More Town
App ointments,
Terminations
A resolution pertaining to
more town job appointments
and job terminations , eliminated al the last nvnute from the
regular Town Board meeting
agenda Tuesday afternoon , was
taken up that night after a zoning hearing.
Several
more
Republican
heads have rolled as Supervisor
Harry J. Kangieser and Councilmen Louis Palombi and Richard
McKay voted in unison over the
opposition of Republican Councilmen Joseph Giordano and
Caesar Trunzo.
John Kohilakis , former Democratic town co-leader, was appointed superintendent of incineration at $13,750 a year.
Ronald Rescigno, a coach at
L'asl Islip High School , has been
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Papandon Resigns
From GOP Committee
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Bi-Wcekty
Pay System
Hundreds of town em
ployees picketed in front
of the Isli p Town Hall before the regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday in a
dispute concerning their
weekly pay checks, and the
matter was settled in an
executive session held later
that afternoon.
Dedication of the Lincoln Avenue Elementary School took place on Tuesday,
and pictured during presentation of the building and symbolic key of Education
arc, left to right , John Reinsma, prcsiden '. of the Board of Education; Frederick
Allardt , architect; Donald Wylie , principal; and Harry B. Spencer , superintendent
(Photo by Popely).
of schools. An open house and refreshment followed. .
Case New Assistant
Principal at Young
„ Wallace T. Case of two Joni
Pfil-'c; '.Vest Sayville , ' has "o fce.i
appointed assistant princi pal ot
James Wilson
Young High
School , Bayport , by the Board
of Education. He succeeds Alnert J. Pultz , vvho is now assistant supervising principal of
the Bavport-Blue Point School
District.
Mr. Case has taught mathematics at Bayport for the past
five years. Previously, he taught
at Bacon Academy, Colchester,
Conn, and at Rocky Hill , Conn.
He is the owner and director of
Ihe Basketball Clinic at Camp
Kobin Hood , Cente r Ossipee,
N. ,H.
Mr. Case and his wife . Marian ,
l ave four daughters: Deborah ,
Sandra , Patricia , and Laura.
Rites To Be Held For Lake
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M a r i n e Corps Pvt. Albert Paul
M a r t i n of Lake lionknnkoina.
killed in the v i c i n i t y of Thau
Thiol , Vietnam, on February
20'h , will he buried tomorrow
in the Long Island National
Cemetery at Pinelawn.
The. 1967 graduate of Sachem
ILgh School was 19 years of
age. He had been in the service
since July and in Vietnam just
six weeks. While al Sachem he
was a member of the track
team.
He is survived hy his foster
parents , Mr. and Sirs. Alfred
Harrison; two foster-brothers ,
Dennis and Thomas , all of Lake
Sayville Schools To Have
Performing Arts Series
The resignation from Islip
Town 's Republican Committee
of attorney John Papandon was
reported this week by Town
GOP Chairman John C. Cochrane.
Mr. Cochrane said he had obtained the resignation in an effort to give the Islip GOP "a
new image." Elected town leader on February 16th to replace
Kobcrt J. Barkus . Mr. Cochrane
said he has now sent a letter
to former Councilman Donald
J. Kuss asking his resignation
cs a committeeman.
Both Mr. Kuss and Mr. Papandon face a hearing in Stale
Supreme Court, Riverhead, on
noncriminal charges of real csI- le law violation filed by New
York Secretary of State John
P. Lomenzo . Mr. Kuss is also
under indictment with former
Slate Tax Commissioner Walter
M Conlon on a charge of accepting an unlawful fee.
The Fine Arts Council of the
Sayville Public Schools has
scheduled a scries of four Lincoln Cen ter Student Programs
for the Performing Arts to he
presented in the junior and
senior high schools during the
spring semester.
Arrangements for the scries
ucrt made through the Board ol
Cooperative Educational Services by Jack Fechter . assistant
superintendent for instruction ,
and George Seyfert . the Fine
Arts
Council's
performance
chairman.
The first program , scheduled
for Wednesday al Ihe j u n i o r
bigh school , will feature a siring
quartet
fro m
the Juilliard
School.
Subsequent pr ograms
are scheduled for Apri l and May
act will include an introduction
to the opera , a French born
soloist and a drama progr...:;
"In Wh' te America ". The opera
and drama performances will be
presented at the senior hi gh
Two serious accidents occur
red in the local area Tuesday.
( li e in Sayville , the other in
Lohcmia .
In Sayville . Mrs. Rose Wag
n r , about 80, who has been living at The Homestead , was
si--lick by a motorist as she was
a t t e m p t i n g to cross Railroad
A v e n u e about one p. m. Witnesses said t h a t Mrs. Wagner
apparently did ' not sec the approaching northbound car . She
was taken to Southside Hospital
by the C o m m u n i t y Ambulance
Company. As of press time yesterday she remained in critical
coiuution with injuries to hoth
hips.
At about 12:40 Tuesday tlie
l'ol'cc reported a two-car collision it the intersection of House
v e i l Avenue . Bohemia and Veterans Highway. Occupants ol
both cars were injured and remo\ rd to Southside Hospital by
the
Community
Ambulance
Company.
Tie injured were Debra Calangi'lo of 20 Forest Drive. lionkonkoma . Ellen and l ied Pol
cliinski of 41 Forest Drive. Ron
I'onkoma , and Diana Serrano ol
447 Eighth Street . Bohemia.
Miss Calangelo and the Polihinskis were treated at the
hospital and released the same
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The Fine Arts Council , a district-wide committee, views the
scries as a part of t h e regular
curriculum rather t h a n special
assemblies. The students will
icceivc preparation for Hie performances in their regularly
scheduled classes and will view
the programs d u r i n g school
hours. This scries , being presented for the firs t t i m e in the
Sayville schools , is regarded
step in the development ^. .
humanities program in the
school curriculum.
R o n k o n k o m a ; and three foster
sislers , Mrs. Marie Grace . Mr.s.
Dolores Driscoll and Mrs. Marilyn N. Bleimiller.
American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars service::
will be conducted al ei ght p. 111.
today at K. Daniel Moloney 's
Lake Funera l Home. The rosary
will be recited at nine p. m.
A solemn requiem mass will be
held tomorro w at St. Joseph's
It. C. Church. Lake Ronkonko111a. with interment following.
Also a Vietnam casualty was
Army Cpl. Richard V. Frasca .
:."(' . of Heliport , whose bride of
I V A O months lives at 36 Metzncr
Road . Lake Ronkonkoma. Cpl.
Frasca died on Fe^uary 21st
of wounds received veVm his
camp came under morfiK ^jj/tack.
ORIENTATION PROGRAM
An oriental ion program for
v o l u n t e e r s will be held in !!obbuis Hall . Central lslip
State
Hospital , from eight lo 10 p.m.
on March _ 0th , 27th and April
third.
The public is invited to altend any or all of thes:' sessions. The program is designed
to provide a better insig. '.l as
to the f u n c t i o n i n g of the hospital and the w a y - , in which the
community may
become involved in the hospital 's rehabilit a t i o n program.
The pickets were all men.
Mostly "blue collar " employees
of the h i g h w a y department and
members of Ihe Civil Service
Kmployces Association. Thev
carried signs urging a return
So the weekly pay cheek they
bad been collcct ' iv; r ov the last
lour years up until Friday. That
day. March first, marked the
beginning of a bi-weekly paycheck system which had been
approved and passed by the
'Iown Hoard in J a n u a r y in an
( c o l u m n - move, as Supervisoi
li'Trv Kangieser described it.
The pickets later filed inlo
t h e bnn'-d - room a f t e r most
other uvendvevs ol the audience
had been seated. The supeivi
,.rr Vet '.' - . ;,'. gratcl.' t' "I t h e e v '.n
protosling their rights on Oft'ir
own time w/rdi lie said "was
most democratic. "
The posit ion of the men on
li'inpoi -'M-y s t r i k e was presented
by John Corcoran. Jr.; ollicial
; 'rcsentalive of t h e CSE.V
men. makin g up a large
I .1 of t h e jamnii " '. board meeting room , applainrd loudly at
several points in Mr. Corcorc.u's address to the board.
Tlri'ty-ono resolutions wee
presented before the men were
Continued on page 8
State Aid Is Topic
Of Special Meeting
Local slate legislators have
bee n requested to a t t e n d a specal meeting of the combined
lii'ookhavcn and Isbp Tow n
S1I100I Boards Association lo be
held at the James Wilson Young
High School cafeteria Bayport ,
at «:30 p. 111. on March 15th.
Purpose of Ihe m e e t i n g is to
(bsctiss the state aid to education picture , p a r t i c u l a r l y the
coed for an increase to SBtM)
per p u p i l , (presently St-(iO) . as
r< quested by v a r i o u s School
Hoard Associations throu ghout
the state.
Doth association presidents .
Frank Arena of lslip and John
Foley of Brookhaven indicated
that such an increase is essen.
I '-al in order to meet the fiscal
needs of School districts d u r i n g
t h e comine veai-.
Pedestrian Critically Inj ured
By Auto On Railroad A' venue
Harold I.inioii/.e. p r i n c i p a l nf Sa y v i l l e H i g h .School, c on g ratu l a t es Robert Reed
f o r bis election as a f i n a l i s t in t h e N a t i o n a l M e r i t S c h o l a r s h ip P r o g r a m and Peter
C l r i c h . left , for his b e i n g chosen w i n n e r of t h e Phi Rota Kappa a w a r d g i v e n by t h e
Phi Beta K ap p a A l u m n i of Long I s l a n d . R M h a w a r d s arc p r e s e n t e d for o u L s t a n d i n ; ,
::c!")!."'-'.ic a c h r v e m e n t . R o b e r t r e p r e s c u s one of t h e tin.ici - 2' • of t h e hi gh school
sl u d e m s n a t i o n a l l y w h i t e Peter has e a r n e d t h e honor of Valedictorian w i t h a four
year average of 25.4^.