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1HO Anion Comm1,11nhy N•W1-PIPII~ ot Long 1,1,,u, Vol. 5 No. 8 Hicksville, N.Y. Thu;'day, August 16, 1990 35c per copy All Rlgtlb RHer..-.d C•nllal OUk·• Phone 70 ,UU Vandalism on Rise, Firm Offers Reward By Rita Langdon ju\'cnilcs were arrested. A rcccnl ou1brcak of vandalism a1 "Forthe most part of the summer it has flkk.willc busincs.scsand schools has led one been prctlyquict, (because! we'vcs1eppcd up firm prcsiden11ooffcr a SI,OOOn. •ward for in our patrol:' s.iid Thomas Shaw, the district's formation leading 10 the conviction of in director of focil.itics and oper:itions. dividuals dcfacins his buildings. He added that two Hicksville youngs1crs, Spiegel Associa1cs of Jericho is offering one 12-)"ars-old, wi:rcam.-stcd after20win 1he reward because company officials have dows were broken and fouror five skyligh1s been "shocked by 1hc widespread degr:ida were damaged at Fork Lane Etcmcntar)' tion of properly in Hicksville'." School. There were six to eight studcn1s Arca vandalism this summer has includ believed to be invoh·ed in thcincidcnt which ed booken windows, gr:iffiti and dcstruc1ion 100k place in early August at aboul 7 or 8 of nowcr beds. In addi1ion, a mcmoriats1one p.m., Shaw said. dedic-ait-d 10 1wo rcsidcms ac1ive in a local The district had received a call from sporl s organiza1ion was smashed. residents who said tha1 Youngsters were on According to Arthur D. Sanders, prcsi 1h e roof at Fork l..lne. After disuict sccuri- dcn1 of the real es1ate development lirm. 1y was sent to the school, t\\'O Students were grafli1i has also bcerfsprj)'t-d on Hicksville held until police arrived. buildings the business owns. The cos1 of the window and skylight Spiegel As-socintrs i~ prosecuting a damage isS2,900. Since the beginning of the 21-yc-nr~old St. James man who wasarn.-stcd summer, atx-ut IOOwindows were broken by foruproo1ing Oowers the firm had plnom-<l baseball ba1s and rocks. Woodland Avenue. along its North Broad""Y building on the Durch and Fork Lanes were heavily hit with Jericho, Hicksville border. graffiti, Shaw said. The high school is also ''Busincs..~and ho1nct.r.,m~alikc must 1101 3 prime target for graffiti. s.uncndcr ourcnviro01~1t-n't ~o the- hnnds of Stpro alo ng B rot\d\\'3)1\ \'Cl'C"htn\1tly-vtl,,-:-, a few dc-:inquent offenders!' S:i.ndcrs ~aid. dalizcd in I he spring when graffiti sho\\1.-d up "E:u:h of us must do ,vhau.,·crh within our on building facades. The mos1commo n lc1- means to s1on them from runht.'r abur..in~ 1crs put on 1hc businesses and schools is our propcn)~· "Ml LK:' Shaw said. adding tha1he beli,~•es People with information can cont acl 1hm those lcucrs arc initials. Chuck Sclmepper :tt Spiegel Associate>. He added that 1he initials "C.U.H'.' have 935-1100. ,\II calls will be kept confidential. also bccnspra)·paintcd on the walls ofman y Sanders said. ofthcdistric1' sschools. Shaw said 1hat those Ivan C"Lipotl. prcsidc111 ofthcChumber lcucrsstand forei1hcr"Con1rol By Hate" or of Con11nc.-rcc, said his organiz:Hion·~ "Ci1y Bo)'s in Hicksville'.' lons;tanding offer of S250 is also a,ailabk High school studcn1s interviewed last 10 thoscwhot-:insupply informaiion leading week at a local school said cht..•y arc familiar 10 1l1c arrest ofv:utda lsofJhosc,\·hodan1:1gc with thedamagec-duscd by ·•~•ti LK!' but tlu.·y property in any part of Hicksville. claim 1hc)' do 1101 know the person. They "These kidsshould know i1's not a sport added thm they think heisou1 ofhi gh school anymore. lt'ssadisticdamasc:· C"Lipou said. and must dri\'eacar. "Hcrcallyge1saround:· Spi~el As:.soclales' prcsidtnl, Arthur D. S:rndtrs. und ownrrJtrr)'Spiegcl, by ::an 1:mp1~ por Conversely, vandalism at Hicks,1ilk• said one student referring too1her neighbor• tion urn nower bl'd" hrre phmlS l'ttt uproorrd from their building on ~orth Broadway. Tht' firm schools had b<:<,n on the rise in 1hcearly pan ing communi1ies that bear the "Ml LK" is off,ring :1 S 1,000 rt'o'11rd ror i nr orm:11lon ltuding 10 Ih e com'icllon orindh lduuls n ho dtf:ltt' :1 n, or the summer, bu1 slowed down after 1he symbol. of lht ir buildings In lhc- llkks,'illt :art-:1. • Cull Chuck Schntpptr :II Spitgtl A~sod:urs, 935-1100. school district beefed up security and I\\O (continued on pagl" 4) YI llh lnformulion. (IIIUJlr.tttd Photo b) ~ticbul J. ~lalonr, 1 School Budget Re-vote Set for August 29 By Peggy Theis in 1he past enabled the Board to cul 111011ics S745,000 from unencumbered funds and or rnpidly rising co.)ts. such as heat or .:kc• The HicksvilleS.:hool Boardsct Aug. 19 that otherwise would have accumulated as $255,000 from the benefits code. tricity. as the date for a school budget rcvo1c after unexpended monies from all budgc1 codes Bennet! auemptcd 10 rt-duce Wot rs pro H owc\'er, llcnncu joined 1he n:st of 1he unanimouslyapprovingSl.5million in cuts to fund a la11icrsurplus.1l1erescn'<'witt now posed cut by $500,000 wi1h an amending Boa.rd in unanimously voting to scr1 hc unex from the budget dcfca1cd on May 23. appear on the budget as a line itrm. motion, but it was defeated 6-1. pended surplus at two pcrcen1 saying he Rcsiden1s will now be asked to vote on a Since the Board's July I 9 meeting, newly Siat ing thai while he would "like toeu1$5 voted yes "tx.X"Jusei1'sin thcrigh1din-crion:· S51.584,000budgct, which would carry a tax elected Board Trustees Arlene Rudin and million:• Bcnneu s.iid he was concerned tha1 In supporting theSl.5 million n.-duc1ion. rare increase of SJ.45/ hundred. The a11- Carole Wolf rnet with Board Secretary a larger decrease in the m •ised budget con Id which she cnlled a "reasonable number:· ticipa1ed tax r:11e increase at the time ofthe William Bennett to review possible budge, raise future la.x rate increases because the Rudin stated such acu1 would showt ha1 the budget defc:11 wasSS.38/ hundn.'<l. The con «'<luctions. Theavaitabilityoraetual cxpen "traditional $2.4 • S2.9 million" general rund Board was "trying to meet (taxpaycr and tingcncy(austcrity) budget currently in place di1urcs for the .1989-90 school )'<'Or helped balance would 1101 exist to help lower the tax communily] needs" while preserving educa would raise 1nxcs by S3.t6/ hundred. The 1hcmdetcrminewhercmonicscoutdbcsav ra1e the following year. tional and c:~rracu rricular activities for Board agreed that nol more than two percent ed. These ligurcs were not available until the children, progr:ims for senior cit izcn, and endoftheschoot year. Budget preparations, This )1'ar S1.2 million from the 19S9-90 aid those residents setting homes. or 1hc 1990/91 Budget will be retained as general fund balance will be used as revenue unexpended surplus (approximately SI however, began Inst fall and thcsuperinten Board Trustee James Martillo com dcm's budget was presented to the Board in to reduce the 1990-91 school tax r:11c which mented that if he were a member of the au million). must bcsc1b)'1heTowns hor1 ly. Bcnnennlso How CulS Were Made January. The av-.iilabili1yof ":1ctuals" earlier dience he \\'OU Id be "conruscd" asto how the in the year would, according to Rudin, make expressed concern th a1 a smaller general budgc1 could be cut now after being 1old SupcrimcndentofSchools, Dr. Catherine fur.d balance would gcncra1c lower inten.-s1. for 3 "bcuer process:· three momhs ago 1h31 it was at the ''bare Fenton, had indicatedatthc Board's July 19 .:ind n..... · enue 10 the District. meeting tha1 ii was necessary for lhc Board In making her motion 10 cul 1he Sl.5 minimun,:· to decide how much or a general fund million, Wolfindica1ed 1hat 1he Board had Wolf Ri1er:11ed hcrbelieftlrnt thCt\\'Opcr• Superin1 cnden1 Catherine Fenton c, balanceorsurplus it desired for 1hc 1990--91 publicly met on Monda)' evening, Aug. 6, 10 cent surplus \\'OUld be "a good cushion:· Ben plnined 1ha1 "philo,phkal as1uonp1ions"are school )'ear before she could make recom• review the budget. Based on thai meeting, ne ti. who had suggested a four pcrcenl taken into a.. · count durinb bu<l_ge1 pn:par.1- mrndations on any cuts. Thedeci sion or the shc suggcs1ed thai S500.000bedelc1cd from surplusonJuly 19, said a largcrsurpl,1sac1s 1ions. Citing hcai;y litig.uion facrn~ 1h1.~ t contlnut1d on page J.? I c:urr~nt Board to rc1ain a tower balance than Lhc various codes. as well as utilizing asn "buffer" ro, an "unc.xpe<lcdcalamit)'" ---------------"Ml<kuulllr 311uutra1,~ Nrw• - lllcksulllr. Nrw Uurk - i!:~urs!,au: August Iii'. 1990 Jlagr-z Cause To Celebrate She Loves Him ... Rc.:civcd a note from Pat DclRosso 1cll We received 11hc following spc,:ial 1101c: ins us 1ha1 her grandson and gn.':lt-nie<:c were ''Each year rr,y husband, Gregory ma~cs christened at Our Lady of Mercy Roman my birthday so special. This)'ear ' '."~ hop,.ng Ca1holic Church on August 12. 10 nrnke hisjusl as wonderful. L1vmg w11h Joanna Elizabeth. daughter of him jusl keeps gelling belier ... so all my Maryanne (Hopper) andJo~ph LaBoue love 10 you. G rcgory, on your birthday. of Randalls Town, Maryland and Michael August 18 . .. Ednu Manclski." Vi ncent, son of Marguerite (DelRosso) and Vincent Louis re<:Ci\'ed the Sacrament Shouting From The Treetops of Baptism tog<thcr with all lhe familie The AnnunMuto Family ofSalem Road Grr~or)' Mandski ~1ucnding.