' \ ·• ·-- Traffic, sticky question for Chopper plaza plan By Mel Hyman While town planner Jeff Upnicky does What will happen to the traffic situation not see the issue as a major stumbling on New Scotland Road between the time a block atthis time, the question of conges­ proposed Price Chopper shopping plaza tion on New Scotland Road between Bless­ is built and the Slingerlands Bypass Ex­ ing Road (near Blue Cross/Blue Shield) tension is constructed, if it ever is? and Cherry Avenue Extension needs to be That's the question concerning Bethle­ addressed. hem planners as they continue consider­ The project is pending before the town ation of the supermarket/retail complex planning board, which needs to make a eyed for the corner of New Scotland and recommendation to the town board on LaGrange roads. C CHOPPER/page 16 Above-ground septic failure becomes couple's nightmare ByDevTobin A Swift Road couple's dream house has becomeanightmareafteritsabove-grourtd septic system failed earlier this year. The failure was the impetus for a new, more stringent village law regulating above-ground (or "fill") septic systems. But for Robert and Susan Callendar, the new village law is too little, too late. Robert Callendar appeared before the village board of trustees last week to ask for an emergency connection to the Salem Hills Sewer District, which ends just 300 feet from the couple's property line. "It's been eight months of pure frustra­ tion," Callendar said. "Our engineer told us we're lucky it was a dry/winter, or we would have had a California mudslide" in the front yard. Lily Schoenback, 3, of Glenmont was a little camera shy as she munched on a hot dog at the He explained that two portions of the Bethlehem Center Nursery School. Doug Persons This part of an above-ground septic system 0 SEPTIC/page 16 on Swift Road has collapsed. 11 homes affected by gas in wells ByDevTobin A gasoline spill of unknown origin has contaminated wells serving 11 households on Upper Flat Rock and North roads out­ side Clarksville. The state Department of Environmen­ tal Conservation has provided in-home filtration systems for the affected house­ holds, but residents say they want to be connected to the nearby municipal water supply ofthe Clarksville Water District. -"'These chemicals are known to cause cancer, liver damage and birth defects," said John Kimmey of North Road. 'There are a lot of young kids on this road. We need water now; and we need help from our town to get it." A strong petrochemical odor was first 0 GAS/page 17 , c. t • , ~ ·~ .• -· ' ' . PAGE 2 .:_·July 5, ·1995 • - ... - ·- • ·- • ·---- ·· • ·- • • -- ··- - ----- -· ····-- "'· · - · · • · · ·- · - · · •• · - · · · · - _-_ · - · - - · · · • -- · ·- • - • ·-• -· • }~'.''-'·dt~·SPo'rLIGH11 St. Thomas students V' .II t t m II Local doctor receives earn scholarships VI e _rUS ees U BridgetHeilsberg.JohnMauro and Kathryn Daley, recent gradu- 'hazardo·us co lie· ctl•ons belated sheepskin ates of St. Thomas the Apostle School, have received scholarships ByDevTobin One way to hold the cost down. By DevTobin to area Catholic high schools. even further is to separate out Ia· The village ofVoorheesville has Higher education was a fast­ tex paint, which represents about: Heilsbergwasgivenafour-year, a "once bitten, twice shy" attitude track affair during World War IL 60 percent of the waste that comes ..> $4,000 scholarship to Bishop about sponsoring household haz­ Those who remained in college in, and bring it to a local paint • Maginn High SchooL She earned ardous collection, Mayor Edward attended school all year round so the award by being named top recycler, Jobin-Davis said. they could be available for the war Clark said at last week's board of student in the eighth grade at St. trustees meeting. About 8 percent of Bethlehem effort as quickly as possible. ·Thomas. households participated in that Regular solid waste pickup will For Dr. Levan Bedrosian, the Mauro received a scholarship town's household hazardous waste not take items such as paint, clean­ track was so fast he went from of $3,200 to be used over his four collection day in May, a turnout .• being a freshman at Union Col­ ing products and pesticides, so which organizers called a great years at LaSalle Institute. It was special collection days have been lege to a freshman at Union-affili­ awarded based on his academic success.- ated Albany Medical College in 16 set up in many localities to help record and performance on people get rid of potentially The same level of participation months as part of the Navy's V-12 LaSalle's entrance exam.. would equal about 70 village program. dangerous waste that typically The Academy of the Holy households, and Clark wondered As a result, Bedrosian never Names gave Daley a one-year grant if the village should go through received a bachelor's degree, even of $250 based on her academic such a "big production" for so few though he received his M.D. in record, test scores and applica­ Our bill from ANSWERS people. 1947, and has been practicing . tion. came to $130 per user. I Also, Clark said any collection medicine ever since. program would "have to have great vatedduringWorldWarll,hewas ' In June, Union rectified that by talked to our four users, controls" to prevent "infiltration" awarding Bedrosian a bachelor of called to two years of active duty Area brokerage house and they said it cost by non-village residents. duringtheKoreanWar,servingin d · i science degree, "almost posthu­ ArrnyhospitalsinFortSamHous- rate tOpS ID SUrVey about $16 per can of ''We ought to try to get a sense~· mously," joked the 70--year-old (whether) this is what the com- . ton, Texas, and Valley Forge, Pa. Edward D. Jones & Co., which paint- more to get rid Elsmere resident munity wants," said Clark, after ; Bedrosian was eligible ·for a maintains a Delmar office at 316 Bedrosian is now medical di­ of it than to buy it. he moved to table discussion of · Union bachelor of science degree Delaware Ave., was rated as the rectorof Child's Hospital and clini­ the issue until the board's next . because he competed two years bestof21leading, full-service bro­ Edward Clark cal professor emeritus at Albany meeting on July 25. · there, did not receive a bachelor's kerage houses by a recent Money Medical College, in addition to his degree elsewhere, earned a higher magazine survey. The board also heard fro­ longtime private practice in ob­ sits for years in garages and base­ Roland Eberhard of 59 Maple Ave., degree, and distinguished himself The survey was conducted by stetrics/gynecology. who complained about the dete­ in afield requiring ongoing educa­ an independent financial consult­ ments. Bedrosian noted that he started riorated condition of the sidewalk tion, according to college officials. ing and .testing service. Clark rolled his eyes when he at Union as a freshman, then joined Bedrosian said that Union be­ recalled a previous collection, in front of his house. the Naval Reserve. The firm is the largest of its came aware of his situation {and kind in the U.S., with over 3,000 handled through the ANSWERS Eberhard offered to remove the ''The Navy was anticipating consortium. · that of seven other wartime stu­ offices nationwide. severely cracked concrete, but needing a lot of doctors" for the dents) several years ago, and "Our billfromANSWERScame Clark said he would like to look at expected "long, drawn-out and asked him to send in a curriculum to $130 per user," Clark said. "! the sidewalk first -, bloody'' invasion of]apan in 1946, vitae summarizing his graduate Town library changes talked to our four users, and they "Ifthevillageisresponsible, we he said. education and professional accom­ said it cost about $16 per can of should do all of the work," Clark ''Thank God that didn't hap­ plishments. video loan policy paint-more to get rid ofitthan to said. pen," he said, recalling that no one Instead of attending graduation The Bethelehm Public Library, buy it." Eberhard replied that he hoped at the time knew that the atomic "with all those 22-year-olds," the 451 Delaware Ave. in Delmar, re­ Kevin Jobin-Davis, a village the village would do something bomb even existed, much less that eight "post-facto" bachelors cele­ cently changed its video loan grant-writing consultant, reported about the problem this summer, it would force a Japanese surren­ brated by going out to dinner and policy. that the cost of disposing ofhouse­ because he just did not "wantto go der without invasion. to a church service with a college Non-fiction video cassettes, in­ hold hazardous waste has come through another winter" with the 1 Although he was never acti- vic~ president, Bedrosian said. cluding instruction, how-to or down substantially in the last few sidewalk in a state of disrepair. · documentary videos marked with years. In another matter, Village At­ red tape, can now be checked out But he noted that the village's torney Don Meacham requested, for atwo-week period . net cost for a one-day collection, and the board approved, schedul­ •••••••••••• Specific tapes may be reserved similar to that recently run by the ing public hearings on two local at the media center or reference town of Bethlehem, would be laws prior to the July 25 meeting. desk for 25 cents. about $2,500. COUNTRY FOLK ARTO One hearing will deal with a technical amendment to the re­ SHOW & SALE cently approved local law limiting Jolmson Stationers above-ground septic systems, and the other will deal with strength­ ening the village's subdivisio11 Going out of Bt JSiness regulations, Meacham said.