':. .. BETHLEHEM PUBLIC liBRARY 4:::0<) 12/02:/91 SM **8 01 BC-:-H .'UBLI C :.. IBRAR,Y 45, DELAWARE AVE DEL~AR NY 12054 Vol. XXXV No. 44 The weekly newspaper serving the Towns of Bethlehem and New Scotland All's quiet on campaign trail By Susan Wheeler said, "' can read and write. I'm honest and The race for Bethlehem town supervi­ 1 have a lot of common sense," sor has been quiet this year, with candi­ Bethlehem We Care, a project to keep dates Ken Ringler and Slingerlands resi­ US. troops overseas during Operation dent William E McGarry Jr. focusing on Desert Storm in touch with home, was issues, rather, than mudslinging, begun by McGarry and his wife. He said Ringler, 43, a Republican running for it helped him meet the community, an­ his second term in office, said what is key other aspect of being town supervisor. to him is continuing to "make Bethlehem He said having a son in Saudi Arabia the best place to live," In addition, he said prompted him to begin the project. he would like to complete several proj­ "We ran it, but the community put a lot ects that are under way, of hours into it," he said. "' got a lot of joy "I'd like to fulfill the commitment 1 out of it. It was a nice experience," made to Bethlehem residents two years ago," he said. "I don't feel that short According to Ringler, managing the period of time has allowed me to do eve­ Ringler McGarry town government is an important part of rything I'd like to do," the supervisor'sjob. He oversees approxi­ said if elected he would ask the town mately 180 employees and a $16.6 million Democrat McGarry, 54, said the town budget. The supervisor, whose annual needs a change. He said if elected, he is board to investigate where school tax dollars are spent. "I would like the town Salary is currently $56,431, deals with looking forward to providing more serv­ board,(o look into the jurisdiction on such issues as solid waste disposal, ob­ 'ices with taxpayers' dollars, "My town school taxes," he said, "and find out why taining a new town water supply and and school taxes have almost doubled in it costs people so much in school taxes," handling the fiscal crisis, he said, five years," he said, "The name of the game is to cut or keep taxes down, with According to McGarry, the "The fiscal crisis is very difficult on more services for 'the amount of taxes supervisor's responsibility is to "use his everyone and government at all levels," paid. 1 want to give the people a little own good judgment concerning the Ringler said" "Residents want the town to more," proper allocations of taxpayers' money." keep its services, and do it with a reduc­ McGarry, an air conditioner and re­ He said his management abilities make tion in funds. They want, the town to , frigerator technician for Albanv County, him qualified for the job. In addition, he o QUIET/page 31 Be report: Keep kindergarten classes small By Susan Wheeler Keeping kindergarten class size numbers low isa step Bethlehem schools must take to meet district goals and ,address pupil needs, according to J, Briggs McAndrews, assistant superinten­ dent in charge of curriculum and ~nstruc­ lion. McAndrews presented a report on the district's kindergarten classes size at last week's board of education meeting, The report was compiled after several par­ ents expressed concern over increased class sizes and program excellence, was prepared by McAndrews with help from , district kindergarten teachers and two 'elementary school principals. He said' the report provides information needed for planning the program, which strives to attain equalization in classroom num­ bers, The reportfocuses o~ kindergartners' characteristics as they enter district . , , , , , q ,KINDERGARTEN/page 18 .. I.. .... 'or PAGE 2 October 23. 1991 '. THE SPOTLIGHT 'I n '10 'h Iii, North Of ' Coloni., Proudly introduces the. 1991 GEOPRIZM 4 DR. Six to NOTCHBACK SEDAN 1992 HYUNDAI ELANTRA choose .- /1'. ''; ~-~' .. ~. $9;987m; .od ~~,,~d. AAd ~"dll", from (Includes all GM Rebates.) Elantra Value Care Ownership $9,999* Two years or 24,000 miles of regularly scheduled maintenance at no charge °Tax, title & registration extra. Prior orders exclu~ed, freight included. 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THE SPOTLIGHT October 23,1991 - PAGE 3 Bethlehem legislators Oversized load rue NAACP payment By Kathleen Shapiro the law, and 1 think that's a mea- Republican James Ross of Be­ ger sum to pay: he said. thlehem, the only Albany County County Attorney William Con­ I I legislator to vote against a new boy advised the legislature that redistricting plan, also objected to the NAACP would be entitled to at reimbursing the NAACP $8,000 least that much money if it wentto I for legal expenses' it spent fight­ court and won its case. ing the original proposal. Any move by the legislature to I The National Association for revise the agreement could jeop­ the Advancement of Colored ardize NAACP. support for the People has been threatening since plan, he added. "At this point, I July to sue the county under the they're absolutely· insistent that federal Voting Rights Act unless a these terms remain,· he said. new agreement could be reached The Albany County that would provide minorities with Legislature's approval of a new adequate representation. county redistricting plan may be "I don't think we should be the first step toward more biparti­ providing . public funds to the san cooperation, according to both NAACP for doing what they Democrats and Republicans. should be doing: Ross said. The legislature voted 34-1 last The county agreed to reim­ Tuesday to approve a plan worked burse $8,000 to the NAACP for out earlier this month between legal expenses and also guaranted County Democratic Chairman the organization input on other Harold Joyce and representatives issues concerning the minority of the Albany chapter of the community. NAACP. "Under the circumstances, I Under the terms of the agree- don't think the $8,000 payment is ment, the county will appoint a appropriate: said legislator redistricting commission to re­ RobertHoffmeister, R-Bethlehem, draw the 39 legislative bounda­ pointing out that the county had ries by March 1, making sure that agreed to the NAACP's terms three oithe districts are predomi­ without forcing a lawsuit. nantly made up of minority resi- Workers struggle to free a bulldozer and truck that got stuck attempting to drive through the Delaware & Hudson rail underpass on New Scotland Road in Slinger. But Albany representative dents. l'he NAACP will name lands Thursday afternoon. The bulldozer is owned by Callanan Industries in South James Bouldin joined fellow three oithe commission's 12 rep­ Bethlehem. .. Elaine McLain Democrats in arguing for support resentatives, and at least three of the payment. "For $8,000 this public hearings will beheldonthe. brings us within the confines of proposed districts.