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Jan 21 .Fresh from a recent tour of garbage dumps in Brookhaven Town, Councilmen Howard Rowland and Willard Keddy made their dour reports before the Brookhaven Town board. They said the pit at the Coram dump was almost filled up and the Blue Point pit at Holtsville had no drainage, and sewage just collected on the top. Mr. Rowland said the Blue Point pit would be adequate for about two more years. The Better ‘Ole, long one of Suffolk’s favorite dining spots, has been winning new acclaim lately as the result of extensive renovations and remodeling completed under the direction of genial owner-host Jimmy Robbiano and his two co-owner brothers, Gino and Joseph. A surprise 16th birthday party was given in honor of Miss Eileen Murray by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Murray of Bourdois Avenue. Guests included Regina and Helen Nejelski, Carol Donahue, Cathy O’Neil, Joy Martin, Pamela Edwards, Gwen Foster, Eileen’s sister, Kathleen, Thomas Binnington, Gary De Santis, Joe Coleman, Dave Streit, Paul Hassell, Peter Small, Joe Gerard, John Nil, Lionel Rosenblatt, Keith McLean and Eileen’s brothers, Jerry and Peter. The 11th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. David Linbrunner of Taylor Avenue was celebrated on Jan. 15. Albert Hotchkin, older son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hotchkin of Chapel Road, was notified January 13 at council headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America in Blue Point, that he had been accepted as an Eagle Scout. Rabbi A. Irving Schnipper officiated at the Bar Mitzvah of Steven Liebowitz, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Liebowitz of Gillette Avenue, Patchogue on Jan. 9 at Temple Beth-El. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DiNaro of Fuoco Street and Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore DiNaro of North Howell’s Point Road returned home from a month’s motoring trip to the West Coast. The contract signing for construction of an eight-classroom school, 10-cell convent and auditorium for St. Joseph the Worker R.C. Church, East Patchogue, took place at Diocesan Building Commission office in Rockville Centre. Architect Charles Irwin; contractor John Schaefer; the Rev. John Preston, Diocesan building commission chairman; and the Rev. Jeremiah Dineen, pastor of St. Joseph the Worker parish, were present. Brownie Troop 22 in Bellport was reorganized under the leadership of Mrs. Mary B. Hagamen and Miss Mary Ann Schoessler. Those receiving pins were Jean Burgess, Joan Costello, Barbara Murphy, Julia Higinbotham, Susan Hagamen, Maureen Fogarty, Candace Kane, Rhonda Robinson and Catherine Reed. Members of the Staton WALK Midget Basketball Team included Joe Hawkins, Tom Roman, Kevin Mitchell, Paul Travaglia, Tom Maher, Jim Kattau, Dennis Clair, Larry Marciano and Ronald Krombach. ■ Jan 28 .The life and times of the scallop received lengthy consideration Tuesday as the Brookhaven Town Board initiated plans to plant 100 bushels of that bivalve in the Moriches bay. Safecrackers (there HAD to be more than one) broke into Gene Felice’s Appliance Repairs on Second Street in Patchogue late Saturday and attempted to loot the office safe, according to Suffolk police. A complete cutting rig, tanks and all, was hauled into an interior room after the rear door and one leading to Felice’s office were smashed open. However, the cutting job proved too hot and apparently frightened by the resulting fire after the safe back was cut, the intruders left without stealing anything. An investigation is now on. The Dormike Theatrical Productions company will premiere The Muse, an original play by Jay Musto, at the Patchogue Hotel on February 26 and 27. Charles Perry Jones, 77, active in firematic and Masonic affairs, died at his home, 230 Jayne Avenue, Patchogue, last Thursday. Starr Mirando of Patchogue won first place at a talent show sponsored by the Blue Point Community Recreation January 23 at the Blue Point school gymnasium. Starr twirled her way to first place. The lobby case at the Patchogue library is aglow with color this month. The changing light from without and within plays on amber, blue and cranberry glass objects from the collection of the Rev. and Mrs. Herbert K. Robinson. The Brookhaven Town Board has scheduled a special meeting March 8 to consider the future of the Mastic air strip. The Bayport-Blue Point High School music department presented its annual winter concert Saturday night with a good attendance. Held in the old high school gymnasium, under the direction of music teachers George Raynor and Henry Brynon, it included numbers and selection by band, orchestra, chorus and mixed chorus. George C. Furman was re-elected president of The Patchogue Bank at the annual meeting held recently at the bank. The entire slate of officers and directors was also retained for another year. A Mastic Beach mother and her boyfriend sat quietly in Brookhaven Town court Tuesday as they were charged with endangering the lives of her seven children by leaving them without food or heat for two days. The pair denied that they had abandoned the children. They were both cheerful at the brief hearing. They waived examination and were held in $1,000 bail each for action of the grand jury. The town rifle range will be the subject of a special meeting March 1 of the Brookhaven Town board. The range, which is located in Medford, was formerly under the control on the Brookhaven Police department. The first phase of the construction program for the addition of 44 beds at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital is complete, it was announced last week. Installation of a new sewage disposal system and the required grading for additional parking facilities has been in the works the past several weeks. For the second successive year, a Patchogue Senior High school student is listed in the honor group in the Nineteenth Annual Science Talent search for the Westinghouse Science Scholarships and Awards. Edmund W. Tuton, principal, announced that that Gordon Wasserman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wasserman of 413 East Main Street, Patchogue, had been so honored. He is the only senior in Suffolk County to win this award. ■ |
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