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§a% f • e i • M • i fi i Poflficol uiciurf* is riono^o c B ^B B B 3 B 9 fCoiidOfpn uncertom on roc e m John Randolph , \leaning toward not running \? The Brookhaven Town political picture on both sides of the aisle remains murk y with decision time rap idly approaching. Democrats must find a candidate to run in Councilman Raymond Calabrese ' s spot with Councilwomen Karen Lutz and Kegina Seltzer. And , Supervisor John F. Randolph, defeated in his bid for Congress , remains a rather large question mark. The East Patchogue resident was elected to his second term as supervisor two years ago. Brookhaven Town Democratic Chair- man Bert Friedman said he has no in- dication that Randolph would not seek a third term \but we didn 't set a time limit. \ However an informed source savs that Randolph has not made up his mind . \You might say that right now . he ' s leaning toward not running. \ Mr. Friedman said no decision has been made on a nominee for Councilman Calabrese ' s post. Friedman has asked for recommendations for a screening com- mittee to review resumes. The committee . Friedman says , will be made up of one representative from each of the town ' s 17 zones. Mentioned as possible candidates are Patrick Russell of Mastic Beach . John Cassese of Patchogue and John R. Minto of Ronkonkoma . all of whom lost to Randolph in last year ' s Democratic primary for Congress. Others in the sweepstakes are former Town Attorney Walter Beck of Patchogue; William Martin of Port Jefferson Station , who lost to Highway Superintendent Harold Malkmes in 1971; and Paul Rosen . Randolph' s campaign manager and Friedman ' s son-in-law. Making the picture even more obscure is the running feud between the New Democratic Coalition represented by Councilman Calabrese , Councilwomen Seltzer and Lutz , and Randolph. \I can run with John Randolph , can he run with me?\ asks Mrs. Lutz. John Randolph has yet to answer this question and it may be the determining factor in his ultimate decision on whether n« nnt +rt f n/\lr vt s\ rvl A/itiAM XJI nut IU iD c;^rv i^-v.ivcii\;ij . The picture is no clearer on the Republican side . While most are boosting the chances of Councilman Joel Lefkowitz. the only Republican board member , others are not so sure that Lefkowitz would be willing to relinquish his law practice to assume the full-time duties of supervisor. Mr. Lefkowitz says he has not reached a decision. Also possible is a rematch bet- ween Randolph and Robert Hughes , a former councilman defeated by the supervisor two years ago. However , there are those who say it is time for the GOP to take a page from the Democrats and come up with \ new blood. \ Brookhaven Republican Chairman Thomas Neppell. Jr., declined to speculate on who the candidates might be. Another choice for supervisor on the Republican side might be Town Clerk Eugene Dooley. Mr. Dooley. a former Democrat , changed his enrollment. He has made himself highl y visible in the role of town clerk. Some Republicans believe it will take a i -.o , \ » 1iH' \^ ixrj f Vi f Via rnncDruQ livoc tn UTOCt ^1/UllliUll » r It'll UIV VUUUVl T «_4 V i » VVJ lv/ * T » v-wv majority control from the Democrats. A similar coalition helped to elect Conservative John Bellport of Shoreham to the board in 1973. \You are going to see at least one Conservative, possibly two, running with Republican support, \ predicted one ob- server. PH _ I B ^9^K ^9^9 o^^k ^^^«l ¦¦¦ & ^^B^fcw BB^RVk BIBB ^flfefe ¦¦¦¦¦ W Hfaflfl ^B^B^k. IBHI ^^^ ^flftfe ^ Sau ^g^^ BH ^^ b^n ^6^ B > ^fl^a> JBBatt RS H ^ M ^flflflfl HU HM ^ ^8BUR Jw?*fcV £SP^& *m parents p rotest ciass coonges DesDite assurances from the administration , parents of students in classes at three elementa ry schools in the Pat- oVi/\rfn£fc _ \TV/To/l -Pi-ki*/4 Qst Vi rirfcl T^iofi^i^f I^XIVSJ^IAV^ lucuxvi u Ov-iivr vs i. JL/io ti x^l are still dissatisfied with a reorganization plan. The plan calls for elimination of one third grade class at the Medford Avenue School , one fifth grade class at the Barton Avenue School and a second grade class at the Canaan Lake School . About 50 parents , many with their children , attended a meeting last Thur- sday at the Medford Avenue School to protest the changes which are to take effect when the third quarter begins on Feb. 5. According to one of the parents , Roberta Kass , class size at Barton Avenue would be increased from about 24 pupils to 30 or 32. \The timing is all wrong. \ she said. \You don 't disrupt a class in the middle of the year. \ Superintendent of Schools Henry Read said the changes were necessary to stay within budget limitations. \We ' re con- stantly re-evaluating staff requirements , \ he told the sometimes noisy crowd. Mr. Read had first declined to speak to the parents but later , accompanied by Alfred Volkmann . school board vice- president , he entered the gymnasium. \The whole situation was just handled wrong, \ said Sue Hcnthorne. another parent. \No one knew anything about it. The school board voted in private. Where is the money going?\ Both Read and Mr. Volkmann denied that any secrecy was involved. \It was a decision made by the board of education , \ the board vice-president said. The school district has received a $30 , 000 grant for a remedial reading and mathematics grant. The salary of the remedial teacher would be paid out of grant funds , trimming the cost from the district budget. Read said that 20 teachers had been hired in the district since the beginning of the year and without the federal aid , the district would go beyond its budget. He also said that class size would not be increased but this was disputed by those in attendance at last Thursday ' s meeting. \I just don 't see how it' s possible. \ said Mrs. Henthorne. \They ' re going to be larger in everything but math and reading. \ Another parent said that the district was setting a precedent for larger and larger class sizes. \We will have our classes destroyed if we let this happen. \We don ' t like the decision...A mistake has been made and the mistake is going to be rectified. \ Patchogue Village Mayor James E. Reese , at the village board meeting Monday night , described what he termed as an \ ongoing effort to bring to our village a fair share of the federal dollars , \ as he announced the receipt of $1.9 million over the past 24 months in federal funds. Mayor Reese , an outspoken advocate of federally-funded community development programs for the village , gave the following breakdown of the monies involved : (1) $753 , 000 in a grant from the Department of Commerce , Economic Development Administration (EDA) for construction of Suffolk County ' s first municipal tier parking facility located on Lake Street ; (2) $500,00 0 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for loans to village residents for the rehabilitation of existing homes ; (3) $198 , 000 from HUD to be utilized as rent subsidies for senior citizens in the village ; (4) $400 , 000 from the United States and New York State Depart- ment' s of Transportation for the resurfacing, repaving and sidewalk-curb renovation ; and (5) $35, 000 from the Department of Interior ' s Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to match village funds for a lighting project at the Shorefront Park Athletic Field. Tn Hofoilincr fVi o cr^o^ift^ A * « UviMillil ^ v.ai^ hj £? «^ %-** av * programs , Mayor Reese pointed out that while the Lake Street tier parking facility and the shorefront lighting were operational in November of 1978 , the remaining projects will be administered in 1979. The repaving and resurfacing of Main Street , from east to west , was praised by the mayor as a noteworthy and necessary restoration program for the business district and the village as a whole. Included in the reno- vation package will be road ramps for the handicapped to enable those who are disabled to have greater mobility. With regard to the Housing Program , Mayor Reese indicated that the village received funding to subsidize 50 home or apart- ment rents for village senior citizens , and had received (continued on page 19) S^ffgltBffBF? MM w&W^k ^j» m ^ ^S m W S B mm E ^Ji ff B Iff! Wm™ ^2 TT I JW S KIS S ^ j ^ff r
