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Mavor James Reese Mayor James E. Reese of the Village of Patchogue announced this week tha t he will be asking the Villa cr ip RnnrH fn errant him an unpaid leave of absence to allow him to pursue election to the Brookhaven Council this November. In addition , the mayor will ask the Board to app oint Depu ty Mayor John Augustine to be Acting Mayor during this period \With the added obligations of running for the Councilmatic position , p lus the on-going responsibilities of my regular job with I.B.M., and the duties of i aillliy llie , l l eei n lS Cci lauu ,y ill everybody ' s best interests that I take an unpaid leave of absence at this time and turn over the Mayorality of the Village to John Augustine , who has served so well as Deputy Mayor , \ the mayor stated. \I have always felt that any candidate must be as candid as possible and I sincerely feel this course of action makes the most sense , \ the mayor added . Mayor Reese , who was elected mayor in 1976 , has been designated as a Councilmatic candidate by the Democratic Part v in the coming town elec- tion. Deputy Mayor Augustine , first appointed to the Board in 1977 and then elected to his first full term -in 1978 , has been very instrumental in the village ' s obtaining of Federal Pundin 0 for various Senior Citizen Housing programs as well as spearheading the Village ' s Housing Violations Bureau to curb existing housing code violations in the Village. \The rigors of campaigning demand many long hours and will take a considerable amount of my time in this coming Town election , and I feel extremely confident that John Augustine will have the full support of the Board and will do an outstanding job , \ said Reese. \The good people of this village Vl Q v o oirorxr r«irtV» f f s\ ^^r-* ^» .-. f ..».*_ w » v. * j i »t) i«i vw v -Ap »_^i. candor , honesty , hard work and competence in their elected of- ficials , and that is what John Augustine will provide , \ con- cluded Mayor Reese. - See page 3. Theatre company debuts in Bell po rt Sometimes it isn't so much what you do or I where you go or , even , where you are . Having I someone with you is wha t makes the dif- ference. B This summer at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital , 14 \ teenage volunteers have bee n the someone to patients for whom hanging on to life has been , back in the shadows of I the mind , more of a moral obligation than a vital desire to be heie. One of the youn g girls Sei viiig in the rol3 of a I ' surrogate granddaughter ' has indeed reversed one I beautiful old woman ' s lack-luster outlook on life. The I patient is anxious for every new day because her young friend will come , brush the soft white hair and hold hands fl as they talk and their eyes meet. I When the program was begun , it was the intent of Grace \ Hrynus , R.N., the hospital' s director of education and f orientation , to break through the social isolation that i (continued on page 22) i WALK WITH A FRIEND - Beth Koenig of Miller Place is the junior volunteer wheeling an elderl y patient on the hosp ital' s front walk. The fresh air , enjoyed w ith a friend, is a great t. eat. J. / «'a U JJfWWIfW^^I ^ i.i ¦ ¦- .- . - I T |Tfr ¦ lllj|.tlMlLJ1 ^ l_i l _LI_l_|l l|L_M_l_M -Lm^B^™il^^1-IM _IMm^M>1m a i \ %T~ 55 mga.-.m. gya^m, ;Jf c «;« ***. M. * \\W HB ffi k <&gpiLJ' ill m s s lyj ? m iagy m S &? © | I *sm B &B& IBI safe ^uS &JS AS»a m a « M Mb & , 4*3* !$&&* I 0f yHuyyyyiii@fS 5 Cnrtf rpnt faft- c with thr-c * c* teachers ' unions in the area have stalled. Salary increases is the overriding factor in the three districts , South Country, Pat- chogue-Medford and Center ArT cir-inl-ioc LflV/l IVl i^Oi Patchogue-Medford In Patchogue-Medford , according to Leonard CooDer. school district negotiator , the district has offered a no pay increase for the first yea r of a proposed three-year con tract. \The board feels district taxpayers are already over burdened, \ said Mr. Cooper . In an unusual move several months ago , .1 T-» _ L _ 1 „ T lff~Jf~ «.^ /-' •-.« n*.i - »oc r\f I lie rditiiuguc-iiicuiuiu vuugi wo \JL Teachers began buy ing advertising space in several local newspapers. The earlier ads were used to explain reading P-_—w-, ,r. «« <-. ^«rl **r»r*nr\ f />orH c T act \i7oolr frhf» I Ofci 1 C*1110 ClllU X CpUI I V -UiUu. i-** \JV T. VW... vi-w ad was used as a forum to voice their dissatisfaction with the progress of con- tract talks. It read , in part , that teachers in the district\ ., have been asked to accept even smaller increases \ than other \local and national wage trends \ would dictate . Anthony Conetta , president of the 580- member union , said that the major issue in the contract talks was the no pay increase proposal for the first year. Other issues , Mr. Conetta said , include the elimination of teacher input into budget planning and curriculum and a dental insurance plan. Coitrsct talks in P-M Cr\ne>ttn said reached impasse in April. Mediation ended in mid-July. Negotiations will now be pursued by a state fact-finder. South Country Talks in South Country are now at mediation , said Assistant oupenntenucni. James Gerardi , chief negotiator for the school district. Impasse was declared several weeks ago. r.T „ n ->4-I *- . f r\T\^ *»till r>\*'5' \* t\ ortiin uri th Q NCg GLldlOro Win iiicv. ». a^uni \»vn *-* mediator Aug. 16 Mr. Gerardi said in an „ n ~.« „* t« iu„f:— 4.1 : >»mi _j- _ * • _ . uui-lllp l I.U UCllllC lllC lMUra. 1IIC UiSU iLl outlined its proposal to residents in a mailing in June. In its newsletter ihe board said that teachers had turned down \ a salary in- crease of approximatel y six per cent in each of three years. \ According to the newsletter , the increases would have ranged from $925 to $1 , 341 per teacher The board also contended that the teachers rejected a package that included \ an additional $5 , 000 in paid life insurance and $2G0 increases in longevity payments to a teacher having completed 20 and 25 years o f service. \ Other proposals rejected by teacher leadership, the board said , is a reduction of the number of sabbatical leaves from five to three in the first year , two in the ^.^ .^.n.— *4 *>nr> %> rtns -J +Vl* - » nlttV»1MoflAr\ f\T CQr\_ SCI-U1IU y CCll ClllU Lll^ ciiuimutivn v/» ouw baticals by the end of the three-year contract. Bellport Teacher Association President n/To^vr T^ TTovvoll caiH tht» hnarri hat; presented a \distorted\ picture of the non^ iafj Avir' T V-»/- »r*/ - i .»~< T . 0*7 C *«<-» ->U^. -, ^ C „ + U ,- » *¦¦¦-£. v/w*«_» I-J Vlli; . X 1JV1 V- UH. 4* t i/ H_C* 1 ^U\- ,l O 111 LI IK - association. In 1971 teachers in the district went on strike for four days before a contract settlement was reached . Center Moriches In Center Moriches , negotiati ons have broken down over \ monetary items , ' according to a spokesman for the teachers ' association . Both sides have presented their arguments to state-appointed factfinder Martin Sheinman. However, his reDort is not expected for several weeks. \Since the Center Moriches teachers are amorik ' the lowest paid in Suffolk County, affirmative action on the part of the teachers is necessary , \ said John O'Neill , teachers ' president. 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