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WHO’S WHO IN EAST MEADOW
EAST MEADOW PUBLIC LIBRARY
1886 Front Street
East Meadow, New York 11554 -1700
Telephone: (516) 794-2570
Fax: (516) 794-1272 TTY: (516) 794-2949
www.eastmeadow.info
Library Director: Carol A. Probeyahn
Trustees:
Assistant Director: Rocco Cassano
President: Ellen Matishek
Vice President: Audrey Fixell
Henry Olshin – Michael Turner – Janet Barsky
Treasurer: Jack Zuckerman
Council to the Board: Warren S. Hoffman, Esq.
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At 8:00 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.
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THE LIBRARY:
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Complete schedule available at the Library.
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Keep up with Library news and events. Check your bimonthly Newsletter, which is emailed to
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WHO'S WHO IN EAST MEADOW
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
24 Hour Helpline Long Island Crisis Center
Bellmore Ave. & Martin Ave., Bellmore, NY 11710
Helpline (516) 679-1111
Business (516) 826-0244
Crisis Intervention of Nassau County Mental Health Association
(516) 504-4357
Dentist Referrals Nassau County Dental Society
(516) 227-1112
Drug & Alcohol Helpline 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. ( 7 days a week)
(516) 481-4000
East Meadow Post Office
446 East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Hours: Weekdays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
24 Hr. Lobby Service, Additional Postal Information
(516) 794-4509
(800) ASK-USPS
Fire and Rescue Service, East Meadow
(516) 542-0576
IRS Tax Information
(800) 829-1040
National Grid- Gas Emergency
(800) 490-0045
PSEGLI-Customer Assistance Center
(800) 490-0025
Long Island Bus and Train Information - LIRR
(516) 822-5477
Medicare
(800) 633-4227
Mental Health Association, Nassau County
(516) 504-4357
Nassau County Board Of Elections
400 County Seat Drive, Mineola, NY 11501
(516) 571-2411
Fax: (516)571-2058
Nassau County Government: Phone & Links (Nassau
Department of Health, etc.)
(516) 571-3000
NICE(Nassau Inter-County Express) Bus & Able-Ride Bus
Information
(516) 228-4000
Nassau County Medical Society
(Physician Referrals
(516) 832-2300
Nassau University Medical CenterNassau Health Care Corp.
(516) 572-0123
Nassau University Medical Center (Breast Imaging Center)
(516) 572-5700
Poison Control Hotline 24 Hour Service
(800) 222-1222
Police:
(516) 573-6100
(516) 573-6300
(516) 573-6200
South of Hempstead Turnpike, 1st Precinct
North of Hempstead Turnpike, 3rd Precinct
East of Wantagh Pkwy-Levittown Area, 2nd Precinct
Social Security Information
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(800)772-1213
WHO’S WHO IN EAST MEADOW
Schools (See pages 4 & 5)
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
(See Maps Section after Index)
Board of Fire Commissioners
Chairman: Michael L Finkelman, Vice Chairman: Scott Farber
Commissioners: James J. Neill, James M. Surless
Chief: Walter P. Griffin, 1st Asst. Chief: Bob Salvesen
2nd Asst. Chief: James Kane, 3rd Asst. Chief: John McGee
Volunteer & Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of East Meadow
President: Michael Signorelli, 170 Maple Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
(516) 796-8200
East Meadow Fire Dept.
Emergency (516) 542-0576
Business (516) 542-0578
Hicksville Fire Department
Emergency (516) 931-0026
Business (516) 933-6445
Island Trees/Levittown Dept.
Emergency (516) 731-4110
Business (516) 731-5800
North Bellmore Fire Dept.
Emergency (516) 781-9200
Business (516) 409-4701
Wantagh Fire Department
Emergency (516) 785-0215
Business (516) 785-0180
Westbury Fire Department
Emergency (516) 334-7924
Business (516) 334-7968
POLICE DEPARTMENTS
(See Maps Section after Index)
Emergency Calls - DIAL 911
Police jurisdiction in the East Meadow School District is divided
among precincts of the Police Departments as follows:
1st Precinct, area south of Hempstead Turnpike
3rd Precinct, area north of Hempstead Turnpike
2nd Precinct, Levittown area east side of Wantagh Parkway
Police Emergency for Hearing Impaired
Nassau County Auxiliary Police Unit 126, East Meadow
Contact: Lt. Thomas Field
(516) 573-6100
(516) 573-6300
(516) 573-6200
DIAL 911
(516) 522-5318
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SCHOOLS – PUBLIC
East Meadow Public Schools:
Salisbury Administrative Center, 718 Plain Road, Westbury, NY 11590
(516) 478-5730
Board of Education: President: Joseph Parisi
Vice President: Marcee Rubinstein
Joseph Danenza; Scott Eckers;
Brian O’Flaherty; Jeffrey Rosenking;
Walter Skinner
(516) 876-7516
Superintendent of Schools:
Louis R. DeAngelo
(516) 478-5776
Information Hotline:
(516) 228-5232
Continuing Education:
Office open Monday-Thursday, 7 - 9 p.m., during school year.
(516) 228-5211
SECURITY HOTLINE: The East Meadow School District maintains a
security patrol surveillance of the district’s buildings and grounds.
Residents observing any suspicious activity on school property or around
school buildings can report it to Security.
(516) 852-7414
or
(516) 852-7415
High Schools
East Meadow High School
101 Carman Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Principal: Richard Howard
Asst Principals: Scott Woerner, Michael Barracato, Robert Hardwick
Dean of Students: William Brennan
(516) 228-5331
W. Tresper Clarke High School
740 Edgewood Drive, Westbury, NY 11590
Principal: Timothy Voels
Asst Principals: Nicole Hiken, Richard Lagattolla
Dean of Students: John Boyle
(516) 876-7450
Middle Schools
W. Tresper Clarke Middle School
740 Edgewood Drive, Westbury, NY 11590
Principal: Stacey Breslin
Asst Principal: Lynda Lynch
(516) 876-7401
Woodland Middle School
690 Wenwood Drive, East Meadow, NY 11554
Principal: James Lethbridge
Asst Principals: Patricia Graham; Christina Eagan, Terrence Chase
(516) 564-6523
SCHOOLS – PUBLIC (continued)
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Elementary Schools
Barnum Woods School
500 May Lane, East Meadow, NY 11554
Principal: Gregory Bottari
Asst. Principal: Harriet Alfano
(516) 564-6500
Bowling Green School
2340 Stewart Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590
Principal: Maria Ciarametaro
Asst. Principal: Amelia Garcia
(516) 876-7480
(516) 876-7490
McVey School
2201 Devon Street, East Meadow, NY 11554
Principal: Kerry Dunne
Asst Principal: John Comer
(516) 228-5300
Meadowbrook School
241 Old Westbury Road, East Meadow, NY 11554
Principal: Kelly M. O’Brien
Asst Principal: Gail Gallucci
(516) 520-4400
Parkway School
465 Bellmore Road, East Meadow, NY 11554
Principal: Jamie Mack
Asst Principal: Janine Farinella
(516) 679-3500
SCHOOLS - PRIVATE
East Meadow Jewish Center Hebrew School
1400 Prospect Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Principal: Shira Ornstein
(516) 483-8751
Suburban Park Jewish Center
400 Old Westbury Road, East Meadow, NY 11554
Rabbi Sam Krasner
(516) 796-8833
Temple Emanu-El Hebrew School
123 Merrick Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Director of Education: Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum
(516) 794-8911
NURSERY SCHOOLS & PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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Big Chief Nursery School
http://www.bigchiefschoolandcamp.com/
2427 North Jerusalem Road, East Meadow, NY 11554
Directors: Eleanore and Luanne Picinich
(516) 781-3900
Tender Tales Nursery School
123 Merrick Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Director: Christine Mooney
(516) 661-8451
Calvary Nursery School of Calvary Lutheran Church
36 Taylor Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Director: Janet Gottschalk
(516) 520-4067
Community Reform Temple Preschool
712 The Plain Road, Westbury, NY 11590
Director: Marcia Levy
(516) 333-4348
East Meadow Playtime School of Christ the King Church
2408 Fifth Street, East Meadow, NY 11554
Director: Patricia Finley
(516) 731-3902
Firehouse Cooperative Nursery School
2605 North Jerusalem Road, East Meadow, NY 11554
Director: Noreen Bush
(516) 221-4414
First Step Nursery School - Parkway Community Church
95 Stewart Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801
Director: Joanne Tomolonis
(516) 938-4080
Ilene M. Rubin Nursery School of East Meadow Jewish Center
1400 Prospect Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Director: Carol Garber
(516) 489-3415
Montessori Children's School
400 Old Westbury Road, East Meadow, NY 11554
Director: Diane Beatty
(516) 541-6365
SCOPE Pre-School Program
East Meadow Public Schools Salisbury Center
718 The Plain Road, Westbury, NY 11590 Coordinator: Mindy Labriola
(631) 360-0800
ext. 146
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Regional School
2341 Washington Avenue, Bellmore, NY 11710
Early Childhood Center Nursery, Pre-K thru K Bellmore Campus
Principal: Leanne Graziosi
(516) 785-5709
Tender Shepherd Nursery School of United Methodist Church
470 East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Director: Christine Mooney
(516) 228-0902
PARENT - TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
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WHO’S WHO IN EAST MEADOW
Barnum Woods School PTA
Co-Presidents: Donna Goldstein
Allison Morris
(516) 485-0736
(516) 485-8817
Bowling Green School PTA
Co-Presidents: Pam McGeogh
Natasha SelhiTibball
(516) 385-1445
(516) 333-1222
East Meadow High School PTSA
Co-Presidents: Ellen Matishek
Debbie Bergmann
(516) 221-3669
(516) 481-5427
East Meadow PTA Council
President: Tracey Allred-Pulice
(516) 794-6975
McVey School PTA
Co-President: Robyn Kessler
Co-Presdient: Jill Mallilo
(646) 220-5672
(516) 232-7836
Meadowbrook School PTA
Co-Presidents: Linda Petz
Tracy Reese
(516) 520-0789
(516) 731-2329
Parkway School PTA
Co-Presidents: Deb Russo
Kris Salerno
(516) 781-3334
(631) 445-0333
Special Education PTA (SEPTA)
Presidents:
Paulette Foley
(516) 997-7388
W. Tresper Clarke School PTSA
President:
Donna Pfeffer
(516) 334-7670
Woodland Middle School PTA
Co-Presidents: Linda Giblin
Joanne Newberger
(516) 263-5898
(516) 522-9015
SCHOOL RELATED GROUPS
East Meadow High School Parent Athletics Club (EMPAC)
President: Sue Caramante
(516) 483-4548
Parents of Woodland Athletes (POWA) Booster Club
Co-President: Christine Clark
(516) 794-1964
W.T. Clarke Music Parents Association (CMPA)
Presidents: Barbara Cotter
(516) 997-4609
W.T. Clarke Parents & Boosters Club
Co-Presidents: Kim Caputo
Donna Pfeffer
(516) 997-1682
(516) 334-7670
W.T. Clarke Theater Arts Parents Association, Inc.
President: Susan Klein
(516) 338-0419
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WHO'S WHO IN EAST MEADOW
YOUTH GROUPS
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Long Island
70 Acorn Lane, Levittown, NY 11756
Chief Executive Officer: Mark Cox
Boy Scouts of America (Theodore Roosevelt Council)
544 Broadway, Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 731-7880
(516)797-7600
Fax: (516) 797-9765
East Meadow Baseball/Softball Association
Commissioner: Steve La Sala
Vice-Commissioner: Jim Mazzarella
East Meadow Soccer Club
President: Eric Schwartz
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County
Contact: Laura Hunsberger
(516) 221-8957
(516) 433-7970
ext. 16
Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Inc.
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 741-2550
Levittown Red Devil Football/Cheerleading League
3661 Howard Lane, Wantagh, NY 11793
Commissioner: Dennis Machado
(516) 735-2417
Mid Island Y-JCC
45 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview, NY 11803
President: Allan M. Blum
(516) 822-3535
Nassau County Police Activity League (PAL)
East Meadow Unit Director: Officer Kevin Maffei
(516) 433-4030
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ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
Changes may occur in many elective offices. For up-to-date information, call the
Nassau County Board of Elections at 571-2411, or the Library at 794-2570, ext. 9.
Federal Government
President:
Barack Obama
The White House, Washington, DC 20500
Phone: (202) 456-1414
Fax: (202) 456-2461
Comment Line: (202) 456-1111
Vice President:
Joseph Biden
The White House, Washington, DC 20501
Phone: (202) 456-1414
United States Senators:
Charles E. Schumer
Washington: 322 Hart Senate Building, Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6542 Fax: (202) 228-3027
Local (NY): 757 Third Avenue, Suite #2301, New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 486-4430 Fax: (212) 486-7693
TDD: (212) 486-7803
Long Island Office: 145 Pinelawn Road, # 300 North, Melville, NY 11747
Phone: (631) 753-0978 Fax: (631) 753-0997
Kirsten Gillibrand
Washington: 478 Russell Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4451
Local (NY): 780 Third Avenue, Suite 2601, New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 688-6262 Fax: (212) 688-7444
Long Island Office: 155 Pinelawn Road, Suite 250 North, Melville, NY 11747
Phone: (631) 249-2825 Fax: (631) 249-2847
United States Representative:
Kathleen M Rice, 4th Congressional District
Washington: 1508 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5516 Fax: (202) 225-5758
Local: 300 Garden City Plaza, Suite #200, Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: (516) 739-3008
Fax: (516) 739-2973
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WHO'S WHO IN EAST MEADOW
New York State Government
New York State Governor:
Andrew M. Cuomo
The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
Phone: (518) 474-8390
New York State Senator:
Kemp Hannon, 6th District
Albany: The Capitol Room. 420, Albany, NY 12247
Phone: (518) 455-2200
Local: 595 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
Local Phone: (516) 739-1700 Fax: (516) 747-7430
www.senatorhannon.com
New York State Assembly Members:
Thomas McKevitt, 17th Assembly District
Albany: Legislative Office Building, Rm.546, Albany, NY 12248
Phone: (518) 455-5341 Fax: (518) 455-4346
Local: 1975 Hempstead Tpke, Suite 202 East Meadow, NY 11554
Phone: (516) 228-4960 Fax (516) 228-4963
Earlene Hooper, 18th Assembly District
Albany: Legislative Office Building, Rm.739, Albany, NY 12248
Phone: (518) 455-5861 Fax: (518)455-4329
Local: 33 Front Street, Suite 104, Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: (516) 489-6610 Fax: (516) 538-3155
Nassau County Government
Nassau County Executive:
Edward P. Mangano
Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building
1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
Phone: (516) 571-6000 Fax: (516) 571-4000
Nassau County Legislators:
(516) 571-6200 * Denotes Legislators representing East Meadow School District
District 1
District 2
District 13
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Kevan Abrahams, 1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola , NY 11501
Phone: (516) 571-6201
* Robert Troiano, 1550 Franklin Avenue, NY 11501
Phone: (516) 571-6202
* Norma Gonsalves, Presiding Officer
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1550 Franklin Avenue, Room 209, Mineola, NY 11501
Phone: (516) 571-6213
District 15 Dennis Dunne, Sr., 1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
Phone: (516) 571-6215
Nassau County Assessor’s Office STAR Program
(516) 571-1500
Nassau County Parks & Leisure Pass Information:
Leisure, Senior Citizens and Disabled Passes:
Passes may be obtained at Eisenhower Park, 7 days a week from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Parking Field
2, Fieldhouse Building, The Golf Course, or Aquatic Center. A current driver's license or two
proofs of a current Nassau County address is needed. Children ages 13 and up should bring
their Library card, and current School I.D. Card. For Nassau County Residents only.
Cost: $25.00 one-time fee
Additional information: (516) 572-0200
East Meadow Board of Education Golden Circle Card
Obtainable at Local Schools (see: SCHOOLS, page 4 of this edition of the Who's Who)
Town of Hempstead Government
Hempstead Town Supervisor:
Kathleen P. Murray
Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone (516) 489-5000 Fax: (516) 538-2908
Town of Hempstead Council Members:
* Denotes Council Member representing East Meadow School District
(1) Dorothy Goosby, (2) Edward Ambrosino, (3) James Darcy
(4) Anthony J. Santino, (5) Angelina M. Cullin, (6) * Gary A. Hudes (516) 812-3240
Town Clerk:
Receiver of Taxes:
Nasrin G. Ahmad (516) 489-5000, ext. 3046 Donald X. Clavin, Jr. (516) 538-1500
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CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES
Calvary Lutheran Church
36 Taylor Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
(516) 735-1473
Christ the King Episcopal Church
2408 Fifth Street, East Meadow, NY 11554
(516) 731-3902
Community Reform Temple
712 The Plain Road, Westbury, NY 11590
Rabbi Judy Cohen-Rosenberg
(516) 333-1839
Crossbridge Church
600 Bob Reed Lane, Westbury, NY 11590
Pastor Terry Wiese
(516) 334-1832
East Meadow Jewish Center
1400 Prospect Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Rabbi Ronald Androphy
(516) 483-4205
First Church of Christ, Scientist
80 North Bellmore Road, Levittown, NY 11756
(516) 796-3377
Holy Family Roman Catholic Church
5 Fordham Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801
Father Gerard Gentleman
(516) 938-3846
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
369 Green Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Rev. Martin G. Kraus
(516) 483-3649
Islamic Center of Long Island
835 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury, NY 11590
Eric Hamza Byas
(516) 333-3495
Long Island Muslim Society
477 East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
President: Muhammad Amzad Hussain
(516) 357-9060
New Covenant Church
757 Bellmore Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Pastor Robert Taormina www.ncchurch.org
(516) 489-1600
Christ Alive Church (formerly Open Hand of God Church)
493 East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Pastor Cristian E. Preda
CHURCHES & SYNAGOGUES (continued)
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WHO’S WHO IN EAST MEADOW
The Parkway Community Church
95 Stewart Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801
Rev. Harold W. Lay
(516) 938-1233
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
720 Merrick Avenue, North Merrick, NY 11566
Pastor Joseph J. Nixon
(516) 379-1356
Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais of the
Town of Hempstead, NY, Inc.
Contact: Connie Anastasio
(516) 791-2646
St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Church
75 Post Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590
Rev. Anthony Stagnelli
(516) 334-0021
St. Francis Polish National Catholic Church
1752 Harton Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Pastor Andrzej Koterba
(516) 794-5189
St. Raphael's Roman Catholic Church
600 Newbridge Road, East Meadow, NY 11554
Father Robert Holz
(516) 785-0236
Suburban Park Jewish Center Congregation Lev Torah
400 Old Westbury Road, East Meadow, NY 11554
Rabbi Sam Krasner
(516) 796-8833
Temple Emanu-El
123 Merrick Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum
(516) 794-8911
Temple Sholom
675 Brookside Court, Westbury, NY 11590
Rabbi Mitchell M. Hurvitz
(516) 334-2800
United Methodist Church
470 East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Rev. Judith A. Stevens
(516) 794-5855
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WHO'S WHO IN EAST MEADOW
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
B'Nai B'rith Youth Organization, Nassau/Suffolk Region
Director: Fran Haskell
East Meadow Chapter of Hadassah Pres: Roberta Blatt
(516) 433-2296
Fax: (516) 433-1419
(516) 538-9090
Eleanor Goldman (516) 481- 8029
(Please note: The East Meadow Simcha Group of Hadassah Chapter now
meets jointly with the East Meadow Chapter of Hadassah)
East Meadow Jewish Community Relations Council, Inc.
President: David Tobias
(516) 679-9303
Knights of Columbus, Pope Pius XII Council No. 4422
Grand Knight: John Devany
(516) 781-5852
Long Island Region of American Jewish Congress
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. - 5:15 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Contact: Rose Goldstein
(212) 360-1587
Nassau Cultural Center of Workman’s Circle
I.L. Peretz Jewish School
Chairperson: Staci Davis
(516) 794-0506
Parish Outreach of St. Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church
75 Post Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590
Director: Joan Ecchausse
(516) 334-0021
ext. 108
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
* Please Note: The information on these groups is the most current information available
to the East Meadow Public Library staff at the time of publication.
* Birchwood On The Green of East Meadow Civic Association
127 Norman Drive, East Meadow, NY 11554
President: Adam Ashe
(516) 794-3030
Carman Community Association (C.C.A.)
24 Plant Lane, Westbury, NY 11590
President: Richard Cardozo
(516) 333-4865
Community Association of Stewart Avenue
34 Mist Lane, Westbury, NY 11590 President: Helen Meittinis
(516) 997-6299
Citizen's Committee for Civic Action, Inc.
800 Captains Gate, Westbury, NY 11950
Chairperson: Burton DeJong
(516) 333-1929
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS (continued)
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* Lakeville Estates Civic Association
1477 Beech Lane, East Meadow, NY 11554
President: Alan Schneidman
(516) 485-3818
Park Bridge Civic Association
15 Bench Lane, Levittown, NY 11756
President: Edward August Bruns, P.E.
(516) 931-5775
* Salisbury Civic Association
625 Edgewood Drive, Westbury, NY 11590
President: Lorrence Green
(516) 338-4004
Wenwood Oaks Civic Association
799 Wenwood Drive, East Meadow, NY 11554
President: Susan Marks
(516) 483-7916
HEALTH AND WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS
Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and
Support Program
Nassau Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous
361 Hempstead Turnpike West Hempstead, NY 11552
Office open 9 - 5 daily (7 days a week)
Email: [email protected]
(800) 877-8077
(516) 292-3045
Al-Anon / Alateen
Al-Anon Information Services
(phone number is for answering service)
PO Box 755, Westbury, NY 11590
(516) 433-8003
American Cancer Society (General Information) 24 Hour Helpline
Nassau Region Office
75 Davis Drive Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 436-7070
American Red Cross – Nassau Chapter
(516) 747-3500
Association for the Help of Retarded Children,
Nassau County Chapter
189 Wheatley Road, Brookville, NY 11545
Executive Director: Michael Mascari
(516) 626-1000
Autism Society of America (Nassau-Suffolk Chapter)
President: Suzanne Reek
(516) 404-2306
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HEALTH & WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS (continued)
FOCUS "For Our Children and Us, Inc.”
550 Old Country Road, Suite 403 Hicksville, NY 11801
Executive Director: Susan Kolomer-Rothman
(516) 433-6633
La Leche League Nassau
Contact: Nicole Brackman
(516) 569-2359
Mental Health Service of NuHealth
Medical Director: Dayo Alalade
(516) 486-6862
(516) 572-6511
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation (National Headquarters)
No. American Chapter
(855) 394-5882
Nassau County CHADD
(Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
East Meadow Chapter Code 105
(516) 932-0903
Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
15 Grumman Road West Suite 1000
Bethpage, NY 11714
Lois Schwaeber
National Child Abuse Hotline
(24 Hour Hotline)
(516) 465-4700
(516) 572-0700
(800) 4-A-CHILD
(800) 422-4453 (24 hrs)
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Contact local Nassau County Dept of Social Services
(516) 227-8519
One-In-Nine, The Long Island Breast Cancer Action
Coalition
86 East Rockaway Road
Hewlett, NY 11554
Fax: 569-1894
(516) 374-3190
Overeaters Anonymous
1975 Hempstead Turnpike, Room 407, East Meadow, NY 11554
Emergency Hotline: (631) 858-0241
(516) 794-1333
Planned Parenthood of Nassau County
#1 Hempstead Center, #2 Glen Cove Center, #3 Massapequa Center
(516) 750-2600
Toll Free:
(800) 230-PLAN
Torah Organization for Disability Access
1989 North Jerusalem Road, East Meadow, NY 11554
Robert Schoenfeld
(516) 483-2666
United Cerebral Palsy (Nassau County)
380 Washington Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575
Executive Director: Robert Masterson
(516) 378-2000
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HOBBY AND INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS
Audubon Society - South Shore
PO Box 31, Freeport, NY 11520
(516) 608-1446
(C.A.P.E.) Creative Arts Program
Director: Sharon Mosley
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County
5 Old Jericho Tpke Jericho, NY 11753
Executive Director: Deborah Colfer
Country Road Players President: Al Roth
Cornell Cooperative Environmental Horticultural Office
832 Merrick Avenue
East Meadow, NY 11554
Long Island Choral Society
PO Box 8047, Garden City, NY 11530
South Shore Power Squadron
Commander: Seth Goldstein
(516) 228-5276
(516) 433-7970 ext.
16
(516) 333-3040
(516) 565-5265
(516) 868-0434
(516) 867-4153
Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center
Youth Organization Programs at Jones Beach State Park
(516) 780-3295
NEWSPAPERS
The East Meadow Beacon
5 Centre Street, Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 481-5400
The East Meadow Herald
2 Endo Boulevard, Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 569-4000
Levittown Tribune & Westbury Times
132 East Second Street, Mineola, NY 11501
(516) 747-8282
Newsday 235 Pinelawn Rd. Melville, NY 11747
(631) 843-2020
This Week’s Pennysaver
250 Miller Place, Hicksville, NY 11801
(516) 393-9300
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POLITICAL GROUPS
East Meadow Republican Club
247 Stark Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
President: Fred West
(516) 565-2683
Mid-Nassau Democratic Club
PO Box 54, East Meadow, NY 11554 President: David Checkla
Nassau County Conservative Committee
Contact: Daniel F. Donovan
(516) 433-8568
Nassau County Democratic Committee
One Old Country Road, Suite 430 Carle Place, NY 11514
Chairman: Jay Jacobs
(516) 294-3366
Nassau County Young Republican Club
PO Box 301, Mineola, NY 11501
Chairman: Nicole L. Russo
SENIOR CITIZEN GROUPS
AARP - American Association of Retired Persons
(888) 687-2277
East Meadow Senior Center, Town of Hempstead
1485 Front Street, East Meadow, NY 11554
Coordinator: Jean Annas
9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. daily
(516) 794-2458
East Meadow Tuesday Senior Club
Meetings are at Speno Park, Tuesdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
President: Virginia Pabst
(516) 481-4420
Levittown Senior Center
555 Newbridge Road, Levittown, NY 11756
Meetings: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Open Daily.
(516) 433-5454
Merry Seniors of East Meadow
1st Tuesday of the month, 1- 3:30 p.m.
Meetings: St. Raphael's Church/Basement
600 Newbridge Road, East Meadow, NY 11554
President: Anna Lent
(516) 731-2941
Mid-Nassau Jewish Retirement Club
President: Sid Rosenblum
(516) 796-4416
Nassau County Office for the Aging
60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Uniondale NY 11553
Fax: (516) 227-8972
HELP-LINE
(516) 227-8900
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SENIOR CITIZEN GROUPS (continued)
Salisbury Senior Center
460 Salisbury Park Drive, Westbury, NY 11590
Coordinator: Marge Loi
9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Monday-Friday
Salisbury Senior Citizens Club, Inc.
Levittown Hall, Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
201 Levittown Parkway, Levittown, NY 11756
President: Dave Lynott
Town of Hempstead Department of Senior Enrichment
200 North Franklin Street, Hempstead, NY 11559
9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Monday-Friday
Click “Town Resources,” Senior Enrichment
(516) 333-5440
(516) 331-4693
(516) 485-8100
SERVICE AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
American Association of University Women (Mid-Island Branch)
Contact: Mary Yaakob
(516) 796-4467
Council of East Meadow Community Organizations (CEMCO)
President: Joseph Parisi 1897 Lenox Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
(516) 542-7609
East Meadow Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 77, East Meadow, NY 11554
President: Dolores Rome
(516) 794-3727
Key Club of Clarke High School
Faculty Advisor: Mr. Van Auken
(516) 876-7450
Key Club of East Meadow High School
Faculty Advisor: Ms. McElraevy
(516) 228-5331
Kiwanis Club of East Meadow
PO Box 9, East Meadow, N.Y.11554
President: Debbie Kirsh
(516) 662-7451
Knights of Pythias Alliance, East Meadow Lodge No. 774
Chancellor Commander: Marty Nyer
(516) 796-4576
Knights of Pythias, East Meadow Lodge No. 812
Chancellor Commander: Jerry Cohan
(516) 868-5406
League of Women Voters of East Nassau
Contact: Barbara Epstein
(516) 221-1948
Lions Club of East Meadow
Contact: Marcelle M Marcos
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SERVICE AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (continued)
Literacy Nassau
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Adult FREE Programs: 17 yrs & older, out of school,
6th grade and below reading level to qualify for this program.
Executive Director: Karen Micciche
(516) 867-3580
Long Island Region of American Jewish Congress
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. - 5:15 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Contact: Michael Ettinger
(212) 891-6773
Parents Without Partners (PWP), Nassau Chapter #14
President: Cookie Nelson
(718) 468-8510
(718) 468-8510
Sons of Italy Edward J. Speno Lodge #2568
President: Carmine Biscardi
(516) 785-8135
VETERANS AND PATRIOTIC GROUPS
American Legion Post 1082 Commander: Larry J. Fitzsimmons
294 Bellmore Road, East Meadow, NY 11554
(516) 579-8781
American Merchant Marine Veterans, North Atlantic Chapter
Chief Executive Officer: Salvatore Escaldi
(631) 669-6805
Disabled In Action
(718) 261-3737
East Meadow United Veterans Council
President: Fred Goldstein
(516) 565-2654
Jewish War Veterans, Post 709
Commander: Lenny Latzman
(516) 794-5490
Jewish War Veterans Ladies Auxiliary, Post 709
27 Chimney Lane, Levittown, NY 11756
President: Blanche Weintraub
(516) 796-0232
National League of Families of American Prisoners & MIA In
Southeast Asia
1005 North Glebe Road, Suite 170, Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 465-7432
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2736
Meetings 7:30 – 9:30 p.m., 1st & 3rd Monday of each month.
Christ the King Church, 2408 Fifth Street, East Meadow, NY 11554
Commander: John Mallico
Vietnam Veterans of America, Nassau County Chapter #82
PO Box 412 Hicksville, NY 11801 President: Joe Ingino
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WHO’S WHO IN EAST MEADOW
WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS
Brandeis University National Women's Committee
President: Gert Siegel
(516) 798-6384
Ladies Auxiliary of East Meadow Fire Department
197 East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
President: Teresa Lynne O’Brien
Meadowbrook Women’s Initiative (formerly Soroptimist
International of Nassau County)
Pres. Barbara Goldstein
National Council of Jewish Women, East Meadow Section
President: Ellie Schild
National Council of Jewish Women, Westbury Section
Co-Presidents: Sonya Goldman
Bea Block
National Organization For Women, Nassau Chapter (NOW)
161 Levittown Pkwy, #6, Hicksville, NY 11801
(516) 248-5654
(516) 222-1929
(516) 932-8804
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FIRE DEPARTMENTS
SERVING
EAST MEADOW COMMUNITY
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AREA SERVED BY
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INDEX
A AARP - American Association of Retired
Persons......................................................... 18
Able-Ride.......................................................... 2
Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer
Hotline & Support Program .................. 15
Al-Anon/Alateen........................................... 15
Alcoholics Anonymous ............................... 15
American Association of University Women
(Mid-Island Branch).................................. 19
American Cancer Society .......................... 15
American Legion Post 1082....................... 20
American Merchant Marine Veterans ....... 20
American Red Cross, Nassau Chapter.... 15
Association for the Help of Retarded
Children ...................................................... 15
Audubon Society - South Shore ............... 17
Autism Society of America
(Nassau-Suffolk Chapter) ....................... 15
B Barnum Woods School ................................. 5
Barnum Woods School PTA ....................... 7
Biden, Joseph, US Vice President .................... 9
Big Brothers / Big Sisters of LI .................... 8
Big Chief Nursery School ............................. 6
Birchwood On The Green of EM Civic
Association ................................................ 14
B'Nai B'rith Youth Organization,
Nassau/Suffolk Region ............................. 14
Board of Education ........................................ 4
Board of Fire Commissioners ..................... 3
Bowling Green School................................... 5
Bowling Green School PTA ......................... 7
Boy Scouts of America ................................. 8
Brandeis University National Women's
Committee .................................................. 21
BUS INFORMATION ............................... 1, 2
C C.A.P.E. Creative Arts Program .............. 17
Calvary Lutheran Church........................... 12
Calvary Nursery School of Calvary
Lutheran Church ........................................... 6
Carman Community Association ............. 14
CEMCO .......................................................... 19
CHADD, Nassau County ............................ 16
Children & Family Services, NYS ............ 16
Christ the King Episcopal Church ........... 12
Citizen's Committee for Civic Action, Inc. ... 14
Community Association of Stewart Avenue ... 14
Community Reform Temple .................... 12
Community Reform Temple Preschool ......... 6
Continuing Education ................................... 4
Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Nassau County ......................................... 17
Council of East Meadow Community
Organizations (CEMCO) ....................... 19
Country Road Players ................................ 17
CRISIS INTERVENTION ................................ 2
Crossbridge Church (formerly LI Bible
Baptist Church) ....................................... 12
Cuomo, Andrew M., NYS Governor .......... 10
D Dentists............................................................ 2
Disabled In Action ....................................... 20
DRUG & ALCOHOL HELPLINE............... 2
E East Meadow Beacon.................................. 17
East Meadow Chamber of Commerce ... 19
East Meadow Hadassah.............................. 14
East Meadow Herald .................................. 17
East Meadow High School ........................... 4
East Meadow High School
Parent Athletics Club ............................... 7
East Meadow High School PTSA ................... 7
East Meadow Jewish Center ..................... 12
East Meadow Jewish Center Hebrew
School .......................................................... 5
East Meadow Jewish Community
Relations Council, Inc. ............................ 14
East Meadow Playtime School of
Christ the King Church ............................ 6
East Meadow Post Office ............................. 2
East Meadow PTA Council ......................... 7
East Meadow Public Schools....................... 4
East Meadow Republican Club ................. 18
East Meadow Senior Center, Town of
Hempstead ................................................. 18
East Meadow Tuesday Senior Club ......... 18
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES................ 9
EM Auxiliary Police ....................................... 3
EM Little League ................................................ 8
EM Soccer Club ............................................. 8
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EM United Veterans Council ..................... 20
F Family 4-H Fun ............................................... 8
FIRE & RESCUE ............................................. 2
FIRE DEPARTMENTS .................................. 3
Firehouse Cooperative Nursery School ........ 6
First Church of Christ, Scientist ............... 12
First Step Nursery School ............................ 6
FOCUS For Our Children & Us, Inc........ 16
Fuschillo, Charles, NYS Senator .................. 10
G Gardening Helpline ........................................... 17
Gillibrand, Kirsten, US Senator ..................... 9
Girl Scouts of Nassau County ..................... 8
H Hadassah (see East Meadow Hadassah) ............... 14
Hannon, Kemp, NYS Senator ....................... 10
HELPLINE, 24 HOUR ................................... 2
Holy Family Roman Catholic Church...... 12
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church ................. 12
Hooper, Earlene, NYS Assemblymember........... 10
I Ilene Rubin Nursery School of
East Meadow Jewish Center .................... 6
IRS Tax Information ...................................... 2
Islamic Center of Long Island.................... 12
J Jewish War Veterans Ladies Auxiliary,
Post 709 ...................................................... 20
Jewish War Veterans, Post 709................. 20
K Key Club of Clarke High School ............... 19
Key Club of East Meadow High School ... 19
KEYSPAN ........................................................ 2
Kiwanis Club of East Meadow ................... 19
Knights of Columbus, Pope Pius XII
Council # 4422 ......................................... 14
Knights of Pythias Alliance,
EM Lodge # 774 ........................................ 19
Knights of Pythias, EM Lodge # 812 ............ 19
L La Leche League........................................... 16
Ladies Auxiliary of EM Fire Department ....... 21
Lakeville Estates Civic Association .......... 15
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League of Women Voters of East Nassau .... 19
Leisure, Senior, & Handicapped Passes...... 11
Levittown Red Devil Football League ...... 8
Levittown Red Devil
Football/Cheerleading League ............... 8
Levittown Senior Center ........................... 18
Levittown Tribune ...................................... 17
LI Choral Society ......................................... 17
Library Hours ................................................. 1
Lions Club of East Meadow ....................... 19
LIPA ................................................................. 2
LIRR .................................................................. 2
Literacy Nassau ........................................... 20
Long Island Muslim Society ...................... 12
Long Island Region of American
Jewish Congress ....................................... 14
Long Island Region of American Jewish
Congress .................................................... 20
M Mangano, Edward P., County Executive .... 11
McCarthy, Carolyn, US Congresswoman ..... 9
McKevitt, Thomas, NYS Assemblymember....... 10
McVey School ................................................. 5
McVey School PTA ....................................... 7
Meadowbrook School ................................... 5
Meadowbrook School PTA ......................... 7
Medicare .......................................................... 2
Mental Health Association .......................... 2
Mental Health Service of NUMC ............. 16
Merry Seniors of East Meadow ................ 18
Mid Island Y-JCC ........................................... 8
Mid-Nassau Democratic Club .................. 18
Mid-Nassau Jewish Retirement Club ...... 18
Montessori Children’s School .................... 6
Murray, Kathleen P., Hempstead Town
Supervisor .................................................... 11
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation ................. 16
N Nassau County Board Of Elections ........... 2
Nassau County Conservative Committee.... 18
Nassau County Democratic Committee...... 18
Nassau County Department of
Senior Citizen Affairs ............................. 18
Nassau County Government ...................... 2
Nassau County Medical Society ................. 2
Nassau County Medical Society,
Physician Referrals ........................................... 2
Nassau County Young Republican Club ....... 18
Nassau Cultural Center of Workman’s
Circle .......................................................... 14
Nassau University Medical Center ............ 2
National Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 4-A-CHILD ..................................... 16
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National Council of Jewish Women,
EM Section .................................................. 21
National Council of Jewish Women,
Westbury Section ....................................... 21
National League of Families of American
Prisoners & MIA in SE Asia......................... 20
National Organization For Women,
Nassau Chapter (NOW) ........................ 21
New Covenant Church ............................... 12
Newsday ......................................................... 17
NYS Office of Children & Family Services ..... 16
O Obama, Barack US President ......................... 9
One-In-Nine, LI Breast Cancer Action
Coalition ...................................................... 16
Open Hand of God Church ........................ 12
Overeaters Anonymous ............................. 16
P PARENT - TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS........ 7
Parents of Woodland Athletes
(POWA) Booster Club .................................. 7
Parents Without Partners ......................... 20
Parish Outreach of St. Brigid’s
Roman Catholic Church ......................... 14
Park Bridge Civic Association ................... 15
Parkway Community Church.................... 13
Parkway School .............................................. 5
Parkway School PTA ..................................... 7
Pennysaver..................................................... 17
Planned Parenthood of Nassau County ......... 16
POISON CONTROL ..................................... 2
POLICE ........................................................ 2, 3
Police Athletic League (PAL) ...................... 8
R Receiver of Taxes ......................................... 11
S Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church ....... 13
Salisbury Civic Association ........................ 15
Salisbury Senior Center.............................. 19
Salisbury Senior Citizens Club .................. 19
SCHOOLS, PRIVATE ................................... 5
SCHOOLS, PUBLIC ...................................... 4
Schumer, Charles E., US Senator.................. 9
SENIOR CITIZEN GROUPS ..................... 18
SOCIAL SECURITY ...................................... 2
Sons of Italy .................................................. 20
South Shore Power Squadron .................. 17
Special Education PTA (SEPTA) ............... 7
Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais of the
Town of Hempstead, NY Inc. .................... 13
St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Church ....... 13
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Regional School........ 6
St. Francis Polish National Catholic Church .... 13
St. Raphael's Roman Catholic Church........ 13
STAR Program, Nassau County ................. 11
Suburban Park Jewish Center .................... 5
Suburban Park Jewish Center
Congregation Lev Torah ....................... 13
T Temple Emanu-El ....................................5, 13
Temple Sholom ........................................... 13
Tender Shepherd Nursery School of
United Methodist Church........................ 6
The Long Island Crisis Center.................... 2
Theodore Roosevelt Council, BSA............ 8
Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center....... 17
Torah Organization for Disability Access ....... 16
Town Clerk ................................................... 11
Town of Hempstead Department of
Senior Enrichment .................................... 19
U United Cerebral Palsy (Nassau County)...... 16
United Methodist Church.......................... 13
V Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2736..... 20
Volunteer & Exempt Firemen's
Benevolent Association of EM ................ 3
W W. Tresper Clarke High School ................ 4
W. Tresper Clarke Middle School ............. 4
W. Tresper Clarke Parents & Boosters .... 7
W. Tresper Clarke School PTSA .............. 7
W.T. Clarke Music Parents Association.......... 7
W.T. Clarke Theater Arts Parents
Association, Inc. ......................................... 7
Wenwood Oaks Civic Organization ....... 15
Westbury Times .......................................... 17
Woodland Middle School ............................ 4
Woodland PTA .............................................. 7
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