Friday, November 11, 2016
Vol. 76, No. 44
A SPECIAL GUEST
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Survey will help determine water leak problems BY GARY SIMEONE
Levittown Historical Society members Geri Raab and Betty Johnson met Sparky the Fire Dog at the Levittown Firehouse Open House. See page 15
Former teacher to be inducted into Hall of Fame
The Long Island Mathematics Educators Hall of Fame will honor a former Levittown School District math teacher at its biennial induction ceremony on November 17 at the Chateau Briand in Westbury. The honorees being inducted are: Retired math teacher Ann Davidian has been selected to join previous inductees into the Long Island Mathematics Educators Hall of Fame. Among her accomplishments are: • Recipient of the 2011 U.S. Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching • Author and co-author of several mathematics textbooks published by
AMSCO School Publications and John Wiley and sons • Has served on committees for the New York State Department of Education and the College Board • Has given numerous workshops and presentations at both the local and national levels and is presently working as a mathematics consultant for several school districts as well as Nassau and Eastern Suffolk BOCES, specializing in implementing the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics • Has been a Vice-Chair for High Schools, Metropolitan New York of the MAA.
Several Plainview residents were up in arms at the Plainview Water District meeting a few weeks ago about their water woes. Many of the residents complained about pinhole leaks, particularly in people’s hot water pipes, forcing homeowners to spend thousands of dollars putting in new piping, removing ceilings and in some cases entire walls because of water damage. “A follow up meeting on the issue took place last Thursday so residents could inform the Board about their concerns and so the Board can begin the process of seeking answers,” said Andy Kraus, a spokesperson for the Water District. One of the residents at the meeting said that her next door neighbor had a pinhole leak and she had to have it fixed to prevent further damage. “Something is going on, so many people are having this issue and it causes so much damage,” said the resident. The Water District Board agreed to a develop a pilot leak program to attempt to determine the contributory factors of pinhole leaks. The program includes an alliance with a professional engineering firm and a voluntary survey for resi-
dents to fill out to further investigate the issue. “The survey is in the process of being designed and once it’s completed will be posted on the district website and in the newsletter to all of our 10,800 customers,” said Kraus. The survey asks for information such as the respondents name, address, phone number and email. It also asks about the state of the home like the year the home was built, have any modifications been performed on the home and are there whole house water treatment/filtration systems. Other questions on the survey pertain to the leaks themselves such as the number of leaks, did they occur on hot or cold water pipes, on horizontal or vertical piping and location of leaks distance to nearest solder joint/bend/fitting. Based on the results of this survey, a team of consulting engineers will create a pin map of the homes and locations the leaks are occurring. They will see if a pattern exists and come up with a preliminary determination for a plan of action. The survey can be downloaded on the water district website, http://www. plainviewwater.org
Woman murdered in Bethpage A Bethpage man is in custody after his wife was found dead at a residence on Seitz Drive in Bethpage on Friday, November 4. According to Nassau County Police, Maria Crumb, 41, was found dead when police responded to a call about an assault at the home at 12:39 a.m. Police say that her husband, Robert
Crumb, fled the scene onto the westbound Southern State Parkway where they pursued him to the Belt Parkway. He then exited onto Pennsylvania Avenue and crashed into a gas station at Flatlands Avenue. Robert Crumb was transported to a local hospital and is in police custody. Charges are pending.
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