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section Saturday, January 30, 1993 Rockland Journal-News ana Rockland Watch D2 Stocks B4-5 Money 06 Local news editor Greg Clary, 578-2424 1 xOCiu a bXom the past. 00 ROCKLAND REPORT Housing, pediatric care planned Health Department's AIDS Institute. The program will tap the hospital's existing health care expertise for children and should open in about two months, said Nyack Hospital Vice President Eric Broder. Housing grants Rockland County has one $200,000 grant and expects to receive at least that much later this year to provide temporary housing for eight to 12 homeless men at a time, who are infected with HIV, the AIDS virus. The plan will convert space in Building at the Dr.

Robert L. county's AIDS clinic, also located at the Yeager Center. A support group and other services would be provided by volunteers from Together Our Unity Can Heal (TOUCH), a Nyack-based, nonprofit group, Sullam said. The $200,000 already received by Rockland comes from a larger housing grant that sent $9.9 million to New York City and $400,000 to Westchester, said John Shankey, director of Rockland's Community Development. Also this spring, the Health Department will offer dental care at its AIDS clinic, Sullam said.

Clarkstown GOP plans ballot for November By David McClendon Writer CLARKSTOWN Ten months before the November election, Republicans arc drawing up battle plans and considering candidates to depose Democrats in town and county elections. "We're putting a screening committee together," Clarkstown GOP Chairman Clifford Feder said. "Right now, we've gotten a number of inquiries about all the positions." And it appears candidates are coming out of the woodwork to run against entrenched incumbents imX- 1 By Len Maniac Staff Writer RAMAPO Some of the gaping holes in Rockland's safety net for people stricken with the AIDS virus could begin to close this spring, when three long-awaited programs are expected to start Dental care and housing for people infected with the AIDS virus, as well as medical services for women and children hit by the illness are headed to Rockland, state and county officials said yesterday. A ticket to write Clarkstown sergeant wrote more than 10,000 summonses By David McClendon Staff Writer NANUET These days, Clarkstown Police Sgt. Harry Bau-mann doesn't spend much time dishing out tickets to speeding motorists.

That suits some motorists just fine, considering he's handed out more than 10,000 speeding tickets during an 8 V4 -year stint as one of the town's traffic squad officers. While most police officers may groan at the idea of sitting in a parked car and clocking speeding vehicles, Baumann considers the duty serious business. "I always felt it was necessary," said Baumann, a Clarkstown officer for 21 years who now trains other officers. "Sometimes it was hard to see what you were accomplishing, but if you caught a speeder, you probably saved some lives." Baumann, 47, began writing speeding tickets on a regular basis in 1984, shortly after police created a special unit solely in charge of traffic violations, particularly along Route 303. A strip of the state highway connecting Orange-town and Clarkstown was legendary for speeding and fatal accidents.

In their first year as traffic squad officers, Baumann and his partner, Harry Manion, wrote more than 2,400 tickets apiece. Excuses, excuses. All those years on the road. Baumann's probably heard every excuse a speeding motorist can give to a cop poised to put a pen to a ticket pad. Tardiness is the most common excuse, he said.

"Nine out of 10 people tell you they're late for something," Baumann said. "Late for work, late for school, late getting home." Then there are motorists who, well, come up with good ones now and then. For example, Baumann said he once stopped a car full of fellows for speeding. When he asked them why they were speeding, they responded they were on their way to a fight, Baumann said. "I told them I would follow Yeager Health Center in Ramapo into bedrooms, a dining room and recreation space, said Scott Sul-lam, a social worker with the Rockland Health Department.

Housing has long been cited as a serious problem for Rockland AIDS patients, who for a variety of reasons lost their apartments. The program, which would house people from three to six months, would provide its residents with instruction in finding their own housing, Sullam said. Although it would not provide medical care, the housing program would be coordinated with the Peter Carr against him in Clarkstown Justice Court. The attorneys say Baumann's always prepared and makes it tough for them to get clients out of paying fines. And, they added, he's always a gentleman.

New City attorney Donald Tracey remembers when Baumann followed a speeding client to his hamlet office. Tracey's TICKETS continues B2 Now it's up to the jury NEW CITY The trial of Anthony Williams, the nurse's aide who is charged with murdering Betty Grif fo last May, is expected to go to the jury Monday. The prosecution and defense yesterday made their closing arguments in the case after calling four dozen witnesses in 2 weeks. At the time of the killing, Williams worked in Griffo's New City home at 132 Strawtown Road, caring for her 92-year-old father. Williams, in statements to police and during the trial, has admitted that he killed Griffo, a 57-year-old Clarkstown schools secretary.

However, the 36-year-old Haverstraw man insists he does not know why he killed her. A defense psychiatrist said Williams should not be convicted of murder because he did not know what he was doing because of cocaine use and sexual abuse he suffered as a child. Along with the murder charge, the jury of six men and four women will also have to decide whether Williams sexually assaulted Griffo with a mop. Williams is also charged with stealing Griffo's car and her television. Ln Maniacs Clinton backers holding a party NYACK As a reward for winning the presidency, Bill Clinton will get a Democratic club named after him in Rockland.

Clinton's backers will celebrate the inauguration with a party from 2 to 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Hudson House. The pre-Super Bowl party will be held in the Main Street restaurant's upstairs room. Tickets will be sold at the door for 15 per person or $25 per couple, said Legislature Chairman Bruce Levine, who led Ginton's Rockland campaign. The party is basically to celebrate Clinton's inauguration for those who could not attend the Washington festivities, Levine said.

Clinton supporters plan to file papers with the Board of Elections to form a Rockland Clinton Gub. Stev Llabarman COMMUTER ALERT TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGES Lane restrictions on both sides during day andor night time off-peak hours. All lanes open during peak hours in peak hour directions. TOLL INCREASEi Effective 3 a.m. tomorrow, tolls at the Tri-borough, Throgs Neck and Bronx Whitestone bridges and the Queens Midtown and Brooklyn Battery tunnels will be $3 cash, up from $2.50, and (2.50 per token, up from $2.10.

Tolls at the Henry Hudson, Cross Bay and Marine Parkway bridges will be $1.50 cash, up from token tolls will be $1 at the Henry Hudson Bridge, up from 83 cents, and will remain at 83 cents for the Cross Bay and Marine Parkway bridges. At the Verrazano Narrow Bridge, cash toll will be $6, up from $5, and token toll will be $5, up from $4. SAW MILL RIVER PARKWAYi Between Palmer Road and Yon-kers Avenue, Yonkers, the southbound right lane closed until approximately late February. There will be intermittent 10-15 minute closings 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

daily for blasting. BIRTHS Nyack Hospital Margaret Eli (6 7 Jan. 5, to Nilda and Robert Newell of Haverstraw. Kathia (4 11 and Kathy (4 14 Jan. 7, to Ketteline Jean Rene and Louis Acceus of Spring Valley.

Niroshan (7 3 Jan. 9, to Sarathadevi and Packiyana-than Subeshan of Nyack. Malik Tamar James (7 6 Jan. 9, to Mozeline Beauvais and James Pitchford Jr. of Cen tral Nyack.

DEATHS Charles Joseph Fait, Pearl Riv er Anne LaCava, Yonkers Gerard E. Margro Holly wood, Fla. Joseph Patrick Sullivan, New City Dorothy S. Toscano, New City State and Nyack Hospital officials reached an agreement earlier this month to open a pediatric AIDS center at the hospital and provide medical care for their mothers at the hospital's clinic in Haverstraw. Hospital officials proposed the program more than a year ago, but state officials withheld approval because they wanted Nyack Hospital to also care for the mothers.

Nyack Hospital would receive $120,000 under the plan, said Gloria Maki, deputy director of the state ON THE JOB: Clarkstown Police them," Baumann said as he sat at the kitchen table in his Nanuet home. "This one, I had to see." Not surprisingly, the boys just couldn't seem to find the fight. Amused, Baumann gave them a warning, but no ticket. Then there was the time he caught a female motorist speeding along Little Tor Road. She desperately had to go to the bathroom, he said.

So Baumann followed her to a rest stop and about the starving children in Somalia. MacGuffie has brought food and medical attention to starving infants in refugee camps in Africa through SHARE (Society for Hospital and Resources Exchange) which unites Nyack Hospital with Homa Bay District Hospital on Lake Victoria in Kenya. Students at St. Anthony's also presented MacGuffie $500 for SHARE. MacGuffie will bring the murals to children in the refugee camp in Walda, Kenya.

She leaves on Feb. 19. If any other school would like to join in making a mural for the children, they should call MacGuffie at 634-8972. 'f if ft Sergeant Harry Baumann with his trusty radar gun. on both sides of the political aisle.

Democratic Supervisor Charles Holbrook and Councilman John Maloney are up for re-election in November. Also, Democratic Highway Superintendent John Mauro will likely seek another term. In the Legislature, Democrat Patricia Halo is seeking a second, four-year term. With so many terms expiring, Feder, in his first year as Clarkstown GOP leader, sees this as the perfect opportunity for Republicans. Daniel Cea and Legislator Thomas Morahan top the short list of Republicans mentioned for the supervisor position.

Both lost previously to Holbrook. Republicans Edward Graybow, Phil Bosco and former Councilwo-man Catherine Nowicki have expressed interest in Halo's county seat, Feder said, and Ray DiFalco and Bruce Broadley are interested in Maloney's seat. Businessman Marty Michaelson has said he wants to challenge Mauro, Feder added. But names of potential candidates aren't etched in stone, Feder REPUBLICANS continues B2 HOLBROOKl FEDERi Seat is up Some inquiries for re-election Staff photoDiana Stevenson Vj frj i -Tld Schoolchildren send love across continents gave her a ticket after she finished taking care of business. "She could have stopped anywhere to go to the bathroom," Baumann said.

There are restaurants and bars all over the place," Baumann said. "There's no sense risking an accident because of something like that." Respect of attorneys Baumann's earned the respect of attorneys who have gone r- .1 1 '-5. nib tsV ok'h (' NANUET Local students are sending a message of love, hope and prayers to Africa. "REACHING TO AFRICA" is a mural made by students at St. Anthony's School in Nanuet, with handprints sending those messages to the starving children in Somalia.

The project was initiated by Karen Lynch, a teacher at the New City Elementary School, who created the mural idea. It has spread to St. Anthony's and to P.S. 86 in the Bronx. The students were inspired to do the project by Dr.

Martha MacGuffie, New City plastic and reconstructive surgeon, who visited their schools to talk Hands across America, on their way to Africa Fourth-grader Fidel Ceus, 10, first-grader Keith McGuire, 6, and seventh-grader Carla Reformina, 12, of St. Anthony's School, stand in front of the mural they plan to send to Somalia. Details, B3. Obituaries, page B2.