Drug Test/Screening Collector Training & Certification, East Rockaway, NY
For
Collection Sites, Medical Facilities, DER's, HR Managers, Safety Managers, Court Personnel, Probation Officers, TPA's
Accredited Drug Testing provides a comprehensive online/web-based Urine Drug Testing Collector Training and Certification course in East Rockaway, NY for persons required as part of their responsibilities to perform or supervise urine drug testing specimen collections. The collector training program may be completed with or without the required mock collection proficiency assessments. Upon completion of the training program, students will receive a certificate of successful completion of the training course. In East Rockaway, NY to be qualified/certified as a DOT urine drug test collector, you must satisfactorily complete both the training course and a minimum of 5 error free proficiency mock demonstrations.
The Drug Test Collector plays a critical role in the workplace drug screening process. Along with the employer, the testing facility and the Medical Review Officer (MRO), the collector is an essential part of a system developed to ensure drug-free workplaces for the sake of public safety.
As the collector, you are the only individual in the drug-testing process who has direct, face-to-face contact with the employee. You ensure the integrity of the urine specimen and collection process and begin the chain of custody that includes the laboratory; the MRO; the employer; and, possibly, the courts.
This training is a professional-level course that provides the knowledge and skills to qualify Drug Test Collectors to perform U.S. Department of Transportation-regulated drug tests and non-regulated tests. Course participants also have the option of becoming professionally certified after completion of this course. This designation confirms that the collector is committed to the highest standards in the drug and alcohol testing industry.
The Course
This professional-level course meets the regulatory standards of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) rule 49 CFR Part 40 and provides a solid foundation for a wide range of testing programs.
- Library of terms & resources
- Universal skills set
- Multiple industries
- Lessons
- DOT Qualification
- Public sector
- Short quizzes & final examination
- Professional Certification
- Private sector
- Mock collections
- Regulated by local, state and federal authorities
- Signature
How to become a DOT Qualified Urine Colletor?
To become qualified as a collector, you must be knowledgeable about Part 40 regulations, the current "DOT Urine Specimen Collection Procedures Guidelines," and DOT agency regulations applicable to the employers for whom you will perform collections, and you must keep current on any changes to these materials. You must also (1) successfully complete a qualification training program and (2) pass a monitored proficiency demonstration, as required by DOT regulations [See 49 CFR Part 40.33 (b-c), effective August 1, 2001]. Please note: there is no "grandfather" clause or waiver from this requirement. A collector's qualifications are not location/collection site specific, and their eligibility will follow them anywhere DOT Agency regulated urine specimens are collected. There is no requirement for qualified collectors to register or to be on any federally-maintained or federally-sponsored list, but they are required to maintain (for Federal inspection) documentation of successful completion of their training and proficiency demonstration requirements.
How to Take the Course
The Drug Test Collector Training involves multiple parts that need to be completed in a specific order to achieve certification.
- Before starting the training, the collector must:
- review 49 CFR Part 40 and be familiar with the regulatory language;
- review the DOT Urine Specimen Collection Guidelines;
- review "Instructions for Completing the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form for Urine Specimen Collection"
- watch DOT's 10 Steps to Collection Site Security and Integrity video.
- and download the sample Custody and Control Form. This form guides the entire drug-collection process. Review the document and have it at hand through the entire course. (All required materials are also available in the Reference Library.) NOTE: The 2017 version of the CCF is no longer current. If you intend to use it, you must attach a Memorandum for Record (MFR).
- Take the course Pre-Test to show familiarity with the subject matter based on a review of the materials provided.
- Complete the lessons of the training along with the required short quizzes.
- Take the final exam. A score of at least 90 percent is required.
- When you pass the online portion of this training, continue to the Next Steps lesson for instructions on how to set up five mock collections with a live examiner. These must be scheduled within 30 days of course completion and are required for qualification and certification.
- Once the mock collections are completed without error, you will be qualified and can perform both federally regulated and non-regulated drug test collections.
- To be certified, qualified collectors are asked to sign an agreement promising to adhere to the standards set in the training. The course administrator will then issue a certification form documenting that the collector is both a USDOT Qualified and Professionally Certified Drug Testing Collector. Contact the course administrator for more information.
Additional Courses Available
- DOT Alcohol Screening Test Technician Training
- Saliva/Oral Fluid Training & Certification
- Certified Drug Test Collector Annual Exam
- DOT Breath Alcohol Technician Training
- Hair Specimen Collector Training & Certification
- DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training Course
- DER Training FMCSA
- DER Training FAA
- DER Training PHMSA
- DER Training FRA
- DER Training FTA
- DER Training USCG
- MRO Assistant Training
- New Business Start Up Overview
** Accredited Drug Testing's Urine Specimen Collector training course is developed in conjunction with the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association.
Drug and Alcohol Testing Locations East Rockaway, NY
585 MERRICK RD 1.4 miles
LYNBROOK, NY 11563
165 NORTH VILLAGE AVE 1.8 miles
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY 11570
165 North Village Avenue, Suite 103 1.8 miles
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Building 125 150th St and 147th Ave 2.8 miles
JAMAICA, NY 11430
147th St and 150th Ave, Bldg 125 JFK International Airport 2.8 miles
JAMAICA, NY 11430
2360 GRAND AVE 3.1 miles
BALDWIN, NY 11510
222 ROCKAWAY TPKE 3.6 miles
CEDARHURST, NY 11516
222 Rockaway Turnpike, Suite 5 3.6 miles
Cedarhurst, NY 11516
21714 MERRICK BLVD 4.2 miles
LAURELTON, NY 11413
235 LITCHFIELD AVE 2ND FL 4.2 miles
ELMONT, NY 11003
101 South Bergen Place, 2nd Floor 4.4 miles
Freeport, NY 11520
ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY 71 Douth Bayview Ave. 4.6 miles
Freeport, NY 11520
111 HEMPSTEAD TPKE STE 121 4.6 miles
WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY 11552
2 MAIN ST 5.0 miles
HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550
250 FULTON AVE STE 407 5.1 miles
HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550
391B Fulton Avenue, 5.4 miles
Hempstead, NY 11550
27 ATTORNEY ST APT 2F 5.4 miles
HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550
520 Franklin Ave, Suite 104 5.9 miles
Garden City, NY 11530
JFK Airport Bldg 75, STE 247/249 6.1 miles
Jamaica, NY 11430
JFK INTL AIRPORT STE 14, BLDG 14A 6.1 miles
JAMAICA, NY 11430
JFK International Airport Bldg 22 6.1 miles
JAMAICA, NY 11430
990 STEWART AVE LOWER LEVEL 30 6.1 miles
GARDEN CITY, NY 11530
265 Jericho Turnpike, 6.3 miles
Floral Park, NY 11001
820 JERICHO TPKE 6.3 miles
NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040
51 CHARLES LINDBERGH BLVD 6.5 miles
UNIONDALE, NY 11553
300 OLD COUNTRY RD, STE 91 6.8 miles
MINEOLA, NY 11501
2209 Merrick Rd, 2nd floor 6.8 miles
Merrick, NY 11566
292 HERRICKS RD 7.1 miles
MINEOLA, NY 11501
156 First Street, Lower Level 7.6 miles
Mineola, NY 11501
1919 Hempstead Tpke 7.9 miles
East Meadows, NY 11554
2001 MARCUS AVE STE N215 7.9 miles
NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11042
1620 FRONT ST 7.9 miles
EAST MEADOW, NY 11554
465 WILLIS AVE 8.0 miles
WILLISTON PARK, NY 11596
2001 Marcus Ave, Suite 98W, Lobby Level 8.1 miles
Lake Success, NY 11042
2982 MERRICK RD 8.2 miles
BELLMORE, NY 11710
13355 LEFFERTS BLVD 8.2 miles
SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY 11420
1610 OLD COUNTRY RD 8.4 miles
WESTBURY, NY 11590
1400 WANTAGH AVE STE 102 9.0 miles
WANTAGH, NY 11793
8212 151ST AVE 9.4 miles
HOWARD BEACH, NY 11414
Onsite Only 9.4 miles
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
8002 KEW GARDENS RD CONCOURSE LEVEL 9.5 miles
KEW GARDENS, NY 11415
252-20 NORTHERN BLVD STE 210 9.5 miles
LITTLE NECK, NY 11362
3000 HEMPSTEAD TPKE 316 9.5 miles
LEVITTOWN, NY 11756
111-16 JAMAICA AVE 9.5 miles
RICHMOND HILL, NY 11418
488 GREAT NECK RD STE 300 9.8 miles
GREAT NECK, NY 11021
3601 HEMPSTEAD TPKE STE E 405 9.8 miles
LEVITTOWN, NY 11756
3276 HEMPSTEAD TPKE 10.0 miles
LEVITTOWN, NY 11756
One Expressway Plaza, Suite 116 10.0 miles
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
1000 NORTHERN BLVD STE 135 10.1 miles
GREAT NECK, NY 11021
1165 Northern Blvd, Suite 404 10.5 miles
Manhasset, NY 11030
8217 WOODHAVEN BLVD 10.6 miles
GLENDALE, NY 11385
Onsite Only 10.8 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11208
7010 Austin Street, 2nd Floor Suite 201 10.8 miles
Forest Hills, NY 11375
4161 Kissena Blvd, Suite 25, Concourse level 10.9 miles
Flushing, NY 11355
69-12 AUSTIN ST 10.9 miles
FOREST HILLS, NY 11375
9777 QUEENS BLVD 9TH FL 11.3 miles
REGO PARK, NY 11374
4277 HEMPSTEAD TPKE STE 100 11.5 miles
BETHPAGE, NY 11714
4276 Hempstead Turnpike, 11.5 miles
Bethpage, NY 11714
4900 Merrick Road, Southgate S, 2nd Floor 11.5 miles
Massapequa Park, NY 11762
55 E OLD COUNTRY RD 11.7 miles
HICKSVILLE, NY 11801
100 E OLD COUNTRY RD 11.8 miles
HICKSVILLE, NY 11801
120 BETHPAGE RD STE 205 12.0 miles
HICKSVILLE, NY 11801
180 10TH ST 12.0 miles
BETHPAGE, NY 11714
14204 BAYSIDE AVE LOWER LEVEL STE 2L 12.0 miles
FLUSHING, NY 11354
9406 59TH AVE STE E-9 12.1 miles
ELMHURST, NY 11373
136-20 38th Avenue, 4th Floor, Suite CFA 12.2 miles
Flushing, NY 11354
4900 HEMPSTEAD TPKE 12.2 miles
FARMINGDALE, NY 11735
69-16 METROPOLITAN AVE 12.3 miles
MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY 11379
6655 FRESH POND RD 12.5 miles
RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385
408 Rockaway Avenue, 12.8 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11212
66 - 17 Fresh Pond Rd, 12.8 miles
Ridgewood, NY 11385
2035 RALPH AVE A10 13.0 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11234
2035 Ralph Avenue, Suite B1 13.0 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11234
7301 GRAND AVE 13.1 miles
MASPETH, NY 11378
6122 Fresh Pond Road, 13.1 miles
Middle Village, NY 11379
4 ROBIN CT 13.1 miles
FARMINGDALE, NY 11735
40 08 Forley St, 13.3 miles
Elmhurst, NY 11373
6311 QUEENS BLVD 13.4 miles
WOODSIDE, NY 11377
618 Broadway 13.4 miles
Amityville, NY 11701
962 MADISON ST APT 1 13.5 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11221
365 BROADWAY 13.5 miles
AMITYVILLE, NY 11701
4275 65TH PL 13.6 miles
WOODSIDE, NY 11377
33-54 83RD ST, STE G-02 13.7 miles
JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372
Onsite Only #1R 13.9 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11237
51 Walnut Ave E 14.0 miles
Farmingdale, NY 11735
1 MAIN TERMINAL STE 3 SUITE 109 14.0 miles
FLUSHING, NY 11371
1117 OLD COUNTRY RD 14.1 miles
PLAINVIEW, NY 11803
146A Manetto Hill Rd., Suite 101 14.1 miles
Plainview, NY 11803
100 MANETTO HILL RD, STE 309 14.1 miles
PLAINVIEW, NY 11803
4 MIRIAM LN 14.2 miles
PLAINVIEW, NY 11803
2422 KNAPP ST 14.2 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11235
75-35 31st Avenue, Suite 205 14.2 miles
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
144 LEWIS AVE 14.4 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11221
619 Throop Avenue 14.4 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11216
3500 NOSTRAND AVE 14.6 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11229
47-01 QUEENS BLVD #206-207 14.8 miles
SUNNYSIDE, NY 11104
400 E 26TH ST 14.8 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11226
68 Graham Ave 14.9 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11206
1248 Fulton Street 15.0 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11216
3665 E TREMONT AVE 15.1 miles
BRONX, NY 10465
1733 Sheepshead Bay Road, Suite 39 15.3 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11235
25-15 STEINWAY ST 15.4 miles
ASTORIA, NY 11103
1720 E 14TH ST UNIT M1 15.4 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11229
1660 E 14th St, Ste LL2 15.4 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11229
3311 SHORE PKWY APT 1A 15.4 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11235
3014 37th St, 15.5 miles
Astoria, NY 11103
656 N WELLWOOD AVE STE 208A 15.5 miles
LINDENHURST, NY 11757
87 COLD SPRING RD STE 1 15.6 miles
SYOSSET, NY 11791
31-00 47TH AVENUE 15.6 miles
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101
1790 RANDALL AVE 15.8 miles
BRONX, NY 10473
68 NASSAU AVE 15.8 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11222
184 S 1ST ST 15.8 miles
LINDENHURST, NY 11757
910 ROUTE 109 15.9 miles
LINDENHURST, NY 11757
465 Ocean Parkway, Suite L3 15.9 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11218
147 Greenpoint Avenue, First Floor 16.1 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11222
27-47 Crescent Street, Lower Level, Suite 102-103 16.2 miles
Astoria, NY 11102
6413 BAY PARKWAY 16.4 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
348 13th Street, Suite 102 16.6 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11215
264 1ST ST 16.6 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
418-420 5TH AVE 16.7 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
3250 Westchester Avenue, Suite 105 16.7 miles
Bronx, NY 10461
3250 WESTCHESTER AVE SUITE 120 16.7 miles
BRONX, NY 10461
456 5TH AVE 2ND FL 16.7 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
1476 WILLIAMSBRIDGE RD LOFT BLDG SIDE ENTRANCE 16.8 miles
BRONX, NY 10461
4420 13TH AVE 16.8 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11219
1 METROTECH CTR 16.9 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
1272 51st Street, 17.0 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11219
PO Box 1693 17.1 miles
West Babylon, NY 11704
100 LIVINGSTON ST 4TH FLOOR 17.1 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
50 COURT ST STE 1002 17.2 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
186 JORALEMON ST 5TH 17.2 miles
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
1120 MORRIS PARK AVE 17.3 miles
BRONX, NY 10461
146 Pierrepont Street, 17.3 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11201
20 BEEKMAN PL APT 2B 17.3 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10022
265 CHERRY ST 146 17.4 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10002
120 Atlantic Avenue, 17.4 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11201
919 2ND AVE 17.5 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10017
210 E 86th St, Ste 602 17.6 miles
New York, NY 10028
210 E 86TH ST STE 100 17.6 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10028
380 2ND AVE 17.6 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10010
500 West Main Street, 17.6 miles
Babylon, NY 11702
730 3RD AVE 17.6 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10017
238 E 111TH ST APT 4C 17.7 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10029
247 Third Ave, Ste 303 17.7 miles
New York, NY 10010
137 East 36th Street, Suite 7 17.7 miles
New York, NY 10016
115 E 57th Street, Ste 1530 17.8 miles
New York, NY 10022
425 PARK AVE 17.8 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10022
65 E 76th St, 17.8 miles
New York, NY 10021
747 MELROSE AVE OFC 17.9 miles
BRONX, NY 10451
41 Elizabeth St, Suite 702 17.9 miles
New York, NY 10013
55 E 34TH ST 17.9 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10016
18 E 48TH ST 2ND FL 17.9 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10017
315 WALT WHITMAN RD STE 307 18.1 miles
HUNTINGTON STATION, NY 11746
139 Centre St, Suite 207, 18.1 miles
New York, NY 10013
22 W 23RD ST 2ND FL 18.2 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10010
142 RALPH AVE 18.2 miles
BABYLON, NY 11702
2 CEDARTREE LN 18.3 miles
HUNTINGTON STATION, NY 11746
224 W 35TH ST STE 607 18.5 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10001
229 W 36TH ST 10TH FL 18.5 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10018
202 W 23RD ST 18.5 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10011
65 BROADWAY STE 903 18.5 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10006
65 BROADWAY SUITE 905 18.5 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10006
42 BROADWAY STE 1900 18.6 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10004
330 WEST 58TH ST, STE 211 18.6 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10019
330 W 42ND ST 18.6 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10036
656 E FORDHAM RD 18.6 miles
BRONX, NY 10458
7601 4th Avenue, 18.7 miles
Brooklyn, NY 11209
MIDTOWN STATION P. O. BOX 799 18.7 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10018
408 W 45TH ST 18.7 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10036
324 WEST 14TH ST 18.8 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10014
21 E 23RD ST 18.9 miles
HUNTINGTON STATION, NY 11746
2385 Arthur Avenue, Suites 201 & 202 19.0 miles
Bronx, NY 10458
601 W 51ST ST 19.0 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10019
41 VERONICA LN 19.1 miles
NORTH BABYLON, NY 11703
2488 GRAND CONCOURSE RM 210 19.3 miles
BRONX, NY 10458
3421 BROADWAY 19.4 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10031
1350 Deer Park Ave, 19.4 miles
North Babylon, NY 11703
1445 NEW YORK AVE 19.6 miles
HUNTINGTON STATION, NY 11746
109 AUDUBON AVE 19.7 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10032
1940 DEER PARK AVE 19.7 miles
DEER PARK, NY 11729
150 Lockwood Ave, Ste 38 19.7 miles
New Rochelle, NY 10801
110 LOCKWOOD AVE 19.8 miles
NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801
95 HUDSON ST 20.0 miles
HOBOKEN, NJ 7030
On Site Only 20.1 miles
West Islip, NY 11795
4876 BROADWAY 20.4 miles
NEW YORK, NY 10034
105 Stevens Ave, Ste 205 20.6 miles
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
261 Monmouth Street 20.7 miles
Jersey City, NJ 7302
12 N 7TH AVE 20.7 miles
MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550
663 PALISADE AVE 20.7 miles
CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ 7010
6701 BERGENLINE AVE 20.8 miles
WEST NEW YORK, NJ 7093
4914-4922 Kennedy Blvd., Suite 206 20.9 miles
West New York, NJ 7093
522 CENTRAL AVE 21.1 miles
JERSEY CITY, NJ 7307
3765 Riverdale Ave, STE 6 21.1 miles
Bronx, NY 10463
3196 KENNEDY BLVD 2ND FL 21.1 miles
UNION CITY, NJ 7087
On Site Only 21.4 miles
Babylon, NY 11702
574 SUMMIT AVE 4th Floor 21.4 miles
JERSEY CITY, NJ 7306
600 Pavonia Ave, 3rd floor 21.4 miles
Jersey City, NJ 7306
175 E Main Street Suite 105, 21.7 miles
Huntington, NY 11743
464 Hudson Terrace, 21.9 miles
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 7632
onsite for POH only 22.0 miles
Brightwaters, NY 11718
854 W SIDE AVE 22.1 miles
JERSEY CITY, NJ 7306
1361 Hylan Blvd, 22.1 miles
Staten Island, NY 10305
On-site only 22.3 miles
Staten Island, NY 10304
800 SYLVAN AVE 22.5 miles
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ 7632
81 Randall Ave, 22.5 miles
Staten Island, NY 10301
9 HOWELLS RD 22.6 miles
BAY SHORE, NY 11706
57 E MAIN ST 22.9 miles
BAY SHORE, NY 11706
209 LEFANTE WAY 22.9 miles
BAYONNE, NJ 7002
649 COMMACK RD 23.1 miles
COMMACK, NY 11725
30 SEAVIEW DR 23.1 miles
SECAUCUS, NJ 7094
880 AVENUE C 23.2 miles
BAYONNE, NJ 7002
25 Rockwood Pl, Ste 1 23.2 miles
Englewood, NJ 7631
500 MAMARONECK AVE STE 320 23.3 miles
HARRISON, NY 10528
500 Mamaroneck Ave Suite 320 23.5 miles
Harrison, NY 10528
564 BROADWAY 23.5 miles
BAYONNE, NJ 7002
210 MEADOWLANDS PKWY 23.5 miles
SECAUCUS, NJ 7094
1 ORCHARD ST 23.5 miles
RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ 7660
41 BRENTWOOD RD 23.5 miles
BAY SHORE, NY 11706
78 Todt Hill Rd, Ste 109 23.7 miles
Staten Island, NY 10314
294 NEW DORP LN 2ND FL 23.7 miles
STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306
2627 Hylan Boulevard, Building A 23.8 miles
Staten Island, NY 10306
8 Saxon Avenue, Suite D, 23.9 miles
Bay Shore, NY 11706
31 NEW DORP LN 24.0 miles
STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306
6277 JERICHO TPKE 24.1 miles
COMMACK, NY 11725
138 AVENUE C 24.1 miles
BAYONNE, NJ 7002
718 TEANECK RD 24.3 miles
TEANECK, NJ 7666
240 PORT RICHMOND AVE 24.4 miles
STATEN ISLAND, NY 10302
2171 JERICHO TPKE. SUITE 200 24.5 miles
COMMACK, NY 11725
2171 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 102 24.5 miles
Commack, NY 11725
320 LAUREL RD 24.5 miles
NORTHPORT, NY 11768
451-479 DOREMUS AVE 24.6 miles
NEWARK, NJ 7105
140 FRANKLIN RD 24.6 miles
TEANECK, NJ 7666
177 Avenue A, 24.6 miles
Bayonne, NJ 7002
179 Cedar Lane, Suite E 24.6 miles
Teaneck, NJ 7666
3311 Hylan Blvd, 24.9 miles
Staten Island, NY 10306
6 Rye Ridge Plaza, 25.0 miles
Rye Brook, NY 10573
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Local Area Info: East Rockaway, New York
The Incorporated Village of East Rockaway is in the town Hempstead, adjacent to Lynbrook, Hewlett, Rockville Centre, and Oceanside. The primary ethnicities are mainly Italian and Irish. The Waverly Park neighborhood, near the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Center and along the border with Hewlett, has a sizable Jewish community.
Originally named Near Rockaway, the village began as a shipping and trading center for the south shore of Long Island. The village's location was desirable for ships because of its deep channels inland. Eventually a grist mill was built on the Mill River by Joseph Haviland through a land grant in 1688. The Haviland-Davison Grist Mill, located in Memorial Park, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Later an oven was purchased to make bread for the surrounding population. The village prospered in shipping and milling over the years, even after several sales of the land.
The village's name was changed in 1869 to East Rockaway. The village was incorporated in 1900, and Floyd Johnson was president. At the time of incorporation the town had a population of 969. Back in the 1960s a student from East Rockaway High School, named Donald Scaglione, attempted to steal the school's bell from the bell tower.[citation needed] Unknowingly the bell weighed too much to carry, even for Don, who was one of the football team's star offensive linemen. The bell was dropped. The Scaglione family was responsible for fixing the bell. The bell tower remains empty as of October 18, 2009.