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connections are available in apartments, but not in detached units or
dormitory rooms.
Pets
Schools
Prior approval to harbor pets in apartments must be obtained
from the Housing Office. Pets are prohibited in dormitories.
Children living on the Laboratory site may attend a public
elementary school (Grades Kindergarten through 6), or a
Junior-Senior High School (Grades 7 through 12) at no cost. Students
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at both schools are transported to and from the Laboratory by school
bus. Generally, the school term begins a day or two after Labor Day
(first Monday in September) and ends late in June.
Nursery
School
For pre-schoolers, a cooperative school (with parent partici=pation), known as the Upton Nursery School, has been or-
ganized on the Laboratory site for children ages 3 and 4.
School begins about the second week in September and ends the
second week in June. Classes are small and children attend one-half
day for usually 2 or 3 days per week. At present, the fee is $32 per
month for 3 days, $22 for 2 days. Enroilment is limited and it is advisabie to pre-register well before arrival.
Personal
Mail
Personal mail should be sent in the visitor's name c/o the
Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, Long
Island, New York 11973. Letters will be delivered to the department address; there is no mail delivery to the Apartment Area.
Packages can be picked up at the Laboratory mail room. Packages
sent prior to arrival should be marked “Hold for Arrival”. Post Office
boxes may be rented at the on-site U.S. Post Office.
The First Visit
Transportation
to the
Laboratory
Most overseas visitors arrive via J.F. Kennedy Inter-
national Airport, or by ship docking at a New YorkCity
pier. If the Office of Scientific Personnel has received
prior notice, a car and driver will be sent to bring the
visitor and family and hand luggage to the Laboratory. This service is
available during regular working hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
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plies. The diver is not permitted to transport large preces of lupe. +
or trunks. Arrangements can be Made to Nave these shipped to cic
Laboratory by commercial carrier.
‘Long Island Limousine Service ts available from Metropolitan airpe cs
to the Laboratory.
For those driving therr own automobiics, te map in this booklet acs
Cates the best route to the | abcrutary.
Some visitors to Brookhaven will find it Convenient to take a tia
from New York City. A Long Island Ratlioad train presently leave s
Pennsylvania Station every weekday morning at 8.30 a.m. and atitve o
at Patchogue at 10:06 a.m. This tain is met by a Laboratory bus ad
passengers en route to BNL are Drought to the site. The train ai.u
staps at Jamaica (the station Closest tu JF. Kennedy Airport) at 8.01
a.m. The Long Island Railroad schedule changes seasonally.
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Visitors will not be reimbursed for the rental of automobiles with st
prior approval.
If a housing reservation hus been made on the Laboratury
Housnig
site, the first thing to do on arrival is to pick up a key at the
Housing Office, 2 Center Street. For arrivals after 5 pm. or on a ween:
end, keys are held at the Police and Security Office, 24 Upton Rou.
On the initial visit, every visitor holding an appointment of
Check nly
any hind must check in at the Personnel Office, 58 Brook- Procedue**
haven Avenue. This is necessary to activate the appointment and to ensure that certain required procedures are followed. An
identification card and automobile sticker are also provided. Regular
working hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
While at Personnel, those visitors on long-term salaried ap- Insurances
pointments will be briefed as to the Laburatory’s medical,
life and retirement programs. For those not eligible for these pry
grams, or who are not otherwise protected while here, private nicdn
insurance coverage Should be arranged.
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