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VOL. 9 NO. 7 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11 735 • Published bv THE OBSERVER, INC., Box 146, Farmingdale, NY Thursday, October 7, 1971
School Board Sets
$ 13.31 Tax Rate
The school tax rate per $ 100 a / v for the current year
was officially set at the Farmingdale School board
meeting on Monday night at $ 13,315 for the Oyster Bay
portion and $ 19,233 for the Babylon portion of the
district.
FAREWELL GIFT: Miss M. Genevieve Douglass, a principal in the Farmingdale school system for
26 years, is presented with a proclamation acclaiming her dedication and service to her community
by Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John W. Burke, center, and Charles Manso, assistant superintendent
of schools for Farmingdale. at a dinner marking her retirement at the Holiday Manor
Caribbean Cruise Drawing
At PRICE General Meeting
The next general meeting of P.
R. I. C. E. will be held on Thur­sday,
October 14th at the Far­mingdale
Jewish Center, Route
109, Farmingdale. The meeting
will begin at 8: 30 p. m.
At this meeting the drawing
will be held for the Caribbean
Cruise, which will be for one
week during the months of
December, January, February or
March. P. R. I. C. E. members
have been selling raffles for this
Sweepstakes at
Franklin National
Franklin National Bank is
celebrating " New Scene Weeks"
in Farmingdale from October 4 to
15 by dedicating a new drive - up
branch at Fulton and West
Streets and by completing
renovations at the main office,
Main and Conklin Streets.
Branch Manager % Frank
Bondietti said that to observe the
occasion the bank will present
quality gifts for new checking
accounts of $ 100 or new savings
accounts of $ 150. The gifts will be
available to existing customers
who increase their deposits by
$ 150 or more.
Transactions to take advantage
of the promotion will take place
only at the main branch, since the
drive - up is not equipped to open
accounts.
Topping off the two - week
observance will be a giant
" Sweepstakes" featuring a color
television as first prize and ad­ditional
prizes of a hi- fi stereo,
| K) itable TV, clock radio, por­table
radio, and special gifts for
early birds
The drawing will take place
Friday, October L5, at exactly
7: 30 pin at 260 Main Street,
Farniingdale.
their newspaper and if any teens
are interested on working on this,
contact either Jill - MY. 4- 4561 or
Peggy - 293 - 2877.
P. R . I. C. E. also wishes to
invite the residents of Far­mingdale
and North Massapequa
to stop in at their center at 585
Main Street and see how the
center is shaping up. There will
be someone with a smile to
welcome those looking in and to
show them around. They are also
looking for volunteers of people
with special talents or skills that
they would be willing to teach
young people, such as leather-craft,
painting, music, carpentry,
woodwork, photography, etc. Any
equipment or supplies that could"
be donated would be greatly
appreciated by the young
members.
drawing for several months.
In addition, the program for the
evening will consist of a spec­tacular
exhibition of judo. Mr
George Tedeschi of Judo
Sports, North Massapequa, will
explain the history of judo as well
as demonstrate techniques for
physical fitness and the art of
self- defense. The highlight of the
evening will be a knife- fighting
demonstration.
P. R. I. C. E. also will be
honored to have a guest, Philip B.
Healey, Assemblyman from the
9th Assembly District, who will
address the meeting briefly. Mr.
Healey is quite concerned with
the drug problem in our com­munity.
The young people of P. R. I. C.
E. are also looking to reorganize
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Columbus Day Parade
Over 8,000 people are expected this Sunday, when
almost all lodges of the Order Sons of Italy in America
on Long Island will congregate in Massapequa to
participate in this year's Columbus Day Parade.
According to parade chairman Pat Iannello it should
turn into a tremendous parade. There is, of course, no
thought about rain that day, but should this happen
anyway then the parade will take place one week later.
All marchers will assemble on Jerusalem Avenue
and Broadway in Massapequa at 1: 30 p. m. The march-at
120 steps a minute- will begin at 2: 00 p. m. and will
lead north on Broadway until the Columbus Lodge 2143
on Boundary Avenue, South Farmingdale, is reached.
A reviewing stand will be located a few blocks south of
the Lodge. All the dignitaries on Long Island were
invited and many of them will attend.
At the end of the parade, refreshments will be served
on the grounds of Columbus Lodge. This will also be the
time when numerous trophies and cash prizes will be
given out to the best bands and marching groups.
The rate for the Oyster Bay
section is approximately $. 20
higher than estimated since the
increase in the assessed
valuations in the school district
were substantially less than
expected The Babylon rate is less
than estimated because an an­ticipated
drop in the equalization
rate did not take place. The
Farmingdale School District sets
its tax rate later than other
Nassau County School districts
since it must wait for the
assessed valuation figures from
Babylon. The total tax rates in­cluding
Youth Council and
Library are $ 13,839 in Oyster Bay
and $ 19,989 in Babylon.
The Curriculum committee will
be holding hearings next week at
East Memorial School, October
12 and Parkway Oaks, October
13. Notices of these and all other
hearings will be sent home with
the students from the schools
involved. On January 19, the
Curriculum Committee will
make a report to the public on the
results of the hearings and
questionaires.
There were continuing com­plaints
about the conduct of the
school lunch program under the
management of ARA. Robert
Campbell, board president, said
the board would look into com­plaints
about the quality and
service of the food, and lunch
room conditions. In answer to an
audience question, acting
superintendent Charles Manso
said that parents were welcome
to inspect the cafeteria and could
even buy a lunch, with per­mission,
as usually needed to
enter school buildings.
Members of the Viceroy Civic
Association had requested
modifications in the school bus
scheduling. Bcause they are the
second shift in " double busing",
the children's arrival at home is
very late. Gerard Donolli, the
director of Transportation, ex­plained
that " double busing,"
having the same buses make two
trips to take children home from
school saved about $ 80,000 on this
year's budget. Board President
Robert Campbell agreed to look
into the possibility of rotating
children to and from the second
shift.
Bid Date Set for
Road Improvements
Town Councilman Warren
M. F> oo! ittte has » nn » wa « ml
that the Town Board has set
Wednesday, October 13, for
public bidding on a public
works project calling for the
resurfacing of several streets
in East Farmingdale.
Doolittle said the im­provements
were recom­mended
by Public Works
Commissioner Gerard P.
Trotta and Highway
Superintendent George Kunz
and include Beechwood
Street, Hawthorne Street,
Jervis Avenue and neigh­boring
areas. When the
lowest, qualified bidder is
accepted by the Town Board
the work will commence.
NEW COMMISSIONER: Newly appointed commissioner to the
Oyster Bay Town Housing Authority Salvatore J. Nicosia, left, of
Farmingdale is greeted by Town Supervisor John W. Burke at recent
dedication of Or. Martin Luther King housing project in Oyster Bay
hamlet.