1971-04-08

              FARMINGDALE OBSP ^ *
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An Officiaf Newspapor of The Incorporated Village of Farmingdale — Servin'
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Vol. 8 No. 33 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farming' Thursday, April 8, 1971
SCOUTS GIVE A HAND - Assistant Scout Master John Stanforth,
Danny Koffler, Assistant Scout Master, Dr. Giminaro, Dennis Cary,
and Assistant Scout Master Dom Aiello ( from left to right) were
among the Boy Scout Troop 514 visiting Camp Paquatuck for
physically handicapped children at Kalers Pond, Center Moriches.
The camp is run by volunteer donations and labor, such as provided
by Troop 514, who helped clean up the grounds during their weekend
at the camp. The scouts and their leaders enjoyed doing " a good
deed" and the camp was grateful for the help.
Mum's The Word From
Board of Education
The Board of Education of the Farmingdale School district is hard
at work formulating the budget for 1971- 72 -• and for the time being
pretty closemouthed about it, too. The budget and school taxes were
uppermost in the mind of many in the audience at the BoE meeting
on Monday night - but not mentioned at all in the business part of the
session.
During the public participation
portion of the meeting taxes, of
course, did get mention, such as
the comment that the community
would not stand for another in­crease
but rather expect the
Board of Education to cut out all
frills.
To this board president Lucille
Goulding replied that in her
opinion no frills exist that could
be eliminated. But she invited
anyone having suggestions in
regard to the budget to address
them to her in writing.
Trustee Florence De Haan
commented that the board is now
meeting three evenings a week to
work on the budget and that they
are making cuts. When
questioned later she said that
staff and transportation are
among the areas being looked
into, but would not comment
further.
The annual meeting, the vote
on the budget and the for school
board election will be held on
June 8.
A plaque was presented to Fire
Chief Charles Karp for the
Farmingdale Fire Department
for their efforts and heroism in
PTA Family Dinner
The Farmingdale Senior High
School PTA is having its annual
" FAMILY DINNER." This will
consist of spaghetti, meat balls,
chicken, salad, and desert. It will
be held on Thursday, April 22.
There will be two settings at 6 and
at 7 P. M. Contribution: Adults
$ 2.00, children under 12 $ 1.00. All
tickets will be sold at the door. All
proceeds will be given to the
Scholarship fund.
controlling the fire of Weldon E.
Howitt JHS. There was also a
plaque for Charles Powell an
employee of the district, who
assisted in the efforts far beyond
the call of his duty.
Coach Irv Apgar, who has been
named wrestling coach of year,
introduced some of the members
of his team at the board meeting.
The winners presented were Tom
Anziana, Jim Tea torn, Mitch
Marsirano, Bob Founds, Paul
Seggel, Paul Weissberg, Jerome
Williams and Jim Dixon.
The officers of the Senior High
School Honor Society, Joseph
Fiociola, Barbara Lefsky, Janet
Cohen and Jill Keller, were in­troduced
by their advisor Mrs.
Dorothy Silverman.
The retirement of Mary Leach
of Woodward Parkway School
and Mary V. Calhoun of Nor-thside
were approved with
commendation for their services.
Marilyn Hametz
Drainage Work
For Farmingdale
Town Councilman Joseph J.
Saladino announced that the
Department of Public Works is
preparing plans and
specifications for the con­struction
of storm drains and
appurtenances in Farmingdale.
Saladino reported that when
the design phase is completed,
the Town Board will advertise for
public bidding on the project.
The streets included in the
plans are Henry Street and Oak
Street.
Arse" Is Charged
In School Blaze
Two Teenagers Are Charged With Setting The Fire
Two boys, one 15 years old and one 16, going on 17,
some cigarettes, a match, a pile of foam rubber, a drop
ceiling made out of flammable Celotex- type tiles,
benches and a floor with several coats of varnish and
finally some premeditation. Put this all together and
you have the ingredients of the fire that destroyed the
gymnasium of Weldon E. Howitt Junior High School in
the first evening hour of Saturday, March 27.
The two boys that confessed
their responsibility for the blaze
originally came to the school
yard only to play ball. This is,
according to Sgt. Williams of the
Arson Squad of the Nassau
County Fire Marshall's office,
their story. The idea to set the
fire came then. One of the two
forced open a window, crawled
through, and opened the gym
door to let the other one in.
Seeing a pile of foam rubber,
one of them lit a cigarette and
placed the burning match on the
Some Seats Left
On Library Bus
There are some seats left on the
bus for the Library sponsored
trip to Sleepy Hollow,
Washington Irving's home, on
Thursday, April 15th.
This all day visit to one of
America's historic landmarks
could truly be a family affair.
The bus leaves at 8: 45 A. M., cost
of transportation is $ 4.00, ad­mission
fee $ 1.50.
Register at the South Far­mingdale
Branch of the Library.
The South Farmingdale
Branch of the Public Library has,
on display, prize winning posters
designed by students in the
Farmingdale Public Schools on
the theme of Ecology.
foam rubber which immediately
caught fire. Now the boys, ac­cording
to their story, seemed to
have second thoughts. They now
tried to put out the fire, they said,
but it was too late.
The flames shot up the wall, got
under the tile ceiling which was a
drop ceiling, set the tiles ablaze
and raced clear across to the
other side where the bleacher
benches were stacked.
Coming down this wall, the fire
set the benches and eventually
the floor ablaze, aided and
abetted by the many coats of
varnish that covered benches and
floor. Within 15 minutes an in­ferno
was raging that was beyond
all control.
While both boys are implicated,
only the elder one, being past his
16th birthday, h;} s a specific
charge lodgc^ against him,
namely arson in the second
degree. His younger companion
is charged with juvenile
delinquency and will be
remanded to the family court.
Back at the school in the
meantime work proceeds on the
ruins of the gym. Wooden walls
have been erected around the
burned out brick walls so that the
demolition debris can be con­tained
within the area of
destruction.
The extent of the demolition
and therefore the reconstruction
can still not be estimated. A
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the WOMEN'S CLUB of the Village of Farmingdale
has undertaken the task of CLEAN UP, PAINT UP and
SPRUCE UP," the Village of Farmingdale, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the WOMEN'S CLUB of Far­mingdale
to provide the incentive and the initiative to all
residents and business establishments in the Village so that
Farmingdale might become a model clean appearing Village to
visitors; residents and the business establishments must
cooperate in this worthwhile endeavor, and
WHEREAS, each and everyone of us must feel proud in our in­dividual
associations with neighbors and business houses,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Joseph Zureck, Mayor of the Inc. Village
of Farmingdale, do hereby proclaim the month of April, 1971,
as, " CLEAN UP, PAINT UP and SPRUCE IT" month in the
Village of Farmingdale.
Dated: April 2, 1971
Signed, Joseph Zureck
Mayor
Inc. Village of Farmingdale
structural engineer is always
present when the demolition crew
is at work, trying to determine if
some or all of the walls can
remain standing. His findings
will decide not only the extent of
the needed reconstruction but its
cost as well.
Barring unforeseen cir­cumstances,
the demolition job,
whether it has to be total or only
partly, will most likely be
finished when school starts again
after the Easter recess.
All that will be visible then is a
black concrete slab, a reminder
that violence and vengefulness
can and does strike close to
home.
Appointments
Made by
Village Board
Last Monday night's closed
session of the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Farmingdale
was devoted to organizational
matters, primarily appointments
and reappointments to various
village positions.
Mayor Joseph Zureck reap­pointed
trustee John T. Hallahan
deputy mayor as well as the
following incumbent chairmen
and members of committees:
Finance: Ch. Hallahan,
Trustees Krasnow and Carman.
Insurance: Ch. Krasnow,
Trustees Carman and Hallahan.
Water: Ch. Krasnow, Trustees
Carman, Hallahan and Drugan.
Streets, Parking Fids. Ch.
Drugan, Trustees Hallahan,
Krasnow and Carman
Building Permits: Ch. Carman,
Trustees Drugan and Hallahan.
Publicity: Ch. Krasnow,
Trustee Hallahan.
Youth Council:, Trustee
Krasnow.
Parks: Co- Chairmen: Carman
and Krasnow
The Board of Trustees then
made the following individual
appointments all for one year:
Assessor- Tax Collector:
James J. McKenna.
Acting Village Justice: Charles
J. Cronin.
Deputy Village Attorney:
Robert M. Callahan.
Deputy Village Attorney:
Gregory W. Carman.
Village Attorney: Joseph
Stern.
Clerk to Village Justice:
Jeanette Runge.
Member- Planning Board:
Edwin Henn.
Chairman Bd. of Fire Com­mission:
Norman Krasnow.
Director- Civil Defense:
Eugene Leyendecker.
Dep. Director- Civil Defense:
Ernest Perinetti.