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j^ ss Farmingdale U. Urban Center
Active in 23 LI. Locations
" After two years of operation, the Urban Center at State University at Far-mingdale
has grown to serving varying needs of a wide Long Island population, 1'
Dr. Charles W. Laffin, Jr., President of the college, announced. The first urban
center to be administered by an integral unit of the State University of New York
and, as Dr. Laffin points out, " the first such educational center located outside
the inner cities of the state's large metropolitan areas," the Farmingdale Urban
Center now operates programs in 23 locations in Nassau and Suffolk Counties
besides the college campus.
QUICK ACTION: An alert neighbor possibly prevented greater
damage when he notified the South Farmingdale Fire Department of
smoke coming out of the house on 12 Cypress Avenue, South Far­mingdale.
Fireman Mike Bier ( above) is shown dousing the burning
sofa after it was removed from the premises. Only minor damages
were recorded, among them a cut over the right eye of fireman John
Askin ( below) who was attended to by Rescue Company captain Joe
Photos: Robert J. Greco
The Urban Center, whose
dramatic growth has been
sparked by its Vice President,
Noel Palmer, Westbury, provides
non- college- credit courses for
out- of- school youths and adults
who are unemployed or un­deremployed.
The programs are
tuition free and seek to serve the
educationally and economically
disadvantaged. Courses of study
are geared toward the
development of quick cashable
technical skills and job related
academic proficiency.
The Center has had significant
success in many offerings. It has
been able to help over 130 adults,
whose average age is 30 years or
over, receive their General
Educational Diploma. The
Center is working with such in­stitutions
as Kings Park Hospital,
Suffolk State School, Sun Rest
Nursing Home in Port Jefferson,
Tri- Cap Center in Westbury, The
Suffolk Department of Labor, the
Community Development Center
in Port Washington, Pilgrim
State Hospital in Brentwood, and
the Neighborhood Opportunity
Center in Brentwood, to upgrade
some of their workers.
For the first year of operation,
the Urban Center was funded by
the legislature to the tune of
$ 378,760, and for the second year
of operation it was funded for
$ 481,000. During the past year,
the Center has served over 2,000
people in such areas as English
as a Second Language, preparing
for the High School Equivalency
Exam, Nutrition, Food
Sanitation, Adult Basic
Education, preparation for Civil
Service examinations, Auto
Mechanics, and Office Skills
Practice. The Urban Cenier
operates on the principle that
wherever there is an average of
15 adults who desire academic
upgrading or vocational skills
development, that is cashable,
the Urban Center is willing to set
up such a program.
In cooperating with existing
agencies, many of the resources
in the community are made
available to the disadvantaged.
The Urban Center has been
operating on a 12- week program
plan through the year, that is the
courses run for a 12- week period,
and during the present summer
months, there is a shorter 6- week
session. Besides the program at
the college, some of the com­munity
courses also continue to
run throughout the summer
LIRR Adjusts New Timetable
The Long Island Rail Road will
make a number of revisions in its
new timetable starting Monday,
July 24. The adjustments are
being made as the result of ex­tensive
reviews by the LIRR of
the completely revised timetable
which went into effect Monday,
June 26.
The changes were prompted by
requests made to the LIRR by its
customers, explained LIRR
President Walter L. Schlager, Jr.
Careful review was made of
every individual request, he
stated, with revisions made
wherever it was deemed feasible
and necessary.
The principal changes which
will go into effect July 2^ 4 for the
Bethpage- Farmingdale line are:
A Bethpage stop at 5: 35 p. m.
has been added to the 4: 48 train
from Hunterspoint Avenue ( 5: 07
p. m. from Jamaica). The 4: 51
p. m. train from Penn Station to
Hicksville ( 5: 11 from Jamaica)
connects with a shuttle train
leaving Hicksville at 5: 42 and
arriving at Bethpage 5: 48 p. m.
and Farmingdale at 5: 53 p. m.
Heisser Lane Park Is Ready for Action ^
Although Heisser Lane Park's
dedication is still at least one month
away, activities there have really
picked up during the summer months.
The park has been constructed by the
Town of Oyster Bay and - as such - is
open to all residents in the town area.
With the exception of the lighting, all
facilities at the Park are ready for use.
The playing fields include two
baseball fields, one regulation size ( 90
teeu, one for Little Leagues ( 60 feet).
There are also two handball courts,
three tennis courts, one basketball
court, four shuffle boards, two bocchi
courts, two horse shoe areas, a kiddie
playroom area and eight checker or
chess board tables.
Presently there is a County wide Little
League baseball tournament in
progress. Two Farmingdale teams are
still in the running and the final is
scheduled for this Saturday. Games on
the Little League field usually take
PLAY BALL is not restricted to baseball, as Elisa Ventur of 2 Cheryl
Lane in South Farmingdale proves. For her and many other
youngsters Heisser Lane Park is a boon as long as access to it is not
restricted to organized activities but also leaves room for spur- of-the-
moment fun and play.
place between the hours of 9: 00 a. m. to
4: 30 p. m. Four leagues are presently
playing on the big field which is mostly
used between 5: 00 and 8: 00 p. m.
As long as the lack of lighting
prohibits after dark activities, the park
is closed around 8 : 30 p. m.
Equipment for the various sports is
available at the park trailer. Jim
Cummings of the Town of Oyster Bay
Public Works Department suggests that
teams wishing to make use of the
Heisser Lane Park's facilities should
make reservations by calling the park's
manager Sal Gioeli ( 293- 0494) as much
as two days in advance.
It will take some time before all
problems, such as the coordination of all
activities, organized or spontaneous,
are ironed out. But the fact that Heisser
Lane Park is already quite busy now
shows clearly the need which existed for
the new park in that area.