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VOL. 10 NO. 8 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale. N. Y. 11735 • Published by THE OBSERVER, INC., Box 146, Farmingdale. N. Y. Thursday, October 12, 1972 • 15c
Dolphin Green
Keeps up Calls
For Own Hearing
The Dolphin Green Civic
Association is keeping up the
pressure in their demand for a
discussion of the Oyster Bay
master plan proosals in regard to
Farmingdale. Their opposition to
multiple dwellings received an
important boost recently when
Viceroy and Francis Manor Civic
Associations joined Dolphin
Green. More support has just
been given to the association by
the Farmingdale senior citizens
group.
No new figures on the
association's petition drive are
available at the time. The civic
associution reports, however,
that volunteers are continuing to
gather the necessary signatures
from residents. New figures on
the drive against multiple
dwellings are expected to be
released soon.
In their last press release, the
Dolphin Green Civic Association
raised three a uestions which it
feels are of prime concern for the
residents of Farmingdale:
" 1 . Why did Councilman
Gregory Carman sponsor a
meeting regarding the master
plan in Bethpage? Since he is a
resident of Farmingdale, why
wasn't the meeting held in
Farmingdale?
" 2. Does Farmingdale rank
last as far as Mr. Carman and the
town of Oyster Bay is concerned?
" 3. Are we not entitled to
determine the future of our
community?"
The statement continues: " We
urge all residents to write to Mr.
Burke, supervisor of the town of
Oyster Bay, expressing their
feelings regarding multiple
dwellings and to let him know
their desire to have a public
hearing on the master plan in
Farmingdale. We welcome all
the help and support we can get.
If you are a concerned citizen
who wants to keep Farmingdale
a suburban area, please contact
us at 249- 4121 or 293- 9488."
A BETTER WORLD: Mrs.
Evelyn Meyer is seen above
helping two students to create a
structure at St. Luke's Nursery
School in Farmingdale. Blocks,
paints, games and music are
several areas where children can
explore the world they live in.
For information about a new
class starting in November, call
293- 8896.
MAN OF THE YEAR: Nassau County Comptroller Angelo D. Roncallo, left, named Man of the
Year by Columbus Lodge No. 2143, Order Sons of Italy in America, is congratulated by Lodge
Venerable Nicholas Viglietta, center, and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John W. Burke at recent
testimonial dinner- dance held at Columbus Hall in South Farmingdale. Roncallo is the Republican
candidate for the 3rd Congressional District.
Homecoming at Aggie College:
A Day for Reunion and Sports
The 53rd annual Homecoming Day festivities at the State University at Farmingdale will be
something more than the usual looked- forward - to gathering of friends, students, faculty, alumni,
and their families. It will also mark the 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee gathering of the college's
fourth graduating class of Aggies, the Class of 1922.
The crowd, expected to number
over 3,000, will see meetings
between Aggie cross country and
soccer teams and those of upstate
community colleges. Coach Bob
Hartman's Green and White
harriers, seeking to regain its
Regional National Junior College
crown, will face. Ulster Com­munity
College of Stone Ridge
starting at 2: 30 p. m., while coach
Fred Acee's booters will line up
against Dutchess Community
College of Poughkeepsie at 2 p. m.
Free entertainment will
highlight the exhausting day's
program. This includes pony
rides, mechanized truck rides,
magicians and clowns, and the
popular Mr. Jiggs, a roller
skating and performing chim­panzee.
A massive chicken
barbecue will be held from 11: 30
a. m. until 2 p. m. on the green­sward
adjacent to Allard Field
House. More than 2,000 chicken
dinners were served last year.
Once again various student clubs
will have carnival booths, of­fering
games and items for sale,
to increase their club treasuries.
For the children, there will be
plenty of refreshments and gifts,
including the wholesale
distribution of free pumpkins by
an alumnus, Bob Ench, of the
Class of 1960.
A climax of the day's events
will be the annual Float Parade
and Queen Contest in which at
least 30 of the college's most
personable and attractive
damsels will seek the honor of
being crowned Homecoming
Queen. The float display and the
selection of the Queen will start
at noon, with the winners to be
announced at 2 p. m. Student
clubs again will have their
striking exhibits in the display of
floats, competing for a total of
$ 110 in prizes. The Homecoming
Queen, who will win a ski
weekend for two, will be the guest
of the Alumni, with her escort,
the president of the Student
Government, at the evening
cocktail party and dance.
More than 25 prizes will be
awarded to the lucky ticket
holders in the sweepstakes for the
Alumni Scholarship Fund. The
drawing will take place at the
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers Hall ( IBEW-Local
25), one- quarter mile east
of Route 110 on Pinelawn Road in
Melville. Music will be furnished
by the Frank Sagrese Orchestra
and entertainment by Bobby
Baxter, a hypnotist and
magician. The Grand Sweep­stakes
Prize will be a vacation to
the Caribbean for two.
r Main Street Parking Gets a Second Look
Ever since alternate side of the street parking
was introduced to Farmingdale's Main Street on
August 1,1971, the question of its effectiveness has
been argued, sometimes even heatedly by the
public. The village board, realizing the ap­prehensions
of Main Street merchants, has sched­uled
a public hearing for Monday October 30, at
8: 30 p. m. At village hall, to reconsider the parking
ordinances not only for Main Street but for a
number of other sections in the village.
The willingness by the village board to lift the
parking rules on Main Street has been facilitated
by police reports which noted very little improve­ment
in traffic patterns or a decrease of accidents
on Main Street since the alternate side parking
regulations went into effect. For more details on
the agenda oi Monday's public hearing see legal
notice r> 22 on page 9.
Tight Security
At High School
After Melee
Except for a tighter sur­veillance
by the school's security
men and by detectives, things
were back to normal on Thursday
morning after Wednesday's
outbreak of fighting caused of­ficials
of the Farmingdale High
School to dismiss the " walkers"
about twenty minutes earlier.
According to a spokesmen from
the school district, a fight erupted
in the High School lobby on
Wednesday noon in which about
ten students were involved. The
fight seemed to be over almost as
soon as it started, but it left two
students injured. They were
treated at a nearby hospital and
released.
School authorities immediately
requested police assistance and
ten Nassau Police patrol cars
responded.
The trouble that erupted briefly
on Wednesday was not nearly as
widespread or as serious as on
February 10 of this year when
about 100 students were engaged
in a brawl in the High School.
Like in February, the fight on
Wednesday erupted between
white and black students.
The cause of the fight is still
unknown. According to school
administrator John Regan,
trouble had been brewing since
Farmingdale's last football game
on Monday.
Aside from having detectives
on hand on Thursday to keep a
close watch and to stop any new
outbreak of violence, school
authorities had kept all potential
troublemakers from the school.
They were also in the process of
pressing tresspassing charges
against one former student who
entered the school without
authorization.
Explaining the somewhat
drastic security precautions by
the school in dealing with the
problem, Regan stated that in a
school where the student
population is exceeding 3,000, any
incident has to be dealt with
swiftly and effectively to avoid
further complications. " We know
it will not ever happen, because
the vast majority or our students
are interested in learning and not
in fighting, " he said" but could
you imagine what would happen
if all the students would go on a
wild rampage?"
PERB Hearings Continue
No decision on the hearings
before the Public Employees
Relations Board dealing with the
charges of superintendent of
schools, Dr. William Kinzler,
against 80 Farmingdale teachers
have been made public so far.
New hearings have been
scheduled for this Monday and
Tuesday to investigate the
charges of massive sick- outs
against teachers. A further series
of hearings has been scheduled
by PERB for the beginning of
November.