1972-09-21

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VOL. 10 N O . 5 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 • Published by THE OBSERVER, INC., Box 146, Farmingdale, N. Y. Thursday, S e p t . 2 1 , 1 9 7 2 • U Sc
E L L ,* S " CERAMICS Sewer Work Beefs ?
Just Dial 293- 5150
Sewer construction work in the Farmingdale area is
about to start. According to Peter Muttee, resident
engineer, construction material should have been
moved by the time this paper goes to print. The first
part of the construction job should not have any effect
on traffic nor should it cause any other inconveniences,
because it calls for pushing a main interceptor pipe
underneath the Southern State Parkway near Crest-wood
Boulevard.
CERAMICS SHOW: Mrs. Larry Oliveri ( right) of Ellies Ceramics, Farmingdale, observes as her
daughter- in- law, Sandy Oliveri, puts some finishing touches on a ceramic piece at the Sixth Annual
Long Isiand Ceramic Show held this past weekend at the Sons of Italy Hall in Farmingdale. About
3,000 visitors viewed 20 booths of ceramic art on display. phot(). H a n k S c h l e i c h k o rn
Chalk One up for Farmingdale -
New Home of the Arena Players
Farmingdale is coming up in
this world. Now, it even has its
own theatre. The Arena Players
Repertory Company, prosaically
sandwiched between a baked
goods wholesale store and a
delicatessen on Route 109 ( 296
Farmingdale Road) in East
Farmingdale, has just begun its
first production of the winter
season. Clifford Odet's " Rocket
To The Moon", a sensitive play
portraying the anguishes and
hopes of people caught up in the
days of depression, opened last
weekend and will run until Oc­tober
30.
Although the actors can be
called professionals, they are
strictly amateurs, financially
speaking, in the productions of
the Arena Players. The company
is non- profit making and is
covering its expenses by grants
from the New York State Council
on Arts as well as on the ad­mission
fees charge for the
performances. They are small
enough: $ 1.00 for the per­formance
on Thursday, $ 2.00 on
Friday and $ 2.75 on Saturday.
Founder, producer and
director of the ten year old
company is Frederic DeFeis, a
drama and speech teacher at
Seaford High School. The com­pany
performed before at the
Deer Park Public Library and is
still giving performances in
South Huntington and Mineola.
But their home is now Far­mingdale.
The stage is set in a
square surrounded by seats for
about 230 spectators. The theatre
is comfortable and designed in
pleasantly sharp contrast to its
commerical neighbors on the
right and on the left.
The actors, although no Marlon
Brandos or Joanne Woodwards,
do a more than adequate job.
Speaking of " Rocket To The
Moon", were the star is un­doubtedly
the writer, we were
especially pleased with the
performances of Carole Cohen as
nurse Cleo Singer and with Ray
Wiehe as Frenchy.
It will take some time before
residents in Farmingdale will
become aware of their newest
addition to their cultural life.
They will not disappointed when
they visit the present production
of the Arena Players Repertory
Company.
There are three more plays
scheduled for the winter season.
" The Waltz Of The Toreadors"
open on October 5, " The House of
Bernanda Alba" will' follow on
November 2 and " The Podding
Shed" will be shown from
November 30.
Should there be any complaints
or problems, there is now a place
for residents to go. According to
Public Works commissioner John
H. Peters, a County field office
has been set up at the intersection
of Northwest Drive and Boun­dary
Avenue. Muttee will be in
charge of the office. The
telephone number is 293- 5150.
" Every effort will be made to
keep inconvenience to a
minimum", Peters said. " But if
anyone encounters a problem'
Mr. Muttee will do his best to
resolve it in every way consistent
with reasonableness and job
progress."
Peters assured residents that
all pavements would be restored
with surfaces of comparable
quality to those presently existing
following an interim period of
temporary pavements. The
temporary pavements are
necessary to allow compaction
and stabiliation of back- filling
material.
The project involves in­stallation
of almost 20,000 feet of
sewer interceptor pipe ranging
from 24- inch diameter to 48- inch
diameter.
The Farmingdale project will
include the following routes:
Interceptor No. 4: Crestwood
Blvd. from Southern State Park­way
north to 10th Ave.; west
along 10th Ave. to Woodward
Parkway; north on Woodward
Parkway to Spielman Ave.; west
on Spielman to Kent St.; north on
Kent to Motor Ave.;
Motor to Heisser Lane;
Heisser to Fulton St.
Interceptor No. 4D
west on
north on
Willard
Avenue from Kent to Merritts
Road.
Interceptor No. 4C Crestwood
Blvd. from 10th Avenue north to
Matthew; east on Matthew to
Oakwood Ave.; north on Oak-wood
to Orchard St.; east on
Orchard St. to Junard Drive;
north on Junard to S. Main St.
Postmaster Morgan
Announces Retirement
Postmaster Leo J. Morgan of
Farmingdale has retired for
reasons of health on September
15, word from Washington stated.
Morgan served as postmaster
for the past sixteen years, during
the period of its greatest growth.
For instance, there were 36
employees in 1956, as compared
to approximately 135 in 1972.
Revenue grew from $ 245,000 in
1956 to its present revenue of
$ 14,866,000 annually.
A long- time participant in
community affairs, Morgan
served as finance chairman for
the March of Dimes, the Boy
Scouts, United Fund of Long
Island and the Cancer Drive. He
is a member of the National
Association of Postmasters and
the National League of Post­masters.
He was state vice
president of the league and
national deputy director of that
organization.
In 1970, he was awarded the
Distinguished Service Award by
the Direct Mail Advertisers
Association. Morgan has been a
resident of Farmingdale for the
past 32 years.
Dolphin Green Petitions A
The Dolphin Green Civic Association, not quite satisfied with the
official reaction to their protests against multiple housing on
Hempstead Turnpike next to their residential area have decided to
start a petition drive in Farmingdale to muster residents' support for
their point of view. Multiple housing for that area as well as on Motor
Avenue and Merritts Road in Farmingdale is proposed in the Oyster
Bay Master Plan which was the subject of a number of public
hearings in recent months.
Newly elected school board member Frank Ranieri, who will
remain as president of the association until new elections of officers
take place, is urging all other civic associations in Farmingdale to
join him in the fight against multiple housing. The Dolphin Green
Association has come out in favor of two- family houses to be built on
I Hempstead Turnpike.
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P. R. I. C. E. ADDS STAFF: Edgar Hoover ( right), the director of Farmingdale's anti- drug
organization P. R. I. C. E. welcome Ronald Riccardi as new staff member. Riccardi has been named
house manager and is charged with the supervision of the building operation. More on P. R. I. C. E. on
page 2.