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VOL. 11 NO. 11 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735
Published by HIBER PUBLISHING, INC., Box 146, Farmingdale, N. Y.
Village Collects Leaves
The messengers of Fall, all the piles of leaves have been collecting around
village homes. They will soon be carted off and out of the way. According to
Mayor John Hallahan, Village of Farmingdale and the Dept of Highways,
under the supervision of Superintendent of Public Works, Hugh Newman, leaf
pick- up is now underway within the village limits.
All leaves and branches should be placed by the curbside. Leaf bags may be
used. However, branches and other materials should not be mixed with the
leaves. This may cause damage to the vacuum hose and unnecessary delays.
Should it be necessary, a six day week working schedule will be put into
effect until the project is completed.
Teachers Expected to
Fight $ 40, OOOSuit
The Farmingdale Classroom Teachers' Association has not yet
formulated its next legal step in view of a $ 40,000.00 suit slapped on the
union by the Farmingdale School Board, but CTA president Ken
Deedy, by calling the suit absurd, is indicating that his association
will fight the suit tooth and nail.
Carman Continues to
Attack Overhead Lines
Town Councilman Gregory W. Carman
has re- stated his opposition to the in­stallation
of overhead power lines in
Oyster Bay as proposed by the Long
Island Lighting Company's application
for construction of transmission lines
extending from Holbrook to Levittown.
Carman, who spoke at the Public
Service Commission hearings held on the
Police Nails
Young Arsonist
A 16 year old Farmingdale youth was
arrested on charges of arson second
degree and burglary second degree as
the result of incidents occuring last
Saturday evening. According to police
information, George Johnson, a tire
worker from Duane Street, set fire to a
dwelling on Staples Street, Farmingdale.
Johnson then entered it to commit the
burglary. However, someone was in the
building and Patrolman Walter Meyer
made the arrest at the scene, 8: 15 p. m.
An attempted burglary in Levittown
yielded a double arrest in connection
with a burglary in Farmingdale. Aided
by evidence left behind at a Target Lane,
Levittown home, police investigation led
to the arrest of Cesira Dibenedetto, an 18
year old housewife, and Thomas August,
a 17 year old machine operator.
The two are charged with burglary
third degree for the crime committed
October 19 on Hillside Road, Far­mingdale.
subject in Hempstead Town Hall,
reaffirmed his opposition in reaction to
continuing hearings held at Islip Town
Hall last week.
The high voltage lines, 95' in height,
are currently proposed for an ap­proximate
3 mile stretch in Oyster Bay
which would bisect the incorporated
village of Farmingdale and traverse the
community of Bethpage.
" In its present form the Lighting
Company's proposal is unacceptable on
the basis oi « su / ironmontal coi : patibility
alone," said Councilman Carman. " The
expected visual impact and the en­croachment
on existing local aesthetics
can certainly be avoided, and at a non­prohibitive
cost.
" According to figures provided by the
Lighting Company, the difference bet­ween
going underground in Oyster Bay,
as opposed to overhead, would increase
the total cost of the project some $ 2.2
million. This translates into an increase
of 27 cents per year ~ or 2V4 cents per
month - for the average residential
LILCO consumer.
" The concept of local undergrounding
is further supported by the fact that the
Lighting Company's own consulting
landscape architect has recommended
that the transmission lines be placed
underground in the Farmingdale area."
The hearings will continue on
December 11th, tentatively scheduled to
be held in Islip Town Hall. The Public
Service Commission will make its
presentation and recommendations at
that time.
The school board initiated the suit " for
real and punitive damages," because the
union and its attorney, Eugene Kaufman,
had subpoenaed 87 witnesses on the first
day of the hearing by the Public Em­ployee
Relations Board ( PERB) on an
alleged strike by individual union
members on two days prior to the Easter
recess in 1972.
The school board is not denying the
right of the attorney to issue subpoenas
but is complaining that it was
unreasonable to assume that such a large
number of witnesses would be called to
testify on that day. As a result of the 87
subpoenas, the school district states, it
had to hire almost as many substitutes.
The statement continued that " durfng
the hearing none of the subpoenaed
personnel were called to testify by the
unioi1 or its counsel." No hearing date
has been set for the suit. The FCTA has 20
days in which to respond in the Supreme
Court in Nassau County.
The hearing to which the teachers had
been subpoenaed by the attorney of the
CTA could not prove the union had
organized the alleged strike on March 28
and 29 of 1972. A second hearing against
the union the state- appointed hearing
officer found that the " abnormally high
absence was in effect a strike."
Separate hearings were held against
individual teachers who had been absent
on March 28 and 29, 1972. In a recent
finding, 35 teachers were absolved of any
strike action, while 39 teachers still
remain charged and have been penalized
two days pay for each day of absence.
CTA counsel Kaufman has vowed to
pursue the issue of their innocence to the
highest courts.
Special Trick or Treat Day
For Farmingdale Youngsters
" Trick or Treat" is a Halloween
tradition almost as old as our own
country, but in recent years, October 31
has taken on a new meaning in Far­mingdale
and the Massapequas of
District No. 22. Halloween has been of­ficiary
designated National UNICEF Day
by presidential proclamation.
Although it was a school day thousands
of youngsters were out this past Wed­nesday
under the sponsorship of the
Farmingdale Women's Interfaith
Council Community UNICEF Collection.
These ambassadors of good will visited
homes for coin contributions. These will
go to the emergency fund for drought
stricken children in the countries of
Africa's Sahelian Zone, providing
medical and nutritional supplies.
Older youths of the secondary schools
conducted programs within the" school
through clubs such as the Freshmanettes
at Howitt and Student Council at Mill
Lane.
A collection center will be open Sun­day,
November 4, between 2and 4 p. m. at
the religious school building of St. Luke's
Lutheran Church on Conklin Street,
Farmingdale.
Representatives of the Women's In­terfaith
Council will be on hand to accept
the results of the children's efforts. The
groups who supported this project in­clude:
Farmingdale Public Library
( which will also accept containers),
Farmingdale Jewish Center, Far­mingdale
Methodist Church, St. Kilian's
R. C. School, St. Luke's Lutheran Church,
and St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
A Night to Remember for Farmingdale's " Good Neighbor I !
The Nassau County Press Association
honored 27 distinguished citizens with the
Good Neighbor Award during its Annual
Installation Dinner which was held last
Friday night at the Lido Golf Club. Over 500
people enjoyed the festive evening, among
them County Executive Ralph Caso,
Congressman Angelo Roncallo, County
Executive candidate William Deeley and
the two major parties' leaders, Joseph
Margiotta for the Republicans and Stanley
Harwood for the Democrats.
Publisher Gerhard Hirseland presented the
Good Neighbor Award to Richard Lewis Sr.
on behalf of the Massapequan Observer and
to George C. Cook on behalf of the Far­mingdale
Observer.
The individual presentations of the Good
Neighbor Award took quite some time and it
afforded an interesting and encouraging
insight into the lives of many outstanding
citizens who have made living in the com­munities
just a little bit more pleasant.
The new format of the annual installation
dinner of the Nassau County Press
Association was an instant success and there
was every indication that the Press
Association will continue to combine its in­stallation
of officers with many more Good
Neighbor Awards presentations in the future.
Former County Executive A. Holly Pat­terson
swore in the new executive board of the
organization. The were Irene Harris,
president; Murray Rosen and Florence
Cullem, vice presidents; Emily Giblin,
secretary; Sheila Noeth, corresponding
secretary and Charles Warner, treasurer. On
the board of directors are Glory Amsterdam,
Fred Simon, Gerhard Hirseland and George
Thune.
Cook, who attended the affair with his wife,
his son George Jr. and his wife and friends,
expressed great surprise over the fact that he
was selected for this honor and he promised to
live up to the award to the best of his abilities.
A. Terry Weathers, recently retired Far­mingdale
School board member, was the
choice of the Farmingdale Post" for the
Good Neighbor Award.
GOOD NEIGHBOR: George C. Cook ( right) is seen during presentation
of the Farmingdale Observer's Good Neighbor Award by publisher
Gerhard Hirseland during last weekend's Installation Dinner of the
Nassau County Press Association at Lido Beach Club.
Photo: FerliseStudios