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AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAHtK Uh I HE VILLAGE OF FARMINGDALE
SERVING THE GREATER FARMINGDALE AREA, BETHPAGE AND MELVILLE
Vol. 11 No. 1 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735
Published by THE OBSERVER, Inc., Box 146, Farmingdale, N. Y. Thursday, August 23, 1973 115c
Francis Looney Named
Deputy Commissioner
LOOKING PLEASED: Hugh Newman ( left), Village Superintendent of the Highway
Department and Deputy Mayor Norman Krasnow seem pleased by what they see. They
are looking at the brand new parking field north of the railroad station which has room
for over 100 cars and which has made life a little easier for the harried commuter.
However, as of August 24, every car on this lot will have to have a parking permit which
is available at Village Hall.
Police Still Investigating
Assault in Bethpage Park
Parkway police detectives are still
working hard to find a man who allegedly
stopped two Farmingdale girls last
Friday in Bethpage State Park and
sexually abused one of them. There were
very few clues the two girls were able to
give to the detectives.
From the girls' description, police
were able to reconstruct that the man,
described as being between 30 and 35
years old, white, about 5 feet 9 inches
with a full, brown mustache and short
brown hair, had attempted to stop the
two girls, as they rode along the bicycle
path toward Hempstead Turnpike. He
finally managed to stop the girls, 12- 13
years old, between the road and a
railroad bridge and threatened them
with a gun. He then allegedly forced the
older girl to commit sodomy.
According to a report from the 8th
precinct, four burglaries took place in
Farmingdale on August 17, three of them
in the same apartment house on 700
Fulton Street. Police theorize that the
burglary was carried out by the same
burglar and burglars. Entry was made
each time through the front door. In
apartment 3K the total take was about
$ 500.00, $ 365 of which in currency. In
apartment 3 A costume jewelry, valued
at $ 50.00 was taken and in apartment 2A
the take consisted of various jewelry
items and a coin collection. The
burglaries took place between 8: 30 a. m.
and 10 p. m.
Also on August 17, burglars entered
apartment 3 on 16 Gwynne Road and got
away with $ 100.00 worth of assorted
jewelry.
Police Commissioner Donald F.
Cawley has announced the appointment
of Francis B. Looney, Assistant to the
Police Commissioner, as Deputy Com­missioner
of the recently created Office
of Criminal Justice in New York City,
Looney resides with his wife Mary and
four children in Farmingdale.
" It is with great pleasure that I make
this announcement," said Commissioner
Cawley. " Frank Looney has made a
tremendous contribution to this
Department since his appointment in
September 1971 by former Police
Commissioner Patrick V. Murphy.
Under his stalwart leadership the former
Criminal Justice Bureau was created
and grew to become an integral part of
the Department.
" Among Deputy Commissioner
Looney's accomplishments, and there
are many, one significantly stands out in
my mind. . . particularly in reference to
public safety. As a result of Mr. Looney's
innovative and management prowess
many thousands of unnecessary man
hours spent in Court were saved, thus
returning these men to their rightful
place - protecting the public, which,
essentially, is why we ex'st."
Looney entered the . Nassau County
Police Department on April 22, 1939 and
worked his way through the ranks,
becoming Commissioner January 3,1966.
He is past president of the New York
State Association of Chiefs of Police and
is currently Vice President of the In­ternational
Association of Chiefs of
Police.
He is presently Police Representative,
New York State Division of Criminal
Justice, Chairman, American Bar
Association's Committee on Police
Standards, Police Representative, New
York State Fair Trial Press Conference
and Chairman, Police Advisory Com­mittee,
New York State Civil Service
Commission.
As Police Commissioner of Nassau
County ( five years) he is credited with
initiating many new concepts. Each
Nassau County police recruit since
January 1971 must meet the entrance
requirement of one year of college. In
January 1972 this requirement became
two years of college. In January of 1973,
in order to hold the rank of Captain two
years of college became a requirement,
and by January 1974 all sergeants and
lieutenants will need two years of college
prior to promotion.
Looney also initiated the Community
Relations Bureau which has proven to be
most effective, particularly on the
precinct level; and the Neighborhood
Security Program which has done much
to prevent crime through personal
contact with the public.
In commenting on his new position, Mr.
Looney said that one of his ongoing
concerns will be to continue to study the
entire criminal justice system which
encompasses the total picture from
initial arrest to prison release.
PRICE Increases Staff
PRICE, the anti- drug abuse
organization in Farmingdale has an­nounced
the appointment of three new
staff members. Joe Caulfield who has
been with PRICE for a month and he will
continue as Community Liason- Youth
Advocate. He is working closely with the
courts in order to provide proper help for
youth involved in legal problems.
Steven Gladstone will provide creative
programs and community projects as
Program Director while Stu Schor will
lead groups and do individual counseling.
Last Call for GOP Picnic
The preparations for the Fifth Annual Picnic of the
Farmingdale Republican Club are in its final phase.
All that is needed now is the cooperation of the weather
man which in turn will bring out the members and their
friends to the Chateau in Melville next Sunday. The
picnic committee under the chairmanship of Robert
Pfoh is hopeful that ticket sale will pick up in the home
stretch to at least equal the attendance of past years.
As an added attraction, the Club has been able to get
the Long Island Banjo Society to come to the picnic. The
eager strummers will add greatly to the usually high
spirited atmosphere of the afternoon.
There will be no beef shortage at the picnic. The
Farmingdale Meat Market will - as in the years before-provide
plenty top- quality hamburgers and frank­furters
lor all. There will be plenty of corn, ice cream,
water melons and ice cold beer and soda.
There will be many competitions for all adults and
children, as well as door prizes. Tickets are $ 5.00 per
adult, $ 1.50 for children 5- 15. They can be reserved by
calling Carol La Placa at 691- 5298, George Finn at CH
9- 1059 or Marge Pfoh at CH 9- 3244.
The picnic is scheduled to be held between 1 and 5
p. m. Experience has taught, however, that the end
may be postponed quite a bit.
PICNIC STRUMMER: Roy Engelhardt ( center), a member of the
Long Island Banjo Society strums Farmingdale GOP picnic chair­man
Robert Pfoh ( right) and co- chairman Sam Caracci a sample of
what's to come next Sunday, when the Banjo Society will entertain at
the Republican Club's Picnic at the Chateau in Melville.
The interior of the PRICE building,
located at 684 Main Street, has undergone
a steady face lifting since it was obtained
last year. Latest project was the painting
in Executive Director Steve Sumkin's
" Oval Office." Sumkin announced that
the next project will deal with the ex­terior
of the building which needs a
complete paint job and window repairs.
As soon as outdoor paint and other
material has been donated, the big job
will begin.
PRICE is planing another garage sale
and donations for the sale can be
delivered to the PRICE building, as well
as newspaper bundles for the continuing
recycling drive. Garage sale items, such
as bric- a- brac, appliances, furniture, etc.
and newspapers can be delivered bet­ween
1: 00 and 11: 00 p. m.
The new raffle drive has begun First
prize is a $ 75.00 Thanksgiving Super­market
Spree.
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There's More
Don't go back- to- school shopping just
yet.
11 you wait another few days, until
Monday at the latest, you'll receive two
more sections of this week's Observer.
These two sections, totaling 44 pages,
are our annual special Back to School
editions. Sections A and B deal with the
world and problems of education in their
editorial columns, and carry numerous
advertisements for all your back- to-school
needs. Section C is an exclusive
Nassau Mall supplement grouping
together all the offerings at Nassau Mall,
Levittown's newest and largest shopping
center.
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