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tU AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE VILLAGE OF FARMINGDALE
SERVING THE GREATER FARMINGDALE AREA, BETHPAGE AND MELVILLE
VOL. 10 NO. 31 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735
Published by THE OBSERVER, Inc., Box 146, Farmingdale, N. Y. Thursday, March 22, 1973 © IBc
Two More Candidates in Race
For Seat on the School Board
Two more names were added to the list of candidates for the Farmingdale
school board this week. Raymond Parcels announced that he will run for the seat
presently held by school board member Lucille Goulding, while Joseph George
Molloy became a candidate for the unexpired term of the late Roy Spinetta.
ANNIVERSARY PLANS: Mrs. Leonard DeLalio, this years
president of the Women's Club of Farmingdale, shows Library
Director Orrin B. Dow the bronze plaque that marks the
establishment of the Farmingdale Library 50 years ago. The
Women's Club will be one of several organizations helping the
Library to celebrate its 50th Anniversary reception on Sunday, April
8, 1973. The occasion will be observed at the S. F. Branch Library
from 2: 00- 5: 00 p. m. with the public invited. The week following will
be a general amnesty week by order of the Trustees. No fines will be
collected on return of overdue books ( and no questions asked).
West Point Glee Club
To Visit Farmingdale
The West Point Glee Club will
be giving a concert on Saturday,
April 14, at the Farmingdale High
School at 8: 30 p. m. Proceeds
from the concert will be given to
benefit the veterans of Nor-thshore
V. A. Hospital.
The Glee Club is being spon­sored
by the Corporal George
Benkert, Jr. Post No. 516 of
Farmingdale. Tickets for the
concert are now on sale for a
donation of $ 2 per person.
It is necessary to purchase all
tickets in advance. To obtain
them make checks payable to
V. F. W. Post 516 and send to one
of the following: Martin Vogel, 21
Sunset Avenue, Farmingdale,
N. Y. 11735, Tel. 249- 6256 or Fred
Wuerth, 34 Lambert Avenue,
Farmingdale, Tel. 249- 2265.
Tickets may also be obtained at
Post Hall on Tuesday and Friday
evenings from 8 p. m. to 10 p. m.
The West Point Glee Club will
be coming to Farmingdale for the
first time. The program will
include a vocal soloist and piano
soloist to complement the choral
selections.
Oyster Bay Opens
Town Hall Annex
Town Supervisor John W. Burke has announced that an annex
to Town Hall will be dedicated in Massapequa at formal
ceremonies to be held Saturday, March 24, beginning at 10 a. m.
The first day of business will be Monday, March 26.
The annex will be located at 95 Grand Avenue and initially will
serve as an extension of the Town Clerk's office.
' This facility," Burke said, " is very important to a large
number of Town residents. It will allow many Town Hall services
to be made even more convenient to the more than 150,000
residents in the southern portion of the Town."
Town Clerk Ann R, Ocker said that initially she plans to have
two staff members working at the Massapequa facility.
" However, we will be continuously evaluating the amount of work
to determine if increased staffing is necessary," she explained.
The annex will offer residents a more convenient location to
obtain dog licenses, fishing and hunting licenses, special beach
permit applications, parking permits, waste removal permits and
State lottery tickets. The staff at the annex will also be able to
renew shellfish, sandwonn and bloodworm permits.
The new facility will be headed by Shirley Glazer, of North
Massapequa, who was recedntly appointed Deputy Town
Clerk. Residents in Farmingdale are invited to make use of the
new Town Hall annex.
With the announced retirement
of A. Terry Weathers and the
death of Roy Spinetta, four seats
on the school board have to be
filled. Besides Mrs. Goulding who
already has announced her
candidacy the other incumbent is
school board president Robert
Campbell. As of this moment,
Campbell has not indicated
whether he will run for re­election.
Last week, Stanley Martyna
announced that he will be can­didate
for seat vacated by
Weathers.
In announcing his candidacy
for the unexpired term of the late
Mr. Roy Spinetta, Joseph George
Molloy of 57 Elm Street said: " It
is my hope that the Spring
elections for school board
positions will attract qualified
candidates from all persuasions
to offer the voters some genuine
alternatives. Speaking for
myself, I would hope to represent
the moderate thinking of the
people in this district. It is time to
break the stalemate of extreme
positions ( do nothing vs. do
everything) and move forward
with sensible progress toward
improved education for our
children. As citizens we should all
relentlessly remind our state and
local authorities that we are no
longer interested in the inequities
of burdensome property taxation.
However, since financial matters
in the educational community are
more and more the province of
the courts and the legislature, let
us devote the energies of our local
boards to the continuing
problems of maintaining and
improving our educational
programs in tune with the times.
" No one can refute the need to
demonstrate a local integrity and
mature responsibility. We should
show our own reasonable ability
to manage and control our school
affairs. Then, when the state
ultimately turns to general
revenue funds for all school
financing, and must decide the
degree of local involvement, we
in District 22 will be more than
ready to demand a continuation
of our own control."
The Molloys have four
children, Diane, 9 years old, is at
Northside. Joseph, 12, is at
Howitt, and Laurie, 15, is alone
now at Senior High School since
Joanne, 17, finished in January.
Mrs. Molloy is FT A president at
Northside. Mr. Molloy, 39, ob­tained
his B. S. degree from
Washington Square College ( N.
Y. U.) at night in 1964. He is
currently employed at Equitable
Life in N. Y. C. where he is
Assistant Controller responsible
lor Payroll and Benefit Ad­ministration
and Cost Ac­counting.
Raymond E. Parcels, who will
oppose Lucille Goulding is a
graduate of N. Y. City Public
Schools and received his business
education at N. Y. U. and I. B. M.
He is employed by Bloomingdale
Bros. N. Y. as a manager of
special projects for computer
operations. Long active in school
affairs, Pracels was a candidate
in ' 70 and ' 72, he is also active
locally in St. Lukes Lutheran
church serving as member of
the christian education com­mittee
and chairman of the
christian family sub- committee.
Parcels resides at 89 Sunset
Avenue, Farmingdale with his
wife and two children. Both
children attend Woodward Park­way
elementary school.
Along with his announcement
of candidacy, Mr. Parcels issued
the following statement. " I have
decided to announce my can­didacy
early this year so that
there is no confusion whatsoever
as to the seriousness of my in­tentions."
Parcels went on to say that " I
have been a candidate twice
before, actively seeking election
in 1970, but only being a name on
a ballot against Mr. Robert Weiss
in 1972 simply to avoid what had
all the earmarks of being a one
candidate election. I regret
having to have been the one to
have tokenly opposed Mr. Weiss,
for he's done a very creditable
job as a board member, but I am
a person who is very much op­posed
to uncontested elections.
" This year however I am ac­tively
seeking election to a seat
on the board of education and am
hereby stating that I am
available to any group or
organization in our school district
who wishes to acquaint them­selves
with my views on school
issues."
Joseph George Molloy Raymond E. Parcels
Library Board Presents
Budget to the Public
It is only a matter of weeks before the Library budget comes for
a vote on May 2. The board of trustees will be adopting a budget in
early April for submission to the voters, who will also elect one
trustee for a five- year term.
In preparation for the final budget the library trustees have
completed a preliminary 1973 / 74 budget for public consideration.
A special meeting will be held Tuesday, March 27. The Library
invites everyone to the South Farmingdale Branch Library at 8: 30
to discuss the proposed budget.
Aside from reviewing the appropriations and answering
questions, a second proposition will be discussed. This calls for an
additional $ 9,000 to add library service for five holidays,
Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Election Day, and Lincoln's and
Washington's Birthday. It will also provide for the opening of the
Main Street Library on Sunday afternoon from October through
May.
The Grand Summary for the preliminary budget for the March
27th public hearing lists a total increase of $ 64,345. The highest
increase is listed with personal services ($ 31,845) in second place
are library materials ($ 25,000).
There will also be a hearing on the school budget vote at the
Farmiiigdale High School, Wednesday, March 28, at 8: 30 p. m. V: