1974-09-26

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An Official Newspaper for the Village of Farmingdale
VOL. 55 NO. 46 Second Class Postage Paid
In Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, September 26, 1974
Copyright 1974 by
Island- Wide Publication, Inc. price \ bi - $ 5 per year
Knife Wielding Robber Tries Bank
Police Nab Suspect
FleeingWith Money
NATIONAL BANK of North America in the Sid Farber shopping center was closed while F. B. I., police
and auditors completed their robbery investigation. [ Post photo by Bob Starrett]
School Tax Rates Set
Local tax rates for Far­mingdale
residents were set: last
Monday evening at a special
meeting of the school board and
there was some good news for
homeowners in the Oyster Bay
portion of the district. The
projected school tax rate in­crease
will be 30.3 cents lower for
Nassau County residents than
was anticipated as a result of a
change in equalization rates.
These rates are set by the state to
project the real value of property
since tax districts vary in the rate
which they use to determine
assessed valuation.
That decrease, however, will
be offset by placing an additional
increase on property in the
Babylon portion of the district.
The Babylon rate will be $ 24.76
although originally estimated at
$ 23.94. The Oyster Bay rate was
set at $ 17.33.
In estimating the 1974/ 75 tax
rates for budget preparation, the
d i s t r i c t implemented
equalization rates available on
June 24,1974. In setting the final
tax rates, the business manager
checked with the Department of
Equalization in Albany and was
informed that the final rate for
Oyster Bay was .20 as opposed to
the .19 previously reported. The
net effect causes a larger per­centage
of the total tax levy to be
raised in the Babylon section of
the district and a smaller
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Vandals Hit Schools Again
After a special meeting to set
the tax rate for this year, the
Board of Education held an
executive session. It received a.
report on some vandalism which
occurred during the two days in
which the schools were closed
last week for observance of the
Jewish holidays.
Almost $ 600 worth of windows
were broken with the major
damage done at the warehouse
building on the grounds of Howitt
Junior High School. Sixteen
windows were broken at that site
and a calculator valued at ap­proximately
$ 80 was removed
from the building. Windows were
also broken at both junior high
schools and Uje Woodward Park­way
School.
In their continuing review of
employment by the district and
with an eye on developing a plan
for economies the Board
scheduled a* meeting with the
Business Manager regarding
vacancies existing is non-teaching
positions.
A schedule of extracurricular
A knife wielding would- be bank robber used a young
woman customer as a hostage to force tellers of the
National Bank of North America's South Farmingdale
branch to surrender their money Tuesday morning. He
lost a foot race with alert 8th precinct police, however,
and was apprehended within half an hour of the robbery.
Frank D'Erasmo, a 17 year old
high school senior, of 25 Michel
Ave. was apprehended by Police
Officer Andrew Fel after a foot
pursuit near Syracuse Ave. $ 6,400
allegedly taken from the bank
was recovered. D'Erasmo was
taken to 8th precinct
headquarters in Beth page and
charged with first degree rob­bery
and second degree kid­napping.
According to police, D'Erasmo
entered the bank at 10: 45 am. and
approached Mrs. Marilyn Byrne,
31, of 3 Ninth Ave., Farmingdale,
slipping his arm around her
shoulder and put a six inch steak
knife to her throat.
The youth then told the three'
tellers at the bank, " Give me all
the money and she won't get
hurt." The tellers stuffed the
money into a canvas bag. Still
using Mrs. Byrne as a hostage,
D'Erasmo left the bank warning
employees " don't try to follow or
she'll get it."
Once in the parking lot,
D'Erasmo asked his hostage
[ Continued on page 8]
Rescue Squad
Scores A First
The crack Village of Far­mingdale
Fire Department
Rescue Squad scored another
first last Sunday morning. Under
the direction of 2nd. Lieut. Danny
Turner, they started an I. V.
( Intravenous) solution to the
victim of a heart attack while
enroute to the Central General
Hospital in Plainview.
Using direct radio com­munication
with doctors at the
Nassau County Medical Center
who were monitoring the victims
vital signs, the squad was given
orders to start the I. V.
The Village of Farmingdale
F. D. and the Valley Stream F. D.
rescue squads are the only rescue
squads in Nassau County who
have men who are qualified to
administer and start In­travenous
solutions.
Other trained squad members
who assisted were Walter Hirsh,
Jim Tortorissi and George Kuck.
Gold Star Mothers Weekly Winners
activities for this year was
reviewed as was a list of topics
for curriculum meetings and
activities. Members received a
list of teachers' who will be
recommended for tenure at the
next public meeting. A request
for approval of a class visit to a
General Motors pland was ac­cepted.
Appropriate motions
confirming the action in regard to
extracurricular activities,
tenure, and the field trip will be
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Memorial Service
On Jhne 23, 1936, the 74th
Congress of the United States
approved a proclamation of
president Franklin D. Roosevelt:
" That the last Sunday in Sep­tember
shall hereafter be
designated and known as Gold
Star Mothers' Day."
The local chapters of Gold Star
Mothers, in accordance with
custom, will hold Memorial
Services on Sunday, September
29 at Long Island National
Cemetery, Pinelawn, at 1 p. m.
All Gold Star Mothers and Dads
are invited to join in this ob­servance,
Friends and relatives
are also welcome and Vietnam
mothers are especially invited.
Following services, a luncheon
will be served at Talbonard
American Legion Hall, Eastern
Parkway, Farmingdale.
Cars will be waiting to meat
trains at Pinelawn Railroad
[ Continued on page 8]
Mrs. Louise Fleckenstein of 420
Conklin St. picked the winning
ticket Friday night in the Far-m
i n g d a l e Merchants
Association's weekly drawing
and the top $ 25 prize was claimed
by Francis Nagle of 23
Hawthorne St.
Winning numbers drawn
Friday, Sept. 20 are:
048863 $ 25
066513 $ 15
056257 $ 10
055847 $ 10
055792 $ 10
066358 $ 10
055909 $ 5
066429 $ 5
061710 $ 5
055600 $ 5
Do not throw away losing
tickets. Save them for master
drawing to be held at an an­nounced
date in December.
The next drawing will be held
on Friday night, Sept. 27, at
Medine's Men's Shop, 291 Main
St. at 8: 30 pm.
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