1974-10-17

              MISS EpNA HUH'I
THK L. I. HISTORIC
PIERRPONT 5; CLItIT
BROOBLYN 8, N. Y.
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A Prize Winning Weekly Serving The Greater Farmingdale . Area Since 1920 ®
An Official Newspaper far the Village of Farmingdale
VOL. 55 NO. 49 Second Class Postage Paid _ u , rt , ._ . _ _ . Copyright 197 4 " by
in Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, UCtOber I / , IV/ 4 Island- Wide Publication, Inc.
pric « " t5tf - $ 5 per year
New Library
Vote Approved
FARMINGDALES GOOD NEIGHBOR Village Clerk Treasurer James McKenna [ 2d rt.] receives his
plaque from Post Editor Robert J. Starrett last Friday night at the Nassau County Press Association's
annual dinner- dance in the Old Country Manor, Hicksville. Also offering their congratulations are
Assemblymen Philip Healey [ left] and Stuart Levine [ right] [ Post photo]
Plan Conference On Reading
A " first time ever" conference
for parents focusing . on teaching
reading in Farmingdale will be
held on Wednesday, November 6,
the day after Election Day. " All
About Reading In Farmingdale"
will be the culmination of
education month activities
sponsored by the district.
The session is being planned by
the reading staff of the district
with the help of the PTA and
central administration. A general
session, " All About Reading In
Farmingdale," will start the day
and several small group
meetings will be offered. Parents
of children from nursery school
through grade 6, whether in
public or non- public schools, will
be invited. They will have the
opportunity to attend two of the
small group sessions, view
several exhibits, and have an
. opportunity to ask questions of a
wide variety of personnel in the
district.
Mrs. Peggy Campbell and Mrs.
Bette Watkins have served to
represent the parents in the
community since the meeting is
geared in their direction. Ac­cording
to M. Barbara Gilles,
Director of Reading in Far­mingdale,
parents will be given
an overview of the program and
hopefully will be assured that we
are providing a better- than-average
program for our pupils.
The conference has some built-in
experts in Miss Gilles and Dr.
Philip Acinapuro, Assistant
Superintendent of Schools. Miss
Gilles is president of the 6,000
member New York State
Reading Association; Dr.
Acinapuro is the author of. a
widely read text on the teaching
of reading and has published a
variety of materials for pupils.
Free Lunch Program
Geared To Income Scale
The Farmingdale Schools
today announced a free lunch
and/ or free special milk policy
for school children unable to pay
the full price.
Local school officials have
adopted the following family size
and income scale to assist them
in determining eligibility.
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8
9
10
8060
8810
9510
10190
No. in
Family Unit
1
2
3
4
5
6
Gross Annual
Income
$ 2910
3830
4740
5640
6480
7310
Each additional
Member 670
Families falling within these
scales, which provides for ad­justment
for uncontrollable
financial hardships, are urged to
apply for free lunch and/ or free
milk for their children. They may
do so by filling in the application
forms sent home in a letter to
parents. Additional copies are
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020473
097051
Mrs. D.
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Special
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Melia of
$ 25
$ 15
$ 10
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$ 5
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$ 5
$ 5
$ 50
$ 50
$ 50
$ 50
6 Chester
Lane, Farmingdale, $ 10 and Mrs.
Marie IPesola of 51 Maple St.,
Farmingdale $ 5, claimed their
prizes.
Some very important dates
were established by the Far­mingdale
Board of Education at
its executive sessions this week.
A special meeting of the School
Board will be held on October 21
in the Board Room at Howitt
Junior High School at 9 p. m.
Village Begins
Leaf Removal
The Village of Farmingdale
will begin the fall chore Of leaf
removal daily at 8 a. m. Monday
thru Friday beginning October
21.
In order to facilitate the task,
homeowners are asked to ob­serve
a few ' Do's and Don'ts' to
guarantee efficient removal of all
the debris.
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At the session it is expected
that the Board will formalize the
resolution required for the vote
on the new library building. A
single proposition will include
measures necessary to change
the Main Street School site to a
library location. It will also
provide for demolition of the
existing building and erection of,
the new library.
The Citizens Advisory Com­mittee,
officially known as the
Committee on the Study of the
Utilization of the Farmingdale
School Buildings, was asked to
meet for its first session last
Tuesday evening, October 15. The
membership of the 21- member
committee had been established
at the regular October Board
meeting.
In its continuing scrutiny of
personnel requirements in the
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The auditorium and third floor
rooms of the Main Street School
will be used ( or the sessions
which are planned to begin at 9
a. m. and continue until 12: 30 p. m.
Registration forms will be
distributed within the next week
through the schools. Attempts
are being made to arrange some
baby- sitting services for younger
children; the conference day is a
school day and was deliberately
selected so that parents of school
age children could attend.
Further details are to be an­nounced
in coming weeks.
Merchants Draw
Bonus Numbers
Four bonus $ 50 numbers were
drawn this week in addition to the
regular $ 100 worth of prizes in the
Farmingdale Merchants
Association's weekly drawing.
Check your tickets for the
following numbers:
THE SIDEWALK SALE in Farmingdale Saturday proved to be a
howling success, with pedestrians replacing traffic on Main Street
from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. The Farmingdale Meat Market [ above] gave
away 6000 Swift Brown ' N Serve Sausages [ 300 lbs.) in front of their
store by 3 p. m. Many merchants reported higher business volumes
than even during a similar event for Hardscrabble Day last May.
[ Post photo by Bob Starrett]