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VOL. 55 NO. 21 Second Class Postage Paid
in Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, April 4, 1974
Copyright 1974 by
Island— Wide Publication, Inc. price 15* - $ 5 p e r year
Mayor Names
New Deputy
The annual organization meeting of the Village of
Farmingdale's Board of Trustees was held Monday
night, April 1. The only real change in the structure of
the village government was the appointment of Trustee
Willis B. Carman, Jr. as Deputy Mayor by Mayor John
T. Hallahan. Carman replaces Trustee Norman
Krasnow, who has served as duputy for the past four
years.
Loyally Day
Parade Set
Farmingdale's 19th annual
Loyalty Day Parade and
program, sponsored by the
The appointment of Carman as
Deputy Mayor is in no way a
reflection upon Krasnow, ac­cording
to Village Clerk James J.
McKenna. " The mayor likes to
change assignments around
among the trustees every once in
awhile," he said.
Trustees Carman and Rocco
Posillico, reelected in the recent
village election, were sworn in by
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AWARD: Jeanne Panagakos, student council president, displays an award
presented to the Howitt Student body for their outstanding effort in raising $ 2,500 for Muscular
Dystrophy. Assisted by the Freshman Class and the Freshmanettes, the Student Council was able to
raise this amoung during a three week drive. Also shown above are John Handley, vice president;
Donald Wachs, faculty advisor and Terri Foresta, secretary. [ Photo by Hickish]
Mosca Urges Grounding
Of Lilco Power Lines
Corporal George Benkert, Jr. Mayor Hallahan. The mayor then
Post 516 VFW, has been announced the standing corn-scheduled
for Sunday, April 28, mittees of the Board of Trustees,
according to Victor Restani, Serving on the committees are:
parade chairman. Finance: Mayor Hallahan,
The parade marchers will be chairman, Krasnow and Car-assembled
between 1 and 2 p. m. man. Insurance: Krasnow,
on the parking field of Allen chairman, Carman and Posillico.
Memorial Park, Motor Ave, and Personnel: Mayor Hallahan and
Heisser Lane. The Loyalty Day Drugan, co- chairman, Carman
program will begin promptly at 2 and Posillico. Streets and
p. m. prior to the parade. Parking Fields: Drugan,
Following the program at the chairman, Posillico and
park, the parade wilLbegin with Krasnow, Water Department:
the marchers heading east on Krasnow, chairman, Drugan and
Citing Long Island Lighting
Company plans to run tran­smission
lines from Holbrook to
the Newbridge Road substation
in Hempstead Town, Oyster Bay
Councilman Salvatore R. Mosca
has called upon t^ § . Public Ser­vice
Commission to mandate the
undergrounding of the lines in all
affected areas of Oyster Bay
Town.
" Economics, public safety,
logic and esthetics dictate that
the transmission lines be
buried," said Mosca.
The PSC staff has already
recommended that the lines be
put underground in a major
portion of the Village of Far­mingdale;
LILCO's estimate for
the additional cost of burying the
lines in this area is $ 1,650,000.
Mosca is calling for the un­dergrounding
of the lines in the
adjacent Bethpage area as well;
the additional cost is estimated at
$ 815,000.
" The undergrounding in both
these areas would add ap­proximately
28 cents per home to
the cost of the entire project/'
stated the Councilman.
" Although LILCO is seeking to
make a ease for overhead lines
from an economie standpoint, 28
cents seems hardly too great a
price to pay for the preservation
of the residential lands in
question.
" Arguing that construction of
90' towers and transmission lines
would not be objectionable
because of existing towers
running through the unin­corporated
area is illogical,"
continued Mosca.
The Councilman cited the
closeness of the existing towers
Easter Egg
Roll Sunday
The annual Kiwanis Easter
Egg Roll will be held Palm
Sunday, April 7, at the Weldon E.
Howitt Junior High School field at
2 p. m.
All children up to the age of 12
years are eligible. There will be
prizes awarded in all age groups
and bags of jelly beans will be
distributed to all the children.
The Kiwanians also informed
the Post the Easter Bunny will be
there to greet the kids. In the
event of inclement weather the
Easter Egg Roll will take place
the following Sunday April 14
same place, same time.
to residences and the increased
potential hazard of the proposed
transmission lines as well as the
nuisance value of the existing
towers and their adverse affect
on community esthetics.
Mosca also noted that the
Metropolitan Transportation
Authority doesn't wish to en­cumber
its right of way over the
existing structures with uses that
might be inconcistent with future
utilization by the Authority.
" The evidence is clear,"
concluded Councilman Mosca.
" As I have advised the Public
Service Commission, the balance
of benefits, both long and short
range, favors undergrounding
the transmission lines throughout
the Town of Oyster Bay."
Boychoir Sings
Easter Music
The St. Kilian Boychoir,
directed by Theodore Grudzinski,
has been invited by Town Hall to
present a program of music for
Easter and Passover. Tl* e
Boychoir will perform April 9th,
at 12 noon in the lobby of the
Grace Building opposite Town
Hall.
Motor Avenue to Main Street.
They will continue north on Main
Street to Conklin Street, turn east
again to Rose Street and follow
Rose Street to the Fred Murray
Parking Field # 4.
The parade will be concluded
by 4 p. m., Restani said.
Posillico. Building Permits:
Carman, chairman, Drugan and
Posillico. Publicity, Krasnow,
chairman, all members serving.
Department heads, non elected
officers, and other appointments
were made as follows:
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BIKE RODEO COMING: Anna Rouvas, center, president of Student
Council at Northside Elementary School, Farmingdale, is shown as
she checks registration returns for the school's Bicycle Safety Rodeo
on Saturday morning, April 20. Assisting Anna are Joseph Jacovino,
bicycle safety supervisor for Farmingdale Youth Council, and
Suzanne Hoenings, president- elect of Northside's PTA unit. The two
adult organizations are co- sponsoring the safety education program
for Northside area families.