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VOL. 55 NO. 26 Second Class Postage Paid
In Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, May 9, 1974 Copyright 1974' by
Island— Wide Publication, Inc. price 15$ - $ 5 per year
Proposed School Budget
$ 27,988,963; Rate Up$ 2.65
I Sparks Fly As Board
I Splits 4- 3 Approval
FIGHTING CANCER: The Student Activities Committee of Farmingdale High School presented a
check for $ 250 to the Farmingdale Branch of the American Cancer Society in memory of Paul Schaffer,
one of their fellow students who died of cancer earlier this year. Mrs. Rose Diana, president of the
branch, accepts the check from William Dudar, chairman of the Paul Schaffer Fund Committee of
SAC. Looking on are Cliff Mackin, assistant principal, Eileen Rockwell, Mrs. Leah Katz, mother of the
stricken youth, and Beth Mockowitz. [ Post photo by Bob Starrett]
Martyna Joins Board Race
Stanley D. Martyna a resident
of Farmingdale for the past 13
years has announced his can­didacy
for the school board seat
of Frank Gelish.
He issued the following
statement: " The qualifications
and integrity of school board
candidates and how they stand on
the issues is of paramount im­portance
and should be ascer­tained
before they are elected to
an office of public trust. Election
time is the time to change the
makeup of the board and its
policies. It does no good to defeat
a budget
Stanley D. Martyna
very same people who drafted it.
The opportunity for making their
voices heard is available to all
qualified voters on May 22. With a
3 million dollar increase in the
budget since last year can we
afford to be apathetic?"
Martyna, a graduate of City
College NY, is employed at
Grumman Aerospace as a
Systems Analyst. He is a member
of St. Kilians Church and The
Knights of Columbus. Interested
in the youth of the community he
has been active in the Boy Scouts
and Little League.
He resides at 30 Eleventh
Avenue with his wife and three
children. Two of them presently
enrolled in the local schools,
Woodward Parkway and the
Senior High.
Martyna was a candidate in the
1970, 1971 and 1973 school board
elections. He also served on the
Citizens Advisory Committee on
Transportation in 1971.
School board member Frank
Ranieri announced his support of
Martyna and Ray Parcels " in the
best interests of the community,
to safeguard the school district
against giving away taxpayers
money and to establish an ac­countability
of our educational
programs
district."
and finances of our
The sparks flew and sharply honed edges were easily
detected in the voices of members of the Farmingdale
Board of Education as they voted to adopt a proposed
district budget of $ 27,988,963 in a 4- 3 split decision. The
split approval vote followed a two hour public par­ticipation
period, during which many items of the
budget were questioned. The budget proposa, molion
was made by Sheldon Bernstein
and seconded by Joseph MoUoy.
Lucille Gouldirigarid Frank
Gelish provided the two ad­ditional
votes needed to pass the
motion. Board President Robert
Campbell, Vice President Robert
Weis and Frank Ranieri voted
against adoption. This 4- 3 split
was the same line up as in the
vote of approval of the teacher's
contract agreement.
Campbell in voicing his
disapproval said the increases
were " unconscionable" for a low
wealth district Ranieri read a
lengthy statement on his position
in objecting to the budget figure.
( Ranieri's statement appears on
page 5.)
While the budget increase is
$ 2,925,262, revenues show an
increase of $ 778,790 over last year
to a total of $ 11,165,792. This sets
the tax levy for the district at
( Continued on page 16)
3,000 Lose
Right to Vote
Three thousand residents who
were eligible to vote in the school
elections last year allowed their
registration to expire. Last year
there were over 10,000 individuals
who were eligible to vote. The
annual check on voter eligibility
produced the largest number of
expiring registrations since
permanent registration was
instituted several years ago.
To make the public aware of
the situation the school district is
sending cards to those who are
registered as well as to those
whose registration has just ex­pired.
Information is provided
regarding registration dates,
time and place on the cards.
Mrs. Passman Albany Principal
At its public meeting on
Monday, May 4, the Farmingdale
Board of Education appointed
Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Passman
Principal of the Albany Avenue
School effective July 1.
Mrs. Passman succeeds Mr.
John Grindle who is retiring after
completing 35 years of service in
public school education. Mrs.
Passman began her career as a
teacher in the elementary
schools of Bethpage. She came to
Farmingdale in 1962 and during
her tenure here she has served
as: a remedial reading teacher at
Mill Lane; a reading clinician at
the elementary and at the senior
high school levels; reading
consultant at the Main Street
School; principal of the
elementary summer school; and
Assistant Principal at Parkway
Oaks School and later at the
Woodward Parkway School.
The new appointee brings with
her 18 years of classroom and
administrative experience, in
addition to a number of years
experience in the business world.
Mrs. Passman received an MA
degree in reading instruction
from Adelphi University. She
holds a BA from Brooklyn
College. The new principal has
been an active participant in pro­fessional
educational work
in this area. In addi­tion
to teaching several
Elizabeth Mary Passman
in- service courses in • this and
near- by districts, she has served
on several district- wide com­mittees
for curriculum
development.
Mrs. Passman is an active
member of several professional
organizations which include:
Nassau County Reading Council,
New York State Reading
Association, International
Reading Association, The Far-m
i n g d a l e P r i n c i p a l s'
Association, and she holds a life
membership in the National
Congress of Parents and
Teachers.
Mrs. Passman brings to her
new job 6 years of experience
from the business world - where
she served as Supervisor in the
Reservations Department at
American Air Lines. She also
served as assistant manager of a
travel agency. Mrs. Passman
resides in Bethpage with her
husband, Francis, and her two
children.