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A Prize Winning Weekly Serving The Greater Farmingdale Area Since 1920 15c
An Official Newspaper for the Village of Farmingdale
VOL. 56 N O . ^ /
Second Class Postage Paid
in Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, March 13, 1975 Copyright 1975 by
Island- Wide Publication, Inc.
price 1 5i - $ 5 par year
2nd Main Street Fire Guts Two Shops
Blaze Starts
In Basement
The second major fire on
Farmingdale's Main Street in the
past month gutted the building
housing the Butternut Ski Tours
and the School House Barber
Shop early Monday morning.
The fire, of undetermined
origin, was discovered at approximately
3: 30 a. m. in the
basement of the building at 471
Main Street. The Village of
Farmingdale Fire Dept. was
assisted by the South and East
A BALL OF FIRE bursts through the front windows of the School
House Barber Shop and Butternut Ski Tours early Monday morning.
forcing firemen back from the front of the building. The fire left only a
charred shell. ( Post photo by Bob Starrett]
Angry Crowd Attends Budget Hearing
Farmingdale residents jammed
the Guilford Hall at Farmingdale
Senior High School for
the first public hearing of the
school district's preliminary
budget Monday night and expressed
their anger over the
proposed increases.
The residents came already
armed with the budget information,
provided by last
week's Post and the school
district " newsletter." Their
anger, however, was directed
more at the teacher's union and
the job security clause in their
contract and the state's declining
support of the local district.
Board of Education members
were polled to determine who on
the present board voted in favor
of the job security clause. Only
two present members of the
board had voted for the contract,
Mrs. Lucille Gould'ng and
Sheldon Bernstein, who announced
his resignation from the
board last week.
The district faces a $ 2.30 tax
increase that could increase
another dollar or more per
( Continued on page 12]
According to the first firemen
on the scene of the fire, the
basement of the building was
almost completely involved in
fire when the first units arrived,
indicating the fire may have been
burning for some Jirne undetected.
The family in the apartment on
the second floor of the building
was evacuated safely. The only
victim of the fire was " Princess,"
the German Shepherd
owned by Sam Caldone,
proprietor of the barber shop.
Princess was badly burned
before firemen could reach her
and pass her out a window to her
owner. A police officer was asked
to destroy the animal.
Three firemen suffered minor
injuries fighting the blaze, one
[ Continued on page 12]
Rotary Seeks
Kind People
The Farmingdale Rotary Club
is still looking for candidates for
the most courteous person in
town title and are asking the
public to submit recommendations.
Anyone who has experienced a
kindness from another area
resident is urged to recommend
their " Good Samaritan" for the
award by writing a short note to
the Farmingdale Post citing the
experience.
The Rotarians have designated
the month of March as Courtesy
Month and wish to honor
residents for showing kindness to
their fellow man.
Residents who have experienced
such a kindness from a
friend, neighbor or stranger is
asked to tell the story by dropping
a note to the Farmingdale
Post, 51 Heisser Lane, Farmingdale.
A committee of judges
selected by the Rotary Club will
select the winners.
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Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1975-03-13 |
| Subject |
Newspaper |
| Description |
This is a newspaper distributed locally within Massapequa, Massapequa_Park and Plainedge. |
| Creator |
Caroline_Bunting_Klesh Edith_Seaman |
| Publisher |
Frank J. Klesh |
| Contributors |
Scanned and prepared by Hudson_Microimaging, Port_Ewen, NY 12466. |
| Date |
1975 |
| Digital Date |
2008 |
| Type |
Periodical |
| Format |
PDF TIFF |
| Source |
Farmingdale_Public_Library |
| Language |
English |
| Coverage |
United_States |
| Rights |
Digital_Rights Farmingdale_Public_Library. |
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