1976-09-02

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VOL. 57 NO. 42 Second Class Postage Paid
in FarminRdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, September 2, 1976 Copyright 1976 by
fcland- Wlde Publications,. Inc. price 1 bi - $ 5 per year
School Roll Drops More Than Expected
Power Lines
To Go Under
Farmingdale
Citing a recent decision of the
State Public Service Com­mission,
Town Councilman
Gregory W. Carman pointed to a
partial victory in the battle to
force high intensity power lines of
the Long Island Lighting Co.
underground.
" For residents of Farmingdale
the PSC decision represents a
complete victory in that these
high intensity power lines wjUl'
travel underground from a point
just east of Farmingdale to the
western boundary of the
Villaged," Carman said.
LILCO had originally sought to
run the wires on 93 foot towers
along the Long Island Railroad
right- of- way that goes through
the center of the Village.
" While I am very pleased that
this destruction was rejected, I
am sorry that the PSC voted
against the plea I made at its
hearing to keep the lines un­derground
through Bethpage and
into the LILCO Newbridge Road
substation," Carman com­mented.
According to Carman the PSC
decision permits LILCO to
bring the high intensity lines
above ground from, the western
border of the Village of Far­mingdale
- at the LILCO sub­station
just west of Merritts Road
and the Long Island Railroad -
and install 93- foot towers to
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Vegas Nights
On Ballot
The Town of Oyster Bay Board
adopted a law permitting a
referendum to be placed on the
November 2 ballot so that the
Town's voters can formally
decide whether or not to allow the
operation of " Las Vegas Nights"
within the Town.
" The August 24 meeting was
the last available opportunity for
the Board to formally act to
adopt the local law contingent on
the vote of the people at the
general election," according to
Supervisor John W. Burke.
The proposal incorporates
strict regulations to protect
against infringement by non-charitable
persons or
organizations, assurance for the
proper conduct of the games and
authorised disposition of net
urocQ& cb.
A COOLING FINISH to a long hot afternoon for Ike heat South Farmingdale Fire Deft drill team
" Read Runners" came in the water bucket competition, the final event in Sunday's 9th Battalion Old
Fashioned Drill. South Farmingdale played host to the eight department* of the Mh Battalion lor
Saturday night's parade and Sunday afternoon's competition at the Inter- County Shopping Center.
Westbury and Carle Place tied for top honors in the drill. [ post photo by Bob Starrett]
A check of actual kindergarten
enrollments since last week- in­dicate
that the actual number of
children entering Farmingdale
Schools for the first time will be
less than anticipated and will
drop the school district's
enrollment under 10,000 pupils for
the first time since the pre- 1980
years.
The district had anticipated 480
new kindergarten pupils to enroll
for September, but only 450 have
registered. The district attributes
the lower enrollment to the fact
that both Maria Regina and Our
Lady of Lourdes Catholic Schools
have opened kindergarten
classes for the first time this
year.
Woodward Parkway
Elementary School, which had an
enrollment of 1402 at opening last
September, will anticipate only
1359 pupils this year even with the
addition of transferred Parkway
Oaks students.
Albany Avenue Elementary
opened last September with 990
pupils. This year with ah influx of
200 additional Parkway Oaks
students anticipates only 1090.
The school has had a high
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Police List
Burglaries
Eighth Precinct Police
reported seven burglaries in the
Farmingdale area during the
past week. All but the one at the
Village Municipal Garage were
home burglaries.
- The Farmingdale Village
garage was entered through the
front door on August 22 and an
AM/ FM radio was taken.
The home at 12 8th Ave., South
Farmingdale was entered
through a rear door sometime
during the day Aug. 25. A Zenith
TV and assorted jewelery were
taken.
The home at 200 Radclif fe Ave.,
South Farmingdale, was also
entered Aug. 25 during daylight
hours through a rear window,
with $ 100 cash reported missing.
Sometime during the night of
Aug. 27- 28, a burglar entered 24
Robin Lane through a rear
window and took $ 2,000 in cash,
assorted jewelry and a stereo.
Thieves entered the home at 11
Clifford Drive Aug. 25 through a
rear window and escaped with a
color TV and assorted jewelry.
The home at 187 Thomas
Powell Blvd. was entered
through a rear window between 9
and 9: 35 p. m. on Aug. 26. No loss
was reported.
Another village home, 165
Prospect St., was entered
through a side window during the
t of Aug. 27- 28. The loss is
wn.