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An Official Newspaper for the Village of Farmingdale
VOL. 57 HO, 17 Second Class Postage pa( d
In FarminRdalf. N. Y. 11735 Thursday, March 11, 1976 Copyright 1976 by
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MAN OF THE YEAR James McKenna is all smiles as he receives his
award from Farmingdale Mayer John T. Hallahan and a handshake of
congratulations from Oyster Bay Town Councilman Gregory W.
Carman. Jim's wife, Henrietta, beams with pride as she watches the
presentation. The award was presented during Sunday's Brotherhood
Day program at Weldon E. Howitt Junior High School.
[ Post photo by Bob Starrett]
Mayor, Trustees Alone On Ballot
Farmingdale Village Mayor
John T. Hallahan and Trustees
Owen W. Drugan and Fred
Rathgaber will be unopposed on
the Liberty Party ballot in this
coming Tuesday's election for
village officials.
The polls will be open to voters
in the Incorporated Village of
Farmingdale at the Village Hall
from noon to 9 p. m. Tuesday,
March 16.
Mayor Hallahan has been a
member of the board since 1962
and Mayor since 1970. He also
served as a member of the
Village Zoning Board of Appeals.
He is vice president of Wyle
Associates, public relations, in
New York City.
Trustee Drugan has been a
member of the board since 1967
and previously served as a
member of the planning board for
sue years. He is seeking bis third
term. Drugan is a building in­spector
for the Town of Oyster
Bay.
Trustee Fred Rathgaber was
appointed last year to fill the
unexpired term of former trustee
Norman Krasnow, who resigned
to become clerk- treausrer of the
village. He is seeking his first full
term on the board. He has served
as a member and chairman of the
Planning Board and has been
chairman of the Board of Ap­peals.
He has also been a
member of the Farmingdale Fire
Dept and treasurer of the
benevolant association for ten
years. He is currently Chairman
ol the Board of Fire Com­missioners.
Republican Club Views Sanitation Plan
At the Monday ( March 15)
evening meeting of the Far­mingdale
Republican Club,
Oyster Bay Town Councilman
Warren M.- Doolittle will discuss
the economies contained in the
revised garbage collection
schedule planned by the Town.
David Flaumenbaum, club
president, urged members to
make a special effort to attend
the meeting that will be held at
the St. Thomas Episcopal
Church, Conklin St., beginning at
8 pm. ' The information Coun­cilman
Doolittle can provide will
help residents more fully un­derstand
the detail! w the
savings the Town expects to
achieve through the change in the
collection schedule."
Doolittle, senior councilman on
the Town Board, has worked very
closely with Supervisor John W.
Burke in searching for methods
to trim Town spending to avoid
passing along the expense of
inflated costs to homeowners. He
considers the revised collection
schedule as a very important step
by local government to prevent
further property increases.
" I think that if Farmingdale
residents want to be fully aware
of the program, the meeting
Monday evening offers that
opportunity," Fpimenbeum
Flaumenbaum also noted that
Monday's meeting will offer
residents an opportunity to meet
and speak with the announced
Republican candidate for
Assemblyman in the 10th
Assembly District. " Our second
guest speaker for the evening will
be former Assemblyman Stuart
Levine, who has announced his
intention to recapture his
Assembly seat," Flaumenbaum
said. He noted that the Assembly
District includes almost the
entire incorporated Villag of
Farmingdale while the new
garbage schedule affects the
entire unincorporated area of
Farmingdale. " It's a most im­portant
meeting for the entire
greater Farmingdale com­munity,"
Flaumenbaum con*
eluded.
Jim McKenna
Man Of Year
Retired Farmingdale Village
Clerk- Treasurer James
McKenna was named Man- Of-the-
Year during Sunday's
Brotherhood Day program,
sponsored by the local Rotary,
Kiwanis and Lions Clubs at
Weldon E. Howitt Junior High
School.
McKenna was presented the
award by Village Mayor John T.
Hallahan, whom he served until
his retirement last October. He
served the village since 1958 as
assistant treasurer, village clerk
and finally as clerk- treasurer.
J im, who was born in New York
City, came to Farmingdale at age
ten in 1919 as an orphan placed in
the care of the Sisters of St.
Dominic at the Nazareth Trade
School, an orphanage located on
the site of the same school in
which he received the Man of the
Year award Sunday.
Town of Oyster Bay Coun­cilman
Gregory W. Carman
served as master of ceremonies
for the program and delivered
the brotherhood message.
Featured entertainment for the
afternoon was provided by the
Long Island Banjo Society.
A patriotic presentation,
tracing the evolveroent of our
country's flag through history to
its present form, was presented
by the Girl Scouts of District VII
under the direction of Mrs.
Robert Oakes. Mrs. Christine
Manser and Mrs. Mavis Salerno
accompanied and Mrs. Nancy
Quinn was the narrator.
The Northside Chorus
f Continued on page 91
Police Report
Three Burglaries
Three burglaries were reported
by Eighth Precinct police during
the past week in the Farmingdale
area, two apparently a double
header in the same department
building.
The double burglary occurred
Saturday, March 6, at 16 Gynne
Lane, Farmingdale. Apartment
one was entered at 11: 45 p. m.
through a broken side window
and $ 30 in cash and a bottle of
scotch was taken. Apartment a at
the same address was entered ten
minutes later through a broken
rear window and three rings, two
jackets and a man's watch were
reported missing.
The third burglary occurred
between8: 40a. m: and 12: 15 p. m.
March 2 at 252 N. Idaho Ave.,
North Massapequa. A 17 inch
color television was reported
missing. Entry was made
through a rear window.