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In farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 • Thursday, October 13,1977 Copyright 1977 by
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Fire Dept.
Open House
Friday Nite
The Village of Farmingdale
Fire Department will have Open
House on Friday, October 14,
from 7 to 10 p. m., climaxing Fire
Prevention Week.
There will be demonstrations
by Hook & Ladder, Engine
Company and the Rescue Squad.
They will include methods of
putting out kitchen fires, in­cluding
grease fires in cooking
utensils. Firemen will come down
a rope from the roof of the
Farmingdale Theatre. The
Rescue Squad will show how a
cardiac unit works and
demonstrate the C. PyR.
• technique.
A simulated car accident will
be set up. at the, rear of the
firehouse and firemen and rescue
teams will demonstrate how
victims are rescued and how car
fires are extinguished.
Awards will be given out for the
Fire Prevention Poster Contest to
children in grades one through
six who designed the most ef­fective
poster for their particular
age group.
Free fire hats will be given to
the children and literature will be
given out. A special treat will be a
demonstration of the antique
hand pumper.
The South Farmingdale Fire
Department will also hold an
Open House Friday night at both
of their fire stations,
headquarters on South Main
. Street and Station Two on
Merritts Road, beginning at 7
p. m. There will be a coloring
contest for children at
headquarters.
Firefighters will demonstrate
how homeowners can protect
their homes and families from
emergencies that can be avoided.
Firemen and their apparatus
will visit the students of Wood­ward
Parkway Elementary
School at 10 a. m. today and will
visit the pre- school children of
the Monchatea Day School on
Friday.
School Pianos
Up For Sale
Recently the Farmingdale
Board of Education declared
numerous pianos as surplus and
directed that residents be given
an opportunity to submit bids on
them.
Minimum bid prices have been
established by qualified ap­praisers
on each piano, and all
pianos are offered for sale on an
" as is/ where is" basis. They can
be inspected on October 19 and 20
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OUTSTANDING Youth Council Recreation Leader for 1977, Jean Malopolski accepts plaque from
Council President Lucille Meyerson, Secretary Evelyn Wright and Vice President Helen Weiss.
Support Tax Relief Bill
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor
Joseph Colby has gained
assurances that a bill will be
prefiled in the State Assembly
responding to Colby's request
that authority be granted now to
Homecoming
This Saturday
One of the oldest forms of
family entertainment held on
Long Island will again take place
as the State University at Far­mingdale
invites the entire Long
Island community to the 58th
Annual Homecoming/ Open
House on Saturday, October 15,
starting at 10 a. m. on the entire
Farmingdale Campus.
Events that the Alumni
Association at the College have
planned for this fun- filled day
are: gymnastic exhibitions,
barnyard animal display, radio-controlled
planes, a puppet
show, kiddie rides, magic acts,
children's games, floats, beauty
contests and, of course, a chicken
barbecue.
This year, • a special added
attraction, the Annual
Chrysanthemum Show will be
held on the Campus during
Homecoming from 2 to 6 p. m.
This will give the community not
only a chance to view a totally
spectacular floral exhibit, but an
opportunity to take advantage of
this special form of family en­tertainment.
allow $ 7,500 to be deducted from
the assessment of homeowners
when the court- ordered
reassessment is enacted.
Under the legislation requested
by Colby, the State would grant
permission to local government
to allow a homeowner a deduc­tion
from the court- ordered 100%
reassessment. " So far, the State
legislature has only postponed
the effective date of the court
ruling," Colby noted. " I would
like to see the pressure taken off
the homeowner completely.
Allowing a $ 7,500 deduction on
owner- occupied dwellings
assures the homeowner that even
if the State doesn't act to change
the property tax structure, the
homeowner will not be adversely
affected by full value
assessment."
Colby is pressing for such
legislation because it represents
a constitutional way to prevent a
greater property tax burden from
being shifted to the homeowner.
" The State adoption of legislation
to temporarily put off the effect
of the court ruling requiring
reassessment was a much needed
step in the right direction.
However, I'm concerned that in
doing so, the State may now feel
no urgency to revamp the
property tax structure to make it
more equitable and affordable
for homeowners," Colby con­tinued.
" By adopting the
homeowner deduction
legislation, the homeowner can
be assured that, even if it takes
the State longer to reform the tax
system, full, valuation will not
cause a greater hardship."
In response to Colby's call for
this legislation, Assemblyman
Armand P. D'Amato has assured
that he will pre- file a bill to
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Laura Cassano
To Receive 20th
Paragon Award
Laura Cassano, a senior at
Farmingdale Sr. High School has
been named by the principal and
faculty of the school to receive a
20th Annual Paragon Oil Student
Incentive Award from Texaco
Inc.
Irving Carroll, principal of
Island Trees High School, who
serves as chairman of the
Paragon Awards Committee, has
announced that this year's
Awards ( VS. Savings Bonds and
Certificates of Merit) will be
presented to the top student of
each of the some 125 Long Island
senior high schools at
ceremonies, on Saturday, Oc­tober
29th, on the SUNY campus
at Farmingdale. The County
Executives of Nassau and Suffolk
Counties, Ralph G. Caso and John
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New Market
Is Open
In Village
Downtown Farmingdale now
has a first class, competitively
priced supermarket on Main
Street as Associated Food
Markets officially opened
yesterday in the former Bohack
market.
The four Zeibeq brothers, who
operate three other Associated
Markets, held a pre- opening
buffet party Tuesday night for all
Farmingdale officials, club of­ficers
and merchants.
In a letter to the public in last
week's Post, Nick Zeibeq, one of
the principal owners who will
operate the Farmingdale store,
stated that they intend to become
an Involved pa? t oi the fc> eal
community: " We will offer the
finest quality meat, produce,
appetizing delights and groceries
at prices that will compete
anywhere," he said.
He also feels that Associated
will offer Farmingdale shoppers
more than just a good price
structure. They want to establish
a local community attitude with
personal courteous service, but
with all the benefits of the large
chain supermarkets.
Customers check cashing will
reflect one of these personal
services. Associated will use one
of the standard computerized
card services to clear check
cashing at first, but once the
customer becomes known to the
market staff, personal checks
will be cashed without a card or
showing identification.
Another personal difference
will be having one of the store
owners available in the super­market
at all times. So, if any
customer problems should arise,
it will be one of the market's
owners who will be on hand to
solve the problem quickly and to
the advantage of the customer.
Healey Boosts
Trade Zone
Assemblyman Philip
Healey ( R- Massapequa) last
week continued his drive to boost
the consciousness of the Long
Island business community in
hopes of strengthening its
position in the market place
through economic responsibility,
growth, and the creation of a
Foreign Trade Zone.
" The government is a
resource," Assemblyman Healey
told the more than 40 business
leaders who attended the Long
Island Association breakfast at
UA headquarters in Melville.
Healey emphasised that Job
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