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Vol. 58 No. 49 Second Class Postage Paid
In Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, September 29, 1977 Copyright 1977 by
The Farmingdale Post price 15c - $ 5 per year
Village Adopts
Drinking Ban
The Board of Trustees of the
Incorporated Village of Far­mingdale
unanimously adopted a
resolution at their meeting
Monday night changing local
laws governing alcoholic
beverages and discarding in­jurious
substances.
The adopted resolution repeals
the present Sections 68- 34 through
68- 37 of Article VIII of Chapter 68,
and enacts a new Article VIII:
" Consumption of Alcoholic
Beverages in Public, Open
Containers and Discarding
material." . .
Section 68- 34: Open containers
Fall Festival
LABOR DAY HAS COME AND GONE but Oyster Bay Town Councilman Joseph J. Saladino, center, p l t l C MS d l ft t J d lC
and the members of the Atlantic Treasure Club find that Tobay Beach need not be for swimmers only! -
Wired for sound, and geared up with all the accessories needed to find those long- gone quarters in the ^ ~ ^ * ^ Ml p a | r
sand, Councilman Saladino et al had a grand time last week sifting sand and unearthing the summer's 11 \/ J\. V Tf \^\^ Jfc
left- behinds. The annual Fall Festival and
Sidewalk Sale, sponsored by the
Farmingdale Merchants
Association, will be held on Main
Street on Saturday, October 8.
Main Street will be closed tp
vehicle traffic from 10 a. m. to 6
p. m. from Prospect Street to
Front Street, becoming a two
block long open air mall for
downtown shoppers.
A special dedication ceremony
of the new police patrol car being
presented to the Farmingdale
Auxiliary Police will be held at
10: 15 a. m. in front of the Village
Hall. The Farmingdale Kiwanis
Club will sponsor a flea market
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Coalition Protests B'way Traffic
The North Massapequa Civic
Association and the Concerned
Citizens of North Massapequa
have combined to form a neigh­borhood
coalition group and
eighty irate area residents at-
Burglars Hit
Firemen's Cars
On Friday Sept. 23 at 3; 21 AM
the So. Farmingdale Fire Dept.
led by Chief Joseph Leyes
responded to a working Fire at
Amoco Gas Station on Hemp-stead
Turnpike and West Walnut
Ave. Captain Robert Floresca of
Rescue Company number One
responded to the scene and in­itiated
immediately a Search and
Rescue operation, fortunately to
find no life was involved.
At approximately 5: 30 AM
when the firemen returned to
quarters they had realized that
several of their cars had been
burglarized. It seems that while
firemen were fighting the fire at
the gas station, burglars had
taken an Eight track tape deck,
C B. Radio's and a First Aid Kit,
besides the damage that was
done to the cars. Firemen were
greatly disturbed over this in­cident.
One Fireman was quoted
as saying " We give of our time,
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tended the first session to protest
the hazardous traffic conditions
of North Broadway.
The meeting, held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Mike D'Andrea
of Albany Ave., was attended by
Oyster Bay Town Councilman
Joseph Saladino who offered his
support. Saladino requested
residents interested in changes in
the traffic conditions write letters
and forward them to him.
Capt'. Thomas Cunniff and Sgt.
James Quinn or the 8th Precinct
Charge Man
also were present and offered
their full cooperation and
assistance. Since this meeting,
unmarked patrol cars have been
assigned to observe traffic in­fractions.
North Massapequa
Fire Chief Charles Winterfeldt
also attended.
North Massapequa Civic
Association President William
Schilt and Mrs. Rose Habino,
Concerned Citizens of N.
Massapequa, discussed the
situation and cited their ob- '
jectives. The coalition group
hopes to obtain a lowering of the
present 40 mile per hour speed
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With Arson iHoiiday Schedule*
Police have arrested a Deer
Park man and charged him with
arson and two counts of burglary
in last Friday mornings fire at
Mr. D's Service Station, Hemp­stead
Tpke. and West Walnut,
Farmingdale.
South Farmingdale Fire Dept.
was called to fight the fire at 2: 45
a. m. Police discovered the
burglary in which $ 5 in cash and
state inspection stickers were
taken.
Upon investigation of detec­tives,
Alexander Amarosa, 25, a
mechanics helper from Deer
Park, was arrested at the
headquarters of Suffolk County's
1st precinct.
The regular first monthly
meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Incorporated
Village of Farmingdale will
be held Monday, Oct. 3,
because of the legal
Columbus Day holiday on
Oct. 10.
The second meeting of the
month will remain on Oct. 24
although it is also a holiday.
Due to the two holidays,
there will be no garbage
pick- up on Oct. 10 and 24. It
will be collected on
Tuesdays, Oct. 11 and 25,
instead.
Merchants Nix
Mini- Center
The Farmingdale Merchants
Association at a meeting Tuesday
night at J& J Shoe Store, officially
voted to oppose the construction
of a mini- shopping center on the
site of the Main Street School.
According to Lou Cohen,
secretary- treasurer, the mer­chants
have been contacted by
three civic groups, who were
reportedly starting petition
drives opposing the construction
of a shopping center. The groups,
Cohen said, represented Cherry
Street, Prospect Street in South
Farmingdale.
The merchants also formed
their final plans fof next week's
Fall Festival and Sidewalk Sale.
of alcoholic beverages
prohibited, says, " No person
shall have in his possession any
open bottle, can or container
containing liquor, beer, wine or
any other alcoholic beverage
while such person is on any public
highway, public street, public
sidewalk, public parking area, or
public park, or in any vehicle in a
nublic place."
Section 68- 35: Open containers
in vehicles, states, " An open
bottle or other container con­taining
liquor, beer, wine or any
other alcoholic beverage in any
vehicle in a public place shall be
presumptive evidence that such
open bottle or container is in the
possession of all of the occupants
of such vehicle in violation of the
provisions of this ordinance."
Section 68- 36: Consuming
alcoholic beverages in public
places, states, " No person shall
consume alcoholic beverages
while upon any public street,
sidewalk, parking area or in any
public or private motor vehicle or
conveyance while the same is in
motion or parked upon any public
street, sidewalk, parking area or
public park."
Section 68- 37 allows for special
exceptions and states, " The
provisions of subsections 68- 34
and 68- 36 may be suspended or
modified for the purpose of
permitting local, civic and other
non- profit organizations to sell
beverages within specified public
areas during parades or other
such special occasions or events,
provided that written permission
has been first obtained from
the Board of Trustees for such
sales
Section 68- 38: Throwing or
discarding injurious substances
on public streets and areas
prohibited; says, " No person
shall throw or deposit upon any
public highway, public street,
public parking area or public
park any glass bottle, can,
container, glass, nails, tacks,
wire or any other substance
likely to injure any person,
animal or vehicle upon such
public highway/ public street,
sidewalk, public parking area or
public park."
Section 68- 39 spells out the
penalties. " All persons violating
the provisions of this Local Law
shall be subject to a fine not
exceeding $ 50 for each violation
thereof. Each violation thereof
shall constitute a violation
pursuant to this Local Law."
The law became effective
immediately.