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Vol. 58 No. 21 Second Class Postage Paid
in Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, April 7,1977 Copyright 1977 by
The Farmingdale Post price 15c - $ 5 per year
' Save Harmless' Restored,
Adds $ 1.2 Million In Aid
Taxpayers of the Farmingdale
School District will save ap­proximately
$ 1.2 million on their
school budget thanks to the ef­forts
of our local state legislators.
The " save harmless' proposal,
authored by Assemblyman Philip
B. Healey several years ago,
survived the governor's budget
cuts and was restored by the
legislators.
" Save harmless" guarantees
school districts no less state aid
than they received the previous
year. Included in the package are
transportation aid and payments
to BOCES. Restoring this
provision will save local tax­payers,
about $ 80 per family per
year on the school tax bill.
Assemblyman Healey had high
praise for the part which Long
Island residents played . in
assuring that state aid to local
Schools and the aid formula were
maintained and in some cases
increased in the 1977- 78 state
budget.
In his comments on the
recently passed budget,
Assemblyman Healey said:
" Several weeks ago, a large
number of Long Island residents
participated in the first " listen-in"
ever conducted in our midst
expressly to voice public opionion
and concern over the then
proposed 1977- 78 state budget. At
the time, there was no doubt
about the num6er one issue on the
minds of Island residents,
especially homeowners and
parents - the threat of cutting
state aid to our schools at a time
when many persons are finding it
increasingly difficult to maintain
their households as suburban
residents.
" Thanks to your efforts and
your concerns, through ex­pressions
of support for
restoration of school aid, we can
all breathe a little sigh of relief
today with the knowledge that the
quality of education in our
suburban schools will continue
unimpeded, and that property
owners will not face any im­mediate
sharp rise in their taxes
because of what the Carey Ad­ministration
had in mind. In­stead,
long and delicate state
budget negotiations produced
school aid at existing and in some
cases slightly higher levels than
is now the case, and all elements
of our state aid to education
program remain essentially the
same.
" Just a few short weeks ago
we were facing the prospect of
maior school aid cuts in all
districts in this area. In the new
budget, the $ 150 million in aid
cuts proposed by the Carey
Administration have been
restored with a good deal more on
top of that to make sure that no
school district in this state
receives less aid than it received
in the 1976- 77 budget year.
" Of equal importance
is the tact that the for­mula
for distribution of school
aid remains the same and has not
been changed to favor of big city
school districts as had been
proposed by the Governor. The
1977- 78 budget actually contains
an additional $ 96 million over and
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THE EASTER BUNNY greets some of his young friends Sunday
afternoon at Weldon E. Howitt Junior High School. The Kiwanis Club
of Farmingdale conducted their annual Easter Egg Roll on the
school's athletic Held and passed out jellybeans to the youngsters.
[ Post photo by Bob Starrett]
New Superintendent
Meets The Public
The Farmingdale School
District's new Superintendent of
Schools, Dr. Frederick J. Brock-man,
made his first public ap­pearance
in Farmingdale at
Monday night's meeting of the
Board of Education.
Dr. Brockman and his wife
were introduced to the public
during the meeting. Addressing
the board and the public at­tending,
Dr. Brockman stated
that he was looking forward to
coming to Farmingdale and
planned to closely examine the
operation of all schools in the
Farmingdale School District to
achieve a better understanding of
the district's problems.
A large group of residents
appeared before the board to
protest the dismissal notice of
High school swimming coach
John DeMarie. The coach was
one of 36 teachers to receive
termination notices last Friday
as part of the cut back of teachers
necessary because of declining
school enrollment and the closing
of Parkway Oaks School.
The protestants cited the
coach's achievements in bringing
the swim team to its present
position as a championship power
team in Nassau County.
The board and Acting
Superintendent Charles Manso
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NEW CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR for the Village of Farmingdale, James McKema. receives bis
badge from Mayor John T. HaUahan after swearing- in ceremonies Saturday morning. Participating in
the ceremonies were Auxiliary Police Lt. Paul Toumbacaris, Deputy Inspector Joseph Romano,
Village Clerk- Treasurer Norman Krasaow, who administered the oath, and Lt. Vic Ristant The new
deputy director, Sidney Ma jure, was not able to attend. The auxiliary poUce are now conducting a
recruiting drive for more members. [ Post photo by Bob Starrett]