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Vol. 59 No. 8 Second Class Postage Paid SWSSSSKKTiiJSS Thursday, December 15,1977 Copyright 1977 by
The Farmingdale Post price 15c - $ 5 per year
Farmingdale Post
Has New Publisher
This week's edition of The Farmingdale Post is its first under new ownership.
The Post was officially sold Monday afternoon by former publisher Joseph
Merendino and his business partner Steven Vid of Merlin Printing Co. to a newly
formed corporation, The Farmingdale Post, Inc. Robert J. Starrett, who has
edited The Post since 1969, will be the new publisher.
Baptists Present
Christmas Cantata
Robert J. Starrett - New Post Publisher
Approximately 50 Farmingdale
residents appeared Monday night
for the public heating on
proposed zoning law changes for
shopping centers being con­ducted
by the Farmingdale
Board of Village Trustees.
The changes amend local
laws to require a special use
permit to be granted by the
trustees for any planned shop­ping
centers in the Village of
Farmingdale. The new law also
spells out what constitutes a
" planned shopping center" and
sets construction limits, setback
minimums and parking
requirements.
Village attorney Joseph Stern
pointed out that under the present
zoning laws for a Business D
district, a contractor need only
apply for a building permit if the
Christmas Pageant
The Farmingdale United
Methodist Church, Main Street
and Grant Avenue, will be
presenting an outdoor Christmas
Pageant, entitled " The Coming
of Christ in Living Pictures." The
Pageant will be performed on
Sunday, December 18, Wed­nesday,
December 21, Friday,
December 23.
All performances will begin at
7 p. m.
There will be a full music
program by the combined choirs
of the church. All are welcome to
attend and enjoy our gift to the
community.
anges
property is already zoned for
retail business, then they could
build a building the same size as
the zoned property.
In the case of the Main Street
School property, where 80 per­cent
of the 5.7 acre tract is
already zoned Business D, a
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Meanest Crook
Steals Scouts
Paper Drive
Approximately 25,000 lbs. of
newspaper collected by the Boy
Scouts and friends of Far­mingdale
Troop 511 was removed
from two thirty yard containers
located at the collection depot at
the Liberty Industrial Park on
Motor Avenue - next to the C. D. T.
school.
The theft occurred between the
hours of 7: 30 p. m. Sunday
December 11, and 5 a. m. Monday
morning. The theft was
discovered by Assistant Scout­master
Ken Gruenfelder on his
way to work.
Scoutmaster William Meyer
reported the $ 500 loss to the
police. It would be appreciated
by the Scouts if information
regarding this loss be reported to
the police or MY 4- 0250.
The Farmingdale Baptist
Church proudly announces the
Long Island premiere
; rformance of the most, jpecent
Intata Iby renowned composer
John W. Peterson. The Christmas
cantata, Down From His Glory,
is a 45- minute work for choir and
soloists.
Pastor Darwin Bacon states
that the public is cordially
invoted to the Cantata Service
which will be held at the church
on Sunday, December 18, at 7
p. m. The church is located at 610
Carmans Road, Farmingdale. An
informal reception will follow
immediately after the Cantata
Service. Guests are welcome to
attend the reception.
According to choir director Dr.
Stanley Brobston;-. the cantata is
very melodic and appealing.
Choir members have responded
to the thrill of preparing a new
work, and have also enjoyed the
blending of their voices with a
sound- track accompaniment.
Both experiences are new to the
church choir. The taped sound­track
accompaniment - in
essence, a full orchestra - is
made available from the
publishers of the cantata.
SANTA CLAUS lends his ear to the requests of a trio of youngsters at
Sunday's Christmas party at the Convenience Health & Beauty Center
in Farmingdale. Santa will be walking the streets of Farmingdale
passing out. candy canes and talking to the children every afternoon
until Christmas. He will also make an appearance at the Associated
Food Market on Saturday, December 24 from 10 a. m. to 12 noon for
last minute requests.
< [ Post photo by Bob Starrett ]
Starrett will continue to edit
The Post, serving as its editor-publisher.
Plans have already
been made for The Post's ex­pansion
of its news coverage,
circulation areas and advertising
to even better serve the local
community.
The Farmingdale Post was
established in 1920 by Jesse
Merritt, for whom Merritts Road
was namea^^ has' been the of­ficial
newspaper of the Village of
Farmingdale for the past 57
years.
The former publisher, Joe
Merendino, edited The Post from
1957 to 1959 when it was owned by
Griscom Publications of Glen
Cove. Merendino, Ted Julian and
Steve Vid formed Merlin Printing
Company and Island Wide
Publications in 1961 and took over
as publishers of the Farmingdale
Post.
Starrett joined The Post as
editor in 1969, also editing the
Wantagh- Seaford Enterprise,
which was owned by Island- Wide
Publications at that time. He also
helped the corporation establish
the Babylon Town News, the
former Copiague News, in 1970.
When both the Enterprise and the
Babylon Town News were sold to
independent owners, Starrett
edited the Post exclusively and
took over as editor- manager
upon the retirement of Edith
Seaman and the move to Florida
by former publisher Joseph
Merendino.
Starrett came to Farmingdale
from Newark, Delaware, where
he served as editor for various
newspapers owned by the Oxford
Printing Company of Oxford, Pa.
From 1960 to 1969, he edited the
Cecil Democrat in Elkton, Md.,
the Avon Grove News in West
Grove,' Pa. and the Oxford Press
in Oxford, Pa. for the parent
company. He also conducted
promotional circulars for the
Newark ( Del.) Merchants'
Association.
Prior to joining the Oxford
Printing organization, Starrett
was editor and manager of the
Cumberland Co. Advertiser-
Press in Port Norris, N. J. from
1955 to 1960.
Starrett is a U. S. Air Force
veteran, where he edited Air
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