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An Official Newspaper of The Incorporated Village of Farmingdale- Serving Greater Farmingdale. r3ethpa « - e an^ Melville
Vol. 7 No. 14 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmlagdale, N. Y. 11715 Thursday, November 27, 1969
LIGHTS ON HERALD
YULETIDE SEASON
Christmas lights on Main Street in downtown Farmingdale, will be
officially turned on this Saturday to usher in the holiday season.
The Farmingdale Businessmen's Association has provided the
lights, and caroling by various commun ity groups is also planned.
The Incorporated Village of Farmingdale will forego meter charges
for parking and soon shoppers will see covers over the parking meters
so that they may park free of charge and not have to worry about
parking tickets.
Village officials will also provide an illuminated Christmas tree for
the second year on the Village Green adjoining Village Hall.
Hal Chalfin of Smiles and Sam Bernstein of Bern'es Army and Navy
store are in charge of the Christmas Lights and Lew Minn of Fongs
Restaurant is in charge of the caroling by various community groups.
Due to the lateness of the Thanksgiving holiday, there are fewer
shopping days before Christmas than usual.
The host of values in merchandise for Christmas will appear
beginning next week, in the Farmingdale Observer.
The Farmingdale Public Library plans a workshop on making
holiday floral pieces from 9: 30 a. m. to 11 a. m. on Wednesday,
December 10 by Jane Krumenacker of Farmingdale. At 11 a. m. to 12
noon, Gina Fonta will show how to make decorative poodles of nylon
net; at 1 p. m. Louise Spencer of Farmingdale will teach how to
decorate petit fours and holiday cakes. Christmas decoration- making
will be taught from 2: 30 to 3: 30 p. m.
Officials Question Apartment Problem and Proposed New Business
Mayor Joseph Zureck and the
Farmingdale Village Board of
Trustees called on the owners of
an apartment building at 150
Secatogue Avenue to come down
to the Board to state whether they
had corrected the heating
facilities and the garbage
situation as a result of tenant
complaints. A Mr. Weinrib of the
firm of Weinrib and Weiner,
owners of the garden apartment
complex stated that the heating
plant had been corrected, but
that he had a garbage problem.
He had contracted with an out­side
firm to pick up ten garbage
cans a week, and since Village
garbage pick up had ceased and
he felt that as a taxpayer he was
entitled to that service, in ad­dition
to his contracted garbage
pickup. The Board agreed, but
urged that all conditions that had
caused numerous complaints by
tenants last year, be corrected.
In other matters before the
Board, an informational
Jewish Center Cited For Excellence
In Social Action Program
Farmingdale Jewish Center
received the Solomon Schechter
Award at the United Synagogue
of America's biennial convention,
Kiamesha Lake, New York.
The award was presented to the
congregation for excellence in its
social action program.
" Through its effort in this
phase of congregational activity,
Farmingdale Jewish Center has
greatly contributed in
disseminating the teachings of
Judaism and in bringing the
Carol L. Molnia, a senior at Farmingdale Sr. High School, is
presented with a Paragon Oil Student Incentive Award, by Dr.
Charles W. Laffin, Jr., ( right) president of the State University in
Farmingdale, as William <• Reilly, Secretary of the Awards Com
inittee, looks on. Miss Molnia was among the students of 115 Nassau
and Suffolk high schools to receive an Award tUnited States Savings
Bond and Certificate of Merit) presented for the twelfth year in a row
at ceremonies in Farmingdale. ( Graphic News Photos)
members to a closer iden­tification
with the synagogue and
with Torah," said Jacob Stein,
Great Neck, N. Y., president of
the United Synagogue.
The award, named for the
founder of the Conservative
Movement, is conferred bien-nally
to congregations excelling
in various phases of
congregational activity.
The organization was founded
in 1913. It is comprised of 832
congregations in the United
States and Canada with an
aggregate membership of one
and a half- million.
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The Long Island Better
Business Bureau this week of­fered
this advice to Christmas
shoppers: Confine your shopping
activities to reputable stores and
firms that will still be around
after December 25 should refunds
and exchanges be in order.
" At a later date," said John
Sullivan, executive director of
the Better Business Bureau, " it
may be impossible to locate the
Street peddler who sold you an
unworkable toy, defective radio,
or mislabelled sweater."
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discussion was initiated by a
Wantagh Swimming pool ac­cessory
owner, who would like to
take over the former Wagner
Farmingdale Feed building at
Fulton Street and Merokee Place.
Upon questioning, the Board was
concerned that dry chlorine in
tubs for use in swimming pools
would be stored outdoors and that
liquid chlorine would be located
in the tank truck parked on the
premises. Questions were also
asked abut the unsightliness of
the Wagner yard with an ex­cavator
crane, a tank truck and
other equipment. Questions were
asked whether the existing six
foot cyclone fence was a suf­ficient
buffer for neighbors whose
backyards were adjacent to the
commercial property.
On the application of Ivan
Whatley of Ivan Seat Covers to
purchase the land adjacent to the
Wagner building, where a former
vegetable stand remains there
was some concern that Whatley
did not have a sufficient side
yard. He explained that the side
yard was not necessary for his
business. He will be required to
go before the Zoning Board of
Appeals for a variance.
Donald Glascott, Farmingdale
Fire Department Chief, asked
that Cherry Street be denied
parking on Saturday and Sunday
because double parking created a
congested condition on Sunday
that thwarted the Rescue
Ambulance from responding to
an emergency call.
William Russo, a builder,
asked permission to erect two
houses before tearing down a two
family dwelling on the corner of
Cherry and Grant streets. The
reason given was that he needed
the rental revenue and needed to
give the existing tenants suf­ficient
notice to vacate.
Harris Wishard, builder of
Fairways Estates on Quaker
Meeting House Road, came to the
Board to receive several Cer­tificates
of Occupancy. They
were tentatively approved.
Weber Running Unopposed
In Woter District Voting
George Weber, who has served
as South Farmingdale Water
Commissioner since 1960, is
running for reelection unopposed
on Tuesday, December 2. Voting
hours are from 4 to 10 p. m. at
either the South Farmingdale
Fire House South Main and
Linden Avenue or the North
Massapequa Fire House,
Broadway and Albany Avenue.
He is a former North
Massapequa Fire Commissioner
and is a U. S. Navy veteran.
The South Farmingdale Fire
District has one of the lowest
costs per consumer of any in
Nassau or Suffolk Counties