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AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE VILLAGE OF FARMINGDALE
SERVING THE GREATER FARMINGDALE AREA, BETHPAGE AND MELVILLE
VOL 10 NO. 51 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735
Published by THE OBSERVER, Inc., Box 146, Farmingdale, N. Y. Thursday, August 9, 1973 15c
Karate Show
An outstanding display of the skill, discipline and training involved in
learning the Shorin Ryu system of Karate was viewed by some 300 persons
last Sunday, at the V. F. W. Hall, Farmingdale. The program sponsored by the
Federation of Karate Schools under the direction of Vince Notarile of Melville,
offered fifty students an opportunity to be judged and promoted in various belt
degrees. The ceremonies held for the first time out of an actual Karate school
included demonstrations of " kata" routines, self- defense and breaking.
Judge and special guest was Mr. Sen- Sei Ansei Ueshiro, a former world
champion, and chief instructor and highest ranking man in the country in the
Shorin Ryu Karate system.
Mr. Naraki Hara of North Merrick, the only expert Samurai swordsman in
the East thrilled the audience with a display of swordsmanship in the ancient
tradition.
The youngest Black Belt in this area, Chris Notarile, age 14, a student at
Huntington High School, offered a weapons demonstration that was well
received by the capacity audience.
Mr. Notarile indicated future promotion ceremonies would also be open to
the public in order to advance interest in the art of Karate.
Fourteen year old Black Belt Chris Notarile of Melville displays special
weapons used in a demonstration.
Four against one... a demonstration of self defense by the Ryu Kyu Karate
Studio Inc. of Patchogue.
Vinfie Notarile ol Melville, Chairman of the Karate Schools Federation ( left)
discusses the techniques of the students with Sen- Sei Ansei Ueshiro, World
Champion from 1958 through 1962.
Photos: Hank Schleichkorn
Glass Breaking Sprees
Cost School $ 42,000
Some youngsters wanted to have some fun. So they walked, rode
their bikes or drove to one of the school buildings in Farmingdale,
made sure that no security guard was around and then proceeded to
systematically break as many windows as they could hit with stones,
sticks or whatever else was available. After they had their fun they
vanished as quickly as they had come.
The above is not an eye- witness ac­count.
But it may have happened that
way and is still happening. At the last
school board meeting it was disclosed
that the damage of broken windows in the
school buildings amounted to $ 4,445.
And that is not for the period of one year
but only for the last four to six weeks.
According to a school spokesman, the
total of broken glass damage during the
last school year amounted to a shocking
$ 42,000.
Vandalism is nothing new, there was
vandalism even before the poor vandals
were stigmatized after what they had
done to Rome. Vandalism in schools is
nothing new either and it's happening
everywhere, not just in Farmingdale.
But it is still shocking to learn to what
extent vandalism can go. Ways should be
found lo reverse the trend of in­discriminate
destruction of costly
property.
Farmingdale's school board and school
administration have tried all kinds of
methods to stop or reduce vandalism. It
has not come up with a satisfactory
method yet, possibly because such a
method is not easy to find. The board
could put security guards in all schools at
all time*. But so far repair costs of
broken windows are still below the
amount needed to hire ten full time
guards. As matters stand now, there are
Bike Riders
Hit By Car
Three West Farmingdale youths were
injured when struck by a car at the inter­section
of Merritts Road and Cort Place,
South Farmingdale, on Wednesday,
August 1. Constance Russell of Yoakum
Avenue, South Farmingdale, was driving
east on Cort Place and coming to a stop
when the youngsters, making left turns
into Cort, on their bicycles were hit.
Harry Sullivan, 12, of 25 Reese Place,
was treated for contusions of the arm and
leg. His friends, Edmund Yaworski, 13,
of 57 W. Chestnut Street, and Lisa
Grabowski, 13, of 49 W. Chestnut Street,
received no medical aid. The incident
took place at 8: 15 p. m.
Bernie's Army and Navy Store
reported a burglary on early Friday
morning August 3. What was taken may
be an indication of the size of the burglar
- an unknown amount of men's un­derwear
sizes 32- 36. The building located
at 282 Main Street, Farmingdale was
allegedly entered through the broken
glass of a front window.
Street Closings
Sewer construction continues to make
access to many streets difficult in the
Farmingdale area. The Department of
Public Works has released these
proposed street closings for the week ol
August 10 to 17: Spielman between Kent
and Woodward; Willard between
Graham and Spooner; Oakwood between
Matthew and Orchard; and Junard from
Main Street to dead end.
two security cars making the rounds
every night. Even the security cars'
windows have already been broken and
the perpetrators are very clever in
evading the guards and wait for them to
leave before persuing their idea of
happiness.
Breaking of windows is only part of the
story. Normally, there are about two
break- ins a week in one of the school
district's buildings.
On July 20, Woodward Parkway was
broken into. Some of the sinks were
stuffed up and then the water was turned
on. The result was extensive water
damage in the building.
On July 28, somebody broke into
Albany Avenue School. Glass was
broken, furniture was damaged,^
microscopes were smashed.
Microscopes, copying machines,
clocks, lab equipment - their is no
preference of destruction. If objects are
not too heavy they are also taken along.
About a year ago, a number of
typewriters were stolen. The loot was
taken away in a pick- up.
There are no figures available
estimating the total cost of school
property destruction within one year.
Except for glass breakage, most other
school property is covered by insurance.
Some school districts have already
employed their own glazier to repair
broken glass. There is also some
discussion about installing unbreakable
glass which on the other hand can be
scratched and become very unsightly.
The school adminstration has installed
a security number which has been given
to all residents living near school
buildings. If vandals are caught they are
prosecuted. Residents are asked to call
whenever they have reason to report
suspicious actions. If they do not have the
security number they should call the
police by dialing 681- 8800.
NEW POSITION: Jeffrey Martin
Abrams of West lsiip, New York, has
been named assistant manager of
Chemical Bank of Suffolk's new branch.
27 Smith Street, just oil Route 110. Fast
Farmingdale. isee story on page 2.)
Prior to his appointment, Abrams was an
Officer' § assistant at Chemical Bank of
Suffolk.
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