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AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE VILLAGE OF FARMINGDAU
SERVING THE GREATER FARMINGDALE AREA, BETHPAGE AND MELVILLE
Vol. 10 No. 52 ^^^ ii^^^ A^ irt^^^::^ Thursday, August 16, 1973 115c
Published by THE OBSERVER
Vandals Hit Mill Lane
Smash Glass and Trees
It seems that window breaking at Farmingdale schools has become
a full- time occupation. After last week's front page story in the OBSERVER
about vandalism in schools someone tried to top the volume
of destruction and succeeded, according to a report by Kenneth
Towns, Plants Maintenance Engineer. Over the last weekend, a total
of 51 windows were smashed at Mill Lane School. Cost of damage:
$ 2,600 if the plate glass windows are to be replaced or over $ 4,000 if the
glass is to be replaced with Lexan, a sturdier type of plastic glass.
The tribulations of Mill Lane started on
Monday, August 6, when police spotted a
fire at the southeast end of the school
grounds. When the police arrived, they
saw a group of youngsters disappear. A 5-
gallon can of kerosene was confiscated.
The following Thursday afternoon,
ground crew members heard what
sounded like rifle shots. When they
checked the area they found three trees
down, damaged trees and tools that were
originally stored inside the school.
Last weekend, 27 windows and three
light fixtures were broken by vandals
between 11 p. m. and 2 a. m. Saturday
night. Arrangements were made to have
a security guard stay inside the school
between 4 p. m. Sunday and 2 a. m.
Monday. The man inside the building
reported that five teenage boys threw
beer cans at windows. The youths
disappeared before police arrived. There
was no damage reported until 4 a. m.
when a security guard checked the
building. However, at 7: 30 a. m. Monday,
the school's head custodian reported that
additional 24 windows had been broken.
Pictures left and at bottom show part
of damage inflicted on Mill Lane over the
last weekend. The school administration
is appealing to residents living in the
neighborhood to report any suspicious
incidents to the police. Vandals are
warned that— if caught- they will be
prosecuted to the fullest extent possible.
New Parking Field Eases
Woes of th6 Commuters
For some it may be five extra minutes
of sleep, for others it will be a saving on
gas, for most it should eliminate the
hurry and frustration of searching for a
parking spot near the Farmingdale Long
Island Railroad Station. What sounds so
wonderful is a just completed parking lot
north of the station for commuters.
Parking Field Number 8, which can be
occupied by more than 100 cars, should
improve, for some time, what had become
an almost desperate parking situation.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of
Farmingdale has been negotiating for
several years with the Long Island
Railroad concerning the parking
facilities. Both the Board members and
the Mayor have expressed their approval
of the " splendid job'' by the Highway
Department and their preparation of the
field at a reduced cost to the taxpayer.
Primary use of the additional parking
space will be for the commuters who are
required to have parking permits such as
needed for the south side of the tracks. In
order to allow time to obtain a permit, a
deadline has been set after which anyone
without the permit will be subject to a
summons. The date is Friday, August 24,
1973.
Those in need of a permit should go to
the Village Clerk at 361 Main Street or
call CH 9- 0093 during the hours 8: 30 a. m. -
4 p. m. for further information.
Additional improvements for the
parking field are litter baskets' and
overhead lights to be installed by the
Long Island Lighting Company. More 12
hour meters will be available for those
who use the railroad only occasionally on
the present parking field south of the
station as well as in surrounding streets.
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Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1973-08-16 |
| Subject |
Newspaper |
| Description |
This is a newspaper distributed locally within Massapequa, Massapequa_Park and Plainedge. |
| Creator |
Caroline_Bunting_Klesh Edith_Seaman |
| Publisher |
Frank J. Klesh |
| Contributors |
Scanned and prepared by Hudson_Microimaging, Port_Ewen, NY 12466. |
| Date |
1973 |
| Digital Date |
2008 |
| Type |
Periodical |
| Format |
PDF TIFF |
| Source |
Farmingdale_Public_Library |
| Language |
English |
| Coverage |
United_States |
| Rights |
Digital_Rights Farmingdale_Public_Library. |
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