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AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE VILLAGE OF FARMINGDALE
SERVING THE GREATER FARMINGDALE AREA, BETHPAGE AND MELVILLE
VOL. 10 NO. 38 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735
Published by THE OBSERVER, Inc., Box 146, Farmingdale, N. Y. Thursday, May 10, 1973 15o
School Board Decides to
Resubmit Budget June 23
The Farmingdale School Board will resubmit a budget to the voters
on Saturday, June 23. Trustee Terry Weathers, chairman of the
finance committee, said at Monday evening's board meeting that the
Board would not at this time make any commitment to subtract or
add but would be reviewing the budget very carefully in committee
meetings and executive sessions. The hearing on the budget will be on
Tuesday, May 29 and adoption will be on June 4 at the next regular
public meeting. Registration on June 14 and voting on June 23 will be
BUY A POPPY: Farmingdale mayor John T. Hallahan signs proclamation which
declares May " Buddy Poppy Month" and urges all patriotic citizens to wear a Buddy
Poppy as evidence of gratitude to those men who risked or lost their lives in the service
of their country. Lookinf on are Poppy Sale Chairlady Yolanda Brognano ( left) and
Margaret Jagoe, president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Corporal George Benkert, Jr.
Post No. 516, VFW. Photo by David Pokress
Proclamation Declares That
May is " Buddy Poppy Month'
In a short ceremony preceding Monday night's meeting of the Village Board, Far­mingdale
mayor John T. Hallahan declared May as ' Buddy Poppy Month" and issued the
following proclamation:
WHEREAS, the sacrifices of those who
have lost their lives, their health, or their
livelihood as a result of their military
service are rightly the concern of all
citizens; and
WHEREAS, the annual sale of Buddy
Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars
offers an opportunity for the people of this
community to express their solicitude for
those unfortunate persons who have paid
more than their share of the cost of
freedom; and
WHEREAS, V. F. W. Buddy Poppies are
assembled by disabled veterans, and the
proceeds of this worthy fund- raising
campaign are used exclusively for the
benefit of disabled and needy veterans, and
the widows and orphans of deceased
veterans, in the desire to " Honor the Dead
by Helping the Living"; therefore
I, John T. Hallahan, Mayor of the Village
of Farmingdale do hereby urge the citizens
of this community to recognize the merits
of this cause by contributing generously to
its support through the purchase of Buddy
Poppies on the day set aside for the
distribution of these symbols of ap­preciation
for the sacrifices of our honored
dead.
I urge all patriotic citizens to wear a
Buddy Poppy as mute evidence of our
gratitude to the men of this country who
have risked or lost their lives in fulfilling
their obligations as American citizens.
held at Howitt Jr. High.
Board president Robert Campbell ex­plained
that the vote was being held so late
in June because voting machines would not
be available earlier.
The championship basketball and
swimming teams were presented to the
public and the board at the meeting. In
addition to citing his teams' swimming
achievements coach John DeMarie praised
them for raising more than $ 700 for lane
dividers.
President Campbell announced the result
of the School Board's review on April 24 of
the suspensions imposed following the
racial disturbance in the high school on
February 28. Charges were originally
brought against five students. One with­drew
from school. Following a hearing, the
superintendent of schools suspended three
students permanently and one for the
remainder of the school year. Two of the
permanently suspended students and the
temporarily suspended student appealed to
the board. The board upheld the permanent
suspensions and slightly modified the
temporary one. The student was allowed to
return to school on May 1 with special
restrictions.
Parents of the 13 and 14 year old students
in a special education class appealed to the
board with a petition and a statement at the
meeting to maintain the class in the
district. Representatives of the board will
meet with the parents of the three students
involved.
In answer to a question from the public,
Campbell explained that the district had
not yet made a decision on the release of
names of students who had received
psychological services for a New York
State survey. The board has asked for
advice from its counsel and from the state
attorney. Trustee Robert Weiss said that he
and other board members agreed that
release of such information would be an
invasion of privacy.
The board also passed a resolution for the
equalization of kindergarten attendance.
Parents of all students involved were
notified and a special meeting had been
held to explain the situation.
Problems of inflation were reflected in
the awarding of bids. Prices of fuel oil and
sheet music were substantially increased.
Business Manager J. Richard Zutt also
commented that bidders are now generally
only willing to guarantee prices for thirty
days.
Joseph G. Molloy, the new board
member, and Sheldon Bernstein, board
member elect, were introduced at the
meeting Marilyn Hametz
135 Years Fire
Service Honored
Some 135 years of service to the com­munity
were represented Monday night at
Farmingdale Village Hall, when four
members of the Farmingdale Fire
Department were cited for their many
years of duty in the Water Witch Engine
and Hose Company No. 1.
Certificates of Appreciation were handed
out by Village Mayor John T. Hallahan to
Ex- Chief and Fire Commissioner Heinz
Riedrich and Ex- Chief John Beierling, who
is the leader in years of service with 41, of
which 27 have seen him keeping a close
watch on the finances of the Company as
financial secretary.
Present at the ceremony were Engine
Company Captain Joseph Schweitzer,
himself accounting for 11 years of service,
Village Board Trustee and Fire Com­missioner
Rocco Posillico ( 22 years)'
Trustee Willis B. Carman ( 11 years), and
Norman Krasnow, Deputy Mayor and
Chairman of the Board of Fire Com­missioners.
Dirty Ernie's to Be McDonald's?
Slowly, but surely Farmingdale is
becoming a magnet for the restaurant
business. After the transformation of the
old Villa Sweden into the Ho Wah
Polynesian Gourmet Restaurant and the
opening of the Friendly Ice Cream
establishment, McDonald's is now all set to
come into Farmingdale, too.
The location would be the property now
utilized by a bar and hotel with the fulsome
name Dirty Ernie's at Fulton Street ( Route
Essay Contest Winners
Riga Schaber, a It) year old student at
Parkway Oaks School has named the
winner ol the recent i'ssay contest, spon-sored
by the Friends ol the Farmingdale
Library in observance ol the ;> Uth an
niversar> of the Library. Winner in the
adult category was A. Hoy Uglow who
wrote oil the topic " What Life was like* in
Farmingdale in ilJ2: r.
109) just west of Main Street.
McDonald's is presently in the process of
filing the necessary applications and forms
with the Farmingdale Village Board for
construction ol a restaurant with a seating
capacity of 100. In line with what McDonald
considers to be a strong trend towards
family trade, the Farmingdale operation
would have no drive- in or street service but
concentrate solely on inside table and booth
service.
The property selected by McDonald's is
zoned for business and thus could be
utilized without change in the zoning
regulations. The village board received
oral assurances that all plans would con­form
to local rules and regulations. If such
is the case, realization of McDonald's plans
would take no more tune than is needed for
thj tiling and the approval of the plans.
This new restaurant would be open for
business about three months after start of
construction.
* » *" MEETING OF THE BOARD: Oyster Bay Councilman Gregory W. Carman and
Farmingdale High School student Nancy Johannessen look over a Town Board agenda
during the recent celebration of Career Day and Youth in Law Day, USA in Town Hall