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VOL. 57 NO. 9 Second Class Postage Paid
in FarminKciulo, N. Y. 11735 Thursday, January 15, 1976 Copyright 1976 by
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Fire Again Strikes Main Street
Tuesday Blaze Hits
Four Stores, Offices
Another major fire struck Farmingdale's Main Street
business area Tuesday night, almost one year from the
date of the first downtown fire that wiped out four
business locations. Involved in Tuesday night's fire
were Lori's Coffee Shop, Whirlin' Disc Records, Far­mingdale
Fish Market, Gaye Jean Boutique, Beneficial
Finance Co. and Louis Rudd's law offices.
The ground level stores suf­fered
mostly water and smoke
damage, while the second floor
offices were gutted.
Eight Burglaries
FARMINGDALE VOLUNTEERS fill Main Street with hose lines as they fight Tuesday evening s Ma* e.
Thf fir* I which firemen believe started in the Beneficial Finance Co. offices on the second floor
s e v e r e ^ stores and gutted the upper level of the building. More photos of
the fire on page 8. [ Post photo by Bob Starrett]
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Eighth precinct police have
reported a total of eight
burglaries in the Farmingdale
area since the first of the year.
On Jan. 1 the home at 139
William Rd. wat entered through
a rear window and assorted
jewelry was taken.
The home at 18 Robin Lane was
entered New Year's Eve through
the front door and $ 650 cash was
reported mssing.
The home at 7 Lowell Drive
was entered through a rear
window on Jan. 4 and $ 50 was
taken.
Between Jan 6- 8 burglaries
entered 15 Balcom Road through
a rear door. The loss is unknown
at present. y~ s .
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the fire, which was reported at
about 6 p. m., started in the
Beneficial Finance offices on the
second floor of the building. The
double brick firewall between the
old section of the building and the
newer portion prevented the fire
from spreading to Collier's
Liquor Store and Mooney Travel
Acencv.
Volunteers from the Far­mingdale,
South Farmingdale
and East Farmingdale Depart­ments
fought the blaze and
prevented its spread to other
downtown buildings. Several
explosions from ruptured gas
lines drove firemen backhand
scattered debris across Main
Street.
Junior Brigade members were
( Continued on page Hf
Daleview Asks Help
Prepares For Strike
Daleview' Nursing Home is
preparing for an employee strike
scheduled for January 21 and is
seeking community volunteer
assistance to care for the
residents during the job action.
According to Victor Russo,
administrator, anyone wishing to
assist the Dalview residents
remaining at the home during the
strike, can volunteer their ser­vices
by calling the home at 694*
6242.
The Nassau County Health
Facilities Inc. has been advised
by Local 1U5 - Nursing Home and
Hospital Employees Division that
sixteen of the member Homes
and Health Related Facilities
located in Nassau and Suffolk
Counties will be struck on
January 21, because of the
inability of the homes to grant
increases in wages and fringe
benefits effective January 1,
which were provided in a
collective, bargaining agreement
negotiated in December of 1974.
The inability of the homes to
grant these adjustments to their
employees stems from a freeze in
the Medicaid Reimbursement
rates which provide for no ad­justment
in the rates to reflect
the cost of wage increases and
other benefits effective after
November 1975. <
The impending strike will ef­fect
approximately 3,000 patients
in the Homes and Health Related
Facilities. The employees in­volved
are Nursing Supervisors,
Registered Nurses, Licensed
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HIGHEST HONORS were paid Saturday night to Frank J. Hynes [ center] during the testimonial
dinner- dance for the retiring Republican leader of Farmingdale. Presenting a bouquet of roses to Mrs.
Hynes is Mrs. Robert Pfoh, dance chairman. Watching the presentation are Oyster Bay Town Super­visor
John W. Burke, Raymond Radigan, new GOP leader, and Mayor John T, Hallahan, Master of
ceremonies for the affair. Hynes received gifts and citations from local party members, town, county
and state officials. [ Post photo by Boh Starrett]