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An Official Newspaper for the Village of Farmingdale
Vol. 58 No. 27 Second Class Postage Paid
in Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735• Thursday, April 28,1977 Copyright 1977 by
The Farmingdale Post price 15c - $ 5 per year
ALL THAT REMAINS of the old Village of Farmingdale jail to the soHd steel door. The IS foot square
brick building was razed Monday morning to make way for the addition to the village hall. [ Post photo
by Bob Starrett] "
Old Village Jail Razed
The Farmingdale Village Jail,
which was built in 1915 and had
not been used as a jailhouse since
the village joined the Nassau
County Police in 1941, fell
Monday to the wrecker's crane to
make room for the new extension
to the Village Hall.
The 15 foot square three score
brick building was cracked,
crumbling and unused. After its
use as a jail was outmoded, it
became a storage building for the
village and the Village Fire
Department, housing the
village's emergency generator
and fire department equipment.
When used as a jail the small
brick building sat behind the old
Village Hal) and had three cells,
one of which was reserved for
Sunoco Station
Held- up Again
The Sunoco Station at the
corner of Fulton St. and Barnard
Ave., Farmingdale, was held- up
again by armed robbers last
Thursday night.
According to eighth precinct
police, two unidentified white
males entered the station at 8: 40
p. m. April 21 armed with a gun.
The pair took $ 150 in receipts
from the attendent, Don Zager,
17, of Wantagh. The attendant
could not provide a description of
the vehicle used to escape.
women but hardly ever used.
Although the jail harbored
murderers and other criminals in
its lifetime, it was mostly an
overnight haven for village
drunks.
When the present brick Village
Hall was built to replace the old
original structure, the new brick
walls of the building were laid
within a foot and a half of the
existing brick jail.
The renovations to the Far-
Jamie Powers
Merit Scholar
Jamie L. Powers of Grant
Avenue, Farmingdale, a student
at Farmingdale Senior High
School, has been offered a
National Merit Scholarship
sponsored by the Bache Cor­poration.
The award brings
singular and distinct recognition
to Miss Powers, her family, and
the Farmingdale School District
as ranking among the top
graduating seniors in the nation.
Jamie will be attending Har­vard
in the fall, majoring in
economics with an outlook
toward business. She also was the
recipient of a State Regents
scholarship this year, performed
in the all- state orchestra at
Rochester last year, and has
[ Continued on page 16]
mingdale Village Hall, which will
extend the present building 12
feet wider on the side and square
the building with the adjacent
firehouse, are part of a $ 530,300
federal grant from the Economic
Development Authority to
provide construction jobs
Hardscrabble
Deadline Near
As the Hardscrabble month of May approaches, the
deadline for fair booth registration is also near at hand.
At the general meeting last Thursday night at the
Farmingdale Village Hall it was noted that more in­dividuate
had signed- up for booth space than last year,
but the clubs and organizations, many of whom have
already expressed a desire to participate, have not yet
officially registered.
The deadline for booth
I • J . A I ¥ rfv * v A registration is April 30. Anyone in
J j l l l l C I j G H f f l l C the Farmingdale area wishing to
D participate with a booth at the
w^ i f, fair should call Finance Com-r
Q1* Q r l £* V o t mittee Chairman Fran Tropiano
1 dldUC UCl at 694- 5921.
Post Editor Bob Starrett and
EVVM Ciiti/ lmr Co- Chairman Rosemary Sch-
W- Om kJlilllXcl y weitzer officiated at the meeting
J and noted that the booth space on
the Village Green would, be
limited this year because of the
construction work that will be in
progress on the Village Hall
extension. When the available
spaces on the " green" are filled,
additional booths will be located
in nearby areas in the parking lot
or on the street.
Four hew contestants for the
title of Master and Miss Hard­scrabble
were recorded this
week: Linda McCarty, 7, of 135
Crestwood Blvd.; Eugene Swift,
5, of 4 Lenore La.; Lucy Torres,
8, of 10 Carmans Ct.; and Ricky
Kistulentz, 8, of 105 Yoakum Ave.
Registration for contestants in
the Master and Miss Hard­scrabble
Contest also closes April
30. The official tabulation of votes
[ Continued on page 16]
The Farmingdale Baseball
League will officially open its
season this Sunday, May 1, with a
parade and game. The parade
will start at Weldon E. Howitt
Junior High School at 2: 30 p. m.
and end at Ellsworth Allen Park
on Motor Ave.
A short program, followed by
the first game of the season
played by the American League
Eagles and the American League
Federals, will signal the opening
of the season.
Local dignitaries participating
in the parade and opening
festivities will include County
Executive Ralph Caso,
Congressman Jerome Ambro,
Assemblymen Philip Healey and
Louis Yevoli, Town of Oyster Bay
[ Continued on page 16]
LOYALTY DAY parade was rained out tor the second year in a row la Farmingdale, so those who
would have marched gathered at the VFW Post Hall for the ceremonies that would have taken place at
Ellsworth Allen Park. Checking the program are Oyster Bay Town Councilman Gregory Carman,
Assemblyman Philip Healey. Commander Angelo Parla, Rev. Ralph J. Morgan of the United Methodist
Church and Mayor John T. HaUahan. [ Post photo by Bob Starrett]