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An Official Newspaper for the Village of Farmingdale
Vol, 58 No. 33 Second Class Postage Paid
in Farminodale, N. Y, 11735 Thursday, June 9,1977 Copyriflht1977by
The Farmingdale Post price 15c - $ 5 per year
School Dist. Election Wednesday
State Equalization Rate
Aids Tobay, Hits Babylon
NEW CENTER DEDICATED: Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Colby ( third from left) cuts the
ribbon marking the opening of a new Catholic Charities Ecumenical Center for Senior Adults in
Farmingdale as ( left to right) Town Councilmen Howard T. Hogan, Jr. and Salvatore R. Mosca.
Town Clerk Ann R. Ocker, Town Councilman Kenneth S. Diamond, center director Michael J.
Petrizzi and Town Councilman Gregory W. Carman look on. The center is located at 145 Prospect
Street.
TOASTING THE JUDGE: Former Judge Willis B. Carman, Sr. was honored recently by the New
York State Bar Association for his 50 years service as an attorney and judge. SaluUng " the judge"
are members of his law firm Anthony Sabino, Gregory W. Carman, Willis B. Carman, Jr. and Robert
Callahan. ( Photo by Claire Studios)
Faoningdaie" Ts Board of Education officially adopted
the school district budget that will be offered for voter
approval next Wednesday Meeting in their regular
June session Monday night, the board revealed that
although the budget remains as proposed, there will be
some flux in the tax rates because of changes made by
the state in town equalization rates.
Last week The Post reported
the school budget had been cut by
close to $ 250,000 over the previous
year's budget and the tax rates
would remain the same with no
increase. Since then however, the
state set new equalization rates
for the Town of Oyster Bay and
the Town of Babylon, which wiJJ
change the picture slightly; It is
good news for the 90 percent of
the district that is in the Town of
Oyster Bay, since that tax rate
will drop approximately .18
cents.
In the Town of Babylon portion
of the district, however, the drop
in the town's equalization rate
from 11.24 down to 10.3 will in­crease
the tax rate. The change
in Babylon's equalization rate
will increase the levy by about
$ 18 per year.
Babylon Town Tax Assessor
( Taylor Gifford) told the Post
that he was only notified of the
change by the state last week. He
indicated that it is a waste of time
and money to appeal the decision,
although he does not agree with
the new equalization rate
assigned to the Town of Babylon.
Voting on the school budget,
library budget and Youth Council
budget will be held next Wed­nesday,
June 15 at Howitt Junior
High School from 10 a. m. to 10
p. m.
The proposed library budget of
$ 540,500 is a slight increase from
last year's budget of $ 502,000
increasing the tax rate 38 cents
per $ 100 of assessed valuation or
$ 2.28 per year for a house
assessed at $ 6,000. Total library
taxes at this rate would be $ 32 per
year.
Two library board positions are
open, one for a iull five year
term, and the other to fill the
unexpired one year term of
George Fain, who resigned in
March. The candidate receiving
the highest number of votes will
win the longer term and the
second highest vote getter will
win the shorter term.
Three candidates have filed for
the two seats: Helen Spinetta,
Paul Gatto and Edward Lynch,
who was appointed to fill Fain's
seat.
aries
Eighth precinct police reported
three burglaries in Farmingdale
during the past week.
On June 2 the home at 138
Grant* Ave, Farmingdale, was
entered through a side door
between 12: 30 and 3 p. m. a 19"
color television was taken.
A burglar entered the home at
111 Elizabeth St., Farmingdale,
at 7: 20 p. m. on June 3. Stereo
equipment was reported missing.
Also on June 3, the home at 10
Cornelia St., Farmingdale, was
entered through a side window
between 6: 45 and 9: 15 p. m. A
color television and a radio were
taken.
Gong Keeps
Parlor Lively
A new innovation has been
introduced within the past few
weeks at a Farmingdale Ice
Cream Parlor, a Friday night
" Gong Show" for and by patrons
of all ages.
A small stage has been con­structed
in the rear corner of
K; tty and Mike Wiebe's Ice
Cream Parlor at 236 Main Street.
Patrons of any age can walk on
and perform, if they have the
nerve or the desire. Musical
instruments of all kinds have
been played on the stage as well
as singers testing their talent
before the local public.
The idea was presented to the
Wiebe's by a group of students
from Farmingdale University,
headed by Joe Roy, his
girlfriend, Esther, and three
others, Joanie, Eric and Don.
The " Gong" event is usually
scheduled for 7 to 9 p. m., but
sometimes keeps the parlor
jumping ' til after midnight. For
further information call Mike at
249- 9814.
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