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1USS EDtfA fiUntl^OTOff THE L.I. HISTORICAL SOCIETY PIBRRPONT & CLINTON STS. BROOBLTH 2, W. Y. com' ^4 Pra* Winning Weekly Serving The Greater Farmingdale Area Since 1920 Jfarmm ® An Official Newspaper for the Village of Farmingdale VOL. 57 HO, 17 Second Class Postage p a (d In FarminRdalf. N.Y. 11735 Thursday, March 11, 1976 Copyright 1976 by bland-Wide Publications. Inc. price 1 5* - $5 per year MAN OF THE YEAR James McKenna is all smiles as he receives his award from Farmingdale Mayer John T. Hallahan and a handshake of congratulations from Oyster Bay Town Councilman Gregory W. Carman. Jim's wife, Henrietta, beams with pride as she watches the presentation. The award was presented during Sunday's Brotherhood Day program at Weldon E. Howitt Junior High School. [ Post photo by Bob Starrett] Mayor, Trustees Alone On Ballot Farmingdale Village Mayor John T. Hallahan and Trustees Owen W. Drugan and Fred Rathgaber will be unopposed on the Liberty Party ballot in this coming Tuesday's election for village officials. The polls will be open to voters in the Incorporated Village of Farmingdale at the Village Hall from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 16. Mayor Hallahan has been a member of the board since 1962 and Mayor since 1970. He also served as a member of the Village Zoning Board of Appeals. He is vice president of Wyle Associates, public relations, in New York City. Trustee Drugan has been a member of the board since 1967 and previously served as a member of the planning board for sue years. He is seeking bis third term. Drugan is a building in- spector for the Town of Oyster Bay. Trustee Fred Rathgaber was appointed last year to fill the unexpired term of former trustee Norman Krasnow, who resigned to become clerk-treausrer of the village. He is seeking his first full term on the board. He has served as a member and chairman of the Planning Board and has been chairman of the Board of Ap- peals. He has also been a member of the Farmingdale Fire Dept and treasurer of the benevolant association for ten years. He is currently Chairman ol the Board of Fire Com- missioners. Republican Club Views Sanitation Plan At the Monday (March 15) evening meeting of the Far- mingdale Republican Club, Oyster Bay Town Councilman Warren M.- Doolittle will discuss the economies contained in the revised garbage collection schedule planned by the Town. David Flaumenbaum, club president, urged members to make a special effort to attend the meeting that will be held at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Conklin St., beginning at 8 pm. 'The information Coun- cilman Doolittle can provide will help residents more fully un- derstand the detail! w the savings the Town expects to achieve through the change in the collection schedule.\ Doolittle, senior councilman on the Town Board, has worked very closely with Supervisor John W. Burke in searching for methods to trim Town spending to avoid passing along the expense of inflated costs to homeowners. He considers the revised collection schedule as a very important step by local government to prevent further property increases. \I think that if Farmingdale residents want to be fully aware of the program, the meeting Monday evening offers that opportunity,\ Fpimenbeum Flaumenbaum also noted that Monday's meeting will offer residents an opportunity to meet and speak with the announced Republican candidate for Assemblyman in the 10th Assembly District. \Our second guest speaker for the evening will be former Assemblyman Stuart Levine, who has announced his intention to recapture his Assembly seat,\ Flaumenbaum said. He noted that the Assembly District includes almost the entire incorporated Villag of Farmingdale while the new garbage schedule affects the entire unincorporated area of Farmingdale. \It's a most im- portant meeting for the entire greater Farmingdale com- munity,\ Flaumenbaum con* eluded. Jim McKenna Man Of Year Retired Farmingdale Village Clerk-Treasurer James McKenna was named Man-Of- the-Year during Sunday's Brotherhood Day program, sponsored by the local Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions Clubs at Weldon E. Howitt Junior High School. McKenna was presented the award by Village Mayor John T. Hallahan, whom he served until his retirement last October. He served the village since 1958 as assistant treasurer, village clerk and finally as clerk-treasurer. J im, who was born in New York City, came to Farmingdale at age ten in 1919 as an orphan placed in the care of the Sisters of St. Dominic at the Nazareth Trade School, an orphanage located on the site of the same school in which he received the Man of the Year award Sunday. Town of Oyster Bay Coun- cilman Gregory W. Carman served as master of ceremonies for the program and delivered the brotherhood message. Featured entertainment for the afternoon was provided by the Long Island Banjo Society. A patriotic presentation, tracing the evolveroent of our country's flag through history to its present form, was presented by the Girl Scouts of District VII under the direction of Mrs. Robert Oakes. Mrs. Christine Manser and Mrs. Mavis Salerno accompanied and Mrs. Nancy Quinn was the narrator. The Northside Chorus f Continued on page 91 Police Report Three Burglaries Three burglaries were reported by Eighth Precinct police during the past week in the Farmingdale area, two apparently a double header in the same department building. The double burglary occurred Saturday, March 6, at 16 Gynne Lane, Farmingdale. Apartment one was entered at 11:45 p.m. through a broken side window and $30 in cash and a bottle of scotch was taken. Apartment a at the same address was entered ten minutes later through a broken rear window and three rings, two jackets and a man's watch were reported missing. The third burglary occurred between8:40a.m: and 12:15 p.m. March 2 at 252 N. Idaho Ave., North Massapequa. A 17 inch color television was reported missing. Entry was made through a rear window.
