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Ul Z 3 o 4/1 OC «/> o a. UJ < a o z OS < UJ z I- Editorials • Viewpoints • Comments From Oar The Blasting Season Letters In two weeks time on July 4th we will celebrate the birth of our nation, but already many neighborhoods in Farmingdale sound like the Battle of Concord is in progress. Last year the fireworks, although illegal, snapped, crackled and popped from the middle of June well into August. This week the Nassau County Police Dept. asked the- Post to cooperate with them in spreading the word. Every year children and adults are torn, burned and blinded by fireworks. Because of the potential dangers to life, limb and property inherent in fireworks, the legislature enacted and passed laws which makes the possession, use or sale of fireworks a criminal offense, Each year, the police said, nearly 200 violators are arrested, summonsed or referred for further in- vestigation for selling, possessing or using fireworks. A conviction may result in up to 90 days imprisonment, a fine _ofv$500 or both. Residents are urged not to permit children to have fireworks and to remind them that fireworks are dangerous, as well as illegal. Fror Assemblyman Philip Kealey Persons convicted of falsely reporting a fire will now face stiffer penalties under provisions of legislation signed into law by the Governor. the new legislation amends the State Penal Law to make it clear that falsely reporting a fire is to be prosecuted as a Class A - wntmtiotmmmmti mi,.-nmimm tn. nnnnhimn»t «f.U»q jnhang^, a takfl rafuvrt ** tt- fire could be prosecuted as either a Class A or Class B misdemeanor. Enactment of the legislation removes an inconsistency in the law under which a person who falsely reported an occurrence of an ex- plosion, crime, emergency or catastrophe would commit a Class A misdemeanor while a person falsely reporting a fire, an offense equally serious in consequence, might face only a Class B misdemeanor charge. Fire departments all over the state are plagued by false alarms, which result in a great waste of both time and money, not to mention the possibility of personal injury to their members. If firemen and equipment are tied up responding to a false alarm, they are not going to be available to answer the real thing should it prove necessary. Turning in a false fire report is not just a harmless prank. The new state law finally recognizes the seriousness of the offense. The Assembly has also approved a measure which would give members of volunteer ambulance services who have earned Red Cross advanced first aid certificates and who are called upon to render emergency medical treatment, the legal protections currently extended to emergency medical technicians under the state's \good Samaritan\ law. Emergency medical technicians who serve on a voluntary basis in ambulance and rescue squads are now legally permitted to offer emergency treatment to ill, injured or unconscious persons without fear of legal liability except in instances of gross negligence. Ws\t IFanntnaiialc $ ml \YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER\ - Established 1920 - 51 Heisser Lane, Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735 Telephone: CHapel 9-0131 * 0170 . Publisher Joseph Merendino Editor/Manager . . . Robert J. Starrett Production Mgr. Steven Via* Published every Thursday by Island-Wjde Publications,Inc. Joseph Aterend/no, President; Steven Vld, Seeretary-Treasurery COMPOSITION RESPONSIBILITY This newspaper will not be liable for errors, appearing in any adver- tising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. By—Lined Articles and Columns are the sole opinions of the writers and do not necessarily represent views of this paper. Second Class Postage at Farm- ingdale Post Office. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: 1 YEAR $5.00 ^——• mill MEMBER. Hew York Press Assoc. MEMBER: Nassau County Press Assoc. .MEMBER: American Newspaper Repre- sentative MEMBER: Notional Editorial Assoc. Dear Editor: The final sentence in last week's \Hawks Hot Line\ column made casual mention of Jim Keats' resignation from the presidency of the Hawks organization. I'm curious. After being in- strumental in starting midget football in Farmingdale fifteen years ago, after having been in the forefront of the building of the teams into consistent cham- pionship winners, after having poured uncountable hours into fund raising, committee meetings, board sessions, func- tions and special events, and after having been the president of the organization for the bulk of its existance, doesn't Jim Keats deserve more than a one-line goodbye? To my mind he does. It is my personal opinion that Jim Keats has earned the thanks and respect of every boy and girl who ever joined the organization. I think the parents owe him a debt of gratitude for having given the kids of Farmingdale a healthy, organized outlet for their com- petitive spirit, and for heading an organization that has become the envy of other midget football clubs. And especially, I think the adult members of the Hawks organization owe him their thanks. Obviously he didn't do it all alone. Many dedicated men «nd womon worked long and hard to make the Hawks a success, and while I don't mean to minimize their contributions, the fact remains that had not Jim Keats been around fifteen years ago, there might not have been midget football in Farmingdale at all. Possibly I'm jumping to con- clusions. It's inconceivable to me that the volume of Jim Keats' work can be reduced to a single sentence at the end of a column about player registration. Surely others will make it a point to thank him for everything he's done. So let me be the first. Even though I don't have a son to play in the league, I still enjoy wat- ching the games, and I still feel pride when the Farmingdale -teams win, and for having been instrumental in providing me with that pride and enjoyment - thank you, Jim Keats! Sincerely, Don La Fontaine Dear Editor: While reading the last issue of your paper I noticed an article concerning plans for establishing a skateboard ordinance. Quite frankly I feel this ordinance is somewhat ill conceived. If this ordinance were passed the village board would be banning the use of skateboards almost anywhere in this village. I agree there are certain risks or a certain amount of danger involved in skateboarding, but I feel that there are several alternatives other than banning their use. By passing this or- dinance they would be prohibiting the use of skateboards on public streets, sidewalks, parks and parking lots, not to mention the fine to be charged and the village taking away the boards and destroying them. Personally I feel that since skateboarding is so popular the village trustees have an obligation to set up facilities or designate a certain area strictly for skateboarding. By doing this they would eliminate traffic interferences while at the same time you would have a situation which would be considerably safer for the skateboarders. John F.Garry, Jr. Dear Editor: I just saw the, Farmingdale Memorial Day parade and I have to comment on the Senior High School Band. The music sounded terrific, but I can't say the same about the appearance of their uniforms. I think it is a shame for the Senior High School Band to be wearing uniforms that should have be\en replaced years ago. After seeing other bands at football games dressed better, I wonder why Farmingdale doesn't care more for the appearance of their bands. Sincerely, Catherine E. Hassett Dear Editor: We've all heard the gentleman on a local television station who says, \It's 10P.M. Do you know where your children are?\ The fact is we may know where they are at 10 but, where are they earlier in the evening between 8 and 10 P.M.? I can tell you where some of them are.. There is a group of about 10-18 youths who gather each evening in the western area of this town. They gather quite some distance from their homes and are involved in such activities as tearing off aerials and side view mirrors of the automobiles of residents and guests, kicking doors of homes, breaking flowers and shrubbery, and throwing fire crackers as people open their doors. I imagine these youngsters find their behavior amusing. But as we know, when joking goes too far, serious things can occur. Do these youngsters really have nothing better to do? Don't they have homes where they can gather? Or is it that their parents don't want them around and don't care what they do. Signed- A Life long resident Dear Editor: It is not often that I become angry enough to publicly air a complaint. Saturday, May 29, I went into Entenmann's Bakery at 242 Main Street, Farmingdale, and purchased two cakes valued at 17.00. They were thin cheese cakes topped with strawberries. When I bought them they were in ah open case and not refrigerated. The saleslady packed them in separate boxes. I took them home and placed them (in the boxes) in the refrigerator. Time lapse about 8 minutes. The following Monday I started to serve the cakes to my guests and found them moldy. Tuesday I took them to Entenmann's and asked that my money be retur- ned. I spoke to a gentleman who said he was Bob Entenmann who told me, \there's nothing I can do. You're stuck with the cakes.\ He would not return my money for the obviously stale cakes. I called the Better Business Bureau, the Health Dept., the Nassau Consumer Affairs Dept and the Farmingdale Merchant's Assoc., whose Mr. Frank Ran- dazzo was very cooperative., My last call was to my lawyer. I intend taking legal action to recover the amount. I am aware that most individuals would normally take their loss because the effort to recover is worth more than the amount that can be recovered. I want to state at this time that the Entenmann's mentioned here is in no way connected with the Entenmann's bakery chain located in Bayshore, Long Island, New York., /s/PaulJ.Goldfarb Supervisor JOHN W. BURKE. Last week marked the commencement of the Supervisor's Summer Internship Program. The ten interns were selected from more than 100 college student applicants based on their superior academic standings and demonstrated interest in local government. Returning this year as the senior intern is Steven Rosenthal of Hicksville who participated in last year's program. Steve will assist in the administration of the program in addition to working on other special projects. Also assigned to the Supervisor's office are Bob Fisher of Old Beth- page and John Pouschine of Sea Cliff. Bob is a Political Science major at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., and John is majoring in Government at Princeton. Both interns will be working closely with members of my staff on a variety of administrative projects and problems. Assigned to the Department of Planning and Development are Erik .Eriksson of Hicksville, a law student at Harvard; BUI Gifford of Glen Head, studying Government at the University of Pennsylvania and Jeff Held of Syosset, a Political Science major at Washington University. Their assignments range from analysis of Federal programs to long-range land-use programming. Ralph Bell of Massapequa, a student of Political Science at Hofstra University, has been assigned to the office of the Commissioner of Public Works. Assigned to the Environmental Control Division of the Department of Public Works is Leonard Stein of Syosset, an Economics major at Yale University. RonaldRichman of Jericho is gaining experience in labor relations in bis assignment to our Personnel Office. Ronald is a Labor Relations and Economics major at Cornell University. The Town's Youth Bureau will have the service of Susan Labow of Massapequa who is studying Government and Public Policy at Cornell University. JIWs wiU be the 7th year that the Town administration will have the benefit of the many talents these youth bring to Town Hall. I hope to be able to report in more detail on some of their contributions in future columns.
