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*UPL 1. HISTORICAL S*C T - BBOOBLtU fci »* Y * 19 C011F ^ ^4 Prize Winning Weekly Serving The Greater Farmingdale Area Since 1920 w» @ aramgdale f Jit 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\ T s 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 in- crease 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 Wed- nesday, 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 con- structed 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. &
