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tfISS EDNA THE L.r. Hisroa PIfiRRPONJ * CLlNlOi-' BROOKLYN 2, N, y. & 15C y* Prize Winning Weekly Serving The Greater Farmingdale Area Since 1920 if armmgttale |3tt?t y4» Official Newspaper for the Village of Farmingdale Vol. 58 No. 51 Second Class Postage Paid In farmingdale, N.Y. 11735 • Thursday, October 13,1977 Copyright 1977 by The Farmingdale Post price 15c - $5 per year Fire Dept. Open House Friday Nite The Village of Farmingdale Fire Department will have Open House on Friday, October 14, from 7 to 10 p.m., climaxing Fire Prevention Week. There will be demonstrations by Hook & Ladder, Engine Company and the Rescue Squad. They will include methods of putting out kitchen fires, in- cluding grease fires in cooking utensils. Firemen will come down a rope from the roof of the Farmingdale Theatre. The Rescue Squad will show how a cardiac unit works and demonstrate the C.PyR. •technique. A simulated car accident will be set up. at the, rear of the firehouse and firemen and rescue teams will demonstrate how victims are rescued and how car fires are extinguished. Awards will be given out for the Fire Prevention Poster Contest to children in grades one through six who designed the most ef- fective poster for their particular age group. Free fire hats will be given to the children and literature will be given out. A special treat will be a demonstration of the antique hand pumper. The South Farmingdale Fire Department will also hold an Open House Friday night at both of their fire stations, headquarters on South Main . Street and Station Two on Merritts Road, beginning at 7 p.m. There will be a coloring contest for children at headquarters. Firefighters will demonstrate how homeowners can protect their homes and families from emergencies that can be avoided. Firemen and their apparatus will visit the students of Wood- ward Parkway Elementary School at 10 a.m. today and will visit the pre-school children of the Monchatea Day School on Friday. School Pianos Up For Sale Recently the Farmingdale Board of Education declared numerous pianos as surplus and directed that residents be given an opportunity to submit bids on them. Minimum bid prices have been established by qualified ap- praisers on each piano, and all pianos are offered for sale on an \as is/where is\ basis. They can be inspected on October 19 and 20 [Continued on page 8] OUTSTANDING Youth Council Recreation Leader for 1977, Jean Malopolski accepts plaque from Council President Lucille Meyerson, Secretary Evelyn Wright and Vice President Helen Weiss. Support Tax Relief Bill Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Colby has gained assurances that a bill will be prefiled in the State Assembly responding to Colby's request that authority be granted now to Homecoming This Saturday One of the oldest forms of family entertainment held on Long Island will again take place as the State University at Far- mingdale invites the entire Long Island community to the 58th Annual Homecoming/Open House on Saturday, October 15, starting at 10 a.m. on the entire Farmingdale Campus. Events that the Alumni Association at the College have planned for this fun-filled day are: gymnastic exhibitions, barnyard animal display, radio- controlled planes, a puppet show, kiddie rides, magic acts, children's games, floats, beauty contests and, of course, a chicken barbecue. This year, • a special added attraction, the Annual Chrysanthemum Show will be held on the Campus during Homecoming from 2 to 6 p.m. This will give the community not only a chance to view a totally spectacular floral exhibit, but an opportunity to take advantage of this special form of family en- tertainment. allow $7,500 to be deducted from the assessment of homeowners when the court-ordered reassessment is enacted. Under the legislation requested by Colby, the State would grant permission to local government to allow a homeowner a deduc- tion from the court-ordered 100% reassessment. \So far, the State legislature has only postponed the effective date of the court ruling,\ Colby noted. \I would like to see the pressure taken off the homeowner completely. Allowing a $7,500 deduction on owner-occupied dwellings assures the homeowner that even if the State doesn't act to change the property tax structure, the homeowner will not be adversely affected by full value assessment.\ Colby is pressing for such legislation because it represents a constitutional way to prevent a greater property tax burden from being shifted to the homeowner. \The State adoption of legislation to temporarily put off the effect of the court ruling requiring reassessment was a much needed step in the right direction. However, I'm concerned that in doing so, the State may now feel no urgency to revamp the property tax structure to make it more equitable and affordable for homeowners,\ Colby con- tinued. \By adopting the homeowner deduction legislation, the homeowner can be assured that, even if it takes the State longer to reform the tax system, full, valuation will not cause a greater hardship.\ In response to Colby's call for this legislation, Assemblyman Armand P. D'Amato has assured that he will pre-file a bill to [Continued on page 8] Laura Cassano To Receive 20th Paragon Award Laura Cassano, a senior at Farmingdale Sr. High School has been named by the principal and faculty of the school to receive a 20th Annual Paragon Oil Student Incentive Award from Texaco Inc. Irving Carroll, principal of Island Trees High School, who serves as chairman of the Paragon Awards Committee, has announced that this year's Awards (VS. Savings Bonds and Certificates of Merit) will be presented to the top student of each of the some 125 Long Island senior high schools at ceremonies, on Saturday, Oc- tober 29th, on the SUNY campus at Farmingdale. The County Executives of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Ralph G. Caso and John I Continued on page 8] New Market Is Open In Village Downtown Farmingdale now has a first class, competitively priced supermarket on Main Street as Associated Food Markets officially opened yesterday in the former Bohack market. The four Zeibeq brothers, who operate three other Associated Markets, held a pre-opening buffet party Tuesday night for all Farmingdale officials, club of- ficers and merchants. In a letter to the public in last week's Post, Nick Zeibeq, one of the principal owners who will operate the Farmingdale store, stated that they intend to become an Involved pa?t oi the fc>eal community: \We will offer the finest quality meat, produce, appetizing delights and groceries at prices that will compete anywhere,\ he said. He also feels that Associated will offer Farmingdale shoppers more than just a good price structure. They want to establish a local community attitude with personal courteous service, but with all the benefits of the large chain supermarkets. Customers check cashing will reflect one of these personal services. Associated will use one of the standard computerized card services to clear check cashing at first, but once the customer becomes known to the market staff, personal checks will be cashed without a card or showing identification. Another personal difference will be having one of the store owners available in the super- market at all times. So, if any customer problems should arise, it will be one of the market's owners who will be on hand to solve the problem quickly and to the advantage of the customer. Healey Boosts Trade Zone Assemblyman Philip Healey (R-Massapequa) last week continued his drive to boost the consciousness of the Long Island business community in hopes of strengthening its position in the market place through economic responsibility, growth, and the creation of a Foreign Trade Zone. \The government is a resource,\ Assemblyman Healey told the more than 40 business leaders who attended the Long Island Association breakfast at UA headquarters in Melville. Healey emphasised that Job [Continued on page8]
