Farmingdale Women’s Club

The program for the Women’s Club meeting held on February 7 at Allen Park was in keeping with the100th anniversary “Women’s Club Through The Ages.” Past presidents shared memorable moments. Past presidents attending were Nancy Gilles 1968-70, Loda Romanelli 1984-86, Joan Vallarella 1986-88, Nancy Giminaro 1988-90, Rosemary Trudden 1994-96, Elena Guercio 1996-98, Florence Kaufold 1998-2000, Ellen Acinapuro & Carla Piepert 2000-02, Fran Rotondo 2004-06, and Dolores Cianciabella 2006-08.

Couple Celebrates 60th Anniversary

Walter, 88, and Marion Priestley, 84, of Farmingdale, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Walter is a World War II veteran and was also a member of the New York Police Department for 40 years. Marion worked for many years in local hospitals in the nursing field. The couple has five children and ten grandchildren.

Praise For Town Workers

Frank Archipolo was driving on the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway on what appeared to be routine evening. However that would soon change for the Town of Oyster Bay Parks Department employee when he saw smoke coming from a home in Plainview. 

Schools Getting Greener

Energy saving measures discussed at school board meeting

The Farmingdale school district will be going green, in the tradition of the uniforms of its teams, the Dalers.

At the latest school board meeting, specific details were given about the Energy Performance Contract that the district is working on with Johnson Controls to make the school district much more energy efficient.

Weitzman Wants Back In

Former comptroller is seeking his former job and says he has ties to southeast Nassau

“The comptroller is there to protect the taxpayers.”

That is what former Nassau Comptroller Howard Weitzman says is the job of a comptroller. It’s something he says he did during his eight years in the position, and it’s something that he wants to do again. Weitzman was elected to the position in 2001 and 2005 before being narrowly defeated by current Nassau County George Maragos in 2009.

Weitzman blames his defeat on a rare illness he contracted in 2009, which he says prevented him from running a full campaign. He says that despite his limited campaigning he was still only defeated by a narrow margin – 800 votes. 

First Farmingdale St. Pat’s

Irish eyes, and for that matter, all other eyes, were smiling on St. Patrick’s Day in Farmingdale. The First Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held on Main Street and a huge crowd attended the event. Dressed in green, crowds lined the sidewalks as the parade traveled south from North Side School to the Village Green.

Slight Hike In Budget

Amid ever-increasing financial burdens facing schools throughout New York, including the state-mandated tax cap, the Farmingdale school board presented the first draft of its  budget for the 2013-14 school year, calling for a 1.87 percent tax increase over last year’s figure.

 Assistant Superintendent for Business Paul Defendini held an in-depth presentation of the proposed budget at a public workshop at Weldon E. Howitt Middle School, which he said was strenuously crafted this year to ensure the continued quality of education in the Farmingdale school district.

Farmingdale Rising

Construction will soon begin on The Plaza at Farmingdale.

“It’s going to be a destination at the train station in Farmingdale.”

That’s how Anthony Bartone described the construction project called The Plaza at Farmingdale that Bartone Properties is building along South Front Street at the intersection of Secatogue Avenue. 

Fighting For School Funds

Restore state high-tax to this year’s levels. That’s the most important message that the Farmingdale School District’s Legislative Action Committee tried to get across when members of the committee recently traveled to Albany to present the Farmingdale School District’s 2013-14 legislative proposals. According to Farmingdale School District officials, Governor’s Cuomo’s proposed budget would remove $1.4 million in high-tax aid to Farmingdale.

“That’s a big number considering we have a 2 percent tax cap,” said Assistant Superintendent for Administration Barbara J. Horsley. “We’re asking, just return the high-tax aid. Just make it what it was.”

Village Green For Sunday

For the first time, the Village of Farmingdale on Sunday, March 17, will be holding a St. Patrick’s Day parade in what is to become an annual event.

Organizers are hoping that the parade will give Farmingdale residents a chance to come together and share a special event, and are also hoping that the parade will bring customers to Main Street and help support the businesses located there.