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October 30, 1980

October 30, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, October 30, 1980

Description: Vol. 41 No. 35 2117th Consecutive Issue

Price: Twenty cents

Scope: Franklin Square, Elmont, West Hempstead, Garden City South

Points of Interest:

  • Franklin Square Board of Education forms Emergency “Block Parent” Plan
  • The Franklin Square Historical Society by Virginia Gerbe
  • The Wine Press by Alan Weinberg
  •  G.O.P. Gossip: Franklin Square Republican Club, Inc. by Virginia Johnson
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth
  • Dining Bulletins by Carla Cohen
    • Restaurants covered: Rafael’s Le Petit Madrid
  • The Last Honest Man by Bill Tarlow
  • The Hotline by Dr. Muriel Weinstein and Dr. Alfred Weinstein
  • America Lodge No. 2245: Order Sons of Italy in America
  • Carey Corner by Kim Reitano
  • Democratic Doings by Fred J. Hirsh
  • Boy Scout news
  • 4-H news
  • Fire Box: Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department by Bob Bogseth
  • Girl Scouts news

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Members of Congressional Candidate Raymond McGrath’s team
      • Pictured: Assemblyman Raymond McGrath; Doris Griffin, Franklin Square Coordinator; Bob Gregory, Executive Leader; Charles Torsiello, Franklin Square Republican Club President
    • Franklin Square Kiwanis Club donates to Franklin General Hospital
      • Pictured: Sidney Rosenthal, Kiwanis Past President; Tom Gangi, Kiwanis President; William Kimball, Franklin General Hospital
  • Page 3:
    • Franklin Square Lioness Club
      • Pictured: Joanne Perri-Ra; Tally Perri; Anne Gaynor; Carol Pacifico, Lioness President
    • Tickets on sale for the Sons of Italy Annual Scholarship Dance
      • Pictured: Herb Capitolo, America Lodge 2245 Venerable; Joe DiGennaro, Chairman
  • Page 6:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Jean Slatkin, recipient of LI Board of Realtors’ 1980 Realtor of the Year Award
  • Page 13:
    • Committee members for Franklin General Hospital benefit at Plattduetsche Park
      • Pictured: (Bottom row) Bernard Greco, Rotarian; Sam Oddo, Public Administrator; Anthony Verderosa, Citibank Branch Manager; Jean Slatkin, Realtor; Charles Torsiello, Lion; (Top row) Sheldon Shane, Franklin’s Advisory Board Chairman; William Kowalewski, Hospital Associate Director; Arnold Christensen, Chamber of Commerce Official; Tom Gangi, Kiwanian; Audrey Tullo
  • Page 15:
    • Ted Kennedy visits Nassau’s 5th Congressional District to endorse Karen Burstein for Congress
      • Pictured: Ted Kennedy; Karen Burstein, Congressional Candidate
  •  Page 18:
    • Ridgewood Savings Bank of Franklin Square donates to VFW Post 2718
      • Pictured: Ashley Chamberlain, Past Post Commander and Adjutant; Eugene Murphy, Bank Branch Manager; Vincent Rampino, Post Commander

Filed Under: Franklin Square Bulletin Tagged With: 1980, 1980s

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