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Finding aid for issues of the Franklin Square Bulletin newspaper, covering the communities of Franklin Square, West Hempstead, Malverne, Valley Stream, Elmont, and Garden City South.

May 15, 1980

May 15, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, May 15, 1980

Description: Vol. 41 No. 11 2093rd Consecutive Issue

Price: Ten cents

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

Points of Interest:

  • Police warn of con men who conned $23,000 from a Valley Stream furniture store
  • Voters approve sale of the Monroe Street School
  • 1980 School Census
  • Members of music group Prism from Oral Roberts University to perform at Bethel Assembly of God
  • Franklin Square Lions Club by Dr. H. Russell
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library by Dorothy Gunzenhauser
  • Fire Box: Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department by Bob Bogseth
  • Democratic Doings by Fred J. Hirsh
  • G.O.P. Gossip: Franklin Square Republican Club, Inc. by Virginia Johnson
    • Ronald Reagan to speak at the Nassau County Republican Dinner
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • 5th Precinct Police Report
  • Carey Corner by Evelyn O’Connor
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth
  • The Theatre District by David Spencer
    • Shows covered: Home
    • Films covered: The Nude Bomb
  • Wydler’s Washington by Congressman John W. Wydler
  • American Legion Franklin Square No. 1014 news
  • 4-H news
  • Local school news:
    • Franklin Square schools; Sewanhaka High School; Valley Stream schools

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Eagle Scout Citation
      • Pictured: William Hoepfl, Eagle Scout; Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman
    • Prism music ministry at local church
      • Pictured: Prism members (unnamed)
  • Page 5:
    • Democratic Senate candidate visits 21st Assembly District Democratic Club
      • Pictured: Arnold Brown, Assembly District Leader; Bess Myerson, Senate candidate; Fred Hirsh, Club President
  • Page 7:
    • Men who rescued victims of sewer gas at Elmont Road Park receive Medal of Valor
      • Pictured: Samuel J. Rozzi, Nassau County Police Commissioner; Richard Bedell, Ambulance Medical Technician of the Emergency Services Bureau; Hilton Williams, Fifth Precinct Police Officer
  • Page 8:
    • Discussion of bill to make Inauguration Day a legal public holiday
      • Pictured: John W. Wydler, Congressman; James Hanley, Chairman of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  • Page 10:
    • Malverne Fire Department installation of Officers
      • Pictured: Stewart Morrow, Mayor of Malverne; James Farrell, Fire Chief; Greg Evans, First Assistant Chief; Amedeo de Poto, Second Assistant Chief; Herbert Buschman, Fire Commissioner
  • Page 11:
    • Two firefighters receive “Fireman of the Year” award
      • Pictured: Stu Conrad, outgoing Fire Chief; George Zimpelmann, award winner; Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman; Sandy Marini, award winner; Ronnie Gales, new Fire Chief
  • Page 15:
    • Franklin Square Lioness installation
      • Pictured: Priscilla Labbe, past Lioness President; Mary Canja Lose, new Lioness; Claudette Schafer, Mary’s sponsor

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May 8, 1980

May 8, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, May 8, 1980

Description: Vol. 41 No. 10 2092nd Consecutive Issue

Price: Ten cents

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

Points of Interest:

  • Greater Nassau Chapter of Sweet Adelines, Inc. new officers
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library by Dorothy Gunzenhauser
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth
  • G.O.P. Gossip: Franklin Square Republican Club, Inc. by Virginia Johnson
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • Democratic Doings by Fred J. Hirsh
  • 4-H news
  • The Theatre District by David Spencer
    • Shows covered: Nuts; A Day in Hollywood-A Night in the Ukraine; Barbarians
  • Town Talk by Al D’Amato, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor
  • Carey Corner by Evelyn O’Connor
  • 5th Precinct Police Report by P.O. James Fehling
  • Fire Box: Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department by Bob Bogseth
  • Franklin Square Lions Club
  • Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts news
  • Rotary Ramblings
  • America Lodge No. 2245: Order Sons of Italy in America by Barbara Giorandino
  • Local school news
    • Franklin Square schools; Valley Stream schools; Carey High School

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Opening Day Ceremonies for the Franklin Square Athletic Association Little League
      • Pictured: Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman; Allyson Brunner; John Aurillia, Little League President; Judge B. Thomas Pantano; Assemblyman George Madison; Anthony Turso, Little Leaguer
    • Franklin Square-Elmont Rotary Club meeting
      • Pictured: Anton Sinz, Rotary Club President; Evelyn O’Connor, Carey High student and Carey Corner columnist; Chris Eichner, Carey High Principal
    • Franklin General’s Fifth Annual Ball
      • Pictured: Judge and Mrs. Alfred F. Samenga; Mr. and Mrs. John Scoppa; Mr. and Mrs. John Cardile
  • Page 9:
    • Local Legionnaires tour Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
      • Pictured: Local American Legionnaire members Henry Grinthal, Jean Grinthal, R. Welch, Fred Due, John Prendergast, Frank Lucasio
    • Elmont Fire Department Installation of Officers Ceremonies
      • Pictured: Judge Ralph Yachnin; Stu Conrad, outgoing Elmont Fire Chief; Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman; Ronnie Gales, new Elmont Fire Chief; Alfred Samenga
  • Page 10:
    • District residents lobby for passage of Esposito-Madison Bill
      • Pictured: Assemblyman George Madison; 21st Assembly District individuals (unnamed)
  • Page 14:
    • St. James the Just Episcopal Church 3rd Annual Quilt Show
      • Pictured: Jane Blaurock, Lecturer; Gladys Bonnell; Abbie Jane Hattauer

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May 1, 1980

May 1, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, May 1, 1980

Description: Vol. 41 No. 9 2091st Consecutive Issue

Price: Ten cents

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

Points of Interest:

  • Carey High School performance of “Damn Yankees”
  • Upcoming School Vote for budgets and sale of Monroe Street School
  • Sienna Center new hotline, Hopeline
  • Franklin Square Lions Club by Dr. H. Russell
  • Honoring of local artist Rita Soloway at the Pen and Brush Club
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library by Dorothy Gunzenhauser
  • Carey High School Honor Roll, Classes 1980-1985
  • The Theatre District by David Spencer
    • Shows covered: Past Tense; Children of a Lesser God; Back in the Race
  • 5th Precinct Police Report by P.O. James Fehling
  • Cub Scouts and Boy Scout news
  • G.O.P. Gossip: Franklin Square Republican Club, Inc. by Virginia Johnson
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • Fire Box: Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department by Bob Bogseth
  • Carey Corner by Evelyn O’Connor
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth
  • Valley Stream school news

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Senior Citizens Day
      • Pictured: Nurse Eileen Ferguson, R.N.; Ed Di Gioia; Anthony Verderosa, A.V.P of Citibank
    • Sewanhaka High Golden Anniversary Celebration
      • Pictured: Al D’Amato, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor; Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman; Robert Andrews, Sewanhaka High School Principal; Mrs. Mary Di Pietro, Anniversary Dinner Chairman; Edelhard Sedat, Sewanhaka District Superintendent
    • Eagle Scout Citation
      • Pictured: Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman; Scott Berkenblit, Eagle Scout; Sarita Berkenblit; Ronald Berkenblit; Jim Torosian, Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop No. 372
  • Page 3:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Robert J. Arcari, Valley Stream High School senior
  • Page 8:
    • Republican Club 2nd Annual Fashion Show
      • Pictured: Models Phyllis Malito, Carol Brenner, Frieda Riech, Gail Wallace, Phillip Paieri, Debbie Goldman, Isabelle Gianquinto, Lorraine McCartney, Livia Granito, Nancy Gullo, Helen Goldmann, Dennis S. DuCasse
  • Page 10:
    • “Dutch Treat” at Old Westbury Gardens
      • Pictured: Bob Marzinkowski, Bill Roston, Paul Jones, Louis Vecchione, Pershing Rifles Co. Q-8 Dutch Berger Guard members; Debra Penzi, May Queen
  • Page 12:
    • Berkley Award for Business Students
      • Pictured: Deborah Laudone, Carey High School student; Mrs. Judith Laudoner; Miss Katherine McHugh, The Berkley-Claremont School admissions representative; John Baumann, The Berkley-Claremont School Business Department Chairman
  • Page 18:
    • Lioness Club President presents certificate of appreciation to Lee Mitchell for his film presentation on the Guide Dog Foundation
      • Pictured: JoAnn Cortese, Franklin Square Lioness Club President; Lee Mitchell
    • Lioness Club President presents check for one week vacation to 4-H Sumer Camp to 4-H member
      • Pictured: JoAnne Cortese, Franklin Square Lioness Club President; Elizabeth Tucci, 4-H member
  • Page 20:
    • Opening Day for Franklin Square Athletic Association Girls Softball League
      • Pictured: Bill Wildermuth, Insurance Doctor and team sponsor; Jane Aliano, girls softball manager; Ann Esposito, Coach; Girls softball league members (unnamed)

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

April 24, 1980

April 24, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, April 24, 1980

Description: Vol. 41 No. 8 2090th Consecutive Issue

Price: Ten cents

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

Points of Interest:

  • Boy Scout Troops 93, 282, and 485 clean up Franklin Square
  • Maryann Rebecca announces candidacy for re-election to Franklin Square School Board
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library by Dorothy Gunzenhauser
  • Engagement announcement for Janet Eileen Lawrence and Gerard Francis Hawkes
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth
  • Franklin Square Lions Club
  • Fire Box: Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department by Bob Bogseth
  • Carey Corner by Evelyn O’Connor
  • Music in Review by Adriel Bettelheim
    • Opera covered: Parsifal
  • Carey High students in the news
  • Wydler’s Washington by Congressman John W. Wydler
  • Cub Scouts news
  • 4-H news
  • 5th Precinct Police Report by P.O. James Fehling
  • The Theatre District by David Spencer
    • Shows covered: Sweeny Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Morning’s at Seven
  • Democratic Doings by Fred J. Hirsh
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • Girl Scouts news
  • American Legion Auxiliary Franklin Square No. 1014 news
  • Boy Scout news

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Franklin Square Kiwanis Club Ham and Eggs Breakfast
      • Pictured:  Sal Nasta, Breakfast Chairman; Elisa Munda; Peter DeSibio, Chairman of the Atlantic Beach Bridge Authority; Al D’Amato, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor; Tom Gangi, Kiwanis President
    • Boy Scouts clean up Franklin Square
      • Pictured: Alfred Giardello; Doug Girgenti; Joe Pantaleo; Kevin O’Hearon; Frank Goropeuschek; Anton Bruchhauser; Bobby Capoziello; Joe Hale, Assistant Scoutmaster
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Maryann Rebecca
    • Guest speakers at the Franklin Square-Elmont Rotary Club
      • Pictured: Pam Martens, guest from the Rehabilitation Institute; Anton Sinz, Rotary Club President; Adele Rubins, guest from the Rehabilitation Institute
  • Page 2:
    • Regents Scholarship Winner at Rotary Club meeting
      • Pictured: Christopher Eichner, Carey High School Principal; Christopher Corcoran, Regents Scholarship Winner and Carey High School student
  • Page 4:
    • County Executive proclaims Private Property Week
      • Pictured: Wesley C. Ford, Vice President of the Long Island Board of Realtors; Francis T. Purcell, County Executive
  • Page 6:
    • Franklin General Hospital patients receive American Affairs Project crafts from the Elmont Chapter of Hadassah
      • Pictured: Gladys Hanfling; Patient Relations Director; Yvette Mostel, Project Chairman; Bertha Katz, Elmont Hadassah President; Eva Sundheimer, L.P.N., Judy Gilbert, Program Vice President
    • Franklin Square-Elmont Rotary Club receives proceeds from their 25th Anniversary celebrations
      • Pictured: Anton Sinz, Rotary Club President; Herb Schimkus
  • Page 11:
    • “Sweeny Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at the Uris Theatre
      • Pictured: George Hearn, Sweeny Todd; Dorothy Loudon, Mrs. Lovett
    • 21st Assembly District Democrat Club Dance
      • Pictured: John Matthews, Vice Chairman of the Nassau County Democratic Committee; Fred Hirsh, Club President; Maddi Aliano, State Committeewoman, Jim Corcoran, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress; David Perez; Arnold Brown, State Committeeman
  • Page 13:
    • Troop 149 Brownie Color Guard presents the American Flag and Brownie Girl Scout Flags at Brownie Ingathering
      • Pictured: Elaine de la Mata; Susan Jahneke; Jeannine Sarosy; Diana Jackson
    • Brownie Troop 1359 performs informative skit about Poland and its unique Easter Eggs at Brownie Ingathering
      • Pictured: Kathy Pietrizak; Heidi Vordermeier; Kathy Schaff; Tara Catanzano; Kim Catanzano
    • Brownie Troop 1045 visits the Freeport Recreation Center
      • Pictured: Ivy Gutwillig; Doreen Terryn; Tanya Panin; Christina Wingard; Lisa De Fillipo; Denise Masterson; Natalie De Fillipo, Junior Scout from Troop 1032; Amy Cucchiara; Kelly McCarthy; Karen Bowman
  • Page 14:
    • Boy Scout Troop 93 receives the Father Scala Trophy for Scouting Excellence for winning the District Skills Rally
      • Pictured: James Nuccio, Sr. Patrol Leader; Joe Pantaleo, Assistant Sr. Patrol Leader; William Capoziello, Assistant Sr. Patrol Leader; Charles Jeffords, Committee Chairman
    • Boy Scout Troop 93 Open House and Court of Honor
      • Pictured: Anton Bruchhauser; Mark Wagner; Kevin O’Hearon; Doug Girgenti; Richard Colvin

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April 17, 1980

April 17, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, April 17, 1980

Description: Vol. 41 No. 7 2089th Consecutive Issue

Price: Ten cents

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

Points of Interest:

  • Roger W. Albergo installed as Chief of the Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department
  • Sale of Monroe St. School to be on ballot
  • Stephen Miller seeking re-election to the Franklin Square School Board
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth
  • Engagement announcement for Donna Buzzerio and Kevin Richardson
  • Bruno Greco joins Suburbia Federal Savings and Loan Association as Senior Vice President
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library
  • The Franklin Square Historical Society by Virginia Gerbe
  • Boy Scout news
  • Carey High School news
  • Democratic Doings by Fred J. Hirsh
  • G.O.P. Gossip: Franklin Square Republican Club, Inc. by Virginia Johnson
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • Lori Ann Braun installed as Beloved Queen of Grace Coolidge Triangle
  • Hofstra University to improve facilities for handicapped students
  • Fire Box: Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department by Bob Bogseth
  • Rotary Ramblings by William J. Wildermuth
  • Franklin Square Lions Club by Dr. H. Russell
  • The Woman’s Club of Franklin Square by Flo Carway
  • 5th Precinct Police Report by P.O. James Fehling
  • Carey students visit Wells, Maine as part of the Domestic Exchange Program
  • Carey Corner by Evelyn O’Connor

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Boy Scout Troop 93 cleans up Franklin Square
      • Pictured:  Boy Scouts (unnamed)
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Fire Chief Roger W. Albergo
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Stephen Miller
  • Page 2:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Bruno Greco
  • Page 4:
    • 21st Assembly District Democratic Club meeting
      • Pictured: Arnold Brown, State Committeeman; Fred Hirsh, Club President; David Peirez, guest speaker; Maddi Aliano, State Committeewoman
  • Page 10:
    • Funny the Bunny entertains children at Astoria Federal Savings in Franklin Square
      • Pictured: Bank visitors (unnamed)
  • Page 11:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Abe Seldin, Chairman of the Nassau County Board of Assessors
    • Donated American Flag flies at St. James the Just Parish Hall
      • Pictured: St. James the Just Parish Hall
  • Page 12:
    • Franklin Park Nursing Home resident Anna Puls celebrates 103rd birthday
      • Pictured: Anna Puls; Family members (unnamed)
  • Page 14:
    • Carey students visit Wells, Maine
      • Pictured: Welcome to Wells sign

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

April 10, 1980

April 10, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, April 10, 1980

Description: Vol. 41 No. 6 2088th Consecutive Issue

Price: Ten cents

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

Points of Interest:

  • Nassau County firemen and police benefit hockey game
  • Franklin Square Lions Club by Dr. H. Russell
  • Fire Box: Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department by Bob Bogseth
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library by Dorothy Gunzenhauser
  • Boy Scout news
  • G.O.P. Gossip: Franklin Square Republican Club, Inc. by Virginia Johnson
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • Democratic Doings by Fred J. Hirsh
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth
  • Report from Albany by Assemblyman George Madison
  • Town Talk by Al D’Amato, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor
  • State Assembly Report from John A. Esposito
  • Sewanhaka Federation of Teachers protest proposed budget cuts
  • Wydler’s Washington by Congressman John W. Wydler
  • Flag stolen from St. James the Just on Good Friday
  • America Lodge No. 2245: Order Sons of Italy in America by Virginia Johnson
  • The Theatre District by David Spencer
    • Shows covered: Horowitz and Mrs. Washington; I Ought to be in Pictures
  • Carey Corner by Evelyn O’Connor
  • American Legion Auxiliary Franklin Square No. 1014 news
  • Birth announcement for Melissa Marie Francois, born to Donna Francois and Victor Francois

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Kiwanis officers present Certificate of Appreciation to wine store proprietor who presented a wine tasting program at a Kiwanis dinner meeting
      • Pictured:  Don Goldman, Kiwanis Vice President; Bob Biancaniello, proprietor of the International Wine Gallery of Garden City South; Tom Gangi, Kiwanis President
      Carey High School J.H.S. Wrestling Team Captains guests at a Franklin Square-Elmont Rotary meeting
      • Pictured: Matt Hawkins, Wresting Captain; Christopher Eichner, Carey High School Principal and Rotarian; Jerry Lorenzo, Wrestling Captain
      Carey High School Senior Class President a guest at a Franklin Square-Elmont Rotary Club meeting
      • Pictured: Christopher Eichner, Carey High School Principal and Rotarian; Anton Sinz, Rotary Club President; Michael Quarenquio, Carey Senior Class President
    • Congressman Wydler receives signatures supporting the establishment of Inauguration Day as a national holiday
      • Pictured: Mark Kerner, President of Elmont High School Student Council; Mr. John Gillen, Elmont High School; Dr. Richard Caliendo, Elmont High School Principal; Congressman John W. Wydler
  • Page 5:
    • Players in the Long Island Opera Company’s production of “The Elixir of Love”
      • Pictured: Rhonda Kay; Ed Watts
  • Page 8:
    • Flag stolen from St. James the Just Parish Hall
      • Pictured: St. James the Just Church
  • Page 9:
    • Franklin Square resident inducted into New York Telephone’s “President’s Club” for outstanding sales performance
      • Pictured: Fred Bothe, inductee; Delbert Staley, New York Telephone President

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March 27, 1980

March 27, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, March 27, 1980

Description: Vol. 41 No. 4 2086th Consecutive Issue

Price: Ten cents

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

Points of Interest:

  • Energy grants for 12 governments and institutions serving the Fifth District
  • Franklin General names Judith Burtis Chairman of the 1980 Franklin General Hospital Ball
  • Senior citizen nutrition program to move from Monroe Street School to the Wesley United Methodist Church on Dogwood Ave.
  • Gift of Life committee commemorates Rotary International’s 75th Anniversary
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library by Dorothy Gunzenhauser
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth
  • Fire Box: Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department by Bob Bogseth
  • Homeowners travel to Albany to fight reassessment
  • Franklin Square Lions Club by Dr. H. Russell
  • Democratic Doings by Fred J. Hirsh
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • G.O.P. Gossip: Franklin Square Republican Club, Inc. by Virginia Johnson
  • The Theatre District by David Spencer
    • Shows covered: Company; Biography
  • Carey Corner by Evelyn O’Connor
  • Wydler’s Washington by Congressman John W. Wydler
  • Local school news
    • Elmont Jr. High; Valley Stream schools
  • American Legion Auxiliary Franklin Square No. 1014 news
  • Boy Scout news
  • Birth announcement for Timothy David O’Brien, born to Joanne O’Brien and David O’Brien
  • Girl Scouts news
  • 4-H news
  • Rotary Ramblings by William J. Wildermuth

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Officers prepare for Nassau County Police’s Open House Week
      • Pictured: George Lhotan, Police Officer; Hanibal the Police Horse; Ron Ferdinand, Mounted Officer
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Mrs. Judith Burtis, Chairman of the 1980 Franklin General Hospital Ball
    • Gift of Life Reception for the Rotary’s 75th Anniversary
      • Pictured: Emily Giblin; Wilson Giblin, Rotarian; Bill Wildermuth, Rotarian; Doris Wildermuth
  • Page 3:
    • Sons of Italy Lodge No. 2245 present a check for the benefit of the Franklin Square Senior Center’s nutrition program
      • Pictured: Salvatore Palmeri, Sons of Italy Outgoing Venerable; Herb Capitolo, Sons of Italy Incoming Venerable; Cecilia Nizza, Deputy Commissioner of the Town’s Department of Services for the Aging and Sons of Italy member; Josephine Schwerer, Senior Center President; Mary O’Brien, Chairman of the Center’s Nutrition Program; Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman
  • Page 6:
    • Franklin Square volunteers at Franklin General Hospital sell Valentine’s Day goodies
      • Pictured: Martha Friedlander; Joyce Lanciotti; Evelyn Gricco
  • Page 9:
    • Assemblyman Madison appointed to the Assembly Codes Committee
      • Pictured: Assemblyman George Madison; James Emery, Assembly Republican Leader
  • Page 13:
    • Kiwanis Club prepares for the upcoming Kiwanis Family Ham and Eggs Breakfast
      • Pictured: Sal Nasta, Breakfast Chairman; Tom Gangi, Kiwanis Club President
  • Page 15:
    • New member of the Franklin Square-Elmont Rotary Club
      • Pictured: Anton Sinz, Rotary Club President; Christopher Eichner, Carey High School Principal and new Rotarian; Bernard Greco, sponsor; Ray Mineo, Rotarian; Bernard Hein, Rotarian

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March 20, 1980

March 20, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, March 20, 1980

Description: Vol. 41 No. 3 2085th Consecutive Issue

Price: Ten cents

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

Points of Interest:

  • Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce begins “Free the Hostages” campaign
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library by Dorothy Gunzenhauser
  • Funny the Bunny coming to Astoria Federal Saving and Loan Association
  • Fire Box: Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department by Bob Bogseth
  • Democratic Doings by Fred J. Hirsh
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • G.O.P. Gossip: Franklin Square Republican Club, Inc. by Virginia Johnson
  • 4-H news
  • Valley Stream school news
  • The Woman’s Club of Franklin Square by Flo Carway
  • Boy Scout and Cub Scouts news
  • Wydler’s Washington by Congressman John W. Wydler
  • Carey Corner by Evelyn O’Connor
  • Carey High School Honor Roll, Classes 1980-1985
  • Regents scholarship winners
  • Franklin Square school news
  • Historic Franklin Square by Paul Van Wie
  • The Theatre District by David Spencer
    • Shows covered: Innocent Thoughts, Harmless Intentions
    • Films covered: Being There
  • Franklin Square Lions Club by Dr. H. Russell
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Robert A. Zuflacht, new member of Franklin General Hospital’s Advisory Board
    • Local resident receives Civilian Commendation from the Nassau County Police Department
      • Pictured: William King, Deputy Chief of Operations; Walter Chmara, Civilian Commendation recipient; Ernest Baker, President of the P.B.C.; Captain Eugene Reilly, Commanding Officer of the P.B.C.
    • Citizens prepare to display the American Flag in protest of the Iran hostage crisis
      • Pictured: Edward Spegowski, Chamber of Commerce President; Ed DiGioia, Executive Secretary; Tony Realmuto, WWII veteran and Vault Custodian at Astoria Federal
  • Page 2:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Funny the Bunny
  • Page 3:
    • Lieutenant Governor Cuomo visits the 21st Assembly District Democratic Club
      • Pictured: Fred Hirsh, Club President; Mario Cuomo, Lieutenant Governor; Arnold Brown, Assembly District Leader
  • Page 6:
    • Carey High School graduate honored at NCC Scholarship Reception
      • Pictured: Joseph F. Carlino Sr.; Peter Brennan, Carey High School graduate; Patricia Bulzachelli; Ivan Jackson; Doris Shaffer, President of the NCC Federation of Teachers
  • Page 7:
    • Boy Scout Troop 93 at Operation Igloo at Onteora
      • Pictured: Bob Bulzone; Joe Pantaleo; Billy Capoziello; Danny McGuigan
    • Boy Scout Troop 93 plays hockey at Workcoeman Scout Reservation
      • Pictured: Alfred Giardiello; Anton Bruchhauser; Joe Pantaleo; Billy Duggan; Steve Colvin
  • Page 9:
    • Nassau County Federation of Republican Women installation
      • Pictured: Honorable Joseph M. Margiotta; Erna March, new Vice-Chairman; Anne Porto, Chairman
    • Elmont Senior Center installation
      • Pictured: Margaret Dayvie, Vice President; Ethel Fenton, Senior Center Coordinator; Dr. Carol Lucas, Commissioner of the Hempstead Town Department of Services for the Aging; Florence Fugelsang, 2nd Vice President; Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman; Ellen Carpenter, newly installed President; Anne Pusateri, Recording Secretary; Cornelius La Guardia, Treasurer; Mary Rosen, Corresponding Secretary; Vito Tomeo, Sergeant-at-Arms; Tillie Guidice
  • Page 10:
    • Future Business Leaders of America at Carey High School
      • Pictured: Tini Gambino, FBLA President; Mrs. Rooney, advisor; FBLA members (unnamed)
  • Page 12:
    • Franklin Square residents graduate from South Nassau Community Hospital’s “People Activated Toward Help”
      • Pictured: Dorothy Cash; Herman Koerner
  • Page 13:
    • Franklin Square youth honored for essay titled “New York City”
      • Pictured: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quinn; Thomas Quinn Jr., honoree; Senator John Dunne

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March 13, 1980

March 13, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, March 13, 1980

Description: Vol. 41 No. 2 2084th Consecutive Issue

Price: Ten cents

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

Points of Interest:

  • St. Catherine’s Pastor Father S. Thomas Minogue blesses car donated to the Sienna Center by Ridgewood Savings Bank
  • Rabbi Yaakov G. Rosenberg to be scholar-in-residence at the Third Annual Kallah of the Jewish Community Center in West Hempstead
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library by Dorothy Gunzenhauser
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth
  • Retirement party for Frank Paulino, employee at Sanitation District No. 6
  • Girl Scouts and Boy Scout news
  • G.O.P. Gossip: Franklin Square Republican Club, Inc. by Virginia Johnson
  • Democratic Doings by Fred J. Hirsh
  • Fire Box: Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department by Bob Bogseth
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • Sewanhaka High News
  • Holistic health lectures by Dr. Seymour F. Goldberg
  • Report From Albany by Assemblyman George Madison
  • Carey Corner by Evelyn O’Connor
  • Carey High School to participate in Domestic Student Exchange Program
  • Franklin Square Lions Club by Dr. H. Russell

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • Franklin Square conservatives congratulate Al D’Amato on his quest for the Republican Senatorial nomination
      • Pictured:  Committeeman Manfred E. Bolte; Al D’Amato, Town Supervisor; Herbert Schimkus, 21st Assembly District Leader
    • Blessing of new Sienna Center car, donated by Ridgewood Savings Bank
      • Pictured: Father S. Thomas Minogue; Eugene Murphy, Ridgewood Bank Manager; Sr. Jeanne Andre Brendel, Coordinator of the Sienna Center; Parishioners (unnamed)
    • Congress Wydler presents flag that flew over the House of Representatives to Franklin General Hospital
      • Pictured: Mr. Bruce Beaver, Community Relations Director of Franklin General Hospital; Irene Vigotty, R.N., Franklin General Nursing Supervisor; Congressman John W. Wydler
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Lt. Governor Mario Cuomo
  • Page 2:
    • Frank Paulino Sanitation District No. 6 Retirement Party
      • Pictured: Commissioner James Voight; Commissioner John Licari; Superintendent Peter Sluszka; Chairman Patrick O’Mally; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Paulino; Commissioner Lawrence Casillo; Commissioner Frank D’Agostino
  • Page 3:
    • Junior Girl Scout Troop 1032 prepares skits
      • Pictured: Adrienne Green; Nicora Stroman; Doreen Brady; Pat Motchmann, Leader; Angela Moran
    • Boy Scout Troop 93 Leadership Training at Camp Wauwpex
      • Pictured: (Front) Anton Bruchhauser; Richard Colvin; (Rear) James Nuccio, Senior Patrol Leader; Frank Goropeuschek; Dick Colvin, Assistant Scoutmaster
  • Page 6:
    • “Homeowners Gathering” to inform residents about the possibility of full value reassessment
      • Pictured: Assemblyman George Madison; George Escalante, meeting chairman; Assemblyman John Esposito; Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman
  • Page 7:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Dr. Seymour F. Goldberg, Chiropractic Kinesiologist
    • Winners of Elmont Library’s Storytelling Contest
      • Pictured: Anthony Verderosa, Assistant Vice President of Citibank; Pamela Schindler, winner; Josette Noto, winner
  • Page 10:
    • 83rd birthday celebration of the Parent Teacher Association
      • Pictured: Mrs. Lucia Dente, Chairperson; Mr. William Parfitt, District Principal; Mrs. Carmela Kessel, John Street School PTA President; Anita Kupietz, Elaine Harman, and Mary Cook, recipients of the H.F. Carey Award; Marie C. Delena, John Street School Principal
    • Local Justice receives citation for “Invaluable Contributions and Devotion to his Fellow Man” from Sons of Italy Unitals Lodge No. 2180
      • Pictured: Al D’Amato, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor; Mrs. Samenga; Judge Alfred F. Samenga, citation recipient; Peter R. Zuzolo, Grand Venerable of the State of New York; Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman

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

March 6, 1980

March 6, 1980 by Bill Youngfert

Title: Franklin Square Bulletin

Date: Thursday, March 6, 1980

Description: Vol. 41 No. 1 2083rd Consecutive Issue

Price: Ten cents

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

Points of Interest:

  • The Franklin Square-Munson Fire Department goes on record as not condoning solicitation of funds in the district conducted by the Eastern Division of the International Association of Fire Chiefs
  • Your Peephole by Henry Emmeluth
  • Cover to Cover: Franklin Square Public Library by Dorothy Gunzenhauser
  • Fire Box: Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department by Bob Bogseth
  • Local soprano Rhonda Kay to appear in several musical events
  • Franklin Square Lions Club by Dr. H. Russell
  • 4-H news
  • Girl Scouts news
  • Democratic Doings by Fred J. Hirsh
  • Theodore Roosevelt Rep. Club News by Jack Blackman
  • G.O.P. Gossip: Franklin Square Republican Club, Inc. by Virginia Johnson
  • Senate OK’s bill to reveal “hidden costs” of state governments
  • Sewanhaka High News
  • Wydler’s Washington by Congressman John W. Wydler
  • Boy Scout news
  • Carey Corner by Evelyn O’Connor
  • The Theatre District by David Spencer
    • Shows covered: Mister Lincoln; Whose Life is it, Anyway?; Johnny on the Spot

Photograph Subjects:

  • Page 1:
    • American Heart Association conducts CPR recertification exam for Franklin Square Kiwanis Club members
      • Pictured: Sid Rosenthal, Kiwanian
    • Local politicians discuss relocation and maintenance of the Senior Citizens Nutrition Program from Monroe Street School
      • Pictured: Joseph Cairo Jr., Town Councilman; Assemblyman George Madison
    • Franklin Square-Elmont Rotary Club to celebrate 25th Anniversary and Rotary International’s 75th Anniversary
      • Pictured: Ray Mineo, Event Chairman; Salvatore Palmeri, Event Chairman
    • Newborn twins show off Franklin General Hospital T-shirts
      • Pictured: Corinne Corde; Twins Christine Marie Corde and John Paul Corde
  • Page 3:
    • Portrait
      • Pictured: Rhonda Kay, soprano
    • Franklin Square-Elmont Rotary Club meeting
      • Pictured: Christopher Eichner, Carey High School Principal; Bernard E. Greco, Immediate Past President; William T. Rowe, Rotary District Governor
  • Page 4:
    • Junior Girl Scout Troop 1257 puts on skits based on Girl Scout Values
      • Pictured: Julie McManus; Rita Iandanza
  • Page 5:
    • Assemblyman participate in debate about full value reassessment
      • Pictured: Assemblyman John Esposito; Barbara King, Travis Civic Association of Elmont; Pat Friedman, Garden City South Community League; Assemblyman George Madison
    • Appointment of new Franklin Square Republican Committeeman
      • Pictured: Vinnie Trapani, Committeeman; Bob Gregory, Executive Leader
  • Page 6:
    • Hempstead Presiding Supervisor fights full value reassessment
      • Pictured: Al D’Amato, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor; Paul Harenberg, Chairman of the State Assembly Taskforce on School Finance and Real Property Taxation
  • Page 7:
    • Hempstead Presiding Supervisor accepts check from Ridgewood Savings Bank to support summer concerts at Rath Park
      • Pictured: Kay Keenan, Bank Public Relations and Marketing Director; Al D’Amato, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor; Eugene Murphy, Bank Branch Manager
  • Page 8:
    • Franklin Square Lioness Club donates money toward new Sienna Center car
      • Pictured: JoAnn Cortese, Lioness President; Sister Jeanne Andre Brendel, O.P. of St. Catherine of Sienna Parish
  • Page 9:
    • Boy Scout Troop 93 participate in Naturalization Ceremony in the Supreme Court in Mineola
      • Pictured: (Front) Justice Arthur Spatt; Douglas Girgenti; Steve Colvin; Anton Bruchhauser; Chris Guiliano; (Rear) James Nuccio; Joseph Pantaleo; Richard Colvin; Frank Goropeuschek; Justice Francis S. Altimari
  • Page 10:
    • West Hempstead High School’s National Art Honor Society paints a mural at Franklin General Hospital’s Annex Classroom
      • Pictured: Mary Ann Nielsen; Dale Niemy; Lisa Baxter; Anne Marie McCartney

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

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