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Howitt Middle School student Carajean Allen (Photo courtesy of the Farmingdale Public School District)
Farmingdale Grads Honored
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ver the past weeks, faculty and administrators from Farmingdale School District—wearing masks and staying six feet apart—personally delivered hundreds of congratulatory signs to high school seniors and middle school eighth-graders. With the pandemic disrupting so many pre-graduation milestones, educators have been doing all they can to keep their students’ spirits lifted and make sure they get a special send-off. The delivery of the Farmingdale High School (FHS) senior signs were planned as a surprise. Designed with the district’s traditional green, they were sponsored by the student government association with help from various clubs and individual donors. Many students and their families came outside to pose for pictures and share socially distanced heartfelt moments with their teachers. As summer rolls in, these signs will serve as a reminder that the district and the community are united in their Daler pride. See the rest of the story on pages 20-21. Farmingdale Observer (USPS 571-000) Postmaster: Send address changes to Long Island Community Newspapers, P.O. Box 1578, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. Entered as periodicals postage paid at the Post Office at Mineola, N.Y. and additional mailing offices under the Act of Congress. Published 51 weeks with a double issue the last week of the year by Long Island Community Newspapers, 132 East Second St., Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (P.O. Box 1578). Phone: 516-747-8282. Price per copy is $1.00. Annual subscription rate is $26 in Nassau County.
Congressional primaries take center stage in Nassau County (See pages 3 and 4)
Democratic nominee Jackie Gordon is an ex-Town of Babylon councilwoman
Assemblyman Andrew Garbarino is the Republican nominee
Representative Peter King’s Second Congressional District seat is up for grabs after he announced his retirement in late 2019 (Photo by Frank Rizzo)
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Amityville man arrested for Farmingdale gun-shot assault (See page 19)