G.T. on monday, april 11, 7:30 pm, come to Barnes & Noble in Carle Place to visit with Lewis Black who will speak about and sign copies of his new book, Nothing's Sacred. Call the store at 741-9850 to confirm the appearance.... if you're thinking of adopting a dog, try the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter first. Call 944-8220 for details.... on saturday, april 9, 10 am to 12 noon, Senior Connections sponsors Intergenerational Family History at the GC Public Library, Seventh Street, Garden City. On the same day, visit with a VITA Tax Aide at the Library, from 2 pm to 5 pm. On Monday April 11, 1:30 pm, Fried Green Tomatoes, (PG-13, 1991, 130 min.) is being shown at the Library. Garden City SEPTA meets from 9:45 am to 11:30 pm on Tuesday, April 12, at the Library. Also on April 12, 8 pm, the Irish Cultural Society meets.... on friday, april 8, come to the card games at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Ave., in Mineola. Call 746-9392....

police report: mischief & Mayhem

on march 30, a 39-year-old Valley Stream man was arrested for an incident on March 7 where he burglarized his mother's Garden City house.... on march 31, the police conducted an aggressive detail on Hilton Avenue. There were three speeding violations, 5 stop sign violations, 2 cell phone violations, and 8 miscellaneous. There was a charge for aggravated unlicense operation 3rd degree, 1 confiscated license and one car was impounded.... on april 1, a Dell laptop computer valued at $1500 and a $1500 Dell projector were stolen from a GC Plaza office.... on the same day a truck stop was conducted on New Hyde Park Road. Sixteen trucks were inspected, 63 tickets were issued, with 7 trucks taken out of service.... on april 4, someone removed $130 from a pocketbook at a dormitory room at Adelphi University.... on the same day, PO Stolz arrested a 46-year-old Valley Stream woman for aggravated unlicensed operation 2nd degree, failure to signal a lane change, switched plates, and no insurance.... on march 20, po matos arrested a 50-year-old Port Washington woman for a petit larceny at Sears. The woman had given her niece's name when she was initially charged with the crime - so she was also charged with criminal personation.... A 50-year-old Rockville Centre man was arrested on March 30 for an act of public lewdness on March 25, when he exposed himself to an 18-year-old Garden City woman who had been walking along Westminster Road....

fire responses:

on april 1, moderate smoke conditions occurred at a Butler Place residence because of burned toast.... wires came down at a Salisbury Road residence on April 3. LIPA was notified.... speedidry was used to clean Clinton Rd./Osborne Rd. after a car leaked oil there on April 4.... on april 5, the FD removed a jam to a door on a first floor bathroom at a Tremont Street house.... there was an overheated ballast at St. Joseph's School, Franklin Avenue, on April 6....That's all this week.