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The next regular meeting of the Water Authority of Western Nassau County Board of Directors will be held at 7:30 p.m., on Monday, December 19, at the offices located at 58 South Tyson Avenue, in Floral Park and the public is welcome to attend... On Saturday, December 31, The Irish American Society is holding its annual New Year's Eve party at the center located at 297 Willis Avenue in Mineola. A dinner of roast beef or chicken will be served and there will be a dessert table catered by Brendan Kerins and his staff.Tickets are $75 per person and admission is by ticket only. Call 746-9392...On Monday, December 19, come to the writing workshop at Barnes and Noble in Carle Place where Marvin Illman will lead a writing group in the discovery of their writing talents. Call 741-9850 to confirm...A book and Chanukah fair will be held on December 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Temple Emanuel located at 3315 Hillside Avenue. Call 516 746-1120...Any resident of Nassau County who is 16 or 17 years old may participate in a tocacco sales sting operation at various tobacco retail establishments throughout Nassau County. Teens can be paid for their hours or they can volunteer. For details, call the County Department of Health between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at 571-3232...If you're thinking of adopting a dog, try the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter. Call 944-8220 for details...

Police Report: Mischief and Mayhem

On December 12, 5:30 p.m., a 22-year-old St. Albans woman and a 30-year-old Jamaica woman entered Lord and Taylor and allegedly stole a camisole and tried to return it for credit. In addition, while they were standing on line, they also allegedly took another customer's shopping bag and returned those items for credit. The pair was arrested for stealing $66 in merchandise...

Between December 1 and 8, someone took 6 gift cards with a value of $105 from a file cabinet at a Seventh Street office...On December 2, someone stole a pocketbook containing $40 in U.S. currency at a second floor wedding party room at the Garden City Hotel...On December 9, 11:45 p.m., Adelphi Security stopped an 18-year-old man for allegedly stealing a bicycle valued at $300 and police later arrested the teen...PO Oswald observed a motorist driving in the wrong lane on December 10, 4:05 a.m., and arrested a 25-year-old man for alleged DWI (.12%)... Also that day, a 28-year-old Island Park woman was arrested for allegedly stealing a pair of gloves and a Ralph Lauren hat valued at $147 at Lord and Taylor...On December 11, 2:30 a.m., PO Dallolio observed a 24-year-old Hempstead man allegedly DWI (.19%) on Franklin Avenue...PO Florio arrested a 38-year-old East Hills man for allegedly speeding, making an unsafe lane change, using a cell phone without hand-free earphones, and allegedly DWI (.12%), at Franklin Avenue on December 8 at 11:35 p.m... A 32-year-old Merrick man was arrested on December 7, 10:55 a.m., after PO Matos had stopped the motorist for not having a front license plate, while drivng on Adams Street. The man had 11 suspensions on 5 dates and was charged with 2 counts of aggravated unlicensed operation second degree as well as aggravated unlicensed operation third degree and numerous traffic law violations... A 47-year-old Floral Park man was arrested after allegedly speeding at a school zone near the GC High School on December 7, 1:04 p.m. It seems the motorist had an outstanding warrant for criminal mischief stemming from an October 5 incident...

Fire Responses:

The FD disconnected an electric amplifier at a Linden Street residence on December 7 after an odor of gas was reported in the basement there...DiSalvo Interiors, Franklin Avenue, had an electric problem on December 7 and was advised to contact an electrician... Firemen rescued people who were trapped in an elevator on December 7...Steam from a shower set off an alarm at a Wexford Terrace house on the same day... On December 8, firefighters used a ladder to open a door for a woman who was locked in a second floor bathroom at a Boylston Street house... The FD shut off a heating unit at the Nassau County Executive Building on December 8...A Transverse Rd. homeowner spilled sugar on an open flame causing smoke to occur at the residence on December 10...A prankster discharged a dry chemical extinguisher at a Waldo Hall, Adelphi University dorm, on December 12... Firemen cleaned a spill after an accident occurred at Cathedral Ave./Fourth Street, on December 13... An oil burner blowback occurred at a Jackson Street house on the same day. Firemen shut down the burner there...

That's all this week. G T.