CPOA Seeks Candidates

On Friday, October 20

The Nominating Committee of the Central Property Owners' Association ( CPOA ) of Garden City is seeking candidates for the position of Village Trustee. The term of office for Village Trustee will be for two years from April 2007 to April 2009.

Candidates for the position must live in the Central Section of Garden City.

Residents from the central section who are interested in being considered for this position are requested to secure an application from the chairperson of the nominating committee Tom Simpson ( 747-2174 ) or any of the following members of the nominating committee : H. Arthur Anderson (Vice Chair), Gerard Betts, Kathleen Galgano, Patrick W. Kelly, Joseph J. Ortego, Steven Ruoff, Steven P. Vincent and John G. Walsh.

The deadline for the return of a completed application form is Friday, November 17, 2006.

, there will be a showing at 7:30 p.m. of the 75th Anniversary movie at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola. Call 746-9392... On Saturday, October 21 , Trinity Lutheran Church, 5 Durham Road, New Hyde Park, is holding a craft fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come and shop early for the holidays! ... On October 23 , there will be safe boating courses given at the Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Rd., New Hyde Park. Classes begin at 7:30 p.m., and last for 7 weeks. Nominal charge of $30 for course materials. Call Joe at 354-8633... The next regular meeting of the Water Authority of Western Nassau meets on Monday, October 23, at 58 South Tyson Avenue, Floral Park, at 7:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend...There will be a PAWS Square Dance to benefit animals, on Sunday, October 29, at 2 p.m., at the Levittown Hall. Call 781-6143... Meet the author of Peter Pan in Scarlet, the approved sequel to Peter Pan, at Barnes and Noble, Carle Place, on October 21, 7 p.m. Mitch Albom, author, will also be at the store, on Monday, October 23, to sign his book, For One More Day. Call 741-9850 with questions... Voice of the Faithful will meet at the East Williston Community Church, Hillside Avenue, on Tuesday, October 24, 7:30 P.m., The guest speaker will be Eileen Flynn. Call Carol at 742-0704... On Friday, October 27 , 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at Adelphi University, Brian Lehrer, host of WNYC, will be discussing health issues relating to children in schools. The event is free and open to the public. Call 883-0887... There will be a defensive driving course on October 26 and November 2, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the St. Aidan Church, Williston Park.Fee is $48. Call Steve at 437-0705...I f you are thinking of adopting a dog, try the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter first. Call 944-8220... On Saturday, October 21, from 9:30 a.m.. through 3 p.m., there will be a harvest fair at the Christ Episcopal church, Jefferson Street/Chester Avenue, in Garden City. There will be fresh flowers, home-baked items, jewelry, crafts, linens, and attic treasures. There will be raffles for food and a designer quilt. Call 775-2626 for details... Drop off coats , jackets, or sweaters at St. Anne's Church, 35 Dartmouth Street, Garden City, from now until Saturday, October 28. Collection closets are open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.. and are located through the main doors, up the stairs, to the left. Contact Anne at 775-8058... Come to see "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir," 1947, 104 minutes, at the GC Public Library, Seventh Street, on Monday, October 23, at 1:30 p.m...

Police Report: Mischief and Mayhem

On October 16, someone took a purple child's bicycle from a Prospect Avenue residence's driveway... PO Stolz observed a 46-year-old Roosevelt man allegedly making an unsafe lane change on Franklin Avenue, on October 16. The motorist was also charged with suspended registration, suspended license, no insurance, and for an outstanding warrant for an alcohol violation... On October 16 , 8 p.m., a 24-year-old Hempstead man allegedly took a camera, batteries, a SONY Walkman, Craftsman tools, men's belts, a wallet, 2 Covington shirts, 3 Arrow shirts, 2 Levi jeans, and 2 ties, at Sears... On October 13 , overnight, someone placed a hose in a rear side window of the basement at a Brompton Rd. house causing over $2000 in water damage... PO Oswald stopped a 23-year-old Westbury man at Clinton Rd. on October 14, 5 a.m. and arrested him for allegedly speeding at 65 mph in a 30 mph zone, and for no seatbelt, allegedly making an unsafe lane change, equipment violations, the alleged failure to stay in a lane and for alleged DWI(.09 %)... On October 11, there was a truck stop at the Stewart Manor RR station, with 16 trucks inspected, 5 trucks taken out of service, 92 tickets issued, 4 weight violations. Police also confiscated a Highway Use Tax Permit and cited the driver of an oversize 85-foot crane for weight violations... On October 17, police arrested a 42-year-old Merrick man and a 32-year-old Far Rockaway woman for alleged crack cocaine use at Field 2 S...

Fire Responses:

FD cleaned a spill with speedidry at Stewart Avenue/Adams Street on October 12... A 2-year-old child pulled an alarm box at the Cathedral Nursery School on October 13... A Car emitting smoke in the rear of a Meadow Street house, on October 13, gave the impression the house was on fire there... There was a defective transformer in the wall of a closet in the basement of a Roosevelt Street house on October 14... Firemen shut down a heating unit at a Harvard Street house on October 15... Keyspan was notified of a gas odor at the Tennis Center, on October 16... A gas burner was shut down after carbon monoxide readings were found at a Huntington Rd. house on October 16...

That's all this week. G. T.