On Sunday, May 18, come dance to the music of Andy Cooney and his band at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Ave., Mineola. 5 to 9 p.m. Coffee, tea and Irish soda bread will be served. Bar open for your pleasure. Donation $20. Call 746-9392 or 742-8080... On the same day, from 1 PM to 2 PM, at the GC Community Church, 245 Stewart Stewart Avenue, Garden City, the Garden City Clergy Fellowship is sponsoring a monthly Faith in Action event, where members of various faith communities gather together to make sandwiches and assemble bag lunches to feed the needy. Each lunch consists of a sandwich, cookies, a juice box and a piece of fruit. Some 300-500 lunches are made at each event and then delivered to the Interfaith Nutrition Network in Hempstead. The public is invited to participate. Call 746-1700 for more info...On the same day, the East Williston Education Foundation is having its 1st annual Book Fair at the Barnes and Noble Carle Place (only) bookstore, 91 Old Country Rd., Carle Place. During the week from May 18 through May 25 anyone who shops at the Carle Place store and presents an "East Williston Education Foundation Voucher" instructs Barnes and Noble to donate a percentage of their net sale to the foundation. The foundation's goal is to provide ongoing, supplementary , financial and other support to enrich the education programs of the school district. The voucher can be found on the East Williston School District web site at www.ewsdonline.org or call Diana Soll 621-3993 for a hard copy of the voucher. The voucher must be presented at the time of purchase in order for donations to be made to the Foundation... Come to the Defensive Driving Courses being conducted by the Automobile Club of NY in the Garden City office located at 229 Seventh St. The six-hour course allows participants to get the latest driving information from AAA-certified instructors, a 10 percent discount on collision and liability insurance and a reduction of up to four points from driver's license. One hour lunch break on all-day sessions. The cost is $35 for AAA members; $45 nonmembers ($25 senior discount days members 55+*; $25 young driver discount days members 16 to 24**). Class size limited. Reservations required. Call 873-2381. The next date is on May 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m... If you are thinking of adopting a dog, try the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter first by calling 944-8220...Dance to The Music of John Connors and The Irish Express at The Irish American Center, Willis Avenue, Mineola on Saturday, May 31, at 8:15 p.m. Donation is $15. Coffee, tea and soda bread will be served and the bar will be open. For further information, please call 746-9392...
Police Report : Mischief and Mayhem
Between May 10 and 11, someone stole a Mongoose BMX $300 bike from a front lawn of a GC residence... A Lexus GX 470 valued at 52 k was stolen from a Fourth Street driveway between May 11 and 12. A $500 Prada handbag containing numerous credit cards was also taken...Some time between April 12 and May 12, a leaf blower and 2 bikes were taken from a detached garage at Meadow Street. Value was $500... Between May 8 and 9, a cell phone and credit cards were taken from a Stratford Avenue residence...On May 10, PO K. Wehr arrested an 18-year-old GC male for passing a red light, alleged DWI (.13%), no insurance, and underage drinking at Second Street /Franklin Avenue...A 23-year-old GC female was walking along Wellington Rd./ Newmarket Rd. on May 10, when she was approached by 5 thieves from Elmont. They put a gun to her head and went through her pockets before fleeing the area. With the assistance of GC Police, the teens were arrested later. All were from Elmont and there was one female involved and a male who was a bit older at 22...On May 10, Fifth Street residents returned home from a vacation to find that their house had been ransacked and burglarized. A $25,000 minivan was taken, as well as computers, a video game, a DVD player, and $400 U. S...PO Colonna arrested a 45-year-old GC man for alleged DWI (.12%) at South Avenue on May 11...PO Wedra responded to a call at an Adelphi dorm on May 8 for stolen credit cards. Two 19-year-old female students claimed to be victims of credit card theft and after an investigation by PO Wedra and PO Florio, it was learned that one of the girls was actually the thief and she was arrested for grand larceny 4th degree credit card and for withdrawing money from a bank using that card...On April 27, PO Hennessy stopped a car with defective brake lights,and learned that the driver, a 15-year-old from West Hempstead, was driving the car because his cousin, a 22-year-old West Hempstead man, a front seat passenger, was intoxicated. The 22-year-old was arrested for allowing unlicensed operation and numerous VTL violations, and the 15-year-old was treated as a minor...On May 13, a truck stop was conducted at Franklin Ave. 11 trucks were inspected, 93 tickets issued, with 1 truck for overweight, and 1 truck taken out of service...
Fire Responses:
A rubbish fire occurred on May 10.. A power line came down at Elm Street on May 7...On May 12 , there was a power outage at Arthur Street and LIPA was notified... A defective washer belt and overheated motor on a washer caused light smoke at an Oxford Blvd. residence on May 12 and natural ventilation was used...Carbon monoxide was found at a Russell Rd. house on May 12, and natural ventilation was also used there...A pull box was pulled in front of 1140 Franklin Avenue on May 13 and there was no reason for the alarm...That's all this week. G. T.
