The Office Cat  

A teen book group is being held on the fourth Friday of each month at 8 p.m. at Borders, 1260 Old Country Rd., Westbury. Call 683-8700...Also on Friday, September 26, come to the monthly meeting and demonstration by a guest artist. Meets on the fourth Friday of each month at the New Hyde Park Recreation Center, Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Ave. and NHP Rd., NHP (near Union Tpke.) at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. Refreshments served. Call 437-0919. Nonmembers $2. No meetings in June, July, August, December. Guest speaker: Ines Powell, assistant museum educator, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The topic will be women at the Met... On Saturday, September 27, come to the Flea Market/Giant Book Sale! The perfect opportunity to pick up something special at bargain rates. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rockville Centre Leonard Sandel Senior Center, 50 S. Park Ave., Rockville Centre. Call 678-9245...Also that day, the St. Brigid/OLH School Fall Crafts Festival will be held on Maple Ave. in the Village of Westbury from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be music, over 130 craft vendors, food, bake sale, face painting and a pumpkin patch, mums, kids games, rides and more. For vendor info call 984-7617... On Saturday, September 27, come to the monthly dance at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Ave., Mineola. 8:30 p.m. Coffee, tea and Irish soda bread will be served. Bar open for your pleasure. Music provided by Tommy Goodwin and Sharon. Donation $15. Call 746- 9392...If you want to adopt a dog, call the shelter at 944-8220...On Monday, September 29, 9:30 a.m., registration begins for the adult reference program, Identity Theft, to be held on Thursday, October 9, at 10 a.m....

Police Report: Mischief and Mayhem

Police officers McCarthy and Becket apprehended a thief carrying a knife at Locust Street and charged him with robbery 3rd degree after the 39-year-old Hempstead man had allegedly attempted to rob Nordstrom's on September 12 at 4:40 P.M... A 65-year-old Garden City man was arrested for allegedly slapping his daughter on September 20...On September 17, a female victim reported that another female had punched her driver's side door, damaging it, while she was stopped in traffic near GC Plaza. Detective Madden led an investigation, which later led to the arrest of a 25-year-old Farmingdale woman for the incident... Between September 16 and 17, a $1200 HP Laptop was taken from a Franklin Avenue office...On September 20, a 42-year-old Uniondale woman was arrested for allegedly stealing Kate Hill pants, Puma kids pants and tops, and a Jones sweatshirt at Lord and Taylor, with a total value of over $350...On September 19, a truck stop was conducted at Clinton Road, where 9 trucks were inspected with 1 truck taken out of service and 67 tickets issued...

Fire Responses:

Natural ventilation was used at County Seat Drive on September 17... On September 18, the Tennis Bubble was evacuated and fans were turned on, after an odor was reported there... Maintenance personnel was advised to call for repair after an elevator stalled at 233 Seventh Street on September 18...A stove top problem occurred at a Brook Street residence on September 18...A child pulled an alarm at Boylston Street on September 19... Biosolve was used after a 2-car accident happened at Cathedral Avenue on the same day... Steam from a shower activated an alarm at a Brook Street house on September 22...

That's all this week.G. T.