On Sunday, April 6, come to the movie, "The Healing Gardens of NY, at 1 PM, at the Clark Botanic Garden, 193 I. U. Willets Rd., Albertson. $12 for non-members. Call Maria at 484-8603... If you are thinking of adopting a dog, call the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter at 944-8220...The Well Spouse support group meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the St. Charles Rehab Center, 201 I. U. Willets Rd., Albertson. Call Rose at 829-8740 for more info...On Saturday, April 5, come to the Philosophical Society Conference hosted by Molloy College from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The keynote speaker is Dominic Balestra, Ph.D., from Fordham University, who will speak on "Historicity in Scientific Rationality." This topic deals with the way in which history and contingency impact the character of scientific speculation. Call Dr. Ponzer 678-5000, ext. 6198. The college is located at 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre... On the same day, New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey will do a reading and sign his latest book "Pleasure," which was inspired by tricky relationship questions and features a cast of characters navigating their way through Atlanta. 2 p.m. at Borders Books & Music, 1260 Old Country Rd., Westbury. Call 683-8700... On Sunday, April 6, Ethical Issues in the News, will be presented by the Ethical Humanist Society of LI, and on the first Sunday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Society located at 38 Old Country Rd. Call 741-7304... The Garden City Clergy Fellowship sponsors monthly Faith in Action events, 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. On Sunday, April 6, the event is from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., at the Garden City Jewish Center, 168 Nassau Blvd. Call 248-9180 for info...

Police Report: Mischief and Mayhem

On March 31, PO Oswald arrested a 35-year-old Indianapolis man for allegedly failing to signal a turn, improper turn, and various other traffic law violations, including a suspended license, and alleged DWI (.09%) at Washington Avenue... On March 29, 9:40 PM, a man described as white, 16 years old, 5' 6"tall, 130 lbs., wearing dark sweats and a gray hoodie sweat shirt, attempted to rob a woman of her hand bag at Stratford Avenue... PO Bandl, on the same day, stopped a 24-year-old Hewlett man for allegedly speeding at 47 in a 30 mph zone at New Hyde Park Rd. He was also allegedly DWI (.12%) and he vomited on himself...Someone took a $300 GPS and a $35 Blackberry charger from an unlocked car parked at Lefferts Rd. on March 26 overnight... On the same evening, a $500 Tom Tom was taken from a car parked at John Street... PO Bandl arrested a 25-year-old Garden City Park man for alleged DWI (.11%), numerous traffic law violations, and 2 counts of a controlled substance; Xanax and steroids, at New Hyde Park Rd... PO Jacobsen arrested a 25-year-old Hempstead man for (10 suspensions, 3 dates) aggravated unlicensed operation, and an outstanding traffic warrant from Hempstead, after the motorist was stopped for not having brake lights at Franklin Avenue on March 29... On March 28, PO Jacobsen arrested a 25-year-old Wyandanch man for aggravated unlicensed operation 3rd degree ( 3 suspensions, 3 dates)at Rockaway Avenue...On March 31, a truck stop was conducted at Clinton Road, where 7 trucks were inspected with 6 trucks taken out of service and 37 tickets issued...

Fire Responses:

FD located smoldering mulch on the center median at Ring Road on March 26... Steam from a first floor bath activated an alarm at a Locust Street house on March 27... Arcing occurred at a light pole at Clinch Avenue on April 1...

That's all this week.

G. T.