The Troop 80 Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser will be held May 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and May 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Albertson Fire Company, Firehouse parking lot, 100 I.U. Willets Rd., Albertson (between Willis Ave. and the LIRR). Great Mother's Day gift items. Flowers, flats and pots, hanging baskets, herbs and vegetables, hand-painted flower pots and birdhouses... On the same day, Colette and Patrick Coyne, who lost their daughter to melanoma, and their organization, CCMAC, will be hosting their 4th Annual Miles for Melanoma Walk at Eisenhower Park. Registration begins in Parking Field 6 at 8 a m, the day of the event. A donation of $30 per family is requested. There will be activities for children including face painting and making bracelets from UV sensitive beads to remind them to take precautions in the sun. A derma-scan machine will be available. When a person looks into the machine they can see how much the sun, or tanning booth use, has already damaged their skin. Personalized memorial markers for victims and honoree markers for survivors will be placed along the route and can be purchased for $20 in advance by calling 352-4227 or online at www.ccmac.org... Come to the defensive driving courses 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 following dates are offered: May 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; May 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.and on May 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m... If you are thinking of adopting a dog, call the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter first at 944-8220...On Monday, May 12, come to the Long Island Jewish Medical Center's "Look Good, Feel Better" support group for women coping with the physical effects of radiation and chemotherapy which meets from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at LIJ's Oncology Conference Room, C-Level, Oncology Building, 270-05 76th Ave., New Hyde Park. Professional cosmetologists will provide techniques, including make-up and skin care, as well as offer advice about scarves, turbans and hats. The "Look Good, Feel Better" support group meets the second Monday of every month at LIJ. For reservations and information, call (718) 470-7092... On Friday, May 16, The Irish-American Society, 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola, will hold a Ceili at 8 p.m. featuring Pete Kelly's Ceili Band. Donation is $15. Coffee, tea and soda bread will be served. Open Bar. For reservations and information, please call 746-9392...

Police Report: Mischief and Mayhem

On May 4, PO Hennessy arrested a 25-year-old Hempstead man for alleged DWI (.16%), the failure to maintain a lane, and for an open alcoholic beverage, at Clinton Road...On April 30, a Malverne woman reported that her pocketbook containing three credit cards, $55 and a NY license was stolen at 1225 Franklin Avenue... On the same day, a 25-year-old Forest Hills woman reported that her wallet containing a Florida license and credit cards had been stolen from a dorm room... On May 3, a Coach handbag containing $300 and 2 credit cards was stolen from a fitting room at Pay/half...On May 6, a 42-year-old Blue Point man reported that a VISA debit card, a $700 Tag Hauer watch, a $120 pair of sunglasses, and $10, had been taken out of his unlocked car parked at the Cherry Valley Country Club...PO Hudak, PO Jacobsen, and the State DOT were all at the scene of a truck stop being conducted at Clinton Rd. and Commercial Avenue, on May 2. 7 trucks were inspected with 3 taken out of service, 14 for overweight and 2 for over-length, with 62 tickets issued...A 71-year-old Garden City woman reported that her car had evidently been hit in parking Field 7E on May 2...Also on May 2, 3 men were seeing leaving the GC Country Club parking lot in a white minivan, and an employee at the club thought they were acting suspiciously.. Later it was learned the car had been stole from another area, and an investigation continues...A $300 Blackberry was taken after thieves broke a left rear window and entered a car parked in a Wellington Road driveway, overnight on May 4...Someone broke a side window of a Honda Civic parked at Sears on May 2, and stole a CD player after damaging the ignition on the car...Two men were seen fleeing from a Hampton Road house after they stole a UPS package placed there at the front of the house. Unbeknownst to them however-it was a $35 package of potpourri...

Fire Responses:

FD disconnected the battery of a car involved in a car accident at Clinton Rd./Chestnut Street on May 1...On May 4, firemen used a booster and biosolve to mitigate a spill at Franklin Avenue... Another battery was disconnected at the scene of a car accident on Old Country Rd. on May 4...That's all this week.G. T.

Happy Mother's Day!