Free Prenatal Consultations are being offered by Village Pediatrics, 975 Franklin Ave.,on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. Parents are invited to meet the physicians prior to the child's birth. Call 248-8334 for an appointment...On Tuesday, July 7, the Town of North Hempstead will hold a concert in beautiful Clark Botanic Garden at 7 p.m. featuring the music of the North Shore Pops Concert Band. Rain date is July 9. Clark Botanic Garden is located at 193 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson. For further information, please call 311...On July 11, the Church of the Holy Spirit, New Hyde Park, offering a Defensive Driving Course sponsored by the National Safety Council. The cost is $45. With this course participants will receive a 10 percent reduction in the liability and collisions portions of their insurance premium and it will also remove up to four (4) points from their driving record. Further, hopefully, the information gained will help prevent collisions. For further information and registration please call (631) 360-9720... The Waldorf Choral Society holds rehearsals every Monday from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Waldorf School, Cambridge Ave. For audition information call 747-4457...Anxiety and Depression Group, a free self-help group for anxiety, panic disorder, depression, OCD and other nervous fears now meets every Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church, corner of Chester Ave. and New Hyde Park Rd. in Garden City. Through the Recovery International process, members learn to manage stress, panic, anxiety, depression, anger, irrational fears, phobias, compulsions, obsessions and other emotional or behavioral problems. Members also learn how to face and manage psychosomatic symptoms such as heart palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath, sweats, fatigue, headaches, numbness, chest pressure and sleep problems. All group leaders are trained lay volunteers who have experienced some type of difficulty with an emotional problem and practice the Recovery International method of self-help. Call Steve 652-8560 or visit www.recovery-inc.org...

Police Report: Mischief and Mayhem

On June 30, police arrested an 18-year-old Garden City man for criminal mischief to a girlfriend's front door and for another incident where he had spit on her face...Also that day, someone took a $250 Blackberry off a counter at a Recreation office at Adelphi University...On June 26, a 55-year-old Brooklyn woman allegedly stole $283 in items at Lord and Taylor, Franklin Avenue. Two Juicy key chains valued at $48 each and 3 Juicy headbands were taken...On June 22, 11:42 a.m., PO Florio arrested a suspect for aggravated DWI (.18%) , and for not having insurance after his car had allegedly been in a yard at Tannerspond Road and damaged the lawn there and a recycling bin...On June 24, between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m., someone took hubcaps off a 2004 Volkswagen parked at the Country Life Press RR station...On June 25, 10:55 a.m., at Clinton Road/Garden Street , PO Hudak arrested a 44-year-old man after observing the flat tire on his car and that the motorist was operating his truck without having a license. He was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation 2nd degree ( 8 suspensions, 5 dates) and unlicensed operation... Between June 25 and 26, someone damaged a window on a Porsche Cayenne truck and took a $3,000 Nikon camera and EZ Pass, at Field 9 E...On June 26, between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m., someone punched the tires and scratched the doors and fender on a 1999 Mazda parked at Field 12, Franklin Avenue...On June 18, police arrested a 44-year-old Richmond Hill woman who allegedly took a $228 Hobo International handbag, 1 Cole Haan Wallet, and 3 packages of children's Calvin Klein underwear, at Lord and Taylor...On June 27, 10:30 p.m., police arrested a 16-year-old Garden City make for the possession of a beer...

Fire Responses:

On July 1, although the victim had already removed his foot from an escalator at 1111 Franklin Avenue, the FD suggested treatment and it was refused. The escalator was then shut down pending inspection...Teens had been seen lighting clothing at the scene of an extinguished rubbish fire at Stratford Avenue on June 26... Speedidry was used after a car accident occurred at Hilton Avenue on June 28...

That's all this week. G. T.

Happy Fourth of July!