LUNCH AT THE MUSEUM? The Garden City Association of Girl Scouts is currently forming new Girl Scout Troops for our upcoming Girl Scout Year!  We welcome new girls, leaders and anyone interested in participating or helping with our Girl Scout Troops or Association!  For more information, contact Victoria Macias at Girl Scouts of Nassau County (741-2550 x228) or Kerry Couture at the Garden City Association of Girl Scouts (516-238-7377).  

Serving Spirits At Spirit Day

On Saturday, September 18th, the area at New Hyde Park Road and Dartmouth Street will be transformed into the annual playground known as Spirit Day. Rides, attractions, vendor’s, music and food, all add up to a memorable day. At 5PM an outdoor Mass will bring us all together, in Faith. The evening will culminate with the drawing of the Big Bucks Raffle winners.

In the midst of it all, the Msgr. John’s Knights will play a very important role. They have the responsibility of manning the beverage truck. Given the weather of late, theirs will be a very popular location. A cold draft or a crisp glass of wine will undoubtedly keep us all refreshed throughout the day.

So how do you get into the spirit? Plan on spending some time at Spirit Day, where fun food and laugher will all be in store.

Grace’s Marketplace, long a favorite of the Upper East Side’s most discerning food shoppers and now a mecca for fine food on the North Shore, has launched Grace’s Café at Nassau County Museum of Art. Visitors to Grace’s Café may select from among tempting lunchtime selections ranging from a light meal of yogurt parfait to a cheese and fruit board and to several salad choices, among them a seafood salad, and a salad of grilled vegetables, and sandwiches such as sliced steak on garlic ciabatta, and turkey breast on foccacia.

To arrange a private luncheon party or a group tour box lunch at Grace’s Cafe, call (516) 621-5100. The Nassau County Museum of Art is located at 1 Museum Drive in Roslyn Harbor…

SENIORS GO BACK TO SCHOOL : EAC’s SeniorNet Computer Learning Centers at 50 Clinton Street in Hempstead and the Bristal Assisted Living in North Hills is a good place to have fun while learning to use a computer.  Registration is underway for computer classes that begin on September 14th and October 5th. Call (516) 539-0150 ext. 130 to request a brochure. There is a small fee for class materials…  

BACK TO SCHOOL BLOOD DRIVE : Nassau Community College (NCC), in conjunction with Nassau University Medical Center, will host its 16th annual “Back to School” Blood Drive on Tuesday, September 14, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on the 11th floor of the Tower Building. The College invites members Make an appointment to give blood by calling Dr. Friedman at 516.572.7883, or just stop in on September 14th and say, “I want to be a blood donor!” The process takes less than an hour and refreshments will be served to participants. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old and in good health. Donors should come with some photo identification. Although small snacks will be provided, we also ask that donors eat before donating.

MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM: THE POLICE REPORT

MORE THEFTS FROM CARS: Several cars were entered on August 19th on Cambridge, Jefferson, Adams, Vassar and Amherst Streets on August 19th. Thieves took currency, CDs, iPods, portable GPS units and a set of golf clubs from the vehicles. Police say many of the cars were unlocked…. AN ALERT 3rd Street resident noticed someone who seemed to be taking things from a car at 5:27 a.m. on August 22nd. When approached by Police Officer Punch, the subject ran away. After a chase, Punch apprehended the subject, who was also charged with larcenies from two cars on 4th Street and one on Cathedral Avenue. At those locations a thief had taken Prada sunglasses, loose change and two iPods. Police are investigating whether there is a connection to similar larcenies…

HIGH TECH ARRESTS: While on patrol on August 23rd, Police Officer Wedra began picking up a Lojack electronic signal on equipment in his police car. After confirming that the car, a 2005 Nissan, had been stolen in Carle Place earlier in the day, Wedra tracked it to Meadow Street, and then into Hempstead. The car was stopped by Wedra and Garden City detectives at Damson Street and Remson Court. After investigation, the police arrested two subjects for criminal possession of stolen property. One was a male, age 20, from Hempstead, and the other was an 18 year-old man from Freeport. The 18 year-old had additional problems, as a check showed that he was also wanted for two bench warrants (marijuana and domestic violence) as well as in two complaints…

AN ERRATIC DRIVER was stopped on August 20th by PO Oswald on Eleventh Street. The driver, a 19 year-old male from Westbury, was arrested after police say they saw him driving over hazard markings and a curb, all without headlights. The driver refused to take a breath test. He was charged with DWI refusal, unlicensed and uninsured operation and no seatbelt… PO DELLOLIO arrested an 18 year-old Hempstead man for possession of a switchblade knife in a parked car in Parking Field 2S on August 19th..

A SEARS SHOPPER had her pocketbook stolen when she put it down for on a clothes rack for a few minutes on August 21st. The purse contained $200 cash, an iPod Touch and a cell phone… A LICENSE PLATE and EZ Pass and holder were stolen from a vehicle on 7th Street on August 23rd… TWO CATALYTIC converters were taken from cars on August 24th. One was a 2001 Toyota parked in Parking Field 9E; the other was a 2002 Toyota parked at the Merillon Ave train station…. A THIEF WITH A FLARE FOR DECORATING? Someone took bench cushions and pillows from the front porch bench of a Hudson Road home on August 19th…

SMOKE AND BLAZES: THE FIRE REPORT

A FIRE IN ONE CAR: spread to another in the driveway of a Fenimore Ave home on August 18th. The cars, which were unoccupied, were a 2005 Ford Explorer and a 2000 Jeep Subaru. According to the owner, the car was fine when he had last driven it, so the cause of the fire is unknown… FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED to the scene of a motor vehicle accident at Stewart and Clinton on August 18th, but there were no fluid spills and no injuries… AN OTHER MOTOR vehicle accident on Vassar and New Hyde Park Road had a spill which required cleanup on August 22nd…. A PERSON who was locked in at a Franklin Avenue office building was advised to move around to trigger an automatic motion sensor locking device on the building’s door… FIREFIGHTERS WERE busy on August 22nd during a large rainstorm. See story on page one for details… IN THE AFTERMATH of the storm, firefighters helped residents of homes on Meadow Street, Kingsbury Road, and Garfield Street which suffered flooded basements or garages… THERE WERE 15 unfounded alarms from automatic systems this week, many of which were caused by the storm. In addition, firefighters checked seven homes that had carbon monoxide alarms. No dangers were found at those premises…

That’s all for now. GT