Village offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 12, in observance of Lincoln's Birthday. For your convenience, correspondence for the village may be placed in the "Letter" drop slot at the front door.

Residents are reminded that there will be garbage and recycling pickup on Lincoln's birthday.

The holiday week collection schedule will be as follows:

Garbage

Western Half of Village (west of Rockaway Avenue) - Monday & Thursday

Eastern Half of Village (east of Rockaway Avenue) - Tuesday & Friday

Rubbish

Western Half of Village (west of Rockaway Avenue) - Wednesday

Eastern Half of Village (east of Rockaway Avenue) - Wednesday

Please observe the village's sanitation guidelines by adhering to the following instructions:

1. Rubbish should be placed at the curb Tuesday evening or early Wednesday morning.

2. Sharp objects, such as broken glass, sharp pieces of metal and knives should not be placed loosely in plastic or paper bags. Proper precaution should be taken, such as placing them in cardboard boxes tied with string or tape.

3. All hypodermic needles should be bent and the point blunted.

4. Dust from vacuum cleaners, barbecue pits and sandings from wooden floors should not be placed loosely in a trash barrel. They should be placed in a paper bag or plastic container for disposal.

5. Dangerous objects, such as acid, gasoline and explosives, should not be placed in garbage or rubbish. If you have any questions concerning the disposal of dangerous items, please call the Sanitation Department.

6. Do not overload containers. The maximum weight per container is 40 lbs. Overloading containers with heavy objects, such as broken concrete, has resulted in back injuries to our personnel.

If you have misplaced your "Sanitation Collection Guidelines" card, call the Department of Public Works for a replacement.

The village's solicitation law prohibits all unwanted commercial solicitations and distributions on all private residential property in the village and prohibits non-commercial solicitations and distributions on private property to the extent desired by the resident. This law was designed to protect residents from unwanted invasions of their privacy.

Any resident requesting not to be solicited should complete a "Notice of Objection" form at the Village Hall. Presently, the board has authorized certain groups to solicit door-to-door in the village. Those groups are: Long Island Neighborhood Network, Garden City Community Fund and the Girl Scouts of Nassau County.