While residents are most aware that our Police Department's average response time to emergencies is within two minutes, they will also be pleased with the department's productivity during the past calendar year.

Vehicle and Traffic Law Summonses	13,469
Appearance Tickets	261
Parking Summonses	18,842
Total Fines Collected	$1,142,749
DWI Arrests	336
Total Arrests	677
Vehicles Impounded	602

Special gratitude is also due to Village Justice Allen S. Mathers and Acting Village Justices Brian T. Deveney and Merril S. Biscone for the vital role they play in the village operation as well as the extraordinary hours they contribute in our behalf.

Village offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 18 for President's Day. For your convenience, correspondence for the village may be placed in the "Letter" drop slot at the front door.

There will be no garbage or recycling pickup on President's Day, Monday, Feb. 18. Those scheduled for recycling on Monday are asked to put their recyclables out on Monday, Feb. 25.

The holiday week schedule is as follows:

Garbage			Rubbish
Western half of village		Tuesday, Thursday	None
(West of Rockaway Avenue)
Eastern half of village		Wednesday, Friday	None
(East of Rockaway Avenue)

A reminder to residents that the following guidelines are to be used in the disposition of refuse in order to protect our employees:

1. 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.

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

3. 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.

4. 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, call the Sanitation Department at 465-4031.

5. 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.