There will be a Public Hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, 155 Washington Avenue regarding the following local laws:

A proposed local law amending Chapter 30 of the Mineola Municipal Code entitled "Zoning" Article VII, entitled "Accessory Structures and Uses", 30.789B) entitled "Parking of Vehicles, etc." to eliminate special use permit provision for the parking of commercial vehicles on residentially zoned premises, and a proposed local law amending Chapter 72 of the Mineola Municipal Code, entitled "Refuse", Article III, entitled "Collection Regulations", by adding thereto 72.34 (c) (1) and (2), to establish regulations to prohibit the removal of deposit recyclables by private persons.

The public is encouraged to attend these hearings.

Country Western music will be performed at 7 p.m. by Sherry Palencia and the Fugitives at your library, 195 Marcellus Road on Monday Sept. 10. This program will be in the Library Auditorium. "the subscriber would respectfully inform his friends and the public generally, that he has taken the shop near the toll gate, where he is prepared to furnish all kinds of carriage work, warranted equal to any procured elsewhere, repairing done on the most reasonable terms..." Wm. L. Denton

By H.W. Scott Hempstead Branch

Tallow is the white fat of cattle and sheep that was used in soap and candles and Mineola was known as the Branch in 1847.

Asthma suffers can take control of their asthma with an Adult Asthma Education Course offered by Winthrop- University Hospital's Pulmonary Rehabilitation Division beginning Sept. 12. Classes will be conducted by registered nurses and respiratory therapists with years of clinical experience in asthma management. They will be held on Wednesday evenings: Sept. 12, 19 & 26, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at 222 Station Plaza North in Mineola.

During the three-week program, each participant will receive an asthma workbook, a peak flow meter, and individualized instruction on how to use inhaled medication. There will also be an opportunity to meet and share feelings with other asthmatics.

The first session is free and the remaining two sessions cost a total of $25. Pre-registration is required. To register for the program or receive more details, please call 516-663-2579.

LIPA has a "special" department (Critical Facility) where homebound on life support systems should register.

Your physician should contact this department when prescribing a "life support system".

LIPA uses this information to advise the registrants when there will be planned power interruptions and in emergencies, if possible, how long the "power" will be out.

If you know someone who could benefit from this service please alert them to the availability of this LIPA service.

The 7th Annual New York Irish Festival featuring Finbar Furey, Paddy Reilly, Black '47 and much more will be held at Belmont Racetrack (Gate 5) on the Aug. 24 weekend. There is a fee and if you would like more information please call 212-685-4649

As an incentive to encourage timely student loan repayments, all borrowers who consolidate eligible student loans into the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan Program before Sept. 30, will receive an interest rate reduction of 0.8 percent.

To qualify for this reduction the borrower must make the first 12 monthly payments on time. For more information please visit website, www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov or call between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1-800-557-7395

Be sure to remember that as of Aug. 25 we will have modified hours at the pool. The hours of operation from that date until Labor Day will be 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. We officially close for the season on Labor Day.

With summer ending very soon, the revised Leisure Pass hours will be as follows:

Wed. - Aug. 22 - noon - 8 p.m.

Fri. - Aug. 24 - noon - 4 p.m.

Sun. - Aug. 26 - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Wed. - Aug. 29 - 4 - 8 p.m.

There will Be no Leisure Pass hours on Labor Day weekend. Please call the Leisure Pass office at 746-2326 or 746-0750 ext. 260 if you have any questions.hours on Labor Day weekenHkkkkkk