Mr. Mayor and village authorities, how about some enforcement of the no-thru trucking law on residential streets? Eighteen-wheelers go roaring down residential streets often ripping down overhead and cable wire.

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Gavin and Irene Duffy and boys Cody and Tighe of Beebe Road attended the Mets opening day game against the Pirates.

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Pat and Joe Conlon of Oak Place like to dine at Cugini's.

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Mario and Sue Alves and children Jason and Jessica never miss Mass at Corpus Christi Church.

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A good Mineola Fire Dept. family is Don and Maria Franz of Marcellus Road. Don has been a fireman for 32 years and Maria has been in the auxiliary for 25. Their sons are also in the department, Chris and Robert. Chris is a captain.

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Informed sources tell us that Maryann Warnecke, the former village trustee, will likely run against Mayor Colbert in next year's election. Maryann has a large following and so has Mr. Colbert. It should be an interesting race.

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Tina Vassiliades has worked at St. Francis Hospital for 30 years. She and her husband Pete live on Foch Blvd. Pete is the owner of the barber shop on Willis Avenue, Pete bought the shop in 1970 when it was called Patsy's Barber Shop.

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Helen Culleeny, Kay Murphy, Vera Barrick, Diane Mello and Fatima Ghandforough enjoyed breakfast at the Jericho Diner.

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Olga Gerstner of Grant Avenue, thankfully, was not badly injured in a fall in her home.

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Tom and Molly Azzolini of Clinton Avenue and granddaughter Gabriella, along with Robert Falk enjoyed lunch at our favorite diner.

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Frank Cadus of Wellington Road is back from a trip to Hawaii. Although Frank is 76, he still works every day.

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Always good to meet Charlie and Sally Patterson of Mineola round town with their grandchildren Jessica, Ryan and Andrew.

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Faust Guarino of Oceanside, a Fourth Degree Knight, was part of the honor guard at the wake of the slain priest, Fr. Larry Penzes. Faust is the husband of Maryann formerly of Mineola.

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Walter Weismantel who lives with his wife Grace in Florida participated in a play put on by his local church. The acting troupe, of which Walter is a member, put on skits from radio shows of 1930s and '40s. Walter took the part of Mr. Wimple from Fibber McGee and Molly. Walter used to live on Roosevelt Ave. and owned a bakery on Jericho Tpke.

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Inga Woefel and her dog are a familiar sight around town. Inga's dad used to own Superior Woodworking Store on Willis Ave. about 30 years ago.

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A young woman came to our door one day recently when Grace was home alone and asked my wife if she remembered her, as she used to live down the block when she was a little girl. She said her name was Christina. She said she just stopped by to see how Grace was doing and would like to come in for a chat about "old times." My wife, having no recollection of anyone by that name living down the street and who never lets strangers in, chatted with her through a locked storm door for a few minutes. She became suspicious when the girl was giving vague answers about her supposed family members.

At that point Grace realized that this was probably one of those scams where thieves seek to gain entrance to houses for the purpose of stealing money or valuables and sent the woman on her way. They usually pick on senior citizens as has been reported many times in the police report in our paper.