20 Things Your Burglar Won’t Tell You
A good crime prevention bulletin provided by the East Division Crime Coordinator, Officer Dom Paz and CPO Michelle Velez.
Southeast Quadrant Crime Reports
The latest crime reports for the area including North Winton Village are available on the Browncroft Neighborhood Association website.
Winton Branch Library Partners/Volunteers Meeting June 19
From Barbara Nichols:
It looks like summer weather has finally settled in, and I hope you’re all taking the time to enjoy it. We managed to dodge the bullet with our mild winter this past year. I’ve been around long enough to realize that we probably won’t get a repeat this time around, so I’m trying to be outside to soak up the summer as much as possible.
Because we’re into warmer weather, the library needs some volunteers for two outside projects:
We’ve been re-developing the flower gardens around the library. Each year we’ve added more and this year we need one or two volunteers to help maintain them. Mostly this will be helping weed, but it may include shifting and re-planting. We have a great volunteer who heads up the garden project, but she could really use help. This would probably only be an hour or two occasionally, but it’s something the staff doesn’t have time for and the library really needs.
I was approached by another volunteer who offered to develop a nature trail on library land. She’s mapped the route out but needs some help working on it. Hopefully we can get some scouts involved, but we still need another adult to be involved with it.
(Book Sale) Meanwhile, discards and donations are piling up, and it’s time to plan for another book sale in the fall. We’ve tentatively set the date for October 12 and 13. We’re hoping that the Winton Partners will take over this year; library staff can do some general oversight, but we really need a volunteer from the community to coordinate the sale and volunteers who are willing to set up, unpack, staff the sale, and then pack up what’s left. You could volunteer for just an hour or for the whole sale. Every bit of time will help.
Because the sale would be sponsored by the Partners, you would get to decide what the money would be used for. In the past, other Friends groups have used book sale money to buy books and media for their library. Others have purchased educational toys for their children’s rooms. And yet others have supported pet projects like buying and maintaining an aquarium.
We’ll be holding a Winton Partners meeting next Tuesday, June 19 at 6:00. The library closes at 6 on Tuesday. If you come after the library closes, open and close the book drop by the Atlantic Ave. entrance a few times. We’ll hear it in the library and send someone to let you in.
PathStone Home Energy Assistance
From PathStone Corporation:
We are excited to offer our neighbors with a variety of state energy programs, technical and financial assistance, energy consulting, and assistance in applying to appropriate programs. The programs we can offer you are based on your income. We offer enrollment into EmPower New York, Assisted Home Performance, the Green Jobs Green New York free/reduce cost energy audit program, and low cost financing.
EmPower New York offers income-eligible families and individuals FREE cost-effective electric reduction measures. Some homes may also be eligible for FREE heating reduction measures as well. EmPower NY assists families and individuals who fall below 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI).
NYSERDA’s Assisted Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® program helps income-eligible families and individuals by providing additional financial incentives for reducing heating/cooling costs and improving the safety of homes through qualifying energy efficiency measures. Income-eligible households can receive a subsidy (Assisted Subsidy) up to 50% of an approved energy efficiency project. The balance of the project cost is eligible for financing. This program has an eligibility guideline restricted to those under 80% of the AMI.
Green Jobs Green New York (GJGNY) brought to you by NYSERDA provides New Yorkers with access to comprehensive home assessments(energy audits), installation services, low-cost financing, and pathways to training for various green-collar careers. PathStone is a Constituency-Based Organization (CBO) that connects consumers to NYSERDA products such as the free or reduced cost comprehensive home assessments (energy audits) provided by area Building Performance Institute certified contractors who participate in the Home Performance with Energy Star ® program.
GJGNY and PathStone offer various financing for your desired energy reduction measures. You can now finance energy efficiency upgrades with low interest payments conveniently built into your existing utility bill. This will offset your payments with the savings you earn!
You will find information about all the above programs here:
If interested, please fill out all forms within this packet and return to the following address:
Attn: Regina Gonzalez
Housing Rehabilitation and Energy Services
400 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
Free Digital Finger Printing Event – June 16, 2012
The Summit is hosting a FREE community event Saturday, June 16th, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at The Summit FCU 2315 East Main Street.
- The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will be doing digital fingerprinting and ID for children.
- Representatives from the Sheriff’s Department will be on site doing “Child Safety” presentations with pictures and displays.
- The Winton Road Library will have a story corner with stories centered around safety.
- Face Painting.
- Clown making balloon animals.
- The Union Street Bakery at the Public Market is donating Spanish Pastries or small cookies.
- Balsam Bagels is donating 2 dozen assorted bagels cut up into quarters.
Crime Prevention Officer Report – May 2012
[Below] you will find reports on crime that has occurred in your area over the past 28 days. These reports have been derived from information provided by the Monroe Crime Analysis Center for your reference. We anticipate distributing this report by e-mail approximately every 28 days.
If you have any questions about this report, please feel free to call your crime prevention officer at the South East Neighborhood Service Center 428-7640.
Sincerely,
Brian Bannerman
Crime Prevention Officer
Rochester NY Police Department
East Division, SENSC
846 South Clinton Av.
Rochester, NY 14620
585-428-7647
Greenhouse Cafe Hours and Menu
Hours and menu for the new Greenhouse Cafe at 2271 E. Main St. near N. Winton Rd. Come out and support new neighborhood businesses as well as your old favorites, and help keep North Winton Village a great place to live, eat, work, and shop!
Hours
Monday through Thursday 7-7
Friday 7-8
Saturday 8-8
Sunday 9-3
Menu
Beverages
Coffee $1.75
Refill $1.00
Tea $1.25
Italian/Cream Soda $2.75
Smoothies $4.75
Pastries/Breads/Desserts
Bagel $1.50
Cream Cheese/PB&J $2.50
Muffins $3.00
Rugalach $3.50
Scones $2.75
Pastalillos $3.00
Cinnamon Roll $3.00
Danish $2.75
Fruit Tarts $2.75
Quesitos $3.00
Cookies $1.50
Gelato/Sorbet $3.95
Soup Cup 2.75 Bowl $5.00
Quiche $6.50
Salad Special & Build Your Own
Starting at $6.00
Panini Special & Build Your Own
PB&J $4.25
Gr. Cheese & Tomato $5.25
Veggie $5.25
Others $6.50 to 9.50
Add to Panini or Salad
Meat/mixed salad $2.00
Cheese $1.00
Add nuts $ .75
Other $ .50
Cup Soup or side salad $2.25
(add to quiche as well)
Greenhouse Cafe Reopening June 1, 2012
Good news for North Winton Village! The Greenhouse Café at 2271 E. Main St. is reopening under new management on June 1, 2012.
The new management is The Coffee Connection, which has another location on South Avenue in the South Wedge neighborhood.
The cafe will be opening early mornings at 7:00 a.m.
Rochester Police Want to Know “Where’s the Party At?”
Unsupervised house parties can result in violence: Assaults, shootings, deaths.
Help protect our youth. To report an unsupervised house party, call 9-1-1
Help spread the word with this House Party Flyer from the Rochester Police Department.
Crime Prevention Bulletin – May 2012
Dear Community Members,
The Rochester Police Dept would like to make you aware that there has been an increase in residential burglaries throughout the South East area in the past few weeks. In many cases, the burglar was able to enter the home through an unlocked window. With the warm weather approaching, I would like to remind all citizens to be certain to close and lock your windows, screens and doors whenever you are away from home or asleep.
In addition, please follow these crime Prevention Tips to reduce your chance of becoming a victim:
1. Report to 911 immediately all suspicious activity such as persons loitering, going door to door, or the sound of glass breaking.
2. Report any attempt to break into your house or garage, such as cuts on your window screens near the locks.
3. Keep your doors, windows and garages locked when not at home (even when in the yard or at a neighbors).
4. Install and use deadbolt locks on all exterior doors.
5. Notify a neighbor when you are going to be away.
6. Discontinue newspaper delivery when going on vacation.
7. Keep outside lights on all night and use motion sensor lights all around your home.
8. Trim shrubs to deny burglars a hiding place, especially shrubs around windows.
9. Lock up ladders and trash toters where they cannot be used by a burglar.
10. Don’t leave returnable cans etc. out for the “homeless”.
11. Never open your door for a stranger.
Brian Bannerman
Crime Prevention Officer
Rochester NY Police Department
East Division, SENSC
846 South Clinton Av.
Rochester, NY 14620
585-428-7647