****Just wanted to make you all aware that there were three home burglaries last week at the Villas this past week!
****When you hear that the crime rate has "Dropped in Nashville", that does not include us. The police consider "Nashboro Village" as either Antioch or Una. (Crime is up in Antioch).
*****I have also heard that people are receiving knocks on their door late at night or are seeing the same person walking around the neighborhood during the day. This young gentlemen lives
in Deerfield and is supposed to have 24 hour a day counselor with him. In any case, if this happens again please call the police on the non-emergency number and make them aware.
Anytime day or night. This is private property and he should not be here but let the police handle.
I will be calling the Management of the apartments and make them aware of this situation today.
Please call the police if you see anything, hear gunshots, anything that is just not right. The last crime meeting I attended, the police commissioner stated that people are not calling the police.
They do not know unless we make them aware of situations.
Also, crime stoppers should be used if you notice any weird things going on around a particular condo or in your area. You do not give your name and the situation will be taken care of.
All the phone numbers are listed on the side of the blog.
Please use it does work...
Thanks
Monday, March 29, 2010
Health Issues - H1N1 flu may be on rebound in Southeast
Vaccine still plentiful, TN health officials say
By Christina E. Sanchez • THE TENNESSEAN • March 29, 2010
The fresh smell of newly cut grass is in the air, birds are bustling and the temperature is heating up. Signs abound that it is spring, a time many equate with the end of flu season.
But the H1N1 flu virus isn't gone. In fact, the southeastern United States, including Tennessee, has seen a slight increase in H1N1 cases. Clusters of cases have been reported in Nashville and Knoxville, according to Tennessee health officials.
The pandemic virus can last for up to two years. This spring marks the end of year one.
Health officials are hoping people will get one of the million remaining H1N1 vaccine shots, especially since another wave of H1N1 cases could be looming.
About two-thirds of Americans have not gotten the vaccine. The shot is free and is available at local health departments, retail stores and doctors' offices.
"H1N1 never went away; the disease is still out there," said Dr. Kelly Moore, director of the state immunization program. "Because this is a new strain of flu, it could hang around and cause local flare-ups for weeks or months to come."
In Knoxville, several recent deaths could be linked to H1N1, said Knox County Medical Director Dr. Martha Buchanan.
It's hard to say how many, Buchanan said. "They may get sick at home and come to the hospital with something else and not even know they have" the flu.
Health officials aren't sure whether the recent rise in the number of H1N1 cases in this region represents the expected third wave of the pandemic.
Tennessee has seen two waves, as has much of the rest of the country. The first wave occurred in April 2009. The spread of the virus slowed over the summer and picked up again when school resumed in August.
Flu is unpredictable, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University and liaison member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
"The southeastern part of the U.S. is seeing a small increase in cases again," Schaffner said, stopping short of saying the spike would continue. "I would still say the best thing people can do to protect themselves is to get vaccinated against H1N1."
Tennessee health officials don't track how many H1N1 cases the state sees, but they check a sample of flu tests sent to their lab each week. About 23 percent of samples are testing positive for H1N1. The state knows that H1N1 in Tennessee has killed 66 people, of whom 13 were children.
Nationwide estimates of the impact of H1N1 show that the virus has made about 60 million people sick, has led to 265,000 hospitalizations and has caused more than 17,000 deaths, according to the CDC.
"The H1N1 flu virus has caused substantial outbreaks of disease outside of the normal influenza seasons," said Dr. Tim Jones, state epidemiologist. "Our surveillance systems show that the virus is still active in Tennessee and could continue to cause local outbreaks for weeks or months."
There's still plenty of vaccine to go around. The federal government has shipped 124 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine around the country and will order more if people want it; about 70 million doses have been given nationwide. Tennessee's health department distributed 2.5 million doses, though the agency does not track how many have been given out to people
Reid Huffman, a sophomore at Belmont University, is one person who has not gotten the vaccine. He was surprised to hear that H1N1 was still an issue, and he doesn't think he'll get the shot.
"I just didn't want to bother with it," Huffman said about why he initially didn't get it. "You can spend your time worrying about every bad thing that might happen … but that can take up a lot of time."
Combo shot planned
Next year, people won't have to get two flu shots. The regular seasonal flu shot, which includes up to three flu strains each year, will include H1N1. The timing will be good, since the CDC believes that's when the next wave could hit.
Health officials are watching the Southern Hemisphere to see how H1N1 plays out there. The countries there are in the fall season.
Health officials are asking doctors or clinics with the H1N1 vaccine to hold on to the solo H1N1 vaccine in case the next wave hits before the seasonal vaccine becomes available.
"We're concerned about people who haven't been vaccinated, particularly pregnant women and young adults with underlying health conditions," Moore said. "The vaccine doesn't do anyone any good sitting on a shelf, and people shouldn't wait to get it."
By Christina E. Sanchez • THE TENNESSEAN • March 29, 2010
The fresh smell of newly cut grass is in the air, birds are bustling and the temperature is heating up. Signs abound that it is spring, a time many equate with the end of flu season.
But the H1N1 flu virus isn't gone. In fact, the southeastern United States, including Tennessee, has seen a slight increase in H1N1 cases. Clusters of cases have been reported in Nashville and Knoxville, according to Tennessee health officials.
The pandemic virus can last for up to two years. This spring marks the end of year one.
Health officials are hoping people will get one of the million remaining H1N1 vaccine shots, especially since another wave of H1N1 cases could be looming.
About two-thirds of Americans have not gotten the vaccine. The shot is free and is available at local health departments, retail stores and doctors' offices.
"H1N1 never went away; the disease is still out there," said Dr. Kelly Moore, director of the state immunization program. "Because this is a new strain of flu, it could hang around and cause local flare-ups for weeks or months to come."
In Knoxville, several recent deaths could be linked to H1N1, said Knox County Medical Director Dr. Martha Buchanan.
It's hard to say how many, Buchanan said. "They may get sick at home and come to the hospital with something else and not even know they have" the flu.
Health officials aren't sure whether the recent rise in the number of H1N1 cases in this region represents the expected third wave of the pandemic.
Tennessee has seen two waves, as has much of the rest of the country. The first wave occurred in April 2009. The spread of the virus slowed over the summer and picked up again when school resumed in August.
Flu is unpredictable, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University and liaison member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
"The southeastern part of the U.S. is seeing a small increase in cases again," Schaffner said, stopping short of saying the spike would continue. "I would still say the best thing people can do to protect themselves is to get vaccinated against H1N1."
Tennessee health officials don't track how many H1N1 cases the state sees, but they check a sample of flu tests sent to their lab each week. About 23 percent of samples are testing positive for H1N1. The state knows that H1N1 in Tennessee has killed 66 people, of whom 13 were children.
Nationwide estimates of the impact of H1N1 show that the virus has made about 60 million people sick, has led to 265,000 hospitalizations and has caused more than 17,000 deaths, according to the CDC.
"The H1N1 flu virus has caused substantial outbreaks of disease outside of the normal influenza seasons," said Dr. Tim Jones, state epidemiologist. "Our surveillance systems show that the virus is still active in Tennessee and could continue to cause local outbreaks for weeks or months."
There's still plenty of vaccine to go around. The federal government has shipped 124 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine around the country and will order more if people want it; about 70 million doses have been given nationwide. Tennessee's health department distributed 2.5 million doses, though the agency does not track how many have been given out to people
Reid Huffman, a sophomore at Belmont University, is one person who has not gotten the vaccine. He was surprised to hear that H1N1 was still an issue, and he doesn't think he'll get the shot.
"I just didn't want to bother with it," Huffman said about why he initially didn't get it. "You can spend your time worrying about every bad thing that might happen … but that can take up a lot of time."
Combo shot planned
Next year, people won't have to get two flu shots. The regular seasonal flu shot, which includes up to three flu strains each year, will include H1N1. The timing will be good, since the CDC believes that's when the next wave could hit.
Health officials are watching the Southern Hemisphere to see how H1N1 plays out there. The countries there are in the fall season.
Health officials are asking doctors or clinics with the H1N1 vaccine to hold on to the solo H1N1 vaccine in case the next wave hits before the seasonal vaccine becomes available.
"We're concerned about people who haven't been vaccinated, particularly pregnant women and young adults with underlying health conditions," Moore said. "The vaccine doesn't do anyone any good sitting on a shelf, and people shouldn't wait to get it."
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Fire damages 5 condo units - Part of Nashoboro Village
WKRN Channel 2 News
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Four people were displaced from their homes after a fire spread through five Nashboro Village condos.
The fire started just after 1 a.m. Wednesday at the Woodridge Condos on Flintlock Court.
The middle condo sustained the heaviest fire damage.
The two units right next to the middle unit sustained smoke and water damage.
The condos on the two ends sustained minimal damage.
"The reason that this one right here is the only one burnt—they got good fire stops in this building," said Capt. Randall Taylor with the Nashville Fire Department told News 2. "So our units had time to get water on the fire. They did make a good interior tack. So, that's the reason it was the only one that was really damaged."
Authorities are trying to determine the cause of the fire.
No one was hurt.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Four people were displaced from their homes after a fire spread through five Nashboro Village condos.
The fire started just after 1 a.m. Wednesday at the Woodridge Condos on Flintlock Court.
The middle condo sustained the heaviest fire damage.
The two units right next to the middle unit sustained smoke and water damage.
The condos on the two ends sustained minimal damage.
"The reason that this one right here is the only one burnt—they got good fire stops in this building," said Capt. Randall Taylor with the Nashville Fire Department told News 2. "So our units had time to get water on the fire. They did make a good interior tack. So, that's the reason it was the only one that was really damaged."
Authorities are trying to determine the cause of the fire.
No one was hurt.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
New Irish Pub restaurant opens in Donelson
McNamara's up and running just in time for St. Patrick's DayBy Andy Humbles • THE TENNESSEAN • March 8, 2010
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, McNamara’s Irish Pub & Restaurant has taken over the Plantation House restaurant site, hoping to make Donelson a destination for a bit of Ireland.
Proprietor Sean McNamara leads the ownership group, having established himself by playing Irish music at different establishments in the Nashville area since 1995.
“I’m taking 15 years of Irish pub experience and incorporating what I’ve seen work, and I’ve tried to incorporate that,’’ McNamara said.
It’s a true, authentic Irish pub and restaurant from the moment you walk in — from the décor, to the music and hospitality.’’
Kirk Orndorff is the general manager. Paula McNamara, born and raised in Ireland, is active in the business ownership. “She lends the authenticity to the place,’’ Sean McNamara said of his wife.
The new owners have renovated the building at 2740 Old Lebanon Pike that was last home to E. Devine’s Good Times restaurant which replaced Plantation House. McNamara estimated the building was vacant about 10 months.
Councilman Phil Claiborne believed the timing with the down economy and with inconsistency of hours hurt E. Devine’s Good Times, a restaurant and sports bar concept.
Business for McNamara’s has been good, and Claiborne believes it will work.
“It should be a real asset for the community; I hope folks get behind it,’’ Claiborne said of McNamara’s. “It brings to this side of town something totally different than anything that has been here or is here.’’
The location is just off Lebanon Pike, but the restaurant is visible from the high traffic thoroughfare, one reason it was attractive to McNamara.
“I think Donelson needed something like this,’’ said customer Emily Scholes, a Hermitage resident. Scholes had been to both the Plantation House and E. Devine’s Good Times.
“I think it trumps the other two,’’ she said. “The atmosphere, the location. It works.’’
McNamara’s offers live music regularly Thursdays through Sundays. That will include his band that has been known as Nosey Flynn. McNamara has his own name recognition as well.
Irish foods will be offered as will mainstream menu items.
The restaurant will be smoke-free.
Different areas of the restaurant have different Irish themes.
The upstairs houses an Irish theme sports pub that will show the major sporting events of interest here. It was scheduled to open last week.
The music business drew McNamara to Nashville in 1995, and he first worked as a waiter and then bartender at Mulligan’s Pub And Restaurant.
That position evolved into work as the house band. “McNamara’s going to be known for music,’’ he said.
Initial opening was in mid-February and the grand opening was March 5.
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, McNamara’s Irish Pub & Restaurant has taken over the Plantation House restaurant site, hoping to make Donelson a destination for a bit of Ireland.
Proprietor Sean McNamara leads the ownership group, having established himself by playing Irish music at different establishments in the Nashville area since 1995.
“I’m taking 15 years of Irish pub experience and incorporating what I’ve seen work, and I’ve tried to incorporate that,’’ McNamara said.
It’s a true, authentic Irish pub and restaurant from the moment you walk in — from the décor, to the music and hospitality.’’
Kirk Orndorff is the general manager. Paula McNamara, born and raised in Ireland, is active in the business ownership. “She lends the authenticity to the place,’’ Sean McNamara said of his wife.
The new owners have renovated the building at 2740 Old Lebanon Pike that was last home to E. Devine’s Good Times restaurant which replaced Plantation House. McNamara estimated the building was vacant about 10 months.
Councilman Phil Claiborne believed the timing with the down economy and with inconsistency of hours hurt E. Devine’s Good Times, a restaurant and sports bar concept.
Business for McNamara’s has been good, and Claiborne believes it will work.
“It should be a real asset for the community; I hope folks get behind it,’’ Claiborne said of McNamara’s. “It brings to this side of town something totally different than anything that has been here or is here.’’
The location is just off Lebanon Pike, but the restaurant is visible from the high traffic thoroughfare, one reason it was attractive to McNamara.
“I think Donelson needed something like this,’’ said customer Emily Scholes, a Hermitage resident. Scholes had been to both the Plantation House and E. Devine’s Good Times.
“I think it trumps the other two,’’ she said. “The atmosphere, the location. It works.’’
McNamara’s offers live music regularly Thursdays through Sundays. That will include his band that has been known as Nosey Flynn. McNamara has his own name recognition as well.
Irish foods will be offered as will mainstream menu items.
The restaurant will be smoke-free.
Different areas of the restaurant have different Irish themes.
The upstairs houses an Irish theme sports pub that will show the major sporting events of interest here. It was scheduled to open last week.
The music business drew McNamara to Nashville in 1995, and he first worked as a waiter and then bartender at Mulligan’s Pub And Restaurant.
That position evolved into work as the house band. “McNamara’s going to be known for music,’’ he said.
Initial opening was in mid-February and the grand opening was March 5.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Hermitage Precinct - For Immediate Release
March 4, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hermitage Precinct officers, aided by citizen tips, today arrested five teen burglary suspects involved in three home break-ins.
At 8 a.m., officers responded to an alarm at a home on Tulip Grove Road. A rock had been thrown through a window. Citizens reported a suspicious Honda Civic parked nearby. Officers Jeb Johnston and Paris Spraggins soon located the suspect car on Rockwood Drive. Both suspects, Keno Lane, 18, and a 17-year-old who lives on Rockwood Drive, admitted their involvement. Lane, of Chandler Place, is charged with criminal trespass. The 17-year-old is charged in Juvenile Court with attempted burglary and loitering during school hours.
In the other two cases, four teens are believed to have broken into a home on Cloudfalls Trace at 10:30 a.m. and a home on Grace Falls Drive just 30 minutes later. Citizens in the area reported the four teens arrived in two separate vehicles, parked, and walked behind houses. Officers located and arrested three of the suspects, one eluded capture. Stolen items and two handguns were recovered from the vehicles.
Two 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old are each charged in Juvenile Court with two counts of aggravated burglary, unlawful weapon possession and loitering during school hours.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hermitage Precinct officers, aided by citizen tips, today arrested five teen burglary suspects involved in three home break-ins.
At 8 a.m., officers responded to an alarm at a home on Tulip Grove Road. A rock had been thrown through a window. Citizens reported a suspicious Honda Civic parked nearby. Officers Jeb Johnston and Paris Spraggins soon located the suspect car on Rockwood Drive. Both suspects, Keno Lane, 18, and a 17-year-old who lives on Rockwood Drive, admitted their involvement. Lane, of Chandler Place, is charged with criminal trespass. The 17-year-old is charged in Juvenile Court with attempted burglary and loitering during school hours.
In the other two cases, four teens are believed to have broken into a home on Cloudfalls Trace at 10:30 a.m. and a home on Grace Falls Drive just 30 minutes later. Citizens in the area reported the four teens arrived in two separate vehicles, parked, and walked behind houses. Officers located and arrested three of the suspects, one eluded capture. Stolen items and two handguns were recovered from the vehicles.
Two 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old are each charged in Juvenile Court with two counts of aggravated burglary, unlawful weapon possession and loitering during school hours.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
HOA February Meeting Minutes
Gary Peterson, Fran Oroson, Amy Watson and Jim Curley were present at the February 18, 2010, Board Meeting. Gary Gentry has sold his condo and had to resign from the Board, as only homeowners are eligible to be on the Board. A motion was made and agreed that officers would not be elected until there is a full Board.
A letter went out with the notice of the Annual Meeting requesting anyone interested in being of the Board to let Jim Curley Properties know or to put their name in an envelope of the door of unit 138. No one responded to this request. The Board will again try to find members who would be interested in being a Board Member. Fran Oroson and Gary Petersen are on the Board again because no one else has agreed to be on the Board. Fran agreed to complete Bob Wolfgang’s term ending with the Annual Meeting in 2011. Gary Petersen accepted one of the two year terms and will be a Board Member until the Annual Meeting in 2012. Board Member terms run for a two year period beginning at the end of the Annual Meeting, not the calendar year.
Jim Curley, of Jim Curley Properties, reported he had lunch with the Mayor on February 18th, along with a number of others. The Mayor reported that the crime rate in Nashville has gone down every year for the past six years. The Mayor also reported that an additional 50 officers would be on staff in the Spring thanks to a grant the city received. Gary Petersen is going to contact the local precinct to request that the Board receive a weekly print out of the crime within our district and within our community. This will give us a more accurate idea of how much crime there is in The Greens vs the district.
Amy Watson suggested that we put more information on our website, as this is where Association Members should be going to find out what is going on at The Greens. She will be contacting Jim Grinstead for assistance with this project. She suggested that homeowners be given the choice of whether or not to subscribe to the website, so when news items are added they will be notified by e-mail to check www.nashborogreens.com. She will also check into having a maintenance request form added to the website.
We have received complaints about 171 again. This unit is empty; however, Jim Curley Properties will check into the complaints. The owners have been located and the attorney has written to them. If no response is received, the next step will be to go to court.
Eleven letters were sent to homeowners who are not putting their garbage cans either in their garage or behind their unit. The CCR’s state that garbage cans cannot be seen from the street, so a notice was sent advising a $50 fine would be imposed if the CCR rules were not followed.
The meeting was adjourned.
The March Meeting will be on the 18th.
A letter went out with the notice of the Annual Meeting requesting anyone interested in being of the Board to let Jim Curley Properties know or to put their name in an envelope of the door of unit 138. No one responded to this request. The Board will again try to find members who would be interested in being a Board Member. Fran Oroson and Gary Petersen are on the Board again because no one else has agreed to be on the Board. Fran agreed to complete Bob Wolfgang’s term ending with the Annual Meeting in 2011. Gary Petersen accepted one of the two year terms and will be a Board Member until the Annual Meeting in 2012. Board Member terms run for a two year period beginning at the end of the Annual Meeting, not the calendar year.
Jim Curley, of Jim Curley Properties, reported he had lunch with the Mayor on February 18th, along with a number of others. The Mayor reported that the crime rate in Nashville has gone down every year for the past six years. The Mayor also reported that an additional 50 officers would be on staff in the Spring thanks to a grant the city received. Gary Petersen is going to contact the local precinct to request that the Board receive a weekly print out of the crime within our district and within our community. This will give us a more accurate idea of how much crime there is in The Greens vs the district.
Amy Watson suggested that we put more information on our website, as this is where Association Members should be going to find out what is going on at The Greens. She will be contacting Jim Grinstead for assistance with this project. She suggested that homeowners be given the choice of whether or not to subscribe to the website, so when news items are added they will be notified by e-mail to check www.nashborogreens.com. She will also check into having a maintenance request form added to the website.
We have received complaints about 171 again. This unit is empty; however, Jim Curley Properties will check into the complaints. The owners have been located and the attorney has written to them. If no response is received, the next step will be to go to court.
Eleven letters were sent to homeowners who are not putting their garbage cans either in their garage or behind their unit. The CCR’s state that garbage cans cannot be seen from the street, so a notice was sent advising a $50 fine would be imposed if the CCR rules were not followed.
The meeting was adjourned.
The March Meeting will be on the 18th.
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