Poetry Night at Brick House, Medford Man Arrested For Bank Robbery Wednesday

A poetry night and open mic night are on schedule at Brick House Brewery, and the upcoming Medford Planet Fitness as well as a Medford man arrested on bank robbery charges are highlights to check out on Patch Wednesday.

BrickHouse Blues Quarterly Poetry Night

A poetry night featuring George Wallace and Verless Doran is taking place at Brick House Brewery, 67 W. Main St. in Patchogue, at 7:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Click through for more information on the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce's website.

Open Mic Night At The Brickhouse

The Brickhouse Brewery is hosting its Open Mic With Kyle Fitzpatrick at 9 p.m. tonight. Head over to the brewery on Main Street and show off your musical and dancing skills.

Cops: Medford Man Charged in Bank Robbery

A Medford man faces robbery charges after he allegedly robbed a Lynbrook bank, according to Nassau County Police.

Gaetano Delia, 53, of Medford, went to Bank of America in Lynbrook at 2:50 p.m. Monday and demanded cash, reported robbery squad detectives. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, Delia fled the bank in an unknown direction, cops said.

Police searched the area using a description of Delia and he was soon found on Broadway and Stewart Street in Hewlett, cops said. Lynbrook Police arrested Delia at the scene and the cash taken from the bank was found, police reported.

Delia is charged with second-degree robbery. He will be arraigned Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead.