Schedule 13G Ondis
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                (Amendment No. 4)


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                 ASTRO-MED, INC.
                                 ---------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                          Common Stock, $.05 par value
                          ----------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    04638F10
                                    --------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 2002
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                      [ ]     Rule 13d-1(b)
                      [ ]     Rule 13d-1(c)
                      [X]     Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

                 (A fee is not being paid with this statement.)



   1)       Name of Reporting Person.      Albert W. Ondis
                                       --------------------------

   2)       Check the Appropriate box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

                 (a)  [ ]
                 (b)  [ ]


   3)       SEC Use Only......................................


   4)       Citizenship or Place of Organization.       United States
                                                     ------------------

Number of           (5)     Sole Voting Power:  1,471,472
Shares Bene-                                    ---------
ficially            (6)     Shared Voting Power:  2,898
Owned By                                          -----
Each Report-        (7)     Sole Dispositive Power:  1,471,972
ing Person                                           ---------
With                (8)     Shared Dispositive Power:  2,898
                                                       ------

   9)       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person.
                                                                       1,474,870
                                                                       ---------


  10)       Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
            (See Instructions).

            25,607 shares held in the Albert W. Ondis Irrevocable Trust, Jacques
            V. Hopkins Trustee
            --------------------------------------------------------------------


  11)       Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9. 32.5%
                                                            ------


  12)       Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions). IN
                                                         --



Item 1(a).   Name of Issuer.
             --------------
             Astro-Med, Inc. (ALOT)

Item 1(b).   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.
             -----------------------------------------------
             600 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick, RI 02893

Item 2(a).   Name of Person Filing.
             ---------------------
             Albert W. Ondis

Item 2(b).   Address of Principal Business Office.
             ------------------------------------
             Astro-Med Industrial Park, 800 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick,
             RI  02893

Item 2(c).   Citizenship.
             -----------
             United States

Item 2(d).   Title of Class of Securities.
             ----------------------------
             Common Stock, $.05 par value

Item 2(e).   CUSIP Number.
             ------------
             04638F10

Item 3.
             Not applicable


Item 4.      Ownership.
             ---------
             (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned.
                      -------------------------
                      1,014,662 shares are held directly
                      274,000 shares are held subject to exercisable options
                      2,898 shares are held indirectly under employee stock
                            ownership plan
                      183,310 shares are held as Trustee of trusts of which Mr.
                              Ondis' children are beneficiaries

                      Mr. Ondis, pursuant to Rule 13d-4, hereby expressly
                      disclaims beneficial ownership of 25,607 shares held in
                      the Albert W. Ondis Irrevocable Trust, Jacques V. Hopkins
                      Trustee.

             (b)      Percent of Class.
                      ----------------
                      The shares of Common Stock beneficially
                      owned by Mr. Ondis represent 32.5% of the issued
                      and outstanding common stock (assuming exercise of
                      exercisable options).

             (c)      Number of shares of Common Stock as to which Mr.Ondis has:

                      (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  1,471,972
                                                                      ----------

                      (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,898
                                                                        -----

                      (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                            of:                                        1,471,972
                                                                       ---------

                      (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                            of:                                            2,898
                                                                           -----

Item 5.      Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
             --------------------------------------------
             Not applicable.

Item 6.      Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
             ---------------------------------------------------------------
             Not applicable.


Item 7.      Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
             the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or
             Control Person.
             ------------------------------------------------------------------
             Not applicable.

Item 8.      Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
             ---------------------------------------------------------
             Not applicable.

Item 9.      Notice of Dissolution of Group.
             ------------------------------
             Not applicable.

Item 10.     Certification.
             -------------
             Not applicable.



     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


Date:    February 3, 2003                      /s/ Albert W. Ondis
                                               --------------------------
                                                   Albert W. Ondis