October 7, 2005 RSS feed / Community

Sanitation CollectionColumbus Day

Residents are reminded that there will be normal garbage and recycling pickup on Columbus Day, Monday, October 10, 2005. More...

Garden City Welcoming Club News

Nursery & Preschool Presentation Are you thinking of sending your child to nursery or preschool? Are you unsure of the program that is right for you and your child? This Ladies Night Out is for you! More...

Knitting Workshop for Adults

Blue Ribbon winner Marlene Proct teaches adults basic knitting techniques. Ms. Proct, who is certified by the Craft Yarn Council of America, will take you through the process of making a scarf or hat for the upcoming cooler days. More...

Kordes To Speak At Library

The Friends of the Library are happy to announce the appearance of John Ellis Kordes at the Garden City Library on Monday evening, October 9th at 7:30 p.m. in the large downstairs meeting room. More...

Free Opera Performance Of: “IL TROVATORE”

The fully staged opera More...

Time Out For Golf

Garden City golfers joined many other supporters of Planned Parenthood of Nassau County at its third annual Golf Classic at the Hamlet Golf and County Club in Commack. He event raised money to help support PPNC%27s wide variety of services. More...

Andy Cooney Show Pre-Opening To Launch Knights Marching Song

Change that headline from "Andy Cooney%27s Coming to Town!" to "Andy Cooney%27s Marching Back Stage!" Hey, we%27re only kidding! Please read on. More...

LI Panhellenic Fall Luncheon

Long Island Panhellenic will hold a Fall luncheon on More...

Golf Outing Benefits AHRC

Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin (right) recently attended the 2005 Margiotta Classic Golf Outing to benefit the Nassau County Association for the Help of Retarded Children (AHRC) Foundation, Inc., which was held at the Brookville Count More...

Author To Speak At Library

The Garden City Public Library welcomes Kieran Crowley on Sunday, November 6th at 2:00 PM. Mr. Crowley is The New York Times bestselling author of The Surgeon%27s Wife and an award-winning reporter for the New York Post. Mr. More...

Winthrop Offers Lecture On New Option For Tumors'

Providing a new option to people with tumors and lesions once considered inoperable, Winthrop-University Hospital%27s Advances in Cancer Care series will offer a free lecture, "CyberKnife: New Option for Inoperable Tumors," on Tuesday, October 25, at More...

Tessellation Finalist Named

Garden City High School Science Research student Michaela Pewarski has been named as a finalist in contest #19 of the annual More...

Andy Foundation's NFL Day Benefits Hospital's Cancer Center for Kids

The Andy Foundation, an organization established to honor the life of 11-year-old Andrew Patrick Palmeri, recently held a NFL football clinic that netted $35,000 to benefit Winthrop-University Hospital%27s Cancer Center for Kids. More...

Cub Scouts Sail Into New Year

On Monday, September 19, Cub Scout Pack 55 conducted its annual fall roundup a sailing theme. Since this was the first meeting of the new school year, the boys were distributed Balsa wood sailboat kits to make prior to the meeting. More...

Judge Receives Endorsements

Former Nassau County Court Judge Daniel Palmieri has been recently endorsed by several Long Island unions in his campaign to return to the bench as Judge of the County Court. More...

Late Nite Catechism 2 To ComeTo St. Joseph

Garden City theater fans need not travel further than their own backyards because Late Nite Catechism 2 by Maripat Donovan, presented by Entertainment Events, Inc. is coming to the St. Joseph School Auditorium on Saturday More...

The “Joy Of Opera” At The Community Club

The Community Church of Garden City and Hempstead will present a program of the joys of opera on Thursday, October 13th at the Garden City Casino. More...

What's Up For Young AdultsAt The Library

September 27th, October 5th, October 19th, and October 26th are the dates for the Babysitting Workshops. This is a reminder to all who have registered to be sure to call and cancel if a conflict has arisen, as there is an extensive waitlist. More...

“The Autumn Emporium”

Looking for a great day out? How about kicking off the Holiday Season at Garden City Nursery School More...

Garden City Pool Improvements

Taking advantage of some great fall weather, staff of Runkel's Construction Inc. pictured above, are installing a vinyl liner in the main pool. Also, pool staff installed a new bright blue four foot diameter clock on the shade structure. More...

Mercy League Mother Daughter Dinner Dance

The Garden City League of Mercy Medical Center will once again be hosting their annual Mother Daughter dinner Dance. The event will be held at the Chateau Briand and Monday, November 7 More...

Caring Kids Dance For Donations

On Saturday September 24th, Garden City girls decided they wanted to do their part to help others affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. More...

Residents Help Hurricane Victims

Kevin and Tracy Mawae would like to thank both residents and volunteers from the Village of Garden City for their hard work, dedication and generous support of the Mawae Movement, a food drive organized to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. More...

EPOA Fall Meeting

The EPOA will hold its Fall General Meeting onTuesday, October 11, 2005at 7:30P.M.in the main meeting room at the Garden City Library. More...

Historical Society Opens Museum Doors

After seventeen years, the Garden City Historical Society has made a dream come true. More...

Don't Blame God For "Acts of God"

The Cathedral of the Incarnation will be sponsoring a four part series for Parenting Young Christians. It will offer parents the opportunity to discover new ways of responding to the difficult challenges of being a Christian parent. More...

Free & Low Cost Mammograms

During October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) joins the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer hotline in announcing the availability of free or low cost mammograms. More...

Free Slide/Lecture: “Abandoned Trunks”

Author/photographer Monica Randall will present More...

School Board Work Session

A Work Session of the Board of Education will meet at More...

Library Board To Meet

The next regular meeting of the Board of Library Trustees will be held the second More...

Library Closed

The Garden City Public Library will be closed Sunday, October 9 and Monday October 10 in observance of Columbus Day. More...

S.E.P.T.A. Parent Information Series

Garden City S.E.P.T.A invites you to join us for a parent meeting on Wednesday, October 12th at 7:30PM at the Garden City High School Library. More...

Students March In Parade

Following a tradition established several years ago, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade German students from the Garden City Middle School marched in the Annual German-American Steuben parade held this year on Saturday, September 17. More...

The "Lunch Bag Booktalks " return to The Garden City Public Library

The Garden City Public Library is pleased to be bringing back "The Lunch Bag Booktalks." On Tuesday, November 1st from 12:00 to 2:00 we will discuss Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. More...

Thursday Luncheon At Community Church

The Thursday Luncheon group will hold its first meeting of the fall season on More...

CMF To Hold Fall Brunch

The Garden City Chapter of the Women More...

Membership Coffee For ACS To Be Held October 21st

The Garden City Unit of the American Cancer Society cordially invites you to our annual Membership Coffee to be held on Friday morning, October 21st, from 10:00 until 11:30am at the beautiful home of Christine Diller at 19 Saint James Street North. More...

It’s Fun And Patriotic

The Annual Octoberfest and Bridge Party will be held on Sunday Oct. 23 More...

Block Party A Success

Residents on Cambridge Avenue had a memorable block party on September 10. Kids and adults enjoyed the special day filled with fun games and great food. More...

“Easel” Artist Exhibition

An exhibition of Paintings by More...

Flip-Flops At Street Fair

"The Garden City Shop" Booth at the Homecoming Street Fair, Saturday, October 29, will feature the ever-popular Garden City Flip-flops by Toe-Goz. More...

Computer Classes Start Soon

Adult Education is offering the following computer classes: More...

A Word From The Publisher

We recently read a about a journalism conference held by large media outlets to discuss the rising tide of reader involvement via the internet. It seems that readers feel much more comfortable contacting More...

Friendship Flowers when Girls help Girls

The San Jacinto Council of Girl Scouts from Houston, Texas has received thousands of evacuees from Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina hit at the end of August. More...

Committee Plans Election Day Fair

The Election Day Fair Committee of The Auxiliary of the Garden City Community Church is busy getting ready for the November 8 event . Doors will open at 10 a.m. More...

Fall Coat Drive

Saint Anne More...

Msgr. John's Knights Officers Installed

Msgr. John%27s Knights "officially" opened its 10th Anniversary Columbian Year at St. Anne%27s Church recently with the installation of officers for the new year. Knights of Columbus N.Y. State Deputy Anthony L. More...

Wine Tasting

The 7th Annual Wine Tasting and Auction to benefit Nassau Suffolk Services for Autism will be held on More...

At The Library

16*Sun.2:00 p.m.Opera performance:Il TrovatorebyGiuseppe Verdi (Opera Pro Voce) More...

Historical Society Holds Golf Lecture At New Museum

The Garden City Historical Society will hold its fall lecture, "Garden City: A Golf Incubator," on Wednesday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m. More...

Community Park News

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Garden City Senior News Flu Shot Date Change

In a recent article, Winthrop Hospital listed a date that our department More...

Have Soaring Gas Prices Got You Down?

"If so, it%27s another good reason for you to save 10% on collision liability rates for your car for three full years," says Jim Dougherty, Coordinator for the Defensive Driving Course sponsored by Msgr. John%27s Knights (Msgr. John C. More...

Friends Of Mercy Swing Into Action!

The Friends of Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, sponsored its 24th Annual Men%27s Golf Classic on Monday, September 19th at the Seawane Country Club in Hewlett Harbor. More...

Chrysanthemum Bridge & Dessert

The Garden City Community Church Auxiliary will hold its annual Chrysanthemum Bridge and Dessert on Monday, October 17, at noon. Reservations are necessary and must be received by October 14. Tickets are $10.00 each ($40.00 per table). More...

Sunday Afternoon Tea With Assessor

Sunday Afternoon Tea with delicate cucumber sandwiches and chocolate covered pastries served amid picturesque gardens of Wyndham Condominium was the gathering where Garden City resident Harvey B. More...

Adelphi Selects Prize Winners

Garden City High School students Nicole Albano, Eric Bevilacqua, Nicole Diller, Michael Dooley, Nikhil Kothari, Alexandre Petraglia, Patrick Sullivan, Krista Tenaglia and Jane Aldridge have been selected as winners of the Adelphi University prize for More...

German Club News

Members of the Garden City German Club attended the annual Oktoberfest (Ompahfest) on September 18 in Plattdeutsch Park in Franklin Square. More...

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Rotacare Dinner Dance Committee Finalizes Plans

The committee for Rotacare More...