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Student nurses from Molloy College (2nd from left to right, Maureen O'Hara, Deborah Walsh, Sherrie Strain and Carmine Parisi), along with their Professor, Margaret Mullarkey, RN (left) joined with Winthrop-University Hospital nurses to administer vaccines at Garden City's annual Senior Citizen Flu Shot Program recently. The students also assisted Winthrop nurses in immunizing seniors at the Village of Mineola last month. Thanks to Winthrop's nurses and the students, close to 600 seniors were immunized. Both programs were co-sponsored the Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs, the Nassau County Department of Health, and Nassau University Medical Center. More ... I-Abolish, or the American Anti-Slavery Group (AASG) has a unique historic mission: It is the only human rights organization in the United States dedicated solely to abolishing modern-day slavery worldwide. That mission is also incomparably urgent because contemporary slavery in Africa is a central More ... Through the combined efforts of the GCTA, the PTA and Long Island Blood Services, over 190 pints of blood were donated from members of the Garden City School community. For 10 hours parents, teachers, staff members, administration and students streamed into the High School gym to roll up their sleev More ... The next regular meeting of the Water Authority of Western Nassau County Board of Directors will be held at 7:30 p.m., on Monday, December 19, at the offices located at 58 South Tyson Avenue, in Floral Park and the public is welcome to attend... More ... Local rssident Lana Noone has established the Vietnam Babylift 30th Anniversary Awards to be presented on-line at www.Vietnambabylift.org on December 30. More ... Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (left) and Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin (right) recently presented the 2005 Firematic Awards to Third Assistant Chief James Roth of Garden City is a member of the Garden City Park Fire Department. He has held every rank including EMT, EMT-CC and is currently a certified Paramedic. Assistant Chief Roth was honored for his dedication and outstanding service to the department. More ... Winthrop-University Hospital%27s diabetes self-management education program has once again been recognized by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for meeting the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs. Winthrop%27s Diabetes Education Program was originally recognized More ... This January, the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer program is offering new support groups for Long Island women. There is no cost for any group; however pre-registration is required. The groups meet at Adelphi University School of Social Work in Garden City. For more information or to sign up, cal More ... Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray (left) presents an official Town of Hempstead Citation to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #325 Commander Pat Argenzio for playing an active role in the 2005 H. Frank Carey High School Homecoming and Ragamuffin Parade in Garden City South. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Outcault of Garden City, N.Y. are proud to announce the marriage of their daughter Anne Noel to John Patrick Mitchell son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell of Jamison, Pennsylvania. Anne is a 1991 graduate of Garden City High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Rhode Island More ... Christmas is getting closer every day and if the SNOW keeps coming we may soon be hearing sleigh bells and they won More ... Ms. Susan Squillace is pleased to announce the engagement of her son Joseph, to Elizabeth Inguagiato, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Inguagiato of Cold Spring Harbor, NY. More ... Dr. and Mrs. Manuel A. Fajardo of Garden City, announce with great pleasure the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Licitra Fajardo, to Brendan Carl Trillhaase, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karsten G. Trillhaase of Sandy Hook, CT. More ... Winthrop-University Hospital kicked off the holiday season on December 5th with its 20th Annual Tree Lighting. Garden City twins Caroline and Caitlin Sullivan, "graduates" of Winthrop%27s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, enthusiastically helped light the tree. More ... Cub Scout Pack 55 was hard at work at their November Pack Night putting together care packages to be sent to both a hospital and fighting unit in Iraq. The care packages were stuffed with beef jerky, eye drops, playing cards, toiletries and snacks - all donated by Pack 55. Also included was a handma More ... Mike Rotondo of Garden City-based AAA Travel recently returned from a two-day inaugural cruise from Fort Lauderdale More ... The International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) announced that Garden City resident Thomas Demaria, PhD, Assistant Vice President of Behavioral Health Services, and Mina Barrett, PhD, Director of Training and Research, at South Nassau Communities Hospital are co-recipients of its 2005 More ... The Adult Forum at Garden City Community Church this Sunday, December 18, will be a presentation illustrating the Nativity as seen through famous paintings. A narrative, featuring music, scripture and slides, will provide information about each artist and his genre. They range from Italian Renaissan More ... Once again the Madonna Heights Ladies Auxiliary members were hard at work preparing Thanksgiving baskets which not only provided families with a complete turkey dinner (including all the trimmings) but also supplied much needed additional non-perishable items. These baskets went to the families in More ... We%27re in the final days of shopping now with the holidays just around the corner in a week or so. We want to remind everyone to keep local shopping in mind. This is the time of year that makes or breaks local businesses in terms of their revenues, and they would appreciate seeing your faces! More ... On October 27 th , the Hip Pickles percussion ensemble opened to a rousing welcome at the Garden City High School. This program was sponsored by PTA Arts in Education. The Hip Pickles have been the DCA Drum Ensemble World Champions for an unprecedented six years and have performed on Regis and Kat More ... On Friday afternoons at 3 p.m. members of the High School Ping-Pong Club, along with their sponsor Doug Sheer, challenge each other in some very intense matches. The club also has tournaments with Herricks High School throughout the year. More ... The Long Island Regional Poison and Drug Information Center at Winthrop-University Hospital offers the following tips to help safeguard you and your family during the winter season when cold and flu viruses are more common and fuel-burning appliances are used more often: More ... This past September 29, the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club held its third annual Golf Outing to benefit Rotacare which was initiated by the club in 1992 to help uninsured people in dire need of medical attention. This year, proceeds also went toward Rotaplast, which provides free reconstructive su More ... Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen will perform at Coffee House Concerts at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Garden City, NY on Friday, January 6, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. More ... When you think of all of the years you have given and received gifts, how many of them do you remember? More ... The annual Christmas Boutique held at The Lutheran Church of the Resurrection was a tremendous success. Hundreds of shoppers helped themselves while helping others. All the proceeds will be donated to missions. More ... The Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs Retired and Senior Volunteer Program has community service volunteer opportunities throughout Nassau County. Let us help you explore the possibilities and provide a meaningful experience. Call RSVP at 227-8988. More ... Children%27s Programs: Dec. 27, *Tues, 11:00 a.m. Theodore Roosevelt%27s Birds of Prey program for families. Ages 4-Gr.5 More ... Future Business Leaders of America at the High School is an integral part of the business and office curriculum. FBLA is a club that enables students to explore vocational and career opportunities outside the classroom. FBLA students also attend conferences and competition, where they are tested in More ... Garden City residents traveled to New York City last Saturday to participate in a peaceful leafleting on Fifth Avenue in front of the American Girl Place department store. The purpose of the demonstration was to alert the public that American Girl had made a $50,000 contribution to Girls Inc., a gro More ... Veterans Day weekend proved to be a valuable learning experience for 45 boys from Cub Scout Pack 55. A total of 80 people from the pack had the opportunity to tour and sleep over on the Battleship New Jersey. The ship, which is berthed in Camden, just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, had More ... |
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