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The big birthday party for members who hit the 85, 90 and 95-year mark will be held Monday, May 8th at the Senior Recreation Center. The affair will get underway at 12 p.m. and 17 members are expected to be honored. More ... In the spirit of the spring season watch professional watercolorist Lisa Fazio, demonstrate a fresh and exciting watercolor in her signature bold and bright colors. More ... Saint Anne's Church is sponsoring a drive to collect gifts for mothers who are faced with serious challenges. This social ministry effort will take the items donated and create individual gift bags with Mother's Day messages. The bags will be delivered to Nassau County shelters that support mothers More ... An artistic tribute to the "most important people on earth" will be held on Saturday, May 6 at 8 p.m. at Sunflower Fine Art Galleries, located at 172 Seventh Street in Garden City. More ... The Mental Health Association of Nassau County (MHA) has announced that Garden City resident Robert F. Larocca, Executive Vice President, Sterling & Sterling, Inc., will Chair its 2nd annual "Charity Golf Classic & Casino Night." The event is scheduled for Monday, May 22, at the prestigious Fresh Me More ... Senator Kemp Hannon (sixth Senate District) recently honored residents of his district for participating in the Gulf Coast Hurricane relief effort. More ... You've been meaning to do it...clean out that upstairs room or part with items you can no longer use. Perhaps you'd like to take part in the Garden City Historical Society's community garage sale, A.T. Stewart's Flea Market, on Saturday, June 3. The Flea Market will be held on the Historical Society More ... On Sunday, April 30, the Reverend James P. Dalton-Thompson was a guest celebrant at the 9:30 a.m. Family Mass and the celebrant and preacher at the 11:15 a.m. Mass. Father Dalton-Thompson is rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Falmouth, Maine. Before leaving the Diocese of Long Island for his More ... Well spouses or partners of the ill and disabled can join a support group for people in similar situations by attending meetings on the second and fourth of each month from 7:30 to (:30 p.m. at the St. Charles Rehab Center, 210 I. U. Willets Rd., Albertson. Call 829-8740... More ... On May 11, the Thursday Luncheon Group will be very happy to welcome back Virginia Fortney, a Garden City resident, to present a program for fitness for the senior citizen. This wonderful program mixes in some ballet and yoga with medium to slow exercising including stretching, working and learning More ... Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) If you have a preschool child and you suspect that he/she has developmental delays you should consult your family doctor; if the doctor is concerned, or you are still not comfortable with your child's progress, you may make a referral to the Ga More ... Long Island Panhellenic will hold a spring luncheon on Tuesday, May 9 at noon at NYIT de Seversky Culinary Arts Center, located on Route 25A in Old Westbury. More ... The Garden City American Legion, William Bradford Turner Post #265 is pleased to announce the selection of Edward Keenan to spend a Legion-paid week at Boys State in Morrisville, N.Y. More ... The Garden City Women's Club celebrated St. Patrick's Day during their general meeting on March 14th at the Garden City Library. The room was transformed into an Irish pub and the fun began after a short business meeting conducted by President Judy Radocy. More ... As women age, urinary incontinence is a common problem, often causing embarrassment and discomfort. However, there's no reason to suffer. More ... Winthrop's "Women's Health Forum" community education series will present a free lecture, "Popular Diets: What Works & What Doesn't," on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 7:00 PM. The program will be held at Winthrop's Community Outreach Center, 101 Mineola Boulevard in Mineola, at the corner of Second St More ... Winthrop-University Hospital's "Parenting Today" educational series will present a free lecture, "Living with Teenagers," on Wednesday, May 10th, at 7:00 PM. Held at Winthrop's Community Outreach Center, 101 Mineola Boulevard in Mineola, the program will offer parents strategies for positive disci More ... May is National Stroke Awareness Month. According to the American Stroke Association, stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of disability. More ... The Garden City Recreation Department will conduct evening tennis lesson for adults who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. The lessons will be held at the Garden City Community Park Tennis Facility and will run one evening a week. There will be a maximum of four players on a court. Th More ... The Garden City Republican Club wishes to extend an invitation to residents to join it on Wednesday, May 10, beginning at 8 PM at the Garden City Senior Recreation Center for their May meeting. This month's speaker is Timothy P. Farrell who is the Principal Liaison to New York City from the United More ... "Back in the Game," an innovative strength and fitness program for pediatric cancer patients and survivors, has begun at the Professional Athletic Performance Center in Garden City. The program was conceived by Garden City resident, Peter Menges, whose son, Bobby, was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma t More ... Saxophonist Jeff Gutierrez, 24, was navigating the aisle between the tea sandwiches and the fresh-brewed coffee when a short, curly-haired woman in her mid-60s eagerly honed in on him. More ... An esteemed panel of breast cancer specialists will present the latest trends in breast cancer treatment on Monday, June 5, at 7 p.m. at Adelphi University in Garden City. The free event is a program of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. More ... The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program recently honored its volunteers at the annual Volunteer Recognition Celebration. Pictured here, with director Hilary Rutter (5th from left), are volunteers who have served more than 10 years. From left: Elaine Phillip, Bayside; Joyce More ... In the spirit of the spring season watch professional watercolorist Lisa Fazio, demonstrate a fresh and exciting watercolor in her signature bold and bright colors. More ... Troop Leader Pat Spencer was stuck. Her planned girl scout troop meeting at Hemlock got cancelled and she needed an alternate site. Things worked out well, and Girl Scout Troop 1543 arranged a visit with Rob Alvey at the Garden City Bird Sanctuary on Monday May1. The flowers were in full bloom, and More ... Winthrop-University Hospital will conduct its 14th annual Free Skin Cancer Screening on Thursday, May 18, at 222 Station Plaza North in Mineola from 5:00 to 9:00 PM. Intended to provide early detection of skin cancers, the screening consists of a full-body examination conducted by a Winthrop-Univer More ... The Adelphi University School of Nursing, in conjunction with the Alpha Omega chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, is pleased to celebrate Nurses Week with the second annual Nursing Leadership and Research Conference, "Every Nurse is a Leader," on Thursday May 11, and Friday, May 12. The confer More ... A monthly column by the Executive Board of the Garden City Community Council on Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention. More ... Lynne Koszalka of Garden City has been appointed Account Manager at Harrison Leifer DiMarco, the NOW agency. More ... Michelle Logozzo of Garden City recently was awarded a Berkeley College Merit Scholarship to attend the college's New York City campus. The scholarship was awarded based upon academic achievement in high school. More ... Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino (right) presents an official Town of Hempstead Citation to Garden City Chamber of Commerce President Dr. Anthony Libertella (center) in recognition of the Chamber's 80th Anniversary at the 4th Annual Pineapple Ball at the Garden City Hotel. Dr. Libertella More ... The weather outside may have been frightful - remember the rain, snow and hail that surprised us all on Wednesday, April 5 More ... On March 16, Sunflower Fine Art held its first annual St. Patrick's art reception with artist Martin Driscoll. More ... On May 1st there were 10 and a half tables of seniors duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows: More ... With Athena The wedding season will soon be upon us and it usually brings up ideas of Place Settings as a gift. The usual place setting consists of two forks, a knife, and one or two spoons. Therefore, it was with great interest that I read about forks - they were not always with us. In the More ... Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Franz and Mr and Mrs. William J. Basel, of Garden City, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Suzanne M. Basel, to Terence Vincent Olcott, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Olcott of Manhattan formerly of Garden City. More ... Lauren Faye McLoughlin and Robert John Gallagher, Jr. were married on October 8, 2005 at St. John Vianney Church in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania by the Reverend Father Donald Leighton. A reception followed at the Philadelphia Country Club, also in Gladwyne. More ... Alane Fagin, executive director of Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS), presented Senator Kemp Hannon with a plaque honoring his commitment to keeping every child safe from harm. A legislative appropriation from the Senator has helped CAPS, Long Island's leading organization dedicated to preventi More ... Nassau County Presiding officer Judy Jacobs (Woodbury) joined the Girl Scouts of Nassau County and DHL, the express delivery company, at a special event in Garden City. The Girl Scouts of Nassau County's Gift of Caring Program collected 25,000 boxes, or almost 1 million cookies, to be delivered to More ... The Garden City Public Library is pleased to announce that all DVDs will circulate for seven days; the loan fee at $1.00 per DVD will remain the same. More ... |
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