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The Garden City unit of the American Cancer Society will hold "Castles in the Sand," the always much-anticipated Hamptons house tour, on More ... Nassau County Police Commissioner James H. Lawrence would like to warn residents about a current 'Water Authority' scam occurring in Nassau County. More ... How much does it cost for 14 Long Island high school kids to build, repair, and clean homes in rural West Virginia? "In total we need $12,000, maybe a little bit more," explains Nathan Erb, Director of Christian Education at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection-Garden City. That's the target for th More ... Garden City residents Drusilla Falco and Jim Whicherget in a round of golf on the Eisenhower Park Red course as they anxiously anticipate the start of the 2006 Commerce Bank Championship as (left to right) Cliff Miller, Nassau County Director of Golf Operations, Nassau County Director of Golf Mainte More ... Kevin M. McDonagh, Sr., a native of Garden City, has been promoted to vice president of the Kool business unit at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, effective June 1. He was previously senior business unit director of Kool. More ... Garden City residents were among the 40,000 participants in the recent Revlon Run/Walk for women's fight against cancer held in New York on May 6. Among the Garden City residents pictured who marched in the "Joggin' For Gerri" team in honor of the late Gerri Holland of Garden City were Bob and Joan More ... Congratulations to Michael Abatemarco, an eighth-grade student in Mrs. Porter's Spanish class, who was the only Long Island recipient of the 2006 Fulvi Love of Language Award. Michael was chosen for this award by the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers. More ... During the week of May 8-12, Girl Scout Troop 1246 participated in the "Kids Helping Kids" band-aid drive to help support the Winthrop Hospital's Cancer Center for Kids. Homestead children helped with this project by collecting fun, character picture band-aids for the kid's cancer center. More ... The Village's solicitation law prohibits all unwanted commercial solicitations and distributions on all private residential property in the Village and prohibits non-commercial solicitations and distributions on private property to the extent desired by the resident. This law was designed to protec More ... Bernie Kivowitz, former director of sales at Mattel Toys, displayed a replica of the original Barbie doll. It cost $3 when it was first sold in 1959. Today, an original has sold for $12,000. This was one of the many absorbing facts presented by Mr. Kivowitz at the library on May 25th. His lecture co More ... , June 10, come to the Clark Botanic Garden, 193 I. U. Willets Rd., Albertson, and join the "Wildman," former NYC Parks Department foraging educator, author, celebrity, for a lively afternoon of plant discovery. Learn about edible and medicinal wild plants. Fee is $15 for non-members... More ... Garden City SEPTA is seeking volunteers (14 years old and up) who wish to earn community service credit by helping autistic students have some summer fun at the Garden City pool. The volunteers will be buddies to the students in the pool and at snack time. it will run July 5 More ... Stratford School held an extraordinary Instrumental Spring Concert during the month of May. The audience raved about the very talented music students. More ... Michael Abatemarco , an eighth-grade student in Mrs. Porter's Spanish class at the Garden City Middle School, was the only Long Island recipient of the 2006 Fulvi Language Award. Michael was chosen for this special award by the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers. More ... Major Charles "Chuck" Kilbride was honored by the Nassau County Conservative Party for his dedication to public service, especially through his service as Chairman of the United States Marines Toys for Tots program where toys are distributed to children throughout the Metropolitan area. Photo: L- More ... The Adult Forum at the Garden City Community Church will present Nancy Hendrie, M.D. this Sunday, June 4. Dr. Hendrie, a pediatrician, is the Founder and President of The Sharing Foundation. Begun in 1998, The Sharing Foundation's mission is to help meet the physical, emotional, educational and medi More ... The Cathedral of the Incarnation will be holding its annual Vacation Bible School from August 21 to 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children ages 4 through 9 are eligible to attend. The theme is "Marketplace 29 A.D." The location will be on the south lawn of the Cathedral in the shade of the many beautif More ... The Garden City Youth Network and the GCAA will host our annual Family Wiffleball Tournament on Saturday, July 29 More ... Garden City Marine Capt. Christine Vallely (GCHS Class of 1997) had the surprise of her life when she recently returned from a seven-month tour of duty in Iraq, where she flew F/A - 18 Hornets, as part of an All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron. With a job requiring nerves of steel, Marine Captain Ch More ... A.T. Stewart's Flea Market committee members, from left, Gloria Jones, Kathy Louros, Jill Mayer, Peggy Griffin and Dale DeMasco, gear up for the final days before the Garden City Historical Society's first annual Flea Market, Saturday, June 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Society's Museum, 109 Eleventh S More ... On June 13, mercyFirst will be inviting the community to ColdStone Creamery to "indulge for a good cause." From the hours of 5 - 8 p.m., enjoy delicious ice cream, and partake in face painting, and much more! 20% of the proceeds will go to mercyFirst's Preventive Services Program. More ... The public is invited to join The Miracle Foundation's Annual Michael J. Tenaglia Golf and Tennis Classic that will be held at the Cherry Valley Club and Garden City Country Club on Monday, June 12. This spectacular all day event includes an 18-hole golf tournament, tennis tournament and silent auct More ... On March 30, the Garden City PTA hosted its annual Dinner and Fashion Show with tremendous success at the Marriott in Uniondale. Salon Beyond and Priscilla of Boston made the female models look fabulous and Bonaventure Tuxedos made the male models look dashing. More ... The Eastern Property Owners' Association Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting on June 6th at 7:30 P.M. at Garden City Library More ... Nassau County Legislator Vincent T. Muscarella attended the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Michael A. Natalli, Troop #55, from Garden City. The ceremony was held at the Cathedral House in Garden City. Michael's project was to renovate and improve a pathway from the main road to Saint Luke's Chapel a More ... Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi was happy to honor Julia Sollin of Garden City, a student at Stratford Avenue School, for winning this year's Humane Society Essay Contest. Julia's winning essay, in celebration of Earth Day 2006, was on the topic of "If I had a magic wand, what would I do to More ... Garden City resident Karen Bingham was presented with the NYSTEA Outstanding Volunteer Award Certificate by High School Theater Arts teacher Laura Rebecca on May 17th. More ... Hundreds of Garden City High School students, members of the Garden City Miracle Club, will walk to create miracles for those affected by cancer at the annual Michael J. Tenaglia Miracle Miles walkathon. The event will be held at Garden City High School on Sunday, June 4th and has become an anticip More ... The Recreation Department will sponsor two "Noon Time" concerts in June on Seventh Street. These concerts will be held on June 16 More ... The officers of Court St. Anne #1077 pf the Catholic Daughters of the Americas are busy preparing for the Annual Summer Bridge. More ... How important is it to keep the fun in playing sports? Where should the line be drawn in projecting future opportunities and having those projections control the way we approach a sport? Elliot A. Garrison will be at the Garden City Public Library to talk about the values of education and the valu More ... "It was like chatting with a friend," said one attendee at the Community Club program featuring Newsday food reporter Erica Marcus on April 27 More ... YOUNG ADULT *Mon., June 5, 7:00 p.m.-8:30p.m.,Teens & TotsTraining Session II. Registration began May 17. More ... Royal Proclamation! Hear ye, Hear ye, A Royal Proclamation by the Children's Librarians states that all children ages 2 1/2 through Grade 5 should sign up for the Garden City Public Library's Summer Reading Club, "Books: A Treasure", beginning on June 19, 2006. Brochures detailing our summer program More ... Winthrop-University Hospital's "Health Update for Seniors and Their Families" community education series will sponsor a free program, "Senior Health: Tips to Protect & Improve your Well-Being" on Wednesday, June 14, at 1:15 PM. Held at the Mineola Community Center, 155 Washington Avenue in Mineola, More ... Winthrop-University Hospital's "Parenting Today" community education program will offer a free lecture, "Toddlers II: Managing Common Behavioral Issues," on Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at 7:00 PM. Held at the Winthrop Community Outreach Center at 101 Mineola Boulevard in Mineola, the program will focu More ... The Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Society, held its annual philanthropic luncheon at the Cherry Valley Country Club on April 1 More ... On the evening of Friday, April 7, in a packed ballroom at the Garden City Hotel, the Garden City Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 80 More ... |
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