November 24, 2006 RSS feed / Community

WPOA Seeks Applicants

The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) is seeking applicants for the positions of Officers and Directors. Terms will begin in April 2007. More...

Garden City Senior News CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE AND SING ALONG

On Monday, December 11th at 12:30 p.m. the Recreation Department will sponsor an Open House and Sing-a-long to celebrate the Holiday season. Any senior who resides in the Inc. Village of Garden City is invited to attend. More...

St. Paul's Topic For Retired Men

The Garden City Retired Men's Club will hear a presentation by members of the Committee to Save St. Paul's on December 4 at the Club's regular meeting at the Senior Recreation Center at 6 Golf Club Lane, just south of the Lord & Taylor parking lot. More...

Adelphi Dance Fall Performances

The Department of Performing Arts at Adelphi University, Nicholas Petron, Chair will present DANCE ADELPHI FALL 2006 under the Direction of Frank Augustyn December 5-10, at Herricks Community Center located at 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, NY. More...

Socially Speaking

With Athena Many times it all comes down to - the glass is either half empty or half full - so I will leave it to you to figure it out when I say that there are only four weeks left until Christmas. More...

DellaCorte-Gabriel Wedding

Miss Kristen DellaCorte and Mr. John Gabriel, Jr. married on March 24, 2006 at St. Anne's Church in Garden City. Father John Gilmartin celebrated the wedding mass at 3:30 p.m. The reception was held at Carlyle on the Green in Bethpage, NY. More...

Elections And Christmas Affairs On Retired Men's Calendar

The penultimate Garden City Retired Men's Club in-house party completely filled the Senior Center and drew a number of new and long-missed faces. The next shindig at the Center is the pizza party on Thursday, November 30. More...

Senor Duplicate Bridge

Members and non-members welcome to our Christmas dinner on Monday December 11, at 5 p.m. at the Garden City Casino. More...

Fight Children's Cancer This Holiday Season

Children bring the magic of the holiday season to life. The Garden City Unit of the American Cancer Society invites you to participate in our annual Holiday Announcement tradition and benefit the fight against children's cancer. More...

CMF 2007 Entertainment Books Available

The Garden City chapter of CMP has brand new entertainment books available for only $25. The 2007 issue is jam packed with hundreds of pages of great discounts and coupons from lots of local restaurants, movie theaters and shops. More...

Troop 243 Continues To March On

Six scouts and six adult leaders from Garden City's Troop 243 hiked the upper portion of the Nassau-Suffolk trail this past Sunday. More...

GC Man Attends Summit With Lance Armstrong

Cancer survivors from across the country recently gathered in Austin, Texas, for the first LIVESTRONG(tm) Summit. Created and hosted by the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF), the LIVESTRONG Summit was a three-day event held Friday, Oct. More...

Garden City Library News

News From The Children's Room

Registration begins on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 9:00 AM for "Holiday Candle Holders" with Joanne McGerty. This program is for Garden City residents, ages 21/2-5 (No Kindergarten), with an adult. The program will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9. More...

St. Joseph's Christmas Sponsor A Family 2006

Christmas is right around the corner and the St. Joseph's Sponsor A Family Program is busy preparing to help over 250 families from neighboring parishes. More...

College Notes

Thomas Hobbs D'Antonio and Alexandra Josephine Rodman More...

Comptroller Speaks On Property Taxes

Property taxes are "the number-one issue facing Nassau County residents," according to County Comptroller Howard Weitzman (right), who spoke before the Nassau Council of Chambers on November 16. More...

St. Joseph's Parish Party A Huge Success

The 2006 St. Joseph's Parish Party "Hands at Work for Love, Hearts in Hope for Peace" was held on Friday, November 17 at the Garden City Hotel. The Parish Party Committee thanks those parishioners and friends of St. More...

Committee To Save St. Paul's Updates Community On Proposal

The Committee to Save St. Paul's will continue its dialogue with the community at a second presentation of its proposal for the redevelopment of the Historic St. Paul's Main Building on Tuesday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. More...

GCPD Reminder On School Bus Safety

The Garden City Police Department has recently received inquiries from parents regarding school bus safety. More...

Board Of Trustees News

The following issues were also addressed at the November 16th Garden City Board of Trustees meeting: More...

Added Attraction For Village Tree Lighting

Kingsley Bear (courtesy of Kings Supermarket) will return to interact with the youngsters at the Garden City Chamber of Commerce's 52nd annual Village Tree L ighting Ceremony on Sunday, December 3, 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Village Gazebo. More...

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is now accepting new unwrapped toys for kids as part of the Toys for Tots program until December 18. Donations can be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 224 Seventh Street Suite 200 in Garden City. More...

Last Call For Sicily

If you are coming with Adult Education to Sicily, the time to send in your deposit is now! More...

Casino Bridge

On Saturday, November 4th, the Casino entertained their bridge members with a delicious dinner and followed up with interesting bridge. The winners for social bridge were Tony Giangrasso and John Palmer. More...

CMF To Hold Membership Tea

The board members of the Garden City chapter of Children's Medical Fund cordially invite you to attend our Membership Tea on More...

Garden City Girl To Be Honored

Eleven-year-old Jenna Anne Wilson of Garden City, who has suffered from ulcerative colitis for four years, will receive the prestigious Profile In Courage Award from the Greater NY Chapter of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America at the group's More...

Money Manager Attends National Conference

Joel L. More...

Visit The Historical Society To See Your Bricks

The Garden City Historical Society has received its latest shipment of inscribed bricks that will be placed in the pathway surrounding the Historical Society Museum's restored historic house on Eleventh Street. More...

Professor Gregory Maney To Speak On Immigration

The Garden City Community Church Forum on Sunday, November 26th at 9:15 a.m., will present Dr. Gregory Maney, speaking on "Immigration: Yes or No?" The Forum is open to the public. More...

Still time To Reserve

Limited seating is still available for the gala 43rd annual Christmas Luncheon and fashion show, sponsored by the AHRC Garden City Auxiliary, to benefit children and adults with special needs. The fundraiser takes place on More...

Bank Gives $10,000 Grant At Grand Reopening

Hempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla (right, front row) presents an official Certificate of Recognition on the momentous occasion of the grand reopening of the Sovereign Bank Garden City Community Banking Office located at 998 Franklin Avenue in Garden More...

Art Show Benefits Charity

Garden City Galleries will be holding a two-day show on Thanksgiving weekend, which will benefit Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, a therapeutic horseback riding program for children with disabilities. More...

G.C. Artist Exhibit At The Library

There's still time to "Celebrate the Seasons" by viewing Garden City artist Nancy Wernersbach's recent paintings on display at the Garden City Public Library now through November 29th. More...

GC Resident Leads AHRC Walk-a-thon

Garden City resident, Nicole Nolan Koester, led the aerobic warm-up for the Nassau County AHRC Foundation's annual walk-a-thon held at Eisenhower Park on November 5th. More...

Peer AIDS Educators Take Action Against HIV/AIDS

Peer HIV/AIDS Educators are sponsoring a toy drive, bake sale, and other programs at Garden City High School to raise awareness about AIDS/HIV prevention. The activities mark World AIDS Day, celebrated throughout the globe on December 1. More...

Garden City Resident Volunteers

Stephen Dachille, a freshman at Connecticut College, is a volunteer for Project Kids, Books, Athletics (KBA). Dachille volunteers through the Office of Volunteers for Community Service (OVCS) at Connecticut College. More...