June 8, 2007 RSS feed / Community

Hannon Announces Healthy Schools Legislation

Health Committee Chairman Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) announced the New York State Senate passed legislation (S.5892) on Monday, May 21st to establish nutrition guidelines for school districts to follow in order to provide students wit More...

Garden City Assembly Dinner Dance

Members and guests of the Garden City Assembly celebrated spring at their Saturday, April 21 Dinner Dance, aptly themed "Dancing with the Tulips," at Verdi's of Westbury.Attendees stepped lively to the tunes of Kenny Hendricks among the tables More...

Resident Rides In Bike-A-Thon

On August 4 and 5, Thomas Burger of Garden City will ride in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC), the nation's original bike-a-thon for charity that today raises more money than any other athletic fundraising event in the country. More...

Seniors Enjoy New Tournament At The Bubble

A brand new tennis tournament exclusively for Garden City's Seniors that was jointly sponsored by the United States Tennis Association and the Garden City Recreation Department had its inaugural play this April. More...

Cathedral Youth Receive Sacrament of Confirmation

At the Easter Vigil Mass, on Holy Saturday evening, the Journey to Adulthood (J2A) group of The Cathedral of the Incarnation received the sacrament of Confirmation. More...

Local Family Honored By The Epilepsy Foundation

On Friday, April 20, the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island held its annual dinner dance, "A Night at the Opera," at Carlyle on the Green at Bethpage State Park. More...

Jazz Mass At Christ Episcopal Church

Come to Christ Church in Garden City on Sunday, June 10, at 10 a.m. for a lively Jazz Mass by East West Music. The Holy Eucharist service marks the conclusion of Sunday School classes and includes awards. More...

Panel Discussion On Finances

"How an Attorney, CPA, and Financial Planner Work Together with You to Meet your Immediate and Long Term Financial Goals." June 12, 13 and 14 at 6:30 pm at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City. Please call 516 747-1809 to confirm. More...

Town's Health And Wellness Fair For Senior Citizens

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray has announced that the town is hosting its annual Health and Wellness Fair for senior residents on Thursday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lido Beach Town Park. More...

Troop And Pack 55 Participate In Memorial Day

Scouts from Troop and Pack 55 celebrated Memorial Day with a full weekend of activities. The Boy Scouts rose early and were at Pinelawn Cemetery at 6 AM to place American Flags at Veteran's graves. More...

Legislator Attends Installation

Legislator Vincent Muscarella attended the Stewart Manor Fire Department installation dinner held at the Stewart Manor Country Club. More...

Muscarella Encourages Reading

Nassau County Legislator Vincent T. Muscarella took a break to read to students at Stratford Avenue School in Garden City as part of the school's 2007 Read-Aloud Program. More...

Youngest Language Students Celebrate

Second and third grade students at Stratford and Stewart Schools celebrated Foreign Language Week this year by illustrating their interpretation of the theme "Languages Link Us Together" on original posters. More...

Showcase Display"Spanish American War Mementos"

View "Spanish American War Mementos" exhibited in the Garden City Public Library's showcases from June 1-29, 2007. A Garden City resident will loan his unique collection of candy dishes in the shape of battleships. More...

Junior Tennis At The Casino

The Casino is pleased to announce that the highly regarded Junior Development Tennis Program will again be offered this summer. More...

Senior Presidents' Recognition Day

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (3rd right), Councilman Edward Ambrosino (right) and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla (left) joined with the 2007 senior center and club presidents at Hempstead Town*s Presidents* Recognition Day recently held in t More...

Save The Date

8th Annual WIFFLE® Ball Classic On Saturday, August 18, 2007 we will have our charity WIFFLE® Ball Tournament. The games will be played at St. Paul's Field from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. More...

Attorney Celebrates Milestone Birthday

Garden City attorney James M. Furey, Esq. (pictured right, front) was recently joined by local colleagues in celebration of his 80 th birthday. More...

Epilepsy Foundation To HostGolf Tournament

Jessie McCormack, vice president and head of operations, FDR Services Corp. will be honored at the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island's 20th Annual Golf Tournament. More...

News From The Children's Room

Registration for the Summer Reading Club begins this Monday, June 18. Flyers with information on all of our summer programs are available in the Children's Room. More...

Library Board To Meet

The next regular meeting of the Board of Library Trustees will be held the second Monday of June, June 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library. More...

Nearly New Shop Yearly Bag Sale

The Nearly New Shop, sponsored by the Cathedral of the Incarnation, will be holding its yearly "Bag Sale" on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 13 and 14 and Tuesday and Wednesday, June 20 and 21. More...

Garden City Retired Mens Club

The Garden City Retired Men's Club is a non-profit membership organization formed in April 1961 for the purpose of providing educational and recreational activities for the retired male senior citizens of the Garden City community. More...

Garden City Senior News

noon time concert on seventh street

Come join the Recreation Department on Friday, June 15 th at noon for a lunchtime concert on Seventh Street. The TerryNova Little Big Band, will entertain us with the great sounds of today or yesteryear. More...

Waldorf Eighth Grader Wins Gold Medal at Long Island Math Fair

On April 27, over 600 students from the Long Island area made presentations at the final round of the Al Kalfus Long Island Math Fair held at Hofstra University. More...

Mercy Bridge Marathon Held

The annual brunch for the Bridge Marathon, a fundraiser on behalf of the Garden City League of Mercy Medical Center, was recently held at the home of Joan Hildreth, who is a co-chairperson with Marygene Anderson. More...

Students Perform Music Recital At Resurrection

The Music Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection held its 2nd Annual Spring Recital recently. Piano students under the direction of Mrs. Elisabeth Erb and an organ student under the direction of Mr. Edward Dettling, Jr. More...

The Office Cat

On Saturday, June 9, the Irish American Society is holding a dance featuring the music of Tom Henry and the Irish Showband, at 8:30 PM. Tickets are $15 per person and call 742-8080 for reservations. Location is at 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola... More...

New Commercial Banking President

Sovereign Bank has announced the appointment of Garden City resident Thomas A. Iadanza as Commercial Banking President of its Metro New York-New Jersey Division. More...

GC Hotel's Chef Honored As Master Chef

The Garden City Hotel's Executive Chef, Steven De Bruyn, was inducted into the Belgian society of master chefs, L'Association des Maîtres-Cuisiniers de Belgique on May 21 in Brussels. More...

Socially Speaking

With Memorial Day behind us and Flag Day June 14th) and the Fourth of July coming up, I am again thinking of the history of our country. More...

Window Tour Of The Cathedral

On this coming Sunday, June 10, a tour of the stained glass windows on the main floor of the Cathedral of the Incarnation will be held. The tour will begin after the 11:15 a.m. Mass at approximately 12:30 p.m. More...

Mothers Celebrated At Stratford

Virginia McCavera's second-grade students celebrated Mothers' Day in their classroom with a special brunch and presentation for their mothers, who were treated to muffins made with the help of some generous fathers, a special song, and five po More...

Winthrop 3rd Annual Golf Outing

Third Annual Golf Outing to benefit the Winthrop-University Hospital's Cancer Center for Kids will be held on Monday, June 18th. More...

Garden City Runners And Walkers Invited

Runners and walkers from Garden City and nearby communities are cordially invited to register for the 2007 Arrow Exterminating Company Long Island Women's 5 Kilometer Run. More...

Casino Memorial Day Barbecue

The Garden City Casino held its annual Memorial Day Barbeque on Monday, May 28. It's a great start to the summer season and compliments the Village's traditional Memorial Day events such as the Parade and the Carthedral Fair. More...

Disney Gardens Discussed

Although she is wearing a wizard's hat, Kathryn Stanley Podwall, right, a professor of biology at Nassau Community College, explains that it is not magic which is responsible for "The Glorious Disney Gardens". More...

Free Workshops For Breast Cancer Patients

Psychotherapist Lynne Fain will demonstrate guided imagery and meditation during a free workshop for breast cancer patients and survivors, to be held on Tuesday, June 5, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Adelphi University. More...

Join Pack 55 For "Boot Camp"

Do you want to find out how much fun Cub Scouting can be? More...

Michael J. Tenaglia Golf and Tennis Classic

The Miracle Foundation will host its eighth annual Michael J. Tenaglia Golf and Tennis Classic at Cherry Valley Club and Garden City Country Club on Monday, June 11, 2007. More...

Free Museum Passes

To make the museum experience accessible to all of our residents The Garden City Public Library through the generosity of the Friends of the Garden City Public Library is pleased to offer free museum passes. More...

"Floral Paintings" Art Exhibition

Artist Al Fishman of Plainview will exhibit his solo show "Floral Paintings" in the Garden City Public Library's Gallery June 1-30, 2007. More...

Lunch Bag Book Talk Thursday June 14th 12:00-2:00

The Camel Bookmobile will be the book of choice for the final LunchBag BookTalk of the Spring. It will take place on Thursday, June 14th 12:00 to 2:00PM. More...

New Executive Directors At North Shore

The North Shore-LIJ Health System today announced the appointments of Susan Somerville, RN, as executive director at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) in Manhasset, and John Steel, as executive director at LIJ Medical Center in New Hyde P More...

Mercy League Hats Off To Summer Cocktail Party

The Garden City League of Mercy Medical Center will once again end their very successful fundraising year with the annual Hats Off to Summer Cocktail Party. More...

Installation Dinner Held

Legislator Vincent Muscarella attended the Garden City Fire Department installation dinner held at the Chateau Briand. More...

Library Programs For The Week ADULT PROGRAMS:

10* Su 2:00 p.m. Concert-Tribute to the Beatlesand Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Library 11* M 1:30 p.m. More...

Summer Seminar Series

Long Island Plastic Surgical Group (LIPSG), the largest and longest continuously running plastic surgical group in the U.S. announces its summer seminar series schedule that's free to the public. More...

St. Joseph's Adult Faith Formation

Back by Popular Demand! St. Joseph's Parish Adult Formation Board invites you to another evening of Friendship and Faith on Wednesday, June 13th at 8:00pmin the St. Agnes Room. More...

This Week At Rotary

Roger Eltringham Receives Rotary Award

On the evening of May 7, a legion of Rotarians along with friends and family of Roger Eltringham, gathered at the Garden City Hotel to honor him as the recipient of the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club's 17 th annual Community Service Award, More...