June 15, 2007 RSS feed / Community

Book Sale A Success

A. J. Liberti was very pleased with her purchases as "Bookworm" Terry Casale watched. More...

Craig's List Arrest

The Third Squad reports the arrest of a Holtsville man on Saturday, June 9, 2007 at 10:45 p.m. According to detectives, approximately two weeks ago, the defendant, Henry J. More...

Buffalos In The Woods

The lush green forest provided a perfect canopy over the ground below. Sunlight filtered through the trees like a prism and the smell of pine was everywhere. More...

Class Of 1957 Honored

The class of 1957 was honored during Adelphi University's 111 th Commencement held on May 21 st at Nassau Coliseum. Garden City resident Alfred Urban was one of those honored. More...

Contest Winners Announced

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas selected the following students from St. Anne's School in Garden City as local winners of the organization's National Education Contest: Art: First Place - Jessica Gunther Photography: More...

Attention GCHS Seniors

You don't want to miss out on all the fun! Once again the Community Council on Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention is sponsoring the Pre-Prom event, PROMAPALOOZA, on June 21st at 6:00 PM in the High School courtyard. More...

GC HS Graduate Receives Law Degree

Edward P. (Ted) Lansdale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Lansdale of Garden City has graduated cum laude from New England School of Law in Boston, receiving his Juris Doctor degree in commencement exercises on Friday, May 25. More...

Young People Honored

Sixty young people were honored on June 8 at the Nassau County Bar Association for participating in the Nassau County Youth Board's Youth Adult Participation Project (YAPP) and the County Executive's Youth Council. More...

Minimally Invasive Knee Replacements

Winthrop-University Hospital's Perspectives in Health series will sponsor a free lecture, "Freedom of Movement: Minimally Invasive Knee Replacements" on Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at 7:00 PM. More...

Casino Bridge Awards Luncheon

The Garden City Casino' Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Program ended the season on June 5 with an Award Luncheon. Attending were 172 players. More...

Church Celebrates Baptisms

Children have always been an important part of Christ Church in Garden City. Babies, Emily and Riley are the youngest church members to be formally welcomed into the fold. More...

Socially Speaking

With Athena Garage Sales! How the ladies love them - and even the men. More...

Girl Scouts Go Sailing

On May 25th, Junior Troop #1656 set sail aboard the Christeen, which is docked out of Oyster Bay. The troop had a great time. The day was exquisite. They learned how to raise the sails and dock the boat. More...

Cathedral Choristers Receive Awards

On Sunday, June 3, at 4 p.m. the Cathedral of the Incarnation's Choirs sang the service of Evensong and were honored with awards for their outstanding service to the church. More...

Free Workshops For Breast Cancer Patients

Reflexology Reflexology, the practice of stimulating nerves on the feet, hands and ears in order to encourage a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body or to improve general health, will be demonstrated to breast cancer survi More...

Former Mayor Signs Books

Dr. Jorge Cerruti, right, was the lucky winner of a copy of the book, which was offered as a door prize. More...

Library Programs For The Week Children's Programs:

+ Mon., June 18, 9:30 a.m. Registration begins forGet a Clue @ Your Library Summer Reading Clubfor children entering Grades K-5. + Mon., June 18, 9:30 a.m. Registration begins forDon't Miss the Bus, READ! More...

Resident Wins Scholarship

Best Buy Children's Foundation has awarded a scholarship to Matthew Colantonio , a 2007 graduate of Chaminade High School. Matthew is the son of Dr. 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

Seniors Duplicate Bridge

On June 11 there were 12 tables of Seniors duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North-South 1. Rosemary Brown & DeDe Flannary 2. Joan Kiernan & Claire Burns 3. More...

Teachers Race For Local Charities By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

What are you planning to do over the summer? 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...

What's Up For Young Adults At The Library Teens and Tots Storytime at the

G.C.Pool Training Sessions The Garden City Pool season has started. More...

Student Accepted Into Leadership Forum

Bailey Sutton of Garden City has been accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum. More...

Historic Preservation: The Ultimate in Recycling

Buildings often outlive the purpose for which they were built. Adaptive reuse is a process for adapting old buildings for new uses, while retaining their historic features. More...

Arrest For Burglary

The Nassau County Police reports the details of the arrest of two subjects for a residential burglary that occurred in Garden City on Thursday, 6/07/07 at 9:45 a.m. More...

Public Educators Honored

Hempstead Town Councilwoman Dorothy L. More...

Super Tag Sale

The Garden City Community Church Nursery School is having a Super Tag Sale this Saturday - June 16, 2007. More...

Free Skin Cancer Screening

Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre marks the Summer Solstice with a free skin cancer screening for community residents on Thursday, June 21 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the hospital's St. Anne's Center. More...

Summer Luncheon Bridge

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Anne 1077, will kick off the Summer season with its annual Summer Luncheon Bridge. It will be held on Tuesday, June 26th at 12:00 PM in McCloskey Auditorium of St. More...

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Is your spouse ill? Are you feeling the stress of being a caregiver? Meeting for the well spouses or partners of the chronically ill and disabled are being held on the second Wednesday of each month from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the St. More...

Raffle Winner

Ms. Eileen Murphy was the lucky winner of the Coach Realtors' Raffle prize at the Belmont Festival Friday evening. All donations to the raffle benefited The Guide Dog Foundation. Pictures are Eileen Murphy and Ryan Donnelly of Coach Realtors. More...

St. Anne's Hoops Camp

Come down for one week this summer and experience Saint Anne's Hoops Camp, a one-week summer instructional boys and girls basketball camp open to all Saint Anne's parishioners and students who are entering 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. More...

Special Guest At Bird Sanctuary

NYC Fireman Bobby Horvath, founder of "Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation" will be appearing as Special Guest at the Garden City Bird Sanctuary on Saturday June 30, 2007 from 1-4PM. More...

Congratulations To Local Artists By Hyram Landers

In juried competition held in conjunction with the Floral Park Art League's 51st Annual Spring Art Show and Sale the Best-In-Show award was presented to Lillian Forziat of Garden City for her original oil painting entitled Cherry Blossom More...

No Evidence Detected

6:15 am might seem a bit early for cheering and celebration but not for the group of Garden City women who arrived at ABC Studios on May 4, 2007 to celebrate Irene Norniella's first year anniversary NED-No Evidence Detected-from Kidney Cancer. More...

Luncheon Bridge a Success

The Senior Women's Club ended their year on a successful note at their Luncheon Bridge held at the Garden City Country Club on June 8th. Shown here are, from left, President Judy Radocy, Edithe Manzi, Gloria Weinrich and Eda Meglio. More...

Every Penny Counts

At all Masses this Father's Day weekend, St. Joseph's Parish will be collecting Baby Bottles filled with spare coins. The Baby Bottles were distributed on Mother's Day to parishioners and area residents at all Masses at St. More...

Former Mayor Richard A. Benack autographed a copy of his new novel "Saints Aren't Angels" for John Nason on May 31 at the library.

From left: George Papoulas, Marjorie Maher and Sal Catania, members of The Garden City Readers Theatre, performed dramatic readings of three episodes from the book. This event was presented under the auspices of The Friends of the Library. 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...

Nassau County Programs For Seniors

RSVP - Responding to Community Needs. Looking to become involved in making a difference? The Department of Senior Citizen Affairs offers diverse opportunities for training and volunteering to people 55 and older. More...

Meet The Easel Artists

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (2nd right), Councilman Edward Ambrosino (left) and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla (right) greet EASEL artist John Maher of Garden City at a "Meet the Artists" reception recently held at Town Hall in Hempstead. More...

Tri-Town Auxiliary At Lord & Taylor's Benefit Bash

All who attended the Pre-Shop Till You Drop Event at the Lord & Taylor in Garden City on Sunday April 15 had a great time. More...

Friends Annual Meeting

The Friends of the Garden City Library held its annual public meeting on Sunday, June 10 at 2 p.m. in the library. The following is the slate of officers for 2007-2008. More...

Computer Room May Close June 20

Due to system upgrades, it may be necessary to close the Computer Room for several hours on Wednesday, June 20. This interruption would most likely occur in the morning. We apologize to our users for any inconvenience. More...