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Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino, 2nd left, and Town Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin, left, attended the Garden City Chamber of Commerce Fifth Annual Pineapple Ball at the Garden City Hotel. Pictured, L-R are: Receiver of taxes Clavin, Councilman Ambrosino, Community Achiever Awardee Robert Salvatico, Businessperson of the Year Stephanie Healy Cullum, Citizen of the Year Robert J. Rothschild, Brian Johnson of Garden City High School,, New York State Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt, New York State Senator Kemp Hannon and Nassau County Consumer Affairs Deputy Commissioner James Reed. More ... Bailey Sutton of Garden City has been accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum. Sutton will join a select group of students in Washington, D.C., from March 17-23, 2008 to earn high school credit while studying leadership and exploring some of the United States' most prominent monuments and institutions. More ... 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 ... 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. According to detectives, Garden City Police Officers Kevin Reilly and Rocco Marceda responded to a 911 call for a suspicious vehicle on the corner of Kilburn Road and South Avenue. More ... 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. Groppe Jr., 34, of 170 4th Avenue placed an ad on the Internet using Craig's List looking for females to exchange drugs for fun. More ... Hempstead Town Councilwoman Dorothy L. Goosby, center, presented official Town of Hempstead certificates of recognition to the distinguished honorees at the 2007 Nassau BOCES Education Partner Awards Gala paying tribute to the "Most Influential People for Public Education in Nassau County." The event also marked the 40th anniversary of BOCES. Pictured from left are Board Vice President Iris Wolfson of Westbury, District Clerk Arlene Strumayer of Malverne, district superintendent and New Ground founder Mairead Barrett, Councilwoman Goosby, Westbury Schools Superintendent Dr. Constance Clark, Gale Ross-Srulevich of Nassau BOCES in Garden City and School-Business Partnerships founder and president Fred Breihut of Melville. More ... 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. Campfires billowed smoke in every direction as birds danced and sang from their perches. This was the scene at Lake Taghkanic State Park last weekend as the Garden City Buffalos arrived for their 4th annual camping trip. More ... The Garden City Community Church Nursery School is having a Super Tag Sale this Saturday - June 16, 2007. School families and friend have donated their "gently used" stuff towards this fundraiser for the building of the Nursery School's new Playground. More ... 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. The reunion class who wore gold robes and were seated in front of the platform, were treated to a standing ovation by graduates and faculty. More ... 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 ... 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 ... 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. Anne's School, Dartmouth Street, Garden City. There will be many prizes. Come and join us for a fun afternoon of cards, games or chatting with friends. More ... 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 ... 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. Charles Rehab Center, 201 I. U. Willets Rd. in Albertson. Call Rose at 516 829-8740 for more info... More ... 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. He will join the Boston office of the law firm of Morrison Mahoney LLP as an associate in the fall. More ... 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. Representatives from over 25 school districts across Nassau County, including Aaron Anton and Allyson McClay of Garden City, were honored for their efforts. More ... 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 ... 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. The program will be held at Winthrop's Community Outreach Center, 101 Mineola Boulevard at the corner of Second Street in Mineola. More ... 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. The campers will participate in activities including games, drills, strategies and conditioning, as well as a player evaluation at week's end. More ... The Garden City Casino' Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Program ended the season on June 5 with an Award Luncheon. Attending were 172 players. The catering staff served a delicious chicken and fruit salad platter, followed by a dessert of baklava. It was pleasant to linger during the luncheon before the anticipated awards were announced. More ... 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. The Bird Sanctuary is located opposite 181 Tanners Pond Road in the northwestern part of Garden City. More ... 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. Christ Church is a parish family to people of all ages, welcoming anyone at any time. It is located at Jefferson and Chester, three blocks west of New Hyde Park Road. More ... 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 Blossoms and Tapestry. Ms. More ... With Athena Garage Sales! How the ladies love them - and even the men. They are extra special in the spring and the fall when everyone cleans out their closets and finds those items that we fell in love with six months ago and could not live without. We also find that we have not used them since we bought them and out they go. More ... 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 ... 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. They also learned many life-saving techniques when in the water. More ... 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 ... 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. Probationary choristers received their cassocks and acknowledged as full members of the choirs. More ... 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. Joseph's Church. This Father's Day weekend the Baby Bottles - now filled with spare coins or other monetary donations - will be collected. More ... 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 survivors and patients on More ... Dr. Jorge Cerruti, right, was the lucky winner of a copy of the book, which was offered as a door prize. More ... 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 ... + 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! Summer Reading Clubfor children ages 21/2-5. More ... 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. Win or lose, each parent/kid team is guaranteed to play at least 3 games! Lunch and refreshments will be served. dunk tank. More ... 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. Anthony and Elizabeth Colantonio of Garden City and plans to attend Brown University in the fall. More ... 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. Come and share your experience and skills with Nassau County residents. It's a great way to help make a difference in people's lives! More ... 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. The organization is non-sectarian and non-political. More ... 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. EASEL, the Experienced Art Students Enrichment League, is administered through Hempstead Town's Department of Senior Enrichment. The league is open to town residents aged 60 and over who have had previous experience in the fields of art, painting or graphics. For further information about this program, contact the Department of Senior Enrichment of 485-8100. More ... 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 ... 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. We were treated to coffee and fabulous desserts, shopped in the closed store and received a beautiful black satin tote from the personal shopper Marie Harman. All this for $5!!! On Tuesday, April 17 we returned to pick up our purchases and enjoyed an all-day party. More ... What are you planning to do over the summer? Two Garden City High School teachers will have an interesting response when they return to their jobs in September: they plan to race 386 miles across the rugged Canadian Rocky Mountains to raise money for two local charities, The Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation and The Miracle Foundation. More ... 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 ... 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 ... G.C.Pool Training Sessions The Garden City Pool season has started. In a few weeks the 20 year tradition of Young Adults who will be in grades 6 - 12 in September 2007 sharing their time and talents with youngsters aged 2-8 by conducting storytimes at the Garden City Pool begins. More ... 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 ... |
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