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Garden City Budget News By Roy S. Ryniker and Bob Sundius Garden City residents realize the benefits of Village service in various ways, some conspicuous, some transparent. We are all reassured by the presence of our police (55 officers; 14 civilians) and fire (35 paid; 100+ volunteers) departments. The recreation facilities are available to all... More ... Roots And Wings Takes Flight Nobody ever said that parenting would be easy or as much fun and fulfilling as it is in reality. Parenting today is more challenging than ever before. Previous generations didn't deal with video games, 24-hour TV networks, and of course, the double-edged sword called the Internet. Our child... More ...
For the sixth year, the Summer Recreation Department has offered Arts & Crafts Programs at St. Paul's under the supervision of Mrs. Leonenko (Certified Teacher). This program was designed for 3-1/2 to 5 year olds in mind. The children have educational and enjoyable hands-on Arts and Crafts e... More ...
With the start of their new fiscal year, Resurrection Lutheran Church recently installed members of the church council leadership team for the coming year. (front row) Bob Eliassen, Anne Kinn, Tom Laundrie, Ginny DeMille, Gail Haase, Armia Bajit-Taylor, Michelle Maniscalco. (second row) Pasto... More ... Senator Hannon Announces Patient Pro-tection Bill Signed Into Law Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City), Chair of the Senate Health Committee announced legislation has been signed into law to protect thousands of patients undergoing surgical procedures in physicians' offices. The legislation will provide for appropriate patient safety standards regardin... More ... Summer Skin Care Fair Long Island Plastic Surgical Group (LIPSG), the largest and longest continuously running plastic surgical group in the U.S. announces its first annual summer open house Skin Care Fair, which is free and open to the public. Bring a friend and come in the morning, come on your lunch break, in ... More ...
St. Gregory's in Bellerose is presenting "My Fair Lady" on August 2,3,4, 8,9, 10 and 11, at 8 PM in the Gregorian Hall, Cross Island Parkway North and 87th Avenue. $15 adults. Call the box office at (718) 989-2451... On Thursday, July 26, The John Webber Band will be featured at 7 PM at ... More ...
Senator Kemp Hannon (R-6th S.D.) recently congratulated Claire Beatty as the winner from Garden City Middle School of Senator Hannon's 2007 "There Ought To Be A Law" contest. The annual program honors the ideas for New York State legislation, as conceived by local students. Beatty's winning e... More ...
Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin, left, administered the official oath of office to the newly-elected officers of the Garden City Historical Society. Pictured are Robert Franz, Jill Mayer, Vickie Stanco, Maureen Traxler, Maureen Clancy, Kris Harder, Joanne Adams, Brian Pinnola, Gl... More ...
Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino (right) attends the Garden City Belmont Festival held in conjunction with this year's Belmont Stakes. Also pictured are Nassau County Legislator Vincent Muscarella (left) and Sam the Bugler (center). More ...
Four members from Girl Scout Troop 1636 in Garden City attended the 95th Birth-day of Girl Scouts National Singa-Long in Washington, DC in June. Genny, Sammy, Emily and Kristen from Troop 1636 spent two exciting days in the capitol with Mrs. Quigley and Mrs. LaRose, their leaders for the trip... More ...
Chris Koester receiving his Silver Medal from his German teacher, Mrs. Astrid Smith More ...
To expand on the 10th and 11th grade curriculum, the Social Studies Department hosted speaker Irving Roth, Director of the Holocaust Resource Center at Temple Judea of Manhasset. Mr. Roth spoke to the students on February 13, 2007 about his experiences growing up in Czechoslovakia during Worl... More ...
Garden City Daisy Troop #1253 worked very hard this year earning all of their petals to cross over to become Brownie Girl Scouts. Troop Leaders Lori Rubino and Bernadette Sullivan couldn't be more proud of each one of them. More ...
Garden City resident Jeffrey Nagel, a member of the Business & Commercial Litigation Department in the New York office of Gibbons P.C., has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Epilepsy Foundation of Garden City. Mr. Nagel's legal experience includes involvement in the strategic pla... More ...
Cub Scouts Ryan Walsh and Matt Sauchelli from Garden City Pack 7 pose with the 'Tiki Lord', a totem pole carved, colored and decorated by the boys and their Dads for skit night at Cub-Parent Weekend, 7/13-15, Shiff Scout Reservation, Wading River, NY. More ...
Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, center, Councilman Gary Hudes, 4th left, Town Clerk Mark Bonilla, left, and Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin, 2nd right, presented official Town of Hempstead Certificates of Recognition to Eagle Scouts Noah Houck of New Hyde Park, Andrew Nanayakkara of Garde... More ... Garden City Country Club Ladies Golf Results The results of the June tournaments are as follows: June 5th - Cross Over tournament-50%handicap Championship flight: Low gross: J. Caputola Low net: A. Tuomey, C. Houston, E. Caruso A flight Low gross: P. More ... Garden City Library News What's Up For Young Adults At The Library Registrations for Special YA Programs Take advantage of the ease and convenience of registering for YA programs online. Simply email the Young Adult Librarian at mkelly@gardencitypl.org with Name, address, phone number, grade in September and program selection. More ... News From The Children's Room The winner of the Fourth guessing game was Julienne King! She guessed the exact amount of 136 and won the gel bracelets. Congratulations Julienne! More ...
Therese and George Brown are among the first Garden City residents to purchase the new tote bag being offered on sale for $1 and available at the main circulation desk. Proceeds will go to the Friends of the Library, who are sponsoring this project. More ... Blood Drive The Garden City Public Li-brary will be conducting a blood drive on Monday, July 30, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The drive will be held in Long Island Blood Services Bloodmobile bus, to be located directly in front of the Library on Seventh Street. More ... Senior Connections Advisors Senior Connections Advisors are available at the Library on Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to help senior residents with questions on Medicare, Medicaid, housing, transportation, Village services, etc. No appointments are necessary. More ... Summer Food Drive Once again, the Library will be conducting a Summer Food Drive sponsored by Long Island Cares, the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Donations of boxed and canned nonperishable foods may be placed in the blue donation barrel located to the left of the inner lobby doors as you leave the Library. More ...
The Rosary Altar Society of St. Joseph's Church in Garden City has selected five students, under the direction of Mrs. Susan Mirabella, CCD director, to receive monetary awards for their participation in an essay contest held recently. The title of the essay was "How Do I Live My Life as a Ca... More ... Garden City Senior News summer gazebo concerts for 2007 The Garden City Recreation Department is pleased to announce their 2007 Summer Gazebo Concerts Series. All Concerts are held on Thursday evenings beginning at 7:15 p.m. at the Gazebo on the corner of Stewart and Hilton Avenues. Please bring a lawn chair and enjoy the evening. In case of bad... More ... Garden City Retired Mens Club Calendar Of Events 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 ...
Students at Locust School marked Flag Day on June 14 with a presentation by the First Marine Division Association of the United Veterans of Nassau. Veterans Joe Reale, Pat Cassetta, and Larry Pinto demonstrated how to fold and properly display the flag, and Mr. Cassetta and Mr. Pinto spoke of... More ... Senior Duplicate Bridge On July 23, there were 8-1/2 tables of Seniors duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North-South 1. Rosemary Brown & Arline Greco 2. Lucille Tilitz & Jean Taylor 3. More ... Nassau County Museum Of Art Events EXHIBITIONS Main Galleries Through August 12 (opened May 26) Surrealism: Dreams on Canvas When it comes to movements in art absolutely nothing beats the drama and dynamism of the Surrealists. More ... Summer Heat Sizzling Our Lawns. We work so hard caring for our summer landscapes, yet , in our present drought and heat conditions, many of our lawns are browning, thinning, drying near the edges, and have brown patches. More often than not these symptoms from watering incorrectly. More ...
With Athena What a week we had and weren't we lucky it was not worse. While some of our roads were flooded and some folks did have water in their basements, and there were accidents, there was no loss of life or homes destroyed. Most of the water was gone the next day and the basements were clear... More ... College Notes The University of Scranton conferred more than 1,400 graduate and undergraduate degrees, including 900 bachelor's and associate's degrees, 503 master's degree and 17 doctoral degrees, at its Memorial day weekend commencement ceremonies. This was the largest post-baccalaureate class in the his... More ... College Notes Tara L. McDonald of Stewart Manor was among 474 graduates to receive a bachelor's degree May 27 from Bates College during the college's 141st commencement exercise. McDonald graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in English. While at Bates, she participated in women's rowing. A 200... More ... College Notes Christopher S. Carroll , son of Shaun and Patricia Carroll of Princeton Street in Garden City, received a bachelor of arts degree at the 179 th commencement of Kenyon College on Saturday, May 20. Carroll graduated cum laude with a major in classics. More ...
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Redlien of Garden City are pleased to announce the marriage of their son Corey to Kristine O'Brien, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O'Brien of Dalgren, Virginia. A garden wedding was held on May 4th at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield, Connecticut. Following the cerem... More ...
Elizabeth Vance Keegan, the daughter of Mary Jane and Gerard C. Keegan of Garden City and Southhold, New York, was married on July 21 st to Nathan Chester Rohrmeier, son of Anne and Karl Rohrmeier of Bellport, New York. The Reverend Monsignor T. Peter Ryan, a Roman Catholic priest, perform... More ...
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence LaPorta of Garden City, joyfully announce the marriage of their daughter, Doreen to Rob R. Rhein of Boyertown, Pennsylvania, on June 24, 2006. Doreen is a 1997 graduate of Garden City High School and a graduate of Cornell University. More ... Bridge Results On July 16, there were 11 1/2 tables of seniors duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows: North-South 1. Evelyn Iagrossi & Marion Cordes 2. Marie Thomaidis & Martha Kaiser 3. More ... Student Earns Honors Brian Perrier, class of 2009 at Skidmore College, earned honors for the spring semester. He is the son of Paul and Diane Perrier of Garden City. Highest honors are awarded for a quality point ratio of 3,670 or more from a possible 4.0 Honors are awarded for a grade point ratio of 3.4... More ...
Friday, June 8 th was the happy finale to the Senior Women's Club Luncheon and Bridge at the Garden City Country Club. It was a smashing success, President Judy Radocy thanked Gloria Weinrich, Eda Meglio, Edie Mangi and Barbra Flanagan for all their help. More ...
The Boy Scouts from Troop 55, sponsored by the Cathedral of the Incarnation, joined in with the Kids Care Group of the Cathedral of the Incarnation to provide backpacks for foster children in Nassau County entering first and second grade. The Kids Care Group was founded by Jacqueline D'Avers... More ...
The Garden City seniors duplicate bridge club held its annual Spring party on June 11 at the Garden City Senior Center. President Evelyn Iagrossi ordered a buffet dinner, and a good time was had by all. More ...
Garden City residents Judith Ammerman and Charles and Denise Strain are longtime supporters of Mineola-based Family and Children's Association (FCA). In fact, Charles, who is the managing a partner in the Uniondale law firm of Farrell Fritz, P.C., serves on the organization's board of trustee... More ... Convenient Options For Payment Of General Taxes Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin reminds residents to take advantage of extended hours, satellite offices and the mobile tax office as the August 10 deadline for paying the sec-ond half 2007 general town taxes approaches. As an added convenience to residents, the tax office also accepts credit ca... More ...
Dr. Marc Werner of Stahl Eye Center in Garden City was recently featured in a Fox News report on the importance of wearing sunglasses that block ultraviolet light to protect one's eyes. Dr. Werner, an ophthalmologist, warned that prolonged sun exposure has been linked to eye diseases such as... More ...
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen M. Rice welcomes Kristofer Kasnicki of Garden City as an intern. Kristofer is a student at SUNY Buffalo School of Law and is spending the summer working in the Nassau District Attorney's Office. More ... Soliciting Concerns Trustees And Residents By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese Several trustees and residents at the July 19th Board of Trustees meeting voiced concern over door-to-door solicitation requests from Cablevision and New York Youth Club. "We have to look out for our citizens here," said Trustee John Watras. More ... Kids Care Car Wash If your car needs a good summer clean up or even if it doesn't, please come and support the Kids Care Car Wash on Sunday, August 5. The car wash will take place at approximately 11:15, after the 10:00 Mass in the parking lot of the Cathedral House adjacent to the church. More ...
The Garden City Retired Men's Club selected a sunny and cool July Sunday afternoon to host its annual coed cocktail party on the lawn of the clubhouse on Golf Lane. More ...
Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin, right, 2nd row; gathered with New York State Senator Kemp Hannon, 2nd left, 2nd row; and Garden City Historical Society board members at the Garden City Historical Society Flea Market at the group's headquarters on Eleventh Street in Garden City. More ...
Ballet students from the Academy of Dance in Garden City are privy to the opportunity to enter International Ballet Examinations annually. This year, examinations were held on May 21-22. The presiding examiner was Ms. Suzanne Plante. These external examinations, under the auspices of the Impe... More ...
Mrs. Rajeswari Anumolu and RaoAnumolu hosted a dinner reception at Akbar Res-taurant in Garden City in honor of vis-iting dignitaries from India, Mrs Dag-gubati Purandareswari (Minister of Hu-man Resource Development) and Mr. Dug-gabati Venkateswar Rao (MLA Parchur Andhra Pradesh). More ...
Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino, right, attended the Garden City High School Awards Night and presented Matthew Hayslip, center, with the Town Of Hempstead Community Service and Academic Excellence Award. Also pictured is Caroline Seery, winner of the nassau County Legislature Stud... More ...
Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino attended the Garden City Memorial Day Parade and addressed attendees at the ceremony. More ...
The local winners of the Catholic Daughters of the America's National Education Contests were announced on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. The officers and members of Court St. Anne #1077 invited the students from St. Anne's, their families, Dr. William O'Sullivan, Principal, and Mrs. Virginia Cla... More ... |
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