May 23, 2008 RSS feed / Community

Waldorf Families Enjoy Annual Spring Festival

On Sunday, May 4 the Waldorf School of Garden City held their annual Spring Festival. More...

100th Anniversary Of LIRR Electrification

This Memorial Day, Garden City and the other communities along the LIRR's Hempstead line will commemorate the centennial of the electrification of the Hempstead line one hundred years ago. More...

67th Anniversary

Peggy and Jim Donoghue celebrated their 67 th wedding anniversary on the 27 th of April at their sons home in Rockville Centre. His son James with help from Dennis took care of everything. More...

GCHS Orchestra Premiers Phantom Tangos

Phantom Tangos, by well-known composer Brian Balmages, was commissioned for the Garden City High School Orchestra, Margaret Gullotta, Director, through the generosity of the Garden City Friends of Music and Men's Association. More...

PTA Sponsors Senior Dance And Skit Night

On March 7 th the Garden City PTA hosted the 12 th Grade Dance and Skit Night at the high school. Many parents participated in the skits and the students enjoyed a night of dancing, raffles, prizes and entertainment. More...

St. Joseph School Presents May Crowning

This is a very special time for the second grade students of St. Joseph's School. What began with receiving the Sacrement of Reconciliation in January culminated with receiving First Holy Communion this month. More...

GCHS Athlete Competes In Tournament

Garden City High School freshman Zach Morris, center, with other members of the Nasssau County's state tennis team, has been named county and state All American. He will play in the New York State tennis tournament at the U.S. More...

Chamber Event To Herald Belmont Stakes

On June 3, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Commerce Bank, 855 Franklin Avenue, will host a complimentary After Hours Networking Reception to celebrate the Belmont Stakes. More...

Winners In The National Catholic Daughters Educational Contests

The local winners of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas National Educational contests were announced on Tuesday, May 6th. The officers and members of Court St. Anne invited the winning students from St. More...

Student Recognized

The United States Achievement Academy recently announced that Elizabeth DeBold of Garden City has been recognized by the United States Achievement Academy as a student of excellence in Foreign Language. More...

If you are thinking

of adopting a dog, try the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter, Marino Avenue, Port Washington, first. Call 944-8220... A teen book group is being held on the fourth Friday of each month at 8 p.m. More...

Adelphi Welcomes Renowned Author and Therapist

Adelphi University's Institute for Parenting is proud to host Jonathan Diamond, Ph.D., who will present the Institute's Parent Coffee Series, "The Gift of Fatherhood," on Thursday, June 5, 2008, from 7:00 p.m. More...

Library Programs For The Week YOUNG ADULT Programs

*Thurs., May 29 Registration begins for YA program, Pedicure Workshop, Session I at 1:30 p.m.; Session II at 3:30-Choose one, to be held Saturday, June 14. More...

Library Closed For Electrical Repairs

The Garden City Public Library will be closed on Wednesday, May 28, as it will have no electric service. The Long Island Power Authority must make emergency repairs to a cable serving the Library. More...

TRIP TO THE NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

The Recreation Department is taking a senior trip to the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn and lunch at the Jolly Fisherman. On Wednesday, May 28, we will leave St. Paul's Senior Center at 11 a.m. More...

Student Returns From Leadership Forum

Garden City Middle School student Bailey Sutton, a seventh grader, recently returned from Washington, D.C. where she attended a People to People World Leadership Forum. More...

"Get What You Need Out of Life"

Winthrop-University Hospital is inviting women to take time out for themselves to enjoy a unique and fun-filled program, "Beauty, Balance & Breath," on Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at 6:00 PM. More...

Volunteer Firefighters Help Send Off Local Troops

Recently, on May 20th, Garden City Volunteer Firefighters joined area fire departments in supporting our local troops by assisting in their send off ceremonies. More...

Troop 56 Visits Philadelphia

Over the past weekend, the boy scouts of Troop 56 from Community Church, went to Philadelphia, PA. First, they did a walking tour of the city. More...

GC Gymnast Makes Nationals

Alexandra de Moura competed in the 2008 USAG Junior Olympic National Championships held on May 17, 2008. She represented the North East United States. More...

Belmont Festival June 6th

The annual Garden City Belmont Festival celebrating the running of the third leg of the Triple Crown - the 140th Belmont Stakes will be held on Friday, June 6. More...

GC Students Triumph At Sprachfest

Garden City placed first in 19 of a total of 31 events at this year's annual Sprachfest. The 20th annual German Language competition was co-hosted by language teachers Judith Hecker and Susan Weber at Garden City High School on March 15. More...

The "Heart Of The Home" Kitchen Tour

You are cordially invited to join the Garden City Unit of the American Cancer Society for our "Heart of the Home" Kitchen Tour, which will be held on Thursday, June 5th from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. More...

Class of '78 Reunion

Save the date!!! The Garden City High School Class of 1978 Reunion is Saturday, September 27th 2008 at the Garden City Hotel. Check out our website for the latest info: gchsclassof1978.googlepages. More...

Socially Speaking

Summer is approaching with the speed of light as we used to say before the electronic age set in and it is difficult to believe that Memorial Day is this Monday. More...

Mother's Day At Stratford

Virginia McCavera's second-grade class celebrated Mother's Day in their classroom with a brunch and presentation for their special guests. More...

A Renovation Celebration

On Friday evening, April 25th , the Town Meat Market celebrated its grand re-opening after a two-week renovation. It was a massive floor-to-ceiling renovation, and gave the store a whole new look. More...

Helicopter Complaint Hotline

The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) has regularly been tracking air traffic and its problems over the Village of Garden City. More...

"Buckle Up Or Be Ticketed"

Garden City Police Commissioner Ernest J. Cipullo announces that during the period of May 19, 2008 through June 1, 2008, the Garden City Police Department will participate in the statewide initiative Buckle Up New York. More...

Pack 55 Prepares ForMemorial Day Parade

Cub Scouts from Pack 55 prepared to march in honor of our servicemen and servicewomen in Monday's Memorial Day Parade. The Scouts practiced marching in straight lines and carrying the flags. More...

Resurrection Plant Sale Benefits Wounded Soldiers

Over 20 volunteers donated their time and energy to put together a Plant Sale at Resurrection Lutheran Church that succeeded in raising $7,000 recently. A full 100 percent of the proceeds will be awarded to the Walter Reed Society. More...

Elected President Of CPA Society

The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) installed Sharon Sabba Fierstein, CPA of Woodbury as President at its 111th Annual Election Meeting and Dinner held today at the New York Hilton Hotel. More...

Library Closed

The Garden City Public Library will be closed Sunday, May 25 and Monday May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. More...

Passport Fair Comes To Library Saturday, June 21st 9am-1pm

The Garden City Public Library has made arrangements with the U.S. Postal Service to send representatives to help people fill out required forms and process passport applications. More...

Garden City Retired Men's 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. More...

Eagle Scout Candidate Seeks Donations

Evan Browand, an Eagle Scout Candidate (from Troop 56) needs your contribution to help him carry out his community service project which will benefit the Queen of Peace Seniors Home in Queens Village. More...

Preventing Date Rape Is Focus Of Workshop

Students at Garden City High School spent time learning about the issue of date/acquaintance rape when Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS), Long Island's leading organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect, visited their sc More...

Celebrate Italian Culture At GCHS

The Garden City High School Italian Club cordially invites the community to La Festa di Primavera, its annual celebration of Italian language and culture, on Friday, May 30, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. More...

Gathering Time Performs In GC

Gathering Time, the Long Island-based folk-rock trio frequently compared to Peter, Paul & Mary and Crosby, Stills & Nash, continues to gather fans - and bookings. More...

Club Members Review Plays

Broadway hands out the Tony awards in June, but the members of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead got their own private preview on April 30 th as a panel of theatre buffs presented the annual play review program. More...