June 27, 2008 RSS feed / Community

Cathedral Vacation Bible School

Calling all children ages 4 to 9. You are invited to Vacation Bible School at The Cathedral of the Incarnation from August 11-15. The VBS will be held on the Cathedral Grounds daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

GCAA Basketball Now Accepting Applications

The GCAA Basketball Program is now accepting applications for the 2008-2009 season. Please sign up before June 30, 2008 to lock in current rates. The fee will be $60 for 2nd Grade thru 8th Grade Intramurals while the fee will be $30 for K-1. More...

Nugent ~ McKeon Wedding

Andrea Mary Nugent, daughter of Kathleen and John Nugent of Garden City and Noel Broderick McKeon, son of James R. More...

Golf Tournament Held

June 11 th marked the annual and popular Red, White and Blue Tournament at Cherry Valley Club. The nine holers enjoyed a round of golf with friends and competed for prizes in their various flights. A luncheon followed. More...

Breast Cancer Workshops

The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, as part of their Complementary Wellness Series, is sponsoring free programs on Reflexology and Tai Chi this July and August. More...

Blood Drive At Mercy

Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre invites and encourages members of the public to participate in a Blood Drive to support Long Island Blood Services to be held on Friday, July 18, from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. More...

Third Graders Play At Carnegie Hall

Garden City residents Caroline Tully, age 9 and Elizabeth Tully, age 9 performed on Saturday, June 21 at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall. Both are third grade students at St. More...

What's Up For Young Adults At The Library

TEENS AND TOTS STORYTIME Opening day for storytelling at the pool is Tuesday, July 1st. Thanks to all who volunteered. Remember to report to the gazebo in the pool picnic area at 1:45 PM. More...

Scholarships For Student Athletes

News 12 Long Island and Citibank hosted an awards dinner for 30 high school scholar athletes from Long Island, marking the culmination of the year-long Scholar Athlete scholarship program. More...

Finally! Scaffolding Removed Off Cathedral

Keen observers last week will have noticed the scaffolding on the Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation has finally begun to come down. It will take weeks to remove it all. More...

Defensive Driving Course

The Empire Safety Council will hold a defensive driving course sponsored by "Msgr. John's Knights", on Tuesdays: July 15 & 22 from 7 to 10 PM (total of six hours) Save 10% on collision liability rates for three full years! More...

Resident Joins Local Insurance Firm

North Coast Financial Group, an Office of MetLife, is pleased to announce that John P. Roulett has joined the firm as a Financial Services Representative. Roulett is a graduate of the University of Miami. More...

Mercy Receives"Approval With Commendation"

In the latest demonstration of Mercy Medical Center's compliance with the highest standards of patient care, The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons has granted a three-year Approval With Commendation to the Community Hosp More...

Named Senior Director

Mercy Medical Center has appointed Daniel G. Murphy, MD as Senior Director of Patient Care Operations. In the newly-created position, Dr. More...

Garden City Senior News

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...

GAZEBO CONCERTS ANNOUNCED

Garden City Recreation happily announces the start of our summer Gazebo concert series on Thursday, June 26th. Our concerts are held at the Gazebo on the corner of Hilton and Stewart Avenues at 7:15 p.m. More...

Seniors Duplicate Bridge

On June 23 there were 9 1/2 tables of Seniors duplicate bridge in play. Results of he evening play were as follows. North-South 1. Rosemary Brown & DeDe Flannary 2. Joan Kiernan & Claire Burns 3. More...

Nurse Practitioners Meet With Hannon

Members of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island met recently with New York State Senator Kemp Hannon to discuss The Patient Access and Advocacy Act. More...

Community Council Thanks Contributors

The Garden City Community Council on Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention would like to thank the following for their generous contributions to the third annual Promapalooza:Adelphi Deli, Culinary Heights, DC-3 Deli, Hengstenberg's Florist, More...

Vassar Street...

Also during the same time at Vassar Street, a $200 window of a Volkswagen was also found broken... More...

Rotacare Plans Its 15th Annual Caregivers Ball

"Save The Date" cards have been mailed for RotaCare's 15 th Annual Caregivers' Ball to be held at Tam O"Shanter Club in Brookville on Friday, November 7, 2008. The corporate honoree will be George L. More...

Ladies Golf Member - Guest Results

June 12, 2008 1st Gross - 76 Margy Hannan, Ann Tuomey Rosemary Walsh, Brook Confort 1st Net - 57 Betsy Andromidas, Claudia Galvin Beth Castronovo, Catherine I More...

Socially Speaking

The Presidents Coffee, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, was held recently and it was discovered that two organizations had made plans for the same date in September. More...

Cub Pack 55: Where Scouts Soar and Owls Hoot !

Last Friday night [June 13] Garden City's Cub Pack 55 held its annual picnic and new scouts induction ceremony at the beautiful grounds of the magnificent Cathedral of the Incarnation where, for the first time, each of the youngsters also lear More...

College Notes

Ms. Megan E. Hyland received the B.S.C. degree on Thursday, June 5 from Washington and Lee University. Commencement ceremonies for more than 435 Washington and Lee students were held on the university's historic Front Lawn. More...

New Community Group Forms

This is to announce the official formation of The Community Liaison Committee of Garden City. More...

Library Programs For The Week

Children's Programs Tues., July 1, 9:30 a.m. Registration begins for Children's programs, to be held on July 8. *Tues., July 1, 10:30 a.m. 4th of July Windsock Project with Liane Mallon for ages 21¼2 to 5. More...

WPOA Bulletin: Air Traffic To Increase

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made a determination as to the plan they will pursue to increase air traffic and reduce delays in the five-state area of New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania. More...

Waldorf's Early Childhood Program Families Kicks-Off Summer

The Waldorf School of Garden City's ten preschool teachers performed a silk marionette puppet play entitled Briar Rose for approximately 75 preschool children as well as their parents, relatives and friends on Wednesday, June 11. More...

Troop 55 White Water Rafting Trip

During the weekend of May 31st, Troop 55 went on a white water rafting trip to the Poconos. More...

Cathedral Spire Returning To Former Glory

The artisans who have been restoring the Cathedral of the Incarnation's spire have finally finished the painstaking work of taking the spire apart piece by piece and refinishing each one and then restoring it to its exact location on the tower More...

"Welcoming Club New Board"

The Welcoming Club of Garden City is proud to announce its new board for the 2008-2009 season. President, Courtney Keenan; First VP, Jeannine Votruba; Second VP, Melissa Katinas; Treasurer. More...

Friends Conclude Spring Season

The Friends of the Garden City Library concluded the Spring season of plays, lectures, movies and concerts on Wednesday evening, June 18 th with its annual open-to-the public meeting. More...

Mercy Establishes Geriatric Center

To enhance the care of patients from skilled nursing facilities, Mercy Medical Center has established a Center for Geriatric Excellence program. More...

Grandmother Earns Doctorate

Rose Ann Ferrick of Garden City realizes she doesn't have a typical hobby. A self-proclaimed "schoolaholic," Ferrick has earned a bachelor's degree, two master's degrees and now a Ph.D. in Information Studies over the course of 40 years. More...