December 19, 2008 RSS feed / Community

Boys And Girl State Winners

American Legion Post 265 of Garden City has honored the recipients of our annual Sutliff Memorial Scholarship Award at a recent meeting. They are Megan Belcher, Elizabeth DeBold and David Kadamus. More...

Assemblyman Wants To Keep His Constituents Warm

Assemblyman Tom McKevitt would like to inform his constituents on was to keep warm this winter with the help from the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. More...

The Office Cat

THE GC SKI CLUB meets on the first and third Wednesdays through April (except holidays) at 7:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 1000 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park. More...

Patient Support Group

The Long Island Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in collaboration with Winthrop University Hospital Division of Oncology & Hematology is offering a FREE patient support group. More...

Nelson DeMille Visits Old Westbury Gardens

New York Times bestselling author and Long Island resident Nelson DeMille was the final guest of the year at the Books in the Ballroom series at Old Westbury Gardens. On Wednesday evening, December 10th, Mr. More...

Socially Speaking

As you read this, you have five possibly six shopping days left before the big day. I do hope that you have heeded our warnings and gotten everything on your list so you can take a well deserved rest. More...

Casino Bridge Results

A festive occasion with twinkling lights on the Christmas tree, beautiful greens and bows, and a warm setting for our December bridge. There was a great deal of lovely reds worn by the ladies and those smashing holiday ties by the men. More...

Community Club Philanthropies

Early this fall Mary Heston, president of The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead, and Pat Dalton, chairman of Community Services, delivered contributions to charities which the club supports. More...

Garden City Senior News

Senior walking program

Our Senior walking group has become so popular that we are adding a day! Our group will now meet at Cluett Hall at 2:15 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday and walk for at least 20 minutes. More...

Free Clinic For Seniors

Mineola, NY -The Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA) provides free monthly legal consultation clinics for Nassau County residents 65 or older. More...

Allstate Recognizes Top Representative

Robert Bennett has been recognized by Allstate Insurance Company for high standards in customer satisfaction, customer retention and profitability. More...

Attends Au Pair International Summit

Carol Anne Matina of Garden City, a local childcare coordinator for Cultural Care Au Pair, was recently selected to become a member of the Golden Heart League. More...

Resident Honored At Kidney Fundraiser

Neil Nahoum, Garden City resident and President of NMN Fabrics Group, Inc., received the 2008 Alvin Levine Public Service Award at The NephCure Foundation's Countdown to a Cure 2008 event on Thursday, October 30, at Terrace on the Park in Flus More...

Library Calendar Of Events ADULT PROGRAM

Monday, December 22 *1:30 p.m. - Monday's Marvelous Movie Matinee - It's A Wonderful Life, 1946, 129 min *Funding for this program has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. More...

Island Scribes Exhibits Calligraphy

The Island Scribes Calligraphy exhibit "Scrambles & Calligras" will be displayed in the Garden City Public Library's gallery and showcases until December 29. More...

What's Up For Young Adults At The Library ITALIC CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP

An Italic Calligraphy Workshop was held on Wednesday, December 10th . Young adults learned the techniques of calligraphy to be able to create beautiful, original holiday cards. More...

Winner In Tri-State 2008 Contest Europe

Special congratulations go to Sophomore Brian Emmert who was one of fifty winners in the 2008 Contest Europe sponsored by the French Alliance in celebration of France's recent European Union presidency. Brian, a student in Ms. More...

Author Nelson DeMille Speaks at Garden City Library

The Friends of The Garden City Library in association with The Garden City Public Library sponsored a book signing event with renowned bestselling author Nelson DeMille on Wednesday, December 3rd. Mr. More...

GCHS Violinist Performs With Philharmonic

iolinist Victoria Pietrak, a senior at Garden City High School, recently performed four compositions as part of the Nassau BOCES Summer Strings Academy ensemble performance with the Long Island Philharmonic at the Long Island High School for t More...

Eagle Scouts Speaks At Events

John Gamber of Troop 243, sponsored by St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Garden City, N.Y., was awarded the Brian S. Bram Award, as the 2008 Eagle Scout Class spokesman, by the Arthur R. Eldred Chapter of the National Eagle Scout Association. More...

Santa's Visit To Garden City

The week before Christmas, Santa was nowhere to be found, not up in the crisp air or down upon the frozen ground. He couldn't be located. More...

Holiday Sanitation Collection Schedule Christmas & New Year's Week

Residents are reminded that there will be no garbage or recycling pickup Christmas and New Year's Day. More...

Barbara Wilson Honored

The American Legion recently honored Barbara Wilson at the Nov 11th Veterans Day event. She is one of the last survivors of the infamous torpedoing of the SS Athenia on the first day of WW II. More...

Music In The Cathedral

On Sunday, December 14 at 4 p.m. the Festival of Nine Lesson and Carols was presented by The Cathedral of the Incarnation's Choir of Men and Boys, the Girls' Choir and Schola Cantorum. More...

Family/Caregiver Support Group

The Long Island Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in collaboration with Winthrop University Hospital Division of Oncology & Hematology is offering a FREE family/ caregiver support group. More...

Named To CPA Board

Garden City resident Andrew (Drew) Hult, CPA, was elected Executive Vice President of the National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP(tm)) during the organization's annual conference held earlier this Fall. Andrew L. More...

Welcoming Club Couples Night Out

The Garden City Welcoming Club started off the year at Novita Wine Bar and Trattoria. The first couples' night out at Novita on October 4th was a huge success! The event was completely sold out! More...

Improve Your Memory At the Community Club

Have you ever misplaced your keys or forgotten someone's name at a party? More likely the answer is yes. Would you like to have a better memory? If again the answer is yes, the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead, Inc. More...

Award Presented

Local resident Lana Noone presented a Posthumous Heather Constance Noone Memorial Award, named for her deceased daughter), in Washington DC on November 11, 2008. More...

Selected For Literary Prize

Novelist Tom Phelan has been chosen as a Christopher Isherwood Foundation Fellow for 2008, one of only five novelists selected. More...

Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Course

Sponsored by "Msgr. John's Knights," Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009. From 9 AM to 3 PM (Total of six hours) Saint Anne's School Cafeteria Dartmouth St. More...

A Message From The Retired Men's Club

The Members of The Garden City Retired Men's Club extend to all their best wishes for a joyful holiday season and a happy, healthy New Year. Merry Christmas. More...

Paddy Noonan Returns To St. Anne's Stage

Sunday afternoon, November 30 was a momentous time for "Msgr. More...

Scouts On Skates

Girls from Troop 1126 celebrate Election Day '08 with an afternoon of ice skating. More...

Children Celebrate Holidays Making Crafts at Library

Children ages 21/2-5 with help from their grownups made Winter Holiday Hats on Saturday, December 6th at the Library. Library Aide and Artist Liane Mallon presented the holiday craft program. More...

Garden City Library News

News From The Children's Room Holiday Family Show

On Tuesday, December 30th at 11:00 a.m., the Garden City Library is proud to present Strummin' and Drummin' with Matt, a show for the whole family. Tickets will be available beginning December 20th at 9:00 a.m. More...

Garden City Library Programs The Tax Man Cometh

Thursday, January 15th 7:00 PM The Garden City Public Library Come to the Library to learn everything you've always wanted to know about property taxes and more. Mr. Donald X. Clavin Jr. More...

Teens Learn Calligraphy At Library

Joanne Insinga (standing) returned to the Library on Wednesday, December 10th to present an Italics Calligraphy workshop for young adults. The group learned the techniques of calligraphy to be able to create beautiful, original holiday cards. More...

Library Christmas Hours

The Library's Christmas holiday hours are: Wednesday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day C L O S E D Friday, Dec. 26, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. More...

Brownie Troop # 1253 Goes Green

Second Year Brownie Troop # 1253 could not have had more perfect weather when they visited The Tanglewood Preserve in Rockville Center. More...

The Christmas Season At The Community Church

The month of December has been a busy one for the youth at the Garden City Community Church. More...

Former Rockette At Community Club

Prem Chauhan, left, Chairperson of the Drama/Literature Department of The Community Club of Garden City/Hempstead, is shown with Corliss Fyfe Whitney at the Club's meeting on Wednesday, October 8. Ms. More...

Works Of Art From Quilters Now On Display

Creative works of art woven with love by several members of the Long Island Quilters Society are now on proud display at Winthrop-University Hospital's new Cancer Center for Kids Outpatient Center. More...