Garden City, New York

Reporter Addresses Club       Wednesday, March 12 th was a brilliant clear day with the nip of late winter in the air and the bright promise of spring ready too bloom. In this setting, Ira Joe Fisher, weather reporter for WCBS-TV, came to address the members of the Community Club of Garden City/Hempstead. More ... St. John's Kenyan Children's Foundation Wine Tasting       Fr. Gabriel Muteru, Honorary Chairman, and the Board of Trustees of the St. John's Kenyan Children's Foundation cordially invite everyone to attend our main fundraiser event, a Wine Tasting Reception, to be held on Saturday, April 19, 2008, from 8pm to 11pm, at Kellenberg Memorial High School... More ... Miracle Foundation Donates Funds For Prosthetic Eye       he Miracle Foundation, Long Island's leading charitable foundation dedicated to supporting research and treatment of cancer, recently presented a $330,000 grant to Dr. David Abramson of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. This grant will support the design of a computerized ocular prosth... More ... Officials Attend Bake-Off      Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino, second right, standing; attended Girl Scout Brownie Troop 1433's Bake-Off at Stewart Avenue Elementary School. Also shown are Nassau County Legislator Vincent Muscarella and Principal Linda Norton. More ... Seventh Grade Welcomes Mercy Medical Center Doctor       Continuing in the fine tradition of sharing his expertise with St. Joseph's School, Dr. Dan Murphy, Director of Emergency Medicine at Mercy Medical Center, spent a class in the Science Lab discussing the heart and its functions. The seventh grade was treated to a lecture on human anatomy and ... More ... CMF Gala A Success       The mood was festive and fun, the setting was elegant and a wonderful time was had by all who attended this year's annual CMF Gala. The event was held at Chateau Briand in Carle Place on February 9th. The crowd was intent on having a great evening with friends while supporting Schneider Child... More ... EPOA Scholarship       It is with great pleasure the Eastern Property Owners Association announces a scholarship that will be available to local High School seniors. Candidates must reside in the Eastern section of Garden City, be attending college full-time in the Fall and be involved in some form of community ser... More ... Easter Car Parade This Sunday       The 53rd annual Easter Sunday Vintage Car Parade will step off this Sunday at 1 p.m. from Tenth Street on Franklin Avenue. The procession, led by a line of spectacular antique and classic cars, the Kiwanis Easter Bunnies and Kingsley Bear, will head south on Franklin Avenue, then west on Sev... More ... Xtreme Win Sportsmanship Award       Last Sunday the Xtreme were presented with their third straight LUSL/Modell's Sportmanship Award. The team was given sportsmanship points for their conduct in each of their matches last fall. Their total points were the highest among the nine other teams in their division. More ... Welcoming Club Builds Bears       The Welcoming Club of Garden City's Children's Day Off Event at Build A Bear was lots of fun for the children. The Lucky Bear was a favorite chosen by most if the kids. Each child put together their bear and dressed them to take them home. Please check out www.thegardencitywelcomingclub.org t... More ... Community Club Presents "Confessions Of A Shakespeare Addict"       On Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 1:30 p.m .. at the Garden City Casino, The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead will present "Confessions of a Shakespeare Addict": a one-act play written by Robert Harrison and performed by Robert Spiotto, Artistic director of The Community Arts Prog... More ... Former GC Resident Releases Comedy Book       Humor columnist Jennifer Zajac has a new book out titled, I Read It Somewhere, So It Must Be True: Notes From a Mom Who Reads Too Much. Available now, the book is a collection of her funny stories about families, relationships and the weird stuff parents of young children read and watch. Jenn... More ...       On Sunday, April 13 , The Irish American Society, 297 Willis Avenue, Mineola, will hold its 75th Anniversary at 4 p.m. Come and enjoy yourself. $10 donation includes sandwiches, coffee, tea and soda bread and a cash bar for pleasure. Video and memorabilia available. For further informatio... More ... Bye Bye Birdie Performed At GCHS       Poodle skirts, pony tails, and bobby socks prevailed last weekend on the stage at Garden City High School's Inez Norman Spiers Auditorium, as the Garden City High School Masquers presented a glorious production of Bye Bye Birdie. More ... Many Local Residents Made The Kindest Cut of All       On March 10th 2008, Salone Di Capelli, in Stewart Manor, and the Junior Women's Club of Bellerosehosted a Pantene Beautiful Lengths hair cutting event. Many women of all ages came to donate 8" or more of their hair to make wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment. More ... Girl Scouts Send Cookies To Troops       Girl Scout Troop 1275 thanks all our families, friends and neighbors who purchased Girl Scout cookies for the military. This project of sending Girl Scout cookies overseas has been successful thanks to your generosity. "I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your har... More ... Senator Hannon Helps Constituents "Close Life's Loopholes"      New York State Senator Kemp Hannon (R-6th S.D.) is pictured here with constituents at a free informational forum the Senator sponsored recently, called "Closing Life's Loopholes." The program focused on topics of interest to persons age 35-55 and persons age 55-75 including reasons parents of adult... More ... A Labor Of Love At The Cathedral       Members of the Cathedral of the Incarnation gathered together on Saturday, March 15 to construct the beautiful Palm Screen that graced the main altar of the church on Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter and it marks the beginning of Holy Week. More ... Club Members Enjoy Slide Show       Slide Show on Costa Rica's Rain Forest at Community Club. On February 21st at the Garden City Casino, members of the Community Club, through slides and commentary, enjoyed tagging along with Professor Betsy Gulotta on one of her many trips to Costa Rica's rain forest. More ... Garden City Library News News From The Children's Room       Outrageous Hat Day Story Times will not meet on March 24th due to the Spring Recess. The last day for the Winter/Spring Story Time is Monday, April 7th. The week of March 31st through April 3rd is Outrageous Hat Day at Story Time for Preschoolers & Little Listeners only. Have you... More ... Garden City Senior News 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. The organization is non-sectarian and non-political. More ... Seniors Renew Vows       Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (left) joyfully presided over the renewal of vows for Sarah and Felix Iannacone of Garden City. The couple, who were first married on August 28, 1948, reaffirmed their love at the historic courtroom in Old Town Hall on Valentine's Day. More ... A Three Session Gardening Series       Master Gardener Lynn Thomson will present three lectures with slide presentations on gardening for our area of Long Island. Shade Gardening - Is your property covered with trees or is your house or garage limiting the amount of sunlight reaching your plants? More ... Socially Speaking       I warned you he was coming and I hope that you are prepared. If you don't get any Easter Eggs, it's not my fault. Let's all hope that the weather cooperates for the Easter Parade and those lovely Antique Cars. Do attend as this is a wonderful family event that will make everyone happy. Th... More ... Nightingale ~ Dietz Wedding       Mrs. Nancy Nightingale is most pleased to announce the marriage of her son, Jack Earnest Nightingale Jr., to Christine Patricia Dietz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Dietz of Verplank, NY. Jack is also the son of the late Jack Nightingale Sr. The wedding took place on December 15, 2007 and t... More ... Sue Alvey To Address Thursday Luncheon Group       The Thursday Luncheon Group, sponsored by the Garden City Community Church, will meet on March 27 at noon. Sue Alvey will deliver the program titled "Garden City Revisited." Come and share the photos and memories. Members of the community are invited. Please bring your sandwich; dessert... More ... Annual Blood Drive At Cathedral       The Cathedral of the Incarnation will again be hosting a New York Blood center Blood Drive on Sunday, March 30 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. All are welcome to participate. You can schedule an appointment by calling Marian Haberman at 516-478-5018 or the Cathedral Office at 7... More ... GCHS Holds Intramural Quiz Bowl Tournament       If you strolled past Garden City High School this winter and thought that Jeopardy might be running a contestant search, you would have been on the right track. More ... Chamber Award For Community Achievement       At its sixth annual Pineapple Ball at the Garden City Hotel, Friday evening, April 18, the Garden City Chamber of Commerce will proudly present to Dennis Donnelly, the coveted Community Achievement Award. More ...