January 9, 2009 RSS feed / Community

School Board To Discuss Commencement Change

The Garden City Board of Education will conduct a Work Session on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. in the Administration Building. More...

Garden City East Resident Electors' Meeting, General Meeting

The Garden City East 10-Member Nominating Committee will be nominating Dennis Donnelly as its candidate for Village Trustee and Laura Brown as its candidate for School Board Trustee at the Resident Electors' meeting to be held on January 20, 2 More...

EPOA Membership Goes Live

The Eastern Property Owners' Association is now accepting membership applications online through its Web site: www.gcepoa.org. More...

GC Residents Support AHRC Membership Event

On September 25th, the AHRC Nassau hosted its Annual Membership Luncheon and Fashion Show on the grounds of the AHRC Brookville mansion headquarters. More...

Murphy ~ Crosby Engagement

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Murphy are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Sean Patrick Murphy (GCHS class of '89) to Patricia Renee Crosby, daughter of Paul Crosby of Middlebury, VT and Debbie Crosby of South Burlington, VT. More...

CMF Hosts Family Bingo

The Children's Medical Fund will be hosting Family Bingo Friday, January 30th, 2009. 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the Lutheran Church on Stewart Avenue. The cost is $10.00 per player. This includes one bingo card, snacks, drinks and prizes. More...

Middle Class Home Heating Relief Bill

On Tuesday January 6, 2009 Rep. Carolyn McCarthy introduced her first piece of legislation of the 111th Congress. Shortly after being sworn in to her seventh term representing New York's 4th Congressional District, Rep. More...

Garden City Library News

Library Calendar For The Week CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

*Mon., Jan. 12, 9:30 a.m. Registration begins for the Winter/Spring storytimes in the Children's Room or online @ www.gardencitypl.org. *Mon., Jan. 12, 9:30 a.m. More...

Library Hosts Strummin' And Drummin' Family Show

On Tuesday, December 30th, the Children's Department of The Garden City Public Library presented Strummin' and Drummin' with Matt, a show for the whole family. More...

News From The Children's Room Winter 2009 Registration

Registration for Winter 2009 storytimes and book discussions will begin at 9:30a.m. on Monday, January 12, 2009. Registration can be done online at www.gardencitypl.org or in the Children's Room. More...

Msgr. Joseph DeGrocco To Speak

A presentation by Msgr. Joseph DeGrocco will take place on Wednesday, January 14th at St. Joseph Church in Garden City. This presentation will be held in the St. Agnes Room beginning at 7:30PM. Msgr. More...

ACS Spin For Hope

On Sunday, February 8th, Gold's Gym of Garden City Park will host Spin for Hope, sponsored by the Garden City Unit of the American Cancer Society. More...

Wilderness First Aid Course

Whether camping in the woods or just driving in a rural area, odds are that finding medical help in an emergency may be difficult. More...

Garden City Senior News

ADULT YOGA IN CLUETT HALL

Our winter/spring session of yoga will begin the week of January 12th. Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed classes with all ages in mind. Each class is 55 minutes long. All classes are held in Cluett Hall at St. More...

Seniors Duplicate Bridge

On Jan, 5 th there were 12 tables of Seniors duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North-South 1. Jackie West & Estelle Fischer 2. Lucile Tiltz & Barbra Burke 3. More...

GC's Winter Program For Kids

Garden City School District's Winter Program for Kids is now registering students grades K-6 for its Saturday Morning Program. More...

Parent Education Workshop

The Garden City Community Council on Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention is pleased to present a Parent Education Workshop - Thriving Teens: Parenting For Positive Growth, from the Parenting Institute Of The NYU Child Study Center. More...

Garden City Girl Scouts Enjoy Kookie Cookie Kickoff!

It's Girl Scout Cookie season!!!! Saturday, January 10th marks the start of the 2009 Girl Scout Cookie sale in Garden City.Get your taste buds ready for the new Girl Scout Cookie, Dulce de Leche, as well as all of your old favorites. More...

Chamber Announces Holiday Shop Window Winners

The Garden City Chamber of Commerce announces the 11 shop windows judged to be the most beautifully decorated in the central business district for the 2008 Holiday Season. More...

Cubs and Scouts Honored With Intrepid Sleepover

Garden City's Cub Pack 55 and Scout Troop 55 were honored by the USS Intrepid (CVS-11) Sea, Air & Space Museum as the first and only civilian group ever to spend the night on the National Landmark aircraft carrier in New York harbor. More...

WPOA January Electors Meeting

The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) will hold its annual Residents Electors' meeting on Tuesday, January 20, at 8 p.m. at Homestead School. The WPOA's Nominating Committee will present its selection for Village Trustee, Mr. More...

East's Nominating Committee Announces Candidates

The elected members of the 10-Member Garden City East Nominating Committee have nominated Dennis Donnelly to the Village's Board of Trustees for a two-year term and also selected current School Board Trustee Laura Brown for a new three-year t More...

CPOA Nominates Andrew Cavanaugh For Village Trustee

Andrew J. Cavanaugh was the majority choice of the CPOA Nominating Committee for the position of Village Trustee from the Central Section for the 2009-2011 term. Mr. More...

WPOA Announces Trustee Candidate

The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) Nominating Committee has selected Laurence Quinn as the WPOA's Village Trustee candidate for the seat currently held by Gerard Lundquist, who is not seeking reelection. More...

Victorian Tea

Come to the Victorian Tea at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Garden City, NY on Saturday, January 31st at 3:00 p.m. More...

Adult Ed Goes To Broadway

Garden City School District's Adult Education program is currently registering people for their upcoming trip to Billy Elliot on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. More...

Socially Speaking

A new sign of the times came into sight just a few days before the New Year made its bow. In fact, it was viewed on Tuesday, recycling day in half of Garden City. More...

County Clerk O'Connell Comes To Garden City

The Garden City Republican Club will kick off the New Year with County Clerk Maureen O'Connell as its guest speaker, January 14, at the Garden City Senior Recreation Center at 8 PM. More...

Winterfest At Bird Sanctuary January 9

The Garden City Bird Sanctuary extends an invitation to the community to stop over at the Bird Sanctuary to share Winterfest. More...

Defensive Driving Course

Mercy Medical Center is pleased to offer the community the Empire Safety Council's Defensive Driving Course. The course will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. More...

Library Board To Meet

There will be an Organizational Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees on th e second Monday of January, January 12, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library. 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...

What's Up For Young Adults At The Library MEXICAN COOKING FOR TEENS

Registration began Saturday, December 27th for the YA program, Mexican Cooking For Teens. The workshop will be held on Saturday, January 10th at 3:30 PM. More...

Cozy Up With A Good Book Reading Club

Marie Elena Monaco is pictured returning a book review for the Garden City Library's Third Annual Cozy Up With A Good Book Winter Reading Club. Book club participants choose the books they want to read or listen to. More...

Resurrection Offers Weight Loss Program

Every year, Americans spend billions of dollars on weight-loss programs and products. Many are on a search for a quick fix, unwilling to consider permanent changes in their lifestyle as the answer. More...

Ghoul's Night Out

Local residents gathered on October 27th at Ellen Enderle's Garden City home for the second annual "Ghoul's Night Out" to play bunko and celebrate Halloween. All good witches were properly garbed and it was spooky good fun. 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...

DAR Remembers Lincoln's Birth

2009 marks the Bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. From his humble beginnings no one could have predicted the enormous impact his life would have on the nation. More...

HOLA Offers Spanish Classes

Enrollment is now open for HOLA's Winter 2009 Spanish Classes! The Spanish Class program is available to children in grades K-5 and will be offered on Mondays at Stratford School. More...

Epiphany Choral Evensong At Cathedral

The Cathedral of the Incarnation will offer a special service of Choral Evensong for Epiphany on Sunday, January 11th at 4:00 p.m. More...

Village Resident Earns Professional Certification

Joel Catania, proprietor of Personal Solutions, LLC in Garden City, has recently earned the designation Professional Daily Money Manager (PDMM) bestowed by the American Association of Daily Money Managers (AADMM). More...

AHRC Luncheon A Success

Garden City AHRC thanked a host of dedicated volunteers and generous supporters for helping to make its 45 th annual gala Christmas luncheon a success. The luncheon was held on December 9 in the grand ballroom of the Garden City Hotel. More...

Homemakers Of Garden City Inc.

November 2008 our last Board Meeting was held in the home of President Rosemary Going. Eight Board Members attended. All agreed the $4,000 balance in our Treasury should be distributed to the following: 1. More...