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March 27, 2009 / Community

Chamber Foundation To Present Business Education Award

One of the many Garden City Chamber of Commerce's recent initiatives has been the formation of a charitable foundation. More...

MADD Honors Garden City Police Officer

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) of Long Island held its annual recognition luncheon at Chateau La Mer in Lindenhurst last week to honor dozens of law enforcement professionals and civilians for their efforts against drunk driving. More...

Bird Sanctuary Annual Benefit Yard Sale

Garden City High School's H.O.P.E. Club (Help Our Planet Earth) and the Garden City Bird Sanctuary are looking for residents who would like to donate to the Benefit Yard Sale. More...

Girl Scouts Open House

Are you interested in learning about Girl Scouts and the activities, events and programs your daughter can participate in as a member? More...

"Not My Child"

The Nassau County District Attorney's Office Narcotics and Gangs Bureau will present a program on heroin on Monday, April 6, 2009 at 7:30 PM in the Library at Garden City High School. More...

Friends Of Mercy St. Patrick's Dinner

Despite the challenging economic environment, a capacity crowd of 250 attendees turned out for The Friends of Mercy Medical Center's 43rd Annual Gentlemen's St. Patrick's Dinner. More...

Happy 95th Birthday!

James Donoghue celebrated his 95th birthday with his friends and neighbors of Harvard Street at The Alpine Restaurant in Franklin Square. Everyone had a super breakfast with a smart and witty man. More...

Muriel Urban Honored

Garden City resident, Muriel Urban, was honored at Coe Hall, Planting Fields for her twenty-five years of service as a Docent. More...

Many Hands Lighten The Workload

Girl Scout Troop 1650 from Garden City gives a helping hand at a house site for Habitat for Humanity. Giving back to the community is a big part of Scouting. More...

Ski Club Meeting

The Garden City Ski Club will hold a meeting on Wednesday April 1 st , 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 1000 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park. More...

Garden City Adult Ed Offerings

This spring a new lineup of courses is being offered through Garden City Adult Education. From history and art courses to kayak trips there is something for everyone. More...

Resident Featured In Documentary

Local resident Lana Mae Noone and her daughter Jennifer Nguyen Noone, are featured in Tammy Nguyen Lee's documentary film about the Vietnam Babylift (OBL) of 1975, titled "Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam". Mrs. More...

News From The Children's Room

Mother/Daughter Book Discussion and Family Magic Show Fourth and fifth grade girls and their mothers (or other special female relative or friend) will discuss Granny Torelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech. More...

New York On A Shoestring

It is possible to enjoy the Big Apple without going broke in the process. More...

How To "Weather The Stormy Investment Seas"

First Investors Financial Services Representatives, (left to right), Kristin Bifulco and Anthony Angarola presented a timely and informative investment program at the Garden City Library on Thursday, March 19th to help patrons "weather the sto More...

Adam Levin Addresses Retired Men's Club

On Monday, March 23rd, Adam Levin, a Garden City resident and staff member of the Consumer Fraud Division of the office of Andrew Cuomo, visited and addressed the members of the Garden City Retired Men's Club. Mr. More...

Seniors Duplicate Bridge

On March 23 rd there were 9 1/2 tables of senior duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North-South 1. Rosemary Brown & DeDe Hirsch 700 game 2. & 3. More...

County Clerk Joins Kiwanis For St. Patrick's Luncheon

Nassau County Clerk Maureen O'Connell joined the Kiwanis Club of Garden City to kick-off St. Patrick's Day celebrations at their 54th annual "world famous" luncheon held on March 16th at the Garden City Hotel. More...

HOLA Enjoys Its Social Calendar

Over the past couple of months HOLA of Garden City, Inc. has been busy celebrating the holidays with their members, and coordinating exciting social and charitable events. More...

Kathryn Carney Cole Joins Farrell Fritz

Farrell Fritz is pleased to welcome Kathryn Carney Cole to its commercial litigation department as an associate. Since 2004, as a litigation associate at a large Manhattan law firm, Ms. More...

"Eating For Energy"

Do your energy levels fluctuate during the day? Learn why you are what you eat, how food can energize you, and how to maintain your energy level throughout the day. More...

Radiosurgery In Early Prostate Cancer

Winthrop-University Hospital's Advances in Cancer Care educational series will offer a free program, "Using CyberKnife(r) Radiosurgery in Early Prostate Cancer," on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at 7:00 PM. More...

Free Workshops For Breast Cancer Patients

Free workshops on Art and Reiki are offered to those who have had breast cancer. They are sponsored by the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program and held at Adelphi University's Alumni House in Garden City. More...

It's Time For An Easter Egg Hunt

The Garden City Recreation Department is once again running its annual East Egg Hunt for the residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. More...

Nominating Committee Of Estates Nominates Directors

The Nominating Committee of Garden City Estates (Estates Nominating Committee) met on March 19, 2009 to select 5 directors to serve on the Board of Directors of the Property Owners' Association of Garden City Estates (Estates POA) for a 3-year More...

Mayor Presides Over Last Official Meeting

By Stephanie Petrellese

Residents and the Garden City Board of Trustees turned their attention away from this year's bitter budget process to focus on a sweet farewell to Mayor Peter A. Bee and two trustees at the Board's March 19th meeting. More...

Fashion Show Fundraiser

Adrienne Flipse Hausch of Garden City is chairing the committee that is planning "Dressed to a T", the Nassau County Bar Association's annual fashion show and fundraiser, to be held Wednesday, April 1, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. More...

The Office Cat

A TEEN BOOK group is held on the fourth Friday of each month at 8 p.m. at Borders, 1260 Old Country Rd., Westbury. Call 683-8700... More...

U2charist

The public is invited to attend a U2charist, a worship service incorporating live performances of the music of the Irish rock band, U2, that will be held at Garden City Community Church on Saturday, April 4 at 6:00 pm. More...

St. Joseph Church Lent Mission

St. Joseph Catholic Church will hold its Lent mission on Monday, March 30 through Thursday, April 2, 2009. The mission will be conducted by the Montfort Missionaries Preaching Team. More...

Socially Speaking

With Athena

I was all set to sing "Welcome Sweet Springtime, we greet thee with Joy" and then the snow started to come down. Now this happened on March 20th - not on April Fool's day. More...

Bach Organ Partita At Cathedral

On Sunday, March 29 at 4 p.m. the choirs of The Cathedral of the Cathedral of the Incarnation will sing at a moving service A Meditation on the Passion of Christ. The service will be preceded by a Bach organ partita beginning at 3:40 p.m. More...

A Shopper's Dream at Lord & Taylor

It's that time of the year again friends. The Lord & Taylor Benefit Bash event, with a special Preview Night of Shopping (after store hours) for ALL DONORS to Tri-Town Auxiliary of United Cerebral Palsy. With your $5. More...

Historical Society Children's Art Exhibit

The Garden City Historical Society will host a reception for the families and friends of the winners of its fourth annual Children's Juried Art Contest, "Porches of Garden City," on Sunday, March 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. More...

Watch NCAA Final With TMA

The Garden City Men's Association would like to invite all to the Uptown Grill for the final game of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. This contest will be played on Monday, April 6. More...

Andy Fund Diaper Drive

Last week's Bingo Day and Diaper Drive, organized by The Andy Foundation, was a huge success! More...

Continuing 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...

Garden City Library News

What's Up For Young Adults At The Library?

TEENS & TOTS STORYTIME AT THE POOL TRAINING SESSIONS Spring is just around the corner and it is time to start planning for the summer. More...

Tax Help For Seniors

Assemblyman Tom McKevitt (R,C,I - East Meadow) would like to inform senior citizen constituents about a great program that will help prepare their tax returns for free! More...

Watercolor Experience Develops Artistic Talents

Christina Timmins proudly shows the watercolor landscape that she painted at the Library's March Watercolor Experience Workshop for adults. Garden City residents learned different approaches to the watercolor medium from Artist James Taylor. 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...

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...

Suozzi's "New Suburbia"

Photos and Story By Geoffrey Walter

"We have to figure out how we're going to grow for the long term future in a way that makes sense; not growth just for growth's sake," Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi (D) said late Monday afternoon at the County Seat in Mineola. More...

Benefit Bash In Support Of Local Non-Profits

Lord & Taylor will host a Benefit Bash in support of local Garden City charitable organizations, Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. More...

AG's Office Holds Consumer Presentation

A representative from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office spoke to 50 members of the Garden City Retired Men's Club on the topic of identity theft as part of Cuomo's Statewide Consumer Awareness Initiative. More...

"Diagnosed With Cancer?"

A diagnosis of cancer often leaves patients and families asking a multitude of questions, such as "What is cancer? How did I get it? More...

Free Breast Cancer Support Groups

The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer program is offering new support groups. There is no cost for any group; however pre- registration is required. Groups meet at Adelphi University School of Social Work, Garden City. More...

Girl Scout Sunday At Cathedral Of The Incarnation

On Sunday, March 8, the Girls Scouts from Troop 1458 attended the 9:30 a.m. Family Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation to celebrate Girl Scout Sunday. More...