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The Nassau County Police Department reports that a particular group of organized transient criminals commonly known as "Gypsies" are perpetrating a series of burglaries and scams throughout Nassau County. The "modus operendi" of these mostly Eastern Europeans is to drive in groups in a particular residential area in a car or van usually with out of state registration plates. More ... Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to enhancing a community by providing opportunities to its youth. Kiwanis has a long tradition of encouraging community service activities and leadership programs. More ... Village Pediatrics' office was awarded a Certificate of Recognition from the Nassau County Department of Health and a Certificate of Excellence from Richard F. Daines, M.D. More ... Plans are now underway for the 7th annual Spirit Day to be held at St Anne's Parish on Saturday, September 19th . This event has quickly become a favorite among all in the community, and the latest version will feature activities and attractions geared toward bringing us all together. More ... Come to the Art League of NC monthly meeting and demonstration by a guest artist. Meets on the fourth Friday of each month at the New Hyde Park Recreation Center, Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Ave. and NHP Rd., NHP (near Union Tpke.) at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. Refreshments served. Call 437-0919. Nonmembers $2. No meetings in July, August, and December... More ... Jill Ganey Sullivan of Garden City, a graduate of The College of New Rochelle (CNR) Class of 1959, was awarded the Ursula Laurus Citation at the College's 71st Annual Alumnae/i College Weekend in June. More ... 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 Thursday, July 30 from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on the first floor of the St. Anne's building on the hospital campus. More ... The Garden City Bird Sanctuary, in conjunction with the Garden City High School's Help Our Planet Earth (HOPE) Club, held its First Annual Benefit Yard Sale. Thanks to the generous donations by residents, there was a multitude of items available for sale. This event was so successful that it will become an annual event. It raised money for the Bird Sanctuary and the World Wildlife Fund. More ... Nancy Urban of Garden City and Stephen Hoefenkrieg of North Valley Stream are proud to announce their wedding engagement and upcoming wedding. Nancy graduated with her DDS from Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine three years ago, where she just completed her residency in orthodontics. More ... Local resident Lana Noone will be featured on Telecare's upcoming TV program titled "Family Comes First", co-hosted by Vincent J. Russo and Kim Berk, co-host of K-JOY's "Jim and Kim" Radio Show. The series focuses on Long Island families who have encountered various challenges and provide insight and resources related to their areas of expertise. More ... With Athena All right! We did have sun this past weekend and the fireworks were wonderful. There were blue skies, white clouds, sun and strong breezes. Folks went to the beaches and the pools but many did not swim long in the cool waters. More ... The Gold Award is the highest award that can be earned by Girl Scouts, the award is comprised of many components and can take up to 3 years to complete. Girl Scout Troop 1443 has been together since 1st grade,and they are all now working diligently towards their Gold Award. The ladies here are working on one of the Interest Project s Creative Cooking. More ... During the current construction project at Village Hall, a Time Capsule buried in 1981 was found! The Time Capsule was buried by a local Girl Scout Brownie Troop who invited community to write letters to themselves, to be mailed when the time capsule was dug up. There are over 140 letters and we're trying to track down the current addresses of the recipients. More ... Holiday Items Deeply Discounted July 27- 31 Plan ahead and save big at the Christmas In July Sale at the Mercy Medical Center Gift Shop. Holiday items will be marked-down 20 to 40 percent July 27th through 31st. More ... Councilman Ed Ambrosino attends the Buisness Networking Event, sponsored by Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce. The Event took place at the V.F.W. Hall located on Lincoln Ave. In Franklin Square. More ... The Welcoming Club of Garden City held their last Newcomer's Cocktail party of the 2008-2009 year in May. The newcomers who attended were: Eileen EisenhauserCynthia SalvaticoJill Mathers Christy RiveraAngelique SiegfriedLisa More ... As an adjunct to Catholic Health Services of Long Island's "Healthy Sundays" community health initiative, Mercy Medical Center will host a special free health screening on Saturday, evening July 25th from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at St. Agnes Cathedral. More ... The Garden City Recreation Department is pleased to announce its upcoming Gazebo Concert Series. Our concerts are held at the Gazebo on the corner of Hilton and Stewart Avenues and begin at 7:15 pm. More ... 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 ... Come to the Garden City Public Library where you can play your favorite games, July 6th, 20th and August 3rd, 17th 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Come by yourself, or come with friends. We supply the games...you supply the fun! Why not play games in the A.M., eat your lunch in our Step Down Café, and then stay for the afternoon movie? More ... On July 6 there were 12 tables of Monday Nite Seniors Duplicate Bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. More ... This year, Garden City celebrates the 90th anniversary of two important aviation milestones in which the Village was directly involved. Both concerned that early aviation dream of crossing the Atlantic Ocean. This achievement was first accomplished in May, 1919 by the famed NC 4, a seaplane made by Curtiss Aircraft in Garden City. More ... Governor David Patterson's Director of Veterans' Affairs Director, Mr. James McDonough, has just dictated the closing of Nassau County's only military veterans counseling and veterans information facility on the main floor of the Town of Hempstead's headquarters building in Hempstead. Mr. More ... The Eastern Property Owners' Association has awarded a $1000 college scholarship to GCHS graduate Laura Wysocki, standing with EPOA scholarship director Neil O'Malley. The EPOA focused its scholarship search on college-bound high school seniors from the East with outstanding records of community service. More ... In her office at Town Hall in Hempstead, Supervisor Kate Murray (right) looks on proudly as Town of Hempstead Public Safety Officer Matthew Pokalsky of East Meadow and his bride-to-be, Town of Hempstead Press Secretary Susie Trenkle of Seaford (formerly of Garden City), sign their official New York State Marriage License. More ... Friday, July 10 **Summer Concert Series: Best of Broadway , 7:30 pm at Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park. 572-0200. More ... On "Friday evening, July 10th, the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre at Eisenhower Park will become "Broadway East," with original cast members who played leading roles on the Great White Way performing the hit songs from some of the most memorable shows. More ... Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (right) greets EASEL artist John Maher of Garden City at a "Meet the Artists" reception recently held at Town Hall in Hempstead. EASEL, the Experienced Art Students Enrichment League, is administered through Hempstead Town's Department of Senior Enrichment. More ... At the June 18th Village Board of Trustees meeting, Mayor Robert J. Rothschild and Patrick Longo, owner of the Sunflower Fine Arts Gallery, announced the Belmont Festival poster contest winners for 2009: 1st place, Patrick Boyle (Stratford School); 2nd place, Evelyn Chavez (Stewart School); 3rd place/tie, Julia Valenti (Stewart School) and Danny Valenti (Stewart School). More ... Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen M. Rice welcomes Edward Gurskis of Garden City as an intern. Edward is a student at Elon University and is spending this summer working in the Nassau District Attorney's Office. More ... Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino (3rd left) attends the Garden City Fire Department Installation Dinner at Floral Terrace in Floral Park. Pictured (left to right) are Daniel Grogan, Daniel O'Keefe, Councilman Ambrosino, Master Sergeant James Dupont, Nassau County Legislator Vincent Muscarella and Christopher Dawd. More ... Joseph and Michael Crapotta performed in the young soloists concert at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, June 27 th . Joseph, an honors student at Chaminade High School, had a solo performance on cello. He played an emotional rendition of C. Saint-Saens' "The Swan. More ... Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino (right) greets a student flag bearer during the American Legion Memorial Day Ceremony held at Garden City Middle School. More ... What's Up For Young Adults At The Library Dance Dance Revolution, DDR Night On Monday, July 13th at 7 PM, Garden City's own DJ, the DJ, a Garden City resident and member of the class of 2006 GCHS, is coming to the Library to lead YAs in a dance party where participants can express themselves through creative dance and contests. Refreshments will be served. More ... Long Island Blood Services will hold a blood drive at The Garden City Public Library on Monday, July 27th from 2PM to 7:30 PM. The bus mobile will be parked at 60 Seventh Street, outside the Library. Over 800 pints of blood are needed every day to meet the needs of patients in over 50 Long Island hospitals. More ... *Tues., July 21, 9:30 a.m. Registration begins for Hand Painted Backpack, scheduled for July 28. *Tues., July 21, 9:30 a.m. Registration begins for Mask Creations with the Long Island Children's Museum, scheduled for July 28. More ... Opening day for Teens and Tots Storytime at the Garden City pool was Tuesday, June 30th. This program, which is coordinated by Marge Kelly, Garden City Public Library's young adult librarian, will take place every Tuesday and Wednesday until August 5th. Thanks to all the young adults who have volunteered to read to the children this summer. More ... There will be a Regular Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees on the second Monday of July, June 13at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library. More ... All 'tweens and teens - from those entering Middle School for the first time in September 2009 to those entering 12th grade - are invited to be a part of the Garden City Library's Young Adult Summer Reading Club, Express Yourself @ the Library. Registration is ongoing and there are no meetings to attend. More ... Susan Bazzicalupo will be coming to the library for a day of "delicious" programs on Tuesday, July 14. Cookie Decorating, a program for children ages 21/2-5 (and an adult), will meet at 10:00am. Children who will be entering Grades K-2 in the fall can Make and Eat Ice Cream at 1:00pm., while those entering Grades 3-5 will have their own ice cream program at 2:00pm. More ... Mary Ann Impostato of Kids Edible Creation showed young adults how to sketch and paint a picture of a book cover on a large bakery size cookie on Wednesday, July 1st at the Garden City Library. More ... The Garden City Library's first "Wii Night for YAs" was held on Monday evening June 29th. The Young Adult Department was able to borrow a Wii system to use for this fun interactive gaming program on the first Monday night of the summer. A group of teens is pictured enjoying the competition among their "Miis". Participants were invited to bring a favorite game to play on the Wii system and shared refreshments. More ... 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 Thursday, July 23, from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on the first floor of the St. Anne's building on the hospital campus. More ... New members are cordially invited to the Cathedral of the Incarnation's Book Club. You do not have to be a Cathedral member to participate. During the months of June, July and August the Book Club will be reading Ken Follett's World Without End, the sequel to his Pillars of the Earth. More ... Garden City, NY, July 10, 2009 - The Kiwanis Club of Garden City is launching a membership drive to strengthen its base, and to encourage community and service-minded citizens to consider joining the organization, which works on community service projects, especially those that benefit children. More ... On the evening of June 24, the Garden City Hotel graciously hosted a huge crowd of Chamber members and guests at an After Hours Networking Reception that may only be described as fabulous in every possible way! Guests networked and partied in the Hotel's Posh Ultra Lounge where they received "over the top" hospitality and were treated to sumptuous hors d' oeuvres - Garden City Hotel style. More ... The Third Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser hosted by members of the St. John's Kenyan Children's foundation was held on Saturday, May 16th, at Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale. More ... With the arrival of the warm summer months comes the opportunity for parents to spend more time having fun with their kids. One great way to spend quality time as a family is by attending one of the town's Children's Summer Festival shows together. More ... Who Says Negatives Can't Be Positive? Rh-Negative Blood Types - Patients Need YOU New York Blood Center (NYBC) and its call upon the community to please give blood this month. More ... |
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