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The Office Cat

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. More...

New Date For Blood Drive At Mercy Medical Center

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. More...

Garden City Bird Sanctuary's First Annual Benefit Yard Sale Is A Success!

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. More...

GC Resident To Be Featured

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. More...

Girl Scout Troop 1443 Is Going For The Gold !!

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. More...

Christmas In July Sale At Mercy Medical Center Gift Shop

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...

The Welcoming Club of Garden City

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...

Garden City Senior News

SUMMER CONCERTS ANNOUNCED

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...

Monday Morning Games For Seniors At The Library

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! More...

Anniversary Of Aviation Milestones Celebrated

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. More...

EPOA Awards Scholarship

The Eastern Property Owners' Association has awarded a $1000 college scholarship to GCHS graduate Laura Wysocki, standing with EPOA scholarship director Neil O'Malley. More...

Nassau County Parks Events Calendar

Friday, July 10 **Summer Concert Series: Best of Broadway , 7:30 pm at Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park. 572-0200. More...

Meet The Easel Artists

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. More...

District Attorney Welcomes Intern

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...

Brothers Perform At Carnegie Hall

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. More...

Garden City Library News

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 More...

Library Programs For The Week CHILDREN's Programs

*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...

Library Board To Meet

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...

YA Summer Registration Continues

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 Librar More...

Wii Night Held for Teens At The Library

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. More...

Newest Selection For Cathedral's Book Club

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. More...

After Hours Networking Reception

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! More...

Around The Town CHILDREN'S SUMMER FESTIVAL

With the arrival of the warm summer months comes the opportunity for parents to spend more time having fun with their kids. More...

GCPD Offers Burglary Prevention Tips

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. More...

Award To Village Pediatrics

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...

The Spirit Continues...

Plans are now underway for the 7th annual Spirit Day to be held at St Anne's Parish on Saturday, September 19th . More...

Garden City Resident Receives Citation

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...

Hoefenkrieg ~ Urban Engagement

Nancy Urban of Garden City and Stephen Hoefenkrieg of North Valley Stream are proud to announce their wedding engagement and upcoming wedding. More...

Socially Speaking

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. More...

1981 Time Capsule Found - Looking For Participants!

During the current construction project at Village Hall, a Time Capsule buried in 1981 was found! More...

Chamber Holds Networking Event

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...

Free Health Screenings

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. 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...

Seniors Duplicate Bridge

On July 6 there were 12 tables of Monday Nite Seniors Duplicate Bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. More...

TOH Closing Veteran Help Center

Governor David Patterson's Director of Veterans' Affairs Director, Mr. More...

Congratulations To Matthew & Susie

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 More...

Best Of Broadway At Eisenhower Park

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 memorabl More...

Poster Contest Winners Announced

At the June 18th Village Board of Trustees meeting, Mayor Robert J. More...

Ambrosino Attends Installation Dinner

Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino (3rd left) attends the Garden City Fire Department Installation Dinner at Floral Terrace in Floral Park. More...

Ambrosino Attends American Legion Memorial Day Event

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...

Blood Drive At Garden City Library

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. More...

Opening Day For Teens and Tots Storytime at Pool

Opening day for Teens and Tots Storytime at the Garden City pool was Tuesday, June 30th. More...

Garden City Library News

News From The Children's Room Crafts and Treats for Children

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. More...

Young Adults Learn How To "Eat a Good Book"

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...

Blood Drive AtMercy Medical Center

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. More...

Kiwanis Club Seeks New Members

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 serv More...

Fundraiser For Kenyan Children A Huge Success

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...

Give Blood, Save A Life

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...