August 28, 2009 RSS feed / Community

Garden City Police Department Back to School Safety Series

This is part-two of the four-part series of articles by the Garden City Police Department addressing Back to School Safety Issues. In last weeks paper we addressed Safe Driving Practices. More...

Donate Blood On September 11

Assemblyman Rob Walker (R,C,I,WF - Hicksville) today joined with Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) to ask that his constituents and all of Long Island donate blood on September 11, 2009. More...

Socially Speaking

Finally we have a mystery that we can sink our teeth into. More...

Community Club Friendship Luncheon

The reservations are coming in for the Community Club at Garden City and Hempstead's annual Friendship Luncheon at the Cherry Valley Club on Tuesday, September 22. The Invitations were artfully designed. More...

Breast Cancer Program Receives Grant

For the sixth year, the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program is a beneficiary of the Long Island 2 Day Walk To Fight Breast Cancer, receiving a grant of 20,000. More...

Garden City Library News

News From The Children's Room Final Summer Guessing Game Winners

There were six winners for the final guessing game of the summer! More...

What's Up For Young Adults

Learn About High School Before School Starts At the Library Come and find out "Everything You Wanted to Know About High School But Were Afraid to Ask" at the Garden City Public Library. More...

Third Annual Pictionary Tournament Held

Erin Cunningham draws her clues as Caroline Swartz and other participants look on at the Library's third annual Pictionary tournament for young adults. More...

Friends of The Library Book Discussion

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10AM Masha Hamilton's captivating novel The Camel Bookmobile will be the selection for a book discussion, which will be moderated by Gloria Weinrich, on Wednesday, September 23rd at 10 AM. More...

WNBC Interviews Local Resident Barbara Wilson At Garden City Library

WNBC Anchor Michael Gargiulo interviewed Garden City's Barbara Wilson at the Garden City Public Library on Wednesday, August 19th. Mr. Gargiulo interviewed Mrs. More...

Allstate VP Appointed To Advisory Council

Allstate Insurance Company's Field Vice President for New York, Robert Holden, has been appointed to the President's Advisory Council at Adelphi University. More...

Seniors Duplicate Bridge

On August 23 rd there were 11 1/2 tables of Monday night Seniors duplicate bridge in play. Results of the evening were as follows. North-South 1. John & Athena Philippeds 2. Joan Cowie & Peggy Burns 3. More...

Senior Exercise At The Lutheran Church

Co-ed senior exercise classes will begin again at the Lutheran Church, 420 Stewart Ave, Garden City on Wednesday, Sept. 23. All are welcome!! Join friends/make new ones on Mondays-Wednesdays-Fridays from 10-11 a.m. More...

Adelphi University Honors Christopher C. Giamo

Adelphi University is pleased to honor Christopher C. Giamo at the 21st Annual Golf Classic on Monday, October 5, 2009 at Hempstead Golf and Country Club, 60 Front Street, Hempstead, NY. Mr. More...

Funding Appeal By Bird Sanctuary For New Mower

The summer of 2009 is turning out to be a record breaker for precipitation and the Garden City Bird Sanctuary has been more than just green this year. More...

Brooklyn Bridge Trip

On July 26th, my Girl Scout Troop went on a trip to the Brooklyn Bridge. We went to take a tour of the bridge and have our Silver Key Ceremony. The Silver Key Ceremony represents us bridging to Cadette Girl Scouts. More...

Garden City Casino Holds Annual Lobster Fest

The Garden City Casino Held its annual LobsterFest recently to the delight of Casino members and guests. Cocktails were served on the Casino patio to the music of Brian McGeough. Chef Peter Matheos from Garden City Caterers, Inc. More...

Irish Society Starts Season

The Irish Cultural Society starts its 2009-2010 season with a literary topic. Kathleen S. Tully will speak on the subject of The Women Who Inspired William Butler Yeats at the September 8 meeting at 8:00 p.m. More...

Auditions For Production Of Nutcracker Saturday, September 12, 5-7 pm

The Eglevsky Ballet, Long Island professional dance troupe, announces auditions for the children's cast of this year's production of The Nutcracker, which plays four performances at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts December 19-21. More...

DAR To Visit Lighthouse

The Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, plans to kick off its 2009-2010 season with a tour of the Fire Island Light House. More...

The Office Cat

, in the Garden City office, located at 229 Seventh St., a defensive driving, six-hour course, allows participants to get the latest driving information from AAA-certified instructors, a 10 percent discount on collision and liability insura More...

Winthrop Partners With Yale Researchers

Winthrop-University Hospital and Kevin Marzo, MD, Chief of the Division of Cardiology, have announced that they have entered into a collaboration with Yale investigators on a research project designed to help doctors and scientists better unde More...

Lindsay ~ Short Engagement

Donald and Ellen Lindsay of Garden City are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn, to Ryan Short, son of James and Elizabeth Short of Manhasset. More...

Welcoming Club Begins Season

The Welcoming Club of Garden City is pleased to announce the 2009-2010 executive board members: Jeannine Votruba, President; Melissa Katinas, 1st Vice President; Jill Mathers, 2nd Vice President; Jennifer Feingold, Treasurer; Denise Bambino, S More...

Women On The Fast Track September Meeting

On September 7, from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Women on the Fast Track (WOTFT), a Long Island - based organization for business and professional women, will hold their Nassau County Chapter 1 meeting. More...

Garden City Library Calendar Of Events Tues. Sept. 8th

7:30 p.m. - Eastern Property Owners' Association Tues. Sept. 8th 8:00 p.m. - Irish Cultural Society Thurs. Sept. 10th 2:00 p.m. - The Art of Illumination, Visual Lecture with Thomas Germano, Prof. More...

Library Calendar For The Week Young Adult

Monday, August 31 9:30 a.m. - Registration begins for movie on September 12 8:00 p.m. More...

Toddlers Tango To Celebrate Summer Reading

The preschoolers who completed the requirements for the Summer Reading Program celebrated at Nancy Bugge's Toddler Tango on August 4th at the Library. More...

Young Adults Share Their Musical Talents

A professional DJ led groups of four young adults in the popular interactive electronic game Guitar Hero on Monday, August 3rd at the Garden City Library. More...

Foreclosure Consultation Clinic

Nassau residents caught in the growing mortgage foreclosure crisis can have their questions answered by attorneys at a free clinic sponsored by the Nassau County Bar Association on Monday, September 14, 4-6 p.m. More...

New Weight-Management Support Groups

Mercy Medical Center, whose Weight-Loss Surgery Program is ranked highest in New York State 2008/2009 by the HealthGrades(r) national hospital rating company, will be conducting two new facilitated weight-management support programs this fall 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...

Garden City Senior News

NEW "PRIME TIME" SENIOR TRIPS ANNOUNCED

Please note that we have added another trip to our list of fun excursions! More...

LIPA Senior Energy Assistance Program

In these tough economic times, Legislator Dennis Dunne would like to bring attention to a program that could potentially provide some relief. More...

Junior National Race Walkers Battle Canadians

The USA Junior National Race Walk team, boys and girls, competed against their Canadian counterparts on Sunday August 16th 2009 under stormy skies in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The occasion was the Twenty Sixth Annual USA vs. Canada Dual Meet. More...

GC Grad Brings Hope To Cancer Center

Before going off to Princeton University, 2009 Garden City High School graduate and Class Valedictorian Sarah D'Antonio, made a stop at Winthrop-University Hospital's Cancer Center for Kids (CCFK), Nassau County's largest outpatient facility f More...

Cathedral's Vacation Bible School 2009

The Cathedral of the Incarnation sponsored a Vacation Bible School from August 10-August 14 on the Cathedral's campus. This year's theme was Bible Times B.C. - Highlights from Hebrew Scriptures. "Old Man Moses" was the story teller. More...