October 2, 2009 RSS feed / Community

Estates POA To Host Sen. Hannon At Meeting

Brian Daughney, the President of the Property Owners Association of Garden City Estates, Inc. More...

Resurrection Lutheran Church Sponsors Blood Drive

The American Red Cross reports that blood supplies nationwide have reached critically low levels, with less than one day’s supply in some cases. In fact, those in need could be in grave trouble. More...

The Office Cat

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 , come to the Harvest Moon Ball at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Ave., Mineola. Cocktail hour 6 p.m. Open bar all evening. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Catered by the Bellport Country Club. More...

Staff Wears Blue For Prostate Cancer Awareness

On September 25, 2009, the Hemlock faculty joined many caring people around Long Island to “Wear Blue for the Men You Love.” This day, highlighting awareness of prostate cancer, was initiated by the Integrated Medical Foundation, a More...

Coat Drive

AVM DeMars CPA’s will be holding a Coat Drive at their offices at 275 Hillside Ave., Suite 100, Williston Park on September 15 through November 15 from 9am to 5:30pm, Monday through Friday. More...

Inquirer’s Class

An Inquirer’s Class is forming at the Cathedral of the Incarnation for those who are new to the Episcopal Church; those who are returning to the church; those who are desire to be confirmed/received into the Episcopal Church; those who w More...

Women On The Fast Track Meeting

On October 5, 2009 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 its October meeting for Nassau County Chapters 1 and 2. More...

Haunted House For Cancer Research

The 7th Annual Szuba Family Haunted House for Cancer Research will take place again this year on Sat. Oct. 24th-25th (just after the Fall Festival) and Sun.Oct.25th from 3-9pm at 92 Meadow St. in Garden City. More...

Fall Frolic And Evensong At The Cathedral

On Sunday, October 4th at 4:00 p.m. the annual St. Francis Day Blessing of the Animals Evensong will take place at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City The service will be sung by the Boy and Girl choristers, along with the men. More...

Chrysanthemum Dessert & Bridge

The Garden City Community Church Auxiliary will hold its annual Chrysanthemum Dessert and Bridge on Monday, October 19, at noon. Reservations are necessary. Tickets are $12.00 each ($48.00 per table). More...

Cathedral Book Club Selects Forever

Forever by Pete Hamill. This widely acclaimed bestseller is the magical, epic tale of an extraordinary man who arrives in New York in 1740 and remains... forever. More...

Combatting Human Trafficking

Sister Joan Dawber, Speaker More...

Seasonal Influenza Immunization Program

Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi has announced the start of the County Seasonal Influenza Immunization Program for older adults. More...

Ten Breast Cancer Myths

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program is taking the opportunity to offer information to dispel some commonly held, but incorrect, beliefs about breast cancer. More...

“One-Stop Shopping” For H1N1 Info

Confused and overloaded by all the Swine Flu information that is floating around? You’re not alone. 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...

Adelphi To Host Parenting And Trauma Expert

Adelphi University’s School of Social Work and Institute for Parenting are pleased to jointly offer the seminar *Mindsight and Integration: The Heart of Parenting and the Core of Healing Trauma* on Thursday, October 15, from 9:00 a.m. More...

Freeman Dyson To Deliver Lecture At Adelphi

Freeman J. More...

Egyptian Ambassador To Speak At Adelphi

Ambassador Maged Abdelaziz, permanent representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations, will deliver the lecture “The Middle East Peace Process” on Thursday, October 29, at 12:15 p.m. More...

Andy Foundation Second Annual Backpack Program

The Andy Foundation would like to thank all those who contributed to our Second Annual Backpack Program. The recipients of these backpacks were so very appreciative of the generosity of our community. More...

Nature Photography Show

This Saturday, October 3rd will be the “Meet-the-Photographer” Reception for the Nature Photography Show by the Nature & Wildlife Photographers of Long Island. More...

Garden City Artist In National Exhibition By Hyram Landers

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College Notes

Mary L. Smith , a resident of Garden City, has earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from Excelsior College. More...

World March For Peace And Nonviolence

The World March for Peace and Nonviolence will take place this fall, covering six continents. People in over 100 countries have planned events in support of the march. More...

Garden City Senior News

Our fall session of Yoga with Connie McKnight will begin the week of September 14 according to the following schedule: Mondays 7:30 - 8:30p.m. 13 classes for $65 Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:30a.m. 12 classes for $60 More...

Chefs Support Breast Cancer Program

Local chefs and food purveyors are supporting the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program through fund raising and education for the month of October with special dishes, drinks, promotions and information. More...

Garden City Library News

News From The Children’s Room Attention all Second Graders!

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The Impressionists At The Library

AAUW and the Friends of the garden City Public Library are delighted to welcome the community to its presentation of the DVD series. More...

Garden City Public Library Schedule Of Events

Week Of October 5, 2009

Monday October 5 1:30 p.m. Monday’s Marvelous Movie Matinee - The Great Waltz, 1938, 102 min. 7:30 p.m. American Association of University Women More...

Cherry Valley Mystery Tournament

The 9-hole golfers again enjoyed their annual Mystery Tournament on Wednesday September 23. More...

Hats For Hunger Outreach Project

Peter Cohn is a student at the Garden City High School and a member of the Garden City Community Church. He recently completed an outreach project called Hats for Hunger for the Mary Brennan INN soup kitchen in Hempstead. More...

Garden City German Club News

The Garden City German Club has been very active this month More...

Mollie’s Fund Outing

On Monday, September 21st, the Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation hosted their ninth annual golf outing, dinner and auctions at Garden City Country Club. Supporters enjoyed a spectacular day of golf. More...

Home Hazard Inspection Importance

How many times have you left the house in the morning and wondered, “Did I turn off the stove?” With our busy lives, the safety of our homes and families are sometimes relegated to the back of our minds - an afterthought as we hop More...

Community Club’s 90th Birthday Party

Community Club President Emily Sair and 90th Birthday Party Chairman Joan Afflerback and her committee met this week to finalize plans for the big celebration of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Community Club of Garden City and Hem More...

County Clerk Speaks At Garden City Kiwanis

Nassau County Clerk Maureen O’Connell recently joined a meeting of the Garden City Kiwanis Club to speak with the members about the services the Clerk’s office provides to residents, including the recording of land records, court r More...

Realtors Against Hunger Collecting Donations

Coach Realtors Fennessy Associates is joining the Long Island Board of Realtors(r) (LIBOR) initiative, Realtors Against Hunger, to fight hunger in our local communities. More...

Nearly New Thrift Shop Opens

The Nearly New Shop, sponsored by the Cathedral of the Incarnation, is now open and it’s time once again to clean out your closets and bring the clothes you no longer want of will not wear to be sold. You can either sell or donate them. More...

Resurrection Offers Medication Information

In the interest of promoting good health among area seniors, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection will present an informative program regarding medications and how to take them safely. More...

Episcopal Diocese Of Long Island Consecrates Bishop Coadjutor

The consecration of The Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano as Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island took place on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Tilles Center on the campus of C.W. Post University. More...

Health Management And Weight Loss Program

Resurrection Lutheran Church will begin a new series of “First Place 4 Health,” a reliable, proven method of weight loss and healthy living, starting Monday, October 19, at 7 p.m. at the church. More...

Winthrop Seeking Volunteers For Study

Tuvia Marciano, DO, Chief of Pediatric Endoscopy in Winthrop-University Hospital’s Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, is conducting a research study to evaluate the effect of gluten (the protein found in wheat) on chil More...

Socially Speaking

It was with great pleasure that I read of the opening of the Long Island Fair at Old Bethpage Village on October 1st to 4th. More...

McAleese ~ Quinn Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. John McAleese of Garden City are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Michele, to Steven J. Quinn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dana Quinn of Norfolk, Ma. More...

Attention Mercy League Members

The Rumors are true. There will be no Mother-Daughter Dance this November. We are regrouping and giving Mercy a new face. More...

Cub Scout Pack 55’s Annual Campout

On Saturday, September 12, Cub Scout Pack 55 celebrated the great outdoors at their annual campout on the beautiful grounds of the Cathedral of the Incarnation. Each family pitched a tent and headed over to the campfire. More...

GC Resident Named Vice President

ConEdison Solutions, one of the country’s leading energy service companies, has announced that Jim Mueller has joined the firm as Vice President of Customer Operations. Mr. More...

Senator Hannon Offers Fire Safety Tips

A house fire can occur at anytime, so what’s your family’s game plan? It’s easy to hope for the best, but if a fire were to start in your home, do your children immediately know what they should do? More...

Volunteers Needed At Mercy Medical Center

Mercy Medical Center is seeking volunteers to staff the Information Desk and Gift Shop in the hospital’s beautiful, newly-renovated main lobby, and to assist with the dogs in the Rehabilitation Department’s innovative Pet Therapy P More...

80th Birthday Party At Retired Men’s Club

On Thursday, September 17th 50 members and guests of the Garden City Retired Men’s Club joined together as each raised his voice to sing Happy Birthday to Richard Weiss, Robert Hegeman, Herbert Kent, John Kelly, John Flynn, Sam Melkonia More...

Former Professor To Speak On Education

Adelphi University welcomes back esteemed former professor and dean of the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, and current Rutgers University professor of education, sociology, and public affairs, Alan R. More...

Author Josh Swiller To Address Adelphi

Adelphi University is pleased to invite Josh Swiller, author of the University’s First Year Reading Program choice, “ The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness and Africa ,” as he details his transformative two-year experience v More...

Rally Day At G.C. Community Church

On Sunday morning, September 20, the members of the Garden City Community Church resumed their regular worship schedule at 10:30 a.m. followed by a picnic in the nursery school playground. More...

Rensselaer Medalist

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced the winners of the Rensselaer Medal, Michael J. Abatemarco of Garden City High School, who is this year’s honoree at 2009 Award Ceremony. More...

Italian Classes Now Forming

Italian language and culture classes will have its twelfth year at St. Brigid-Lady of Hope Regional School, Maple Avenue, Westbury. Due to a tough economy pricing will now reflect 2008 prices with subsidy from IACE. More...

Month-long Pumpkin Patch In Garden City

Beginning October 3 a field of orange will cover the grounds of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau (UUCCN) at the corner of Nassau Boulevard and Stewart Avenue when pumpkins from the Navajo reservation in New Mexico will More...

Winthrop Presents Free Lecture For Seniors

Seniors are invited to come learn more about medication safety at Winthrop-University Hospital’s “Health Update for Seniors” free program, “Medication Safety: What You Need to Know” on Wednesday, October 14th. More...

Seniors Duplicate Bridge

On September 29 th there were 8 tables Seniors Duplicate Bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North-South 1 Jackie West & Estelle Fischer More...

What’s Up For Young Adults

How to Apply to College and How to Beat the High Cost More...

AARP Driver Safety Course The Garden City Public Library

Tuesday, November 17th, 9:30 - 4:30 More...

Parents And Teens Get Ready For College

SAT Test Strategies 101, a workshop for parents and young adults, was held on Wednesday September 23rd at the Garden City Public Library. More...

Choosing Exercise After Breast Cancer

On Thursday, November 5, at 7 pm, people who have been diagnosed with breast cancer are invited to a free workshop demonstrating how to choose the right exercise level after breast cancer. More...

Chamber To Hold Fall Restaurant Week

The Garden City Chamber invites the community to turn out for the second Restaurant Week in Garden City to begin on Monday, October 19 through Thursday, October 22. More...

Republican Women Honor Kate Murray

The Nassau County Federation of Republican Women honored Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray for her distinguished public service. More...