October 30, 2009 RSS feed / Community

Sponsor A Family For Thanksgiving 2009

The St. Joseph’s Sponsor A Family Committee is in its final week of preparations to help families from two neighboring parishes - Queen of the Most Holy Rosary in Roosevelt and Our Lady of Loretto in Hempstead. More...

Perinatal Mood Disorder Support Group Forming

The Midshore Mothers’ Center, Inc., a non-profit, non-sectarian organization for mothers, is offering a pregnancy and postpartum depression peer support group for any woman who has suffered or is currently suffering from a perinatal mood More...

WPOA November Meeting

The next General Meeting of the Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) is Wednesday, November 11, 7:30 p.m. at the GARDEN CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY. PLEASE NOTE THE “NEW LOCATION” and earlier time for the WPOA General Meetings. More...

Saint Anne’s Church Sponsors Thanksgiving Food Drive

The annual Saint Anne’s “Sponsor a Family” program is truly a community effort to provide families in need with Thanksgiving meals. More...

Community Club Hosts Mayfair Lady

When Eliza Doolittle went to see Prof. Henry Higgins to ask for speech lessons, she said that she wanted to learn how to talk like a “Mayfair” (the fashionable district of London) lady. More...

Woodfield ~ Groarke Wedding

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Groarke are pleased to announce the marriage of their son, Brendan, to Justine Woodfield of Palm Beach, Florida. The couple was married May 16. Father James Sammon performed the ceremony at St. More...

NSDAR Chapter To Celebrate Anniversary

The Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will celebrate its 80th anniversary of being chartered this year. More...

Harvest Fair At UUCCN

So many pies were sold during October at the Pumpkin Patch that more pies were needed to be baked for the Harvest Fair. Those who enjoyed the pies in October now have the opportunity to purchase more in November. 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...

CMF Brunch And Comedy Show Last Chance

The Garden City Chapter of Children’s Medical Fund invites you to its upcoming Fall Brunch and Comedy Show on November 12 at the Hempstead Country Club. 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...

Accepted As Member In Network

Stephanie Healy Cullum, of Coach Realtors, was accepted as a Member of the Top 5 in Real Estate Network(r), the most prestigious of all industry achievements. More...

Actor’s Garage Coming To GC

Actor’s Garage is coming to Garden City to help build self-esteem. Our goal is to improve every student’s use of life skills through fun and challenging acting exercises. More...

Christmas Fair Offers Top Quality and Bargains

Holiday shopping at Resurrection’s Christmas Fair combines fine quality, handmade gifts at reasonable prices. More...

The INN To Host Early Thanksgiving Dinner

If you are looking to add a special and meaningful touch to your family’s Thanksgiving celebration, you may want to consider this. More...

Garden City Library News

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

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“Faces & Places” Exhibit By Suzie Alvey

Suzie Alvey will have an art show featuring oil & pastel portraits, as well as landscape watercolors with her “Faces & Places” exhibit at the Garden City Public Library. More...

Free Concert To Honor Veteran’s Day

Vocalist Naomi Zeitlin will perform a FREE concert: “A Tribute to America” on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2:00pm at the Garden City Public Library located at 60 Seventh St., Garden City, NY. More...

AARP Driver Safety Course The Garden City Public Library

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

Psychic “Tell it” Show

Monday, November 9th 7:00 pm . The Garden City Public Library More...

Federal Judge To Speak At Church

The Honorable William H. Pauley III, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, will speak at the Garden City Community Church Forum Series at 9:15 a.m. More...

Community Dance Project Gold Buying Party

Do you have unwanted gold?? Want extra cash??? More...

Kids B-I-N-G-O

The Children’s Medical Fund of New York (CMF) will be hosting Bingo Night on Friday, November 13, 2009 at 7:00-8:30 pm at the Lutheran Church located at 420 Stewart Avenue. The cost is $10.00 per child. More...

Losing Paradise?

Garden City botanical artist Rose Pellicano was chosen to participate in a special exhibition “Losing Paradise? More...

GCFD Volunteer Firefighter Receives Town Award

On Thursday, October 22nd, the Town of Hempstead awarded Garden City Fire Department Ex-Chief John P. Casey with the 2009 Town Firematic Award. More...

Lunch Bag Book Talk Features Popular Bestseller

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GOP Club Honors Two

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GC Resident Presented With Fellow Award

Dr. Susan Kelly, a Garden City resident, was presented with the Fellow Award at the 59th Annual New York State English Council Conference in Albany on October 23. More...

Chamber Kicks Off Luncheon Series With “State Of The Art Mortgage Industry”

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Varsity Swimmers Make Halloween A Little Sweeter For Cancer Patients

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Burglars Posing As County Workers

Garden City Police Commissioner Ernest J. More...

Sanitation Collection - Election Day

Residents are reminded that there will be no garbage or recycling pickup for Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2009. The holiday week collection schedule will be as follows: GARBAGE & RUBBISH More...

GCPD Offers Guidelines For Halloween Safety

Garden City Police Commissioner Ernest J. Cipullo advises that the Halloween season is upon us. It is supposed to be a time of good fun but it is also a time when our children are most vulnerable. More...

The Office Cat

IF YOU’RE THINKING of adopting a dog, call the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter first by calling 944-8220...THE AMERICAN Red Cross believes that the trick to having a fun Halloween is to knowing how to remain safe. More...

Halloween Safety

Acknowledging that youngsters tend to forget the rules of safety during the fun of trick-or-treating, parents are encouraged to review some of the more important safety suggestions with them: FOR CHILDREN: • Try to trick-or More...

Fall Fair At The Presbyterian Church

Saturday, November 7 th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the corner of New Hyde Park Road and Chester Avenue. Enter on the Adams Street side of the building. More...

Socially Speaking

Here we go to Trick or Treat time and we wish the little goblins good weather, nice treats, and no tricks. In my day of celebrating Halloween, there were only tricks and no treats unless you were lucky enough to get invited to a party. More...

Vafier ~ Trimmer Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vafier of Garden City are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jacqueline to Douglas Trimmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Trimmer of Hanover, PA. More...

Welcoming Club To Host Newcomer’s Party

On November 3rd, The Welcoming Club of Garden City will hold its Fall Newcomers Cocktail Party! More...

Twigs 35th Annual Golden Goose Gala

Twigs of Winthrop-University Hospital Women’s Auxiliary is pleased to invite you to its 35th Annual Golden Goose Gala one-day event on Friday, November 20th. More...

Community Church Fall Fair Date Change

The Auxiliary of the Garden City Community Church is busy preparing for its annual Fair which is being held on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a NEW DATE for this event. More...

Winthrop Announces Affiliation Columbia University

Winthrop-University Hospital is pleased to announce that it has established a formal clinical affiliation between its Institute for Cancer Care and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University. More...

Garden City Senior News

SENIOR TRIP TO NORMAN ROCKWELL EXHIBIT AND LUNCH

On Wednesday, November 18 the Recreation Department will take a trip to the Nassau County Museum of Art to see the Norman Rockwell Exhibit. More...

“Angel In Adoption”

The Congressional Coalition on Adoption, Inc., recently named Garden City resident Frederick J. Magovern a 2009 Angel in Adoption for his 36 years of adoption advocacy. The ceremonies were held in Washington, DC on September 30, 2009. More...

CMF Sells 2010 Entertainment Books

The Garden City Chapter of Children’s Medical Fund is once again selling the Entertainment Book this year. More...

Kiwanis Continues Membership Drive With Dinner Meeting

Continuing its membership drive, the Kiwanis Club of Garden City will be hold its next dinner meeting on Thursday, November 5th at 6:30 pm at the Seventh Street Cafe. More...

Fabulous Friends’ Book Sale

A bargain “Book Sale” will be held on Saturday, November 14 from 9:00am-4:00pm at the Garden City Public Library located at the corner of 60 Seventh St. and Hilton Ave., in Garden City. More...

Murder And The Great Famine

The Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840’s has generated a vast library of stories, historical and fictional. One of those historical stories is the subject of the speaker at the Irish Cultural Society meeting on November 10 at 8 p.m. More...

Stroke Prevention Program

The Garden City Public Library Tuesday, November 10th at 2 PM More...

What’s Up For Young Adults Cookie Cutter Fall Cake Workshop

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Holiday Dinner: Entertaining With Ease

The Garden City Public Library Monday Evening, November 16th 7:00 - 9:00 PM More...

Garden City Library Collects Used Eyeglasses

The Garden City Public Library is a collection site for used eyeglasses for the Recycle for Sight Program, which is run by a local Lions Club. More...

Ski Club Meeting

All Welcome, garden City ski club meeting Wednesday November 4th 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 1000 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park. Join us for meetings on the first and third Wednesdays through April (except for holidays). More...

Tri-Town Auxiliary Holiday Dinner Dance

Tri-Town Auxiliary of United Cerebral Palsy invites you to attend its Holiday Dinner Dance on Sunday, December 6, 3-7 p.m. at the Stewart Manor Country Club, 51 Salisbury Ave. Stewart Manor, NY 11530. More...

Local Residents Made The Kindest Cut of All

On October 19, The Junior Women’s Club of Bellerose and Salone Di Capelli , in Stewart Manor, hosted their 2nd Pantene Beautiful Lengths hair cutting event. More...

Young Adults Enjoy Making Edible Haunted Houses

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Music Academy Grand Opening

Dozens of families filled the Music Academy of Garden City last Saturday as it celebrated the Grand Opening of its new facility located at 32 Nassau Boulevard South. More...

Miss Italia USA

Christina Simonetti is a 2006 graduate of Garden City High School and is Miss Italia U.S.A. representing Long Island 2009. Christina is a cosmetologist and a cheerleading coach. More...

Awarded Scholarship

The University of Scranton has awarded 16 freshmen full-tuition Presidential Scholarships for 1009-2010. More...

Garden City Friends Support Justice Bucaria

Many friends gathered at the home of Cummin and Maureen Clancy on October 14, 2009, to support the re-election of Stephen A. Bucaria as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. More...