December 17, 2010 RSS feed / Community

It Takes A Village

Friday, November 19 marked the 36th Annual Golden Goose Gala fundraising event to benefit the Maternal Childcare Unit at Winthrop Hospital. More...

An English Christmas Tradition At The Cathedral

On Sunday, December 19, the choirs of The Cathedral of the Incarnation will be singing the traditional service of Lessons and Carols at 4 p.m.. More...

“A Christmas Carol” At Adelphi PAC

For the first time at Adelphi University, the classic Christmas tale by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, will be performed as a live reading on Saturday, December 18, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. More...

GC Residents Celebrate 50 Years Of Marriage

2010 was a good year for Mary and Joseph Spadaro who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past summer. They were married June 25, 1960. Father Murphy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help church in Brooklyn presided over the ceremony. More...

GC Photographer Meets Astronaut

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Christ Episcopal Church Celebrates Christmas Singing

Christ Church in Garden City celebrates the season. On Sunday, December 19, as it grows dark, listen for some nice old-fashioned caroling. It may happen in your neighborhood! More...

Academy Ballet New School Year and Award Day

Students at the Academy of Dance, Garden City, are privy to the British Ballet training system under the direction of Jeanne P. Kogut, a member of the Royal Academy of Dance, and a Licentiate of the Imperial Society of Great Britain. More...

GC Public Library Trustee Colahan Reappointed

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Christmas Vespers & Candlelight

Recently, the Garden City Community Church was filled to capacity with the Christmas Vespers & Candlelight Dinner Program on Sunday, December 12th. More...

History of Masks at the Community Club

“A mask hides the identity of a person but a mask also gives the wearer a new identity!” More...

Welcoming Club Upcoming Events

December 30th – Childrens’ Day Off Rockville Centre Rec Center January 13th – Ladies’ Night Karaoke More...

Three Long Island Favorites In Concert

Martha Trachtenberg and Tom Griffith will share the bill with Josh Joffen at Garden Stage at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Garden City, NY on Friday, January 7th at 8:30 p.m., open mic at 7:30 (sign up at 7), $15 in advance, and $ More...

Christmas At Milleridge Inn For DAR

Members of the Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter had a cheerful Christmas Luncheon at the Milleridge Inn on December 7th. More...

Garden City Senior News SENIOR WALKING GROUP BEGINS AGAIN

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Seniors Duplicate Bridge

On December 13, there were 8 tables of Monday, night Seniors Duplicate Bridge in play. Results of the evening play were as follows. North-South 1. Lucille Tilitz & Barbra Burke 2. Athena Philippides & Rosemary Brown More...

Justin Jude Maloney Entertains At The Senior Center

On Wednesday December 8 th the group at the Senior Center at St. More...

Winthrop Seeking Volunteers With Diabetes For Study

Winthrop-University Hospital’s Clinical Trials Center and Michael Radin, MD, from the Division of Endocrinology, are seeking volunteers with type 2 diabetes to participate in a clinical research study. More...

Sanitation Collection Christmas & New Year’s Weeks

Residents are reminded that there will be normal sanitation and recycling collections during Christmas and New Year’s Week. Western Half of Village (West of Rockaway Ave.) Garbage: Monday &Thursday More...

St. Joseph Rosary Altar Society Christmas Party

St. Josephs Rosary Altar Society, held a very enjoyable Christmas party with the warm hospitality of Mary Beth and Bob Tully in their beautiful home. All who attended enjoyed the festivities and wonderful food. More...

Christmas Carols At The Casino

On Sunday, December 5, Casino members and their guests were treated to an afternoon of Christmas music played by four talented musicians. The event started with Casino member Brian McGeough on guitar and vocals. More...

Annual Christmas Tree Sale A Success

The Annual Christmas Tree Sale at the Garden City Community Church was held on Saturday, December 11th. Where else could people be serenaded with live music at a tree sale? More...

A Word From The Publisher

An incident in Florida this week was particularly scary for anyone who attends public board meetings regularly. More...

Town Of Hempstead STOP Program

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Funds Slashed For Breast Cancer Hotline

The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline, which has served New Yorkers for 30 years, is the latest casualty of the budget crisis and chaos in Albany. More...

       Socially         Speaking

As you read this I do hope that you have taken notice of the fact that you only have one week until Christmas - that’s seven days and you don’t have too many options left. More...

Community Club, Legion Decorate Memorials

Vice Commander Bob Rudkin of the William Bradford Turner Post 265 of the American Legion in Garden City met with the Post Commander John Donovan at the Senior Center on December 1 st to pick up the sprays for the Veteran’s Memorials More...

Health Care Hero Award

On Thursday, November 4, Long Island Business News presented Garden City resident Dr. Rachel A. More...

News From The Children’s Room

Winter Holiday Tales with Storyteller Gerald Fierst More...

Christmas Library Closings

The Garden City Public Library will be closed in observance of the Christmas holiday as follows: Friday, December 24th Closing at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 25th More...

Winthrop Osteoporosis Research Receives Grant

John F. More...

Toy Drive For INN

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Winthrop-University Hospital Helps “Bring Diabetes To Light”

In recognition of World Diabetes Day, staff from Winthrop-University Hospital gathered with representatives from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Nassau County Executive Edward P. More...

.  An award-winning jingle composer and producer, Tom has worked with artists ranging from Kenny Rogers to Fats Waller.  Martha’s CD, It’s About Time, which was arranged and produced by Tom, was awarded straight As in a review in N More...

Garden City Tree Lighting

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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...

Free Legal Consultation Clinic For Seniors

The Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA) provides free monthly legal consultation clinics for Nassau County residents 65 or older. More...

Boy Scout Troop 80 Seeks Members

Boy Scout Troop 80 has been a functioning scout unit in the village of Garden City for over sixty years. More...

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to do when the kids are home from school? The Long Island Children’s Museum will be celebrating the break week with lots of things to do. More...

CMF Annual Brunch

The Childrens Medical Fund of New York, Garden City Chapter, hosted their annual Brunch at the Stewart Manor Country club in November. The food was delicious and their cook Paul gave an interesting demonstration how to make a good stir fry. More...