GCHS Advances To Second Round Of “The Challenge”



Garden City High School has advanced to the second round of MSG Varsity’s, “The Challenge”, and will take on Valley Stream North on Sunday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m. on Cablevision’s Optimum, Channel 14. Garden City is joined by 15 other schools from Nassau County on Long Island as they progress through the Regional Rounds in trying to qualify for […]

GCPTA Events For The Week



Last Call for GCPTA Members! We are looking for futureGCPTA leaders for school year2013/14• President – Elect (then becomes President school year2014-15)• PTA Treasurer• PTA Secretary• Stewart School Director• Hemlock School DirectorIf you are interested in oryou would like to nominatesomeone for any of the abovepositions please contact GailMadigan at gmadigan@gardencitypta.org or 375-3758.GCPTA Dinner on 3/21This year’s theme replicatesthe PTA […]

Chamber To Honor Pear Tree Partners As Business Persons Of The Year



At the celebration of its 11th annual Pineapple Ball on April 19, at the Garden City Hotel, the Garden City Chamber of Commerce will proudly honor Dale Brokaw, Lois Tighe and Jan MscDonough, partners of the Pear Tree Shoppe at 169 Seventh Street, as “Business Persons of the Year for 2013. This award represents significant contributions to the local economy, […]

Annual Kiwanis St. Patrick’s Luncheon



The Kiwanis Club of Garden City will be holding its 58th annual St. Patrick’s Luncheon on Wednesday, March 13 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Garden City Hotel’s Grand Ballroom. Please join us for this charity event featuring bag-pipers, corned beef and cabbage, our comedian, Joe Starr, music and a chance to win the Grand Prize of $1,000 towards […]

Foundation Makes “Miracles” For Winthrop’s Cancer Center For Kids



The Miracle Foundation, one of Long Island’s leading charitable foundations that is dedicated to increasing cancer awareness, improving patient care, and supporting cancer research, presented a $50,000 check to the Cancer Center for Kids (CCFK) at Winthrop-University Hospital to support its Child Life Program. Whether it’s a reading of Good Night Moon while a child is undergoing chemotherapy or creating […]

“Accountability In The Great American School System”



Adelphi University is proud to announce that Diane Ravitch will be speaking on “Accountability in the Great American School System” for the Ruth S. Ammon endowed lecture. Having lectured around the world from Poland to Nicaragua, Ravitch is a seasoned speaker whose keynotes on democracy and civic education have been translated by the United States Information Agency (USIA) into several […]

Journalist To Speak At UUCCN



The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau will host its Spring 2013 Jay Smith Forum on Friday, March 22nd at 7:30 PM. This FREE event will feature guest speaker Chris Faraone, staff writer for the “Boston Phoenix.” His talk, entitled “How To Make A Difference And Instigate Conservative Consternation . . . At The Same Time” will address the role […]

International Adoption Forum At GC Community Church



International adoption advocate, Harrison Oellrich will speak at the Garden City Community Church Forum on Sunday, March 10th at 9:15 am. The Garden City resident will discuss the current plight of children and their adoptive parents and show a movie clip from “STUCK.” The documentary is about the roadblocks currently present in the process of international adoption. The full length […]

Last Chance For CMF Spring Card Party



Come join us at our annual Spring Card Party and Boutique on Monday March 18th, 2013, at the Garden City Casino. The boutique opens at 11:30 am, you can browse and by gifts for Easter or Mother’s Day. Lunch is served at 12 Noon. The cost is $18 per person, send your check made out to CMF to Patrice Giordano, […]

EPOA Scholarship



It is with pleasure that the Eastern Property Owners Association of Garden City announces that it will once again award a $1,000 scholarship for 2013 which will be available to high school seniors residing in the East. The candidates, or their family, must be dues paying members of the EPOA. They must be currently attending public or private high school […]