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School Board rehires Smith to coach at Middle School
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By Rikki N. Massand
The Garden City Board of Education has hired Coach Rich Smith to be the assistant coach the middle school’s football team. Coach Smith had been the coach of the varsity baseball team at Garden City High School for 44 years when he was let go under mysterious circumstances in the spring. The coach has a pending age discrimination complaint filed with the federal EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Smith’s assistant coaches Charles Menges and Mike Sweeney were also not rehired to coach high school baseball. However, at its meeting on Tuesday, August 16, Garden City’s Board of Education unanimously approved the Garden City Middle School coaching assignments for Smith and Menges for September 6 through October 29, 2016. Smith was hired as the assistant eighth grade football coach under Menges, who was hired as head coach. Menges was also approved as the middle school flag football coach. Smith is set to earn just over $5,000 for the 2016 middle school football season, Menges will receive just over $7,000 for the two coaching appointments. When the board turned to public comments at its Tuesday meeting, resident and former high school baseball player Chris Maloney asked the most pressing question, as Smith’s saga evolved and the district’s See page 24
On Sunday, August 14th at the Eisenhower Aquatic Center, the undefeated GC Swim Team B won 1st place in the Nassau Municipal Swim Conference Champs Division 3. See page 38 for more photos.
School District looks to year ahead, changes to curriculum
BY RIKKI N. MASSAND The Garden City Board of Education work session on Wednesday, September 7, will serve the purpose of setting district goals for the 2016’17 school year and beyond. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen will deliver his annual presentation to the board and the public, taking a look at progress and initiatives to date and his outlook
for the next 20 months. Although the August 16 board meeting did not feature tremendous discussion on the state of the Garden City curriculum, the only other summer board meeting (July 6) began on that note before a full-fledged turn towards attention on the GCHS baseball program. In July, at Dr. Feirsen’s request Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Edward Cannone updated the community and school board on the district’s existing curriculum reviews and some changes that can provide better course selections for Garden City students. Feirsen commented that curriculum reviews, presented each June during the board work session, evolve into an outline to “mini-strategic plans” for Garden City school See page 47
For ADA compliance, board meetings to stay at GC High BY RIKKI N. MASSAND At the very start of the August 16 meeting Board President Angela Heineman announced that the high school library was not the “normal venue” for board meetings during the summer, as the Administration Building has been in July, August, and for school board work sessions usually the week prior to the official business meeting. “If anyone was at our meeting last month (Wednesday, July 6) as we learned when we were in the Administration Building, unfortunately the chairlift that provides accessibility to the second floor is not operational. I just want residents and everyone to know that the board sincerely apologizes and regrets any inconvenience that anyone may have had last month in trying to attend our meeting. If that were the case, then that’s why we are here this evening. In the future we will make sure all our meetings are accessible to everyone in the public,” Heineman said. See page 41
State education officials visit Garden City PAGES 36-37 Garden City U11 team finishes third in state PAGE 49
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Disingenuous at best This week the Village responded to an article that we published last week (“Federal lawsuit alleges excessive force by GCPD”). We did get one thing wrong in last week’s article - the incident took place on July 16, 2013, not 2016. We apologize for the typo. However the lawsuit was recently filed US District Court on July 11, 2016, which is what made the story newsworthy. Village Attorney Peter Bee claims that there was never any email sent to him by the Garden City News. What he doesn’t mention is that the Village in the past requested that the media contact its public relations liaison Carisa Giardino when questions arise. We sent our inquiry to Ms. Giardino with ample
time for a response. Ms. Giardino said she would pass it along to Mr. Bee, and in fact when he didn’t respond she wrote back to us, “I also have not heard back about a comment regarding that lawsuit. I have put another call in.” So for Mr. Bee to complain that our email had not been sent to him directly is completely disingenuous. Let’s not throw the PR person under the bus after ignoring her calls. The Village also splits hairs when it tries to imply that there is no “lawsuit” but merely a “filing in court” against it. That “filing” is 20 pages of accusations against the Village Police. Last week the
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Mayor Nicholas Episcopia, Village of Garden City Dear Mayor Episcopia: I have been aware of the threat of the destruction of the venerable St. Paul’s School for quite some time. It is my hope this letter, in some small part, shall serve to encourage current village residents to persevere in the fight to preserve this magnificent structure. Like most buildings of historical note, St. Paul’s proudly stands as an emblem of our cultural history serving as a gateway to our past. Not unlike a painting, St. Paul’s tells a story through architecture and memory, connecting us and engaging us in meaningful dialogue, enriching our life experience and reminding us of our lineage. Certainly in a way no newly constructed building can. St. Paul’s is Garden City. Like the remaining Apostle homes, these treasures are part of the village’s substance and character and belong to the village and to generations past, present and future. I find it hard to believe the current residents who voted for its destruction have long ties to Garden City or any
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connection to its founding or history. On a personal note, I am proud to say that my mother who raised a family of 6 children in Garden City and who herself attended GCHS, Jeanmarie (Manfredonia) DiNoto, was a founding member and a president of the Historical Society. She helped shepherd the move of the Historical Society 19th century A.T. Stewart Apostle home from 5th street (right next-door to my childhood home) to its current location where it has stood ever since in service to members of the community. This would not have been possible were it not for the Herculean efforts of a few residents who cared enough to preserve the past for future generations. No small feat for a humble but mighty organization of citizens determined to keep progress from erasing history. For those interested in learning more about the history and buildings of Garden City, M.H. Smith (assisted by my mother) wrote the detailed publication, Garden City, Long Island in Early Photographs, 18691919, currently available on Amazon. For many, Garden City is our home town and the glorious relics which See page 18
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The Village of Garden City has issued the following response to an article in last week’s issue (“Federal lawsuit alleges excessive force by GCPD”). Please see our editorial this week for a reply. A recent front-page article in the Garden City News announced that Garden City and its Police Department were being sued in federal court by a resident who says he was wrongfully arrested and beaten by the GC Police. The article dramatized the plight of the plaintiff, who was allegedly arrested and beaten by the police only a few weeks ago (i.e., in July of this year). The article ended with the comment that “Emails to Garden City Village Attorney Peter Bee … were not returned.” As the GC News itself later conceded in its online copy, the article was factu-
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ally wrong. At the time of the article, the “lawsuit” was merely a filing in court and had not even been served upon the Village. Moreover, its allegations concern events that allegedly occurred three years ago, in July of 2013 (not 2016 as was reported). Finally, while the GC News did send an email to Village Hall noting it had “an inquiry for the Mayor and/or Mr. Bee,” there was never any email sent to Village Attorney Peter Bee by the News (as was claimed in the news article). While the Police Department declined to comment directly on the allegations, Garden City Police Commissioner Jackson expressed his confidence that, once the facts of the case are brought to light, Village officers will be fully exonerated.
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CPOA to Host Meeting on Zika Sept. 13 BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
The July “Party Under the Stars” at the Garden City Pool. The next event will be held on Saturday, August 20th at 7 p.m. July 23rd was our second “Party Under the Stars” event. Members and guests enjoyed a beautiful summer night with delicious food, tasty treats, and beverages catered by D&J Refreshments. The night’s musical entertainment was provided by Linda Impanema and the Dixie Cats. Members and guests alike agreed it was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday night. If you missed this event, don’t worry, the summer fun is not done. There will be another fantastic “Party Under the Stars” scheduled for Saturday, August 20th at 7 pm. Music by “The NiteLife Band”.
Food specials such as pulled pork, chili and cheese, fried shrimp and other surprises will be available at our poolside BBQ concession (of course the traditional hamburgers, cheeseburgers and hot dogs will be available as well) Drink specials for the night will include a popular selection of craft beers: Blue Point Toasted Lager, Harpoon Wannamango and Stella Artois along with some great wines: Chardonnay, Rose’ and Pinot Grigio. Be sure to come on down and join the Party under the Stars! For additional information please call the Pool office at 483-1714.
On August 16 at the Board of Education meeting, Board President Angela Heineman announced the September meeting of the Central Property Owners’ Association (CPOA) as Tuesday, September 13, which happens to fall on the same date and time as the next school board business meeting. “The CPOA is having a meeting September 13 at the Senior Center, an open meeting on Zika virus. They are hosting a guest speaker who will be talking about Zika – Dr. Bruce Polsky MD, MACP, FIDSA,” she said. Dr. Polsky was appointed chair-
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man of Winthrop University Hospital’s Department of Medicine in July 2015. He served as Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospitals and as Professor of Medicine and Pathology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Polsky is a Master of the American College of Physicians, and a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the New York Academy of Medicine. He was in Ann Arbor, Michigan and the metro Detroit area as a student, graduating from the University of Michigan and Wayne State University School of Medicine.
Shred-a-thon at Sr. Center The Donnelly Division of Signature Premier Properties will be holding a Shred-a-thon on Thursday, August 25th from 3pm – 5pm at the Garden City Senior Center, 6 Golf Club Lane, Garden City. Signature Premier Properties will provide free paper shredding to the community. You can get rid of any old or unwanted papers, and, because the documents are *shredded*, you don’t have to worry about anyone being able to read your private information.
A professional mobile shredding truck will be provided. Please bring your old documents (3 boxes/bags per person), and they will be shredded on the spot. After that, the shreds will be taken for recycling. No need to remove staples or paperclips. Items for shredding can include: bank statements, outdated medical records, pay stubs, old bills or receipts, credit card offers, tax returns older than seven years, etc. Refreshments will be served.
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Adopt-a-Battalion supports troops overseas
“I’m pleased to announce I’m partnering with ‘Adopt-A-Battalion,’ a 100% volunteer based organization that operates year round to collect goods and monetary donations for our servicemen and women stationed overseas,” said Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Nassau). “I’ve teamed up with several VFWs, American Legion Posts and libraries in my district where goods can be dropped off to support this wonderful cause.” From now until Veterans Day (November 11th), several locations will be collecting hygiene items, snack and recreational items (such as shampoo, razors, deodorant, shaving cream, toothbrushes, cookies, crackers, gum, envelopes, note cards, pens and more – for a full listing visit www.kemphannon.com) to send in care packages overseas to our troops. Basic goods such as toiletries, food, reading material and other personal items which are not provided by our government are always a welcome comfort to those away from
home. “By collecting and providing basic necessities and comforts from home, and sending them to our active duty military members, we’re showing our support and gratitude for their service,” said Hannon. “I urge anyone to donate hygiene items, snacks or recreational items and it’s easy to do so. Just visit one of the participating locations!” The following nearby Posts and Libraries will serve as drop off/collection centers for Adopt-A-Battalion goods (please call to check drop off hours): Garden City Senior Center (6 Golf Club Lane, Garden City; 516-746-8914) Garden City (St. Paul’s) Cluett Hall (295 Stewart Avenue, Garden City; 516465-4075) Garden City Library (60 7th Street, Garden City; 516-742-8405) Senator Kemp Hannon Office (595 Stewart Avenue, Garden City; 516-7391700)
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Village road project addresses more than five miles of roadway Garden City’s Road Resurfacing Project is yet another example of how the Board of Trustees continues to invest in strategic capital projects that address an aging infrastructure. “The upkeep of our Village roads is extremely important to the quality of life in Garden City,” Mayor Nicholas P. Episcopia said. “Our Public Works Department is responsible for the maintenance and, when necessary, the replacement of 67.5 miles of streets and curbs. To accomplish this work, the Board of Trustees has budgeted $1,700,000 per annum for each of the next five years. I believe this shows we are very committed to the proper maintenance of our streets and roads.” The $1.7 million road repairs budget allows for the milling and paving of 5.13 miles of road in 2016. The minimum annual recommended maintenance of roads is 3.7 miles or 74 miles at a
20-year cycle. This cycle, however, has not been consistently applied over the last 10 years, which has resulted in an increased need for investment in the future years. The project, which began June 20 and is running on schedule, addresses nearly a dozen roads including Stewart Avenue, Sixth Street, Fenimore Avenue and Wilmar Place. Work on Fourth Street is slated to begin Friday, August 19, weather permitting, according to Director of Public Works Robert J. Mangan. Temporary road closures may occur; the road will be open for emergency vehicles only. “The 2016 Road Resurfacing Project enables the Public Works Department to address more than five miles of Village roadway in need of attention,” Mr. Mangan said. “The program’s benefits far outweigh the temporary inconvenience.”
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FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE By: Nicholas P. Episcopia
Transportation For Seniors
At the request of Trustee Theresa Trouvé, liaison to the Senior Citizens of our Village, the Garden City Department of Recreation and Parks is conducting a preliminary transportation needs assessment and would like your input. If you are a Garden City senior in need of transportation to the Senior Center or to the Garden City Pool, or if you are a resident aware of seniors residing in our Village who need help with transportation, please fill out the survey sheet available at the Senior Center, the Library, the Pool or the Recreation office located at 108 Rockaway Avenue in the Saint Paul’s Complex.
Best Wishes to Our College Bound Students
Throughout the next two to three weeks, many of our young people will be leaving for college. Some for the first time; others to conclude course requirements which will lead to undergraduate and graduate degrees. My colleagues on the Village Board join me in wishing them a safe journey and a most productive year. We are very proud of the accomplish-
ments of our young people and look to them as our ambassadors to the many cities, towns and villages throughout the country which will be their temporary homes.
Welcome Adelphi Students
Next week will mark the arrival of Adelphi’s freshmen class onto the Garden City campus. It gives me pleasure to welcome the students and to compliment them on choosing Adelphi. The Board of Trustees and I wish President Riordan, her faculty and staff as well as all the students a most productive year. The Village wants you to consider Garden City your home away from home during the next four years. While it is my hope that you will never require medical assistance during your stay at Adelphi, it is good to know that Garden City is home to virtually every medical and dental discipline available and they are centered at 520 and 601 Franklin Avenue and on Seventh Street. We also invite you to visit our shopping areas and many
fine restaurants on Seventh Street, Franklin Avenue and New Hyde Park Road; bring your friends and family, all are welcome.
Garage Sales - Local Law - 1979
As a reminder to residents who are contemplating garage sales, the Village has a local law which applies to individual homeowners, as well as organizations, for the purpose of preventing such sales from becoming a blemish on our community either by frequency or by the manner in which they are conducted. The regulations may be obtained in detail at the Village Hall, but in general they cover the following: 1. A permit to conduct such sales at a fee of $30 to be obtained at least five business days prior to the date of the sale from the business office at Village Hall. 2. Not more than one permit may be issued to a person at one location during a 12-month period except that
a second sale may be held immediately preceding the sale of an owner’s property. 3. The sale is limited to three consecutive days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays. 4. The hours of the sale shall be between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. 5. Property offered for sale may be displayed only within the interior of the residence or to the rear of the front building line of such residence. 6. The property being sold must be owned by the persons conducting the sale. 7. One sign, not larger than two feet square, may be displayed on property not more than 24 hours prior to the sale and must be removed within 24 hours after completion of the sale. 8. Sales postponed because of inclement weather may be held after issue of another permit by the Village Clerk within 30 days of the initial date, without payment of an additional fee.
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The Story of John Morrissey BY BOB MORGAN, JR.
So this column does not turn into a weekly discussion of the many controversies involving Donald Trump, I’m going to turn the page a bit and discuss the life and times of a rather improbable public figure of another time, John Morrissey, the nineteenth century prizefighter and politician who also founded Saratoga Race Track. Morrissey’s story is well described in a new brief (133 pages) and highly readable account by Brien Bouyea, Bare Knuckles & Saratoga Racing: The Remarkable Life of John Morrissey (History Press 2016). As described in Mr. Bouyea’s biography, the Morrissey family escaped tremendous poverty in County Tipperary, Ireland, but their experiences in America were only marginally improved. Morrissey’s father was a low paid laborer in Troy, New York, where the family settled. Young John, born in 1831 as the only son of eight children, was expected to help out with the family’s earning in factory jobs. His education was basically limited to one year and John never learned to read or write until he taught himself at age 19. Young John Morrissey did have one important distinction, however. He was big, strong and absolutely fearless, traits that were extremely valuable when he worked as a bouncer in a rough establishment in Troy. Soon the young man got a job on shipping vessel that traveled between Troy and New York (after becoming more respectable, he eventually married the daughter of the captain). Coming to New York at age 17, he became a “shoulder hitter” for Whig and Know Nothing Party politicians in New York, a job that Mr. Bouyea describes as an intimidator who would drag immigrants to the polls and vote as instructed. Morrissey could definitely handle himself in confrontations with city tough guys, although at one point he had to be rescued when, during a fight with a rival immigrant runner, he was pushed into hot coals at a bar, severely scarring his back and giving him the nickname Old Smoke.
The next major chapter in Morrissey’s life was as a prize fighter. At age 21, he left New York for the California gold rush, but ended up making some good money winning a bare knuckles prizefight against a well-regarded Englishman, George Thompson. He then moved back to New York, where he switched political sides to join the Tammany Hall Democratic machine and, just as significantly, became world boxing champion after a controversial decision following a 37-round fight with Yankee Sullivan, a fight that led to rioting for the next days. He later successfully defended his title against John Heenan, which would be his last fight. During these years, he continued to be involved in numerous altercations outside the ring with political and gang foes, but managed to escape a jail cell. As a successful prizefighter and politically connected individual, Morrissey was also able to go into the gambling business in New York, running a number of successful establishments that the police chose to ignore. By 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, he decided to open up a race meet in Saratoga Springs, taking advantage of a legal loophole. The meet was instantly successful, despite a tremendous shortage of horses, which were being used for the war. By this time, Morrissey’s social standing had risen meteorically and he became a close friend of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Not satisfied with his many other exploits, Morrissey decided to go into elective politics, serving two terms in Congress, and then, breaking with notorious Tammany boss William Tweed, was elected to the state senate, where he served for three terms. He died young in 1878 at age 47, probably of pneumonia. While Morrissey isn’t completely a role model, his story is remarkable in that he was able to use his physical talents and force of will to overcome an extremely poor background and, in a relatively short life, become a quite significant figure. Just one more amazing example of the American dream.
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THE OFFICE CAT BY GABBY TABBY MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM: THE POLICE REPORT Bumper cars: On August 10th the rear bumper to a vehicle parked in the Fair Court Parking Field was found damaged. Leaving the scene: On August 10th Garden City Detectives arrested a 36 year old Long Beach woman for allegedly leaving the scene of an auto accident on July 20th which occurred on 7th Street. Road rage: On August 10th Garden City Detectives arrested an 18 year old Stewart Manor man for an alleged road rage incident that occurred in Parking Field 7N on August 5th. The man allegedly threatened another driver with a baseball bat and scratched the side of the victim’s car with a key. He was charged with menacing, criminal mischief, and possession of a weapon. Auto theft: On August 10th Garden City Detectives arrested a 17 year old Hempstead man for allegedly stealing a 2010 Hyundai from the Hempstead Ford Parking Lot on July 26th. Attempted burglary: On August 11th Garden City Police investigated an attempted burglary at the Nissan Service Center on Main Street. A
garage door glass panel was found damaged. There was no apparent entry into the building. Damaged car: On August 11th Garden City Police investigated a report of a vehicle being scratched while parked in the driveway of a Whitehall Boulevard residence. Locker room theft: On August 11th $350 was reported stolen from a Franklin Avenue business locker room. Windshield damaged: On August 11th the windshield to a delivery van was found damaged in Parking Field 7S. Car entered: On August 12th a parked vehicle was entered on Iris Lane. There is no reported loss at this time. Unauthorized transactions: On August 13th Garden City Police investigated an identity theft in which unauthorized transactions were made out of state using a resident’s credit card information. Tree down: On August 14th a large tree fell onto the roadway
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on Washington Avenue at Mulberry Avenue, damaging a street light and blocking lanes of traffic. Table tossing: On August 14th two occupants in an auto traveling south on New Hyde Park Road state a male subject threw a metal table at their vehicle causing damage to the windshield. 7 years bad luck: On August 14th the 14 the passenger side mirror of a vehicle parked at a Whitehall Boulevard Road residence was found broken. Graffiti: On August 15th spray paint was found on a Nassau County Vehicle which was parked in Nassau County Lot #3. Storage thefts: On August 16th a resident reported multiple thefts from a storage locker in a Hilton Avenue Apartment Complex. Leaving the scene: On August 16th Officers responded to 2nd Street for a report of a vehicle leaving the scene after striking and damaging a parked vehicle.
A word from the Publisher From page 2 court issued a summons to the Village (which, by the way, actually says, “A lawsuit has been filed against you.”). The plaintiff has the duty to serve the summons upon the Village, which it is true hasn’t yet happened. However, a similar suit against Nassau County has been served and is going forward, so there’s no reason to think this one won’t, too. Let’s be real here. The Village is being sued by an attorney (Frederick Brewington) with a record of beating the Village in the federal courts. He is asking the courts to pay his client millions of dollars. And even more damaging to the Village, he is trying to establish that there has been a pattern of abuse going back decades. There will be quite a fishing expedition if this case gets to the discovery phase. We think the charges are nonsense, too. The Garden City Police Department has always exhibited professionalism and all of the guys we’ve met have cared a great deal about the people they serve. But to pretend that this case is no threat to the Village is disingenuous at best.
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GARDEN CITY PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION Class of 2016 Message On behalf of the members of the Garden City Parent Teacher Association Congratulations! The Garden City PTA is proud to have been a support to you and your family from your first day of kindergarten to your graduation day. We wish you health and happiness as you explore the next phase of life's journey.
Thank you Thank you to our members and all who supported the Garden City Parent Teacher Association during this past school year. Your generosity made our 70th year one to celebrate!
A Year to Celebrate National PTA Reflections Program 2015 Theme "Let Your Imagination Fly" Congratulations to the 600 Entries Five Nassau Region PTA winners One NYS PTA Award of Merit winner
NYS PTA PARP Program Pick a Reading Partner Program for K5
Annual Cultural Programs Fifth Grade Cultural Trip Metropolitan Opera House: Don Pasquale First Grade Cultural Trip Kupferberg Center: Chinese New Year Celebration
Awards & Recognitions PTA SEPTA Senior Awards, combined total of $15,000 awarded in 20152016. Awards presented to 20 Class of 2016 Graduates NYS PTA Honorary Life Membership Award presented to three outstanding members of our community in recognition of their contributions to the welfare of children and youth in Garden City
Yearbooks for Students Fifth Grade Combined StewartStratford Yearbooks, CoSponsored with school First Grade Memory Book
Student, Staff & Parent Appreciation Events Teacher & Staff Appreciation Events, CoSponsored with Parents Volunteer Thank You Breakfasts Post Graduation Reception, CoSponsored with Garden City Teachers' Association
Parent & Student Speaker Events Parent University, CoSponsored with seven school & community organizations Dr. Stephen Dewey How Substances Impact the Adolescent Brain, CoSponsored with GC Community Coalition Amy Elias Mindfulness Workshop, CoSponsored with GC SEPTA Jacy Good and Steve Johnson Hang Up and Drive Doreen Rappaport Author Visit, Stewart and Stratford Valerie Pfundstein Author Visit, Hemlock
PTA Committee Work ArtsinEducation Committees Curriculum Committees Academic Support Chart Health & Safety Committees PTA Representation at Board of Education Meetings
PTA at School & Community Events Family BINGO Night, CoSponsored with GC Community Coalition, Middle School Family Flick Night, Middle School Family Comedy Night, CoSponsored with GC Community Coalition, Middle School Game Builders Academy, Stewart Cradle of Aviation Program, Stratford Night Sky StarLab, Stratford Butterfly Garden, Locust Planting Program, Hemlock, Locust Afternoon High Tea Event for Community Seniors
Health & Safety Events Don't Text & Drive Campaign PromAPalooza PreProm Event, CoSponsored with GC Community Coalition CPR Training Day
Communications & Information Weekly eNewsletter to parents Weekly articles in GC News Website www.gardencitypta.org FaceBook @GardenCityPTA Twitter @GardenCityPTA
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...and more to Celebrate Advocacy, Legislation & School Budget
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Communication with local legislators: Senator Hannon & Assemblyman Ra Garden City Delegate at NYS PTA Annual Convention Stand UP for Garden City Public Schools Campaign Communicated school budget information and Get Out to Vote Campaign Garden City PTA's Executive Committee Letter to Common Core Task Force Garden City PTA's Executive Committee Letter to the NYS Legislature: NYS Budget 20162017 Garden City PTA's Executive Committee Letter to Legislature: Delink APPR from State School Aid Increases
More than $37,000.00 in Grants in 20152016! Challenge Day High School Freshman and Senior Transition Day High School Auditorium Lighting and Curtain High School (Sponsored in part with Garden City Friends of Music) SMART Board for Science Research High School Growing Tower Middle School Little Bits and Sphero Robots Stewart School Portable PA System Stratford School Wonder Workshop Starter Pack & Launchers Homestead School Nonfiction Books for Library Locust School
Twentyseven PTA Meetings Held in 20152016, Topics Included: Mathematics: Stu Dods, Mathematics and Computer Science Curriculum Coordinator (High School) Internet Safety: Anne Donnelly, Assistant District Attorney (High School) College Admission Process: Gina Christel, Director of Guidance (High School) Middle School Robotics Team: Students, Brittany Kupferman, Teacher and Coordinator of First Lego League (Middle School) Middle School Guidance: (Middle School) College Major Night: (Joint Middle School and High School) Health and Fitness: Dawn Cerrone, Director of PE, Health and Athletics Test Score Results: Linda Norton, Principal (Stewart School) Technology in the Classroom: Susan Croon and Keri Hand,Teachers (Stewart School) NYS Testing and Class Placement: Linda Norton, Principal and Susan Kenny, Assistant Principal (Stewart School) Writing Strategies Workshop: (Stratford School) Healthy Habits: Dawn Cerrone, Director of PE, Health and Athletics (Stratford School) Technology in the Classroom: Students, Laura Connolly and MaryPat Lang,Teachers (Stratford School) Summer Reading and Math: Kristen Blatt and Ms. Guerra, Teachers (Stratford School) Literacy Presentation: Erica Pecorale, Literacy Consultant (Joint Hemlock, Homestead, Locust Schools) Anxiety vs Worry: Lori Schneider, Primary Schools' Social Worker (Joint Hemlock, Homestead, Locust Schools) Keeping Your Child Healthy and Active: Dawn Cerrone, Director of PE, Health and Athletics, Michael Caparella and Brian Kasschau, Primary PE Teachers (Joint Hemlock, Homestead, Locust Schools) Summer Math Ideas: Catherine Metrick, Primary Math Specialist (Primary Schools) Summer Reading Resources: Amy Compton, Library (Primary Schools)
PTA Volunteers Assist at School Programs and Community Events Coordinate District Calendar School Evacuation Drills High School Freshman BBQ, Skit Night Middle School Grade Parties, Career Day, Book Fair Coordinate Class Parent Lottery Back to School Night Activities Fifth Grade Blood Drive, Pool Party Open Airways Program Library Volunteer Programs Spirit Day Events Literacy at Lunch/Inclement Weather Programs Chess Programs Building Beautification Programs Primary STEAM Garden Programs
PTA Represenation on Distict & Board of Education Committees District Bullying Committee District Health & Safety Committee District Technology Task Force District APPR Committee Interview Committees Board of Education Legislative Affairs Committee District Site Based Committees
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The Brian J. O’Mara Foundation would like to thank all the local businesses and individuals for their generous donations to our 5th Annual Golf Outing Fundraiser. Thanks to your support the event was a financial success . All proceeds will be used to continue to provide a scholarship to a graduating Garden City High School student as well as two additional scholarships we provide for students in need. For more info visit www.brianomarafoundation.org
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Scout Recognition Day Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony J. Santino (5th left), Senior Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby (5th right), Councilman Anthony D’Esposito (4th left) and Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad (4th right) honored the Town of Hempstead’s Eagle Scouts and Gold Award Girl Scouts at the annual Scout Recognition Day hosted at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick. Pictured (left to right) are: Assistant Scout Executive Julio Garcia of the Theodore Roosevelt Council Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of Nassau County CEO Donna Ceravolo, Chief Volunteer Officer Wanda Jackson of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, Supervisor Anthony J. Santino, Yianni Flouskakos of Garden City, Senior Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad and Theodore Roosevelt Council Boy Scouts of America Council President Steve Grosskopf, Council Commissioner Peter Shields and Scout Executive Jay Garee.
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Katie Graney, a 12 year old Garden City Middle School student and resident, competed in the United States Pony Club Championships at Tryon International Equestrian Center, North Carolina, on July 27-31. Each year, Pony Club offers Championship competitions in seven disciplines: Dressage, Eventing, Show Jumping, Games, Polocrosse, Tetrathlon, and Quiz (knowledge-based). Katie is a member of the Equus Valley Pony Club, headed by Laura Masiakos, the Regional Supervisor of the Metropolitan Pony Club Region. Katie placed fourth individually in her region, which qualified her to compete on a four person team in the Quiz discipline at Champs. Members compete as part of a team and are judged on riding abilities as well as horse management skills. Championships teams are formed with members from different clubs and centers throughout
each Region. Competing as part of a team teaches members the importance of working together, cooperation, respect for others, and communication. (Description c/o The United States Pony Clubs, Inc., (USPC) Official Page) Katie and her teammates, Ariel Adam, Paisley Narra, and Nicholas Segarra competed over the course of three days in five different categories of Quiz: Written Test; Mega Room (identifying horse equipment, tack, and barn items by name along with a description of their uses); Classroom; Stations; and Barn. Their combined scores earned them 2nd place out of 17 teams from the United States and Canada. Katie regularly competes with her show jumping and IEA (Interscholastic Equestrian Association) team, Olde Towne Equestrian, in Selden, NY, throughout the year, and is trained by Myrna Treuting.
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remain from its origins provide an anchor and three-dimensional visual story of its past. These structures serve as our collective cultural and architectural anthropology. They deserve our respect and must be preserved. Witnessing the destruction of the old Garden City Hotel as a child was a heartbreaking event. Please do not let another precious gem like St. Paul’s fall victim to the wrecking ball. Anthony DiFalco GCHS Class of 1983 Editor’s Note: the Village responded to Mr. DiFalco as follows: “I am responding to your email on behalf of the Mayor. I can assure you that there are no such plans to demolish this structure. This is merely a rumor that arises from time to time but there is no validity to it. Ralph Suozzi, Village Administrator”
PAVES
To the Editor: From the time Garden City’s Paid and Volunteer Employment Service (PAVES) was started in 1967 it was quite popular. The service was started by a group of adult volunteers in conjunction with the PTA to provide summer work opportunities for Garden City youth ages 14 through college age. This was accomplished by registering young people with their fields of interest and then matching them with positions called in to an office manned by adult volunteers. It was strictly a referral service – those on the registration list would be contacted to call directly for an open position and negotiate an appropriate fee. It quickly developed that a winter program would also be effective; this was handled by a telephone answering machine. Operating funds were received mainly from the Garden City Community Fund, as well as from the POAs and religious organizations. Office space was provided by the Cathedral of the Incarnation. Although initially there were volunteer as well as paid place-
ments, the service soon became a venue for paid jobs with the adults providing the volunteer help. It was a labor-intensive operation for the adults, but was very successful year after year, with many initial PAVES jobs becoming private re-hires. In 1980 summer 201 young people were registered and 415 jobs called in. Kay Kirby was in charge of operations from the beginning of the program until her retirement in 2003, although she never wanted to be an official. Her job was then taken over by Marilyn Davan. In the later years It became increasingly difficult to attract adult volunteers for the office, to the point that it was closed and affairs conducted only via the answering machine. The number of young people willing to do the work also declined. At the same time the specter of liability increased. Finally it became necessary in 2005 to close the service, which I, as Treasurer since 1982, was tasked with accomplishing. PAVES was a successful idea for many years, but it was a different era in which both adults and young people found more satisfaction in helping others than they do today. In addition, the increasing litigiousness of society makes programs of this sort overly difficult. It will be wonderful if a new operating model can be found that uses the online tools now available and the fear of being sued can be overcome. Bill Bellmer
Time to face problems
To the Editor: I was pleased to read the letters to the editor of The Garden City News about the need to preserve historical edifices that enhance the beauty of Garden City. I share the sentiments of both Diane Brancato who laments the possibility of demolishing St. Paul’s as well as those of Richard Dolan who is distressed about speed limit enforcement, pollution and racket from leaf blowers, and the erection of a microwave tower as well as the recent sale and repurchase of a parcel of village land as Mr. Dolan
states: “secretly, in violation of local rules to small group for one hundred thousand dollars”. Richard Dolan also joins with Diane Brancato and myself in noting the lack of effort in preserving St. Paul’s which looks increasingly abandoned and likely to fall down. He also noted the travesty of demolishing a historical jewel—a historic house on Sixth Street. None of our leaders seem unduly concerned about the long-term effects of the problems and actions we are calling to their attention. They seem to go along with the destruction of properties, the lack of safety on our major streets, as well as dangerous pollution affecting our community, especially our children. As a historian myself, I know that Mr. Stewart modeled Garden City after another Garden City north of London following a garden concept of urban planning. The only other town that follows that concept is Hershey, Pennsylvania where I grew up. In Hershey, unfortunately, the leadership of the community gave in to commercial interests and destroyed beautiful Victorian homes on Chocolate Avenue to make room for tourist attractions. But that happened many years after Mr. Hershey died. He was an environmentalist and appreciated architectural beauty as well, just like Mr. Stewart in Garden City. I wouldn’t want to see the destruction of beautiful historic homes in Garden City being destroyed for commercial reasons, yet in a way it is already happening as the Village leadership gives in to real estate profiteers. This has begun to destroy Mr. Stewart’s patrimony. He built the original disciple and apostle houses in Garden City to attract commuters (especially Wall Street professionals) to Manhattan. Our village is so convenient; we have at least five Long Island Railroad stations in Garden City. We have the beautiful patrimony of the Cathedral of the Incarnation as well as Cathedral House (which also has problems and needs to be renovated). It is important, not only for the value of real estate in Garden City, but also for the education of our children to pre-
serve our historical ambiance. It is time for our leaders to face up to these problems and work with members of the community, like the Garden City Historical Association to pass legislation to preserve our architectural, cultural, and environmental heritage. Do we want our children to forget the concept of beauty and the value of history as they grow into adults? Aren’t we concerned about speeding in the Village and its danger to our children and senior citizens? A few years ago a retired teacher was jogging on Kensington Road in the Adelphi Section and she was killed by a car. We still do not know how this tragic accident occurred. But her three children are without a mother and her grandchild is without a grandmother. Her husband is now spending his old age alone. Do the Village leaders care about these matters? I propose that the Historical Association lobby fiercely for a law preserving historical sites in Garden City including St. Paul’s, The Cathedral House, and the apostle and disciple houses. I urge the Village to pass such legislation. We are tired of seeing pseudo-colonial gigantic houses replacing older more aesthetically beautiful houses. One of my neighbors calls these new homes “barns” that are proliferating all over the Village. I also propose increased traffic surveillance and cameras that record speeders at each school in Garden City. I also propose that our Village leaders consider legislation to reduce pollution from leaf blowers and other sources. We want Garden City to remain as beautiful as it always was. That is why we moved here 24 years ago. We looked at houses all over Westchester, Connecticut, and New Jersey, but we knew we had found “home” here in Garden City. Our Village leaders must maintain and improve Garden City and not give in to the commercial interests that are gradually ruining this jewel of Long Island. Francis N. Elmi, Ph.D.
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THIS WEEK AT ROTARY
Bob Kaliban Entertains next Monday Back by “popular demand:” Don’t miss the return of the Legendary storyteller, Bob Kaliban. Bob will entertain members and guests of the MineolaGarden City Rotary Club at its bi-monthly meeting next Monday, August 22 at the Garden City Hotel, 12:15-1:30 p.m. Bob regaled Club members with his unique“show-biz” experiences a few years ago and the Club is thrilled to host him as speaker once again. Bob Kaliban is known for various roles on the CBS Radio Mystery Theatre from 1974-1082. His roles in various movies are also well remembered. But - no one will forget Bob’s role as the “Tidy Bowl Man” on TV commercials back in the 1970s. One complimentary meeting is open to anyone wishing to learn more about Rotary, its services (themed “Service Above Self”), its activities and with an interest in membership. The Club meets on alternate Mondays throughout the year (except on holidays). For more information or to attend this meet-
ing, please call Susan MacDonald, Club president at 516-643-5286. Please visit www.rcmgc.org.
Upcoming Speakers and Events
• August 22 – Actor/storyteller Bob Kaliban will entertain • September 12 – Arthur Dubrin, Ethical Humanist Society, speaker • September 26 – Club members speak about their businesses/life connections • October 10 - Columbus Day – no meeting • October 24 – Howard Kroplick, LI Motor Parkway/Vanderbilt Cup Races historian • November 14 – Dr. Cornell Frank, to provide a Primer for Club Website/Club Data Base Management System • November 26 – Bring a Friend to Rotary Meeting. • December 12 – Annual Holiday Luncheon (open to public) – Garden City Hotel, Noon (Garden City High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble to perform Holiday vocal music)
Comptroller thanks GC intern
Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos selects students with exceptional talents in math, accounting, or economics from across Nassau County for internships at the Comptroller’s office. The internship provides an opportunity for students to get real-world experience in both finance and government. Above, Comptroller Maragos and Jenna Wilson of Garden City, who will be returning to Sacred Heart University.
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Library’s elevator out of service
The Garden City Public Library’s elevator will be out of service August through September 2016 due to the complete over-haul of the cab, circuitry and wiring. THE ENTIRE LOWER LEVEL WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL PATRONS. We apologize for the inconvenience this disruption in service will cause our patrons. To address the needs of our patrons, there are eight computers, two printers and a scanner located on the main level in the Quiet Study Room with access to the Internet, word processing,
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and the Library’s catalog. Although the Quiet Study room is not available for its intended purpose, there are many other areas in the Library where patrons can sit and study. In addition, a limited audio-visual collection of audio books, movies and music CD’s can be found on the main level near the Circulation Department on the display shelves. There will be no movies, programs or exhibits during this time. For questions and information, please call the Library at 742-8405 x210.
News from the Children’s Room Summer Reading Club Prizes
While the Summer Reading Club and Summer Read-to-Me Club has ended, children who were registered in the program can still pick up their prizes in the Children’s Room through August. The last day children can receive their Summer Reading Club or Summer Read-to-Me Club prizes is on Wednesday, August 31.
will be done online on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org ). Patrons can either register online at home, from the office, or in the Library. Each child needs his or her own Library Card to register for storytime. Registration for Book Discussions must be done in the Children’s Room. More information and flyers will be available by the end of the month,
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It’s that time of year With ATHENA
Here we go again and we are now feeling an old fashioned summer - the way it was when I was a child. Thank goodness for the Garden City Pool as it comes in handy to cool off and meet friends. They - the children - have the beginning of school on their minds as they, too, count the days. Moms will be surprised with the growth of the kids during the summer. They seem to have gained several inches and you didn’t even notice it until you went for back-to-school clothes. Good luck! According to the recent photo essay on “Mark Twain,” Rob Alvey has taken Mark on quite a tour and I am sure that was greatly appreciated everywhere he played. Be careful, Rob, you may soon have to change your name to Mark. The Recreation Department will be sponsoring a tour to Old Bethpage Village very soon and do sign up for it. It’s truly fantastic and you will have lots of fun. The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead has started their season running. Thursday, September 15th will be their Friendship Luncheon at the Westbury Manor for members and also guests. This will be followed by the Drama Department’s Theater trip to see “1776” at the Engeman Theater in Northport with luncheon following. This will take place on Saturday, September 24th starting at 11:30 a.m. so be on the bus earlier. Ruth LaBosco will take the reservations. Michele Weisburg will be taking reservations for the bus trip to Sagamore Hill National Park and they will give you a tour of Teddy Roosevelt’s home in Oyster Bay. It’s a great trip. If you are not a member of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead - you should give thought to joining as you can see they have great tours as well as great
programs held at the Garden City Casino. Lunch is included and it will be at the Wild Honey restaurant in Oyster Bay. Happy Birthday wishes go to Jane Nelson, who will blow out the candles on her cake on our about Labor Day - which is coming very soon. Ruth and Nick LaBasco will celebrate their 51st Wedding Anniversary this month and so will Athena and John Philippides. Other wedding Anniversaries this month are those of Sarah and Felix Iannacone and Michele and Paul Dyrland. Have a wonderful time celebrating and many more anniversaries to all of you. Another group getting back into the swing of things is the beginning of the Casino’s Luncheon Bridge - which will also start in mid September. Somehow, I think that this year is the first year where we will be looking at date conflicts. I hope that something can be done about it because everything seems to be so good one does not wish to miss anything . Lets see what happens. Somehow I remember the Chamber of Commerce had a luncheon where the Presidents of different groups came to give their lists of dates in front of representatives of all the clubs and if there was a conflict it was back to the drawing board to get it fixed so everyone was happy. Whatever happened to that idea? I am sure that Althea Robinson would be able to remember and maybe even come up with a solution. How about it? Did you know that in 1919 Ernest Ball - the composer of so many hit tunes that even now we sing to this day, wrote “What’ll We Do On A Saturday Nigh, When the Town Goes Dry?” What would you do? See you next week!
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Ethical Society to honor Long Island Poets Long Island poets will be honored at the Ethical Humanist Society of LI from September through June. Each Sunday at the Ethical Society’s Sunday morning meeting a poem that was written by a poet who had a connection with Long Island will be read as part of the regular lecture at 11 am. Says Ethical Society president Linda Napoli of Mineola, “We want our members and attendees to have a rich experience on Sunday morning, so in addition to a talk on a topic of ethical concerns, we feature music and poetry.” Generally the Sunday morning poems draw from the vast world of poetry but this year the focus will be on Long Island. “Of course, we’ll lead off with Walt Whitman,” says Lyn Dobrin of Westbury who with her husband, Arthur Dobrin, poet and leader emeritus of the Ethical Society, selected the poems. Dobrin says that in reviewing the potential poems she was delighted to find such rich material. “I guess Whitman is in the Long Island DNA,” she says.
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Some of the poems selected include David Axelrod’s “Random Beauty,” Margaret Garry Burke’s “Sunflowers,” Stanley Barkan’s “Crossings,” and “In that twilight before sleep,” by Barbara Novack. “We generally try to match the poem with the theme of the speaker or with events of the time,” says Dobrin, “so around Veterans Day we are considering Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan’s ‘Poem #1-for all the soldiers.’” Not all the poems will be serious. For some humor Joan Digby’s “Waking the Students,” will be featured around the time college students are taking their final exams and most can relate to Tony Iovino’s “Where & When?,” a lament about overeating. “What makes that poem of just four short stanzas so interesting is how Iovino moves from humor to musings about the passage of time and aging,” says Dobrin. The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island is located at the western end of 38 Old Country Road in Garden City, next to the large blue water tower. For information call 516-741-7304.
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School Board rehires Smith to coach at Middle School
From page 1 fall sports season gets underway: “If Coach Smith was doing something not appropriate, why is on the agenda for him to be assigned as the Middle School football coach this fall? If he can’t coach baseball he can coach football? It makes no sense.” The answer he got was silence, as that coaching assignment is “intertwined in the general matter which is now in litigation.” Before the start of the public comment period School Board President Angela Heineman took an unusual step after reviewing guidelines for public participation, outlining three minutes per person; she told the residents in attendance, many of whom wanted to hear about Coach Smith’s situation, “if there is a group and you can designate someone as a spokesperson for the group that’s also greatly appreciated.”
Parent questions letter incident
Soon after that Lisa McCadden of Boylston Street appeared for the third monthly meeting in a row to speak about the incident involving GCHS baseball players, one of whom was her son, taken out of class and/or instructional time this May to write letters about their experience playing for Coaches Smith, Menges, and Sweeney. She submitted to Heineman an official letter of complaint about
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen not answering her questions on this incident to date, and the district under his supervision not taking parents’ permission before the boys were removed from class or other periods to sit in the gym and write about their baseball team experience. McCadden persists in her effort to learn more. “Will you tell me as a parent why my son was pulled from class? What were those extenuating circumstances? What was so urgent, as Dr. Feirsen said last month (July 6) that the students had to be pulled out during instructional time? I just feel as a parent I have never gotten an answer. Since I read in the paper (The Garden City News, August 5, 2016) Coach Smith has waived his rights to privacy, I’d like to know what those circumstances were,” she told the school board. Heineman acknowledged that McCadden has been present at each of the last three board meetings – June 14, July 6, and August 16, this past Tuesday night. “You must feel strongly otherwise you wouldn’t have come forward. If you have also read in the paper, there have been circumstances that have changed over the past month. At this point in time I have to defer to counsel – counsel has requested that I defer any response to any questions regarding the high school baseball program and Mr. Smith
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to her for any questions coming forward,” Heineman said.
Advice from attorney
Bonnie Gorham, the school district’s attorney from the Farmingdale-based firm Guercio & Guercio LLP, then commented. “I have advised the board that since the district has been informed that litigation has been commenced concerning this matter, the board should not comment on this matter or anything related to the matter,” Gorham said. McCadden then asked her point blank about finding out the reason players were pulled from instructional time. Gorham relayed that at the present time, the answer can’t be divulged by the school district. “I have advised the board not to comment in public with respect to any matters regarding the particular incident that you are referring to. However I am aware that you just handed the board president (Heineman) a letter that you described as a letter of complaint. I can certainly assure you that the school board will review that letter and provide you with an appropriate response. I can’t say what that is at the moment, but the board will respond to your letter,” Gorham said. McCadden told the board and Gorham that when kids are pulled from classes due to something “urgent and immediate in nature,” harking back to Dr. Feirsen’s description of the circumstances at the July 6 meeting as “extraordinary and unusual,” she wants to know if her son and others were in danger. “He was allowed to attend practice that same day after school with these coaches that are in question. I just am worried as a parent – the school administration is pulling kids out of class and making decisions on whether or not it was urgent at this point? But it was not so urgent that they could send them to practice with the same adults that were in question? I am trying to wrap my head around how an adult, an administrator, comes to that decision without informing the parents,” McCadden told the board. She chastised the decision-making behind the scenes and the contradiction of sending parents constant emails about suspicious vehicles or safety concerns, but an “urgent” circumstance arrives with the baseball team and coaches, yet the students are sent out to practice. “Practice should have been halted. That (incident) should have been done prior to practice then if there was a question with the coaches. I really don’t understand the district’s policy of how you come to pull kids out of class and not tell their parents,” she said. At the conclusion of her comments, Heineman thanked McCadden for coming back before the school board. She
promised the school board will respond to McCadden’s letter once they have had a chance to read it “and think about it, and take what you’ve (McCadden) said under advisement.”
Smith’s attorney comments
Smith’s attorney in filing the E.E.O.C. complaint is Robert Sullivan, who lives in the village and has offices on Franklin Avenue. Sullivan attended Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, and several residents said hello to him as he sat in the audience. After the meeting, Sullivan’s take on the evening was “the meeting was shameful, someone should give answers.” Even as Gorham shut down the board’s potential to talk about Coach Smith, residents like Maloney wanted to hear some more about the potential for a low sportsmanship rating for the 44-year head coach. He told Gorham sportsmanship is a different aspect to look at in review of a coach before bringing up Smith’s Middle School football assignment. Gorham told Maloney “it was related to this entire matter.” According to Sullivan, parents and others at Tuesday’s meeting “the lowest possible sportsmanship” Athletic Director Dawn Cerrone marked was clearly not in the equation for the Nassau County Umpires’ Association when it presented the coaches of the baseball team with its 2016 Sportsmanship Award. Furthermore if sportsmanship or any other attribute of Smith’s was a major concern, Sullivan says it’s just a piece in an internal ‘gameplan.’ “The Board of Education knows that to cover their actions, the Athletic Director rates the Coach lowest in Sportsmanship the same year he wins the Nassau County Sportsmanship award? Isn’t it time for the Board to investigate the actions of this athletic director rather than just cover them up? Aren’t parents entitled to know? Does a 50-year employee deserve less?” he pondered. Sullivan says when the district has been asked – by McCadden, now in writing and for the third time verbally on Tuesday night, and by the 40 people who showed up on July 6 – what the “extreme and unusual circumstances” are, the School refuses to say on the advice of its lawyer. In the E.E.O.C. complaint Smith filed in July, which cites age discrimination as the basis of his nonrenewal for GCHS baseball, he legally waived the rights to nondisclosure and privacy. “Coach Smith called their bluff. If there were “extreme and unusual circumstances” to not have the coach handle high school students, what kind of Board hires him to coach middle school students and refuses to tell taxpayers, residents and parents the truth?” Sullivan said. “The School tells concerned parents See page 48
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Adelphi University Performing Arts Center announces season lineup The entertainment lineup for the ninth season for one of Long Island’s premier destination for the arts, the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (AUPAC), has been announced. The 2016-2017 season features some of the greatest entertainers from the worlds of dance, music and theater as well as a variety of productions by the talented students of Adelphi University. Tickets are now on sale.
Dance Party
AUPAC is turning back the clock and turning up the music to kick off its ninth season with a celebration of 90 minutes of disco hits such as “Turn the Beat Around,” “Celebrate, Good Times,” and “Last Dance.” Disco Inferno: a ’70s Celebration on September 16, will feature a talented cast of Broadway’s finest, and everyone will dance the night away. This non-stop dance party will continue with an after party as we open “Club AUPAC” in the Olmsted Theatre for a night of drinks and dancing featuring Long Island favorite, DJ Karin Ward, spinning even more disco hits.
Larson Legacy Concert Series
Jarrod Spector & Kelli Barrett – This is Dedicated: Music’s Greatest Marriages
Returning this season is the Larson Legacy Concert Series, carrying on the legacy of the creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical RENT and Adelphi alumnus Jonathan Larson, by showcasing the next generation of musical theatre composers and lyricists. Featured artists are Sam Salmond (September 25) and César Alvarez (February 19, 2017). Making its AUPAC debut, is a world champion a cappella quartet comprised of four versatile, award-winning vocalists, Crossroads Quartet (October 1). They have become one of the most sought after a cappella foursomes, and have performed in Germany, France,
Finland, the U.K., Spain and across the United States. In the spring, Adelphi will be the epicenter of the a cappella scene with SingStrong NY, a weekend-long, international charity a cappella festival (February 10-12, 2017). Highlights include five different concerts and two days of classes with leading edge a cappella pop, jazz, doo-wop, barbershop and even beatbox artists – all performing with nothing but the human voice. Professionals, high schools college groups are all encouraged to participate. Proceeds support local music programs and the fight against Alzheimer’s.
Family friendly events
Journey into the world of new musicals based on best-selling children’s books with Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School (October 2). Now that Junie B. has been going to school for over one-and-a-half years, who better to write the book on everything you need to know? From bus rules to band-aids, carpools to cookies, Junie B. and friends deliver the definitive word on surviving and thriving in style. Other family-friendly events include Grammy Award-winners The Okee Dokee Brothers (November 5), Twinkle Tames A Dragon, The Musical (February 4, 2017) and The Lightning Thief (April 2, 2017).
Music’s Greatest Marriages
On November 18, many will instantly enjoy Jarrod Spector & Kelli Barrett – This is Dedicated: Music’s Greatest Marriages. Recently-married Broadway veterans Jarrod Spector (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Jersey Boys) and Kelli Barrett (Doctor Zhivago, Wicked) are often asked “what’s it like to be married to a fellow artist?” Bringing to life the See page 30
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“St. Paul’s Clock Tower’s Inspiration?” BY JOHN ELLIS KORDES
Many years ago, I came across a photo in a book of the Jefferson Market Court House in Manhattan. I right away saw the striking resemblance between this New York City landmark’s clock tower and Garden City’s St. Paul’s clock tower. The Jefferson Market Court building is located in the old Jefferson Market District on the corner of West 10th Street and 6th Avenue. It was built during the mid-1870’s and completed in 1877. The architectural firm of Vaux and Withers designed the building. Calvert Vaux was one of Central Park’s designers and was busy designing the American Museum of Art during this period. So it was his partner Frederick C. Withers (who was born in England) who designed the Jefferson Market Court House in a High Victorian Gothic style. The tower initially served as a fire lookout. In 1885, a panel of American architects, sponsored by American Architect and Building news, voted it the fifth most beautiful building in America. In the 1960’s, it was almost torn down but concerned New York City residents saved the building. After over a million dollars was spent in restoration it reopened as a branch of the New York City Public Library in 1967. This was one of the first examples of adaptive reuse projects in the United States and a turning point in the historic preservation movement. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977 and thus is protected. Just as the Jefferson Market Court House was being completed in 1877 in New York City, ground was being broken on the St. Paul’s School building in Garden City. The
The restored Jefferson Market Court Building’s clock tower on the left and a recent photo of Garden City’s St. Paul’s building’s unrestored clock tower on the right. The architects had to be working from the same “play book.” cornerstone was laid in 1879 and the building was completed in 1883. St. Paul’s architect E. H. Harris (not to be confused with Henry Harrison who designed the Cathedral of the Incarnation, completed in 1885) must have seen this magnificent building in New York City. The resemblance between the two clock towers is no accident. Also, the use of red brick along with lighter decorative stone around the windows and other features makes it clear that Harris was influenced by the Jefferson Market Court building when designing St. Paul’s. Unfortunately, unlike the Jefferson Market building, the St.
From the Mayor’s Office From page 9 to make it a point to come down to Seventh Street to enjoy outdoor dining, restaurant specials with added food options this year, live entertainment, face painting, balloon animals and much more. Shops will remain open during the evening for your convenience. Remaining promenade dates (and themes) are as follows: Aug 19: Swing Into Seventh (Big
Band) Aug 26: Sock Hop and Doo-Wop Sept. 2: Peace, Love & Music (Woodstock Revisited) Sept 9: The 80s Sept 16: Garden City Spirit Please be sure to check out this column each week to see what other fun activities are added to this exciting event.
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Paul’s building (closed in 1991) has not found a new use and is not protected. Although many buildings in Garden City from the 1870’s and 1880’s are listed on the National Register of Historic Places they do not have landmark status and are not protected. Interestingly, the Jefferson Market Court House is located just two blocks from where Garden City’s founder A.T. Stewart’s 1862 department store once stood (10th Street and Broadway). A.T. Stewart died in 1876. Also, when the famous New York City architect Stanford White was murdered in the old Madison Square Garden (that he designed) in 1906 by Harry Thaw, the trial took place in this Court House. Stanford White was married to a relative of Cornelia Stewart (A.T. Stewart’s wife who died in 1886) and on the board of the Garden City Company (founded in 1893). He designed the second (1895) Garden City Hotel and third (1901) Garden City Hotel. He was having an affair with the young wife of Harry Thaw when Thaw shot him dead at the age of 53.
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Floral Park 142 Plainfield Avenue Floral Park, NY 11001 Office: (516) 492-3210
Dutchgate at Valley Stream 1461 Dutch Broadway Valley Stream, NY 11580 Office: (516) 280-3664
Garden City South 315 Nassau Blvd. S. Garden City, NY 11530 Office: (516) 279-4433
Ryan Donnelly
Broker & Managing Partner
OPEN HOUSE
OPEN HOUSE Alexandra Abbott
Edith Akagha
Robert Kuefner
15 Euston Rd. Garden City Sunday 1PM-230PM 5Br,3Ba Sprawling Estates CH Col! Almost 2,500 Spft! $965,000
48 Bayview Pl. Massapequa Sunday 2pm- 4pm 3Br,2Ba Well-Maintained Split W/ Updated Kit. W/ Granite. $574,999
Marge Leder
5Br, 3.5Ba Cent. Hall Col. On Oversized Property! $1,396,000
4Br, 2.5Ba Spacious Col. In Estates Sec. W/ Plenty of Updates. $1,365,000
6Br, 3Ba Cent. Hall Farm Ranch on Over-sized Property. $1,299,000
UNDER CONTRACT
UNDER CONTRACT
UNDER CONTRACT
Maria Battista
4Br, 2.5Ba Brick Georgian Col. W/ Lg Master Suite ‘Wing.’ $1,195,000
4Br, 3.5Ba Tudor, W/ Lrg Prop & Magnificent Architectural Details! $1,145,000
Bayside, 3Br, 2.5Ba Chic Contemp 5 Level Split W/ Poo.l $1,100,000 Laraine Magdits
Marjorie Battisti
Anthony Carnabuci
Pat Mangan
5Br, 4.5Ba Majestic Windham Timber Frame Home on 5 Acres. $1,050,000
4Br, 2.5Ba Cent. Hall Col In Prime Estates, Completely Updated. New Price!! $899,000
4Br,2.5Ba, Charming Estates CH Colonial W/ Potential! $859,000
3Br, 1.5Ba Col. In Mott Section Of Village. Backs Up To A Park. $769,000
3Br, 1.5Ba Stone CH Col. On OverSized Lot In Prime Location!! $749,000
Bellerose Vil, 4Br, 1.5Ba, Col., Lr w/ FP, enclosed sunporch. Near LIRR $749,000
Hempstead, 3Br, 2.5Ba, New & Professionally Designed Interiors. $725,000
4Br, 4.5Ba Col. In Adelphi Estates W/ Potential To Customize. $715,000
THE DONNELLY GROUP OF SIGNATURE PREMIER PROPERTIES Sarah McGarr-Charney
Hempstead, 5Br, 3.5Ba Col. Lg Prop. In Country Club Estates. $699,000
3Br, 1.5Ba Col. W/ Lrg Lr W/ Fp, E.I.K. Fam Rm W/ Pella Windows. $675,000
Bellerose, 3Br, 1.5Ba, Lr W/ Fp, Lg Fdr, Eik, & Screened-In Porch. $649,000
3Br, 1.5 Ba Mint West End Col. on Park-like Prop. New Price!! $599,000
New Listing
Diane DeSantis
Theresa Desposito
Marisa DeSimone
3Br, 1.5Ba Col. In Western Section, Awaits Personal Touches. $569,000
3Br,1.5Ba Colonial On Oversized Lot. W/Updated Baths, HW Floors $559,000
Floral Park, 3Br, 1.5Ba Col. In Heart of Village W/ Private Yard. $519,000
Glen Cove, 3Br, 2Ba Newly Renovated Ranch W/ Open Fl. Plan. $519,000
Sean McCoyd
WHAT IS A SHRED-A-THON? Signature Premier Properties is providing free paper shredding to the community. You can get rid of any old or unwanted papers, and, because the documents are “Shredded”, you don’t have to worry about anyone being able to read your private information.
Susan McManus
HOW DOES IT WORK? On August 25th from 3-5PM, there will be a professional Mobile Shredding Truck At The Garden City Senior Center (6 Golf Club Lane). You bring your old documents (3 boxes/bags per person), And they will be shredded on the spot. After that, the shreds are taken for recycling. No need to remove staples or paperclips.
Nancy Morin
Jack Mundy
WHAT SHOULD I BRING? Any documents that you no longer need or want but that might contain personal or private information. For instance:
Pat Dickey
Fran Falco
2Br, 2Ba Lrgest Model In Complex W/ Spacious Kit, Closets & More. $499,000
Garden City S. 2 Br Col. W/ New Roof, Driveway, & Garage Door. $489,000
3Br, 2Ba Co-Op W/ Private Entrance, Courtyard & Mstr Wing. $392,500
Colin Fitzgerald
Kim Flanagan
Michelle McArdle
Invites you to the 1st Annual Shred-a-Thon! Thursday, August 25th Time: 3PM-5PM Where: Garden City Senior Center 6 Golf Club Lane, Garden City
Marie Grant
Little Neck, Spacious Coop W/ Pool, Gym, Laundry & More! $169,000
Pay stubs Bank statements Old bills or receipt Credit card offers Outdated medical records Tax returns older than seven years
Geoff Gaspari
Helly Gholami
Jeanne Herman
Trina Koretz
Steven Korzeniowski
Maria Scarpati
Rita Nash
Alex Olivieri
WWW.THEDONNELLYGROUP.COM VISIT US ON FACEBOOK: THE DONNELLY GROUP - GARDEN CITY LIVING Mike Gallagher
Charlene Mayers
Keisha Wilson
Julie Whicher
Chris Vecchiarelli
Denise Stropkay
Jane Romanowski
Christine Pignatatro Erin Palumbo
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Garden City 730 Franklin Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 Office: (516) 741-4333
Patrick McCooey Partner
Floral Park 142 Plainfield Avenue Floral Park, NY 11001 Office: (516) 492-3210
Dutchgate at Valley Stream 1461 Dutch Broadway Valley Stream, NY 11580 Office: (516) 280-3664
Garden City South 315 Nassau Blvd. S. Garden City, NY 11530 Office: (516) 279-4433
Ryan Donnelly
Broker & Managing Partner
OPEN HOUSE
OPEN HOUSE Alexandra Abbott
Edith Akagha
Robert Kuefner
15 Euston Rd. Garden City Sunday 1PM-230PM 5Br,3Ba Sprawling Estates CH Col! Almost 2,500 Spft! $965,000
48 Bayview Pl. Massapequa Sunday 2pm- 4pm 3Br,2Ba Well-Maintained Split W/ Updated Kit. W/ Granite. $574,999
Marge Leder
5Br, 3.5Ba Cent. Hall Col. On Oversized Property! $1,396,000
4Br, 2.5Ba Spacious Col. In Estates Sec. W/ Plenty of Updates. $1,365,000
6Br, 3Ba Cent. Hall Farm Ranch on Over-sized Property. $1,299,000
UNDER CONTRACT
UNDER CONTRACT
UNDER CONTRACT
Maria Battista
4Br, 2.5Ba Brick Georgian Col. W/ Lg Master Suite ‘Wing.’ $1,195,000
4Br, 3.5Ba Tudor, W/ Lrg Prop & Magnificent Architectural Details! $1,145,000
Bayside, 3Br, 2.5Ba Chic Contemp 5 Level Split W/ Poo.l $1,100,000 Laraine Magdits
Marjorie Battisti
Anthony Carnabuci
Pat Mangan
5Br, 4.5Ba Majestic Windham Timber Frame Home on 5 Acres. $1,050,000
4Br, 2.5Ba Cent. Hall Col In Prime Estates, Completely Updated. New Price!! $899,000
4Br,2.5Ba, Charming Estates CH Colonial W/ Potential! $859,000
3Br, 1.5Ba Col. In Mott Section Of Village. Backs Up To A Park. $769,000
3Br, 1.5Ba Stone CH Col. On OverSized Lot In Prime Location!! $749,000
Bellerose Vil, 4Br, 1.5Ba, Col., Lr w/ FP, enclosed sunporch. Near LIRR $749,000
Hempstead, 3Br, 2.5Ba, New & Professionally Designed Interiors. $725,000
4Br, 4.5Ba Col. In Adelphi Estates W/ Potential To Customize. $715,000
THE DONNELLY GROUP OF SIGNATURE PREMIER PROPERTIES Sarah McGarr-Charney
Hempstead, 5Br, 3.5Ba Col. Lg Prop. In Country Club Estates. $699,000
3Br, 1.5Ba Col. W/ Lrg Lr W/ Fp, E.I.K. Fam Rm W/ Pella Windows. $675,000
Bellerose, 3Br, 1.5Ba, Lr W/ Fp, Lg Fdr, Eik, & Screened-In Porch. $649,000
3Br, 1.5 Ba Mint West End Col. on Park-like Prop. New Price!! $599,000
New Listing
Diane DeSantis
Theresa Desposito
Marisa DeSimone
3Br, 1.5Ba Col. In Western Section, Awaits Personal Touches. $569,000
3Br,1.5Ba Colonial On Oversized Lot. W/Updated Baths, HW Floors $559,000
Floral Park, 3Br, 1.5Ba Col. In Heart of Village W/ Private Yard. $519,000
Glen Cove, 3Br, 2Ba Newly Renovated Ranch W/ Open Fl. Plan. $519,000
Sean McCoyd
WHAT IS A SHRED-A-THON? Signature Premier Properties is providing free paper shredding to the community. You can get rid of any old or unwanted papers, and, because the documents are “Shredded”, you don’t have to worry about anyone being able to read your private information.
Susan McManus
HOW DOES IT WORK? On August 25th from 3-5PM, there will be a professional Mobile Shredding Truck At The Garden City Senior Center (6 Golf Club Lane). You bring your old documents (3 boxes/bags per person), And they will be shredded on the spot. After that, the shreds are taken for recycling. No need to remove staples or paperclips.
Nancy Morin
Jack Mundy
WHAT SHOULD I BRING? Any documents that you no longer need or want but that might contain personal or private information. For instance:
Pat Dickey
Fran Falco
2Br, 2Ba Lrgest Model In Complex W/ Spacious Kit, Closets & More. $499,000
Garden City S. 2 Br Col. W/ New Roof, Driveway, & Garage Door. $489,000
3Br, 2Ba Co-Op W/ Private Entrance, Courtyard & Mstr Wing. $392,500
Colin Fitzgerald
Kim Flanagan
Michelle McArdle
Invites you to the 1st Annual Shred-a-Thon! Thursday, August 25th Time: 3PM-5PM Where: Garden City Senior Center 6 Golf Club Lane, Garden City
Marie Grant
Little Neck, Spacious Coop W/ Pool, Gym, Laundry & More! $169,000
Pay stubs Bank statements Old bills or receipt Credit card offers Outdated medical records Tax returns older than seven years
Geoff Gaspari
Helly Gholami
Jeanne Herman
Trina Koretz
Steven Korzeniowski
Maria Scarpati
Rita Nash
Alex Olivieri
WWW.THEDONNELLYGROUP.COM VISIT US ON FACEBOOK: THE DONNELLY GROUP - GARDEN CITY LIVING Mike Gallagher
Charlene Mayers
Keisha Wilson
Julie Whicher
Chris Vecchiarelli
Denise Stropkay
Jane Romanowski
Christine Pignatatro Erin Palumbo
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Adelphi University Performing Arts Center announces season lineup From page 26 greatest songs birthed from the greatest marriages, the two attempt to answer the question. From Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil and Alan & Marilyn Bergman to Sonny & Cher to Beyonce & Jay-Z, the themes of love, heartbreak, triumph, and despair infuse not only these incredible songs but also the storied partnerships themselves.
Classical music
Classical music audiences will appreciate the acclaimed chamber music ensemble Trio Solisti (November 19 and February 17, 2017) for its 12th year as ensemble-in-residence. The ensemble has forged its reputation as “the most exciting piano trio in America,” according to The New Yorker. Other classical ensembles this season include American Brass Quintet (October 8) and Chiara String Quartet (October 28). On December 16, spend an evening at the Celtic Tenors Christmas concert. With a polished international reputation and just over a million album sales under their belts, The Celtic Tenors offer something truly unique - the skill, range and ability of worldclass tenors combined with the personality and fun of genuine artists. Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson are comfortable in all genres from classical and folk to Irish and pop, bringing you on a far-ranging musical voyage with their gorgeous renditions of Irish folk classics and favorite Christmas tunes.
The Habana Boys
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Audiences will be inspired and entertained as they learn about the rich culture of The Habana Boys as they conclude their North American debut tour on
March 12, 2017. Direct from Cuba, the high energy group of four classically-trained tenors and their band will feature music from Opera to Broadway, Motown and Pop hits – and of course, Latin hits from their home in Cuba.
Paul Taylor 2 Dance Co.
For April 7, 2017, the world-renowned Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company will present a mesmerizing performance. The program will include several Paul Taylor works. The Taylor/Adelphi history spans six decades, with Paul Taylor teaching at Adelphi in the early ’60s. Tony Award-winning entertainer Billy Porter will bring his latest show to the Westermann Stage at AUPAC on April 21, 2017. Porter was most recently seen in the critically acclaimed Shuffle Along on Broadway, and is best known for his Tony and Drama Desk Award winning performance in Kinky Boots. During this show, the versatile and altogether irresistible Kinky Boots star appears where his talents shine brightest—center stage, performing a heartfelt selection of songs, including his own, drawing on a wide spectrum of styles and emotions.
Opera and Ballet
Among other shows that will be undoubtedly popular is the ongoing series of Opera and Ballet screenings with some of the biggest stars of the opera world in performances from the world’s top opera houses and festivals: Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot (September 11), Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto (September 24), Serge Diaghilev’s Les Ballets Russes (October 9), Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata (October 22), Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore (October 30) and Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet (November 12).
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Warriors win LI Hot Stove Summer League 16U Championship
IN MEMORIAM Valerie D. Santangelo
Valerie D. Santangelo of Garden City and Waterview Terrace in Jamesport died on August 10, 2016 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. She was 51 years old. She was born in Jamaica, NY on July 17, 1965 to Joseph T. and Bernice (nee Bossler) Santangelo. Surviving are her parents “Jay” and Bernice of Garden City and Jamesport; a brother Joseph Santangleo III of Garden City South and a nephew Joseph Santangelo IV. She was predeceased by a brother Thomas Santangelo. The family received friends on August 11th at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial was cele-
Dolores DeVita
Dolores DeVita: A 50 year Garden City resident known to her close friends as Dee passed away on May 12th, after a long battle with thyroid cancer. Dee was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and dear friend. Long known for her positive outlook on life, her kindness towards others, and her wonderful sense of humor. A memorial service will be held in her honor on Saturday, August 27th, 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City.
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GC Warriors - Long Island Hot Stove Summer League Champs The Garden City Warriors completed a successful summer league baseball season with a 17-1-3 first place regular season record, followed up by a semifinal playoff win against the NC Blazers (12-2 score) and a 7-6 late inning comeback win in the championship game against the Levittown Cardinals. Congratulations to all of the players, their families, and coaches for a great season !!!
brated on August 12th at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment followed at St. John’s R.C. Cemetery.
The 2016 GC Warriors are Mark DiPierro, Brian Doria, Cole Flynn, Tyler Flynn, Michael Handal, Mason Kufs, Michael Liberopoulos, Patrick McGoldrick, Kevin McNiff, Layne Meyer, Chris O’Brien, Anthony Riggi, Michael Schwantner, Tyler Soutar, Michael Zanni, The team is coached by Mark DiPierro, George Liberopoulos, and Jim Meyer.
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Need a Ride?
The Garden City Department of Recreation and Parks is conducting a preliminary transportation needs assessment and would like your input. If you are a Garden City senior in need of transportation or know of one that needs help with transportation to our Senior Center or the Pool, please fill out the survey sheet that can be found at The Senior Center, the Garden City Pool, or our office at 108 Rockaway Avenue in the St Paul’s Complex.
Exercise for Seniors
Recreation and Parks is offering the following exercise classes for seniors at The Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. For the next few months the classes will be free in order to for you to try each class, after which they will be offered at a nominal charge. Classes are open to all seniors ages 60 and older who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. Classes might be cancelled due to a special event or trip so please check the bulletin board at The Senior Center for updates. MONDAYS Exercise with Felicia at 10 am Tai Chi with Connie at 1 pm Meditation with Connie at 2 pm TUESDAYS Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 10:30 am Chair Dancing with Felicia at 2:30 pm WEDNESDAY Exercise with Felicia at 9:45 am
Chair Yoga with Allie at Noon Yoga for Fitness with Allie at 1 pm THURSDAY Exercise with Joy at 9 am (paid class, prior registration is needed) Chair Yoga with Connie at 11 am Zumba Gold Fitness with Felicia at 2:15 pm (paid class, prior registration is needed) FRIDAY Exercise with Felicia at 9:45 am Resistance Bands with Felicia at 10:45 am Meditation with Connie at noon Tai Chi with Connie at 1 pm
Registration for Upcoming Senior Trips - New Trips Added
The Recreation and Parks Department, with the advisement of the Senior Advisory Committee, is sponsoring the following trips for seniors who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City during the upcoming months. Please remember to register early because all trips are first come, first served. No registrations will be taken before they are announced in the paper and payment must accompany any registration. Tuesday, August 30 – Resorts World Casino at the Aqueduct – We will travel by the Recreation Bus and visit Resorts World Casino. The month’s promotion is earn 10 points, get $20 in free play, plus it is Senior Day. Lunch is on your own. The cost of this trip is $5. To register, please visit
Garden City Retired Men’s Club Schedule of Activities
Monday, August 22: Noon Meeting Monday, August 29: 12:30 Sandwiches and SURPRISE! Do not miss this one! Monday, September 5: No Meeting Monday, September 12: 12:30 Sandwiches Monday, September 19: Noon Meeting Monday, September 26: Barbecue New members free of charge. This includes all who joined in 2016. Come and join! Thursday, September 29: Encore -More Oldies Music by George Salem (Sponsored by GC Recreation Dept) Come listen, sing-a-long, and dance) Another nostalgic trip down memory lane. Bowling every Friday during season at Herrill Lanes. Contact Ron Zwicke at 747-6842 details. Poker players: check with John Marino at 248-1770.
New Senior Center
We encourage senior men to come
and join in as we enjoy our new gorgeous meeting place. And bring a friend to play with. We welcome bridge, and especially non-bridge, players, in order to expand the variety of our activities. Some suggestions: chess, backgammon, other card game and billiards Also you may come for just conversation, camaraderie, and to make new friends.
About the GC Retired Men’s Club
All Garden City men, 55 years and older, are eligible for membership. The Club is non-sectarian and non-political. The club meetings are on Mondays, and a less formal meeting is on Thursdays. Both begin at noon and end at 4 p.m. The Club offers a large screen TV, card games (bridge, poker, cribbage), chess, backgammon, and billiards. In good weather we offer bocce, shuffleboard and horseshoe pitching. Also, the RMC will sponsor periodic speakers which are in addition to those speakers sponsored by the GC Dept. of Recreation and Parks.
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the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Wednesday, September 21 – Ellis Island and Lunch in Little ItalyExplore your heritage as we take as trip to Ellis Island. We will travel by coach bus into the city where we will board a ferry to the Island. You will have time to see the great exhibits at the museum on Ellis. After we visit the museum, we will travel to Little Italy where we will have lunch at La Nonna. The cost of this trip is $85, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel. Please note, this trip is now filled. Friday, September 30 - Senior Day at the Long Island Fair - held at Old Bethpage Restoration Village. The Recreation Bus will leave St. Paul’s at 9:30 am to visit the Fair as well as viewing the restored homes and buildings from yesteryear. Around 1 pm we will return and have lunch at Maggiano’s by the Roosevelt Field Mall. The cost of this trip will be $30, cash only please and reservations can be made by visiting the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Payment must accompany your reservation. Wednesday, October 19 – Lunch and “ A Funny Happened on the Way to the Forum” – at Westbury Manor. Lunch will begin at noon, followed by the fun comedy performed by the artists from Plaza Theatrical Productions. Transportation will be provided by the Recreation Bus. This trip will cost $35, checks only made payable to Plaza
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Theatrical Productions. Tuesday, November 1 – “Broadway Sings” at NYCB Theatre at Westbury. Come with us as we listen to Broadway performers sing popular hits! Transportation will be provided by the Recreation bus. This trip will cost $35, check only made payable to Rendezvous Travel. Monday, November 14 - A Night at the Opera to see Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” at the Metropolitan Opera House. We will travel by coach bus and dinner will be on your own. The cost of this trip will be $85, made payable to Jo Falabella. PLEASE NOTE, THIS TRIP IS NOW FILLED. Monday, December 5 – Dyker Lights Tour –Back by popular demand, we will again ride to Brooklyn to see the famous Holiday light displays in Dyker Heights. We will have dinner at the Colandrea New Corner Restaurant first, then visit the neighborhood to see the display. After reboarding the bus, we will then drive to Rockefeller Center to see the tree! The cost of this trip will be $85, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel. PLEASE NOTE, THIS TRIP IS NOW FILLED. To register for any of these trips, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Please note, once the fees are sent to the venues, they are not refundable so make your selections carefully. All trips are open senior residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City only.
GC senior bridge On August 15th there were eight tables playing. The results: North/South 1--Pat Fontaine & Ellen Moynahan 2--Grace Basile & Joan Cowie
3--Grace Kelly & Carol Anderson East/West 1--Louise Butler & Trudy Anderson 2--Mickey Norton & Arline Greco 3--Irene Christie & Nancy Cervini
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VILLAGE SPORTS Amusement Park Tickets Now Available
The Garden City Recreation Department will this year again be offering discount tickets to area amusement parks. Tickets can be purchased at the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Cash or check will be accepted for payment. These very popular discounted tickets are for: Gate Discounted Price Price Splish Splash Water Park $42.99 $36.00 Splish Splash - under 48 inches $32.99 $29.00 Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ) and Safari $64.99 $39.00 Six Flags Hurricane Harbor $44.99 $32.00 Hershey Park - 48 inches or over $62.95 $50.00 Hershey Park under 48 inches and over age 55 $39.95 $39.00 Dorney Park - 48 inches or over $55.00 $45.00 Dorney Park Junior - under 48” or age 62 and over $46.00 $43.00
Summer Mad Science Camp
Mad Science of Long Island is a company who provides a wonderful learning experience in a camp setting. Residents of the Village of Garden City entering grades K - 6 are encouraged to attend. The topics and details for each camp are listed below. To register, download a registration form from our website at www. gardencityrecration.org and mail it with payment to our office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Walkins will be accepts beginning May 19th. For any Science Camp, all checks should be made payable directly to “Mad Science of Long Island”. You can also register online by visiting their website at www.madscienceli. com. For all weeks: Where: St. Paul’s Senior Center Time: 9 am to 12 pm Fee: $210 MADE PAYABLE TO MAD SCIENCE OF LI August 22 - 25 Topic: NASA Science Explorers, Entering Grades 2 - 6 Discover the frontiers of space as campers explore our Earth’s atmosphere to the outer reaches of the solar system! August 29 - Sept. 1 - Forensic Science Entering Grades 2 - 6 Focus on forensics in this hands on look at crime scenes. Identify and collect evidence with fingerprints, trash, and tracks!
US Sports Institutes’s Summer Camps For Garden City Recreation
US Sports Institute is back and working with Garden City Recreation and Parks
for this summer! Many camps are being offered for residents of the Inc. Vil-lage of Garden City ages 2 - 14. Registration has begun for our Sport In-stitute Summer Camps! Please visit their website at www. ussportsinstitute.com to see offerings, dates, and times of camps. Reg-ister by March 1st and save 10% by using code: SSEB16!
Fall Roller Hockey Registration Begins
The Garden City Recreation & Parks Department will once again offer various roller hockey programs this fall for both youth & adults who reside in the INC. Village of Garden City. Whether you played in the past or looking to get involved, there is no better time to sign up and experience all the fun. All programs take place at the roller rink located at Community Park. Each participant is required to wear full equipment at all times. This includes hockey helmet with a cage, hockey gloves, shin pads, elbow pads, roller blades, hockey stick, long pants, and a protective cup. A description of each program we will offer is as follows: KINDERGARTEN PEE WEE CLINIC: No experience is required in hockey or roller skating. This hour long clinic will introduce the sport of roller hockey and all the basic fundamentals in a fun & safe environment. The program will take place Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. beginning September 11th. The cost of this program will be $100. 1st GRADE SQUIRTS DIVISION: This beginner program will continue to develop our young players through drills and scrimmages. This hour long program will take place Sunday afternoons at 1:30 p.m. beginning September 11th. The cost of this program will be $100. 2nd and 3rd GRADE MITES DIVISION: Games will take place on Sunday late afternoons with either a 4:30 p.m. or 5:45 p.m. game time depending on your child’s team schedule. Season begins on September 11th. The cost of this program will be $100. 4th, 5th, & 6th GRADE JUNIOR DIVISION: Games will take place on Friday afternoons with either a 4:00 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. game time depending on your child’s team schedule. Season begins on September 16th. The cost of this program will be $100. 7th, 8th, & 9th GRADE SENIOR DIVISION: Games will take place on Friday evenings with either a 6:45 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. game time depending on your child’s team schedule. Season begins on September 16th. The cost of this program will be $100. ADULT DIVISION FOR 30 & OVER: Games will take place on Sundays at 7:15p.m. Games are in “pick up” format. This program will begin on September 11th. The cost of this program will be $85. For further information or to register,
visit our offices at 108 Rockaway, download and mail an application from our website at www.gardencityrecreation. org., or if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.
Youth Tennis Lessons for the Fall
Garden City Recreation and Parks is pleased to announce the start of registration for our Fall Indoor Tennis Program for children who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City or attend Garden City Public Schools (see below) at the Community Park Tennis Center. Class sessions will run for 10 weeks and will begin on Monday, September 19. We offer the following classes for children ages 4 – 18: Tots Ages 4-5 (not in kindergarten) and PeeWee - Ages 5(in kindergarten) to 7 - Introduction to Tennis, emphasizing basic movement and striking skills in a fun game playing environment. Novice - Ages 6 to 7 - Continued development of basic movement and striking skills on a full size court. Serving and scorekeeping will be introduced. Past Tennis experience required. Junior - Ages 8 to 11 - Extension of Novice Level program. Continued emphasis on striking concepts, movement, and skills related to tennis play. Junior Advanced - Ages 8 to 11- For the more serious, more advanced students. These lessons are offered in 1 1/2 hr time slots. Experience required. Senior - Ages 12 and older - Extension of Junior Program, continued emphasis on fundamentals and skills related to ten-
nis play. Senior Advanced - Ages 12 and older - For the more serious, more advanced student. These lessons are offered in 1 1/2 hour time slots. Experience required. For further information or to register, visit our offices at 108 Rockaway, download and mail an application from our website at www.gardencityrecreation. org., or if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net. Non resident children who attend Garden City Public Schools must provide proof of such when registering for any tennis program. Proof must accompany registration and will be accepted beginning September 13. An additional $50 fee will pertain to anyone in this category.
US Sports Institutes Fall Program Lineup for Ages 2-7
Garden City Recreation and Parks has again joined with US Sports Institute to offer a wonderful group of instructional, fun classes for children ages 2 – 7 who are residents of Inc. Village of Garden City. The following classes are being offered at St. Paul’s beginning the week of September 18: Parent and Me for ages 2 and 3 - Soccer Squirts Ages 3 – 5 – Total Sports Squirts, Soccer Squirts, T-Ball Squirts Ages 5 – 7 – Senior Soccer Squirts For the days the classes are offered, prices, and to register, please visit US Sports Institute’s website at www.ussportsinstitute.com.
GCHS Scholar Athletes The Spring 2016 New York State Scholar Athletes have been announced for Garden City High School: Badminton - Alexandra Michael Baseball - Andrew Nagel Girls golf - Kaleigh Donovan Boys lacrosse - Timothy Gormley
Girls lacrosse - Taylor Gladd Softball - Megan Marshall Boys tennis - Matthew Giraldo Boys track and field - Andrew Tang Girls track and field - Hannah McDonald
Meeting of physically disabled at pool On Saturday, August 27, at 12 noon, disabled residents and their care givers will meet at the GC Pool for a brief gathering to evaluate changes made this year and propose changes needed for GC Pool Summer 2017. A survey will be handed out and recommendations are welcome. In addition, a Mobility Impaired
Group of Garden City has been formed and information on its first meeting in September will be out soon. Residents interested in this issue can join a public group on Gerard Kelly Facebook page under Mobility Impaired of Garden City. Any questions or concerns please call Gerry at 502-6710
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SCHOOL AND CAMP DIRECTORY 2016
State education officials On the evening of June 23rd, New York State Commissioner of Education MaryEllen Elia, Deputy Commissioner of Higher Education John D’Agati, and Regent Roger Tilles met at Garden City Public School’s Administration Building for a round table discussion with two dozen members of the joint Legislative Affairs Committees of Garden City, North Shore, and Manhasset School Districts. Informally known as the Super LAC, the group meets monthly during the school year to share knowledge and develop advocacy strategies for public education. Members include the districts’ superintendents, Board of Education members, administrators, and parents. The robust agenda for the meeting with the Commissioner focused on the new(est) regulations for APPR (Annual Professional Performance Review) for teachers and principals, the Grade 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics Assessments, the persistent adoption of new, unfunded state mandates affecting public school districts, and the direction of the state Education Department (SED) under Elia’s administration. After an introduction by Regent Tilles, who described the changes he’s witnessed since Elia took office as “incredibly refreshing,” the Regent requested the group communicate patience to the teachers, students, parents, and administrators in their respective districts. “We are heading in the right direction, but we are not going to
get there overnight.” When the Commissioner took the floor, she explained her selection by the Board of Regents for the state’s top education position in May 2015. Upon assuming her duties, Elia said she found New York to be in a state of “high stress,” educationally. She spent twenty minutes explaining her background in the field in New York and Florida, emphasizing her work and experience with teacher evaluation systems, and her intent to be inclusive of all stakeholders, especially teachers, in reshaping the state’s education policies and practices. During her opening statement, the Commissioner expanded on the multipronged initiatives she is leading, including an ambitious review of the Pre-K to 12 Common Core Learning Standards in ELA and Math. Step one of the “AIM High NY” initiative included an open public online survey in the fall of 2015 that elicited respondents’ input on each learning standard. Accomplished this summer, step two included the establishment of Pre-K to 12 standards review panels charged with addressing the areas identified by the survey. Panels are comprised of a diverse group of volunteer teachers, parents, including Garden City’s PTA President Michelle Kaiserman (watch for an interview with Mrs. Kaiserman in a future issue), curriculum specialists, college professors, library media specialists, BOCES representatives, and child development experts from across the state. The groups met in Albany in
New York State Commissioner of Education MaryEllen Elia spoke with the joint Legislative Affairs Committee in Garden City’s Administration Building on June 23rd. To the Commissioner’s immediate left are Regent Roger Tilles and Deputy Commissioner John D’Agati.
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July for weeklong work sessions. Also on the Commissioner’s to-do list is a review of the current state assessments. Elia stated that assessments will be changed next year. “Teachers need to give us feedback on the tests,” the Commissioner explained. “Everywhere we can, teachers are at the core. We have unplugged the 3-8 growth scores for teachers and principals from the assessments. We have worked very diligently within the confines of the law. We have pushed the envelope with extensions. There are some things we cannot do. I won’t break state or federal laws. We must reestablish a level of trust; if we make too many decisions too quickly, we will be guilty of the same thing that was hastened into place. Change does not come quickly. I believe we can work together with the three branches [of government] to get a system that works. I think we can get there by 2019. Change takes time; New York State was thrown off by having things done too quickly.” After meeting with local legislators over the past two years, the Commissioner’s assurances to the Super LAC were encouraging, so much so that several members offered, “What can we do to help?” Elia continued: “We have to become more powerful as a voice, togeth-
er. We’ve got to put a system in place that the Governor and Legislature will accept. How do we include student performance in teacher evaluations? I’m in favor of this. But we must move away from the 50% of state assessments as part of teacher evaluations. We’ve got to design a system, statewide, that allows flexibility for schools that have been successful, but also will put constraints in place for districts that are not doing well; a rubric that contains common, but flexible elements.” Regarding helping the legislative change process, Garden City’s Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen asked, “When we work with our local legislators, is that the most effective route?” Regent Tilles responded, “The number one priority is getting parents involved. It is no longer the time where legislators can focus on [their own preference issues, e.g.,] health care or transportation.” Since legislators may not have children in public education, Commissioner Elia suggested inviting local legislators to the schools to see the students and teachers in action. After nearly two hours of discussion, and even though the hour was late, Commissioner Elia made sure to
address each bullet point on the Super LAC’s agenda. The evening concluded with the request for an upcoming fall 2016 Super LAC meeting to continue to work with the Commissioner and the State Education Department to “right the ship.”
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Garden City Public Schools extends its gratitude to Commissioner Elia, Deputy Commissioner D’Agati, and Regent Tilles for taking time to meet with the members of the Garden City, Manhasset, and North Shore Legislative Affairs Committees.
Garden City Board Trustee Bob Martin (right) explains the difficulties of local governance by school boards in the current regulatory environment during the meeting with Commissioner Elia.
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Undefeated Swim Team B wins championship
On Sunday, August 14th at the Eisenhower Aquatic Center, the undefeated GC Swim Team B won 1st place in the Nassau Municipal Swim Conference Champs Division 3. GC rival swim teams included: Great Neck, Lynbrook, Malibu, Manorhaven &
Wantagh. What a great way to end the summer swim season! Congratulations to the coaching staff of: Candace Hall, Steve Oleksiw and Matt Pena and to the Champ swimmers who gave it their all and won the Championship title. Way to go GC!
Kathlyn Pomeroy & Abigail Halloran enjoying the trophies.
Olympia Van Bienis, Olivia Gottlieb & Catherine Sullivan preparing to compete in the Sr. Free Relay for Girls 13 & over
Eva LoPiano getting ready for 25 butterfly race for girls 8 & under.
Cousins John-Luca Antico & Lulu Caldara who participated in boys 8 & under free style and girls 9-10 relay, respectively.
Ana Bucevic, Abigail Benzinger & Emma Bezinger posing with the 1st place trophy.
Diego Cadavid swimming 50 breaststroke for boys 9-10.
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Biking Albania: Exploring Heritage Sites of Lake Ohrid, Ancient City of Ohrid BY KAREN RUBIN (Our BikeTours.com discovery of “Albania’s UNESCO Sites with Rivers, Valleys, and Gorges” began with the 8/12 column.) I travel to Albania with BikeTours. com’s President Jim Johnson on a specially constructed “President’s Tour” itinerary that modifies the regular “Albania’s UNESCO Sites with Rivers, Valleys, and Gorges” trip. Johnson has been working with USAID and the Albanian government to help cultivate sustainable tourism – bike tours are the best form with the least adverse impact for return – to not
included – that’s why my visit here was so surprising, not for how exotic Albania proved to be compared to other “hot” off-the-beaten-track destinations like Myanmar and Cuba, but to see a young country emerging). What is more, tourism helps generate the funding to sustain important historical and heritage sites as well as infrastructure improvements that might otherwise be lost to time and future generations because of neglect (this is what “ecotourism” is about: sustaining heritage and environments). We could appreciate this aspect as we traveled newly built and
extraordinary ancient sites as Butrint and environmental treasures like Lake Ohrid. This was my third trip with Biketours.com – essentially a broker that selects the best local cycling tour companies that give us the most “authentic” experience but also the best value and service. I had previously done a self-guided Danube Bike Trail trip with my adult sons, and a bike/ boat trip of the Greek Islands and had every confidence that BikeTours. com would select the best operator in Albania (if not the only cycling tour company). Bike touring in Albania is a very
new idea and unusual – indeed, our appearance with our helmets and state-of-the-art hybrid bikes (as well as the e-bike that I used) – draw attention since it is so unusual. After all, about 70% of the country is mountainous and our route takes us up and over mountain passes (the regular tour has as much as a mile-high climb in elevation in a day; our trip maxes out at about two-thirds of a mile elevation, but that’s why I opt to try an e-bike for the first time, and I have no problem at all with the climbs). The See page D2
11th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island Finishes Off With Really Hot Jazz BY KAREN RUBIN
Nighttime in Tirana, Albania’s bustling capital city © 2016 Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com only boost the economy but to bring Albania out of darkness into the world community. Americans, particularly, have either no impression at all about Albania or have woefully wrong impressions and stereotypes (myself
paved roads (as well as biking on the old battered or abandoned roads that make us really appreciate the quality hybrid bikes with hydraulic brakes and suspension), the hotels and inns and coffee stops along our way, and of especially, touring such
Talk about Hot Jazz! The heat and humidity could not dampen the celebratory spirit for the final weekend of the 11th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island, where the weather was hot but the jazz was hotter. People still turned out in their vintage 1920s outfits, re-creating the Gatsby-era. The entertainment throughout the day is topnotch: Gregory Moore and The Dreamland Follies, evoking the Ziegfield Follies, puts on stunning and sophisticated dance routines; Roddy Caravella & The Canarsie Wobblers consistently wow with fanciful costumes and choreography; The Minsky Sisters, a 1920s-inspired sisters tap act in the tradition of classic vaudevillian family acts; Queen Esther, an award-winning vocalist with a four-octave range who is also a
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songwriter, actor, and recording artist performing regularly in NYC, who sets her own standard of Jazz Great while paying tribute to jazz royalty of yore with her jazz quintet The Hot Five; Peter Mintun, “world’s greatest piano man” and Molly Ryan, known for her silvery voice and lush, elegant vocal style; plus musical interludes on vintage 78 records from the 1920s played on a 1905 antique phonograph. There are special attractions, as well, starting with lessons in Charleston or the Peabody by Roddy Caravella and his wife; dance competition (in Charleston or Peabody); a “High Court of Pie” contest; Scores of vintage vendors add to the atmosphere – if you didn’t have your own vintage outfit, you can rent or buy, and if you didn’t have your See page D5
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local operator that BikeTours.com has enlisted purchased a fleet of Taiwanbased Giant bikes manufactured in the Netherlands. But bike touring affords the opportunity to really explore, really discover a place. We travel through small rural villages, national parks, cities and along the coast to beach communities (a post-Communist creation). We travel at a pace and with the ability to stop and really look around (take pictures or even chat with a shepherd or a group of ladies sitting on a bench with their knitting) without the artificiality of staring through a bus window. We get to see things that would otherwise sweep past our notice: a man sitting on a donkey cart loaded up with hay, chatting on his cell phone; a woman in the field leaning on a hoe talking on her cell phone. The meticulously maintained farms remind me of Amish country, especially with the use of donkeys and mules and manual tools and a minimum of automated equipment. What is more, you feel part of what is around you – in the moment – more of a participant than a spectator. Each evening we are given an orientation about the next day’s ride, given a map with the route outlined,
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St. Sophia, Ohrid © 2016 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com showing the coffee stops, lunch place and endpoint, a diagram of the elevations– in essence, a graphic illustration of the ups and downs of the ride, as well as notes about the places we will be traveling. We are also accompanied by a van driver who keeps an eye on us even while trying to stay innocuous. And had the climb proved too difficult on any day, we could have just hopped into the van (that
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doesn’t happen, though). Our itinerary is modified from the regular Albania cycling trip because this is the President’s Tour, and Jim Johnson, president of BikeTours.com, has requested certain special features. This trip includes a circumnavigation of Lake Ohrid, a UNESCO-protected lake that is shared between Albania and Macedonia, which enables us to visit the ancient town of Ohrid in Macedonia, plus two days of kayaking and a stay at Albania’s #1 rated beach, added on to the end, for a total of 13 days versus 9 days. Each day is characterized by a highlight, and in my mind, a different color: blue of Lake Ohrid, green/brown patchwork of the farms; grey of the ancient city of Butrint, aquamarine of the Ionian Sea. Day 1: Arrival in Tirana We arrive at the international airport in Tirana, named for Mother Teresa, perhaps Albania’s most famous heroine, where we are met by Bato, who will be our van driver during the trip. I am immediately surprised as we drive into the capital city to see palm trees (this
area is subtropical), mountains, and a bustling, if small scale, city. Our hotel in the center of town is only a short walk from the National Museum, but I do not know that and make a terrible mistake by not rushing out in the waning hours of the afternoon to visit the museum – it would have provided an excellent foundation for appreciating Albania’s history and cultural heritage. Our group of five meets up for an orientation with our guide, Junid Jegeni, at the hotel before walking over to a restaurant for dinner. After dinner, I walk about the city, amazed at how busy it is - it turns out that it is the custom of Albanians to come out in the evening how pleasant and how comfortable I feel wandering around. Day 2: Cycling to Lake Ohrid After dinner and overnight in Tirana, we depart for a two-hour ride in the van to the northeast side of Lake Ohrid on the Albanian side. Our coffee stop is at a lovely hotel along a stream, where we chance to see a bride who we guess is there to take her wedding photos. Our first day’s ride is designed to be an easy warm-up, beginning with a long downhill and mostly flat ride for 41 km, with a total elevation gain of 140 meters, but an elevation loss of 360 meters, taking us around one side of Lake Ohrid. At the top of Qafe Thana Pass, Bato unloads the bikes (it takes me two minutes to learn how to operate the e-bike and three minutes to get comfortable riding it), and begin our 27.5 km ride, cycling counter-clockwise from the northwest side of the lake to the southwest side, to the city of Pogradec. We see gorgeous farms that hug the shore. It is very beautiful riding on the road alongside the lake. We have to avoid two donkeys that wander blissfully across the street as we reach a picturesque town of Tushemisht, a popular lakeside holiday village filled with bright-colored umbrellas and scantily clad beachgoers. Lake Ohrid is one of Europe’s deepest (at 1000 ft.) and one of the largest biological reserves in Europe. One of
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(passports please!) to visit the 1000-year old monastery of St. Naum, where there is a small church that holds magnificent 500 year old frescoes. We are here at an auspicious time: it is the day before the annual festival to St. Naum, who is said to have built the monastery with his own hands, between 900-905, and is buried in the church. People have come from all over. We witness an interesting custom: people take turns parading a lamb around the church as they are followed by two men banging on a drum. The next day, the lambs (there are 2) will be sacrificed for a feast. Another unusual feature of this place are peacocks that are everywhere. There’s a hotel right next to the church; a market as you walk up the cobblestone path to the church. There
is actually a beautiful beach place at the foot of the walk up to the monastery at the top of a hill overlooking the lake. People line the lakeshore for swimming, boating, lounging, which strikes me as an odd contrast to the monastery. We get back to our hotel with time to enjoy a swim in Lake Ohrid before a lakeside dinner that includes one of Lake Ohrid’s unique fish, Belushka, while enjoying an exquisite sunset. After dinner, we gather in the hotel lobby to watch the Euro Soccer championships on TV. Day 3: Cycling to Ohrid, UNESCO World Heritage Site For our second day cycling, we complete the circumnavigation of Lake Ohrid, but start off with a transfer by the van back up to The Qafe Thana Pass where we had started cycling yesterday.
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the oldest lakes in the world (1 million years), it has primeval life forms which no longer exist anywhere else or only exist as fossils. It is an aquatic ecosystem of such global importance, that Lake Ohrid is protected by UNESCO (on the Macedonian side, so far). It has more than 200 endemic species (like Belushka, which we get to savor for dinner). The lake lies in a basin surrounded on all sides by mountains with peaks of over 2,000 meters: to the east, Mount Petrino and Mount Galacica; to the south, hills and lower mountains of Albania. Twothirds of the lake surface belongs to the country of Macedonia and one-third to Albania. In the afternoon after a delightful lunch on the lakefront patio of our hotel, The Millennium, we cycle 4 km, taking us across the border into Macedonia
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But this day, we ride clockwise. It’s also completely designed by Johnson, who is very anxious for us to visit Ohrid, a historic city on the Macedonia side of Lake Ohrid, and not part of the regular Albania cycling tour. Today’s ride is one of the longest, at 65 km, but mostly downhill or flat, with the three progressively higher climbs at the end of the day, for an elevation gain of 545 meter and elevation loss of 784 meters. We start with a mild ascent to the Albanian-Macedonian border (passports please!), then a long, steep downhill ride to the road that follows the lake (passing Viagra Beach – a coincidence, but our guide, Junid remarks that Ferid Murad, an Albanian-American, won a Nobel See page D6
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Those quaint southern expressions BY CLAIRE LYNCH I spent a few weeks down South recently and couldn’t help but notice some of the differences not just in our accents but in the phrases and expressions we use when speaking. They call it sweet tea, we call it iced tea. No self-respecting Southerner would make instant grits as opposed to homemade grits (according to the character of Sam Tipton in the movie, “My Cousin Vinny.” Southerners “take pride” in their grits) and I don’t think any self-respecting Southerner would ever leave without saying, “See y’all soon, now!” Now that is really a Southernism! In the John Grisham novel-based movies such as “The Firm,” “The Pelican Brief” and “The Runaway Jury,” the actors pronounce the word “insurance” as in-surance (accent on the first syllable) and ce-ment rather than cement (also accent of the first syllable). Many Southerners like to call motor oil “earl” or “o-l” like the word “old” without the “d” on the end which is rather different than what we are accustomed to. Hush puppies as we refer to them on Long Island are shoes. Down South they are little corn muffins smothered with butter or dripping with honey. When I placed my takeout order at an Italian restaurant for dinner down South, my smiling face greeted the waiter’s smiling face. On Long Island when I pick up my takeout order at a local Italian restaurant I am a familiar face to them but mostly I am a number, as in, “Your order will take 15 minutes to prepare and you are #18 or #23” for example. I had to have two dresses dry cleaned at a place in North Carolina and they were as friendly as could be when I entered the shop. Sure they gave me a ticket with a number imprinted on it (because after all no one wants to have their dry cleaning misplaced or picked up by another unsuspecting person) but
they chatted with me for a few minutes and I have to say again that on Long Island when I went to the dry cleaners I was a number, simply a number. Down South I found the post office that was closest to where I was staying was in the back of a large local hardware store which I found rather unusual but it worked fine for me! I was able to get stamps, mail my package and shop for hardware-related items all in one stop. Up North we say, “Have a good day.” They say, “Have a blessed day” or “Have a blessed afternoon.” When we want to go shopping at Walmart we go to Walmart. In some parts of North Carolina they “go Walmarting.” Down South I’ve noticed that most times they don’t call it the “Civil War.” They call it the “War of Northern Aggression.” In North Carolina I wasn’t exactly in the deep, deep South, so I never heard any Southern colloquialisms such as, “He’s crazier than a road-runnin’ lizard” and “I’m a stuck duck in a dry pond” (meaning a very difficult situation to get out of). I was glad about that because I really don’t know what is meant by “That possum’s on the stump!” (Translation: “That’s as good as it gets!”) I guess I could figure out that “He is busier than a moth in a mitten!” means “He’s very busy!” and the expression, “He thinks the sun comes up just to hear him crow.” (Translation: “On farms, roosters usually crow when the sun rises. This wakes up the house and signals time to start work. A very cocky rooster might think the sun rises simply because he crows and a very cocky man might think the same when he speaks — and also that everyone should listen to him.) It takes me a few moments to translate the colloquialisms in my mind – and to process the rather vivid images. I’ve discovered that Southernisms are actually regional dialects. In Alaska many residents often drop the final “g”
in -ing words and they might say, “I’m havin’ a real good day” and many residents of Alaska pronounce the word “about” a-“boot” as they do in Canada. In Massachusetts many people have been known to say “I had a wicked good time” or “That birthday cake is wicked good!” Southern accents like Andy Griffith’s accent can sound folksy and also warm and buttery. They have a sweet, down home ring to them. I kind of like it. I’m always put off when I ask a Southerner directions and s/he responds, “Over here, over there, over yonder” because I really don’t know what they are talking about and hate to admit it! It always strikes me that Southernisms aka Southern expressions are easier to understand than the colloquialisms. In South Carolina some residents have been known to say, “Cut da light on/off, y’all.” Southerners don’t actually say that someone is “Knee high to a grasshopper,” at least not nowadays, but that misnomer has been perpetuated. When reprimanding children some adults have been known to say, “You’re goin’ to mind me now, ya hear?” I found some good quotes by Kim Holloway on the web site, stuffthatsouthernerslike.com. She says, “If the array of casseroles and cakes at the family reunion makes you happier than a pig in slop, don’t go overboard or you’re liable to end up full as a tick on a hound dog.
Oh, I know you want just one more slice of red velvet cake, but people in hell want ice water. (Unless they’re Southerners they want sweet tea.)” They also say, “When it’s hotter than blue blazes, let’s hope you have air conditioning (“Good lord willing and the creek don’t rise”) or you’ll be suffering.” As Mark Twain once wrote, “Southerners talk music!” Yes, indeed, there’s no language more musical. Well, I have to admit that French is a very musical language (I like the musical lilt of that “Bonjour Madame!” when the French or French Canadians say good morning to me but having gotten back recently from the South, I still think that the Southern pronunciation is very nice, very soothing, very musical. I make a distinction between Southernisms and colloquialisms. As mentioned earlier, Southernisms are really regional dialects so certain words that we hear in North Carolina we don’t usually hear in New York. Colloquialisms are words, phrases or other forms used in informal language such as, “What did you think of ‘Star Trek Beyond?’” Answer: “It was awesome! I loved it!” (They thought it was a great movie). Two others are “Off the hook” and “Off the chain.” (It’s great.) In New York many of us often go into a deli (aka “delicatessen”) and ask for a bagel with a schmear (of butter or cream See page D7
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Gullible Social Security Naysayers Will Believe Anything BY TOM MARGENAU
There is a silly, dumb and totally misleading email about Social Security that is floating around online -- being passed around from one uniformed email recipient to the next. Not a day goes by that a copy of it doesn’t land in my inbox, usually with a comment similar to the one I got today: “I knew the system was rigged, and this email proves it!” I simply can’t believe how gullible some people can be! But I guess if you are predisposed to think that Social Security is biggest scam ever perpetrated, then you will believe anything you read on the internet. The email starts off with this headline in big bold letters: “Who died before they collected Social Security?” It then goes on to make this twisted point: “The only thing wrong with the government’s calculation of available Social Security is they forgot to figure in the people who died before they ever collected a Social Security check. Where did that money go?” Of course it’s true that over the 80-year history of the Social Security program, millions of people died before they ever had a chance to collect Social Security checks. So where did their Social Security contributions go? Well, the email’s author failed to take into account that the vast majority of those deceased taxpayers left behind widows or widowers who received Social Security benefits on their accounts. Or in the case of deceased younger workers, they left behind tens of millions of minor children who got billions of dollars in monthly survivor’s benefits. (I was one of those kids about 55 years ago -- although my share of the billion-dollar pot was all of $22 per month.) And for every deceased worker who died with no eligible dependents, there are hundreds of Social Security recipients who lived well into their 80s, 90s, or even beyond and who received far more in benefit payouts then they ever paid in Social Security taxes. If you want more precise data about where all the Social Security money went, it’s available. The Social Security Administration’s actuaries can account for every nickel ever collected in Social Security taxes -- from 1937 to present. Go on the Social Security government website. Under “Menu” at the top of the homepage, click on “Actuarial Resources” in the “Research, Policy, and Planning” section, and then on “Trust Funds.” There you’ll find all the information about all those nickels. Just as an example, here is a snapshot of Social Security’s balance sheet for 2014 (the most recent complete data I could find). Total income: $884.3 billion -- 85.5 percent of that came from payroll and self-employment taxes, 11.1 percent came from interest earned on trust fund assets and 3.4 percent came from taxation of Social Security benefits. Total outgo: $884.3 billion -- 96 per-
cent of that went to pay monthly checks to Social Security beneficiaries, 0.7 percent went to administrative expenses, 0.5 percent went to the Railroad Retirement Board to cover Social Security benefits paid to RRB beneficiaries, and 2.8 percent remained as assets in the Social Security trust funds. The silly email then goes on to try to make the point that Social Security is a rotten deal for all Americans. Using some cockamamie math, it determines that had the big bad government not stolen your money from you (in the form of Social Security payroll taxes), you would have accumulated a nest egg of $892,919.98. Gosh, they figured that right down to the penny. They sure must be smart people! What a deal! Every working man and woman in this country would have been almost a millionaire if it wasn’t for that awful, money-wasting Social Security program. Old timers or historians reading this column will remember how wonderful things were before the Social Security program was enacted. Everyone was living the good life and all senior citizens retired with Warren Buffet-sized nest eggs. Those sure were the good old days. (Actually, more than half of all senior citizens were living below the poverty level before Social Security. After 80 years of Social Security, that rate is well below 10 percent.) Then the email trots out the timeworn Ponzi scheme argument. In really big and bold letters, the email states: “The folks in Washington have pulled off a bigger Ponzi scheme than Bernie Madoff ever did!” As I have pointed out so many times in this column, Social Security is NOT an investment scheme. It is what its name clearly implies: a “social” insurance system. Because Social Security’s potential beneficiary pool includes almost every man, woman and child in this country, you simply cannot set aside enough capital to fund all future benefits. Like ours, almost every Social Security system on earth (and there are about 165 Social Security programs around the world) runs on a “pay as you go” basis -- with the taxes collected from today’s workers funding benefits payable to today’s Social Security recipients. If you want to call that a Ponzi scheme, go ahead. But it’s worked in this country for 80 years, and it’s worked in other countries for over 100 years. It’s simply the only viable way to run a large nationwide social insurance program. Finally, the viral email goes off on a big rant about Social Security being labeled an “entitlement.” After offering a lot of misleading arguments about the alleged benefits received by members of Congress, the email says: “And they have the nerve to call my Social Security an entitlement!” It’s too bad that word has taken on such a negative connotation. Because
you see, Social Security is an “entitlement” in the truest sense of the term. Social Security benefits make up Title II of the Social Security Act. So when you become eligible for Social Security benefits, and sign an application for such benefits and your claim is approved, then you are legally “entitled” to those monthly checks. Social Security is just one of many government “entitle-
ments.” It’s simply a legal term. But so many people, including the author of this goofy email, get so darn worked up about it. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM
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Then, it is fabulous to bike around the 172-acre island to explore its various sites including a museum, the Civil War era Castle Williams (one of the triumvirate of forts that guarded the entrance to New York Harbor; the second is Battery Park and the third is the fort that is now the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty) and Fort Jay (where my parents lived for a time during World War II). Many of the homes along Colonels Row have been converted to various uses. There are fabulous, creative playgrounds and places to explore, and on a typical weekend, special activities. There are always serendipitous discoveries – such as the Civil War reenactment that took place the weekend of the Jazz Age Lawn Party. You also are treated to breathtaking views of Lower Manhattan’s skyline, the Harbor, the Statue of Liberty and the massive cruise ships going out of the harbor from Manhattan and Bayonne, New Jersey piers. The island has a fabulous history that goes back to the Native Americans, to the Dutch and the British. It has had a military purpose going back to the Revolutionary War. Between 1806 and 1809, the U.S. Army reconstructed Fort Jay and built Castle Williams on a rocky outcropping facing the harbor. During the War of 1812, artillery and infantry troops were concentrated on Governors Island. The island continued to serve an important military function until the 1960s. During the American Civil War, it was used for recruitment and as a prison for captured Confederate soldiers. Throughout World War I and II, the island served as an important supply base for Army ground and air forces. Over the years, Governors Island has served as the backdrop for a number of historic events. In 1986, the island was the setting for the relighting of the newly refurbished Statue of Liberty by President Ronald Reagan. In 1988, President Reagan hosted a U.S.-U.S.S.R. See page D7
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Prize in Medicine in 1998 for discoveries that led to the development of Viagra to treat impotence (he was looking for a way of opening blood vessels to remedy cardiovascular conditions). It’s irresistible not to stop to take pictures in front of the Viagra Beach sign. We ride the beautiful (and flat) road - which has been largely replaced by a new road so it has very few cars - into the historic town of Ohrid. Johnson leads us on a fast-paced walking tour of the city (starting with his favorite baklava shop where we sample the pastry), walking up old, typical narrow cobblestone streets. Ohrid, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the oldest human settlements in Europe, with a history extending back 2000 years. The city was built mainly between the 7th and 19th centuries and still preserves the most complete collection of ancient urban architecture of the Slavic lands (St Pantelejmon is believed to be the oldest
Slav monastery). You can find more than 800 Byzantine-style icons dating from the 11th to the end of the 14th century, “which, after those of the Tretiakov Gallery in Moscow, is considered to be the most important collection of icons in the world,” according to UNESCO World Heritage notes (whc.unesco.org/ en/list/99). At one point, Johnson tells us, Ohrid had 365 churches, one for each day of the year. One of the most impressive medieval buildings in Ohrid and a rare work of architecture of the Byzantine era, St. Sophia is a large three-nave cathedral with a dome at the center, built on the foundation of an ancient cult during the period of King Samuil. St. Sophia boasts the largest collection of 11th C frescoes in world, Johnson tells us (no time to visit inside though). With wonderful acoustics and a gorgeous garden, St. Sophia is the main stage for festivals including the annual Ohrid Summer Festival. Other important monuments include
Samuel’s Fortress and a classical theater built 2000 years ago (in the late Hellenic period or shortly after the Roman occupation). We also pass an intriguing National Workshop For Handmade Paper, where you can see a demonstration of paper making by hand, and a Gutenberg printing press (no time to stop, though). After a delightful lunch al fresco on the lake, we get back on the bikes. The end of the ride is the toughest, with a steep uphill climb, made unusually difficult because of the volume of traffic of people who have come for the festival of St. Naum. Normally there is hardly any traffic on the road, Junid tells us. We pass an intriguing “bone museum” – a reproduction of an indigenous village which appears to float on the lake. Completing the circumnavigation brings us back to the Hotel Millennium, the only hotel where we will stay two nights during the biking portion of our trip. Dinner is at the Millennium hotel’s lake-front restaurant with gorgeous
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views of the setting sun. The scene reminds me of Lake Tahoe. There are still some scheduled departures left this year for “Albania’s UNESCO Sites with Rivers, Valleys, and Gorges,” 9 nights, Level 4, averaging 37 miles/day (950E or about $1050) (www.biketours.com/albania/albaniaUNESCO-tour). BikeTours.com 1-877-462-2423 or 423756-8907, 1222 Tremont St., Suite 100, Chattanooga, TN 37405, biketours.com. Next: Riding through Albania’s ‘Breadbasket’ into Korca, the “Paris of Albania” ____________________ © 2016 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com and travelwritersmagazine.com/ TravelFeaturesSyndicate/. Blogging at goingplacesnearandfar.wordpress. com and moralcompasstravel.info. Send comments or questions to FamTravLtr@ aol.com. Tweet @TravelFeatures. ‘Like’ us at facebook.com/NewsPhotoFeatures
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Warning signs of childhood vision troubles
Adults know when they are beginning to experience trouble with their vision. In such instances, men and women will book appointments with their eye doctors to determine what’s causing their problems. But whether it’s a fear or eyeglasses or simply feeling their symptoms are normal, kids might be hesitant to tell their parents about any vision problems they’re having. As a result, parents must learn to recognize certain warning signs that indicate their children are experiencing vision problems. Vision problems in youngsters can be especially problematic, as many of the lessons kids learn in school still begin on a chalkboard. The following are some potential indicators that kids might be dealing with vision problems that require medical attention. • Reading habits: Vision problems may be most noticeable when kids are reading. As youngsters learn to read, they might use their fingers to keep their place while they figure out the pronunciation of certain words. But kids eventually grow out of that habit. Kids who are still doing so long after they have learned to read may be having trouble seeing words on the page. In addition, kids who pull their reading materials very close to their eyes may be struggling to see the words. • Viewing habits: Peculiar viewing habits may also be indicative of poor vision. Kids who sit too close to the television may be struggling to see what’s on as opposed to just being overexcited to see their favorite shows. Kids who prefer to watch programs on tablets they can hold as opposed to televisions may also make that choice because it’s easier for them to see on their tablets than on the television. In such instances,
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Summer is a season of relaxation, especially for school-aged children who are not yet old enough to work. Such youngsters no doubt enjoy the chance to spend summer days lounging poolside or at the beach, all without a care in the world or any homework to complete. Though summer is synonymous with R&R, parents of young athletes who hope to compete in scholastic athletics when the school year begins in autumn may need to take steps to ensure their kids aren’t at risk of injury once the curtain comes up on fall sports season. • Examine and replace equipment if necessary. The right equipment can protect kids from injury and help them realize their full athletic potential. But damaged or outdated equipment can increase kids’ risk of injury. Examine kids’ equipment long before fall sports season begins so you have time to bargain hunt should anything need to be replaced. • Schedule a physical for your child. Many school districts mandate that athletes receive and pass physicals before they can compete. Speak with the athletic director at your child’s school to learn the guidelines that govern athletic physicals. The physical will need to be conducted by a predetermined date, but you may also need the physical to be conducted after a certain date for it to be considered valid. Speak with your child’s physician if any problems are found during
the physical. • Let kids heal. Kids’ schedules are busier than ever before, and many youngsters play several sports during the school year. Summer vacation may be the only extended period all year that youngsters’ bodies get to heal. While it’s important that kids stay physically active throughout the summer, make sure they don’t overdo it, as you should emphasize the impor-
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receive a percentage of return on a fundraiser. It may be 50 percent, less or more. Aim to participate in fundraisers that provide schools with the best return on their investments. Purchasing a T-shirt for $15, $10 of which will go directly to the school, is more effective than participating in several fundraisers that only offer marginal returns. Another way to ensure your participation will yield results is to choose fundraisers that are being operated in conjunction with companies that have a long-standing record of success. When choosing a school fundraiser to pitch in with, ask the school if its efforts are being made in conjunction with a local business. If so, ask about the school’s track record with this particular business. If the results are good, you might feel better about offering your help. Don’t be afraid to offer your opinions if you feel a fundraiser is not being run as efficiently or smoothly as you think it could be. Speak up at a PTA meeting or volunteer your services to a committee. Other volunteers may just need a push in a new direction or some fresh ideas to make fundraising efforts more effective. Schools often offset miscellaneous costs by soliciting communities and parents of their students for assistance through fundraisers. People can select the fundraisers that interest them and offer the best return on investment to the school.
Many families find the rush is on to make it to school and work on time each morning. Feeling rushed in the morning is a recipe for added stress. Rushing through things is a poor way to begin a day, and those feelings of uneasiness can put a damper on the rest of the day ahead. Making mornings less hectic involves a few different strategies that parents and kids can easily incorporate into their daily routines. • Wake up slightly earlier. Getting up earlier than normal, even if it’s just 15 to 20 minutes before you’re accustomed to getting out of bed, can help reduce morning stress. Resist the temptation to hit the snooze button over and over again. A few extra minutes each morning can make you feel more relaxed and make for a smooth, stressfree start to the day. • Get some work done the night before. Prepare lunches the night before and have them ready in the refrigerator. In addition, lay your clothes for the following day out each night. This saves time and takes a couple more things off your morning to-do list. • Ease back into a routine. As a new school year dawns or a long vacation comes to an end, begin going to bed earlier and start waking up earlier as well. This can make the transition from
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• Carpool whenever possible. Busy families can save themselves extra work by proposing a neighborhood carpool. Sharing school dropoff detail frees time up for parents once or twice a week, and kids may enjoy traveling to school with their friends. Mornings can be tricky when family members are getting ready for school and work at the same time. By practicing a few daily rituals, it’s possible to curb the rush and start the day happier and more relaxed.
Make school and work mornings less harried with some easy tips to add to routines. carefree mornings to busy mornings go more smoothly. • Prep backpacks in the evening. Look through folders, sign paperwork, check assignments, and do whatever is you need to do the night before to save your family from having to scramble in the morning. This ensures those permission slips get signed and items make it back into school bags.
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How to help kids transition back to the classroom
The dawn of a new school year is an exciting time. Kids may not want to say goodbye to days spent lounging by the pool, but such disappointment is often tempered by the prospect of returning to school with friends. For parents, getting kids ready for a new school year is about more than updating their wardrobe or organizing carpools with fellow parents. Reacclimating kids to the routine of school after a relaxing summer is a significant undertaking, and the following are a handful of ways for parents to get a head start as the school year draws closer. * Establish a routine over the last few weeks of summer. Summer vacations typically lack the structure of the school year, and that lack of structure can help kids unwind and make the most of the freedom that summer vacation provides. But as summer starts to wind down, parents can begin to reintroduce some structure into their kids’ lives to make the transition back to school go more smoothly. Plan morning activities so kids can readjust to waking up early each day. In addition, serve breakfast, lunch and dinner at the same time you typically serve it during the school year so kids’ bodies can begin to readjust as well. * Take kids along when shopping for
As a new school year draws nearer, parents can employ several strategies to help their kids readjust to the rigors of the classroom. school supplies. If you plan to buy your child a new computer or other supplies for the upcoming school year, take him or her along on your shopping trips. Kids who get to choose their supplies might be more excited about returning to school than those youngsters who are given what they need without offer-
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their kids when possible. Read the books along with them if you think it will help engage them. If kids were not assigned summer reading lists at the end of the school year, assign your own books, rewarding kids when they finish a new book. Kids who read throughout the summer may be more likely to start the school year off on the right foot than those who don’t crack a book all summer. * Encourage kids to sign up for extracurricular activities. Many school-aged athletes get a head start on the new school year by trying out for sports teams. Such tryouts often commence a week or two before a school year is scheduled to begin, and this can help kids ease their way back into the school year. But even nonathletes can begin pursuing extracurricular activities before the first school bell of the year rings. Theater programs may begin auditions or encourage interested youngsters to attend orientation meetings before the dawn of the school year, and such sessions can be a great and pressure-free way for kids to ready themselves for a new school year. The arrival of a new school year can be both exciting and daunting. But parents can help their youngsters readjust to school in various ways after a relaxing summer.
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learn the Alphabet, colors, shapes, numbers, counting, beginning of writing, Music, Art and so much more. This year we will be introducing our after school program. It will have different Enrichment activity every day such as Spanish class, Yoga for kids, Science, Arts & crafts, and Drama. Thinkertots philosophy is to create a warm and nurturing educational environment for each of our student. Come and meet us at our OPEN HOUSE ON AUG 27 AND SEPT 3 FROM 10:00AM – 1:00PM
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Mobile phones can be convenient tools for today’s students. Shopping for back-to-school supplies was once limited to picking up a few folders, spiral-bound notebooks and assorted writing implements. But today’s students need much more, including a variety of technological gadgets, to keep up with their classmates. Technology is now an integral part of many classrooms, where Internet-ready devices such as tablets, computers and smartboards are part of daily lessons. Although some educators believe overuse of such devices in the classroom can have a negative impact on students and make it more difficult to capture and hold students’ attention, many feel that technology integrated into the curriculum improves students’ learning processes and outcomes, noting that interactive media and use of technology are conducive to project-based learning. Many students already know how to browse the Internet, create blogs or manipulate photos. But they may not know how to make use of digital resources with regard to their education. Students cannot learn such lessons unless they are equipped with the tools to facilitate digital learning. Parents who want their youngsters to embrace technology as part of their education may want to consider the following devices. * Internet-ready devices: Internet-ready devices include desktop computers, laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, and even smartphones. Assignments may require that students use the Internet, and many of today’s teachers create their own websites where they
list assignments or post links to supplemental materials. Students may have to confer with teachers via email or share materials with classmates. * Word-processing applications: Whether students are writing a 20-page term paper or have to type up a short summary for a homework assignment, eventually they will need access to word-processing software that includes basic typing, editing and desktop publishing functions. Many computer software bundles come with a word processor pre-installed. If not, software is available for purchase or parents can download free shareware. Examples of word-processing software include Microsoft Word, Wordperfect, TextMaker, Corel Write, and Google Docs. * High-speed Internet: Households that have not yet upgraded to digital Internet services are well behind the times. Many cable and fiber optic television providers now offer television, Internet and phone bundles for reasonable fees. Compared to the dial-up services and initial coaxial Internet of yesteryear, today’s Internet speeds are light years ahead. Students who need to stream movies or other content or upload and download large picture or text files often find high-speed Internet invaluable. * Digital planners: Many devices come with calendars and planner functions built in, and those that don’t can often be upgraded by simply downloading an app that performs such functions. A calendar is a handy tool for students who need to keep current on assignments and tests, extracurricular activities and other important dates to remember. Students may want to lean toward a calendar app that is integrated across many platforms. This way calendar events can be synched and viewed on phones, laptops and tablets. * Phones:Smartphones are akin to mini computers capable of more functions than one can imagine. Kids can use their phones to get a head start on homework assignments or to email teachers if they forget an assignment at school. In addition, students who have their own smartphones can easily contact their parents in case of emergencies, and parents can rest easy knowing their kids are always just a phone call or text message away. Depending on the courses they take, students may need additional gadgets, such as graphing calculators, scanners and printers. Parents can speak their kids’ teachers to determine which devices will support lessons students are learning in the classroom.
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11th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island Finishes Off With Really Hot Jazz summit with Mikhail Gorbachev on Governors Island, and in 1993, the United Nations sponsored talks on the island to help restore democratic rule in Haiti. In April 2010, Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Paterson reached an agreement on the future of Governors
Island. The City of New York is now responsible for Governors Island and created the Trust for Governors Island, the organization charged with the operations, planning and redevelopment of the Island. Governors Island is open seasonally from Memorial Day weekend to the last weekend in September.
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cheese) and I doubt Southerners hear that expression very often! Plus it’s hard to get a delicious bagel down South – or a pizza that tastes like it’s been made in New York City. (“I’ll have a slice.”) When we refer to New Yorkers we mean New York City residents, not Long Islanders or upstaters and in New York City we wait “on line” not “in line.” It’s often been said that you’ll be riding the “subway” or the “train,” not the “metro” and if someone calls the subway the metro, we immediately know they are visitors. “Houston” is a street (pronounced “How-ston”), not a city in Texas. We head “uptown” or “downtown,” not “north” or “south.” New Yorkers instinctively know that Williamsburg is in Brooklyn, naturally! Gotham is New York City and as we go about our business, we schlep from here to there. A “hero” is a sandwich and every New Yorker knows that the stoop is the set of steps in front of an apartment building. We also know what Tribeca means (Triangle below Canal Street.) New Yorkers are used to getting anything thing we want, anytime, wherever we are. Delivered. Down South that doesn’t happen. The streets tend to roll up at 8 p.m. (or sooner!) When we’re driving down South (on many of those roads with no street lights)
and come to a stop light, we’re confused that no one floors it as soon as the light turns green. When everyone just sits there and no one honks or gets upset, isn’t that strange? I heard a lot of “Yes, ma’am” and “No, ma’am” when I was in the South and take it from me, people always hold doors for the next person. When we find out that someone is from “the city” we automatically ask where they went to high school. Down South, not so much. New Yorkers can say, “Thanks, Jack” to any man who has been helpful with directions and say “Hey, kid,” to anyone under 18 whose name you don’t know. We New Yorkers usually pronounce the word “idea” with an “r” on the end so it sounds like “idear” and when we say never, it’s usually pronounced “nevv-a.” Regional dialects can be amusing, confusing and often frustrating. Still, we generally speak the language of our region that is most familiar to us – and that we are most comfortable with. I enjoyed my trip down South and thinking of all of the Southernisms that I not only heard along the way but that tickled my fancy. Of the many different, very varied choices, I think that my favorite Southernism is “y’all.” When they say, “Y’all have a good day now ya hear!” I think I will. And I hope y’all do, too!
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access season. (See http://www.nps.gov/ gois/planyourvisit/things2do.htm for programming.) You can reach Governors Island by ferry from lower Manhattan, as well as from Brooklyn ($2), 10 am to 6 pm Monday-Friday; 10 am to 7 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The Trust for Governors Island, also offers a wide variety of programming on public access days. Visit them at www. govisland.com for more information. _____________________ © 2016 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com and travelwritersmagazine.com/ TravelFeaturesSyndicate/. Blogging at goingplacesnearandfar.wordpress. com and moralcompasstravel.info. Send comments or questions to FamTravLtr@ aol.com. Tweet @TravelFeatures. ‘Like’ us at facebook.com/NewsPhotoFeatures
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CHILD CARE WANTED: Garden City family seeking child care assistance during the school year for our 9 yr old son & 7 yr old daughter who will enter grades 4 and 2 respectively. Hours vary, not fixed on a weekly basis. You may be needed as early as 7am and until as late as 5pm. Most days would include only picking the children up from School and supervising them until a parent comes home but may entail bringing them to an after school activity. Pay is generous and includes compensation for you being ready to watch our children should they be ill and unable to attend school. Must be available school vacations. Potential for summer employment as well. Experience and References as well as a car are required. Please call 917-204-4470 after 5pm to discuss.
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HOUSEKEEPER/DRIVER WANTED to help this busy family of five! Looking for a responsible, hard working, trustworthy and caring individual to keep our home in order and help manage the busy schedules of 3 kids (15,12,10) and 2 working parents. 20-40 hours a week, Garden City, some flexibility on time/days. Please call Kathy 917-757-3934
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BABYSITTING: COLLEGE STUDENT Experienced babysitter to work Mondays & Fridays. Flexible hours. Solid references. Licensed driver with car. Call 516-404-1045 CERTIFIED NURSE’S AIDE 15+ yrs experience, honest & reliable seeking home care position. Available full time, part time & weekends. Licensed driver with own car. You can contact Barber 516-468-1340 CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT: Certified CNA. Loving, caring, honest, seeking position to care for your elderly loved ones at home, hospital or nursing home. Excellent references. Call 516-808-4956 CHILD CARE AVAILABLE: GC resident, 2016 College grad, seeking childcare position before starting grad school in 2017. Valid NYS driver’s license and car. 6 years childcare experience with references. Call or text Katherine Kelly 516-732-2249 CLEANING AVAILABLE for homes, apartments & offices. Monday-Saturday. Excellent references. Honest, reliable, trustworthy. Years of experience. Also available for Spring & Fall cleaning, cluttered closets, messy garages. Experienced in organizing. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed! Call Cathy 516-582-9682 CLEANING available for Office & Home. Good references. Free estimates. Call Vanessa 516-451-8330 or 516-451-2446
COMPANION/HOME HEALTH AIDE With 20 years experience in home care & nursing homes seeking position to care for the sick/elderly. Experience with Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Dementia, Stroke. Licensed driver able to transport to appointments, etc. References available. English speaking. Please call 347-546-4133 ELDER CARE COMPANION Experienced, reliable & energetic woman with own car available to take you anywhere you need to go and also do cooking, cleaning and much more! Please give me a call. Doris 516-280-5833 ELDER CARE: Woman seeking position caring for the elderly. Available to live in or out and nights. Over 20 years experience including in nursing home. References furnished upon request. Call Vicky 516-943-4312 EXPERIENCED NURSING AIDE seeking position to take care of elderly. Evenings or weekends. Own car and good references. Please 917-796-5917 HOME HEALTH AIDE/ ELDER CARE Home health aide with over 15 years experience !! Excellent references. Cooking, cleaning, showers, all aspects of daily care. Live in. Available Immediately !! Call Sharon 347-739-7717
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JOIN THE ADOPTION TEAM Join the Last Hope cat rescue and adoption team! Volunteer orientations are being held throughout July at our Wantagh adoption center. Orientations will be:
Sunday, August 21st at 4:30 PM Reservations not needed. The adoption center is located at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh. http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org
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In conjunction with Portraits for Pits, Last Hope Animal Rescue offers an opportunity to have your favorite photo made into a hand painted keepsake! $10 from each pet caricature painted from your original photo benefits Last Hope. Visit us at Last Hope on Sunday, August 21 from 12 noon to 3 PM to see samples and place orders. To order by mail, send your original photo to Terry Burke. Email: terryxoxoxo@aol.com or text: 516-690-3180. Call Terry with questions. For more information and the order form, please visit: http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org
Wine tasting for Last Hope Animal Rescue
Please join Last Hope Animal Rescue for a Wine Tasting on the grounds of the Walt Whitman House on Friday, September 9th from 7 to 10 pm at 246 Old Whitman Road, West Hills in Huntington. Bring some friends and relax. Featured wines for the evening will be donated by Stew Leonard’s of Carle Place and Farmingdale, and all proceeds will benefit Last Hope’s dog/cat rescue and rehabilitation efforts. See Paypal at www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org to purchase tickets online. There will also be a tour of the historic Walt Whitman birthplace. A light supper and dessert will be served. Enjoy live music from the Paul Effman Jazz Duo. The night will also feature live and Chinese auctions plus a 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $50 per person. Please RSVP by September 2nd. Checks can be mailed to: Last Hope, PO Box 7025, Wantagh, NY 11793. For more information, contact Terri at Montauk1219@yahoo.com. No tickets will be mailed. Your name will be added to our check-in list.
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From page 41 Normally the school board meeting agendas include the date, time and location of the upcoming school board sessions – both workshop and regular meetings for the month ahead. But on the August 16 agenda there was no location listed where the district was planning to hold the Wednesday, September 7 work session, when Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen will be outlining the school district’s goal’s for the 2016-’17 year and beyond, with anticipated discussions on Garden City’s overarching objectives set to take place, as Heineman stated this week. She concluded Tuesday’s meeting by asking about that September 7 work session’s location. Dr. Feirsen reverted to the same explanation Heineman had already given and announced that again the high school library should, in all likelihood, be the set location. “Right now the meeting will be here. If not we will alert everyone, but we are promising full accessibility and this (HS library) is fully accessible. Until such time we can find other locations that are, we will be here,” Dr. Feirsen said.
School year Setup
The GCUFSD online parent portals will open by August 18, allowing students and parents the opportunity to look at schedules and class assignments for 2016-17. GCHS will be first with availability followed by the Middle School and the elementary schools, though it is not used for kindergarten and first grade as those schedules are sent in the mail. At the end of Tuesday night’s meeting School Board President Heineman thanked district staff, facilities and buildings’ workers with their efforts to prepare for the school year, including construction. She mentioned abatement work at the district’s Administration Building and projects at the high school. Heineman noted that the floors at GCHS had already been waxed as “they squeak when you walk on them.” Heineman noted the two days coming up, Monday and Tuesday August 29 and 30, already set for parents and students to tour the district’s buildings and get fully ready for the start of school. Dr. Feirsen commented that not having students and faculty in the buildings during summer “helps a lot” to accelerate work and do the final preparations. “When we have to work around visitors it becomes a little dicey getting facilities work done on time and in a safe way. I remember when I walked in the high school when they were waxing the floors at the World Language wing, I literally slid from one end to another. It was my foolishness not to walk in from the main entrance. Helping us by wait-
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ing for those two days would be very much appreciated,” Dr. Feirsen said. Two last-minute items were placed on the August 16 school board agenda as an addendum. They covered “Type-2 determinations” for Garden City Middle School and Garden City High School. Dana DiCapua, the district’s assistant superintendent for business, explained those procedures for filing requirements with the New York State Department of Education. “The board is required to pass a resolution on whether there is environmental impact. We work with our architects to determine this and the projects we are planning for will not have environmental impacts, and therefore they are type 2 determinations,” DiCapua said.
Policy Updates, from NYS Education
Also on August 16, Dr. Feirsen provided an update on a speaking engagement he and School Board Trustee Robert Martin attended in Suffolk County where State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Regent Roger Tilles were the featured speakers, addressing various school district superintendents, board members and educators from Nassau and Suffolk Counties. “Mr. Tilles talked about the challenges facing schools on Long Island and he noted in his remarks that many of the issues schools are required to address have their origins in the broader society as opposed to strictly educational issues. He expressed the hope that the levels of all students on Long Island will be brought up to the level of the highest quality school districts, and that somehow there would be opportunity for collaboration in those districts and areas with records of achievement with more disadvantaged areas,” Dr. Feirsen said. This was the second time this summer that Dr. Feirsen had the opportunity to hear from the state education commissioner and Regent Tilles after a meeting held in Garden City on June 23. He commented that Commissioner Elia’s recent speech was similar to what she expressed two months ago in a special meeting with the Garden City school district’s legislative affairs committee and those of the Manhasset and North Shore districts. At the July 6 meeting, Dr. Feirsen’s initial thought was that she listened well to what high achieving districts had to say. This time, Dr. Feirsen said Elia spoke about initiatives in the State Education Department since she took over from John B. King in May of 2015, including “the importance of reviewing the Common Core and the value of engaging the public in doing so,” Feirsen explains. “The Commissioner spoke about the efforts to address the accountability See page 48
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Coach Chaputian giving instructions during offensive drills
The Coaches talk to Senior Phillip Puccio after defensive drills while the team takes a break
The Coaches talking to the offense and defense during drills
Senior RB Chris Mixon taking the handoff from Junior Quarterback
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(From left to right) Athan Smyrlis, MD — Interventional Cardiologist; Jason Freeman, MD, FACC, FSCAI — Director, Interventional Cardiology and Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories; Asif Rehman, MD, FACC, FSCAI — Associate Director, Interventional Cardiology; Lawrence Kanner, MD, FACC, FHRS — Chief, Division of Cardiology and Director, Electrophysiology/Arrhythmia Services
When every second counts, experience matters At South Nassau’s Center for Cardiovascular Health, we understand the best team matters when it comes to treating your heart. That’s why we are home to some of the area’s most respected cardiovascular experts, including our newest member, Dr. Athan Smyrlis. If you or a loved one is having a heart attack, it’s important to know that South Nassau is close to home and able to provide lifesaving care within minutes. In our state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization lab, our average door-to-treatment
time for heart attacks is 27.5 minutes faster than the national benchmark. Our cardiac program is consistently recognized for excellence and has earned The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Certification in Heart Failure, and we also hold the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® — Heart Failure Gold Plus Achievement Award. With leading-edge services and procedures, there’s no doubt that South Nassau is where your heart should be.
One Healthy Way at Merrick Road in Oceanside. Call 877-SOUTH-NASSAU or visit southnassau.org. The American Heart Association recognizes this hospital for achieving 85% or higher compliance with all Get With The Guidelines® — Heart Failure Achievement Measures and 75% or higher compliance with four or more Get With The Guidelines® — Heart Failure Quality Measures for two or more consecutive years and for documentation of all three Target:Heart FailureSM care components for 50% or more of eligible patients with heart failure discharged from the hospital to improve quality of patient care and outcomes.
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Party Under the Stars
July 23rd was our second “Party Under the Stars” event. Members and guests enjoyed a beautiful summer night with delicious food, tasty treats, and beverages catered by D&J Refreshments. The night’s musical entertainment was provided by Linda Impanema and the Dixie Cats. Members and guests alike agreed it was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday night. If you missed this event, don’t worry, the summer fun is not done. We have another fantastic “Party Under the Stars” scheduled for Saturday, August 20th at 7 pm. Music by “The NiteLife Band”. Food specials such as pulled pork, chili and cheese, fried shrimp and other surprises will be available at our poolside BBQ concession (of course the traditional hamburgers, cheeseburgers and hot dogs will be available as well) Drink specials for the night will include a popular selection of craft beers: Blue Point Toasted Lager, Harpoon Wannamango and Stella Artois along with some great wines: Chardonnay, Rose’ and Pinot Grigio. Be sure to come on down and join the Party under the Stars!
Swim Team Season Concludes
We would like to congratulate both of our swim teams and coaches for a
great season. Both teams had a great season and a lot of fun! Both the ‘A’ and ‘B’ Teams finished with a perfect season winning the Duel Meet Championship and Summer Championship Meet. We look forward to continuing our winning ways in 2017…Go GC!
Tuesday Movie Night!
Our Summer Movie Series continues this week, Tuesday, August 16th at 8:15 pm. Come enjoy the Member Choice winning movie...”Angry Birds Movie” in the Picnic Area as we find out why the birds are so angry. When an island populated by happy, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to three unlikely outcasts - Red, Chuck and Bomb - to figure out what the pigs are up to. Admission: $2 Members; $4 Guests of Members; Popcorn $1.
2016 Guest Pass Booklet Policy
Just a reminder that this seasons guest booklets DO NOT carry over into the 2017 pool season. The last day to use your guest passes is Labor Day, September 5th. When using the booklets guests must be accompanied by members for admittance to the pool. Guest passes in the booklets can be used for residents and non-residents.
Hours Change
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Garden City Pool News change beginning the week of August 22nd. Below are the hours for the remainder of the season: 8/22 – 8/26 12p-8p 8/27 – 8/28 10a – 9p 8/29 – 9/2 10a – 9p Labor Day 10a – 9p
Labor Day
Join us Labor Day as we close out the 2016 pool season. Starting at 6pm DJ Bob will play the hits of yesterday and today to end the summer in style!
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We would like to remind all of our members to please keep your pool passes in a safe place for the 2015 season! A $5 printing fee will be charged for each replacement card.
Yoga Program
Join our popular new program… SUNSET YOGA with ALLIE! The 45 minute session takes place each Thursday starting at 7:30pm on the West End grass area. All members 18 and older are welcome to attend. Please bring a towel with you. (No pre-registration is required)
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The Garden City Pool would like to thank our returning sponsors for the 2016 pool season: the Garden City Volunteer Fire Department, GCFunStuff, Village
Pediatrics, Winthrop University Hospital, Adelphi University, Garden City News, Huntington Learning Center, and La Bottega. At this time we would like to welcome and thank Coach Realtors for becoming a new 2016 Sponsor. If any business would like to become a sponsor at the Garden City Pool this season please contact Tom McGerty at 465-4075 for various sponsorship opportunities.
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Swim Across America at the Garden City Pool
The Garden City Pool was hopping on a beautiful afternoon in the afternoon of Tuesday, June 23rd, when this year’s Garden City Pool Swim Across America fundraiser took place. Swimmers old and young swam as much or as little as they liked and raised $5,000 toward local cancer research and treatment. A special acknowledgment goes to 11 year-old participant, Alexandra Eldredge who swam in honor of a cancer-stricken family friend and raised an astounding 2,245.00!! Swim Across America, Inc., [SAA] is a national organization that focuses on local cancer centers and hospitals and is dedicated to raising money and awareness for cancer research, prevention and treatment through swimming- related events. Beneficiaries of the Garden City Swim Across America fundraiser include places such as the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; the Cold Spring Harbor Lab; the SAA Stacey Leondis Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore; the Feinstein Institute of North Shore-LIJ; the MIRACLE Foundation Pavilion at
Mercy Medical Center and the Fighting Chance center on Long Island. The Garden City Pool event featured food donated by My Three Sons and Manor Deli. Every participant was entered into raffle drawings for prizes donated by the DeGearo and Germano families and the SAA organization. Further assistance was provided by the Heaney and Zarriello families. The Garden City Pool Swim Across America committee would like to thank these businesses and families for their generosity and support! The Garden City Pool Swim Across America committee is also grateful for the continued support and cooperation of the Garden City Recreation Department and the GC Pool staff. Finally - thank you participants and volunteers! You were all amazing!! Your enthusiasm and dedication to this yearly event is truly inspiring! Cancer is something that touches us all and know that you are truly Making Waves to Fight Cancer... Be sure to watch for information about next year’s fundraiser!!
Swimmers in action.
Thank you volunteers for all of your help!! (L-R: Matthew Granville, George Germano, Joe Perrini)
This year’s top fundraiser, Alexandra Eldredge showing her support of SAA.
Participants keeping cool in the pool after their swims. (L-R: Evan Jozkowski, John Protano, Liam Gaffney, Aidan Gaffney & Robert Protano)
People of all ages can participate. Here, Ellen Blair registers for her swim!
From page 1 subjects to achieve the goals that initiated a closer look. The curriculum is constantly upgraded and fine-tuned. Cannone spoke first about Social Studies, the subject of a June 2014 curriculum review presentation and now in its third year of strategic planning set forth at the time. He said studying and gradually enhancing students’ “Tier 2” academic vocabulary was a prime goal. “That is a particularly important thing because the work that they did as a result of the curriculum review has branched out to encompass the entire district,” according to Cannone. School Board President asked him to explain Tier 2 academic vocabulary which “cuts across academic content areas.” Cannone said Tier 1 includes common vocabulary used in everyday speech, but Tier 2 vocabulary enters with words like “analyze, reciprocate, and infer,” academic vocabulary that is not specific to any one subject matter. For Tier 3 vocabulary, “treaty” and its use for Social Studies or scientific-use terms would be only specific to one subject matter and “does not get used anywhere else.” The committee for Social Studies’ review has followed up with plans for more joint meetings of Garden City high school and middle school staff for “curriculum articulation.” For ninth grade, marking the transition year for early teens, the district is focused on more common planning time. Adopting new textbooks for Social Studies in grades 7 and 8 are also part of strategy. Two electives have grown out of Social Studies’ review: Sports and History as well as Contemporary Issues, and these were developed after a high school survey of students’ interests. Cannone also noted that following the initial curriculum review was revisions for AP U.S. History and AP European History courses. For 2016-2017 the Garden City High School AP World History curriculum was under scrutiny. Garden City is going to continue to work within and revise the C3 (College, Career and Civic Life) inquiry units for K through 12th grade. Cannone explained that New York State adopted this fairly late, in 2015. “That came after our curriculum review. The inquiry-basis sets this apart from the past with really factbased, receiving social studies learning and memorization. Because it aligns with the goals of the curriculum and because New York State requires the inquiry-based approach, that is something that’s going to be fully included. It’s more how students learn how to ask the questions that allow them to better understand and internalize the importance of each lesson,” Cannone explained. An evolving concept Garden City has
discussed for curriculum innovation in 2016-’17 is team-teaching lessons at the high school, with two teachers working together to deliver a lesson. In this approach Cannone explains the duo working with their individual strengths while catering to the different needs of students in the classroom.
Flipped Script
The “Flipped Classroom” model – thoroughly explained back at a January 2014 presentation with the original Technology Task Force in Garden City Public Schools -- has now become part of World Languages’ curriculum review and implementation. In this model instead of lectures and lessons in class for students followed by homework exercises and assignments to hand in the next day at class, with the same repetitive cycle, with a Flipped Classroom the student logs on to EdModo or other online portals the teacher has posted a lecture/lesson with information and instruction for kids to watch at home. Then the next day, as Cannone described in July, students arrive at the class “prepared, having seen that instruction and then get right to work on examples of what they saw previously.” Board member Robert Martin recalled the early 2014 presentation on Flipped Classroom and asked Cannone if the district has seen an increase in using this method from its initial and experimental stage with teachers Michael Stano (high school science) and Allison Moss (special education) using this technique with structuring some of their classes. Cannone took the place of Assistant Superintendent Dr. Teresa Prendergast a year ago, but through conversations he’s had over 12 months with high school Science, Social Studies and World Language teachers Flipped classrooms have caught on to several courses from ninth through 12th grade. No entire course is taught using a flipped classroom, however as the model is used “as appropriate.” He has not done a formal analysis of how many courses have tried the method out, but there’s traces of breakthroughs. “It is happening in pockets as teachers talk with each other and someone who has had success with it, they pass that idea on and encourage teachers to try it out. They may consider the use of this and recognize that ‘I have an opportunity with this specific lesson’ to flip the lesson. It has gotten more traction because a few teachers have had success with it,” Cannone said. Martin followed by asking if certain subjects would have better potential to try using a Flipped Classroom than others. Cannone responded that across subjects, situations can exist for students to come into class on a given day with some specific knowledge on how to
do something. He sees a good idea for a teacher taking initiative with a Flipped method then as it “can be advantageous to put it out the night before, so the 40-42 minutes of contact time can be put to better use when students get to class and the teacher is really needed to work on process and problems.”
Leading the Way
Dr. Feirsen says in Garden City over 30 teachers tried out using Flipped Classroom methods in the 2013-2014 school year and since then just one or two “have done a lot of work with it redesigning the curriculum.” He commented on the intensive process behind it creating the videos for students and developing and organizing resources. “What Dr. Cannone said is true – some teachers may find this to be the best way to do all their lessons and all their units and some may only find the flipped classroom appropriate at different points. The nice thing about it is that this does not require anyone to be all-in or all-out,” Feirsen said. In the spring of 2014 Garden City served as a model with the flipped classrooms for districts all over Long Island. In March of 2014, Garden City served as a model with both co-teaching and flipped classrooms for districts all over Long Island. Stano and Moss along with Jeanne Incantalupo presented a workshop at the annual Long Island Connected Educators’ meeting, “Flipped about Learning in a Co-Taught Classroom.” On June 19, 2014 press release from the school district appeared in The Garden City News: “The co-taught classroom is an optimal environment to explore the new paradigm of learning known as the flipped model. Students view screencasts at home while homework and extension activities are done in the classroom. This model provides differentiated instruction, meets IEP accommodations, and motivates students and teachers, alike. The presentation (from Stano and Moss) informs educators and administrators about the flipped classroom model of learning, logistics of a flipped classroom, student accountability, and classroom management.” Also in spring 2014 Stano was honored as a New York State Master Teacher. This summer School Board Vice President Tom Pinou, who serves on the district’s Technology Task Force with Stano, asked Dr. Cannone to see if students who have participated in lessons using flipped classrooms could be surveyed and their reactions and comments could be brought back before the board.
Changes for World Languages
On July 6 Dr. Edward Cannone provided curriculum updates on the revised scoping sequence for World Languages including French, Spanish,
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Italian, German and Latin at the Middle School and High School. “They have updated the vocabulary lists, antonyms, synonyms and false cognates to align with FLACS exams, which are the exams supersedes Regents exams as New York State did away with them. FLACS (Foreign Language Association of Chairpersons and Supervisors) recently put out a statement on its website related to annual exams: “When NYSED discontinued the World Language Proficiency and Regents exams several years ago, FLACS assumed the responsibility of developing and administering regional exams to ensure that language programs are aligned across the state. That new role has spurred the organization to work collaboratively with NYSED and Queens College to continue to move language and language instruction in a positive direction. With over 200 districts throughout New York administering FLACS Exams, exams must be administered at the same time across the state. For that reason, the date for the exams will be clearly posted as World Language Assessments on the SED June calendar of assessments.” Also for World Languages, more common planning time between Middle School and High School teachers will be scheduled to align the curriculum and make sure each level feeds evenly into the other,” Cannone said. In the coming school year the district will be in the process of evaluating new Spanish textbooks for levels two and three. FLACS checkpoint review exams require students to have the ability to “Read to Write” such as reading an advertisement or page in the target language and processing the information accurately. Cannone says this is a critical skill as after reading text, students need to be able to write a precise response in the target language. He noted that at times the tasks on state exams can be “stilted and old-fashioned” so with that perspective Garden City World Languages’ staff including GCHS’ World Languages Peter Giacalone worked to select the best texts and “most accurate translations they could find to craft prompts for the state assessment,” according to the assistant superintendent. The goal was giving district students a more meaningful way to demonstrate that they are mastering the language they study. Over the summer the district has also worked on the audio skill set of students, creating new listening comprehension activities for the FLACS exams.
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For ADA compliance, Board Meetings to stay at Garden City High School From page 41 requirements imposed by federal and state governments without compromising what she knows as many high quality programs, both in terms of evaluation of staff and in impacts on students throughout the state. She also spoke about her interest in getting the SED (State Education Department) out of the business of being responsible for designing curriculum and instead having that rightfully placed in the hands of educators in each local school district. She talked about having a framework for those curricula, but giving the delivery and implementation of that curriculum back to educators and in particular teachers,” Superintendent Feirsen said. In July he commented that Elia conveyed her perspective of New York State school districts being in “high stress mode,” after her arrival from Florida. He told the public that she would fight for local flexibility while attempting to set some “agreement on general educational principles” statewide. “The reason she felt we were in the stressed mode at least initially was the rushed implementation of new standards and assessments. She identified very clearly that she saw this as occurring over a number of years, escalating, as the state embarked on a completely different course of action from the previous education commissioner and chancellor. Because it had so many different pieces to it, she said it may take a while to undo all this,” Dr. Feirsen commented at the July meeting. This month he provided more details on her plan. A panel to review teacher evaluation criteria and evaluation systems was mentioned at the recent speech, and this week Feirsen
noted that it appears Commissioner Elia must need to deal with a number of political issues in Albany. “She didn’t say it by name but it was very clear in her speech that she needs to make sure to address interests of the State Legislature and Governor Cuomo. But she came across as very committed to developing better systems for accountability, better systems for the measurement of student progress, better systems for the design and implementation of standards. She came across as very sincere and willing to do some hard work and getting her hands dirty to do this,” Feirsen said this week. Dr. Feirsen says that other than issues brought up at the New York State level there exist some proposed (national) regulations forwarded by the former NYS commissioner, now U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, “that seem to run contrary to the spirit of the newly-passed Educational Success for All Students Act,” the successor to ‘No Child Left Behind’ under former President George W. Bush. The Act, Feirsen says, provides more flexibility for states and school districts. He adds that what King has proposed appears “contrary to that intent of Congress.” “Of particular concern to us is King’s statement that districts that have less than a 95 percent rate of participation on required state exams will be penalized in some way – either in federal aid or some other way. Not enough students, to his point (95 percent) took the exams. All our New York State School Boards Association is certainly up close to this but it is of concern at the moment – we will keep the community posted,” Dr. Feirsen explained.
School Board rehires Smith to coach at Garden City Middle School From page 24 that Richie Smith was not renewed for baseball due to “extreme and unusual circumstances” that they can’t reveal due to confidentiality. So the Coach officially and publicly waives all confidentiality. If there really were “extreme and unusual circumstances”, the School can simply recite them since Coach waived all confidentiality and parents have a right to know. Sounds bad, and parents want to know if it’s safe to have Coach Smith around their kids. But the School Board renews that same coach for middle school football; concerned parents want to know how that can be,” Sullivan explained. Before exiting the high school library on Tuesday night following the board meeting, Sullivan summed up what he observed: “The district is talking out of both sides of their mouth.” Turnout for August’s school board meeting was high given that most Garden City families and the substantial number of alumni whose careers draw them away from their hometown are traveling. Among those whose interest was
piqued with Coach Smith’s situation against the district was Paul LeSueur, a longtime village resident who ran the village’s Recreation Department soccer for 30 years. A former coach New York Cosmos player in the 1970s and coach of the Centennials, LeSueur was the athletic director of the Waldorf School of Garden City from 2007 to 2013, and a star athlete at Garden City High School in the 1960s. Sullivan turned around in his seat at the meeting to see LeSeuer and said anytime another icon in the village is drawn to a meeting, “it must be pretty important.”
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The Garden City U11 Little League Tournament Team recently wrapped up a great summer tournament season in which it won both the District 29 and Section 4 West Tournaments before finishing third in the New York State Tournament. Led by coaches Joe Macchiarola, Sal Ingrassia and Brian LoRusso, the team began its journey by rolling through three games in the District 29 tournament by a composite score of 23-1. In the opener of the District Tournament, Garden City jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning against Franklin Square and never looked back on its way to an 8-1 victory. David DeBusschere set the tone early with a leadoff homerun on the first pitch thrown in the tournament. Connor Brock also had a big game with a homerun and a double. It was a great day for Garden City’s pitching as three pitchers combined to allow only four hits. Garden City continued to play well in its next game, a 10-0 win over Floral Park, sparked by a huge day at the plate by Francesco Ingrassia. The pitching was once again great as two hurlers combined to allow Floral Park only two hits. With that win Garden City moved on to the District Championship game where it faced off with Franklin Square for a second time. Patrick Heber opened the scoring for GC with a towering solo homerun. The two teams remained neck and neck until the fourth inning when Kyle Wood and Greg Lentini hit back to back singles to open the inning. Then with one swing of the bat Francesco Ingrassia broke open the game with a three-run homerun. Danny Macchiarola was dominant on the mound, pitching a complete game shutout while fanning nine, and by virtue of its 5-0 win, Garden City won the District 29 Title and advanced to the Section 4 West Tournament along with the winners of the neighboring Districts -- Massapequa Coast LL, Rockville Centre LL, and Manhasset LL. Garden City opened the Section Tournament against Massapequa Coast. In the first inning of that game, Kevin Deehan spotted Garden City to an early 3-0 lead with the first of six homeruns he would hit in the Section and State tournaments. Joey Wood also had a great day at the plate collecting two hits and a key late RBI. It was a total team effort on defense as four pitchers combined to allow only two runs in Garden City’s 5-2 win. James Healy picked up the win by going an inning and two thirds in relief and allowing only one run. The highlight of his performance was entering the game with the bases loaded and one out in the third inning and escaping the jam. In its next game, Garden City faced off against Manhasset at windy Seamans Neck Park in Seaford. Early in that game, Garden City faced its first deficit of the summer when Manhasset jumped out to an early 3-0 lead. Led
by the bat of Patrick Heber who drove in four runs with two doubles and the wheels of Eddie Dempsey who scored two runs, Garden City climbed back into the game. The game was tied at four heading into the bottom of the fifth inning when Kevin Deehan broke the tie with a clutch homerun off of Manhasset’s ace pitcher to give GC a one run lead. Joey Wood secured the 5-4 win for Garden City by striking out two straight batters before inducing a ground ball to first base to end the game. In their third game of the Sectionals, Garden City had a chance to close out the tournament, but it suffered its first loss of the summer, a 2-1 heartbreaker to Massapequa Coast. Joey Abbate pitched a spectacular game and deserved a better fate after holding Massapequa Coast scoreless into the final inning. With the loss, Garden City had to again face Massapequa Coast in a “winner take all” style game with a trip to the State Tournament on the line. Garden City quickly rebounded from its earlier loss and cruised to a 6-1 victory. Massapequa Coast couldn’t get anything going against Danny Macchiarola who pitched his second complete game tournament clinching victory. The offense was led by Kevin Deehan, David DeBusschere, and Joey Abbate, who all had two hits in the contest and Francesco Ingrassia and Eddie Dempsey, whose aggressive baserunning put significant pressure on the Massapequa Coast defense. After rolling through both the District and Section tournaments, Garden City moved on to the New York State Tournament held in East Greenbush, New York, a suburb of Albany. In East Greenbush, Garden City battled it out with seven other teams from all over New York State in a grueling, week-long, double elimination tournament. In its first game, Garden City faced off against Plainview, and the offense immediately went to work, scoring nine runs in the top of the first highlighted by Connor Brock’s grand and Danny Macchiarola’s three run blast. David DeBusschere and Kevin Deehan homered later in the game and Joey Abbate and Francesco Ingrassia added three hits, while Joey Wood, Kyle Wood, and James Healy also contributed to the hit parade. Eddie Dempsey showed a great eye at the plate by walking three times and also scored four runs. Greg Lentini stepped up out of the bullpen to throw and inning and two-thirds to secure a 21-14 victory for GC. Garden City’s next game against New Rochelle was a completely different story as both sides displayed great pitching and stellar defense. In the second inning, Jack Barker kicked off the scoring for Garden City with an RBI single to score Joey Wood. New Rochelle tied the game in the top of the third, but Kevin Deehan quickly broke that tie with a tower-
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The Garden City U11 Little League Tournament Team ing two-run homerun in the bottom of the inning. Garden City held on to win this game 3-2 due to several outstanding defensive plays in the outfield. Leftfielder Francesco Ingrassia made a spectacular, over the fence catch to rob a homerun and rightfielder Jack Barker made a great diving catch and throw to complete a game saving double play. After winning their first two games of the State Tournament Garden City stood at 8-1 on the summer and the boys were starting to believe that they could actually win the State Tournament. Unfortunately, in Garden City’s next game, the offense of Great Kills LL of Staten Island exploded for six runs in the second inning and ultimately grabbed an 8-2 lead. Led by Patrick Heber who had 3 hits including two homeruns, GC made a furious comeback. With Heber’s 4 RBI and big RBI hits from James Healy, Connor Brock, and Kevin Deehan, GC cut the deficit to 8-7 before running out of gas in an 11-7 setback. By virtue of their earlier victories, however, Garden City was one of only 3 teams remaining in the tournament and still had an opportunity to advance to the championship round with a victory over Guilderland Little League. Again GC got off to a slow start and again the boys roared back, erasing a 5-1 first inning deficit to grab a 7-5 lead. Eventual state champion Guilderland was also battle tested and responded to take an 8-7 into the sixth inning. As dramatic as the summer had been to that point, it paled in comparison to the next two innings. First Kevin Deehan launched a game tying homerun to send the game to extra
innings and then David Debusschere followed with a go ahead solo homerun in the top of the seventh inning to give Garden City the lead. Unfortunately, Guilderland did not give up and scored twice in the bottom of the inning to win the game. Despite two tough losses to end the State Tournament, the Garden City U11 District team still had an amazing summer run. Although records are unclear, the team is one of only a handful of Garden City teams to ever reach the Little League State Tournament, and it joins the 2013 U11 team as the only teams to advance to “the states” in the past 30 years. Their third place finish is also the best finish in Garden City Little League in at least 30 years. Congratulations to the coaches and players on an unbelievable run and thank you to all the parents, family, and supporters who made this season a major success! With one year remaining in their Little League careers, the boys hope that with a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck, they can achieve their dream of advancing even further next year and maybe even ending up at the Little League World Series in Williamsport next year!
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Garden City “A” locks down fourth consecutive championship title
On Saturday, August 13 the Garden City “A” Swim Team entered the Nassau County Aquatic Center as defending Division I champions for the past three seasons. Since 2013 the team has placed first in the Nassau Municipal Swim Conference Division I Championship Meet. After an incredible undefeated regular season, the team knew that it had a lot to live up to, especially with the return of division-rival Long Beach. After a series of exhilarating individ-
ual events and nail-biting relay races, Garden City and Long Beach both came out on top with an unprecedented tie for the division title. Congratulations to both teams on their impressive performances at the meet! In total, Garden City recorded an incredible 18 first place finishes during the meet. One of those finishes was junior Lauren Kuzma, who broke the 11-12 Girls 50 Breaststroke Individual record with a time of 32.72. In addition, seniors Gabe Ragusa, Rose Kelly, and Caity Bianchi all finished their GC “A” careers with first place finishes in their events. Coaches Andrew Salecker, Matthew Giordano, and Caitlin Powderly are incredibly proud of all the hard work the swimmers put into this amazing season. This week the team concluded their summer with the third annual Blue and White Meet and their end of the season party. Until next summer, GO GC!!! For more information on the summer swim team program at the Garden City Pool, please visit our website at www.gardencityswimming.com.
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2016 Division I Champions Lauren Kuzma after breaking the 11-12 Girls 50 Breaststroke record with a time of 32.72
The 2016 Garden City “A” Swim Team
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Busy summer for Garden City race walker
Garden City race walker Molly Josephs is decompressing after a busy summer that began on June 30 at the Olympic Trials in Salem Oregon. Oregon’s capital welcomed 25 top ranked US racewalkers in a 20 km race to qualify for the 2016 Olympic team that would compete in Rio in August. Although falling short of qualification, Josephs went out strong and walked well, holding onto fourth place for most of the race before tiring and finishing sixth among the US women. The top two finishers, Maria Michta and Miranda Melville punched their tickets to Rio at the trials and are enjoying Brazilian BBQ as this report is being written. There was however no rest for the weary as Josephs boarded a flight for San Salvador, El Salvador to compete in the NACAC games on July 17. Athletes from North America, Central America and the Caribbean assembled to take part in these games which served for some as a final tune up before the Olympics and for others as a chance to showcase their talents against some of the best in the hemisphere. Josephs did not disappoint as she brought home a silver medal in the 10000m race walk finishing behind El Salvadoran Olympian Yesenia Miranda. Two years of graduate school
Molly Josephs and Anthony Peters bring home race walking gold. at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville starts in late August and Molly Josephs wants all to know that the road to Tokyo 2020 has already begun. Go Molly Go!
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Father - Daughter Champions at Gardiner’s Bay Country Club Jay Sessa of Garden City recently won the Gardiner’s Bay Country Club golf championship, his fifteenth time winning the title. This past Sunday, August 14, 2016, marked the 40th anniversary of the first time Jay won this club Championship. (1976) Jay is a highly esteemed player and is a member of Cherry Valley Club. He holds many titles including LIGA’s three time senior player of the Year To add to this moment of honor, his daughter, Samantha Sessa also clinched the women’s title for the 6th year in a row. Samantha has played Garden City High School Golf for 6 years. She attends Gettysburg College and is #1 player on the golf team and has played the last 2 NCAA division 3 Championships.
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Current resident and Garden City High School alumnus, Mike Kern earned himself a silver medal at the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games in Carson, California with an impressive second place finish. Mike was ranked 16th in the world when he qualified for the CrossFit Games in April of this year within the Men’s Masters 40-44 year old division. A rookie going in to the Games, Mike quickly made a name for himself as he climbed the leaderboard event after event. The grueling competition was held over three grueling days beginning on July 19th where Mike threw down with the best athletes in the world, competing in seven events that tested strength, speed, endurance and overall fitness. Mike grew up playing sports and was a wide receiver for the Garden City Trojans as well as the captain of the Varsity wrestling team. He continued his sports career at Muhlenberg College. However, his entrance into the sport of fitness only came 3 ½ years ago when Mike joined CrossFit Garden City. Initially just looking to get back into shape, Mike quickly became enamored by the positive, community-centered atmosphere and was inspired by the level of athleticism and fitness being achieved within those four walls. Little did Mike know that in less than four years he’d be in the best shape of his life and standing on a podium as the second fittest 40 year old on earth! Mike’s tireless hard work and dedication has paid off but he continues to pay it forward now as a coach at CrossFit Garden City where he helps and inspires others to find their own road to fitness and good health, proving it’s never too late to be great!
COLLEGE NOTES
The following Garden City residents were among the more than 2,800 students who graduated in May 2016: Lauren Creighton, who graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Business Administration. William Barbaro, who graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Accounting. Thomas Revithas, who graduated with a degree in Economics. Christopher Barnes, who graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Business Administration. Alexander Pahlavi, who graduated with a degree in Sociology. n Union College has announced that the following Garden City students were named to the Dean’s List: Scott Ernenwein, a member of the Class of 2017 who is majoring in History and Political Science. Elias Georgas a member of the Class of 2016 who majoring in Bioengineering. Students with at least a 3.50 grade point average were honored with the academic achievement. n Richard Pietrzak of Garden City earned a Bachelors in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in May, 2016.
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Garden City Office • 516.248.6655 102 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY gardencity@danielgale.com Each office is independently owned and operated. We are pledged to provide equal opportunity for housing to any prospective customer or client, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.
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Friday, August 19, 2016 The Garden City News
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Summertime at The Wyndham and the Living Is Easy
111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Unit# 305, Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. Rental. SD #18. MLS# 2871596. $5,300/mo.
111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Unit# 602, Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. Rental. SD #18. MLS# 2845815. $5,400/mo.
100 Hilton Avenue, Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2828028. $699,000.
100 Hilton Avenue, Unit# 303, Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2867989. $699,000.
111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Unit# 614, Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2866987. $825,000.
111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Unit# 301, Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2849182. $965,000.
Consult a Wyndham Resale specialist when looking to buy or sell. Our on-site office staff is unsurpassed in providing thorough knowledge of the Wyndham Complex. Their years of professional experience and excellent service at this Five-Star Luxury Facility ensure a seamless transaction for both seller and buyer.
Wyndham Division 516.739.7171 100 Hilton Avenue, Garden City, NY gardencity@danielgale.com
Wyndham Resale Specialists: Patricia Costello Alfred Kohart Mary Krener Linda Mulrooney
Rentals
Condos & Co-Ops
• Garden City, NY
• Mineola, NY
• Garden City, NY
• Plainview, NY
• Garden City, NY
1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2865029. $189,000.
• Garden City, NY
• Garden City, NY
1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2859495. $2,500/mo.
• Garden City, NY
1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #16. MLS# P1260223. $4,200/mo.
2-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2820450. $3,600/mo.
3-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2848404. $349,000.
• Garden City, NY
1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2840061. $254,000.
• Garden City, NY
2-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2825988. $3,850/mo. 2-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2871619. $3,950/mo.
• UNDER CONTRACT Garden City, NY
• Garden City, NY
• Garden City, NY • Garden City, NY
2-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2871622. $4,050/mo.
2-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2861586. $339,000.
2-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2867759. $350,000.
3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #4. MLS# 2761892. $549,000.
Doubleday Court. 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2757710. $1,195,000.
2-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2826407. $449,000.
Each office is independently owned and operated. We are pledged to provide equal opportunity for housing to any prospective customer or client, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.