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Vol. 94, No.23
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Women in STEM PAGE 20 n A day away PAGE 12
District budget includes safety, capital plans
UP, UP, AND AWAY
BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
Garden City High School's Boys Basketball team won its playoff game in the Nassau County Championship and advanced to the semifinals against Elmont. See pages 58-59.
Streetscape follow-up gets Village on track BY RIKKI N. MASSAND At the Board of Trustees meeting this past Tuesday, February 27, Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi spoke about the follow-up initiatives from the Streetscape (downtown districts) work session, a joint meeting of the Board and village’s Planning Commission, held February 15. Members of the business community, Garden City Chamber of Commerce, and property owners in the three village business strips -- Franklin Avenue, 7th Street, and New Hyde Park Road -- have raised points for the village to consider, and that resulted in swift moves. Trustee John Delany announced that in a matter of 10 days, action was taken and most pressing drainage and sidewalk issues have already been taken care of. Suozzi explained
the tasks at hand and commended the village’s Engineering Department, the Department of Public Works (DPW), and Recreation and Parks personnel for attention to detail. “Part of the Streetscape dynamic included pavers on the street and slip-and-fall hazards associated with them. The DPW pavers specifically utilized staff with the residential sidewalks and roads to go document, to the exact areas on streets, what it would cost to repair these pavers. This is documented and entered into our GIS (geographic information system) and uploaded to show where the points of concern exist. Also in the system are all the tree grates (around the bottom/roots) and all the fire hydrants and street furniture, kiosks, bus shelters, benches, and lights. All items being put on or in See page 28
Garden City Public Schools enters the heart of its budget presentation schedule and deliberations in March with presentations on the instructional budget set for the Wednesday, March 7 and Tuesday, March 20 budget work sessions. The budget-to-budget increase as proposed would be about $3.14 million or a 2.79% hike, from $112.661 million this fiscal year (2017-’18) to $115.805 million in 2018-’19. The district proposes its 20182019 budget with a 3.54% tax levy increase, the maximum allowable under state law for this year. The number does not indicate that Garden City Public Schools is going to be one-and-a-half per-
cent higher than the 2.0% tax cap as has existed in New York State because of the district’s tax base growth factor, the number provided to the school district by the state and through Nassau County. “The cap is not 2%; it is the tax levy increase up to a maximum of 2% and then there is a formula New York State added for exemptions with capital projects, as the district votes on that separately because capital is allocated as a separate item in the budget. The growth factor is what the district was worth last year and taking into account new buildings or capital projects, brick-and-mortar structures, not within the school district properties but by the community, now the district See page 30
Third Rail Trail: Village approves LIRR memorandum BY RIKKI N. MASSAND On Monday the Village of Garden City posted a Memorandum of Understanding with the Long Island Rail Road and MTA for the Third Track Expansion project, which cuts through Garden City with the plans for 9.8 miles of new rail service between Floral Park and Hicksville. At the Village Board of Trustees’ meeting the next night, February 27, the M.O.U. was approved after a few quick questions and comments on the details capped over two years’
of speculation on what will happen inside village borders and close to residences and schools when the project, its mass-scale construction and eventually increased rail traffic comes to town. Deputy Mayor John DeMaro, who has served as one of the leaders of the Board’s Third Track Committee, spoke about the M.O.U. briefly at the February 27 Village Board meeting: “This MOU is the culmination of many months of negotiations. See page 44
EPOA to host meeting on groundwater remediation PAGE 27 WPOA to discuss credit card thefts, identity fraud PAGE 3
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A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER
Gun Control Letters
This week’s letters column contains several letters about gun control which some might feel is a national issue that shouldn’t be addressed in a local newspaper. To those people, we say that this is an issue that everyone should care about because it could just as easily been our kids in the cross hairs. Our policy on letters to the editor is that there must be some kind of connection with the community. Either the letter writer needs to be a local person or the issue that is being discussed should be one that is of local interest. We do often get emailed letters that seem to be spammed to newspapers across the nation (as well as a fair number that are meant for newspapers in
Garden City, Kansas, or Garden City, Georgia). Those sorts of letters are not used, simply because we have limited space. However if a local person wants to talk about a national issue, we are happy to publish their letter. And, as is evident from the first two letters this week, we will publish all points of view, even if we don’t agree with some of them. Just as public discourse is essential in our small town to resolve local issues such as the use of speed cameras, it is also essential to national conversations as well. All politics are local. If you would like to borrow our soap box feel free to send your letters to us at editor@gcnews.com.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Email: Editor@GCNews.com
Don’t Jump to Conclusions
To the Editor: After reading last week’s letter referencing the Florida high school shooting, I decided to double check the claims that were made by looking into the background of the NRA to see if they in fact promote, endorse, or support murderers using firearms to take away the lives of children. I could not find any statement, or published goal that supports that charge regarding them or any organization for that matter, except for one, Planned Parenthood. Perhaps the group who signed the letter is confused and meant to oust any person in congress who accepts money from them. It is very easy to make demands on others when we live in a village with a private, top notch police force with an unbeatable response time, but has anyone thought about the safety of a person living in a rural area far away from help? A minute can seem like a lifetime if they are in a threatening situation. We should not discriminate, but take all situations into consideration before making universal reforms. The problem of violence, murder, terrorism, and bad behavior are complicated issues, and we do not serve ourselves or anyone else well by jumping to accusations, destructive name calling, or instituting rules that mask the correct solution. It was stated that prayers, flowers and memorials are not serving any purpose, but somehow a march will solve what’s ailing us. This is the second time in the last month that this group of women submitted a letter to the editor stating incorrect information. Please get your facts straight, don’t jump to conclusions, or appear to be organizing hysterical backlash, it does not help matters at all. As Bob Morgan said “simply railing about a problem is not the same as solving it”. Nancy McDonald
Corporations stand up to the NRA
To the Editor: Americans should support and patronize companies such as Dick’s
Sporting Goods, Delta, MetLife and more, who are brave enough to stand up to the NRA. The adults, not our children, need to “take a bullet” to solve this - politically, or financially - as these courageous firms have done. We attended Mets opening day last week, spring training in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and several of the teen shooting survivors went on the field, after the national anthem, making a moving plea for action on gun control. Ironically, the kids from Parkland are braver than the cowardly politicians in DC, who are sitting back now, to see which way the wind blows. Our elected politicians have blood on their hands, and to feign another charade of sympathy in the peoples’ Capitol, another “minute of silence” for shooting victims, is an insult to the dead children in Florida, their families, our nation, and the American public, who know nothing will every change in the hands of the incompetent bunch of self-serving leaders running our government. The 19-year old shooter was emotionally disturbed, and he is also a victim of inept Washington politicians, who have been unable to pass sensible gun laws, or a sensible health plan that covers mental health. American hearts broke for those families, and many feel powerless to prevent future tragedies. Members of Congress are the real criminals. Their pockets lined with NRA donations, as they sit cocooned in lifelong jobs on taxpayers money, despite their cowardice and incompetence, while kids are shot to death in schools? What happened to our country? President Trump is uniquely qualified to lead on this issue, and finally get some common sense laws passed. He’d have the support of the American people if he banned assault weapons such as AR-15’s, raised the age to 21 for the right to purchase guns, and mandated extensive background checks for the purchase of a firearm. These are See page 34
Over the last few months, a mailman on the west side of town was allegedly stealing credit cards and using the dark web (internet for shady deals) to obtain village residents’ personal information. The investigation into this case is ongoing. If you believe you are a victim of this crime you are asked to contact the Nassau County District Attorney’s Economic Crimes Bureau at 571-2149. In order to prevent identity theft, the Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) will hold an informative meeting for Garden City residents on Monday, March 5th from 7:30 to 9:00 PM at Homestead School on Clinch Avenue just north of Stratford Avenue. The WPOA asks residents to come and learn about their credit reports and understand the various web sites and brochures available to prevent identity theft. Every year, residents can obtain three free credit reports (one for each major company) from www.annualcreditreport.com or by calling 877-3228228. The two speakers will be
Garden City Police Detective/ Sergeant William Grimes and WPOA President Gerry Kelly. From 6:30 to 7:15PM, residents can catch a bite to eat and browse the various brochures available from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the New York State Division of Consumer Protection. Finally, the WPOA outline for the meeting will include a list of top web sites to prevent identity theft. Please invite a neighbor and come and hear the latest news from the police department on this identity theft case and also learn the steps you can take to either minimize damage or prevent the crime. Residents can bring their credit reports to the meetings for a review of information. Please RSVP to Gerry Kelly at gerry7th@gmail.com. The Western Property Owners Association has an updated web site filled with information on how to become a member, upcoming events, important documents and meetings, and current leadership. Check out the WPOA at gcwpoa.com
The Andy Fund plans 15th Annual Tag Sale
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The Tag Sale will take place on May 12th at the St. Paul’s Field House The Andy Foundation is delighted to announce that it will be hosting its 15th Annual Tag Sale at St. Paul’s Field House on Saturday, May 12th, from 9 AM - 2 PM. Donations of furniture, housewares, toys, seasonal decor, gardening supplies, jewelry, pocketbooks, vinyl records, linens, rugs, fine china, crystal, art, and mirrors in clean and
good condition can be dropped off at St. Paul’s on Friday, May 11th from 9 AM - 4 PM. Sponsorships opportunities are available: Platinum $1,000; Gold $500; and Silver $250. To volunteer or for more information, send an email to info@theandyfoundation.org or call 516-739-1717.
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The Eastern Property Owners’ Association (EPOA) was honored to host Police Commissioner Jackson and Lieutenant Braun at its February meeting, which was held on February 26 at the Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. Commissioner Jackson provided an overview of recent police activities and issues affecting Garden City residents. Further, Commissioner Jackson discussed safety in the public schools and responded to several resident questions. In connection with this discussion, the East School Trustee, Bob Martin, indicated that on March 7, the Garden City Board of Education (BoE) will host a public meeting on school safety at Garden City High School at 8:15 pm. The EPOA would like to thank the entire Garden City Police Department for their bravery and service to the Village. In connection with the EPOA’s Environmental Report, the EPOA notified residents that on March 7, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be hosting a public meeting at 7:00 PM at Village Hall to explain
the proposed cleanup of contaminated groundwater at the Old Roosevelt Field Contaminated Groundwater Area Superfund Site. More information on the cleanup proposal can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/ roosevelt-field-groundwater. Please join the EPOA at its next public meeting on Tuesday, April 10 at 7:30 PM at the Garden City Fire House to celebrate the EPOA’s 100-Year Anniversary. Food and refreshments will be served. The EPOA is accepting membership dues for 2018. East residents may pay $20 for 1 year and $40 for 2 years. The EPOA is comprised entirely of volunteers but incurs communication-related expenses in its service to the Village. Residents may pay by check, through PayPal (go to www.gcepoa.org), and Venmo (@ GCEPOA). To learn more about the EPOA, upcoming events, and issues concerning the East, you may visit us at our website (www.gcepoa.org), on Facebook (@ GardenCityEPOA), on Twitter (@GC_ EPOA), and on Venmo (@GCEPOA).
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EPA Public Hearing - Superfund Site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated groundwater in the eastern area of the Old Roosevelt Field Contaminated Groundwater Area Superfund site in Garden City, which expands on the finalized 2007 cleanup, according to EPA Regional Administrator Peter Lopez. EPA officials plan to install a groundwater extraction well and treatment plant near Garden and Grove Streets to remove contaminants where trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) were detected. EPA officials will discuss the proposed plan and other alternatives being considered, as well as take public comments, during a public hearing on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Hall Board Room. Written comments, which will be accepted until March 26, 2018, may be mailed to Sherrel Henry, Remedial Project Manager, 290 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10007 or emailed at henry.sherrel@epa.gov. These solvents were used for aircraft manufacturing, maintenance and repair operations since the 1930s. The U.S. military began using the site as an airfield prior to World War I and continued to use it as a commercial airport until it closed in May 1951. The Village installed a treatment system that uses a process called air stripping in 1987 and upgraded it in the late 1990s to remove contaminants discovered in the Village public supply wells. Garden City routinely tests the Garden City water district to ensure all drinking water standards are being met. Full details can be found by visiting https://www.epa.gov/superfund/ roosevelt-field-groundwater.
Memorandum of Understanding
The Board of Trustees, at its February
27, 2018 meeting, authorized the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Long Island Rail Road/Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Deputy Mayor John DeMaro thanked his fellow Committee members for their work on the document. “This MOU is a culmination of many months of negotiations,” he said.”We believe there are a significant number of benefits and protections for the Village in this MOU.” The MTA/LIRR and the Village entered into this MOU to “memorialize commitments” both parties, in the spirit of cooperation, reached so the LIRR could address Village concerns with respect to possible impacts of the Third Track Project on the Village in general and on residents of and businesses located within the Village. Copies of the MOU were made available at the February 27, 2018 Board meeting. To read the MOU in full, visit Garden City’s homepage, under Notifications and Alerts, at www.gardencityny.net.
555 Stewart Avenue
With regards to the proposed construction at 555 Stewart Avenue, the applicant has made several presentations to the Zoning Change Review Committee, which has reviewed the proposed development and received reports from its consultants, including H2M Engineering and Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, LLC. As proposed, the construction would include 150 rental units- 20 one-bedroom, 115 two-bedroom and 15 three-bedroom units. As required by the Federal Court decision, 15 units would be classified as affordable, while the remaining units would be at market price. The Committee’s report and recommendation is expected to be sent to the Board of Trustees this week. The next step in considering the application is for the Board of Trustees to schedule a public hearing with respect to the requested zoning amendment, requested permit for the development and requested site plan approval. Deputy Mayor John DeMaro, who serves as chairman of the Zoning Change Review Committee, will propose at the March 8 Board of Trustees meeting that Trustees schedule a public hearing regarding the matter on Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m.
Bond Resolution Replacement of Garage Doors
Trustees approved an amendment to a bond resolution to increase the budget for a capital project to replace the garage doors at the Village Yard. According to Department of Public Works Superintendent Joseph
DiFrancisco, bid results came back slightly higher than originally budgeted so the Board amended the bond resolution to account for the increase in cost for that project. The capital project increased from $109,140 to $120,000.
Bond Resolution Sewer System Improvements
The Board adopted a $224,400 bond resolution for sewer system improvements at the pumping station located at the corner of Hilton Avenue and Second Street. The Cedar Valley pumping facility was built in 1916 and has reached the end of its life. The building has significant structural deterioration, including a large crack in its foundation, and needs replacing. In addition, despite replacing the three pumps that operate inside the facility, the controls that run those pumps are antiquated and need to be replaced. Cedar Valley and another pumping station located on Meadow Street are considered critical infrastructure and operate 24-7 in the Village.
Help us with Garden City Anniversary celebrations
In 2019 the Village of Garden City has two momentous events to cele-
brate and wants your help in planning appropriate celebrations. The Hempstead Plains was a flat, treeless 12-mile tract stretching from New Hyde Park to Farmingdale when Alexander Turney Stewart acquired the land from the Town of Hempstead in 1869 for $55 an acre. The year 2019 will mark the 150th anniversary of Mr. Stewart’s land purchase. The second event is the 100th anniversary of the Community Agreement, which resulted in what is now the Village of Garden City as we know it today. The Community Agreement originated in 1919, when the Village of Garden City was incorporated. At that time, there were three developed areas in Garden City – “Old Garden City” now known as the Central Section, with 50 homes; “Garden City East” now known as the Eastern Section with 160 homes; and “Garden City Estates” now known as the Estates Section with 160 homes. The current Western Section was mostly undeveloped land within Estates until 1931 when it formally became its own geographic section of the Village. Until 1919, two development companies owned and managed the unsold land within each of the three geographic sections. The three See page 10
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THE OFFICE CAT Credit card fraud: On February 21st the Garden City Police received a reportof multiple unauthorized transactions exceeding $3,000 that were reportedly charged against a resident’s credit card account. Carbon monoxide alarm: On February 22nd, Garden City police and firefighters responded to a report of a carbon monoxide alarm activation at 520 Franklin Avenue. Upon investigation, no dangerous air levels were detected. The activation was apparently caused by a faulty detection system. Burglary arrest: Garden City Detectives arrested a 57 year old Westbury man on February 23rd, following an investigation. Police said the man entered the Soup Bistro on January 22nd by breaking the front door and removing money from a cash register. Lights out: Officers responded to a traffic light malfunction at the intersection of Washington Avenue at Eleventh Street on February 23rd. Criminal mischief: Police investigated damage to the air pump compressor at the Mobil Station on Franklin Avenue. On track: Garden City Police safeguarded a vehicle that accidentally turned onto the tracks at the Garden City Railroad Station, becom-
ing lodged in the track bed. All occupants were safely removed from the vehicle. The vehicle was removed from the track bed by Nassau County Emergency Service Officers. Lewd act: On February 25th police investigated a report of a man operating a black four-door sedan in Parking Field #8 who allegedly pulled up to a female victim and asked for directions while committing a lewd act. The subject is described as a black, 20-30 years old, unshaven, wearing glasses, a black hat and a dark colored jacket. Vehicle entered: On February 26th loose change was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Euston Road residence. A pair of sunglasses was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Kensington Road residence. St. Paul’s window broken: On February 26th Garden City Police investigated a criminal mischief to the St. Paul’s building; two windows on the west side of the building were found broken. Harrassment charge: On February 27th, as a result of a
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domestic incident investigation, Officers arrested a 43 year old Roslyn man for allegedly sending threatening emails to a female family member who resides in Garden City. He was charged with aggravated harassment. Shoplifting: On February 27th police investigated a report of man who entered CVS Pharmacy, removed several medicine packages from a shelf, and then left the store without paying. S u s p e n d e d license: During a traffic accident investigation on County Seat Drive, police charged a 54 year old Oyster Bay woman with driving with suspended license privileges, unlicensed operation and uninsured operation. Multiple infractions: As a result of a traffic stop investigation on Stewart Avenue, a 38 year old Hempstead woman was charged with driving with a suspended license, unregistered vehicle, improper license plates, uninsured operation and uninspected vehicle.
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From page 9 sections came together in 1919 to form a unified Village of Garden City. We are forming a committee to help us plan and run the celebration of these two events. We need you to volunteer and help! The Committee will be charged with developing ideas for the celebrations. Like the Hempstead Plains in 1869 there is an open canvas to create one event or several events during the year - perhaps a weekend carnival or a more formal dinner/dance on the grounds of the former St. Paul’s School or the Cathedral or a seminar with the help of our historians, Adelphi University, our Library and the school system. The Board of Trustees will allocate funds in its next budget, but the Committee should also investigate whether we can get sponsorships to help defray costs. We need and welcome volunteers with energy, related skill sets and time. Those with event planning, fundraising, musical and entertainment backgrounds, operating educational seminars and many other skills are urged to submit their names. This will require effort but we believe it will be worth it! Contact your POA or Village Clerk Karen Altman via email at kaltman@ See page 34
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A Day Away for Women with Nancy Witter
Nancy Witter BY MELVA VICTORINO On Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 8:45AM through 1:00PM, Nancy Witter will be the guest at Garden City Community Church (GCCC) for A Day Away For Women. Nancy Witter will charm and make the women laugh, relax, have fun together, and appreciate their worth at the GCCC special day for women. She is a certified life coach, award winning stand up comedian, motivational speak-
er, and author of the books, Who’s Better Than Me? A Guide to Living Happily Ever After and All Grown Up…Now What Do I Do? Ms. Witter, who has been a professional comedian for 20 years, uses laughter to bring home the message to the women that they are important and fantastic. She said, “Laughing makes the message even easier to follow. I want to inspire women to find how great they are – they never give themselves enough credit. Women don’t realize all that they do; they need to take a second to realize they’re really good and not to take themselves for granted.” Ms. Witter, who draws examples in her book Who’s Better Than I Am? A Guide to Living Happily Ever After, says her talk is meant to get people to laugh and inspire them. It will be a time to celebrate women and honor them and their good health. She is hoping that her time with the women will resonate that they are capable of anything. At the end of the day, she wants the women to look at each other and say, “Who’s Better Than I Am?” Ms. Witter loves making people laugh, and offering encouragement and inspiration through her comedy and speeches. While working on her book, she was reminded of some long lost funny stories about growing up in the 60’s and 70’s, which is now the
basis for her new show Growing Up McDougal... Happy, Hopeful, and HungOver. Growing up in a very large Irish “Cathaholic” family and struggling as a working single mother for 20 years, gave her all the comedic material she needed to sustain her throughout her long-standing comedy career. Being a motivational speaker is a natural fit for her. It allows her to artfully combine her comedic skills with her experience and expertise as a life C]coach. She uses it to deliver an important message about the power of a positive attitude, the importance of self-acceptance, and steps that help her audience get back in touch with what their life mission is. Her talks offer a funny, insightful, and entertaining look at fear, resistance, change, and choices. She combines the magic of motivation, content and humor to help people manage stress, find their personal power, and get re-inspired in their lives. Laughter always keeps the energy high, and the attention and retention at an optimum level. Nancy Witter has won three New York City MAC Awards for “Outstanding Female Comedian” and a MAC Award for her one woman show Dignity Check... Please. Ms. Witter was one of five finalists on Nick at Nite’s Search for the Funniest Mom in America in 2005. Soon after, she joined two
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The history of the legendary 69th Regiment in WWI, “The Great War,” is the subject of a talk at the March meeting of the Irish Cultural Society. The meeting will be held at the Garden City Library, 60 Seventh Street, across the street from the Garden City Hotel, at 7:30PM on March 14. The meeting is free and open to the public. In March 1917, the 69th Infantry Regiment went into the trenches in France for the first time. Re-designated the 165th Infantry Regiment shortly after America entered World War I in April 1917, the “Old 69th” represented New York in the soon-to-be-famous 42nd Infantry “Rainbow” Division. Colonel William “Wild Bill” Donovan, Fr. Francis Patrick Duffy, Joyce Kilmer and many unsung heroes added new accolades to the Fighting 69th’s fame as it battled across France to help bring
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NYU Winthrop Hospital’s 21st Annual Cause to Celebrate honorees are the Nessler family of Garden City. The Children’s Medical Center at NYU Winthrop Hospital will be holding its 21st Annual “A Cause to Celebrate,” benefitting the Child Life Program. Honoring life long Garden City residents Richard and Patricia Nessler and their family, the event will take place on Thursday, March 22, at The Garden City Hotel. The Child Life Program at NYU Winthrop Hospital utilizes certified Child Life Specialists who use play and education to improve the understanding among pediatric patients of medical procedures, and teaches relaxation techniques to help patients cope with illness or surgery. The Specialists also provide emotional support for a patient’s entire family. For the Nessler family, being a part of an event that raises essential funds for the Child Life Program at NYU Winthrop Hospital is personal. A visit to the emergency room with their daughter, Ashley, in 2002 resulted in an extended admission to the Hospital when difficulties from asthma infringed on her immediate recovery. It is then that the family experienced the importance of personalized care and the coordination of services within the Hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit. When Ron Marino, DO, Vice Chairman of Pediatrics, encouraged the Nesslers to make swimming a part of Ashley’s daily exercise program to address respiratory complications of asthma, they were immediately on board with his recommendation. Dr. Marino invited them to participate in the annual Swim-a-thon event at Hofstra University (which also raises funds for the Child Life Program). This sparked the beginning of a rewarding relationship between the family and
NYU Winthrop Hospital that continues today. The Nessler family has attended the Swim-a-thon for many years, both as participants and as fundraiser coordinators. The Swim-a-thon also inspired Ashley to implement a “Dollars for Dolphins” activity at the event, which encourages swimmers to purchase a toy dolphin that is tossed into the pool to be “saved” by a child. Ashley’s brother, Richard, has been a participant in the Swim-a-thon for over 15 years and produces the official Swim-a-thon t-shirt for the annual event. In addition, Ashley works on behalf of children as the President of a local chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity dedicated to advocating for services to adolescents in distressed school districts and communities. “Nessler family members took their personal experiences with the Hospital and our Child Life Program as inspiration to go above and beyond in giving back to a program that is so vital to families faced by the challenges of childhood illness,” said Leonard Krilov, MD, Chairman of Pediatrics at NYU Winthrop Hospital. “We are honored to recognize them for their tremendous efforts.” The 21st Annual Cause to Celebrate will feature A Salute to the Cinema, which will celebrate some of the greatest songs and scores of all time written by a diverse collection of composers. Individual tickets, journal pages, and sponsorship packages are available. For more information or to make a reservation, please call NYU Winthrop’s Office of Development at (516) 663–8275. To make reservations online, visit www. nyuwinthrop.org/events.
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It’s an Irish Afternoon at the Historical Society Museum
Sure and Begorrah! Make your reservations for Sounds and Songs of Ireland for a Sunday Afternoon, on Sunday, March 11. Presented by The Garden City Historical Society, the performance features the incomparable Irish singer Mary O’Dowd with guitarist Ron D’Addario and fiddler Bob Mastro. The Society welcomes and thanks Fragrances of Ireland, based in County Wicklow, which will sponsor a raffle package and provide sample lotions and scents for Sounds and Songs of Ireland guests. And no Irishman would let another go hungry! Refreshments following the performance will include corned beef sandwiches provided by Phil Falk and Seventh Street’s Leo’s restaurant. This performance in celebration of St. Paddy’s Day is scheduled for 3PM in the beautiful Victorian setting of the Society’s Museum at 109 Eleventh Street. Open seating begins at 2:30PM; ticket donation is $35pp. Light, “Irishinspired,” refreshments follow the performance. Tickets for Sounds and Songs of Ireland for a Sunday Afternoon are on sale now at the Society’s consignment shop, the A.T. Stewart Exchange, on the Museum’s lower level, TuesdayFriday from 10AM to 4PM and Saturday from noon to 4PM. Tickets may also
Singer Mary O’Dowd, fiddler Bob Mastro and guitarist Ron D’Addario bring hand-clapping, foot stomping Irish tunes alive at the Historical Society Museum…Sunday, March 11. Don’t miss it! be purchased through the mail; please send a check for the appropriate number of tickets requested to The Garden City Historical Society, c/o Penny Hinderstein, 170 Kensington Road,
Garden City, NY 11530. Make checks payable to The Garden City Historical Society. Tickets requested by mail, and received no later than March 5, will be sent directly by mail to the guest who
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Cradle of Aviation Museum to host Women in STEM Event If girls see themselves in leadership roles, they’ll strive to become leaders! Join the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Monday, March 12th at 7PM, in honor of Women’s History Month, as it hosts a special evening event highlighting two women who have achieved success in science and engineering. These outof-this-world lecturers, Jade Kukula and Marie McBride, will talk about their careers and how they are contributing to the future of space exploration. Jade Kukula dreamt of transforming her enthusiasm for space into a career. Today, she’s reached her goal. A Senior Systems Engineer and Mission Operations Flight Controller at Lockheed Martin, Kukula worked on the Hubble Space Telescope as part of the orbit-shift team conducted during Space Shuttle Mission 125. Marie McBride is a science team member on the Mars Science Laboratory mission taking pictures with the Curiosity Rover from
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Challenges for the Democrats BY BOB MORGAN, JR. Democrats may be favored to win the House, although probably not the Senate, in the midterm elections, but the party certainly has no shortage of significant challenges moving forward. First, a little background. To gain control, Democrats need to win 24 House seats and two Senate seats, but the Senate map is extremely daunting for the party. The party has to defend 26 of the 34 Senate seats up for election, including at least 5 in states where Mr. Trump won in a landslide. On the other hand, all House are up for election, and 42 Republicans, a number of them in closely contested suburban districts, have decided to retire. Most polls give Democrats a high single digit lead in the “generic” ballot question (basically asking respondents whether they prefer their district to be represented by a Democrat or a Republican, with no candidate names). Meanwhile President Trump’s job approval ratings, which have gone up a little lately, are averaging in the low 40’s. Democrats also got a boost very recently with a favorable redistricting court ruling in Pennsylvania. The upshot is that Democrats have a good chance to gain control of the House, but certainly are not a lock to do so. Based on historic examples, Republicans do not need to win the generic ballot polling question to keep the House, but just need to keep it close, say within 5 points. Similarly, the President Trump’s popularity ratings are not good for Republicans, but if they rose even to 45 percent on election day, that might be enough for the GOP to hold on to its majority; Mr. Trump, after all, only won 46 percent in the 2016 election, but carried House districts by a 230-205 margin. On the other hand, Democrats have an enthusiasm gap in this election, have run better than their polling numbers in a number of recent races and have captured a number of open legislative seats around the country. For those watching carefully, the upcoming special election in a western Pennsylvania district, traditionally Democratic but carried by Mr. Trump, should be a useful bell-
wether . One obvious question for Democrats is whether they can avoid a huge schism between more traditional party members and the forces that favored Bernie Sanders in 2016. An example of this potential major rift was the refusal this week by the California Democratic convention to endorse longtime Senator Diane Feinstein for reelection. Other examples of this internecine warfare have involved House races in Illinois and Texas. Democrats need to avoid a divisive and expensive struggle for the soul of the party. Another challenge for Democratic candidates is taking a position on the single payer health plan championed by Bernie Sanders, which has now been endorsed by 11 Democratic Senators. While this proposal may be appealing to the Democratic left, who are disproportionately represented in primaries, candidates supporting it may be vulnerable to sharp attack by Republicans decrying socialized medicine. The smart move may be to stay away from this idea. Another sticky issue for Democratic candidates in the House is their view on the impeachment of President Trump. While popular among core Democratic voters, impeachment may not be particularly appealing in the marginal districts that the Democrats need. Voters in these districts, many of which were carried by the President, may be disenchanted by Mr. Trump’s leadership style and some of his policies and believe that electing Democrats could be an important and useful check on the White House. However, absent a bombshell revelation from Robert Mueller’s investigation, these voters may not favor the country being dragged through a very contentious partisan impeachment and trial in the Senate. In short, Democrats have the potential of making major Congressional gains in a wave election, as they last did in 2006. However, this result certainly is not foreordained, and party leaders, and local candidates, will need to present the country with a moderate rather than a radical face.
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A.T. Stewart Exchange consignment shop needs furniture The A.T. Stewart Exchange Consignment Shop, 109 Eleventh Street, Garden City, is looking for furniture to add to its inventory. The shop can use cocktail tables, occasional tables, consoles, chairs, and small dressers, bookcases, vanities and secretaries. They’re all in demand. Traditional and antiques preferred. There is high demand and quick turnover. Unfortunately, the shop cannot accept bedroom sets and/ or sofas due to space constraints. In the past week, the shop has sold a corner cabinet, leather chair, console table, tea table, lady’s desk, and a small bookcase! So please, check your attic or basement for these and other finds… and come in and browse the other treasures. Feel free to take photos of your items
and bring them into the shop for consideration. You can also e-mail your digital photos to Melissa Jaeger at: store@ atstewartexchange.org. If you have larger pieces of furniture, please e-mail the photos with the dimensions. Consignees are paid fifty percent of the selling price. All proceeds from the A.T. Stewart Consignment Shop go towards the maintenance and upkeep of the Garden City Historical Society Museum, an original 1872 A.T. Stewart era “Apostle” Victorian structure. The Consignment Shop has ample parking and is located on the lower level of the Museum. The shop is open five days a week, Tues. through Fri. (10AM-4PM) and Sat. (12 noon-4PM). Phone number is (516) 746-8900.
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Harry Gross and Nancy Keegan On Thursday, February 22nd, The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead featured Nancy Keegan and Harry Gross in Visitors From New York and Visitors From London, two scenes from Neil Simon’s comedic play California Suite. The production was presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Both Ms. Keegan and Mr. Gross are veterans of Long Island’s theatrical scene and have appeared with numerous acting companies. Last February, they presented an Agatha Christie play at the Community Club, which was a great success, and we were delighted to have them back with us! In Visitors From New York, a divorced couple meet to wrangle over the living arrangements for their teenage daughter, while in Visitors From London, a British actress and her antique dealer husband visit Los Angeles to attend the Academy Awards, where she is nominated for an award she knows she has
little chance of winning. In both scenes, Ms. Keegan and Mr. Gross expertly portrayed all the humor, wit, compassion, and humanity for which Neil Simon is legendary. They were at once funny and poignant, and the audience loved every minute. Arrangements for the program were handled by Prem Chauhan. Anne Daly and Ailish O’Sullivan provided decorations and also greeted participants and guests with the assistance of Adele Lynch. Liz Miller and Mary Polak provided hospitality. Judy Mauro prepared publicity. Refreshments were served after the program. The Community Club, established in 1919, offers a wide variety of cultural, educational, creative and philanthropic programs and activities. To learn more about the Community Club and how you may become a member, please call the office at (516) 746-0488 between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
“Caring for the Earth” conference at Waldorf School The Winkler Center for Adult Learning will proudly present its annual conference, Caring for the Earth, with a keynote talk, “Cultivating the Roots of Stewardship,” by Dr. Craig Holdrege, on Saturday, March 24th. The conference will take place at Waldorf School of Garden City, 225 Cambridge Ave., Garden City. The keynote speech will address parents’ and teachers’ current and burning questions, such as, “What can I do to make a difference?” This year’s topic
follows several Winkler Center conferences on sustainability: Children and Nature, and Farming and Gardening. This is the ninth “Power of Imagination Conference“ sponsored by the Winkler Center with each one attracting a larger audience every year. Discussions and workshops follow the keynote and a celebratory lunch gives plenty of time for networking and meeting new friends. For more information, please visit www.winklercenter.org or call 516-741-7167.
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PTA Reflections Winners
We are proud to announce the Garden City winners out of nearly 500 local entries to the National PTA Reflections “Within Reach” contest. Several student submissions advanced to the Nassau Region PTA and New York State PTA levels of this nationally acclaimed recognition program to encourage artistic creativity in the classroom and at home. The following students and their families are invited to attend awards ceremonies held on the following dates: • Thursday, 3/21 - Elementary Awards at Stewart at 7:00PM • Tuesday, 3/26 - Primary Awards at Homestead at 6:30PM • Monday, 4/23 - GCHS and GCMS Awards at GCHS at 7:00PM PRIMARY WINNERS: Hemlock Students: Hannah Cianciotto - Dance, 1st* Anya Smith - Visual Arts, 1st Lyla Cerrone - Visual Arts, 2nd Olivia Mastaglio - Visual arts, 3rd Grace Kelly - Visual Arts, HM John Tsimi - Visual Arts, HM Homestead Students: Madison Lada - Dance, 1st* Anjali Motwani - Dance, 2nd Anjali Motwani - Literature, 1st Aiden Schmidt - Photography, 1st Anjali Motwani - Photography, 2nd Matthew Kumpel - Photography, 3rd and HM Bressana Botti - Visual Arts,1st* Julia Thomas - Visual Arts, 2nd* Evan Persaud - Visual Arts, 3rd Locust Students: Dennis Williams - Literature, 1st* Braden Parker - Literature, 2nd* George Michelakis - Music, 1st** Caitlin O’Mullan - Photography,1st* Lily Martin - Visual Arts, 1st Leyla Vitale - Visual Arts, 2nd GCMS WINNERS: Laila Smith - Film, 1st* Isabel Byrnes - Literature, 1st** Emily McHugh - Literature, 2nd* Paige Sanacora - Literature, 3rd Jack Lutz - Literature, HM Nina Chen - Photography, 1st* Hoi (Marie) Leung - Photography, 2nd* Dian Ella Wakeham - Photography, 3rd Isabella Scianablo - Photography, HM Alexandra Burke - Visual Arts, 1st* ELEMENTARY WINNERS: Stewart Winners: Michael Tusiani-Eng - Film Production, 1st Leah DeRosa - Film production, 2nd Christopher Byrne - Film Production, 3rd Ava Lutz - Literature, 1st* Abigail Hogan - Literature, 2nd Eva Vitale - Literature, 3rd
Kaitlyn McDonald - Literature, HM Alicia Zhang - Literature, HM Leila Massina - Music, 1st* Logan Parker - Photography/Special Artist, 1st**, Everett Lenhert - Photography, 1st Julia Wang - Photography, 2nd Thomas Hong - Photography, 3rd Eva Vitale - Visual Arts, 2nd* Kate Hillman - Visual Arts, 1st Ryan Jendras - Visual Arts,3rd Yu Yan Lin - Visual Arts, HM Stratford Winners: Elijah Scalere - Film, 1st* Riley McNaboe - ,Film, 2nd* Letao Tao - Film, HM** Genevieve Mohan - Literature, 1st* Riya Motwani - Literature, 2nd Weston Welsh - Literature, 3rd Riley McNaboe - Literature, HM Ava Chen - Photography, 1st* Grace Krumpel - Photography, 2nd* Abigail Jesberger - Photography,3rd Ryan Schmidt - Photography, HM* Hunter Burns - Photography, HM Sophie Lippens - Visual Arts, 1st Chiara Faseilla - Visual Arts, 2nd Madeline Mitchell - Visual Arts, 3rd William Bremer - Visual Arts, HM Fiona McCartney - Visual Arts, HM Delaney McNaboe - Visual Arts, HM* GCHS Winners: Kalei Bremer - Dance,1st* Kenin Debany - Dance,2nd** Eyan Eyan- Literature, 1st* Alexandra Michael - Literature, 2nd** Cassidy Lauren Go - Music, 1st* Cathryn Totesian - Photography, 1st* Alexandra Hidreth - Photography, 2nd** Robert Furman - Photography, 3rd Ella Labate - Visual Arts, 1st* HM Honorable Mention *Student submission advanced to the Nassau Region PTA level of the competition. **Student submission advance advanced to the NYS PTA level of the competition.
The Annual PTA Dinner: “Within Reach!”
Thursday, March 15th The Garden City Hotel 6:30 – 10:30PM We are proud to announce our 2018 Dinner Honorees: Mr. John Bentz Ms. Anne Hayes Ms. Joanne Koncick Mr. George Lucas Get your Dinner Tickets today bit.ly/ AnnualPTADinnerTickets. Stay connected with us on social media for updates and sneak peaks at this year’s prizes. Need more information, contact us at dinner@gardencitypta.org. Get a head start on your winning evening or can’t attend the dinner and would like to support children and community; purchase your grand raffle tickets at all Parent Teacher Conferences and online
at bit.ly/AnnualPTADinnerTickets. NEW this year! Purchase tickets for the Grand Raffle of YOUR choice! Attendance at the Dinner is not required to win a Grand Raffle prize. • Broadway’s Finest: Four Orchestra tickets to the Tony Award Winning Best Musical 2017 Dear Evan Hansen on April 7, 2018 at 8:00PM. Courtesy of the Miller Family • A Taste of Italy! With the Well Seasoned Chef: Dinner Party and Cooking Class for Eight Adults with Italian Homemade Specialties. Courtesy of The Well Seasoned Chef and the Brivio Family • Blue Box & Brunch: Tiffany Ziegfeld Collection Tassel Necklace; Brunch for Four at The Garden City Hotel plus The Red Door Gift Card. Courtesy of the Hanrahan Family and Our Local Businesses • Hershey Family Fun: Four Hershey Park All-Season Passes for 2018 and Gift Card to The Hotel Hershey. Courtesy of the D’Antonio Family • LoVe This: Louis Vuitton “Favorite MM” Crossbody in Damier Ebene Canvas. Courtesy of the Coviello Family • Let it Ride!: Purchase a Grand Raffle booklet with 1 ticket for each of the 5 Grand Raffles! There is still time to donate a raffle
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prize or be an event sponsor and help make our night spectacular! No donation is too large or too small. bit.ly/ PTADinnerDonation. Thank you to our Dinner Sponsors: Platinum Sponsor Dr. Kitsos, Pediatric Dentistry Silver Sponsors Curvebreakers Test Prep College Nannies, Sitters + Tutors I Garden City Costello Family Daughney/Goode Family Bronze Sponsors The Ripple Pool Company, Inc Turck Family Abbate Family Gold Family Kaiserman Family Town Meat Market Sponsorship is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your business and to give back to our community. For information on the Visual Arts levels of sponsorship and to donate visit bit.ly/ PTADinnerDonation.
School Supplies Online Store Is Open
Is it too soon to think about next year’s supplies? Maybe… but you’ll regret not taking advantage of getting everything you need with “one click”! Monday, 3/5 - PTA School Supplies Continued on page 26
HealtH Update for SeniorS A Free Community eduCAtion SeminAr
tHe eyeS Have it eye iSSUeS Common in SeniorS Please join us as Nazanin Barzideh, MD, Chief of Vitreoretinal Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology at Winthrop, discusses eye issues common in seniors, such as cataracts, age-related macular degeneration and conditions related to diabetes. A question & answer period will follow. Wednesday, March 14, 2018 1:15 PM Mineola Community Center 155 Washington Avenue, Mineola (One block south of Jericho Tpke., between Mineola Blvd. and Willis Ave.)
Admission is free, but seating is limited. For reservations, Please call (516) 663-3916
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School Budget Season Is Underway!
Don’t think this matters to you? Think again! Decisions made in the upcoming weeks and presented to the voters on May 15th could have an impact on your child’s school day next year. We hope you followed our live tweets at the first budget meeting. Connect with us on social media for real time budget updates. What if I can’t attend the Budget Work Sessions? The district posts Budget Work Session presentations on its website following the meeting. Visit gardencity.k12.ny.us and click Budget Information, then Budget Presentations. The Budget Presentations page also includes Budget Definitions, Budget FYIs, and other important information. Watch for the district’s Question of the Week series, a feature designed to answer residents’ questions about schools budgets and other issues facing public education, and the On the Line Newsletter: Budget Edition. (GC PTA Budget Basics Infographic bit.ly/ BudgetBasics2018) Didn’t attend the first two budget work session? The Superintendent’s budget presentations can be found on the district’s website or by visiting http:// bit.ly/GCPSBudgetInfo. You can also listen to audio recordings of all Board of Education meetings. Under the drop down menu Board of Education/Agenda & Meetings on the district’s website.
Upcoming PTA Meeting
Thursday, 3/8 - High School at 9:15AM and General Membership Vote to approve PTA Grants to GCPS.
PTA CPR Training Day
GCPTA Health and Safety Committee is hosting a CPR Training Course by CODE RED TRAINING, Inc. with instructor Ken Solosky, Security Director at Lenox Hill Hospital. The classes are limited to 20 students. GCHS students can submit the following information by Monday (3/5) to the main office: name, grade, cell number, time preference of 9:00 or 1:00, and $65.00 check payable to Ken Solosky. Wednesday, 3/7 - GCHS Students CPR Training Course at GCHS 9:00AM and 1:00PM
Parent-Teacher Conference Schedule
Tuesday, 3/6 - Stratford and Stewart Schools 6:30 to 8:30PM Wednesday, 3/7 - ALL SCHOOLS 9:00AM to Noon Thursday, 3/8 - Hemlock and Homestead Schools 6:30 to 8:30PM
PTA at the BOE
The next six Board of Education sessions will discuss the topic of the 20182019 School Budget. Please attend these critical discussions. Wednesday, 3/7 - Board of Education Budget Work Session #3: Instructional Components – Part I at GCHS Library at 8:15 p.m.
Attention Middle School Parents
Friday, 3/2 - Middle School Spring Musical Peter Pan Jr. at 7:00PM
Saturday, 3/3 - Middle School Spring Musical Peter Pan Jr. matinee show at 1:00PM and evening performance at 7:00PM
Attention High School Parents
Monday, 3/5 - High School Spring Sports Begin: Boys and Girls Lacrosse, Boys and Girls Track, Baseball and Softball Friday, 3/9 - April ACT Registration deadline Friday, 3/9 - GCHS Spring Theatre Production at 7:00PM Saturday, 3/10 - GCHS Spring Theatre Production at 7:00PM Saturday, 3/10 - SAT (No Subject) Test at GCHS at 7:45AM
Attention Class of 2018 Parents
“Senior Skit Night” is a memorable (and hilarious!) GCHS tradition. Follow on Twitter @gchs_class2018 for pictures! Friday, 3/2 - Class of 2018 Party and Skit Night from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m.
Let’s Connect @GardenCityPTA
Website: www.gardencitypta.org To Get Real Time Information - Turn on Notifications Facebook: Facebook.com/ GardenCityPTA Instagram: Instagram.com/ GardenCityPTA Twitter: Twitter.com/ GardenCityPTA Join the conversation and invite your friends.
National PTA Wellness Calendar
March is Literacy Month - Garden City PTA’s Pick a Reading Partner
(PARP) Olympics are underway at our K-5 Schools. Look for information throughout the month from your child’s school and @GardenCityPTA.
Who We Are
Since 1945, the Garden City Parent Teacher Association has been dedicated to serving children and families in our community. Today’s Garden City PTA is a network of parents, teachers, administrators and community members devoted to the educational, social and emotional success of children. Our commitment to creating a collaborative environment where families and the school community can work together has and will continue to foster positive change in our schools and within our community. Together we are a powerful voice for all our children, a relevant resource for our families and a strong advocate for public education. Through our annual membership drive and fundraising efforts we are able to provide cultural programs, speaker engagements, health and safety programs, monetary awards to high school seniors and so much more. Many of our events and programs have become long-standing traditions in our schools and for our students. Our grants have enhanced the educational experience for students in each of our seven schools. Our members can be found volunteering their time and talents in our schools and throughout our community. Thank you to all who support the Garden City PTA. Together we can achieve great things!
Nobel Prize winner to speak at Winthrop Jubilee Conference NYU Winthrop Hospital today announced that biologist Michael W. Young, Ph.D., who was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine together with fellow researchers Jeffrey C. Hall and Michael Rosbash, will be the keynote speaker at the Hospital’s Neonatology 25th Anniversary Jubilee Conference to be held at the Garden City Hotel on March 8. Dr. Young will discuss his 40-year journey in research that led to the discovery of genes that help regulate the biological clock, and how those discoveries helped to explain how other multicellular organisms – plants, animals, and humans – adapt their biological rhythm to be synchronized with the Earth’s revolutions. The Nobel Laureate’s work has profound implications for understanding human sleep disorders, the mechanisms of jet lag, the challenges of working on the night shift, and depressive disorders. “As a research and teaching Hospital, we are so inspired by Dr. Michael Young’s journey of discovery, which has laid a foundation for addi-
tional breakthroughs in science and medicine,” said Nazeeh Hanna, M.D., Chief of the Division of Neonatology at NYU Winthrop Hospital and the conference leader hosting Dr. Young. “Likewise, we hope that our esteemed neonatal conference panelists will also inspire and that their research will someday lead to improved life quality for preterm infants. As Dr. Young has shown, research may take decades, but the rewards are such that it may improve our health and well-being and that of future generations.” Dr. Michael Young is a professor at New York City-based Rockefeller University, one of the most prestigious institutes for biomedical research in the world. Together with his fellow Nobel Laureates, they isolated several genes that control the normal daily biological clock of the fruit fly and showed how these genes cause certain proteins to accumulate during the night and then degrade during the day when exposed to sunlight. By learning how this inner clock works, scientists can now better understand how it regulates crit-
ical functions such as behavior, hormone levels, sleep, body temperature, and metabolism. Researchers can also improve their understanding of how our well-being is affected when there is a temporary mismatch between our external environment and this internal biological clock, such as when traveling across time zones and suffering jet lag. “This type of research often leads to discoveries that no one imagined, so it’s vitally important that the path of research be open to all possibilities,” said Dr. Young. “We pursue clues in the most obscure of areas and follow them where they lead. The same is most assuredly true for research in neonatology.” Dr. Young will speak at the Neonatal conference at 9:50AM on March 8th and will then serve as presenter for NYU Winthrop awards recognizing the best innovative research in neonatology. Other distinguished speakers and their topics are as follows: • Wally Carlo, MD, from University of Alabama at Birmingham, “Oxygen Saturation Targeting”
• Jonathan Davis, MD, from The Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, “Antenatal Factors and Neonatal Outcome” • Jason Fisher, MD, of Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, “State of the Art Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia” • Denise Suttner, MD, from Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, “Effects of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension” • Chantal Lau, Ph.D., of Baylor College of Medicine, “Novel Approaches to Transition to Oral Feeding” • Pradeep Mally, MD, of NYU Langone Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Center, “Late Pre-Term and Early-Term Infants” Dr. Nazeeh Hanna will provide opening remarks. More than 250 physicians, neonatal intensive-care unit staff and researchers, primarily from the tristate area, are expected to attend. The Garden City Hotel is located in Garden City on Long Island. For more information visit: IssuesInNeonatology.org
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency will be holding a public meeting on March 7th to explain an expanded plan to clean up contaminants in groundwater near Roosevelt Field. Under the proposed cleanup plan, EPA will use a treatment process to remove contaminants where trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) were detected by EPA. The plan expands on the finalized 2007 cleanup plan and is estimated to cost approximately $13.5 million.
EPA will hold a public meeting on March 7, to explain the proposed cleanup plan, and take public comments on the proposal and other alternatives considered. The meeting will be held at 7:00PM. at the Village of Garden City Village Hall, 351 Stewart Ave., Garden City. Comments will be accepted until March 26, 2018. Written comments may be mailed or emailed to: Sherrel Henry, Remedial Project Manager, 290 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10007 Tel. 212-637-4273
Continuing Education Art Trips Garden City Public School’s Continuing Education Program is pleased to announce the return of the “Art, Museum and Landmark Trips,” led by Jacqueline LeCoche. The trips this season will be: March 23rd to The Museum of the City of New York; April 11th to The Frick Collection; April 25th to The Parrish Art
Museum; May 16th to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The cost for the series is $195. Please make your check payable to GCUFSD and mail to: Garden City Continuing Education, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530. Please indicate on the check: “Art Trips.”
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Streetscape follow-up gets Village on track
From page 1 the pavers are also being documented in the GIS and color-coded. Parks and Recreation has walked the streets and documented the conditions of the trees and tree grates,” he said Tuesday night. Recreation and Parks gave scores to the various trees, tree grates, and on-street items documented that on the GIS overlay. A garbage receptacle on the south side of 7th Street was on order and has now come in, and was installed a week before Tuesday’s meeting. The village sanitation department has zeroed in on passive garbage pails and litter in the village commerce hubs, and sanitation supervisors have inventoried every last garbage pail in the three business districts according to capacity, style, and width. Suozzi says in the first week of March, he and Department of Public Works Superintendent Joseph DiFrancisco will be meeting with a vendor who sells solar compactors, and discussing that as an option in business districts. As for street furniture, Administrator Suozzi says “anything that can be painted, repaired or someone could sit on” including sidewalk ends are documented and the Board will be able to come to decisions on fixes and costs. The notification to area business owners for sidewalks in need of repair will include 30
days’ notice, “we would need to proceed to fix a date on if they can be done,.” he explained. Access to the $400,000 funds allocated to the Streetscape initiative, approved by the Board with the 2015-2016 village budget, is the starting point towards cleanup and changes. Suozzi says by the trustees’ next meeting on Thursday, March 8, the agenda can call for a transfer from the surplus account to get the village started in this direction “and at the same time, bond the project.” The money can be set up now because the municipality would have until the end of the (legal) estoppel period in May before work could begin, the village administrator said. Mayor Daughney said a priority for the Board of Trustees as it addresses the work ahead is communication with other villages as how they’ve invested in and repaired existing streetscapes “in terms of assessing costs,” he said Tuesday. Mayor Daughney says the February 15 Streetscape work session was a starting point to walk through “what we think we’d like to accomplish” in the three business areas. “It is potentially a very large project and we know New Hyde Park Road, 7th Street, and Franklin need to look nice, we want them to be safe and attractive to potential new business owners, office
building owners, etc. It is going to take a lot but we will get there,” the mayor said. He noted that Trustee Delany had pointed out the gross number being very high, in the ballpark of $10 million or more, and the village will concentrate on “what needs to be done, not all that we want to get done now.” As for the ideas recently raised about Franklin Avenue, home to many Albanese Organization properties as the corporation was represented by its Executive Vice President Russell Matthews and Raymond J. Czajkowski, the vice president of Commercial Property Management, Administrator Suozzi says the issues had crossover validity from safety hazards to aesthetics, and Trustee John Delany asked if there was confusion over what the Streetscape plan would prioritize. Delany asked Suozzi to explain how after the village and DPW/Recreation staff toured business districts, the pressing items were targeted. “The aesthetics and things like plantings, irrigation, those are not safety hazards. We have a lot of numbers to consider and we can’t move on them without the money at this point and we also have trip-and-fall hazards to deal with,” Suozzi said. On that note, Trustee Louis Minuto asked him and DPW Superintendent DiFrancisco to
take the specifications of the sidewalk mix the Albanese Organization has utilized and raved about (reported in the News February 23) and the village must price out the coverage of sidewalk areas using that material instead of concrete, as DiFrancisco previously mentioned a $5 million price tag for pavers. Suozzi then described a problematic catch basin in the back parking lot of the popular Revel restaurant at 835 Franklin Avenue, and the immediate attention to fixing a safety issue and eyesore. “We have over 1,000 catch basins in the village, about the same amount as the number of fire hydrants. Catch basins are two types: either they percolate down into the soil or sand below them (negative systems) or they are positive systems with pipes connected to other locations. The supervisor who spoke with me said there are sometimes trouble spots in cleaning the catch basins and over time, gravel and sand will pile in those things. They have done the whole area back there and near Revel it is taken care of. We also addressed some concerns over flooding reported by Novita and Waterzooi restaurants,” Suozzi explained. Adjacent to Village Hall, the parking lot shared with those two restaurants See page 44
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District budget includes safety, capital plans
From page 1 would be worth significantly more -that tax cap calculation raises the cap value because the concept is that everybody will be paying less because there is more money to go around. You are paying a smaller percentage of the pie and the state allows us to take that portion back from taxpayers. However it is a way to balance out the projected increase across the taxpayer base,” Dr. Groveman explained at the February 13 Board of Education meeting. In an interview this week, on February 27, he further clarified the tax levy of 3.54%. “The additional construction in Garden City means total value has gone up, and everybody will be paying a lower percentage until it is equalized by going above the 2% (cost of living) threshold. It just brings us back to the basic tax increase of 2% and the rest of it is offset by additional building structures. The construction brings the single taxes down but the district has the ability under state formula to keep them flat year-over-year,” Dr. Groveman said. Assistant Superintendent for Business Dana DiCapua says between the tax base growth factor and the rate
of inflation (CPI) the two factors have created the increase to the tax cap. Each one went up due to construction specifically in Garden City, although she said other districts have also significant build-out growth and resulting tax base growth from construction. “If you drive around Garden City you will see construction going on everywhere. These are good things and new houses are positive. If there is more assessed value that works in every homeowners’ (taxpayer) favor,” she said. The Village of Garden City speeding up and streamlining the permit process at Village Hall in the Building Department has contributed much to the state of construction projects inside school district borders.
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A major driver increasing the school budget in 2018-2019 is financing the New York State pension for TRS (teachers’ retirement system), distinguishable from the ERS account (employee retirement system). As opposed to the past several years’ contribution amounts, as DiCapua said this week the mandate from TRS is reflecting a one million-dollar swing. The district will see an See page 45
Garden City Schools plan increase in bus budget
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The school district transportation budget, financing the division responsible for the transport of about 3,400 schoolchildren each day, is proposed to see an increase of $360,000, reflecting new equipment, staff and increases for contracted service for students and special education placements heading out of district. Transportation is technically an instructional capital item for budgeting, but it was presented with the district’s capital and infrastructure because of New York State requirements. With the proposed budget Garden City Public Schools anticipates purchasing two new school buses and one passenger van, plus two new school bus drivers (hires) included with the proposed transportation budget for 2018-2019. The district would have 54 drivers, up from 52 this year. New York State’s estimated life expectancy for school buses is 10 years. Garden City Public Schools has operated for a long time with buses older than one decade, nearly double that age in its fleet, on the roads and transporting the community’s schoolchildren. The right time for a change was obvious, as Superintendent of Schools Dr. Alan
Groveman outlines replacing buses on a ten-year cycle and greater efficiencies in the school (and budget) years ahead. “The prior administration had managed through bonds and finance to get the district down to a 12-year cycle, from replacement every 17 to 18 years. Right now we are at 12 years moving toward the ten-year cycle and we will be right on line with what New York State says is proper ‘bus life’ -- plus newer buses require less maintenance as they are new and come with warranties,” he explains. At the February 13 school board meeting Trustee William Holub had asked about the apparent driver shortage and if there was a risk to the district because the transportation department director and assistant director were regularly driving buses and routes instead of monitoring and administration of the bus garage. The district cut out its bus dispatcher position several years ago, but at the meeting the need for drivers was made clear to the board. Dr. Groveman said that night four new drivers would be ideal for next year if the funding was available. In the immediate time frame two drivers will See page 45
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Carly Krupnick and Timothy Everhardt Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Krupnick, of Poquott and Windham, New York, formerly of Garden City, are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter Carly Sara-Lynn to Timothy Lawence Everhardt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Everhardt of Walbridge, Ohio. Carly is a 2008 graduate of Garden City High School. She graduated from Tulane University in 2012 with a B.S. in Management with a concentration in Marketing. Carly completed her education with a J.D. from St. Johns University School of Law in 2015. After spending two years clerking in Miami at the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Southern District of Florida, Carly is now employed in Manhattan at Foley & Lardner LLP, specializing in bankruptcy and business reorganization. Timothy is a 2002 graduate of Lake High School in Millbury, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2006, with a B.S.E. in Computer Engineering. In 2009 he received an M.B.A. from the University of Miami. Timothy is employed as a lead revenue manager and strategic planner for Azamara Club Cruises. An August 2018 wedding is planned at the Old Field Club in East Setauket, New York. The couple plans to honeymoon in the Galapagos Islands.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Email: Editor@GCNews.com From page 2
common sense proposals - supported by 90 percent of Americans- what are the politicians afraid of? The President can call out the NRA, and do something bold to end the carnage. I”m not a Trump supporter, but I wished him success in changing the climate in Washington, I hoped he would end the inertia. I understood, “Make America Great Again”, as, make America a country that gets things done again, that solves problems, instead of a government mired in indecisiveness and self-interested bickering, a country, not led by corporate interests and lobbyists, but led by leaders working towards the common good. Teenagers, such as my sons, only know an “incompetent” America, that never moves forward, an America where shootings like Parkland don’t even shock them. I think the articulate and passionate students in Parkland are inspiring, and showing others their age how to get change done in this country. Trump can go down in history as the President who saved a country from itself. If we can’t even protect our children in school from deadly fun attacks, then we have truly failed. It’s unbearable to watch the parents on television, to see their pain, and the
photos of the victims and hear their stories of planned lives they will never get the chance to live. I mourn our fellow dead Americans in Parktown, Las Vegas, Newtown and etc, etc, who deserve decisive action in their memory. Fearless heroics are necessary now to save our national soul. The teenagers, some corporations and others are stepping up. I hope President Trump ignores the storm and opposition, and stands up to the NRA - he can do this, and the nation will follow him - everyone should help. Colleen Wende
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To the Editor: The Garden City Village Archives is looking for donations of items to fill missing parts of our existing collections, located in the Stewart Room at the Library. We specifically need: Garden City telephone book “Yellow Pages” issues for 1986 to 2016; Garden City High School “Mast” yearbooks for 2004, 2005, 2007 to 2012, 2014 to 2017; St. Paul’s yearbooks from 1941-1971 and 1975 to 1982; and St. Mary’s yearbooks from 1953, 1955, 1958-1963, 1965, and 1969. Any of these issues (only) that you can spare can be given to the reference desk at the Library for inclusion in our files. Since the collections are helpful for
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Who pays for Smith settlement?
To the Editor: I recently read an article concerning the firing of Coach Smith. He was rudely pushed out of his position after many year of success. The enablers of his debasement were [former Superintendent of Schools] Robert Feirsen and [Athletic Director] Dawn Cerrone. There was a consensus against his dismissal. Coach Smith received some compensation as directed by the court. I wonder if the payment was provided by Feirsen or Cerrone; or were we “suckers” financially liable for their mischief? It would be a noble gesture if Feirsen and Cerrone did provide some financial award to Coach Smith. Feirsen and Cerrone have been the recipients of our largesse for years; now is the opportunity for them to reciprocate. Angelo DiPippo
Excessive speed in Garden City
To the Editor: Next month it will be two years since I no longer drive. I walk a lot, especially
into town for grocery shopping, post office, etc. It is more and more dangerous to cross the streets - especially 11th Street which is at the corner of the new Senior Center. It is estimated that cars travel at about 55 mph as they head toward Franklin Avenue. Several months ago I witnessed three boys, about age 14, trying to dodge the cars to cross the street. It is so dangerous. I have myself come close to getting hit on three occasions. The police posted a blinking stop sign on Golf Club Lane. It should have been placed on 11th Street. I have written to the Garden City Police. I have shown up in person. I have written the Mayor’s office, etc. All to no avail. At this point I have written the new Commissioner of Traffic for Nassau County. Old Country Road adjacent to Cherry Valley Cooperatives is another extremely dangerous road to cross to go to the LIRR. There they travel at approximately 60 mph in a posted 35 mph zone. The lights all turn green at the same time, encouraging speeding. Parents of teenagers should be concerned as the speeding never stops. Motorists think they are on a highway both on the streets of Garden City and on Old Country Road. Please help us correct this very hazardous problem. Patricia C. Donnelly
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Rehabilitation of Well #9
Trustees this month approved a $20,000 increase in the Capital Project in order to engage H2M Architects and Engineers for the professional services required to rehabilitate Well No. 9. This will increase the project from $165,000 to $185,000. Trustees awarded the bid to A.C. Schultes, Inc., low bidder, at a cost of $158,350. Five vendors were invited to bid; two vendors responded. Trustees engaged H2M Architects and Engineers for professional engineering services associated with the rehabilitation of Well No. 9 at a cost of $22,900. Funds are available in the Capital Budget. After discussion at the February 8, 20128 Board of Trustees meeting, Trustees agreed to approve the above subject to an amended proposal from H2M Architects and Engineers with regard to Phase 4 of the Contract (Construction Observation) at a cost not to exceed $7,800 along with further detail of Phase 4. Superintendent of the Department of Public Works Joseph DiFrancisco and Village Counsel Peter Bee will review the documents before the proposal is accepted.
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GCHS students Pedal for Pediatrics On a rainy Sunday, more than 50 Garden City High School Miracle Club students came out to support the second annual Charlie’s Champions Foundation Pedal for Pediatric Patients fundraiser. The event, held at the Roslyn Heights Soul Cycle, challenged the bikers’ stamina and endurance. They, and their generous sponsors, raised more than $3,500 to benefit the NYU Winthrop Hospital Cancer Center for Kids. Juniors Amanda Cerrato, Lindsey Gambino and Rosie Sweeney were delighted to once again lend their support to pediatric cancer patients this year. “It was a tough workout,” said
Cerrato, “but the spin instructor, students, and music made it truly enjoyable.” Gambino added, “We know how lucky we are to be healthy, so supporting kids who are our age and younger makes us feel good.” The event is one of a series of annual events that the students support to benefit the local cancer center. “The Miracle Club Dodgeball Tournament is next,” said Sweeney. “It’s on March 1st in the High School gym.” Based on the enthusiasm demonstrated by these generous students, the upcoming event should prove to be as equally successful.
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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY GARDEN CITY, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR UNPAID 2017 VILLAGE TAXES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 30, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue, in the Village of Garden City, New York, pursuant to direction of the Board of Trustees of said Village, I, the undersigned, Treasurer of said Village, will sell at public auction the following described real estate in said Village together with any improvements thereon, to discharge the unpaid 2017 Village tax, interest and other charges which may be due thereon at the time of the sale. Such real estate will be sold subject to any unpaid assessments thereon levied by said Village prior to the date of such sale and any unpaid tax liens for years prior to 2017 purchased and held by said Village, and subject to the provisions of the New York State and Federal Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, as amended, insofar as the same may be applicable to the owners of any said following described real estate. Purchasers will be required to pay the amount of their respective bids to the undersigned within ten days after the sale, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1454 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, as amended, and upon such payment shall receive a written certificate of sale describing the real estate purchased and the sum paid therefor. The following is a list or statement of the real estate upon which such 2017 tax is unpaid, with the amount of such 2017 tax, together with interest and other charges due thereon to March 30, 2018. REPUTED OWNER TOTAL OR OCCUPANT BLOCK LOTS TAX SALE MAP OF COUNTRY LIFE DEVELOPMENT PETER R LASALLA N 223 3,374.61 MR ROBERT G TYNAN O 224 6,183.99 MICHEL J MALOOF P 267-268 6,638.42 BRIAN PINNOLA Q 306 2,763.69 CHRISTINE SARCINELLI T 336 10,244.21 MAP OF GARDEN CITY LAWNS JOHN J DONACHIE 1 20-23 2,915.79 MR & MRS MARK A CORVINGTON 4 73-76 2,307.41 RICHARD & TERESA MULLER 5 75-77 7,560.95 TARA LYNN TALMADGE 6 46-49 5,987.72 PETER CROUCHLEY 9 1-4 9,922.42 ALLAN & JENNIFER MCLEOD 9 19-23 8,428.62 MR & MRS JOHN C MATTHEWS 15 61-64 5,902.69 BEN M & JUNG H CHANG 33 56-59 5,755.41 DIANE O’MALLEY 38 35-37 10,020.00 107 WILLOW CORP, ARTHUR BRAICO 39 64-67 4,650.57 GEORGE & MANUELITA CODY 41 39-42 6,331.58 203 WILLIAM LLC 46 49-51 3,397.42 MRS VIVIAN B CAINE 52 A 496.07 CHRIS MULLIN 53 11-13 4,947.72 OWNER UNKNOWN 53 B 496.07 PAT IPPOLITO 62 20-22 5,562.67 MAP OF MINEOLA PLAZA DONNA ROBINS 14 53-54 3,779.60 FELICITAS & ROGELIO RONCAL 15 14-17 2,915.79 HELMUT RESSMEYER 17 11-13 4,191.64 RICHARD SHAMMAS 17 42-45 2,484.86 PETER & MARIA GENUSSA 17 46-49 3,042.53 KEITH KAVAL 20 1-5 2,492.46 JAMES & BRIDGETTE MASTAGLIO 22 66-68 8,755.98 KATHLEEN E HANSEN 23 67-70 2,662.30 MAP PELL GARDENS MR & MRS GEORGE KAFTAN 532 27 5,869.30 MAP OF DESCRIPTIVE PROPERTY RECKSON ASSOCIATES D 2 30,047.86 TAGRE S.A. LTD D 22 12,042.22 HELENE HINES D52-1 UNIT #519 1,421.46 ELLEN BRADY MITCHELL D52-2 UNIT #206
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1,188.76 JOHN & NANCY ERNENWEIN D 115 5,476.05 THOMAS A & VIVIENNE S LEWIS, J D 117 11,914.15 MAP OF GARDEN CITY CENTRAL DENNIS & REBECCA SEIDENBERG 4 28 6,274.54 D ARMSTRONG, J MCGRATTY 6 34 3,803.00 D ARMSTRONG, J MCGRATTY 6 48 360.60 WENLI WONG 7 L15-17 UNIT#108 333.73 DMK ASSOCIATES LLC 7 L15-17 UNIT#304 1,237.18 DANIELLE MOSER BALAN 10 2 11,138.88 DR DAWN F TORRE 51 2 4,462.08 JUN KANG 90 46 3,620.49 MAP OF THE GREENS ORLANDO DA LUZ 616 16 3,268.14 MAP OF GARDEN CITY EAST ENXIN HUANG 120 26 2,738.34 MR & MRS RAYMOND MOORE 122 6 3,346.72 JOHN & THERESA MURNANE 138 10-11 6,677.59 JORGE, CATHERINE & LINA GARDYN 140 19-21 7,909.56 ANCONA ACQUISITIONS 147 23-26 22,078.16 1051 FRANKLIN AVENUE, LLC 152 11-12 42,725.64 MICHAEL DEVITO 155F UNIT#304 1,326.86 RYAN DONNELLY 155H UNIT#2B 1,136.11 MAP OF COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES DAVID & CECILIA SANOSSIAN 2 1-5 3,853.70 EAMON & RESHMA MCGOWAN 3 44-46 6,424.15 VICKY KARAYIANNIS 5 46-50 7,137.85 MAP OF GARDEN CITY ESTATES CARLO RIZZO III 4 43-45 3,042.53 NIDIA RUIZ 7 10-13 2,915.79 JENNIFER AIOSA 24 1-4 8,272.31 WENDY HOEY 24 54-57 8,360.92 VIRGINIA DELFOE 27 31-34 7,118.27 DAVID MC DONALD 44 17-23 5,628.13 MICHAEL & TARA FARGIONE 47 59-62 3,955.10 MRS MARILYN F JENSEN 51 15-18 7,766.85 DAVID SINGH 53 25-32 5,426.91 MR & MRS JAMES BRESSINGHAM 84E 38-41 6,253.93 MAP OF GARDEN CITY GABLES LUIS P. VEGA 8 14-17 6,236.53 JONATHAN MARTIN 8 55-57 3,448.12 MAP OF GARDEN CITY IMPROVEMENT CO. MR NICHOLAS GRASSO - 1 105.18 MR & MRS WALTER SCHULTZ - 461-462 287.60 MAP OF NASSAU HAVEN FLORENCE RISMAN F 33-34 892.19 MAP OF PARK MANOR GLORIA H PRETZFELDER - 238-241 2,654.19 MAP OF RICHLANDS MICHAEL J & EVELYN SCHWANTNER 5 87-90 6,588.37 EILEEN M GRIFFITHS 12 64-65 4,092.32 MAP OF SHAW GARDENS GEORGE E & MARIA AYERS J 33-34 2,332.76 GARY & GINA GULLO X 1-3 5,927.51 MAP OF SHAW GARDENS SEC #2 JOHN M EISEN, JR 1 31-34 4,056.50 MAP OF STEWART MANOR SEC #1 MR & MRS MICHAEL J SWEENEY 38 7-10 2,636.95 Irene Woo Village Treasurer Garden City, New York February 23, 2018 The Incorporated Village of Garden City does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission to, access to, or participation in its programs, activities or public meetings, and has designated Karen M. Altman, Village Clerk, as Disability Compliance Coordinator. Persons with a disability who wish to attend a meeting should contact Karen Altman at least 24 hours in advance of meeting at:
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351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 (5l6)465-4051 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GC 0737 3X 02/23,03/02,09 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, V. JOHN KAVANAGH, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 22, 2017, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE is the Plaintiff and JOHN KAVANAGH, ET. AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CALENDAR CONTROL PART COURTROOM (CCP), IN THE NASSAU SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on April 3, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 65 ROXBURY ROAD, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530: Section 33, Block 60, Lot 4 & 5: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 004974/2008. William J. Garry, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. GC 0738 4X 03/02,09,16,23
LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of East Coast Dealer Services, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on January 2, 2018. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process serviced against the LLC to 28 Flower Street in Hicksville, New York 11801. Purpose, any lawful purpose. GC 0739 6X 03/02,09,16,23,30,04/06 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Recomm consulting LLC. Arts. of org filed with NY sec of state (SSNY) on 10/11/2017. Office: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 260 N Broadway suite 1, Hicksville, NY 11801. Purpose: any lawful activity. GC 0740 6X 03/02,09,16,23,30,04/06 VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on February 27, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Garden City, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution amending the bond resolution adopted on June 15, 2017, which bond resolution, as amended, is entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Village of Garden City, New York, adopted June 15, 2017 and amended February 27, 2018, authorizing the replacement of eight (8) mechanic shop overhead garage doors at the DPW yard, stating the esti-
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mated maximum cost thereof is $120,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose, and authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of not to exceed $120,000 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows: FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to is hereby authorized to replace eight (8) mechanic shop overhead garage doors at the DPW yard; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $120,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; and STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of $120,000 bonds of the Village to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and interest thereon; SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of $120,000 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15) years; the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in
anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum. DATED: February 27, 2018 Karen M. Altman Village Clerk GC 0741 1X 03/02 VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on February 27, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Garden City, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Village of Garden City, New York, adopted February 27, 2018, authorizing the construction of sewer system improvements, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $224,400, appropriating said amount for such purpose, and authorizing the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of not to exceed $224,400 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows: FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to construct sewer system improvements; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $224,400; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; and STATING the plan of
financing includes the issuance of $224,400 bonds of the Village to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property within the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and interest thereon; SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of $224,400 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is forty (40) years; the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum. DATED: February 27, 2018 Karen M. Altman Village Clerk GC 0742 1X 03/02
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Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed adult yoga classes with all ages in mind. Our yoga class will be offered on Wednesday mornings at 9 am at the Senior Center on Golf Club Lane to any adult who is a resident of Village of Garden City. This 10 week program will begin on Wednesday, March 7th. The cost of this class will be $90. Classes will meet – March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9 To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.
Spring "Zumba Gold" Fitness Classes for the Active Senior or Beginner
Our Thursday session of our “Zumba Gold” fitness will be held in on Thursday afternoons at 2:15 pm at The Senior Center. Each 45 minute class, teaching the basics of “Zumba” exercise, is led by Felicia Lovaglio, our certified “Zumba” exercise instructor. This class is geared for seniors or the beginner adult. The ten week session will begin Thursday, March 8th. The price for the session is $60. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.
Special Events for the Month of March
Tuesday, March 6 at 11 am Brain Fitness with Dr. Shelley Pazer Can’t find your keys? Lost your cellphone? Or have you forgotten the name of someone you just met? Well, you aren’t alone; these moments of forgetfulness are rather common. In this workshop Dr. Shelley Pazer will show you how to stay mentally fit at any age through useful lifestyle tips and fun activities that sharpen your thinking. Wednesday, March 7 at 1 pm Workshop with James Horn, Physical Therapist, on Strength and Mobility for Seniors. Come and hear different strategies and exercises you can do to keep your body fit. Wednesday, March 7 at 3:30 pm
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Computer/Tech Help with Garden City Service League of Boys. Bring your electronic device and your questions. Thursday, March 8 at 10 am Computer 1st Grade In this class, you will learn how to work with text including inputting, inserting, moving, and erasing, learn basic word processing skills, and understand files and commands. Computer Kindergarten or basic knowledge of computers is needed for this class. Monday, March 12 at 1 pm Singer Kevin Westley, host of WHRU.org's That’s How I Spell Ireland will join us in an old fashioned Irish Sing Along. Song sheets will be provided. Please join us for this wonderful program. Tuesday, March 20 at 1 pm Workshop on New Tax Laws with Patricia Chester, CPA Ms. Chester will speak about how the new tax laws will affect you and answer any questions you might have. Wednesday, March 21 at noon Pizza Lunch $6 – Reservations needed by visiting the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Thursday, March 22 at 10 am Computer Class, Introduction to Email In this hands-on, lecture and demo class you will learn how to send, receive, forward and reply to e-mail. After you have mastered the basics, you will learn how to attach files and download. Knowledge of computers is necessary for this class. Thursday, March 22 at 1 pm Lecture, Rainforest Butterflies Steve Fratello has traveled the world’s tropical rainforests while trying to fulfill his lifelong passion for butterflies and other aspects of nature. He will share his experiences with us when he visits the Senior Center. Thursday, March 29 at 1 pm Workshop: “What to Expect When You Call the EMS”
GC Senior Bridge Results On February 26th, we had 7 tables playing. The results: North/South East/West 1--Carmel Quill & Jeanne Harmon 1--Irene Christie & Nancy Cervini 2--Grace Basile & Joan Cowie 2/3--Carrie Flapan & Dian Kendrick 3--Molly O’Grady & Carol Anderson 2/3--Jo Keller & Fran Flaharty
Sponsored by Northwell Health. Register for any of the above programs EXCEPT the luncheon by calling The Senior Center at 385-8006. To attend the Pizza Luncheon please visit the Office of Recreation and Parks 108 Rockaway Ave with payment.
Winter and Spring Trips for GC Seniors Announced
Here Garden City Recreation and Parks’ fall trip list for seniors who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. If you would like to register for any of our trips, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Payment must accompany registrations. Tuesday, March 6 Trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show We will travel by coach bus to Philadelphia for the famous Flower Show! This year’s exhibits will feature “Wonders of Water”, with exotic flowers, a beautiful rain forest, fanciful fountains, and more. The cost of this trip will be $70, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel. Lunch will be on your own. Space is limited. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Tuesday, April 17 Brooklyn Brownstones We will travel by coach bus to Brooklyn where we will explore historic Brooklyn neighborhoods with their tree lined streets and 19th century row houses while we learn about the “brownstone revolution” and the joys of living in Brooklyn. Lunch will be included at Juniors. The cost of this trip will be $85, checks only, made payable to Rendezvous Travel. Wednesday, May 2 Westbury Manor for Lunch and Funny Girl Join us as we enjoy lunch at Westbury Manor and a performance of the ever popular Funny Girl. Lunch begins at noon. The cost for this trip is $40, checks only, made payable to Plaza Theatrical Productions. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108
Rockaway Ave.
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Thursday, June 14 Trip to New York Botanical Garden “Visions of Hawaii” We will travel by coach bus to NY Botanical Garden. The NYBG will present Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawaii, a major exhibition exploring the artist’s immersion in the Hawaiian Islands. Highlights include a stunning display of more than 15 of O’Keefe’s paintings, not seen together since their debut in 1940. Discover a lush flower show evoking the gardens and landscapes that inspired O’Keeffe. We will then have lunch at the Seashore Restaurant on City Island. The cost of this trip will be $90, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel.
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 1:30 pm Chair Dancing with Felicia at 2:30 pm WEDNESDAY Exercise with Felicia at 10 am Chair Yoga with Connie at 11 am THURSDAY Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 11:15 am Meditation with Allie at 12:25 pm FRIDAY Exercise with Felicia at 10 am Resistance Bands with Felicia at 10:45 am Meditation with Connie at noon Tai Chi with Connie at 1 pm
NYU Winthrop Hospital’s Prostate Cancer Support Group NYU Winthrop Hospital’s Center for Cancer Care is offering a free prostate cancer support group. Meetings are held every second and fourth Friday of each month from 1PM - 2PM at the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300 Franklin Avenue, Suite ML-5 in Garden City. The following dates are scheduled: March 9 & 23; April 13 & 27; May 11 & 25; June 8 & 22; July 13 & 27. Additional dates throughout 2018 will be
announced. Free parking is available. Pre- registration is required. For information about this free support group or to register, please call JoAnne M. Spinner, LCSW-R, CASAC, Oncology Social Worker at 516-663-1017. For information about other support groups offered by NYU Winthrop Hospital, please call 1-866-WINTHROP or visit www.nyuwinthrop.org.
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GCHS to present Brooklyn Boy & GCTA Senior Citizen Buffet Dinner
On March 8th, 9th, and 10th, Garden City High School will be presenting Brooklyn Boy by Donald Margulies in the Inez Spiers Auditorium. Donald Margulies’ play follows the protagonist, novelist Eric Weiss, as he finally finds the mainstream success that’s long eluded him with the publication of his new book Brooklyn Boy. Eric’s journey begins as he returns to his childhood neighborhood in Brooklyn to visit his sick father, who’s living out his few remaining days in the hospital. Through his interactions with his father, a long-abandoned childhood friend, his estranged wife, an overzealous young admirer, a meddling Paramount movie executive, and a golden-boy Hollywood star, Eric receives a series of severe lessons about coming to terms with himself, his heritage, and how he treats others.
The play, performed on Broadway in 2005, is at once quietly comic and insightful about the troubles inherent in growing up and finding your true identity. Brooklyn Boy’s message is clearly not that you can’t go home again, but that you must. Show times are 4PM on March 8th and 7PM on March 9th and 10th. Tickets may be purchased at: our.show/ gardencity/brooklynboy. For more information about the show or for group ticket sales, please call (516) 478-2531. Attention GC Resident Senior Citizens: The Garden City Teachers’ Association is again sponsoring a FREE pre-show buffet dinner in the high school cafeteria on Thursday, March 8th starting at 3:30PM followed by a preview of the show at 4PM. Please reserve your spot by calling: 478-2222.
GC Retired Men’s Club News Schedule of Events
Monday, March 5 - Pizza Monday, March 12 - Regular Meeting Monday, March 19 - St. Patrick’s Day Feast: Corned beef & cabbage & more. Cost: $15 pp Monday, March 26 - Regular meeting Monday, April 2 - Sandwiches Monday, April 9 - Regular Mtg Monday, April 16 - Sandwiches Monday, April 23 - Regular Mtg Monday, April 30 - Regular Mtg Bowling every Friday during season at Herrill Lanes. Contact Joe Leto at 248-9022. Poker players: check with John Marino at 248-1770. We welcome bridge, and especially non-bridge, players, in order to expand
the variety of our activities. Some suggestions: poker, chess, backgammon, other card games, cribbage, and billiards. Also, you may come for just conversation, camaraderie, and to make new friends. Lunch is served roughly twice a month.
About the GC Retired Men’s Club
All Garden City men, 55 years and older, are eligible for membership. Annual dues are a very “expensive” $10. Meetings are on Mondays, and a less busy meeting is on Thursdays. Both begin at noon and end at 4:00pm. Check with the GCNews RMC schedule re upcoming meetings. In good weather we offer BBQ, bocce, shuffleboard, and horseshoes.
Multiple Sclerosis caregiver support group offered NYU Winthrop Hospital’s Multiple Sclerosis Caregiver Support Group is free and open to the community. The support group will be facilitated by Lucia Jamaluddin, LMSW, Neuroscience Social Worker. Meetings may occasionally include guest speakers. The meetings will be held monthly from 4:00 – 5:00 PM on the following dates: 3/6/18, 4/3/18, 5/1/18, and 6/5/18 at the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300
Franklin Ave., Suite ML-5, Garden City. For further information and to reserve your place for this free support group, please call (516) 663-4593. Free Parking is available at the Wellness Pavilion. For information on other support groups at NYU Winthrop Hospital, please call 1-866-WINTHROP or visit www.nyuwinthrop.org.
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Garden City Public Schools present 2018 Afternoon Tea
Seniors enjoying a previous Afternoon Tea The brief winter respite has reminded us that winter’s days are numbered and spring is just around the corner! With the return of red-winged blackbirds and crocus comes Garden City Public School’s Afternoon Tea. The Afternoon Tea Committee – our “TEAm” - has been hard at work preparing for the April 19th event which is offered FREE to Garden City’s senior citizens and past parents. In its ninth year, the Afternoon Tea is sponsored by Garden City Public Schools with the support of the GC PTA, SEPTA, and Garden City High School. The Tea would also not be possible without the support of our local business sponsors, including SerendipiTea of Manhasset, The Garden City Hotel, Perennial, Panera (Franklin Avenue), Bagelman of Garden City, Garden City Pizza, LaBottega, Riesterer’s Bakery Café, Starbucks (Seventh Street), Raymond Vinciguerra, and Christine Bernhard, to name a few of our valued sponsors. Please mark your calendars – the Afternoon Tea event will take place on Thursday, April 19th, 2018, 3:30PM. – 5:30PM. at Garden City High School. The event is modeled after a traditional English afternoon tea, and features delicious food and desserts served by high school volunteers, and the amazing musical and artistic talents of Garden City’s K-12 students. This year, the Tea will again feature a Ladies Hat Contest with awards, so dust off those
beautiful chapeaus! Other wonderful gifts and activities are planned for our attending ladies and gentlemen. The Afternoon Tea is FREE to senior citizens and past parents of Garden City but, due to limited seating and high demand, all guests MUST HAVE TICKETS. A ticket application form (limit – two per address) is listed on page 21 of the district’s Spring 2018 Continuing Education Catalog – delivered to every Garden City resident at his/her home address. The Afternoon Tea ticket form is also available online for home printing on the district website: www.gardencity.k12.ny.us, under “Recent News,” or ticket application forms can be picked up at Garden City Administration Building, 56 Cathedral Avenue, during regular business hours (Mon-Fri., 8AM. – 4:30PM.). Kindly address all ticket request forms to: 2018 Afternoon Tea, Office of Public Information, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY, 11530, or you may drop off your completed form at the Administration Building, 56 Cathedral Avenue. No phone or email requests, please. Tickets are awarded on a first come, first served basis, and will be mailed to the recipients’ address, while supplies last. Please don’t miss this wonderful spring event! For more information, please call Dr. Catherine Knight, Coordinator of Public Information: 4781079.
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Streetscape follow-up gets Village on track From page 28 and the CVS is on track for the 2018-2019 budget for an increased drainage structure and repaving allocation.
Approvals for Technology Upgrade, Projects and Maintenance Bonds
At the Board’s February 27 meeting Suozzi said the agenda item for a transfer of funds of $35,000, to pay invoices for consultants Total Technology Solutions System, was the result of the fixed monthly fee of $5,000 and the service provided to the Village of Garden City. The amount was approved by the Board for a transfer from the Administration - Salary account to Central Data Processing. Suozzi explained the need for funds and compensating the consultants as issues arise; the village’s police department, for example, has technology needs and functions much different than that of other municipal departments: “Our IT partner is helping the village protect our environment in cybersecurity, servers and virtualized system. They came here with the fixed monthly fee and on top of that we budgeted additional funds for parallel requests, of which we had many. When the company first came on board they had to stabilize the environment a week after the last budget passed. A week into fiscal year 2017-2018 we got hit with a branch
virus which blocked our servers, and they helped us recover everything within 48 to 72 hours and put us under the umbrella and we’ve had no problems since,” Suozzi said. He says during the last 10 months the village did not spend the funds on integrating police department needs into IT work. Suozzi noted the specialized law enforcement equipment and synchronizing with agencies such as the FBI, as well as working the Village Hall and municipal departments’ phones into one system and decommissioning one obsolete server. DiFrancisco explained February 27 trustees’ agenda items as needed due to different situations with two capital projects. A bond resolution for a DPW project to replace garage doors at the Village Yard will cost slightly more than expected, due to the bids the municipality received on the project coming in higher than originally anticipated. Trustees approved a change for the capital project budget from $109,140 up to $120,000, as well as amending the bond resolution amount to $120,000. A bond resolution of $224,400 for sewer system improvements was part of the 2017-2018 capital project, and DiFrancisco said there were allocations to replace a sewer pump and do some work on the sewer pumping station building itself. “There was some question on what we would do at the facility
due to the condition of the building, so the bond resolution was not filed earlier in the year. We are doing the bond resolution now and move forward with some of the work we’ve been planning,” he told the Board. Kevin Ocker, department head for Recreation and Parks, spoke about the trustees’ agenda item to accept the oneyear maintenance bond from LandTek Group of Amityville for the 105-yard, state-of-the-art Multi-Purpose turf field at Community Park for $2.426 million. “All of the terms and conditions according to the specifications of the project, for the construction of that field, were completed. This was confirmed by consultants Cameron Engineering, who helped oversee the project, so we recommend accepting the bond as it guarantees the work for a year, and that closes out the work on this project,” he told the Village Board. Carrying over a conversation from the last Board of Trustees’ meeting held on February 8, Mayor Brian Daughney asked Ocker what the start date is for the maintenance bond (guarantee) Ocker told him it was the date on which trustees’ approved the item on their meeting agenda, in this case on February 27, 2018, guaranteeing the field work for one year. He told the trustees that a maintenance bonds are incumbent on each contractor to submit to the village for formal approval (by the Board) at
the conclusion of their work, and in this case the field opened for play last August. But Mayor Daughney instructs Administrator Suozzi, Ocker and others to seek a term longer than one year for all future maintenance bond and guarantees on village projects. “We would like to see these maintenance bonds, through bidding and whatever else we do, to cover a longer time frame of 18 months or 24 months. We have had a problem tracking these things but we (the Board) would like that built into any bidding or contracts. The objective is to better keep track of any of the project timeframes and claims,” Mayor Daughney announced. Suozzi says he has asked Village Attorney Peter Bee to specify this in contracts in the future. Finally at the Board of Trustees’ meeting on February 27, Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson said the annual Truck Scale Calibration, in Syracuse from May 7 through 9, is required by the State Bureau of Weights and Measures and serves as an important piece in municipal police operations. Just before the Board approved attendance for Police Officer Hudak, and allocate the cost of attendance ($600), Jackson noted for the trustees and the audience this week that any violations of weights and measures on roads are considered serious offenses in the State of New York.
Third Rail Trail: Village approves LIRR memorandum From page 1 I want to thank Trustee Makrinos and Mayor Daughney for their hard work on this. We believe there are a significant number of benefits for the village in this M.O.U. and in the interest of transparency we have made that document available (outside the meeting room and on the village’s website),” DeMaro said. With the M.O.U. the village has agreed to hold the LIRR accountable for maintaining a few project guarantees through allocations for reimbursement, if a need would arise. These include a general reserve fund of $4 million -- the Project Community Fund, totaling $20 million among the eight municipalities involved including the Town of Oyster Bay and Town of North Hempstead -and a $10 million additional reserve fund, as allocations are in place to reimburse Garden City if project-related impacts arise after the “substantial completion date of the project, and which were unanticipated before such date.” As part of the Project Community Fund, the village would be allocated at the minimum $2.5 million “to mitigate impacts on the recipient” and “to reimburse the village for costs of police, traffic control, the department of public works and other related expenses”
directly related to the project, as the M.O.U. document states. All staging areas for the Third Track will be completely fenced off, and the contractor for the LIRR will have to protect access for existing businesses in the areas and provide satellite parking sites for construction workers, “as to keep personal construction worker vehicles off of residential streets. Another stipulation under “Community Safety and Quality of Life” bullet points in the M.O.U. presents a window only for the scheduling of construction-related deliveries outside of school and commuter traffic peak hours, “to the extent practicable while schools are in session.” The design-build contractor for the LIRR will be required to provide covered trash receptacles and empty them daily near construction sites, and a daily clean-up of public roadways and walkways was agreed to “to ensure that construction debris and dirt will not affect the local community,” the memorandum states. After residents of the West and in particular those in Greenridge Avenue led discussion with village officials and the MTA representatives early on in 2016, the M.O.U. does include stipulations on height for sound attenuation walls.
The walls will begin along the Third Track 20 feet from the eastern side of New Hyde Park Road up to 20 feet past the eastern boundary of Nassau Haven Park. A second set of walls will be 20 feet from the eastern end of the overpass bridge at Denton Avenue running to the west end of the Merillon Avenue train station, and the third wall coverage will be from 10 feet east of the Nassau Boulevard overpass bridge running up to 20 feet past 225 Whitehall Boulevard. All along Greenridge Avenue backyards in Garden City, the sound attenuation wall will be 10 feet high “above the lower proposed ground line adjacent to the barrier.” At all of the other locations noted, the wall will be at least 8-foothigh above the lower proposed ground line adjacent to the barrier OR four feet above the rail, whichever is the greater height at those locations. Village Historian and Planning Commission member Bill Bellmer asked the trustees about a clause in the M.O.U. stating that the Village of Garden City has the ability to select a technical consultant to meet with LIRR representatives. He wanted to know who the technical consultant was and what their recommendations entailed. Mayor Daughney said this was referenc-
ing past occurrence, and had been completed very early on with LIRR-village deliberations as in May 2017, once the Third Track’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published, the Board approved a contract not to exceed $15,000 to retain engineering, construction and environmental solutions consulting firm Vertex, which is based in Weymouth, Massachusetts. At Tuesday night’s meeting, Daughney referred to Vertex as “the guys from Boston.” Close to one year earlier, the village hired Vertex and the law firm of Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. simultaneously in an effort to stay ahead of the proposed LIRR Third Track and its initial 1,000-page (draft) environmental impact statement. Since the formation of the Board of Trustees’ Third Track Committee the choice of only Vertex to challenge interests of the village was questioned, especially by some concerned residents of Greenridge Avenue in the West. Also Nicholas Episcopia, longtime village trustee and former Garden City mayor from 2015 to 2017 stated in a Letter to the Editor that appeared the first week of May, 2017: “Whereas the Board of Trustees press release (April 21, 2017) avers that their See page 46
From page 30 increase on the expense side of $500,000 go towards TRS. That accounts for roughly a 1% increase budget-to-budget, compared to the last several years where Garden City Public Schools highlighted budget savings with these recognizable line items for pension. “TRS rates are tied to the rate of investment (stocks) and they have had good years. But districts are required to do actuarial accounting on their system on an annual basis. Their (retirement system) actuary recommended a change in their long-term investment rate down, which caused their rate to go up and cause there to be more funding for collections. This really came out of left field and it caused their (TRS) rate to go up and therefore our projects to go up,” she said. TRS averages over a five-year period how much money is needed to allocate based on the stock market. Dr. Groveman says because the stock market has been high all New York districts anticipated another savings for TRS in the 2018-2019 year, but the TRS decided on a different, major type of actuarial study that changed the rates. “Because of a long-term consideration we do not know, actuaries determined people (retired teachers) are living twice as long as before and they will not be able to have as much money in retirement as they needed before, so TRS should change its whole rate structure. They have re-analyzed what their
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entire process was… Instead of districts getting another reduction which was anticipated based on prior years, it went up this year by the same amount as TRS contribution went down last year, 20172018 ($500,000). It is one million we have to make up for over the one year and we had no control over it,” Groveman said in an interview this week. Hours ahead of the February 13 meeting, the board of education announced that its finalist for the superintendent of schools position, Dr. Kusum Sinha, will be introduced to the community and likely approved for a contract at a special meeting set for Tuesday, March 13. Her joining the district will also achieve some savings in a budget line item for salary of the superintendent of schools. As DiCapua described on February 13, with budget code 1200s a changeover in the superintendent of schools position usually will include an expectation of savings. Also in the superintendent’s office the Central Administration budget cut projected for 2018-2019 includes a reduction of 0.5 FTE clerical employees, down from 1.0 this year. Salaries for the school district business office include 9.3 FTE’s (full-time equivalencies) and the budget code for auditors and financial systems management goes up 2% for next school year. At the February Board meeting, Dr. Groveman pointed out that on the expense side Garden City Public Schools may be a $150 million-operation, and over a quarter-billion-dollar operation in all with adding-in the revenues side.
“For 9.3 FTE employees handling that size an operation it’s very tight,” he explained. The administration proposes a transfer into capital accounts of $2.2 million as the district plans on renovation of two bathrooms in Stratford School including the teachers’ break room and one adult bathroom outfitted for ADA access, with its entrance right across the main corridor from the school auditorium. “It would be similar to the project at GCHS for when the community (parents/relatives) visit the restroom has ADA access,” DiCapua explains. Another project is a facelift of the auxiliary gym at Garden City High School, to re-do the floors and matting, plus painting work and new matting on the walls. DiCapua says the project correctly follows the replacement of windows at GCHS’ auxiliary gym. “When we went to look at the space we saw the matting on the walls need to be re-done and we’d paint the auditorium as well. We aren’t doing a full renovation as we are not replacing anything -- we aren’t replacing walls, ceilings, or lights, but this will finish up the room beautifully to reflect the work we put in there,” she said. The HVAC for the high school auditorium will also be done, as approved by the school board separately, but with the budget for next year comes ancillary work to perform asbestos abatement and painting of the catwalk atop the auditorium. “With the additional mechanical
equipment that is up there it really is a huge time, money, and safety endeavor to get all the asbestos out of it. While they are working to put in the HVAC mechanical structure we are seeking a budget allocation for the additional abatement,” DiCapua said. Physical plant operations and maintenance are a major portion of the projected district Administration budget. There will be no change to staffing for 2018-2019 involving custodians, cleaning and groundskeepers. DiCapua says the plant upkeep and maintenance is an “exponentially large” to-do list for the district, from heat in buildings to the appearance of district facilities in and out. “They take care of everything from grass to fields, sidewalks, anything that needs attention. The facility maintainers also install smartboards in classrooms throughout the district. If we need light bulbs or a projector fixed they handle it. In the summer (2017) we renovated the music lab in Garden City Middle School and the staff in-house handled all the electrical components,” she explained. For buildings and grounds, the district proposed purchasing one new van for the maintenance crew and one grounds vehicle. The primary functions they need to facilitate are the asbestos removal in school buildings as well as paving district parking lots. One are of savings the district recog-
want kids on a bus for an hour. We were impacted because of demands for additional special education buses, minibuses and more, and aside from that we can’t get the same level of substitute bus drivers as many have retired; when we call for a sub driver we just can’t get it. Therefore our directors were out doing our driving. It is a good fill-in but we were paying them twice as much as bus drivers make, and if anything district-wide happens they would be out and unable to respond,” Groveman said this week. According to Assistant Superintendent for Business and District Clerk Dana DiCapua, the transportation department and buses can often run from 5:30 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. She commented on the amount of routes (runs) and the way they are structured as a compelling reasons for hiring two new drivers. “They are a busy group and they handle a tremendous amount of runs, and they are as accommodating as possible. We are very lucky to have a transportation department in-house and we make full use of it. But at this point we do not want to see the directors out on
routes, at least not to the extent that they have been. Or, if they have to, it should be one of them and not both. Even sometimes the clerical support has been out on routes if they needed a bus attendant, and this recommendation (two more drivers) would have them back at the office,” she said at the board’s February 13 meeting. The long school buses in Garden City are primarily for the in-district student transportation, as it is the most cost-effective measure. Garden City “contracts out” to provide student transportation to a total 32 other New York and Long Island schools, but not with a total of 32 contractors. Dr. Groveman says 30 to 60 students on each bus would make fiscal sense to run each particular route. But when the district is obligated to provide bus service for children at outside schools, anywhere from just one to six students might be assigned to a bus. “We contract out from a private company then to pick up students from East Rockaway, Hempstead, and other districts around us -- they make the route on their vehicle and we pay the per-pupil cost for transportation. It is much more cost effective to do that but
one downside is the kids aren’t on our district buses. We can’t really run the bus for one child,” he explained. DiCapua said Garden City works with surrounding districts to try to coordinate feasible routes, for example a Mineola student who may be on the route a Garden City bus will go. The shared services agreements such as this in transportation is a way to offset some district expenses. The districts would put out a joint bid for bus operation and coordinate the route and pickup. Funds from the transportation operations budget would be allocated, DiCapua said. Security through the installations of on-board GPS and cameras is another expected boost for the Garden City Public Schools’ bus fleet. At present the district’s consultants and officials from the Department of Homeland Security are looking into various camera products available on the market for playback capability, as live feeds from each bus would require a substantially larger (more expensive) network. Dr. Groveman and DiCapua said this week a District Security budget line
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Garden City Schools plan increase in bus budget From page 30 suffice, as he described the efficiency plans in place for 2018-2019. Groveman says there are fiscal constraints to adding even more staff to the transportation department at the current time. “Instead of a dispatcher we have recommended additional drivers. Our initial goal was to add five drivers, and we would have settled on four. Then we evaluated the upcoming budget for next year and made it two,” Groveman said on February 13. Starting with the next academic year, the two new drivers may not be assigned a specific route, but will be driving a Garden City Schools bus each day to help with “overflow and driver absenteeism.” The total of 63 district owned and operated buses and school vans would be aided with a daily staffing ‘buffer’ when the two new positions are added, as sick time can accrue at any time. “Between our special education needs and increases in elementary enrollments we’ve had some additional routing needs. We try to keep school bus runs as short as possible and we don’t
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From page 45 nized was its elimination of fuel costs across the buildings of the district, aided by the 2009 School Investment Bond and Energy Performance Contract, as Con Edison Solutions presents an annual savings report to Garden City Schools each June. “We have significantly reduced or completely eliminated fuel costs. Those savings came out of the budget a few years ago and it was offset by slightly higher natural gas usage. But even if gas has gone up (usage) by 20% the fuel usage is down 100%. The fact that our electric costs have maintained flat for a number of years, although we have started to see some increases, all the window replacements and savings we achieved are positive. Electric is hard as we are constantly adding -- heaters, A/C, computers. The usage is tremendous and in the last three years we added the 1:1 device initiative. Almost if not every Garden City classroom now has carts with 20 computers, those are charged every night. We are observing that kind of usage and not small expenses as a light being left on overnight,” DiCapua explained in an interview with the News this week.
Focused on Schools Safety
At the upcoming Board of Education work session and budget presentation on Wednesday, March 7 at the high school, interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Alan Groveman will present an introduction and overview of school district safety, planning, strategic partnerships, plus initiatives included for next year’s budget in Garden
City Public Schools. The recent tragedy at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has spurred reaction and debate over schools’ safety measures in every community across America but last summer Dr. Groveman came to Garden City with a unique background in security. “We were not waiting for something like this (February 14 Florida shooting) to occur, and I’ve been ready for this since the Columbine High school shooting in 1999. In December the district talked with contractors (Covert Investigations) about coming here to do a security audit. We have the Homeland Security staff coming in, private contractors and we’re adding bus cameras. I personally have been very involved in security, with the Suffolk County Police Department and security firms in the area, for over 15 years,” Dr. Groveman said in an interview with the News on February 27. At the school board’s December 13, 2017 meeting school safety audit contract with Covert Investigations & Security Inc. of Suffolk County was approved for a price of $6,400. For the past 24 years he’s been active with the volunteer ambulance and fire corps. near his Suffolk County residence. He was experienced in Suffolk County response drills to mass shootings, county-wide exercises, and during his prior career as the superintendent in the Connetquot district he took up the Suffolk County Task Force One, the New York State FEMA team and designated countywide rescue task force. Groveman is also a licensed peace officer and security guard.
“Security is an area that interested me so I have been involved with it in the last 24 years, and have completed much training. When we had an incident in Connetquot I was very involved with security personnel and worked with Mark White and Suffolk County Police. We arrested a kid who made a threat - twice. He was arrested and got out, then we tracked him and got him a second time before anything happened. You must be proactive with these measures,” Dr. Groveman said. He noted the great schools and communities impacted by shootings in Parkland, Florida, and closer to home at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut in 2012. His overview next Wednesday will provide a look at the existing security upgrades of installed cameras on school grounds and new door locks on classrooms, as all the interior school and classroom doors can be locked from inside with the same key. Groveman says as of the end of February the Garden City Police Department has the ability to, in the event of an emergency or incident, turn on all the district cameras to monitor from Police headquarters. The district and the village signed a Memorandum of Understanding for this initiative after the Board of Trustees gave approval at a recent meeting. Dr. Groveman said the camera feed is not live and the GCPD has the setup in the watch commander office, but they do not have access to the feed unless they get a call, alarm, or warning from other law enforcement agencies. “The police are not watching the schools or district activity. But if a 911 call, complaint from the public, call
from the district or a police officer goes to them they will switch on the cameras. We would be automatically notified in the district system that the police have turned our camera feed on. They can then access the district’s camera system and view the location they need to, live, to see what goes on inside and outside the school building,” he said on Tuesday. Early this week, both Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson and Dr. Groveman expressed confidence and value for the working relationship boosted between the district and GCPD. Groveman says Jackson has been in meetings and attending to every school administration call or request “at least twice a week” to ensure safety and help organize the new camera and access initiatives. The GCPD has access to the same exterior locks that secure all school district buildings, and Commissioner Jackson and Dr. Groveman coordinated a technology update for that effort as well. DiCapua mentioned the security audit from Covert Investigations and the possibility of new projects coming about for the district. Cameras and GPS for school buses next year, plus honoring a request from individual Garden City school principals for more cameras at specific locations, would be the starting point for the 2018-2019 funding for security capital. No new cameras will go into classrooms or instructional spaces, but some blind spots of buildings and opposite views of school hallways will be addressed.
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The set up could include two cameras on buses; one in back and one up front. The units come with their own drives for playback features and recording. If a much more expensive system was opted for, Dr. Groveman says the option
of transmitting camera picture on each bus over RF signal would bring monitoring to the bus garage. That would involve wireless (WiFi) on board plus higher costs. DiCapua says security consultants
(Covert Investigations) are evaluating GPS tracking devices and systems. A specific kind of transmitter is needed as a standard GPS would not tell anyone else, including the GCPD in the event of a local emergency, where one bus is.
Third Rail Trail: Village approves LIRR memorandum From page 45 self-appointed Third Track Committee assisted Vertex in preparing the DEIS Report, the Vertex staff told me, while I was still in office, that they had had only one conversation with the Third Track Committee, which hardly constitutes ‘assisting’ in the production of the Report.” Resident Steve Ilardi also commented on the M.O.U and pointed out several paragraphs he felt need better, more advantageous and fair legal wording on behalf of the Village of Garden City. For example Ilardi said a clause for the design-builder (LIRR contractor) to
repair and restore all damage to local roads, curbs, and sidewalks caused by construction vehicles using those roads and surfaces in connection with the Third Track project should also include village green spaces and shrubs. Ilardi also said the air and environmental quality control, while noted for dust control and the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and “the best available tailpipe technologies” should be clear on not permitting any construction or LIRR and MTA vehicles to idle within the boundaries of the Village of Garden City. He told the Board of Trustees often times the construction trucks and equipment stays stationary with the
engine on, over the course of several hours in a construction day. Another stipulation in the M.O.U calls for the design-build contractor to provide residents and village officials with a staffed 24 hours-a-day, 7 daysa-week hotline to receive and respond to input and complaints from village residents or businesses, in accordance with the stated Communications and Public Outreach Plan that is required from the design-builder. Also the LIRR is required to provide the name and telephone number for a senior governmental liaison for the Third Track project who may be contacted 24/7 on project-related issues and problems.
Before project work begins, residents have the opportunity to contact the Long Island Rail Road in writing at its headquarters, 93-02 Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens. From before the start of the project and continuing each quarter-year of the duration of the project, the LIRR will be conducting regular meetings with community representatives and the design-build contractor to discuss construction activities, projected activities for the coming quarters and addressing any community concerns before or during construction.
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Adventure Trips to Far Corners of the Globe BY KAREN RUBIN
Adventure travel takes all different forms – a reflection of one’s own passions, curiosity, desire for immersion into nature and culture. Here are just a few ideas that span the globe:
Smithsonian Family Journeys by Perillo’s Learning Journeys Offer Families Hands-on Travel Experiences this Summer
WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ – Families seeking culturally rich, stress-free travel options this summer can leave the planning to Smithsonian Family Journeys by Perillo’s Learning Journeys. “Whether it is sleeping like royalty in an Irish castle or going behind-the-scenes in the world of anime in Japan, each program offers families an unparalleled level of access,” said Carol Dimopoulos, president of Perillo’s Learning Journeys. “These trips are a truly memorable way for parents and grandparents to introduce children to different cultures and wonders of the natural world.” The multi-generational trips are designed to be very inclusive for easy planning: hotels with local character, most meals, airport transfers and on-tour transportation, exciting excursions, entertaining activities, talks by local experts, a top travel director throughout, gratuities, and
emergency medical insurance are all included in the price. Summer 2018 itineraries (tailored to adults with children eight years and older) include: Discover Japan: Available July 7-17, 2018, this 11-day family journey explores modern Tokyo and traditional Kyoto. Learning and immersive highlights include: sushi and noodle making classes; hikes through the forests of Mt. Fuji; a stay in a traditional ryokan (inn); meeting students training to be anime voice actors; a visit a Japanese family in their home; learning the art of origami, kimono dressing and Taiko drumming; and much more. Prices start at $4,700 per adult and $4,175 per child. Iceland Explorer: On this sevenday adventure, multigenerational families will discover the wonder and science behind major geological sites, cruise in search of whales and puffins, and learn the history of the Viking expansion across the North Atlantic. Key attractions include: the black-sand beach of Reynihverfi; a swim in the Blue Lagoon hot springs; powerful waterfalls such as Gulfoss, Seljalandsfoss, and Skogarfoss; a visit to an exact replica of an old Viking ship dating back to A.D. 870; and much more. Available departures: June 30 – July 6 and July 28 – August 3, 2018. Prices start at $4,755 per adult and $4,100 per child. Exploring London and Paris:
A swim in the Blue Lagoon hot springs is one of the highlights of Smithsonian Family Journeys by Perillo’s Learning Journeys Iceland itinerary © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com a fitting introduction to Europe for children, this 10-day tour through London and Paris explores the most popular museums and historic sites. Highlights include: a Beefeaterled tour of the Tower of London, introduction to Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre, option to visit a number of sites featured in the famous Harry Potter films and an interactive scavenger hunt through the Louvre Museum. Prices start at $5,725 per adult and $4,700 per child. Available departures: June 23 – July 2 and
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child. For more information on Smithsonian Family Journeys by Perillo’s Learning Journeys, visit https://www. learningjourneys.com/family-journeys/ smithsonian; to book, call 855-215-8691. For more information on Perillo’s Learning Journeys, visit www. learningjourneys.com, contact a local travel professional, or call 888-884-8259. For more information visit www. SmithsonianJourneys.org.
andBeyond Launches Philanthropy-Focused Itineraries in Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa andBeyond, a leading luxury experiential travel company, has launched philanthropic-focused itineraries in Tanzania, Kenya, and South Africa to give guests a firsthand look at its core ethos of caring for the land, wildlife, and people. The activities range from adopting an elephant at the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Kenya to participating in local school conservation lessons in Tanzania to visiting the Grootbos Green Futures College in Cape Town, an organization that provides educational training to unemployed young adults in the city. Tanzania: Travelers on andBeyond’s 9-day Travel with Purpose in Tanzania tour start the adventure off in Arusha before heading to andBeyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge to explore the Mayoka and Moya communities by bike, and the new science labs at Kilimamoja School, funded by the
Africa Foundation. The excursion continues to andBeyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, perched above the edge of Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater, before ending at andBeyond Klein’s Camp on the Serengeti. Here, travelers visit Ololosokwan Clinic, primary school, and Meirowa School, and can join a group of school children on a game drive and conservation lesson. Kenya: andBeyond’s new Travel with Purpose in Kenya 12-day itinerary weaves travelers through the Kuku Group Ranch at the foot of the Chyulu Hills in Nairobi, Lewa Downs Conservancy in Laikipia, and the Masai Mara to learn about and engage in various conservation projects. Highlights include a private visit to the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi to adopt an elephant, feeding giraffes at the Giraffe Centre, and a Maasai community visit led by the African Foundation Program Manager, in which travelers can interact with a Maasai family and visit a traditional boma. South Africa: andBeyond’s Travel with Purpose in South Africa journey is a 10-day excursion spanning from andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve to Cape Town to the Cape Whale Coast. At andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, travelers take an excursion with Africa Foundation to visit projects in the Mduku and Mngobokazi communities and assist in an exclusive rhino notching experience. Travelers then head to Cape Town for a half-day tour of Uthando, a nonprofit that supports various community projects (day care, urban agriculture, environmental, and youth development programs), followed by a half-day tour
andBeyond travelers on the “Travel With a Purpose in Tanzania” program visit Ololosokwan Clinic, primary school, and Meirowa School, and can join a group of school children on a game drive and conservation lesson.
of the city to explore Table Mountain, Greenmarket Square, and Company Gardens. The tour continues on to the Cape Whale Coast (known for its prime whale watching location), where travelers will have the option to explore the Grootbos’s Green Futures College or the Siyakhula Organic Farm, visit the African Seabird and Penguin Sanctuary, and of course enjoy a whale watching excursion. For information, visit www. andBeyond.com.
Holiday River Expeditions Introduces Curated Stargazing Adventures by Raft, Mountain Bike
SALT LAKE CITY, UT-Once a month from May through October, Holiday River Expeditions shares the mystery and romance of the Dark Sky with star-struck guests who are participating in one of this veteran travel company’s 2018 Stargazing adventures. “Each night on these bike and river trips we will attempt to find and identify stars, constellations, planets, galaxies, nebulas, clusters and satellites,” said Tom Beckett, board chair of Clark Planetarium and part-time guide for Holiday River Expeditions. “More importantly, we’ll use those objects to talk about the structure of our galaxy, the origin and future of the universe, and our place in the cosmos.” Departures ranging from three to eight days are filled with Holiday River’s signature activities: whitewater rafting, hiking and mountain biking. A participation fee covers stargazing interpretation and equipment, guide
fees, meals and more. The 2018 Stargazing Trips are: May 12-15, 2018 4-day White Rim Trail and Oct 3-5, 2018 3-day White Rim Trail — Guests on these adventures will have access to binoculars and a telescope at night to view the heavens. This legendary mountain biking trip leads through Canyonlands National Park in Moab, UT, recently certified as a “Dark Sky Park” by the International Dark Sky Association. Bikers summit 1,000 feet above the confluence of the Colorado and Green rivers. The per person three-day rate is $795; $900 for four days. June 9-13, 2018 5-day Yampa River – In the heart of Dinosaur National Monument the Yampa River runs wild and free, unregulated by dams. Spring runoff in May and June offer exciting rapids by day and piercingly dark sky canopies by night. The focus is on whitewater rafting with exploratory side hikes to rock art, waterfalls and ancient sacred sites. The per person (minimum age 8) rate is $1,075. July 9-13, 2018 5-day Cataract Canyon — Cataract Canyon, carved by the Colorado River, cuts through the heart of Canyonlands National Park. Days are spent luxuriating in the sunshine, exploring side canyons and facing some of the biggest whitewater rapids the river has to offer. Nights open up to whole new worlds as guests explore the Milky Way, see the Andromeda Galaxy, watch satellites and meteors, and learn constellations. The per person (minimum age 8) rate is $1,150. Aug 4-7, 2018 4-day Lodore Canyon — This Whitewater river trip through Lodore Canyon peeks behind the scenes
Holiday River Expeditions is introducing new star-gazing adventures by raft and mountain bike, monthly from May through October.
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in Dinosaur National Monument, currently recognized by the National Park Service as a “Sanctuary of Natural Darkness.” This trip connects to ghosts of river runners and canyon dwellers of the past, with escapes into deepred cliffs and exhilarating whitewater rapids. During the day guests float on the Green River through Whirlpool Canyon and at night peer into the Whirlpool Galaxy. The per person (minimum age 8) rate is $980. Sept 9-16, 2018 8-day Extended Hiking & Rafting in Cataract Canyon – This extended 8-day float begins on the Green River as it meanders into the confluence with the Colorado River and then through the mighty whitewater rapids of Cataract Canyon in the soul of Canyonlands National Park. Hiking enthusiasts can anticipate hiking into the Maze District and the fanciful Dollhouse, enjoying the depths of Dark Canyon as well as the unforgettable rapid “cataracts” of Cataract Canyon. The per person (minimum age 12) rate is $1,595. (See http://www.bikeraft.com/darksky-stargazing-trip-series/) New this year is a partnership between Holiday River Expeditions and Road Scholar, a renowned creator of experiential learning opportunities. In 2018, Road Scholar is offering three multi-generational Stargazing trips with Holiday. The 9- and 10-day
trip dates are June 9-17, July 7-16 and August 4-Aug 13. For more information, availability, reservations or a copy of the 2018 catalog call 800-624-6323, Email: Holiday@ BikeRaft.com or log on www.bikeraft. com.
Wild Women Expeditions Introduces Hiking Adventure to Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon
CORNER BROOK, NL, CANADA – Imagine a country that places happiness above all else, where every policy must pass a Gross National Happiness filter to be enacted. Imagine trekking through lush green mountainous valleys of a remote Himalayan kingdom where yak herders greet you with smiles as the chanting of monks echoes from ancient cliff-side monasteries and colorful prayer flags ripple before snow-capped peaks. Welcome to Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon. Wild Women Expeditions, the pioneer in women-only travel adventures, introduces Spirit of Bhutan on three brand-new 2018 hiking departures: Sept. 20-Oct. 2, Oct. 11-23 and Nov. 12-24. It’s only over the past 50 years that visitors have been allowed to visit Bhutan, land locked in the Himalayas between Tibet and China to the north
and India to the south. It is still also time locked, since it is only early in this century that Western influences have begun to enter. Bhutan, despite the encroachment of the internet and hand-held devices, remains steeped in ancient traditions with overlays of powerful Buddhist mythologies. How spirituality and myth translate into 21st century life in this 750,000 population is a focus of Wild Women Expeditions’ quest. “Bhutan is a shining example of how spirited adventure tourism can be truly sustainable,” said Jennifer Haddow, visionary Owner/Director of Wild Women Expeditions. “Bhutan’s commitment to being a carbon neutral country comes to life in its approach to tourism, where travelers take great care to minimize their footprint on this wilderness Shangri-la.” She personally researched and helped craft this tour of west and central Bhutan incorporating the highest standards of ecotourism. Visits to monasteries or dzong perched on cliffs overlooking traditional rural life reveal that these fortresslike cloisters historically served as lighthouses, sending warning signals against potential marauders. An afternoon of river rafting coincides with a visit to the imposing Punakha Dzong (Palace of Great Happiness). Built in 1637, it is strategically placed at the confluence of two rafting rivers
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(Po Chu and Mo Chu). Guests also visit Taktshang (Tiger’s Nest) whose lore and location epitomize Bhutan’s spirituality and beauty. One day. guests walk for several hours through a forest of rhododendron and hemlock to meet some 30 nuns in contemplation and seclusion at one of the oldest (early 9th century) of seven nunneries in Bhutan. Guests can anticipate walking up to16km on mountain pathways through blue pine and juniper forests. One trek leads to Bumdra Monastery and a meadow laced with chortens (stupas) and prayer flags. Here women camp under the stars with a nearby 4,000m peak beckoning the hearty. Each glimpse of a dzong brings highaltitude vistas of mountains gouged by deep river valleys and rice fields, together comprising the country’s 60 percent of land designated national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. Forests covering over 70 percent of the landscape are themselves resources. For example, guests visit a family-owned incense factory that utilizes juniper, rhododendron and cypress to make incense. They are served tea during another family visit; they experience the restorative properties of a hot stone bath followed by a lesson in Bhutan’s national sport, archery. A day trip to Thimphu, Bhutan’s See page D5
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Taking a delightful interesting crash course in British history BY CLAIRE LYNCH I got a crash course in English history recently when some friends and I watched season one of “The Crown” on Netflix. This original series in season one has 10 episodes and each run roughly for an hour in length. It was written mostly by Peter Morgan and directed by Philip Martin. “The Crown” series, which seems to be partly factual and partly fictionalized, came out in 2016 but I had not seen it. I remember hearing at the time that it got excellent reviews. They are well deserved. Claire Foy plays Queen Elizabeth II and John Lithgow plays Winston Churchill. Matt Smith, who many people recognize as the Eleventh incarnation of The Doctor in the BBC series “Doctor Who,” plays Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth. I remember seeing much of the British events played out on our TV screen’s here in America and of course I am familiar with many of Churchill’s accomplishments but because the start of Queen Elizabeth’s reign dates back to February 1952, years before I was born, there were lots of gaps in my
knowledge of English history. Having the gaps filled in and several questions answered made the Netflix series very interesting. Queen Elizabeth is the longest-serving monarch in British history. She rules over the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Also, she is Head of the Commonwealth and queen of 12 countries that have become independent since she became queen - Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. In April she becomes 92. Her mother, the Queen Mother, lived to the age of 101. Queen Elizabeth’s great-greatgrandmother, Victoria, achieved the age of 81 and her grandfather, George III, reached the same age a hundred years earlier. Some things I knew. Elizabeth and her younger sister, Margaret, were very close to their father, King George VI. Though formally known as “His Highness Prince Albert of York,” within the family the future king was called “Bertie,” and as a young man, “Albert.” I also knew that King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 after being
the king for less than one year. With a reign of 326 days, Edward is one of the shortest-reigning monarchs in British history. He moved to New York City with his new wife, American socialite Wallis Simpson. She was divorced from her first husband and was pursuing the divorce of her second. According to royal custom the king couldn’t marry a divorcee. I didn’t realize that King George VI became the king relatively late in life, at age 41 because of his brother’s abdication. He never really wanted the job. Despite his reluctance to be king, George VI was a conscientious and dedicated sovereign - a kind and responsible man - who assumed the throne at a time when public faith in the monarchy was at an all-time low. Armed with a strong determination and the help of his wife, he became a modern monarch of the 20th century. During his reign, George VI endured the hardships of war and the transition from an empire to a commonwealth of nations. (biography.com) I knew that Queen Elizabeth was young when she became the Queen of England when her father died of lung cancer at the age of 56 in 1952 but I forgot how young she was. Elizabeth was
25. She waited 16 months for her coronation which was held at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953. The Netflix series shows how once he became the king, King George VI, who is brilliantly played by Jared Harris, looked at his oldest daughter, Elizabeth, and thought that she would make a good monarch to succeed him when the time came. It wasn’t just because she was his oldest daughter but because of her practicality and level headedness. At one very poignant part in the show King George VI rehearses with Elizabeth the most sacred part of the coronation ceremony in his study the night before his coronation. “The archbishop says: (On the palms of both the hands, saying) “Be thy Hands anointed with holy Oil. (On the breast, saying) Be thy Breast anointed with holy Oil. (On the crown of the head, saying) Be thy Head anointed with holy Oil: as kings, priests and prophets were anointed: And as Solomon was anointed king by Zadok the priest and Nathan the See page D6
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‘Notch Babies’ Now Reaching Century Mark -- and They Are Still Mad! BY TOM MARGENAU
There is a group of very old people out there who, for decades now, has been misled into believing that they are being cheated out of Social Security benefits. I’m talking about folks who are now pushing the century mark -- in their midto-late 90s and beyond. And that means that for 30 or 40 years now, they have been carrying a grudge against the government in general, and Social Security in particular. I still get letters from these people. Or, more often lately, I get letters from their sons or daughters (who themselves are now in their late 60s or 70s) asking me if anything can be done about this perceived injustice -- the infamous “Social Security notch.” In fact, my own mother was one of those people. Despite my constant reassurances to the contrary, she was convinced that the government was ripping her off by short-changing her on her monthly Social Security check. This cohort of seniors, generally people born between 1917 and about 1926, called themselves the “notch babies.” And their false claims about getting financially fleeced by Uncle Sam were fueled by a rather sophisticated, albeit deceitful and shameful lobbying campaign, sponsored by greedy gadflies out to make a quick buck. For those readers who don’t have a clue what I am talking about, the “notch” refers to a time period when corrections were made to the Social Security benefit formula -- corrections that were necessary to ensure that all Social Security recipients were paid properly, but corrections that were misconstrued by many to be a way of cheating them out of benefits they felt they were due. Here’s the story. In 1972, Congress passed a law mandating automatic annual cost-of-living adjustments to Social Security checks. Those COLAs were to be based on increases in the government’s official inflation measuring stick: the consumer price index. (Before 1972, COLAs were not automatic. They were sporadic and happened only if Congress specifically authorized a yearly increase.) As part of the new process, the Social Security Administration had to come up with a formula for calculating increases to people’s Social Security checks -- which they did. But after COLAs were paid for a couple of years, someone noticed the formula was wrong. Social Security beneficiaries were getting increases that were slightly higher than intended. Once the mistake was discovered and SSA notified Congress, several decisions had to be made. For one, they had to figure out what to do about all of the Social Security beneficiaries who received the overly generous COLA adjustments. Congress decided to let them keep the money. (It would have been political suicide to send “overpayment” letters to
every senior citizen in the country.) The second choice Congress had to make was to decide where to draw the line -- which people would have their benefits figured using the proper COLA formula. And they drew that line at 1917. In other words, they said everyone born in 1917 and later would have his or her Social Security benefit figured using the corrected formula. Sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? But sometimes Congress can’t leave well enough alone. In this case, they bowed to pressure from senior citizen groups who demanded a transition period from the old (incorrect) formula to the new (proper) formula. After lots of haggling, what they eventually decided was that everyone born between 1917 and 1921 would have his or her benefit figured using a special formula. So, we ended up with the following scenarios. People born after 1921 had their benefits figured using the proper (and lower) COLA formula. People born before 1917 had their benefits figured using the incorrect (and higher) formula. And people born between 1917 and 1921 had their benefits figured with a special formula not quite as generous as the one used for the pre-1917 crowd but more generous than the one used for the post-1921 crowd. You’d think everyone would be happy, right? Well, what happened next was pretty bizarre. Social Security recipients born in 1917 and later started to complain that they weren’t getting quite as much as folks born 1916 and earlier. Someone should have splashed some cold water in their faces and said, “You are being paid correctly. It’s the folks born before 1917 who are getting overly generous benefits. And on top of that, you are getting Social Security benefits at a higher rate than anyone born from 1922 on.” Instead, mobs of angry senior citizens around the country started to form into groups demanding “justice.” Even Ann Landers got into the fray. She’s the one who came up with the moniker: “notch babies.” And all these folks mistakenly thought they were singled out for lower benefit adjustments than everyone else. To repeat the facts: They were getting slightly lower benefits than people born 1916 and earlier, but they were getting higher benefits than everyone born after 1921. Then those greedy lobbying groups I mentioned earlier got into the mix and really muddied things. They sent letters to folks born in the so-called “notch years,” telling them they were being cheated out of Social Security benefits and asking for donations to “fight this injustice.” And to help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926. Some inexplicably pushed the notch cutoff into the 1930s! So senior citizens of all ages started sending in tens of millions of dollars -- money that
paid for many overpriced lobbyists and some pretty nice office space on K Street in Washington, D.C. -- but money that accomplished nothing else. After all, there really was no “injustice” to fight. Sadly, millions of seniors born between 1917 and 1926 or even later went to their graves bitter and disappointed -- including my own mother! Those alive today still believe that they are being
cheated out of Social Security benefits. If you know one of these people, please tell them to enjoy what time they have left on earth and stop fretting about an alleged injustice that never happened. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2018 CREATORS.COM
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Wildland Adventures Introduces New Tours to Colombia
SEATTLE, WA– Colombia is the newest emerging travel hot spot, and Wildland Adventures, an award-winning trvel company known for meticulous tour development, is introducing three new active tour itineraries in Columbia that weave culture and wildlife with hiking, rafting and birdwatching. “Now that peace and security have been restored, Colombia is “one of the world’s extraordinary new travel hot spots because of its stunning biodiversity and cultural heritage,” said Kurt Kutay, Wildland Adventures founder and president. Americans are often surprised by the sophistication they find upon shaking hands with such South American gems as Bogota, Colombia’s capital. These itineraries introduce the 500-year-old patinas of vibrant cities, still cobblestoned, former colonial hubs
that welcomed explorers, pirates and conquistadors searching for El Dorado. “Our Wildland Adventures in Colombia utilize a comprehensive network of new airline connections and a good primary road system, with 4x4 access on secondary roads into more remote regions and trailheads. The last decade has seen new-found economic growth and political stability, and vastly improved security presenting itself as the new gateway to South America. As tourism develops, restored colonial boutique hotels and ecolodges are popping up across the country. There’s also an exciting gastronomic scene evolving,” added Kutay. Rafting, snorkeling and diving into freshwater rivers and salty seas hint at a gold standard of adventure. Along with prehistoric and extant jungle creatures come nearly 20 percent of the world’s bird species. Colombia Wildlands and Wildlife is a 14-day program that starts and ends in Bogota. The per person double rate is from $5,840. See: http:// www.wildland.com/trips/southamerica/colombia/colombia-wildlandsand-wildlife/overview.aspx. In Bogota guests visit vibrant neighborhoods and plazas, including the impressive Gold Museum and the Botero Museum. Fernando Botero’s transcendent depictions of his people recall themes familiar in the work of Mexico’s Diego Rivera. Then the economy and culture of coffee come to life in the cool uplands of the central Andes, along with sub-tropical cloud forest rife with bird and wildlife. One of the world’s most difficult genus of birds to catch sight of, antpittas, and the masked saltator and ocellated tapaculo are protected in their natural habitat in the Rio Blanco Nature Reserve. The Amazon Basin eco system introduces a conservation project and eco-lodge helping support indigenous See page D6
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Taking a delightful interesting crash course in British history C ontinued from page D3 prophet, so be thou anointed, blessed and consecrated Queen over the Peoples, whom the Lord thy God hath given thee to rule and govern, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.” Elizabeth saw how serious her father was about taking on the job of king - of becoming one of the most important rulers in the world. As a 10-year-old she was in awe of the responsibility that he was about to undertake. At one point King George VI tries on the five-pound crown, puts it on his head and tries to walk without dropping it. He laughs and tells Elizabeth, “It’s not as easy as it looks.” His name was Albert but he became King George VI. His brother’s name was David but he became King Edward VIII and later became the Duke of Windsor. Their father was King George V. Elizabeth was born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. She is named after her mother and grandmother. Her family called her “Lilibet” as a nickname (she couldn’t pronounce her name). Upon becoming the queen she was asked what name she would like. She thought for a minute then said, “My name is Elizabeth and that’s a perfectly good name so that’s what it will be.” She became Elizabeth Regina (Queen) aka Elizabeth Windsor. As a child Queen Elizabeth had no formal schooling. At home in Buckingham Palace she was taught such things as constitutional history and law to prepare her for her future role as queen. She was also taught religion by the archbishop of Canterbury. When she became the queen she asked a tutor to come in and assist her because she wanted to learn more about history, geography, mathematics, etc. She was eager for knowledge. As a wife and mother she wanted to take her husband’s name, Mountbatten, but Prince Philip was born in Greece
and moved to Denmark. She was persuaded by some elder statesmen to keep the House of Windsor name for historical purposes. “The Crown” shows how the Mountbatten name displeases Churchill, the Cabinet and Queen Mary. At one point in the series Queen Mary referring to Philip says: “He represents a royal family of carpetbaggers and parvenus (a person of obscure origin) that goes back what? Ninety years? What would he know of Alfred the Great, the Rod of Equity and Mercy, Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror or Henry the Eighth? It’s the Church of England, dear, not the Church of Denmark or Greece.” When she was newly married, King George VI awakened Prince Philip early one morning to go shooting. He uses that time to talk to Philip and he explains about Elizabeth, “She is the job. She is the essence of your duty. Loving her, protecting her. Of course you’ll miss your career, but doing this for me, doing this for her, I know no greater act of patriotism, or love.” The Netflix show depicts the ups and downs of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s marriage. Many things they wanted personally had to take a back seat to what Queen Elizabeth felt that she had to do for the sake of the country. Queen Elizabeth has always tried to balance her royal duties with her family life. Her four children are Charles, who is the Prince of Wales, Anne, who is the Princess Royal, Andrew, who is the Duke of York and Edward, who is the Earl of Wessex. A large part of “The Crown” season one involves Prime Minister Winston Churchill. He did many good things during the time he served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom which was from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. He helped forged alliances with the U.S. and the Soviet Union to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II. Churchill is roundly criticized, however, for his inept handling of the massive fog that rolled into London on December
6, 1952, and lasted for five days. It was more than just a “real pea-souper” - it was poisonous and reduced visibility to dangerous levels. Researchers have pinpointed that chemical processes combined with natural fog as a result of coal burning eventually created a deadly acidic haze that turned the sky completely dark. When the fog first arrived, residents took little notice. Fogs have long enveloped London. But in the days to follow, visibility was reduced to just three feet in some areas, transportation was shut down and thousands of people suffered from breathing problems. (dailymail. co.uk) At first they thought that the Great Smog of 1952 was thought to be responsible for the deaths of 4,000 people. Now they realize that the real number could
be closer to 12,000. It led to the passing of the Clean Air Act of 1956. Season one of “The Crown” covered a lot of history - from Queen Elizabeth’s grandfather’s reign to her monarchy and the world-shaking events that shaped the face of modern England. Season two of the series is focused on covering the events from the mid1950s to the mid-1960s. Season two was released on Netflix in the U.K. in December and just recently the 10 episodes were released in the U.S. Seasons three and four of “The Crown” are in the works. “The Crown” is a historical drama TV series that draws us in because it is well written and well acted – and also because many of have witnessed the historical events in the lives of the royal family. I’m going to stay tuned!
Facts About Queen Elizabeth II - For the first 10 years of her life, Queen Elizabeth would have been just like today’s Princess Beatrice, a distant heir to the throne. But when her Uncle, King Edward VIII abdicated, she had the weight of duty placed on her shoulders. - Her love of horses began with a gift of a pony for her third birthday by her grandfather, King George V. It was a Shetland pony named Peggy. She loves horseracing, an interest she shared with her mother. She also has several corgis. - During World War II, then-Princess Elizabeth worked as a mechanic and driver. She got her hands dirty, joining the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945. - Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret, moved to Windsor Castle for their safety during World War II. - On February 6, 1952, then-Princess Elizabeth was in Kenya on a royal tour when her husband, Prince Philip, broke the news that her father had died. They had spent the night in Treetops Hotel in Kenya watching the sun rise over the jungle at the moment her father died, at the moment that she became queen. - Queen Elizabeth II speaks fluent French. - She doesn’t need a driver’s license or a license plate on her car to drive. - Some say she almost married Lord Porchester instead of Prince Philip. “Porchey,” as family and friends called him, was employed as the Queen’s horseracing manager. He was a friend of hers for 60 years until his death in 2001. - The “Queen Elizabeth II” aka as the QE2 steamship was launched on September 20, 1967. It was in service from 1969 - 2008 and was used primarily as a transatlantic liner and a cruise ship.
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Adventure Trips to Far Corners of the Globe C ontinued from page D5 peoples on their own lands. The tour visits a foundation that protects and studies primates on site. Another ecosystem of montaine forest rises to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Mountains, a coastal range home to around 600 bird species. Once off-limits for security reasons, the San Lorenzo Ridge is the crown jewel of the avian habitat, allowing
birders to see over 20 of the Sierra’s 24 endemic species representing the highest level of endemism in the world. Here are the Santa Marta parakeet and rufous antpittas that can be spotted walking along the road just before sunrise. Highlights of Colombia is an 11-day itinerary from $3,150 per person double. See: http://www.wildland. com/trips/south-america/colombia/ highlights-of-colombia/overview.
aspx#/overview. Guests meet in Bogota before transferring to Villa de Leyva, a 16th century colonial town surrounded by a dry Andean Acacia forest. Guests hike in a nearby cloud forest and bike in the adventure capital of Colombia, the province of Santander, where the UNESCO World Heritage town of Barichara dating to the Spanish conquest remains “the prettiest town in Colombia.” One six-mile
hike on the cobblestoned Caminos Reales (Royal Road) leads to a meet up with a restoration specialist who demonstrates how to construct mud adobe brick walls in their original style. Caminos Reales also connects to Chicamocha, the Grand Canyon of South America. A stay at a coffee plantation concludes the interior tour before moving to the Caribbean coast to explore Tayrona National Park, a bio-diverse, palm-fringed paradise
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skirting white sand beaches. Here are the ruins of El Pueblito, a vast system of stone terraces, aquaducts and round platform foundations of an ancient civilization. Leaving nature behind, Cartagena, a UNESCO World Heritage city, teases appetites for colonial and Caribbean flavors in this former (1533) Spanish port. A visit includes a foodie walk stopping at favorite cafes and food stands frequented by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the fabled author of, among others, Love in the Time of Cholera. Kutay thinks that Cartagena is the most seductive city of the Caribbean Unexplored Colombia: Coffee, Culture, and Coast over 12 days combines the Coffee Triangle with whale watching (extension) on the Pacific. The per person double rate is from $3,660. See: http://www.wildland. com/trips/south-america/colombia/ unexplored-colombia/overview.aspx From Bogota guests travel to Cali, famed for the Salsa Dance Academy. Medellin (the departure city) is revered as one of the most beautiful places in South America. Here via cable car, guests access the re-invigorated and thriving barrio that drug king Pablo Escobar helped build. They also hike through the Otun Quimbaya Flora & Fauna Sanctuary, a cloud forest with hundreds of species of butterflies; birds ranging from eagles to hummingbirds; and mammals, including spectacled bears, tapir, deer, cane skunks, and howler monkeys. Enroute to the Andes guests may climb 600+ stone steps for a 360-degree view from El Penol, a massive stone rising out of the flat ground and once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians. The one-time mansion of Pablo Escobar is nearby Guests engaged in the extension to the Pacific Coast fly to the Chocó
region. Here there are no roads, just air and boat access. Misty jungle-clad hills spouting waterfalls and hot springs meet the white sand of the Pacific. This biodiverse region offers kayaking around one of world’s largest humpback whale migrations (June – November). Located in the Biological Conservation Corridor Panamá-Chocó-Manabí, this zone is one of the most pristine marine ecosystems in the Pacific For more information on Wildland Adventures’ worldwide offerings, tour availability and reservations call 1-800345-4453 or email info@wildland.com. Visit online at www.wildland.com. *
Hike, Horseback Ride, Pub & Fiddle Crawl Thru Castles, Celtic Ruins, Manors on Vagabond Irish Adventure
COUNTY WICKLOW, Ireland– Vagabond Small Group Tours of Ireland’s 12-day “Giant Irish Adventure” circumnavigates the island nation. Beginning in Dublin, guests poke around impregnable fortresses, ring forts, beehive huts, manor houses and castles. The common element to the sites is the stone – indestructible and a metaphor for the Irish spirit Nature’s stone edifices also play a role in the Giant Irish Adventure that includes Ireland’s highest mountain range called the Macgillycuddy Reeks or black stacks of glacial-carved sandstone; the Cliffs of Moher of shale and limestone overlooking the Atlantic; and the Giant’s Causeway, a natural sculpture playground of basalt columns created by volcanic activities in the Atlantic Ocean a millennia ago. Per person double rate of €2,769 includes the services of a highly trained
Wildland Adventures is introducing three new active tour itineraries in Columbia that weave culture and wildlife with hiking, rafting and birdwatching.
professional Vagabond tour guide for 12 full days; 11 nights accommodation (4 nights B&B, 6 nights hotel, 1 night in a castle); 11 full Irish breakfasts; guided walks; entrance to most of the historical and archaeological sites and to some natural sites; demonstrations of local craftsmen at work; and all relevant fees and taxes. See: https:// vagabondtoursofireland.com/ tour/irish-tours-12-day-giant-irishadventure/. This tour caters to active travelers who want time aplenty to explore where they are by foot. Hikes of up to two hours are daily highlights. Some activities such as horseback riding, sea kayaking and surfing and biking in Killarney National Park are optional. The tour is flexible and guests can arrange to opt out of one activity and into another. Among the historic stone structures guests may visit Dunluce Castle is a cliff-edge ruin from the 13th century, with views over the Irish Sea to Scotland; Stone Ring Fort (1700 BC) constructed by Bronze Age farmers as defenses against cattle thieves with such precision that no mortar was required; Glenveigh Castle and Gardens. a Victorian (1867) edifice in what is now Glenveagh National Park; the original owner drove poor tenants from the land so he could transform it into an aristocrats’ hunting playground; Donegal Castle was built in the 15th century on the site of a one-time Viking fortress; Abbeyglen Castle Hotel where the mountains of Connemara meet the sea was constructed in 1832 (overnight here); Beehive huts (Clochán) date to 5th century monastic settlements (think Luke Skywalker’s retreat in Star Wars); Blarney Castle dates to medieval times; kissing the Blarney Stone is said
to bestow the gift of eloquence; Rock of Cashel or St. Patrick’s Rock from the 12th century boasts a Romanesque chapel harboring ancient frescoes. On the daily walks and hikes, guests explore: Slieve Gullion Mountain, the highest point in Ireland which harbors Neolithic passage tombs; Cliffside Trail including 132 steps to Giants Causeway; Slieve League, the highest sea cliffs in Europe; Croagh Patrick, the famous holy mountain where every step taken means a sin forgiven; Cliffs of Moher, 700-foot sea cliffs; Kilkee Cliff Walk overlooking the Atlantic; Glacial valley of Lough Annascaul. Throughout the journey, the Vagabond arranges stops at locally owned accommodations, pubs and restaurants Transport is in a 4x4 Land Rover or Mercedes ‘Vagatron’ that allows intimate access beyond where regular tour buses go. (see https://vagabondtoursofireland. com/tour/irish-tours-12-day-giantirish-adventure/.) For details on Vagabond SmallGroup Tours of Ireland itineraries, visit https://vagabondtoursofireland. com/, 833-230-0288, or email: info@ vagabond.ie or info@driftwood.ie. ______________________ © 2018 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear.com, www.huffingtonpost.com/author/karenrubin & travelwritersmagazine.com/ TravelFeaturesSyndicate/. Blogging at goingplacesnearandfar. wordpress.com & moralcompasstravel. info. Send comments or questions to FamTravLtr@aol.com. Tweet @ TravelFeatures. ‘Like’ us at facebook. com/NewsPhotoFeatures
Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon: Wild Women Expeditions, a pioneer in women-only travel adventures, is introducing Spirit of Bhutan on three 2018 hiking departures.
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BOOKKEEPER Part time, six hours a day, two days a week. Flex time starting at 9am. Garden City office, small real estate investment business. Private duties only, not open to public. Must have bookkeeping experience and know Quickbooks program. Low pressure, congenial environment. Call 516-294-9420
GARDEN CITY DENTAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Garden City dental practice dedicated to outstanding customer service and clinical excellence seeks administrator with strong communication skills and a genuine interest in helping others. The successful candidate will demonstrate initiative, a collaborative work style, a positive attitude, a professional manner and a strong work ethic. Other essential characteristics include: attention to detail, proficiency in prioritizing responsibilities, confidence in problem-solving, superb organizational skills and an ability to self-motivate. Practical requirements include previous experience with: a clinical dental role (dental assisting or dental hygiene) with solid clinical understanding, dental insurance benefits and claim submission, processing insurance, patient payments and schedule management. If you are looking for a premier practice with a great family-oriented team, send your resume to: gcsmiledoc@gmail.com
FACTORY POSITION: Part time. Light factory work at Mineola dental company. Will train. Mature, dependable person. 2 days per week, 3 hours per day. Retirees welcome. 516-499-8530
FT CAREGIVER NEEDED Loving family is looking for a caregiver who is energetic, caring, has strong values, great communication skills and appreciates good nutrition for a 4yr old Diabetic. The person will need to be able to administer medication, prepare meals and assist with other errands on an as needed basis. Driving is a must. Please call 516-978-6842
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RALLYE LEXUS (Glen Cove) has immed need for P/T RECEPTIONIST to work 5:30pm 9pm Monday & Thursday and 5:30pm-8pm on Friday. Seeking personable, energetic, friendly, reliable, well groomed individual - fantastic oppty to join professional luxury dealership. Please email HYPERLINK "mailto: careers@rallyelexus.com"
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LION WANTED! Are you a fierce competitor? Resourceful? Aggressive? Do you command respect? Instill client confidence? Blank Slate Media is looking for a hungry lion to fill a unique and rewarding Advertising Sales position. You will represent a successful and fast-growing chain of 6 Blank Slate Media publications and website, in addition to five other publications and website owned by our partner, Litmor Publications. Minimum 2 years outside sales experience. Newspaper sales experience will be a plus. Must have own car. Up to $60,000 first year. Salary + commission. Health Insurance & Holidays. Email resume and cover letter: sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve at: 516307-1045 ext 201. All inquiries are in strict confidence. Blank Slate Media, 105 Hillside Ave, Suite 1, Williston Park, ny 11596. Fax: 516-307-1046
Temp Farm Labor — 4 /911/15/18: 30 openings. Plant, cultivate, and harvest peppers and tomatoes, clean, grade, sort and pack produce. 3 months exp req. Tomato exp req. $12.05/hr, 50 hr / wk. Free housing, tools provided at no cost to worker, transport and subsistence expenses pd upon completion of 50% of contract; Employment guaranteed for three fourths of work period. Velasquez Farms, 105 Marshalltown Rd, Salem, NJ; Apply at nearest NJ Dept of Labor office and show this ad. Contact Workforce NJ One Stop Career Center 174 E Broadway, Salem, NJ; Ref: Job Order #NJ1356219
AIDE/COMPANION AVAILABLE with over 12 years of experience. Seeking to work with the elderly. Excellent references and will be provided upon request. Please call 347-965-0333 AIDE/COMPANION Irish woman with over 10 years experience. Honest and reliable. Licensed driver with own transportation. Excellent references. Please call: 516-458-2018 CARE GIVER: NEED A COMPANION or nursing assistant for your loved ones at home or in a health care facility? Call 516-410-9943 for a NY State certified nursing assistant with excellent references !
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HOME HEALTH CARE AIDE Irish trained woman with 10 years experience and excellent checkable references available. Honest and reliable. Licensed driver with own transportation. Please call 516-383-7150
AIRLINE CAREERS Start here. Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM for free information 866296-7094
ELDER CARE: Woman seeking position caring for the elderly. Available to live out and work nights or overnights as well. Over 20 years experience including in nursing home. References furnished upon request. Call V 516-943-3172
IRISH LADY AVAILABLE to care for sick or elderly full time any days. Experienced in all phases. References and car available. Garden City references. Please call 516-437-1285
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ELDER CARE: Woman seeking position caring for the elderly. Available to live out and work nights or overnights as well. Over 20 years experience including in nursing home. References furnished upon request. Call Swaby 516-576-4736
OUR NANNY IS AVAILABLE! I’m seeking a loving family for our fun loving wonderful nanny of 6 years due to relocation and sadly cannot take Natasha with us. Our loss is your gain ! Please call: Natasha 917-969-2550 Shelly 917-834-8500
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WANTED TO BUY BUY ANTIQUES Objects of Art, sterling silver, old rugs, jewelry, Judaica Call 516-331-1582 Closed Saturday LOOKING TO BUY! Oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-3861104 or 917-775-3048 TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www.iBuyAntiquesNYC.com
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2018 SUPER SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE PARK AT EAST HILLS!
1. Are you looking for an exciting summer job with competitive pay and an upbeat work environment? 2. Would you like to spend the summer at the finest park facilities with the largest municipal leisure pool on Long Island? 3. Do you want a quick turnaround on your application so you know where you will be working this summer? (subject to agency confirmations and background checks.) Then our positions are a perfect fit for you! Apply for a position as either a
Park Attendant or Lifeguard
REQUIREMENTS: Available to work through Labor Day weekend • At least 16 years of age LIFEGUARD ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Lifeguards must be Nassau County Certified • Rookie/1st year Lifeguard Starting @ $15.50/hr. To apply, contact The Park at East Hills at (516) 484-9800, e-mail us at: clastraglio@villageofeasthills.org, or simply visit Village Hall on a business day from 9am – 4:30pm. We are located at 209 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills, NY 11576. Ask for Christina Lastraglio to get an application. The Village Of East Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Buying US & Foreign Coins, Stamps, Medals, Currency, Sports Cards, Comics & More! Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Flatware & More
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MARKETPLACE TAG SALE *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 email: store@atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org
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INVITED ESTATE SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Friday, March 9, 2018 9:30 a.m. 57 Brompton Road Garden City, NY 11530 Books, mid-century furniture, art supplies, records, housewares, garage, basement, tools....Visit www.invitedsales. com for pictures and details !
PETS PET SERVICES A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-971-3242
DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256
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K9 Monk, LLC Full Service Pet Care Professional Dog Grooming Boarding, Training, Healing Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Meridian Tapping Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) Angelic Healing Acutonics Tuning Forks Sound Therapy Aromatherapy GC Resident 516-382-5553 thek9monk@gmail.com www.k9monk.com
AUTOMOTIVE
2016 BMW 535i xDrive Sedan Mineral Metallic Grey. 15,000 miles in excellent condition. I have car fax and all service reports. Live locally and happy to have car brought to any mechanic for inspection. Asking $42,500. Please contact: 516-906-0143 if interested. Thanks!
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516-965-9100 DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-a-Wish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631-317-2014 Today!
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT HOMES FOR RENT FRANKLIN SQUARE RENTALS
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OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE
GARDEN CITY Large One Bedroom Condo in the heart of downtown Garden City. This 800 sq ft Condo boasts newly finished Hardwood Floors, Dining Room, brand new Bathroom & Kitchen with d/w. Low maintenance & taxes. By owner—no broker. $579,000 Call: 646-499-1684
FRANKLIN SQUARE Saturday March 3 1:00pm to 3:00pm 913 Cherry Lane (Corner of Court House Rd) LISA DP REAL ESTATE INC text: LISA DP 516-319-3647
Private Parking, Close To LIRR $1,600/Month
Call 516-627-1436 or 1-561-818-1406 COMMACK 1 BR, EIK, full bath, pvt entry, ground floor, parking, no pets/smoking, a/c. Refs. Price $1675 includes all. 1 mo. sec. 631-864-3602
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MINEOLA: Large furnished room, private entrance, share bath, own TV, microwave and fridge, A/C. No pets / smoking. $735 month all utilities included plus 1 month security. References required. 516-747-5799
OFFICE SPACE GARDEN CITY Prime 7th Street Garden City location. Office space available. $1,700.00 per month. Owner, 516-510-9452
Catskills/ROCK HILL Surrounded by nature yet minutes to town, enjoy 5 acres of pristine woodlands from your custom 4BR/4BA home with 1st flr BR, fin basement, granite countertops & oversized 2 car garage. $398,900. Serious inquiries only.
HOMES FOR SALE POINT LOOKOUT 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath, totally renovated, walk to beach, central air, 2 lots, garage, parking for 5 cars. $899,000. Call 516-662-8505 NO BROKERS PLEASE
OPEN HOUSE BAITING HOLLOW Sat 3/03 12:00pm to 2:00pm 54 Baiting Drive Sophisticated & Modern! Elegantly Appointed Contemporary Home on Acre+ Park Like Property. 4 BRs, 3 Baths. Indulge in the Luxury & Privately set In Ground Swimming Pool. Formal LR/fireplace, FDR, New Gourmet EIK & Family Room. Master Suite/Balcony. Circular Drive, Garage, Full Basement. This one has it all. $699,000 Colony Realty, 631-722-5800
GLEN COVE
OPEN HOUSE SAT 2/11 1:30-3:30PM 47 VIOLA DR, NY 11542
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CORSICIANA, TEXAS Beautiful Historic. Bldg., 7 Fl., Vacant. Get out of high paying taxes. No State Income Tax in Texas. Chase Bk. leases 1st Fl. Tax abatement for 10 yrs. OBO. Cost to build today $12 mil.
HOME SWEET HOME! 1 Fam, 4BR, 2.5BA, Master BR w/ sauna, Fin. Bsmt, Attic, Fenced Backyard w/Inground Heated Pool, 2 Car Gar & Dway. Great School Dist.
Ask $4,000,000 Mil.
USIC95@yahoo.com Owner 903-326-4851
HOUSE FOR SALE
3 Bedroom House with Basement (Near Willow Rd), $3,200.
347-450-3577 Williston Park 227 Collins Ave 4Br • 3Ba 80X100 Herrick’s School
3 Bedroom First Floor with Washer & Dryer (Near Lincoln Rd) $2,450
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JAMESPORT 3/03 12:00pm to 2:00pm 703 Herricks Lane Stunning 3500sf Victorian. Private landscaped setting on 1 acre. 4 BRs & 3.5 Baths. 2 Master Bedroom Suites. Large EIK, Formal LR, Formal DR, Family Room/fireplace. Geothermal Heat, Central Air and Solar panels. Finished Basement. 3 Car Garage. Must See! $949,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623 JAMESPORT Sat 3/03 1:00pm to 3:00pm 92 Vista Ct. 2 story expanded Cape on 1/2 acre. 4 BRs, 2.5 Baths, LR/Fireplace, EIK, Dining Area, Unfinished Bonus Rm, Full Basement w/ outside entrance, 2 Car Garage, New Roof. All This & Close to the Beach! New Listing! $525,000. Colony Realty, Dolores Peterson 631-413-7572
FARM ESTATE SELL OFF! 28 acre $46,900. Stream, pond, stonewalls, great hunting! Near major upstate NY lakes! 888479-3394 NewYorkLandandLakes.com LENDER ORDERED SALE! 20 acres $39,900. Pond, stream, woods, wildlife. 6 miles from Cooperstown, NY! Twn rd, utils. Terms avail. 888-644-0366 NewYorkLandandLakes.com
REAL ESTATE WANTED HOUSE WANTED TO RENT SEEKING SUMMER RENTAL Two former long time Garden City residents seek a summer rental (July, August and September or a part thereof) for a house or apartment. Please contact Rob Brokaw: 843-936-3662 or: robert_brokaw@hotmail.com
LAND WANTED
SEEKING LARGE ACREAGE WADING RIVER Serious cash buyer seeks large Sunday 3/04 1:00pm to acreage 200 acres and up in 3:00pm the Central/Finger Lakes/So. 106 16th Street Tier & Catskills Regions of NY Spacious 2 Story. Large LR / State. Brokers welcome. For Wood Burning Fireplace, Dinprompt, courteous, confidening Area with Built Ins, Famtial response, call 607-353-8068 ily Rm, 3 BRs, 2 Baths. 1 Car or email: Garage & Full Basement. HW Info@NewYorkLandanFloors, Fenced Yard & Patio. dLakes.com Deeded Beach Rights. $299,000. Colony Realty 631SERVICES 722-5800 CALL EMPIRE TODAY to schedule a FREE in home estiOur Service Directory mate on Carpeting & Flooring. Call Today! 1-800-496-3180 is sure to bring results.
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LADIES & GENTLEMEN RELAX & ENJOY Your Next Party! Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available. Call Kate at 516-248-1545
SPRING CLEAN ! EASTER APRIL 1—HOP TO IT! CLEANING LADY AVAILABLE Also organizes homes, offices, garages. English speaking, honest, reliable. EGGcellent references. Own transportation. Animal friendly. Free estimates. Call 516-225-8544
COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts. Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists. Michele Zimmerman. 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.com www.CollegeArtsAdmissions. com
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STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-5381125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com
Brick Work, Cement Work, Driveways, Patios, Walkways, Pointing, Blacktops. All Types of Work.
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631-669-0321 516-983-7349 KITCHEN & BATHROOM RENOVATIONS YOUR ONE STOP SHOP Full Service Contractor Basements • Kitchens • Sheetrock Painting • Taping/Spackling • Skim Coating Bathroom Remodeling • Handyman
516-426-1320 Mike Janssen
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“Sailin’ With The 60’s”
Adult cast rehearse BY MARY CLARKE At the end of a recent Sailin’ With The 60’s rehearsal, a member of the cast leaves the stage and receives a highfive from a waiting family member. A dozen or more supporters stayed for the entire rehearsal, in fact, and witnessed the artistic and intellectual demands of being a member of a theater company. They also spotted one thing in particular — these folks are having fun.
Severals times a week for several hours a session the ensemble of The Garden City Community Theatre (GCCT) sharpen their acting skills and vocal abilities. Skills are layered one element at a time; “sharpen your skills, respect your lines, from the top, great number, guys” are among the remarks from director Brad Gustavson. Adult cast members refine their movements as they collaborate with others. As
props are passed out to the youth in the cast, choreographer Meghan Neiland declares ‘you get what you get and you don’t get upset’. The youth in the cast stay focused and remain on task. The dances and vocals are all about timing, pacing and tuning. The actors are training to find their best rhythm, their perfect pitch as a truly expressive musical ensemble. There is an unmistakable bonding taking place as the group works to find the perfect blend of harmony as they come together as a whole. Smiles, laughter, and words of mutual encouragement are evident as well. For 21 years the GCCT has served as a unique community resource providing fun and laughter for individuals who come from diverse backgrounds both near and far. Regardless of experience, regardless of ability, the GCCT welcomes all who share a love of theater, music and wholesome, good-natured fun. Having fun is a prerequisite, an integral part of the GCCT. Conceived and directed by Brad and Ruby Gustavson, Sailin’ With The 60’s is an original musical comedy set in the 1960’s. Come prepared to hear easily recognizable tunes from the heyday of rock ’n’ roll along with laugh-at-life and deadpan humor. Three performances will take place over the weekend of April 13th, 14th and 15th at The Garden City Community Church. Showtimes are Friday, April 13th at 8:00pm, Saturday, April 14th at 7:00pm and Sunday, April
15th at 3:00pm. Tickets will go on sale March 16th. Ticket prices for adults are $20 and $15 for seniors and children ages 5 through 12 years. Tickets are assigned seating so get your tickets early. All questions can be directed to Ruby Gustavson at 516398-9864 or at rubygustavson@gmail. com. The Garden City Community Theatre is a part of the Garden City Community Church. The theatre group was formed in 1996 as a creative outlet for the many talented individuals living in the Church community and also as a means to fundraise for the Church. The Garden City Community Church is part of the United Church of Christ and is an Open and Affirming congregation. The phrase ‘Faithfully Reaching Out, Inclusively Drawing In’ encapsulates who we are as a Church community. Through the breadth of our programs and myriad activities we welcome all and strive to enrich and give meaning to the lives of our Church members and the larger community. Worship services are Sundays at 8:30am in the chapel and 10:30 am in the sanctuary, with church school for children and a crib room for infants and toddlers, during the latter service. The Garden City Community Church is located at Stewart Avenue and Whitehall Blvd. For more information, call 746-1700 or visit our website at www.gardencitycommunitychurch.org
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Please save the date for the Annual OHF Gala at the Garden City Hotel on Thursday, April 19, 2018. As always, the Gala promises to be an exciting evening of cocktails, dinner, dancing, and grand raffle prizes for the benefit of the Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF). This year’s Honoree is Dr. Dawn Milliner, who recently retired from her role as Head of Pediatric Nephrology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Dr. Milliner is among the world’s foremost experts in Primary Hyperoxaluria (PH) and has dedicated her career to both treating patients with this disease and performing research to find treatment options or a cure. For her dedication and commitment to PH patients, the OHF is pleased to name her the “Stone Crusher
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of the Year.” OHF is the only Foundation in the world dedicated to improving the care and treatment and finding a cure for Oxalosis, Primary Hyperoxaluria (PH) and related stone diseases. Garden City residents became aware of this rare disease after a child from our community was diagnosed with PH in 2011. Event Chairs and Garden City residents Brendan and Paula McGovern and their Committee are already hard at work to make the 2018 OHF Gala a grand success. We hope you can join us. For more information, an invitation to the Gala, questions or donations, please contact: ohfsummergala@ gmail.com. Please visit www. ohf.org and friend us on Facebook at: “OHF Summer Gala.”
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Historical Society art submission deadline: March 28
Homestead School student Emily Dombrowski shows the award certificate for her first place artwork depicting the 2017 contest theme, “Historic Structures in Garden City”.
Students in grades kindergarten through 12 who reside in Garden City are reminded that the deadline for submissions to The Garden City Historical Society’s Children’s Juried Art Contest is Wednesday, March 28. The theme of the 2018 contest is “Sports and Activities in Garden City”. The Historical Society is pleased to recognize this year’s Art Contest sponsor, Dick Blick Art Materials of Carle Place, for their contribution to the 2018 awards to the winning students. Drawings must be created in pencil, color pencil, or pen and ink, and artwork must not exceed 18 by 24 inches, including matting. The contest has four categories: K-1, Grades 2 through 5, Middle School, and High School. There is a separate category for photography/ computer graphics for high school students only (grades 9-12). The contest will be judged by local residents with art backgrounds. Awards will be presented to first place, second place, and honorable mention winners in each cat-
egory. The Historical Society will host a reception for the winning artists and their families on Sunday, April 8, from 1 to 3 p.m. at The Garden City Historical Society Museum, 109 Eleventh Street. Awards will be presented at that time. In addition to the reception date, an exhibit, which includes all entries, will be open to the public at the Museum on Thursday, April 12, from 11AM-2PM and Saturday, April 14, 1 to 3PM. Visitors are also encouraged to browse the Society’s Gift Shop and its consignment shop, the A.T. Stewart Exchange, on the Museum’s Lower Level. For further information about the art contest, student permission forms, or to arrange for submission of artwork, please contact Mary Jane Caldwell, the Society’s Education Committee chairperson, at 516-248-5917. Garden City public school students can submit work through the art teachers in their buildings.
Pictured are the 2017 Children’s Juried Art Contest winners with their teachers, Historical Society Education Chair Mary Jane Caldwell (far left), and contest judge Greg Schnoor of Barnes Gallery (back row, fourth from right).
College Notes Local residents were among the 147 University of Scranton students who studied abroad during the Intersession 2018 semester. Participating are: Joan Crinnion of Garden City, a history major, participated in the university travel course Christianity in Africa in various cities across Uganda. Bridget Dean of Stewart Manor, a human resources studies major, participated in the Council on International Education Exchange Business and Culture in Barcelona, Spain.
The following Garden City students have achieved this honor and indicated that Loyola can release their directory information: Nicholas Bonelli, Class of 2019 Kathleen Burke, Class of 2019 Kyle Hand, Class of 2020 Finola Heaney, Class of 2020 Devon Ialenti, Class of 2018 Daniella Joyce, Class of 2018 Matthew Prochner, Class of 2018 James Sari, Class of 2018
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John Thomas Aneser of Garden City has been named to the Dean’s List at Clemson University for the Fall 2017 semester. Aneser is majoring in marketing. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student achieved a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.
Loyola University Maryland has announced the members of its Fall 2017 Dean’s List. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List at Loyola, a student must achieve a minimum QPA of at least 3.500 for the term, provided that in the term they have successfully completed courses totaling a minimum of 15 credits.
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THIS WEEK AT ROTARY Job Provision for Individuals with Disabilities
At its lunch meeting on March 12, the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club, Members look forward to welcoming guest speakers Michael Kramer, CEO of The Corporate Source, Inc. along with Linda Berman, Development and Engagement Manager. The Corporate Source is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the employment of people with disabilities and providing services leading to independence and fulfillment. For many Americans, work is the cornerstone of independence and personal identity. Throughout Michael Kramer’s 40-yer career, he has enabled hundreds of people with disabilities to achieve self-actualization and participation in society. Since 1984, Michael has been compelled by the conviction that work provides a vital door into mainstream society for nontraditional workers with the belief that for social change to occur, it needs to be embraced by the private sector. In 1996, Michael Kramer helped to establish The Corporate Source, Inc., which provides hundreds of jobs for individuals with disabilities throughout New York City, Long Island, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Michael has helped raise public awareness of the value that people with disabilities bring to the workforce and to society. He has played a pivotal role in working with corporations to diversify their work forces. Linda Berman’s role is to maximize The Corporate Source’s corporate, legislative and civic outreach efforts to enhance social responsibility initiatives to encourage workplace disability management, acceptance and inclusion. Linda brings an extensive background
in nonprofit fundraising, special event management and constituent engagement dedicated to helping individuals and their families flourish in the face of challenges they may face. For information about The Corporate Source, visit www.thecorporatesource. org.
Club Hears New Restaurant Owner
At its February 26 lunch meeting. Club members learned from guest speaker Peter Mistretta about the unique farm-to-table selections he provides at Perennial, his new restaurant at 990 Franklin Avenue. Guests were treated to a preview from menus which Peter distributed. He told of his rise through the ranks to “chefdom” and of his great passion for locally produced food and wines. Members also heard Peter tell of his passion to assist individuals not able to enjoy the fare of restaurants. This is evidenced at the bottom of Perennial’s menu which reads: “Perennial is proud to donate $1 from every entrée sold to The INN which addresses issues of food and shelter to the hungry and homeless on Long Island.” Rotary meets on 2nd and 4th Mondays, 12 noon-1:30PM at the Garden City Hotel. For information about Rotary and/or to attend a meeting, please call Alba Spinelli, president at 516-307-8870.
Michael Kramer, CEO, The Corporate Source, Inc.
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Alba Spinelli, Club president; Peter Mistretta, guest speaker; and Althea Robinson, Speakers Bureau Co-Chair.
Health forum on Long Island’s opioid epidemic On Sunday, April 8 at 1PM, the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island is offering an educational program—What You Should Know About the Opioid Epidemic on Long Island. Steve Chassman, director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, will provide an overview of the opioid epidemic and how it touches all our lives. He will discuss substance abuse and addiction, prescription and drug misuse, intervention strategies and treatment options for
addiction. There will be a Q&A session following the presentation. The Ethical Humanist Society of LI is located at 38 Old Country Road in Garden City (at the western end of Old Country Road next to the water tower). Reservations are not necessary. Although admission is free, a $5 donation is requested to support the work of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. Web site for the Ethical Humanist Society is: www.ehsli.org
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Grant Wood: Spring Dried Wreath Making American Gothic and Other Fables Workshop with Diana Conklin
Garden City Public Library Wednesday, March 7, at 2PM Grant Wood’s American Gothic and approximately 130 of his other works including many of Wood’s classic paintings depicting the pastoral life and landscapes of rural America in the 1920s and ‘30s will be featured in a major retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art this spring. Professor
Thomas Germano will give a visual presentation discussing the life and art of Grant Wood and his iconic “American Gothic” and introduce Wood’s other works that are included in this major retrospective at the Whitney. All are welcome. No registration is necessary. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library.
AARP Driver Safety Program Wednesday, March 28th In person Registration Begins Saturday, March 17th at 9:30 AM Garden City Public Library In-person registration begins Saturday, March 17th at 9:30AM at the Reference Desk for the AARP 55 Alive Defensive Driving Course to be held at the Garden City Public Library. The course will be given Wednesday, March 28th from 9:30AM - 4PM. Registration is limited to Garden City library cardholders and must be done in
person with photo identification, proof of age (preferably a driver’s license), along with your AARP membership card. Payment of $20.00 for AARP members and $25.00 for non-members for course materials and must be made at the time of registration. Non-Garden City Library cardholders may begin to register on Sunday, March 25th if space is available. Cash will not be accepted. You must pay by check made payable to AARP.
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gram is limited to 20 adult participants. Registration for Garden City Library cardholders begins on Monday, March 5th. To register, please call 516-742-8405 x 221. Nonresidents may register beginning March 16th. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library.
Jim Hawkins: Stories & Songs of Ireland Garden City Public Library Sunday, March 4th, 2018 at 2PM Professional storyteller Jim Hawkins combines story and song with a variety of themes in Irish history, culture and tradition. Many are humorous pieces while others are of a serious nature.
In the course of this performance, Mr. Hawkins encourages the audience to speak of their own Irish roots. You will be charmed and enlivened by this very popular program. Registration is not required. All are welcome.
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Children’s Librarians Collaborating with School District for PARP
In March the Children’s Librarians will host one night of book talks and more, as part of the Garden City School District’s PARP (Parents As Reading Partners) Program. On Monday, March 5, Children’s Librarians will focus on materials for children in grades K--5. This program is for parents or caregivers. No registration is required. Space is limited and is on a first-come, firstserved basis. Programs will run from 7-8PM. Please note this is an update and a change from what was published earlier.
What’s Happening in March
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. In the 19th century this saying was used as a weather prediction contingent on the year’s early March weather: If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb. The majority of us are looking forward to March 20th the first day of spring, although there are a few snow fans who may hold out hope for more snow! Read some fun stories like Pig and Goose and the First Day of Spring by Rebecca Bond, Abracadabra It’s Spring by Anne Sibley O’Brien, When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes, and Spring by Mary Lindeen. The bagpipers and Irish Step Dancers are getting ready for March 17th and the St. Patrick’s Day parades both here on Long Island and in New York City. We have many books to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Irish heritage including: The Leprechaun Under the Bed by Teresa Bateman, St. Patrick’s Day by Anne Rockwell, St. Patrick’s Day Countdown by Salina Yoon, and Flying Feet: A Story of Irish Dance by Anna Marlis Burgard. March Madness begins with Selection Sunday on March 11th, when the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee reveals which 68 teams have made the field for that year’s basketball championships. The start of the tournament with the “First Four” will begin on March 13 & 14th. Basketball books are available in the Children’s Room including: The Final Four – The Pursuit of College Basketball Glory by Matt Doeden, Magic Vs. Bird in the NCAA Final by P.K. Daniel, Outside Shot by Fred Bowen, and Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball by John Coy. March is Women’s History Month. Come to the Library to learn about Rosa Parks, Hillary Clinton and other First Ladies, Maya Angelou, Marie Curie, and others. Read about the history behind the Suffrage Movement in America and the struggle for equality for all. Check out the life stories of these trailblazing
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Storytime and Book Discussion Registrations
Registration for Winter storytimes and book discussions began on January 16. Registration for storytimes can be done online via Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org). Registration for book discussions must be done in person in the Children’s Room. Priority for registration and participation in programs is given to children who are Garden City Public Library cardholders. A new storytime addition Evening Pajama Time for working parents will be held on the following Thursdays in March: 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 7:00PM. This program will be for children ages 3-6 and registration online at Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) is required and began Tuesday, February 13. You must do a separate registration for each child you want enrolled in the program. For more information about Children’s storytimes, book discussions, and special programs, check online on Eventkeeper, or in the Children’s Room for our winter flyers. ***Program schedules are subject to change***
Book Discussions
Registration for book discussions in the Children’s Room began on January 16. Non-residents can register beginning January 30. Please arrive promptly. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist for that day. Chapter Chat, for children presently enrolled in second grade. An introductory book discussion featuring a game, a craft, and more! Program is two hours. Monday, March 19, - 4-6PM. Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald. Book discussion will be followed by a one-hour fun science program with science teacher Chris Buchman. A beverage and snack will be provided. The Book Ends, for children presently enrolled in grades 3-5. Join us for games and activities. Program is two hours. Monday, March 26, - 4-6PM. Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate will be discussed. A fun science program with science teacher Chris Buchman will follow book discussion. A beverage and snack will be provided.
Winter/Spring 2018 Programs
Thursdays, March 15, April 19 and May 10 *DROP-IN LEGO CLUB Come with your old friends and make new friends at our LEGO Club. This
monthly club meets on four Thursday afternoons from 4:00PM to 5:00PM and is for children in grades kindergarten through fifth grade. No registration is required. Space is limited. Children will be accommodated on a first-come, firstserved basis. The Library will provide LEGO bricks for children to build with during the program. The Drop-In LEGO Club was made possible through the generosity of the Friends of the Garden City Public Library as well as through LEGO donations from Library patrons. Saturday, March 3rd *FUN SCIENCE WITH SCIENCE TEACHER CHRIS BUCHMAN. This program is for children in grades K-2 at 1:00PM and grades 3-5 at 2:30PM. Registration is required online on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org) with a Library Card. Registration begins Monday, February 12, 2018. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the program. Please arrive promptly for the program. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist. Wednesday, April 18th *A TIME FOR KIDS These fun, interactive programs are for children ages 6-17 months and an adult caregiver from 10-10:30AM and for children ages 18-29 months and an adult caregiver from 10:45-11:45AM. Registration is required and begins on Monday, April 9, at 9:30AM online at Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the program. Please arrive promptly for the programs. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist. Saturday, April 28th *FROG FUN WITH MISS DONNA AND SCIENCE TEACHER CHRIS BUCHMAN This fun, interactive STEM program is for children ages 2 ½ through 5 (not yet in Kindergarten) and an adult caregiver, and runs from 11-11:45AM. Registration is required. Registration begins Monday, April 16, at 9:30 AM on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org) with a Library Card. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the program. Please arrive promptly for the program. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist. Tuesdays, May 1, 8, 15 and 22 *INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS FOR 4TH AND 5TH GRADE ONLY, from 3:45 – 4:45PM. Registration is required and begins Monday, April 23 at 9:30 AM on Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org) with a Library Card. Sign up once for all four sessions. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the
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program. Please arrive promptly for the programs. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist. *Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Priority for registration and participation is given to children who are Garden City Public Library cardholders.
For Tweens in Grades 4 -7
Saturday, May 5th TWEEN QUIDDITCH TOURNAMENT Sign up for your team and compete in our Quidditch Tournament! Weather permitting, this program will be held outside. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be cancelled. This program is open to tweens and teens in gwwrades 4-7. Registration is required. Registrants must sign up for a team or to be the Snitch in advance online via Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org) with a Library Card beginning Monday, April 23 at 9:30AM. There are limited spots on each team and to play as the Snitch. Registrants are asked to wear the color of the team they are signed up for (Green – Slytherin, Blue – Ravenclaw, Red – Gryffindor, Yellow – Hufflepuff) and Snitches are asked to wear black.
Policies Regarding Weather and Late Arrivals
• There are no storytimes when students do not have classes due to holidays, Parent-Teacher Conferences, etc. • There must be at least 2 children present for a storytime/book discussion to be conducted. Weather-related Policies: Storytimes and programs will be canceled under the following conditions: • When schools are closed for the day due to inclement weather. • When schools have a delayed opening, morning storytimes and programs are canceled. Please call about afternoon programs. • When schools have early dismissal, afternoon and evening storytimes and programs are canceled. Please call about morning programs. Late Arrival Policies: • Please be prompt. If you are late for any storytime, you risk losing your space for the day to a wait-listed patron who is present. • If you are late for a pre-registered special program, you risk losing your space to a person/family on the waitlist. We give late-comers a 10-minute grace period before we give their slot to someone on the waitlist who is present • We are not always able to expand attendance to accommodate latecomers, once the slot has been filled.
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GCAA Intramural Basketball Playoffs
Boys 3rd Grade
Boys 4th Grade
1. Celtics Sat Feb 10th 12:00 Court 4 St. Paul’s 8. Spurs
1. Knicks
4. Cavs Sat Feb 10th 11:00 Court 4 St. Paul’s
Sat. Mar 3rd 9:00am St. Paul’s Court 4
4. Knicks Sat Feb 10th 12:00 Court 1 St. Paul’s 5. Suns
4. Cavs
5. Suns Saturday Mar 10 St. Paul's Court 2
Sat Feb 10th 12:00 Court 2 St. Paul’s 6. Nuggets
2. Spurs Sat. Mar 3rd 9:00am St. Paul’s Court 2
2. Cavs Sat Feb 10th 12:00 Court 3 St. Paul’s 7. Nets
6. Nuggets
Boys 5th Grade
Boys 6th Grade
1. Nuggets Sat Feb 10th 1:30 Court 4 St. Paul’s 8. Spurs 4. Nets Sat Feb 10th 1:30 Court 1 St. Paul’s 5. Knicks 3. Cavs Sat Feb 10th 1:30 Court 2 St. Paul’s 6. Celtics
2. Heat Sat Feb 10th 1:30 Court 3 St. Paul’s 7. Suns
1. Celtics Sat Feb 10th 4:30 Court 4 St. Paul’s 8. Heat
8. Spurs Sat. Mar 3rd 12:00pm St. Paul’s Court 4
4. Spurs Sat Feb 10th 4:30 Court 1 St. Paul’s 5. Nuggets
4. Nets Saturday Mar 10 St. Paul's Court 2
4. Cavs Fri Feb 9th 8:00 Stewart School 5. Nuggets 3. Wolves Fri Feb 9th 6:30 GC Middle School 6. Heat
2. Knicks Fri Feb 9th 7:30 GC Middle School 7. Spurs / 10. Celtics
3. Knicks Sat Feb 10th 4:30 Court 2 St. Paul’s 6. Cavs
Champion 3. Cavs Sat. Mar 3rd 12:00pm St. Paul’s Court 2
2. Suns Sat Feb 10th 4:30 Court 3 St. Paul’s 7. Nets
2. Heat
Boys 7th and 8th Grades 1. Nets Fri Feb 9th 7:00 Stewart School 8. Suns / 9. Pacers
Sat. Mar 3rd 10:30am St. Paul’s Court 4 4. Knicks Saturday Mar 10 St. Paul's Court 2
3. Heat Champion
3. Celtics Sat Feb 10th 11:00 Court 1 St. Paul’s 6. Nuggets
1. Celtics
Champion 6. Nuggets Sat. Mar 3rd 10:30am St. Paul’s Court 2 2. Cavs
1. Celtics Sat. Mar 3rd 1:30pm St. Paul’s Court 4 4. Spurs Saturday Mar 10 St. Paul's Court 2 Champion 6. Cavs Sat. Mar 3rd 1:30pm St. Paul’s Court 2 2. Suns
Girls Grades 4th thru 6th 1. Nuggets Sat Feb 10th 3:00 Court 4 St. Paul’s 8. Celtics
1. Nets Sat. Mar 3rd 3:00pm St. Paul’s Court 4
4. Spurs Sat Feb 10th 3:00 Court 1 St. Paul’s 5. Cavs
4. Cavs Saturday Mar 10 St. Paul's Court 2
3. Nets Sat Feb 10th 3:00 Court 2 St. Paul’s 6. Knicks
Champion 6. Heat Sat. Mar 3rd 3:00pm St. Paul’s Court 2 10. Celtics
2. Suns Sat Feb 10th 3:00 Court 3 St. Paul’s 7. Heat
1. Nuggets Sat. Mar 3rd 4:30pm St. Paul’s Court 4 4. Spurs Saturday Mar 10 St. Paul's Court 2 Champion 6. Knicks Sat. Mar 3rd 4:30pm St. Paul’s Court 2 2. Suns
The students at Little Sprouts Preschool in neighboring New Hyde Park recently learned about hibernation and celebrated the winter season with an annual Teddy Bear Picnic and Pajama Day. They came clad in their most comfortable jammies, toting their favorite stuffed animal friends, and participated in fun dances and craft activities. Students also enjoyed special bear-themed snacks in the school gym. The children then listened to the story We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and acted
it out together. A beary-good time was had by all! Little Sprouts Preschool is a ministry of the Christ Lutheran Church and has served the local community for nearly two decades. Registration is underway for the 2018-19 school year for the school’s toddler, nursery and Pre-K programs. The school also has a summer recreation program that runs for 7 weeks. To schedule a tour or to get more information, please call 516-746-4889.
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GCAA U8 (2nd Grade) Travel Baseball Tryouts On the afternoon of Saturday, March 10, the GCAA will be holding tryouts for the 2018 U8 travel baseball teams. To be eligible to tryout, a child must live or attend school in Garden City and be born between 9/1/2009 and 8/31/2010. Players born between 9/1/2010 and 11/30/2010 who are currently in second grade are also eligible. Players born after November 30, 2010 are not eligible to participate in the GC AA travel baseball program in 2018. The time and location of the tryouts will be determined shortly and we will notify everyone once those details are finalized. The U8 teams that are selected will play in the spring, summer, and fall of 2018. Players must be willing to play baseball in all three seasons and be committed to their team. We recognize that participants play other sports and have other activities, and the GCAA encourages that diversity of activity. We understand that players may miss games from time to time because of illness, family events, practices or games for other sports or participation in other activities. We simply ask that the children and parents recognize that they have made a commitment to their baseball team and that they communicate with their coaches so that the teams are not in a position where other players on the team cannot play a game because too many players are regularly choosing another activity at the expense of
baseball. Please also understand that any child participating in the GCAA travel baseball program must also participate in the GCAA intramural baseball program in the spring. The intent of the travel baseball program is to provide the opportunity to play more baseball to those who are interested, not to replace our intramural program. In order to be eligible for the tryouts, all players must pre-register for the tryouts via email (with “Travel Tryout Registration” in the subject line). To pre-register, please send the following information to bdesiderio74@gmail. com: Name: ______________________________________ Address: ______________________________________ Email: ______________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________ Age/DOB: ______________________________________ Grade: ______________________________________ School: ______________________________________ **Please also indicate in the email if you would be interested in serving as a manager or assistant coach. If you have any questions, please send an email to bdesiderio74@gmail. com
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Garden City Middle School to present Peter Pan Jr. On March 2nd and 3rd the Garden City Middle School’s Music Box Players will present Peter Pan Jr. The performances are in the middle school auditorium at 7 p.m. on March 2nd and 3rd, with a matinee performance
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GCHS Boys Basketball wins playoff
Garden City Basketball team celebrates playoff win vs Bethpage with post game meal and fatheads.
Before a packed house at the Garden City High School gym, the Trojans (20-0) beat Bethpage 52-42 on Thursday Feb 22nd and now advance to the Nassau County semi-final playoffs. The GC hoopsters will play Elmont (15-6) on Wed Feb 28th at SUNY Farmingdale at 5PM while the other side of the bracket features a Sewanhaka (19-1) vs Floral Park (19-2) match up. The Trojans, who have tied the all time GC record for 20 wins in a season, are ranked as the # 1 “A� size school in New York State by the New York State Sportswriters Association as of Feb 20, 2018. Winners of the Nassau County semi-final games play Sat March 3rd at SUNY Farmingdale at 4:00PM. In the Bethpage contest, the GC squad came out strong as Co-Captain Kevin McNiff made three, 3 pointers in the first half as the Trojans posted a 26-14 lead at halftime. Bethpage rallied in the third quarter and took a 1 point lead into the 4th quarter. Co-Captain Andrew DeSantis, the 4th leading scorer in Nassau County averaging 22.7 pts per game, ignited a 4th quarter rally with a steal and a coast to coast lay up while Co-Captain Matthew Granville was a major contributor to the 4th quarter eruption as he provided intense defense,
Scattareggia going up and away.
DeSantis for THREEEEEE
offensive rebounding and scoring. Granville scored 9 pts in the 4th quarter, including 7 of 8 clutch free throws down the stretch as Garden City outscored Bethpage 18-7 in the final 8 minutes. Andrew DeSantis led all scorers with 15 points/6 rebounds/1 asst/1 steal while Matthew Granville racked up 12 points, on 8 of 10 free throw shooting, along with 10 rebounds/3 assts/2 steals. The balance of the scoring was done by Kevin McNiff 12 pts/1 reb/3 assts/1 steal, James Cashwell 5pts/2 rebs/1 asst, Tyler Soutar 4pts/2 rebs/3 assts/2 steals and Billy Duff 4pts/4 rebs. Come out and support the Trojans during their playoff run! The team is made up of the following players. Seniors Luke Connolly, co-captain Andrew DeSantis, co-captain Matthew Granville, Chris Jordan, Patrick Leggett, co-captain Kevin McNiff, Tom Powderly, Tyler Soutar. Juniors James Basile, James Cashwell, , Billy Duff, Cyrus Lalehzar, Gavin Pappas, Joe Scattareggia. Sophomore Brian Wood. Team Manager Pat Reilly. The team is coached by 4th year Head Coach James Hegmann (5920=74.68% GC winning percentage) and Asst Coach Greg Gonzalez.
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game, advances to semifinals
Granville with the layup. Soutar with the smooth jumper.
GC with the win and 20-0 record. Next up Elmont for meeting number three on the season.
McNiff with the corner jumper for three.
Next Meeting
Attention all Directors! The next meeting will be held in early March. Location will be Doc O’Grady’s. Watch for an e-mail to be sent by the President for the agenda. Please make every effort to attend. Your voice needs to be heard!
NCAA Championship Basketball Game Fundraiser
This annual event will be on Monday, April 2nd at B.K. Sweeney’s Uptown Grille. 8:00 p.m. start, goes until the final buzzer of the game. Open bar, pass around appetizers. Box pool. Silent auction. Price TBA. Great night to bring a prospective member!
Woodstick Classic
To be held at GCHS on Saturday, April 28th. The girls team will play Manhasset at 2:00 p.m. followed by the boys contest at 4:00 p.m.. Both games will be played at G.C.H.S. More details to follow.
GCHS Home Athletic Schedule
Good luck to all of our teams as they compete in their respective playoff
The Men’s Association News brackets!
Father/Daughter, Mother/Son Dances
Attention all GCHS seniors! Hold the date for these two traditional events. The Father/Daughter dance is Friday, June 15 followed by the Mother/Son dance on Saturday, June 16. Both will be held at the Nassau County Bar Association. Mark your calendars!
TMA Website
Now can be accessed thru www. gctma.org. Note: this is the new web site we have been working towards which is much more friendlier domain name. Check it out! Sign up to be a Director, have the ability to pay dues, make a donation to one of our many causes, etc. Take a look. We welcome all feedback!
Facebook Page
Yes, we have reached the modern times! Another venue to find out about the TMA and all we do!
Who We Are
For over 80 years, The Men’s Association or simply the TMA has supported the athletic and social activ-
ities of students in the Garden City schools and promoted good sportsmanship as well as ideal citizenship. The TMA is composed of more than 100 active Directors, 50 Life Directors and 500 Family members. With the generous support of our fellow residents, the Men’s Association has been involved in a great number of projects covering a wide range of interests. While we are still primarily committed to the athletic programs at the Middle School and High School, in recent years the TMA has expanded their support and sponsorship to other programs benefiting a wider range of students in the Garden City Schools. Some of these programs are SEPTA, the Jamie and Paige Malone Foundation, Best Buddies, the GC High School Marching Band, BAA/GAA Awards Night, Middle School Bagel Bash, Reeves Scholarship, Bethany LeSueur Jersey Retirement Ceremony, GCHS Stem Program, CPR training for all coaches, HUDL, Robotics, 9th grade BBQ, Kickline, GCTA Hurricane Relief Fundraiser, and the Father-Daughter and Mother-Son dances. All of this would not be possible without your con-
tinued assistance on aiding all we do. Thanks to all who contribute!
How You Can Join
The TMA is always looking for potential new members. If you’re a father who has a child or children in the GC School District and are willing to be involved please contact one of the Officers or Directors for an application. Thanks for all your support! Special thanks to all those who have joined as family members! Go Trojans!
Important
Any Directors who want to pay their annual dues please mail your $100 check to the Treasurer!
TMA Officers
Jim Connolly---President Bob Leggett---Treasurer John Blair Pete Haeffner Rob McLoughlin Rob Capello Pat McElroy Luke Lynch Bob Basel
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VILLAGE SPORTS 2018 Garden City Recreation Spring Children’s Tennis Lessons
The Garden City Department of Recreation and Parks Tennis Center is pleased to announce the start of registration for its spring program! Our Spring Tennis classes are offered to Garden City residents ages 4 through 15 years old. All classes will begin on Tuesday, April 10. The schedule and fees for this year’s youth classes are as follows (all classes are 55 minutes long): Mondays – April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, June 4, 11 3:30PM Pee Wee (beginner lessons for ages 5-6) $ 150 3:30PM Novice (advanced lessons for ages 6-7) $ 210 4:30PM Novice (advanced lessons for ages 6-7) $ 210 4:30PM Junior (beginner lessons for ages 8-11) $ 235 5:30PM Junior Advanced (advanced lessons for ages 8 – 11) $ 235 5:30PM Senior Advanced (advanced lessons for ages 12-15) $ 235 Tuesdays- April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 3:30PM Tots(beginner lessons for ages 4 – 5) $ 150 3:30PM Novice $ 210 4:30PM Pee Wee $ 150 4:30PM Novice $ 210 4:30PM Junior $ 235 5:30PM Junior $ 235 5:30PM Senior (basic lessons for ages 12-15) $ 235 Wednesdays – April 11,18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 3:30PM Tots $ 150 3:30PM Pee Wee $ 150 4:30PM Novice $ 210 4:30PM Junior $ 235 5:30PM Novice $ 210 5:30PM Junior Advanced $ 235 Thursdays – April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 3:30PM Pee Wee $ 150 3:30PM Novice $ 210 3:30PM Junior $ 235 4:30PM Pee Wee $ 150 4:30PM Novice $ 210 4:30PM Junior $235
5:30PM Junior Advanced $ 235 5:30PM Senior $ 235 5:30PM Senior Advanced $ 235 Please make selections carefully as fees are not returnable. To register: To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks’ Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. or if you have a password, you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.
Adult Yoga Spring Session
Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed adult yoga classes with all ages in mind. Our yoga class will be offered on Wednesday mornings at 9AM at the Senior Center on Golf Club Lane to any adult who is a resident of Village of Garden City. This 10 week program will begin on Wednesday, March 7th. The cost of this class will be $90. Classes will meet – March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9 To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.
Spring Roller Hockey Information
Garden City Recreation and Parks is happy to announce the various programs we will be offering for the upcoming spring season. PEE WEE BEGINNER CLINIC: (Open to Kindergarten & 1st Grade) Sundays from 1:30PM to 2:30PM beginning March 11 Designed as a total beginner program for our hockey participants, this hour long clinic will introduce the basics of roller skating along with the basic fundamentals of the game of hockey. No previous experience is required in either roller skating or the game of hockey to join this program. SQUIRTS BEGINNER + Clinic: (Open to Kindergarten & 1st Grade) Sundays from 3:00PM to 4:00PM beginning March 11 Designed as a continuation of our beginner program, this hour long program will continue to have our young athletes participate in various drills that will enhance skating and the basic
hockey fundamentals, adding scrimmages each session. This program will be half clinic format and the other half will be scrimmage games. (Children should be able to stand and move on their skates without assistance.) 2nd & 3rd Grade DIVISION (MITES): Sundays @ 4:30PM & 5:45PM beginning March 11 All participants will be placed on a team and participate in a game of roller hockey each week. Players should have previous experience in skating and a general knowledge of basic fundamentals of the game. Emphasis is placed on team play & good sportsmanship. 4th, 5th & 6th Grade DIVISION (JUNIORS): Fridays @ 4:00PM & 5:30PM beginning March 9 All participants will be placed on a team and participate in a game of roller hockey each week. All players should be able to skate and have knowledge of the rules and all the fundamentals of the game. In this division we introduce off-sides. Similar to the Mites division, emphasis is placed on team play & good sportsmanship. 7th, 8th, & 9th Grade DIVISION (SENIORS): Fridays @ 6:45PM & 8:00PM beginning March 9 All participants will be placed on a team and participate in a game of roller hockey each week. In this division we play off-sides so it essential all players understand the game. Emphasis is placed on being a good team player & good sportsmanship. ADULTS (30 & over): Sundays at 7:00PM beginning March 11 Pick up games are set up each session where adults (30 & over) can participate in a fun game of roller hockey. All games will be supervised by the hockey staff. All participants are required to supply full equipment to engage in our various programs. This includes: 1) Hockey Helmet with a cage (Lacrosse & Bike Helmets are not allowed) 2) Hockey Gloves 3) Shin Pads 4) Elbow Pads
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Crayola Art Classes Return!
The very popular Crayola art class returns for the spring on Fridays from 4 to 5PM beginning on Friday, March 16. This session’s theme is “Travel Through Art Around the World”. Make a different project each week of the six week session as our creativity travels through different countries using Crayola products while exploring their regional art. This class is open to Garden City residents in grades 2–6. The class will be held in St. Paul’s Center at 108 Rockaway Avenue and the cost is $130, made payable to “ZoDa LLC”.
Mad Science for Grades K to 4 is Back for Spring
Garden City Recreation and Parks is offering an afterschool program geared to children who are interested in science! Mad Science of Long Island is a company who provides a wonderful and fun learning experience while exploring different aspects of science. Each week of this 6 week session will cover a different topic such as “Bugs”, “Detective Science”, and “Walloping Weather”. Residents of the Village of Garden City entering grades K-4 are invited to attend. Classes will be held on Mondays from 4 to 5PM beginning March 19. Each class is one hour long and will be held in the St. Paul’s Center at 108 Rockaway Ave. The cost for this program will be $130, checks only, made payable to “Mad Science of Long Island”. Space is limited! To register for this program, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Ave.
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Maguire Horl earns All-State Honors
Maguire with Coaches Tony Walters (left) and Connor Horl (right) This past weekend (February 23rd-24th), Garden City resident and St. Anthony’s senior Maguire Horl competed in the NYSPHSAA Wrestling Tournament. Maguire came into the tournament unseeded in the 220 lb. weight class. In the first day the tournament, the Sacred Heart bound senior upset the fourth- and fifth-seeded wrestlers and advanced to the semi finals. In the second day of the tournament, Maguire faced a setback in the
Maguire on the podium
semifinals, losing to the eventual state champion. But he fought back, winning his consolation semifinals match and eventually taking fourth in his respective weight class. He joins his father Larry and brother Connor in the family legacy of placing in the New York State Tournament. Maguire finished his career with a 132-40 career record, two CHSAA titles, and New York All-State Honors.
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Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2981112. $1,275,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3006640. $829,000.
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2971746. $1,048,000.
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Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2997849. $1,249,000.
Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3-bath SD# 18. MLS# 3002264. $1,299,000.
Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2995292. $1,375,000.
Garden City 4-bedroom, 2.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2991348. $1,428,000.
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Out of Town Listings Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 3.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3001865. $1,449,000.
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2938713. $1,599,000.
Garden City, NY 8-bedroom. 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2938302. $1,799,000.
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Daureen Hausser
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Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2929647. $1,849,000.
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Lisa Heaney
Kathleen Higdon
Joanne Crokos
Christine Cudahy
Patricia Dickson
Alfred Kohart
Mary Krener
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Baldwin, NY 2-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #11. MLS# 2982219. $389,000.
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Floral Park, NY 4-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #22. MLS# 2989469. $589,000.
Floral Park, NY 3-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #22. MLS# 2994403. $519,000.
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UNDER CONTRACT
Floral Park, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath SD #22. MLS# 2995287. $689,000.
Westbury, NY 4-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #3. MLS# 3000796. $425,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath SD #18. MLS# 2987095. $608,000.
Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2-bath SD #18. MLS# 3000921. $859,000.
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Condos/ Co-Ops New Hyde Park, NY 4-bedroom, 2-bath SD #5. MLS# 2996105. $699,000.
Richmond Hills S., NY 7-bedroom, 3-bath SD #31. MLS# 3004409. $989,000.
Floral Park, NY
Rentals
4-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #22. MLS# 2995542. $4,800/mo.
Hempstead, NY
Wyndham Listings
2-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #1. MLS# 2995257. $1,950/mo.
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UNDER CONTRACT
111 Cherry Valley Avenue Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# P1307826. $675,000.
111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Unit 607 Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3003538. $750,000.
100 Hilton Ave, Unit M27 Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2968890. $4,950/mo.
111 Cherry Valley Ave, Unit M25 Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath SD #18. MLS# 2986138. $928,000.
100 Hilton Avenue, Unit 521 Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3000722. $1,875,000.
Meredith Krug
Mary Lo Galbo
Kathy Lucchesi
Susan MacDonald
Brigid Marmorowski
Athena Menoudakos
Matthew Minardi
Linda Mulrooney
Penelope Nikolakakos
Eileen O’Hara
Alexandra Parisi
Diane Piscopo
Brian Pryke
Kathleen Roberts
Suzanne Rueck
Julia Mastromauro Rosado
Kevin Ryan
Joseph Scianablo
Jennifer Sullivan
Cheryl Trimboli
Scott Wallace
Maureen Walsh Lagarde
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