The Garden City News (3/10/23)

Board rejects plan to purchase 3 new fire engines

BY RIKKI MASSAND

The Board of Trustees was split on a proposal to purchase three new fire engines at the same time, which proponents said would create “uniformity” by having the same model fire engine at each of the three village firehouses.

Hoops for Hope on March 6th was an amazing afternoon in a packed GC High School gym to watch GC’s Challenger basketball team play an entertaining game. Throw in a terrific halftime performance from the Varsity and Junior Varsity Cheerleaders and Kicklines, and those that were in attendance had a great time. The event once again benefited the I’m Not Done Yet foundation in memory of Bobby Menges.

Trustee raises alarm over NYS governor’s housing proposals

BY RIKKI MASSAND

As protestors rallied outside Village Hall on Tuesday, March 7th, Garden City Trustee Mary Carter Flanagan hosted an informational meeting for community leaders to oppose the affordable housing plans proposed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. The governor wants to see 800,000 new housing units built in the state over the next 10 years.

Some residents attended the

meeting and shared concerns about “being hit” by high-density housing development, including transit-oriented housing close to the LIRR.

Trustee Carter Flanagan provided details from the New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM) outlining how the local municipalities would be required to change their zoning laws to accommodate new housing. NYCOM leaders have also expressed their disappoint-

ment that with the proposed state budget, AIM, or Aid and Incentives to Municipalities, would not increase.

After Trustee Carter Flanagan started the in-person meeting by sharing a few bullet points of the Housing Plan she said are “alarming” she told the gathering of two dozen community leaders that examining details of implementation of the plan is vital.

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At the March 2nd meeting of the Board, a bond resolution to authorize the funding for the purchase of the three $1 million trucks was defeated. The Board’s vote reflected the political split in the upcoming village election, which will take place on Tuesday, March 21.

Mayor Cosmo Veneziale, Trustee Bruce Torino and Deputy Mayor Tom O’Brien, who participated via Zoom, endorsed the bond resolution, touting the enhanced safety that the purchase of three new trucks would bring.

The mayor, as he had also stated on February 21, reiterated the potential cost savings of up to $800,000 with a bulk purchase of three fire engines rather than facing inflation and potentially longer waiting times for any purchases of fire engines in the future.

But the vote went the other way during the March 2nd meeting, which six trustees of the eight board members attended. (Trustee Mary Carter Flanagan was not present due to a medical issue of a family member.)

Village Trustee Terry Digan, currently the chairperson of the Garden City Board Finance & Audit Committee was also absent, but he sent a note which was read aloud by Trustee Bruce Chester:

“As we are in the budget season I have seen numerous increases in requested funds from almost every department. The request from the Fire Department is one of many new requests. I feel it is not financially responsible to approve the purchase of three new trucks. Some have said ‘we can just bond it’ but that is not a solution. My suggestion is to purchase the one truck on-order and let the next Board of Trustees decide the direction they want to go in after they have adopted the new budget (2023-2024) in April. We’re asked to be good stewards of residents’ tax dollars, so I can not support these expenditures,” Digan wrote.

Trustee Chester asked several pertinent questions to the rest of the board, as well as First Assistant Fire Chief James Taunton,

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Photo by Ed Rotondo

A really bad idea

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed “New York Housing Compact” would upend zoning law throughout the state by overriding local controls, and should be vigorously opposed.

Under the proposal, if a municipality doesn’t increase its housing supply by three percent over a three year period, it could lose “safe harbor” status, and be required to approved projects without many of the protections that exist in current law. (Garden City would be required to increase its housing stock by over 200 units to meet the 3% rule.)

The municipality could also receive “safe harbor” status if it made major changes to zoning law such as allowing lots to be split, or allowing accessory

dwelling units to be built on properties.

If the village does not attain “safe harbor” status, it could be required to approve certain housing projects with almost no environmental review, as they would be exempt from State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) review.

The whole purpose of the governor’s proposal is to solve the shortage of affordable housing by increasing density in the suburbs, whether the suburbs like it or not.

Village officials may have differences of opinion (especially now just before the election) but they must come together to fight this proposal.

St. Paul’s is important; this is crucial.

The Baymack Team

Mary Flanagan for mayor

To the Editor:

We are writing this letter to urge our fellow residents to vote for Mary Flanagan for mayor on March 21st. We have all known Mary for at least 2 decades. Mary is intelligent, hardworking, honest, extremely capable, idealistic, and most importantly, transparent. As a Village Trustee for the past 2 years, Mary is the most experienced and qualified candidate for Mayor. We can attest that as a life long resident of Garden City, Mary has only the best interests of the Village at heart.

Mary has proven herself to be an excellent communicator during her tenure as a Village Trustee. Her communication skills are the cornerstone to her effectiveness in working with residents. Mary reaches out to constituents with information, brings people together, and then listens respectfully to what people have to say. Mary speaks with clarity, honesty, and integrity.

Mary is also an excellent problem solver. We are in awe of Mary’s well orchestrated problem solving approach! She first defines a problem, identifies potential solutions, evaluates possible solutions, communicates with various stakeholders, and then works to implement the agreed upon action.

Mary has demonstrated the ability

to make well thought out decisions. This is the product of being able to work patiently through a process: looking several steps ahead, anticipating various outcomes and pitfalls, weighing alternatives, and evaluating what is best for the Village.

Lastly, but perhaps most importantly, Mary is a proven leader. Good leadership requires honesty, patience, teamwork, transparency, decisiveness, and empathy. Generosity is important in leadership. By this we mean a generosity of spirit that includes giving your time, energy, and resources in a way that brings constituents and the collective community with you. Leadership is the bridge that leads to a better and bonded community. Mary has demonstrated all of these qualities in her work as a trustee and specifically in regards to her service on the traffic commission, her work on water quality issues the Village is facing, and as Chairperson of the Environmental Advisory Board.

In conclusion, we can’t think of a better person to be the next Mayor of Garden City! Please vote “Row C” on March 21st.

Domenica Buckley

Maureen Bauer

Monica Kiely Michelle King

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A long history of the POAs advocacy for you

SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATIONS OF GARDEN CITY

Sound bites can be powerful – and misleading. Our community is being bombarded with misinformation on social media and letters to the editor negating the value of our POAs and how

they work for our residents in collaboration with Village services, the Mayor and Board of Trustees.

Here are just a few examples of how the POAs responded and supported residents after a concern was raised:

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Repairs underway at Garden City Senior Center

BY RIKKI MASSAND

At the March 2nd Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee Bruce Torino announced that repairs on the Senior Center are nearing completion. The center had been damaged by a burst sprinkler system pipe in January.

At the February 21 board meeting, the Board accepted an insurance settlement from Chubb Insurance of $252,040, “with the understanding the amount may increase.” Including the village’s deductible amount – $25,000 – the total amount available for the Senior Center’s needed repairs was $277,040. The Village has been working with Massapequabased firm Belfor Property Restorations for the project.

Superintendent of Recreation Paul Blake said the Rec. Department “was relentless” in checking with the insurance company with constant phone calls about the payment to be received. He reported the slight uptick in the total settlement, reaching $253,499.

“The money has been received and placed into the village’s Insurance Reserve account which is a Revenue account. We can not present a pur-

Firehouse evaluated prior to purchase of new fire truck(s)

chase order from a Revenue account and tonight we ask the board to make a slight bookkeeping adjustment, to move the money from the Insurance account into ‘Maintenance of the Senior/ Recreation Center. That along with some of the money in our Recreation Maintenance budget fund, we will cut a check to Belfor for $284,033 33.45 to perform the repairs on the Senior Center. As a side note, Belfor, though they have not been officially engaged through receipt of this purchase order, has been on-site twice this week along with members of the Village Engineering, DPW and Recreation maintenance staff. They have done a thorough investigation of the building and they’re sure they can get it back in order in a relatively short amount of time,” Blake told the board.

He says if the purchase order moved ahead as expected the workers could be on site by Monday March 6. Blake said the contractor, Belfor, is very thorough and they seem “determined to get in and get out.”

“At the same time the work on the Senior Center flooring is nearly com-

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BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

At its meeting held Thursday March 2 at Village Hall, the Garden City Board of Trustees received confirmation from Superintendent of Building Giuseppe Giovanniello that any new fire apparatus would be able to fit through the bay doors at Village Fire Station No. 2, located at the corner of Edgemere Road and Stewart Avenue.

The concern, regarding a proposed purchase new fire engines, originally came up during the Board’s February 21 meeting. The Edgemere station is over 90 years old and was not designed to accommodate the large fire engines

of today. However, Giovanniello announced that probes done on the station, and new fire engines can fit inside safely, with not much room to spare.

“It was discovered that from the other side of the steel girder beam in between the garage doors, to the finished floor of the concrete we measured at 11 feet, 11 inches high which is more than adequate of what we’d need for new fire trucks. I believe the new trucks measure 10 feet 8 inches tall, and we were shooting for 11 feet, 4 inches of clearance,” he said.

The superintendent explained that

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St. Paul’s Town Hall discussion

The St. Paul’s Committee cordially invites all Garden City residents to attend the 6th St. Paul’s Committee Town Hall, which will be held from 6:30 pm–8:30 p.m. on Monday, March 13, at Cluett Hall. The Committee will review and summarize the results of its 15 months of effort regarding St. Paul’s. Most important, the Committee will

present the preliminary Cost Estimates as determined by the Westerman Construction Company. Westerman studied the various options for the use of the St. Paul’s buildings and campus as requested by our Committee and the Board of Trustees. Questions and comments will be encouraged.

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EAB program on native plants on Wednesday, March 15

Garden City’s Environmental Advisory Board (“EAB’) invites all resident to attend an informative session on native plants on Wednesday, March 15, 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall.

Does it really matter whether residents incorporate native species into their gardens? Is it necessary to limit our plantings to native species? Residents will learn why so many people are talking about the importance of native plants.

The EAB has invited a speaker from The Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI) to discuss native plants and answer residents’ questions. The program will provide a general overview of the benefits of native planting and resources on native plants will be shared. Ideas on plants to consider and images of native plant gardens on Long Island will be included in this program. Any residents who would like to share images of their own native plant gardens can email them to mcarterflanagan@gardencityny.net so we can share

them during the meeting.

This program is being organized by EAB member Kelly Smith. Ms. Smith is a lecturer at Columbia University and Adelphi University where her teaching focuses on environmental justice. She also teaches for the New York City Department of Education. As a concerned parent, Ms. Smith began working with a group of Garden City residents to encourage the Village’s adoption of the “Safe and Healthy Fields Initiative” proposed in 2018. Ms. Smith, the mother of four school-aged children, is pleased to serve on the Environmental Advisory Board and looks forward to collaborating with others to bring meaningful environmental solutions to the Village. The meeting will be held at Village Hall on Wednesday, March, 15, at 7:30 p.m. Residents are welcome to come in person or join via Zoom. Please email kaltman@gardencityny.net for the Zoom link by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” at Chaminade HS

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Calling all town princes and princesses. Come dressed in your royal best for Disney’s classic “Beauty and The Beast!” For the next two weekends, you can relive this tale as old as time as it comes to life on stage at Chaminade High School.

Garden City is proud to feature nine teenage residents in the dynamic cast: High School Seniors: Gretchen Murphy (Belle), Anastasia Shaw (Babette), Tara Kerimian (Enchantress), Natalie Sweeney (Flowerseller/Ensemble), Erin Gerasimovich (Ensemble); and Andrew Loughlin (Bookseller/Ensemble); Junior: Seamus Breslin (Lumiere), and Sophomores: Olivia Macchio (Silly Girl/Featured Dancer), and Keiran Cook (Ensemble).

This week, the enthusiastic castmates gave a backstage glimpse into the upcoming production. “We really didn’t think we could top last year’s show, ‘Crazy For You,’ but our moderators went all out for ‘Beauty and The Beast’”, said Tara Kerimian. “This is the biggest cast we have had since before Covid, everyone has bonded so well, and it shows when we come together on stage,” added Anastasia Shaw.

Gretchen Murphy shared, “The dance numbers are overfilled with energy and the costumes are eye-catching. You will forget you are sitting in a high school auditorium. ”Andrew Loughlin gave a peek under the tent, “This year we added a state-of-the-art video wall that adds vibrant color and enhances the phenomenal scenery the production crew created.” And, Erin Gerasimovich exclaimed, “We are prepared to give the audience a true Disney experience!”

The cast got a little sentimental talking about the Darby Players pro-

gram, “It is a joy to be a part of an arts program that brings together the best actors from all over Long Island, and so many of these friends live in Garden City”, said Seamus Breslin. Natalie Sweeney weighed in, “The last four years have been so much fun creating amazing shows together. It’s been incredible and has shaped me into the person I am today”.

Keiran Cook and Olivia Macchio ended with, “We have some fun things planned for the kids in the audience on the matinee days. Come, Be Our Guest!

Show dates are: March 17, 18, and 24th at 7:30 p.m. March 19 and 25 at 2 p.m.

For ticket info visit: www.chaminade-hs.org/student-life/plays-andconcert

Community Club presents

“Legendary Women of Long Island”

The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead invites everyone to a lecture, in celebration of Women History Month, on the Legendary Women of Long Island. It will be presented by Monica Randell and will be held on Wednesday, March 15, at the Garden City Casino at 1:30 p.m.

During the Glory Days of Long Island’s Gold Coast, all of society was ruled by an elite group of glamourous women. They were the first American Super-Stars as their lives, loves and

scandals played out on the pages of the newspapers all over the country.

Women like Alva Vanderbilt, Mrs. Clarence MacKay, and Barbara Hutton took the lead at sought after social events. Others like Zelda Fitzgerald, Winifred Bird and Gertrude Whitney are remembered for the sensational stories that surrounded them.

Join us for an entertaining program on these colorful social icons of their time. Visitors are invited for a $10 guest fee.

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Left to right: Top: Erin Gerasimovich, Gretchen Murphy, Seamus Breslin, Andrew Loughlin, Anastasia Shaw, Olivia Macchio.

Bottom: Tara Kerimian, Natalie Sweeney, Keiran Cook.

Garden City Real Estate Market Information

RECENT REAL ESTATE SALES IN GARDEN CITY

The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes presented were selected based solely on the fact that they were recently sold.

Mortgage Rates this week from www.nerdwallet.com

151 Weyford Terrace

Date: 3/1/2023

Sold price: $1,225,000

4 beds, 3 full baths, 1 half bath

Style: Split Level

Total taxes:$20,160

Lot size: .19 acre

MLS number: 3440315

The Seller’s Team: Tara Walsh, Four Seasons Realty Team

The Buyer’s Team: Tara Walsh, Four Seasons Realty Team

Long Island Sales Data From One Key MLS

Welcome to this warm and inviting Split level home in the heart of the Estates. The open entrance foyer leads you in to a bright sunny formal living room with wood burning fireplace. The renovated eat-in kitchen features a large custom granite center island, stainless steel appliances, and dining area. On the second level you will find 3 family sized bedrooms 1 with a new ensuite full bath, plus a second new hall bath with tub and shower. On the 3rd level you are greeted with a sprawling Primary suite complete with new full bath, and tons of closet space. The lower level of the home includes a spacious family room w/ radiant heat, new powder room, and access to the yard and 2 car garage. Laundry, Utilities and storage can be found in the full basement. Set on a beautifully manicured 75x110 property this home is walking distance to 2 major LIRR train lines, shopping, schools, and parks. Other amenities include CAC, IGS, new windows, hardwood floors and new hot water heater.

148 Washington Ave.

Date: 3/3/2023

Sold price: $1,525,000

4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath

Architectural Style: Colonial

Total taxes: New Construction

Lot size: .22 acre

MLS number: 3428041

The Seller’s Team: Laura Carroll, Compass Greater NY

The Buyer’s Team: Gwendolyn Levy, Compass Greater NY

2022 New Construction on 75x125 newly manicured property with large circular driveway. Close to 3000 square feet of new construction with 9’ ceiling height on first floor. Gleaming hardwood floors throughout. Formal dining room, first floor den or home office. Stunning eat in kitchen with quartz countertops and 8’ island. Family room with gas fireplace. 4 graciously sized bedrooms including vaulted primary suite with walk in closet, adjacent spa bath and second floor laundry. Full third floor walk up unfinished attic space. Finished basement with utilities and egress windows.

107 15th Street Unit E2

Date: 3/7/2023

Sold price: $392,000

2 bedrooms, 1 full bath

Style: Garden Apartment Co-Op

Maintenance: $986

MLS number: 3439966

The Seller’s Team: Nordeen Accardi and Diane Friedel, Coldwell Banker American Homes

The Buyer’s Team: Nordeen Accardi and Diane Friedel, Coldwell Banker American Homes

Welcome to this stunning, modern 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath Garden Apartment, located on a park-like setting in the Heart of Garden City. Beautifully updated kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel appliances & quartz counter tops. Natural light in every room and gorgeous views of the changing seasons. Bright & spacious living room with gleaming hardwood floors throughout and an updated full bath. Apartment offers pull down stairs to a large full attic with high ceilings & tons of storage for $36per month. Maintenance fees also include taxes, heat & water. Just minutes to Mineola train station, highways & Seventh Street where you can enjoy the nightlife, restaurants & shopping. Make this your next Home Sweet Home.....

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Real Estate

Houses featured on this page were sold by various real estate agencies

Garden City | 99 7th Street, Unit 3F | $949,000

3 BR, 2 BA Condo | Web# 3431257

Laura Mulligan: M 516.729.6885

New Hyde Park | 1402 Lincoln Avenue | $849,000

4 BR, 3 BA | Web# 3440899

Michelle McArdle: M 516.306.4134

Garden City | 111 7th Street, Unit 208 | $3,400/monthly rent

1 BR, 1 BA Condo | Web# 3458589

Linda Brunning: M 516.728.4800

Under Contract | Garden City | $1,300,000

4 BR, 3 BA, 1 Half BA | Web# 3456659

Garden City Office: 516.307.9406

Under Contract | Stewart Manor | $720,000

3 BR, 1 BA, 1 Half BA | Web# 3455971

Michelle McArdle: M 516.306.4134

Under Contract | Garden City | $470,000

2 BR, 1 BA Co-Op | Web# 3454804

Erin Fleischmann: M 516.864.1977

Horses and Courses

Please join the Property Owners Associations of Garden City on Wednesday, March 15, at the Garden City Casino, 7:30 p.m, to hear about the “Legacy of Golf and Horse Racing” in Garden City. John Kordes, a Garden City resident and historian, will discuss why golf has played such an integral role in Garden City for over 120 years. He will also explain why Garden City uniquely has three eighteen hole golf courses within a mile of each other. John will also give us some background on the other golf courses that have existed here that have long since disappeared. The story is fascinating and fun!

John will also discuss how Garden City has become associated with the horse racing activities on Long Island, including racetracks dating back to the 1800’s right in town!

Light refreshments will be served, as well as beer and wine. The first cocktail will be compliments of the POAs,

with a cash bar available.The Garden City Casino is located at 51 Cathedral Avenue and Sixth Street. Please RSVP to mcbh3456@gmail.com or use the QR code to register for the event. Space is limited to 100 guests.

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Perfectly situated mid-block on a quiet tree lined street, this beautiful split style home has been meticulously maintained throughout. The home features a sundrenched living room that flows nicely into the dining room and the updated kitchen with granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances. The second floor boasts a primary bedroom suite and two additional nicely sized bedrooms that are serviced by a hall bathroom. The lower level has a spacious family room that is serviced by a full bathroom and the basement level offers a sizable recreation room, a gym or office, laundry area and ample storage space. The location, overall condition and low taxes make this the perfect place to call home!

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New Listing

63 Whitehall Boulevard, Garden City

6 BD | 5 BA | 1 HB | $2,295,000

This gorgeous six bedroom, five and a half bath home, designed by Olive Tjaden and extensively renovated by Manhattan designers, combines the timeless appeal of a classic Tudor with a chic modern design perfect for today’s modern family lifestyle. Located in the Estates Section, the home is perfectly situated on a 140x133 foot lot and boasts a backyard retreat with a heated in-ground pool and a covered patio. The location, size, design, and exquisite renovations make this the perfect place to call home!

Irish music performance planned for March 12

What is it about Irish music that is almost instantly recognizable and makes you want to sing along? Music has always been an integral part of Ireland’s rich oral history, heritage and culture. It is the means of storytelling, pointing toward what Irish life has been like for centuries, much of it not glamorous. On cold, dark evenings, villagers would gather in their local pub to share a warm fire, hear stories, and listen to music played by the local musicians. It wasn’t until 1762 that Irish music started to be written down.

Traditional Irish folk (or “trad”) music is broken down into two types—slow ballads and traditional fast-paced dancing songs. There’s a song for just about every eventuality in Irish music—laments, drinking songs, rebel songs, love songs, humorous songs and, of course, dancing songs. Most of us are familiar with “Danny Boy” and “Whiskey in the Jar.” Sean Nós is an especially famous sub-category of Irish song, sung unaccompanied in the Irish language. The words and music are of equal importance, and were handed down – orally – from generation to generation. Songs are sung with free rhythm, speeding up and slowing

down according to the words and their expression. It has a nasal tone quality and due to its slow, melodic style, songs are usually about woeful topics like death, famine, and oppression.

If you want to hear some wonderful Irish song, join The Garden City Historical Society on March 12 at 3:00 p.m. for a concert by Mary O’Dowd and fellow musicians Ron D’Addario (guitar) and Bob Mastro (fiddle). They will regale you with rousing ballads to sentimental favorites. The trio are guaranteed to put a smile on your face and bring a tear to your eye.

Tickets are $40 each and must be purchased in advance since there is limited seating. Light refreshments will be served after the performance. Remember: all proceeds from the performance contribute to the ongoing restoration of the Society’s 1872 Apostle House Museum, being accomplished with the magnanimous support of Vinny Muldoon’s Old World Quality Corp.

Mary O’Dowd has graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, New York’s Town Hall, Westbury Music Fair and Joseph Pap’s Public Theater, as well as clubs in Ireland and America. Mary has more than 30 years of singing in the Irish American folk circle and has released three albums (CDs). She and her husband, Tony Pope, owned Mary O’s Restaurant on East 57th Street in Manhattan, where Mary performed nightly. Mary is Executive Director and founder of the Francis Pope Memorial Foundation.

This program is part of our ongoing “Songs for a Sunday Afternoon” series. In years past, we have had cabaret singers, jazz performances, and Broadway and operatic performances. This year’s program is being sponsored by Inis Fragrances of Ireland and Clancy & Clancy Brokerage and dedicated to the memory of Maureen Clancy. Maureen, who passed away in 2021, was a

past president of The Garden City Historical Society and an avid supporter of its music programs. She was also an extremely active and respected member of the of the GC community, both in private and professional circles.

Don’t hesitate—tickets are almost sold out! But you can still purchase tickets in the A.T. Stewart Exchange Consignment Shop Monday – Friday, 10–4 p.m.; Wednesday, until 6 p.m.; Saturday, noon – 4 p.m. If you can’t make it into the Shop, call us at (516) 746-8900. Please follow The Garden City Historical Society on Instagram and Facebook to learn more about this and other upcoming programs: @gardencityhistoricalsociety.

Mary O’Dowd (center) and fellow musicians Ron D’Addario (guitar) and Bob Mastro (fiddle) will entertain at the Garden City Historical Society on March 12.

New to Market | 3 BD | 2 BA | $1,290,000

107 Huntington Road, Garden City

Open House | Saturday, 3/11 & Sunday, 3/12 | 12–2 PM

Totally renovated three bedroom, two full bath beautiful colonial situated in the charming Mott section of Garden City. Open living spaces greet you as you enter and the floorplan flows wonderfully with lots of new windows and new French doors that allow for easy indoor/outdoor enjoyment. The main level features a spacious living room with wood burning fireplace, a formal dining room with wainscoting, a spacious and open new kitchen with center island, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, pantry, a mudroom with separate entrance and a family room with gas fireplace, high ceilings, wall of windows and doors that open to new patio and private backyard. Upstairs you will discover the large primary bedroom, new hallway bathroom with glass shower and tub and two additional guest bedrooms. Additional highlights include: basement with recreation room, utilities and separate laundry room, new boiler, new roof and gutters, new patio, new driveway, new walkways. Premiere location close to neighborhood park and schools. This is a must see!

THI S WEEK AT ROTARY

St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans at

District Governor Reports, Promotes Upcoming Rotary Events

Mineola Garden City Rotary thanks 7522 District Governor Sonia Saleh for her informative and enthusiastic presentation at the Club’s February 28 lunch meeting.

With this year’s theme, IMAGINE, Sonia reminded and enlightened Club members about the functions and importance of the Rotary Foundation along with Rotary’s global scope. She spoke of the vision of the many services and possibilities that lie ahead for the for the 1600 members representing 70 different clubs which encompass Long Island’s land mass from the Verrazano and Brooklyn Bridges to the Lighthouses of the East End.

Sonia spoke of the Rotary Day of Service in May when various Rotary Clubs are planning myriad services. (Mineola-Garden City will be conducting a major food drive to benefit the Faith Mission charity for those in need. (More to come on this service.)

Coming up on Saturday, March 18, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Manhasset, 1845 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, will be a Food Packaging Event which welcomes volunteers to help package 15,000 meals to be sent to local food banks to feed local children in need.

Sonia also touted the upcoming fun event – RAGTIME, the musical set for

Sunday, March 19 and featuring performances by Rotarians DGN Beverly James and AG Diane Marmann, our Club’s IPP. Showtime, 3 pm. Included will be a chance for 50/50 Raffle, a Wine Pull Raffle along with discounted drinks. Fee is $40 per person. And, $15 of each purchase will go towards the Rotary Foundation. To purchase tickets, visit http://bit.ly/3Yessj6.

Inflation: How it Affects the Marketplace

Attend Mineola-Garden City’s lunch meeting next Tuesday, March 14, 12:15 at Mineola’s Davenport Press Restaurant to hear a behind-the-scenes account of how inflation is affecting the marketplace.

Gianni Bileddo, vice president of Bileddo’s Key Food Marketplace on Seventh Street in Garden City, will provide information on how, in addition to the consumers’ inflationary food costs, there are many factors that affect the market as well - all causing the trickle down to shoppers. Everyone is welcome to attend this lunch meeting (fee, $35 per person). To reserve, please email Meg Norris, Club president, at editor@ gcnews.com.

Town of Hempstead Councilman

Thomas Muscarella to speak on March 28.

Reserve now, email editor@gcnews. com

Sonia Saleh, governor, Rotary District 7255; Club President Meg Norris; Diane Marmann, AG and IP Club president.

Garden City PTA News

Make a Difference @ the PTA Dinner!

Garden City PTA will hold our Annual Fundraising Dinner on Wednesday, March 29, at the Garden City Hotel – and tickets are now on sale and going fast! This year’s dinner theme is “Making a Difference.” Every educator, parent and member of our school community can truly make a difference for our students!

Grab your friends and buy a ticket or book an entire table! Scan the QR code below or visit https://gardencitypta.org/dinner for all the info you need to order your tickets before we sell out. With your help, we are Making a Difference!

Learn How MTSS Is Making a Difference for all Students

Multi-tiered Systems of Support (aka MTSS) sounds complicated but is simply the 360-degree way our school district and educational professionals surround students with the right resources at the right times. Learn how this plays out for your student — and maximize its opportunities — in a virtual session with GC administrators on Monday, March 13, at 8 p.m. Register today at gardencitypta.org.

Calling All GC Artists!

The PTA Arts in Education Committee invites all K–5 art-lovers to join us for a special night of at-home art making with educators from the world-renowned The Whitney museum.

On Monday, March 27, at 7:00 p.m., The Whitney will host a virtual family art-making event exclusively for GC families, bringing the magic of the museum into your home. Children will be introduced to the art of The Whitney collection artist Candida Alvarez, best known for her innovative, experimental paintings full of vibrant and complex colors and forms. Children will use their own art supplies at home to create landscapes inspired by their physical, mental, and emotional experiences. To register for the event, scan the QR code below!

School Supply Fundraiser is Underway

The PTA’s annual school supply

fundraiser — providing access to prepacked, teacher-selected supplies for the coming school year — is now underway. Orders will be taken until April 14. In 2022, this annual fundraiser generated nearly $10,000 for the PTA, all of which passes on to the schools and children of Garden City. And it all happened while taking school supply shopping OFF your to-do list this summer! To place your order, visit www.educationalproducts.com and use code GAR054.

Mark Your Calendars!

Get your pencils ready to mark these important upcoming dates for the PTA and your schools. Registration for all online events is available at gardencitypta.org

• March 13: MTSS Parent Webinar

• March 14: Joint MS & HS PTA Meeting (hybrid in-person & online option)

• March 27: The Whitney Virtual Art Event for K-5

• March 29: GCPTA Dinner at the Garden City Hotel

• April 3: District-wide Reflections Ceremony

Join Us on the PTA!

Did you know that last year the Garden City PTA had 2030 members and donated nearly $125,000 to our seven schools in the form of grants and programming? This year we are aiming for 100% membership and an even stronger impact! It’s not too late to join our crew! Whether you support our work with your membership, or you have the time to volunteer, we want YOU aboard! Join us at https://gcpta.memberhub.com by October 1 for a chance to win a $150 Amazon gift card!

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• Welcoming large foyer entrance with closets and storage

• Enormous living room w/ wood burning fp and beautiful built in’s

• Sun filled library at the front of the house overlooking quiet block

• High end chef’s dream renovated kitchen w/custom cabinetry and updated stainless appliances, granite countertops and generous island open to large dining room with beautiful wood paneling and moldings

• Gorgeous full bath newly renovated in 2022

• Gracious family room overlooking park like yard and gardens

• Second floor complete with large primary bedroom w/half bath and 2 large bedrooms complete with updated hall full bath

• Third floor has an enormous BR (could be two) with updated full bath and plenty of space

• Finished basement with recreational room. laundry, storage, utilities.

• Additional amenities include; new windows, all new electric, w/arc-fault safety feature, brand new boiler, huge yard, gas heat, near to park, schools and LIRR

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2023 Village Election: What You Need to Know

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Vinny Muldoon – Owner and Garden City Resident

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Vinny Muldoon - Owner and Garden City Resident

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Vinny Muldoon - Owner and Garden City Resident

Vinny Muldoon - Owner and Garden City Resident

Vinny Muldoon - Owner and Garden City Resident

Work sessions to discuss the proposed $69.194 million Operating Budget kicked off March 9. Four budget work sessions are scheduled this month, followed by a budget hearing on April 3. Work sessions will take place in person in the Village Hall Board Room and via Zoom, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. The Board will hear from Village Treasurer Irene Woo, as well as the Village Department Heads. Here is the full schedule: Work Session I

Thursday, March 9, 2023

• Budget Overview

• Building Department

• Fire Department

• Library

The General Village Election for 2023 will be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The polls will be open from 12 Noon to 9:00 p.m. in the evening and will be held at the St. Paul’s Field House. The names of all those who are running for Village office is as follows:

Unity and Common Sense Party

Trustee 2 Years - Edward Finneran

Community Agreement Party

Mayor Two-Year Term - Judy

Courtney

Trustee Two-Year Term - Michele Harrington

Trustee Two-Year Term - Cosmo Veneziale

Work Session II

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

• Department of Public Works and Water Fund

• Administration

• Finance Department

• Other Unallocated Expenses and Revenues

Work Session III

Thursday, March 23, 2023

• Police Department

• Recreation, Pool and Tennis Funds

Work Session IV

Thursday, March 30, 2023

• Presentation of Changes/Final Budget

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For A Better Garden City Party

Mayor Two-Year Term - Mary Carter Flanagan

Trustee Two-Year Term - Richard A. Williams

Trustee Two-Year Term - Bruce J.

Chester

Trustee Two-Year Term - Michael J. Sullivan

Absentee Ballots

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Custom Homes, Renovations, Extensions, Roofing, Painting, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Mudrooms, Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, Custom Mill Work, Exterior Spaces, Masonry Work, and much more. There is no project too big or too small for OWQC!

We are a full service general contractor providing everything from small repairs to full house builds, with meticulous attention to detail no matter what size your project is.

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136 Cherry Valley Ave, West Hempstead 11550

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We are a full service General Contractor providing everything from small repairs through full house builds, with meticulous attention to detail no matter what size your project is.

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• Budget Hearing - Monday, April 3, 2023

We are a full service General Contractor providing everything from small repairs through full house builds, with meticulous attention to detail no matter what size your project is.

We are a full service General Contractor providing everything from small repairs through full house builds, with meticulous attention to detail no matter what size your project is.

Custom Homes, Renovations, Extensions, Roofing, Painting, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Mudrooms, Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, Custom Mill Work, Exterior Spaces, Masonry Work, and much more. There is no project too big or too small for OWQC!

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• Budget Hearing and Adoption

GCFD Training Facility

Residents are reminded that absentee ballot applications are available on the Village website and at Village Hall for those residents who will be out of the Village or are unable to vote in person due to a disability or illness. Please note that the Village has been advised that fear of contracting COVID is no longer a valid reason to get an absentee ballot.

St. Paul’s Town Hall

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Email: Jenn@oldworldqualitycorp.com

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The GCFD Training Facility project is well into the design phase and is progressing in both the site preparation and layout of the physical structure. There have been numerous meetings with the Chiefs, GCFD whose input was sought and they requested changes to the facility layout. These changes are in the process of being implemented. Once the design changes are made, DPW will request another review with the GCFD Chiefs to determine if any further adjustments are needed prior to the finalization of the construction / design plans. An estimate for the projected cost for this facility has been provided to the Board of Trustees and the project will be reviewed during budget presentations.

The St. Paul’s Committee cordially invites all Garden City residents to attend the 6th St. Paul’s Committee Town Hall, to be held from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on Monday, March 13th at Cluett Hall. The Committee will review and summarize the results of its 15-month effort regarding St. Pauls. Most importantly, the Committee will present the preliminary cost estimates as determined by Westerman Construction, Co. Westerman studied the various options for the use of the St. Paul’s buildings and campus, as requested by our Committee and the Board of Trustees. Questions and comments will be encouraged.

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Mayor Cosmo Veneziale

DWI arrest

Upon investigation of a three-car crash on Franklin Avenue on March 1st, Garden City Police arrested one of the operators, a 24-year-old male, for alleged DWI and Consuming Alcohol while Driving. All three drivers were transported to local hospitals for sustained injuries.

Oil burner smoke

On March 1st the GCFD responded to Meadbrook Road for heavy smoke emanating from a residence. It was determined the cause was a faulty oil burner. Firefighters rendered the area safe by shutting down the boiler and venting the home.

Shoplifting arrest

On March 1st Garden City Police arrested a woman who attempted to flee the scene on a NICE Bus after allegedly stealing several items from Walgreens. She was charged with Petit Larceny.

Unlicensed operation

A New Hyde Park Road motorist was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed in a school zone on March 1st. On the same day a Rockaway Avenue motorist was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed .

Burnt toast

Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to the BOCES Center on March 1st for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be burnt toast.

Truck charges

A truck driver Stewart Avenue on March 1st was charged with driving with a suspended license and defective equipment.

Suspended license

A Franklin Avenue motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and a suspended registration on March 1st.

Missing items

A victim reported to police he discovered items were missing from a package he received at the Garden City FedEx Center on March 1st.

Arrest for check fraud

On March 2nd Garden City Detectives arrested a 48-year-old male for allegedly stealing multiple checks written to a Garden City business and then cashing them, resulting in a loss of $89,000. He was charged with Grand Larceny and Scheming to Defraud.

Check fraud foiled

On March 2nd a business reported that several checks placed in the mail at Garden City Plaza were stolen,

altered, and attempted to be cashed by an unknown person. The business’s bank detected the fraudu lent activity and placed a stop on the checks.

Hairspray alarm

On March 2nd Garden City Police responded to Adelphi University for a fire alarm and were advised by Public Safety the activation was caused by hairspray. The Fire Department was notified.

No truck zone

A truck driver on Brook Street on March 2nd was charged with driving in a no-truck zone and defective brakes.

Suspended license

A Denton Avenue motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and passing a stop sign at Railroad Avenue on March 2nd.

Sewage gas

Garden City police and firefighters responded to a residence on March 3rd for a report of a gas odor and determined the cause to be a sewage backup.

Truck violations

A commercial vehicle operator on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspended license and equipment violations on March 3rd.

19 suspensions

Garden City Police arrested a Clinton Road motorist for driving with 19 license suspensions, excessive speed, and an unregistered vehicle.

Steam alarm

On March 3rd the GCPD and GCFD responded to Adelphi University for a fire call and determined the cause to be shower steam.

Party tickets

Garden City Police responded to Lindbergh Street on March 4th for a report of a loud party and allegedly observed minors drinking alcohol in the home. The resident was issued an appearance ticket for violation of the Village’s Social Host Law. In addition, a person under 21 was ticketed for allegedly possessing alcohol outside the premise.

Graffiti found

Graffiti was found on a Nassau Boulevard utility box on March 4th.

Construction dust

On March 4th the GCFD and GCPD

responded to a Franklin Avenue building for an alarm and determined the cause to be construction dust.

Water leak

GCFD and GCPD responded to an 11th Street residence on March 4th for an alarm and determined the cause to be a water leak.

Fake plates

A Clinton Road motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and fraudulent license plates on March 4th.

Burnt food

GCFD and GCPD responded to a 7th Street residence for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be burnt food on March 4th.

Bank fraud

Garden City Detectives are investigating a fraudulent withdrawal exceeding $100,000 from a Garden City bank.

Damaged bird bath

Garden City Police are investigating a report of a damaged bird bath inside the Bird Sanctuary grounds.

Suspended license

A New Hyde Park Road motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and unauthorized use of a cell phone on March 5th.

Paint damage

Paint, possibly from a paintball gun, was found on a vehicle parked on New Hyde Park Road on March 5th.

Overweight truck

A company was charged with operating a commercial vehicle on Cathedral Avenue on March 6th while 33,000 pounds overweight.

Check fraud

On March 5th a business reported that two fraudulent checks totaling $18,300 were forged and written against the company’s bank account.

Carbon monoxide alarm

GCFD and GCPD responded to a residence on March 6th for a CO alarm and determined the cause to be a faulty

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Trustee raises alarm over NYS governor’s housing proposals

From page 1

“The New Homes, Targets and Fasttrack Approval Act would amend the general municipal law to create an entirely new article intended to foster the development of residential housing in New York. Specifically, the proposal would allow landowners and developers to build housing not otherwise allowed under land use regulations of the city, village or town, unless such municipality is considered in a ‘Safe Haven’ as the term is defined under the statute. The Safe Haven municipalities are defined as local governments who, during the three-year time period, meet criteria – they would have met or exceeded the residential dwelling unit growth target of 3% and they have enacted, by local law, two of five precisely-defined preferred actions. The local governments would be required to annually report housing production information to the HCR - the Division of Homes and Community Renewals, pursuant to public housing law, and failure to submit the required report would render the municipality ineligible for Safe Harbor status until the report is submitted.

The fast-track approval process would begin on January 1, 2027,” Flanagan explained.

One of the preferred actions the proposal outlined is accessory dwelling units, as the trustee noted the municipality would be required to amend its laws to allow ADU’s. Another regulation to be enacted would allow for lots to be split, “subject to limited restrictions.” A third action is removing exclusionary measures. Carter Flanagan said the regulations would not be able to impose minimum lot size requirements for mixed-use or residential uses, unduly restrict height limits or lot coverage restrictions, or impose required parking minimums exceeding one space per dwelling unit.

Trustee Carter Flanagan brought up several questions and potential impacts of the governor’s Housing Compact plan for Garden City to consider.

An important factor she mentioned was that the New York State Attorney General’s Office “would be authorized to initiate legal proceedings to compel local governments to amend their land use regulations to comply with the Act.”

Further, the burden of justifying the determination would fall on the municipality, “which would be required to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the municipality denied an application due to a bona fide health and safety concern, or pursuant to the Transit-oriented development review process that complies with the Act.”

Some of the issues the trustee raised were drawn from letters prepared by other Long Island villages. Flanagan assured attendees that Garden City is not alone in challenging the housing proposal. She said the Nassau County Village Officials Association has taken a firm stance opposed to Gov. Hochul’s proposal.

“As you may gather, every village in Nassau County is opposed to this proposal. The purpose tonight is to let people know the details of this plan, because we’re not certain most folks are getting the full story,” she noted.

A letter from Mayor Cosmo Veneziale, with a memo attached from the NCVOA, opposing the Housing Compact was part of the handouts for those in attendance.

In highlighting some of the concerns, Trustee Carter Flanagan asked, “How can infrastructure, including but not limited to sewers, water, roads etc. handle this development? How will this impact our environment? How can the existing schools increase the increased population? How can emergency services be maintained? How will local communities accommodate increased parking and traffic? What about the maintenance and creation of open space? There is already minimal open space in western Nassau County. And what about the impacts to local zoning control and potential Constitutional issues, under the New York State Constitution?…. many other impacts and unintended consequences of this proposal need to be analyzed and studied instead of rushed through for approval during the NYS budget process.”

Trustee Carter Flanagan said residents can call or email Village of Garden City officials to voice their opposition to Gov. Hochul’s proposal, and she can forward either letters of opposition from other municipalities as well as a form being developed by the NCVOA.

Repairs underway at Garden City Senior Center

plete as they had just about 15 more feet to do, It is all coming together and we are hoping to have the building back up and in order in a relatively short period of time,” Blake added.

Tree City USA Designation

Superintendent Blake began his March 2 update for the Board of Trustees and community with a note on the proposed resolution to proclaim Friday, April 28, 2023 as Arbor Day in the Village of Garden City. The Rec. department staff and some village officials plan to gather at the green by the Gazebo near the Stewart Avenue and Hilton Avenue intersection, where a new tree will be planted.

“This annual proclamation and tree planting is one of the requirements to file for Tree City USA designation by the Arbor Day Foundation. I am happy to report that for the year 2022, Garden City was approved as a Tree City – marking the third consecutive year we’re back to Tree City business,” Blake said.

The vendor for the village’s new stock of trees, Northport Tree Company, will begin its plantings of 122 trees all around Garden City by the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Blake advised residents about the protocols needed once a tree is planted in front of their property:

“Please give the new trees a little extra care, take out a bucket of water to water it every few days. Keep them wet, since this is particularly a good time

for tree planting in March and April –months which typically get lots of rain. More moisture helps establish the roots and get the trees off to a good start,” he explained.

Trustee Lawrence Marciano inquired about the removal of dead or dying ash trees, victims of the Emerald Ash Borer invasive species. Blake advised that the latest recording counted 471 ash trees in the village, taken several years ago. The contractor has removed 114 ash trees and Blake said that represents about one-quarter of the total due for removal. There is going to be another round of ash tree removals this fall.

Trustee Bruce Chester asked about plantings of trees along Main Avenue and at Strawberry Field in the Estates. Blake said those areas will be part of a second round of tree plantings during late April and early May.

Village Taxes due for nonprofit Cathedral of the Incarnation?

Village Attorney Gary Fishberg clarified an unusual tax grievance settled during the Board of Trustees’ recent Grievance Day hearings, which began on February 21 and continued on March 2.

The nonprofit entity Cathedral of the Incarnation, covering the sprawling property in the village’s Central section, had filed for tax grievances though nonprofits are not taxable – there was a portion of its land that carried taxes for 2022-2023.

The issue had to do with one land-owning nonprofit entity leasing a portion of their land in the Village of Garden City for a profit, one which was determined to be exceeding the cost of routine maintenance of their land.

Fishberg noted the unusual nature of the Cathedral being taxed, and explained:

“It is in reference to an assessment that has been placed on that portion of the Cathedral of the Incarnation property where there is equipment being stored by the MTA/LIRR. As we understand from the case law, even though the Cathedral is a not-for-profit organization and they are leasing their land to another not-for-profit in the MTA, if the lease is being made at a profit of more than what the land costs to maintain, the land is then taxable. We had conversations with the Cathedral’s attorney about this and he did not quite buy into it. We (the village tax assessor and Fishberg) offered him some resolution to this, but they did not accept,” he said.

Trustee Bruce Torino asked if the analysis performed for determining the taxable rate for that portion of the Cathedral’s property could likewise be applied “to those buildings in the village which are nominally owned by medical facilities and hospitals” though some parts of the spaces are occupied and/ or used for solely commercial purposes. He spoke of the assessment being the way for Garden City to “recoup and/ or obtain a partial reimbursement of its taxable base” from the medical or hos-

pital nonprofits, which would include NYU-Langone.

Attorney Fishberg advised that it would need to be a case-by-case basis for the village to examine taxable properties in this way.

“The law does permit a not-for-profit to lease property to another entity if in fact it’s a lease that recoups the expenses that the not-for-profit is experiencing at that facility. In the case of the Cathedral portion leased to MTA/LIRR the expenses of maintaining their property were minimal and they were getting a rather large sum of money from the MTA for that lease,” he explained.

Torino said the board has raised the issue of nonprofits earning revenues through property being leased before and the board could formalize the request to Fishberg and the tax assessor to examine the use of commercial properties this way, including sublets.

Trustee Marciano said it would be important to follow this protocol as people may think of a Garden City “medical facility” in one way but dissecting and seeing what takes place within the building could hold new tax opportunities. He said there’s business taking place in medical facilities “that should not be flagged as a charity or not-forprofit operation.” The tax assessment may involve steps to review these property uses finely, he said.

WPOA seeks Student Ambassadors

Attention high school students who will be juniors or seniors for the 2023 to 2024 school year!

The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) is offering the opportunity for high school students to serve as “Student Ambassadors” to the WPOA. The WPOA is a civic organization, whose purpose is to advocate for the interests of residents in the Western Section of Garden City. The Student Ambassador Program is designed to introduce high school students to Village Government through attendance at Village meetings, participation in WPOA meetings, and the development and coordination of a community service project.

Qualifications for candidates include the following:

• Be a resident of Garden City whose parent(s) or guardian(s) are members of a POA;

• Preferred, but not required, resident of the Western section of Garden City;

• Be available for Village meetings and WPOA meetings and special events, such as the West’s annual Tree Lighting;

• Have an interest in learning about and participating in local government.

Student Ambassador responsibilities are as follows:

• Attend WPOA meetings (a schedule will be provided);

• Attend one or two monthly Village government meetings (Village Trustees, Traffic, Environmental/ Zoning, Recreation, etc.), School Board or Library Board meetings, and report back to the WPOA on issues discussed. Dates and agendas for Village government meetings can be found on the Village website at http://www.gardencityny.net/

• Completion of the Ambassador’s agreed service project;

• Delivery of a report to the WPOA at the end of the Ambassador’s term outlining his/her accomplishments and thoughts on ways to further

improve the program.

Interested students may download the application from the WPOA website at https://www.gcwpoa.com and mail the completed form to WPOA, P.O. Box 7976, Garden City, NY 11530 or email it to WPOA Schools Director Anna Surrett at anna.mistretta@gmail.com. Following submission of an application, representatives of the WPOA will contact applicants before the selection of Ambassadors is made.

The deadline for Student Ambassador applications is Friday, April 21, so that our Ambassadors can begin their volunteer service this spring.

Housing advocates hold rally at GC Village hall

BY RIKKI MASSAND

On a windy Tuesday night outside of Village Hall, Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker appeared with a crowd of 20 people cheering on the governor’s proposed Housing Compact Plan, which has been proposed as part of the NYS budget.

Representatives gathered from advocacy groups including Erase Racism, Open NY, New York Housing Conference, Huntington Township Housing Coalition, Housing Help Inc. Minority Millennials, East End YIMBY, Long Island Housing Services. Their goal was to demand that “housing is being built on Long Island to ensure the working class are able to stay put” through the creation of more affordable and attainable housing.

The press conference and rally brought the groups to Garden City minutes ahead of a meeting inside Village Hall ad which members of the Garden City community gathered to oppose of Hochul’s plan.

Leg. Drucker says he applauds Gov. Kathy Hochul’s efforts and initiatives for “attainable” housing opportunities in Long Island communities. According to Drucker the downstate New York population is changing by the day, and people should embrace diversity and shifting demographics. He is proud that State-level legislators value the “wonderful opportunity” but reactions among most Long Island officials and many supporters have been pushing back on Gov. Hochul’s plan.

“The attainable housing is lacking in so many respects and this initiative

that she is embracing is the first step at moving the ball. If we leave things to the devices of local governments, which is what the opposition is, I don’t think the ball is going to get moved and we would just remain stagnant, and not doing anything to help our marginalized and vulnerable communities stay here, work here and to be able to afford to be on Long Island. It’s an important thing and we are burying our heads in the sand if we don’t recognize that we have a problem,” he said before the speeches of the rally began.

Dan Lloyd, who founded the not-forprofit organization Minority Millennials Inc. in 2017 told those gathered that millennials and Generation Z may be the most diverse and most technologically advanced generation in history, but the world is still trying to figure out how to house people of different backgrounds, ethnicities and racial groups.

“Ironically we are still dealing with this issue in America’s first suburb (Long Island) as many parts of the area were built to house immigrants, those who fought during World War II as well as individuals that moved here from North Carolina or came from other places across the country to live in America’s first suburb. That was in the 1950s and in 2023, in the 21st century economy we have to have millennials and Gen Z fighting to address this issue. I think the elected officials opposing the governor’s plan should be ashamed of themselves. Their parents and parents came from NYC and moved to Long Island for better quality of life for working families. The elected officials who oppose Gov. Hochul’s innovations on

this issue have forgotten that there was a purpose to suburbia and Long Island, to create the security of quality of life for individuals that wanted to pursue their dream,” Lloyd said.

Organizer Hunter Gross thanked those who attended for braving the cold and “standing together for the good fight for more affordable housing right here on Long Island.”

“The status quo is not acceptable and it’s time for more villages and municipalities to start doing their fair share of building more housing and more affordable housing, and allowing working families, young people and seniors to be able to stay here on Long Island,” he commented.

Leg. Drucker addressed the media and crowd outside: “In order to embrace the cultures and diversity that enriches us, you need to provide for the people, and housing is the first step. Long Island has tremendous communities and school systems and surrounding us in Garden City there are several institutions of higher education. We now have a biotech corridor here from Garden City to Uniondale, the medical school and Memorial Sloan-Kettering, research is going on. We have the opportunities here for people to grow and for them to have good-paying jobs but they need a place to live.”

He added that Long Islanders “would be shooting ourselves in the foot” if the opposition to transit-oriented development mounts to halt more affordable housing units being constructed.

In his opening remarks for the rally, Hunter Gross referenced a 2005 federal lawsuit against Garden City, for violat-

ing the Fair Housing Act – the MHANY/ ACORN case. He commented that the village’s payment of a $5 million fine for violation of the law, and admission of violating it, spoke volumes.

“They are saying that the governor is not attempting to work with localities, and that is not true at all. I really commend the governor for taking on this crisis which has really not been addressed since the 1960s but we should clear something up. Gov. Hochul’s plan allows localities to decide what the upzoning within a half-mile of a train station will look like and what types of housing suits their community. But, it is saying that inaction is not an option any more…If local control is allowing localities to police themselves when it comes to building affordable housing, we are not going to let that slide any more,” Gross said.

He also paraphrased a comment that Newsday reported from one Garden City Village trustee, calling Gov. Hochul’s plan “a threat to Long Island.”

“I think that is unbelievable because to me the only threat is to continue to allow people to move away because they can’t afford to stay here. When we see words like ‘a threat’ attributed to housing, and all we’re asking for is more housing – it upsets me because young people like myself grew up here on Long Island, went to the schools, played sports. We want to live on Long Island and build a family life of our own, and yet we see municipalities continue to turn a blind eye as people continue to leave. It’s not acceptable,” Gross said.

Board rejects plan to purchase 3 new fire engines

who was filling in for Chief Matt Pearn at the meeting. Chester took the opportunity to ask why the GCFD would have less success operating with an already budgeted single new fire engine, and then proceed with replacements of the older firefighting fleet in future fiscal years to avoid the high cost of the bond.

He also questioned details of how the current GCFD fire trucks being utilized. He mentioned the four existing pumper trucks – the 2009 Spartan pumper, the Seagraves pumper, the 2015 Ferrara pumper and the multi-use, 2018 model Ferrara ‘Quint.’ Chief Taunton confirmed Chester’s thought that all four operate as fire engine pumpers.

Deputy Mayor O’Brien, who served as village fire commissioner in 2022, strongly recommended the approval of the $3.3 million bond (which due to regulations, included the amount for the previously-budgeted fire engine purchase). He called upon the executive staff, including Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi who O’Brien noted served for 10 years as a volunteer fireman in his home community of Glen Cove, and Village Treasurer Irene Woo to explain the potential surplus funding that Garden City has.

O’Brien shared his evaluation of the current GCFD situation and reasoning for the investment in three new trucks with this proposed bond:

“We as a Board, I believe, have a moral obligation to the residents of the village and to our firefighters to move ahead with this. They literally put their lives on the line every day. Right now, having different rigs from different manufacturers requires GCFD members to have training on each rig.

By synchronizing it all our firefighters would be trained on one rig. In the past when we had the paid firefighters, they had a separate chauffeur that followed the truck when they rotated between the three fire stations,” he commented, via Zoom.

Mayor Veneziale said the GCFD Committee, which formed in June 2022 and subsequently spent many, many hours researching new fire trucks. Committee members went across the tristate area to visit firefighting facilities and meet with vendors to view new fire apparatus on the market.

The mayor added that he has been told the savings for purchasing the three fire apparatus at once could be as high as $800,000 versus spreading out the cost over several years, with inflation and the potential for Garden City’s eventual shift to newer trucks to take much longer.

“This would give us standardization for the volunteer GCFD and it will save the village money. The new fire training facility of course also has to be done, and it’s a modular facility, and possibly this becomes another investment

to hopefully attract GCFD volunteers, which we are in desperate need of. And obviously the project continues for the restoration of Station No. 2. This report involved the three-prong recommendation and stated an amount of money we would save,” Veneziale noted.

Deputy Mayor O’Brien asked Village Administrator Suozzi to speak about the bonding and outlay of cash Garden City would need if the three new fire trucks were approved.

“I checked with Fire Chief Pearn and we would not have to spend any cash until not only the delivery of these trucks but after the fire department puts it through a workout and officially approved the acceptance of the vehicles. In the case of this bond since we already have $929,020 allocated for one engine (in the current year’s budget) the actual bond will be to borrow under $2.4 million – when we bond money on the market we are required to put in the full value of the asset or assets you’re purchasing….The expenditure of cash would be 390 days-plus from when the order is placed, and all three trucks would be built parallel, at the same time and not in a linear manner,” Suozzi explained.

Treasurer Irene Woo also addressed the bond note in greater detail, as per the year-end audit the village’s Surplus account has increased significantly.

“If the Board chooses to move forward with this investment we have the

option of paying for it through surplus funds, or creating a combination of methods to pay that as proposed tonight, would be paying with cash for one truck and financing the other two trucks,” she told the trustees.

Mayor Veneziale said it appears to him that Garden City would have “no financial hardship” if the village were to purchase all three engines. Woo said “that may be accurate.” But she added that the village’s 2023–2024 budget presentations, beginning on March 9, would be covering proposed costs including the potential for $17 million for capital projects.

Deputy Mayor O’Brien said the board should vote on the bond, “to make this happen for our residents and fire department.”

Trustee Bruce Torino seconded the recommendation O’Brien’s motion. On the vote, Torino, O’Brien and Mayor Veneziale were in the minority and the bond resolution failed.

With the vote going against the bond proposal, Trustee Chester said the authorization for the one new fire engine already budgeted should be made, but Administrator Suozzi explained that the board must approve a separate resolution (for the purchase request) at another time.

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the structural engineer on the Station 2 project will create design drawings to change the girder beam with the two columns in the front facade there. The revised plan calls for a girder beam, stretching from one end of the door to the other end, and across the length of two columns on the station’s front. The Building Department is currently awaiting these design drawings.

During the meeting’s public comment period, resident Bob Orosz asked about the scope of refurbishing that would be involved if the village purchases three new fire trucks, so that each of the three village stations able to house the same model.

Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi noted that the heights of Fire Headquarters at Village Hall (Station 1) and the East firehouse on Clinton Road (Station 3) can already accommodate the new fire engines. Suozzi noted that the probe for Station 2 measures the bays as “more than foot” above the height of the new rig.

Orosz asked about the 2018 Cameron Engineering report detailing “existing conditions” at the three Garden City

firehouses. He said the results indicated a total of 93 structural and operational issues between all three buildings. He asked for clarifications on what work has been completed at each of the three, and overall, to address issues that were studied.

“The cost suggested to remediate the issues was noted as almost $7.8 million. I am wondering if anything has been done and if any of the issues were addressed, or are they continuing with time,” he asked the board.

Suozzi replied that in 2018 he brought the Cameron Engineering report to the board’s attention.

“At the time we were looking to establish the conditions of our firehouses and what actions could and should be taken. Some items were taken care of, including the infiltration of water into the Edgemere station and we also had leaks at Station 3 on Clinton Road which have been repaired. We had some internal designs with budgeted funds put aside for Station 3 which we haven’t acted on yet, and during the 20232024 fiscal year we can work on it. For Station 2 a lot of the issues are a moot point now, as we remediated the building and brought it down to bare bones.

And some of the costs were correlating to accommodating new, bigger engines and ladder trucks and some solutions included the construction of an additional building including one at the edge of Station 2 at Edgemere Road, perpendicular to the existing station. But those were concepts, with an estimated $3.6 million cost for that additional structure,” Suozzi explained.

The Village Board has since moved past the idea of new construction on the Station 2 site, and instead the village turned to the goal of preserving the historic station with better aesthetic appeal and modernization. Suozzi says Station 2 had the most severe problems when Cameron Engineering surveyed it, mainly due to its age and a lack of attention to structural issues years ago. He added that most of the current trustees were on the board by 2021 when

the choice of preserving the building and reducing the cost of a project was adopted.

At the March 2nd meeting Mayor Cosmo Veneziale commented that work completed at Station 2 in the last two years has included mold remediation, asbestos removal, masonry and roof repairs to stabilize the 93-year-old building.

“The building is now safe for occupancy. Before due to the mold and asbestos the GCFD could not use the building. Now it’s a usable building and architects are working on the design to raise (including the bay height) and repurpose it. There was village monies spent to remediate the issues but not nearly as much to invest as noted in the 2018 conditions report by Cameron – the report was way overblown,” the mayor said.

Richard Williams Trustee

Mary Carter Flanagan Mayor

Mike Sullivan Trustee

Bruce Chester Trustee

Irene Christie.

Irene Christie

Irene Christie passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on January 25, 2023. She is survived by son Stephen, and daughter Linda. Born February 13, 1929, she was raised and educated in Brooklyn.

Married in 1950 to John Christie, she settled down in valley Stream, and moved to Garden city in 1970. As a longtime resident of Garden City, she was a homemaker, but led an active life outside of the house. She worked as a secretary at Christie Overhead Door in

Brooklyn, and was an active member of the Women’s Club of Garden City. She was president in the Women’s Club as well.

She worked for the Children’s Medical Center and was a board member. She was a member of the homemaker’s Club, where she was a president. A lifelong bridge player, she could be found each month at the Garden City Senior Center playing bridge with her friends. Summertime found her at the Garden City Pool playing bridge with her large group of friends, and going for a swim.

Each summer she and the family vacationed in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, with friends and family. In 1970 she and husband John joined the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection and were active members. At Resurrection she was active in the crafts group and made hats, and afghans for newborn babies. For many years her house was a gathering place for friends and family. Holidays and get-togethers were made special by her hospitality.

She will be remembered for her outgoing personality, and her devotion to friends and family. She was an aunt to many nieces and nephews, and a devoted sibling to brother Marc, and sister-in-law Barbara. Irene Christie was loved by many and will remain in our hearts.

Guitar Maintenance Workshop

Harvard Club honors

GCHS teacher Dr. Meredith Foley

The Harvard Club of Long Island has announced the dozen Long Island teachers who will receive the “Distinguished Teacher Award for 2023” at the Club's upcoming award ceremony in March. This year, they are recognizing Garden City High School chemistry teacher Dr. Meredith Foley.

“This award honors teachers who transform lives,” explained Dr. Judith Esterquest, chair of the Distinguished Teacher Selection Committee. “Devoted teachers honored by these awards offer Long Island students their deep expertise, extraordinary talents, and countless hours of attention. By capturing the minds and imaginations of our children and preparing them for challenges that were unknown even a few decades ago, these teachers shape the future of our country.”

Meredith Foley received a Ph.D. in chemistry from New York University in 2011. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Notre Dame. Meredith is the co-author of seven peer-reviewed journal articles. She has been teaching chemistry for 12 years at two universities and Garden City High School. In addition to her AP and Honors Chemistry courses, Meredith is a science research mentor for independent student projects and advises the Chemistry Club at Garden City High

School.

“I feel honored to be selected by the Harvard Club of Long Island as a Distinguished Teacher for 2023,” said Dr. Meredith Foley. “The fact that this award was based on a nomination from a former student is particularly gratifying. I strive to give all of my students at Garden City High School the grounding they require to succeed in college and their later career. An award like this provides added incentive for me to continue my work.”

Funding needed for Eagle Scout project

Joseph Friedman, a Life Scout in Troop 243, which is sponsored by St. Joseph's Parish, is working on an Eagle Scout project to provide nesting boxes for several bird species on the Hempstead Plains. Joseph plans to build eight boxes to help the birds.

The Hempstead Plains is a local nature preserve that educates youth about conservation, ecology, and Long Island’s unique geology. The boxes will

The Music Academy Foundation is hosting a Guitar Maintenance Workshop on Saturday, March 18. The event is sponsored by the D’Addario Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of musical instrument accessories, and is a fundraiser for The Robert E. Bowen Memorial Scholarship. During the workshop, participants will learn how to change strings on both electric and acoustic guitars, cleaning and maintenance tips, and more. MAF is a non-profit music school located on Nassau Blvd dedicated to Changing Lives Through Music.

be dual functioning; they will allow the birds a place to nest and will serve as an educational piece to inform the public about Long Island’s birds and their nesting habits.

If you would like to donate to help Joseph's project, all proceeds will go towards materials and supplies. Checks can be made payable to Troop 243 and sent to Jackson Friedman at 14 Kenwood Rd, Garden City, New York, 11530.

Dr. Meredith Foley, recipient of the Harvard Club’s Distinguished Teacher Award for 2023.

experience saves money

In his two years as Mayor, Cosmo Veneziale has brought his experience as an Architect to his work for the village.

As the Principal of his own firm, he has years of experience negotiating with various government agencies and major developers.

He has also brought his expertise in design and cost savings to all the infrastructure projects in the village.

As a resident of the village for 30 years, he brings his understanding of the character, values and quality of life of all our residents.

Saved Edgemere Fire House and Saved $5+Million of new construction

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Negotiated $6 Million Landscaping for Merillon

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Supervised Multiple Infrastructue Improvements such as St. Paul’s roof repairs and Nassau Blvd train station that saved $100,000’s of new construction

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Instituted Increased Traffic Enforcement that lead to thousands of dollars in fines for village revenue

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Denton Avenue Bridge

Friends Of Ed Finneran Independent Candidate For Trustee

We Garden City residents enthusiastically support our friend, neighbor, and candidate Ed Finneran for Trustee. Ed’s campaign is based on Unity and Common Sense, two pillars of his vision to preserve the best of Garden City. He believes we must look forward, put discord behind us and work together to create a better future. Everyone who knows Ed, knows that he is honest and straight-forward, and most of all an engaged listener and consensus builder who will make sure all views are considered and openly debated and everyone is treated with respect. His training as a lawyer and his career in finance have given him the skills for the job, but his love of our community and commitment to protecting the special character of Garden City make him the best candidate for Trustee.

His positions are clear, grounded in common sense, and reflective of conversations with hundreds of neighbors met on his Village-wide door to door campaign. He is against the idea of putting a Las Vegas styled casino at the Nassau Coliseum site because he believes it will negatively impact our quality of life and could have a corrosive effect on our youth. He believes the citizens of Garden City, rather than those in Albany, should decide where multifamily housing might belong in our town. He believes that the people of Garden City should be the ones who ultimately decide what happens to St. Pauls. He supports the planned Village wide traffic study and believes that the Mayor should be able to run for re-election to afford more continuity of leadership both inside and outside the Village. Two years is not enough. Common Sense and Unity. On every issue he will be guided by what is best for our Village.

Ed is a good friend and neighbor, a wonderful father and husband. He is the best candidate for the job and we hope you will join us on March 21st and vote to support his candidacy.

Soraya and Bob Gage

Greg Abruzzo

Mary Lou and Peter Burns

Mary Liz and Tom Cade

Beth and Joe Castronovo

Clare and Joe Cauchi

Steve Chmil

Mary and Peter Clarke

Nancy and Peter Cole

Gene and Ginger Cullen

Steve D’Antonio

Debbie and Mitch Durand

Doug Dwyer

Brian and Kellen Falk

Allie and Scotty Gehnrich

Cynthia and Ray George

Bennie Giannone

Jennifer and John Gibbons

Dennis Hannan

Diane and Pat Kelly

Betsy and John Lane

Paul Lesueur

Peter Lesueur

Frank and Maureen Liantonio

Tom Luglio

Cindy and Bill Manning

MaryBeth and Kevin McCarthy

Jane and Sean McCooey

Henry Mulholland

Robert and Elizabeth Murray

Dr. Phil Palmeri

Shep Poole

Drs. Ruth and Anthony Randi

Tara and Frank Segarra

Jennifer and Tim Schmitt

Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Smith

Barbara and Tom Sullivan

Maureen and John Sullivan

Patti Tenaglia

Mary Beth Tully

Yvonne Varano

Tim Worstell

We Can’t Be Distracted From The Important Stuff.

I’m concerned that our acrimonious village politics has inhibited us from solving some critical issues. The result has been delay, confusion and obstruction. We have a serious problem with our depleting commercial tax base. Developers like the Sands Casino are threatening our quality of life. And our Governor is threatening to urbanize our beautiful village.

My experience as Managing Director - Imperial Capital, President of the Estates POA and service on various village committees, including the Economic Governance and Future of St. Paul’s committees, has taught me how to analyze problems and come to solutions in a collaborative way, using the best talents available.

We can unite in a common cause for the good of our village and I know I can contribute to that effort.

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Garden City Jewish Center celebrates Purim

The Garden City Jewish Center celebrated the holiday of Purim, with a carnival for the children, hamantaschen (triangle cookie) baking with the Sisterhood, and finally the annual pizza party and service that remembers the Biblical story of Esther saving her people from the evil Haman in ancient Persia.

With help from parents and confirmation student volunteers, the Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 5, featured games of skill and chance, snacks, and PRIZES! For long-time students as well as newcomers, there was fun and excitement all around. The money raised goes to tzedakah (charity)!

As soon as the carnival was over, there was a quick set up for Gail Feldman and her daughter Amanda Feldman of the GCJC Sisterhood, to conduct a hamantaschen baking session. Parents and children stayed around for the delicious and informative class, as

the aroma of the special triangle shaped cookies filled the hall.

On March 6, the entire Congregation gathered in costume, for the annual Purim Pizza Party. Folks had missed the food, noise and socializing of this event during the past three years, so the atmosphere was filled with excitement and anticipation.

Prize medals were awarded for costumes. The Purim service is so silly and loud, that it is difficult to describe. The finale of the evening was the raffle, a fundraiser run by the Sisterhood. Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped to make this year’s Purim a very happy holiday.

The Garden City Jewish Center is a Reform congregation where everyone is welcome—Jews of all denominations, dual-faith families, singles, and students.

Please go to www.gardencityjewishcenter.org for more information.

Children dressed in great costumes. She got the chicken in the bucket.

A carnival favorite — donut on a string.

A family having a great time at the pizza party.

Hamantaschen baking.

Key West comes to GCJC.

Bring Back Open Government

Unfortunately, our village government has become highly politicized. One party has chosen to serve their own agenda and the result has been unproductive and frustrating for everyone.

We have Trustees representing the village who refuse to appear at POA meetings.

Board meetings have been reduced to bickering and open hostility.

If we’re going to succeed in fighting the Sands Casino development, the loss of control over local zoning, as well as the continuing erosion of our commercial tax base, we need to put aside the politics and work together for the benefit of our village.

President, Eastern Property Owners Association Member, Recreation Commission Member of GC Mobility Impaired Committee Chief Human Resources Officer, New York Interconnect

When I was President of the Eastern POA, I increased the number of public meetings, revised the by-laws to allow for greater participation in selecting candidates and lead the first debate among challenge candidates.

As mayor, I pledge to work collaboratively with all members of the board to solve problems. There’s no point in working devisively. Nothing gets done.

I am not beholden to any group or person.

My only intention is to lead openly, with respect for anyone who has the village’s best interest at heart.

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The Welcoming Club of Garden City

Upcoming Events

March Book Club

Our March book will be “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Book Club will meet on Wednesday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. Please contact Welcomingclubbookclub@gmail.com to RSVP and for meeting location.

Ladies Night!

Grab your friends for Ladies Night at Novita! This fun-filled event will take place on Wednesday, March 22. Tickets include open bar and passed hors d’oeuvres. Check your email for ticket sales!

Seeking Sponsors

The Welcoming Club is actively seeking local businesses and merchants to sponsor the 2022–2023 season. Sponsorships start at just $250 for the year and are a great way to promote your business across Welcoming Club social media channels and at

our events throughout the year. Sponsorship donations are tax deductible and 100% of the sponsorship fee goes directly to this year’s chosen charity, Long Island Alzheimer's & Dementia Center. For more information, please email Philanthropic Chair Lindsay Weber at GCPhilanthropic@ gmail.com.

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Join A Group Book Club

Enjoy a good book amongst friends. The book club meets every 6 weeks to discuss the page-turner of choice. For upcoming book club events, please email WelcomingClubBookClub@ gmail.com.

Craft Club

The Craft Club is a great way to meet with friends and get crafty. No

experience necessary. We meet every few months to create a seasonal craft. If you are interested in joining, please email GCCraftClub@gmail.com.

Supper Club

Bring your significant others out for this one! This is a great way to make new friends as a couple. You will be paired up with 3–4 other couples to set up a rotation of dinner events. Host your new friends at home or head out to try local restaurants. Please email GCSupper@gmail.com for more information.

Bowling Club

No experience necessary! We are looking for new faces to join our Wednesday league. Occasional pacers are welcome. If interested, please contact Ellen (Diller05@aol.com), Carol (santa060@yahoo.com), or Liz (mcdea@aol.com).

Bunco

This simple dice game is usually played in a group of 12. It is a great way

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to meet people and make new friends. The game is easy to learn and fun to play. If you are interested, please contact WelcomingClubBunco@gmail. com.

Toddler Activities

A great way for you and your little ones to make new friends. Activities include stroller walks each week around our beautiful village and a visit to the park. We also set up playgroups with kids of similar age. Please email welcomingclubtoddleractivities@gmail.com for more information.

Come join the fun and make a difference! We invite you to join the club! For just $50 a year, you will have access to lots of great events and many fun members-only clubs and events. Complete the easy online membership form today at www.thegardencitywelcomingclub.org in the “Join” section of the website. While you are there, browse the site for lots of great information about the club.

Is there an issue in your community you want to discuss? Want to respond to something you saw in our paper?

Then write a letter to our editor and bring it to everyone’s attention! Send your letter to editor@gcnews.com and we’ll publish it for you!

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Please Note – The Senior Center will be closed until further noticed due to a burst water pipe in the Center. All programs have been moved to St. Paul’s campus.

“Zumba Gold” Classes for the Active Senior or Beginner

Our spring 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 10-week session will begin Thursday, March 16.

The price for the session is $60.

To register this class, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave.

Chi Kung Exercise and Meditation

Please join Andrea Albergo for chi kung, which is considered a beautiful, peaceful path for body, mind and spirit. Andrea will show how to create a peaceful body by combining movement, breathing and meditation. This class is geared for seniors or the beginner adult. This eight-week session will begin Thursday, March 16,

FOR SENIORS

and will be held at 1:30 p.m. in St. Paul’s Cottages, 108 Rockaway Avenue. The price for the session is $ 50.

To register this class, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

Trip to See “Mama Mia” at Elmont Library

Garden City Recreation and Parks will take a trip to Elmont Library’s Theatre on Thursday, May 25 to see Plaza Theatrical Productions’ performance of “Mamma Mia.” The recreation bus will leave from the parking lot across the street from the senior center at 1 p.m. to arrive at the library for a 2 p.m. show. This trip is open to any senior who is a resident of the Village of Garden City.

Tickets can be reserved by visiting the Recreation and Parks Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. The cost is $40, checks only made payable to “Plaza Theatrical Productions”.

Senior Activity Schedule During Senior Center Cleanup

The following classes will take place at St. Paul’s Cottages (108 Rockaway Avenue) while the cleanup of the Senior Center is

taking place:

Monday

10:00: Exercise with Felicia in the Cluett Hall

12:00: Retired Men’s Club in the North Cottage

2:00: Knitting & Crochet Club in the North Cottage

2:15: Chair Yoga with Samantha in Cottage #110

Tuesday

2:30: Chair Dancing on even numbered days/ Line Dancing on odd in Cottage #110

Wednesday

9:45: Exercise with Felicia in Cluett Hall

11:15: Senior Dance Performance Group with Felicia in Cottage #110*

12:00: Lunch Group in North Cottage

3:00: Chess Club in North Cottage

Thursday

11:15: Yoga with Samantha in Cottage #110

12:00: Retired Men’s Club in the North Cottage

1:30: Chi Kung with Andrea in Cottage #110*

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3:15: Zumba Gold with Felicia in Cottage #110*

Friday

Noon: Senior Women’s Bridge

12:30: Resistance Bands with Samantha in Cottage #110

1:00: Aerobics with Samantha in Cottage #110

St. Paul’s Cottages are located behind the St Paul’s building. There will be two entrances, Cottage #110 and the North Cottage. Both face Rockaway Avenue. All game playing and meeting will take place in the North Cottage. All exercise/dance related classes will take place in Cottage #110.

North Cottage Parking: please park in the lot to the North of the complex by the soccer field.

Cottage #110 Parking: You can park the same as the North Cottage Parking or, if there are spots available, park by the Recreation Office.

Classes marked with an * denotes that it is a ”pay to go” class. To join, please visit We have plenty of tables for playing games, but it is, as always, “first come, first serve”.

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The Mayor’s Update

From page 24

Second Bridge Jacking this weekend

The raising of the Cherry Valley Train Trestle is occurring over three consecutive weekends. The first bridge jacking took place March 3-5. The second bridge jacking weekend is March 10 - 13. Cherry Valley Avenue will be closed again from approximately 9:00 p.m. on March 10 to 4:00 a.m. on March 13. There will be a full shutdown of train service on the Hempstead branch. Buses will run in their stead. Customers are encouraged to check the LIRR website and app for travel information. Detour signs will be in place no later than two days before the start of any work.

Reconstruction of Clinton Road

Members of the Board of Trustees, along with residents, met with Nassau County Public Works personnel Monday evening to review the status of the Clinton Road Engineering Study. Christopher Paggi, P.E., a Chief Civil Engineer for Nassau County, presented four design alternatives for Clinton Road, between Commercial Avenue and Meadow Street to help the County and

Village come to a consensus on one alternative. Project goals include:

• Resurfacing of Clinton Road within the project limits

• Establishing a new storm water flow line profile from north to south on Clinton Road

• Evaluating and modifying the intersecting roadway profiles as required to flatten the crown elevations to match the proposed flow line at Clinton Road

• Replacing and/or upgrading existing drainage infrastructure within the project limits

• Replacing and/or upgrading existing traffic signal infrastructure within the project limits

• Improving the overall safety and riding surface of Clinton Road with upgraded pavement markings and signing

Senior Center Repairs

Belfor Restorations has been on site for the past several days at the Senior Center with Village engineering staff and Recreation maintenance personnel for a thorough investigation of the building, gathering information and taking

measurements. Trustees engaged Belfor to do repairs inside the Golf Club Lane building, which was damaged due to a burst fire suppression system pipe. Repairs to the kitchen, meeting rooms and floors throughout the building need to be made. Work is expected to begin this week. Recreation Commissioner Paul Blake is hopeful to have the building back in service in a few weeks. As previously noted, new flooring in the meeting room and front hallway is finished, as is the work to install the new HVAC system. An insurance payout is greatly offsetting the cost of repairs, which are approximately $284,000.

Library Delayed Opening

During the week of March 13, 2023 the Garden City Public Library will have a delayed opening at 10:00 a.m. for 3-5 days for furniture deliveries to use the main entrance. The Library will open sooner if able to do so. These changes may be subject to change based on circumstances. Please watch for further announcements on the Library website, www.gardencitypl.org, or call the Library, 516-742-8405.

The Office Cat

From page 25

battery.

Failure to yield

A motorist on Old Country Rd. on March 6thwas charged with unlicensed operation and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

Stolen car recovered

On March 7th a vehicle was stolen from a Lincoln Street driveway. The vehicle was recovered in New Jersey.

Overweight truck

A company was charged with operating a commercial vehicle on Cathedral Avenue with unsecured heavy machinery while 20,000 pounds overweight.

Traffic violations

On March 7th an 11th Street motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and a suspended registration. on the same day, a New Hyde Park motorcyclist was charged with unlicensed operation, no protective helmet, and uninsured vehicle.

Bank fraud

On March 7th a company reported that multiple unauthorized withdrawals were made against a victim’s bank account.

This

The Kordes K orner

John Ellis Kordes

history

Society doesn’t appear to any longer have the concept of “common sense.”

On the social media front, although it’s great to stay in touch with family and friends, people (especially teenagers) spend an insane amount of time on these social media platforms. A lot of it is B.S. (beyond stupid!). It is like junk food for the mind. If you are what you eat (as they say), then you also are what you put in your brain. Unfortunately, as any parent can tell you, young people (and many adults) are completely addicted to all of this. Addictions in recent years are growing by the day. Whether it’s alcohol, smoking, drugs, gambling, and yes, social media, it can all lead down very dark paths. Just because something is “legal” doesn’t mean it’s good for you.

Let me share this story with you. A few years ago while at a customer’s house I was talking to a mother about this subject. Her 16 year-old daughter came home (phone in hand) and joined the conversation. She said the following to me: “It’s so exhausting - from the time I get up in the morning until I go to bed at night I’m constantly looking at this phone. Even if I wake up at night and can’t sleep I’ll check my phone. What choice do I have? Everyone does it - how can I not? I often wish I grew up when my mom did in the 1980s before all this started. It all seemed so much simpler then. My mom tells me she would come home from school, do her homework, have dinner with her family and talk about the day and then watch a little TV and go to sleep. If there was a phone call it was on the house phone and didn’t last that long.”

I am re-running this column by request as it initially ran on December 30, 2022 during the holidays and many did not get a chance to see it.

I took this photo at some event several years ago. These girls are having fun doing what millions (billions?) of people do every day around the world - staring at their cell phone. Actually, cell phones have evolved into smart phones which are really hand held computers. The entire world in the palm of your hand - or so it would seem.

Computers have long since been part of our lives going back many decades and now control every aspect of businesses around the world. However, the internet and social media are not as old. The so-called “information age” has had a lot of unforeseen consequences. It reminds me of what happened back in the 1930s and 1940s when the famous city planner Robert Moses built many of the highways and bridges around New York City and Long Island. The purpose was to alleviate traffic and congestion on the roads. To his surprise (and everyone else’s!) it had the opposite effect. It increased traffic and congestion that we still live with to this day. Likewise, the internet had the promise of disseminating information and educating the public while bringing the world closer together. To date it appears to also have had the opposite effect. There is just as much misinformation out there as there are facts and the culture is more divided than ever with hate spreading like a virus. People don’t know what is real and what is fiction any more. Lies are commonly spun as facts. Reality is now subjective. Your beliefs now depend on what narrative you go to on some blog or podcast or 24 hour cable news show.

I remember that conversation vividly because she was so honest about it. I also remember feeling sad for her and her generation as it does seem exhausting and they didn’t ask for this. The full effects of cell phones and social media on teenagers is still being calculated from cyber bullying to rising suicide rates, to depression and mental illness (diagnosed and undiagnosed), eating disorders and so on. It’s not good. Scientists are still trying to calculate what happens to a young person’s brain when so much of its energy is devoted to such a mindless daily activity. Also, all these people who say “follow me on...” (whatever social media platform) seem to be encouraging a pointless endeavor. Whatever happened to follow your dreams, follow your heart, follow your instincts?! Believe in yourself and not what others are doing on social media.

So, on this eve of New Year’s Eve as we prepare to begin 2023, may I suggest as a New Year’s resolution for you and your children (who I know don’t read this newspaper - or any newspaper!) that you spend less time with your cell phone and social media in our “app filled world” and more time with your family, yourself, your own thoughts and passions. For example, when you go for a walk try leaving your phone at home and at the beach leave it in your car and relax. While driving your car leave it alone and stop checking it at every red light (or worse, while driving!). It will still be there later with any messages for you. Instead, listen to your favorite music (as I do) and see if you don’t feel better. I promise you willbut you have to try! It’s been proven that music is good for your mind and soul.

Also if you are willing, try and step back from it all and realize how truly nonsensical these times have become. Try and realize how much of this is such a waste of time and brain power. Good luck to you all in the new year - make it a happy and healthy one!

GCHS celebrates reading through One School, One Book

Garden City High School students and their teacher facilitators discussed themes of historical fiction thriller, “I Must Betray You,” for the One School, One Book event.

Garden City High School students and faculty members came together through literature for the sixth annual One School, One Book program. Coordinated by high school librarian Margaux Calemmo, this year’s initiative featured the historical fiction thriller, “I Must Betray You” by Ruta Sepetys. The culminating event was a reading celebration where students and staff gathered to discuss themes of the novel, its ties to the curriculum, as well as current events.

The event commenced with icebreaker activities and a viewing of a short video created by Mrs. Calemmo, providing more context about the Romanian revolution and life during the reign of the dictator Nicolae Ceau ș escu. Students were then broken out into

individual “chat stations” facilitated by teachers from all curriculum areas. Guided by their teacher facilitators, students shared their perspectives on the character development and themes of the novel as well as their favorite scenes.

Students from grades nine through 12 participated in the One School, One Book event. Beginning in the fall, students voted on their choice of two titles in January with “I Must Betray You” emerging as the winner. The district thanks the Garden City PTA for donating copies of the book and the Garden City Public Library for making print, electronic and audiobook versions available.

Garden City High School students and staff gathered in the library to discuss the details of their One School, One Book pick.

Photos courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

NASSAU COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY

INCORPORADO VILLA DE GARDEN CITY LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 15-104 (3)(c) of the Election Law, the following matters are designated and set forth in relation to the General Village Election for 2023:

SE DA AVISO QUE, de conformidad con la Sección 15-104 (3) (c) de la Ley Electoral, los siguientes asuntos se designan y establecen en relación con la Elección General de Aldeas para 2023:

A. The General Village Election for 2023 shall be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

A. Las elecciones generales de la aldea para 2023 se llevarán a cabo el Martes 21 de Marzo de 2023.

B. The polls shall be open from 12 o'clock noon to 9:00 o'clock in the evening.

B. Las urnas estarán abiertas desde las 12:00 en punto del mediodía hasta las 9:00 en punto de la noche.

C. The General Village Election shall be held at St. Paul’s, 295 Stewart Avenue, in said Village.

C. La elección general de la aldea se llevará a cabo en St. Paul’s, 295 Stewart Avenue, en dicho Villa.

D. The names and addresses of all those who have been duly nominated and the office and term for which they have been so nominated are as follows:

D. Los nombres y direcciones de todos aquellos que han sido debidamente nominados y el cargo y plazo para el que han sido nominado son los siguientes:

Community Agreement Party

TITLE

Mayor

Trustee

Trustee

Partido del Acuerdo Comunitario

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NASSAU COUNTY FORECLOSURE NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L & L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. DANIELLE MOSER BALAN, et al, Defts. Index #15-009836. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated April 8, 2019, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on April 3, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 34, Block 44, Lot 40. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

MICHAEL

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KAREN M. ALTMAN

Village Clerk

Secretaria de la Villa

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, Disability Compliance Coordinator. Persons in need of any special accommodation for a disability who wish to attend a meeting should contact Karen Altman at least 24 hours in advance of meeting at: Incorporado Villa de Garden City no discrimina por motivos de discapacidad para la admisión, acceso o participación en sus programas, actividades o reuniones públicas, y ha designado a Karen M. Altman, Secretaria de la Villa, Coordinadora de Cumplimiento de Discapacidades. Las personas que necesiten algún alojamiento especial para una discapacidad que deseen asistir a una reunión deben comunicarse con Karen Altman al menos 24 horas antes de la reunión en: 351 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530, (516) 465-4051

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NASSAU COUNTY LEGAL NOTICE

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY

GARDEN CITY, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR UNPAID 2022 VILLAGE TAXES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 17, 2023 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 2022 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 2022 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. Please be advised that the Incorporated Village of Garden City intends to bid-in for any and all parcels to be sold at this year’s sale. Therefore, any and all tax liens sold at this sale will become village-owned tax liens.

The following is a list or statement of the real estate upon which such 2022 tax is unpaid, with the amount of such 2022 tax, together with interest and other charges due thereon to March 17, 2023.

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:

Irene Woo, CPA, CMFO Village Treasurer

From

Need to recalibrate

To the Editor:

It is said that the easiest thing to be is a critic. Newly formed political parties and their candidates prove that over and over. Lacking a record, they run on a platform of fault-finding and negativity, and the promise that, if elected, everything will be fixed. Rarely, if elected, are they able to deliver on the promise no matter how well-intentioned they may have been. That is because governing – at any level -- is hard. It always involves choices and tradeoffs, and imperfect and, at times, unpopular solutions.

In the last two Village elections, our community responded to a call from a new group and the promise that, if elected, things would be better. Two years after turning control over to FABGC, it is appropriate to ask if the results have met the campaign rhetoric. I would submit to you, they have not. Instead, we have experienced two years of over-promising and under-delivering. Among other things, we have not observed greater transparency, far from it. We still don’t have a solution for St. Paul’s, indeed, the community referendum promised for last year has yet to happen and we continue to spend money without an agreed-upon end game. And, too often, over the last two years, the conduct of the Board members toward each other and the community has been too reminiscent of the very things they criticized two years ago.

I believe that we need to recalibrate. That starts, in my view, with electing a Mayor who has deep roots in this community, a long record of service to the community and a vision and temperament that unites and energizes people.

I believe that person is Judy Courtney. I have known Judy for over 10 years and, when I served as Village Trustee and Deputy Mayor, I had the opportunity to work with her in her role as a member of the Recreation Commission. Whether in that role, a leader of the EPOA or a candidate for office, I have found her to be informed, thoughtful, creative, articulate and a constructive force for good. I believe the vision that she has set forth is right for Garden City. I support her wholeheartedly and encourage all residents to do so as well.

Richard V. Silver

Bruce is the Juice

To the Editor:

Imagine looking out your window every morning and seeing the ugly Merillon Avenue LIRR support building.

Now you can imagine life with-out Bruce Chester as a Village Trustee. Bruce Chester has worked relentlessly and tirelessly since he has become

Trustee to right the wrongs of the prior administration concerning the LIRR and the Merillon Ave train station. Thanks to him and his efforts that building and much of that hideous station will now be camouflaged and out of sight. Bruce has also worked hard on many other issues and has watched over Village finances with a keen eye saving the residents of this Village countless dollars. I have known Bruce a long time and personally know the tremendous amount of time he devotes to his role as Trustee; he takes it very seriously and spends as much time as necessary to research and understand every issue. His energy level is unbelievable. It’s not just that Bruce Chester deserves a second term as Trustee, but that the residents of Garden City deserve a Trustee with the concern, intelligence, work ethic and energy that Bruce has exhibited.

Joe Albano

Unite GC once again

To the Editor:

The Village election is almost here. It is a historic one, taking place when development at the Nassau Hub and state-directed zoning changes could negatively impact Garden City residents for many years. It is not the time for one-man control, vicious infighting, and exclusionary politics, as exemplified by the current FABGC board of trustees.

Resident input is vital to keep Garden City an attractive place to live. This was codified in the Community Agreement of 1918, which created the Property Owners’ Associations (POAs). For the past century the POAs have worked on behalf of residents, quickly bringing their concerns to the attention of village trustees, and working with those trustees so that issues can be resolved to the benefit of all involved. POA leaders like Judy Courtney and Michele Harrington exemplify what makes that system work.

Judy Courtney as mayor and Michele Harrington as a trustee would bring to those positions the necessary experience, knowledge and willingness to engage with others for the betterment of the Village. This stands in sharp contrast to FABGC, a 527 political organization by design and action, whose trustees, as instructed by their party boss, have mostly refused repeated POA outreach and invitations to meet with residents at POA meetings open to all. We hope this will change in the future.

All of the undersigned have worked or are working within the POAs to help this community remain a wonderful place to live. We fully support Judy Courtney for mayor and Michele Harrington for trustee, secure in the knowledge that they will work collaboratively, and in full transparency, with all the residents. Their only constituency will be their fellow residents.

Please join us on Tuesday, March

21, at the St. Paul’s Fieldhouse, to vote for Judy Courtney for mayor and Michele Harrington for trustee on the Community Agreement Party line. Voting hours are 12 PM to 9 PM. It is time to unite the community once again.

Samantha Amato

Donald Byrne

Grace Chan

Jonathan Debrich

Andrew de Lannoy

Paul Dircks

Barbara Garry

Ralph Healey

Tom Hogan

Steve Ilardi

Walter McKenna

Joe Moody

Christine Mullaney

Neil O’Malley

Althea Robinson

Mary for Mayor

To the Editor:

Mary Flanagan has decided to run for mayor of Garden City, after serving on the Board of Trustees for two years. Prior to serving on the BOT, Mary was active in many organizations in town, and raised three children here, choosing to educate them in Garden City Public Schools. She is a huge fan of Garden City, and wants it to continue to be a beautiful, safe suburban village. We are so fortunate that Mary has chosen to serve this great community where we were both raised, and returned to raise our families. I support her candidacy wholeheartedly!

Mary is sincere and fair. Above all, she has the confidence and the ability to take charge of a situation. Her leadership as chair of the Environmental Advisory Board is one example of how Mary confronts problems. Originally planned to increase awareness of energy efficiency, waste disposal, and environmental hazards, the EAB was alerted that some homes in town had high levels of lead in their water. Mary acted, providing us with information about lead service lines and access to free testing materials. She not only took to the village website and Garden City News to promote water testing, but reached out on Facebook and by word-of-mouth. This issue was not hidden from us; rather, it was highly publicized. Through the testing process, we became aware that numerous homes had been built with lead service lines. Neighbors were able to confront the issue together.

Mary tracked the results of the testing and made inquiries regarding the next steps. She worked to eliminate village permit fees for households choosing to replace their lead service lines.

As a member of the traffic commission, Mary advocated for a traffic calming study that is being performed throughout the village to address residents’ complaints about speeding. It is great to see this type of study in our

village, and I am excited to hear the recommendations, which will be discussed at the Estates Section Community Advisory Committee meeting next week.

Mary has done commendable work on the Environmental Advisory Board and the Traffic Commission. I am also impressed with her ability to delve into village issues and ensure that sound decisions are made. She looks out for the best interests of our residents. Her service makes me certain that she will be an active, trustworthy, and results-driven mayor!

Maureen Leggett

Cast out of FABGC

To the Editor:

During the fall 2020 I had a one-onone meeting with FABGC where I was asked to run for trustee in 2021. My work schedule did permit me to consider the invitation. After the election, when the tragic Madigan fire occurred I became part of the Mayor’s Fire Safety Committee working closely and collaboratively with Mayor Veneziale, Fire Commissioner - Deputy Mayor O’Brien and the other members of the committee. When our work was completed on November 10, 2021 it was I who presented the finding to the Village at the Middle School.

After that presentation the Mayor asked that I continue my efforts in support of the Village. Since the Trustee from CPOA was running for re-election I agreed to stand for election as a FABGC candidate in 2022. Frankly, the idea of the accomplishments the Village could achieve working cohesively bringing our village together and our residents closer was appealing. However, I soon learned that independent thought and actions was not allowed in the FABGC environment. In my efforts to interface with residents, after being elected, I made the Cardinal Sin of attending a CPOA meeting. As Mr. MacLeod stated in no uncertain terms, “you go to a POA meeting you are dead to me.” For this transgression, my recompense was being entirely outcast from any further meeting or interaction with FABGC. I was removed from their email list, no longer permitted at their frequent - yet secret - “brain storming” sessions, and shunned by their executive board.

I do not apologize for seeking out residents with concerns and informing them on matters - for that is my fundamental duty and in keeping with the oath I took as a trustee to represent the entire village to the best of my ability. Juxtaposed to all other FAB candidates and trustees, I am the senior trustee with four years of prior experience on the BOT serving from 1997-2001. I was familiar with the processes in which concerned citizens would seek to redress issues, and I was not going to abandon them. While it was not my

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choice, I wholeheartedly accept this sanction of banishment from FABGC if that means I can more fully collaborate with my community.

When I was asked to run, it was by an admittedly good salesman, who was despondent in his search for a Central Section candidate. I was sold on being able to implement edified, expedited, and disciplined action on village matters. Shortly after the congenial efforts of the election, the reality of the tribalism on the board comprised solely of FAB trustees was revealed. I discovered we were in fact working under the ego of an individual who “shot from both

hips” in a dogmatic, bullying, and ranting style rather than considering reasonable and practical solutions.

I do not work at his whim or anyone except for village and its residents who elected me to be their trustee. Moreover, I will not be used as a tool to spitefully dismantle the POA organizations, his openly stated intent, which have addressed residents’ concerns for over a century. The POAs may not have been perfect, but they are much better than what FABGC has morphed into. FABGC is like the western movie where a gunslinger is brought in to “clean up the town” but then stays on to run it as his own fiefdom.

Each resident should know I will always be here to listen; I am always here to help. As always I will use my fullest diligence to serve this village. I look forward to meeting many more residents during my tenure and assisting anyone with village matters.

To bring balance to the Board and prevent the unilateral obstruction that has occurred in the last 6 months, and to prevent Mr. MacLeod of attaining his goal of destroying all the work done by the residents on the St. Paul’s Committee, the salary increases afforded the Executive Staff or deny the GCFD’s purchase of the three fire engines as set forth in the Fire Safety

Report. The claim of being “fiscal conservative” is disingenuous when compared against the other huge expenditures authorized by this board on other matters.

I strongly urge each resident to consider for whom you will cast your ballot. I ask that it be for Judy Courtney, Michele Harrington, Cosmo Veneziale and Ed Finneran. Each will be an independent advocate for what is best for the Village and not tow the FABGC party line.

Bruce A. Torino, Esq. Village Trustee

A long history of the POAs advocating for you

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Traffic

• 2014 : Traffic safety issues were raised at a CPOA meeting which resulted in the initiation of a traffic study for the Central section and hiring Traffic Consultant Creighton Manning Company in 2018. This report was be presented and the GC POAs plan to utilize this study as a pilot to then expand throughout all sections of the village for the improved safety of all residents

• WPOA has been raising awareness of traffic/safety issues arising in the 4 areas off the New Hyde Park corridor and are working with Nassau County and Village Traffic Commission to address problems and seek solutions concerning (1) the entrance to GC at NHP Rd underpass, (2) the dangerous Stewart Ave traffic signal, (3) the intersection of Salisbury Rd, and (4) the need for an improved and safer street crossing @ Dartmouth & NHP Rd to better access the business district on the west side of NHP Rd.

• Prevention of Nassau County’s proposed reconfiguration of the Stewart Ave./Clinton Rd. intersection was achieved through collaboration of the EPOA, CPOA, BOT and then EPOA Mayor to rally residents and win the support of Legislator Laura Schafer to oppose and prevent the detrimental reconfiguration plan.

• The WPOA worked to support resident’s concerns with a traffic/safety issue at Vassar & Edgemere Roads which was complicated and required collaboration with WPOA Director of Police, Fire and Safety, Western BOT and Directors along with hours of resident input, resulting in a 3-way STOP placed at Fairmont & Edgemere Roads.

Quality of Life

• 2023: POAs secured and hosted a Town Hall with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman to discuss concerns over proposed Casino at

Nassau Hub and proposed zoning and housing density changes

• 2023: POAs organized a Post Card Writing Session, reaching out to local and state officials about our concerns.

• 2023: EPOA conducted Eastern resident survey regarding Country Life Press station house and proposed HUB Casino.

• 2022: Residents attended CPOA meeting and asked for help with safety concerns and overnight parking became disallowed in parking field 10W.

• 2021: residents wanted more access to the BOE and to know their concerns were heard and addressed. They attended CPOA meetings, agreed on a plan with the CPOA BOE Trustee and their concerns were presented to the BOE.

• In 2018, the EPOA worked tirelessly with the BOT and BOE to mitigate the impact of 555 Franklin Ave. on residents. The EPOA continually relayed resident concerns regarding schools, future commercial planning, increased traffic and impacts to Raymond Ct residents resulting in an agreement between the Board of Education and the developer who agreed to pay the school district $500,000 over five years.

• Estates POA and WPOA addressed resident concerns of increased plane traffic over the Village and worked with the FAA to successfully reduce the air traffic coming from both JFK and LaGuardia Airports.

• EPOA was made aware by a resident that National Grid planned to run a new, 24-inch gas line through the Mott section. The EPOA Directors worked with the Trustees and National Grid for over 1 1/2 years to successfully have the gas line rerouted off residential streets (WethPoAerill, Transverse and Lefferts Rd., Fair Court, Washington Ave and Arthur St.) and moved to County Seat Drive.

• 2021 Street flooding concerns were brought to the attention of the EPOA which were negatively affecting residents on Chestnut, Prospect,

St. James and Washington Ave. The EPOA worked with the Village over several years to get these safety issues addressed. Construction of new stormcatch basins to mitigate flooding was completed in 2021.

• In 2018, Hilton Hall residents concerned about loss of parking near their building in lot 7N due to commuters utilizing the lot, then walking to the LIRR. The CPOA worked with the BOT, escalated to the Traffic Commission and action was taken. The creation of permitted parking spaces now allows residents this option close to their building.

• The EPOA worked with the Village, MTA/LIRR and local politicians to assist residents in resolving concerns regarding late trains and idling commercial trains, resulting in MTA/ LIRR issuing a memorandum of understanding to limit late night track usage and idling of commercial trains. Additionally, the LIRR now provides advance notice of late-night train activity so that area residents can be notified. Some residents on Meadow Street only had access to street parking which was being overtaken by employees of local businesses. They went to the EPOA who worked with the Village and the residents to have parking rules modified.

• Nassau OTB Casino proposal at the old Fortunoff site was addressed by the EPOA who worked with nearby communities to successfully stop development which would have negatively impacted the entire village.

• The GC POAs worked with the Village to have permit requirements for residential sidewalk replacement abolished.

Safety

• 2021 CPOA responded to residents’ safety concerns at corner of 11 St and Gold Club Lane; worked with Traffic Committee to get a traffic light and cross walk installed.

• 2020 WPOA formed a Firehouse

Committee that worked for months to evaluate the firehouse and held several discussions with the BOT, presented to WPOA and a special BOT meeting and issued press releases which were instrumental in stopping the demolition of beloved Edgemere Firehouse and the resulting ongoing review of GC Fire Department operations.

• 2012 CPOA resident asked for help improving safety of parking field 2 on Second St, which was being used for illegal activities at night. Worked with GCPD to clean up.

• Child safety concerns were brought to the attention of the WPOA for Our Precious Angels Day Care and Preschool. WPOA took owner’s concerns to the Village resulting in proper signage being installed alerting motorists and others to be aware of small children.

.St Paul’s Complex

• 2018: The CPOA conducted a village wide survey to solicit resident input on St. Paul’s general use as well as specific features that were proposed, such as a hockey rink. The results submitted to the BOT.

Community Outreach

• 2009 CPOA initiated the Student Ambassador program, creating opportunities for high school students to learn more about Village governance which has expanded into ALL other POAs.

• ALL the POAs provide a college scholarship in addition to having created a 2-way interactive program for high school students.

The Garden City Property Owner’s Associations were established as non-profit community groups to support our Village and resident’s concerns.

They are not a fad and will continue to be a voice for the community and a conduit for improvement and change in our Village.

A leader and team player

To the Editor:

Like many village residents I was appalled at what we all saw happening as a result of the third track Merillon Ave project. It was then that I learned about REVAMP and became aware of Bruce Chester’s role in it. He impressed me then as he does now in his role as Village Trustee and as the current Chairman of the Third Track Committee. I’m very glad to have him in our corner working hard to regain for our village some of what was lost due to that project. It’s been an uphill battle to be sure, but Bruce’s efforts have resulted in improvements in the landscaping and appearance of the area. It’s been a slog to push the MTA and LIRR on this but Bruce’s persistence - and frequent on-site presence - has paid off and will continue to.

If you haven’t attended Village Board meetings I recommend that you do so. Among other things, you’ll see that Bruce is a collaborator, listens to all viewpoints, asks insightful questions, and makes well-reasoned decisions when casting his vote. I like that he’s protective of village finances - after all, it’s our money! Just as importantly, given the sometimes combative nature of village discourse these days, Bruce is a voice of reason. He’s a careful listener to points of view of residents just as he is to those of village officer holders and leaders.

Fortunately, all trustee and mayoral candidates seem to be in alignment on the major issues facing our village this year. So the key questions become, who can ensure that our interests will be represented in a way that can make a difference, and which of the candidates will work collaboratively with other village office holders to maximize our impact? I’m very confident that Bruce and the current slate of FABGC candidates will form the core of the team that Garden City needs.

The current administration has been called “fractious” by some; those watching closely know where those fractures lie, and that we can count on Bruce to be both a leader and a team player. I will be voting for Bruce Chester and I hope that my GC friends and neighbors will support him as well.

Lynn Krug

Traffic process has been hijacked

To the Editor:

The process for handling village traffic issues since FABGC took over the Village Board puts residents at a disadvantage.

In past years, residents would bring their concerns to a POA, the POAs had a traffic committee that would work with the police commissioner and the Traffic Commission to find solutions. The requesting resident would have to gather local support for the request

and the POA traffic committee would review speed, accident and school bus data provided by the GCPD. The POA traffic committee would invite the resident to a POA meeting to discuss their request and we would then vote to support the request or not. This would then be moved to the Village Traffic Commission for review and discussion with the resident who made the request, concerned area residents, the police commissioner, the DPW rep and the POA traffic representative. After a full review of the data and discussion the Traffic Commission would ultimately make the final decision. I know this because I was the lead on the EPOA Traffic Committee for two years and became familiar with the traffic protocols in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and spent many hours reviewing requests, visiting the areas, recommending solutions and speaking with the residents.

Today, because most FABGC trustees do not share information with the POAs, there is no consistent mechanism for communication. The Traffic Commission seems to be the only one to suggest traffic control measures with little or no resident outreach or input. An example is the recent request to add a traffic signal on Clinton Road at Garden Street. I know of no review of speed or accident data that was reviewed prior to that request being submitted to Nassau County. Was there outreach to the nearby homeowners on Clinton, Garden, Pine and Poplar? Any thought to the increase in noise and pollution when cars, trucks and buses stop and start at a new traffic light at Garden Street?

Traffic continues to be a top concern for Garden City residents, but under FABGC leadership, the process has been hijacked. The stakes looking ahead could be even higher as Gov. Hochul’s zoning plans and the Nassau Coliseum development threaten to further increase village traffic. Changes to Village leadership is needed – otherwise, residents will continue to be left out. Vote for Judy Courtney, candidate for Mayor, who has pledged to reestablish the traffic committees to assist with resident traffic requests and issues.

Steve Ilardi

Elect Mary Flanagan

To the Editor:

I have had the privilege of working with Trustee Flanagan on the Village Board of Trustees for the past year. She has been a tremendous asset to the BOT. Trustee Flanagan has two years experience serving on the BOT and the Village cannot afford another Mayor with no experience on the BOT. Because of Trustee Flanagan’s experience on the BOT and her complete commitment to the improvement of life in the village for all residents, the Village is better than it was when Mary joined the BOT

two years ago. For example, Mary has addressed and improved the lead in water situation with tireless work; although I serve as Chairman of the Village’s Traffic Commission, Trustee Flanagan has been the driving force of the traffic calming and pedestrian safety efforts of the Traffic Commission. Perhaps most important, Mary’s civility and even temperament have restored respect to BOT meetings. She has done the same with the EAB and Traffic Commission meetings. Mary’s focus on the Board is, at all times, resident input. How to get it. How to respect it. How to use it to improve the Village. Mary Carter Flanagan will be a wonderful Mayor. Vote for her once again.

Charles P. Kelly

A vote for Ed Finneran

To the Editor:

I could write pages and pages here like some of the other letters supporting alternate candidates herein; however there is really no need for me to embellish Candidate Ed Finneran’s story. It speaks for itself.

I’ve known Ed for 30 plus years and I am voting for him and you should too!

For the many of you who know Ed and for those of you who don’t—you know he is honest. As honest as they come.

Check the box!

For the many of you who know Ed and for those of you who don’t—he is a highly successful self-motivated individual, having succeeded in both law and finance. Valuable on all fronts to our Village.

Check the box!

For the many of you who know Ed and for those of you who don’t—he is an impatient retired success story who can spend his full time efforts working for the betterment of the Village. Full time, that’s correct. No other candidate can make this promise. Not one.

Check the box!

Ed is the only true independent candidate on the ballot; the only one. He does not owe anybody a thing. The entire Village will benefit.

Check the box!

The best candidate is at the top of the ticket.

Check the box at the top - Vote Ed Finneran for Trustee

John P. Sullivan

A proven record

To the Editor:

My name is Paul Rothenbiller, I was one of the founders of REVAMP where I first started working with Trustee Chester. Bruce appointed me as the point person for the Village on fully developing and implementing the Landscaping plans presented by the MTA.

The areas involved were from Greenridge Avenue Fields in the west,

through Nassau Haven Park and then in the estates from Tanners Pond Road along Main Avenue through the Merillon Avenue Station. The last leg was through Strawberry Fields all the way to the Whitehall Blvd.

Although others have taken credit for the work, it was in fact Bruce Chester who supported all the daily planting decisions. In addition Bruce has been instrumental in the re-design of the parking and local roadways near the station aimed at reducing light and sound pollution. He listens to what the neighbors want and works hard to provide their wishes.

I will be voting for Bruce Chester in the up coming election for two reasons. First, I know Bruce will continue to deal with the MTA from an uncompromising position of doing the right thing for the residents. Similarly I believe he will be opposed to the plan to build a Casino and will also oppose strongly governor Hochul’s plan to build in areas adjacent to railroad stations. He just was instrumental in re-greening near Merillon Avenue Station and would not want any new construction in the newly planted fields. I don’t know why anyone would risk voting for someone new at this critical time in the Village’s history.

Bruce has a proven record of doing the right thing for all of the residents!

Paul Rothenbiller

Mayor disavows FABGC

To the Editor:

In early 2020, the Western Property Owners Association asked me to evaluate the conditions of the Edgemere Fire House (a.k.a. Station No. 2). It was slated for demolition by the then Board of Trustees (BOT) to build a new $10,000,000 fire house. My firm prepared an analysis of the conditions of the existing fire house. I then developed a restoration design saving Village residents many millions of dollars and preserving the Edgemere Fire House. As a member of the WPOA Fire Safety Committee, we presented our recommendations to the BOT at a public presentation in the Fall of 2020.

The proposed demolition of the Edgemere Fire House by the prior BOT was another bad decision in a long list of bad decisions over a span of many years. There was the sale of the Franklin Mews to a group of residents, which was sold back to the Village at a loss, the handicapped parking lawsuit and the LIRR monster pole fiasco, to name just a few of the bad decisions by the prior BOTs.

In January 2021, FABGC endorsed my candidacy for Mayor. When I first took office as Mayor, I had to immediately address issues such as two Village house fires. The Madigan fire was tragic and prompted my forming the Village Fire Safety Committee to ensure our

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volunteer firemen were trained and equipped to provide the Village residents the best fire safety possible. Simultaneously, I addressed the LIRR monster poles and enhanced landscape plans. These issues delayed the forming of the Mayor’s St. Paul’s Committee, an original issue on my agenda, for almost a year. Despite delays, the resident volunteers on the St. Paul’s Committee have made enormous progress with cost estimates to be presented to the BOT.

However, events occurred that required my disengagement from FABGC as I concentrated my efforts in fulfillment of my oath of office to act on behalf of the entire village. This action was required when it became apparent to me that FABGC has its own agenda. The FABGC agenda is not consistent with all the issues facing the Village and has created undue influence on Trustees and those who disagree with the FABGC agenda. Moreover, FABGC’s relentless attacks are aimed to impact and disenfranchise the various Property Owner’s Associations and limit their involvement in Village matters was contrary to my efforts to broaden the inclusion of all residents. While FABGC’s original mission was to provide residents a choice of candidates it has morphed into an organization that wants total control over the operation of the Village and will not tolerate any dissent or deviation to their agenda. The current political climate in our Village has changed for the worse caused by the FABGC agenda. Any disagreement with the FABGC agenda is summarily attacked. This is unacceptable and a disservice to the residents of Garden City.

I have not been associated with FABGC since the latter part of 2021 and I disavow their political agenda, personal attacks and bully tactics. I took an oath to represent ALL the residents of Garden City, not those who support a particular political agenda. I have not nor will I be influenced by any organization, person or persons.

Cosmo Veneziale, Mayor, Village of Garden City

Fiscal prudence a virtue

To the Editor:

The nature of economics rests on a few core principles, among them: unlimited wants; limited resources; declining marginal utility for each unit of demand. As a corollary, village finances are likewise premised on the concept of limited resources. Proper budgeting requires prioritizing spending, recognizing tradeoffs, and—occasionally—scaling back the scope of certain requests to balance responsibilities to taxpayers.

In a time of competing demands for village capital—road repairs, restoration and maintenance of parks,

investments in our water infrastructure—not all projects can be pursued simultaneously or at requested levels.

During a highly transparent budget discussion at a recent BOT meeting, Trustee Bruce Chester read a written statement by the head of the Finance and Audit Committee, Trustee Terry Digan, that spending $3 million on three new firetrucks in the next fiscal year would not be advisable. Trustee Chester identified one firetruck at the end of its useful life that should be replaced in 2023. He noted that as other trucks reach the end of their useful lives, they will appropriately be replaced as the needs arise.

Since 2021, the Board of Trustees has, thankfully, avoided the advice of certain predecessors to pursue “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. I am grateful that Trustees Chester, Digan, Kelly, Flanagan, and Marciano have been particularly respectful of resident taxpayers during this period of economy-wide rising costs. I ask all Garden City voters concerned with fiscal prudence to vote for Bruce Chester for Trustee and Mary Carter Flanagan for Mayor in the March 21 village election.

James Kumpel

Vote rows A and B

To the Editor:

The village election this year is a referendum on FABGC. Despite the Herculean efforts of our current mayor and the 35 or so member Committee on St. Paul’s, the FABGC trustees have very little to show for it. The FABGC trustees are slow walking necessary expenditures regardless of adaptive reuse, Façadism, or demolition. We are no nearer a village wide referendum than we were two years ago. Even FABGC’s hand picked village counsel said a village-wide vote on St. Paul’s is an inappropriate use of a referendum. This is another example of the FABGC trustees shutting out residents. Remember only two years ago when you were invited to meet your section’s trustees each month? Not any more. We pay enough in property taxes that we should have a say in what goes on in the village. If you would like to continue to get shut out of the village, vote for FABGC. If you would like to meet your section’s trustees and attend meetings about issues you care about, vote Rows A and B. The FABGC was so popular two years ago claiming to bring choice, they will listen, and they have the right temperament.

The FABGC machine has brought divisiveness, not choice, to the village. How can FABGC candidates listen when they stonewall property owner resident meetings? You run the risk of getting demonized on social media if you do not kowtow to the FABGC party line. Do you need proof? Two FABGC trustees have quit after one term. Are they

gracious not to say that they have had enough of the FABGC “us versus them” mentality? And who has the FABGC machine put up as replacements? We don’t need more candidates who need on-the-job training and a crash course in municipal government 101. We need candidates who can hit the ground running on day one. We need candidates who have spent most of their adult lives volunteering tirelessly on behalf of our village. Vote Rows A and B.

Jeff Minett

Skill and temperment

To the Editor:

I am fortunate to call Garden City my home since 1996.

As Treasurer of the Estates POA I have had the pleasure of working closely with Michele Harrington. Michele has shown time and time again that she is dedicated, smart and qualified to represent our Village. Michele sees the big picture, always. From the beginning of her tenure as Estates POA President Michele tirelessly engaged ALL members of our Village government and civic volunteers in order to achieve the best results for our residents.

Michele recognizes that we need to understand and proactively manage the many issues that the Village is facing. The threat to local control of zoning regulations, the erosion of our commercial tax base and the proposed Sands Casino are just a few. Michele’s work on the Village Economic/Business Governance Committee and the Committee on the Future of St Paul’s has given her additional insight into many of these challenges. Michele has the skill and temperament to work collaboratively and intelligently for our Village.

Please vote for Michele Harrington for Village Trustee on March 21.

Debbie Sweeney, Treasurer Garden City Estates POA

Wealth of experience

To the Editor: We have known Michele Harrington for years and in our opinion, she would make an excellent Trustee at a time when we are faced with extremely serious threats to the way of life in Garden City as we know it. Michele, who is running for Trustee from the Estates, brings a wealth of experience to her candidacy for Trustee.

As a long term resident of Garden City, Michele has generously volunteered her services and time in a myriad of positions on civic and athletic organizations as well as Village committees representing the interests of the residents of Garden City. She has demonstrated her love of and commitment to the Village and its residents in each of these positions and has worked collaboratively with others to achieve the best solutions for the issues. Michele

has proven her knowledge of the issues, her leadership and initiative skills, and very importantly, her ability to act independently. She would take her fiduciary responsibility seriously and would not delegate her decision making to anyone else, a party platform or agenda. In short, she would act in the best interests of the residents in all her votes!

We are happy to be able to vote for a person like Michele in the upcoming Village BOT election and we would strongly encourage fellow residents to support Michele for Trustee as well!

Kate and Karl Schmidt

Tradition and great candidates

To the Editor:

I support the Community Agreement which provides for equal representation of two trustees per section. I also believe that the Mayor position should continue to be rotated among the four sections. Our village is meant to be overseen by 8 trustees, not a Mayor and 7 trustees. The Mayor position should be to represent the village in public ceremonies, coordinate the agenda and in rare circumstances break tie votes of the BOT. The next Mayor needs to deemphasize the Mayor role and eliminate the concept of Mayor appointed committees. All of the village committees should be appointed by the entire BOT.

We have 8 dedicated residents running for Mayor and three trustee positions. They are all qualified and I wish to express my thanks to each of them for running. With that as a backdrop, here are the candidates I support:

Judy Courtney – Has been active in the village before most of us have lived here. She has volunteered on so many village and POA committees. She simply loves being involved and sincerely wants to give back to our village. Judy is a very experienced human resources professional – that’s a skill set that will be very valuable to the BOT and our village. She understands all the critical issues facing the village and would be an outstanding mayor. Vote Judy for Village Mayor!

Michele Harrington – Michele serves as President of the Estates POA and I serve as Vice President. Over the last year we worked together along with the other POAs to amend our bylaws to provide for an open primary process as opposed to a nominating committee. Michele has been volunteering in the village for many years. She is actively involved in the St. Paul’s Committee and Business Development Committee that is seeking ways to strengthen our downtown. She takes a collaborative approach to building consensus and would be a great trustee. Vote for Michele for trustee from the Estates!

Ed Finneran – Ed is passionate about the village and attends every board of trustee meeting. He has been on top

of the cathedral property development, came out first against the casino, and will fight hard against the Hochul urbanization proposal. Ed is a retired financial executive who has the time to devote to the village and would be an amazing trustee. Ed lived in Central most of his time here in the village and recently moved just across the street. Vote for Ed as trustee from Central!

As to Trustee Carter Flanagan, I have reached out to Mary about a number of issues such as lead in our water and the proposed casino. She always takes time for phone calls or to respond to emails. She has shown leadership with our EAB, including addressing the lead issue. Mary has been an excellent trustee but she is from the West which just held the Mayor position for the past two years. In addition, by Judy winning the Mayor position, Mary could continue to serve the remaining year of her trustee position.

Having three exceptional women leaders on our board of trustees - Judy, Michele and Mary - will also serve to improve the diversity of our board with respect to gender.

Be sure to come out and vote on Tuesday, March 21st at St. Paul’s Field House from 12 noon to 9 pm – in-person or by absentee ballot only if you have a valid excuse.

Rich Catalano

Vote for Finneran

To the Editor:

Politics in our town has certainly grown more interesting over the past several years.

Apathy born from a long history of doing “business as usual” was replaced by vigorous debate owing to the rise of a new political party a few years ago. A challenge to the status quo is a great thing for democracy and was the catalyst for a voter turnout the likes of which we are unaccustomed to seeing. My only lament is that as a second party has arisen in Garden City, so too has the acrimony surrounding much of the discussion around our major issues.

There is no doubt that rigorous debate is a great thing. It helps shape opinion and policy. But our local politics shouldn’t mirror that of our national politics, which is as ugly as it’s ever been in my 50 years. Why? Because we’re all neighbors. Unfortunately, social media and our local newspaper have become sounding boards for backbiting commentary that far too often turns personal. I believe we should follow the “7th Street Rule”. If it’s not something we’d say face-to-face over a beer at Leo’s or a cup of coffee at Dunkin Donuts, should it really be typed out on our keyboards?

Ed Finneran is running for Trustee as an “At Large” candidate on March 21. I have had the pleasure of getting to know both Ed and his wife Mary over

the past few years. What strikes me most about Ed is that he is an optimist who cares very much about our town. He believes in preserving our green spaces, in opposing the Sands casino project, in fighting for our local autonomy when it comes to future development, and in adhering to the will of the voters regarding St. Paul’s. I happen to support these views, but more importantly, I believe Ed represents what we need. That is, someone who chose to run as an independent because he has no interest in rolling around in the political mud. He simply wants to volunteer his time for the good of our community.

I certainly don’t expect us all to agree on everything. I just hope that going forward, we can disagree with a greater respect for our fellow neighbors. Fighting for what we believe in and being decent towards one another should not be mutually exclusive endeavors.

Jim Horn Has been a leader

To the Editor:

I welcome the opportunity to support Michele Beach Harrington to be a member of the Board of Trustees. She has gained significant experience over the years working on many committees and has been engaged in recent issues including rejecting the proposed plans for the Hochul housing as well as the Sands Casino. She has also been involved with the Mayor’s Committee on St. Paul’s to determine a consensus for the best use of St. Paul’s. As current President of the Estates POA, Michele has been a leader and her results have been recognized and appreciated.

In addition to her experience and wealth of knowledge, Michele can be trusted to make educated and fair decisions. She is professional and respectful. Michele listens to the residents, acknowledges their concerns, and involves them in the decision-making process to assure that all opinions are fully considered.

We are grateful that residents like Michele share their time and talents with the village. We thank her for her contribution to make Garden City a friendly, progressive and welcoming village.

Kathie Brennan Wysocki

Shadow government risks

To the Editor:

At first blush, Community Agreement (CAP) and FABGC candidates for village Mayor and Trustee positions seem like they share common ground. Both groups say they want the future of St. Paul’s resolved, are wary of the Sands Casino development at the Nassau Coliseum and are open to working with residents on village issues.

However, upon closer inspection,

it’s clear that Community Agreement (CAP) candidates are committed to action and transparency for the betterment of Garden City residents while FABGC trustees serve a shadow government, which exercises power behind the scenes to serve the agenda of its party leaders.

Three recent village developments clearly illustrate this stark difference:

• Future of St. Paul’s – While CAP candidates have endorsed and directly contributed to the extensive work done by the St. Paul’s Committee (40+ volunteers), FABGC candidates decided to interfere with the progress of the Committee and impede their ability to get factual cost estimates for potential paths forward. Why would this happen? Because FABGC party leaders are fearful that residents will decide the future of St. Paul’s in a way that differs from what they want. Remember, one of FABGC’s past campaign promises was to put St. Paul’s to an immediate vote and abide by what most residents want. Residents deserve to choose the fate of St. Paul’s – not FABGC party leaders.

• Sands Casino/Nassau Coliseum Development – CAP candidates organized for County Executive Bruce Blakeman to appear at a recent POA meeting and continue to work with elected officials to ensure that Garden City resident voices are heard at the County level. Meanwhile, FABGC’s current trustees are refusing to engage with anyone associated with the Sands Corporation, even as they ask for local input should the project get approved. Other local towns are participating, even while they vocally oppose the development. Yet our Trustees are squandering valuable opportunities and political capital that could help protect Garden City’s interests in the future. Even without a casino, the development at the Nassau Hub will impact Garden City in a huge way through traffic issues (particularly in the East along roads like Clinton and Washington) and potentially through the rail spur line along Saint James Street.

• Working with Residents –CAP candidates have a rich history of working with the POAs and advocating on behalf of residents across a wide range of issues. However, in the past year, FABGC leaders made sure to expel anyone affiliated with a POA from its Governance Committee and instructed its new trustees to not attend POA meetings. Further, it is well known that FABGC trustees have conducted secret meetings to advance their agenda out of the public’s view. Following disagreement on one issue, one top FABGC executive even called for the firing of multiple key village administrators, who work diligently to keep our village running.

Looking forward, the issues the village faces could massively change the

future of Garden City. The evidence from two years of FABGC rule consistently shows that FABGC wants to silence the voices of those with differing opinions.

And what’s to say this doesn’t extend to more minor matters? Will permits for construction or block parties be halted because FABGC party leaders don’t agree with certain residents’ opinions?

Businesses in Garden City already do not want to publicly comment on any issues for fear of retaliation. If residents think this dynamic does not affect them, I fear they are wrong.

This is not how local government should work.

Shadow government puts our village and its residents at risk, and looking ahead, the stakes have never been higher. On Tuesday March 21st, do not vote for FABGC candidates and their shadow government. We as residents deserve better.

Paul Dircks

Vote for Row A

To the Editor:

I am writing to ask for your support of the very qualified Community Agreement candidates listed on Row A of the ballot.

Judy Courtney for Mayor - I have known Judy for a long time. Judy is a lifelong resident and she has been a tireless volunteer for various Village positions over the years. Judy knows the Village and its infrastructure, finances and administration well and she is prepared to deal with the many serious issues we are currently facing. Judy is an independent thinker and is well qualified to lead the Village as our next Mayor.

Michele Harrington for TrusteeMichele has a long record of involvement with numerous Village organizations and Village committees. Michele is very familiar with the major issues currently facing the village. As a result of her past and current community involvement, she is well known and respected throughout our community. Michele brings a great deal of competence and knowledge to the job and will work for the best interest of the Village residents.

Cosmo Veneziale for Trustee - Cosmo has an excellent track record of achievements for the Village over the last two years as our Mayor. Some highlights include saving the Edgemere Fire House and thereby, saving the Village residents millions of taxpayer dollars, negotiating $6 Million from the LIRR for enhanced landscaping for the Merillon Ave train station and the creation of a Committee on St Paul’s staffed by resident professionals in the fields of engineering, architecture, law, finance, etc to study and develop alternatives for a Village referendum.

With the depth and breadth of their

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prior Village experience, their motivation to serve the residents of the Village and their personal skills, I am confident that Judy, Michele and Cosmo will tackle the big issues the Village is facing, including opposition to the planned casino at the Nassau Coliseum and Governor Hochul’s housing plan proposal. They are also committed to completing the work of the St Paul’s Committee and to bringing a Village wide referendum on the issue. Please cast your vote on Row B for Judy Courtney, Michele Harrington and Cosmo Veneziale.

Karl H. Schmidt

Highly qualified candidate

To the Editor:

My name is Michael Daab. I am a resident of the Estates Section and ran for Trustee in last year’s Village election. I am writing this letter to say a few words about one of the most competent and highly qualified candidates running for Trustee in the upcoming election, Michele Harrington. During my campaign last year, Michele was my go-to person for anything and everything Garden City. She possessed not only a vast knowledge of the Village’s history (she is a lifelong resident), but a deep understanding of all of the issues that mattered most to us residents, including concerns about the Village water, the fate of St. Paul’s, the handling of the Third Track, and the future of the Cathedral property. From week to week, while donating her time and money to improve my chances of succeeding at the election, she also continued to act as the President of the Estates POA and held meetings, she attended Village Trustee meetings to better understand how our Trustees were addressing problems within the Village, and was an active member on the St. Paul’s Committee and Governance Committee . This is the level of involvement in the Village that she had pursued for years and years. At the same time, she managed her family life and her work life, having been a managing director at Merrill Lynch for over 30 years, and now, most recently, holding the position of Managing Director at Imperial Capital.

I have described her past involvement with my campaign because I think it says a lot about who a person really is when they work tirelessly towards someone’s else’s goal (mine at the time). She is selfless in this respect which comes from a clear and unshakeable desire to see Garden City flourish in all respects. That is her primary goal, with the position of Trustee now being her means to an end. She continues to undertake everything I described above and then some, and I have no doubt this will continue well into the future regardless of what happens at the polls.

TO THE EDITOR

In the end, I can firmly say from my own personal knowledge that Michele embodies everything we could want in a Trustee – she’s tireless, intelligent, personable, trustworthy, reliable, levelheaded, and ethical to name just a few of her qualities. She is prepared to make the time commitment necessary for the position of Village Trustee, which will include attending board meetings, committee meetings, finance meetings, and POA meetings. She is the person who will answer questions and emails from residents with the respect they deserve. She will help guide Garden City through the difficult tasks ahead. So, regardless of who you decide to vote for, it should be a candidate with Michele’s experience, knowledge, and dedication to the betterment of the Village.

Michael Daab

Invaluable skillsets

To the Editor:

I have had the pleasure of getting to know both Judy and Michele through my involvement with our town POA (property owner’s associations) and have been so impressed with both individual’s commitment to our Garden City community. Both Michele and Judy have already willingly dedicated hours to our village and have a strong familiarity with process and how to get things done. In my interactions and experience, both have always been fair and balanced, not only in their approach to pressing matters, but in their openness to differing opinions and considerations. We need people like Judy and Michele! Leaders in their individual professions, they bring skillsets that are invaluable at a time when so many important topics face our village governance. I believe in the community agreement and having a non-partisan board representing varying points of view.. Electing Judy and Michele will bring 2 individuals to the table that only want what is best for the total community without agenda. I urge my fellow residents to vote for Judy Courtney and Michele Harrington on March 21st.

Tracey Williams

Will work tirelessly

To the Editor:

A Garden City Village Trustee must be selected knowing that their role is to provide diligence and fiscal worthiness on behalf of the village residents. This public trust must facilitate the terms of the financial applications within our community. This responsibility is a highly regarded position to secure and protect our village.

Knowing these qualifications, Michele Beach Harrington represents an exceptionally qualified candidate with a legacy in the village, professional financial experience, reliability and commitment. She has the capabilities to defend and protect the common values

of our community. Michele epitomizes the attributes necessary to become a Garden City Village Trustee with the utmost dignity and professionalism.

Personally, I have had the good fortune to know Michele well over 30 years, proudly considering her a dear friend and neighbor. She is patient and dedicated within all aspects of life, family and community. Michele is always generous with her time and never misses the opportunity to participate in education and community events.

Michele will work tirelessly for our village. She brings a balanced perspective to support Garden City. I trust her guidance and leadership to present mutually beneficial opportunities and direction. Collectively, we would be fortunate to have her dedication and work ethic within the village leadership. Recognizing her career as a long-standing senior finance professional, dedicated family leader and mother I know I will be supporting Michele Harrington. We need her as she never forgets Garden City is our Village!

Theresa Marie Furman

Vote for Michele

To the Editor:

I’ve known Michele Harrington for over thirty years, and during those years, have witnessed her dedication as a mother to her three children, a devoted daughter to her mother, a good friend, and also as a volunteer to the Garden City PTA, the Chaminade Crew team, the Property Owners’ Association of Garden City Estates and the Village of Garden City. Michele has volunteered for the Estates POA for over twenty-five years. She has been the President for the past two years, a Director for nine years, and a member of the Nominating Committee for six years. During her term as President, she made it a priority to listen to other residents speak at POA & Board of Trustee meetings. She developed new ideas on how to adapt the Estates POA to best address current issues, and collaborated with the other three Property Owners’ Associations to brainstorm modifications to the POA nomination process. Having worked at Merrill Lynch for many years, she has a very strong financial background which would be helpful to a trustee. I know that Michele will apply her skills of listening, collaboration, and adaptability to the position of Trustee of the VIllage of Garden City. I highly recommend her for this position.

Please vote for Michele Harrington.

Tina DiMino, Former President,

Village election is amazing. Meg, I’m going to need a scorecard or something to keep track of all the people, their parties and alliances, and in complete agreement with Ray McRory, I have a need to know how these candidates are going to vote on the upcoming issues in our Village.

I also think St. Paul’s needs to be demolished. I’ve been living here almost 30 years and this issue has been bounced around in every way possible. No solution has ever been found. We keep throwing money at this problem instead of facing reality and letting it go. How are you going to vote on this issue?

I also think the proposed Casino is a horrible idea. Our County Executive is very mistaken on his support of this. We do not need the money. We definitely do not need the traffic, the pollution, the garbage, demand on our water supply etc. We also do not need the jobs! Our unemployment rate is at or close to a historic low. I want to know if each candidate supports this.

I think Governor Hochul’s plan to increase housing around every train station in Long Island shows an incredible lack of knowledge about our two counties. Increased density can work in some communities. Westbury, Mineola, and Farmindale have done a good job in this endeavor. For most of our communities, such as Garden City, the idea is appalling. it makes absolutely no sense at all. Also, again, we are at capacity with trafffic, polluition, garbage, and water supply. Is anyone thinking about this? How, as a candidate, would you vote?

Lastly, this idea of buying four new engines for the Fire Department is not smart. Financially, we will pay interest on the bond. Mechanically we will have four engines ageing out together. I don’t like that idea. Replace the engine that needs to be replaced and leave the other pieces of equipment in service. Makes no sense to me to abandon lightly used, fairly new equipment. As far as Station #2, where the newer Mac Daddy engines do not fit, do not buy that for this house. Mini-Pumpers are available and will fit into our existing firehouse. The job of that engine is to get fast water on a house fire. Period. Does not have to hold 750 gallons of water to do that . Does not need multiple lines. Please consult with Bellerose Village on this. They faced the same issue, and went with a mini-pumper. Our Volunteers are sharp, smart people and can certainly operate different pumpers. Absolutely no need to spend this money. Candidates, do you support this proposal?

City Estates, Inc.

Property Owners’ Association of Garden

Confusing election

To the Editor:

I’m confused, Bro.

The multitude of candidates for our

I’m also thankful about a lot of things where we live. I’m thankful to our cops who keep our neighborhoods safe and secure. I’m thankful to our volunteer firefighters. I’m thankful to our Village government too, amazing dedication.

I’m thankful to our Sanitation Workers who, with a smile and good cheer pick up an amazing amount of garbage in my neighborhood. I’m thankful to all involved in the sports in town. Makes me smile when I see hundreds of kids out at St. Paul’s playing soccer. I’m also just thankful to walk around with my dog in the neighborhood, and meet and get to know everyone.

Thanks for listening

Glenn Aldridge

High schoolers can vote

To the Editor:

As a life-long resident and active member of the Village of Garden City, I am reaching out to all newly registered 18-year-old voters who want to cast their first ballot in the Garden City Village-wide elections on March 21st. If you are in high school but not yet 18 or not yet registered, then just help to spread the word on this important election! Get your parents, grandparents, sisters, bothers, and other relatives who are registered voters out to vote on March 21st. Residents are voting for a new Mayor of Garden City and 3 new Village Trustees!

What you can do and what to be aware of:

• Go vote for the candidates of your choice on March 21st

• Getting the word out to the high school community to be aware of the upcoming election on March 21st from 12-9 at the St. Paul’s Field House

• Encourage any registered voters to vote on 3/21 or submit an absentee ballot**....see below link)

• Encourage others to become registered voters so they can participate in this election and all future elections. Unfortunately, the last day to register for this election is March 10th (in-person

at Nassau County Board of Elections / 240 Old Country Rd # 5, Mineola, NY)

• Create a public service announcement for the entire student body (often this has the effect of encouraging a dialogue with the parents of your fellow students and may stimulate parents and grand-parents to get out to vote, as well).

• Discover the backgrounds of each candidate and what issues they support or don’t support (most of which is openly available to all of you in the Garden City News).

• Educate yourself and others on the numerous issues facing The Village of Garden City, again most of which is available through the Garden City News or on the new Village of Garden City website.

• Be informed on the biggest issue in town; the future of Saint Paul’s, by going to: https://stpaulsreports.org/ and find more information about St. Paul’s and all Village issues on the Garden City website https://www.gardencityny.net/

• Attend one of the numerous Village wide informational meetings that are a regular part of our democratic process. Such as the regular Board of Trustees meetings, information sessions on the future of the GC Community Center at Saint Paul’s, upcoming meet and greets with candidates, or attend the regularly scheduled property owners association meetings.

• Visit the NEW and much improved Village of Garden City website and all of the information contained within it.

Students, thank you for your time and I appreciate any efforts that can be made in getting out to vote or encouraging others to do so. As an educator myself, I know the value of involving

our youth in their local civic responsibilities.

**Absentee Ballot application can be obtained at the GC Village Hall https://www.gardencityny. net/DocumentCenter/View/255/ Absentee-Ballot-Application---EnglishPDF?bidId=

Robert Vassalotti

No to casino

To the Editor:

The proposed construction of a casino at the site of Nassau Veterans Coliseum in the predominantly Black and Brown community of Uniondale, New York, would be a destructive decision that could negatively impact neighboring Hofstra University, Nassau Community College, and the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Nassau. Casinos have long-term colleagues such as gambling addiction, crime, and prostitution, that are not in the best interest of the residents of Nassau County, the students at Hofstra University, and Nassau Community College. As well as the struggling cancer patients at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Nassau. This effort could rob, rape, and ruin the lives of many broken, battered, and bruised Nassau County residents, students from home and abroad, and cancer patients, fighting the forward fight to survive.

Efforts to weaken the Black and Brown vote through redistricting in America’s largest township, the Town of Hempstead, and one of America’s richest counties, Nassau County, literally adds insult to injury. The corrupt trinity of environmental racism, classism, and sexism, baptized in pure greed wants possession of the very soul of our beloved township and county. The concerned residents of the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County must

stand up, speak up, and seriously fight the forward fight for our future and survival.

Pastor Arthur L. Mackey Jr. Senior Pastor Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cathedral Roosevelt, New York

Thanks for support

To the Editor:

I am writing to thank the Garden City community for all of their help and support on my Gold Award project. This past summer, I held interactive programs at the Garden City Senior Center including: BINGO, book chats and word games. Additionally, I built and painted a bookshelf to expand the library at the senior center. To fill these shelves, I held a book collection; I appreciate all of the support I got through book donations.

It was great to bring the seniors together, especially after the past few crazy years. There are so many benefits, such as social and mental benefits, therefore these programs were very important for our community.

It was awesome being welcomed by the seniors each visit, as we learned about the many benefits of interaction, played many games, and had many laughs. I will definitely continue to visit the Senior Center, where I always feel welcomed.

I would like to thank the Recreation Department, and specially Felicia Lovaglio, the Garden City Senior manager, who has shown ongoing support throughout my project. There was a lot of planning and behind the scenes work that I really appreciate that allowed the programs to happen.

Grace Power

Adelphi students present “Best of Broadway”

Adelphi University will present its semi-annual “Best of Broadway” show on the Westermann Stage at the Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) for one performance only on Sunday, March 26, at 4 p.m. The talented performers in this cast are drawn from many different majors across the campus, all of whom have a love for performing the music of Broadway.

Under the direction of KT Thomas and Steven Altinel, this contemporary-themed show will include Broadway hits from pop/rock shows like “Rent,” “We Will Rock You,” “School of Rock,” to songs from contemporary classics like “Wicked,” “Mamma Mia,” “The Prom” and “Next to Normal,” with students performing large group

numbers as well as individual solos.

Adelphi’s Best of Broadway is part of the Poole Family Broadway Series at the Adelphi PAC, sponsored by Mary Jane and Thomas Poole.

The show will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.

Tickets start at $30, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Livestream access is $20. For more information, call Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or email boxoffice@adelphi.edu. The box office is open Wednesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and is also open two hours before all ticketed performances. Ticket sales, livestream details, and additional information are available online.

Adelphi University will present their semi-annual “Best of Broadway” on Sunday, March 26.

Photo by Jocelyn Cortez Photography Our

Teen volunteers make kindness cards

GC Library plans chick incubation project

Teens volunteer to make cards to spread kindness in the community during the program Kindness Cards for Community Service, which was held Sunday, March 5, at the Library.

Making cards for hospitalized kids

Volunteers from the Garden City chapter of the National Charity League, a mother-daughter charity group, make decorations and signs at the Library for the Library’s upcoming Chick Incubation Project on Sunday, March 5. The Library’s Chick Incubation Project begins on April 4, when the eggs arrive, and chicks will begin hatching on Monday, April 24.

Teen Crafternoon:

Rainbow Mason Jars

Tweens and teens use Mod Podge and tissue paper to decorate mason jars during the program Teen Crafternoon: Rainbow Mason Jars, which was held Saturday, March 4, in the Tweens and Teens Room at the Library. Teen Crafternoon will be held again on Saturday, April 1, at the Library.

Volunteers from the Garden City chapter of the National Charity League dedicate time at the Library to make cards for Cards for Hospitalized Kids on Sunday, March 5.

GCHS magazine wins excellence award

Nobel Laureate to speak at Adelphi University

Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Professor Muhammad Yunus will discuss entrepreneurial approaches to reducing poverty when he speaks at Adelphi University on Tuesday, March 21, at 2 p.m. The event will be hosted in the Ruth S. Harley University Center, Ballroom 203, at the main Garden City campus.

During the event, “An Afternoon with Professor Yunus: Creating a World of Three Zeros,” Yunus will describe his vision for zero net carbon emissions, zero wealth concentration and ending poverty and zero unemployment by unleashing entrepreneurship in everyone.

Garden City High School’s Inkspots writers posed with their certificate of excellence and magazine.

Garden City High School’s magazine, Inkspots, has been recognized as a magazine of excellence by the National Council of Teachers of English.

This year, schools in 42 states and five countries nominated 262 student magazines. Magazines from middle school, high school and higher education were welcomed for the 2022 contest.

Steven Scricca, 12th grader and current student editor of Inkspots, shared his thoughts on the importance of sharing a love of language and literature with his peers. "Without the study of language and literature, no other subject can be taught coherently or applied responsibly,” he said. “Through

Photo courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

Inkspots, students investigate their inner worlds and articulate their thoughts in published creative writing.

As far as I'm concerned, there's no educational experience more valuable."

The Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines program publicly recognizes excellent literary magazines produced by students with the support of their teachers. REALM is designed to encourage all schools to develop literary magazines that celebrate the art and craft of writing. Schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, Canada and American schools abroad are eligible to nominate magazines.

Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank, is responsible for pioneering the concepts of microcredit and social business as well as founding more than 50 social business companies in Bangladesh. Among these, Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing (GCCN) based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was founded in 2011. GCCN has realized significant growth and success since its inception and is currently working on establishing an academic partnership with Adelphi University’s College of Nursing and Public Health in 2023, with plans for continued expansion.

The recipient of 63 honorary degrees from universities across 26 countries, Yunus has received 143 awards from 33 countries including state honors from 10 countries. Globally acclaimed for his constant innovation and enterprise, Yunus is one of only seven individu-

als to have received the Nobel Peace Prize, the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom and the United States Congressional Gold Medal. He has appeared on the cover of Time, Newsweek and Forbes.

This event is sponsored by Adelphi's Hagedorn Lectureship on Corporate Social Responsibility.

“An Afternoon with Professor Yunus: Creating a World of Three Zeros,” is free, but registration is required. Learn more and register at adelphi.edu/ events/muhammad-yunus.

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.

Garden City Community Church to host guest speaker

Report from Italy

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

This is written in Italy, where I am finishing up a one week trip to Rome and then Naples and Pompeii.

More than anywhere that I have been, these are manifestly very old and historic places.

located. Many of the mosaics and other artifacts of the ruined city, often of high artistic quality, were removed to the archaeological museum in nearby Naples to prevent further deterioration.

BY MELVA VICTORINO

The Garden City Community Church (GCCC) will hold the Installation of Officers on Sunday, March 12, during our 10:30 a.m. service. A Recognition Luncheon will be held after the service in Gardner Hall. At this time Rev. Dr. Marsha Williams, Transitional Conference Minister of the New York Conference of the United Church of Christ (UCC) will conduct a congregational leadership structure of the church.

Reverend Dr. Williams will preach at the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Her sermon title, “Bugology,” is based on Proverbs 30: 24–28.

Reverend Dr. Marsha Williams holds an associate’s degree in paralegal studies, a Bachelor of Arts in religion, a master’s degree in theology, and a doctorate in organizational leadership and psychology from Indiana Wesleyan University. In her 30 years of pastoral ministry, she has served churches in Indiana as well as Washington State and the Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Church of Christ. She is a certified Mediator for New York State and presently sits on the national Board of Directors of the United Church of Christ. In 2015 Rev. Dr. Williams joined the New York Conference staff serving as the Associate Conference Minister for Authorized Ministry Concerns. This past May, she was called to serve as the

Transitional Conference Minister for the New York Conference.

Reverend Dr. Williams, an accomplished musician, plays several instruments, is a beginning golfer and an admitted “video game junkie.” She is also the proud parent of a daughter, Courtney, who is currently pursuing a Ph. D at Louisiana State University.

GCCC has programs, worship services, and events for everyone. Whoever you are, wherever you are in your life’s journey, you are welcome at GCCC. We have services, events, and programs for all ages. We have many ways you can participate in our church life, virtually or in limited in-person activities.

For information on how to attend our services virtually or in-person, please contact the church office at churchoffice@thegccc.org. To get information regarding our other 2023 virtual worship services and programs, visit our website at www.theGCCC.org.

The Garden City Community Church is part of the United Church of Christ and is an Open and Affirming congregation that welcomes people of all ages, races, gender identities, and sexual orientations to participate in the life of the community. It islocated at 245 Stewart Avenue between Whitehall Blvd. and Kensington Road. For more information, email churchoffice@thegccc.org or call (516) 746-1700. And as previously mentioned, you may also visit www. thegccc.org

You cannot escape the shadow of the Roman Empire when you visit Rome. The list of major attractions starts with the Colosseum, a huge structure built at the height of Rome's power that accommodated maybe 60,000 people watching a variety of events. In itself, the Colosseum now looks like a shell of a modern stadium, but at its peak it was a place of huge spectacles, including theatrical productions but also brutal fights among gladiators, wild animal fights and public executions. In the historic area you also see the Roman Forum, a place where public business and trials was conducted and numerous statues of Roman deities.

The many museums in Rome are also filled with artistic works of that long ago time. There are sculptures of the gods and goddesses, busts of the emperors and numerous highly crafted mosaics that decorated the floors and walls of the well to do. Many of the artistic works celebrate Roman conquests of other countries, particularly Egypt.

But you are completely immersed in the reality of Roman times when you visit Pompeii, a bustling port city located about 150 miles from Rome when it was suddenly and completely destroyed in 79AD by an eruption from nearby Mount Vesuvius. About 2000 were killed of the population of approximately 20,000, but the city was completely covered in ash. Excavations in Pompeii began in the 19th century to discover the many relics beneath the ash.

The result of the excavations was a portrait of a city in ruins but frozen in time. You see the public squares and monuments, and numerous statues but also the mansions and courtyards of wealthy people and the smaller houses of the less wealthy. You also encounter the commercial areas of the city as it was on that day in 79AD, where the markets (and less reputable establishments) were

Have you lost someone?

In addition to the Roman Empire, the Catholic Church plays a major part in both the tourist experience in Italy but also in the life and culture of the country.

Any visit to Rome must include going to Vatican City, legally its own country. The Vatican houses the residence of the Pope and St. Peter's Basilica, where many of the Popes are buried and where the reigning Pope celebrates religious observances and greets crowds on most Sunday. Vatican City also encompasses the Vatican Museum, which houses a priceless collection of religious art, very much including the Sistine Chapel, hand painted by Michelangelo for the Pope in the 16th century.

The Catholic religious sights go far beyond the Vatican. You encounter large numbers of priests and in Rome and I even ran into a store selling religious cassocks and surpluses. Rome and Naples have very large numbers of churches, often decorated with great art, including occasional works by the great masters.

I don't want to burden this travel piece with many heavy thoughts. But you are struck visiting Italy with a sense of both the endurance and transitory nature of institutions. Rome was the most important geopolitical power in the world for centuries and introduced numerous advances in engineering, law, art and many other fields. Eventually the empire crumbled, probably by internal as well as external weakness. The Catholic Church, on the other hand, although now bereft of the political power it once enjoyed, and despite many scandals over the years (including some recent ones), has managed to reform itself to retain the allegiance of about 1.3 billion believers around the world. There are no doubt lessons in this for citizens of our country, currently the richest and most powerful nation in the world.

If you would like to post an obituary for a loved one, simply send a short biography of them along with (if desired) their photo, details of their funeral/visitation services, and/or any donation requests to editor@gcnews.com, or call our office at 516-294-8900 to inquire.

Rev. Dr. Marsha Williams and Rev. Lynn Sullivan.

March 10, 2023

Utah Adventure Day 6-7: Sacred Sites, Spirits of Bears Ears National Monument

BY KAREN RUBIN WITH LAINI MIRANDA AND

LEIBERMAN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

Bears Ears National MonumentCedar Mesa is the highlight (out of so many) of our Utah Adventure –hitting on all cylinders of stunning landscape, fascinating cultural heritage, and the opportunity to really explore, adventure and discover for ourselves on some of the most wonderful hikes (Kane Gulch!) anywhere.

Finally! I get to do wild camping that I have been so intrigued about ever since Dave and Laini spent much of a summer exploring the West in their Subaru Forester which they converted into a campervan.

Dave drives our rental Jeep down a dirt road into Arch Canyon until we find a spot we can claim for our own (it happens to be immediately adjacent to an Indian reservation, with a warning sign posted on a fence, “No trespassing.”). There are many other wild campers in this area in the spring and we get one of the last suitable spots. (But this is still so much more interesting than going further down the road to an actual campground where you need advance reservations for official campgrounds,  recreation.gov, information at 435-587-1500 M-F, 8 am-noon. No reservation is required for any BLM land that does not clearly prohibit camping and the custom is to find a site that already has a stone circle for a fire pit.)

Where we set up is just a walk down a path that leads to the Arch

Canyon trailhead and the Arch Canyon Ruins, where we get to explore cliff dwellings.

Indeed, Cedar Mesa is a network of canyons that are home to ancient archaeological ruins and rock art panels – the ultimate combination of spectacular scenery and fascinating cultural sites.

Streams carve into the banded yellow-gray and reddish-orange sandstone, creating fabulous formations and arches – Mother Nature’s sculpture. Cliffs are streaked with “desert varnish” – thin deposits of minerals including iron, manganese, magnetite and clay particles, combined with bacteria – which add to the painterly ambiance. And some of these have provided the overhang for dwellings.

What is truly special about Bears Ears National Monument-Cedar Mesa – and what draws Laini back time and again, are the remnants, artifacts and structures left by

Ancestral Puebloans – ancestors of the Hopi and Zuni - who inhabited these canyons and cliffs between 700 and 2500 years ago. Arrowheads and other artifacts dating back 10,000 years have also been found in this region. Some of these sites are at once accessible yet also feel remote – so you feel you are the first archaeologist to discover, though obviously that can’t be since the BLM Rangers have left laminated info packets in metal cases in some of the dwellings. Still, we can pretend.

Our hikes bring us to these places that seem as if the occupants only recently vacated, leaving behind painted pottery shards, tiny corn husks, stone and bone tools, even their hand-prints, pictographs and petroglyphs that speak to us through time, as if to say, “We were here. We still are.”

Indeed, there are a mind-boggling 100,000 known archaeological sites protected within the Bears Ears

National Monument, which spans 1.35 million acres. The buttes and surroundings have long been held as sacred or significant by a number of the region’s Native American tribes.

But it has not been without controversy.

Bears Ears National Monument was established in 2016 by President Barack Obama to preserve thousands of these indigenous cultural and archaeological sites. The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, an alliance of five sovereign Tribal nations with ties to Bears Ears (the Hopi, Navajo, Uintah and Ouray Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute and Zuni Tribe), was the driving force behind its designation and are partners in managing the monument along with the federal Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service.

In their proposal to have Bears Ears designated as a national monument, the Coalition described these canyonlands as ancestral land and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) described the Bears Ears as “the most significant unprotected cultural landscape in the U.S.”

But in 2017, catering to mining, fossil fuel and other extraction industry interests, Donald Trump drastically reduced the size of Bears Ears (by 85 percent) and Grand Staircase-Escalante (by half) - the single largest rollback of public lands protection in history. These changes exposed archaeological and paleontological sites to vandalism, looting and opened the door to drilling and mining. Moreover, Trump’s Interior Department, under

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Exploring the Arch Canyon ruins, Bears Ears National Monument-Cedar Mesa © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

DAVE E.

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Secretary Ryan Zinke (who left in 2019 in disgrace) offered meager plans for managing what remained of the monuments, leaving important cultural sites and wildlife habitat vulnerable.

Various groups brought lawsuits and President Joe Biden (who appointed Deb Haaland Interior Secretary, the first native American to hold the cabinet position and the first to lead the department which historically oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs) restored the territory under protection in October 2021. The Bears Ears InterTribal Coalition and the federal government officially signed a cooperative agreement, unveiling the first monument boundary sign on June 18, 2022.

The monument is named Bears Ears for a pair of buttes that rise to elevations of 8,900 feet and 9,000 feet - more than 2,000 feet above Utah state routes 95 and 261.

Because these lands are sacred, all of us must be respectful of the dwellings and the archaeological artifacts that we come upon. And these sites truly feel sacred – precisely because of the artifacts, the pictographs and petroglyphs, you feel the presence of those who lived here. And because those of us who visit do show proper respect, these mud-andstick (jacal) constructions delicate pictographs and petroglyphs etched into sandstone and artifacts, though incredibly fragile, are here for us to discover, as if we are among the first.

It’s fairly miraculous these sites have survived Mother Nature, let alone humans.

Indeed, we are able to see artifacts and sites that date back 1000 years, but it is mind-boggling to contemplate that this area has been inhabited since 12,000 BC to 6000 BC by the PaleoIndians; the Archaic (6000-2000 BC); Early Agriculture (2000-500 BC); Basketmaker II (500 BC to 500 AD); Basketmaker III (500-750 AD); Pueblo I (750-900 AD), Pueblo II (900-1150 AD-we see evidence of their kivas, plain gray pottery, blackon-white pottery); Pueblo III (1150-1290 AD, when the Four Corners Area was abandoned).

Arch

Canyon Ruins

Each day of our Utah Adventure, which so far has taken us through Capitol Reef National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, has been so different in highlights, experience and even theme. Today’s theme is cultural, as we go in search of cliff dwellings through these canyons.

We wake up in our “wild” campsite and after breakfast, stroll down Arch Canyon Road and soon come to the Arch Canyon Ruin.

Seeing these structures, how they were built high up in the rock overhangs, camouflaged in rock, you wonder whether they were designed for defense: Who or what were they defending against? The fact that the Navajo named the Ancestral Pueblo people who were there before them, Anasazi – “enemy ancestors” (as we learned at the Anasazi State Park Museum in Boulder) suggests that there were conflicts among tribes or clans. Were these groups afraid of being attacked for their

food or water? Or were they built so far above the river because of flash floods?

A panel provides background about the Puebloan People and these cliff dwellings: Few people lived in Cedar Mesa from 700-1050 AD, but by 1050, there were many Pueblo communities throughout the mesa and its canyons. During this time, Cedar Mesa’s cultural landscapes were interconnected with those of Chaco Canyon to the southeast, Mesa Verde to the east and the kayenta region to the south. Later, smaller groups moved into Cedar Mesa’s canyons to occupy nearly inaccessible but defensible places such as cliff face alcoves and ledges. But by 1280 AD, a combination of social and environmental factors prompted the Puebloan people to migrate again from Cedar Mesa to lands to the south and east. Cedar Mesa’s descendant populations now reside among the Hopi of Arizona, the Zuni and Keres-speaking pueblos of New Mexico and the Tanoan peoples along the Rio Grande.

I note the word “defensible” and wonder about who and what they were defending against.

In one of the structures, we see an innovation: shelves! We climb under boulders and see a pictograph of four hands.

We spend about two hours in this section, and then get the Jeep to go to the next destination. (You can hike between Arch Canyon and House on Fire, via Arch Canyon Road and Mule Canyon trail, 5.7 miles, or two hours, one way.)

We stop for a picnic lunch at Mule Canyon Ruin site along the road

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(almost a rest stop, complete with two bathrooms).

Laini leads us to a trail to one of the outstanding highlights of the Bears Ears National Monument: the House on Fire, one of the most photographed (spectacular) sites in the region.

If You Go....

Day hiking in Bears Ears National Monument requires a day hiking pass. Day hiking passes are unlimited.

Bears Ears National Monument does not charge an entry fee where your America the Beautiful Pass would typically apply. However, activity fees called “Individual Special Recreation Permits” are charged for day hiking and backpacking (typically $2 at the trailhead). Visit the permits page for more information ( https://www. blm.gov/programs/recreation/permits-and-passes/lotteries-and-permit-systems/utah/cedarmesa).

Visitor Centers: Kane Gulch BLM Ranger Station, UT-261 36 miles west of Blanding; Monticello Visitor Center, 216 S Main St., phone: 435-587-3401; Blanding Visitor Center, 12 North Grayson Parkway.

https://www.blm.gov/visit/ bears-ears-national-monument

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Why You Need an Emergency Fund and How to Get One

BY MARY HUNT

Four weeks before Christmas, Mitch and Jenn had a string of bad luck. Mitch broke his leg in a skiing accident. Jenn’s car broke down, requiring major repairs. And the aged roof of their home decided to fail right in the midst of a major storm.

The financial and emotional toll these events took on them was huge but nothing like it might have been if they hadn’t been diligently building a contingency fund, more commonly known as an emergency fund.

Mitch’s health insurance is covering most of the costs of his surgery and follow-up therapy. Still, they had to come up with more than $2,400 to cover his deductible, copays and prescriptions. The car repairs were just shy of $2,700.

It was the roof that really threw them for a loop. The estimate to repair it -- with no assurance that said repairs would last for longer than a few months

-- was $750. A new roof estimate came in at $12,000.

Suddenly, their healthy $18,000 contingency fund didn’t look quite as massive.

Mitch and Jenn are crash saving so that when they replace the roof this summer, the cost will not deplete their fund. And they’re committed to continue saving like that to restore it back to $18,000 by year’s end.

I know what many readers are thinking: Sure, Mitch and Jenn are wealthy, so of course they have money to save. They’re lucky because they have two incomes, and we have only one. Must be nice, but what about those of us who are unemployed, unhealthy, deeply in debt or (insert excuse of choice here)?

As long as you see building your contingency fund as optional, there will always be something more pressing that takes priority.

Need specific reasons to grow your

CF? Here they are. Learn them well, and then believe with all your heart that something on this list is coming your way.

Chronic illness. When you or someone in your family is really sick or involved in an accident or contracts a horrible disease, you need to be prepared. Insurance only goes so far these days.

The dreaded pink slip. Getting a pink slip is never fun, and when it comes out of the blue with no notice, it will be shocking. You need a way to pay your bills until you get another job.

A distant job. Your next job may be four states away. Moving will not be cheap.

Serious breakdown. If you think car maintenance is expensive, wait until you see the cost of repairs.

Disaster. A broken furnace, leaking roof, natural disaster -- who knows what form this type of emergency will take?

Final call. Who wants to plan ahead

for mourning? Not me. But knowing I have money stashed in my CF for when bereavement requires travel means that I don’t have to think about it now. I’m

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BY CLAIRE LYNCH

My cousin, Elaina, and I were talking about kids today and we had a few compliments for them. They pick up new technology so easily and many times we’re envious. They attach photos on their smart phones and send them as quickly as can be and they google this and that. It all seems to make them look so smart.

We’ve seen kids say the darnest things as the TV show says and they do the darnest things and I’m always amazed at what advances have been made in technology.

What still lingers is the generation gap, this cultural divide between those under 40 and those of us who are 50+. While conversing it’s not unusual for us to get blank stares when we blurt out something about people we grew up with on TV.

My niece, Shannon looks at me blankly when I mention Fred Astaire or Ginger Rogers. “Who?” she will ask quizzically unless she happened to catch some old reruns on the movie channel.

She’s heard of Presidents John Kennedy and Dwight Eisenhower but that’s from reading about them in history books. She wasn’t alive when they were and the skills they had and the magic they possessed is clear when a teacher describes their accomplishments or shows media clips.

At first Shannon and I denied there was a generation gap because we want to be congenial - we don’t want anything to come between us since we get along great. But there’s no denying the fact that what she grew up with and what my friends, siblings and I grew up with, were exposed to and experienced are two very different things.

As I was talking with Shannon, I

Oh, that beguiling generation gap

remembered the story Elaina told me - that she and her husband went out to lunch with their 12-year-old granddaughter, Alexa, who was present at the table but who was concentrating very hard on her smart phone. Alexa automatically clicked a selfie then set about editing it in some photo editing app. She added smiley faces and some abbreviated caption for her friends.

She put it on Instagram after some minor editing and adding filters. Alexa then screenshot the Instagram picture, cropped it and put it on WhatsApp status, FB Messenger story, Snapchat story and another app Elaina had never heard of. All of this was done so quickly Elaina didn’t even catch what she was doing. After finishing her whole story I told Elaina I had to agree with her - that is a clear picture of the generation gap. Not to be outdone, as I was talking with Elaina I mentioned the story my nephew, Richie, who is 11, told me about the “Grin Fish.” In art class at school Richie and his classmates learned how to make some pottery pieces. One day the task was to make something that could be mounted on the wall. It should be fun, the teacher said, and could be offbeat or quirky if the “artist”/kid wanted it to be.

An amateur fisherman when school is out for the summer, Richie decided to make a fish out of pottery. Getting to work, Richie fashioned the clay so his fish would be a good-sized piece and would have a great smile and large, buggy eyes. Happy with how it was shaping up, a classmate of Richie’s walked by, saw it and yelled, “Hey, I like your Grin Fish.” Even the art teacher had to admit it was funny. Smiling, Richie sat back and admired his Grin Fish. The piece was put in the kiln and it turned out great.

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prepared.

I understand these are tough times and it’s challenging to find money to save. But do you really have any options? If your current lifestyle is sucking up every last dollar of your income, thereby putting you and your family at risk, it’s time to make changes.

Start small. While you need a big, healthy contingency fund (equal to at least six months’ living expenses), do not focus on that big number. Start by saving $500. Then reset your goal to $1,000. Now you’re on your way. You’re catching the savings bug. Soon you will reach $2,500.

Richie was so proud of his Grin Fish that he wanted to display it in his kitchen. He showed his parents and they liked his Grin Fish. His dad got a hammer and nail and found the perfect place for it.

Elaina got a kick out of the story about Richie’s Grin Fish but she added that it really wasn’t a story about the generation gap. Pausing, I laughed then asked Elaina if she had ever thought of making a Grin Fish in art class when she was a kid. Thinking for a minute, Elaina laughed long and hard and had to agree that she had not.

People talk about the millennials and Generation X and I say it gets so confusing, who can keep up? The experts explain that Generation X is anyone born from 1965 to 1980. Baby boomers are born from 1946 to 1964. Millennials are born from 1981 to 1996. Generation Z is anyone born from 1997 to 2012. Now we’ve got Generation Alpha. With all of the talk about the alphabet letters X, Y and Z, it’s difficult to keep up with. What’s next?

With my own relatives, I’ve asked my nieces and nephews for iPhone tips

and they show me but sometimes I suspect they’re running out of patience. It’s not what they say but the fact that for them, it’s simple to attach photos to emails and send them to individuals or group lists 1-2-3. Easy peasy. What’s so hard about that? Their young faces look at me quizzically and I look back intently wanting to tell them how different things were in the “olden days” but I hold back, not wanting to bore them with my trips down memory lane.

Even though they don’t ask, I tell them that when my friends and I were their ages, 10-19, we had patience. If an elder asked us to show them something, we’d do it over and over until they got it all while being as patient as could be.

They laughed at that and I said, “Ok, maybe we weren’t always patient,” but I remember showing my grandfather how to play on my Atari, a home video game console. He was perplexed at first but then he got going and managed to beat me at “Pong.” It was new to him and today I say, “It’s a whole new world.”

Then $5,000 will be in view.

That’s the way to do it. But you’ll never reach your goal until you get that first $500 out of reach and safely tucked away in a savings account.

Mary invites you to visit her at EverydayCheapskate.com, where this column is archived complete with links and resources for all recommended products and services. Mary invites questions and comments at https://www.everydaycheapskate.com/contact/, “Ask Mary.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of EverydayCheapskate. com, a frugal living blog, and the author of the book “Debt-Proof Living.”

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More Questionable Advice From the SSA

BY TOM MARGENAU

I hate writing columns that are critical of some of my former colleagues who are still working for the Social Security Administration. But doggone it, if they are going to keep handing out bad advice, someone’s got to take them to task -- and give the right answers to people who are seeking help about their Social Security situation. Here are some recent emails I’ve received from my readers.

Q: I waited until I was 70 to start my benefits. My Social Security check is $3,600 per month. My wife is about to turn 62. She is due much less from Social Security -- $2,200 if she waits until her full retirement age or about $1,600 if she files now. We called the SSA national number to talk about this. The phone rep told us that if my wife filed for reduced retirement benefits now, her future widow’s benefits will also be reduced, so we decided not to have my wife file now. But I read something in one of your columns that seemed to contradict what we were told. Can you help us out?

A: You got some bum advice from that SSA rep. If your wife takes reduced retirement benefits now, that will not reduce any widow’s benefits she would be due on your record later on. In your case, there is only one factor that will determine what she would get in widow’s benefits, and that is her age at the time she becomes a widow and files for those benefits. If she is over her full retirement age (age 67 in her case) when you die, she is going to get a 100% widow’s rate. If she is under 67 when you die, that widow’s rate would be reduced by about one-half of 1% for each month she is under age 67. But if you do die before she reaches FRA, she could choose to continue to receive her reduced retirement benefits until age 67, when she could switch to full widow’s benefits.

Q: I was planning to wait until age 70 -- in July 2023 -- to file for my Social Security. I was doing this in part to guarantee that my wife will get the highest widow’s benefit possible after I die. (Her Social Security benefit will be much smaller than mine.) I was talking to an SSA representative about this and imagine my surprise when he told me my wife’s widow’s benefit will be based on my full retirement age benefit rate. This threw a big monkey wrench into my planning. Can you verify that what he told me is correct?

A: Actually, I can verify that what he told you is dead wrong! Assuming you die before your wife, her eventual widow’s benefit will be based on your age 70 benefit rate. The SSA rep was probably mixed up because the spousal benefit paid to a wife (with a living husband) is indeed based on the husband’s

full retirement age benefit rate. But the rate paid to a widow is based on the husband’s total amount, including any augmented benefits he got for delaying his retirement beyond full retirement age. Or to put that another way, a wife doesn’t share in the so-called “delayed retirement credits,” but a widow does. This next question involves a situation where a guy didn’t get wrong answers from an SSA representative, but he didn’t get right answers either.

Q: I called the Social Security Administration twice, talking to two different representatives, and I got two different answers. Here is the story. I am 69 years old, and I filed for my Social Security benefits in January. But after doing so, it dawned on me that I won’t be filing my tax return for 2022 until early April 2023. I wanted those 2022 earnings to be added into my Social Security benefit, so I called the SSA back. The first agent I talked to told me that I should withdraw my claim, and then wait until I file my 2022 tax return and then file a new claim, bringing in my 2022 tax return so that they can add my 2022 earnings into my benefit rate. She said the benefits would be paid retroactively until January. I wasn’t sure about that answer, so I called again and talked to another rep. This lady told me that I didn’t have to withdraw my claim and that my earnings would eventually be factored into my benefit rate and that this would occur sometime in 2024. So, who is right?

A: Well, neither one is totally wrong, but neither one is totally right, either. Here is how it will work. As you surmised, your initial benefit rate will not include your 2022 income (because that income hasn’t been reported to the government yet). But sometime later in 2023, once you file your tax return and the IRS turns over its data to the SSA, then the SSA will refigure your benefit and you’ll get an increase (if you’re due one -- more about that in a minute). This usually happens by about October, and it will be retroactive until January 2023. This is a normal, routine procedure that happens all the time.

You could do what the first phone rep suggested, but it sure isn’t worth the hassle. I mean, why bother going through the mess of withdrawing your current claim and refiling a new claim later just to end up where the procedure I outlined above will take you automatically?

The second rep was right to tell you that you don’t have to withdraw your current claim. But she was wrong to tell you that you would have to wait until 2024 to get your benefit refigured.

And speaking of your benefit being refigured, earlier I mentioned that your 2022 income may or may not increase

your benefit rate. But explaining this is way too complicated to squeeze into this column. I suggest you spend ten bucks and go to Amazon.com and get my little Social Security guidebook called “Social Security: Simple and Smart.” One of the chapters in the book explains how benefits are figured. It will tell you why any earnings you have after age 60 may or may not increase your benefit check.

If you have a Social Security question,

Tom Margenau has two books with all the answers. One is called “Social Security -- Simple and Smart: 10 Easy-to-Understand Fact Sheets That Will Answer All Your Questions About Social Security.” The other is “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” You can find the books at Amazon.com or other book outlets.

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Being proactive with your home will save you money later

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

I am not sure which is more neglected these days, the upkeep of your home or one’s yearly physical. I am fairly sure that it would be a tie as many homes’ interior and exterior need anywhere from some basic fixes to major repairs and upgrades. I also know from conversing with many people, that there are those that also neglect their yearly checkups, colonoscopies (after age 50), or even going to the dentist on a regularly scheduled basis. It doesn’t always matter what the income may be, people procrastinate and put off personal things and agendas because they may not have the budget, don’t care or just plain don’t worry about anything, until an issue or emergency arises.

If and when you are ready to sell, it is important to have your home prepared before your buyer’s inspection. You need to look at your home as if you were the purchaser. Observe and ascertain what repairs and upgrades that may be required. Be smart and proactive to deal with them as much in advance as possible before you decide to put your home up for sale. Do you have the money or budget to do those basic simple repairs, like fixing leaks, caulking around your bathtub, and grouting where needed. Do your wood floors need a facelift, light sanding 2 coats of polyurethane to create a fresh appearance? How about an interior paint job? If it is a major repair, that you may not have the money to do, like your roof or upgrade your boiler, you might want to get an accurate esti-

mate, before your purchaser does their inspection. You will then have a basis for negotiations. A thorough de-cluttering, organizing, and cleaning will go a long way when your buyers arrive. You don’t get a second chance at a first impression.

My professional opinion is to do a home pre-inspection if your home is 20 years or older to determine what issues may be lurking that you aren’t aware of. Listen, you don’t do your own dental work or physical, right? So there is a need to hire a licensed and insured home inspector who will go through a very thorough checklist from your roof to your basement checking all your utilities, plumbing, cac, heat, and electric. In addition, they will also check the exterior too for hazards, broken steps, cracked sidewalks, poor drainage, etc.

If you are considering downsizing or purchasing a larger home, you must have a plan. As I sometimes say, “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” It would be prudent to create a list beforehand, so you will know what you are taking with you, selling, giving away, and lastly discarding. So you must begin determining what you will take with you; and those things that you will either have a tag or garage sale for. Donations to your local charity may allow you deductions to your

taxable income. However, always speak to your CPA or whoever does your taxes to provide you with the necessary advice. The rest will be thrown away. Being consistent and doing a little bit every day will minimize your stress and simplify your move.

Unfortunately for most purchasers, it is still a seller’s market for homes, assuming they are priced correctly using comparables from 2-3 months ago. Inventory is still historically low and even with the higher mortgage rates, demand is still very much apparent There is increased competition for Condos and co-ops by those who could no longer afford a single-family home, but still want to own. However, pricing is critical and what prices were 6-12 months ago have very little relevance in the current market. So again, preparing your condo and co-op will be crucial in the showing process so maximize your sale price with fewer chances of adjustments by your purchasers.

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Whole Grains for Your Health

BY CHARLYN FARGO

Want a healthier diet? Add some whole grains. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend making half your grains whole grains versus refined grains. A grain product is any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, farro, quinoa or other cereal grains. Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas and grits are among the many foods in the grain group made with whole grains, refined or a combination of the two.

A whole grain is made from the entire grain kernel with the bran, germ and endosperm intact. In a refined grain, the bran and germ have been removed to give the product a longer shelf life and finer texture. Most refined grain products are then enriched, meaning that nutrients like thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and iron that are lost in processing are added back, but the fiber isn’t.

Most of us eat enough total grains, but most are refined rather than whole

grains.

Greater whole grain consumption is known to be associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease. A recent study by Tufts researchers looked at the impact of refined and whole grain intake on specific risk factors: fasting blood glucose levels, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure and blood triglyceride concentration.

The study analyzed information on dietary intake, health and lifestyle of over

3,000 participants in the Framingham Offspring cohort study. When the 18-year data collection period began, these individuals were 55 years old on average and had an average BMI of 27 (on the low end of overweight).

The highest whole grain intake was associated with smaller increases in fasting glucose, waist circumference and systolic blood pressure compared to the lowest intake. Conversely, greater intake of refined grains was associated with greater increases in waist circumference and less

decline in triglyceride concentration.

Replacing refined grains (like white rice) and refined grain products (like white bread, white pasta and refined-grain crackers) with whole grains (like barley, quinoa, bulgur and brown rice) and whole-grain products (like whole-wheat breads and pastas and whole-grain crackers) may help middle-aged and older adults keep abdominal fat, triglyceride and blood glucose control more stable over time, thereby reducing the risk of cardiometabolic diseases like Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

The bottom line? If you’re wanting to make a healthy change to your diet, add some whole grains. Switch to brown rice, whole wheat bread, tortillas and pasta, and add quinoa or farro to your salads or as a side dish.

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Q: I’ve heard omega-3s are good for me. What are they?

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A: Omega-3 fatty acids are components of fats. They are considered healthy fats because they support heart health, provide the body with energy and help cells function as they should. There are three main types of omega-3 fatty acids -- ALA (alpha linolenic acids), found in plantbased foods and vegetable oils, EPA (eicosapentaenoic acids) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acids). Both EPA and DHA have more potent health benefits, including reducing inflammation and aiding in fetal visual and neurological development. EPAs and DHAs are found primarily in fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring and anchovies. They are also in avocados, flaxseed, walnuts and edamame.

Charlyn Fargo is a registered dietitian with SIU Med School in Springfield, Illinois. For comments or questions, contact her at charfarg@aol.com or follow her on Twitter @NutritionRD..

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BY DENNIS MAMMANA

Week of March 12-18, 2023

Have you ever been disappointed to search for a constellation figure in the heavens only to discover that it was utterly impossible? Trust me, you’re not alone!

Take, for example, the flying steed known as Pegasus. I defy anyone to look skyward and outline its stars in such a way that they can see a flying horse. And, if you can, well, I’m afraid you’ll need more help than I can give you!

No, constellations just aren’t real but are simply groups of randomly distributed stars that ancient storytellers created to represent objects, animals and people. Their combined stars appear nothing like their namesakes, at least not without plenty of imagination (or chemicals), so don’t feel bad that you can’t recognize them.

One particularly unrecognizable star grouping lies in our evening sky right now. It’s known as Monoceros, the unicorn. Monoceros is composed of faint and obscure stars, and we often overlook it because it happens to lie among some of the most brilliant stars in all the heavens. With the moon out of the evening sky this week, you can search for it just to the east of dazzling Orion and between the bright stars Sirius and Procyon.

Spotting the Celestial Unicorn

It’s tough to know where constellation stories and names originate. Often their roots are lost in antiquity, but we think that Monoceros may have a more modern origin. Some believe that it might have been the 16th-century Dutch theologian, cartographer and astronomer Petrus Plancius who invented this constellation, though some think it might have been named “Unicornu” by German astronomer Jacob Bartsch who published Plancius’ star maps in 1624.

If you can identify Monoceros in a dark moonless sky (which is pretty much the only way it’s possible), you should also be able to see the faint wintertime Milky Way flowing gently southward through it.

Once you find Monoceros, you’ll discover it takes quite an imagination to fashion a unicorn from its stars. But it’s not so much the constellation that’s interesting as what’s lurking within. Though they’re rather faint, quite a few celestial wonders are visible if you have a small telescope to aim in this direction.

Monoceros is home to a beautiful triple star system -- three stars that orbit a common center of gravity -known as Beta Monocerotis. It was the famous astronomer William Herschel who discovered it in 1781, the same year he found the planet Uranus. Herschel found the three stars of Beta Mon to form a triangle that, from our distance

of about 700 light years, appears not to change over time, and he described it as one of the best triple star systems he’d ever seen.

Also lying within the boundaries of Monoceros is the famous interstellar cloud named the Rosette Nebula that engulfs a star cluster known as NGC 2244. With a backyard telescope, one can sometimes make out some diffuse neb-

SUBURBIA I Ski, Therefore I Fall

BY TRACY BECKERMAN

I am not a terrible skier, but I am not a particularly good skier either. On the Official Learned-as-an-Adult Ski Scale, I fall somewhere between a 3-year-old on the bunny slopes and those beginner adults you see on the intermediate slopes with their arms flailing wildly and their faces frozen in an expression of sheer panic. Having skied for about 10 years now, I can usually manage to get down one of the lesser slopes without careening into either another skier or a tree. Therefore, I am at my best when there are neither other skiers nor trees in my path. And naturally, things can get a little dicey when I encounter both.

Such was the case when I hit the slopes this past weekend. I hadn’t been skiing in a while and for some reason, I was under the delusion that my limited

ski skills had improved tenfold during my hiatus. Without a second thought, I hopped on the chairlift and skied over to one of the more advanced slopes.

This was probably my first mistake. When I got to the top of the trail, I realized the slope was not only steeper than I was used to, but it was also narrower. It was also much busier than the easier slopes I usually skied. As expert skiers whizzed by me, I wondered if I might be better off feigning an injury so I could get a ride down in a stretcher before I got an actual injury skiing off a cliff.

Unfortunately, as I stood there wondering if my will was up to date, I got caught up in a tide of teenage snowboarders who carried me over the edge of the slope. I managed to get about halfway down doing a combination of skiing and sliding and was actually beginning to believe I would make it down alive when all of a sudden, I came upon a

wall of skiers. Apparently, this group thought it would be fun to ski down the mountain with arms linked, side by side, like some kind of special skiing Rockettes. This may, in fact, have been fun for them, but it created a bit of problem for me since I was going much faster than they were and there was no place for me to pass them. Since I couldn’t go through them and I couldn’t go over them, I did the only thing I could do: I tried to go around them. The good news was that I managed not to hit any of the people in the ski wall. The bad news was that I hit a tree instead. Did I mention I’m not very good at stopping, either?

I guess I should thank that tree for jumping out in front of me like that and helping me stop. However, I think it might have been a softer impact had I slammed into a person rather than a tree.

ulosity here, but it takes a pretty hefty scope to distinguish its ringed shape.

Even if you don’t own a large enough telescope to show these celestial wonders, I hope you’ll at least seek out the unicorn. I suspect it’ll be the only one you ever see!

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Somehow though, somewhat miraculously, I escaped from my tree altercation completely unscathed. As I plucked pine needles from my helmet and confirmed that I had no broken bones, I got back on the slope, which was now less steep and completely uncrowded, and skied down to the bottom.

When I arrived at the base, I ran into a friend who was headed for the chairlifts.

“Hey, is it a good ski day?” she asked me.

“I don’t know,” I said, “But it’s a great day for careening into a tree.”

Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, “Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love, and Kibble,” available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online! You can visit her at www. tracybeckerman.com.

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SEEKING LOCAL LADY for help with daily activities. Food shopping, medical appointments and other errands. P/T Flexible Days/Hours. Call 516-829-0542

EMPLOYMENT

SITUATION WANTED

CERTIFIED HHA / CNA / BABYSITTING FULL TIME

Over 25 years experience. Light housekeeping, shopping, activities, appointments etc. Valid driver’s license. Excellent references and fully vaccinated.

Please call 516-236-1711

CNA/ HOME HEALTH AIDE

Mature lady seeks employment as CNA/HHA. Very reliable, hard working. Willing to do background checks. 8 years

Nursing home experience. 20 years as Home Health Aide. Looking for live in or live out position.

Please call: 917-244-3714

COMPANION/CAREGIVER AVAILABLE FOR AFTERNOONS

Experienced Polish Woman is available for companionship with elderly.

Honest, kind, caring, friendly & patient.

Speaks English. Has own car. Call or text 516-589-5640

ELDER CARE Experienced woman seeks position to care for the elderly live in or live out. Certified HHA.

Excellent references.

Please call 516-800-6442

EMPLOYMENT

SITUATION WANTED

ELDER CARE: AIDE/COMPANION with 25 years experience available to care for sick or elderly. Days, nights, weekends. Own car. Excellent references. Fully Vaccinated. Call 516-474-7738

EXCELLENT HOME HEALTH AIDE

Striving to make elderly comfortable in their own surroundings. Seeking FT/PT position. Flexible hours. Have worked with many prominent people. Excellent references. Driver w/ car. Will do errands, doctor appts, housework, light cooking.

Call Lorna 347-425-2804

EXPERIENCED HOME HEALTH AIDE seeking a position to work with caring for an elderly person. Please call 516-352-1029

HOME HEALTH AIDE with sunny personality seeks job in eldercare. 16+ years experience with Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Stroke, Sundown Syndrome. Excellent references upon request. Call Marcia 347-551-1720

CAREER TRAINING

COMPUTER & IT TRAINING PROGRAM! Train ONLINE to get the skills to become a Computer & Help Desk Professional now! Grants and Scholarships available for certain programs for qualified applicants. Call CTI for details!

(844) 947-0192 (M-F 8am-6pm ET) Computer with internet is required.

A nonprofit orgAnizAtion in Queens is seeking seAled bids for sAles And instAllAtion of security relAted enhAncements.

The project includes storefront structure, and CCTV equipment. Selection criteria will be based on knowledge of surveillance and security, adherence to work schedule, prior experience, references, and cost.

Specifications and bid requirements can be obtained by contacting us at: securemyschool@gmail.com

All interested firms will be required to sign for the proposal documents and provide primary contact, telephone, fax and email address.

Bids will be accepted until March 30, 2023 and work is to commence by: April 17, 2023 and completed by July 31, 2023

CLASSIFIEDS Call 294.8900

EMPLOYMENT

HELP WANTED

SCOPE Education Services has IMMEDIATE job openings in all of the Before and After School Programs located in the Garden City Elementary Schools!

We are looking for energetic applicants who love working with children! Looking to fill multiple Director, Assistant Director, Group Leader and Substitute positions. All positions are part time and can accommodate flexible schedules.

Competitive Wages • Signing Bonus Referral Bonus • Scholarship Program

Please call Renee Mercer at 631-360-0800 ext. 149 or send a resume to cc@scopeonline.us

ANNOUNCEMENTS

A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN GREAT NECK is seeking sealed bids for sales and installation of security related enhancements. The project includes: Installation Impact Resistent Doors, Perimeter Fencing, and physical access control system.

Selection criteria will be based on knowledge of surveillance and security, adherence to work schedule, prior experience, references and cost. Specifications and bid requirements can be obtained by contacting us at ariel@lihagn.org

All interested firms will be required to sign for the proposal documents and provide primary contact, telephone, fax and email address. Bids will be accepted until March 17, 2023 and work is to commence by December 21, 2023.

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INVITED ESTATE SALES

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You can host your own sale on invitedsales.com and Facebook and Instagram or we can do it for you. We can photograph, advertise and handle the winning pickups for you within a week!

Don’t worry about your closing date, we can get your house ready on time! We are a one stop service for all your needs when you are moving or selling a property! Selling, donating, discarding and cleaning out services can be done to meet your time frame with minimal stress. Contact info@invitedsales.com for more information or call 516-279-6378 to schedule a consultation or receive more information.

Visit us at www.invitedsales. com for a listing of our upcoming Virtual Tag Sales and Weekly Auctions!

MARKETPLACE AUCTIONS

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REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE

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The New York Press Association, the trade association for newspapers in New York, is seeking a talented college creator to be our chief TikTok officer for the summer.

The internship will pay a net take-home stipend of $2600 and weekly schedules/work hours are negotiable.

We are seeking a candidate who uses the app daily and understands what resonates. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest to doug@nynewspapers.com explaining their qualifications and expertise. Include the name of the college you attend, expected year of graduation, and the names of three references — at least one of whom is one of your professors or instructors. Attaching sample videos encouraged. Application deadline is April 1, 2023.

SERVICES

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Thousands of frames to choose from!!

Over 30 years in business!

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ATTORNEY

STEPHANIE A. D’ANGELO, ESQ.

Elder Law, Wills & Trusts

Asset Preservation, Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration/Litigation

901 Stewart Ave, Ste 230 Garden City, NY 11530 516-222-1122

www.dangelolawassociates. com

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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SERVICES

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Pavers, Retaining Walls, Belgium Block Patios, Foundations, Seal coating, Concrete and Asphalt driveways, Sidewalks, Steps.

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SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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ARIS CONSTRUCTION

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SERVICES

HEALTH SERVICES

FAMILY CARE CONNECTIONS, LLC

Dr. Ann Marie D’Angelo PMHCNS-BC

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Advanced Practice Nurse Care Manager

Assistance with Aging at Home /Care Coordintion

Nursing Home & Assisted Living Placement PRI / Screens / Mini Mental Status Exams

Medicaid Eligibility and Apllications 516-248-9323

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901 Stewart Ave, Ste 230 Garden City, NY 11530

PAINTING & PAPERHANGING

MICHELANGELO

PAINTING & WALLPAPER

Interior, Exterior, Plaster / Spackle, Light Carpentry, Decorative Moldings & Power Washing. Call: 516-328-7499

SERVICES

PARTY HELP

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

SERVICES

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Call 1-866-595-6967

LEAK REPAIRS

Plumbing Repairs

Bathrooms, Showers, Kitchens 24 HOUR SERVICE

Call 516-668-5624

MAGNUM SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.

Serving Garden City for 40 years.

Let Magnum Upgrade Your Existing Security System.

Burglar & Fire Alarms

Cellular Radio 3G Upgrades Remote Access

Call: 516-486-5484

PASSION FOR SENIORS

Certified HHA’s, Companions & Homemakers. 24 hour care available. Also Nassau Locations. Trained in Dementia and Alzheimer’s care.

Call 718-850-3400

Creative arts workshop for breast cancer survivors

The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Program is offering a free four-session creative arts support group—Spring into Wellness-empowering breast cancer survivors to express themselves using art. This therapeutic zoom program offers a safe place to communicate thoughts, feelings, concerns, problems, hopes and dreams. The professional staff guides participants through different exercises

and discussions helping to find ways to gain personal insight and develop new coping skills. Facilitators are Angela M. Papalia, LMSW, assistant director for the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program, and Kimberly Newman, BFA, communications and marketing coordinator for the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program.

The workshop will take place on four consecutive Thursdays—April 13, April 20, April 27 and May 4, 2023—from

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. All four sessions start with a relaxation/breathing exercise. Then participants will complete several creative projects focusing on mindfulness and spirituality. These projects will help reduce negativity and will be self-soothing resulting in stress reduction.

There is no charge but registration is required and members must commit to attending all four sessions. Registration

ends on March 31

This group is provided by the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program and supported by grants from the Alpern Family Foundation, Marilyn Lichtman Foundation and New York State.

For information, questions and to register, call Angela M. Papalia, LMSW at (516) 877-4329 or email apapalia@ adelphi.edu

Professional Services Guide

News from the Children’s Room

Construction and the Children’s Room

Construction continues! The Children’s Room has relocated temporarily near the Periodical Room with materials on the first floor and the second floor. Come by to say hello and scope out the new location!

Winter/Spring Programs

Monthly LEGO Club

Wednesday, March 15, from 4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m.

This fun STEM program is for children in grades K–5 only. No registration is necessary. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tot’s Night Out with A Time for Kids

Monday, March 20, from 7:00-p.m.–7:45 p.m.

This program is for children ages 2–5 (no kindergarten), and an adult caregiver. This fun program is a combination of movement, music, literacy and art. Children and their caregivers will work on a Pete the Cat craft together. Registration begins Tuesday, March 14, at 10 a.m.

How to Get a Jump Start on Your Vegetable Garden

Saturday, March 25,

from 11:00 a.m.–-12 p.m.

A multi-generational program for children (grades K–5) and their parents/grandparents that will help to get a Jump Start on growing your vegetable garden. Registration begins Monday, March 6, at 10 a.m.

Reading Pals (Ages 4–Second Grade)

(All program registrations always start at 10 a.m.)

Tuesday, Mar. 28, from 4:00–4:30 p.m. Registration begins March 21

Tuesday, Apr. 18, from 4:0

Monthly LEGO Club

Wednesday, April 19, 4:00–4:45 p.m.

This fun STEM program is for children in Grades K–5 only. No registration is necessary. Seating is on a firstcome, first-served basis.

Jump for Joy

Saturday, April 22, 11:00–11:45 a.m.

Registration begins Tuesday April 11, at 10 a.m.

This fun movement and music program is for children ages birth–12 months and their adult caregivers.

Blood drive at Library a big success

On February 28, 202,3 the Garden City Public Library sponsored a blood drive for the New York Blood Center. Donations were done by scheduling an appointment online, through a provided QR code to use on a smartphone, and walk-ins were taken as space allowed. Through rain, sleet and snow, the blood drive was a big success.

Sixty-four pints were collected,

which will go towards helping 192 lives, including accident victims, and cancer and trauma patients. If you could not make the blood drive and still wish to donate, call 1-800-933-BLOOD or visit nybc.org for a donation site nearest you. On behalf of the New York Blood Center, thank you for your donation and support.

Crafty Wednesday Wednesday, April 26, 4:00–4:45 p.m.

Registration begins Tuesday April 18, at 10 a.m.

This fun program is for children in Grades K–5. Meet-up at the library

with your friends and make a sunflower wreath.

Additional winter/spring programming information will be coming soon. Please check Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) for registration information.

GCPL board meeting rescheduled

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees scheduled for Monday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library, has been rescheduled to Monday, March 20. The meeting will take place in the small meeting room on

the lower level.

Further details about the meeting will be posted when available on the Library’s website www.gardencitypl. org.

Delayed openings on

week of March 13

Call us at 294-8900 to place an ad in our classifieds. We’ll help you be seen by thousands of local readers!

During the week of March 13, the Garden City Public Library will have a delayed opening at 10:00 a.m. (only 30 minutes) for 3–5 days for furniture deliveries to use the main entrance. The Library will open sooner if able to do so.

These changes may be unpredictable and subject to change based on circumstances. Please watch for further announcements on the Library website, www.gardencitypl.org, or call the Library, 516-742-8405.

The Reading Pals program has two upcoming programs.

It’s What’s Happening for Young Adults Through the Library

Chick Incubation Project

The Library’s Annual Chick Incubation program is returning this year! Eggs will arrive on Tuesday, April 4, and are scheduled to begin hatching Monday, April 24. Chicks will be returned 1–2 weeks after they hatch. Eggs are picked up from Cornell Cooperative Extension at Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank, NY and chicks are returned back to Cornell Cooperative Extension at Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank, NY. Before they hatch, make sure to enter a name into our annual Name the Chick contest for your chance to name one of our chicks!

Tweens and Teens Yarn Group

Tweens and Teens in Grades 4–12 can learn how to knit or crochet during our Tweens and Teens Yarn Group that will be held on Saturday, April 1, at 11:30 a.m. Registration began Tuesday, February 21, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Participants will be able to take home knitting needles or crochet hooks to continue working on their projects, but must return the knitting needles or crochet hooks they are using by Saturday, March 15.

Tweens and teens in Grades 6–12 who know how to knit or crochet can volunteer at this program! Please contact Laura Giunta at laurag@gardencitypl. org if you are interested in volunteering.

This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Egg Scavenger Hunt

This year, patrons can participate in an Egg Scavenger Hunt in the Library! Search the Library for painted eggs, painted by teen volunteers! Patrons can participate in the scavenger hunt anytime they visit the Library between April 17–May 1. When you successfully complete the Scavenger Hunt, you can submit your completed entry to be entered into a raffle to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Only one entry per person. There will be only one winner. Patrons of all ages can participate! The Scavenger Hunt sheets to participate will be available at the Library beginning April 17. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Paint An Egg for our Egg Scavenger Hunt for Community Service

Earn community service by painting a foam egg at home for the Garden City Public Library’s Egg Scavenger Hunt Project! Registration begins Tuesday, April 4, at 10 a.m. Each volunteer will receive 1 egg and a set of paint pens to

decorate their egg at home. Egg and paint pens must be picked up at the Library. Paint pens must be returned to the library. Volunteers’ eggs will be used in the Library’s Egg Scavenger Hunt! Pumpkins are due back no later than Thursday, April 13, 2023. Volunteers are also welcome to use their own supplies that they have at home. Volunteers will receive 2 hours for participating in this project, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department. The eggs will be used until the end of April. Afterward, participants can pick up their eggs until May 12. Eggs will be held no longer than May 12. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Teen Crafternoon: Egg Painting for Community Service

Join us on Saturday, April 1, at 3 p.m. for Teen Crafternoon: Egg Painting for Community Service! This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12 only. Registration is required and begins Tuesday, March 21, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Participants will be painting foam eggs at the program. In order to earn community service, at least one of the eggs the participant paints must be given to the Library to be used for the Library's Egg Scavenger Hunt that will be held April 17–May 1. Afterward, participants can pick up their egg until May 12. Eggs will be held no longer than May 12. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Bookmarks for Community Service

Earn community service by creating bookmarks for Garden City Public Library patrons! Each volunteer will receive 10 bookmarks to color, decorate, and write positive or library/book themed messages. These bookmarks will be placed in books throughout the Library in order to brighten the day of the patrons who check them out. Bookmarks will be placed in books in all three departments, including Children’s, Tweens and Teens, and Adult Reference.

Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. The Winter-Spring Session of the program will run 10 weeks as follows:

• Registration Week Two:

Monday, March 13, at 10 a.m. to Friday, March 17 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Three: Monday, March 20, at 10 a.m. to Friday, March 24 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Four: Monday, March 27, at 10 a.m. to Friday, March 31 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Five: Monday, April 3, at 10 a.m. to Friday,

April 7 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Six: Monday, April 10, at 10 a.m. to Friday, April 14 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Seven: Monday, April 17, at 10 a.m. to Friday, April 21 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Eight: Monday, April 24, at 10 a.m. to Friday, April 28 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Nine: Monday, May 1, at 10 a.m. to Friday, May 5 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Ten: Monday, May 8 at 10 a.m. to Friday, May 12 at 4 p.m.

Teen Advisory Board Meeting

The next meeting of the Teen Advisory Board will be held on Tuesday, April 4, at 4 p.m. Registration begins Tuesday, March 28, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

The meeting is for Tweens and Teens in Grades 6–12. If you are interested in helping to come up with programming ideas, volunteer ideas, or social media outreach ideas for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12, consider joining the Teen Advisory Board. Online applications are available at https://www.gardencitypl.org/teen-advisory-board-application/ Applicants should be in Grades 6–12.

Tree Ornaments for Community Service: Egg Ornaments

Earn community service by painting ornaments for the Garden City Public Library’s Tweens and Teens Department’s Ornament Tree! Each volunteer will receive three ornaments and a set of paint pens to decorate their ornaments at home. Paint pens must be returned to the Library. These orna-

ments will be used to decorate our new ornament tree each month!

For the month of March, ornaments will be eggs, which will be used to decorate the Tweens and Teens Ornament Tree in April. Registration begins Tuesday, March 14, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Completed ornaments must be returned by March 23 to the Library.

Registrants will be asked to pick up their ornaments at the Library in order to participate in this community service program. Volunteers must return three decorated ornaments and their set of paint pens in order to receive community service. Volunteers will receive two hours for every three ornaments they submit, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Volunteers Needed: LEGO Club

Volunteer to help children Grades K–5 during the monthly children’s program LEGO Club! The March session will be held on Wednesday, March 15. The LEGO Club program runs from 4 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 3:30 p.m. to help set-up before the start of the program and stay after to help clean up until 5:15 p.m. Volunteers must be in Grades 6–12 only. Registration to volunteer begins Tuesday, March 7, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Tweens and Teens

Dungeons and Dragons

Join us for Tweens and Teens Dungeons and Dragons and learn how

Learning to knit at The Tweens and Teens Yarn Group.

It’s What’s Happening for Young Adults Through the Library

to play the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons by participating in one of our monthly Dungeons and Dragons meet-ups! Beginners are welcome! Each meet-up will feature a new self-contained, one-shot adventure and players will be assigned premade characters to play. Please register via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) to participate in this program. The March session will be held Thursday, March 16, at 4 p.m. Registration begins Tuesday, March 7, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper. Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program.

Books and Brownies

Talk about your favorite mystery books while eating brownies during Books and Brownies, which will be held on Tuesday, March 21, at the Library! This program will be led by a Girl Scout and Teen Volunteer. Brownies will be served. Please note registrants will be eating baked goods, which will be baked by a teen volunteer. All registrants should indicate if they have any food allergies. This program is for tweens in Grades 4–7 only and is a joint program with the Children’s Department and Young Adult Department. Registration begins Tuesday, March 14, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Tweens in Grades 6–7 who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program.

Tween Thursdays: Mini Canvas Painting

Paint a mini canvas on Thursday, March 23, at 4 p.m. during Tween Thursdays: Mini Canvas Painting. This program is for tweens in Grades 4–7 only and is a joint program with the Children’s Department and Young Adult Department. Registration begins Tuesday, March 14, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check

Eventkeeper for availability. Tweens in Grades 6–7 who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Teen Gamers

Kick off the weekend with our new Teen Gamers program! We will have our Nintendo Switch consoles for teens to use as well as tabletop board games and Magic: The Gathering cards for teens to play with. This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12. The March session will be held Friday, March 24, at 3:30 p.m. Registration begins Tuesday, March 14, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Volunteers Needed: Reading Pals

Volunteer to read to and then do a craft with children ages PreK–Grade 2 during the program Reading Pals! The March session will be held on Tuesday, March 28. Registration begins Tuesday, March 21, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. The Reading Pals program runs from 4 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 3:30 p.m. to review the material before the start of the program and stay until 5 p.m. to help clean up. Volunteers must be in Grades 6–12 only. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Intro to Safe Babysitting

Join us for this Babysitting Workshop program, Intro to Safe Babysitting, on Thursday, March 30, at 4 p.m. This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12. We will be using the Intro to Safe Babysitting curriculum from Safe Sitter®. Registrants must bring a doll to practice diaper-

ing. Registration is required and begins Tuesday, March 21, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

GCPL Tweens and Teens Best Books 2023 Committee: Volunteers Needed!

The Tweens and Teens Department is looking for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12 to volunteer to provide feedback on recently published Young Adult books as part of our Tweens and Teens Best Books 2023 Committee! Eligible books are those published between October 1, 2022 and December 5, 2023 and aimed at tweens and teens in Grades 6–12.

Volunteers will be asked to read books on the Tweens and Teens Department’s monthly reading lists beginning with December 2022 and then write a 300-word review. Volunteers can also nominate a book not on our lists as long as it’s published between October 1, 2022 and December 5, 2022 and the Library owns a physical copy in the Young Adult collection. Volunteers will earn community service credit.

Credit for both reading and writing reviews on new books in the Library’s Young Adult Collection. The feedback used throughout the year will help the Young Adult Librarians compile the Best Books list for the year in December 2023.

There are no requirements on how many books a volunteer must read and volunteers can read however many new books they are able to throughout the year. Volunteers can get credit for books they do not finish, as long as they provide 300-word feedback as to why they chose not to finish the book. The committee may meet throughout the year if there is interest, but volunteers are not required to attend meetings and can still participate by reading and providing feedback on recent Young Adult books.

If interested, please sign-up to join

the committee by visiting Garden City Public Library’s website at https:// www.gardencitypl.org/tweensteens-best-books-2023-committee/ or for more information, please contact the Young Adult Department at https://www.gardencitypl.org/ young-adult-department/contact-theyoung-adult-tweens-teens-department/.

Follow Tweens and Teens on Facebook and Instagram

Follow Garden City Library’s Tweens and Teens on Facebook and Instagram! The Young Adult Department uses both social media platforms as a tool to post updates and announcements about upcoming Library programs and community service opportunities.

Here are the Facebook and Instagram pages for the Garden City Public Library Tweens and Teens Department:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ GCPLTweensTeens

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ GCPLTweensTeens

If you’re interested in participating and want to learn when events will be happening for tweens and teens (Grades 6–12), or if you have any questions, email Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta at https://www.gardencitypl.org/young-adult-department/ contact-the-young-adult-tweens-teensdepartment/ .

Teen Advisory Board Applications Now Available Online

If you are interested in helping to come up with programming ideas or social media outreach ideas for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12, consider joining the Teen Advisory Board. Online applications are available at https://www.gardencitypl. org/teen-advisory-board-application/ Applicants should be in Grades 6–12. Email Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta at https://www.gardencitypl. org/young-adult-department/contactthe-young-adult-tweens-teens-department/ if you have any questions.

News from the Garden City Public Library

March Programs

Information about March programs is listed below. Check out our website (www.gardencitypl.org) in the coming weeks for more information about upcoming programs.

Mom’s Yoga Night Out with Kimberly Mercadante: New Dates Added!

You don’t have to be a mom to join us for these one-hour beginner’s yoga classes! This program has become so popular that we have added an additional five more sessions! This class will focus on beginning yoga. Please bring your own yoga mat to each class.

Due to the popularity of this program, we have added 5 additional sessions: 7–8 p.m.

• Wednesday, March 15

• Wednesday, March 22

*Each class requires a separate registration on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

The Garden City Public Library will screen the film “Head” on Monday, March 13.

Monday Movies Presented by the Friends of the Garden City Library

Mondays at 1:30 p.m.

March

March 13: “Head” -1968 - 86 min

March 20: “An American in Paris”1951 - 114 min

March 27: “Gone with the WindPart 1” - 1939 (Total time is 3 hours and 58 mins)

April (Revised)

April 3: “Gone with the Wind - Part 2” 1939 (Total time is 3 hours and 58 mins)

April 10: “The Verdict” - 1982 - 129 minn, S

April 17: “Meet Me in St. Louis” - 1944 - 113 min

April 24: “North by Northwest”1959 - 136 min

These programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Weather with Craig Allen

*Sunday, March 12, 2–3 p.m.

Join Craig Allen, CBS-FM weather forecaster, on-screen personality from WPIX, WCBS, News 12 and other stations will come to the Garden City Public library to share his insight on weather - forecasting - trends - and how he became a weatherman!

Register online with Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) beginning Monday, February 27, 2023

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

History Lecture with James Coll

*Tuesday, March 14, 1–3 p.m.

To celebrate and appreciate Women’s History Month, join James Coll for a history lecture entitled: “Madame Justice: The Women of the US Supreme Court.” In this lecture, we will discuss the lives of the Madame Justices and their

impact on our understanding of the Constitution, the law and our nation.

Register online with Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) beginning Monday, February 27, 2023

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

The History of Ireland in Song

*Tuesday, March 14, 7–8 p.m.

This multimedia presentation will cover subjects of Irish history with music by Irish entertainers related to these subjects. Some of the topics covered include the Battle of Glenmalure (1580), Penal Laws, the Great Hunger, Irish and American Wakes, American Civil War and Sea Shantees.

Registration with Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) is ongoing.

Contact Adult Services (516)742-8405 ext. 5236. Email: Speakingofbooks@ gardencitypl.org

*This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Electric Vehicles Presentation

Thursday, March 23, 2–3 p.m.

Thinking of buying or leasing an electric vehicle? Join Drive Electric LI to learn the basics about electric vehicles,with the opportunity to ask current EV owners why they chose to go electric and what it’s really like to drive an EV.

Registration with Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) began March 6, 2023.

Contact Adult Services (516)742-8405 ext. 5236. Email: Speakingofbooks@ gardencitypl.org

Multi-Generational Program : Adults & Children: How to Jump Start Their Vegetable Garden

*Saturday, March 25, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

A multi-generational program for children (grades K–5) and their parents/grandparents that will help to get a Jump Start on growing your vegetable garden. Science teacher Chris

Buchman will show how to start a successful vegetable garden!

Registration began Monday, March 6 on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Only one member per family should register.

Contact Adult Services (516)742-8405 ext. 5236. Email: Speakingofbooks@ gardencitypl.org

*This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

New Beginnings with Marla Matthews

Tuesday, March 28, 7–8:30 p.m.

Find new friends and hope for a new beginning during the program “New Beginnings: Singles Discussion/ Support Group." The program will be facilitated by Marla Matthews, who is a social worker, life coach, and TV talkshow host.

This will be a supportive, compassionate discussion for those that are widowed and divorced, and is for patrons ages 45 and older.

No registration required, but seating is on a first come, first served basis.

Contact Adult Services (516)742-8405 ext. 5236. Email: Speakingofbooks@ gardencitypl.org

Spring Cooking with Mary Maguire

Thursday, March 30, 1–3 p.m.

With Easter & Passover on the horizon, it’s time to add Spring to your luncheon and dinner gatherings. On the menu will be Carrot Vichyssoise along with individual Spring Frittatas. This will be followed by an elegant Curried Chicken Salad with servings from a Carrots and Grape casserole on the side. Topping it off will be a Blueberry Cream cheese coffee cake. All totally scrumptious and personally endorsed by the Easter Bunny himself.

Registration is required and began Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 10:00AM on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

Contact Adult Services (516)742-8405 ext. 5236. Speakingofbooks@gardencitypl.org

Pre-K at Garden Manor Nursery School

The Pre-K students at Garden Manor Nursery School have had a fun and busy winter. Even though the children love snow, the mild spring like weather has ensured much time in the fresh air, in addition to all the activities in the classroom. Students have been busy learning about many things like Arctic animals and they loved decorating their classroom for winter. They prepared for the groundhog (does he see his shadow?) and celebrated Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Pre-K as well as Pre-School students enjoyed visits from the dentist and even a banjo player! The school cannot believe that spring is right around the corner and can’t wait for all that it will bring!

If you would like to learn more about the Pre-K program or any of our other classes at Garden Manor please visit our website at www.gmns.org. The school is currently enrolling students for the 20232024 school year. Garden Manor Nursery School at Christ Episcopal Church is located at 33 Jefferson St in Garden City.

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The A.T. Stewart Exchange Consignment & Gift Shop

BY MELISSA JAEGER

“May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall softly upon your field.” Traditional Irish blessing (ancient Celtic prayer). With St. Patrick’s Day fast-approaching, I thought it a good idea to examine some of its history and traditions.

Did you know that “St. Patrick” is a myth of many contradictions? Revered as the patron saint of Ireland, Patrick was neither Irish nor a saint. When he was 16, he was apparently kidnapped and enslaved by British pirates and brought to Britain. He was never canonized by the Catholic Church since evidence suggests that he lived and died during the fifth century. Patrick supposedly found religion while in Ireland and later, when he was ordained as a priest in Britain, he was sent back to Ireland to minister to the Catholics already living there AND to convert the “pagans.” One of his supposed miracles – having prayed and banished the snakes from Ireland – has been debunked. There were no snakes in Ireland! Just a few of the colorful embellishments that are so much a part of the Irish legacy. The first parade was held on March 17, 1601 (his feast day) im St. Augustine, Florida. Homesick Irish soldiers serving in the military supposedly marched in 1772 to honor the saint, and a tradition was born.

Why do we eat corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes on St. Patrick’s Day? The original Irish “go-to” meal was bacon, served with cabbage. After the 1800s, when many Irish people emigrated to the U.S., they were forced to substitute bacon with corned beef brisket (pickled and fermented). They were able to purchase corned beef, an affordable alternative, from Jewish butchers on the Lower East side. I don’t know why we only seem to eat it but once a year, but I will continue to do so, if only to preserve the tradition.

Don’t forget to come into the shop and pick up your tickets for the Garden City Historical Society “Songs for a Sunday Afternoon.” Program. On Sunday, March

12, at 3:00 p.m., Mary O’Dowd, renowned Irish cabaret singer, accompanied by Bob Mastro and Ron D’Addario will perform at the Historical Society Museum. Be sure to get your tickets (only $40 per person) soon, as it is our most popular show and sells out quickly. Light refreshments will be served after the show. We have tickets available in the Shop.

About Us

• The Exchange Consignment Shop is housed in The Garden City Historical Society (TGCHS) Museum on 109 Eleventh Street (in the basement of the building).

• All the proceeds from the Shop sales directly benefit TGCHS.

• Shop 24/7 online at atstewartexchange.org and pick up your purchases at the Exchange.

• Follow and Like Us on the AT Stewart Exchange Facebook and on the AT Stewart Exchange Instagram pages. We sure do get around!

Consigning

• Our best sellers — jewelry (costume and fine), lamps, mirrors, and crystal (Waterford, Baccarat, Tiffany)

• We take/accept silver, pocketbooks, china, furniture, artwork, and collectibles. All items are in new or nearly new condition.

• Sorry — no clothing, except for furs during the cold months, or shoes. And no appliances.

• Consignments are done Wednesday through Friday, 11:00, a.m. – 2:00 p.m., by appointment ONLY. Appointments keep down the numbers of people in the Shop and reduce wait-times to consign.

• Please call (516)746-8900 to set up an appointment.

• Unsure if your items are appropriate to consign? Email photos to store@ atstewartexchange.org and be sure to include sizing info. You will generally receive a response the same day.

your items, but we don’t want them to get ruined, especially during inclement weather. Email me at store@atstewartexchange.org and I will work with you to arrange a drop-off time. I check the email every day, even when we’re closed.

Remember: Shop 24/7 online at www. atstewartexchange.org and pick up your purchases at the Exchange. Follow and Like Us on the AT Stewart Exchange Facebook and on the AT Stewart Exchange

Quality is working to repair and re-paint the back of the Museum and will soon start working on the last side of the house! We remain open throughout this process and precautions are taken to protect customers entering the Shop.

The shop is located at 109 Eleventh Street.

Shop Hours: Mon – Fri: 10–4 p.m., (Wednesdays until 6 p.m.)

Recreation and Parks Annual Egg Hunt is Back!

Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks is once again sponsoring the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8, on St. Paul’s fields. This year, three hunts will be held beginning at 10:00 a.m. with three age divisions:

• Preschool to Kindergarten

• Grades 1 and 2

• Grades 3 to 5

Special eggs will be stuffed and hidden for all divisions. Each hunt will also feature a grand prize (an Easter basket filled with goodies) which will go to the youngster who finds the egg marked “#1 Lucky Egg”.

For further information about the Hunt, please call the Recreation Dept. at 465-4075.

Family Show Sunday“The Cat in the Hat”

Garden City Recreation and Parks will sponsor a performance of “The Cat in the Hat” on Sunday, April 2, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul’s Cluett Hall. Plaza Theatrical Productions will delight us with their rendition of this wonderful show. Admission is $5.00, and reservations are necessary by calling the Recreation and Parks Office at 516-465-4075.

Lacrosse Clinic Sponsored by NY Riptide and GC Rec!

Join us this spring for a 6-week Lacrosse Clinic sponsored by the New York Riptide and Pioneer Sports in partnership with Garden City Recreation and Parks. This special program introduces girls and boys, kindergarten through 5th grade, to the game of lacrosse in a non-competitive, instructional clinic.

This clinic will be held on Wednesdays on St. Paul’s Fields from April 5 through May 17 according to the following schedule:

• Grades K-2: 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.

• Grades 3-5: 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

The cost of this program will be $175, which includes the clinic, 2 tickets to the Riptide home opener at the Nassau Coliseum and a Riptide swag bag. Space is limited. Register online for this program at https://GFSports.formstack. com/forms/gcclinic.

No registrations will be taken at the Recreation Office.

Please note: Players must bring their

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GARDEN CITY RECREATION AND PARK NEWS

Spring Session of Mad Science

Announced

Garden City Department of Recreation and Parks will again hold a Mad Science After School Enrichment Program on Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:00 pm beginning Thursday, March 30th.

Possible session topics include Magnetic Magic, Optical Illusions, and Watts Up! This six-week program is open to GC residents in grades K to 5.

The cost of this weekly program is $170 per student which Includes all materials & take-homes. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue - checks only please, made payable to “LI Steam Group”. Space is limited.

Imagine Arts Academy After School Program

Recreation and Parks has joined with Mad Science to offer the following after school program in art in the cottages at St. Paul’s. This program is open to Garden City residents in grades K to 5.

Crayola® Wild World! is a program where the wonder and beauty of the animal kingdom will inspire the participants creativity through the world of art. They will experiment with different techniques and use Crayola® art materials to express their ideas. They design a unique, artist inspired creation in each class.

This six-week class will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. on Mondays beginning Monday, March 27. The fee for this six week program will be $170, checks only made payable to LI Steam Group. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

Middle School Pickleball Program Announced

Garden City Recreation and Parks will offer an eight week session of beginner pickleball lessons to children in grade 6–8 who are residents of the Village of Garden City.

This program will provide an opporunity to learn every aspect of this fast growing sport. Explanation of the court, game rules, and court etiquette will be taught while playing. This program will be administered by Jackie Flynn, Recreation Leader and Phys. Ed. teacher.

The eight-week session will begin on Wednesday, March 29 and run from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Paddles will be pro-

vided. The cost of this program will be $80. Please visit our Recreation and Parks office at 108 Rockaway Avenue to register or, if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline. gardencityny.net.

Preschool Sports Sampler for 4 and 5-Year-Olds

The Garden City Recreation Department will offer a Pee-Wee Sports Sampler program this spring for preschool children ages 4 & 5 who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. This six week program has been designed to provide an opportunity to try a wide variety of sports with basic instruction.

This program will take place in St. Paul’s Fieldhouse on Tuesdays beginning on Tuesday, March 28. Class will begin at 1 p.m. and will run for 55 minutes. Our Sampler will incorporate new skills and free play in a non-competitive atmosphere. A different sport will be offered each week.The cost of this program is $60.

To register for this class, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or, if you have a password, you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Join

Us for US Sports "Squirts" Programs this Spring

Garden City Recreation and Parks has teamed with US Sports to again offer our seasonal “Squirts” sports programs for Village residents ages 2 to 5 years olds on Saturdays and Sundays at St. Paul’s.

Weekly “Parent and Me” classes at ages 2 and 3 include Soccer and Multisport. If your child is ready to work without a parent, various sports are also offered for the 3 to 5 year old child.

Please visit www.usasportgroup. com or www.pulsecamps.com to see the classes offered in Garden City and to register. Classes will begin the week of April 22 and run for eight weeks.

These programs are open to Village residents ages 2 to 11 years. To see what is offered and to register, please visit US Sports website at www.usasportgroup. com and look for Garden City.

Toddler Storytime and Arts and Crafts

Our 8-week spring session of Toddler Story Time and Arts and Crafts will be held on Thursday mornings at 10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m. at Cottage #110. Each 45 minute class will cover a theme with short stories and crafts. Themes covered will be Spring, Teddy Bears, Birds, Insects, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and more! Class will be taught by Recreation Supervisor, Andrea Genna. This class is open to Garden City residents ages 2 and 3 years of age and a caregiver. This eight-week session will begin Thursday, April 20, and run until June 8. The price for the session is $66.

*Please Note-The participant must be the age by the start of the class.

To register for this class, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or, if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

"Chess Wizards" Afterschool Program Spring Session

Garden City Recreation and Parks has again partnered with the very popular “Chess Wizards” to offer a spring session after school program for Garden City children in grades 1 to 5 who want to learn the game of chess! Chess Wizards is a fun way to have kids experience the excitement of chess.

Kids will play in mini tournaments, have interactive lessons with chess pros and play cool chess variants like bug house. It is proven that chess enhances cognitive development in children, improves both verbal and mathematical skills, and increases all levels of academic performance! Playing chess stimulates the mind and helps children strengthen skills such as focusing, visualizing goals, abstract thinking, and forming concrete opinions.

Get

a Jump on the Summer US Sports and Garden City

Recreation have again joined up to run our very popular summer sports programs at Community Park and St. Paul’s. Weekly summer programs include soccer, multisport, flag football, field hockey, lacrosse, and golf. They also offer Parent and Me classes as well as 3 to 5-year-old Squirt programs!

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This eight week class will be held from 4 to 5 pm on Tuesdays beginning Tuesday, April 4 and will cost $193. Instructors (who are called "Wizards") provide all the materials necessary for your child to participate in the class. Come join the fun!!!

To register for this class, please visit Chess Wizards’ website at www.chesswizards.com.

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Boys track team breaks GC High School record

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The 4x400m relay team placed 10th at the 2023 NYSPHSAA Indoor Track and Field Championships setting a new all-time Garden City High School record with a time of 3:28.46!

GC Men’s Baseball seeks players

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The Garden City Men’s Baseball team is recruiting new players for the 2023 season. Games are played on Field 4 at Garden City Community Park on Sunday nights. If you are 35 years of age or older as of December 31, 2023, and love America’s national pastime, please contact John Sorensen at gcbaseball@optonline. net for more details.

From left to right: Joseph Bonomi, Connor Escoffery, Coach George Dreher, James Egan, and Alex Colletti.

St. Joseph’s 6th Grade Girls win CYO Championship

The St. Joseph's 6th Grade Girls team won the CYO Championship on Saturday, February 11, at Holy Trinity High School.

The girls put together an incredible season going undefeated through16 games, including 12 wins in the regular season and 4 more wins in the playoffs. The league included 49 teams across Long Island.

In the playoffs, St. Joseph’s first had to beat St. Dominic’s (Oyster Bay), Sacred Heart (Merrick), and St. Thomas More (Hauppauge) to eventually advance to the championship game.

The playoff run culminated with a matchup against another undefeated team St. Aloysius (Great Neck). St. Joseph's went on to beat St. Aloysius in a thrilling 1-point come-from-behind win with a final score of 24-23.

The St. Joe’s players are: Emily Bennett, Hailey Benson, Maddy Berroya, Olivia Coiro, Lucia Dersch, Reese Goettelmann, Nina Kelly, Maddie Leder, Jane Levelis, Emily McDonald, Campbell Olcott, Ella Regina and Grace Wheeler.

St. Joe’s is coached by Dan Berroya,

Mike Regina, and Greg Coiro.

The girls would like to thank their parents, families, and fans for their continued support during the long season!

Official team photo of the champions!

The winning team!

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