The Garden City News (4/13/18) by Litmor Publishing

Friday, April 13, 2018

Vol. 94, No.29

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Scouts open house PAGE 39 n A comic ballet PAGE 47

Environmental Advisory Board hears about solar panel options

SPRING BREAK WINNERS

BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

The Garden City High School Girls Lacrosse team racked up two wins during a spring break trip south. Above, the girls are all smiles after beating St. Mary's in Maryland 14-7. See pages 60-61.

Hannon: State budget to help fund Garden City road improvements

“Winter weather has again wrought havoc on our streets and highways,” said Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Nassau). “Potholes, cracked pavement, damaged curbs, and other road hazards are just some of the weather and wear-related issues drivers face. I’m pleased to announce that help is on the way to Villages who can take advantage of road and highway repair funding in this year’s budget.” The 2018-19 state budget includes funding for The

Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPs), a program established by the Legislature in 1981. The funds go directly to local governments to support repairs to the highways, bridges and roads they operate and maintain. Additional funding will be available to the Village in the form of Extreme Winter Recovery and PAVE-NY moneys. The Village of Garden City will receive $402,187.69 from CHIPS, $72,671.83 from the extreme win-

ter recovery apportionment, and $91,789.33 through PAVE-NY, for a combined total of $566,648.85. “The Village can make use of these funds to make repairs and key upgrades,” said Hannon. “The winter storms, particularly the four Nor’easters that hit in March, have taken a toll on our streets, and potholes are everywhere. If you need to report a pothole, you can contact my office or visit kemphannon.com for important contact numbers and information.”

At its meeting on Monday, April 9, the Garden City Environmental Advisory Board hosted a panel of residents who have installed solar panels on their homes. The discussion ranged from environmentally-conscious and sustainable planning and emerging technology in the solar energy arena, and the few downsides to solar on a home’s roof. Days before the Garden City “Solar Panelists” spoke inside the Golf Club Lane Senior Center, the Wall Street Journal published an article on the declining number of homeowners adding solar panel systems. The Journal cited data from the firm GTM Research, which noted an on-average 49% growth in residential solar units installed from 2010 through 2016, before a dip of 16% in 2017. At the meeting, geologist Robert Alvey, spoke about his 20-year lease of solar panels that began a little more than four years ago after his application to the Architectural Design Review Board (ADRB) was approved in December 2013. (In 1996 Alvey founded the nine-acre Garden City Bird Sanctuary and Alvey Arboretum, which together comprise the Tanners Pond Environmental Center. His LinkedIn profile lists his title as “frequent volunteer and environmental innovator.”) Alvey told the EAB that he is very happy with the solar panels, but he recognizes the scope of issues the village has had regulating applications for panels. “It works if you have the right location and exposure for these panels. Rightfully so, a lot of us don’t want the panels visible on the front of houses or looking over a place. Tesla does have new products that actually look like roofing tiles -- they could be red ceramic tiles like on an Italian colony type house or the asphalt roofing tiles, ones you would not even notice,” he said. Alvey’s said he approached vendor SolarCity to do the installation free and lease the panels “for as cheap as possible.” SolarCity incurred a cost of $13,000 to put a system on Alvey’s two-story colonial house as he has raised panels, installed from the second floor. “By then the village had already said panels didn’t have to be ‘flush-mounted anymore’ so I have the typical ones you see every place. I had a limit on how many solar panels I could put on my roof due to LIPA. They calculated energy use and electricity from the previous two years before that, and they would See page 48

Swim-a-thon to benefit NYU Winthrop Hospital PAGE 34 GCHS Boys Lacrosse team rounding into form PAGES 58-59

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A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER

Reconsider solar panel restrictions

We were happy to hear that the Village's Environmental Advisory Board held a forum on solar panels on residential roof tops. A solar system can often provide the majority of electricity for homeowners, and often makes economic sense on top of being environmentally responsible. Unfortunately, the Village of Garden City has restrictive rules on where solar panels may be placed. Basically, the code says that the panels may not be visible from the street, and in the case of corner properties, cannot be visible from either street. Since the panels also require a sunny roof that is preferably south facing, many Garden City homeowners are not able to install solar systems. This part of the village code was

written in 2004, when the panels were unusual. Since then, they have become much more common in other communities, and no longer really stand out. In addition, a new generation of photovoltaic materials are now on the market, and many of them look similar to traditional building materials. We hope that the Village reviews its codes and considers the changes to the marketplace, as well as whether residents' attitudes towards the panel systems has evolved in the last decade. If people no longer find them objectionable looking and many homeowners would like to install them (whether for economic or environmental reasons) then maybe it's time to reconsider the restrictions.

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Bus system neglected To the Editor: April 9th is the first anniversary of the closing of the Rockville Centre Bus Depot. The old Bee Line Bus Garage in Rockville Centre was rebuilt in the late 1980’s with funding provided by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (today known as the Federal Transit Administration). At a total cost of $10 million, Washington provided $8 million. Local matching funds of $1 million each were provided by New York State Department of Transportation and Nassau County. All Federal Transit Administration capital improvements have a useful life requirement contained in the master grant agreements with Nassau County. Work was completed with beneficial use in the late 1980’s. Useful life of the overall facility was more than 27 years. As a result of NICE bus closing this depot on April 9th, 2017, Nassau County was on the hook with both FTA and NYSDOT. The shut down may have resulted in FTA requesting reimbursement by Nassau County, based upon straight line depreciation for the remaining value of this investment. The same could have been true with New York State DOT. What happened last year when Nassau County on behalf of NICE Bus approached FTA & NYSDOT with a plan to either temporarily mothball the garage (with the clear intent to reopen the facility at a later date) or permanently shut it down? What happened to other capital investments to the Rockville Centre Bus Depot, including compressed natural gas fueling stations, facility modifications to accommodate Compressed Natural Gas buses inside, new roof, doors, bus washers, HVAC and other support equipment necessary to run the facility. Just like a homeowner, items require constant maintenance, periodic upgrades and eventual replacement years later. Capital physical assets of any bus system eventually reach the end of their useful life based upon straight line depreciation and/or the manufac-

turer’s warranty. Significant changes in technology may also require replacement of outdated equipment. What was the remaining value for millions of dollars in additional FTA funded capital improvements and new fixed assets to Rockville Centre Bus Depot between 1990 and today that never reached their useful life? Were they accounted for? What did Nassau County do with any active NICE capital improvement contracts at Rockville Centre? Did Nassau County have to reimburse both FTA and NYSDOT for remaining useful life value of numerous capital improvements made to the Rockville Centre Bus Depot over the past 27 years. How were the number of issues to contend with in the consolidation of up to 100 buses previously assigned to Rockville Centre with the Mitchell Field Bus Depot ever resolved? Mitchell Field was designed and constructed in the 1980’s to provide heavy maintenance for a total fleet of 325 buses. It was also designed to accommodate a fleet of 225 buses for day to day operations, light maintenance and indoor storage for routes based out of Mitchell Field. There is no indoor storage capacity for up to 308 buses. As a result, how many buses reassigned from Rockville Centre to Mitchell Field had to be stored outside this past winter? Exposing buses to rain, snow, sleet and cold weather impacts the useful life of a bus, by acceleration of physical deterioration. How have compressed natural gas fueling stations, bus washers and other day to day support equipment been affected? Did more buses returning to the garage result in longer waits before being fueled, washed and stored overnight? There are insufficient bays, pits and lifts to provide light maintenance for 308 versus 225 buses. Consolidation of two bus garages results in a reduction of the total bus fleet. FTA allows a peak fleet and up to 20% for spares. By cutting some routes, NICE Bus reduced the peak fleet bus requirements. Did Nassau County, on behalf of NICE Bus ever See page 47

Humans become books for a day at Adelphi event BY GARY SIMEONE

Last year’s Bingo players enjoying Bingo Night The Children’s Medical Fund of New York (CMF) will be hosting Bingo Night on Friday, April 27th at 7:00-8:30PM at the Lutheran Church located at 420 Stewart Avenue. The cost is $13 per child. (Walk in price is $15 per child) Admission includes one bingo card, chips, water, and favor. Bingo winners will select an item from the table of prizes. Also raffle tickets will be sold for a chance to win items including children’s board games, toys, and arts/ crafts. This is a FUN night out for boys and girls ages 5 and older. Bingo night usually sells out, so be sure to purchase

tickets in advance. Come join the fun and be part of the exciting action by registering online at www.cmfny.org. For more information, contact Jillian DiLemme at jillianrdilemme@gmail.com or Courtney Rhein at courtneyrhein@ yahoo.com. All proceeds from this event go directly to Children’s Medical Fund of New York (CMF) to support the Child Life Program at Cohen Children’s Medical Center of NY, part of Northwell Health System.

Many intriguing human stories came to light at the ‘Human Library’ event at Adelphi University last Thursday. A whole range of different human ethnicities, experiences, beliefs, and conversations were on display for the readers entertainment. Tatiana Bryant, assistant professor and librarian at Adelphi, organized the event after seeing similar human book projects in other areas of the world. “Basically, the humans are books who talk to the readers about their life experiences,” said Bryant. “We have former addicts, people of Muslim faith, lesbians, and disabled immigrants who are on hand to answer questions about their backgrounds.” The event was set up in the Angello Alumni House multipurpose room, and attendees moved from table to table, listening to the different human experiences. “The people, who are volunteers, serve as a book and each book has a particular title, like journalist, addict and so on,” said Bryant. “Each ‘book’

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has their own table and the readers rise and go to different tables throughout the duration of the event.” Bryant said that in order to get readers to the event she advertised all over campus and on social media sites like Craigslist and Facebook. She also advertised in libraries throughout the County, including the Garden City Library, which served as a co-sponsor of the event. Arianne Gehring, a student at Adelphi, said what she liked most about the ‘Human Library’ was interacting with people that she is not used to speaking with and hearing their stories. “I listened to one woman who was a Holocaust survivor and got to listen to her experiences firsthand,” said Gehring. “I also listened to a journalist who wears a habib and a recovering heroin addict.” Bryant said that she feels the event was a success and would like to host similar events in the future. “The ultimate goal of this is to really diminish a lot of the stereotypes and prejudices that are out there and get people in conversation each other.”

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Kieran Brown to receive GC Foundation business scholarship Please join the Garden City Foundation as it honors Kieran Brown Garden City High School senior, as he is awarded with the 26th annual “Althea Robinson Excellence in Business Education Scholarship.” The presentation will take place on Tuesday evening, April 24, 6-8PM at a cocktail and “coketail” reception at the Cathedral of the Incarnation’s charming Mercer School, 72 Fourth Street, Garden City. Adding to the festivities will be a performance by the Cathedral Youth Choirs (Larry Tremsky, choral director). All attendees under the age of 21 will be treated to soft drinks and pizza. Kieran was selected by the Gardens City High School business education and guidance departments as the student judged to best exemplify the spirit of the Garden City business community by achieving academic success in the area of business. Kieran’s achievements cover a wide range of honors business courses including business management entrepreneurship, marketing, and advertising plus business law. Among his college courses are accounting, business management, and marketing. Kieran plans to attend the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University next fall with an expected major in business-information systems. A 501(c)3 charitable organization, the additional mission of the Garden City Foundation is to promote and support Garden City’s civic and charitable organizations; to assist Garden City residents in need and to promote the scholastic achievement of students who

Susan MacDonald, Garden City Foundation president and IP president of the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club, distributes invitations to the Cocktail and “Coketail” party honoring Kieran Brown at last week’s Rotary meeting when she spoke to Rotarians about the Foundation. reside in Garden City. Please join the Garden City Foundation in honoring Kieran Brown. Reservations are required. Adults, $50; attendees under age 21, $20. Reserve electronically by April 18th at www. gcfoundation.eventbrite.com or by check to Susan MacDonald at Daniel Gale Sotheby’s, 102 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY, 11530. Part of the proceeds from this event go toward future scholarships along with the Garden City Foundation’s philanthropic efforts.

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9 Mayor@gardencityny.net We are continuing our efforts to communicate with members of our community, including our residents, commercial tenants and landlords, visitors, friends at Adelphi and local merchants in different ways in order to enhance outreach. This weekly column is intended to advise our residents and community of matters that our Board of Trustees and Departments are working on, events and other important information. And of course, please visit our website for additional information: www.gardencityny.net. We are constantly updating the website in order to keep it relevant and provide new information. We also encourage you to attend Village Board of Trustees meetings. See the schedule of meetings on our website.

Field Renovations

The next phase in the Department of Recreation and Parks Strategic Plan includes major improvements to Fields 1 and 2 at Community Park. A new under drain system will be added in the infield of Field 1. Connections to water for syringing the infield have already been installed. This field is used for both Little League and softball games. Field 2, a lighted Little League baseball field, will also be upgraded with a new synthetic turf infield and sod outfield, irrigation and an under drain system throughout all playing surfaces. Safety fencing and dugouts are also being replaced, as are playground apparatus and safety surfacing located next to the clubhouse. The schedule for the renovation/ reconstruction of Field 2 will be as follows: Project should be designed and awarded by the end of July with construction beginning in August and completed in December. All regular use of the field will be re-directed to other 60’ Little League fields throughout the neighborhood parks.

Old Roosevelt Field Groundwater Contamination

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated groundwater in the eastern area of the Old Roosevelt Field Contaminated Groundwater Area Superfund site in Garden City, which expands on the 2007 cleanup that addressed contamination predominantly in the western portion of the site. A major component of the selected remedy includes construction of an extraction well on a residential street within the Village, with groundwater transported through pipes to be installed beneath the Village’s streets to a water treatment plant. EPA officials plan to install the well and treatment plant near Garden and

Grove Streets to remove contaminants where trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) were detected. These solvents were used for aircraft manufacturing, maintenance and repair operations since the 1930s. The U.S. military began using the site as an airfield prior to World War I and continued to use it as a commercial airport until it closed in May 1951. David Yudelson of Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C., on behalf of the Village, requested in a March 29, 2018 letter to Sherrel Henry, remedial project manager for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, that the Village be involved in the process leading to the selection of final locations for all the remedial facilities, their design and the scheduling and methods of construction. Mr. Yudelson also requests that the Village’s engineers be involved in the review and finalization of the operational aspects of the cleanup to ensure there is no adverse impact on the Village's potable water supply. Links to both the Record of Decision as well as the Village’s response are available for review at www.gardencityny.net, under the Notifications and Alerts section on the homepage.

Bonus time at the Garden City Pool

Did you hear there is bonus time at the Garden City Pool this year? In last season’s survey a number of members requested extending the Pool season. Traditionally the last day of the Pool season has been Labor Day. This year we will keep the Pool open from September 4 through September 9 from 12 noon until 6 p.m. Areas of the Pool that will be open are dependent on the availability of lifeguards and other staff and may be adjusted as needed. The Snack Bar will be open during these hours as well. Interested in joining the Pool this summer? Visit the Department of Recreation and Parks website, www.gardencityrecreation.org, to download an application. With numerous membership levels, you’re guaranteed to find a package that works best for you.

Chiefs of the GC Fire Department

Following Garden City Fire Department elections held this month, Chief Brian G. Gallo has again been elected Chief of the Garden City Fire Department. He will be aided during the coming year by: 1st Assistant Chief Thomas Strysko, 2nd Assistant Chief Devyn Moody and 3rd Assistant Chief Neil O’Malley. We wish them well and thank them for their continued involvement. Special thanks is also extended to the families of all of the dedicated volunteer firefighters for sharing them with the Village and

for all of the sacrifices they make to assure that we are protected.

S.T.O.P. Program Sunday, April 29

The dumping of paint, solvents, etc. is strictly prohibited at the Village Yard. Rather, residents should take advantage of the Town of Hempstead's S.T.O.P. (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) program. The Town will conduct its next monthly program on Sunday, April 29, 2018. The program will make disposing of hazardous waste material accessible to as many residents as possible. Sunday’s program is being held in the Long Beach City Hall parking lot, located at Centre Street off Park Avenue in Long Beach. The hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Workers are at the site and will remove the material directly from your car, free of charge. When bringing items, please follow these simple guidelines:  •Wrap leaking containers in newspaper and place in a plastic bag or larger container.  •Make sure all caps and lids are tight.  •Place items securely in a box for transportation.  •Use newspaper or cardboard to keep items from tipping or hitting

each other.  •Place chemicals that may react with each other in separate areas of the vehicle.  •Do not leave products in a hot, unventilated vehicle for an extended period of time.  •Do not smoke near chemical products.  •Wear rubber gloves when handling containers.  The facility will NOT accept the following materials: ammunition, explosives, fire extinguishers, fireworks, electronic recyclable waste, infectious or medical waste, propane tanks larger than 20 pounds, oxygen tanks, radioactive materials and unlabeled materials. For further information about S.T.O.P. call 378-4210 (Option 6) or visit www.TOH.LI.

Tree City USA

The Village of Garden City once again was named a 2017 Tree City USA by the Arbor Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. Garden City achieved the recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements: a tree board or department; a tree care ordinance; an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 See page 10

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THE OFFICE CAT Teen arrested: On April 4th, Garden City Detectives arrested a 16 year old Garden City boy for alleged sexual offenses against two female victims. He was charged with two counts of forcible touching. Tree falls: On April 4th, as a result of strong winds, a tree limb fell on a vehicle traveling on Clinton Road. There were no injuries reported. Another tree limb fell onto power lines on Lefferts Road. Police Officers and Firefighters responded to safeguard the areas. Arrest in car entries: On April 5th Garden City Police responded to the Franklin Court area for a report of a suspicious person. Upon investigation, a 53 year old Bellmore man was arrested for the theft of items from a vehicle parked in a Franklin Court driveway. He was charged with petit larceny. Theft at CVS: On April 5th Garden City Police officers investigated a report of a male subject entering CVS and stealing multiple baby food items and medicines from the shelves. Light out: On April 5th Garden City Police responded to a traffic light

malfunction at the intersection of Old Country Road and Clinton Road. Multiple violations: On April 6th, a vehicle was stopped by a Garden City Police Officer for multiple aggressive driver violations on Golf Club Lane. Upon investigation, the driver, a 31 year old Elmont woman, was arrested for DWI, excessive speed, improper turn and unsafe lane usage. Taxi driver stiffed: On April 7th a taxi driver told Garden City Police that he had driven a male subject from New York City to Seventh Street, Garden City, where he refused to pay his $106 fare, exited the vehicle and fled the scene on foot. Excessive speed: On April 7th a vehicle was stopped by an Officer for excessive speed (53 MPH) on Washington Avenue and Meadow Street. Upon investigation, the driver, a 36 year old Hempstead woman, was charged with driving with four license suspensions and excessive speed (53 MPH). Drug arrest: On April 8th, Garden

City Police officers conducted a traffic investigation on Clinton Road at Chestnut Street, which resulted in the arrest of a 30 year old West Hempstead man for criminal possession of a controlled substance (crack/ cocaine), possession of marijuana and an outstanding Nassau County Criminal Court warrant for possession of marijuana. Damage: A roof strap securing a kayak on top of a vehicle parked in Parking Field # 7S was found damaged on April 8th. Probation violation: On April 9th a joint investigation on County Seat Drive by the Garden City Police Department and the Nassau County Probation Department resulted in the arrest of a 62 year old Glen Head man for allegedly driving with a suspended license due to a prior DWI offense and driving without a court ordered interlock device. Money taken: On April 10th money was removed from a vehicle parked at a Pell Terrace residence. Leaving the scene: On April 10th a vehicle left the scene after striking and damaging an unoccupied vehicle parked in Adelphi University Parking Field #5.

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per capita; and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters.

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Buddies members about Carnevale as everyone enjoyed Italian cookies and other snacks. Everyone sang “Bella Ciao,” and sang and clapped along to the music. The Italian Club then taught everyone how to dance a traditional Italian dance, the Tarantella. Overall, the celebration was a great time for our two clubs to join together to sing, dance and, most importantly, have fun!

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Longtime women’s clothing store to close up shop BY GARY SIMEONE

In another unfortunate sign of the times, a local business will close its doors to the public. Sugarplum women’s clothing store will be going out of business sometime early this summer and owner Lori Altman will be sad to see it go. “We have been at this location in Garden City since 2011 and it is truly one of the most beautiful blocks on Long island,” said Altman, who owns the dress shop at 181 7th Street. “Our customers have been coming in, hugging us, kissing and crying, and wishing us well in our retirement.” Altman, whose family originally opened Sugarplum in Lynbrook, 46 years ago, said that the current trend of online shopping and the availability of smartphones has hurt the brick and mortar type of businesses.

“People want to do all of their shopping online now and they want to get the best bang for their buck. The joy of seeing the dress or item in person and being the actual buyer has gone out of the whole process.” She said that her business not only catered to local residents but that people would fly in to shop at her store from places like Chicago and Miami. “Now people just have to go online and they can order something they like from 1,000 miles away,” said Altman. Currently the store, which is located in the small shopping center across the street from Starbucks, is covered in going out of business and reduced price stickers. Altman said that she still plans to keep the Sugarplum name alive and that in the future she would consider selling different types of merchandise.

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George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney are the subject of an entertaining course entitled “The Beatles Story.” Take a Magical Mystery History Tour with historian and life long Beatles fan John Ellis Kordes. Garden City Public Schools Continuing Education is now offering a four week course entitled “The Beatles Story.” Kordes will explore the origins of the group in Liverpool, England, and how they struggled in the early years before exploding on the world scene in 1964. This multi-media presentation is an opportunity to learn the stories behind each album and how four young men who could neither read nor write music changed the culture, fashions and the entire music industry

while becoming the most famous and successful musical group in the world before breaking up in 1970. Many colleges and universities have been offering similar courses as a half a century later the Beatles remain a major musical and cultural influence around the world. The course will be taught in the evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Garden City High School beginning on Wednesday, May 2nd. For more information call Continuing Education at 478-1070.

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now. Please support their hard work and come to the play! Box office opens 60 minutes before curtain. Prices are $20 and $15 for seniors and children ages 5 through 12 years. Performances take place in Gardner Hall. Snacks will be available for purchase during intermission. Direct your questions to Ruby Gustavson at 516-398-9864 or at rubygustavson@gmail.com. The Garden City Community Theatre is a part of the Garden City Community Church. The theatre group was formed in 1996 as a outlet for talented individuals in the Church community and as a means to fundraise for the Church. The Garden City Community Church is part of the United Church of Christ.

Blood drive this Sunday The St. Joseph - Bishop Baldwin Council # 15809 Knights of Columbus in Garden City is sponsoring a Blood Drive this Sunday, April 15th, from 7:45AM – 1:45PM in the St. Joseph School gymnasium located at 121 Fourth Street, Garden City. As a consequence of cancelled blood drives in February and March due to snowstorms, blood supplies lost thousands of pints of blood. It is crucial to the community blood supply that

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As this is written, there is quite a bit of important developing news. This includes potential United States action in Syria in the wake of the dastardly poison gas attack by the Bassir al-Ashad regime, tough talk on trade between the United States and China that hopefully will lead to some form of negotiations, and the appearance of Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg before Congress. In addition, there is the just announced raid on the files of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney. My best guess on the raid is that once again, there will be less than meets the eye here in terms of hard evidence against the President, but time will obviously tell. However, if I were advising Mr. Trump, I would take special prosecutor Robert Mueller and his staff very seriously. I would be against any face to face meeting with Mr. Mueller’s staff, which could go badly for Mr. Trump, a person not noted for watching every word carefully. However, in light of the relatively preliminary nature of all these news developments, I will spend this column on the 50th anniversary of 1968, easily the most tumultuous news year in my life. Looking back at news footage of 1968, we now know that in later years things eventually became less frenetic. Accordingly, the film does not always convey the rising sense of people living through the year, as one shocking event after another unfolded, that things were starting to spin out of control. Of course, there were two major pieces of background that year. One was the generational conflict between members of the baby boomer generation and their elders. But even more important was the Vietnam War, which seemed to go on endlessly. Even those of us who believed the war was necessary to stop the incursion of global communism were frustrated at the slow progress of the conflict, the political turmoil in South Vietnam and, of course, the mounting casualties of American soldiers. The year started with the massive Tet offensive by communist troops against 150 locations in Vietnam, and its substantial political fallout.

While in many ways the offensive was a failure, it added to the perception that the war was not going well, a perception that was reinforced by broadcaster Walter Cronkite’s declaration on February 27 that the war was a “stalemate”. Two weeks later, President Lyndon Johnson could only manage a narrow victory in the New Hampshire primary against Senator Eugene McCarthy, which would lead to Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s declaration of his candidacy. On March 31, President. Johnson made a shocking announcement that he would not seek re-election. Then on April 4, an assassin killed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, a tragic event which led to massive racial tensions and an outbreak of riots in many cities and occupation of the Washington Mall by squatters. There were also frequently violent demonstrations at major universities and occupation of campus buildings by leftist protestors. The political landscape was altered by the departure of President Johnson as a candidate. Vice President Hubert Humphrey entered the Democratic race, joining Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy. On the Republican side, Richard M. Nixon was cruising to the nomination. A third candidate, Governor George Wallace of Alabama, ran as a segregationist with an overtly racist message. However, a second tragedy occurred when Robert Kennedy was assassinated in early following a victory in the California primary. Vice President Humphrey became the frontrunner and was ultimately nominated in Chicago, but only after ugly protests broke out in the streets. International tensions also rose as the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia. Eventually, Mr. Nixon was narrowly elected president, with a promise to bring us together and end the war. He never totally succeeded in either, but the overall level of rhetoric was markedly lower in 1969, the year of the moon landing, and never again was there a year as tense as 1968. Which is all to the good.

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Dr. Gregory J. Gunyan The Garden City Democratic Club Meeting at 7:30PM on April 19th, to be held at the cottages behind St. Paul’s School, 108 Rockaway Avenue, will focus on the growing opioid crisis on Long Island. A new report details that Long Island likely broke its record for number of people who died from opioid overdoses.

As WCBS 880’s Mike Smeltz reported, it is projected that between Nassau and Suffolk counties, at least 600 people died in 2017 due to opioid overdose. The Garden City Democratic Club will hear from Doctor Gregory J. Gunyan, Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Behavioral Health at NYU Winthrop Hospital. Dr. Gunyan performs psychiatric consults and diagnoses, treats and develops patient treatment plans. Among his specialties is treating opioid addictions, and he carries a specialized Suboxone License for prescribing opioid-based medications specifically to treat addiction. He also teaches medical students at NYU Winthrop, which is a Clinical Campus of Stony Brook School of Medicine. Dr. Gunyan’s prior experience includes co-managing a psychiatric inpatient unit at the Northport VA Medical Center, where he specialized in PTSD and mood disorders. For more information about the Garden City Democratic Club, visit www.gardencitydemocrats.com

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CMF’s newest program, Heroes with Heart, is a very unique opportunity in which hospitalized children get to meet their favorite superheroes and have a well-deserved day of fun! Ladies come out and support a wonderful cause! Support the Children’s Medical Fund and bring your friends for a fun Ladies Night Out! Join the CMF on Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30pm at CopperHill, at 234 Hillside Ave, Williston Park. $65/person includes select Copperhill signature cocktails and select wine, as well

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Environmental Advisory Board hears about leaf blower issues In response to resident concerns about leaf blower usage in the Village and its effect on the environment, Garden City’s Environmental Advisory Board in October 2017 hosted a speaker series featuring Dr. Lucy Weinstein, pediatrician and co-chair of the Environmental Health Committee of the Long Island chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and co-founder of Huntington CALM (Citizens Appeal for Leaf Blower Moderation) and Dr. Bonnie Sager, consulting clinical physician to the New York State Hospital System and co-founder of Huntington CALM, a citizen’s advisory and advocacy organization that advocates for sustainable landscape maintenance practices. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), leaf blowers may have an environmental impact in your neighborhood. Further, human health may also be impacted from the noise, fuel and exhaust emissions, as well as dust from these popular landscape cleanup tools. In an attempt to alert residents about local concerns, the following are facts about leaf blower usage and ways to mitigate their effects.

Noise

While more modern leaf blowers are available with ratings of 65 decibels (dB) or lower at 50 feet, many on the market still exceed 70 dB at 50 feet. A leaf blower rated 70 dB at 50 feet may generate noise levels over 105 dB.

Emissions from Gas Powered Blowers

Fuel (evaporative and unburnt) and exhaust emissions consist of hydrocarbons (HC), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and fine particulate matter (PM). Emissions from gas powered leaf blowers are substantial. The amount of CO emitted from a typical backpack leaf blower for just one hour is equal to CO coming from the tailpipe of a current year automobile operating for over eight hours. For the other pollutants, the amounts are even greater.

Dust

Leaf blowers push 300 to 700 cubic feet of air per minute at 150 to 280 MPH. The resulting dust can contain small

particles including pollen and mold, animal feces, heavy metals and chemicals from herbicides and pesticides. All leaf blowers regardless of their energy source blow dust and small particles. Use these leaf blower tips from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and ask your lawn service to do the same: • Ensure equipment is in proper working order - inspect air filters, air intakes and muffler before operation. • Operate the blower at the lowest possible throttle speed to do the job. Lower speeds reduce sound and give the operator maximum control. • Use the nozzle extension so the air stream is directed close to the ground to minimize dust. In dusty conditions, use mister attachments to slightly dampen surfaces. • To clean an excessively dusty area, use a shovel to pick up large debris. • Don’t use leaf blowers to move large debris piles. • Use a mulching mower and stay off paved areas. • Rake or sweep leaves and compost or use for landscaping. • Use an electric plug-in or battery-operated yard vacuum. Many shred leaves so they are compacted and can be used as compost. Vacuums are also effective with evergreen needles. • Use a battery-operated or plug-in leaf blower. Electric blowers are generally quieter than gasoline models and do not generate ground-level exhaust emissions. • If electric power is not available, consider an EPA approved four-stroke internal combustion engine instead of a two-stroke engine. • Stop blowing debris when pedestrians and bicyclists are in the immediate area.

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Historical Society to honor Suzie and Robert Alvey

The Garden City Historical Society has announced honors for two people who are considered “part of the family” — Suzie and Robert Alvey. This power couple enjoys a long and dynamic association with the Society and the Village of Garden City through their volunteer service. The Alveys will be honored on May 3rd at the Historical Society’s Gala to benefit the capital campaign to restore the exterior of its Museum building on Eleventh Street. The Gala will be held at The Cherry Valley Club (28 Rockaway Avenue). The Society is planning a must-go-to event for May 3 that will include cocktails and supper, as well as auctions, raffles and music by George Efthimiou. Reservations at $100pp can be made at the Society’s A.T. Stewart Exchange, Tuesdays-Fridays from 10AM-4PM, and Saturdays from noon to 4PM. The deadline for reservations is April 30th. For more information on the event, making reservations or becoming a sponsor, contact the Society at events@gardencityhistoricalsociety.org. Since 2011, Suzie has served as a Trustee of the Historical Society, and recently retired from that position. Rob delighted attendees at the Society’s 2015 Gala as a celebrity guest auctioneer in his persona as Mark Twain. His impersonation brought a unique “historical” feel to the evening and smiles to the

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gala guests as they placed their bids and raised funds for the Society’s restoration project. Suzie Alvey has lived in Garden City since 1955, one of four generations of Los Kamps (her maiden name). Sadly, this mini-dynasty of 63 years will soon come to an end, as the Alveys plan to relocate to Florida. Originally appointed Garden City village historian by Mayor John Watras in 2013, Suzie now serves as assistant historian. Her activities include mount-

ing one to two exhibits per year in the gallery at the Garden City Public Library. Each year, she also coordinates a “Garden City History Month,” which features interesting aspects of Garden City’s past. She presents talks on various aspects of Garden City history, collects worthy items for the Garden City Village Archives, answers questions from residents and researchers, and photographs local events and historic structures. As early as 2007, Suzie was organizing history-related displays

at the Library, with her first exhibit entitled, “Garden City: Then and Now.” For The Garden City Historical Society, Suzie has photographed events, managed publicity on Facebook for the A. T. Stewart Exchange and, drawing on one of her favorite pastimes, enjoyed finding interesting treasures for the Society’s Archives. She has also shared her thoughtful ideas with Society presidents for the Board of Trustees’ consideration. Suzie has written more than 260 articles for the Pastel Journal magazine, the Garden City News, the Garden City Life, Patch.com and other publications, including several series, such as History Mystery Houses, My History House, Art and Music Now, Top Reasons to Live in Garden City, Garden City High School Grads: Where Are They Now?, and Garden City Memorials. A freelance artist for over 30 years, Suzie works in oil, pastel, and watercolor, creating portraits and landscapes. Her paintings and drawings are in many private collections in the United States and internationally. In 2012, Suzie was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award from President Barack Obama for “extraordinary charity work,” highlighting her volunteer service in the See page 30

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The Hambones at GC Public Library

On Sunday, April 15th at 2PM, come to the Garden City Library and enjoy a Sunday afternoon of classic rock, country, rhythm and blues, and more with The Hambones! With a cumulative 130 years in the music business, lead vocalist John Kouri and his bandmates, Scott Milch on drums, John Pizzicarola on guitars, and Steve Soltow on bass, will play classic tunes made famous by The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, Chuck Berry, Grateful Dead, Elvis, Bob Dylan, and Tom Petty. This musical experience is open to all. No registration is necessary. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Lower level closed

The lower level of the Garden City Public Library including the Computer Lab and Audio Visual Room will be closed to the public due to a program on the morning of Friday, April 13th, and will open at 2:30PM. The Library apologizes for this inconvenience.

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Saturday, April 14, 2018 7:30 PM, Worship Room UU Congregation at Shelter Rock

Tickets are $25 $35 for premium seats Welcome to what’s inside Zak’s head. From the piano, Zak narrates his experience with bipolar with a group of talented singer/actors. “Thank you, Zak, for having the courage to tell the world about your journey.” ~ Pete Earley

Grant Wood: American Gothic and Other Fables Garden City Public Library Wednesday, May 2nd, at 2PM Grant Wood’s American Gothic and approximately 130 of his other works including many of Wood’s classic paintings depicting the pastoral life and landscapes of rural America in the 1920s and ‘30s will be featured in a major retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art this spring. Professor

Thomas Germano will give a visual presentation discussing the life and art of Grant Wood and his iconic American Gothic and introduce Wood’s other works that are included in this major retrospective at the Whitney. This lecture will be held on Wednesday, May 2nd at 2PM. All are welcome. No registration is necessary. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

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Summer 2018 Programs

The Children’s Room is abuzz with activity as we plan our Summer Programming and Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Summer Reading Club this year is “Libraries Rock” and we have many interesting programs planned. More information will be forthcoming!

Spring 2018 Programs

Thursdays, April 19 and May 10 *DROP-IN LEGO CLUB Come with your old friends and make new friends at our LEGO Club. This monthly club meets on four Thursday afternoons from 4:00PM to 5:00PM and is for children in grades K–5. No registration is required. Space is limited. Children will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. The Library will provide LEGO bricks for children to build with during the program. The Drop-In LEGO Club was made possible through the generosity of the Friends of the Garden City Public

Library as well as through LEGO donations from Library patrons. Saturday, April 28th *FROG FUN WITH MISS DONNA AND SCIENCE TEACHER CHRIS BUCHMAN. This fun, interactive STEM program is for children ages 2 ½ through 5 (not yet in kindergarten) and an adult caregiver, and runs from 11-11:45AM. Registration is required. Registration begins Monday, April 16, at 9:30AM on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) with a Library Card. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the program. Please arrive promptly for the program. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist. Tuesdays, May 1, 8, 15, and 22 *INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS FOR 4TH AND 5TH GRADE ONLY, From 3:45–4:45PM. Registration is required and begins Monday, April 23 at 9:30AM on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) with a Library Card. Sign up once for all four sessions. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the program. Please arrive promptly for the programs. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist. *Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the

For Tweens in Grades 4 -7

Saturday, May 5th TWEEN QUIDDITCH TOURNAMENT Sign up for your team and compete in our Quidditch Tournament! Weather permitting, this program will be held outside. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be cancelled. This program is open to tweens and teens in grades 4-7. Registration is required. Registrants must sign up for a team or to be the Snitch in advance online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) with a Library Card beginning Monday, April 23 at 9:30AM. There are limited spots on each team and to play as the Snitch. Registrants are asked to wear the color of the team they are signed up for (Green – Slytherin, Blue – Ravenclaw, Red – Gryffindor, Yellow – Hufflepuff) and Snitches are asked to wear black.

Policies Regarding Weather and Late Arrivals

There are no storytimes when stu-

dents do not have classes due to holidays, Parent-Teacher Conferences, etc. There must be at least 2 children present for a storytime/book discussion to be conducted. Weather-Related Policies: Storytimes and programs will be canceled under the following conditions: • When schools are closed for the day due to inclement weather. • When schools have a delayed opening, morning storytimes and programs are canceled. Please call about afternoon programs. • When schools have early dismissal, afternoon and evening storytimes and programs are canceled. Please call about morning programs. Late Arrival Policies: Please be prompt. If you are late for any storytime, you risk losing your space for the day to a wait-listed patron who is present. If you are late for a pre-registered special program, you risk losing your space to a person/family on the waitlist. We give late-comers a 10-minute grace period before we give their slot to someone on the waitlist who is present. We are not always able to expand attendance to accommodate latecomers, once the slot has been filled.

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It’s What’s Happening for Young Adults at the Library

VolunTeens: April Volunteer Hours

Volunteers grades 6-12 can stop by to work on various library projects on the following days/times in April: • Monday, April 30th, 6-8PM • Wednesdays, April 18th & 25th, 4-6PM • Saturday, April 21st, 10-12PM • Sunday, April 22nd, 2-4PM Registration is required and begins Saturday, March 31 at 9:30AM online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability.

Tween Quidditch Tournament

Sign up for your team and compete in our Quidditch Tournament! This program is for grades 4-7 and will be held Saturday, May 5th, 11AM-12PM. Weather permitting, this program will be held outside. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be cancelled. Registrants must sign up for a team or to be the Snitch in advance beginning Monday, April 23rd at 9:30AM online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). There are limited spots on each team and to play as the Snitch. Registrants are asked to wear the color of the team they are signed up for (Green – Slytherin, Blue – Ravenclaw, Red – Gryffindor, Yellow – Hufflepuff) and Snitches are asked to wear black.

Babysitting Workshops

Tweens and teens grades 6-12 can sign-up for our Babysitting Workshop! This is a two part workshop. Registrants are required to attend both sessions to receive a certificate. Registration is required and begins Monday, Monday, April 23rd at 9:30AM online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org). This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. The Babysitting Workshop will meet on the following Wednesdays: • May 9th, 3:45-6:30PM – First Aid Session. RNs Georgette Basso and JoAnn Tanck will conduct this first aid session. Participants are asked to bring a doll so they may practice the proper ways to hold a baby while feeding or diapering. • May 16th, 3:45-6:30PM – Safety Session. Officer Richard Pedone from the Garden City Police Department and Steve Espey from the Garden City Department of Recreation will conduct this safety session.

Tweens and Teens Creative Arts Book

The deadline has been extended to Friday, April 13th to submit your writing or artwork to the Garden City Public Library for your chance to be published! The Garden City public Library will be creating its own creative arts book written by tweens and teens in the Garden

Free document shredding event

The Garden City Public Library Parking Lot Sunday, April 22nd, 2PM – 4PM The Garden City Public Library will host a free shredding event on Earth Day Sunday, April 22nd from 2PM to 4PM in the Library’s parking lot. Protect yourself from identity theft. Bring your bills, statement, and sensitive documents to our free and secure shredding event. This shredding program is

for personal papers with a limit of 3 bags or boxes per person. Business and medical practices shredding will not be allowed. Paper clips and staples will be accepted, but other non-paper materials such as metal, batteries, and electronics will not. Don’t miss this opportunity to safely dispose of your paperwork the eco-friendly way! Registration is not necessary and documents will be shredded on a first come first serve basis.

Lunchtime Learning: You may have NYS unclaimed funds Garden City Public Library Tuesday, May 1st, at 12:15PM New York State is holding billions of dollars in unclaimed funds, deposited by banks, insurance companies, businesses, and more. Leah Solomon, a representative from the office of the New York State Comptroller, will discuss unclaimed funds and how to search,

process, and claim money you may not even know you have at the Garden City Public Library on Tuesday, May 1st at 12:15PM. In addition patrons will be given the opportunity to search for lost money with the help of Ms. Solomon. There is no registration for this program and it is open to all.

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City community. The book will be published and included in the Library’s Young Adult collection. This program is for grades 6-12 only. Submissions should be submitted via email at laurag@gardencitypl.org or via our website at https://www.gardencitypl.org/ teen-creative-arts-book/ and are now due by Friday, April 13th. Please scan in artwork in order to submit via email or via our website. Writing submissions should be no longer than 2500 words. All submissions should include the creator’s name, grade, and contact information. Submission does not guarantee publication in the book. All applicants whose work is chosen will also receive a copy of the book. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Maximizing Your College Financial Aid

The Library will be hosting the program Maximizing Your College Financial Aid with the Long Island Funding for Education on Monday, April 23rd at 7:00PM. This financial aid program is for college-bound students and parents. Registration begins Monday, April 9th online via Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability.

Teens and Tots Training Sessions

Teens and Tots is a summer volunteer program where tweens and teens

read to children and do a craft at the Garden City Pool. Below are the following Saturdays, 12PM-2PM, in which Teens and Tots training will be offered for tweens and teens entering grades 6-12 in Fall 2018: • April 21st • May 19th Registration is required and began Monday, April 2 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org); registrants should choose only one of the two sessions when signing up. Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Pizza will be served for lunch at both training sessions. Young adults are required to attend at least one training session in order to volunteer for Teens and Tots at the Garden City Pool during the summer. Volunteers who have done training in previous years are not required to attend a training session again.

Yak and Snack Book Club The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Join us at the Yak and Snack Book Club meeting on Thursday, April 19th, 6-7PM as we discuss the book The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. This program is for grades 6-12. Registration began Monday, March 26th online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Registrants can pick up a copy of the book in the Tweens and Teens Room.

Cross Island Chamber Ensemble

The Garden City Public Library Sunday, April 29th at 2PM Cross Island, the duo of cellist Suzanne Mueller and pianist Elinor Abrams Zayas joined by clarinetist Joshua Redman, will celebrate a decade of performing together with a seamless blend of beloved musical classics and delightful discoveries, spanning centuries and styles. Composers will include Paquito D’Rivera, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Wolfgang Mozart, Robert

Schumann, Harvey Schmidt, Stephen Schwartz, and more. The audience will enjoy old musical friends and exciting new talents, including works written or arranged especially for Cross Island. Come enjoy an afternoon of music on Sunday, April 29th at 2PM. This program is open to all. No registration is necessary. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Chromaphilia: The Story of Color in Art The Garden City Public Library Thursday, April 26th at 2PM Art historian Stella Paul will give a visual presentation and lecture on her book Chromaphilia: The Story of Color in Art on Thursday, April 26th at 2PM at the Garden City Public Library. The author will discuss how color has been used in art across the centuries from

the earth shades of early cave paintings to the rich hues of Renaissance frescoes and the bold color palettes in abstracts. Reviewers have called Paul’s book “a color-coded journey through the history of art.” This program is open to all. No registration is necessary. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library

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NO JOB IS TOO SMALL Mr. and Mrs. William Macumber Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Mongelli of Garden City are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Danielle to William Macumber, son of Mr. & Mrs. William Macumber of Bluffton, South Carolina, former residents of Manorville. The sun was shining on December 1, 2017, as Father Joseph Scolaro performed their ceremony at St. Joseph’s Church. The reception was held that evening at the Village Club of Lake Success. The bride was escorted down the aisle by her father, while Kate Marino, cousin of the bride, stood by her side as the Matron of Honor. Nicole Fredericks, Christina Mazza, Irene Frantzis, Leigh Ortman and Jaclyn Dresch served as bridesmaids. Cousins Giuliana Marino and Elizabeth O’Toole were flower girls. The groom’s brother, Sean

Macumber, was best man, Michael Mongelli, James Okun, Cory Isdaner, Matthew Berretta and Nicholas Merriam were the groomsmen. John Luke Marino served as “ring security”. Danielle is a 2009 graduate of Garden City High School and a 2013 graduate of Syracuse University where she received a dual degree in Fine Arts and Education. She earned her Master’s Degree in art education from Queens College in 2015. Danielle is an art teacher at the Wantagh High School. William is a 2007 graduate of Eastport-South Manor Junior/Senior High School and a 2011 graduate of Wagner College, where he received his degree in finance & management. He is employed by Morgan Stanley in Garden City as a financial planner. Danielle & William honeymooned in Cancun and now reside in Wantagh.

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Caroline and Austin Crouchley BY DR. ELENA CASCIO, GCPS SCIENCE COORDINATOR Two Garden City Middle School students won the first and second place awards at the regional Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF) held on March 15th, 2018. The competition is a regional affiliate of the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) and Broadcom MASTERS(tm) (Math, Applied Science, Technology, and Engineering for Rising Stars). Austin Crouchley, an 8th-grade student, scored first place for his project

designed to investigate the use of copper cooling coils on solar module output and hot water production. Austin’s sister, Caroline Crouchley, a 6th-grader, was awarded second place award for her project that compared structural integrity of traditional shaped housing and geodesic domes. Both Austin and Caroline were nominated for participation in the Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars), premier national middle school science and engineering competition run by Broadcom and the Society for Science and the Public (SSP).

Brandon Gong with Dr. Steven Gordon, science research teacher at Garden City High School. Garden City High School Senior Brandon Gong, who also was recently named as the high school’s Class of 2018 Valedictorian, was selected as a finalist in the 2018 Neuroscience Research Prize competition. “We are very proud of Brandon and his accomplishments!” commented Dr. Elena Cascio, Garden City’s science curriculum coordinator. “His research

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areas of history (notably with The Garden City Historical Society and as Village Historian) and the environment (as a director of the Garden City Bird Sanctuary), as well as her work with the Garden City Community Church, four art leagues and other charities. Suzie was honored by New York State Assemblyman Tom McKevitt with his Women of Distinction Award in 2009. Suzie graduated SUNY Albany with a BA in studio art with minors in English and education. She has studied many masters, has belonged to several Art Leagues, and won numerous art show awards. Rob Alvey was raised in the Village, graduated from Garden City High

School, and married his high school sweetheart, Suzie. In 1992, Suzie told him to “get off the sofa” and volunteer for the Village. Rob then served on the Garden City Environmental Advisory Board for ten years and founded the Garden City Bird Sanctuary, where he devoted an additional ten years and over 20,000 hours to develop and use a Nassau County stormwater basin for community and environmental benefit. At the Bird Sanctuary, he sponsored over three dozen scouts for their Eagle and Gold Award projects. Rob also donated his time to the Garden City Community Theatre where he enjoyed acting for over 15 years in their original musical comedies — mostly as an inept or corrupt businessman or politician. A professional scientist with degrees

in geology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rob has worked as a research scientist for Brooklyn Union Gas, completed a year- long assignment during 1982-83 in Saudi Arabia as consultant to the US Army Corps of Engineers, and has spent the last two decades as senior geologist with the USEPA Superfund Division in NYC. Rob served on an EPA task force, created at the request of Senator Chuck Schumer, regarding the extensive Grumman-Navy groundwater contamination concerns in Bethpage. Rob served as co-chair for the EPA’s Groundwater Forum of hydrogeologic experts, and is currently a board member with the New York State Consulting Professional Geologists, which was instrumental in the passage of a New York State Professional Geologist

Licensing Act in 2016. Rob is also a tree enthusiast and a member of the New York State Urban Forestry Council. In January 2018, he was appointed to the Nassau County Tree Advisory Board. Rob is known for his unique creativity, his offbeat humor as a Mark Twain impersonator, his love of frogs and his creative writing. He also has several neighborhood fans, who wait to see what new snow sculpture he creates with each snowstorm over the last 35 years. All this… so naturally, he thanks his wife for getting him off the couch! Suzie and her husband Robert have three daughters: Alexis (GCHS 2001), Erin (GCHS 2005) and K.C. (GCHS 2008).

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Perennial Restaurant at 990 Franklin Avenue is “Doing Well by Doing Good”! The farm to table restaurant opened at the beginning of 2018 serving fresh, seasonal, local food. Peter Mistretta, Perennial’s owner, also knew he wanted to become part of the community from the start by helping our neighbors in need. He was looking for a nearby food pantry or soup kitchen to support and The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network) in Hempstead was mentioned to him. “When we first met Peter and recognized his remarkable thinking of connecting those who are in need, with those who are hungry, and whom he

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The Welcoming Club of Garden City Who we are:

The Welcoming Club of Garden City is a well-established women’s organization that focuses on welcoming new members to our community, fostering relationships of long-time residents, supporting local businesses and raising money for charity. This year The Welcoming Club of Garden City is proud to support the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center.

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The Welcoming Club is only as strong as its members. There are vacancies on our executive board for 2018-2019 as well as within many of our committees. Please consider joining us for our open board meeting in May to learn more about how you can get involved. Stay tuned for an exact date and time.

Upcoming Events April 17th:

Stroller Walks Our first walk of the spring will be Tuesday, April 17 starting at Grove Park at 9:30am. This is a great way to get out with the little ones, and get in some exercise along with adult conversation. Feel free to just show up with your walking shoes! If you are not on the email list, please contact Erin Schwarz at champ1380@gmail.com April 25th: Book Club Rachel Weber will be hosting the next meeting of the book club at her home at 7:30PM. We will be discussing The Nest By Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. For more information about this specific meeting, or to be added to the book club email list, please contact Rachel at RachelMWoodward@gmail.com. May 15th: Get to Know your Girlfriends Soiree Save the date for one of our signature events! We are putting a new twist on an old favorite. Join us in the newly renovated Kingsley Room at the Garden City Hotel for food, friends, mixing, mingling, shopping, and games! Fabulous raffles and silent auctions will benefit the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center. Please stay tuned for more details and get your tickets as soon as they become available. If you haven’t been to an event yet this year, you won’t want to miss this one!! SINCE 1942

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Betty’s Helping Hands If you are updating, renovating or beautifying your home and you don’t know who to call, please keep our committee in mind. We can provide a list of licensed and insured businesses that were recommended by club members. Contact Susan Licciardi at (susanz02@ yahoo.com). Also, if you have any recommendations or vendors to add, please let us know! Book Club Enjoy a good book amongst good friends. Our book club meets on a monthly basis to discuss the page turner of choice. For upcoming book club events please contact Rachel Weber (rachelmwoodward@gmail.com). Bowling Club Join us!! No experience necessary! We are looking for new faces to join our Wednesday morning league. Occasional pacers are also welcome. Onsite babysitting available! Anyone interested, please contact Ellen Diller (Diller05@ aol.com) Carol Santangelo (Santa060@ yahoo.com) or Elizabeth Colantonio (mcdea@aol.com). Bunko Bunko is a fast paced dice game

played in a group of 12. It is a great way to meet neighbors and make new friends. The game is easy to learn and play. If you are interested please contact Janalyn Pomeroy (janalynfs@yahoo. com) or Sasha Iudica (sashaiudica@ gmail.com). Golf Golf lessons at Cherry Valley Club are always a big hit! Ed Kelly- golf pro helps us GCWC ladies improve our golf game. Contact Erin Callahan (erincallahan2@gmail.com) if you are interested in reserving your spot for the spring session. Stroller Walks The stroller walking club is for those moms who don’t want to leave the kiddos home but would like to get out with some girlfriends. We meet weekly at one of our lovely GC parks to walk and chat. Please contact Erin Schwarz (champ1380@gmail.com) for more information as our spring walks will be starting soon! Toddler Playgroup If you are interested in joining a playgroup for your child please contact Ashley Johnson (awhitcomb77@yahoo. com) New groups are being formed regularly, recommended ages 6mos-3y.

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Summer is just around the corner and Pool membership registration is underway. Pool membership material was mailed to every household but if you have misplaced yours you can download an application at www. gardencityrecreation.org. You can also stop by the Recreation Office to pick up the pool brochure and membership forms. Online registration is also available (you must have a password to sign up online, to receive a password you must go to the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave to verify your residency) Please look through the brochure to see all of the new and exciting things that will be happening at the GC Pool this season. The pool opens on Saturday, June 9th at 12 noon. Hope to see you there!

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Tuesday, April 17th at 1PM “What’s in your Medicine Cabinet?” Is your medicine cabinet a mess of over-the-counter pain relievers, expired prescriptions and out-dated creams? Registered pharmacist Ed Poon, RPh, will speak on the what you should or shouldn’t have in your medicine cabinet and the best ideas to keep your cabinet up to date. Thursday, April 19th at 10AM Computer Class “How to Use Your iPad or iPhone” Wednesday, April 25 at noon Sandwich Luncheon $6.00 per person Registration is necessary. Thursday, April 26th at 10AM Computer Class “Geneology Online” Learn all about how use websites to your advantage while finding our more about your family’s history.

Winter and Spring Trips for GC Seniors Announced

Here Garden City Recreation and Parks’ spring trip list for seniors who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. If you would like to register for any of our trips, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Payment must

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Exercise for Seniors

Recreation and Parks is offering the following exercise classes for seniors at The Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. Classes are open to all seniors ages 60 and older who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. Classes might be cancelled due to a special event or trip so please check the bulletin board at The Senior Center for updates. MONDAYS Exercise with Felicia at 10AM Tai Chi with Connie at 1PM Meditation with Connie at 2PM TUESDAYS Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 1:30PM Chair Dancing with Felicia at 2:30PM WEDNESDAY Exercise with Felicia at 10AM Chair Yoga with Connie at 11AM THURSDAY Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 11:15AM Meditation with Allie at 12:25PM FRIDAY Exercise with Felicia at 10AM Resistance Bands with Felicia at 10:45AM Meditation with Connie at noon Tai Chi with Connie at 1PM

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Monday, April 16 - Sandwiches Monday, April 23 - Regular Meeting Monday, April 30 - Regular Meeting Bowling every Friday during season at Herrill Lanes. Contact Joe Leto at 248-9022. Poker players: check with John Marino at 248-1770. We welcome bridge, and especially non-bridge, players, in order to expand the variety of our activities. Some suggestions: poker, chess, backgammon, other card games, cribbage, and billiards. Also, you may come for just

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Garden City Public Schools Question of the Week

In alignment with the Board of Education’s goal of transparency in its budget preparation and enhancing communication with the community, Garden City Public Schools continues its 20182019 Budget “Question of the Week” feature. Q: Is it true that any capital improvements in the District’s budget would possibly have a positive impact on the following year’s state aid? Additionally, are capital improvements are exempt from the tax cap?? A: Capital improvement projects could affect state aid, but usually not for the following year. Some projects included in the proposed budget would qualify for building aid, but Garden City’s building aid is very low (10% differential), and all building aid is paid out over 15 years. The tax cap exclusion for capital expenses is netted against building aid. For example, if the district has $2 million in projected capital expenditures, and we were also projecting to receive $200K in building aid, our exclusion would be $1.8 million. Q: Can you clarify which departments at the various schools might have cuts and in what capacity?

A: Regarding the recommended personnel changes – Garden City Public Schools will continue to maintain the District’s class size guidelines for Kindergarten and at the elementary level. The District is anticipating reductions for 2018-2019 due to a lower Kindergarten enrollment. At the middle and high schools, the District will maintain classes with enrollments of 15 and above. The specifics as to school and department staff reductions are not finalized yet, although you can see some of the recommended changes in 3/20/18 and 4/11/18 Board presentations posted to the District website under the “Budget Information” maroon sidebar: www.gardencity.k12.ny.us. Q: What level is required for a Garden City Public School teacher to qualify for benefits? (.5, .8, etc). A: A .6 teacher employed by Garden City Public Schools qualifies for benefits. To learn more about the proposed 2018-2019 budget, please visit the District website: www.gardencity.k12. ny.us. If you have a budget question that you’d like answered, please email your query to Dr. Catherine Knight: knightc@gcufsd.net.

EPOA seeks junior ambassadors The Garden City Eastern Property Owners’ Association (EPOA) is seeking applications for candidates to be considered for Junior Ambassador positions for the years 2018-2020. This program is designed to introduce high school sophomores entering their junior year to Village government through participation in EPOA meetings, attendance at government meetings, and promoting civic participation in the community. This is an exciting opportunity for students to become involved in local affairs and to learn about Garden City’s unique form of local government. The Junior Ambassador program is designed as a two year commitment encompassing junior and senior years. Preference will be given to students who reside in the Eastern section of Garden City and whose families are dues paying members of the EPOA. Current ambassadors are Tommy Flanagan (516-967-8737; tommyflanagan4@gmail.com) and Nick Bambino (516-316-9917; njbambino@yahoo.com). Interested candidates can call or email either Tommy or Nick to learn more about their experience. Tommy and

Nick contributed their time, talent and unique perspective to further the mission of the EPOA. The application itself details the responsibilities of the position. Students who attend Garden City High School may obtain an application from the Social Studies Department office or on the EPOA website at gecepoa.org. High school sophomores, who attend schools other than Garden City High School, may download an application from the EPOA website. Completed applications can be mailed to EPOA, P.O. Box 7525, Garden City, NY or submitted electronically to contactus@gcepoa.org. All interested sophomores are encouraged to apply. The deadline is April 30. A brief interview will be conducted as part of the application process. To learn more about the EPOA, how to become a member, upcoming events, and issues concerning the East, you may visit the EPOA website (gcepoa.org), on Facebook (@GardenCityEPOA), on Twitter (@GC_EPOA), and on Venmo (@GCEPOA).

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“Garden City Artists: The Previous Generation” exhibit at GC Library

“The Eternal Light”- sculpture by The Rev. Karl Baehr at the Garden City Temple. (Photo by Suzie Alvey)

Friends of the Library suspends donations to prepare for book sale

The Friends of the Garden City Public Library are unable to accept book donations from April 15th – May 15th to prepare for the Spring Book Sale to be held on Saturday, May 5th and Sunday, May 6th. This year a special preview sale will be conducted on Thursday, May 3rd from 5 – 8PM for everyone who has joined the Friends by responding in the past to their membership appeal. Membership will also be available at the doors of the book sale for those who wish to sign up for or renew their membership. The sale, which benefits the Garden City Public Library, will feature a large selection of books for all ages and interests as well as CDs, DVDs, and comic books. A special feature of the sale this year will be the ability to purchase or bid on unique Mother’s and Father’s Day Gift

Baskets. Each basket is tailor made for a special interest. There will be a “Wine and Roses Basket”, “For the Love of the Yankees Basket”, “The Momma Mia Basket”, “Babysitting Grandmother Basket”, “Downton Abbey Addict Basket”, and a “Martha Stewart Wanna Be Basket”, to name a few. The mission of the Friends of the Garden City Public Library is to fund services and resources not provided by tax dollars and to promote the Library as a vital community education and information center. For more information on the work of the Friends or the upcoming book sale, please contact the Library at 516-742-8405 or visit the website www.gardencitypl. org/friends-of-the-garden-city-publiclibrary/ .

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The Garden City History Month show for 2018 is “Garden City Artists: The Previous Generation.” It features the work of the following nine artists: The Rev. Karl Baehr, Paul Brown. W. Oakley Cagney, Mario Castro, Barbara Fleri, Lynn Bogue Hunt, Edith Morehouse, Irwin Smith, and Milton Weiler. They were born between 1878 and 1926. All were talented artists who saw great changes in their lives as they improved their art skills, made important connections with each other and many were quite celebrated at the time. Some were connected with the oldest art league on Long Island, the Art League of Nassau County. Suzie Alvey, Assistant Village Historian curated the exhibit. “I was happy to research and learn about these

wonderful artists. Each artist had difficulties in their lives, whether it was physical problems such as blindness or a family problems like a deceased spouse, but each managed to overcome them to produce beautiful artwork in the form of paintings, books, and more. Some artists might be familiar, such as Irwin Smith who created the cover of The History of Garden City, authored by his wife, Mildred Smith. Very few of these art pieces have ever been shown in Garden City before,” she said. The free exhibit will be shown until the end of April and is located in the lower level gallery at the Garden City Public Library, 60 Seventh Street, Garden City. Please call for hours at 516.742.8405 or go to www.gardencitypl. org.

“Garden City Hotel”- woodblock print by W.O. Cagney.

WPOA Annual General Meeting

The WPOA Annual Meeting will be held at Homestead School, on Tuesday, April 17th at 7:30PM with Commissioner Kenneth Jackson of the Garden City Police Department speaking on School Safety. Commissioner Jackson will also have time to answer residents’ questions. The WPOA will also hold our official election of Officers and Directors this evening in accordance with our by-laws on our web site, gcwpoa.com The Nominating Committee will report its selection for election as follows:

incumbents Gerry Kelly for President, RoseAnn Vernice for Vice President, Arnold Finamore for Treasurer, Joe Ra for Secretary, and for Director positions, incumbent Nick Vernice and Michael Fonseca, who addition to having a financial background, is interested in the public library and library programming. Please bring your annual dues so we can reach membership goals and check out the web site for information on other upcoming events at gcwpoa.com

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The RotaCare Volunteer Senior Leadership Team (from left): Gloria Grafer, Blanche Puglisi, Margery Clayton, Jean Rollauer, Marianne Scheri and Pat Giordano. (Not pictured are Jim Denon, Patricia McTigue, and Dr. Roman Urbanczyk). Please reserve today for RotaCare’s 24th annual “Caregivers Ball” to benefit RotaCare to be held on Thursday evening, April 26th, at the Cherry Valley Club in Garden City. A delightful evening is promised with cocktails kicking off at 6PM. The renowned jazz musician Vinny Raniolo will entertain and guests will delight as they are met with sparkling foliage aglow throughout the Club. RotaCare provides free primary medical care for individuals who do not have health insurance and are unable to pay for care. More than 1,200 patients are cared for each year at the A. Holly Paterson Extended Family Care Facility in Uniondale where primary care is provided for those in need. The RotaCare organization is sup-

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Rotacare honors leadership team at Caregivers Ball

RotaCare honorees Maureen Clancy and Helmut Schuler

ported by more than 100 volunteers. Staffed by dedicated doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, and administrative personnel who donate their time and talent to help uninsured individuals receive needed health care service. “On the occasion of this 2018 Caregivers’ Ball, RotaCare is proud to honor its Volunteer Senior Leadership team with the ‘Distinguished Community Service Award.’ Without the services of this caring team, RotaCare would not exist,” comments Mary Beth Welsh, President of RotaCare. The RotaCare Volunteer Senior Leadership Team includes members from various local areas with services spanning more than 20 years. They are: Jim Denton, Reception Coordinator (1996); Marge Clayton, Office Manager

(1996); Patricia Giordano (1997); Gloria Grafer, Medication Director (1996); Patricia McTigue, Clinical Director (2003); Blanche Puglisi, Grant Director (2000); Jean Rollauer, Nursing Coordinator (2002); Marianne Scheri, former Clinical Director (1996); and Roman Urbanczyk, MD, Medical Director (1997). The RotaCare Volunteer Senior Leadership Team will share honors with Maureen Clancy, recipient of RotaCare’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Maureen’s life-time of achievements are immeasurable. She has been a devoted RotaCare volunteer since its inception by the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club in 1992. Maureen was the first woman member of Mineola-Garden

City Club, and first woman president For many years, she has served on the RotaCare Board as its secretary. Helmut Schuler will also be recognized with the Paul Harris Fellow Award, Rotary’s highest honor named for Paul Harris who founded Rotary in 1905. A member of the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club since 2008, Helmut serves as Sgt. at Arms and is co-chair of the Club’s Speakers Bureau. Helmut serves on the board of RotaCare. Please join RotaCare in saluting our remarkable honorees at the Caregivers’ Ball on April 26th. For tickets, sponsorship opportunities and journal ads (due April 13th) please call Legendary Events at (516) 222-0550 or call Tracey Gittere at (516) 222-0550.

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Community Church to welcome United Church of Christ leaders

Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer BY MELVA T. VICTORINO The Garden City Community Church will have the honor of hosting three major guests from the United Church of Christ (UCC). On Sunday, April 15th, from 9:15 – 10:15AM, Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer, Rev. David Gaewski, and Rev. Freeman Palmer will lead a forum about the new UCC initiative and mission campaign, “The 3 Great Loves, to build “A Just World for All”. The 3 Great Loves: Love of Children, Love of Neighbor, Love of Creation, is a denomination wide story telling initiative. Over the span of two years, UCC will collect and lift up the stories of its local churches and affiliates. People will hear about the knitting clubs, the food pantries, vegetable gardens for food panmtry. the community meals, protest, letter writing campaigns and anything else churches or organizations may be doing to create a just world for all. Nothing is too small. The work that is already being done is significant and greatly needed. It is the hope that this initiative, will tell the story of how a local church, is impacting and transforming the world as covenantal partners united in common purpose, vision, and mission. The Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer, author and theologian, currently serves as ninth General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ. Previously, Rev. Dorhauer served as the Conference Minister of the Southwest Conference of the UCC. Prior to his role at the Southwest Conference, he served as Associate Conference Minister in the Missouri Mid-South Conference, and also served First Congregational United Church of Christ and Zion United Church of Christ, in rural Missouri. Rev. Dorhauer received a B.A. in Philosophy from Cardinal Glennon College (1983), and has a Master of Divinity degree from Eden Theological Seminary (1988), the same year he was ordained in the United Church of Christ. He received a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary (2004), where he

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studied white privilege and its effects on the church. John is passionate about justice. Two statements that shape his theology are: “God is love. God is just.” Throughout his ministry, he has embodied the UCC’s vision to create “A just world for all.” Under his leadership, the UCC has adopted a new Purpose, Mission, Vision Statement centered on seeking justice for everyone, highlighting the UCC’s core values of Extravagant Welcome, Continuing Testament, and Changing Lives. Rev. Dorhauer insists “that the Holy Spirit envisions a future in which the United Church of Christ matters.” During his tenure, he is calling on the denomination to rethink itself and to consider new ways of “being church” in light of institutional religion’s changing landscape and emerging shifts in the generational populations – believing that an emergent church is already coming alongside the institutional church. Rev. Dorhaeur is the author of, Beyond Resistance: The Institutional Church Meets the Postmodern World (2015) and Steeplejacking: How the Christian Right is Hijacking Mainstream Religion (2007), coauthored with Sheldon Culver. Along with his passion for justice, Rev. Dorhauer has a love of baseball – specifically the St. Louis Cardinals – music, literature, and poetry. He has been married to his wife, Mimi, for nearly 31 years and they have three children. The Rev. John Dorhauer will preach at the 10:30 worship service from the gospel of John 17:21, an affirmation of commitment to the unity of Christ’s church by the words of the UCC symbol, “That They May All Be One.” Rev. Gaewski and Rev. Freeman will participate in worship. The Rev. David Gaewski has served as the Conference Minister of the New York Conference, UCC since June 2012. Prior to that he served as Conference Minister in Maine from 1997-2012. Reverend Gaewski served as pastor of three congregations in Vermont and

Virginia. He has taught United Church of Christ History, Theology, and Polity for over twenty years in various settings including as an adjunct faculty member of Bangor Theological Seminary and Union Seminary. He holds his M.Div from Andover Newton Theological School and a B.S. from University of Connecticut. He is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, having lived and studied in Brazil and Argentina. The Rev. Freeman L. Palmer serves as the Associate Conference Minister, Congregational Development, for the New York Conference of the United Church of Christ. He holds ministerial standing in the Metropolitan Association, ordained in 2004 to his call as Associate Minister for Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan, where he served for five years. A member of The Riverside Church since 1993, Rev. Palmer supports the clergy as needed,

and is a member of the Inspirational Choir. Rev. Palmer is also an original contributor to the African-American Lectionary, an online worship, scriptural, and cultural resource used principally by African-American congregations. Rev. Palmer is a second career minister, attending Seminary after a fifteen- year career with CBS Inc. He had several positions in television and radio financial management before serving as head of Finance and Administration of WCBS-AM News radio 880. Rev. Palmer’s educational background includes a BA in Economics from Swarthmore College, an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a M.Div. with honors from New York Theological Seminary, where he served as Comptroller while a student and received an award from the faculty for excellence in theological studies. Rev. Palmer lives in Jersey City NJ with his spouse Donald. A prayer that Rev. Palmer offers daily is Psalm 143:10, “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path.” The Community is invited to attend the forum in the church parlor. The Garden City Community Church is part of the United Church of Christ and is an Open and Affirming congregation. Worship services are Sundays at 8:30AM in the chapel and 10:30AM in the sanctuary, with church school for children and a crib room for infants and toddlers during the latter service. Wednesday Service is at 8:00PM at Gardner Hall. The Garden City Community Church is located at 245 Stewart Avenue and Whitehall Blvd. For more information, call 516-746-1700 or visit our website at www.gardencitycommunitychurch.org.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Mediterranean Glow,LLC. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 2/26/18. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail process against LLC to US Corp Agents Inc: 7014 13th Ave. #202, BK, NY 11228. Principle business address: 14 Keenan Place , Garden City, NY,11530. Purpose: Any lawful act. GC 0748 6x 03/16,23,30,04/06,13,20 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LGG SOLTIONS LLC. Arts of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/26/2018. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The principal business address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: 110 New Hyde Park Rd., Garden City, NY 11530 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. GC 0754 6X 03/30,04/06,13,20,27,05/04 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU GLOBE TRADE CAPITAL LLC, Plaintiff v. THOMAS J. HOEY, JR., ET AL., Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated August 10, 2017 and duly entered on September 5, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the

First Floor, CCP Courtroom of the Nassau County Courthouse located at 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NEW YORK 11501, in the County of Nassau, on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 176 Brixton Road, Garden City, New York 11530. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Garden City, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York known as and by Lot 54 to 57 both inclusive in Block 24, will be sold subject to the provisions of the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated August 10, 2017 and entered September 5, 2017, in action titled Globe Trade Capital, LLC v. Thomas J. Hoey, Jr., et al., Supreme Court, County of Nassau Index No. 008495/2014, with approximate amount of judgment being $1,413,372.70 plus interest and costs. Joseph Capobianco, Esq., Referee We are debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., 990 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530. Tel.: (516) 741-6565. Attorneys for Plaintiff. GC 0755 5X 03/30,04/06,13,20,27 GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL MEETING, AND ANNUAL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

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that the Budget Hearing of the Garden City Union Free School District will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 8:15 PM in the library of Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, New York, for the purpose of presentation of the budget of the estimated expenditures for the school fiscal year 2018-19 as prepared by the Board of Education, to discuss other matters to be voted upon by voting machine on May 15, 2018 and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. A copy of such proposed budget shall be made available to and may be obtained by any taxpayer or resident in the District at any school house in the District during the hours from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, beginning May 1, 2018. Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by

the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that for the purpose of voting upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for the school fiscal year 201819 or propositions involving the expenditures of money or authorizing the levy of taxes, or for such other propositions as may have been duly presented, a vote will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in the Gymnasium of Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, New York and the polls will be open for such vote on the said day from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that for the purpose of electing a trustee or trustees to serve as a member of the Board of Education an election will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in the Gymnasium of Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, New York and the polls will be open for such vote on the said day from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM. The positions are as follows: For the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of Damianos (Tom) Pinou. The term of office for this position is three years from July 1, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2021. For the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of Robert Martin. The term of office for this position is three years from July 1, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2021. For the vacancy created by the resignation of Laura Hastings. The term of office for this position is the remainder of the

unexpired term from May 15, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2019. Each petition shall be directed to the clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 28 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous election); must state the name and residence of each signer and must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. Such petitions nominating a candidate or candidates for the office of trustee and member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District at 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, New York, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM, but not later than April 16, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, prevailing time. Notice is further given, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has previously registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law in the Garden City Union Free School District and has voted at an annual or special district meeting in such district within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Voters may register to vote on See page 46

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L E G A L Continued from page 45 any school day not less than five (5) days preceding the election and budget vote at the Office of the District Clerk, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, New York, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register of voters, provided that he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning May 10, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. (except Saturday, for which the hours will be between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon only), on each of the five (5) days prior to and the day set for the annual District election, except Sunday. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, The Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 between the hours of 6:00A.M. and 9:00 P.M., prevailing time, in the gymnasium of the Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway

Avenue, Garden City, New York, to prepare the register of the school district to be used at the Budget Vote and election to be held in 2019 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of such Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which such Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 15, 2018. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be available at the Office of the District Clerk, Room 1, Administration Building, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, New York for eligible residents after April 9, 2018 between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, except holidays. In accordance with Education Law 2018-a, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 P.M., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May

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15, 2018. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 10, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 12 Noon and 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 15, 2018, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk, at the District Office, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, New York, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of Public Hearing, Budget Vote and

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Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before March 16, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.; prevailing time; must be typed or printed in English language; must be directed to the clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 69 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot. BOARD OF EDUCATION GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT DANA DICAPUA DISTRICT CLERK GC 0756 4X 03/30,04/06,13,20 INVITATION TO BIDDERS BOARD OF EDUCATION Garden City Union Free School District PUBLIC NOTICE: is hereby given for separate sealed bids for: Toilet Reconstruction at Garden City High School. Bids will be received by the School District, on Wednesday May 2, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. in the Administration Office, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530, and at said time and place publicly opened and read aloud. The Contract Documents may be examined at the Office of the Architect, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers, P.C., 244 East Main Street, Patchogue New York, (631-475-0349); however the Contract Documents may only be obtained thru the Office of REV, 330 Route 17A Suite #2, Goshen New York 10924 (877-272-0216) beginning on Wednesday April 11, 2018. Complete digital sets of Contract Documents shall be obtained online (with a free user account) as a download for a non-refundable fee of Forty-Nine ($49.00) Dollars at the following websites: www. bbsprojects.com or www.usinglesspaper.com under ‘public

projects’. Optionally, in lieu of digital copies, hard copies may be obtained directly from REV upon a deposit of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars for each complete set. Checks for deposits shall be made payable to the DISTRICT, GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT and may be uncertified. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at the above referenced websites. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Plan holders who have obtained hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. The bid deposit for hard copies will be returned upon receipt of plans and specifications, in good condition, within thirty days after bid date, except for the lowest responsible bidder, whose check will be forfeited upon the award of the contract. A non-mandatory pre-bid site walk through is scheduled for Wednesday April 4, 2018 at 3:30 P.M. at the Garden City High School located at 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or the proposals will be rejected within 45 days of the date of opening proposals. Bids shall be subject, however, to the discretionary right reserved by the School District to waive any informalities, accept or reject any alternatives, reject any proposals and to advertise for new proposals, if in its opinion the best interest of the School District will thereby be promoted. Each bidder may not withdraw his bid within 45 days after the formal opening thereof. A bidder may withdraw his bid only in writing and prior to the bid opening date. Dated: Wednesday April 11, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Garden City Union Free School District GC 0763 1X 04/13

Email: Editor@GCNews.com From page 2 request both FTA and NYSDOT permission to either temporarily increase the spare ratio above 20%, move buses over 12 years old or with 500,000 plus mileage that have met the useful life requirement into a contingency fleet, sold them off at auction or transfer some surplus buses less than 12 years old to another transit operator? What happened to any current order for new replacement buses? Were they reduced or canceled? Were any bus procurements, which had yet to be awarded, postponed? What have the additional costs been for buses operating out of Mitchell Field versus Rockville Centre on routes assigned to Nassau County south shore? How many millions of dollars did NICE Bus require from Nassau County to modify the Mitchell Field facility, especially expanding indoor storage capacity? This was necessary to accommodate many of the 90 buses formerly assigned to the Rockville Center Bus Depot. How much additional time and mileage has been accumulated on buses starting out each day and dead heading back to the bus depot after completing the last trip? The success of both MTA Long Island Rail Road $2.6 billion Main Line Third Track, along with $10.8 billion and growing East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal projects are also dependent upon NICE Bus being able to expand feeder service to various LIRR stations. Opening of the new Islanders Hockey team stadium at Belmont Park Arena by 2022 may also require new feeder bus service for fans. How will NICE bus be able to accommodate any future expansion of the existing bus fleet with only one working bus depot when these additional services are required? Even with adding thousands of commuter parking spots at various LIRR stations, there will still be the need to accommodate some of the many new LIRR riders with new additional service provided by NICE Bus. How will NICE Bus be able to accommodate the needs of any new

bus services as a result of implementing any recommendations from the ongoing Nassau Hub Transportation Study? What was the final resolution for Nassau County on behalf of NICE bus on completion of a dialogue with the Federal Transit Administration & New York State Department of Transportation to resolve all of these issues? Has resolution been achieved on these complex issues? What was the final costs to Nassau County taxpayers? Is County Executive Laura Curran, County Comptroller Jack Schneiderman and members of the Nassau County Legislature aware of all the above? If Governor Cuomo found $2.6 billion in new money for the MTA LIRR Main Line Third Track, why not several million so NICE Bus could reopen the Rockville Center bus depot? For 45 years since the takeover of private bus operators in 1973, Nassau County has been expanding the bus system capital infrastructure and facilities (Mitchel Field & Rockville Centre bus depots, Stewart Avenue Paratransit Facility & Hempstead MultiModal Bus Terminal), buses and other equipment. Nassau County and most recently NICE bus have partnered together in successfully attracting millions in discretionary federal and state capital dollars. Consolidation and closing of facilities, elimination of bus routes and reductions to the bus fleet is not the best way to build credibility with both the Federal Transit Administration and New York State Department of Transportation when asking for additional future discretionary funding for NICE Bus and Nassau Hub Bus Rapid Transit project. Larry Penner (Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 years for the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.)

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A scene from Play Ball! Players pirouette, catchers chasse, and umpires arabesque in Play Ball!, Christopher Fleming’s comedic ballet imagining an exhibition game between the 1940s Adelphi Bulls and their pioneering female counterparts, the Garden City Dolls. Fusing baseball and ballet in a delightful display of dance, Play Ball! is a fun and unusual way for everyone to celebrate these early days of baseball season. The Dance Adelphi production runs from April 18th-22nd in the Olmsted Theatre in the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave, Garden City. The comic ballet is divided into nine “innings” set to familiar classical melodies from Carmen, Swan Lake, and other classics demonstrating the excitement of a pitch, the suspense of stealing bases, and more. In setting out to tell an American story through ballet, Play Ball! pays homage to the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League of the 1940s, when women were recruited to take up America’s national pastime as the male players were drafted for World War II. Choreographer Christopher Fleming nurtured a childhood affection for baseball, and his search for an American story to tell through ballet brought the two together – especially as he noticed the ballet-like moves that so many baseball players naturally perform during a game. The release of the movie A League of Their Own helped shape the ballet’s narrative and overcome the challenge of telling what is often a male-dominated story through a female-dominated medium. Play Ball! was co-commissioned by the Dayton Ballet and the Ohio Ballet

and premiered in Dayton in 2000. Excerpts have been performed at the Republican National Convention and the Philly Pops gala honoring the 20th anniversary of the Phillies’ World Series win. As a member of the New York City Ballet, Christopher Fleming danced principal roles and headed a group of soloists and principals which toured Europe with his choreography. Mr. Fleming has choreographed a variety of works appearing in the repertoire of a number of different companies. Included are traditional full-length works such as The Nutcracker (four different productions) and Romeo And Juliet (on three different companies) as well as original full-length works Gaspar and Dracula. His work has been performed Off-Broadway, around the United States, and internationally. In 2010, Mr. Fleming founded the company BalletFleming, which made its debut with the critically acclaimed The Myth and the Madness of Edgar Allen Poe. BalletFleming’s repertoire has expanded to include numerous works by Mr. Fleming and has performed around the United States. The Adelphi PAC is one of Long Island’s premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. Tickets are currently on sale for $25 with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni. Information is available online at pac.adelphi.edu or at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516.877.4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu. Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1-6PM. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.

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only allow you to cover the solar panels for 110% of your documented use of electricity,” he explained Monday night. Alvey pays a fixed lease payment to SolarCity of $59 per month. He noted that his lease agreement contains a clause to transfer the system to the home’s new owner if and when he and his wife Suzie might decide to sell the house. Since the installation of panels at the Alvey home in early 2014, the panels have generated energy totals of 3,100 kilowatt hours (2014), 3900 kWh in 2015 and 4200 kWh in 2016. In the four-year span a total of over 16,132 kWh of electricity “with no carbon detriment to the environment, and no pollution” Rob Alvey said. The highest generating day for solar energy was June 25, 2016 with 509 watts generated from the roof. In the first eight days of this April, the panels on his house generated 97 kilowatt hours. The estimated savings for his electric bill from this January, February and March was $308. Every year the Alvey family receives a $10 rebate check from LIPA successor PSEG Long Island for the panel system, he said. “When LIPA switched over to PSEG more and more people were generating their own electricity so we are essentially power suppliers and they are delivery people. They (PSEG) lessened the cost of the actual energy generation and they charge customers more and more for the energy transportation. I still get a bill for transportation of electricity into my house,” Alvey said. He held up his most recent PSEG electricity bill (April 2018) of 41 cents. His April 2017 PSEG bill was 38 cents. Alvey’s roof was redone only five years prior to the solar panels installation and he would have liked more panels to go on it. And inverter runs down the side of his house with an outside mounted unit. Alvey advised that after his initial hesitation with solar panels available on the market until about 2012, he now views panels as an asset to last a homeowner 35 to 40 years “that I think will pay off.” “I have not had any issues with the solar panel system whatsoever. One benefit I will advise people on is that Tesla has taken over SolarCity. Tesla says in a few years they can offer another product that will have a battery pack or power wall in your basement that the solar panels will charge up (the pack). If you do experience a major blackout the home can then run off solar energy. A 5,000 watt system may not cover every electrical need but it keeps the home lighted and warm,” Alvey said. Douglas Yasso of Terrace Park is the solar pioneer in Garden City. He is about to hit the ten-year mark with solar panels at his home, which he purchased outright during the design

phase of the house. He and Alvey are both parishioners of the Garden City Community Church, and Alvey got to know about solar energy at home hearing firsthand from Yasso. A decade ago the requirements from the ADRB were different and the products available on the solar panel market were not as sleek and blended with roofing as many offered today. Yasso had a standard 5,000 kilowatt system of panels installed on the back of his home, “six panels across and four panels high” with low visibility to most in the area. However Yasso states they look pretty good “like a giant skylight.” At the time of his investment he considered the longevity of living in the village and his children attending schools here over the 20 year time frame. One a very bright day his older solar panels can generate up to 30 watts, but he has a 3,800 square-foot home with central air conditioning. Yasso paid $27,000 out of pocket for his solar installment as he considered there can be savings long-term. The presentations by residents who have installed solar more recently shows him the projections changing for the better. Ten years ago, the architect he hired for his house was also interested in environmental issues and their common interest started the solar energy concept. The rebate they received of $18,000 went to the roof contractor who installed the panels. He views his investment as more of a nice amenity for the home, and Yasso looks as the asset of some free electricity as a benefit to buyers if a day comes when he wanted to sell the home. “The design worked out really well and I generate about one-third of my power from solar on average in the course of a year. Surplus is never an issue and to supply us with a battery or backup system would never be worth the trouble…..One aspect would be considering when the roof needs to get replaced, if in 25 or 30 years the shingles are decrepit. The panels themselves are fine today and even for 35 years they could generate a fair amount of power. But I am hopeful that down the line it will be possible to get larger panels, even the full roof as solar panels that look like a normal roof, and this will be much more efficient than what existed in 2008. All the technology is moving quickly -- the problem is that public utilities (like PSEG Long Island) are getting slammed by the fact they pay you for surplus energy,” Yasso told the News. He views the inverter that changes the energy from DC to AC as a replaceable part every 10 to 15 years. One other disadvantage he recognizes now is that the gutters get slammed as snow piles up on the panels and falls onto them gradually, unlike the regular incline for a roof. He is looking into snowguards or iceguards for the roof and its edges. After the presentations he and

Village Trustee Mark Hyer got to greet each other, and they discussed the issue that may be present if the fire department or emergency personnel were called to a home with panels installed. Yasso says the panels are continuing to generate energy so anyone in the vicinity of the roof would need to be made aware of where conduits exist. “I asked Mr. Shipley if there is signage or a notice posted anywhere. Panels could be disconnected on the ground and they are still generating electricity, and you can get a shock or jolt from it. I wondered if they needed to let the fire department know those are on the roof. If they are covered with snow nobody would see them,” Hyer explained. As reported in the News in January 2016, Craig and Cindy Crawford had visited the EAB at one its meetings (December 30, 2015) after receiving direction from the Building Department and the Zoning Board of Appeals six months after the Architectural Design Review Board denied his formal request. The primary holdup appears to have been because his property is a corner lot, at the intersection of Wetherill and Bayberry Avenue. The Crawfords have lived in the village since 2003 and they were taken aback by the initial response to their application, essentially dismissed due to perceived aesthetic impacts the panels on his roof would have for the neighborhood and the sightlines from the streets. “I eventually went back before the Zoning Board after several months (January 2016). Then we had to put a notice in the legal section of the newspaper if anybody did not approve of it. By the time it was approved by the village the panels took over one year for me to install. Village Trustee John Delany commented during the discussion on Monday night and noted that a corner lot property would raise the visual impact issue during a permit hearing more than another type of residential lot. The Crawfords now have 20 panels of 270 to 280 watts each. He expects that by the two-year mark of his installations, which will come up this June, a total of 14 megawatts of power (14,000 kilowatts) will have been produced from his roof’s panels. He monitors the production on his smartphone and said the web-based display includes numbers of the reduction of the home’s carbon footprint. On Monday Craig Crawford explained his decision not to use SolarCity and go with the vendor Long Island Power Solutions of Islandia, as he works in Hauppauge and decided to stop into their location several times to get an understanding of the smaller but growing operation. His concern over the “no contrast” for the panels to match the roof, stemming from the Zoning Board

of Appeals and Architectural Design Review Board applications, was complied with by the vendor. The pitch of the Crawfords’ roof is also 23 degrees and barely visible from ground level. “Even when you’re coming up Wetherill and trees and in bloom you barely notice the panels,” he said. The company also advertises a positive cash flow in the first month after panels are installed, and “locking in electric rates of 5-8 cents per kilowatt hour” for qualified homes. Crawford says Long Island Power Solutions is a smaller company that won’t place customers on hold for long over the phone, and he recommended them highly at the EAB meeting. In 2017 the Crawfords visited Tesla headquarters in California and were excited to see new, thinner panel designs. Like Alvey, Crawford suggested that folks here to “give them a couple more years” and see what the market can offer.

Adelphi Panthers’ ecological paw-print

The largest collection of solar panels in use in the Village of Garden City belongs to Adelphi University. Robert Shipley is a resident of the East as well as the assistant vice president for Facilities Management at Adelphi, where he’s worked for the last 21 years. He was introduced Monday night by the administrative secretary for the Environmental Advisory Board, Village Superintendent of Public Works Joseph DiFrancisco, who commented on Shipley’s experience in Adelphi’s sustainability programs and policies. Shipley first presented the website Green.Adelphi.Edu and its section featuring solar panels “Harnessing Solar Energy” with a picture of Adelphi’s purchased rooftop panels on the Garden City campus’ Swirbul Library, and the statements contained with Adelphi’s graphic. Shipley explains that Adelphi installed its rooftop system in 2011 after being rejected by the village a few years earlier. “We were denied by the ADRB for a system we were going to put on our (Adele and Herbert J. Klapper) Fine Arts Center at the south end of the campus along Cambridge Avenue, the lone building that faces Cambridge. “In an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of the university, we have installed geothermal systems, energy efficient fixtures, and conserved resources whenever possible. We have also purchased 100% green power for the campus. The next logical step was the purchase of a solar energy system…. Solar panels were placed on the roof of Swirbul Library to provide maximum exposure to solar energy while remaining conscious of the aesthetic requirements of the Village of Garden City. The 180 solar panels provide a 50 KW solar energy system. The estimated yearly output is 57,000 KWH. The total project cost was offset by rebates from LIPA. It is an investment into new technology

and with the rebates from LIPA, will be cost efficient.” To date, over seven years Adelphi’s system has produced 406 megawatt hours of electricity. Shipley said that amount of electricity is enough to power between 800 and 1,000 normal-sized homes. The university states that its carbon footprint has been reduced by 244 tons due to the use of solar energy. The panels on the library roof are atop a rack, pitched at about 20 degrees, but because the roof is flat snowfall has a negative impact as it takes longer for it to melt off and get the solar powering again. Adelphi also does not store any solar energy that it harvests as the power goes directly into the Swirburl Library. Shipley said the 50 kilowatts “with a campus 2.5 megawatt baseline load” is not going to mitigate electricity used too far but it still makes a difference.” The invoice cost of Adelphi’s solar units was $259,000 but they received $175,000 as a rebate from LIPA, leaving a net expense to Adelphi of $84,000. The vendor was Mercury Solar was selected as Adelphi had a working relationship with them through another contractor who worked on a new building. “Our savings to date (since 2011) has

been about $65,000 and when you put that up against the net $84,000 we spent we are about two years from having the solar panels pay for themselves. In our terms, any kind of energy efficiency project we can get with under a 10-year payback we’d consider good,” Shipley said. Colin Stimmler of Roxbury Road, the son of EAB member Leo Stimmler, said his chief reason for wanting to have solar energy was to have a positive impact on the environment. He spoke about the leased set of solar panels on his backyard garage which required zero cost to him for installation. Stimmler has nine panels on the garage’s north-facing side, nine on its south side, and another six on the house. The ones on the garage’s south side produce the overwhelming majority of energy from the installations. Stimmler chose SolarCity in part because it’s the largest residential solar company in the U.S. and he wanted assurance the company would remain active for the length of a 20-year lease agreement. But it took a process to convince SolarCity to provide as many panels as possible because they wanted to work within a limit. For the panels he has, he pays the vendor $97 a month (a

fixed rate for the 20 years) regardless of how much solar energy he uses. When the home draws energy from the grid he pays about $20 a month to PSEG Long Island. Stimmler told the EAB and the audience he used to pay about $239 per 60 days before the panels at his garage were installed, and to date there isn’t much cost benefit for him. Stimmler had the system installed in August 2015 and since then SolarCity estimates he has saved $571 in energy costs. “It worked out to $1 or $3 saved each month, so it is close to break-even. I am paying a fixed rate for the solar where as everyone else is paying a higher rate per kilowatt hour than they did in 2015. The SolarCity representative who came to do our initial assessment prior to installation said the savings would not happen in the first couple years, and to visualize where the trend in energy prices are going -- the savings would be realized in the later half of the 20-year lease,” Stimmler said. His presentation noted “the real benefit will come if PSEG prices increase over the next 20 years.” Stimmler showed residents how he monitors the home solar system in real time with an app on his smartphone,

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hears about solar panel options

and at 10:16 a.m. on April 9 his system was producing just under 2.5 kilowatt hours of energy while the home was using less than 0.5 kilowatts. Between April 1 and 9 Stimmler said solar energy production for his home was running 103% above what was consumed. Year-to-date was less savings because January and February with limited sunlight are the lowest two months for solar production. For the year of 2016 his production was 101% of what was consumed, and the numbers dipped last year with more electronics at home. PSEG Long Island buys the surplus energy his units produce and he builds up a power bank to use, instead of electricity from the grid. His account is “cashed-out” on the anniversary date provided by PSEG each year. With the anniversary date falling each August not much solar energy was built up for the winter months when the units weren’t producing as much. “Lifetime as of today, I have done an 81% energy offset producing just less than 15,000 kWh and we’ve consumed close to 18,000 kWh since mid-2015...The part of this that I really like is the 10.8 tons of carbon dioxide I have conserved, it makes me feel better about the environment,” he said.

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Long Island Harmonizers to appear at the Community Club

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The Long Island Harmonizers This photo looking north along Nassau Boulevard from Stewart Avenue was taken around 1908. It was a staged photo to be used as publicity for the new community of Garden City Estates. Begun in 1906, Garden City Estates existed as a separate community until 1919 when it incorporated with Garden City under the “Community Agreement.” The house on the right is still under construction in the photo and is still there today. Note on the left the remnants of a farm that existed where the Unitarian Church is today.

Tea fundraiser for hospice’s new inpatient center Good Shepherd Hospice is hosting a tea fundraiser, “A Cup of Compassion” on Sunday, April 22nd at the Garden City Country Club. All proceeds raised from this event will benefit the building of Good Shepherd Hospice’s new Inpatient Center which will be located at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, set to open this September. The opening of this facility is consistent with Good Shepherd Hospice’s longstanding commitment to provide certified hospice services to Long Island. Since the late 1980s, when the Mercy Hospice Inpatient Center closed, families in Nassau county have been seeking local access to a dedicated inpatient hospital center. This new facility will provide services to families in Nassau and Western Suffolk counties. The center will hold the distinction of being the sole inpatient Catholic hospice in Nassau County. Following doctrine, its mission is designed to be sensitive to the sacredness of end of life. State-ofthe-art healthcare will be provided to patients along with amenities for the

family including sleeping accommodations and a 24-hour visiting policy. The inpatient center will feature twelve private patient rooms along with family gathering spaces including a lounge, chapel, quiet room, and family kitchen. Good Shepherd Hospice is a non-profit organization that was created in 2001 with the merger of Good Samaritan, St. Charles and Mercy Hospices and represents a combined thirty years of experience serving the community. Their mission is to expand and enhance healthcare at the end of life for all individuals and their families living throughout Long Island, and to educate the community about hospice services. Good Shepherd’s mission is to help patients and their families live each day fully, focusing on quality of life and control of symptoms. Good Shepherd Hospice is a member of the Catholic Health Services of Long Island and an integral part of the healthcare ministry of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Tickets for this fundraiser can be purchased by calling 631-465-6350.

On Wednesday, May 2nd at 1:30PM, at the Garden City Casino, the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead will present a musical program sponsored by the General Program Department, featuring the Long Island Harmonizers. They are a group of men who enjoy singing four part a cappella harmony. They are also part of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the largest male singing organization of its kind, with chapters all over the country and world. The long time musical director of the L.I Harmonizers is Mr. Maurice Debar. Mr. Debar started teaching in Levittown, then North Babylon teaching band instruments in elementary school, and eventually moved up to middle school. Mr. Debar also conducted the High

School marching band and directed the district orchestra. The range of songs the Long Island Harmonizers perform were composed between 1890 and now. Their selections are considered to be popular American music. Please come and enjoy this program which is sure to put a smile on your face. All are welcome, though there is a $5 dollar fee for guests. The program will be followed by our traditional May treat of ice cream, presented by the hospitality committee of Ronnie Witt and Connie Brown. If anyone is interested in joining the Community Club please feel free to contact the club office on Tues., Wed. or Thurs. from 9:30AM to 12:30PM at 746-0488.

The new family lounge at Good Shepherd Hospice

Garage Sale

Place an ad in our Classifieds for reasonable rates and prompt results. Call the Garden City office at 294-8900 for more information.

The online “pop up” shop for the latest in Spring fashion - GC Sportswear! Open now through May 1, 2018. Visit our store at https://gcptas18.itemorder. com/ New this Season: • Merchandise: Flip Flops, Beach Towels, Golf Shirts, Visors and more • Summer Bundles: The more you buy, the more you save • New “Ship-to-Home” option! Tuesday, 5/1 - Spring Sportswear Store closes - but there will be limited “Cash & Carry” items at Pick Up Saturday, 6/2 - Spring Sportswear Pick-up at Garden City Middle School Cafeteria 9AM to 12 noon (same day & time as School Supplies pickup)

School Supplies Online Store Is Open

Is it too soon to think about next year’s supplies? Maybe… but you’ll regret not taking advantage of getting everything you need with “one click”! Friday, 4/20 - Deadline to order PTA School Supplies on the website: http://www.bit.ly/PTASchoolSupplies Code: GAR054

School Budget Season is Here and We Need Your Help!

Don’t think this matters to you? Think again! Decisions made in the upcoming weeks and presented to the voters on May 15th could have an impact on your child’s school day next year. We hope you followed our live tweets at all budget meetings. Connect with us on social media for real time budget updates. Look for ways you can help our public schools in the weeks ahead. Advocacy works! Didn’t attend the budget work sessions? The Superintendent’s budget presentations can be found on the district’s website or by visiting http://

Garden City PTA News bit.ly/GCPSBudgetInfo. You can also listen to audio recordings of all Board of Education meetings. Under the drop down menu Board of Education/Agenda & Meetings on the district’s website.

PTA at the BOE

Tuesday, 4/17 - Adoption of 2018/2019 Budget, at GCHS Library at 8:15PM

Attn: Incoming Kindergarten Parents

Monday-Friday, 4/16-4/20 Kindergarten Screening at Hemlock School.

Attention Elementary Parents

Thursday, 4/19 - Stewart 3rd Grade STEAM Night at 7PM Friday, 4/ 20 - Stewart 5th Grade Circus Performance at 7PM

Attention Middle School Parents

Pay It Forward Day: Reminder to please return the Community Service Leadership Form to your child’s guidance counselor by April 26th. Form can be found on the Middle School website homepage. Thursday, 4/26 - “Pay It Forward” Community Service Leadership Form due to GCMS guidance counselors.

Attention High School Parents

Tuesday, 4/17 - NCA Spring College Expo at Hofstra Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex from 5:30 to 8:30PM Thursday, 4/19 - Afternoon Tea for Senior Citizens & Past Parents in High School Cafeteria from 3:30 to 5:30PM Friday, 4/20 - GCTA - “GC For a Cure” In-Person Registration at High School from 5 to 7PM Tuesday, 4/17 - High School Advanced Placement Art Reception in Library from 6:30 to 8PM

Attention Parents of NYSSMA Participants

Tuesday-Wednesday, 4/17-4/18 NYSSMA Festival for Garden City (Zone 13) at West Hempstead High School Friday-Saturday, 4/20-21 NYSSMA All-State/All-State Jazz/ Vocal at East Meadow

Let’s Connect @GardenCityPTA

Website: www.gardencitypta.org To Get Real Time Information - Turn on Notifications Facebook: Facebook.com/ GardenCityPTA Instagram: Instagram.com/ GardenCityPTA Twitter: Twitter.com/ GardenCityPTA Join the conversation and invite your friends.

Who We Are

Since 1945, the Garden City Parent Teacher Association has been dedicated to serving children and families in our community. Today’s Garden City PTA is a network of parents, teachers, administrators and community mem-

April 9th through May 18th NYSESLAT Speaking Exam

Mario A. Murillo

Get featured in all 11 newspapers! The Garden City News, Bethpage Newsgram, Mid-Island Times & Levittown Times, Jericho-Syosset News Journal & The Syosset Advance! Along with Blank Slate Media Papers: Port Washington Times, Manhasset Times, Roslyn Times, Great Neck Times, New Hyde Park Herald Courier & The Williston Times!

bers devoted to the educational, social and emotional success of children. Our commitment to creating a collaborative environment where families and the school community can work together has and will continue to foster positive change in our schools and within our community. Together we are a powerful voice for all our children, a relevant resource for our families and a strong advocate for public education. Through our annual membership drive and fundraising efforts we are able to provide cultural programs, speaker engagements, health and safety programs, monetary awards to high school seniors and so much more. Many of our events and programs have become long-standing traditions in our schools and for our students. Our grants have enhanced the educational experience for students in each of our seven schools. Our members can be found volunteering their time and talents in our schools and throughout our community. Thank you to all who support the Garden City PTA. Together we can achieve great things!

“The Myth of Fake News”

Attention Parents of ENL Students

Place an ad in our Classifieds for reasonable rates and prompt results. Call our main office 294-8900 to request information & rates. Visit our website to place classified Ads, to receive more information & our latest rates, www.gcnews.com

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GC Sportswear Event: Spring Collection

Media activist and award-winning journalist Mario A. Murillo will speak at the Ethical Humanist Society of LI in Garden City on Sunday, April 29th at 11AM on the topic “Living in Unreality: Conflict, Reconciliation and the Myths of Fake News.” Murillo asserts that all the talk about “fake news” overlooks that myth-making, media manipulation, and propaganda have always been part and parcel of our political culture. “The difference,” he says, “is just that now everybody is in on it.” His talk will explore the observation about the meaning of living in a world where verifiable evidence has become irrelevant, “ultimately trashing

what had remained of our so-called public sphere.” He will include his recent work in Colombia in the post-peace process period and news media cycles here in the US following Trump and company. Mario A. Murillo is professor of communication and Latin American studies at Hofstra University, and is an active member of the Advisory Board of Hofstra’s Center for Civic Engagement. A long-time media activist and award-winning journalist, in his many years in radio he has served as program director, director of Public Affairs programming, and a host and producer at WBAI Pacifica Radio in New York, was a feature correspondent for NPR’s Latino USA, and served as a regular guest host on WNYC New York Public Radio. He is a faculty advisor and producer at WRHU 88.7FM, Hofstra University’s award-winning, student-run, community-licensed radio station. He is the author of Colombia and the United States: War, Unrest and Destabilization (Seven Stories, 2004), and Islands of Resistance: Puerto Rico, Vieques and U.S. Policy (Seven Stories, 2001), and has written and reported extensively about Latin America for a number of publications and journals. The Ethical Humanist Society of LI is located at 38 Old Country Road in Garden City (at the western end of Old Country Road next to the water tower). Reservations are not necessary and the talk is free. Website for the Ethical Humanist Society is: www.ehsli.org

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St. Anne’s sixth grade portrays “Living Legends”

The sixth-grade class at Saint Anne’s recently entertained the student body by bringing historic figures to life. After selecting a person of historical significance, the students were required to thoroughly research the life and achievements of their legends and then prepare a written research paper summarizing their findings. Armed with all this biographical information about their legends, the students capped off their weeks of work by dressing up as their historical figures and bringing

them to life for the rest of the Saint Anne’s student body. Students in other grades were able to approach the “living legends” and ask them questions about their life and achievements. The sixth-grade class did an amazing job bringing to life sports figures, members of royalty, and titans of industry, among others, to the joy and benefit of the entire Saint Anne’s school! Hats off to the sixth grade! Pictured below is just a sampling of the many sixth grade living legends.

“Alex Morgan”

Mr. Fennell, school principal, with 6th grade living legends

“Jackie Robinson”

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“Carli Lloyd”

“Mikhail Gorbachev”

“Steve Irwin”

“Dwight D. Eisenhower”

“Katherine Johnson”

“Harry Houdini”

“Anne Frank”

“Shirley Temple”

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Swim-a-thon to benefit NYU Winthrop Hospital Grab your bathing suit! Teen Project, founded by teens Steven and Matthew Spirakis, need your help in supporting NYU Winthrop Hospital’s 17th Annual Swim-A-Thon on April 22nd from 7 to 11:30AM at Hofstra University’s Swim Center. Swimmers of all ages can swim laps, splash around in the water or just stay dry and take chances to win one of many community auction prizes! Preregistration at www.nyuwinthrop.org/ events is helpful but not necessary. The funds raised support the Child Life Program at NYU Winthrop Hospital, which is dedicated to helping children understand and cope with the hospital experience. Certified Child Life Specialists utilize therapeutic play, arts and crafts, entertainment and other

diversions to ensure that the hospital experience is as stress-free as possible for children and their families. Each year the Swim-a-Thon is enriched by community involvement. Participants can take part in swim lessons, crafts and yoga, while enjoying some live music. Each registrant receives a drawstring bag, event towel, and swimming cap upon check-in at the pool. Community service letters are available to students at the event for their participation. Once again this year, every Monday and Tuesday in May, just mention “NYU Winthrop Hospital Swim-a-thon” at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza at the Country Glen Center in Carle Place and they will donate a generous portion of their sales to NYU Winthrop Hospital.

Steven and Matthew Spirakis with their friends and Swim-a-thon founder Dr. Ron Marino

The Shafran family on the pool deck. Having some fun for a great photo-op!

Take time out of the pool and enjoys some arts and crafts

Swim Committee rep Patty Nessler with longtime supporters Mary Trapani and Joanie Krawiec

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72 Hours in Philadelphia: Betsy Ross Was Far More than a Flag Maker, She was a Feminist BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

My third day of my deep-dive into Revolutionary War America in Philadelphia is devoted to exploring key figures and sites that I have never visited before: Benjamin Franklin Museum, the Betsy Ross House and the National Constitution Center. I especially appreciate what I am seeing after my visits to the newly opened Museum of the American Revolution and the National Museum of Jewish American History in the first two days. Betsy Ross was a pistol. The Betsy Ross House, in Philadelphia’s historic district best known for Independence Hall, proves a real surprise. I realize that all I know of Betsy Ross is that she created the first American flag. But this museum, which is operated as a private, nonprofit attraction, really conveys what a significant figure she was – independent when few women had any independence at all, a true patriot who was courageous in working on behalf of the Revolution. And, like Ben Franklin, what a modern person she was, who I can believe, would have been at the front of the Women’s Marches. Her story would be worthy of a drama: She was shunned by her Quaker family for eloping (at age 21) with John Ross, a man of a different

faith (he was the son of an Anglican Reverend). Imagine running off and marrying for love in 1773! She was independent: soon after they were married, John, who had joined

the street level where she had her own business sewing upholstery. Throughout her life, Ross was a savvy businessperson. She would have known General

Nassau County Museum of Art Hits Highest Notes with ‘Anything Goes: The Jazz Age’ Exhibit

the local militia in the cause of independence, was killed and she found herself a widow who had to fend for herself. Because they had no children, she was able to keep her property. She rented a room in this townhouse, as well as a shop on

George Washington from Christ Church which the young couple attended. You traipse through the small house – to the room she rented in what was a boarding house (not just for women) and realize how unusual

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this is, and then, as you descend the stairs into the shop, much to my surprise, you meet Betsy Ross herself, sewing some fabric. You get to ask her questions about her life. I ask her what the date is – Nov. 5, 1776 - and really get into the spirit of the thing, knowing that she will only answer questions up to that point of her experience, when I know what comes next. She has been working on the flag in secret, upstairs in the room, where she keeps it hidden under fabric. Why did she take the risk? “My late husband was a patriot. I wanted to support Washington and make something to allow the spirit of my late husband live. We never had a child. [Creating the flag] this was like giving birth,” she tells me. She says that she went from father’s house to her husband’s. Now 24 years old, “the heaviness of a loss forces you to grow up in different manner. Being on my own is more difficult than I would have imagined.” Her husband, John, passed in January and she moved in to this townhouse in March. “This is the Widow Lithgow’s home –she rents to individuals. I rent a room and shop space from her. If I remarry, I will go to different lodging.” She would have lived here between 1776 and 1779. See page D2

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72 Hours in Philadelphia: Betsy Ross Was Far More than a Flag Maker, She was a Feminist

Continued from page D1 She relates how General Washington had particular design in mind when he came to her earlier. He was open to suggestions, she says: his original idea for the symbol for American independence had the shape of square rather than rectangle (that was her idea). Also, Washington had wanted

six-pointed stars but Ross pushed to change the shape to five-pointed stars by demonstrating that it was easier and speedier to cut, and how she would sew it in so that the design could be seen on both sides. She tells me with an appropriate measure of sass in her tone that a trusted messenger brought her flag to Washington rather than come himself.

The Betsy Ross House is operated as a private, nonprofit attraction in historic Philadelphia. The small size belies the big picture that awaits inside © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

As she sews, “Betsy Ross” happily chats about her life as a single working woman in Revolutionary America and her experience making America’s first flag in her upholstery shop at the Betsy Ross House in historic Philadelphia © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com

“He has heavier things on his mind – to win the battle, not a flag.” I never considered, before “meeting” Betsy Ross how courageous she was to make the flag – she could have been caught and jailed for sedition. I ask if she has met Ben Franklin (thinking that his printing shop is nearby), but she says that she knows of him but has not met him. “He’s out of town a lot. I hear he is quite taken with squirrels,” she says with a slight smile as she continues to sew. She actually had a very good business going during the American Revolutionary War, making flags for the Pennsylvania Navy. She is such an interesting character, I probe more to fill out the details of her life: Betsy Ross was born in 1752, and after attending a Quaker-run school, her father apprenticed her to an upholsterer. It was there that she fell in love with John Ross, a fellow apprentice, the son of an Anglican priest at the historic city parish of Christ Church, and the nephew of George Ross Jr. who was a signer of the Declaration of the Independence. The young couple eloped in 1773 when she was 21, marrying at Hugg’s Tavern in Gloucester City, New Jersey. The marriage resulted in her expulsion from the Quaker congregation. The young couple soon started their own upholstery business and later joined Christ Church, where their fellow congregants occasionally included the visiting Virginia Colony militia regimental commander who would soon become General of a newly organized Continental Army, George Washington, as well as other visiting notaries and delegates who would become leaders of the rebellion and later, members of the Continental Congress. They were married only two years when John Ross, a member of the local militia, was killed. They had no children. She continued working in her upholstery business for the Revolution, repairing uniforms and making tents, blankets, and stuffing paper tube cartridges with musket balls for ammunition for the Continental Army. On June 15, 1777, she married her second husband, Joseph Ashburn, a seaman. In 1780, Ashburn’s ship was captured by a Royal Navy frigate and he was charged with treason (for being of British ancestry, because the British did not recognize American colonial citizenship) and was imprisoned at Old Mill Prison in England. While he was imprisoned, their first daughter, 9-month old Zilla, died, and their second daughter, Eliza, was born. Ashburn, himself, died in the British jail.

Three years later, in May 1783, she married John Claypoole, who had coincidentally met Joseph Ashburn in the English Old Mill Prison and had been the one to bring her the news of her of her husband’s death. (Ross must have really been something, and the delightful young woman playing the part today conveys that spirit.) Betsy gave birth to five daughters with John Claypoole: Clarissa, Susanna, Jane, Rachel and Harriet (who died in infancy). With the birth of their second daughter, in 1786, they moved to a larger house on Philadelphia’s Second Street, settling down to a peaceful postwar existence. Philadelphia prospered as the temporary capital (1790–1800) of the newly independent United States of America, with George Washington as the first President, By 1812, John Claypoole’s war injuries had left him disabled; he died in 1817 after two decades of poor health. Betsy’s young daughter Clarissa, a widow herself, moved into their home with her five children and a sixth on the way. With Clarissa’s help, Betsy continued to run her upholstery shop and flag-making business. But after 50 years in the trade, Betsy’s rapidly failing vision forced her retirement at the age of 76. Betsy eventually became blind. She spent the last three years of her life living with her daughter Jane’s family on Cherry Street in Philadelphia. She died peacefully in her sleep on January 30, 1836, at the age of 84. Betsy Ross’s body was first interred at the Free Quaker burial grounds on North Fifth Street in Philadelphia (interesting in that the Quakers had shunned her so many years before); 20 years later, her remains were moved to the Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia. Then, in 1975, in preparation for the American Bicentennial, the City ordered the remains moved to the courtyard of the Betsy Ross House. Cemetery workers found no remains beneath her tombstone, but bones found elsewhere in the family plot were deemed to be hers and were re-interred in the grave which we tourists can now visit at the Betsy Ross House. The museum does an excellent job of interpreting how women fared during this period, what it was like for the women and children left behind when their men went to war, and how they provided for themselves when they were widowed. I go down to the kitchen area in the basement where another woman interprets what it would have been like to have been a Washerwoman – one of the few professions that a woman who had to fend for herself could undertake. “Working as a laundress was a

difficult, low paying job in the 18th century; in early colonial period, many were enslaved or indentured servants; toward the end of the 18th century, most were free black women and widows struggling to support themselves.” We are introduced to Judath, an African American washerwoman employed by Elizabeth Drinker, a wealthy Quaker woman; Jane Gray, a widowed African American washerwoman, who was a member of the “Black Class” at St. George’s Methodist church and later joined St. Thomas’ African Episcopal church; Susanna Cook, a widow with two children who lived at 3rd & Walnut Streets, whose husband died in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 and to earn a living, rented out rooms and worked as a washerwoman earning $3 a week; she fell ill in 1801 and died impoverished in an almshouse. There are special exhibits: “Stitching the Story Together: Betsy Ross and the American Flag” opens March 1; “Furnishing the Widow’s Chamber (opens March 1). Allocate about an hour to visit. Admission: Self-guided tour: $5/ adult, $4/seniors, children, vets,

students; add $2 for the audio tour (a child’s audio tour is available). Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street. 215-629-5801. Operated by Historic Philadelphia, Inc. 150 S. Independence Mall West, Suite 550, Philadelphia, PA 19106, 215-629-4026, visitorservices@ historicphiladelphia.org. When I leave the Betsy Ross House on my way to the National Constitution Center, I think how appropriate that other clothing/sewing places are also on this block, and just a few doors down, come upon Women’s Resistance – The Outrage (www.the-outrage.com). The brand was started 2016 – it was supposed to be celebratory for first woman president, but instead, has become an outlet for outrage and resistance for artists and activists. A portion of sales helps benefit organizations such as ACLU, Planned Parenthood, 350.org. The first store opened in DC; this one opened this fall, with other outlets planned across the country. Betsy Ross, who would likely have been a feminist today waving a new flag in the Women’s March, would have been very much a part of it. My immersion into Revolutionary

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Across the Long Island Sound is a place I call home BY CLAIRE LYNCH

Over the years I’ve spoken to friends about special places they would go to get away from things for a while. Many of them were secret places, places they never told many people about. These places offered quiet and a break away from whatever the daily rat race happened to be at the time. Many people like to get away from it all by running, jogging, lifting weights, swimming, etc. I happen to like taking walks and seeing where I end up. It’s good exercise and I’ve found that wandering into sometimes unknown territory helps to keep me mentally alert. I’ve made some good discoveries by just wandering. This walking of mine has pretty much been a lifelong habit. Anyway, back when I was in college in Connecticut I would take walks around the campus’ beautiful grounds - I found out later that Fairfield’s campus is 200 acres - and one day without even realizing it, I came across a place that was elevated. Stopping and twirling about, I admired the trees, the land, the scenery. Then, looking way out, I spotted land. It was Long Island. The highest point on Fairfield’s grounds happened to be near the rectory and on a clear day I had a perfect view, across the Long Island Sound, of the North Shore of Long Island. My family didn’t live in Port Jefferson or Stony Brook, however. They didn’t live

on the North Shore but on the South Shore in Rockville Centre. After graduating from St. Agnes Cathedral High School in the 1970s I headed north to the Constitution State or to the Nutmeg State as my family and I were fond of calling it. I went to freshman orientation where we had a great, big barbecue on the university’s huge lawns and we newcomers had the chance to meet new classmates from all different areas. People were excited about being in a new school – and for some of us, it was far away from our homes. After the barbecue ended some of the older students showed us newbies around the campus. We all wanted to get our bearings. Ironically Fairfield University’s mascot is the stag just like at the high school I had attended in Rockville Centre so whenever I went to basketball games with my fellow classmates, there was a certain familiarity about it. By the way, a stag is another word for a buck, or a male deer. I don’t know if the décor of the dormitories has changed over the years but the dormitories I stayed in were pretty basic. The rooms for two people were adequate but not huge and they were famous for their cinderblock walls which made thumbtacking posters to See page D5

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Taking Care of Mom in a Mom and Pop Business BY TOM MARGENAU

Q: My husband and I run a small business. We are in our early 50s. Our profits are modest, but usually enough to reach the Social Security taxable maximum. For years now, my husband has reported all the income under his name for Social Security purposes. We do this for two reasons. One: We think we will come out ahead if he has a bigger Social Security check. And two: I am a few years younger than my husband, and I think Social Security will be broke by the time I hit retirement age. So why should I bother paying into the system? What do you think of our plan? A: You may be onto something with your first bit of reasoning. And I will give you some food for thought about that in a minute. But you are way off base with your “Social Security will be broke so why pay into it” way of thinking. For almost 50 years now, people have been telling me that the system will go belly up before they ever have a chance to collect benefits. Of course, the people who told me that a half-century ago have been getting benefits for decades now (assuming they are still alive). Social Security has been paying benefits for more than 80 years. How long must the program be around before people accept the fact that it is here to stay? Sure the program faces some challenges because of the retirement of the baby-boom generation. But with a few relatively modest tweaks to its tax and benefit structure, it will be around for another 80 years. So now let’s get back to your idea that you and your husband come out ahead if all the Social Security credit goes in his name. I will give you a couple of examples that show how your Social Security benefits might play out depending on how you report your business income on your tax return. Plan A is the reverse of what you are doing now. In my Plan A, you and your husband split the business income equally. For example, let’s assume your business is paying taxes on the maximum Social Security taxable income -- currently $128,400. In other words, both you and your husband would claim half of that, or $64,200. The Social Security part of a self-employment tax return is called the Schedule SE. Each of you would file a Schedule SE reporting $64,200 to your respective Social Security accounts. And that means when you hit retirement age, both you and your husband would have roughly equal Social Security retirement benefits. (Of course, your actual benefit amounts could be impacted by other variables, like your dates of birth and any other income each of you might have before or after

your business venture.) But let’s just say, using today’s dollars, that each of you end up with $1,600 per month each in a Social Security retirement benefit. Your total Social Security income would be $3,200 per month. But you and your husband are currently doing what I will call Plan B. You report all the business income on the Schedule SE under your husband’s name and his Social Security number. When he reaches retirement age, he would end up with a much higher retirement benefit (let’s say $2,600 per month). And because you would have no Social Security on your own record, you would be due up to one-half of his benefit -- or $1,300 per month in dependent wife’s benefits. Your total Social Security income would be $3,900 per month. So at first glance, you would say that’s a no-brainer: doing what you are currently doing (Plan B) is the better choice -- from a strictly monetary Social Security retirement perspective. But from your own perspective, the Plan B scenario could turn out to be a big mistake. Over my career of 45-plus years dealing with Social Security issues, I have heard from thousands of women who were involved in a mom and pop business where pop employed Plan B (i.e., he took all the Social Security credit on their tax returns). And in many of these instances, the couple ended up divorced. And guess what happens to poor old mom? She has little or no Social Security credit for all the years of work she put into the business, which means she has little or no Social Security retirement. If you never remarry, you probably would collect divorced spousal benefits on your husband’s account. But that could end up being a meager return for your many years of contributions to the business. However, let’s say you can absolutely guarantee that you and your husband will remain in wedded bliss forever. There are still a couple other reasons why Plan B may not work out for you. One is the issue of Social Security disability benefits. We all don’t stay healthy until our golden years. There is a decent chance you might become disabled before reaching your mid-60s. Under Plan B (where your husband gets all of the Social Security credits), you would have absolutely no disability coverage from Social Security because you weren’t paying into the system. Whereas under Plan A (where you split the Social Security credits), you would qualify for monthly Social Security disability benefits if something happens to you -- and that could be potentially very valuable coverage for you and your family if that were to happen. And speaking of family, you also have to consider the possibility that you might die. For example, if you pass

away and if you have a couple of kids still at home when that happens, Plan B would provide no monthly survivor benefits for the children. But Plan A would be like setting up a little life insurance policy -- a policy that could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years to your family. As I said so often over the years, I have seen many moms getting the short end of the Social Security stick in a mom

and pop business -- because husbands and/or their accountants employed Plan B without thinking things through. So you and your husband really need to talk things over before continuing on your current course. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2018 CREATORS.COM

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Across the Long Island Sound is a place I call home Continued from page D3 to the walls impossible. Out came the rolls of tape. Some fellow freshmen were locals like Blanka. In time I was invited to my friend’s house, met her parents and her siblings and inevitably we hung out in their living room or kitchen chatting as her parents cooked dinner. I have to say that wow, it felt good to be in someone’s home instead of in a dormitory or a classroom pretty much 24/7. Some of my professors were young adjunct professors and some were women with their master’s degrees and their Ph.D.s who became role models for me. I started college as an accounting major but I thought long and hard about my major, about what career I’d have when I graduated from college, and in my sophomore year I filled out the paperwork to switch majors. English is what I wanted to major in. In my writing classes and English literature classes I met fellow classmates from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and other states. No offense to all of the accountants out there but I just couldn’t see myself doing other people’s tax returns for the rest of my life. If I worked as an accountant for a corporation would I enjoy working a 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. desk job all week long or would I prefer something with more flexibility? I was relieved and at the same time I was enormously excited about being able to plunge headfirst into all of my writing, literature, philosophy and foreign language classes. I had joined the university newspaper as a writer in my freshman year and now, as an English major, I felt that I was in the right place. As a freshman my accounting major status didn’t feel exactly right. But put the words English major and me in the same sentence and it felt good. It felt just right. On the newspaper, I was even more at home among my fellow writers and editors and photographers. We were the creative ones on the campus of Fairfield University. We were the artsy ones, the ones with flair and we were the risk takers, too, because even as students most of us knew that getting jobs after graduating from college would be hard. It would be very hard. Even then English majors were a dime a dozen compared to the pre-med students and the finance majors and my classmates that would go on to law school. We wrote some excellent articles for the university newspaper and had our heads on our shoulders but we

knew that we probably wouldn’t be the next Woodwards and Bernsteins of the world. We knew all about Watergate because we saw it on our TV screens and in the newspapers pretty much every day for months at a time. Watergate broke loose in June of 1972. In that month, on the sixth floor in the Watergate hotel and office complex in Washington, D.C., the headquarters of the national Democratic Party became a crime scene. Men planted listening devices inside the headquarters and then burglars trying to maintain those devices were caught inside the Watergate. (npr.org) Working for “The Washington Post,” Woodward and Bernstein slowly connected the burglary and other political crimes to the re-election campaign of President Richard Nixon. Woodward and Bernstein won a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for their reporting. Nixon resigned on Aug. 9, 1974, in order to avoid facing impeachment. If we had any doubts about the concept of investigative reporting, Carl Woodward and Bob Bernstein had smashed that. We realized how powerful it could be and many afternoons and evenings we students sat around talking about the painstaking work the two men did in putting the pieces together. We were impressed by their hard work. From a hill near the rectory I could look on a clear day and see all the way across the Long Island Sound to Long Island. I’m not sure what town I saw when I looked all the way from southern Connecticut. I wasn’t sure how far away it was so later on I asked my dad. He said it was about 20 miles straight across and he agreed that it could have been Old Field, it could have been Belle Terre, it could have been Port Jefferson. He added that it had to be a crystal clear day in order for me to see the shores of Long Island from the campus See page D7

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Nassau County Museum of Art Hits Highest Notes with ‘Anything Goes: The Jazz Age’ Exhibit BY KAREN RUBIN

What is most remarkable about the new exhibit at the Nassau County Museum of Art, “Anything Goes: The Jazz Age” celebrating the Roaring Twenties, is the cross-connections between art, music, literature, design, furniture and fashion, and the people who were similarly cross-pollinating these cultural categories. There is a drawing by George Gershwin, another by ee cummings, the original painting by Francis Cugat (brother of Xavier, the musician) that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote into his iconic novel, “The Great Gatsby” and had to have for its cover (and has never before been seen outside

On view for the first time outside of Princeton University Library is Francis Cugat’s original painting, “Celestial Eyes” (ca 1925), that was the cover for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

the Princeton University Library). There are the Park Avenue Cubists, and the clique that gathered at Gerald & Sara Murphy’s beachhouse in Antibes (Sara, a famous Jazz Age muse, is the subject of a little-known Picasso drawing of her on the beach at Antibes). One room of the fantastic Frick mansion that is now home of the museum is devoted to Jazz Age music, with gramophones and Victrolas and radios that show off the design, while early records from the collection of Dr. Jay Tartell play. There are so many astonishments as you go through – James Joyce’s “Ulysses” was censored and burned but here in a bookcase is one of the first editions, along with a copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “This Side of Paris,” based on Hobey Baker, a World War I flying ace and Princeton hockey star and in a gallery, the original Hobey Baker Memorial Trophy. In this extraordinary multimedia exhibit, which is on view through July 8, you are immersed in the masterpieces and experiments of a generation that changed the history of Modernism. The giants among the artists - Picasso, Léger, Matisse, Beckmann, Nolde, Lachaise, Man Ray, Stuart Davis, Florine Stettheimer and Tamara de Lempicka - are all represented in the show with major works, but there are so many artists – particularly women artists – who will be new for many like Anna Walinska, a teenager from Brooklyn who lived in Paris during the ‘20s and met Picasso, Matisse, Stein and others while making the drawings and paintings which are on view in a solo gallery in the show. The exhibition tracks the progress of Modernism in art from Cubism to

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Neoclassicism. Composers such as Gershwin and Porter were taking syncopation and the blues to new heights at this time, and their records, sheet music, and piano rolls are on view and are heard throughout the show on ’20’s-era turntables and player pianos. The Ballets Russes, for whom Picasso and Chanel designed productions, broke all dance conventions and inspired a new wave of fashion, with examples in the exhibition curated by n oted expert on ’20’s fashion, JoAnne Olian. The exhibit’s pieces of Art Deco furniture and rare jewelry from the private collection of the Macklowe Gallery display the machine-age elegance that was in vogue. “We’re used to Cubism today, but these guys were brave,” museum director Charles A. Riley II, who organized the show, said at the opening reception. The show ties all the cultural strains together so you almost see the creative pollination from one discipline to another, all in an expression of a philosophy that defined the Jazz Age: “Living well is the best revenge” was the motto of an extraordinarily fortunate generation, anything but “lost,” that remains today the epitome of sheer creative freedom. Riley noted that though a sense of artistic “freedom” and breaking social and cultural conventions was the theme of the Roaring Twenties, it was “freedom plus order.” Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic to Paris that so inspired the sense of adventure and daring, was also an exercise in discipline. The show offers a comprehensive picture of the Jazz Age when World War I ended on November 11, 1918 and ended on October 24, 1929, when Wall Street crashed after its historic nineyear bull run. The commentaries and notes that accompany the exhibit are fascinating insights to the context for the creations and the people propelling them. In addition to art and design, the exhibition brings the age of superstars vividly to life with memorabilia celebrating the Golden Age of aviation, including a leather pilot’s helmet and goggles, photographs of Babe Ruth and a seat from the original Yankee Stadium built in 1923, original Victrola turntables and the first generation of radios, first editions of monumental novels and sheet music, and the original Hobey Baker trophy, the top honor for American college hockey (all players who visit wearing their team jersey during the run of the show will be admitted for free). As Riley, who donned his own Princeton hockey jersey, noted, Hobey Baker’s life was worthy of a movie – a World War I flying ace, at the end of the war he would likely have headed

to Wall Street; he took one last flight which proved fatal. The exhibition unveils some important historical discoveries, including previously unknown drawings by the poet cummings that were found by his dear friend Gaston Lachaise. Their friendship and collaboration is celebrated in a gallery that includes many of Lachaise’s greatest sculptures, including a monumental cast of Elevation, as well as his own drawings and a stunning portrait by cummings of the legendary supermodel Marion Morehouse. A fortunate group of American artists and writers in Paris during the ’20s, many of them in Stein’s circle, were pioneering a new style of abstraction, and the show boasts some significant canvases by Davis, as well as Charles Green Shaw, Gertrude and Balcomb Greene, Joseph Stella, Carl Holty, Jan Matulka, Charles Biederman and an unknown work on paper by Betty Parsons, who would become best known as one of the great champions of Abstract Expressionism. In another art historical coup, the show presents an unknown drawing by the model and muse Kiki de Montparnasse that had been hidden among the papers of Man Ray, whose portrait of Kiki is among the treasures on view, along with his portraits of Hemingway, Chanel, James Joyce and dancers from the Ballets Russes. The other major photographic finds in the show are by Carl Van Vechten, whose lens captured the jazz greats in Harlem nightclubs. The show also boasts an unknown drawing of Baker by the artist Paul Colin, whose posters, including rare examples included in the show, made her famous in Paris. “When I play hockey, I leave it all on ice,” Riley said, wearing his hockey jersey.”This show is everything I’ve got – my heart and head. All laid out.” Throughout the exhibit, there are fabulous photographs of these key figures that put you right into the moment. The Long Island connections in the show are among the highlights. F. Scott Fitzgerald published “The Great Gatsby” on April 10, 1925, but he started it two years before over the garage in a rented house in Great Neck. In his lecture, Scribner III, whose grandfather published the novel, will reveal the backstory of its progress from manuscript to masterpiece under the editorial guidance of Maxwell Perkins, who secured the iconic cover by Cugat. And Lindbergh took off from the storied air strip at Roosevelt Field, where Elinor Smith, the “Flying Flapper of Freeport,” set new records for altitude and endurance. Indeed, the local connections are also in the collectors who have loaned to the exhibit, including Dr. Jay Tartell

and Deborah Tartell who not only loaned the stunning gramophones, phonographs and victrolas, but also that sensational photo and autographed program of George Gershwin; and Dr. Harvey Manes, a trustee, who loaned several works. Drawing on museum, university and private collections, including those of the Heckscher Museum, Parrish Museum, Cradle of Aviation Museum, New York University Grey Art Gallery, and Princeton University, the wide-ranging exhibition has been underwritten by the Americana Manhasset and Wheatley Plaza, longtime supporters of the museum and its mission. In addition, the programming and

publications have been sponsored by generous gifts from The Ritz-Carlton Residences and by Charles Scribner III. Each week the show will feature special programming, including live jazz in the beautiful paneled library of the mansion, lectures by experts in the arts and design, and live demonstrations of the player piano and Victrola in addition to the museum’s renowned docent-led tours and education programs. Among the programming highlights are a May 12 lecture by Scribner, a popular speaker at the Morgan Library and Metropolitan Museum of Art, among other venues; an original cabaret musical based on the lives of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald composed and performed by Angela Sclafani and

her ensemble; and tours of Jazz Age Manhattan led by museum director Charles A. Riley II, author of two books on the period. The museum is publishing a fully-illustrated catalogue of the exhibition with essays on the art, music and fashion of the era, and is re-launching the official website with special features keyed to the show. This year’s gala ball on June 9 will be themed “All That Jazz” with guests in costumes, Angela Susan Anton, Board President, announced. The Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive in Roslyn Harbor and is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for seniors (62 and above) and $4 for students and children

(4 to12). Members are admitted free. For more information about the museum and exhibit, call 516-484-9338 or go to www.nassaumuseum.org. ___________________ © 2018 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear.com, www.huffingtonpost.com/author/karenrubin & travelwritersmagazine.com/ TravelFeaturesSyndicate/. Blogging at goingplacesnearandfar. wordpress.com & moralcompasstravel. info. Send comments or questions to FamTravLtr@aol.com. Tweet @ TravelFeatures. ‘Like’ us at facebook. com/NewsPhotoFeatures

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Across the Long Island Sound is a place I call home Continued from page D5 of Fairfield University. The elevation of the campus is about 59 feet so it made sense that I would have a pretty good vantage point. When I walked over to the hill and up to its highest point, I was always pleased when I saw land across the Long Island Sound. It didn’t matter that I didn’t know what town I was looking at, I was just happy thinking about home. I wondered what my former high school and neighborhood friends were up to. I missed seeing them practically every day and I also missed the everyday routines at home. I missed watching my parents and my brothers and sisters going about their daily lives. What new things were all of my siblings learning and doing? My oldest brother is 12 years older than I and at that point he was busy working a finance job in Manhattan. My other siblings were busy, too. I confess that part of me was just a little bit homesick for Long Island. I didn’t want to leave Fairfield University – or the town of Fairfield – because I was enjoying my time there but sometimes I would wonder what my typical day would have been like if I had chosen to attend college on Long Island. What if I had stayed at home with my family and gone to Adelphi, Hofstra or C.W. Post? What escapades would I have had and what various things would I have learned? How would things have been different? Being up “up on the hill” as I called it I would think about my point of view. Sometimes I would laugh and tell myself that here I was in the crow’s nest – being high up and being able to see many things that the people several feet down couldn’t see – and I enjoyed having that advantage. I’d use my little break up on the hill as a mental break - as time away from my classes and homework and writing papers for my various professors - and

just being away from things for a little while would help me clear things up in my mind. What decisions did I have to make in the near future and in the months ahead? What could I do to make the most of my college studies and prepare for a future career? Where would I apply for jobs after I graduated from college? Would I start my career on Long Island or in New York City? It was exciting to think about the future. Like most college students I had a lot on my mind - and I took these decisions seriously. I remember that as an English major in my sophomore year my Shakespeare professor had us students reading three Shakespearean plays a week. “The Merchant of Venice,” “King Lear,” “The Tempest,” “Romeo and Juliet” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (not my favorite play!). Those were just five of Shakespeare’s plays that we had to read that semester. My teacher’s list of required reading seemed to go on and on. That was a lot of reading for anyone to do. We didn’t use Cliff Notes or any abbreviated version of the plays – we read Shakespeare’s famous plays line by line and page by page. No one complained to our professor about all of this non-stop reading but I remember that we were all a little bleary eyed that particular semester. We English majors also had plenty of term papers to write, more, I discovered than many of my classmates who had chosen different majors. I didn’t mind doing them, they just were time consuming. So whenever I could take a little break I relished it. Up on the hill I would daydream about these various things then slowly turn away and walk back to my dormitory. By going up to the hill, I had gotten some exercise for the day – and had the chance to let my mind drift for a while. Since leaving Fairfield University I’ve heard that there have been lots of

changes. The university has expanded. New buildings have been built. The school has a pool now – something we didn’t have when I was a matriculated undergraduate student.

high point in the land. I bet there is still a place up on the hill where young students can look out across the land – and across the Long Island Sound – and wonder.

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Garden City Boys High School Lacrosse rounding into form

Justin Coppola with another faceoff win While schools were closed last week for Spring Break, the Garden City High School Boys Lacrosse team was hard at work continuing to play its challenging non-conference schedule versus two perennial state champion teams from Delaware and Washington State respectively. These non-league games serve as an opportunity for player evaluation, to build team chemistry, and as a springboard to prepare for conference play. On Tuesday, April 3rd, Salesianum, the #1 ranked team in Delaware made the trip up the Turnpike intent on avenging last year’s loss to Garden City at the Haverford School in Pennsylvania. It

was a cold and dreary day for lacrosse, but both teams came ready to play. The first half lived up to the billing as both teams traded goals, played tough defense, and benefited from outstanding goal tending. In particular, Teddy Dolan made a couple of spectacular saves to stave off an early onslaught. Our little big man, Justin Coppola, demonstrated his masterful dominance of the face off circle. As the game progressed, Garden City got on the board with Joe Scatteregia, Liam Curtin, and Liam Muldoon (2 goals) scoring first half goals. Strong defensive efforts by Colin Hart, James Buckley, Matt

Liam Curtin (#4) celebrates his third goal of the game with James Basile (#6)

A familiar sound around here... save by Dolan!

Liam Muldoon (#3) looking to feed

DeSimpliciis, Stephen Spirakis, and defensive midfielders Tyler Wuchte and Matt Granville limited Salesianum’s opportunities to forge a 4-4 tie at halftime. In the second half, Garden City made the necessary adjustments both offensively and defensively and imposed their will against a game opponent. The stalemate was broken on a great play and shot by Trevor Yeboah-Kodie to edge ahead 5-4. The Trojan defense went into shutdown mode and did not allow a second half goal. They won the battles for ground balls and limited any second chance opportunities. In the fourth quarter, Garden City attacked the cage with purpose. Liam Curtin scored the next two goals on great feeds from James Basile to provide the final cushion in Garden City’s 7-4 win. On Saturday, April 7th, Garden City went south on the Turnpike to play at the Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, PA to participate in the annual Checking for Cancer Tournament against Washington State’s top program from Bellevue High School. While the calendar said April, these were not spring like conditions with temperatures in the low 40s and wind gusts that made it feel even colder. It all started in the faceoff circle where Justin Coppolla continued to provide a high level of frustration for opponents with his tenacious prowess. His early wins set the tone for a great start that led to two quick first period goals by Liam Curtin. Between the pipes, Teddy Dolan was stellar again

with some acrobatic saves and quick clears. The team defense approach was in top form as they asserted their physicality to limit Bellevue’s opportunities. Danny Boccafola and his long pole was ever present to gather ground balls or errant passes. The Trojans went up 3-1 on a Liam Muldoon goal in the second and added to the lead with another tally by Trevor Yeboah-Kodie. A buzzer beater goal by James Basile closed out the scoring in the first half for a 5-3 Garden City lead. The second half was much of the same with Garden City using a well-balanced attack that included crisp ball movement, long possessions, and timely scoring. Trevor Yeboah-Kodie started the second half scoring with a great dodge and perfect shot placement against a good Bellevue net minder. With the Bellevue defense scrambling, Cole Dutton seized the opportunity to add another third quarter goal. To put further distance between the teams, Kyle Steinbach ripped a shot that the goalie could only hear and not see as it entered the net. He followed that up with a similar goal in the fourth quarter for a commanding and insurmountable 9-3 lead. A couple of late goals by Bellevue completed the Trojans 9-6 victory. The boys have their first league game this coming Wednesday (4:45PM) April 11th at Long Beach and return home to play a non-conference game against Suffolk power Shoreham Wading River at 3PM. Come out and support your Garden City Trojans.

Ministers of defense #17 James Buckley and Colin Hart (#39)

Kyle Steinbach committed to it

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Liam Curtin on his way to two more goals

Tyler Wuchte step for step with Bellevue midfielder

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Garden City Pool News Summer is just around the corner and Pool membership registration is underway. Pool membership material was mailed to every household but if you have misplaced yours you can download an application at www.gar-

dencityrecreation.org. You can also stop by the Recreation Office to pick up the pool brochure and membership forms. Online registration is also available (you must have a password to sign up online; to receive a password, you

must go to the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave to verify your residency). Please look through the brochure to see all of the new and exciting things that will be happening at the GC Pool this season. The pool opens on Saturday, June 9th at 12 noon. Hope to see everyone there!

Did you hear there is Bonus Time at the Pool this year?

In last season’s survey a number of members requested extending the pool season. Traditionally the last day of the Pool season has been Labor Day. This year we will keep the Pool open from September 4th through September 9th from 12 noon until 6PM. The areas of the Pool that will be open are dependent on the availability of lifeguards and other staff and may be adjusted as needed. The Snack Bar will be open during these hours as well

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Don’t forget to add the Mini Golf Option to your membership. For an additional $60, you and the whole family can play mini golf for the entire pool season! That’s quite a bargain as we know many kids will sometimes play 2 or 3 times in a single day. Also you will have the convenience of prepaid unlimited mini golf for the whole family. You can add the Mini Golf Option at any time.

Pool Enrichment Camp (PEP)

PEP sign up will begin on Saturday, April 21st, 9am to 1pm at the Recreation Office (108 Rockaway Ave). Sign up must be done in person and is $225 per session for Pool Members. Only immediate family members can register their youths. The program includes swimming, crafts, sports and games. Lunch and afternoon snack are also included. Each member is eligible to sign up for two sessions.

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GCHS Girls LAX racks up two more wins

Senior Captain Jennifer Medjid getting set to take one of her free position shots against North Shore The girls lacrosse team traveled south over Spring Break to play Maryland power houses St. Mary’s Prep and Notre Dame Prep and returned home to take on conference foe North Shore this past Tuesday. The girls took two out of the three contests including the all important conference match up against North Shore by a score of 11-6. The trip to Maryland was a huge success thanks to the captains families who planned an action packed trip for the team including dinner overlooking gorgeous Annapolis harbor, touring the spectacular US Naval Academy, playing two high powered opponents, and taking in top ranked Maryland in their match up against UVA . The girls and the coaches always look forward to this

trip and it did not disappoint! GC easily took the game against St. Mary’s in their first Maryland matchup by a score of 14-7. Senior captain Jenn Medjid led the way with 8 points, netting four goals and dishing out four assists, followed by Liana McDonnell who had five goals, and Caitlin Cook who scored four of her own. Sarah Mackey added one to round out the scoring. Junior Ella Heaney, who leads the team in assists, racked up a few against St. Mary’s, threading the ball like a needle through the St. Mary’s defense four times. Attackers Julia Kavan, Jen Kubler, Mary Kate Dolan, Alex Hopkins, Miller Overbeck, Julia Fornasar, and Bella Ottomanelli, along with midfielders

The Kaval sisters, Olivia (15) and Julia (4), playing lock down defense and protecting their goalie, Kerry McHugh

Olivia Kaval and Juliana Ingrassia, moved swiftly and kept the ball hot in St. Mary’s zone. When St. Mary’s was able to break away, senior captain Catherine Conway along with defenders Kara Metzler, Erin Healy, Amanda Cerrato, Julia Kaval, Olivia Kaval, Emma Ruckh, Emily Quinn, and Lisa Garizio played tough against St. Mary’s fast paced offense keeping them at bay and preventing many shots from being taken, disrupting the play and causing turnovers to get the ball back into GC’s stick. When a shot was made, senior goalie Kerry McHugh was in net to make the save as was junior Emily Gaven in the second half with five and four saves respectively. GC’s game against nationally ranked Notre Dame Prep on Thursday was a bit different. Despite getting on the board first on a goal from Jen Kubler, the Trojans struggled allowing ND to take a commanding 10-4 lead into halftime. GC clawed back to within 4 goals at one point but ran out of time. Jenn Medjid led the team with 3 goals, Liana McDonnell had 2 goals plus one assist, followed by Jen Kubler who had two goals, Sarah Mackey who had two assists, and Ella Heaney who had added a goal. Coach Chapman returned to GC with a recharged squad ready to take on their next conference foe, the North Shore Vikings, this past Tuesday. Although only 1-2 on the season, North Shore had two close games including one against last year’s Nassau County finalist, Long Beach, falling just short in a game that went to overtime. At the whistle, GC’s Liana McDonnell stepped up to the draw line with Caitlin Cook and Sarah Mackey on the circle ready to roll. And roll they did with the middies winning 5 out of the first 6 draws and going up 6-0 before North Shore could even get on the board. “Cookie” scored first after picking up a ground ball rebounded off the pipe from a Jen Kubler shot. Sarah Mackey struck next just a minute later with one of her signature laser shots. It literally took

just 20 seconds for Liana McDonnell to add to GC’s tally with a goal of her own. In an effort to disrupt GC’s flow, North Shore called a time out, but that didn’t stall the Trojans. Liana McDonnell won the ensuing draw and the ball moved its way around the attack, first to Jenn Medjid, then to Jen Kubler, to Julia Kavan who found Ella Heaney open up top. Ella drove to the goal and drew a free position shot which she perfectly placed in the net for GC’s 4th goal! The next two goals would be all Jenn Medjid as she scored on two more free position shots putting the Trojans ahead by a score of 6-0. North Shore would get on the board on a free position of their own just before the half to bring the score to 6-1 at the half. In the second half, GC continued to dominate scoring five more times on another Medjid FP goal and then her fourth goal off an assist from Julia Kavan. Moments later, Julia Kavan fed Liana McDonnell for her second assist and Liana’s second goal of the game. McDonnell then found freshman Cat Considine in front of the net who put it away for her second varsity goal of the season! After a little back and forth action, Ella Heaney worked her way around the back of the cage and fed a cutting Liana McDonnell for Liana’s third goal of the game and Ella’s 13th assist of the season! GC’s “D” was almost perfect again with solid performances by Catherine Conway, Amanda Cerrato, Erin Healy, Kara Metzler, Julia Kaval, Emma Ruckh, Emily Quinn, and freshman Lisa Garizio. Emily Gaven and Kerry McHugh each had three saves between the pipes in the win! The Trojans play away tomorrow taking on a tough Cold Spring Harbor squad. It’s always a battle against the CSH Seahawks, and it makes for some very entertaining lacrosse. Please come out and support the team at 3PM. GO GC!

The team is all smiles following their victory over St. Mary’s

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Left to right: Liana McDonnell (10), Caitlin Cook (16), Jenn Medjid (23), and Ella Heaney (19) congratulating Cat Considine (36) on her goal against North Shore

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Attention all Directors! The next meeting will be held in late April. Location will be Doc O’Grady’s. Watch for an e-mail to be sent by the President for the agenda. Please make every effort to attend. Your voice needs to be heard!

NCAA Men’s Championship Basketball Game Fundraiser and Bracketology

Thanks to all who participated and supported the TMA thru out another very exciting tournament!

Woodstick Classic

To be held at GCHS on Saturday, April 28th. The Girls team will play Manhasset at 2:00PM followed by the Boys contest at 4:00PM. Both games will be played at G.C.H.S. Also, watch for details on the Women’s and Men’s Alumni games, both to be played at 11:00AM.

GCHS Home Athletic Schedule

Friday, April 13 • Girls Varsity Softball, 4:30PM • Varsity Badminton, 4:30PM • Boys Varsity Tennis, 4:45PM Saturday, April 14 • Girls JV Lacrosse, 10:00AM • Boys JV Lacrosse, 10:00AM • Boys Varsity Lacrosse, 1:00PM • Boys Varsity Baseball, 3:00PM Monday, April 16 • Boys JV Tennis, 4:15PM; • Girls Varsity Lacrosse, 4:30PM; • Girls JV Softball, 4:30PM; • Boys Varsity Baseball, 4:30PM; Tuesday, April 17 • Girls Varsity Golf (Maroon), 3:30PM (at CVCC); • Boys JV Baseball, 4:45PM Wednesday, April 18 • Girls Varsity Softball, 4:30PM; • Girls Varsity Lacrosse, 4:30PM; • Boys Varsity Tennis, 4:30PM; • Boys JV Lacrosse, 4:45PM Thursday, April 19 • Boys Varsity Baseball, 4:30PM Friday, April 20 • Girls JV Softball, 4:30PM; • Boys Varsity Tennis, 4:30PM Saturday, April 21 • Boys JV Lacrosse, 11:30 a.m.; • Boys Varsity Lacrosse, 1:00PM

Father/Daughter, Mother/Son Dances

Attention all GCHS seniors!!! Hold the date for these two traditional events. The Father/Daughter dance is on Friday, June 15th followed by the Mother/Son dance on Saturday, June 16th. Both will be held at the Nassau County Bar Association. Mark your calendars!

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Who We Are

For over 80 years, The Men’s Association or simply the TMA has supported the athletic and social activities of students in the Garden City schools and promoted good sportsmanship as well as ideal citizenship. The TMA is composed of more than 100 active Directors, 50 Life Directors and 500 Family members. With the generous support of our fellow residents, the Men’s Association has been involved in a great number of projects covering a wide range of interests. While we are still primarily committed to the athletic programs at the Middle School and High School, in recent years the TMA has expanded their support and sponsorship to other programs benefiting a wider range of students in the Garden City Schools. Some of these programs are SEPTA, the Jamie and Paige Malone Foundation, Best Buddies, the GC High School Marching Band, BAA/GAA Awards Night, Middle School Bagel Bash, Reeves Scholarship, Bethany LeSueur Jersey Retirement Ceremony, GCHS Stem Program, CPR training for all coaches, HUDL, Robotics, 9th grade BBQ, Kickline, GCTA Hurricane Relief Fundraiser, and the Father-Daughter and Mother-Son dances. All of this would not be possible without your continued assistance on aiding all we do. Thanks to all who contribute!

How You Can Join

The TMA is always looking for potential new members. If you’re a father who has a child or children in the GC School District and are willing to be involved please contact one of the Officers or Directors for an application. Thanks for all your support !!! Special thanks to all those who have joined as family members! Go Trojans!

Important

Any Directors who want to pay their annual dues please mail your $100 check to the Treasurer.

TMA Officers

Jim Connolly---President Bob Leggett---Treasurer John Blair Pete Haeffner Rob McLoughlin Rob Capello Pat McElroy Luke Lynch Bob Basel

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Our Times Coffeehouse to present folk music duo On Friday, April 20th, the Our Times Coffeehouse will present Rick and Michele Gedney, known as the duo “Open Book.” Their original music features melody invention and vocal harmonies supported by a tapestry of interweaving guitars. “Open Book” has recorded with and shared the stage with many amazing musicians, including Christine Lavin, Dar Williams, Ellis Paul, John Sebastion, Lucy Kaplansky, Livingston Taylor, Richard Shindell, and The Kennedys. Doors open at 7:15PM that evening for ticket sales. The show begins at 8PM. The suggested donations are $20 adults and $15 students with ID; sorry, no presales are available.

Our Times Coffeehouse is in the Ethical Humanist Society building on Old Country Road. For more information, please visit www.ourtimescoffeehouse. org or call 516-741-7304. Our Times Coffeehouse, staffed entirely with volunteers, has been presenting live music for 28 years. OTC is dedicated to supporting affordable folk music on Long Island, and over the years has hosted hundreds of outstanding performers in a warm, intimate setting. The Our Times Coffeehouse is a joint project of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island (EHS) and the Long Island Progressive Coalition (LIPC), with the assistance of the Research and Education Project of Long Island (REPLI).

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VILLAGE SPORTS Summer Camp Registration Begins

Recreation and Parks Summer Camp Brochure is now available online and in our office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. We are offering old favorites as well as new ideas to satisfy your child’s interests this summer. Registration has begun for all programs! Our brochure has camps for residents from ages 2 (with a parent guardian) through 16! Sports, engineering, science, Legos, art, and filmmaking are just some of the many offerings we have each week! To see our brochure, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or download it from our website at www. gardencityrecreation.org.

Youth Spring Floor Hockey Program

Garden City Recreation & Parks Department will offer a floor hockey program on Community Park’s Hockey Rink this spring. No skating will be involved in this program. Children registered will be divided and play pickup games each day. This program will be open to residents of the Village of Garden City in kindergarten through 3rd grades according to the following schedule: Kindergarten Mondays OR Thursdays- 3:30 to 4:30PM 1st Grade Mondays OR Thursdays- 4:45 to 5:45PM 2nd and 3rd Grades Mondays OR Thursdays- 6 to 7PM The price for this program will be $25.00 All participants are required to wear the following equipment at all times: Hockey helmet with cage, hockey gloves, shin pads, elbow pads, protective cup, & hockey stick. Skates are not needed. To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks’ Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. or if you have a password, you can register online at www.gcreconline.

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Spring Adult Tennis Lessons now forming

Registration for the Spring session of our Adult Tennis Lessons has now started. Classes are played at the Community Park Tennis Center. Our six week, one hour class will cost $160. Classes will begin the week of April 30th. Our Recreation Department offers lessons for adults in all ability levels. In order to create sessions geared to the needs of our residents, we are asking any adult who is a resident in the Inc. Village of Garden City and is interested in our tennis lessons to fill out an interest form which can be found at the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave or on our website at www. gardencityrecreation.org. -Choose the days and times you are available to play -Self rate your tennis ability -Either drop off or mail your application with a check for $160 made payable to the Inc. Village of Garden City to the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. by April 20th. Classes will then be made by grouping people of similar abilities according to the dates they are available. Your check will not be cashed until you are entered in a class.

Garden City Pool News

Free seminar on transplant services on Long Island NYU Winthrop Hospital and NYU Langone Transplant Institute invite members of the community to attend an educational seminar, “Transplant Services on Long Island”. This free lecture is designed to educate individuals affected with kidney, heart and liver disease about organ transplant. Topics include the collaboration between the NYU Langone Transplant Institute and NYU Winthrop to offer pre-transplant evaluations on Long Island for heart, liver, and kidney transplants, as well as information about heart, kidney, and liver diseases. Transplant coordinators from the NYU Langone Transplant Institute will conduct this educational seminar, and representatives from

the National Kidney Foundation, the Heart and Liver Associations, and TRIO (Transplant Recipient International Organization) will be present to provide information and support. A question and answer period will follow the seminar. A light dinner will be served. The seminar will be held on Thursday, May 3rd at 6:00PM at the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300 Franklin Ave. Ste. ML-5, Garden City. This program is free; however, space is limited. Pre-registration is required. Please contact Mary Rzeszut, MSW, LCSW at (516) 287- 1369. Free parking is available at the Winthrop Wellness Center.

Please look through the brochure to see all of the new and exciting things that will be happening at the GC Pool this season. The pool opens on Saturday, June 9th at 12 noon. Hope to see you there!

Reminder for Pool Members!

Spring and Summer Registration for US Sports Institute

It’s not too early to start thinking about the summer! Our Recreation programs run by US Sports Institute are now online at www.ussportsinstitute.com. US Sports Institute runs a variety of sports and activity based programs during the spring and summer months for Garden City Recreation and Parks. There is something offered for children ages 2-15 including parent and me classes, soccer, tee ball, multi-sport, golf, lacrosse, field hockey. They are also holding a multisport camp during the Spring Break for ages 5 – 12. So please go to their website to see our many offerings or to register.

Spring Youth Yoga Begins April 12th

It is now time to register for spring youth yoga! Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed youth yoga classes for ages 6 - 18. Each class in our ten week session is 55 minutes long. All classes will begin on April 12 and will be held in St. Paul’s Center. Any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City in this age group is invited to join these relaxing classes. The cost of this eight week session will be $ 85. The course schedule is as follows: Ages 6 – 8 Thursdays at 4:15PM Ages 9 – 12 Thursdays at 5:15PM

Ages 13 – 18 Thursdays at 6:15PM To register for any of these classes, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks’ Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. or if you have a password, you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Motor Mania at St. Paul’s Cluett Hall

Wednesdays, Grades 1-4 April: 25th and May: 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30th Classes are from 4:00-5:00PM Location: St. Paul’s Cluett Hall $135 per child; 1 hour session per week for 6 weeks Bricks4Kidz classes build on the popular LEGO bricks to deliver high-quality educational play. Each hour-long class is an engaging experience for your child with a new project each week. In this session children will make motorized models of a wide variety of sports, including Basketball, Soccer, Gymnastics and Mini-Golf using LEGO Technic bricks and our own Bricks 4 Kidz design instructions. Learn how to use gears and axles, pulleys and levers to create amazing and fun motorized moving parts as we "get into gear" for spring training. Please note, participates will not bring home the model. To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks’ Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Please make checks payable to Bricks 4 Kidz. Registration is limited.

2018 Garden City Recreation Spring Children’s Tennis Lessons

The Garden City Department of Recreation and Parks Tennis Center is offering Spring Tennis classe to Garden City residents ages 4 through 15 years old. We have limited opening available. All classes will begin on Tuesday, April 10. To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation and Parks’ Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. or if you have a password, you can register online at www. gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

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haven’t signed up yet please visit www. gardencityrecreation.org to learn more or to download an application. Remember, Tennis is truly a sport for a lifetime!

Early Bird Tennis

Start the day off right with an enjoyable morning workout! Our Tennis Center courts are open at 8AM every morning. Before you head to work or tackle other obligations consider having some fun and play some tennis! For further information or to reserve a court please call the Tennis Center at 516-483-2525.

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Adult Learn and Play Platform Tennis

Back by popular demand is our Learn and Play Platform Tennis lessons at the Community Park Platform Tennis Courts. We will be offering a beginner and advance beginner level adult platform tennis lessons. This six week course will offer the basic and intermediate instruction and will be taught by our certified platform instructor Sue Tarzian. The beginner class will be 1 hour and cost $135 (7 - 8PM). The advance beginner class will also be 1

hour in length and cost $135 (8 - 9PM). Both programs will begin April 16th. For further information on this program please call the Community Park Clubhouse at (516) 483-2525. To register for this program please visit the Recreation Office (108 Rockaway Avenue) or visit https:// gardencityrecreation.org/headlines to download an application.

Youth Spring Tennis Lessons

Registration for our Youth Spring Tennis Lessons is ongoing! If you

The warm weather is closer than you think and we are already starting to take reservations for spring parties. If you are planning a birthday party, a group outing or just looking to get together with family, friends or co-workers, why not try miniature golf at Community Park. Our course has twists and turns to excite players of all ages! We offer a beautiful setting with a shaded picnic area, and a playground. Additionally this fun filled activity is reasonably priced. So look into our party packages and let the fun begin! We are now booking parties for the 2018 season. For more information or to book a party, call Tom at the

Community Park Clubhouse at 483-2525.

Tennis Center Etiquette Reminder

We kindly remind all of our tennis players to please refrain from entering the tennis courts until your scheduled time begins. If you are early, please wait in the Tennis Clubhouse until one minute before your court time and then proceed to your court. In order to create a courteous environment we ask players to please end at the specified time. Do not finish a set or play one more point so that the next scheduled group has the opportunity to start on time.

Senior Citizen Tennis Time

The Department of Recreation and Parks is happy to announce that Senior Citizen Time is expanding at the Garden City Tennis Center. Senior residents can now take advantage of the $20 per hour per court rate on the newly expanded time period of Monday through Friday, 7AM - 6PM. To make a court reservation please call the Tennis Clubhouse at 483-2525.

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To stay better connected with Community Park and other Recreation news we invite everyone to “Like Us” on our Facebook page, facebook.com/ gardencityrecreation.

Garden City Teachers’ Association’s 9th Annual

“GC For A Cure”

Saturday, April 21, 2018 - Rain or Shine 5K (3.1 mile) Timed Run/Walk - 9:15 A.M. 1 Mile Untimed Fun Run/Walk - 8:45 A.M. Start/Finish - Garden City High School 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, N.Y.

To benefit Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and the Michele White Scholarship Fund

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Open House: Saturday, April 14th, 2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00pm | Sunday, April 15th, 2:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00pm 143 Wetherill Road, Garden City, NY A perfect opportunity in the charming Mott Section of Garden City. This 2-bedroom, 2 full bath Colonial sits on a lovely 100 x 71 ft. lot near parks and schools and close proximity to the Mineola train station. Open downstairs layout includes formal living room with wood burning fireplace, adjoining formal dining room that opens into an updated kitchen. 1st floor also includes sunken den, 1st floor laundry and full hall bath. 2nd floor has 2 generous sized bedrooms that could be easily converted to include a 3rd bedroom or perfect for expansion possibilities over the garage. Do not miss this move-in ready charmer. SD #18. MLS# 3019456. $749,000.

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Garden City Spring Swing Spurs win GCAA Championship

Baseball and softball players from the Garden City High School and the GCAA Challenger program will host a day of baseball, pizza, and fun on Sunday, April 22nd. This community-building event is part of Global Youth Service Day which celebrates and mobilizes millions of young people looking to improve their communities

through service. The event will begin at 2PM at the St. Paul’s Baseball field. All members of the special needs community are welcome, so spread the word. If interested, please contact Kate Wallace at kateowallace@gmail.com.

GC Basketball Summer Clinic

Garden City Basketball has announced that it will hold a 2018 Summer Clinic for boys and girls 2nd through 5th grades as of September 2018 The clinic will have six 90 minute sessions for boys and girls on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6 – 7:30PM starting July 9th at the St Paul’s Fieldhouse. Registration is $200. Dates are scheduled to be July 9th, 11th, 16th, 18th, 23rd, and 25th. The format of the program is similar to that of a high school, college or travel team practice. The focus is on skills, drills, speed & agility, and half court game time. Registration is open online at www. gardencitybasketball.org Paper applications may be submit-

ted. Garden City Basketball is limiting the number of participants so that it can maintain a good coaching to player ratio and provide a higher quality program. The coaches are former high school varsity players, college players and/or AAU travel coaches. If you have a child in K and feel that they would enjoy this type of format then please register. Players will be placed in age appropriate non-rotating half court sessions. Registration will be open until May 18th but again will close once thr fill the roster. Information about Garden City Basketball and this program are on the Garden City Basketball website or you may email jskramko@live.com

The Spurs won the 4th-6th Grade GCAA Girls Basketball Championship on March 10. Above is the team with its coach, Andy Borzilleri.

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Open House: Sunday, April 15th, 1:00 – 4:00pm | 152 Brixton Road, Garden City, NY This classic 5-bedroom Center Hall Colonial offers 2,517 sq. ft. of gracious living in the heart of the Estates. The desirable mid-block location and ample 80 x 100 ft. property invite you into this traditional home. The main level includes a spacious living room with oversized mantle and fireplace, large formal dining room, sun room with southern exposure and powder room. The eat-in kitchen with a quaint adjoining family room has sliders leading to a brick patio and landscaped yard. The 2nd level master bedroom has 2 walk-in closets and a full master bath. There are also 2 additional spacious bedrooms and a full hall bath. The 3rd level offers 2 bedrooms and a full bath. Original hardwood floors are featured throughout. Updates include 2 ductless air conditioners, gas burner, hot water heater, roof, various windows and in ground sprinklers. The home has a 1-car detached garage. Please contact us for a private showing. SD #18. MLS# 3018342. $1,195,000.

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Open House: Saturday, April 14th, 12:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:00pm | Sunday, April 15th, 1:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00pm 93 Kenwood Road, Garden City, NY This pristine brick Colonial in the desirable Mott Section of the Village offers beautiful and expansive living space throughout. The 1st floor boasts an attractive foyer, beautiful picture windows, living room with a wood burning fire place and a bright dining room with built-ins. It has an updated eat-in kitchen, family room with cathedral ceilings, mud room, laundry room, powder room, an attached garage and a lovely patio. The 2nd floor offers a spacious master suite with full bath and an extensive walk in closet, plus 2 additional generous size bedrooms and full hallway bath. The basement is finished with a rec room, office/gym, utility room and storage. SD #18. MLS# 3019365. $1,128,000.

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OPEN HOUSE

Saturday, April 14th, 2:00–4:00pm Sunday, April 15th, 2:00–4:00pm 143 Wetherill Rd., Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3019456. $749,000. OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, April 15th, 1:30–3:30pm 58 Washington Ave., Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2929647. $1,849,000.

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday, April 14th, 12:00–2:00pm Sunday, April 15th, 1:00–3:00pm 93 Kenwood Rd., Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3019365. $1,128,000.

Sunday, April 15th, 11:30–1:00 143 Kensington Rd., Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3014073. $1,649,000.

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Sunday, April 15th, 1:00–4:00pm 152 Brixton Rd., Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3018342. $1,195,000.

UNDER CONTRACT

Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3006957. $715,000.

Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3013873. $785,000.

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Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3003247. $799,000.

Sunday, April 15th, 1:00–3:00pm 196 Brixton Rd., Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3009965. $1,485,000. UNDER CONTRACT

Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3010569. $899,000. UNDER CONTRACT

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Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath SD #18. MLS# 3010551. $979,000.

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Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2996588. $980,000.

Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2-bath SD #18. MLS# 3017561. $1,049,000.

Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3012241. $1,050,000.

Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2973064. $1,139,000.

Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 3.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3001865. $1,449,000.

Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2938713. $1,599,000.

Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3016811. $2,495,000.

Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3010600. $2,599,000.

UNDER CONTRACT

Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2991348. $1,428,000.

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Out of Town Listings

Condos/ Co-Ops Franklin Square, NY 3-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #17. MLS# 3009564. $625,000.

Garden City South, NY 3-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #17. MLS# 3012848. $739,000.

Richmond Hills S., NY 7-bedroom, 3-bath SD #31. MLS# 3004409. $989,000.

Roslyn Heights, NY 1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #3. MLS# 3016713. $215,000.

Lynbrook, NY 1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #20. MLS# 3013306. $224,900.

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Sunday, April 15th, 12:00–2:00pm Garden City, NY 119 2nd Street, Unit G-2, Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1-bath. 2-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3014366. $215,000. SD #18. MLS# P1312131. $465,000.

Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath SD #18. MLS# 2987095. $608,000.

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Garden City, NY Unit 108, 2-bedroom, 2-bath SD #18. MLS# 3000921. $859,000. RENTED

100 Hilton Ave, Unit M27 Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2968890. $4,950/mo.

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111 Cherry Valley Ave, Unit 804 Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3009335. $5,800/mo.

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100 Hilton Ave, Unit M31 Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3011477. $5,999/mo.

111 Cherry Valley Avenue Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# P1307826. $675,000.

100 Hilton Ave, Unit 603 Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3011455. $724,000.

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Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty is Proud to be an Official Sponsor of

THE 9th ANNUAL GARDEN CITY TEACHER’S ASSOCIATION (GCTA) RACE FOR A CURE Details: Saturday, April 21st, 2018 (Rain or Shine) 1 mile untimed fun run/walk begins at 8:45 AM 5K timed run/walk begins at 9:15 AM Start/Finish at the Garden City High School 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, NY

To Benefit: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Leukemia & Lymphoma Foundation

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