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"UNDERAGE IN THE CAGE"
BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
Garden City kids recently raised funds for pediatric cancer programs by participating in the "Underage in the Cage" platform tennis event. Above, Kate Esposito, Courtney Bremer, May Paisley, Maddie Atteritano and Abby Perisa wait for their turns to play. See pages 58-59
Groundwater cleanup plan finalized
BY GARY SIMEONE
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given the go-ahead to cleanup the contaminated Superfund site near the Roosevelt Field mall. The cleanup plan expands on a 2007 plan, which called for the extraction of contaminated groundwater on the western edge of the property. Elias Rodríguez, Public Information Officer with the EPA, said that the proposed cleanup plans were issued at a public meeting in March. “There was a record of decision that was unveiled at the March meet-
ing, that was proposed into a final draft that was issued last week,” said Rodriguez. “The final draft was proposed after considering public input on this safety matter.” He said the final draft, which can be found online at the EPA’s website, explains key topics and the overall implementation of the cleanup plan. The cleanup will include the removal of harmful chemicals, namely TCE (tetrachloroethylene), from the groundwater to reduce potential threats to people’s health. “Protecting and cleaning up Long Island’s groundwater is critically important to the health of
Long Island residents, communities and businesses,” said EPA Regional Administrator Pete Lopez. “The second phase of groundwater cleanup at the Old Roosevelt Field Superfund Site advances our efforts to rid the state of toxic contamination.” Residents of Garden City were told they should not be worried about possible contamination of their water supply, as the public water supply is routinely tested by the water district to ensure all Federal and State safety standards are met. Costs of the entire cleanup plan are estimated at $13.14 million.
At the Board of Education’s work session in the high school library on Wednesday, April 11, the potential of holding a mid-week 2019 High School Prom and Pre-Prom, as well as a Thursday morning graduation ceremony for the Class of 2019 (this year’s junior class) were presented to a shocked school board, at half-past ten at night and after a lengthy discussion and rounds of public question on the 2018-2019 district budget of $115 million. The surprise option of midweek year-end celebrations and grand community traditions was apparent from School Board President Angela Heineman’s reaction, although the date is being discussed over 14 months in advance of it taking place. She was uneasy about the suggestion because after living in Garden City for 30 years, Heineman recalls the backlash against moving graduation from a Sunday to a Saturday. Taking it off the June weekend event calendar and set on a workday could spell disaster in her opinion. “We saw a fight the last time we changed graduation moving it from Sunday to Saturday. To move what has become a community event, it is disconcerting to me and I have many concerns to review. I am not a believer yet….If we are talking peak or rush hour time with a graduation at either 5PM on a Wednesday or at 10AM. on a Thursday, with families arriving as early as 8AM this could be a traffic nightmare. We could see cars parked everywhere and anywhere, and I am concerned just about people getting to the high school and our high school field on time. We’d have to connect with the Garden City Police Department and the village to consider that midweek rush hour jam,” Heineman said. High School Principal Nanine McLaughlin was presented with a petition signed by 272 of her GCHS students to hold the Pre-Prom and Prom on the Tuesday night June 25th, 2019, followed by graduation rehearsal and breakfast on Wednesday June 26th and graduation on Thursday, June 27th at 10AM. Dr. Maureen Appiarius, Garden City Schools’ Assistant Superintendent for Personnel, says this would maintain a traditional pattern of three consecutive days See page 31
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A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER
Let the class decide As a Garden City High School alumna of a certain age, we remember fondly the final weekend of our high school career. With the prom on Friday, a pool party on Saturday and graduation on the high school field on Sunday, it was a weekend long celebration of the end of childhood, and the beginning of the next phase of life. Somehow having a full weekend to enjoy the last vestiges of high school life seemed appropriate. Of course, in those days, once you graduated you left behind some of the friends and most of the acquaintances from high school, instead of keeping an ever-growing list of Facebook friends. Commencement truly meant the end and the beginning of times. While we remember (possibly with
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sepia colored glasses) that last weekend of high school as a lovely time, of course things change. If the members of the Class of 2019 and their parents would prefer to break with tradition, it really should be their call. In addition to being preferable for students with summer jobs with date conflicts, moving the prom to a mid week date might possibly save a good deal of money, as venues often will give discounts for weekdays. Traditions are something that many people feel strongly about, but they are only good if they are still useful to their current participants. If this class would like to make a change, they shouldn't be bound by those of us for whom the tradition was workable. Times change and so must traditions.
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To the Editor: Garden City is being ripped off. There is no benefit to Garden City from the proposed 150 unit apartment being considered for 555 Stewart Avenue. The builders do not want to pay their fair share of taxes to the Village, Schools etc., but instead are requesting PILOT – with all the problems that could cause the Village (as seen in other communities.) The builders are not an educational, religious, or charitable organization, but a for-profit, private company. Why should we residents have to pay increased taxes so that the builders can maximize their profit? They should honor their earlier agreement. And what about the added water usage that will increase an already stressed water well that currently needs remediation? The Clinton Avenue water well will be tapped by the residential hotel now being built in the Garden City section on the Ring Road. These apartments will increase the need for additional pumping and stress the well even more. Other residents have rightly mentioned the added students two and three bedroom units will bring – and the impact on our schools, as well as the added traffic and environmental concerns. Who will pay the different between true taxes and PILOT? What about the additional garbage and police coverage that such a unit will need? Who will pay for these added services? I am a senior-senior on a strict budget who would like some tax relief – not the added costs and problems this building will bring to the Village and residents. I ask that the Trustees stay with the agreed-upon town houses. If these builders believe they cannot meet the earlier agreement, let them sell the land to someone who can. We, the residents of Garden City, do not need any additional taxes. What benefit will this mega building bring to Garden City? Cynthia Brown
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To the Editor: I attended the April 12th meeting of the Village Board of Trustees. One of the topics covered was the deleterious effect of the construction of a proposed 150 rental unit structure. Not only will this project negatively change the character of this community but it has the potential of impacting our already high taxes by adding to our burden, especially our school tax. Studies have shown that there is a possibility of adding some 17 to 36+ students, at a present cost of about $30,000 per student, to the Garden City school rolls. When I asked members of the board as to the effect this project will have on school taxes I was told that it is not up to them, the board members, but that decision would be made by the Nassau County IDA. This idea that everything would rest with the IDA is somewhat disingenuous to the taxpaying public. The fact is we would not be at this point if they did not make the decision to go forward with this project. I realize that nothing has been finalized but the potential is looming. I would like to remind the board that the schools are part of the community and whatever affects the schools in turn affects us all and that it should be part of the trustees' responsibility to see to it that all aspects of village life are properly addressed and protected. Bob Orosz
A selfless act
To the Editor: As parents, we want to be our child’s hero. We want to be viewed with equal parts adoration and admiration. But for us, the roles were reversed. Our daughter, Shannon Raphael, became our hero through one selfless act. As a freshman at Boston College, Shannon and her roommate were leaving the dining hall when they stopped by a table for an organization titled DKMS. DKMS is a group whose mission is to eradicate blood cancer through bone marrow and stem cell donations. See page 32
BY RIKKI N. MASSAND Parent Michelle Myers of Hamilton Place spoke at last week’s Board of Education budget meeting to ask that the board consider adding a junior varsity kickline team. Myers said she represents many in the community who are interested in adding a JV kickline team to the annual budget. Myers says for the current school year -- with tryouts held at the high school last week -- close to 100 girls tried out for 50 kickline spots, leaving half of them at GCHS disappointed. The formula has applied to several previous years as well, and the lack of a JV squad is leading to frustration and anxiety among some teen girls and families in Garden City. “I am here on behalf of many parents to ask for your consideration to add a junior varsity kickline team. You started the budget presentation tonight on district athletics so eloquently by saying ‘an important part of the budget and our schools’ community is athletics. It is, and there is so much difficulty and angst already as children enter high school. The social and emotional benefits for the children to be a part of an organization like kickline is huge, while the costs if we look at a benchmark from the cheerleading JV coach this year
would be about $3,700 to create this. Kickline is the only sport in Garden City High School that does not have a JV team,” Myers said, adding that cheerleading has a JV squad and the new girls’ golf program includes coaching positions. Kickline is not recognized by New York State Athletics as a sport; it is funded as a club. Garden City Public Schools’ teams have varsity and junior varsity programs. With the annual occurrence of tryouts, many students do not make either a varsity or junior varsity team, the district advised. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Alan Groveman says High School Principal Nanine McLaughlin and Athletic Director Dawn Cerrone have examined the number of students in kickline and the reality becomes “what we can do and what we can’t do.” The superintendent says there is no way to add anything into the proposed $115 million budget for 2018-2019 without taking another funded program, class, or expense out as the budget is already planned at the tax cap limit. He clarified associated costs to the district of adding a JV kickline program as coaching for approximately $4,000 and uniforms and/or equipment which parents have estimated at $5,000 to $6,000. Garden City Public Schools would also need to account for the necessary
space to accommodate more high school girls, and Dr. Groveman tells the News “we are already reviewing the logistics of providing space for another set of practices to determine where and how this could happen.” There are no away games so the district would not incur any additional needs or costs for transportation of a JV kickline squad. In front of the school board last Wednesday, Myers said it is “her sincere hope” shared with many in Garden City that JV kickline becomes an opportunity for more girls in the village because ‘they need the chance.’ “The tears and heartbreak that we as parents see from the girls is something you would never want to experience, and that heartbreak will continue as they go on through the school years and (the ones not on the kickline team) have to see their peers who were picked -they just want this so badly. For such a nominal cost I am hopeful you consider this,” she told the board. Garden City High School student Olivia Manettas, a member of GCHS’ kickline team, and her mother Christina attended the Board of Education work session on Wednesday, April 11. Last year Olivia worked on a fundraising campaign for girls’ education, #BeBoldforGirls, with donations coming online through CircleofWomen.
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org. She courageously stood up and showed her boldness in advocating for a junior varsity or a club-level kickline team to allow more Garden City girls to participate in their dream activity. Her delivery to the school board was filled with emotion for the kids who he saw fall short of making her team, as she tried holding back tears while speaking during public comment on the proposed budget. “I’ve been on the team since freshman year and I took it for granted -- I never realized the burden it puts on a child. The amount of kids that walked out crying yesterday was horrible to see. We already have the graduating eighth graders coming to high school the next year so nervous, not really knowing the school well. Then they think ‘oh my God I’ve got to be in kickline because my friends are on it.’ Then if they’re cut, they go to a Trojans football game and all their friends are performing in kickline and they are stuck watching in the stands, feeling isolated. If the coach was able to say ‘I’m sorry you didn’t make varsity, but here’s a spot on JV,’ it gives a kid hope to work their way up. It’s unfair without it when an eighth-grade child is compared to me, a rising senior on the kickline team,” Manettas said.
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WPOA Third Track meeting introduces PR team, scrutinizes memorandum BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
Members of the public relations firm Epoch5, which is now representing the Long Island Railroad on its Third Track project, answered residents questions about the project’s impact during a Western Property Owners Association meeting on April 11th. The public relations firm has previously worked for the Village of Garden City to handle communications about legal disputes and the budget cuts opposed by the professional firefighters’ association. Hector Garcia, senior director of External Affairs for the Long Island Rail Road, stood before the WPOA for the second time in the past eight months and introduced the firm’s president Katherine Heaviside and Andy Kraus, senior vice president of strategy. Aside from her and Kraus, a 24/7 hotline will be set up for residents to call. At the meeting Heaviside asked the WPOA that people do not call her directly at 2 a.m. unless it was an emergency. The firm’s Huntington offices can be reached at (631) 4271713 and Heaviside’s email address is kheaviside@epoch5.com; Kraus’ email address is akraus@epoch5.com. “We are a communications team and although we are new to the project we’re really not new to Garden City. We handled Adelphi University communi-
cations for 16 years, we handled the Garden City Hotel for about 10 years, the Village of Garden City, and the Garden City Golf Club. One of our clients is Garden City law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King, and we have other Long Islandwide clients such as Bethpage Federal Credit Union, King Kullen, and Daniel Gale Sotheby’s. We feel like we know Garden City, but we don’t know it as well as you, and we definitely aren’t as impacted as you are. We are here to say that when you need us, we are available -- if you have to make the 2 a.m. calls, we will be there. We want to hear your issues and we want to work to get responses,” Heaviside said last Wednesday. WPOA Director Rich Vallely, POA liaison to the village’s Traffic Commission, hoped the impacts could be mitigated with coordinated efforts from the LIRR’s contractors and the GCPD. Yet the concerns abound in the West. Resident Diane Gardner of Tanners Pond Road asked about the six-month schedule for Covert Avenue and the following timeline on New Hyde Park Road. She also asked about the Denton Avenue bridge, and Garcia explained that the Third Track entails raising that bridge as it is too low now. “We clearly heard not to widen it, but to raise it. For Covert Avenue, the project involves
six months of closure, but there will be work before and after its closure. For New Hyde Park Road, we will have to keep a few lanes up and running. All the data being gathered now goes into making the design, then we will sequence how to do the construction work while trying to keep trains running to not disrupt so much train service. We will need to work in multiple communities at the same time, not just in one place,” Garcia said. Kent Reiter of Greenridge Avenue stood to asked questions about the fate of his quiet Garden City street at the April 11 meeting. When he asked who is paying the fees of Epoch5 on this LIRR Third Track campaign he was met with a response from Heaviside, who stood in front and told Reiter “why does that matter?” Reiter explained that as a Garden City homeowner and taxpayer, he wanted to know how the village was spending its funding and who would advocate for residents’ best interests. As reported by The Garden City News in February 2016, the Village of Garden City had paid Epoch5 through transfers into its ‘law account’ for Village Counsel Peter Bee’s firm, Bee, Ready, Fishbein, Hatter & Donovan LLP. In early 2016, Epoch5 was approved for payment for “an estimate of future invoices to end of fiscal year (May 31)” as the Board of Trustees’ February 16, 2016 meeting
agenda stated. WPOA President Gerry Kelly commented on the M.O.U. approved by a resolution of the Village Board of Trustees on February 27, stating that the trustees focused on the financial rewards Garden City could reap from the Third Track project. “Other villages appear to have inserted protections and processes to guide their most impacted residents. One question that stands out today, where is our own Village of Garden City Engineering Department and the involvement of residents through a process for our municipal boards (Architectural Design Review Board and Zoning Board of Appeals) in the LIRR’s building of the sound walls in our residents’ backyards?” Kelly said. The March 2, 2018, Garden City village press release published in the News quotes the recent former Deputy Mayor John DeMaro as saying “We believe there are a significant number of benefits and protections for the Village in this M.O.U.” At the April 11 WPOA special meeting, residents of the West listed their top five concerns for the Epoch5 public relations duo and for Hector Garcia. Chief among them is the height and ownership of the sound barrier wall that will be erected by LIRR behind homes along See page 54
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Adopted Budget
The Garden City Board of Trustees adopted a $61 million general fund operating budget for 2018-19 following an April 12th, 2018 public hearing. Overall, the budget represents a 3.4 percent increase year over year, mostly due to an increase in debt service, consulting and employee benefits. Careful review of proposed Department spending plans led to revisions following three budget work sessions held in March. The result is a
spending plan that includes a tax levy revenue increase successfully capped at 2 percent despite having accelerated several capital projects now slated for completion in 2018-19. Finance Commissioner and Trustee Stephen Makrinos noted that the Village’s tax levy increases over the last four years have averaged only 1.23 percent and budget increases have averaged 2.33 percent, despite the fact that mandated costs for health care increased by nine percent and debt service costs increased 22 percent year over year. He acknowledged the evolution the Finance Department has undertaken over the last five years and praised the work of Village Treasurer Irene Woo, Deputy Village Treasurer Darcia Palmer and Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi for anchoring the transformation. To read more about the Village’s 2018-19 operating budget, visit the Notifications and Alerts section at www.gardencityny.net.
Overtime
Following Board adoption of the Village’s 2018-19 operating budget, Mayor Brian Daughney assured a commitment to lowering costs where possible and increasing productivity in the year ahead. “We will closely monitor all overtime and we will
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require our managers to justify the use of overtime," he said. “One particular issue that has caused some concern this year is overtime in the Police Department, and as in the past, we are going to work during the year to materially reduce the budgeted amount spent. This is not a new issue and it just so happens that this year we are more focused on the Police Department overtime.” The Board will work closely with Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson, the Finance Department and the Finance Committee, as well as outside consultants, to help identify possible changes and improvements. “My goal, and I believe everyone's goal, will be to improve service and make sure residents see those changes, as police presence in the neighborhoods or other community interaction is very important to our residents, and so is the amount of money we allow to be spent and therefore taxed,” Mayor Daughney added.
Capital Projects
Trustees have accelerated several major capital projects now slated for completion in the 2018-19 Fiscal Year. Upgrades to the Garden City Library’s security infrastructure,
originally proposed for Fiscal Year 2020-21, will now be completed in 201819, as will renovations to Field 2 at Community Park and various signage replacement projects throughout the Village. Further, the Board agreed to accelerate a portion of the LED lighting project and split the costs over three years. The total amount of capital projects increased by $1.2 million; $750,000 will be bonded and the balance will be paid for through taxes. The Board considered pushing the Field 2 renovations to 20192020 but after careful consideration thought the project was important to keep in the correct time frame as Trustees made a commitment to the community two years ago to upgrade all the fields. Further, safety-related issues that did not exist five, even 10 years ago, are now a reality in Garden City, which is why the Board thought it prudent to push a planned security improvement at the Library to this year.
Myth #5: Catch Basins
Here’s another Village myth to debunk: When rainwater flows down the curb and into a catch basin, it then travels through a discharge system and empties out somewhere into See page 54
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THE OFFICE CAT Multiple violations: On April 11th, Garden City Police Officers conducted a traffic stop investigation on Clinton Road that resulted in the arrest of a 34 year old Huntington woman. She was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation (12 suspensions), uninspected vehicle and uninsured operation. Stalking arrest: On April 12th, after an investigation, Garden City Detectives arrested a 47 year old Jericho woman for allegedly stalking another person, and threatening physical harm. Police say the incident occurred on March 6th on Supreme Court Drive. Scofflaw towed: On April 13th a vehicle was impounded from Parking Field 9E after it was determined to be a scofflaw by the Garden City Village Court due to unpaid/unanswered parking tickets. Caretaker arrested: On April 14th, after an investigation, Garden City Police arrested a 20 year old Hempstead woman, who was the caretaker of an elderly resident. According to police, she was charged with the theft of money and a check from the person she cared for. Criminal contempt: As a result of a domestic incident investigation, a 47 year old Garden City man for allegedly violating a court issued stay away order. He was charged with criminal
contempt. Bike taken: On April 14th, a bike was reported stolen from a Stewart Avenue residence. V e h i c l e s entered: Money was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Pell Terrace residence. Property was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Mulberry Road residence. Other vehicles were entered in the area with no reported loss. Similar incidents were reported in Mineola and East Williston. Suspended license: On April 14th, as a result of an auto accident investigation on First Street at Cathedral Avenue, Officers charged a 40 year old Maryland man for allegedly driving with two license suspensions. Multiple violations: On April 15th a 55 year old Uniondale woman for allegedly driving with multiple license suspensions, multiple equipment violations and uninsured operation. Sunglasses taken: Two pairs of sunglasses were reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Kenwood Road residence. Money and a handbag were
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reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Pell Terrace residence. DUI arrest: On April 16th, Garden City Police officers conducted a traffic investigation on Seventh Street which resulted in the arrest of a 47 year old Garden City man for allegedly driving while impaired by alcohol and for excessive speed. Arrest for menacing: On April 16th at approximately 9:00 p.m. Nassau County Sheriffs reported they stopped a vehicle on Lafayette Street and Meadow Street for numerous aggressive driving violations in Hempstead including reckless driving. As the sheriffs approached the vehicle, the driver allegedly fled the
scene on foot west on Meadow Street. The sheriffs also reported that a witness who was inside the stopped vehicle stated that the driver had just threatened him with a gun. Garden City Officers responded to the area and located the subject on Franklin Court East. The 34 year old Hempstead man was arrested and charged with menacing, an outstanding Hempstead Village warrant as well as numerous traffic violations. Canine Officers responded to search the area, however a gun was not located. Marijuana arrest: On April 17th, as a result of a traffic investigation on Clinton Road and Locust Street, Officers arrested a 26 year old Hempstead man for the alleged possession of marijuana, tinted windows and missing license plate. Street light down: On April 17th, a street light was found damaged and lying on the ground on Wellington Road.
4th Annual Garden City Spring Swing 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.
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Former addict shares his story at Garden City High School event BY GARY SIMEONE
ALL TYPES OF STONEWORK
Former drug addict Steve Dodge and his mother, Lori, were on hand at the Garden City High School last week as part of the Long Island based S.L.A.T.E Project. The program is a grassroots movement intended to save lives from addiction through education and treatment. Dodge, a certified alcohol and substance abuse counselor and founder of the SLATE Project, spoke to a group of students and parents in the school’s auditorium about how he overcame his struggles with addiction. “I started getting high when I was ten years old, and it just kind of spiraled into a vicious cycle,” said Dodge, who graduated from the Oceanside school district. “My drug use not only affected me, but my whole family, including my mom, who was at her wit’s end.” Lori Dodge said she went through many different emotions watching her son struggle with his addiction. “At one point, I wanted him to die, because it was too painful for me to watch him go through it. I know that’s a horrible thing for a mother to think.” She said that through his struggles and recovery period, her whole family, including Steven’s siblings needed time to mend. “My other kids were hurt because I was not giving them enough attention because of Steven’s struggle,” said Lori. “Everybody in our family suffered and it takes time to mend fences.” As of today, Dodge has been clean and sober for over five years and has
made a lot of positive changes in his life. He has completed a twelve-step recovery program at an inpatient treatment center and took the necessary detoxification drugs. He owns three businesses, just gave away his sister at her wedding, and is in the process of getting married himself. “Recovery to me is about rebuilding the relationships I destroyed and bettering myself on a daily basis. Just taking one day at a time,” said Dodge. At the end of the program, there was a question and answer session for the parents and students in attendance. One parent asked Lori about the signs she noticed with Steven when he was in the throes of his addiction. “He abruptly quit his school’s wrestling team, which was something that he loved, and he was constantly getting in trouble at school,” said Lori. “His attire was sloppy and he was changing friend groups and used to hang out to all hours.” She said that he had been arrested multiple times and she knew his life was on a downward spiral. “If I could go back and do things differently, I would never have had alcohol in my home or have him and his friends sleep over at my house.” One thing Steven stressed to the audience was the importance of saying no to someone who is offering you an illicit substance. “I think it's so important for high school kids who are being offered alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs, to have those refusal skills that I didn’t have at the time.”
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Choral Mass. At 4PM, the Cathedral Choirs will present a Choral Evensong dedicated to Earth Day, featuring musical selections that honor creation. Images of creation from the illuminated Saint John’s Bible will also be present for viewing and reflection. Special guided tours will be offered between services by reservation. Selfguided walking tours and arboreal tours will also be available. To reserve a tour or if you have questions, e-mail cathedral@incarnationgc.org.
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Adopted budget focuses on Village infrastructure, service delivery
SUBMITTED BY THE VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY
The Garden City Board of Trustees adopted a $61 million general fund operating budget for 2018-19 following an April 12, 2018 public hearing. “We are presenting a budget that increases costs higher than we might prefer, and based on the last three to four years where we have kept annual increases lower. However, there are realities and wants that we need to address in this budget and every budget,” Mayor Brian Daughney said during opening remarks, further noting that this year the Village is required to pay a nine percent increase in health insurance costs. The Mayor commented further to emphasize his point: “Think about that - we cannot have a flat or 1 percent increase in our budget when we are faced with mandated, unavoidable increases in health costs of 9 percent when 63 percent of our budget is labor related.” Careful review of proposed Department spending plans led to revisions following three budget work sessions held in March. The result is a spending plan that includes a tax levy revenue increase successfully capped at 2 percent despite having accelerated several capital projects now slated for completion in the 2018-19 Fiscal Year. The 2 percent tax levy increase is less than the tax cap allowed by the State,
Village Treasurer Irene Woo said. Upgrades to the Garden City Library’s security infrastructure, originally proposed for Fiscal Year 2020-21, will now be completed in 2018-19, as will renovations to Field 2 at Community Park and various signage replacement projects throughout the Village. Further, the Board agreed to accelerate a portion of the LED lighting project and split the costs over three years. The total amount of capital projects is increasing by $1.2 million; $750,000 will be bonded and the balance will be paid for through taxes. Other capital projects included in the $8.6 million approved plan include investments in new technologies, equipment, and infrastructure. Further, as part of the Administration Department’s budget, a $75,000 capital project for office construction related to the reunification of Payroll and Personnel functions has been reduced to $25,000 partially due to some available funding in the current year’s budget. Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi recommended that the $50,000 difference be transferred and reallocated to purchase a new Microsoft Exchange Server which includes the hardware, operating system, licenses, and the decommissioning of the old server and implementation of the new server. This results in no net change to the capital request but rather a reallocation of capital resources.
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Finance Commissioner and Trustee Stephen Makrinos noted that the Village’s tax levy increases over the last four years have averaged only 1.23 percent and budget increases have averaged 2.33 percent, despite the fact that our mandated healthcare costs increased by nine percent and debt service costs increased 22 percent year over year. He acknowledged the evolution the Finance Department has undertaken over the last five years and praised the work of Village Treasurer Woo, Deputy Village Treasurer Darcia Palmer, and Village Administrator Suozzi for anchoring the transformation. “Even with these increases, we have been able to pave more roads, modernize our water distribution systems, and invest more in our aging Village infrastructure such as the new Senior Center and the new fields at Community Park and still stay under the tax cap,” he said, also praising the efforts of the Citizens Budget Review Advisory Committee and his fellow Finance Committee members Trustees John Delany and Mark Hyer. “If I continue to look past these numbers, we have seen our Finance Department streamline their procedures, increase fiscal accountability, and develop a program to assist our Village Department heads with their budgets. The net effect of these changes will be positively felt in our Village for years to come.”
Overall, the budget represents a 3.4 percent increase year over year, mostly due to an increase in debt service, consulting, and employee benefits. Salary and benefits represent approximately $36 million, capital and debt service totals approximately $6.8 million, and consulting, contractual and third party services represent approximately $4.4 million. On the revenue side, Department of Recreation and Parks programs, fees, and rentals, as well as Building Department fees, are estimated to generate $800,000 and $2 million respectively. Further, the Village’s three Enterprise Funds - Water, Pool, and Tennis - are all expected to be profitable. The Village is also undertaking infrastructure improvements in the Enterprise Funds. For example, an engineering study the Board of Trustees requested to take a closer look at the Pool facility reflected needed improvements in 2018-19, including replacement of the deck trench drain and the building’s entire roof and gutter system, rehabilitation of the filter system, exterior building renovations, improved ventilation in the bathroom/shower areas and replacement of the ADA access ramp and railings. In the Water Fund, the Village continues to improve the water distribution system through See page 54
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GC family business takes proactive approach to Alzheimer’s, memory loss BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
The Barnet family of four siblings, who were born and raised in Garden City, and their father, Bruce, are on the cutting edge of an industry dedicated to improving the lives of Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers. Three sons (Alex, Christopher and Tyler) and their sister, Brittany, and her husband Scott have worked to help those impacted by Alzheimer’s, dementia, and memory loss. For the past five years the Barnets have led an emerging market with products to help Alzheimer’s and memory loss caregivers and patients, ranging from safety devices, GPS units, clocks, phones, music players, adaptive clothing and dining ware to puzzles and activities. Their online retail outlet is The Alzheimer’s Store, website Alzstore.com and its counterpart operating in Canada, Alzstore.ca as well as a full-service store offering products on the spectrum of brain inconsistencies, MindCareStore.com. The online retail outlets are functional and innovative with voice chat options, YouTube videos, an 800 phone number as well as featuring articles and weekly e-news “geared to bring audiences the most up-to-date information on products and studies on Alzheimer’s, memory loss and dementia.” The company has its
administrative office in Palm Beach, Florida, where Bruce Barnet resides, as well as a warehouse in New Jersey, convenient for next-day shipping on all orders, whether based in the U.S. or to international destinations. The Garden City generation of Barnets are now between 34 and 40 years old and each one resides in Manhattan in different careers. They remain principals and serve on the board of directors for The Alzheimer’s Store and its sister web retailers. The family’s inspiration to find or develop products that assist the Alzheimer’s patient and their caregivers comes from another patriarch who lived in Garden City from the early 1960’s up until his death in 2009, their grandfather George R. Irvin, known as “Georgie”, father of their mother, Barbara Irvin Barnet. In a telephone interview with The Garden City News, Bruce Barnet spoke about the initial take on Georgie’s condition over 25 years ago and the changes in awareness since then. From his experience Barnet says in only 25% of cases today doctors accurately diagnose a patient with Alzheimer’s, and they will usually wait until the late-middle to late stages of the disease. “I first noticed there was something going on with him in 1991. I went to a neurologist at that time and explained what I saw as his pattern of behavior. I
suggested it might be Alzheimer’s and he suggested that might be true. Back in the 1990’s dementia and Alzheimer’s were not a topic of conversation. Perhaps it was a family embarrassment of just a plain lack of knowledge, people did not discuss it. My wife and I consulted with neurologists who told them there was nothing to be done as they were doctors and not even sure if Georgie had dementia, ‘maybe he was just getting older.’ The only way cases were confirmed was if a person died and there was an autopsy of their brain -- that was the only way they knew, there was no diagnosis. Also doctors told us ‘there was nothing we could do’ and the mention of it would only upset relatives of the patient. The Alzheimer’s world was a different place in 2003 when Georgie was finally diagnosed even though there was no physical evidence such as a blood test, biopsy or a genetic test. The analytics team at Columbia really put themselves on the line then and told us, ‘yes we believe he has Alzheimer’s and we believe he will be dead within five years….But hearing the words ‘there is nothing you can do about it’ is what really affected my children to bring awareness to people and have them know there is something to do about it. We know there is something people can do because we’ve lived through it,” he said. Bruce Barnet explains that the prac-
tical impact of medication or a serum does not exist and changes to eating habits or routines for people in the typical age range of the Alzheimer’s spectrum, 60 and above, may not make much difference. “What can we do about it? We can give them the best care we can provide. That’s what our store and our mission is all about. We look all over the world and we have people tell us about products and ideas every day. We then make the determination whether or not particular products will help caregivers, something they can use in taking care of people with Alzheimer’s, dementia and memory loss,” Barnet said. He stated that 60% of caregivers burn out before the people they are taking care of die. At times the cycle of constant attention and irritating behavior, such as a family member asking ‘what time is it?’ hundreds of times a day will lead caregivers to give up. The monitoring of an Alzheimer’s patient, especially those prone to get out of bed and wander around at night, was a key for the product line to address. One of the family business’ top products is the Safewander, a “bed exit alarm system” -- a button that can be attached to a nightshirt of an Alzheimer’s patient. If a person with this sits up in bed before they begin to wander around at night, See page 38
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Adelphi professor lectures on Cyprus at Community Club Bilingual German After School Program
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On Wednesday, April 11, Professor Spurgeon (Skip) Thompson III spoke to the Community Club of Garden City & Hempstead on “Healing and Division in Cyprus: A Decade Abroad”. Prof. Thompson, who is Adjunct Professor in the English Departments of Adelphi University and Fordham University, presented a thought-provoking program about the natural/geographic environment, and the social and political climate in Cyprus where he lived and taught for ten years. Using his own writings and poetry, he lyrically described what it was like as an American to live in a small Greek Cypriot village. For most of us, who know little about a Cyprus divided between Greek and Turkish citizens, it was a very informative and stimulating presentation. The beautiful, poetic descriptions of the village, the surrounding foliage and the Mediterranean were particularly striking. After the lecture, Professor Thompson answered numerous questions about his personal experiences in Cyprus and the political situation there. Prof. Thompson has been a popular lecturer at the Community Club’s Drama/Literature Committee’s Literary Series, and we were delighted to have him share his Cyprus experiences and observations. In addition to teaching his world literature courses and authoring many literary publications, he has published articles on Cyprus and organized workshops in Nicosia, Cyprus that brought together young writers from 22 nationalities focused on the issues of peace and rec-
Prof. Spurgeon (Skip) Thompson, III onciliation. Refreshments were served after the program. Arrangements for the meeting were handled by Prem Chauhan and Judith Mauro. Anne Daly and Josephine Krawczyk greeted the guests, while Mary Alice Burchell and Pat Molen provided hospitality. Judith Mauro prepared publicity. The Community Club, established in 1919, offers a wide variety of cultural, educational, creative and philanthropic programs and activities. To learn more about the Community Club and how you may become a member, please call the office at (516) 746-0488 between 9:30AM and 12:30PM on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
GC Bird Sanctuary to host Spring Benefit Yardsale The Garden City Bird Sanctuary 2018 Spring Benefit Yardsale will take place on Saturday, April 28th from 9AM to 3 PM at the Bird Sanctuary, opposite 181 Tanners Pond Road. The rain date is the next Saturday, May 5th. Spaces for vendors are 10 X 17 feet and can accommodate one car. For further information, visit the Garden City Bird
Sanctuary website at gcbirdsanctuary. org. The seller’s form and additional information are available on the homepage of the website. The rental fees are used for maintenance, site improvements, and programs conducted by the Garden City Bird Sanctuary, which is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
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Garden City Trustees begin new terms, Board welcomes newcomer
Village Justice Allen S. Mathers administered the oath of office to Deputy Mayor Theresa A. Trouvé, incumbent Trustees Robert A. Bolebruch and John M. Delany and Board newcomer Trustee Colleen E. Foley, during the annual organizational meeting held Monday, April 12th, 2018 at Village Hall. Trustee Foley will represent the Estates section, replacing former Deputy Mayor John DeMaro, who did not seek re-election. Trustee Foley and her husband, Thomas are both Garden City High School graduates and raised their four children in the Village. Trustee Foley’s long record of volunteer service includes serving on the Garden City Board of Education for 12 years, including six years as president and three years as vice president of the Board. She has also served on the PTA, SEPTA, TWIGs, and Welcome Wagon. Deputy Mayor Trouvé first began representing the Central section in 2012. She was re-elected for the third time to a two-year term and is entering her fifth year of service to the Board and second year serving as deputy mayor. “Our Village is healthy, financially speaking, yet it is and will always con-
tinue to be an ongoing challenge to keep our finances under control and, at the same time, maintain the integrity of our infrastructure and the level of services our community has come to expect and enjoy,” she said in response to a question regarding the biggest challenges facing the Board. “It is a pleasure to serve on the Board of Trustees, working with all of the fine women and men on the staff of our Village to face and solve the ongoing challenges common to running an incorporated Village successfully.” Trustee Bolebruch, a Garden City resident since 1995, was also re-elected for a third time to a two-year term. A member of the Western Property Owners’ Association for more than two decades, Trustee Bolebruch has been employed in the securities industry since 1987, and is currently branch manager at American Portfolios. “I look forward to continuing to serve all the residents of the Village of Garden City as Trustee,” he said. Representing the East, Trustee John Delany replaced outgoing Trustee Dennis Donnelly in 2015. He too was re-elected to another two-year term. He is a retired corporate attorney
Village Justice Allen S. Mathers administered the oath of office to Trustee John M. Delany, Deputy Mayor Theresa A. Trouvé, newly elected Trustee Colleen E. Foley and Trustee Robert A. Bolebruch during the organizational meeting Thursday, April 12th, 2018. and insurance executive who earned degrees at both Villanova University and St. John’s Law School. A resident of the Village for more than four decades, Trustee Delany is a former Eastern Property Owners’ Association director, former Garden City Library Board
Trustee (1985-2006) as well as its chairman from 2003 to 2006, and a former member of the Citizens Budget Review & Advisory Committee.
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The Garden City Board of Trustees, from left: Trustee Stephen S. Makrinos, Mayor Brian C. Daughney, Trustee John M. Delany, Deputy Mayor Theresa A. Trouvé, and Trustees Colleen E. Foley, Robert A. Bolebruch, Louis M. Minuto and Mark A. Hyer.
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Estates POA announces Yuter-Newman Scholarship
The Garden City Estates Property Owners Association announces that applications are now available for the 2018 Yuter-Newman Scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded to two high school seniors (from any public or private high school) that reside in the Garden City Estates section and have at least one parent that is a dues-paying member of the Estates POA for 2018. Each scholarship will be for $1,500. The scholarship is named in honor of long time residents, Mort Yuter and Jerie Newman, both of whom exemplified the very best in civic spirit and dedication. In the course of over 50 years, Mort and Jerie were very involved in a number of Garden City citizen organizations. The applicants must be attending college full-time in the fall. The selection of the
winners will be based on excellence in the classroom and a superior level of involvement in local civic causes and community service. The Scholarship Committee of the Estates POA will review all applications and make the final determination of the winners. All interested seniors are encouraged to apply. Applications must be received by Sunday, April 22nd, 2018 to be eligible. To obtain an application visit the POA’s website at www.gcestates.org Please mail the completed application and an unofficial copy of your high school transcript to Tina DiMino, Scholarship Committee Chair, GC Estates POA, P.O. Box 282, Garden City, New York, 11530 or e-mail to Tina DiMino at rdimino@optonline.net.
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On Sunday, April 29th at 2PM, the Cross Island Chamber Ensemble will perform at the Garden City Public Library. Cross Island is composed of the duo of cellist Suzanne Mueller and pianist Elinor Abrams Zayas, joined by clarinetist Joshua Redman. They 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. This program is open to all. No registration is necessary. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library.
YAs make pet bandannas for shelter animals at the Library
Tweens and teens volunteered to make bandannas for shelter animals during the program “Adopt Me” Pet Bandannas with Theresa Maritato, which was held Saturday, March 24th at the Garden City Public Library.
April Showers Bring May Flowers
April and spring are finally here… and with April showers, we will see May flowers blooming! Take out a book on flowers, gardening or even rain and delve into the mystery of spring. Check out books like What Will Grow by Jennifer Ward and Spring Blossoms by George Shannon.
April is Poetry Month
Come in to read a poem or two! Take out a book of fun poetry by Jack Prelutsky, Douglas Florian, or Shel Silverstein or read a classic poem by Walt Whitman or Langston Hughes. The amazing world of poetry awaits you!
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, May 10 *DROP-IN LEGO CLUB Come with your old friends and make new friends at our LEGO Club. This monthly club meets on four Thursday afternoons from 4:00PM to 5:00PM and is for children in Grades Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. No registration is required. Space is limited. Children will be accommodated on a first-come, firstserved basis. The Library will provide LEGO bricks for children to build with during the program. The Drop-In LEGO Club was made possible through the generosity of the Friends of the Garden City Public Library as well as through LEGO donations from Library patrons. Saturday, 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 11-11:45 AM. Registration is required. Registration begins Monday, April 16, at 9:30 AM on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org) with a Library Card. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the program. Please arrive promptly for the program. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist. Tuesdays, May 1, 8, 15 and 22 *INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS FOR 4TH AND 5TH GRADE ONLY, from 3:45 – 4:45 PM. Registration is required and begins Monday, April 23 at 9:30 AM on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) with a Library Card. Sign up
once for all four sessions. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the program. Please arrive promptly for the programs. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist. *Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Priority for registration and participation is given to children who are Garden City Public Library cardholders.
For Tweens in Grades 4 -7
Saturday, May 5th TWEEN QUIDDITCH TOURNAMENT Sign up for your team and compete in our Quidditch Tournament! Weather permitting, this program will be held outside. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be cancelled. This program is open to tweens and teens in 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 students do not have classes due to holidays, Parent-Teacher Conferences, etc. There must be at least 2 children present for a storytime/book discussion to be conducted. Weather-Related Policies: Storytimes and programs will be canceled under the following conditions: • When schools are closed for the day due to inclement weather. • When schools have a delayed opening, morning storytimes and programs are canceled. Please call about afternoon programs. • When schools have early dismissal, afternoon and evening storytimes and programs are canceled. Please call about morning programs. Late Arrival Policies: Please be prompt. If you are late for any storytime, you risk losing your space for the day to a wait-listed patron who is present. If you are late for a pre-registered special program, you risk losing your space to a person/family on the waitlist. We give late-comers a 10-minute grace period before we give their slot to someone on the waitlist who is present. We are not always able to expand attendance to accommodate latecomers, once the slot has been filled.
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Friends of the Library prepares for Spring Book Sale The Friends of the Garden City Public Library is preparing 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. This year the selection and range of topics will be so extensive that the sale is being expanded to fill a second room. There will be over fifty categories and genres of books from art to military history. This is a great time to bring home books by your favorite authors and popular bestsellers at low prices. A special feature of the sale this year
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will be the ability to purchase unique Mother’s and Father’s Day Gift Baskets. Each basket is tailor made for a special interest. There will be a “Brunch Basket”, a “For the Love of the Yankees Basket”, a “The Momma Mia Basket”, “The ESPN Addict Basket”, a “Please Read Me Just One More Basket”, and a “Red, White and Blue Basket”, to name a few. You will be able to bid on the baskets or use the “Buy Now” option to bring the basket home immediately. 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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SENIOR SCAMS: WHAT SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES NEED TO KNOW Please join us for an informative program, Senior Scams: What Seniors and Their Families Need to Know. Speakers include: Jonathan C. Zweig, NYS Assistant Attorney General and Carole Filangieri, PhD, Department of Behavioral Health at NYU Winthrop Hospital. This seminar will expose some common scams, tips to prevent being a victim of scams,what to do to report a scam, and also some reasons why seniors are more susceptible to scams. A question and answer period will follow. Thursday, May 3, 2018 6:45 PM Registration; 7:00 PM Program NYU Winthrop Research & Academic Center 101 Mineola Blvd., Mineola (corner of Second Street) Admission is free, but seating is limited. Reservations are required. Please call (516) 663-3916 to reserve your space.
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It’s What’s Happening for Young Adults at the Library 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, 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.
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 2nd 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.
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.
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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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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Attention Parents of NYSSMA Participants
Friday-Saturday, 4/20-21 NYSSMA All-State/All-State Jazz/ Vocal at East Meadow Friday-Saturday, 4/27-28 NYSSMA Classical Guitar at Wantagh
National PTA Health Awareness Calendar: April 22nd is Earth Day
Not just three easy steps! Now we are doing more about plastic pollution: Reduce, Refuse, Reuse, Recycle, Remove (source: Earthday.org)
Don’t get caught “short” on the Spring Sportswear Pop Up Online store - the adorable warm weather GC attire goes offline on May 1st!
School Supplies Online Store ENDS FRIDAY!
Get 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
GC Sportswear Event: Spring Collection
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 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 dis-
trict’s website or by visiting http:// bit.ly/GCPSBudgetInfo. You can also listen to audio recordings of all Board of Education meetings. Under the drop down menu Board of Education/Agenda & Meetings on the district’s website.
PTA at the BOE
Tuesday, 5/8 - Work Session at GCHS Library at 8:15 pm
Attention Incoming Kindergarten Parents
Monday-Friday, 4/23-4/27 Kindergarten Screening at Hemlock School.
Attention Elementary Parents
Wednesday, 4/25 - Stratford 2nd Grade Spring Sing at Stratford in two sessions: 9:00AM and 10:00AM
Attention Middle School Parents
Monday, 4/23 - PTA High School/ Middle School Reflections Awards in High School at 7:00PM Thursday, 4/26 - “Pay It Forward” Community Service Leadership Form due to GCMS guidance counselors. Thursday, 4/26 - “GCHS Open House” for all 8th grade students and parents of 8th grade students in GCHS Auditorium at 6:30 pm
Attention High School Parents
Monday, 4/23 - PTA High School/ Middle School Reflections Awards in High School at 7:00PM Wednesday, 4/25 - High School Spring Concert at High School (Women’s Choir/Chamber Choir/Wind Symphony/Wind Ensemble at GCHS Auditorium at 7:00PM Wednesday, 4/25 - May SAT & Subject Tests (Late Registration) Deadline
Attention Parents of ENL Students
April 9th through May 18th NYSESLAT Speaking Exam
TIPS TO REFUSE PLASTICS • When you order a drink at a restaurant, you can tell the waiter that you don’t want a straw. If you know you need a straw, you can purchase a metal or wood/paper based straw and bring that with you. • Plastic bags are one of the biggest sources of plastic pollution. If you need a bag to carry your purchases, bring reusable canvas bags instead. • Take a little extra time while doing your shopping, select products without plastic packaging and always be sure to avoid or even boycott products that are excessively wrapped in plastic (for example, fresh produce). WAYS YOU CAN REUSE IN YOUR DAILY LIFE: • Get a reusable water bottle instead of buying plastic ones and throwing them out. • There are reusable wax lined bags and wraps that effectively replace single use sandwich bags. • When you finally decide to get rid of old clothes, toys, furniture, or electronics, donate them rather than throwing them away. • Use dishes, glasses, and metal silverware instead of their plastic counterparts. • Consider trying washable reusable cloth diapers instead of disposable ones • Many food containers from restaurants are durable enough to be reused
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Since 1945, the Garden City Parent Teacher Association has been dedicated to serving children and families in our community. Today’s Garden City PTA is a network of parents, teachers, administrators, and community members devoted to the educational, social, and emotional success of children. Our commitment to creating a collaborative environment where families and the school community can work together has and will continue to foster positive change in our schools and within our community. Together, we are a powerful voice for all our children, a relevant resource for our families and a strong advocate for public education. Through our annual membership drive and fundraising efforts we are able to provide cultural programs, speaker engagements, health and safety programs, monetary awards to high school seniors, and so much more. Many of our events and programs have become long-standing traditions in our schools and for our students. Our grants have enhanced the educational experience for students in each of our seven schools. Our members can be found volunteering their time and talents in our schools and throughout our community. Thank you to all who support the Garden City PTA. Together, we can achieve great things!
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“Media Madness” by Howard Kurtz
Historical Society to honor Robert Kaliban
BY BOB MORGAN, JR. Relatively balanced books about the Trump Administration are pretty rare, but Howard Kurtz makes a good effort at providing one in his new book, Media Madness: Donald Trump, the Press and the War over the Truth (Regnery, 2018). Mr. Kurtz is currently the host of Fox News’s Media Buzz, was formerly a host of Reliable Sources at CNN and also a columnist for the Washington Post. He previously wrote a book, Spin Cycle, about press coverage of the White House under President Bill Clinton. Media Madness discusses the 2016 election campaign and then provides a highly readable running summary of Mr. Trump’s embattled first year in office through December 2017. We go through the controversy over the crowd size at the inauguration, the travel ban controversy, the firing of James Comey, the alleged collusion investigation, the rise and fall of Sean Spicer, Steve Bannon and Anthony Scaramucci, the turmoil at Charlottesville, the attempts to repeal Obamacare, and many other episodes. Mr. Kurtz is not sparing in describing the self-inflicted wounds of Mr. Trump and his administration. These include over the top, and sometimes cringe-inducing, tweets and other statements by Mr. Trump, needless controversies (as with Mika Brzezynski and others), a disorganized White House with pervasive leaks, and far too many dysfunctional personalities. Mr. Kurtz also describes Mr. Trump’s all too frequent rejection of facts, or even his own past statements, as he builds his own narrative. While many of Mr. Trump supporters are willing to accept that exaggeration, occasional misstatements and over the top language are just part of the President’s style (or to use Mr. Kurtz’s phrase, “street talk”), this penchant for exaggeration allows his opponents to call out his repeated inaccuracies and label him a liar. Mr. Kurtz nevertheless believes that, for all of the shortcoming of Mr. Trump and his administration, there has been no attempt by much of the media (including some “Never Trumpers” on the right) to cover Mr. Trump in an unbiased manner.
For example, he notes that Harvard researchers found that media coverage of Mr. Trump’s first 100 days was 80 percent negative, including 93 percent negative for CNN and NBC and 91 percent for CBS. Even on Fox, it was 52 percent negative and 48 percent positive. Media Madness provides example after example of name calling by media and entertainment figures (“racist”,” deranged”, “out of touch”, “ignoramus”) well as the lack of a good faith attempt to treat Mr. Trump fairly. For example, Mr. Trump’s efforts to make changes in the flawed Obamacare program were treated as merely aimed at killing people. A lame wrestling video posted by Mr. Trump showing him taking down CNN was magnified into a frontal assault on the press. The book points out that the pervasively negative, and often biased, coverage is grounded on an expressed rationale. In a front page article during the 2016 campaign, Jim Rutenberg of The New York Times said that “if you’re a working journalist and believe that Donald J. Trump is a demagogue playing to the nation’s worst racist and nationalist tendencies”, you “have to throw out the textbook American journalism has been using.” Similarly, a column by The Washington Post’s Margaret Sullivan was titled “How Much Normalizing Does an Abnormal President Deserve?” In Mr. Kurtz’s view, however, there is a real price associated with of overwhelmingly negative coverage where the media believes that it has a solemn duty to oppose the President. He contends that in an effort to resist normalizing Mr. Trump’s administration, his critics in the media have abnormalized journalism. But, as he points out at the end of the book, Mr. Trump will not be president forever, but the “media’s reputation, badly scarred during these polarizing years, might never recover”. In sum, Media Madness, while by no means excusing President Trump and his team for many shortcomings, provides a highly readable account that quite reasonably takes the Administration’s opponents to task as well.
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The Garden City Historical Society Gala Honoree Robert Kaliban An outspoken and passionate Garden City champion and preservationist, Robert “Bob” Kaliban is an outstanding choice as an Honoree at The Garden City Historical Society’s upcoming Gala to benefit the capital campaign to restore the exterior of its Museum building on Eleventh Street. Bob rounds out the slate of Honorees for the night, along with Suzie and Robert Alvey. For more information on the event and its honorees, go to gardencityhistoricalsociety.org. “Bob Kaliban is a one of a kind character, funny, charming, smart, good looking, great hair, quickest one-liners ever, not a bad actor (lol). But most of all,” remarks Vinny Muldoon, a Gala Event co-chairman, “a classy, generous gentleman, and no better friend who loves Garden City and supports all the great historical landmarks. Only one thing that would make him better is if he was a wee bit Irish!!!” The May 3rd Gala will be held at The Cherry Valley Club, 28 Rockaway Avenue. The Society’s festive and exciting event 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 12 noon - 4PM. If you would like additional about reservations or Gala sponsorships, please e-mail us at events@gardencityhistoricalsociety. org.
A Garden City resident for nearly 50 years, Bob Kaliban hails from Prairiebury, Iowa. He acknowledges he had an “Andy Hardy upbringing.” As a youngster, he began entertaining customers in his father’s grocery store in Lisbon, Iowa, a town of 900 people. Everyone wanted “Bobby” to deliver their groceries because he had a way of making people smile and laugh. Bob attended Loras College, in the bustling metropolis of Dubuque, where an observant and perspicuous priest-professor changed his destiny by insisting he join the school theater group. Once there, Bob appeared in every production from Hamlet to Finian’s Rainbow. Upon graduation, thanks to the urging of his ecclesiastic mentor, he caught a train to New York City to audition for The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, beating out actors from Yale, Harvard and Columbia for a scholarship to the London based school. Bob married the love of his life, Pat, a.k.a Pepper, and they moved to Garden City to raise their three children, while he pursued his career on Broadway, where he had starred in roles in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, Ben Franklin in Paris, and The Conquering Hero. Bob’s films include Brighton Beach Memoirs, Lovers and Other Strangers, and Schoolhouse Rock. His television credits include appearances on hits like The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tracey Ullman Show, and Law and Order. While he appeared in thousands of TV commercials and radio spots, he is perhaps best known for his long run as the “Ty-D-Bol Man,” that company’s nattily attired, nautical TV spokesman. In the true spirit of giving back, Bob has devoted many years of service to SAG-AFTRA, serving as president of the New York chapter and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pension and Health Plans for more than 40 years. Bob and Pat supported the saving of the clock tower at St. Paul’s School some five years ago when it was in danger of collapsing, and offered to supply funds that would enable Vinny Muldoon, founder and owner of Old World Quality Corp., to repair and stabilize the tower. The deadline for Gala reservations is April 30. For more information about the event, mailing reservation requests or becoming a sponsor, contact the Society at events@gardencityhistoricalsociety.org.
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From page 1 with the school year almost always finishing up on a Friday, leading to Thursday-Friday-Saturday outline. “Usually the final event of the senior season is a Saturday graduation but given the scheduled plans many students and parents might have in that time frame, Thursday would be more appropriate,” she said. School Board Vice President Tom Pinou asked Dr. Appiarius about the students’ consent to that and she says because the junior class pushed so hard for their prom-to-graduation turnaround to be on a Tuesday through Thursday, Principal McLaughlin was persuaded so long as faculty would be available. McLaughlin was not at the April 11 thboard work session, and Board President Heineman said she wants to hear more from her firsthand, plus she’s interested in feedback from parents and the PTA. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Alan Groveman said in 2019 a schedule of a Thursday evening prom followed by GCHS graduation rehearsal on Friday and the graduation ceremony Saturday in late June would not work because the dates are too close to the start of summer plans such as vacations, summer camp seasons, the start of summer jobs and other activities as July nears. “That Saturday is (June 29th) and the high school administration and the students are pretty concerned there won’t be enough kids there. There would be less staff and maybe parents could not make it either because of timing with that weekend being the traditional start of ‘other things beyond school’ as this school year had a very late calendar start. They looked at having prom the weekend before school lets out but that
Friday (June 21, 2019) is a Regents Exam that a lot of seniors have to take. They can’t have a prom the week before, because kids would have prom the night prior to their Regents Exam. The GCHS staff and students have come up with ideas and the students actually modified ideas the staff had. What they have discussed (students, the staff, and the PTA) is the Pre-Prom and Prom held Tuesday June 25. Wednesday (June 26) is the last day of school and graduation rehearsal would be that day, at 9AM and the graduation ceremony Wednesday at 5PM -- that way, GCHS staff would be there, parents would be there, and they felt this was significantly better than trying to do it the following weekend. They cannot do it the weekend before. Students and high school staff discussed it with the PTA and other than a couple of parents who objected the PTA was in favor of it,” Groveman said. Later in the discussion, Dr. Groveman said the move to a mid-week plan could be just for the 2019 graduation and prom festivities, but it isn’t certain because the New York State Board of Regents sets its marking period independently and districts have no input in that. “Normally it is the second to third week in June. One thing they took into consideration as they formulated the final grading day is the increasing number of school districts of including more and more diverse holidays into their academic calendars, thus requiring school years to either start earlier or end later. Unless it is a legislative change, school districts cannot start before September 1, and they must end the year by June 30,” he said. Examples of this scheduling would be other top districts of Nassau County including Jericho and Syosset, which
since late 2016 have adopted school holidays for Eid-al-Fitr, Eid-al-Adha, Diwali, and Lunar New Year for the coming school years. Resident Rhonda D’Antonio told the administration that the budget talk that immediately preceded the April 11 discussion on a ‘prom date’ was not mutually exclusive to the realignment of GCHS’s year-end events, as the last day of school being a Wednesday would mean any days that faculty and staff would be needed to serve in-district would be days they would need compensation (pay) for, as contractually mandated. A parent called out to object to the proposal, telling the school board and administration that Mineola’s school district is confronted with the same schedule issue but they decided on graduation staying put for the last Saturday in June. Board President Heineman smiled and said she normally would not worry about what Mineola and other schools are deciding on but in this case, she is quite against the move to a midweek celebration plan. She asked Dr. Groveman if other districts are moving up the prom timing to stay clear of the late June conundrum, and he said some may hold proms two weeks before school lets out. Gail Madigan, 2017-2018 Garden City PTA Vice President for Curriculum, told the board Chaminade and some other schools may hold prom in May, up to six weeks before the school year ends. Dr. Groveman told her many building administration and student administration professionals recommend a prom date close to graduation because it reduces the chance that kids can spend a full weekend away from home and “misbehaviors” after the prom because with the Garden
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City schedule they have a graduation rehearsal the next morning. Dr. Appiarius advised that a trend has been keeping the date towards the end of classes and not placing the event in a spot where a students’ academic and co-curricular schedule can be thrown off. “One of Nan’s (Principal McLaughlin’s) feelings was about the safety and well-being of students that they stay on trajectory and recognize it as that senior event and senior year culminating activity. When it is spread out, there can be more issues and concerns, kids can travel. Also with the graduation there is so much effort but we need to realize the commitments of 30 to 40 teachers behind the scenes helping and lining students up, making sure they are in order, marching out at the same time....There is a concern that we would not get adequate personnel on hand to support such a large scale event when the teachers are gone after a Wednesday morning as their last day at school. The Thursday and Friday would be days off, and when they polled the teachers, they learned many would already go on summer vacation. Also, the TuesdayWednesday-Thursday helps keep our students safe, on a steady schedule, and making good decisions on prom night and before because they’d have to get up for rehearsal, and they need to be at rehearsal in order to graduate. It also puts pressure on parents to control who goes where post-Prom. They can’t go too far because students have the rehearsal in the morning and the nice breakfast, with graduation the following morning,” Appiarius said at last week’s meeting.
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From page 2 My daughter and her roommate agreed to be swabbed as possible donors, not expecting anything to come of it. At the beginning of sophomore year, DKMS contacted Shannon again to see if she would agree to remain in the registry. We thought that she decided to re-up because in the interim period between freshman and sophomore year, two of her grandparents had died from blood cancer within four months of one another. Additionally, two of her friends at college had parents that were suffering with advanced forms of cancer. So we assumed that is why she renewed her commitment. However, she told us she did it because it was simply the right thing to do. Never underestimate your child. Sometimes they surprise you with their unselfish acts. Shannon was contacted in November as a potential match. She had to undergo additional bloodwork to see if she was a viable candidate. Although she was a match, her potential recipient was too weak at the time to receive any type of donation. She was contacted again in February and told that the recipient was strong enough to handle the procedure. During Easter break from college, Shannon had to undergo a physical and additional bloodwork at Stony Brook University Hospital. While there, we were told that the match between Shannon and the recipient, who is unrelated, was the equivalent of the recipient winning the lottery. It is extremely rare. Based on the tests, Shannon was scheduled for a peripheral stem cell recovery donation in May. This meant she would need to undergo additional bloodwork and testing while in the midst of finals. The day after she got home from college, she started her injections to stimulate her stem cells. On the fifth day, she went to Stony Brook University Hospital to begin the stem cell donation. She was hooked to a machine which removed the stem cells and plasma from one arm and returned her blood through a needle in her other arm. Having watched Shannon undergo knee surgery less than a year ago, the last place we wanted to see our daughter was in a hospital. However, she again told us it was the right thing to do, so we acquiesced. For eight hours, she remained immobile in a bed hooked to the machine. At the end, she was very tired and we were extremely proud. Although we cannot know the identity of the recipient until a full year after the procedure, Shannon has had regular correspondence with him. We know that he is from Sweden and that he had an aggressive form of leukemia and “this donation was the only way to stop it…(the donation) has given me and my family a second chance - which we intend to embrace fully.” He said, “My wife thanks you, as my two kids (girl 15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Email: Editor@GCNews.com & boy 12) and even our two Labradors would, if they knew what’s going on.” He was 26 when he got an aggressive form of cancer for the first time. He had chemotherapy and the cancer appeared to have gone away. In the interim, he married the love of his life and had two children. In 2015, the cancer returned and he was again treated and thought it was gone. It returned a year later which led him to seek a stem cell transplant. In the time since the donation, there have been ups and downs. His initial positive response was followed by a period of a weakened ability. However, as of his last letter, he was walking his Labs again. He no longer had fatigue and shortness of breath. He said he was looking forward to the time when the anonymity of the donor and recipient is done so the two of them could meet. As the one year anniversary of the stem cell donation approaches, we thought we would share our daughter’s story. One selfless act gave someone a second chance at life. Donna and Greg Raphael
Poppy Season Begins
To the Editor: American Legion Post 265 and Auxiliary volunteers will be distributing the familiar handcrafted poppies honoring America’s veterans during the month of May planned to coincide with Memorial Day, the annual drive pays tribute to those veterans who have died. It also honors millions of Americans who willingly have served their country in the Armed Forces for the sake of our freedom. Veterans make each nine-piece poppy in Auxiliary sponsored poppy shops that supplement physical and psychological therapy needed by hospitalized and disabled veterans. The Auxiliary provides the materials and the volunteers. The veterans make the poppy. If you are presented with a poppy, please wear it proudly in honor of those who have served our country. Know, also that although the poppies are not to be sold, any contribution received is given directly to our Veterans Hospital in Northport for the care of those veterans and their families or other veterans who we are in position to assist. Jacqueline Burdi Eltringham, Chairlady ALA unit No. 265 Poppy Drive Committee
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To the Editor: Once again, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had to announce that construction costs and completion date for the Long Island Rail Road Eastside Access to Grand Central Terminal project have gone up by $955 million from $10.8 billion to a new
record $11.8 billion (this includes $600 million in project financing charges). Since 2001, the total direct cost for MTA East Side Access has grown from $3.5 billion to $4.3 billion in 2003, $6.3 billion in 2006, $8.4 billion in 2012, $10.8 billion in 2014 and now $11.8 billion in 2018, It will easily end up between $12 and $13 billion in direct costs when finally completed. This does not include four billion more for indirect costs to pay for other projects such as $2.6 billion Main Line Third Track and others which support East Side Access. Based upon past history, the final cost might go up again over time by a billion or more. The anticipated opening day for passenger revenue service date has slipped on a number of occasions from 2009 to December 2023 date. Over the next six years, will both this date and budget hold? No one should be surprised, if it ends up in 2024 or later. The MTA has repeatedly missed every budget and schedule for this project. They have ended up being worthless promises. What MTA leadership and elected officials who support the project never share with LIRR riders and taxpayers is the original Full Funding Grant Agreement between the Federal Transit Administration and MTA approved in December 2006. The $2.63 billion of Federal Grant funding remains unchanged (virtually all of which has already been spent) with the MTA (as local sponsor) having to cover the $6 billion and growing cost overruns. Ten years later in August 2016 the FTA amended this agreement which was signed off by both FTA and the MTA. After years of negotiations, the MTA and FTA finally came to an agreement which would reflect the true current cost and schedule. Both the cost went up and first revenue day of service slipped once again. Based upon a detailed project risk assessment by the Federal Transit Administration independent engineer, the final cost could easily end up at $12 billion. As a result, based on past history taxpayers may end up paying $12 billion or more in direct and four billion more in indirect costs for this project. The odds continue to grow in favor of riders waiting until December 31, 2023 or even 2024 before boarding the first LIRR train to Grand Central Terminal. Several weeks ago, the MTA announced that the project will fall behind schedule several more months and the costs have gone up. This is due to continued delays in testing of new signals adjacent to the Harold Interlockings west of the Woodside Station. Progress is impacted by coordination issues with Amtrak who is performing work on their own projects at the same location. The completion date is well on its way to slip once again by one year from December 2022 to December 2023 accompanied by cost increases. We have heard
this story over and over since 2001. I have previously written and predicted about both possibilities during the past years and sadly they have come true on several occasions.. A cat has nine lives and this project long ago already used all of them. The MTA has repeatedly increased the budget by billions and pushed back the first day of service by years. On numerous occasions the MTA has blamed Amtrak for being responsible for additional delays on the progression of LIRR East Side Access project. Insufficient support from Amtrak has been responsible for periodic delays since 2006. This includes failures to provide both sufficient track outages along with Amtrak Force Account (employee) support. As a result, both LIRR workers and East Side Access third party contractors have had problems with timely and adequate access to work sites necessary for the project. This problem will grow even worse in coming years with all the emergency repairs at Penn Station. Amtrak needs to assign its own limited Force Account staff to work in both the Hudson and East River Tunnels, Penn Station tracks and signals along other competing projects along the Northeast Corridor between Washington and Boston including the new $29 billion Gateway Tunnel (between New Jersey and Penn Station) and $1.6 billion Penn Farley Complex including the Moynihan Train Station rather than support the MTA East Side Access project. Just like Amtrak, the LIRR may also have insufficient force account including inadequate numbers of certified signal maintainers and other specialized trade employees to support annual routine state of good repair system wide projects, installation of Positive Train Control, additional work in the East River Tunnels, $2.6 billion Main Line Third Track, $450 million Jamaica Capacity Improvements, $387 million Ronkonkoma Double Tracking along with MTA East Side Access. It continues to be challenging for the LIRR to coordinate daily track outages and go slow work zones to support all of this work while at the same time providing the basic service customers pay for. There is no guarantee that these issues will be resolved any time soon. This could even result in missing the December 31, 2023 first day of passenger service. When it comes to completion of East Side Access, the 1960’s LIRR motto “Line of the Dashing Dan” in 2018 might have to be changed to “Line of the Slow Moving Sloth.” Larry Penner Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 years for the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.
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THIS WEEK AT ROTARY the consolidation of hospitals (i.e., NYU Winthrop). He also said that urgent care centers springing up were cutting into primary care service. In answer to questions about the opioid epidemic on Long Island, Senator Hannon said attempts to resolve it are a huge challenge with no end in sight; and that it is a national crisis extending far beyond Long Island. Having been elected to the NYS Senate in l989, Rotarians thanked Senator Hannon for his 29 years of service to New Yorkers.
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Pictured from left are: Althea Robinson (Speakers Bureau); Joanne Meyer-Jendras (Club Vice President); NYS Senator Kemp Hannon and Past Club Presidents Susan MacDonald and Bob Schoelle.
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Senator Kemp Hannon Reports on Health and Budget Matters
At the April 9th Lunch Meeting of the Mineola-Garden City Rotary, members and guests were enlightened on both NYS budget matters and health issues by New York State Senator Kemp Hannon, guest speaker. Senator Hannon serves as chair of the New York State Standing Committee on Health and is chair of the Budget Subcommittee of the Republican Conference. The Senator reported that negotiations involved in the formation of the 2018-19 $164 billion dollar enacted bud-
get were complicated. He said that going forward, forecasting is difficult with much depending on decisions made in Washington along with stock market fluctuations. Senator Hannon said $25 billion dollars was allocated towards school districts with Garden City falling short of funds allocated for less affluent districts. Road and highway improvements and repairs due to weather-related issues were high-budget priorities. Forty to fifty percent of the State budget was allocated toward healthcare issues, with changes occurring almost minute-to-minute. The Senator cited
Join Rotary on Monday, April 23rd as we learn about CycleBar, a new concept in indoor cycling that offers a high-energy workout in a “rock concert-like” atmosphere. CycleBar, the world’s largest indoor cycling studio, landed on Franklin Avenue, its first New York location, in March with plans for further expansion. Guest speaker Lee Williams, president and owner of CycleBar will tell Rotarians why he and his wife chose their home town of Garden City to be their first Long Island location. Mr. Williams left his 15-plus year background as a successful corporate finance executive to pursue his dream of owning an indoor cycle studio. He is well versed in multisite business models and has analyzed and financed franchises, commercial real estate, as well as public and private corporations in addition to all manner of international corporate life-cycle financings throughout his career. Earlier in his career, Williams also spent 3 years in England as a full-time soccer player for the Everton Football Club. Don’t miss this talk on New York’s first ever CycleBar
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Coming up on May 14th, Rotary’s “Gift of Life” Project is Topic
Rotary’s GIFT OF LIFE project is a “Crusade of the Heart” touching children whose lives are threatened and would otherwise die without cardiac surgery. Our Rotary District 7252 is responsible for life-saving surgery for children from all parts of the world. Guest speaker Gabor Karsai will bring Rotary members and guests up to date on the project. The Mineola-Garden City Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays throughout the year in the Wine Room of the Garden City Hotel. For information about the Club, or to attend an upcoming meeting, please call Club President Alba Spinelli at 515-307-8870.
Free prostate cancer PSA screening New York State Senator Elaine Phillips and Aaron Katz, MD, Chairman of Urology at NYU Winthrop Hospital, will offer a free prostate cancer screening and educational program on Saturday, April 21st beginning at 8:30AM at NYU Winthrop’s Research and Academic Center. The program is open to all men 40 and over who have not previously been diagnosed with prostate cancer, regardless of insurance coverage. Participants will be offered a free PSA (prostate specific antigen blood test), which is a diagnostic tool for helping to detect prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men in the U.S., and about one man in nine will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. The goal of Senator Phillips and NYU Winthrop’s Dr. Katz is to raise awareness about prostate cancer and provide early detection to save lives.
“The most important weapon we have against prostate cancer is early detection. With early detection, prostate cancer can be a very treatable disease,” said Aaron Katz, MD, Chairman of Urology at NYU Winthrop Hospital. “By collaborating with Senator Phillips, we are raising the visibility of this issue in our communities, and that’s key to saving lives and eradicating prostate cancer.” Dr. Katz recommends every man get a baseline PSA screening, starting at age 40. “We’ve seen cuts in government coverage for preventive health care like PSA screenings, while the costs for treating cancer continue to rise,” said New York State Senator Elaine Phillips (R- 7th District). “I cannot stress enough the importance of being your own advocate. Educate yourself and your loved ones, and make health your priority and personal responsibility.”
Senator Phillips has been dedicated to providing all New Yorkers with the best and most accessible healthcare available. She was a strong proponent of the recently passed 2018-19 state budget, which includes $21 million for cancer services.
To register for the Free Prostate Cancer Screening and Educational Program, e-mail Kate Owens at kowens@nyuwinthrop.org or call 516-6632316. The location of NYU Winthrop’s Research and Academic Center is 101 Mineola Boulevard in Mineola.
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GC family business takes proactive approach to Alzheimer’s, memory loss
From page 20 a message is sent through a Bluetooth app, reaching any smartphone or computer in the world. Barnet says the goal is to ensure safety and allow caregivers an opportunity for peace of mind and ease in their ongoing commitment to caring. “Hopefully people will not be as scared, they can feel secure, and we do that for both the caregiver and patient. For someone with Alzheimer’s it reduces the risk of tripping and falling at night and alert people who care for them. It’s a wonderful product and the prior products to that were bed mats or chair mats that sent signals when a person got up, but only within 100 feet of that person. With the Safewander someone is alerted that there is activity going on across the street, across town or across the globe,” he explains. The Safewander has been such an innovation that it was one of two Alzstore.com products to be exhibited on 91st Street in Manhattan at Cooper Hewitt, the Smithsonian Design Museum. The product was developed by a 14-year-old boy who wanted to help care for his grandfather, Kenneth Shinozuka, who became CEO of his own company SensaRx. In a 2016 interview with The Longevity Network, Shinozuka said there were about 5.4 million Alzheimer’s patients in America and 60% of them wander at night. The other product sold by the Barnet’s Alzstore.com on exhibit at Cooper Hewitt is The Simple Music Player, an old fashioned music box without knobs or buttons that can have over 1,000 songs downloaded to it on MP3, easy to hook up with a USB connection. The Simple Music Player is operated just be opening and closing its one-inch flap. Barnet explains “this allows a person in most stages of dementia, or stroke victims, to be in charge of their environment and not have to feel like a burden on their caregiver..it allows them self-respect as they know that they can still manage this task.” As fundraising events spearheaded
by the Barnet siblings and their parents gained traction from 2003 through 2010, they were able to raise $200,000 through a donation program through the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) titled “For the Love of GEORGE.” They established a goal of holding galas and parties aimed at raising awareness among the younger generation of what older generations were going through, and how that would impact them and their families as the Baby Boomers age. For over 10 years events were held across the country in New York and other major cities, including Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Nashville, and Palm Beach. The events typically attract between 900 and 1,000 people and the friends or associates of the Barnets would contribute to Alzheimer’s research. “The kids eventually had no time to be the face of all the parties so they asked me to do it, and through this I became very involved with Eric Hall, (former president and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, now president and CEO of HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, Inc.). Eric saw my background in real estate development on Long Island and he offered me a consulting contract to create assisted-living facilities for Alzheimer’s patients only. We were planning and setting a bar so there could be consistent rules throughout the industry of what a standard living space would be like. Up until that point some concepts revolved around finding out old hotels and opening them up as assisted living facilities. We raised a few hundred-thousand dollars and flew in some of the best minds in the country to work on designs for the standards, spending weekends in the city with some of the brightest minds in the country,” Barnet explains. As for the future of marketing products for patients and families impacted by Alzheimer’s and memory loss, Alzstore.com has innovations to come. Bruce Barnet expects to see more anti-wandering devices come to the market as that remains the biggest area
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of concern. While he says neurologists may be puzzled about the effectiveness or availability of items to help patients, some have also heard of the positives associated with music therapy and aromatherapy. “Along with a company in Connecticut, for two years we have worked to develop an aromatherapy product nobody in the country has. We are teaming up to deliver a lecture next week at a conference, ‘how caregivers can help patients bring back memories using the sense of smell. There is also music therapy, doll therapy, and we have categories of products explaining how products are applied to therapies. We write articles and blogs to bring information to people and try to support them with information they can use in applying those therapies. They work -- we have examples in our user-generated product reviews and stories online, the products work,” Barnet said. He has uploaded a video titled “How to Alzheimer’s proof your home Homecare Safety Institute Helps!” available on IndieGogo.com and the Barnet siblings are featured talking about their grandfather, as is former NBC-TV 4 anchor and journalist Jane Hanson, who co-anchored Today in New York for 15 years. One product he sells about 20 units of per day is another anti-wandering device, which retails for $39. The sister company of Alzstore.com, MindCareStore.com, offers a more expansive range of products to help people with autism, Parkinson’s disease, stroke survivors, those who’ve had a brain tumor and “anyone who is on the spectrum of mental situations.” In America there is virtually no insurance participation in the purchase of products to help Alzheimer’s patients. In Europe and Canada, Bruce Barnet says it’s commonplace. “I got asked to do an interview in the Netherlands on how the country, the government, participates in medical insurance. They were also talking about our Alzstore.ca and the MindCareStore
in Canada. One of the problems that needs to be addressed is that we really do not have anything in America,” he says. Some insurance companies, but not many, have approved a GPSbased anti-wandering device Alzstore. com sells. It has also been approved by the Florida V.A. (Veteran’s Health Administration) and doctors can write a prescription code for the one particular product. Qualified patients there who receive a prescription have the option of their insurance paying up to $500 for this. Barnet says there currently is no other product with an insurance copay. Alex Barnet is in the title insurance business for corporate real estate; Christopher Barnet is a mortgage financier at Estreich & Co. in Manhattan, having studied marketing and finance at Fairfield University’s Dolan School of Business and a graduate program at NYU. Brittany Barnet, a 2002 graduate of Garden City High School, also a Fairfield graduate and works as a mortgage banking administrator in Manhattan. Youngest son Tyler is a digital marketing executive. At the time they were each college-aged in the late 1990s and early 2000s, finding a way to help the family and Georgie became top priority. The Barnet family has led by example, sticking together through the experience of the grandfather’s years with Alzheimer’s, starting a business to help those impacted by the disease and other afflictions of the mind, and carrying the messages, education and inspiration forward to help people across borders. Their father says each one calls Garden City their hometown and unlike him, nobody has left the cold New York winters behind for Florida. “They are all driven professionals and they are principals of the company, The Alzheimer’s store. At the time they were younger this became their number one love. They’ve all participated with me throughout the years. They help us discover where we want to go and how to broaden this mission,” says Barnet.
Last call for CMF Annual Bingo Night fundraiser The Children’s Medical Fund of New York (CMF) will be hosting Bingo Night on Friday, April 27th at 7:008:30PM at the Lutheran Church located at 420 Stewart Avenue. The cost is $13 per child. (Walk in price $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.
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IN MEMORIAM
Roy F. Koppenhofer
Roy F. Koppenhofer
Roy F. Koppenhofer, 79 of Wyomissing, PA, died at Manor Care Sinking Spring on April 9th, 2018. He was a patient there for 2 days. Born in Garden City, Roy was the son of Jacob and Dora (Steffens) Koppenhofer. He is survived by his wife Betty (Leslie-Weik) Koppenhofer. Roy was pre deceased by his first wife Ellen (Stubenvoll) Koppenhofer in October 2007. Roy is a graduate of Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA with a B.A. in chemistry with distinction. He
served as Chief Operating Officer of SOCO Chemical Inc. (now Brenntag, Inc.) in Reading and Chemtech Industry in Saint Louis, Mo. He founded and led Berkshire Consulting and Pennswood Partners. His civic involvements included: American Red Cross – Berks County Chapter (past Chairman); Opportunity House (past Chairman); Reading Berks Emergency Shelter (past Chairman); Reading Urban Ministry (past Chairman) and Prospectus – Berco (past Finance Committee Chair). Roy is a member of Advent Lutheran Church, 16 Telford Ave., West Lawn, Pa 19609. In addition to his wife Betty, Roy is survived by three sons- Paul, husband of Sandy Koppenhofer, Wyomissing Hills, PA; Philip Koppenhofer, West Chester, PA; Jon, husband of Dawn Koppenhofer, St. John’s, FL; his step-daughter Leslie A. Weik, Exeter, PA; and his five grandchildren James, Jacob, Jessica, Kaitlyn, and Matthew. Memorial Services will be held Friday April 20, 2018 at Advent Lutheran Church at the address mentioned above with the Reverend Mark Rigg presiding. The family will receive guests beginning at 10AM with the service following at 11AM. Internment will be private. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made in Roy’s memory to Advent Lutheran Church at the address above or Prospectus Berco at 840 Williams Lane #1, Reading, Pa. 19604
Adelphi Chorale and Vocal Ensemble on April 29th The Adelphi choral ensembles celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (PAC) with a beautiful concert under the baton of Karen Faust Baer. The Adelphi Chorale and the Adelphi Vocal Ensemble will perform on Sunday, April 29th at 4:00PM on the Westermann Stage, Concert Hall in the Adelphi PAC, 1 South Ave, Garden City. In the first half of the concert, the Adelphi Vocal Ensemble performs a selection of madrigals as well as the Billy Joel classic “And So It Goes.” Then, the Adelphi Chorale performs Vivaldi’s Gloria in an arrangement by Clayton Westermann, a former Adelphi adjunct professor for whom the Westermann Stage is named. Enjoying a diverse career in solo performance, conducting, accompanying, and pedagogy, pianist Karen Faust Baer maintains a vital musical presence. Presently, she is the conductor
of the Adelphi choral ensembles and teaches in Adelphi’s Department of Music Education. Baer has been heard in recital at Lincoln Center, Town Hall, BAM, Israeli Cultural Foundation, the Tanglewood Music Institute, Princeton, college campuses and WQXR and WNYC radio stations. In recent years, Baer has appeared as piano soloist with the South Shore Symphony performing works by Beethoven, Gershwin, and Chopin. The Adelphi PAC is one of Long Island’s premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. Tickets are currently on sale for $30 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 1:00-6:00PM. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.
Nassau County Chapter AGO to hold members’ recital
Frank Crosio, director of music at Garden City Community Church, at the organ The Nassau County Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will hold a members’ recital on Sunday, April 29th at the Garden City Community Church beginning at 3PM. Nassau County chapter members Meredith Baker, Frank Crosio, Henry de Vries, and Michael Haigler will participate in the recital. Concert organist Chelsea Chen, the regional convener for the Metropolitan New York region of the
AGO, who will honor the outgoing officers and install the incoming officers during the reception that will follow the recital, has also graciously agreed to play. The Garden City Community Church is located at 245 Stewart Ave, Garden City. Admission is free. Music lovers are encouraged to attend.
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Buckley Country Day School to honor Garden City resident
Ahmed Bendary Buckley Country Day School in Roslyn is proud to announce that it will honor Ahmed Bendary at its annual Spring Gala on Saturday, May 12th, 2018. Bendary, a Garden City resident, has been a part of the Buckley community since 2000. Garden City residents Deborah and Richard DeVerna will serve as chairs of the Gala Committee.
In 2000, Ahmed and Bouchra Bendary enrolled their eldest son, Rani ’09, in kindergarten at Buckley. He was followed by Samer ’11 and Nour ’13. This June their daughter, Yara, will graduate—making her the fourth Bendary to do so. Founder and CEO of Bendary Car Corporation, Ahmed graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in electrical engineering. In 2005, Mr. Bendary joined Buckley’s Board of Trustees and was instrumental in supporting key facility and campus improvements. During his tenure, Mr. Bendary has been a dedicated Board member in every way. “Ahmed and his wife Bouchra have been incredibly generous and supportive members of our community for almost two decades, giving their time and resources selflessly,” said Dr. JeanMarc Juhel, Buckley’s Headmaster. “Their most significant gift, of course, has been the pleasure of having their four children in our school.” For more information on Buckley’s Spring Gala, please contact Director of Development Marjorie P. Jean-Paul at mjeanpaul@buckleycountryday.com or 516-627-1910, extension 2771.
Local artist visits Troop 1242
This past Monday afternoon, renowned local artist and Garden City resident Suzie Alvey visited Troop 1242 to share with them some of her paintings and techniques. This visit also helped the girls complete their latest badge requirements and made for a fun afternoon. Mrs. Alvey shared with the girls some of her painting techniques, inspirations, and suggestions about art. The girls were full of questions and shared some of their own art experiences with Mrs. Alvey. A huge “thank you” from Troop 1242 to Suzie Alvey for allowing us to see and understand more about art, and for sharing her own paintings with the Troop!
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Garden City residents, Chaminade newspaper awarded top honors
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Christopher Mercadante and Aidan Fitzgerald For the fourth consecutive year, the New York Press Association (NYPA) has honored Tarmac, the student-produced newspaper of Chaminade High School, as the Best High School Newspaper in New York State. The award was announced as part of the NYPA Better Newspaper Contest at the organiza-
tion’s annual Spring Conference and Trade Show in Albany Saturday. Two Garden City residents, Aidan Fitzgerald and Christopher Mercadante, were among those awarded. Tarmac’s honors also reflected its staff’s awareness of the growing importance of digital media in the sharing of news and information.
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“This state title is incredible recognition of the hard work the entire club has put in this past year,” said Aidan Fitzgerald of Garden City, co-editor-in-chief. “However, the happiness I feel about the honors we’ve won this year pales in comparison to the joy of being able to work on this paper with some of my best friends. I’m immensely grateful for the time I’ve had on Tarmac, and I’m glad it gets to end on such a high note.” Mercadante received honorable mention in the Sports Story category for his article on the Chaminade Flyers varsity soccer team state championship. Contest entries are judged by third-party press groups from different U.S. states each year. This represents the third different press association to have independently judged Tarmac to be the superior high-school newspaper in New York State. Tarmac’s submissions to the Better Newspaper Contest were considered among approximately 4,000 entries from student and professional news organizations. In addition to being named the top high-school newspaper, Tarmac was also awarded first-place honors for Best Website and Best Use of Social Media. “Our student journalists are both humbled and honored to receive this award for the fourth year in a row,” said Mr. Patrick Reichart, Tarmac moderator and former print and radio journalist. “I am particularly proud of the senior members of our newspaper staff who have earned this honor in each year of their high-school careers. Being invited to this convention allowed our students to interact with countless professional journalists over the course of the weekend, and I am grateful to the New York Press Association for extending this invaluable opportunity to them.”
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Walking to raise funds for the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program
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Jenn Rogak (left) and Rachel Joffe Long Island sisters Jenn Rogak and Rachel Joffe are walking in the LI2Day Walk, a 13.1 mile walk to be held on June 9 in Shirley in Suffolk County. The annual event raises funds for breast cancer organizations and research programs on Long Island. Jenn and Rachel are on the Adelphi Team and they have raised funds for the LI2Day Walk. The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, located in Garden City is a beneficiary of the event and provides emotional support, counseling, and information to people coping with a diagnosis of breast cancer. Says Jenn, a licensed clinical social worker who lives in Stony Brook, “I walk to support and honor so many people who have been affected by breast cancer. Just this past year alone, four of my friends (who are in their early 40’s) were diagnosed with breast cancer. I have witnessed the physical and emotional impact breast cancer can have on individuals.” Rachel, a Greenlawn resident and
also a social worker, participated in the walk last year. “I like this walk because the money is paid directly to agencies that add to the quality of life of someone diagnosed with breast cancer. I like that 100% of the proceeds are given back,” she says. There is a registration fee of $75 and each walker is encouraged to raise a minimum of $500. To raise the funds to participate Rachel and Jen did a charitable 50/50 super bowl pool. There is also an opportunity for those who can’t walk, but still would like to participate by raising money to register as a “virtual walkers.” There is no registration fee or fundraising requirement for virtual walkers. Weekly training walks are held in Eisenhower Park as well as in Heckscher State Park. To participate visit: https://www. li2daywalk.org. During the registration process participants may select to join the Adelphi Team. For information, call the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program at 800-877-8077.
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Exceptional high-risk pregnancy care is now exceptionally close. With a high-risk pregnancy, the more we see, the more you know. The new Maternal Fetal Medicine program at South Nassau Communities Hospital includes: • Some of the area’s leading board-certified specialists in high-risk pregnancies • Preconception counseling to monitoring of your entire pregnancy • A comfortable, beautiful setting to ensure the best possible outcome for you and your baby • 3D sonography available • Genetic counseling and testing
Optional 3D sonography (the two right photos) provides clearer, more detailed imaging than 2D sonography (left).
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Sailin’ With the 60’s was a family affair
Front row, left to right: Dylan DiFalco, Madeleine Walsh, Alex Walsh, Maria & Ana Gaztanaga, and Amelia & Julianna Scianablo. Back row, left to right: Maria Elaina DiFalco, Kevin DiFalco, Kristina DiFalco, Lara Munoz, and Olivia & Alexandra Burke BY MARY CLARKE The Garden City Community Theatre’s (GCCT) production of Sailin’ With The 60’s had one of the largest casts in its 21 year history. Within the cast were a sizable number of kinfolk. It truly was a family affair. That begs the question — is the allure of the stage nature or nurture? While the answer to that question remains the subject of debate, ask anyone in this group about the appeal of acting and they invariably reply, ‘it’s in the genes.’ Mothers and sons, brothers and sisters, mothers and daughters, two sets of twins — all hit the stage turning in top-notch performances on all accounts. For Devon and Emma Rothschild, Garden City residents, the GCCT has been a great experience.‘Oh Bla Di, Oh Bla Da’ was a favorite song. “It’s fun and upbeat; using the props was so much fun.” Devon especially enjoyed the silly adult humor, especially when the captain of the ship pretended to be seasick. Devon and Emma attended the Garden City Community Church Nursery School. Amelia and Juliana Scianablo of Garden City could be heard singing ‘Feelin’ Groovy’ and ‘Sloop John B’ most days at home. Their parents enjoyed hearing the girls sing music from such a wonderful era. Both girls are active in sports and are Girl Scouts. Four members of the DiFalco family had parts in the play: mother Maria Elaina, daughter Kristina, and sons Kevin and Dylan. Residents of Old Bethpage, the
DiFalcos have been very active in local theater productions. All excel in music and are accomplished singers. Maria is a songwriter; Kristina and Kevin sing in local groups and at school. Dylan, aged 9 years, is making his first appearance with the GCCT. Maria adds, “theater is a positive thing in their lives, a healthy part of growing up. Music is in the blood.” Lara Munoz and twin daughters, Maria and Ana Gaztanaga, highly recommend being part of the GCCT. “All of us have met new people and made new friends.” Earlier this year the twins had parts in the Garden City Middle School production, Peter Pan Jr. Maria played the violin while Ana played the flute, and both have been active in other theater companies. Alex and Madeleine Walsh love to perform — they sing, dance, and act — and they enjoy the audience! Alex says, “this play experience has brought Maddie and me even closer because we get to perform together. While we’re waiting behind the stage, we dance and sing and act out the adult actors’ parts. It’s great fun!” Maddie says, “It’s awesome and I get to make new friends. Mostly, I like all of Dan’s roles. Ernie is such a funny character!!” The girls have performed in other plays in the Garden City school system and in other theater groups during the summer months. GCCT’s second set twins, Alex and Olivia Burke, are both very musical. They have performed on stage since elementary school, and both
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lead very busy, productive lives. They give back to their community in many ways. Both are Girl Scouts and Altar Girls at St. Joseph’s. Recently, they donated 40 bags of stuffed animals for Lent to a school for special needs children in Brooklyn. Additionally, they are involved in sports and music groups at the Garden City Middle School. What talented and accomplished actors!
The Garden City Community Theatre is a part of the Garden City Community Church. The theatre group was formed in 1996 as an creative 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.
Reminder for Pool Members!
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.
FOR SENIORS
Resorts World Casino Trip
Garden City Recreation and Parks has arranged a trip to Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct for Tuesday, April 24th. We will leave St. Paul’s Senior Center at 10:15AM and travel by Recreation bus to Resorts World. Lunch is on your own. We will leave the Casino around 4PM. The cost of this trip is $5.00. Tuesday is Seniors’ Day at the Casino with promotions geared specifically to seniors. Please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue to register.
Special Events for the Month of April
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.
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
GC Retired Men’s Club News Schedule of Events
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 conversation, camaraderie, and to make
new friends. Lunch is served roughly twice a month.
About the GC Retired Men’s Club
All Garden City men, 55 years and older, are eligible for membership. Annual dues are a very “expensive” $10. Meetings are on Mondays, and a less busy meeting is on Thursdays. Both begin at noon and end at 4:00PM. Check with the GCNews RMC schedule re upcoming meetings. In good weather we offer BBQ, bocce, shuffleboard, and horseshoes.
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register for any of our trips, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Payment must accompany registrations. Wednesday, May 2 Westbury Manor for Lunch and Funny Girl Join us as we enjoy lunch at Westbury Manor and a performance of the ever popular Funny Girl. Lunch begins at noon. The cost for this trip is $40, checks only, made payable to Plaza Theatrical Productions. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Thursday, June 14 Trip to New York Botanical Garden “Visions of Hawaii” We will travel by coach bus to NY Botanical Garden. The NYBG will present Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawaii, a major exhibition exploring the artist’s immersion in the Hawaiian Islands. Highlights include a stunning display of more than 15 of O’Keeffe’s paintings, not seen together since their debut in 1940. Discover a lush flower show evoking the gardens and landscapes that inspired O’Keeffe. We will then have lunch at the Seashore Restaurant on City Island. The cost of this trip will be $90, checks only made payable to
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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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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. 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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L E G A L 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 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
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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 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 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
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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 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 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CSFB MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005CF1, V. COLLEEN TRETTIEN; ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 19, 2017, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CSFB MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-CF1 is the Plaintiff and COLLEEN TRETTIEN; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Calendar Control Part, Mineola, NY 11501, on May 22, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 162 MEADOW STREET, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530: Section 34, Block 546, Lot 32 & 39: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PEICE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 0000801/2015. MARILYN JEAN SALZMAN, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. GC 0764 4X 04/20,27,05/04,11 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that bids for the following will be received at the Garden City Union Free School District, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 until 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at which time and place bids will be opened and read aloud. “PRINTED FORMS AND PRINTED ENVELOPES” 20182019 Copies of the specifications and instructions may be obtained at the aforesaid Business Office between the hours of 8:30 am through 4:00 pm Monday – Friday up to the time of the bid opening. Dana DiCapua Assistant Superintendent for Business & Finance Garden City UFSD GC 0765 1X 04/20 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Board of Education of the Garden City UFSD, Herricks UFSD, Mineola UFSD, Great Neck UFSD, Levittown UFSD, North Shore Central SD, Port Washington UFSD, East Rockaway SD, Roslyn UFSD, Long Beach UFSD, Island Park UFSD, Bethpage UFSD, Freeport School District,
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NBOCES, North Babylon School District, Plainedge SD, Jericho SD, East Williston UFSD, Valley Stream CSD, County of Nassau, New York, Sachem SD, Middle Country SD, South Country CSD, Southampton UFSD, County of Suffolk, New York to bid jointly for the following: COOPERATIVE BIDMATERIALS & SUPPLIES for Bus, Van, Auto Parts & Transmission 2018-2019 Bids will be received at the Business Office of the Garden City Union Free School District in the Administration Building located at 56 Cathedral Ave., Garden City, NY 11530 until 1:00 pm on Friday, May 18, 2018, at which time and place bids will be opened and read aloud. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bid, which in the opinion of the Board of Education will be in the best interest of the school districts. Dana DiCapua Assistant Superintendent for Business & Finance Garden City UFSD GC 0766 1X 04/20 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Viscardi Center, Henry Viscardi School & Abilities, Inc. will receive sealed bids at their Facility located at 201 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507 until 11:00am on Monday, May 21, 2018 for an hourly rate charge to service and maintain approximately 50 HVAC units, and maintain a Computerized Carrier Building Management System. At that time all bids will be publicly opened. Please contact our Purchasing Manager, Maureen Begina at 516-465-1558 to register to bid. Successful bidder must have a minimum of five (5) years experience in commercial HVAC, knowledge of BMS, and be fully licensed and insured. A walk through will be conducted on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 10:00am at which time you will meet with our building operations manager and obtain bidding documents. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids received and to accept any bid which it deems to be most favorable to the interest of the Owner. No bid shall be withdrawn pending the decision of the Owner. Bids must include a minimum of three (3) references. Bids
may be mailed, hand delivered or emailed to mbegina@viscardicenter.org Maureen Begina Purchasing Manager The Viscardi Center P: (516) 465-1558 F: (516)465-3736 mbegina@viscardicenter.org http://www.viscardicenter.org GC 0767 1X 04/20 LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids MUST be RECEIVED BY AND DELIVERED TO: THE PURCHASING DIVISION Incorporated Village of Garden City 351 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York, 11530 between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., UNTIL 11:00 A.M, D.S.T., THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing the following STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE 2018 Specifications, Form of Bid, and other information may be obtained from the office of the Purchasing Division at the above address. Rosemary Monahan Purchasing Agent Dated: April 20, 2018 GC 0768 1X 04/20 LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids MUST be RECEIVED BY AND DELIVERED TO: THE PURCHASING DIVISION Incorporated Village of Garden City
351 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York, 11530 between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., UNTIL 11:00 A.M, D.S.T., THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing the following DIRECTIONAL DRILLING – VARIOUS LOCATIONS 2018 Specifications, Form of Bid, and other information may be obtained from the office of the Purchasing Division at the above address. Rosemary Monahan Purchasing Agent Dated: April 20, 2018 GC 0769 1X 04/20
LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids MUST be RECEIVED BY AND DELIVERED TO: THE PURCHASING DIVISION Incorporated Village of Garden City 351 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York, 11530 between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., UNTIL 11:00 A.M., D.S.T., THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing the following: 1 1/2” CRUSHED STONE & CONCRETE READY MIX Specifications, Form of Bid, and other information may be obtained from the office of the Purchasing Division at the above address. Rosemary Monahan Purchasing Agent Dated: April 20, 2018 GC 0770 1X 04/20
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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. Want to join the fun and make a difference? We invite you to join the club! For just $35 a year you will have access to lots of great events and many fun members-only clubs and events. Complete the easy online membership form today at www.thegardencitywelcomingclub.org in the “Join” section of the website. While you are there, browse the site for lots of great information about the club.
Upcoming Events
April 17th: Stroller Walks Come join us every Tuesday morning! Our next walk will be on Tuesday, April 24th starting at Edgemere 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 7: Open Board Meeting We need your help!! The Welcoming Club is only as strong as its members. We are seeking women that would like to get involved and make the club as fabulous as it can be! Please consider joining us for our open board meeting at 7:45PM to learn more about how you can get involved. At this meeting you will meet the women on the current board as well as members of the 20182019 board. You will learn more about the positions that are open, and committees that could use a hand. If you have ideas that you would like to bring to the table, now is your chance! Do you have a special interest or hobby that you would like featured in a sub-group or committee? Do you have an idea for an event that you would like to see come to fruition? We are a club that depends on its volunteers no matter how large or small the contribution, so please join us!! May 15th: Welcoming Club Spring 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!!
aol.com) Carol Santangelo (Santa060@ yahoo.com) or Elizabeth Colantonio (mcdea@aol.com).
Join A Group
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).
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).
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!
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!
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@
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.
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.
Science and Law: Powerful tools for groundwater management In the past, the groundwater beneath Long Island provided some of the finest drinking water in the world. Now, each year brings more news about the condition of Long Island’s groundwater, and not much of it is good. The 2018 Protect Our Aquifer Day program on Friday, May 4th from 9AM to 1:30PM is the opportunity to hear experts discuss the science of Long Island groundwater, and legal approaches to provide more protection and oversight of the water supply on which Long Island relies. The program will be held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset, NY, 11030 Scientists will report on their latest findings and interpret what it means for the sustainability of this essential natural resource - - our drinking water.
For the first time on Long Island, legal approaches to better manage water resources in New York State and Long Island, will be discussed by a legal expert who successfully challenged water management practices in the state. The latest research on saltwater intrusion, water conditions in the Pine Barrens, the impact of consumer product chemicals on groundwater, and the latest details on unregulated chemicals such as 1,4-Dioxane will all be included. These programs are free and open to the public, but registration is required. For more details and to register, please visit: www.waterforlongisland.org. Protect our Aquifer Day is cosponsored by Sierra Club Long Island Group and Water for Long Island.
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She says because she’s competed and danced her whole life she knows about the college-level dance team process held over one to two weeks. Manettas told the board of education students who try out are given the time and benefit to grow as they try out instead of a single shot. “Selection shouldn’t be based on one performance. Kickline goes Wednesday through Friday with performances, then Saturday is tryouts. A child gets the one opportunity to get to perform on a team. First of all, that makes them nervous with so many eyes on them, it’s unfair for the one day to determine it. In
our school we always say ‘this is your home’ and we have pep rallies. Nothing compares to kickline, it has been the best years of my life. I am so lucky to be on this, and if I can give that to another kid, I would in a heartbeat,” Manettas said at the board meeting. Her mother spoke about the potential for Garden City residents and families to fund the formation of a JV kickline squad as a club, not a budgeted district expense. Dr. Groveman said there may be legal considerations for the district as kickline is not as a sport and the activities involved consist of students in physical, sometimes gymnastic routines to determine it as a sport. But the idea may gain traction with future discus-
sions and the advice of school district counsel. “Every year we look at clubs and activities and what is well-attended and what is not well-attended, just as we do with classes. Should we find that there is the availability within the club sports domain to not run something else that is less-desired or less-attended and has not had a 50-year history we might be able to do something. I do not know if timing is practical and we can do something about it for September but we can ask to look into it as we move ahead,” Groveman told parents in attendance on April 11. In an e-mail to the News on Monday, April 16, he added the following reflec-
tion on last week’s work session: “Parents and students have requested a JV Kickline program due to the large number of students that did not make the existing group. Incidentally, we are extremely proud of the manner in which our students have addressed this issue in front of the School Board….. The kickline program certainly appears to have a greater number of students unable to participate than any other individual team, but not necessarily as many as all of our other teams combined. Whether a JV for kickline should be created so 100% of those interested could participate while other teams have made cuts is a philosophical as well as practical question.”
WPOA Third Track meeting introduces PR team, scrutinizes memorandum From page 8
Greenridge Avenue. Traffic concerns centering around construction phasing and Clinch Avenue north-south access intertwines with the staging and storage of construction equipment in the areas adjacent to West residents’ properties, plus the plans to accommodate emergency vehicles’ access into the Western section. The height of the sound barrier wall, as it is designated in the M.O.U. as certain heights from the top of the railroad tracks, was debated by WPOA members. Garcia soon reminded residents, “it is a railroad, and at different crossings, the height of the tracks is going to change.” Later Garcia noted that the project contract was awarded to a team of contractors who have formed the ‘Third Track Construction Company.’ He says there will be community-specific websites to follow with information from the contractors updated regularly, and the predecessor of this initiative was the website AModernLI.com during the proposal period, through the DEIS and FEIS processes, in 2016 and 2017. Garcia spoke about the efforts in communications the LIRR has made directly with Garden City, but he says due to the design-build formula for the Third Track, only once something has been designed the information can be shared with the public through presentations or events. He says the “Garden City parts of it” will be made public online. “Our big commitment is before we are going to be doing anything we are always going to be telling you before we do it. Nothing is going to take place until summertime, and then we will be offering assessment of people’s homes and documenting any existing conditions so that if there is anything damaged during construction we can take care of it. We’re putting it out there before the project begins... After that in the summer there will be some vegetation clearings in the right of way and moving
of poles and wires that may be in the way. The first heavy construction will be over on Covert Avenue in New Hyde Park, starting right around January,” Garcia said. A resident asked about the road closure of Covert, and Garcia explained that the expectation is for six months of shutting down a main artery into and out of the village. He likened the plans for that aspect of the project to a bridge reconstruction along the LIRR in Westbury, which saw months of ‘prep work’ and shutting down the railroad for one entire weekend to install the bridge. New Hyde Park will not be fully shut down during the construction sequencing because it is too busy of a road, Garcia said. He reiterated the commitments to communicating with the Garden City Police, first responders, and the school district in the event the road is closed part of a day. Garcia noted during the presentation that the M.O.U. obligates the LIRR to meet its commitments in a timely manner, otherwise the village will have to be compensated. A resident said the M.O.U. states that the LIRR would be fined $3,000 per week if the project is not completed on time, “unless there are circumstances beyond control” including bad weather. Garcia confirmed the agreement. To date the WPOA has worked steadily with neighbors in adjoining villages of Floral Park and New Hyde Park, “to assist our most impacted residents so we can be aware of the best practices adopted in other villages.” Kelly explains. At the April 11 meeting he encouraged residents to get acquainted with Heaviside and Kraus, and handouts were made available with their contact information. He spoke about the locations of construction sequencing and materials, and told the LIRR spokespersons some West residents, especially those along Greenridge Avenue and near the New Hyde Park and Merillon
Avenue stations, will be ‘very impacted by all parts of the Third Track construction’ and eventually its function. “We want to make sure we bring clarity to the pre-construction work that will take place, and to ensure that our homes are protected and safety is maintained,” Kelly said. He advocates for more construction data and information on how residents can safely get across streets where LIRR activities and construction are taking place to be prominently posted on the websites Garcia spoke about. Kraus says Epoch5 is one of the most active PR firms in working with developers and interacting with communities “to interface on power plants, residential real estate, drug stores and similar operations.” He touted his prior career experience as a municipal reporter covering issues and interactions between communities and developers, “stakeholder interactions.” He is also listed as the media contact for Nassau County’s NICE bus transportation unit. “As we are getting information from that group (contractors) we will identify ways to get it out to the community in a timely fashion. We’re also here to listen and hear when there is a problem or concern, on call to give you answers. Especially when there are situations where Third Track contractors are doing something on your street or in your neighborhood causing any problem, traffic or noise problems, or something that needs to be addressed. We look forward to getting in there and to making a difference to find out what’s going on,” Kraus explained to the WPOA.
Garden City Superintendent of Public Works Joseph DiFrancisco was in the audience for the WPOA’s April 11 meeting and Kraus identified him as the village administration contact for Epoch5. “We put together information on the first month of Third Track project work and gave the information to the village, the village put that on their website and also shared it in The Garden City News. The idea is to expand and further opportunities for members of the community to access information, including on the website,” Kraus said. He added that with the 9.8-mile stretch from Floral Park to Hicksville the territories to designate communications ambassadors was divided into four parts. Kraus and Heaviside promised to be “focused on Garden City” with the goal of updating the community on construction and related activities four full weeks in advance. Kelly asked Epoch5’s team to keep a direct line to the WPOA, saying that the best option is to have the POA be able to alert residents of what the village was provided with and allow for posting to the WPOA’s new website. “We want you to be accountable to this organization because this group represents the people directly impacted,” Kelly said last week. Kraus and Heaviside then agreed to be providing the WPOA with information “through expanded connectivity.” He says in addition to more WPOA meetings and other POA activities, the PR team will be knocking on doors in Garden City and leaving flyers and letters with more Third Track information.
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Adopted budget focuses on Village infrastructure, service delivery From page 18
investments totaling $8 million. Lowering maintenance costs while improving service delivery, increasing productivity through capital investments in new equipment and technology, managing annual capital borrowing and its effect on future operating debt service, and seeking out grants to supplement, replace or reimburse existing
funding sources are all continued goals executive staff members seek to achieve year-round. Looking ahead, the Board has asked executive staff to closely monitor overtime. “The adoption of the 2018-19 budget represents the culmination of a coordinated process that began in December 2017. We are proud of the final result and remain committed to continuing to ensure fiscal accountability and assist-
ing the Department heads throughout the next fiscal year,” Ms. Woo said. Prior to the vote on the budget, Mayor Daughney offered additional commentary regarding the budget process and public involvement - or lack thereof. “As you may be aware, I hope so, setting the budget lays out priorities and projects that need to be addressed. It also sets taxes and your tax bill. Despite numerous notices and paper articles,
meetings at POAs and the like, we had at most ten people come to budget meetings. What is the takeaway? Either we are doing things really well or there is complete apathy. Last year we heard a few rumblings from a small group that we did not have enough meetings. Yet barely anyone came to what are the most important meetings - budget meetings.”
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year serving as deputy mayor. Trustee Bolebruch, a Garden City resident since 1995, was also re-elected for a third time to a two-year term. Representing the East, Trustee John Delany replaced outgoing Trustee Dennis Donnelly in 2015. He too was re-elected to another two-year term. To read more about the elected Village Trustees, and see pictures from the swearing-in ceremony, visit the Notifications and Alerts section at www.gardencityny.net.
a vast county-wide drainage system. Sorry, but that is not the way that catch basins along streets and in parking lots work in Garden City. Such a system would be called a positive drain system. Most catch basins (sometime we call them sewers, but they are not "sewers") at street corners and in parking lots in the Village are merely holes in the ground and the water enters them and then leaches into the sandy soil underneath. Some of these basins are larger than others. This is one of the maintenance issue problems confronting our Department of Public Works every day from a system built long ago and which did not envision as much pavement as exists today and which pavement (parking lots, driveways, etc.) does not allow for water to more naturally leach into the ground over a larger area. Over time, these basins get filled with sediment and other material, including illegally dumped material. Downpours like those of April 16th, 2018 wreak havoc on the basins. The volume of water overwhelms them. You have probably seen this issue in some of the Village parking lots. We are working to develop a better schedule to clear out accumulated sediment and inspect these basins. Some basins will need to be enlarged which means significant work to the area. There are over 1,000 catch basins in the Village. A large rebuild could cost approximately $2,800 to $6,000 according to Department of Public Works Superintendent Joseph DiFrancisco.
In the coming months, the Village intends to install new signage at entrances to our parks and on Park buildings. The purpose of the signs will be to provide visitors with phone numbers as to whom to call for various issues. The signs will include a police telephone number and importantly, a telephone number for parks maintenance or Department of Public Works personnel. It has come to the Board's attention that there are times when park personnel are not present and teams or players or residents using the parks need assistance. For example, if a team is supposed to use a ball field on a Sunday morning and the gates are locked, the signs will have the telephone number of who to contact to get the field opened or if a sprinkler head is leaking and causing a flooding issue. For anyone who has run into this type of issue it can be frustrating that such information is not readily available. The signs will not carry the names of any Village Mayor or Trustee and therefore have to be changed every two years.
Oaths of Office
Pending Zoning Change Application
Village Justice Allen Mathers administered the oath of office to Deputy Mayor Theresa Trouvé, incumbent Trustees Robert Bolebruch and John Delany and Board newcomer, Trustee Colleen Foley, during the annual organizational meeting held Monday, April 12th, 2018 at Village Hall. Trustee Foley will represent the Estates section, replacing former Deputy Mayor John DeMaro who did not seek re-election. Deputy Mayor Trouvé, who first began representing the Central section in 2012, was re-elected for the third time to a two-year term. She is entering her fifth year of service to the Board and second
Village to install new signage at parks
The Board authorized retention of a planner to assist the Zoning Change Review Committee in its consideration of a pending application for a zoning change for property in the Ring Road/ Roosevelt Field area, and also with respect to the overall integration of the zoning in the surrounding area. The pending application seeks a change of zone to permit multi-family residential use for property present in a commercial zone.
in Norwood, MA. At this conference, police, prosecutors and forensic examiners will attend three days of extensive training that will help them face the challenges posed by digital evidence and technology in their criminal investigations in areas such as social media applications, device/computer forensics, child exploitation, video evidence, cyber terrorism, cyber bullying/extortion, virtual currency, smart phones and search warrants. This conference is a great opportunity for attendees to learn how to better investigate cases involving digital evidence.
2018 Run For A Cure
The Garden City Police Department wishes to advise everyone that the annual Garden City Teachers’ Association’s “Run for a Cure” event consisting of a 5K Run and a 1.5Mile Fun Run will take place Saturday, April 21st from approximately 8:30AM to 12:00PM. (subject to weather conditions). For the safety of
Board of Trustees Meeting
The next regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting will be held Thursday, April 26th, 2018 beginning at 8:00PM. in the Village Hall Board Room. All residents are encouraged to attend.
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National Cyber Crime Conference
Detective Kevin Madden will attend the National Cyber Crime Conference, scheduled for April 23rd-25th, 2018
race participants, as well as spectators, all streets within and around the race route will be closed to vehicular traffic. The primary area that will be affected is between Rockaway Avenue and Tanners Pond Road, from Stewart Avenue to Main Avenue/Merillon Avenue, including the Garden City High School where both races start and finish. Accordingly, residents in the affected areas are asked to make arrangements regarding not being able to drive their vehicles to and from their homes during the race events. Residents can view the race route here: http://www. gcforacure.com/details.htm.
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Welcoming Club Of GC hosts “The Amazing Race 2018 Garden City Edition” BY REGINA MORAN This past Saturday night, the Welcoming Club of Garden City hosted the Amazing Race 2018. This fun and entertaining event challenged teams to traverse the Village with clues in hand to try and find the answers they needed to get to the next task. During the race, neighbors opened their doors to the teams, who had to complete a task at a “pit stop” to move on to their next chal-
lenge. Mandatory tasks even included selfies at random spots around town. This event saw friends and neighbors teaming up to try and win the Amazing Race Trophy as well as bragging rights, and figure out where the last stop would be. Revel was the final stop where all the teams met up to recount their adventures and laugh the night away. A HUGE “Thank You” to The Welcoming Club if Garden City for all their hard work in making this an awesome night!
Grabbing some dinner before the big race. The Red Berets were ready to play!
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Coordinated outfits for the The Amazing Race Team!
A selfie at the Guac Shop was a mandatory task!
BY BRANDON GONG, CLASS OF 2018 Over the past few months, the GCHS Latin students have entered a number of competitive Classics tournaments. These competitions, called certamen in Latin, test students’ knowledge of grammar, comprehension, history, and mythology from the Classical world. Three teams play in a single room at a time, answering questions on varying topics about Rome’s 1,000-year history.
After three rounds of play, team scores are totaled and the top teams qualify for the playoff rounds. This year, seniors at GCHS enrolled in two upper level certamina, at Yale and Princeton Universities, respectively. These trips mark the first time any team from Garden City has participated in this type of elite certamen (using buzzers, similar to Jeopardy!) against schools from around the country. GCHS sent two senior teams consist-
Yale Certamen (November 2017), clockwise from the left: John O’Hare, Brandon Gong, Derek Tang, Phillip Acinapura, Sarah Walker, Andrew Tang, Hope Kelly, and Harrison Ernst
Stony Brook Certamen (March 2018)
ing of four seniors each to November’s Yale Certamen, where they faced experienced national certamen circuit opponents such as the Boston Latin School, Basis DC, and Phillips Exeter Academy. Although GC’s teams were toward the bottom of the competitive table, Yale provided valuable certamen experience. At February’s Princeton Certamen, GC’s team fared much better, finishing 9th against a similar field of schools. The team ended up coming up five points shy of a playoff berth, but finished strong with a victory in their
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last round. In addition to the new foray into elite national certamen, GCHS Latin students also attended a quiz-bowl style certamen sponsored by the Suffolk Classical Society. This year’s competition was held at Stony Brook University on March 20th. Thirty-eight students from Latin courses at levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 attended. Vying against other Long Island schools with esteemed Latin programs, our students performed admirably, and enjoyed a day exposed to Latin with their fellow Latinists.
Princeton Certamen (February 2018), left to right: Magistra Kathleen Durkin, Brandon Gong, Sarah Walker, and John O’Hare
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“Underage in the Cage” is a beacon of light for kids with cancer
On Friday, March 23rd, the efforts of the Schmitt family--along with local businesses, raffle donors and student volunteers--brought tangible support to the Cancer Center for Kids (CCFK) at NYU Winthrop Hospital with “Underage in the Cage.” This outstanding platform tennis event continues to raise funds
and awareness for pediatric cancer and enrich several therapeutic Center programs including: Child Life, Music Therapy, and Child Psychology, which offer a lot of joy, hope, and strength to the people who need it most. The snow had finally melted and the sun was shining as 250 energetic young
players, grades two through eight, took their places on the courts at Garden City’s Cherry Valley Country Club. Thanks to a legion of sponsors and benefactors, “Underage” was a resounding success raising $30,000! Greg Bavario of Garden City Pizza contributed more than 30 pizza pies for hungry paddle participants; Mike Lutz of Lutz Landscaping donated dozens of tulips to bring a touch of spring to the event. Kudos to our generous friends who donated over 20 raffle prizes, those student volunteers from the Garden City High School Varsity Tennis team who helped some of the younger players with their paddle game, and other students from the community who registered participants, handed out t-shirts and pizza, and sold raffle tickets.
Event sponsors included: Norma and Dennis Tslentis, The Andy Foundation; The Miller Family-National Land Tenure; Sophia and Rob Brivio; Rosemary and John Walsh; Jobeana and James Perisa; Kathryn and Michael Rafferty; Michelle and Joe Farkas; Mary Jane and David Cassaro; Pat and Herb Rauser; Pam and Joe Griffith; Jeanine and Steve Weber; Dennis Mullins; and Paula and Brendan McGovern. Over the past several years, the Schmitt family has raised more than a million dollars to foster health and well-being for kids with cancer and their families. They couldn’t have done it without steadfast friends, neighbors, and business colleagues in the Garden City community who stand with them in their fight against this terrible disease.
Garden City High School Students Matt Savino, Tommy Reifler, and T.J. Schmitt assist on the court Sixth-grade girls from the Garden City Middle School play platform tennis
Volunteers Delaney Zander and Samantha Widell sell raffles
Student volunteers Leah Lodato and Ava Wutche
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Girls LAX has decisive win over Cold Spring Harbor
Amanda Cerrato keeping CSH attack out of striking range The girls lacrosse team took the field last Saturday before a packed house at Cold Spring Harbor high school to take on the Seahawks, a perennial long island champion contender in Nassau’s power conference. Make no mistake about it, the Cold Spring Harbor team and their fans came to the game psyched and charged up after their win over unbeaten Syosset just days before and were looking for another win over GC. However, Coach Chapman and her squad were charged up as well and clearly had other plans for the outcome of the game, looking to improve their conference record to 4-1. The Trojans dominated the game from the very first draw with Liana McDonnell winning control of the ball and setting the offense in motion. Attackers Jenn Medjid, Ella Heaney, Julia Kavan, and Jen Kubler along with middies Cook, Mackey, and McDonnell moved the around the arc in their first scoring opportunity until Jenn Medjid found an opening. She drove to the net and drew a free possession shot which she put away for GC’s first goal of the game and the first of her 5 goals on the day! GC won the ensuing draw and again raced down the field. CSH pressured the ball, but Sarah Mackey was there to pick up the ground ball and restart the offense. After a shot by Jen Kubler, Caitlin Cook scooped up the ground ball, maintaining possession for GC. Liana McDonnell struck next for GC bringing the score to 2-0. Jennifer Medjid would find the net again not long after Caitlin Cook’s draw control on a pass from Ella Heaney to go up 3-0.
The Seahawks were able to get on the board to make it interesting at 3-1 However, it was all GC as they went on a run scoring another six goals to bring their total to nine, which turned out to be all they needed for the win all before the halftime break. Although CSH was able to score four in the first half and four more in the second, GC’s defensive line of Catherine Conway, Amanda Cerrato, Kara Metzler, and Emma Ruckh, along with goalie Emily Gaven, were able to thwart Cold Spring Harbor from building much momentum throughout the game. Collectively, the defense caused six turnovers and picked up 11 ground balls to help GC maintain possession throughout the game. Emily Gaven was impressive between the pipes, making 6 saves in the win! At the final buzzer, Jenn Medjid had scored five goals and had two assists followed by Caitlin Cook who had three goals and one assist. Liana McDonnell, who pulled down 5 draw controls, added two goals as did freshman Alex Hopkins. Sarah Mackey added a goal for good measure and Ella Heaney continued her pursuit of perfection from the goal line extended with 4 assists! Garden City didn’t have much time to re-group before taking on Darien’s Blue Wave, last year’s Connecticut State Champion, on Monday. Darien came to the game undefeated and ranked number 3 in last week’s Inside Lacrosse National High School Power rankings. Darien went on an early run, going up by 2 goals without an answer from GC. Liana McDonnell and Caitlin Cook
Sophomore Emma Ruckh clearing the ball for GC then pulled back to back draw controls which led to two goals the first by Liana McDonnell off a perfect pass from Ella Heaney, the second by Jenn Medjid to tie the score at 2. The teams traded goals, with GC clawing back each time Darien would score until late in the first half when Darien went on a 5 goal run and bringing their total to 9 goals to GC’s 5 at the end of the first half. The second half started like the first had ended with Darien notching another two goals and taking a commanding five goal lead. But the Trojans never give up and fight they did all the way to the end of the game. First Jenn Medjid scored taking it to the net on her own; then Caitlin Cook added one after picking up a rebounded shot to make the score 7-11. Caitlin scored again moments later off a feed from Jenn Medjid which was then countered by Darien to bring the score to 8-12. Liana McDonnell would then put up two straight goals for Garden City including one on an assist from Caitlin Cook to bringing GC within 2 of the Blue Wave. Garden City had turned the momentum around and had Darien on the run midway through the second half. Jenn Medjid hit a cutting Juliana Ingrassia who put it in the goal and then Liana McDonnell struck again to tie the game
at 12! The GC faithful was going wild! But the Blue Wave was not done for the day and came back to regain the lead. Ella Heaney found the back of the net on a pass from Jenn Medjid to bring GC back within 2 goals, but the clock would run out before they had the opportunity and the game ended with the score 13-15. Goalies Emily Gaven and Kerry McHugh as well as GC’s d-line of Conway, Metzler, Cerrato, Ruckh, and Healy, along with the middies Mackey, McDonnell, and Cook, did what they could to stop Darien’s powerful offense, but came up just short. Coach Chapman commented following the game that “the girls came back from a 12-7 deficit to tie the game at 12, unfortunately losing 13-15. They never gave up. It was a great team effort!” GC continues to test itself and prepare for conference play with matchups against the best in the tri-state, including a game against perennial Catholic High School champions St. Anthony’s and New Jersey powerhouse Summit on Saturday at the Gains for Brains Tournament in Cold Spring Harbor. Their next conference match-up will be on Tuesday, April 24th against Long Beach. GO GC!
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Goalie Emily Gaven standing tall between the pipes against Cold Spring Harbor Senior captain and quarterback of the d-line, Catherine Conway brings the ball up field on a successful GC clear against Darien
Liana McDonnell taking aim on one of her 5 goals against Darien.
Kara Metzler shutting down Darien’s offense
The seniors are all smiles after defeating Cold Spring Harbor for the last time in their high school careers. Left to right: Miller Overbeck, Catherine Conway, Jennifer Medjid, Julia Kavan, Julia Kaval, Deanna Weisenberger, and Kerry McHugh.
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First annual Girl Scout Sunday at St. Joseph’s Church
Participants from various Girl Scout Troops. Juliette Gordon Low was the founder of Girl Scouts in America. With the help of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting Movement, she started her first troop with six young women in Savannah, Georgia on March 12th, 1912. Her mission was to provide healthy activities for girls while instilling a sense of good citizenship. Today, Girl Scouts has grown to include millions of members in troops across the country. 106 years later, on Sunday, March 11th, 2018, for its 106th birthday, Troop 1344 hosted its first ever Girl Scout Sunday Mass at St. Joseph’s Church. In the past, the Girl Scouts always joined alongside the Boy Scouts to celebrate Scout Sunday in February. This year with the orchestration and leadership of Troop 1344 led by Samantha LaSalla and
Olivia Marciano, the Girl Scouts wanted to branch out on their own in honor of women around the world. With a stellar attendance of over 50 Girl Scouts in participation and retired ones of all ages, the event was a success! After mass, they hosted a hot breakfast with a packed house of over 100 people. Many of the girls in various troops earned their religious medals and patches through the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Special thanks to Deacon Jack McKenna and Father Joseph Scolaro for leading such an honorable recognition mass for the Girl Scouts. The girls also would like to thank Lisa Spohr and Joanne MeyerJendras, as well as the leaders, parents, families, and church community at large for their heartfelt support.
Deacon Jack and Father Scolaro dedicate Sunday Mass to the Girl Scouts.
Olivia Marciano and Samantha LaSalla from Troop 1344 host 1st Annual Girl Scout Sunday.
Kaitlyn Fuoco from Troop 1647 does the first reading.
Kennedy Wilgosz from Troop 1449 does the second reading.
April 20, 2018
72 Hours in Philadelphia: A Visit to the National Constitution Center Exposes Contradictions in ‘We the People’ BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE, GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM
There is a cold, institutional feel to the National Constitution Center – as if you fell into a law book. And oddly, even though this place more than any other, recognizes the impact of words on paper – the decisions, pronouncements, laws – on each and every person’s everyday life, there is that struggle between the “rule of law” without fear or favor, that objective, dispassionate application, and any sense of what is right and good for ordinary people. What emerges from my visit to the National Constitution Center is unexpected: a sense that law and government, like evolution, is not good or bad, but reflects politics and power. Look at the restrictions on voting to “white men over 21;” the Dred Scott Decision based on 5th amendment property rights; the evolution of rulings that elevate corporations to the status of people (despite the fact “corporation” is not mentioned in the Constitution) such as the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision which established that cash is equivalent to speech and corporations have a right to spend as much as they want on political speech (while an individual is limited to $2700), essentially saying that speech is not really “free”, but whoever has more cash has more speech; and Hobby Lobby which determined that corporations could possess religious “conscience” in order to deny their female employees access to contraceptives. I realize that the progressive change on behalf of ordinary people occurred during brief spurts in our history. I used the opening of the brand new Museum
‘Freedom Rising’ is presented in an arena-like setting at the National Constitution Center © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com of the American Revolution as the theme for my three-day visit to Philadelphia – a really deep dive probe of the Revolutionary War, a return to understanding the founding of the nation through, as it were, original documents, materials and artifacts, at a time when we need to be reminded – everything from the off-hand comment by Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly
that the Civil War could have been averted if only there were compromise (he should go to the National Constitution Center), to the quixotic amazement of a US Treasury official pining on his research into what’s this thing, “The American Dream,” all about before adopting the
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Continued from page D1 biggest redistribution of wealth since the Gilded Age, to the pronouncements by some politicians that America is a Christian Nation, to Trump’s remarks about immigrants coming from s-hole countries, his contempt for the Rule of Law and the fundamental principle that no one, not even the president, is above law; and his mind-blowing statement that an investigation into possible collusion of his campaign with Russian agents is “an attack on the nation” – reminiscent of Louis XIV (“the Sun King”) saying, “L’etat, c’est moi.” I felt a driving need to go back to the beginning, the foundations, remind myself of those values and debates and compromises and circumstances. Today, the raging debate is whether firing special counsel Robert Mueller who is heading the investigation into Russian meddling into the 2016 presidential election would trigger a “constitutional crisis.” So far, during my three-day visit to Philadelphia, I have visited the new Museum of the American Revolution, the National Museum of Jewish American History, the Ben Franklin Museum, the Betsy Ross House, the Old Burial Ground – each one adding to my understanding and appreciation of the founding values of this nation and the men and women who bravely challenged the superpower of its time, Great Britain, to found this nation - and now I have arrived at my last stop, the National Constitution Center. The National Constitution Center, which opened in 2003, is on federal land but is a private, independent,
nonprofit, nonpartisan institution. It is the first and only institution in America established by Congress to “disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a non-partisan basis in order to increase the awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.” Its mission is to spark constitutional debates that impact citizens and inspire active citizenship. “As the Museum of We the People, the Center aims to bring the Constitution to life for visitors of all ages through interactive programs and exhibits that include coming face to face with original documents, rare artifacts and hearing personal stories. As America’s Town Hall, the Center brings the leading conservative and liberal thought leaders together to debate the Constitution on all media platforms. As a center for Civic Education, the Center delivers educational programs and online resources that inspire, excite, and engage citizens about the U.S. Constitution.” I arrive just in time for a multi-media orientation experience, “Freedom Rising” in a theater that has the metallic feel and design of a 21st century dystopian gladiator arena (perhaps more prescient than I realize). For some inexplicable reason there is a live person who is not so much a narrator as a ringmaster as video images flash around the ceiling so you can’t fully see them or process the message. ‘Freedom Rising’ “Freedom Rising” is intended to
Benjamin Franklin, “The Sage” is the only Founding Father to have signed all four of the major documents of the founding of the United States: the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Alliance (1778) with France, the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolution (1783) and the United States Constitution (1787), though he was sick and suffering in pain during the Constitutional Convention and died shortly after, in 1790 © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com
highlight the primary themes of the main exhibit gallery, making an effort to tell the story of “We the People” in two senses of that phrase: First, the Constitution’s vision of “popular sovereignty,” or rule by the people; Second, how the definition of citizenship has expanded over more than 200 years of American history to gradually include those who were left out by 18th century definition – white men without property, women, African Americans, other people of color. It rang hollow to me. You walk out of the arena to the Richard and Helen DeVos Exhibit Hall, which is designed as two concentric rings. The outermost ring is presented chronologically with 13 sections which relate American history through the lens of the Constitution from 1765 until today and a central ring focused on civics and how government operates. Exhibits along the outermost ring use multiple techniques to bring the story to life: a short general video introduction to each section; text-andgraphic based story panels and reading rails; maps and images; game-like computer interactives; video and audio segments focusing on specific historical moments; selected artifacts; and walkin immersive environments that render key ideas, moments, and stories in three dimensions. For instance, you enter a re-creation of the floor of the Senate during the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson and listen to the debate; you can step into a 1940s living room and hear one of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s famous fireside
chats playing on the radio. A device that is used to fairly good effect is presenting a major Supreme Court decision or milestone event as if told as a news story that day, making it more immediate and relevant. After all, newspapers are theoretically written to an 8th grade reading level. The “Founders’ Library,” presents a sampling of the books that the Library Company of Philadelphia made available to the delegates during the Constitutional Convention – giving visitors a sense of the intellectual origins of the Constitution and make it more accessible. What’s on that bookshelf that helped shape the Constitution? Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, King James Bible, Magna Carta, Machiavelli, John Locke, Cato’s Letters, Baron Montesquieu, David Hume, Sir William Blackstone, Adam Smith, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, John Adams, John Dickerson, among others. What troubles me, though, is what’s missing: anything about the Iroquois Confederacy which provided a framework for “we the people” democratic leadership (and women’s rights) and a confederation of states. Other features include the Civil War alcove, an exploration of the turning point year of 1863, which features a rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln as well as pages from an autograph book with the only-known Lincoln signature from the day that he gave the Gettysburg Address. Here I encounter a docent who lets us handle some Civil War-era artifacts.
The National Constitution Center, which opened in 2003, is the first and only institution in America established by Congress to “disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a non-partisan basis in order to increase the awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.” © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com
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The National Constitution Center puts life into this founding document. In Signers Hall, walk among life-size statues of the 42 Founders who hashed out the framework for ‘We the People’ government © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear. com
I pose to him my theory that the Civil War could have been avoided had the slave-holding states accepted the entreaty from Zachariah Kingsley, a plantation owner in Florida, a Spanish territory until 1845 when it became part of the United States and subject to its laws regarding slavery; Kingsley entreated Congress that the United States use the Spanish model of slavery that was much less cruel (if any form of slavery could be “less cruel”),
that provided a pathway to freedom, allowed for slaves to be educated and earn their own money so they could eventually buy their own freedom and did not automatically enslave future generations. It was ignored. (I saw a copy of Zachariah Kingsley’s letter to Congress a Kingsley Plantation on Fort George Island near Jacksonville, Florida which stuck in my mind, “What if...”.) Instead, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act (so much for Kelly’s
notion that “compromise” could have avoided the Civil War.) You also can see a fascinating display of archeological artifacts from the late 1700s that were uncovered at the site of the National Constitution Center between 2000 and 2003, only two blocks from Independence Hall where the Constitution was drafted. These historic treasures illuminate daily life in Philadelphia as a new nation was being born.
The Central Ring through the main gallery explores how the constitutional system works through a series of immersive, interactive exhibits designed with families and school groups (and I imagine international visitors) in mind. You learn about the great rites (responsibilities) of democracy, such as serving on a jury See page D5
W R I T E R’S C O R N E R
BY CLAIRE LYNCH
Spring Most Certainly Is in the Air!
Spring is a time for connecting with nature once again. After a long, cold, snowy winter it is so nice to step outside on a sunshiny day and enjoy some blue skies overhead and feel some warm temperatures. We deserve it after the winter we have been through. When it’s unseasonably warm I like being able to put on my flip-flops, shorts and a T-shirt to do some outdoor exercising, such as yoga and jogging at a local park. It’s so much fun!
When the World Changes Around Us
Animals that have been hibernating all winter suddenly wake up in the spring. The bears and woodchucks are known for their hibernating. Frogs swim up from the murky and muddy bottoms of the ponds. Snakes emerge, too, from where they’ve been all winter. Migration occurs. At this time many different birds fly north to build nests and lay eggs. In the fall, we watched the skies above as they headed south for the warmer climates during the winter months. Whales swim north to find food to eat in colder waters during the spring months. We see animals giving birth to their young at this time. Deer have fawns. Sheep have lambs. Horses have foals. They try to stand up but …
sometimes it’s rough going. Ducklings and tadpoles hatch from eggs. High up in trees birds nest among the branches. Looking around, I see ladybugs living among the leaves. Butterflies emerge from their protective shells and either fly around, showing us their beautiful colors, or land on a branch and stay there for a while. We hear, “Spring ahead, fall back” and it’s time to turn our clocks back one hour for Daylight Saving Time. We did it on Sunday, March 11, and we will have more daylight until Sunday, November 4, when we will turn our clocks back one hour. In the southern hemisphere, however, in countries like Argentina and Australia, in Brazil and Chile, it’s fall when we have this beautiful springtime weather to enjoy!
Looking Around for Tulips
After seeing forsythia and daffodils and the dandelions that come up in the grass that provide bees with the nectar they need - I start looking around for the first signs of tulips. I know that they will soon follow. It can’t be long now. Long Island looks so pretty when all of the various colors of tulips spring. There are the vibrant reds, pinks, maroons, pale yellows, white and more. They bloom in practically every color
of the rainbow. When I looked up the history of tulips, I found it to be fascinating. Originally cultivated in the Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey), tulips were imported into Holland in the sixteenth century. When Flemish doctor and pioneering botanist Carolus Clusius wrote the first major book on tulips in 1592, they became so popular that his garden was raided and bulbs stolen on a regular basis. As the Dutch Golden Age grew, so did this colorful flower. They became popular in paintings and festivals. In the mid-seventeenth century, tulips were so popular that they created the first economic bubble, known as “Tulip Mania.” As people bought up bulbs they became so expensive that they were used as money until the market in them crashed. Today, Holland is still famous for its bountiful tulips. Tulip festivals abound throughout the country in the spring. The Dutch people took their love of tulips abroad when they settled, and tulips and tulip festivals are now found in New York, which was originally called New Amsterdam, and in Holland, Michigan, where the connection to their Dutch roots is very strong. (Holland.com) In Nassau County, I like checking out the tulips each spring in various botanical gardens, especially
Old Westbury Gardens and at Clark Garden in Albertson.
Baking Pies and Other Goodies
I bake some blueberry pie in the oven on some cool spring days after I’ve gotten some fresh blueberries from the market. This recipe is from allrecipes. com. Ingredients: 3/4 cup white sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch ¼ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 cups fresh blueberries 1 9 inch pie crust - Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. - Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon, and sprinkle over blueberries. - Line pie dish with one pie crust. Pour berry mixture into the crust, and dot with butter. Cut remaining pastry into 1/2 - 3/4 inch wide strips and make lattice top. Crimp and flute edges. - Bake pie on lower shelf of oven for about 50 minutes or until crust is golden brown. My cousin, Elaina, told me about this recipe for blueberry pie and it really is my favorite. See page D6
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SSA Service: Am I a Shill or a Critic? BY TOM MARGENAU
I figure I must be doing something right when I get back-to-back emails from readers criticizing me for allegedly voicing diametrically opposite viewpoints. First, there was this little gem. Q: You just think the Social Security Administration is perfect in every way, don’t you? I just want you to know that there is a lot of bad information out there. Recently, I applied for widow’s benefits, and I won’t even get into what they put me through. The first young gal I talked to was clueless. Then she called an old bat for backup and this bat was criticizing me for waiting too long to file. She finally backed down. I just want you to know I read your column for laughs, not for information. And then the next email I opened -and I’m not exaggerating, it really was the very next email -- went like this. Q: What I want to know is this: Why are you always so critical of an agency you spent most of your life working for? I think you should know that when I signed up for my retirement benefits recently, the local Social Security office people were very efficient and courteous. The young woman who took care of me was professional in every way. The entire process was smooth and simple. Please publish the good news about SSA and stop highlighting the few bad apples. Interesting isn’t it? So who is right? Well, in a way, they both are. I’ve been writing this column for about 18 years. And in more than a few columns, I took SSA reps to task for not doing their jobs. On the other hand, I’ve also written quite a few columns commending the agency and its employees for the work they do. In other words, when the SSA deserves praise, I give it. When it doesn’t, I let the SSA know. I will say this: I do think that overall service at local Social Security offices has gone downhill since I left the agency 13 years ago. When I worked for SSA, we were focused on one-to-one customer service. But that has gone the way of gas stations offering green stamps or doctors making house calls. In the 21st century, the focus is on the internet and other forms of electronic communication. From an efficiency standpoint, that has its plusses. But from the standpoint of someone trying to deal with the oftentimes complex Social Security rules and regulations, it has its drawbacks. Some readers may remember a customer service survey column I wrote about a year ago. I was getting lots of emails from readers critical of SSA’s services or of the allegedly bad advice they were getting from the agency’s representatives. As a still-proud retired SSA-er, I didn’t get too alarmed. I figured that people were more likely to write and complain about bad service than they were to
praise good service. That’s just human nature, I guess. But I tested my theory by conducting a survey of my readers. I got hundreds of responses. And long story short: the vast majority -- almost 90 percent -- of respondents said they were happy and satisfied with the service they got from the SSA. That was the good news for the Social Security Administration and its employees. But there was another side to that coin. I was able to glean this bit of information from the responses. SSA’s frontline employees did routine work very well. And fortunately, most of us have rather routine experiences with Social Security. We turn 62 or 66 and want to file for retirement benefits and that’s that. It’s all rather simple and cut and dried. But if your Social Security situation is not quite routine, then, sadly, SSA reps all too often fall down on the job. For example, if someone wants to employ one of the Social Security maximizing strategies, or if a woman has a choice between taking widow’s benefits or her own retirement benefits, she sometimes get bad or conflicting advice from the Social Security representatives. And I think a lot of this has to do with training. When I started working for the SSA in 1973, I went to a highly intensive and vigorous 3-month class that was taught by expert trainers -- front-line supervisory people who had been with the agency for decades. And they passed all this knowledge on to us neophytes -- comprehensive facts and information that carried us through our careers. Regrettably, that’s not the way things work anymore. Today, new SSA hires get about six weeks of mostly online training. That’s just not the way to teach raw recruits about complicated Social Security rules and regulations. So if you are John Q. or Jane Q. Public, what are you supposed to do if you are pushing Social Security age and are about to deal with the Social Security Administration for the first time? Well, as I alluded to earlier, most of you have fairly routine situations. You are about to retire and want to apply for your Social Security benefits. In that case, I recommend you get on your computer, go to the Social Security website and file online. The whole process is quite simple. But if you’ve got a Social Security case with a few wrinkles -- having a spouse eligible for Social Security benefits at the same time; possibly being eligible for benefits on two different accounts (usually your own and a living or deceased or divorced husband or wife); wanting to use one of the maximizing strategies discussed countless times in past columns -- well, then I recommend you talk to someone. And I suggest you do so at your local Social Security office, as opposed to dealing with a faceless clerk over the phone. You still would have to call SSA at 800-772-1213 to set up an in-house appoint-
ment. And insist on the appointment. They may try to talk you into a phone interview. But seeing someone face-toface is the best way to go. And when that happens, you are usually going to get someone who is competent and knows what he or she is doing. And if you do get an inexperienced or undertrained clerk who seems hesitant or unsure of what to do about your case, ask to speak to a supervisor.
Or send an email to a highly trained but now retired former SSA representative who writes a nationally syndicated column about Social Security issues. I can’t take your claim, but I certainly will be able to answer your questions. 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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and voting. Role-playing is a key component of this part. In one of the most popular displays, you can stand behind a presidential podium and take the oath of office. You can try on a judge’s robe, sit at a replica of the Supreme Court bench, and decide landmark cases selected to illustrate the broad range of constitutional issues that come before the court: Katz v. United States is a wiretap case involving the Fourth Amendment and issues of privacy; Texas v. Johnson, the flag-burning case, tested the protection of the First Amendment; United States v. Nixon, the Watergate tapes case, involved separation of powers and executive privilege. The American National Tree, another prominent exhibit, tells the stories of 100 Americans – a few who are well known but most of them unheralded. By selecting their faces streaming by on touch screens, you can read and hear how they shaped constitutional history. People really enjoyed Signers’ Hall, where you walk into a stylized evocation of the Assembly Room in the Pennsylvania State House, known today as Independence Hall, where the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787. The room is “peopled” with life-sized bronze statues of 42 men: the 39 delegates who signed as well as the three present on September 17, 1787, who refused to sign. We are encouraged to walk among them and to consider them as real people, imagining the dilemma they faced in creating the framework for a new nation founded on “We the People” - choices that still impact the nation, the oldest continuously surviving democratic republic. You also can add your name to a digital version of the Constitution alongside the Founding Fathers’ signatures. Notably, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, signers of the Declaration of Independence, are not represented in Signers Hall because they were both serving as ambassadors overseas (Jefferson in France and Adams in England) during the Constitutional Convention. Several other famous Founding Fathers who were not signers of the Constitution include John Hancock, Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry. The statues in Signers’ Hall were created by some 50 artists – sculptors, designers, costumers, mold makers at Studio EIS in Brooklyn, who used numerous historical sources, including portraits and written descriptions, to
create the most accurate likenesses possible. The project began in early 2001 and was completed in May 2003. Unanswered Questions: Democratic are We?
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I come away with a few new insights, but few answers to long-lingering questions I have harbored: Everything George Washington does as president sets a precedent, including doing the unimaginable of stepping down after two terms when many wanted him to be president for life. (But having visited the Museum of the American Revolution, I wonder what would have happened if Washington had been younger and not so anxious to retire to Mount Vernon after so many years at war, if he would have been so interested in giving up presidency.) We learn that slander and scandals have always been a part of the political process: A Federalist called Jefferson “a Godless man whose election would lead to reign of terror, like France.” Republicans claimed John Adams was “a British-led tyrant bent on enslaving us.” The Supreme Court’s infamous Dred Scott Decision was based on a ruling which found that Congress in its 1820 Compromise deprived slaveholders of their 5th Amendment property rights. I learn that 1824 was the first presidential election that counted the popular vote (though I don’t really understand what that means, to “count” the popular vote.) On the other hand, it renews a question that I had ever since visiting the Women’s Rights National Monument in Seneca Falls, NY: Without any change in the Constitution that gave voting rights only to “white men with property,” suddenly, in that election, white men without property were allowed to vote. See page D6
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Relaxing on Sunday Mornings
My older sister, Michelle, heard the Commodores’ song, written by Lionel Richie called, “Easy Like Sunday Morning” in 1977 and pretty much adopted it as her personal anthem especially when it came to the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. Not one to miss any obligations, she would go to Mass on Saturday evening then sleep in a bit on Sunday morning. I would usually find Michelle sitting comfortably on a lounge on the patio in the back yard and she would be reading a good book or magazine. She would never want to be interrupted. After relaxing for a little while she would go into the kitchen and start making a nice breakfast, a bowlful of fresh fruits and berries. She always had plans for Memorial Day whether it was going sailing, taking in the latest movie or heading to Manhattan with friends. Now we live in our own homes but whenever the Sunday of the Memorial Day weekend rolls around I take a cue from Michelle. Starting to hum that “Easy” song, I find a comfortable lounge or hammock, put my feet up for a while and enjoy this beautiful season.
Planting During the Spring Months
This spring I finally had the chance to plant a fir tree outside. I waited long enough, that’s for sure. A friend gave it to me for Christmas one and a half
years ago. That potted plant (tree) was indoors all that time, complete with its small red velvet bow for decoration. I had placed it in my kitchen and whenever I looked at it I thought of the friend who gave it to me. Still, with the beautiful weather here now, I figured there’s no time like springtime for planting things. I chose a spot in the back corner of my yard – way back in the corner near the fence - and dug a hole for my fantastic fir tree. I removed it from the pot and placed it carefully in the hole. Brushing some soil onto it, I gave it plenty of water and made sure that it was firmly in the ground. Standing back, I looked at it and imagined how majestic it will look in 10 or 20 years’ time. I bet that in the years ahead that fir tree grows big and strong. Its greenery is sure to brighten our yard. In subsequent weeks, when visitors came along, I showed my relatives how it is starting out as a tiny thing, measuring about a foot tall, but eventually it will be great. It will flourish.
Playing indoor and outdoor games
Playing shuffleboard, badminton and bocce as kids with my parents and watching my dad sweep the court pretty much every time was always a highlight of spring. Inside on rainy spring days we’d play board games. The kids would play checkers and the adults would play chess. After I got bored with playing checkers I would try to convince my parents and whoever else was around to play a solid
game of Monopoly. That usually meant playing for at least 90 minutes and more likely for a couple of hours (which some people never seemed to want to do) but when someone actually won, when it came time to count the money and the real estate to see who the winner was, I was happy no matter who it was. I always liked trying to go for Connecticut Avenue, Vermont Avenue and Oriental Avenue as well as Baltic Avenue and Mediterranean Avenue. And my favorite piece to move was the little dog.
Oh Rain, That Natural Moisturizer
Raindrops splash on my face during sudden spring rainstorms and I like the feeling. It’s a natural moisturizer. I like it especially after being confined during the winter months – confined inside my home and bundled up in a ski coat whenever I went outdoors on cold days and nights. Now it’s springtime – the season of baby ducks, baby geese and baby bears – and I like seeing, smelling and tasting the rain. I realize that some people prefer to have blue skies and sunny days during the spring but I think that it would be monotonous to have the same weather every day – even if it is beautiful weather. I like the variety of the four seasons that we have here on Long Island so I must confess that now and again I actually enjoy a rainy spring day. Whether it’s a light drizzle or a heavy rainstorm, that moisture feels good on my face. I welcome it!
General George Washington
It’s a historic fact that on April 23, 1789, George Washington went to New York City, the new nation’s temporary capital, to serve as its first President. He arrived on a barge manned by 13 men in white uniforms, followed by a grand naval procession. Inaugurated on April 30, Washington took his oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets. Sworn in at age 57, Washington gave a speech and asked that the American people be allowed to find “liberties and happiness” under a government determined by themselves. After his speech, Washington walked up Broadway and attended a chapel service at St. Paul’s Church. In the evening he watched as the whole city celebrated with fireworks and bonfires. While in New York, George and Martha Washington lived at a house located at 3 Cherry Street in lower Manhattan. On August 30, 1790, Washington left New York City for the last time en route to the nation’s new capital in Philadelphia. (mountvernon. org-Michael Hattem) That was a historic spring in New York City. Baltimore, Md., native Millard Kaufman, who was a novelist and a screenwriter, wrote in “Bowl of Cherries” in 2007: “I glanced out the window at the signs of spring. The sky was almost blue, the trees were almost budding, the sun was almost bright.”
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And yet, it took the 15th Amendment in 1870 to give Black men the vote, and the 19th amendment in 1920 to finally give women the vote. I’ve never seen anyone question how without any change in the Constitution, all of a sudden, any white man could vote, enabling Andrew Jackson, who lost in 1824 to John Quincy Adams, to win his election in 1828. When freed black men also turned up to vote, states passed laws restricting voting to “white men over 21”. I learn that the Bill of Rights, adopted in 1791 (itself a compromise because there were states that would not ratify the Constitution without a Bill of Rights, which are the first 10 amendments) only applied to federal law (and originally, there were 12 but two were knocked out).
In recent decisions, the Court ruled that their protections in fact apply to states because certain rights are so fundamental, they are incorporated in the amendment guarantee of due process. “Like the preamble of Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights at the time of ratification was largely a promissory note. It was not until the 20th century when the Supreme Court vigorously applied the Bill of Rights against the states that the document becomes centerpiece of the contemporary struggle over liberty and equality. It defends the majority against an overreaching federal government but also against overreach by the state.” What you appreciate, though, is that through all of American history, there have been “firsts” – challenges or unsettled issues of the Constitution. It was never fixed or complete. The
Founders designed the Constitution to be a “living” document. So-called “originalists” (like Justice Antonin Scalia) who pretend to divine what was in the mind of the Founders are just that: pretenders, who more often than not are caught committing hypocrisy (Bush v. Gore). Clearly, the Founders, never could have imagined cyber hijacking of elections or social media trolls, though they did design the Electoral College as a check on populism. A new display is an “Interactive Constitution”, where you can click on the freedoms of the Bill of Rights to see the documents that were used. During my visit, I am lucky enough to see an original copy of the Bill of Rights on view in the George H.W. Bush Gallery before it is sent back to New York. It is one of 12 original copies that survive. (North Carolina’s
was stolen during the Civil War but was returned in 2003 with the help of the National Constitution Center, which informed the FBI after being told they could have it back for $4 million ransom). This copy is shared by New York and Pennsylvania which alternates every three years (it now has gone back to New York, where you can see it livestreaming on camera). There is also a first-edition Stone Engraving of the Declaration of Independence and an original copy of the US Constitution. I’m not sure that what I came away with was the message that the Center intended: Instead of assurances that the Framers created mechanisms – fool-proof checks-and-balances - to insure a democratic republic would withstand every challenge, I am shaken by the realization of how wrong those in power, with the ability to set laws,
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or unfit, but what provision is there to “re-do” (or nullify) an election that is stolen – votes literally being switched in an e-ballot box - using the advanced technology of today? I wonder about the changes that need to be made in light of expanded population and new technologies, but that are resisted. For example, the Founders never imagined the powerful role that political parties would play – indeed, had to immediately change the procedure for “electing” the President and Vice President (originally it was the top-two vote getters) - but the present system almost guarantees a President elected by a minority of voters. The Electoral College, which functions mostly by tradition and not by law, but was created as a check against populism at a time when communications were slow, voting confined to a small elite, has already been demonstrated to be obsolete in its function by twice selecting as President a candidate who lost the popular vote, not to mention that it nullifies the ideal of “one person-one vote” because it gives so much unequal representation to small-population states over highpopulation states (as does the Senate). The Founders never imagined the fire power of an assault weapon at a time when the most sophisticated weapon was a single-ball musket. I don’t find the answers to my questions. Constitution Heritage Act A permanent memorial to the Constitution was first proposed around the celebration of the centennial of the Constitution in 1887. It did not begin to take shape until the idea was proposed again 100 years later during the document’s bicentennial celebration in 1987. President Ronald Reagan signed
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K9 Monk, LLC Located in Garden City, NY, K9 Monk, LLC is a full service pet care company who is committed to providing the very best care to your dog’s well-being by using cutting edge professional dog grooming, day care, overnight boarding, private training and energy healing techniques. 516-382-5553 thek9monk@gmail.com www.facebook.com/k9monk www.k9monk.com
AUTOMOTIVE AUTO FOR SALE BMW 328xi 2013 44k miles, 8 speed automatic, meticulously maintained, Silver, black leather seats, navigation, bluetooth, sunroof, wood grain trim, weather tech mats, ABS (4-wheel), heated seats, No accidents. Asking $15,500 Tracey 516-984-4470
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REAL ESTATE FOR RENT APARTMENT FOR RENT GARDEN CITY BORDER APARTMENT: Spacious, bright 2 bedroom with dining area, gated parking, laundry, A/C, dishwasher, hardwood floors. NO BROKER FEE, near LIRR, $1 725+ electric. Available May 1 www.gcbapts.com or 516-724-1101 RENTALS Three Rooms. 1 Bed. EIK. Wood Floors, Parking. May 1, $2,300 Large Five Rooms. 2 Bed, FDR, EIK, 5 Closets, Wood Floors, Immediate $2,750 Garden City Properties (516)746-1563 / (516)313-8504
VACATION RENTAL HAMPTON BAYS AVAILABLE JUNE 11-17 2018 US OPEN SHINNECOCK approximately 5 miles from Shinnecock. 4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath, 1/2 Acre, Private Community, Private Beach, Large Patio, Music System, CAC, Laundry. South of Montauk Hwy. Close to train, town, beach and golf course. $6,000/week or $1,100/night. References and security. No smoking. No pets. Call 516-426-2247 HAMPTON BAYS SHINNECOCK 2018 US GOLF OPEN RENTAL 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, finished basement, central A/C, outdoor living space, solar heated swimming pool. South of the highway, close to all. Approx 5 miles to the golf course. Jun 11th thru 17th. $8,500 plus security deposit. Call 516-306-5992
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GARDEN CITY Large One Bedroom Condo in the heart of downtown Garden City. This 800 sq ft Condo boasts newly finished Hardwood Floors, Dining Room, brand new Bathroom & Kitchen with d/w. Low maintenance & taxes. By owner — n o broker. $579,000 Call: 646-499-1684
GARDEN CITY Saturday & Sunday April 21st & 22nd 1:00pm to 3:30pm 156 Chestnut St. Charming Mid Block Side Hall Colonial with 4 Oversized Bedrooms. Large Formal Living Room w/Wood Burning Fireplace. Formal Dining Room, Comfortable Den or 5th Bedroom. 5 Bath & Eat in Kitchen. Finished Basement, Great Backyard. 10 min to LIRR. $989,000 For more info: http://chestnut.eproptour.com Marco LaPadura: Keller Williams Liberty 917-846-0433 (c) or 718-848-4700 (o)
SEEKING LARGE ACREAGE Serious cash buyer seeks large acreage 200 acres and up in the Central/Finger Lakes/So. Tier & Catskills Regions of NY State. Brokers welcome. For prompt, courteous, confidential response, call 607-353-8068 or email: Info@NewYorkLandandLakes. com
MILL POND ACRES PORT WASHINGTON Condominium For Sale By Owner. First floor, end unit. Two bedrooms, two full baths, living / dining room 17’x20’, granite countered kitchen. Enormous closet space. Washer / d ryer. Amenities: swimming pool, gymnasium, locker rooms, sauna and steam rooms. Gated community, 24/7 guard, snow removal and garden maintenance. Condominium rented through March 2020, $3,300 monthly. $695,000. Residents 55+ Excellent investment opportunity and eventual move in possibility. Call Philip Sherman, owner, 516-482-3754 or 516698-4808
LOTS FOR SALE LENDER ORDERED WATERFRONT LAND SALE! April 28th. 1 DAY ONLY! 7 Waterfront Parcels/Finger Lakes —Ithaca area! Ex: 6 acres—150’ waterfront—$49,900. 8 acres— 600’ shoreline—$69,900. Owner terms avail! CAll 888-905-8847 to register. NewYorkLandandLakes.com
OPEN HOUSE BAITING HOLLOW Sunday 4/22 1:00pm to 3:00pm 54 Baiting Drive Sophisticated & Modern! Elegantly Appointed Contemporary Home on Acre+ Park Like Property. 4 BRs, 3 Baths. Indulge in the Luxury & Privately set In Ground Swimming Pool. Formal LR/f ireplace, FDR, New Gourmet EIK & Family Room. Master Suite/Balcony. Circular Drive, Garage, Full Basement. This one has it all. $649,000 Colony Realty, 631-722-5800
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OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE JAMESPORT: 375’ of Waterfront. Location! Location! Spectacular Views. 140’ of Sandy Bay Beach. Boat Dock on Property. Cape with 3 BRs. Living Room with Stone Fireplace. $1,995,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623 SARATOGA COUNTY, NY The Great Sacandaga Lake 62 feet of prime beach Row boat, Old Town Canoe, two Kayaks, paddles included. House was built in 1990 with an addition added on 10 years ago. 2000 sf home. 4 Bedrooms, 2 full Baths, Laundry Area, Open Concept Living Room, Dining Area and Kitchen. The large Family Room has a Bar and includes a Shuffleboard table. Front and Back Porch. Price: $589,000 The owner is a former Garden City resident. Please call between 3 & 9 PM Phone: 518-696-7203
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PAINTING & PAPERHANGING INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING Plastering, Taping, Sheetrock Skim Cutting, Old Wood Refinish, Staining, Wallpaper Removal & Hanging, Paint Removal, Power Washing, Wood Replacement JOHN MIGLIACCIO Licensed & Insured #80422100000 Call John anytime: 516-901-9398 (Cell) 516-483-3669 (Office)
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TUTORING MATH, PHYSICS, SAT/ACT TUTOR Adjunct professor Calculus I, II. Algebra, Trig, AP & Pre-Calc, IB, NYS Certified, highly experienced. Call Mr G 516-787-1026 MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, Pre-Calc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314 ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314 PRIVATE TUTORING FOR GRADES K-6 Give your child a helping hand! Licensed NYC / NYS Dept of Education teacher available to tutor students grades K-6. Contact Audrey Sullivan, M.S.Ed 347-628-8872 (voice/text) seguenow@aol.com
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CLEANING LADY AVAILABLE Also organizes homes, offices, garages. English speaking, honest, reliable. Excellent references. Own transportation. Animal friendly. Free estimates. Call 516-225-8544 HOUSE CLEANING: Excellent service, with great references, reliable, own transportation, English speaking. Call Selma 516-690-3550 RELIABLE, high quality service with great references. Please call Mirian at 516-6426624
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STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-5381125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com 1-866-We Junk It: All phases of rubbish removal & demolition. Residential, commercial, construction sites, kitchens, bathrooms, clean-ups, attics, basements, floods, fires. All size dumpsters. Same day service. Fully insured. Bob Cat Service. www.1866wejunkit.com 516-5411557
COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/C ommercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125
OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated since 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed/insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516-466-9220
A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www. ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405 COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts. Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists. Michele Zimmerman. 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.com www.CollegeArtsAdmissions. com
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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 GCHS. Watch for details on the Women’s and Men’s Alumni games, both to be played at 11:00AM. Also, volunteers are needed! Attention all Directors: please e-mail President Jim Connolly at connollyclan6@verizon.net if you are able to help out during any part of the day. Many thanks.
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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!
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This past Saturday morning, GC Centennials kicked off their spring soccer season. It was a beautiful day to get back on the field as Team Germany and Team France squared off against each
other in a well played game. It was a 1-1 tie at the end of the game, as each team played exceptionally. Sportsmanship, friendship and great plays made this an exciting first game of the season for the teams!
High flying passes had the girls on their toes. Team Germany enjoys a well deserved break after an action packed game.
Both teams played a great game.
A beautiful morning for the start of the spring season!
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Garden City Centennials kick off spring soccer season
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GCAA Spring Softball begins season
Once again, GCAA Softball set a new 10 year record for registrations for the spring season! This year, we’ve had particularly strong growth from St. Anne’s school, nearly outpacing the Stratford and Stewart Schools. The league also has record number of volunteer coaches which helps us ensure a special and exciting season is in store. GCAA Softball CEO Tim Gewert would like to thank all parents for their continued involvement in our youth program, and extend a special thanks to Coach and K-1 Director Michael Bennett for instituting a terrific newly improved K-1 Clinic. GCAA Softball kicked off the season last Saturday on a day that started off absolutely gorgeous, but dropped a stunning 15 degrees towards the end. All 16 GCAA youth teams kicked off the season by facing each other before intertown play begins next week. While the K-3rd teams play a full season in-town Garden City, our 4th grade and up teams play other neighboring towns such as East Williston, Manhasset, Williston Park, and Port Washington. Travel is just far enough to be fun, but not so far that it’s problematic!
All games over the weekend took place on the Garden City Middle School field, which is our home field for older players on weekends. This year, GCAA players Tiffany Rubio, Sophia Makrinos, Natalie Greiner, Mary Kate Logler, Emily Iudica, and Avery Hearon will make up the bulk of the Middle School 8th Grade team; GCAA players Ryan Sievers, Amanda DiChiara, Mackenzie Wehrum, Cate Rovelli, Ava Vicari, Maddy Hickis, and Rebecca Barry will make a strong showing on a terrific 7th Grade Middle School Team as well. GCAA will also be hosting “SoftBalla-Palooza” on the weekend of Saturday June 23rd (with a June 24th rain day) at Garden City Community Park Fields and Pavilion. All details about the program, clinics, and fundraisers can be found on our website: http://www.leaguelineup. com/welcome.asp?url=gcaasoftball GCAA has run baseball in Garden City since 1955 and softball shortly thereafter (anybody with information on the origin of the softball program please email gardencity.ny.softball@ gmail.com).
Coaches Mike and Ted with team ready to go
Coach Rob instructs team Coach Frank’s team is eager to get the season started
Grace Power throws team opening pitch to Emily Ingersoll
Katy Grimpel faces Grace Power for opening pitch
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15th Annual Andy Foundation Yard Sale Saturday, May 12th, 9am-2pm St. Paul’s Field House 295 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 (Behind the main buildings)
Coach Mike and his team are ready!
Spring Cleaning? Consider donating your unwanted treasures
Zella Coons throws teams opening pitch to Kaitlyn Santopietro
We are looking for donations of: FURNITURE HOUSEWARES JEWELRY FINE CHINA & CRYSTAL GARDEN ITEMS & TOOLS HOLIDAY DÉCOR SPORTING GOODS & BIKES VINYL RECORDS PET ITEMS OUTDOOR FURNITURE FURS VINTAGE ITEMS BAGS RUGS ARTWORK & MIRRORS
Donation Drop Off is Friday, May 11th at St. Paul’s Field House from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Questions: Call 516-739-1717 or email: info@theandyfoundation.org Don’t forget you can stop any time at The Andy Foundation Yard Sale Shop. 195 Herricks Rd., Garden City Park, NY 11040
Juliana Clyne kicks off the season with a great hit, Emily Ingersoll pitching
The Andy Foundation has raised thousands of dollars for children’s charities thanks to all those who donate to our annual tag sale. Please donate your old treasures and we will find them new homes. We are a 501(c)3 charity and ALL donations are tax deductible.
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Garden City Boys High School Lacrosse begins league play
Group hug after Muldoon scores Off the heels of two big non-conference wins the previous week, it was now time for the Trojans to enter league play. The boys traveled to Long Beach where only polar bears could be comfortable in the freezing temperatures and stiff breeze generated by the Atlantic Ocean
Creative save by Teddy Dolan
Danny Boccafola, on you like fly paper
a block away. While there was a chill in the air, the goaltending on both teams was hot. The Trojans came into the game looking to improve in both shot selection and on goal opportunities. They did not disappoint as they registered 32 shots on a
bruised and battered Long Beach goaltender. Eric Muller made the start for Garden City and was solid in net with several saves to earn a shutout victory. His defensive mates were just as stingy and very physical with their Long Beach counterparts. As is typically the case in league play, both teams felt each other out in the first quarter until James Basile initiated the scoring with an inside move to put GC up 1-0. In the second quarter, Cole Dutton fed a cutting Liam Muldoon to secure a 2-0 halftime lead. Another area of focus for the team was capitalizing on man up opportunities. In the third quarter, Kyle Steinbach unloaded off a pretty feed from Jack Muldoon. Another man up opportunity arose in the fourth quarter where Cole Dutton assisted on a Gavin Pappas score. The Trojans closed out the scoring when Will Puccio had an unassisted goal for the 5-0 Garden City win. The Trojans returned home for their annual game with Suffolk County’s Shoreham Wading River. The Trojans onslaught started early with Liam Muldoon scoring a first period goal. The team was focused on their defensive ride that resulted in several turnovers. A great stick check by Liam Curtin was
converted by James Basile for a 2-0 edge. Will Puccio entered the field in full flight to blast a shot from the point for the third goal of the quarter. In the second, a transition goal by Liam Muldoon off a feed from Liam Curtin and another man up opportunity converted by Trevor Yeboah Kode contributed to the 5-2 halftime lead. Justin Coppola was dominant in the faceoff circle, winning 14 of 17 to ignite a second half barrage that included Cole Dutton adding three goals, Trevor Yeboah-Kodie, James Basile, and Liam Muldoon with one tally each for a final of 11-2. It was a great week to be a goalie for Garden City as the defense had another dominant performance in front of the acrobatic Teddy Dolan. These guys do all the dirty work in the trenches without the glory. James Buckley, Colin Hart, Danny Boccafola, Steven Spirakis, Matt DiSimpliciis, supported by Tyler Wuchte and Matt Granville in the defensive midfield continued their stingy and physical play. The Trojans travel to Mepham for a league game on Wednesday and play Duxbury MA this coming Saturday at home.
Granny grinding
Will Puccio celebrates 4th quarter goal
Big Day for Dutton with three goals
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Pre-K Girls
Green Machine Jiliana Bacich Stella Cabarrubia Cecelia Szabo Mermaids Sienna Amato Kirby Garry Harper Rogler
Orange Princesses Casey Sullivan Erin Groarke Sienna LeSueur Blue Flowers Isabella Lo Russo Sofia Sparacello Molly Fleischmann
Pinkalicious Bubble Gum Sabrina Pascale Amelia Tavkor Mary Rae McCooey
The Fireballs Justin Fiducioso Hunter Zysopoulos Chris Cilmi
Orange Tigers Nora Loeven Molly McCartney Olivia Russo
Team Hagopian Connor McClelland Matthew DellacameraStanislawski Kieran Moon
Team LeSueur Elyse LeSueur Nina Kelly Sadie Brantuk
Team Dengler Matthew Ryan Grant Volpe William Prager
Pink Cheetas Valentina Ciaravino Casey Gulbin Evie Berbari
Kindergarten Girls
The Lightening Landon Stoller Thomas Buccella Andrew Bruno
1st Grade Girls
Kindergarten Boys
Yellow Jackets Anastasia Conte Annie Southard Olivia Bankewitz
Bumblebees
The Orangemen Charlie Mathers Anthony Licari Owen Gottsegan
Blue Belle’s Emily Swanson Alex Pontone Zoey Baebler
Unicorns Claire Coelen Isabella Ordas Emily Parisi
Green Clovers Kara Bley Emmy Wanqing Riley Bell
Butterflies 2 Chloe Bellard Winnie Castro Elizabeth Scollard
Blue Dolphins Sophia Espana Adriana Fusco Sarina Pariti
Pink Panthers Grace Pospisil Claire Rogers Emily Santopietro
Butterflies 1 Kellyn Blum Julianna Finelli Alexis Gibbons
Team Hegmann Alex Hirshfield Ian Miller
Green Machine Clarabel Connelly Bridget Psaki Grace Allen
Bluebirds Tabatha Burdett Finley Cooper Noelle Crowley
Blue Sharks Willa Brown Sofia Chistoforidis Layla Ellis
Alexis Barnett Ellie Bernstein Grace Bosl
Team 5 Olivia Smolanick Ava Bommarito Alyssa Obiama The Teal Tornadoes Grace Power Jaime Lane Alina Spieler
Team Stimmler Ryan Chalupa Ryan Hook Jacob Moran
Green Machine Ellie Brown Tierney Cashin Alyssa Halle
Spartans James Groarke Luke Padala Jordan Bezinski The Green Machine Luca Bonafede Alex Del Monaco Green Hornets William Harrison Liam Mijares Breaker Seidenberg Manchester United Evan Persaud Liam Fortney Eamon Miller
Orange Tigers Ava Reni Elle Regina Lila Minarcik Blue Weirdos Kendall Blum Emily Bennett Denielle Thomas Team Wheeler Jules Chapman Grace Wheeler Green Grapes Mary Doherty Noah Seidenberg Lula Cerrone
1st Grade Boys
Team Crowell: Chris Pospisil Owen Novack Finn Crimmins
Team Donohue: Teo Gokbulut Cannon Halsted Team Schreier: Adrian Alvarado George Lekanides Willie Schreier Team Herrera: Henry Campolettano William Cangro Team Kenna: Ryland Brennan Collin Debrich Trip Paisley
Maddie Schultz Sarah Ullrich Firework Champions Taylor Antico Bridie Burke Alexandra (Alex) Butvick The Rockets Katie Koenig Lizzy Hagopian Paige Donohue Team 7 Emma Constantino Julia Donelan Hannah Gorman Pinkalicious Grace Corrigan Erin Dolan Emily Dombrowski
3rd Grade Girls
Team Leake: John Sardinia Ryan Jackson
Germany Sienna Brunetti Isabella DeNoto Leah DeRosa
Team Mancuso: Johnny Bley Nicholas Canner JP Caputo
Canada Clare Griffin Kelsey Kern Ava Pineda
Team Reasoner: Christian Arlia Ryhs Anderson Billy Donovan
Spain Kendall Macri Tegan Daughney Amelia Scianablo
Team Regazzi: Kellen Garvey Braden Parker Joseph Capparelli
USA Maddie Atteritano May Paisley Allie Reasoner
Team Smith: JP McEvoy Mick McEvoy
England Madeleine Patrickakos Alison Bennett Alexandra Holland
2nd Grade Girls
Yellow Jackets Sophia Cabarubbia Ava Considine Maeve Durkan
Ireland Charlotte Mangieri Dylan Williams Grace Brantuk
Golden Girls Audrey Ellis Antonella Falzone Breckin Lehnert
Italy Courtney Bremer Elizabeth Melgar Kaitlin McDonald
Team 3 Entire Team
France Elsa McQuade Madelyn Bley Laila Khan
Team 4 Caroline Carey
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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 gardencityny.net.
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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
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
Garden City Basketball Summer Clinic
Announcing the Garden City Basketball 2018 Summer Clinic for boys and girls 2nd through 5th grades as of September 2018 Garden City Basketball will be holding six 90 minute sessions for boys and girls on Monday and Wednesday nights, 6:00 – 7:30PM, starting July 9th at the St Pauls 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 we 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 kindergarten 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 the roster is filled. Information about Garden City Basketball and this program are on our website or you may email jskramko@ live.com
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!
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.
Reminder for Pool Members!
Motor Mania at St. Paul’s Cluett Hall
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.
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:
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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Teens and Tots Storytime at the pool 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 everyone there!
games. Lunch and afternoon snack are also included. Each member is eligible to sign up for two sessions.
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.
Brownie Troop 1435 enjoys STEAM project
The girls of Garden City Girl Scout Troop #1435 earned their Inventor Badge and enjoyed a fun introduction to STEAM with the help of Mr. Mike Stano, Project Lead the Way (“PLTW”) Master Teacher at the Garden City High School. Together with the assistance of PLTW student Hannah Dewey, Mr. Stano introduced the girls to 3D printing and other new modeling techniques, including Design Process, Autodesk Inventor, and Laser Cutting. All this resulted in some really fun laser cut racers! Troop Leader Deb Melgar and all the troop parents are extremely grateful for Mr. Stano’s time and dedication to engaging girls in STEAM activities.
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Open House: Sunday, April 22nd , 1:00 – 3:00pm 119 Second Street, Unit G2, Garden City, NY Spacious 2-bedroom, 2-full bath updated apartment at charming Hamilton Gardens complex. This 2nd floor unit features a large entry foyer, living room and dining area, a lovely eat-in kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, updated bathrooms, 2 large bedrooms, separate laundry room in the apartment with new washer and dryer, large closets, classic built-ins, high ceilings, arch doorways and hardwood floors throughout. Additional amenities: garage parking, free storage room, bike room and pet friendly building. Convenient to LIRR and downtown restaurants and shops. SD #18. MLS# 3020167. $465,000.
Jennifer Sullivan, CBR Real Estate Salesperson Gold Circle of Excellence Garden City Office 102 Seventh St, Garden City 516.248.6655, c.516.361.7190 jennifersullivan@danielgale.com
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Open House: Saturday, April 21st, 2:00 – 4:00pm | Sunday, April 22nd, 1:00 – 4:00pm 145 Brixton Road, Garden City, NY Location. Location. Location. Sun-filled, 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath mid-block Country English Colonial in the heart of the Estates on 80 x 100 ft. property is move-in ready. Entry foyer leads to living room with woodburning fireplace and adjoining den/office. Spacious formal dining room has French doors leading to large brick patio with awning that provides space for expanded seasonal entertainment. Sunny eat-in kitchen opens to family room with bay window. A powder room completes the main level. The 2nd floor has a master bedroom with renovated ensuite bath, 2 additional bedrooms, and hall bath. The 3rd level is accessed through an open staircase leading to a large finished storage area. Beautiful banded hardwood floors and wood working, IGS, 1-car detached garage, spacious rear yard, and patios complete this special home. Short distance to 2 separate LIRR lines. SD #18. MLS# P1312745. $1,225,000.
Kathleen M .Higdon, CBR
Mary X. Lo Galbo, ABR, CLHMS, CHMS
Real Estate Salesperson
Real Estate Salesperson
Silver Circle of Achievement
Silver Circle of Achievement
Garden City Office
Garden City Office
102 Seventh Street, Garden City
102 Seventh Street, Garden City
516.248.6655, c. 516.885.0656
516.248.6655, c.516.582.9742
kathleenhigdon@danielgale.com
marylogalbo@danielgale.com
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Open House: Sunday, April 22nd, 1:00 – 3:00pm 207 Euston Road, Garden City, NY This charming 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath Colonial offers great living space and is located in the desirable Estates section. The 1st floor includes a living room with wood burning fireplace, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, family room/office, and powder room. The 2nd floor includes four generous sized bedrooms with double closets. The master provides extra closet space with additional storage. There are also 2 hall baths. The basement includes a recreation area, laundry room, and great storage. Terrific location near to schools, parks, and 2 train stations. Other amenities include beautiful hard wood floors, new roof and hot water heater, double wide driveway, new walkway, and French drain system in the basement. Please join us Sunday to preview this wonderful home. SD #18. MLS# 3021206. $895,000.
Fortune Heaney, CBR, SRES
Lisa Heaney, CBR
Associate Real Estate Broker
Real Estate Salesperson
Gold Circle of Excellence
Gold Circle of Excellence
Garden City Office
Garden City Office
102 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY
102 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY
516.248.6655, c.516.521.9772
516.248.6655, c.516.376.3470
fortuneheaney@danielgale.com
lisaheaney@danielgale.com
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Open House: Sunday, April 22nd , 2:30 – 4:30pm 72 Brook Street, Garden City, NY Introducing 72 Brook Street on 100 x 150 ft. oversized lot on prestigious street near Country Life Press train station. 4 bedrooms, 3 full bath home with spacious open layout on 1st level with 1st floor master bedroom and master bath suite. Formal Living room with wood burning fireplace opens to entertaining dining room and into family room kitchen combo across the back of the house, including a 2nd gas fireplace. The home boasts 1st floor laundry and 2-car integral garage. 2nd floor has 2 finished bedrooms and full bath with oversized eave storage. This home is the perfect opportunity to make it yours. SD #18. MLS# 3021197. $1,249,000.
Laura Carroll Real Estate Salesperson Gold Circle of Excellence Garden City Office 102 Seventh Street, Garden City 516.248.6655, c.917.370.5354 lauracarroll@danielgale.com
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OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, April 21st 2:00-4:00om Sunday, April 22nd 1:00-4:00pm 145 Brixton Road, Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# P1312745. $1,225,000.
OPEN HOUSE
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, April 21st 2:30-4:30pm 143 Kensington Rd, Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3014073. $1,549,000.
Sunday, April 22nd 1:00-3:00 207 Euston Road, Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3021206. $895,000.
UNDER CONTRACT
Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3019456. $749,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3013873. $785,000.
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, April 22nd 2:00-4:00pm 7 John Street, Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3010600. $2,599,000.
UNDER CONTRACT
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3003247. $799,000.
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, April 22nd 2:30-4:30 72 Brook Street, Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3021197. $1,249,000.
UNDER CONTRACT
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3010569. $899,000. UNDER CONTRACT
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2996588. $980,000. UNDER CONTRACT
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2-bath SD #18. MLS# 3017561. $1,049,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3019365. $1,128,000.
Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3018342. $1,195,000.
Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2973064. $1,139,000.
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2991348. $1,428,000.
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# 3009965. $1,485,000.
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2938713. $1,599,000.
Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2929647. $1,849,000.
Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3016811. $2,495,000.
Claudia Galvin Manager
Arthur Anderson
Rene Blair
Annmarie Bommarito
Laura Carroll
Ann Collins
Marilyn Frey
Susan Gillin
Daureen Hausser
Fortune Heaney
Lisa Heaney
Kathleen Higdon
Christopher Connors Patricia Costello
Alfred Kohart
Mary Krener
Christine Cudahy
Patricia Dickson
Denise Eilbeck
Robert J. Krener
Meredith Krug
Michele LaRocca
Garden City Office | 516.248.6655 • 102 Seventh St, Garden City, NY • gardencity@danielgale.com • danielgale.com Each office is independently owned and operated. We are pledged to provide equal opportunity for housing to any prospective customer or client, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.
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UNDER CONTRACT
Out of Town Listings West Hempstead, NY 3-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #27. MLS# 3019802. $449,000.
Floral Park, NY 3-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #22. MLS# 3020179. $625,000.
Franklin Square, NY 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #17. MLS# 3020018. $749,000
Garden City South, NY 3-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #17. MLS# 3012848. $739,000.
OPEN HOUSE
Condos/ Co-Ops Sunday, April 22nd 1:00-3:00 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# 3020167. $465,000.
East Willison, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #2. MLS# 3020815. $1,789,000.
Roslyn Heights, NY 1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #3. MLS# 3016713. $215,000.
UNDER CONTRACT
The Wyndham
Lynbrook, NY 1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #20. MLS# 3013306. $224,900.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath SD #18. MLS# 2987095. $579,000.
RENTED
100 Hilton Ave, Unit M27 Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2968890. $4,950/mo.
Wyndham Resale Specialists: Patricia Costello, Patricia Dickson, Alfred Kohart, Mary Krener, Linda Mulrooney
Garden City, NY Unit 108, 2-bedroom, 2-bath SD #18. MLS# 3000921. $859,000.
RENTED
111 Cherry Valley Ave, Unit 804 Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3009335. $5,800/mo.
UNDER CONTRACT
100 Hilton Ave, Unit M31 Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3011477. $5,999/mo.
111 Cherry Valley, Ave Unit 312 Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3009594. $675,000.
100 Hilton Ave, Unit 603 Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 3011455. $724,000.
Mary Lo Galbo
Kathy Lucchesi
Susan MacDonald
Brigid Marmorowski
Athena Menoudakos
Matthew Minardi
Linda Mulrooney
Eileen O’Hara
Alexandra Parisi
Diane Piscopo
Brian Pryke
Lynn Puccio
Cecile Raoult
Kathleen Roberts
Suzanne Rueck
Julia Mastromauro Rosado
Kevin Ryan
Joseph Scianablo
Jennifer Sullivan
Cheryl Trimboli
Scott Wallace
Maureen Walsh Lagarde
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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
Garden City Office • 516.248.6655 • 102 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY Wyndham Resale Office • 516.739.7171 • 100 Hilton Avenue, Garden City, NY
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