The Garden City News (9/29/23)

Meeting explores financing scenarios for St. Paul’s proposals

BY RIKKI MASSAND

The Garden City Senior Center was the venue for a straightforward, numbers-heavy presentation on financing alternatives for the Village’s different proposals for the future of the historic St. Paul’s main building.

The turnout in-person for the September 26th information session was slightly over 60 people with many additional people tuning in via Zoom. A second session is scheduled for Tuesday, October 3rd, with a public opinion vote scheduled for Saturday, October 21st.

This session explained how bonds are issued for different types of capital projects, and gave several scenarios for hypothetical funding amounts. The October 21st session is expected to include cost actual estimates for the different scenarios, as well as a discussion on the possible time lines and regulatory issues related to environmental review.

The Garden City High School Trojans beat the MacArthur High School Generals 49-0 on Friday, September 22nd. See page 58.

Preservation of St. Paul’s stained glass windows a priority

BY RIKKI MASSAND

At the Village Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, September 13th a resident raised concerns over the historic stained glass windows at St. Paul’s, evoking their value as an important part of the information on the building’s current condition.

At least one of the windows in the St. Paul’s chapel is an

original work by Tiffany.

In response, the Village Board and administration acknowledged and outlined the goal of preserving the nine stained glass windows inside St. Paul’s.

Garden City Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan asked Village Administrator Ralph V. Suozzi to share updates on his discussions and research

with experts in historic stained glass window preservation. The mayor noted that the village has worked on this in the past, and a project was outlined but not accomplished for professional removal and safe storage of the stained glass.

Two and a half years ago, at the March 25, 2021 Board

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Most members of the Village Board of Trustees were present for the work session, with Trustee Michael Sullivan taking on the role as co-host and moderator. Audience members were able to pose questions by email or during the session by filling out question cards that were distributed to the in-person audience.

Audience members included pro-preservation activists from the St. Paul’s Alliance, members of the Garden City Historical Society board, leadership from the Eastern POA and the Estates POA, and Garden City’s immediate past mayor Cosmo Veneziale.

Treasurer explains state of village finances

The format of the work session did not allow for any residents to directly address or speak to the presenting professionals. The presentation started with Village Treasurer Irene Woo, who discussed the “Current state of Village bonding, the municipal Credit Rating” and situations on the issuance of bonds and the difference between BANs (bond anticipation notes) and bonds.

The most prominent takeaway from the presentation was Garden City’s strength in obtaining favorable interest rates due to its good fiscal health and high bond rating. Treasurer Woo said Village of Garden City has a debt level 23% of the median of AAA-rated entities.

Diana Castenada of Capital Market Advisors (CMA), who previously worked as a credit analyst at Moody’s Investor Services also spoke. She reflected the positioning of Garden City on the market and said, “The village’s tax-supported debt is modest (at over $25 million) and the offsetting

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One hundred years ago this week, on September 26, 1923, the Garden City News was born at a print shop in what is now the Davenport Press restaurant in Mineola. The first press run was only fifty copies, and evidently it didn’t fully sell out.

Over the century of publication there have been (as far as we know) only two short breaks in publication. Most recently we missed a week of publication when the area was without electricity after Superstorm Sandy in 2012 (but we did put stories on our web site.)

The first break was when the paper was briefly in bankruptcy in 1974. My dad, Bob Morgan, Sr. acquired the paper from the bankruptcy court auction, and brought the paper back to life.

In this week’s issue we have produced a special section about the history of the paper, and reproduced some of the more interesting stories that have been published over the century.

The special section has been in the works for many months, as we hired a couple of researchers to go back in the archives to do original research, and interviewed several people for their remembrances of the earlier days of the newspaper.

We hope you like what we’ve created. This was fascinating for us, and was a great deal of fun to put together.

Here’s to another 100 years!

Meg Morgan Norris, Editor and Publisher

To the Editor:

I recently read the St. Paul’s Alliance website and I am appalled by the amount of misinformation and misrepresentation of facts and figures that appear on their website.

Under the topic of comparative analysis, they state that a limited community center would cost about $49,526,000 and would be completed between two and three years. The fact is it would probably take 2 to 3 years longer for any of these projects than first stated in order to complete an environmental impact study and conduct an abatement of the entire building as required by state, local, and EPA regulations.

While the other projects like facade plus community center or façade plus sports center would take 7 to 11 years to complete at a cost of $106,445,000 and $ 126,445,000. Demolition, on the other hand, would cost $32,678,000 (or $17,500,000 when first calculated), and it would take some 4.5 to almost 8 years to complete as stated on the St. Paul’s Alliance website.

In the world of reality, the demolition of St. Paul’s should only take 6 to 8 months to complete and the land filled in once all requirements and regulations are met as to the disposal of any hazardous materials. There is a further requirement by the health department and EPA as part of the process that samples are taken from the soil, water, and air to be tested in and around the St. Paul’s site not only at the project end but during all stages in order to assure the public that the area is safe and meets EPA requirements.

It would appear that there is a conscious effort on the part of the Alliance and others to place these remaining three projects in such an unfavorable light with regard to their costs and their time for completion in order to eliminate them from any consideration.

I believe that the Alliance and their supporters might file an injunction (stop order) against the village to halt any

other project or proposal that does not fit their agenda resulting in the lengthening of time and the cost to taxpayers as was done in the past.

Now I’d like to touch upon the arguments for going forward with any of the reuse projects. The first is that the village doesn’t have enough meeting rooms but as it turns out the village has 16 meeting rooms which are free or at minimal cost. The second is that the village doesn’t have enough facilities for exercising and/or physical activities. Truth be told there are some 16 facilities within the Garden City area with eight of them in the village itself. Another argument is that seniors don’t have enough places to meet and have activities. Let me remind everyone that in 2015 we paid some $2.3 million to expand and renovate the former senior center and renamed it the Garden City Senior /Community Center on Golf Club Lane. This structure was built all on one floor with no stairs and ample parking next to and across the street from the facility. St. Paul’s on the other hand would provide limited parking at some distance away from the building while seniors would have to navigate ramps and/ or stairs to enter and exit the building during all kinds of weather conditions.

The third argument is that the young people in his village don’t have enough activities to keep them busy and that St. Paul’s would provide some outlet. As it turns out all the schools provide art, music, and physical activities for all their students. The middle school has some 15+ club activities plus sports and music to enrich their minds and strengthen their bodies. While the high school has some 63 clubs along with a dedicated $10 + million music wing and 28 sports-related activities and yet a number of residents believe that this is not enough or just as a matter of convenience

The school district recently announced a capital project totaling $33 million in costs which would include

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Four GC residents named Women of Distinction

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) presented the 2023 Women of Distinction awards on Saturday, Sept. 9, at Adelphi University’s Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom to 12 special honorees and one emerging leader in the community. Ra hosts Women of Distinction annually to recognize the contributions of outstanding women in the 19th Assembly District.

“Women of Distinction is a chance for our community to come together to support and honor those who make a significant difference in the lives of those around them—I was more than happy to be joined by more than 125 guests in recognizing and thanking our honorees. This annual event is a reminder that no matter the hardships we may face, there are people in our neighborhoods who care, who advocate for those in need, who take initiative to help their community in any way they can. This year’s honorees are women with an unwavering dedication to community ser-

vice, education, health care, veterans’ affairs and spend their time selflessly uplifting others,” Ra said. “Sharing these women’s stories is just one way we can strive to give back to those who give their all for each of us.”

“I also want to give a sincere thank you to every one of the amazing women who were nominated this year and every woman who aims to make our district a better place for all. Thank you, as well, to our host Adelphi University for allowing us to bring this program to the women in our community” Ra concluded.

The 2023 Women of Distinction honorees are: Kristin Biggin, Naomi Billiris, Jacqueline Burdi Eltringham of Garden City, Ann Burger, Donna Edwards, Margaret M. Kelly, Rachel Lynch, Louise Rider of Garden City, Margret Strievski, Dayna Stropkay of Garden City, RoseAnn Vernice of Garden City, and Nancy Zolezzi. The 2023 Emerging Leader is Olivia Macchio.

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Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with honorees at the Women of Distinction ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 12.

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Hamilton Place, D3, Garden City

OPEN HOUSE Saturday Sept. 30th & Sunday Oct. 1st 12:30 - 2:30pm

Introducing this sunny 2 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom Hamilton Place Duplex located in the Central Section of Garden City. This spacious apartment features high ceilings, polished hardwood floors and pre-war details including arched doorways, built-in shelving and a charming bridal staircase. Additional features include oversized eat-in-kitchen, space for office/sitting room, washer & dryer, and tons of closet space.

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Blessing of the Animals and Paw-Toberfest

Dean Sniffen and a few of the blessed animals from Pawtoberfest 2022!

BY REBECCA MAINES

The Cathedral of the Incarnation has a pet-tacular day planned for Saturday, October 14!

At 2 p.m., we will hold our first-ever online Blessing of the Animals— welcoming all our pets near and far who may not be well suited to an in-person outdoor service. Please register at to receive the Zoom link before the event by using the QR code. Bring your pet or change your Zoom photo to a picture of your pet(s)!

Our in-person Blessing of the Animals service will take place in the fenced Mercer Yard on the southwest corner of the cathedral grounds, preceded by Paw-Toberfest. The Blessing of the Animals will begin at 4 p.m. with a brief liturgy and music. Individual blessing of pets will take place at the end of the service.

Preceding the service will be Paw-Toberfest, benefiting Last Hope Animal Rescue. We encourage you to bring donations for Last Hope if you're able. Most needed items are paper towers, heavy black garbage bags, martingale collars, cat toys, Kongs, dog treats (no rawhides, please), Windex, and bleach. Monetary donations are also most welcome. Learn more about Last Hope ’ s work at https://lasthopeani -

malrescue.org.

Beginning at 3 p.m., hot dogs and soft drinks will be available courtesy of D&J Refreshments and Stewart Manor Country Club, and Lost Farmer Brewery of Mineola will have samples of their beers. Woofie's of Mid-Nassau will offer ear cleanings and nail trimmings at their mobile grooming van, with all proceeds benefiting Last Hope.

Reminder that dogs must be leashed on cathedral grounds outside the fenced yard and must be supervised both inside and outside the yard. We appreciate your help keeping all our pets (and people) safe and comfortable. We look forward to seeing you on October 14!

NEW TO MARKET

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Saturday Sept. 30th & Sunday Oct. 1st 12:30-2:30pm

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It’s pumpkin patch time

Volunteers are needed to help get pumpkins out of the truck and onto pallets on the lawn of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau. Deliveries are scheduled for September 30, October 7, and October 14. Helpers will receive Community Service Certificates. The patch will be open throughout October.

Potted flowers will also be sold, as well as pies and tea breads made by Anna Lea Smith and Jovanna Millot.The Pumpkin Patch is located at 223 Stewart Avenue in Garden City at the corner of Stewart Avenue and Nassau Blvd.

Free workshop: Medicare made clear

On Tuesday, October 10, at 1 p.m. Nassau County Legislators Laura Schaefer and John Giuffré will be holding a free workshop “Medicare Made Clear: Learn the A B C Ds of Medicare Coverage” at the Garden City Senior Center.

Topics to be covered include:

• The fundamentals of Parts A,

B, C and D

• What does Medicare cover?

• What are your options?

• When can you enroll?

• How do you choose?

For more information please contact Legislator Schaefer's office at 516-571-6214 or email lschaefer@nassaucountyny.gov

Garden City Real Estate Market Information

RECENT REAL ESTATE SALES IN GARDEN CITY

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

Mortgage Rates this week from www.nerdwallet.com

84 Brixton Road

Date: 9/21/2023

Sold price: $1,747,000

4 bedroom, 3 full baths, 2 half baths

Architectural Style: Colonial

Annual taxes: $28,571

Lot size: .17 acre

MLS number: 3481941

The Seller’s Team: Linda Sambus, Howard Hanna Coach Realtors

The Buyer’s Team: H. Arthur Anderson III, Daniel Gale Sothebys Intl Realty

Long Island Sales Data From One Key MLS

128 3rd Street

Welcome to the timeless elegance of this 1936 brick colonial located in the heart of the Estates. The charming foyer with its sweeping staircase serve as a stunning focal point and only add to the ageless character of this spacious home. The large formal living room with wood burning fireplace and adjacent formal dining room set a perfect stage for memorable gatherings. A well appointed eat in kitchen, den and two powder rooms complete the first floor. Upstairs you’ll discover four bedrooms and three baths, including the inviting primary suite. A finished basement, beautifully landscaped yard and many amenities make this home a must see.

63

Willow Street

Date: 8/28/2023

Sold price: $1,550,000 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths

Lot size:.23

Architectural style: Exp Ranch

Annual Taxes: $21,296

MLS number: 3482175

The Seller’s Team: Laura S. Rich, Howard Hanna Coach

The Buyer’s Team: Lisa A. Heaney, Daniel Gale Sothebys Intl Realty

Central section 5 bdrm expanded ranch, First floor primary bdrm with primary bath, 2 add’l bedrooms, full bath formal Lr, formal din rm, play room/den., Eat in kitchen with Wolf stoves, Sub Zero refrig, wine cooler Second floor - 2 additional bdrm’s, full bath, Eat in, Basement - full finished, oversized, entertaining area, laundry, utilities 2 car garage - attached, CAC, sprinklers hardwood floors, alarm. Coveted Central Section.

Date: 9/26/2023

Sold price: $880,000 3 beds, 2 full bath, 1 half bath

Architectural Style: Tudor

Annual taxes: $16,136

Lot size: .11 acre

MLS number: 3478343

The Seller’s Team: Laurie and Jonathan Riechert, Signature

Premiere Properties

The Buyer’s Team: Michelle Lent and Dana Forbes, Compass Greater NY

Beautifully Maintained and Updated 3 Bedroom 2 Full Bath and 1 1/2 Bath Tutor. Old World Charm With Many Updates To Make You Smile. Fantastic High Ceilings With Freshly Painted Rooms. This Home Has Gleaming Hardwood Flooring, Large Living Room With Wood Burning FirePlace. Formal Dining Room, Updated Eat In Kitchen With Stainless Steel Appliances and Quartz Counter Tops. Separate Reading Room With A 1/2 Bath That Could Be Converted To A Bedroom. Huge Attic For Storage With Additional Flooring Throughout. Unfinshed Basement With OSE. Oil Heat With An Above Ground Oil Tank With Gas Cooking. Prefer Gas? No Problem, Home Has A Gas Hook Up As Well As Oil. 6 Zone IGS system In A Nicely Manicured Fenced In Yard For Entertaining. Leaf Guard Gutter Protectors. A True Gem In Garden City.

This informational page is sponsored by Douglas Elliman Real Estate

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

$42.9 Billion

6,900+

120 #1 on Long Island In Sold Units & Sales Volume*

Garden City | 46 Claydon Road | $1,298,000

4 BR, 2 BA | Web# 3494202

Lara Munoz-Corredor: M 917.846.2808

Erin Fleischmann: M 516.864.1977

Garden City South | 211 Nassau Boulevard

Unit A | 3 BR, 2 BA | $4,000/month | Web# 3497901 Unit B | 3 BR, 2 BA | $4,100/month | Web# 3498212 Guy

M 516.341.2573

Under Contract | Garden City | $2,099,000 4 BR, 3 BA, 1 Half BA | Web# 3481917

Katarzyna “Katrina” Kamer: M 917.548.7106

Catherine Gerspach: M 516.238.2771

Under Contract | Garden City | $875,000

4BR, 3 BA | Web# 3489693

Katarzyna “Katrina” Kamer: M 917.548.7106

Catherine Gerspach: M 516.238.2771

Under Contract | Garden City | $359,000 1 BR, 1 BA Co-Op | Web# 3500092 Erin Fleischmann: M 516.864.1977

Seneque:

Sold | Garden City | Sold Price: $925,000 3 BR, 2 BA | Web# 1421406

Laura Mulligan: M 516.729.6885

Blessing of Animals at GC Community Church

BY REV. BONNIE MCDOUGALL OLSON

The Garden City Community Church invites the community to a Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 1, at 4:00 p.m., on the church’s lawn at 245 Stewart Avenue.

The custom of blessing animals is conducted in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi and his love for all creatures great and small. The service will feature, music, short readings and an individual blessing

for each animal in attendance. All pets must be contained on a leash, or in a carrier. Photographs of pets are also acceptable for those animals who would not find attending the event a blessed experience! To find out details about church events, visit their website at www.thegccc.org or call the church office at 516-746-1700. The Garden City Community Church also extends a warm invitation to join in Sunday worship and Sunday School each Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Vinyl record show planned for Sept. 30

The annual Vinyl Revolution Record Show will take place on Saturday, September 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Paul's Field House, 295 Stewart Ave., Garden City.

Thousands of collectible and rare

vinyl records will be available, plus CDs, DVDs and memorabilia, with 80 vendors from throughout the east coast. Admission is $5.

For more information please go to www.vinylrevolutionrecordshow.com

Friday, October 20, 2023 at 7 p.m. Garden City Country Club

Net Proceeds Go To

For All Who Fight

JOIN US FOR RAFFLES, LIVE MUSIC,& SO MUCH MORE!

The Rixes have been residents of Garden City for over 50 years. The three Rix daughters, Mikaela, Marguerite and Morgayne, played an integral part in the fabric of athletics, education and community outreach in the village. Following Mikaela and Marguerite’s battles with breast and ovarian cancer, respectively, they decided to establish their charity, For All Who Fight. The Rix sisters beat their cancers and now fight for those who lost the fight, those who won the fight, those still fighting and those who are unaware of the fight that lies ahead!

Sponsorships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 are available:

Diamond: $10,000 (8 tickets, podium recognition, acknowledgement in GC News and at digital event)

Platinum: $5,000 (4 tickets, acknowledgement in GC News and at digital event)

Gold: $3,000 (2 tickets, acknowledgement in GC News and at digital event)

Silver: $2,000 (Acknowledgement in GC News and at digital event)

Bronze: $1,000 (Acknowledgement in GC News and at digital event)

Tickets are $175 per person. To purchase tickets, become a sponsor and/or donate, please visit: https://gcrepf.org/events or mail checks payable to “Garden City Real Estate Professionals Foundation” to Lauren Scarantino, 136 Stratford Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530.

For more information about GCRE, please visit https://gcrepf.org

Garden City real estate, reimagined.

516.476.7825

Stephen Baymack Lic. Assoc. RE Broker Principal Agent M: 516.216.0244

Laura Baymack Lic. RE Salesperson Principal Agent M: 516.537.3050

Lauren Grima Lic. RE Salesperson Principal Agent M: 917.642.5036

Laura Carroll Lic. RE Salesperson Founding Agent M: 917.370.5354

Maureen Lagarde Lic. RE Salesperson Founding Agent M: 516.850.7812

Alexandra Parisi Lic. Assoc. RE Broker Founding Agent M: 516.427.6878

Athena Menoudakos Lic. RE Salesperson Founding Agent M: 516.316.4955

Patrick M. McCooey Lic. Assoc. RE Broker Founding Agent M: 516.236.4287

Alexander G. Olivieri Lic. RE Salesperson Founding Agent M: 516.306.7738

Salvatore Sica Lic. Assoc. RE Broker Principal Agent M: 347.922.8947

Jennifer Sullivan Lic. RE Salesperson Founding Agent M: 516.361.7190

Catherine Anatra Lic. RE Salesperson Athena Menoudakos Team M:

Lauren Canner Lic. RE Salesperson The Laura Carroll Team M: 516.650.7474

Chelsea Costello Lic. RE Salesperson The Laura Carroll Team M: 516.509.7961

Kerry Flynn Lic. RE Salesperson

The Laura Carroll Team M: 914.772.6169

Mairéad Garry Lic. RE Salesperson McCooey Olivieri Team M: 516.375.8434

Denice Giacometti Lic. RE Salesperson McCooey Olivieri Team M: 516.398.7468

Susan Gillin Lic. RE Salesperson

The Jen Sullivan Team M: 516.655.5662

Christina Hirschfield Lic. RE Salesperson The Laura Carroll Team M: 516.805.0703

Adrienne McDougal Lic. RE Salesperson The Laura Carroll Team M: 516.662.3872

Ryan Mullins Lic. RE Salesperson The Jen Sullivan Team M: 516.359.6.339

Julie Whicher Lic. RE Salesperson The Laura Carroll Team M: 516.698.3975

Frank Morabito Lic. RE Salesperson The Pete Diaz Team M: 917.207.7782

The A.T. Stewart Exchange Consignment and Gift Shop

It’s a perfect day to sit and write my weekly article. I looked to various sites and calendars for inspiration. Seeing none, I went with, “Ask a Stupid Question Day.” Yep! You’ve probably heard the phrase, “there’s no such thing as a stupid question.” Supposedly, it was started in the late 1980s by a group of teachers, trying to encourage students to ask questions — no matter how dumb. It’s always celebrated on the last Friday in September.

So my stupid question for you is, what are you going to do tomorrow?

Answer: come to our Fall Market. It will be held rain or shine 11:00am –4:00pm on the front lawn of the Garden City Historical Society Museum. We are located at 109 Eleventh Street. I’m really pleased to tell you that we have a nice group of local vendors lined up, but I guarantee you that the crowd-pleaser will be the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter Adoption Vehicle! Think about making a grrreat home for some lucky dog, or a purrfect home for a knead-y kitty. And please, bring your gently used linens and towels to donate. The Shelter uses them to keep the cats and dogs warm and comfortable.

The vendors include:

• NEW! Handmade Creations by Mark -- Beautiful items carved out of wood. Sounds ideal for Christmas

gifting

• NEW! Alanna Carcich of Scout & Cellar -- Organic olive oils, coffee and wine

• Kim Pawlowski of Beautycounter -- Showcasing safer & cleaner personal care products

• Becky of Bohemian Chic NY

-- Autumn knit cover-ups and handmade dried flower jewelry

• Eva Vitale -- (GC High School junior) and her painted canvases, all proceeds donated to Memorial Sloan Kettering Research

• Pat Schweitzer -- Decorative Painted Items

• Hawkgirl Photography -Nice selection of photos, notecards and greeting cards. She takes the photos, mom turns them into cards.

• Laurie Hayslip Jewelry -Beautiful selection of sterling jewelry at very reasonable prices

• Equestrian Gardens -- Fall plants and outdoor staging

• The Local Batch – Organic chocolate cookies and biscotti. Yum!

• Tricia Hughes -- Vintage Items

• Megan Gallagher -- Antiques

• Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter Adoption

• Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion

• Cornelia’s Courtyard

“Christmas Comes Early” Sale (around

back)

The Exchange Shop will be open with our normal great treasures at excellent prices! But you don’t have to wait until then to get some excellent bargains.

Mark your calendars for another exciting event! Friday, Oct. 27 – Sunday, Oct. 29, The Garden City Historical Society will be hosting a “Fashion Through the Ages” exhibit. On display will be clothing from the Victorian era through the 1930s. Want a sneak peek? Get your tickets for a Reception on Friday night 5 – 7 p.m. at the Museum. Tickets cost $25 and are available at the Exchange. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit is free and open to the public on Saturday and Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m. And the Exchange will be open throughout the Exhibit.

Unfamiliar with the Exchange Consignment Shop? We are housed in The Garden City Historical Society (TGCHS) Museum on 109 Eleventh Street (at the rear of the building). All the proceeds from the Shop sales directly benefit TGCHS. In addition to our best sellers – jewelry (costume and fine), lamps, mirrors, and crystal (Tiffany,

Waterford, Baccarat) – we take/accept silver, pocketbooks, fine china, furniture, artwork, and collectibles. All items are in new or nearly new condition. We accept consignments Wednesday through Friday 11 a.m. –2 p.m. by appointment ONLY. This is done to safeguard customers, consignors, and volunteers. Appointments keep down the numbers of people in the Shop and reduces wait-times to consign. Please call (516)746-8900 to set up an appointment. Unsure if your items are appropriate to consign? Email photos to store@ atstewartexchange.org and be sure to include sizing info. You will generally receive a response the same day.

Remember: all the profits from the Consignment Shop support the maintenance and upkeep of TGCHS Museum. Thanks to your generous support, work on the outside façade of the Museum is almost complete.

The shop is located at 109 Eleventh Street.

Shop Hours: Mon – Fri: 10–4 p.m., (Wednesday until 6 p.m.) Saturday 12 noon–4 pm.

For more information, please call (516) 746-8900.

Buy vintage tableware at the A.T. Stewart Consignment and Gift Shop.

Carroll is a licensed real estate salesperson affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws.

New Listing

6 Russell Road, Garden City

3 BD | 1 BA | 2 HB | $1,098,000

Open House:

Friday , September 29th | 4:30–6:30 PM

Sunday, October 1st | 12:00–2:00 PM

This classic side hall colonial is located midblock on a beautiful tree-lined street. The first floor offers a large sun-lit formal living room with a wood burning stone fireplace, a formal dining room with arched entryways to kitchen and living room, a large working kitchen, a den/office off the dining room and a half bath. Second floor features two oversized bedrooms and a large full bath, a large primary bedroom with a half bath. Additional features include a generous 84x100 size property, hardwood floors throughout, large attic, gas heating system, new 200 amp electrical service, IGS and an attached 1 car garage. Conveniently located to the LIRR, highways, shopping, parks and village.

Athena Menoudakos Founding Agent of Compass Garden City Licensed Real Estate Salesperson athena.menoudakos@compass.com M: 516.316.4955

Lloyd Westerman Westerman Construction, Inc.

Brendan Mooney & Gary Fishberg

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The St Paul's Alliance Financing Alternative to the Village of Garden City (VoGC) Financing Plans

The St Paul’s Alliance (“SPA”) Financing Plan for the Main Building on the St Paul’s Campus is the result of a collaboration with nationally recognized experts in law and financing and the extensive membership of the SPA.

SPA’s Financial Goal: Assure VoGC residents of a Phased and Affordable, lowest possible annual capital cost for the creation of a Phase I Community Center at the St Paul’s Main Building.

SPA’s Financial Plan: The VoGC enters into an Agreement with a 501c3 charitable organization (the “Organization”) to operate and maintain a Community Center at St Paul’s. The Community Center provides Parkland Permitted activities for residents of all ages. The Organization agrees to a Phased and Affordable restoration of approximately 33,000 of usable sq ft in the Main Building as well as upgrade and restore to Code 100% of the Main Building’s interior and exterior. The Organization borrows $39-49mm in the tax exempt capital market to pay for the restoration of the Main Building at an annual average capital cost per household of approximately $400. The VoGC annually appropriates payments to the Organization to pay for the capital and operating costs of the Community Center.

Advantages of the SPA Financing Plan:

• Provides a 20-40% less expensive Project Development and Procurement than the VoGC traditional Competitive Bid Procurement process.

• Does not use the VoGC General Obligation credit

• Does not impact the VoGC “AAA” credit rating

• Not subject to the restrictions and limitations of the NYS Public Finance Law

• Enables a more flexible debt service repayment amount

• Quicker Project development timeline

CONCLUSION: The SPA Finance Plan provides the VoGC residents with an Affordable, Phased I development of a multi-generational Community Center at a more attractive annual capital cost per household than the VoGC’s Plan of Finance as proposed by CMA and Hawkins Delafield. And the annual cost per household will not increase over time.

For a More Detailed Description of the SPA Plan of Finance please visit our website at www.stpaulsalliance.org.

Women’s Health Care of Garden City committed to personalized care

By John L. Gomes, MD

John L. Gomes, MD, founded Women’s Health Care of Garden City in 1995. It has remained an independent private practice, providing personalized obstetrical and gynecological services.

He employs the technical advances of conventional medicine with an integrative approach to navigate women through difficult pregnancies into the menopausal years. He treats a wide variety of OB/GYN conditions and is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care.

All tests are conveniently done on the premises, and a dedicated, compassionate staff is on call 24/7.

He is committed to excellence in patient communication, education and support, as many patients come with anxiety associated with past experiences and future concerns.

Dr. Gomes received his undergraduate degree from Brown University, and his Doctor of Medicine from Columbia University.

He is both Board Certified and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Women’s Health Care of Garden City is located at 1000 Franklin Avenue, Suite 200, Garden City.

Fall programming at Cathedral to focus on Creation Care

BY ARLEEN BREEN

The Cathedral of the Incarnation will kick off the programming year talking about Creation Care on Sunday, September 24. Kids and adult programs on Sunday mornings at 10:15 a.m. at the Mercer School will explore themes relating to the topic.

The kids will go outdoors when weather allows for games and a low ropes challenge integrated into their activities. The Cathedral Youth Group, which meets on the first Sunday of every month from 1 – 3 p.m. at the Bishop Walker Guesthouse,

includes kids from grades 6 – 12. CYG complete service projects reflecting the value of our faith.

The adult program, The Dean’s Forum, will explore the relationship between theology and ecology over eight weeks. Drawing from Scripture, poetry, and art, we consider ways in which our faith relates to the earth, conservation, and ecological stewardship.

In October, the Cathedral will also have an Evensong Service on October 1 with a Creation Care theme, and our Annual Blessing of the Animals and Pawtoberfest on October 14. More details to follow soon!

The Cathedral Community Garden, built and maintained by Garden City Girl Scout Troop #1249 has been a wonderful success!

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On Tuesday, October 10, MineolaGarden City will be both privileged and honored to welcome the Honorable Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly as guest speaker. Among DA Donnelly’s topics will be major concerns relative to cybercrimes and internet security.

DA Donnelly’s crime fighting credentials are far-ranging and decades long. Prior to her election in 2021, she spent 32 years in the Nassau County District Attorney’s office in many roles — under three district attorneys — most recently serving as deputy bureau chief of the Organized Crime & Rackets Bureau. The Bureau prosecutes long-term investigations into organized crime and criminal enterprises including corruption schemes, money laundering and cyber-

In her role as deputy bureau chief, DA Donnelly also oversaw the prosecution of all internet and computer-related crimes and served as liaison to the Nassau County Correctional Center.

DA Donnelly previously served as deputy chief of the Economic Crimes Bureau, where she was charged with supervising and prosecuting crimes ranging from identify theft to tax fraud. She also spent more than 12 years pros-

Throughout her career, DA Donnelly has successfully prosecuted complex murder-for-hire cases, narcotics traffickers, and investigations into the sale and distribution of counterfeit electronics, one of which resulted in the largest asset forfeiture collection in the history

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opioid crisis and the proliferation of child sexual abuse material during the pandemic.

Again, we are most grateful for District Attorney Anne Donnelly for taking this time from her full schedule.

A Nassau County native, District Attorney Anne Donnelly is a graduate of Fordham University and Fordham Law School. She resides in Garden City with her family. Again, Rotary is most grateful to District Attorney Anne Donnelly, for taking this time from her full schedule.

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October 24 – Rotary 7255 District Governor Tom Crowley, guest speaker to speak on Rotary activities & initiatives

November 14 – Guest speaker TBA

November 28 – John Feyrer, guest speaker. Topic: How to Navigate Social Media

December 11 – Mineola-Garden City Rotary Holiday Lunch, Noon at the Garden City Hotel

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Note: All Mineola-Garden City Rotary lunch meetings are held at Mineola’s Davenport Press Restaurant at 12:15. Reservations for all luncheons & events may be made by emailing Meg Norris, co-Club president, at editor@ gcnews.com.

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Choral Evensong for Creation Care

BY LARRY TREMSKY

The first Choral Evensong of the new season at the Cathedral of the Incarnation will take place this Sunday, October 1, at 4:00. This special service, celebrating the beauty of Creation around us, will consist of choral music sung by the Cathedral Choir, including works by the contemporary British composers Brian Kelly and Philip Moore, and the anthem “The heav-

ens are telling” by Haydn. Also included are readings and hymns sung by all.

Evensong will be preceded by a walk on the Cathedral campus exploring the great variety of trees around the property, led by Dr. Eric Morgan, professor of Biology at SUNY Farmingdale. The walk will begin at the South Door of the Cathedral at 3:00 p.m.. Both the campus tour and Evensong are free and open to all.

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Check this paper each week for fun and informative all-ages activities, like classes, lectures, concerts, movie screenings, and more, all for free or cheap!

The Cathedral Choir.

It was wonderful to see so many residents attending the St. Paul’s Information Session on Financing held at the Senior Center on Tuesday night, both in person and by Zoom. Understanding the financing options and what we know about estimated construction costs is critical to a successful Public Opinion Poll on October 21st. Any resident who was unable to attend the meeting can view the video on our Village website. I would like to thank the Chairman of our Finance and Audit Committee, Mike Sullivan, our Treasurer, Irene Woo, and our Village Bond Counsel and Financial Advisors for all the work that went into the presentation. It provides residents with an overview of municipal bonding and how the Village could finance any St. Paul’s Project.

On Tuesday evening, October 3, at 6:30 p.m. you will hear from our consultants from Westerman Construction and Vakota Architecture as they discuss the preliminary cost estimates for possible projects, and our Village Counsel will address legal considerations as we move towards a decision on the St. Paul’s Main Building. The same format as Tuesday’s meeting will be used where residents are encouraged to submit questions by email to stpaulsquestions@gardencityny.net

prior to the session. This allows for the most comprehensive and informative session for residents. Questions will also be taken during the meeting, but only in writing with question cards we will provide or through stpaulsquestions@ gardenciyny.net.

The St. Paul’s page on our Village website continues to be the best source of information relating to the St. Paul’s Public Opinion Poll and will provide you with cost estimates and financing information you can trust, as well as a wealth of additional information on St. Paul’s. Remember to check the FAQs page regularly where we will be providing answers to the many questions residents have.

St. Paul’s Information Session

October 3rd

There will be another St. Paul’s Information Session on Tuesday, October 3, 6:30 p.m. at the Senior Center and via Zoom. Topics include preliminary cost estimates and legal consideration, featuring Westerman Construction and Dakota Architecture representatives and Village Legal Counsel. If you have questions, email stpaulsquestions@ gardencityny.net or submit in person in the boxes located at Village Hall, the Library, or the Senior Center.

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Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan

Porch pirate

A package was reportedly stolen from the front steps of a New Hyde Park Road residence on September 20th.

Revoked license

On September 20th Garden City Police arrested a Rockaway Avenue motorist for driving with a DWIrelated revoked license, two additional license revocations, and talking on a cell phone while driving.

Felony DWI

Officers arrested a 29-year-old male for multiple offenses on Franklin Avenue and 4th Street on September 20th, including Felony DWI (previously convicted for DWI), Reckless Driving, Speeding in a School Zone, Failure to Stop for a Police Vehicle, Passing a Stop sign, Circumventing a Court Ordered Interlock Device, and Open Alcoholic Container in Vehicle.

False alarm

Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to a residence on September 20th for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be a faulty battery.

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Excessive speed

A Clinton Road motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed on September 20th.

Vehicle damaged

Garden City Police investigated a report of a vehicle being dam aged while parked at Stewart School on September 21st.

What’s cooking?

GCPD and GCFD responded to two fire alarm activations on September 21st in which the cause in both cases was determined to be overcooked food.

Excessive speed

A Stewart Avenue motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed on September 21st.

False alarm

The GCFD and GCPD responded to Adelphi University on September 21st for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be a faulty appliance.

Truck ticket

A Stewart Avenue motorist was charged with driving in violation of a restricted license and excessive speed on September 21st.

Suspended license

On September 21st a Clinton Road motorist was charged with driving with a suspended registration and inoperable lights.

DWI arrest

On September 22nd Garden City Police arrested a 38-year-old female on New Hyde Park Road for DWI, excessive speed, and unsafe lane usage.

Theft of alcohol

Garden City Police investigated a theft of alcoholic beverages from Kings Supermarket on September 22nd.

Water main break

Garden City Polcie and Water Department personnel responded to Brompton Road on September 22ndfor a water main break.

Excessive speed

A Rockaway Avenue motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed in a school zone on September 22nd.

Country club burglary

Garden City Police responded to the Garden City Country Club on September 23rd, where unknown person(s) broke the door lock to the HalfWay house, entered the building, and stole multiple items from within.

Aggravated DWI arrest

Garden City Police arrested a 53-year-old female on September 23rd for Aggravated DWI (.28 percent blood alcohol content) following a crash on Cambridge Avenue.

Identity theft

On September 23rd Garden City Police investigated a report in which a person’s identity was used to open unauthorized credit cards and to attempt to purchase a vehicle out of state.

Fallen limbs

As a result of storm conditions on September 23rd, Garden City Police

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Fashion Through the Ages at GCHS

The Garden City Historical Society is pleased to invite the community to a captivating journey through time with its “Fashion Through the Ages” exhibit, taking place from October 27 to 29. This event promises to be a remarkable experience, offering a unique glimpse into the world of fashion and style.

The exhibit will showcase an impressive collection of garments and accessories generously donated to the Society over the years, spanning from the Victorian era through the 1930s. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the evolution of fashion and its profound impact on society during this period.

The Victorian era, which coincided with Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1901, marked a time of significant economic and social transformation driven by the Industrial Revolution. This revolutionized various industries, including fashion. As clothing became more affordable and

accessible to the masses due to mass production and innovative shopping methods like department stores and mail-order catalogs, the influence of fashion extended across social classes.

Alexander Turney Stewart, the founder of Garden City, played a pivotal role in this era by amassing his fortune in the “dry goods” industry, specializing in textiles and clothing. He made history by establishing the country's first department store, aptly named the Stewart Department Store, located on Broadway and 10th Street in New York City.

To kick off the exhibit, the Garden City Historical Society will host a reception on Friday, October 27, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Museum, located at 109 Eleventh Street in Garden City. This unique event will allow attendees to view an array of garments, from St. Mary's School for Girls uniforms to children's Christening dresses, gentlemen's

attire, and iconic flapper dresses. While guests will be in close proximity to these historical pieces, kindly refrain from touching them due to their fragile condition.

During the reception, visitors can savor light refreshments while immersing themselves in the rich history of fashion. Tickets for the Friday evening reception are priced at $25.00 and can be conveniently purchased at the A.T. Stewart Exchange, located on the lower level of the Museum. Alternatively, tickets may be obtained by phone by calling the Shop at 746-8900.

For those unable to attend the “Sneak Preview” reception, the exhibit will remain open to the public, free of charge, on Saturday, October 28, and Sunday, October 29, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The A.T. Stewart Exchange will also be open throughout the duration of the exhibit.

One of the dresses which will be on display at the Garden City Historical Society on October 27 through 29.

World Communion Sunday Celebration at GC Community Church

BY MELVA VICTORINO

“The peace of Christ belongs to everyone, everywhere. As a community of faith, we extend Christ’s peace throughout the world even in these uncertain times. We proclaim God’s presence of peace by receiving all and everything into our midst as God’s creation.”

The first Sunday in October is designated as World Communion Sunday (WCS) which celebrates our oneness in Christ with all our siblings around the world. Paul tells us that we are to “discern the body” when we partake of Holy Communion, mindful that we note our relationshipc to all our brothers and sisters in Christ in the celebration. WCS is a celebration observed by Christians which promotes Christian unity, ecumenical relationship, and mutual cooperation. It focuses on an observance of the Holy Sacrament of Communion and/or the Eucharist. The tradition was begun in 1933 as a global practice by The Rev. Hugh Thomson Kerr in Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Garden City Community Church (GCCC) will join all Christian churches around the world in a global celebration of WCS on October 1st at the 10:30 a.m. worship service. The altar will be dressed with fabrics from around the world and from different Christian and non-Christian faith practices. The worship will center on our oneness with each other, as breads representing different parts of the world are presented and place on the altar. This is a Communion service, and all are welcome to receive it.

There are events, worship services,

study groups, and forums all can be part of:

• Sunday, October 1, at 10:30 a.m.: World Communion Sunday Service

• Sunday, October 1, at 4:00 p.m.: Blessing of Animals on the church’s lawn

• Saturday, October 7, at 8:00 a.m.: Men’s Saturday Breakfast at Carle Place Diner at 151 Old Country Rd. in Carle Place. All men can enjoy relaxed fellowship and conversation over a shared meal.

• Sunday, October 8, at 11:45 a.m. in Gardner Hall: Sunday Forum on The Fate of St. Paul’s: George Salem will speak to the Demolition of St. Paul’s and plans for the property; Frank McDonough from St. Paul's Alliance will speak to the Restoration and Repurposing of the St. Paul's building for use as a Community Center with programs for residents of all ages.

Correction: Stephen G. Gorray will NOT be part of the panel as mentioned in a previous article.

• Every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel, GCCC offers Intercessory Prayer service to lift-up those in need of prayers. This is a very meaningful service that helps strengthen the spiritual journey as names are individually prayed for.

It is not too late to register for Sunday school or some of the other programs available such as: Confirmation class, youth programs, and music ensemble groups.

Our Purpose: Building a community where all are enriched through

Christian Love, Service, and Spiritual Renewal.

Our Vision: Faithfully Reaching Out, Inclusively Drawing In.

Whoever you are, wherever you are on your life’s journey, you are welcome at GCCC. We have services, events, and programs for all ages. Our Sunday Worship Service is in-person and livestreamed.

For information on how to attend our services virtually or in person, please contact the church office churchoffice@ thegccc.org. To get information regarding our virtual and in-person worship

services and programs, visit our website at www.theGCCC.org.

The Garden City Community Church is part of the United Church of Christ.

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

World Communion Sunday Altar.

2023 Nassau County Library Tour

BY HENRIK ERROLL

When my brother, Andrew, and I started the 2023 Nassau County Library Tour, we didn’t know what to expect. Not only did we visit the oldest (1874), and the smallest libraries (100,000 items circulated) we also met a team of librarians and volunteers dedicated to making the libraries excellent.

At our home library, Garden City Public Library, we met Mary Mayo, who works at the circulation desk there. When we are there, she is always extremely nice and helps us find everything we need. If you love France, you should talk to Mary, who loves French culture and is known to wear a polka dot bicycle racing jer sey during the Tour de France.

We met Bill Finlayson, the direc tor of the Civil War Round Table of New York, who volunteers at the Locust Valley Library and created a large Civil War diorama on the fig ures of the war. The Locust Valley Library was founded in 1909 and has a captured WWI German cannon outside.

We also met Shannon Dalrymple at the Hewlett-Woodmere Library, where the librarians launch a recur ring program for teens with group projects such as making a mural out of bottle caps and building Lego Architecture sets. The HewlettWoodmere Library was founded in 1947 and is the Nassau County Library for Music and Arts.

We also met Illona Sayan at the East Meadow Library, who had an in-depth conversation with us about the Nassau Library System (NLS). The East Meadow library was found ed in 1954 and is known for its large collection of anime.

We also met Elizabeth Carroll at the Bellmore Library where, during the Covid-19 lockdown, the staff pro actively contacted known patrons of the library to see if they needed any books and set up a book delivery system. The Bellmore Library is cel ebrating its 75th anniversary this year.

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HOLA Meet and Greet

HOLA of Garden City will be hav ing a Meet and Greet event for new/ prospective members and current members on Thursday, October 12.

HOLA (Hispanic Organization of Latin Awareness) of Garden City is open to families of Hispanic descent (including families of mixed heritage) and must reside in Garden City. Additionally,

Oyster Bay Railroad Museum

Andrew and Henrik Erroll at the Elmont Library, as part of the Nassau County Library Tour

News from the Garden City Public Library

& 2 children)

• Intrepid - Sea, Air & Space Museum Complex - NYC (6 visitors)

• Long Island Children’s Museum - Garden City (2 adults & 2 children)

• Michael P. Murphy Navy Seal Museum - West Sayville, NY (2 adults & 4 children)

• MOMA - Museum of Modern Art - NYC (5 visitors)

• Firefighters Museum - Garden City (4 visitors)

• Nassau County Museum of Art - Roslyn Harbor, NY (2 adults & 4 children)

• Old Bethpage Village Restoration - Old Bethpage

• Old Westbury Gardens - Old Westbury (2 adults and children under 18 years old)

The film “Empire of Light” will be shown at the Garden City Library on October 2.

Monday Movies

Presented by the Friends of the Garden City Library: Mondays at 1:30 p.m.

October

10/02 - “Empire of Light” - 2022 - 113 min

10/09 - Library Closed

10/16 - “Out of the Past” - 1947 97 min

10/23 - “About My Father”” - 2023

90 min

10/30 - “Devil in a Blue Dress - 1995

102 min

Museum Passes

Just a reminder that the Garden City Public Library has a variety of Museum Passes available which are provided by the Friends of the Library. All that is needed is a Garden City library card to reserve the pass. Museums include:

• Cradle of Aviation - Garden City (2 adults & 2 children)

• Empire Pass

• Google Museum - NYC (2 adults

For more information contact Reference at (516)742-8405 x 5236 or Email: Speakingofbooks@gardencitypl. org.

October Programs

October is all about fall, pumpkins, spples & Halloween!

The Adult Services area has been busy booking programs for the fall. Programs for October include:

Return of Mom’s Yoga Night Out with Kimberly Mercadante

Wednesdays at 7–8 p.m.

Large Meeting Room

Registration begins on Wednesday, September 6, 2023

• Wednesday, September 27 -

Registration began on Wednesday, September 6, 2023

• Wednesday, October 4

• Wednesday, October 11

• Wednesday, October 18

• Wednesday, October 25

• Wednesday, November 1

• Wednesday, November 8

• Wednesday, November 15

The popular Mom’s Yoga Night Out returns with Kimberly Mercadante! You don’t have to be a mom to join us for these one-hour beginner’s yoga classes!. Please bring your own yoga mat to each class.

Each class requires a separate regis-

tration on Eventkeeper (gardencitypl. org)

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

KL Home Inspection: Your Home’s Exterior Weather Stripping Workshop

Saturday, October 7, at 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Large Meeting Room

Join Brian Schnee of KL Home Inspection Services LLC as he leads a hands-on weather stripping workshop. You will acquire the skill to:

• Install weather stripping around exterior doors

• Install weather protection the door threshold

• Install weather stripping around windows

Registration is required on Eventkeeper at www.gardencitypl. org. For additional information please contact the Reference Department at (516)742-8405 ext. 5236 or email at speakingofbooks@gardencitypl.org

Tax Exemption Seminar with The Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll

Tuesday, October 10, at 7–8 p.m., Large Meeting Room

Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll will present and explain all the exemptions available to taxpayers that will help lower their tax burdens. Taxpayer forums are free.

Reservations are recommended and seating is limited. Seating is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. To make a reservation, please email taxforums@hempsteadny.gov or call (516) 414-6598.

For additional information please contact the Reference Department at (516)742-8405 ext. 5236 or email at speakingofbooks@gardencitypl.org

Walt Disney’s Folly: The Making of “Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs”

Thursday, October 12, at 1–2 p.m., Large Meeting Room

Join us for the first of eight lectures in a series to be held on the second Thursday of each month from October

2023 through May, 2024.

Sal St. George’s presentation is on Walt Disney’s very first feature-length animated motion picture — “Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs.” Labeled “Disney’s folly” by his critics in 1937, Walt pushed the boundaries of story-telling that is as enchanting and entertaining today as it was over 8 decades ago.

No registration is required.

For additional information please contact the Reference Department at (516)742-8405 ext. 5236 or email at speakingofbooks@gardencitypl.org

Libby, Flipster & Hoopla

Tuesday, October 17, at 10:30–11:30 a.m., Small Meeting Room

What is Libby? What is Flipster? What is Hoopla? How do I get it? This one-hour class is an introduction to these three programs. Libby is a free app where you can borrow ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. Flipster is a next-generation digital magazine distribution service which lets users access their favorite magazines from a variety of publishers through the library. Hoopla lets you borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. All you need is a library card. Hoopla syncs across all your devices, so you can stream titles immediately or whenever you're in the mood. Most titles can also be downloaded to your phone or tablet. Hoopla offers more content, in more places, than any other digital library platform and it's all FREE thanks to your public library! Titles may vary based on the library catalog.

Registration is required on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) beginning October 2, 2023, @ 10 a.m.

For additional information please contact the Reference Department at (516)742-8405 ext. 5236 or email at speakingofbooks@gardencitypl.org

Mount Sinai South Nassau’s

Vaxmobile

Mount Sinai South Nassau and the Town of Hempstead are bringing Flu vaccines to your community Additional information about the mobile unit and its schedule are posted on the hospital’s Facebook page @MountSinaiSouthNassau

Town of Hempstead Senior Centers

Baldwin Senior Center – Monday, October 2 10am-2pm, 810 N. Grand Ave, Baldwin, NY 11510

Elmont Senior Center – Tuesday, October 3 10am-2pm, 138 Elmont Rd, Elmont, NY 11003

Lido Senior Center – Tuesday, October 10 10am-2pm, The Sands at Lido Beach, Lido Beach Town Park, 630 Lido Blvd Ste 2, Lido Beach, NY 11561

Green Acres Senior Center – Friday, October 13 10am-2pm, 400 Flower Rd, Valley Stream, NY 11581

Levittown Senior Center – Monday, October 16 10am-2pm, 555 N Newbridge Rd, Levittown, NY 11756

Merrick Senior Center – Wednesday, October 18 10am-2pm, 2550 Clubhouse Rd, Merrick, NY 11566

Uniondale-Hempstead Senior Center – Monday, October 30 10am-2pm, 840 Uniondale Ave, Uniondale, NY 11553

Bellmore Senior Center – Tuesday, October 31 10am-2pm, 2000 Bellmore Ave # A, Bellmore, NY 11710

Uniondale-Merrick Senior Center – Wednesday, November 1 10am-2pm, 750 Jerusalem Ave, Uniondale, NY 11553

Franklin Square Senior Center – Monday, November 6 10am-2pm, 1182 Martha Pl, Franklin Square, NY 11010

Merrick Senior Center – Wednesday, November 8 10am-2pm, 2550 Clubhouse Rd, Merrick, NY 11566

For more information, call Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Department of Community Education at 516-37 7-5333

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The Great Give Back: Cards and Letters for Veterans

Volunteer and make cards and letters for veterans as part of The Great Give Back, a statewide initiative for Public Libraries to provide service-oriented opportunities to patrons. Teens can make cards and letters at home the week leading up to the Great Give Back, which will be held on Saturday, October 21.

The letters and cards made for veterans should be handmade. Each volunteer should make 8 total letters/cards, one for each of the following seasons/holidays/ themes:

• Veterans Day

• Thanksgiving

• Winter Holidays/Season

• Valentine’s Day

• Patrick's Day

• Spring Holidays/Season

• Memorial Day

• Fourth of July

Cards/letters made at home can be submitted beginning Tuesday, October 10 until Saturday, October 21. Instructions and requirements for the cards will be available at the Library and also emailed to participants. Each volunteer can only submit 8 cards/letters.

Tweens and teens in Grades 6–12 who submit 8 handmade cards/letters will receive community service credit; they must submit their 8 cards with a volunteer form, which will be available at the Library beginning October 3 until October 15.

On Saturday, October 21, patrons can stop by the Library and make cards/letters while supplies last.

There will also be a card/letter-making session for Tweens and Teens in Grades 6-12 to participate in for community service on Tuesday, October 12, at 4 p.m. Sign up for this program will begin on Tuesday, October 3, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

An additional card/letter-making session for Tweens and Teens in Grades 6-12 to participate in for community service will be held on Tuesday, November 7, at 4 p.m. Sign up for this program will begin on Tuesday, October 31, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

All cards will be presented at a special program at the Library on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Teens who attend the Veterans Day program will receive additional community service credit. Sign up for this program will begin on Tuesday, October 31, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org)

Seventh Annual Locked-in-the-Library Halloween Party

Save the Date! The Garden City Public Library’s Locked-in-the-Library Halloween Party is back again this year! Join us after hours on Friday, October 20, 6 p.m.–9 p.m.

at the Garden City Public Library for the Library’s seventh annual, award-winning Locked-in-the-Library Halloween Party! More details coming soon! We will have a variety of games and activities, plus we will be watching the movie “Goosebumps”, which is rated PG. Pizza, snacks, soda, and candy will be served. This program is for Tweens and Teens in Grades 6–12 only. Registration is required and begins Tuesday, October 10, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so make sure to register early to reserve your spot at the party! Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Cards and Letters for VeteransTeen Community Service Program

The Library will be hosting a card/ letter-making session for veterans in both October and November as part of the Great Give Back and in honor of Veterans Day. Registration is required to attend these programs. To participate, please register online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability.

• Thursday, October 12, at 4 p.m. - Register beginning Tuesday, October 3 at 10 a.m.

• Tuesday, November 7 at 4 p.m. - Register beginning Tuesday, October 31 at 10 a.m.

These programs are for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12 only. Participants will make handmade cards and letters for veterans. These letters/cards will be presented at a special Veterans Day program on Saturday, November 11, at 9:30 a.m. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Teen Crafternoon: Slime with Chris Buchman

Join us on Saturday, October 21, at 3 p.m. for Teen Crafternoon: Slime with Chris Buchman! This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6-12. Registration is required and begins Tuesday, October 10 at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Teen Advisory Board Meeting

The next meeting of the Teen Advisory Board will be held on Tuesday, October 3, at 4 p.m. Registration began Tuesday, September 26, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). The meeting is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12. If you are interested in helping to come up with programming ideas, volunteer ideas, or social media outreach ideas for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12, consider joining the

Teen Advisory Board. Online applications are available at https://www.gardencitypl.org/teen-advisory-board-application/ Applicants should be in Grades 6–12.

Kindness Cards for Community Service

Spread kindness in the community by participating in a special kindness card-making session on Wednesday, October 4, at 6 p.m.! Use art supplies to create cards featuring positive, uplifting messages, and then bring them home to hand out and help brighten someone's day! Participants will earn community service by participating in this program. This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12.

Registration began Tuesday, September 26, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Tweens and Teens Yarn Group

Tweens and teens in Grades 4–12 can learn how to knit or crochet during our Tweens and Teens Yarn Group that will be held on Thursday, October 5, at 4 p.m.

Registration began Tuesday, September 26, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Participants will be able to take home knitting needles or crochet hooks to continue working on their projects, but must return the knitting needles or crochet hooks they are using by

Friday, October 20.

Tweens and teens in Grades 6–12 who know how to knit or crochet can volunteer at this program! Please contact Laura Giunta at laurag@gardencitypl.org if you are interested in volunteering. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can also receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Teen Gamers

Kick off the weekend with our Teen Gamers program! We will have our Nintendo Switch consoles for teens to use as well as tabletop board games and Magic: The Gathering cards for teens to play with. This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12 and will be held Friday, October 6, at 3:30 p.m. Registration began Tuesday, September 26, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Volunteers Needed: LEGO Club

Volunteer to help children Grades K-5 during the monthly children’s program LEGO Club! The Octobersession will be held on Tuesday, October 17. The LEGO Club program runs from 4 p.m.–4:45 p.m.

Teen gamers can enjoy Nintendo Switch games, as well as tabletop board games and Magic the Gathering cards.

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Volunteers are asked to arrive at 3:30 p.m. to help set-up before the start of the program and stay after to help clean up until 5:15 p.m. Volunteers must be in Grades 6–12 only. Registration to volunteer begins Tuesday, October 10, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Teen Paint Night

Join us on Wednesday, October 11, at 7 p.m. for Teen Paint Night. This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12. Registration is required and begins Tuesday, October 3, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Tween Thursdays: Mini Canvas Painting

Join us for Tween Thursdays and get creative and paint during the program Mini Canvas Painting! This program is for tweens in Grades 4–7 and is a joint program with the Children’s Department and Young Adult Department. The program will be held Thursday, October 19, at 4 p.m. Registration is required and begins Tuesday, October 10, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. It is Library policy that parents of children under 10 attending a program remain at the Library throughout and meet the child upon completion of the program. Tweens entering Grades 6–12 in fall 2023 who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Tree Ornaments for Community Service: Leaf Ornaments

Earn community service by painting ornaments for the Garden City Public Library’s Tweens and Teens Department’s Ornament Tree! Each volunteer will receive three ornaments and a set of paint pens to decorate their ornaments at home. Paint pens must be returned to the Library. These ornaments will be used to decorate our new ornament tree each month!

For the month of October ornaments are leaves, which will be used to decorate the Tweens and Teens Ornament Tree in November. Registration begins Tuesday, October 17, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for

availability. Completed ornaments must be returned by Thursday, October 26 to the Library.

Registrants will be asked to pick up their ornaments at the Library in order to participate in this community service program. Volunteers must return three decorated ornaments and their set of paint pens in order to receive community service. Volunteers will receive two hours for every three ornaments they submit, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Volunteers Needed: Reading Pals

Volunteer to read to and then do a craft with children ages PreK–Grade 2 during the program Reading Pals! The October session will be held on Tuesday, October 24. The Reading Pals program runs from 4 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 3:30 p.m. to review the material before the start of the program and stay until 5 p.m. to help clean up. Volunteers must be in Grades 6–12 only. Registration to volunteer begins Tuesday, October 17, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

VolunTeen Artists

Are you artistic? Then join us on Wednesday, October 18, at 6 p.m. for our VolunTeen Artists program and work on art projects for the Library! Participants will earn community service by participating in this program. This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12. Registration began Tuesday, October 10, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Tweens and Teens Dungeons and Dragons

Join us for Tweens and Teens Dungeons and Dragons and learn how to play the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons by participating in one of our monthly Dungeons and Dragons MeetUps! Beginners are welcome! Each meet-up will feature a new self-contained, one-shot adventure and players will be assigned premade characters to play. Please register via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org) to participate in this program. The October session will be held Thursday, October 26, at 4 p.m. Registration begins Tuesday, October 17, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper. Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of

the Garden City Public Library.

Teen Crafternoon: Pumpkin Painting for Community Service

Join us on Saturday, September 30, at 3 p.m. for Teen Crafternoon: Pumpkin Painting for Community Service! This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12. Registration is required and began Tuesday, September 19, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Participants will be painting mini pumpkins at the program. In order to earn community service, at least one of the pumpkins the participant paints must be given to the Library to be used for the Library’s Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt that will be held October 16–October 31. Afterward, participants can pick up their pumpkin until November 10. Pumpkins will be held no longer than November 10. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Bookmarks for Community Service

Earn community service by creating bookmarks for Garden City Public Library patrons! Each volunteer will receive 10 bookmarks to color, decorate, and write positive or library/book themed messages. These bookmarks will be available to patrons to take at the Library.

To participate, please register online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability.

Volunteers can register once each week for seven weeks for the fall season as follows:

• Registration Week One: Monday, October 2, at 10 a.m. to Friday, October 6 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Two: Monday, October 9, at 10 a.m. to Friday, October 13 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Three: Monday, October 16, at 10 a.m. to Friday, October 20 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Four: Monday, October 23, at 10 a.m. to Friday, October 27 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Five: Monday, October 30, at 10 a.m. to Friday, November 3 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Six: Monday, November 6, at 10 a.m. to Friday, November 10 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Seven: Monday, November 13, at 10 a.m. to Friday, November 17 at 4 p.m.

Bookmarks should be returned no later than Thursday, November 30.

Registrants will be asked to pick up their bookmarks at the Library in order to participate in this community service program. Volunteers must return 10 completed bookmarks in order to receive community service. Volunteers will receive two hours for every 10 bookmarks they

submit, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt

This year, patrons can participate in a Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt in the Library! Search the Library for mini painted pumpkins, painted by teen volunteers! Patrons can participate in the scavenger hunt anytime they visit the Library between October 16–31. When you successfully complete the Scavenger Hunt, you can submit your completed entry to be entered into a raffle to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Only one entry per person. There will be only one winner. Patrons of all ages can participate! The Scavenger Hunt sheets to participate will be available at the Library beginning October 16. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Paint A Pumpkin for Community Service

Earn community service by painting a pumpkin at home for the Garden City Public Library’s Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt Project! Registration begins Tuesday, October 3, at 10 a.m. Each volunteer will receive one pumpkin and a set of paint pens to decorate their pumpkin at home. Pumpkin and paint pens must be picked up at the Library. Paint pens must be returned to the library. Volunteers’ pumpkins will be used in the Library’s Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt! Pumpkins are due back no later than Thursday, October 12. Volunteers are also welcome to use their own supplies that they have at home. Volunteers will receive two hours for participating in this project, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department. The pumpkins will be used until the end of October. Afterward, participants can pick up their pumpkins until November 10. Pumpkins will be held no longer than November 10. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Tweens and Teens Holiday Recipe Cards for Community Service

Earn community service by participating in the Library’s Tweens & Teens Department Holiday Recipe Card Community Service Project! Each volunteer can submit up to five recipe cards. Recipe cards and volunteer forms can be found at the Library. Volunteers’ recipe cards will be available for other patrons to browse in the Tweens and Teens Room throughout the fall and may also be shared on the Library’s social media pages and website. Volunteers must use the recipe cards provided by the Library to write their recipes on. Volunteers must have previously made the dish they are submitting a recipe for and must include a review of the recipe

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in the form of coloring in stars on the recipe card (a recipe can receive up to five stars). Recipes should be legible and written as neatly as possible. All volunteers should cite the source in which they found the recipe on their recipe card (a source can be a cookbook or website, but can also be a family member or neighbor).

Volunteers must return a volunteer form with their recipe cards; volunteers do not have to submit all 5 recipe cards at once and should do an additional form for recipes they submit at a later date. Recipes will be accepted from October 16, 2023–December 18, 2023. Please return completed recipe cards and the volunteer form to the Community Service Drop-Off Box on the metal cabinet in the Tweens & Teens Room. Volunteers will receive one hour for every recipe they submit, at the discretion of the Tweens & Teens Department.

GCPL Tweens and Teens Best Books

Children’s Room delayed opening on October 5

2023 Committee: Volunteers Needed!

The Tweens and Teens Department is looking for tweens and teens in grades 6–12 to volunteer to provide feedback on recently published Young Adult books as part of our Tweens and Teens Best Books 2023 Committee! Eligible books are those published between October 1, 2022 and December 5, 2023, aimed at tweens and teens in grades 6–12, and that the Library owns a physical copy in the Young Adult collection

If interested, please sign-up to join the committee by visiting Garden City Public Library’s website at https:// www.gardencitypl.org/tweens-teensbest-books-2023-committee/ or for more information, please contact the Young Adult Department at https://www.gardencitypl.org/young-adult-department/ contact-the-young-adult-tweens-teensdepartment/.

Teen Paint Night

The Children's Room will have a delayed opening on Thursday, October 5, at 1:00 p.m. to complete any remaining punchiest items. Librarians will assist patrons with materials in the

area during this time. The section will reopen earlier if able to do so. If you have any questions, please call the Library at 516-742-8405.

Roof replacement at the Library

The Garden City Public Library is undergoing a major roof replacement project, which also includes restoration of the masonry around the building. Removing the previous roof, which includes asbestos abatement, will begin shortly outside of the building and outside of time staff and patrons are on premise. This work will have no impact on Library hours and services. Signs will be posted on Library entrances. An extra container will be placed in the

parking lot on the west side of building for materials removal. Abatement work is expected to take several weeks.

This project follows a major renovation of the Library’s Children’s Room and Circulation Desk area. The Library is open during construction and the front book drop will remain accessible. Watch the Library website, www. gardencitypl.org, and social media for project updates.

Teen Advisory Board meets

Teens get creative as they paint during Teen Paint Night, which was held Wednesday, September 20, at the Library. The next Teen Paint Night will be held Wednesday, October 11, at the Library.

Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta meets with teen volunteers to plan fall programs during the September meeting of the Teen Advisory Board, which was held Tuesday, September 12, at the Library.

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Fall 2023 Programming

Family Fun Night

Monday, Oct. 2, at 6:30 p.m.

Families can enjoy working on puzzles or playing games. This program is for children ages 4–fifth grade and their families. Registration is ongoing.

Mother Goose Storytime

Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 10:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages birth–2½ years and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration is ongoing.

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 11:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages 2½–5 years (not yet in kindergarten), and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration is ongoing.

Play Hooray Babies

Wednesday, Oct 4, at 10 a.m.

This fun program is for babies ages birth–18 months and an adult caregiver. Enjoy movement and music and meet Molly Mouse! Registration is ongoing.

Play Hooray Toddlers

Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m.

This fun program is for children ages 19 months–5 (not in kindergarten), and an adult caregiver. Enjoy movement and music and meet Molly Mouse. Registration is omgoing.

A Date With A Dragon

Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 4:00 p.m.

Come meet Ozzy the bearded dragon at this fun interactive and education program for children grades K–5. Registration is ongoing.

Crafting With Friends

Saturday, Oct. 7, at 10:00 a.m.

Children ages 2–5 (not in kindergarten), and an adult caregiver, can come to the Library and make a Halloween craft. Presented by Mary Maguire. This program is sponsored by Friends of the Garden City Public Library (Directors include: Mary Alaina Burbage, Joan Trocchia, Kathie Wysocki and others.) Registration is ongoing.

Crafting With Friends

Saturday, Oct. 7. at 11:15 a.m.

Children in Grades K-5 can come to the Library and make a Halloween craft. Presented by Mary Maguire. This program is sponsored by Friends of the Garden City Public Library. (Directors include: Mary Alaina Burbage, Joan Trocchia, Kathie Wysocki and others.) Registration is ongoing.

Mother Goose Storytime

Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 10:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages birth–2½ years and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration begins Oct. 3 at 10 a.m.

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 11:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages 2½–5 years (not yet in kindergarten), and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration begins Oct. 3 at 10 a.m.

Mother Goose Storytime

Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 10:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages birth–2½ years and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration begins Oct. 10 at 10:00 a.m.

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 11:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages 2½–5 years (not yet in kindergarten), and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration begins Oct. 10 at 10:00 a.m.

Monthly LEGO Club

Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 4 p.m.

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

Crafts

Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 10:30 a.m. Children ages 3 and 4 and their adult caregiver will come and do a simple craft with a librarian. This is a 30-minute program. Registration begins Oct. 10 at 10:00 a.m.

Halloween Book Chat For 2nd–3rd Graders

Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 4:00 p.m. October is filled with spooky stories. Read the graphic novel “Garlic and the Vampire” by Bree Paulsen. Garlic does not feel that she is the right choice to confront a vampire that moved into a castle. Sign up online and pick up a copy of the book in the Children’s Room. Registration is ongoing.

Slime

Saturday, Oct. 21, at 1:30 p.m.

This fun, messy, STEM program is for children in Grades K–5. Join Teacher Chris and make slime. Registration begins Oct. 10 at 10:00 a.m.

Mother Goose Storytime

Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 10:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages birth–2½ years and an adult

caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration begins Oct. 17 at 10:00 a.m.

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 11:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages 2½–5 years (not yet in kindergarten), and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration begins Oct. 17 at 10:00 a.m.

Reading Pals

Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 4 p.m.

This fun program is for children ages 4–grade 2. Under librarian supervision, teen volunteers will read to children and then they will do a craft together. Registration begins Oct. 18 at 10 a.m.

Preschool Halloween Parade

Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 10:30 a.m.

Children ages birth to 5 (not in kindergarten) and an adult caregiver can join the librarians for this fun Halloween party. Everyone will parade through the Library and receive treats along the way and then enjoy games, snacks and music. Children and caregivers are encouraged to come in costume! Registration begins Oct. 17 at 10:00 a.m.

Halloween Read Aloud and Painting

Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 4:30 p.m.

This spooky program is for children in grades 4 and 5. Join the librarian for a slightly spooky read aloud and then create a Halloween-theme picture on a mini canvas using watercolor paint. Registration begins Oct. 17 at 10 a.m.

Halloween BINGO

Thursday, Oct. 26, at 4:30 p.m.

This holiday BINGO is for children in grades K–5. Play BINGO with your friends and win a small prize. Registration begins Oct. 17 at 10 a.m.

Little HeART of The Scientist

Monday, Nov. 13, at 2:00 p.m.

This program is for children ages 2–5 (not in kindergarten) and an adult caregiver. Children along with programmer Elizabeth Carnaval, will engage in sensory exploration and STEAM fun as they examine scientific principles, experiment with materials and create an (OFTEN MESSY) art project. Registration begins Nov. 7 at 10 a.m.

Mother Goose Storytime

Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 10:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages birth–2½ years and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration begins Nov. 7 at 10 a.m.

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 11:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages 2½–5 years (not yet in kin-

dergarten), and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration begins Nov. 7 at 10 a.m.

Crafts

Wednesday, Nov. 15 10:30

Children ages 3 and 4 and their adult caregiver will come and do a simple craft with a Librarian. This is a 30-minute program. Registration begins Nov. 7 at 10:00 a.m.

Mother Goose Storytime

Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 10:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages birth–2½ years and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration begins Nov. 14 at 10:00 a.m.

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 11:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages 2½–5 years (not yet in kindergarten), and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration begins Nov. 14 at 10:00 a.m.

Monthly LEGO Club

Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 4:00 p.m.

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

Mother Goose Storytime

Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 10:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages birth–2½ years and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration begins Nov. 21 at 10:00 a.m.

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 11:30 a.m.

This fun, interactive storytime is for children ages 2½–5 years (not yet in kindergarten), and an adult caregiver. Join the librarian for 30 minutes of movement, music and literacy. Registration begins Nov. 21 at 10:00 a.m.

Reading Pals

Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 4:00 p.m.

This fun program is for children ages 4-Grade 2. Under librarian supervision, Teen Volunteers will read to children and then they will do a craft together. Registration begins Nov. 21 at 10:00 a.m.

Each program requires a separate registration on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

A separate registration is required for each child you wish to attend these programs.

Please do not register additional children in the comment box as they are not counted by Eventkeeper.

See Eventkeeper for additional fall programming.

Rosh Hashanah challah baking fun at the GCJC

On Saturday September 16, the children at the Garden City Jewish Center were happily engaged in braiding challah bread dough, attending the Rosh Hashanah Children’s service, eating apples dipped in honey, and doing art and craft activities, while waiting patiently as their individual little breads baked and sent wonderful aromas throughout the Temple.

Matt Tittler, alumni of the GCJC Religious School, brought enough challah dough for 35 loaves of bread! With the able assistance of Maggie Tittler, Rachel Kugelmass, and Cheryl Minsky to guide the young bakers in their sticky efforts, everyone eventually was rewarded with a delicious treat to add to the excitement of the holiday.

The Children’s service was led by Carolyn Hoera, GCJC alumni Michael Kupferberg, and Carmela DrossmanSchlossberg (the shofar blaster), and assisted by Deborah Zukerman and

Cheryl Minsky.

To celebrate the sweetness of the New Year, the students and visiting friends also created mosaic apples, scratch board apples, honey jar holders, apple posters, and a “Tikkun Olam” nature gluing, to reflect our hope that this coming year we will all try harder to improve the world!

Religious School at the Garden City Jewish Center is held on Sundays only, from 8:50 a.m.–10:50 a.m. The school’s philosophy is for children to experience hands-on, high-interest activities, while learning about Hebrew, Jewish History, Bible, culture, and holidays.

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

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

Siblings working on an art project.

Three generations enjoying Rosh Hashanah together.

A young GCJC member showing off his bow tie.

A happy family enjoying the holiday festivities.

Never too young to learn to braid a challah.

GCJC Principal Carolyn Hoera enjoying two of her grandkids.

Garden City PTA News

Annual Reflections Competition is Underway

For over 50 years, students have been creating original works of art that Reflect their hopes, their feelings, and worlds. This year’s Reflections theme is “I Am Hopeful

Because…”

The National PTA Reflections Program welcomes students of all grades and abilities to explore and be involved in the arts. Students reflect on a theme and create original works of art in the areas of Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts. Students earn positive recognition for their achievements. Visit www.gardencitypta.org/reflections for details to get your own student started on this year’s entry!

Mark Your Calendars

Grab your calendar to mark down these important upcoming dates & deadlines from across the school district. You can keep an eye on the PTA website and the GCUFSD website “Events” page for even more detail on what’s happening across all seven schools.

• October 3 – Hemlock PTA Meeting, 9:30 a.m.

• October 6 – Stewart PTA Meeting, 9:30 a.m.

• October 9 – School Closed

• October 12 – Stratford PTA Meeting, 9:30 a.m.

• October 13 – Locust PTA Meeting, 9:30 a.m.

• October 17 – Homestead PTA Meeting, 9:30 a.m.

• October 18 – All Schools PTA Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

• October 16–20 – Spirit Week

• October 21 – Homecoming

Your Membership Matters!

We hope every family will support the work of the PTA by becoming a member! Membership does not have to involve large time commitments or extended volunteer programs. We have PTA opportunities that fit every family and every schedule – but membership does have to be renewed every year! Take a minute today to visit www.gardencitypta.org to rejoin for the new 2023–24 school year. While there, click the “Get Involved” tab to see the many volunteer opportunities with the PTA overall, and with your child’s specific schools. We can’t wait to work with you this year!

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Walk For Life raises funds for muscle diseases

When Anthony and Leah Ziniti of Garden City lost their second born child, Caterina Grace, on February 27, 2017, at only three months old, they were determined to honor their late daughter by bringing light to the world even in the darkest of times.

After facing the unimaginable loss and learning of her diagnosis, nemaline myopathy, considered to be one of the most severe muscle disorders faced by children and estimating to occur in 1 in 50,000 births, they chose to embark on a remarkable journey to honor the memory of their beloved daughter and in doing so make a positive impact on the world.

Anthony and Leah established The Caterina Grace Foundation in 2017 and have since raised over $250,000 for children impacted by rare and devastating

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muscle diseases. Each year, the foundation hosts a walk in October with a Halloween theme at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. Children are encouraged to dress up in halloween costumes and enjoy the festivities as they trick or treat along the walking trail.

This year will also feature entertainment from the Long Island Ghostbusters as well as a princess from A Dream is a Wish Parties. The event is family friendly and is a fun gathering to connect with old and new friends, enjoy music, refreshments, raffles, and entertainment for the kids. The donation for participation is $40 for adults and FREE for kids. The walk will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at Eisenhower Park, East Meadow NY. Sign up via our website at www.caterinagracefoundation.com

An early view of the west parlor inside St. Paul’s School at the beginning of the 20th Century. This is what you would have seen as you entered the front door of St. Paul’s and looked to the left. There is a plaque on the wall at the far left to the students who served in the Spanish - American War of 1898. This dates the photo to after that time.

The beautiful bookcase on the far right later would become a small museum with artifacts from St. Paul’s early days on display. When I was working as a photographer there I remember a student’s textbook from 1927 on display. As the story goes, the boy was at the Garden City Railroad Station in May of 1927 waiting for a train to go home for the weekend. Standing there waiting for a train to arrive was Charles Lindbergh. Lindbergh had been staying at the old Garden City Hotel across the street and was waiting for a visit from his mother. The boy asked for an autograph in his textbook and Lindbergh complied. A few days later on May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Airfield on the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean to Paris.

That textbook ended up in that bookcase when it was converted into a museum. Today, its whereabouts are unknown as the building is now completely empty.

Garden City teens earn prestigious Girl Scout Gold award

Kathryn Maloney

Grace Power

Keira Regan

Maria Dalia Kennedy Wilgosz

Ella Pocock

Cristina Seoylemezian

Ryan Sievers

Jaci Licari

Juliana Mitchell

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Garden City teens earn prestigious Girl Scout Gold award

Girl Scouts of Nassau County recently celebrated 55 local Girl Scouts who are members of the 2023 Girl Scout Gold Award class who made a sustainable impact, addressing causes they care about in their communities. Garden City residents Cristina Seoylemezian, Ella Pocock, Grace Power, Gretchen Murphy, Jaci Licari, Juliana Mitchell, Kathryn Maloney, Madeline Mitchell, Maria Dalia, Keira Regan, Ryan Sievers and Kennedy Wilgosz were among 55 Girl Scouts throughout Nassau County who reached this milestone.

“Each of the Girl Scouts who earned their Gold Award this year showed fortitude, diligence and enthusiasm in creating and executing a plan to act on a societal issue. We are very proud and impressed by each of them for reaching their goals and leaving a legacy with their communities,” said Randell Bynum, the CEO of Girl Scouts of Nassau County. “Their dedication is evident and their hard work has touched countless lives. This year, we had Girl Scouts addressing real-life issues such as environmental justice and sustainability, mental and emotional wellness, gender equality in sports, and more. We commend each of them for their important work.”

Girls in grades 9–12 begin their Gold Award journeys by identifying a civic or social issue that holds importance to them. Next, a Girl Scout builds a team to support her project with a mission to create a positive impact in her community. Gold Award projects are coordinated so that they can continue long after girls earn their award by establishing nonprofit organizations, publishing books to be added to school library collections, implementing classroom lessons to be taught for years to come or other initiatives to create lasting change. Through the process, Gold Award Girl Scouts become innovative problem-solvers, empathetic leaders, confident public speakers, and focused project managers, while educating and inspiring others.

For her project, “Mental Health Post-COVID-19,” Cristina addressed the issue of poor mental health, specifically in teens and children, caused by the pandemic and a severe lack of mental health professionals. She taught people about the potential causes and signs of depression and anxiety, as well as coping mechanisms for negative emotions. She also provided free resources to use for mental health support and information. Cristina’s Gold Award project will continue to educate individuals on anxiety, depression, and different coping mechanisms through her social media pages and her website, which contains all of the information

from her presentation.

Through her project, “The EcoArt Project,” Ella implemented an environmentally based art therapy curriculum to address the issue of adolescent mental health while educating children on plastic pollution and biodiversity loss. She partnered with the Ocean Beach Youth Group on Fire Island, where she conducted eco-art workshops educating children on the benefits of engaging in artistic expression to alleviate stress and anxiety, while learning innovative forms of recycling. Ella taught the children how to upcycle plastics to create crafts such as bird feeders, piggy banks, and self-watering planters. Ella’s project will be sustained through the use of her eco-art instruction manual by several youth education and summer camp programs and her online eco-art social media account.

Grace’s project, “Senior Center Games and Brains,” focused on helping senior citizens build relationships and increase their accessibility to books. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many senior citizens became reluctant to leave their homes and interact with others. Grace created programs throughout the Garden City Senior Center to encourage seniors to come together. Word and board games, book chats and Bingo allowed seniors to connect with others. Grace provided senior citizens with guides on how to play board games and have an engaging book chat. She created a presentation about the importance of building relationships, where she included ways for seniors to interact with others.

For her project, “A Sunny Tuesday in September,” Gretchen recognized that her generation, born after 2001, did not have a true understanding of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. She viewed television footage, watched documentaries, and interviewed first responders who survived the rescue efforts. Gretchen created a presentation targeted to middle and high school students to educate them on the history and events of that day. She shared her presentation with Girl Scout troops, peer groups, and high school history classes. Her materials have been adopted by high school teachers for their AP Government curriculum.

Jaci worked with the Association for Children with Down Syndrome (ACDS) for her project “Everyone Can Cook!,” which focused on teaching adults with Down syndrome how to cook easy and fun recipes that they could make with friends and family. She visited an ACDS group home weekly and taught two recipes each time to give the residents all the cooking skills they needed. Jaci’s project is sustained by cookbooks

given to each resident and weekly recipe posts on the ACDS Facebook page.

Juliana’s project, “Using Social Media for Good,” focused on the potential of social media to help young people instead of perpetuate harm. Through a partnership with SmartSocial.com, a website that provides resources about digital citizenship for teenagers, she developed a presentation and pamphlet called “Social Media for Good.” Her work highlighted how to use social media safely, appropriately and purposefully to show one’s best self by focusing on academic, athletic or extracurricular accomplishments. The information was distributed at meetings and fairs to parents and students. Juliana created a social media platform for the Garden City Service Unit of Girl Scouts to distribute Service Unit information. Her presentation and pamphlet are available at guidance departments and local libraries. The Garden City Girl Scout Instagram page continues to promote using social media for good.

Through her project, “Doggie Do’s and Don’ts,” Kathryn developed an interactive program about dog behavior that aimed to teach kids how to develop positive relationships with their pets. She led discussions with children at local schools, parks and libraries to teach them how dogs communicate emotions like anxiety or aggression through body language. She also educated the children on how to stay safe in situations where a dog may attack. Kathryn developed educational resources and created activities that gave participants a chance to test out the information they had learned. She also published a book on dog behavior that is available at her local library, and her resources can be accessed through her project’s website and social media.

For her project, “Learning, Living, Loving: Growing the Game of Field Hockey,” Madeline partnered with USA Field Hockey and her club team, Lasting Legacy, to introduce and develop the game of field hockey for students in second through sixth grade. Madeline’s team helped initiate access to an instructional league which provided the opportunity to learn the sport through match play. She also hosted a clinic for Girl Scouts to learn while playing and interacting with volunteers from her school’s field hockey teams. Madeline’s club team will continue through the instructional league and her school, Garden City High School, will offer ongoing community service via “give back days.”

Through her project, “Food Allergy Awareness,” Maria partnered with Garden City Middle

School to add a lesson to the curriculum about understanding food allergies. She developed worksheets and put pamphlets and educational materials outside of local doctors’ offices and libraries. Maria also started a Facebook group about food allergies, where her educational materials are readily available.

For her project, “Arts Alive,” Keira brought awareness to the importance of art, specifically in schools. She worked with Garden City High School to create its first art club in over 20 years, aiming to educate students on all the different pathways of art. Keira made and presented art history lessons, ran competitions and contests, collected for local organizations and arranged activities with speakers and professional artists to widen the perception of what art is and how it affects us. Keira’s project will continue after she graduates through her club’s existence, social media presence and a website she created.

Ryan Sievers embarked on her project, “Homage to our Historic Homes,” by collaborating with the Garden City Historical Society (GCHS) to emphasize the significance of preserving historic homes in the area. To achieve this goal, Ryan conducted video interviews with homeowners in Garden City, exploring the history and stories behind their homes. Through her project, Ryan gained valuable insight into the importance of historic preservation. Her project’s impact extends beyond its completion, as it is now sustained through the GCHS and Ryan’s Instagram page, @ HomagetoGardenCity.

“Butterfly Gardens,” Kennedy’s project, addressed the issue of monarch butterfly endangerment caused by deforestation and habitat loss. She built a beautiful garden at Eisenhower Park full of specific plants monarch butterflies need to live. She teamed up with Hicks Nurseries to secure the proper plants and materials to make her vision become a reality. Now, her monarch butterfly garden is a nationally recognized way station for the butterflies to stop at during their migratory path. This project will continue to have a long-term impact on the ecosystem due to the unique importance these butterflies have, and it will be supported by having troops maintain the garden.

Girls in grades K–12 can begin their Girl Scout journeys at any age. As girls grow with Girl Scouts, they learn hands-on leadership skills they’ll use to make their mark through the Gold Award and beyond. To join or volunteer, visit www.gsnc. org/join.

Breast cancer survivors to share stories at celebration

Three breast cancer survivors will share their inspiring stories at the annual Celebration of Survivorship of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program on Thursday, October 19, at the Adelphi University, University Center Ballroom in Garden City. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and speakers begin at 5 p.m. A free light supper will be served.

This inspiring and empowering event will also be recorded and posted on social media channels to reach patients who are immunocompromised or who would prefer not to attend an in-person gathering.

To register for this free event or to learn about sponsorship and ad journal possibilities, visit breast-cancer.adelphi.edu.

Speakers are Tanya Crawford, Sabine Hairabedian and Tim Hott.

IN MEMORIAM

Kenneth

Kenneth Paul Ducey, Sr., 83, of Garden City, New York, passed peacefully on September 22, 2023 after a long illness.

Ken was born in Brooklyn on January 19, 1940 to Bernard Ducey and Madeline Strang, immigrants of Lawn and Marystown, Newfoundland. He moved frequently in childhood, spending time in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and briefly in Newfoundland.

Ken was motivated to work at a young age to support his family - he was a doorman at Radio City Music Hall with his brothers Cliff and Jim. A true self-made man, Ken worked his way up from the back rooms of Wall Street to a prominent sales trader at First Boston and a Vice President at BT Brokerage with his impeccable wit, charm, and sense of humor. While on Wall Street, he met the love of his life, Rosemarie Anziano. They married on December 29, 1962 and settled in Rosemary’s hometown of Garden City, where they raised five children. The pair spent their retirement in East Quogue, New York and enjoyed frequent visits from their ten grandchildren. Rosemarie stood steadfastly by his side for 60 years of marriage and never once hesitated or complained to care for him over the course of his illness.

Ken was preceded in death by siblings Bernard Jr., Barbara, James, Joyce, and Clifford. He is survived by

his wife Rosemarie and his brothers Gerald Ducey and Michael Molloy and sister Margaret Molloy. Also, his daughter Karen Ducey and husband Dean Rutz; son Kenneth Ducey, Jr. and wife Kerry Anne (Kenneth III, Christine, Shannon); son Terrence Ducey and wife Sarah Petchell (Marie, Claire, Nicholas); daughter Pamela Casey and husband Shawn (Meredith, Sean, Shannon, Meghan); and son Brian Ducey and wife Susan. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

IN MEMORIAM

Brendan Francis Neligan

Brendan Francis Neligan passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2023. He was 77 years old.

Brendan was born on March 30, 1946 to Charles Neligan and Brida (Patsy) Neligan. He was raised in humble surroundings in Woodside, Queens. He attended Power Memorial Academy where he excelled in baseball and basketball. He later earned a B.A. degree from Manhattan College. He proudly served two years in the US Army and was a decorated Vietnam War Veteran.

He was never cut out for office work and worked as a bartender in Manhattan and The Hamptons. His parents thought nothing good could come from that. They were proved wrong when, through this job, he met the love of his life, Joanne Dolan. They married in November 1979 and moved to Cathedral Gardens where they remain until this day.

Being a married man, he had to get a “Serious Job”. He became a commodity broker on the Commodity Exchange of New York. This suited his innate mathematical ability and stimulated his need for a fast pace of action. He worked on “The Floor” until he retired. Along the way he mentored many younger brokers and took pride in their shared success. It is fair to say that he was known and respected by every commodity broker in New York and became friends with those who shared his

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same values.

He enjoyed sports his entire life and had encyclopedic knowledge of all college and professional sports. He was a fixture at Wheatley Hills Golf Club where he was an accomplished golfer. Rumor has it, he was not bad at cards either. He had many friends at Wheatley and each could be described as “a character”, not a shrinking violet among them.

He felt his crowning achievement in life was raising and nurturing his family. He was very proud of Brendan, Kerry and Brittany. They were raised with Irish Christian values and a strong moral compass. He and Joanne beamed as each child married. Brendan wed Jessica Delaney and has four children (Duke, Hannah, Hailey and Jordan). Kerry married Mike Loree, whom she met while attending Villanova University. They have two children- Cameron and Blake. Brittany married Ronald Roaldsen and have Nellie and Rhys.

With the help of Joanne, his children, grandchildren, and vast network of friends from every walk of life, he achieved what every person strives for: A Life Well Lived.

A wake was held on Tuesday, September 26th at Fairchild Sons Funeral Home in Garden City.

A Funeral Mass was held on Wednesday, September 27th at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Garden City.

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German students help at Ompahfest

THE VIEW FROM HERE

A GOP Rebound?

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

In some ways this seems like the best of times for Republicans in respect of their 2024 prospects, but it remains to be seen if the party can or will take advantage of apparently improved circumstances.

One reason for GOP optimism is the ABC/Washington Post poll that dropped last weekend. The poll’s stunning topline had former President Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden by a stunning 10 points among registered voters.

But many of the internal results of the polls were even more surprising. 44 percent of respondents say they are worse off under the Biden presidency. Only 37 percent approve of Mr. Biden’s performance, with just 30 percent approving of his handling of the economy and 23 percent of his handling of the border. 70 percent believe that Mr. Biden is too old to be President and, rather tellingly, 62 percent of Democrats and Democratic leaning respondents favor Mr. Biden stepping aside in favor of another candidate. On the other hand, Mr. Trump did fairly well with poll respondents, with 48 percent approving of his time in office and 49 percent disapproving, considerably better than he typically did while in office.

BY SUSANNE RUPES, GERMAN TEACHER

On Sunday, September 17th, the Garden City High School German Language Club helped with the events at the Ompahfest held at Plattduetsche Park. The students worked the game booths.

It celebrates German-American culture and is a great kickoff to Oktoberfest. Many bands even came over directly from Germany. German dancing, German games, German food and German souvenirs were found at the event. A fun time was had by all.

You can certainly quibble with the results and methodology of the poll and indeed the Washington Post, one of the poll sponsors, called it an outlier. Certainly, for example, the number of Republicans surveyed in the poll, which equaled the number of Democrats, seems like a high ratio. And even in perfectly designed polls, at least one in twenty have results outside the margin of error.

On the other hand, a few things tend to point in the poll’s direction. Poll respondents said they voted for President Biden in 2020 in roughly the same proportion as the popular vote. Also, the poll is consistent with another poll this week, the Messenger/Harris X survey, also showed a jump to Mr. Trump, who led Mr. Biden by 5 points.

My guess is that even if the poll significantly overstates Mr. Trump’s advantage, it gives considerable sup-

port for the view that Mr. Biden’s overall political position is weakening right now. For one thing, despite the best efforts of a mostly protective media, Republican attacks on Mr. Biden’s age and his ability to be an effective President, have pretty clearly broken through, even among Democrats, who would prefer another nominee. In addition, Republicans have gained some traction with questions about the Biden family finances in the years when he was vice president. A different poll last week showed 40 percent support for Mr. Biden’s impeachment. Other problems that are lessening Mr. Biden’s support include continuing high inflation and gas prices and unchecked immigration, which is now affecting many major urban centers. A lengthy automotive strike could also point up the economic effects of Mr. Biden’s efforts to replace rapidly combustion engine cars with electrical vehicles.

Of course, the Republican position in 2024 is precarious as well. The party will have to cope with Democratic efforts to weaponize the abortion issue in the wake of the Dobbs decision. More fundamentally, assuming that Mr. Trump does end up being the nominee, the success of the GOP race may depend on how the candidate fares, both legally and politically, in the up to four criminal trials that may go forward. Mr. Trump may be able to delay some of these proceedings until after the election, but the effect of even one guilty verdict is a major imponderable.

Meanwhile, however, the Republicans who control the House of Representatives, would do well to strike a more moderate posture in the ongoing budget negotiations. The political reality is that Republicans do not control the White House or the Senate and there are realistic limits to what can be done. Threats of a government shutdown or constant attacks on Speaker Kevin McCarthy simply are not a good look at a time when the political winds are otherwise blowing in the party’s favor.

German bands playing at the festival.

Students volunteering at the game booths.

Meeting explores financing scenarios for St. Paul’s

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factor for somewhere like Garden City is that residents’ income is 248% above the U.S. household income; most AAArated municipalities are at about 120% above the U.S. average.”

“It is your wealth base and socioeconomic factors here that enable you to take on the additional debt – that wealth is the driver of the AAA rating and what makes Garden City’s credit so special,” she explained.

Attorney Richard Tortora of Capital Market Advisors explained the credit quality and cost of capital for the village. He says Garden City is in the enviable position of having the hard-toget top credit rating of AAA. He says it’s important to review the position.

“As the slides (data) presents, there is no greater impact on the cost of capital, or how much money costs you, than what your credit rating is. With the AAA credit rating as of September 21, 15-year bonds would probably come at a cost to you of 3.67%. If indeed you would utilize the top credit rating to finance the most significant project in the village’s history, it will serve you well….If you were in the AA (double A) category instead your cost of capital would jump to 3.91% and for single A it would be at 4.16%; for a BAA it would be 4.62%. It is important to know how the credit categories work as AA1 is one notch below the AAA credit rating, then AA2 and AA3 and beneath that is A with the modifiers and BAA with modifiers – there are 10 credit ratings above investment grade,” Tortora said.

The finance professionals compiled information for Tuesday’s presentation in Garden City with an assumption that the bonds would not be issued this year and probably also not in 2024. He shared the considerations:

“It will take some time for you to figure out what you are doing, and once you do figure it out, we assume the bonds will be issued in 2025. We also made an assumption on what the interest rate would be at that point as we’re currently in a low interest rate environment for tax-exempt bonds. Two to four years ago we would have been looking at extraordinarily low interest rates.”

He looked at cost modeling for the potential of projects that would be financed: an adaptive reuse of the building; a facadism proposal; and full demolition.

Bonds for adaptive reuse, facadism

The finance structures presented were for 15-year general obligation bonds, with a corresponding 15-year PPU (period of probable use) for St. Paul’s determined as a Class B structure which St. Paul’s is to undergo reconstruction. The 15 years is determined by the limit (maximum time) under New York State Local Finance Law.

Another option he outlined would

be a scenario for repaying the debt on 30-year general obligation bonds, therefore lessening the burden on the taxpayers per annum. This would need to be enacted by a special legislative approval to extend the state’s PPU (period of probable use) and restoration of the historic structure should qualify.

Tortora said the potential exists because St. Paul’s is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the programmatic case of reusing the structure, if and when strong community support exists, could compel state legislators to seek a way to ease the tax burden slightly and allow for the 30-year payment plan.

“Just like with a mortgage if you are paying the debt back over 30 years your principal and interest payments will be a lot lower annually over 30 years than 15 years. The village would go to state representatives – NYS Assembly and Senate – and they would need to support it to reduce debt service for village residents….Alternatively rather than issuing debt through the Village of Garden City (municipality) we could issue the debt through a third party or conduit,” Tortora explained.

The other possibility examined for the adaptive reuse or facadism options of St. Paul’s would be 30-year lease revenue bonds. The Nassau County IDA (Industrial Development Agency) was brought up as a potential conduit, because it is not subject to the NYS municipal finance laws.

There’s no 15-year PPU term limit on its bonds and the issuance of a 30-year bond is not unusual.

“The County IDA is an economic development engine that issues debt on behalf of not-for-profit entities. The problem is that it would bring in a new set of players, layering the finance and project. The IDA bonds would be revenue bonds and revenues that are generated by the facility would be used to directly pay the debt service on the bonds. That is very different from primarily real property tax revenues, which is the village’s revenue stream with its regular issuance of general obligation bonds,” Tortora said. To make more points about the credit-worthiness of Garden City, he commented that the wealth in the village among its taxpayer base is “inherently is your real property values.”

“The real property values here are very strong and have held up extremely well, and because they are so strong it makes an impact. Moody’s creates a scorecard for its credit ratings and there are extraneous factors within the scorecard that could make the rating go up or down. Two of the major ‘Garden City factors’ are the extraordinary real property value and the extraordinary income of residents,” he explained.

The Village currently has $25,129,033 of general obligation bonds outstand-

ing. In addition, Garden City anticipates issuing approximately $13 million of general obligation bonds in the 2024 fiscal year, though the total may not be realized by the bond scheduling in Q1.

Treasurer Woo noted that some bonds are currently authorized by action of the Board of Trustees but remain unissued, and even once issued would only cause a “nominal increase, if any, to the village’s current tax levy.”

“Though we’re here speaking five months in advance (of any February 2024 bond issuance), we most likely will not be issuing the full $13 million by February. It will be a portion of that. And the other matter is that we have debt that is dropping off reflected in the Debt Service line of our current village operating budget,” she noted.

Woo says the reductions dropping off at the conclusion of fiscal year 2023-2024 will offset some portions of new debt that will be coming onto the budget. “In the operating budget, we also set aside $4 million to fund a number of projects (through village taxes) but we may not need that amount based on the multiyear capital plan we have. We could also take some of that budgeted funding to offset an increase in the debt service,” she noted.

Shorter term for demolition bonds

For demolition of St. Paul’s, the useful life of the bond would be 10 years to repay debt. The Village would issue the debt to finance the demolition on its own, without seeking the longer-term repayment schedule.

From the village’s bond counsel firm Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, attorney Robert Smith discussed how the village issues debt and the limitations a municipality in New York State faces, governed by municipal finance law and the Constitutional debt limit.

Village bonds typically qualify as tax-exempt bonds; the holder of the bonds is not required to pay tax on interest income received with respect to the bonds. The interest rate for tax-exempt bonds is generally lower than for taxable bonds.

He referenced a list of 111 permitted expenditures listed in local finance laws, and reviewed the contents of a typical bond resolution which the municipal governing body must approve. In general, a two-thirds vote of the board is required on bond resolutions for their approval.

“Once a resolution is adopted and the funds are authorized the proceeds must be used for that purpose, it can not be changed later. There is also a requirement to state the Estimated Maximum Cost of a project, which is the estimate,

max and cost,” Smith shared, before turning to an example.

“If you think a project would come in between $200,000 and $250,000 the prudent thing to do would be to authorize $250,000 and see how the bids come in.

The Estimated Maximum Cost of the project must go into the village’s bond resolution, and that is separate from the principal cost of the bonds,” he noted.

One of the key measures on the financing side is abiding by the 50% rule, which is tied to level debt service.

“Historically we always had a 50% rule which means the debt would not be allowed to bubble – no principal payment can be more than 50% higher than the principal payment of any prior year. With a 20-year bond issue and paying back $100,000 in principal in year one for example, then no later principal payment can be over $150,000. The debt service is worked out only in the 50% level amortization schedule,” he explained.

The second village work session on St. Paul’s will be held at the Senior Center once again, Tuesday, October 3 beginning at 6:30 p.m., and it will also be available live on Zoom.

The subject will include the clarifications from the Westerman Construction (cost estimator) report and the current status of the 1880s landmark building.

The village noted, “Lloyd Westerman of Westerman Construction, Inc. and Stephen Taylor of VAKOTA Architecture, PLLC, will discuss the current condition of the St. Paul’s Building, preliminary cost estimates and adaptive reuse, façadism and demolition project duration. Brendan Mooney and Gary Fishberg of Cullen and Dykman will discuss the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), the St. Paul’s timeline and restrictions on property uses.”

Treasurer Woo and Trustee Sullivan were thankful to present the finance information of the village during Tuesday’s meeting with the staff of the firms that Garden City has worked with for many years.

Preservation of St. Paul’s stained glass windows a priority

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meeting a bid for the removal and proper, climate-controlled storage of the stained glass windows inside St. Paul’s was awarded to LoDuca Associates of Blue Point, New York, for $64,656. Funding came from the village Capital Budget.

At the time, Village Administrator Suozzi commented that the windows will be taken down from the walls inside the building, crated and stored “until a future use of them is determined.”

However at the September 13th meeting he reported that the contractor (the low bidder on the stained glass preservation) was unable to meet the insurance requirements of the village for the work involved.

Suozzi reports that the same careful preservation and storage goal remains. The last few years of St. Paul’s stabilization efforts focused on structural components of the building, and that planning preceded two years of changeover for the full Village Board. He noted the way “everything went on pause” for stained glass preservation during the last 30 months.

Mayor Carter Flanagan said the windows are a priority, with no connection to the October 21 Community Poll on the fate of the historic St. Paul’s main building. She was adamant that the preservation of the stained glass windows would not indicate a direction on the future of the building on Stewart Avenue.

“We do recognize the importance of it and the care that needs to be taken, and we are moving on this. I also want to assure residents that this decision on the stained glass at St. Paul’s has come up as a universal recommendation, regardless of what decision is ahead on the St. Paul’s building. This was what was recommended that the windows be taken out and safeguarded. These efforts that began years ago are unrelated to the upcoming St. Paul’s opinion poll,” Mayor Carter Flanagan announced.

Stained glass preservation firm

Administrator Suozzi went into details of his multiple conversations with specialists in the preservation of historic stained glass windows.

The first stained glass specialist Suozzi discussed St. Paul’s around 2017 and 2018, prior to the stabilization work, was Branchburg, New Jersey-based Femenella & Associates and 55-year industry veteran Arthur J. Femenella Sr. He was the past chairperson of the Restoration Committee of the Stained Glass Association of America, as well as past Restoration Editor for Stained Glass Quarterly. Since that time, Femenella passed away in July of 2022, and Administrator Suozzi more recently spoke with his son Arthur J. Femenella Jr.

He reported to the board that Femenella & Associates in the mix present Garden City with “the right team” to help him gather all the information for a renewed effort to save and store the windows.

“A few years ago I spoke with Mr. Femenella (Sr.) directly and the staff member he initially sent out to look at the windows at St. Paul’s. At the time, they gave us a price to remove the nine windows in the range of $70,000; we had not yet resolved some other issues of the building’s interior such as abatement or where the crates containing these windows would be stored. When this started up again, when we were interviewing candidates for the village clerk role, Mayor Carter Flanagan and Deputy Mayor (Lawrence) Marciano with our HR director/Secretary to the Board Courtney Rutt Rosenblatt and myself talked about the efforts again. Now I have reached out to multiple stained glass vendors – not those who do residential stained glass, but the hardcore commercial consultants, ones who work on major projects the likes of St. Patrick’s Cathedral or Notre Dame,” Suozzi explained.

He referenced some details and nuances of the conversations he’s had to date with the stained glass experts, including Femenella Jr. and professionals in the Midwest. Others consulted for the St. Paul’s stained glass windows were Walter Beal of CNY who managed and oversaw the stabilization work for St. Paul’s and Lloyd G. Westerman, principal of Westerman Construction Co. which has served as cost estimator for St. Paul’s. The village has also discussed the windows in St. Paul’s with art appraisal firm MIR Appraisal Services Inc. of Chicago.

Both Beal and Westerman have recommended that Garden City keep trying to work with Femenella & Associates, and Femenella Jr. offered Administrator Suozzi a visit so they can appraise the stained glass upon inspection. “We can have an independent appraisal of the stained glass or have Mr. Femenlla do an appraisal as a part of the work,” Suozzi mentioned.

Engagement of Femenella & Associates could come up on an October Village Board meeting agenda. But the village’s homework to preserve the windows is already underway as of this month as Suozzi shared other details in his update.

“I spoke with Mr. Femenella Jr. this morning, and we reviewed items such as the sizes of crates, what the packing materials are, the weight and things to prepare the windows for storage. I reached out to Mr. Beal, Mr. Femenella and the Very Rev. Dean Sniffen at the Cathedral of the Incarnation about storage facilities and we understand that the storage facilities do not need to be museum-level quality, but they must keep the

stored items between 65 and 75 degrees with average to low humidity, and they of course must be safe and secured. Crating of the glass windows will be key and they must have copious ventilation, with no poly materials used. The team will provide information on the dimensions we need,” Administrator Suozzi reported.

The next step he noted is researching choices of storage facilities for the stained glass. Suozzi has indicated that only facilities within a 50-mile radius of Garden City would be manageable. Beal from CNY will be providing some storage facility options to evaluate, though Suozzi mentioned one current proposal for $104,000 to store the nine vertical windows.

Suozzi also told the board about a special piece of stained glass that is a skylight of St. Paul’s, 10 feet by 14 feet, without the window fittings. Femenella has requested some details to help the village with assessing the storage needs for this piece.

Will abatement be needed?

In addition to a storage location, Mayor Carter Flanagan said another piece to the puzzle will be ruling out any further needs to abate parts of the windows or their framing in St. Paul’s. One of the exclusions to preserving the historic glass would be if the windows are abated, and the contractor working on this – as Suozzi described the guidance he received from Femenella & Associates – needs to know the windows’ status on asbestos and its removal. The specifications to test the windows for asbestos were provided by Femenella, and then the village crafted an RFP for a company to perform this on the nine windows.

“Our Engineering department and Public Works Superintendent John Borroni reached out to four vendors but only one has responded, so we have an $8,500 quote to test all the nine windows for asbestos abatement – the windows are not all the same vintage and we do not know if somebody could have repaired the caulking around them with a modern product at any time in the last five decades. If no abatement needs to be done on the glass then we can come to the Board with a proposal on the windows’ removal. If there is abatement required we will need to know how much and we can put out an RFP on that,” Suozzi said.

Costs considered

Trustee Bruce Torino asked some questions that do not currently have answers: what would the cost be of storing the stained glass windows (over any period of time) and if they are to be placed back into St. Paul’s, what might that cost?

Administrator Suozzi said he believes it would take just as much labor to uncrate the stained glass windows and put them back into St. Paul’s at any later date. He said it has the potential to cost more than the initial removal and safekeeping depending on where the next iteration of their use will be at the historic building, and whether or not that involves an adaptive reuse with different structures around the windows.

Trustee Torino said he recalls the fable of Humpty Dumpty falling from the wall and said the village should be aware that stained glass would probably be cumbersome to work with to manage a retrofitting and make sure all is done with precision.

“Assuming the $104,000 is allocated towards storing the windows, we would also need to learn the cost of shoring up the spaces where the windows were occupying in St. Paul’s. We also need to consider the costs of storage as candidly the storage of the windows would at least take a number of years, through the process of SEQRA (State Environmental Quality Review Act),” Torino said.

According to Suozzi, the cost of boarding up the window spaces at St. Paul’s would be included in the contract for a removal and storage process. The storage cost can be determined once the right facility to store the windows in is identified.

Administrator Suozzi shared some specific aspects that he has learned about regarding stained glass preservation.

outdoor learning spaces, innovation labs, library restorations, and security upgrades, among other things. I can’t see the necessity and high costs of St. Paul’s in providing additions to any of the above activities when there are so many available now.

The final project when chosen will probably be financed using bonds and bans over some period of time. The money to pay for this debt will most likely come from an increase in property taxes (a 2% increase for each million dollars of added debt) and/or an increase in village fees for permits and violations and/or a decrease in village services or a combination of all three.

Bob Orosz

October 21st ballot chaos

To the Editor:

In last week’s GC News, Letters, I stated that the long anticipated poll should be delayed owing to poor design and wording, and incomplete facts and cost estimates. As it stands now, we may not be able to declare a clear winner and loser amongst the three principal ballot choices: Option One, preserve 100% of the building with a community center; or preserve partially, also, part of Option One, via façadism whereby the front is preserved and sports fields or a smaller community center; Or Option Two, demolish the building completely and replace it with either trees and grass or a town park for all to enjoy.

There are endless hypothetical outcomes from the poll which one could construct. Here’s one from me:

Option One gets 52% of the votes; Option Two garners 48%. Is Option One the overall poll winner? Not necessarily! This is because we simply do not know the “mix” of why voters chose #1. That is, did they prefer partial, or complete, preservation? So, with three choices in the running, two are in Option One and one in Option Two. That’s simply not fair and objective.

For argument’s sake, let’s assume that Option One voters were divided 50:50--half for each of the parts. This would be 26% of the overall vote -- 52% divided by two. Now we can see the dilemma for all observers: A person could say that: demolition won with 48% of the total vote. OR some could state that 52% of residents voted to save the building -- partially or totally.

Now What? Do we have a new vote with better designed language? Let’s say, ask voters to rank their choices amongst the three. Unfortunately, this plan of a three-way race could result in no one getting a majority. Suppose the “pie” divides 40% 35% 25%? A nightmare! The Board of Trustees would have to devise a new method to obtain residents’ views. As of now they do not have one.

Finally, congratulations to the Board

for creating such miserable rules and verbiage and a potential “crash-landing” for the much-anticipated poll which was intended to settle the 30-year debate on the fate of St. Paul’s. Close study of the design of the poll should conclude that it favors preservation. In fact, if Option Two gets over 50% of the overall vote, that choice should be declared the winner. There could even be a strong victory for demolition-- say 60%+. We’ll see. It’s too bad that the Board rejected the idea of hiring a professional polling organization. They would have helped to ask residents questions about how and why they voted. Polling organizations were rejected because it would cost thousands of dollars. Bad decision in my view.

For what it is worth, my vote is for demolition, as it has been for several years. Based on my conversations with literally hundreds of residents, simply stated, residents told me-- enough is enough! -- of doing nothing for 30 years since GC purchased the building. One last reminder. The vote result must be approved by our Trustees! They have the power to reject the will of GC residents. That would cause chaos and be disgraceful.

George M. Salem

P.S: Last week I asked for a delay of the vote to learn of new information that could clarify the current murkiness.There are two town halls upcoming which might help residents and myself make more intelligent decisions.

The meetings are: Sept 26th on financing the St Paul’s project; and Oct. 3rd when cost estimator Westerman provides new numbers for his prior work.

Getting real

To the Editor:

At the Village presentation event Tuesday evening discussing debt, finance and costs associated with St Paul’s I say Praise the Lord and pass the 23 pages of solid data delivered, by a “Veracity Express” of clear information demolishing the unrealistic (perhaps fairytale) numbers put out by the defunct Committee members such as the head of Finance, and later by some Alliance members and their minions. No wonder this “congregation” has castigated the Mayor for months with malevolent accusations totally unworthy of belief because now this day, a day of reckoning, was a coming.

In contrast no one could ever really question this Mayor’s work effort and ethics as a lawyer, judge and mayor.

Kudos to the Mayor, the Board, particularly Trustee Mike Sullivan (who moderated the event), and the speakers, Treasurer, Irene Woo, bond counsel, Hawkins, Delafield & Wood and CMAfinancial advisors armed with credible data, generated by hard work, for presenting valuable commodities known as honest and truth.

To this point specifically, some zealot preservationists have said demolition itself would cost $32m. The reality, turns out it is $13.6m.! A park obviously would be an additional cost. Note: The Board did not seek cost estimate of park. Glad they didn’t because demolition could lead to and encompass saving the clocktower or front entrance archway as part of a historic park and include reasonably sized community center within a park! (Check out the one on Fairmount Blvd as part of St. Anne’s. Less than $5m). Check out the language within the demolition ballot option, see what I mean? A vote for demolition tells the Board “yess”, explore these ideas. Do it. Please.

The defunct Committee put out an outrageous cost for facade treating it as the unwanted stepchild of preservation. Reality is cost is much lower than jacked up $100m plus figures put out by the defunct Committee last March 13. at the Town Hall and at the Board meeting Mar. 16. We should get realistic numbers for the ballot information sheet as informed by the upcoming Westerman event on Oct. 3. (Note: there was a serious discussion about this between the Mayor and several trustees at the meeting, August 30 when approval of funds to pay Westerman for additional work and his appearance next week was had).

Somehow the defunct Committee never developed fundamental operating and maintenance numbers for the renovated building but such, of course, would have conflicted with their too cheap resident tax cost expense wouldn’t it? Now we have some ideas about that. Mr. Blake, “our Rec. guys”, touched on it as did the dais speakers.

Now we have bond costs for demolition, 10 years, and for preservation, 15, or 30 years duration with scenarios revealed clearly and transparently, not by simply by an unexplained one or two word term as back last March. And now residents can calculate the cost impact applicable to themselves, Hallelujah!

So if you have not yet seen and heard the outstanding presentation, do so, it’s a smash hit!

S.

G. Gorray

Senseless demise of St. Paul’s

To the Editor:

While I am not looking to make enemies but as one of the leading professional preservationists in the country, I feel compelled to bring some things to light.

The biggest enemy here is not the poor defenseless building, it’s the sheer arrogance and the outdated stupidity that is driving and diverting what is simple solution to a serious costly blunder that will undoubtedly will lead to a permanent indelible blemish on Garden City for generations to come. It is comparable to racism. If discrimination were legally applicable to buildings, this

would be an obvious violation that a blind person can see.

Preservation since its inception has come a long way and even though it has more to go, it is almost now a household mainstream part of our culture. In other countries this would never get to this point.

I have watched this debacle go sideways and backwards for nearly 40 years which is most of my professional career and more than half the median age of the residents in GC. This unfortunate costly and completely unnecessary direction this is headed is nothing less than moronic and outright stupid and is avoidable if handled sensibly.

Next to the demise of Penn station this is up there and in que for being one of the second most preservation blunders in the history of this country. We are all still feeling the fallout from Penn station and no matter how much money they throw at that after the fact it is too late and it will never be right. The core issue is simply being avoided and purposely sidestepped which is fully correctable and should be primarily dealt with as the priority. Once that is solved, the successful future for the building and GC will be enshrined instead of getting permanent black eyes that will never go away.

If we can put men on the moon and have iPhones, we can undoubtedly turn this back into the shining jewel for everyone that it deserves and actually is. It is not hard to do. Is it the hands of shortsightedness and unsophisticated minds and needs better stewardship or is the old saying true? “When it comes to government and something does not make sense, then you know that someone is making money”. Is this what is driving a sideways agenda?

Evan Blum

Happy 100th anniversary

To the Editor:

Happy 100th anniversary to the team at the Garden City News. Your dedication and hard work have made this newspaper a trusted source of news and information for the community. Here’s to many more years of success.

Vincent J. Simone

Mail-in voting

To the Editor:

On September 21, 2023, Newsday reported that Governor Hochul issued an executive order bringing back mailin voting.

Absentee-Voting with Voter ID: Yes!

Mail-in Voting: No!

The latter opens doors to cheating and all kinds of other dubious transactions. Didn’t the national elections of 2020 teach us anything?

There are ways to increase the voting potential. For instance, free bussing of handicapped and elderly people to the voting place. All other eligible people,

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

if they have the urge to vote, will find a way to go to their voting booth.

A new variant of covid 19 is in the offing. I’m sure some election specialists are already working behind doors to create a new pandemic for next year. Wasn’t mail-in voting a beautiful match with the last pandemic?

Governor Hochul, the country, especially New York, is in a mess. Why don’t you stop the ongoing influx of illegals?

Eliminate the status quo “Sanctuary City.” It doesn’t work! To get some relief, you seem to be now eager to give illegals work permits. Thus, the illegals become

part of the system. One could argue that they are now entitled to obtain mail-in vote sheets. I hope not!

Governor Hochul, you are representing all New Yorkers. Just because quite a few programs the Democrats implemented do not meet people’s expectations, you don’t have to introduce rules and regulations to give the candidates of the Democrats a head-start in the forthcoming election.

Let’s work together and make the US a better place to live.

Heinz Mayer

THE MAYOR’S UPDATE

mcarterflanagan@gardencityny.net

From page 26

Visit the St. Paul’s page for more information.

Welcome Village Clerk Kelly Galanek

We officially welcomed Kelly Galanek as our new Village Clerk this week. We thank Karen Altman for her many years of dedicated service to this Village and appreciate her extended consulting services to help Ms. Galanek with the transition.

Ms. Galanek can be reached at kgalanek@gardencityny.net or 516-4654051.

Residential / Business Water Service Line Identification Survey

As a reminder, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requiring the Village Water Department to create an inventory of all water service line materials within the Village by October 2024. In order to more accurately review customer-side information, the Village is asking for residents/businesses to fill out a quick survey regarding the material of the water service line that is viewable by your incoming water service. Please access the survey by clicking on the following link: https:// arcg.is/PnDCn Please complete this survey at your earliest convenience. Your participation will help the Village save resources in not having to review additional historical documentation as part of the lead service line identifica-

tion program.

Fire Safety Prevention Day

Residents are invited to attend Garden City Fire Prevention Day and Open House on Sunday, October 15 at 12:30 p.m. at Fire Headquarters. This year’s theme is “Cooking safety starts with YOU! Pay attention to fire prevention” is the theme for Fire Prevention Week, which is celebrated October 8 - 14, 2023.

Happening in Garden City

Saturday, September 30th

10:00 a.m. Defensive Driving Course a the Library. Must register.

Monday, October 2nd

1:30 p.m. Monday Movie Matinée: Empire of Light at the Library

Tuesday, October 3rd

4:00 p.m. Teen Advisory Board Meeting at the Library

6:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Information Session on Preliminary Cost Estimates and Legal Considerations at the Senior Center and via Zoom

Wednesday, October 4th

6:00 p.m. Planning Commission Meeting at Village Hall

Thursday, October 5th

9:00 a.m. Senior Health Expo at the St. Paul’s Recreation Complex

11:15 a.m. Yoga with Maggie at the Senior Center

7:30 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting at Village Hall and via Zoom

THE OFFICE CAT

From page 27

responded to multiple reports of fallen tree limbs.

Vehicle damaged

Garden City Police investigated a report of a vehicle being damaged by unknown means while parked on Kensington Road on September 24th.

Tree limb removed

Garden City Police removed a tree limb blocking the roadway on Washington Avenue on September 24th.

Cell phone switch

A resident’s identity was stolen and used in an attempt to switch his cellphone account provider to another provider.

Unlocked door

Garden City Police responded to a residence for an alarm on September 24th and found the rear door unlocked. Upon investigation of the premises, it was determined all was in order.

Unlawful transfer

Upon investigation, on September 25th Garden City Detectives arrested a 36-year-old male for allegedly unlawfully transferring money from a business’s account into his own account.

Suspended registration

Two 7th Street motorists were charged with driving with suspended registrations on September 25th.

Excessive speed

A Stewart Avenue motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed on September 25th.

False alarm

GCFD and GCPD responded to a residence on September 25th for a fire alarm and determined the cause was

construction.

Scofflaw impounded

A vehicle, deemed a scofflaw by the Garden City Village Court due to unpaid tickets, was impounded from Kellum Place on September 25th.

Burnt food

Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to a New Hyde Park Road building on September 25th and determined the cause to be burnt food.

Smoke odor

The GCFD and GCPD responded to a Franklin Avenue building on September 25th for an odor of smoke. Firefighters cleared the area and rendered it safe.

Another construction alarm

The GCFD and GCPD responded to a residence for a fire alarm on September 26th and determined the cause was construction.

Suspended license

A Nassau Boulevard motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and passing a red traffic light signal on September 26th.

Commercial alarm

Garden City Police officers responded to a commercial building for an alarm on September 26th and found an unlocked door. Upon investigation of the premises, all appeared to be in order.

Unlicensed operation

A Rockaway Avenue motorist was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed in a school zone on September 26th.

Power outage

On September 26th the GCFD and GCPD responded to a residence for a fire alarm and determined the cause was a local power outage.

Thunder Walker 7s victorious in Bethpage

The rain cleared just in time for the Thunder Walker 7s to take the field against the Bethpage Golden Eagles and secure their first win of the season!

The Thunder came out to a roaring start with a touchdown on their first drive. The score was 12-0 at the half with Branson Pepicelli (7) scoring both TDs, assisted by perfect handoffs by QB Declan Walker (9), taking snaps from Center Harris Delaney (20), and excellent blocks from the offensive line.

Great defensive efforts by Graham

Baebler (24), Bradon Connolly (72), Ciaran Manley (5) and Anthony Canner (30), with tackles by Danny Eng (16), Lincoln Franzella (44), Patrick Gomoka (6), James Immordino (2), Branson Pepicelli (7), and Alexander Virzera (17), held Bethpage to 6 points as they won the match-up with a score of 12-6. This Sunday, the Thunder Walker 7s look to keep the momentum going as they take on the Oyster Bay/Bayville Generals at home on Stewart Field at 9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Thunder!

Alexander Virzera (17) runs the ball as Marco Manginello (42) looks to hold off Bethpage defenders. Jack Chiara (26) runs the ball for the extra point attempt.

Branson Pepicelli (7) takes the ball down the field for his first of 2 TDs.

Harris Delaney (20) snaps the ball to QB Declan Walker (9).

Patrick Hannan (87) executes a big run down the field.

Graham Baebler (24), Ryder Candan (25) and Braden Connolly (72) hold the line.

FOR SENIORS

Garden City’s Senior Center is now open and all activities have resumed. Please visit the Senior Center Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for further information on activities and events!

Christmas Tea and Tour

Recreation and Parks will sponser a trip for Garden City seniors to Old Westbury Gardens for a tour and tea on Wednesday, December 13

The recreation bus departs at 10:30 from across the street from the Senior Center. The cost per person will be $22.50, checks only made payable to “Old Westbury Gardens”

In order to reserve your spot you MUST make your reservation and bring payment to the front desk and the Senior Center by Friday, October 13.

Want to Play Chess?

“Chess4Community” has graciously offered to give free chess lessons to our seniors. This program will begin on Wednesday, September 8, and run for four weeks. The one-hour class will be held at the Senior Center at 3 p.m. This program will be run by USCF players. For further information or to register

for this program please call the Senior Center at 385-8006 or come down and join in!

Exercise Schedule at the Senior Center

Our Senior Center is back to a “regular” schedule with many classes to tone, strengthen, and stretch your bodies. These classes are open to Garden City residents ages 60 or older. Here are the classes we offer:

Mondays

Chair Exercise with Felicia at 10 a.m.

Tuesdays

Chair Yoga with Maggie at 11:15 a.m.; Line or Chair Dancing with Felicia at 2:30 p.m.

Wednesdays

Chair Exercise with Felicia at 10 a.m.

Thursdays

Yoga with Maggie at 11:15 a.m.; Chi Kung with Andrea at 1:15 p.m.nominal charge

Fridays

Chair Exercise with Felicia at 10 a.m.; Resistance Bands at 11 a.m.

Chair Yoga with Maggie at 12:15 p.m. For further information, please contact the Senior Center at 385-8006.

Seniors Duplicate Bridge Results

The winners of the Monday, September 25, 2023 games:

North/South:

1st Place: Nick Basile and Bill Draybk

2nd Place: Mickey Norton and Athena Philippides

East/West:

1st Place: Tommie Dodge and Terry Schoenig

2nd Place: Grace Basile and Joan Cowie

Garden City lacrosse teams honored by town

Garden City High School’s boys and girls 2023 lacrosse teams were presented with banners for winning the New York State Championship and Long Island Championship, respectively. The signs were presented by the Town of Hempstead who was represented by Supervisor Don Clavin, Councilman Thomas Muscarella, Town Clerk Kate Murray and Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll. On hand from the Garden City Public School District were

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kusum Sinha, Assistant Superintendent for Business & Finance Dana DiCapua, GCHS Principal Kevin Steingruebner and Athletic Director Ed Ramirez.

“Thank you to the Town of Hempstead for the signs and for recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of our lacrosse teams,” Sinha said. “We can’t wait to see what this school year holds for our amazing student athletes.”

Photos courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

Garden City Men’s Baseball

The Garden City Men’s Baseball team will be holding informal workouts this fall for new players for the 2024 season. All interested players who have

turned 35 years of age by the end of 2024 are welcome. Please contact John Sorensen at gcbaseball@optonline.net for more information.

The Garden City Boys Lacrosse team received a championship sign from Town of Hempstead officials for their 2023 New York State Championship.

The Garden City Girls Lacrosse team received a championship sign from the Town of Hempstead officials for their 2023 Long Island Championship.

LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Notice of Formation of ESTENF LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 2023-07-25. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of Limited Liability Company (LLC) upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY should mail process to InCorp Services Inc: One Commerce Plaza - 99 Washington Ave Suite 805-A Albany NY 12210. Purpose: Any lawful purpose

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Thunder Stoller11s battle the Braves

The Thunder Stoller 11s clashed with their long-time rival, the Bellmore Braves, this past Sunday at muddy Newbridge Road Park. Unfortunately for the Thunder, the Braves outlasted them 14-12 in what was a battle for the ages.

who gained 53 yards on only 12 carries.

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After falling behind 14-0 in the first half, the Thunder rallied for 12 unanswered points on touchdown runs by Landon Stoller and Dylan Vaillant in the second and fourth quarters, respectively. The Thunder offense was led by offensive linemen: Patrick Hegmann, Colin Slevin, Leo Delaney, Michael Kennedy, Zach Argenziano, Matthew Garufi, and JB Lattuca, who was awarded the Thunder Game Belt for his efforts on the afternoon. Also contributing to the Thunder offensive attack was Peter Hamilton,

The defense showed heart and grit, shutting out the Bellmore Braves in the second half of the game. The defensive charge was led by firsttime Thunder players, Gianiel Galarza, Matthew Lyons, Anthony Oppedisano, and Ryan Hook, each of whom collected multiple tackles during the contest. Vaillant led the team with 11 tackles, earning him the War Hammer.

Will Fruzzetti, the Savage Player of the Game, and Nate Kong, the Gauntlet award recipient, were integral in the Thunder’s effort on Sunday. The Thunder look to get back into the win column this Sunday, October 1st, as they battle the Seaford Broncos. Kickoff is at 12:30 p.m. at Garden City Community Park. Go Thunder!!

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NASSAU COUNTY BIDS

Sealed bids MUST be  RECEIVED BY AND DELIVERED TO:

PURCHASING DIVISION Inc. Village of Garden City    351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, NY 11530    between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM,

UNTIL 11:00 AM EDT

THURSDAY, OCT 12, 2023 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing the following:

PRECAST CATCH BASINS

Specifications, Form of Bid, and other information may be obtained from the office of the Purchasing Division at the above address or you may download the bid specifications from the New York State Contract Reporter website at the following web address:    https://www.nyscr.ny.gov/ contracts.cfm

This bid specification will be listed under the Agency Name of:    Inc. Village of Garden City

Catherine Reynolds

Purchasing Agent

Dated:09/29/23

Peter Hamilton on the move.

Dylan Vaillant scored one of the team’s two touchdowns.

Game award winners Will Fruzetti, Nate Kong, Dylan Vaillant, and JB Lattuca.

September 29, 2023

New Brunswick Roadtrip: Mesmerizing Hopewell Rocks

BY KAREN RUBIN WITH DAVE E. LEIBERMAN, LAINI MIRANDA & ERIC LEIBERMAN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE WWW.GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

What does it mean that the Bay of Fundy “has the highest tides in the world?” Until you actually walk on the ocean floor one hour, then scurry back to kayak through openings in the sea stacks which have turned into sea caves the next, it is hard to wrap your head around.

And no place demonstrates the drama, the power of what it means to have the “highest tides in the world” as at Hopewell Rocks, the stellar attraction of New Brunswick, Canada.

We have been traveling along the Bay of Fundy Coastal Road, starting in St. Andrews, where the incoming tide nipped at our feet; we had to dash off Ministers Island before the sand bridge was submerged; we saw the force of the tide at the Reversing Falls in St. John, boats laying on the ocean floor until the tide returns in Alma; and at Cape Enrage, experienced once again how a rocky beach where we had just been walking, seemingly moments later, was totally submerged. Now at Hopewell Rocks, we see more intensely, what “highest tide in the world” means.

Depending on where you are on the Bay, the water level difference between low and high tide can be anywhere from 35 to 56 feet (equivalent to a five-storey building). Compare this to the most parts of world, where the average tidal water differential is 6-8 feet. In Hopewell Rocks, the tidal

change is 46 to 56 feet, depending upon the season, moon phase, sun and stars, even asteroids, and stormy weather.

There are two high tides and two low tides every day in the Bay of Fundy with a tide change every six hours and 12 minutes. It doesn’t come in like a tsunami, but flows in, rising one foot every five minutes which is faster than you realize. Consider this: A six-foot person standing on the beach with the water just up to the edge of their toes will be completely under water 30 minutes later.

The amount of water – 160 million tons - that comes into the Bay of Fundy for one tide change is enough to fill the Grand Canyon twice. With two tide changes each day, that is

enough water coming into the bay each day to fill the Grand Canyon four times.

Or consider this: the amount of water that comes into the Bay of Fundy for each tide change is equal to what flows over Niagara Falls in one year and nine months.

With this in mind, we know we have to arrive at Hopewell Rocks by 8:50 am, a 35 minute drive from Alma, in order to have time to literally walk on the ocean floor amid the famous “Flowerpot Rocks” – enormous free-standing rock formations or sea stacks that have trees growing on top - and walk through the openings that have been carved out, before the tide comes in. (“Ripley’s Believe It Or Not dubbed them the

Flowerpot Rocks,” Neil Hodge at New Brunswick Tourism, who organized our itinerary, said.)

We meet Johnathan, our guide for an interpretive tour, who takes us for a brief visit in the Interpretive Center which explains the geologic phenomenon, but only briefly before we go down to the ocean floor. We will only have access until 11:15 am.

The first view, from the top of the staircase is dramatic – you see these famous Flowerpot Rocks and sea cliffs, with the people looking so tiny. The beach extends for almost 2 miles.

“The Bay of Fundy is an anomaly – a series of coincidences that have added up to create our miracle,” Johnathan tells us. “The Bay is the perfect length, width, size and shape for this to work, and a perfect storm in the last Ice Age. The glacier formed rock and when it melted, 160 billion tons of salt glacier filled the Bay and over time, pushed the rocks together (conglomerate).

The shape and length of the Bay (the Bay extends 200 miles) is like a bathtub – the water in the bay doesn’t have enough time to level out with the ocean – the only place to move is up. Other places have a slack tide – when the highest and lowest tide stops. [We saw this in St. John, at the Reversing Falls, where the slack tide would last 20 minutes] Here, there is never slack – a micro second at the highest point when the tide pushes back against the ocean.” Here at Hopewell Rocks, the average tidal change is 46.2 ft, going as high as 56 ft.

You can walk on the beach 3 hours before low tide and three hours after

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Lovers Arch, the most famous and popular formation at Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick’s most popular attraction © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear. com

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(tourists think they can only cross at one time). The tide flows in at the rate one foot per minute, horizontally, one foot per 4-7 minutes vertically.

The interesting shapes of the sea stacks are because they consist of compacted sedimentary conglomerate that erodes at different rates. “What is inside the conglomerate weighs more than on right than on the left,” which is why it can collapse.

The daily ebb and flow, rush and crush of all this water carves the sea stacks and many seem to precariously balance, likely to collapse within only a matter of a decade or two. Imagine that. These rock formations have been carved over millennia and may be at the end of their exostence. In fact, we see the crumbling, the cliff face collapse – areas are sectioned off. Geology is an ongoing process, and it isn’t necessarily slow motion over millennia, millions or billions of years, but in a moment.

There are barricades around areas where there have been rockfalls, and we see numerous examples of boulders that have fallen into crevices, and precariously balanced boulders.

Many of these formations have names related to their shape – Elephant (since it split in two, Ella and Phant), Bear, ET, Jay Leno, Dinosaur, Motherin-Law.

The most popular – and famous – formation is Lovers Arch, named because the two formations lean next to each other and if one falls, so does the other; they are only still standing now because of this co-dependency. “It’s the most romantic spot,” Johnathan says, adding that there is at least one proposal a week here, and sometimes weddings.

The beach extends 2.4 km, depending on the tide. We see Tide Sweepers at cut off points, who begin to herd people back off the beach as the tide begins to roll in. There is actually an emergency tower for those who find themselves trapped.

We walk through Castle Cove where there are four caves, Diamond Rock, and come to a skinny Sentinel Rock, which Johnathan tells us, may fall in the next 20 years or perhaps 200 years.

These rock formations are not even that old (at least when we compare to the 350 million year old fossils we found just down the road at Cape Enrage.

Hopewell Rocks were formed from glacial action 6000-10,000 years ago. And it seems that even on a daily basis, they are eroded just a little bit more. Johnathan says that some believe this park will last 2000 years, but some of the formations may be gone in just 20, like Sentinel Rock.

Johnathan points out rockweed growing on the rocks – you can eat the bulbs (seed pockets – delicious!). The bladder wrack (seaweed), yields aloe which is the most marvelous moisturizer, with 200 times more collagen than many commercial skin products (we try it).

We see peregrine falcons nesting in the rock faces.

The water is notably brown (not blue) because the motion of the 160 million tons of water, mixing with silt from the mud flats. “The water is brown here but 20 km away, in Moncton, it is blue because of shellfish that filter the soil. You won’t find shells here.

But the nutrient-rich mud flats produce another amazing sight: Hopewell Rocks is on the flight path of sandpiper birds migrating from the Arctic to South America for winter - hundreds of thousands of sandpipers, 35% of the world’s population– stop to feed in the Bay of Fundy for three weeks in late August/early September each year. The huge mud flat that extends for miles teams with billions of microscopic mud shrimp. The sandpipers feast and double their body weight, then fly 72 hours direct to South America without stopping. “We are heavy into conservation, sustainability so we don’t want kids or anybody to walk in the mudflats, killing

the microscopic mudshrimp, the food source for the birds. A size 10 shoe, if they walk on mudflat, imprint would kill 10,000 mudshrimp.”

Speaking of food, we rush back to the cafeteria in the Visitors Center to get something for lunch (you can take a shuttle or walk the 15 minutes) before racing over to get to our two-hour sea kayaking tour with Baymount Adventures by 11:50 am, to get outfitted, get oriented, and get to the sea kayaks on the rock beach (everything is very time dependent) for “The Highest Tidal Paddling Experiences on Earth.”

It is the most amazing experience to paddle right up to the giant “flowerpot” rocks, sea cliffs, twisting and turning through small tunnels and narrow passageways in these amazing rock formations which we had just walked around on the ocean floor.

Our guides are concerned about the strong winds today, but as we paddle, a fog picks up over Nova Scotia which dampens the wind, so we have a wonderfully calm time on the water, but we still have to paddle vigorously to get back onto the shore.

A really marvelous adventure, a highlight of our New Brunswick roadtrip, especially pairing the kayaking with the walk on the ocean floor.

Baymount Adventures, 131 Discovery Rd, Hopewell Cape New Brunswick  E4H 4Z5, (506) 734-2660, info@baymountadventures.com, https://www.baymountadventures.com/

In the 1950s, Hopewell Rocks was a diner and a campground; it was turned into a provincial park in 1996.

Hopewell Rocks is the most famous attraction in New Brunswick, which before COVID, drew 380,000 visitors a year [this year 350,000 are expected] from around the world. There are especially large groups of fans in Japan.

“A Japanese textbook has a whole unit on the Bay of Fundy and photo of Lovers Arch. Visitors say it was a ”lifelong dream” to come.

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BY MARY HUNT

My email inbox, much like yours, I’m sure, is often brimming with spam, ads and all kinds of other delete-worthy messages. But I dare not do a big global delete to empty it out because I would miss all your super fun, amazingly helpful and otherwise downright fun tips and tricks. Today, I’m sharing.

I enjoy baking, but don’t like measuring sticky ingredients like shortening or peanut butter. Now I spray the measuring cup with a nonstick cooking spray and the sticky ingredient slides right out.

I no longer have to spend time scraping the measuring cup or spoon. -- Joyce R.

When traveling, pack an unused dryer sheet, especially if you’re traveling to a dry, desert-like area. A few swipes with the dryer sheet will eliminate static from garments and equipment. -- S.M.M.

I save the small bottles of shampoo lotion and other toiletry items from hotels. When I have a big batch of them, I drop them off at any VFW location or women’s shelter. They can always use them.

-- Cathy T.

If you want to make smooth, clear iced

Hopewell Rocks is designed to be a self-guided park but there are helpful Interpretive staff throughout the grounds to answer questions. And the Interpretive Center provides an excellent orientation.

Hopewell Rocks park admission is valid for two consecutive days to ensure you have the flexibility to see both high and low tides. Sturdy footwear is recommended for exploring the trails and shoreline (they provide places to rinse your shoes/boots). Be sure to check the tide times prior to your visit to see when it will be safe to explore the ocean floor.

Hopewell Rocks, 131 Chemin Discovery, Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick, 1-877-734-3429, https://www. nbparks.ca/en/parks/33/hopewellrocks-provincial-park

When we leave Hopewell Rocks we drive 45 minutes to Moncton, a small city that’s the gateway to Northern New Brunswick (it also has the airport), where we stay at the Delta Hotel Beausejour (750 Main Street, 506-8544344).

Moncton has a load of great restaurants. We have the best time at the Pump House Brewpub & Restaurant (5 Orange Ln, Moncton, NB E1C 4L6, Canada, +1 506-855-2337, pumphousebrewpub.ca).

Moncton is the end of our Bay of Fundy coastal adventure. Next up: Miramichi, gateway to northern New Brunswick.

Travel planning assistance from Tourism New Brunswick, 800-5610123, www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca.

Next: New Brunswick Roadtrip: Miramichi and Metepenagiag

© 2023 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com,

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tea that isn’t bitter, just add a pinch of baking soda to the water while brewing. I use an iced tea maker, so I add the baking soda with the ice. It turns out fabulous without affecting the taste in any way. I prefer sweet tea, but this will work with unsweetened tea, too. -- Sheryl R.

I have a great way to get rid of those pesky ants that dare to come into my home. I go out to my herb garden, pick a few sprigs of mint and drop them on the floor in areas where the ants congregate. By morning the ants are gone. This is

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The crisp air around us is a sure sign of Autumn

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

With the transition from summer to fall, it’s suddenly time to pull out the long-sleeved shirts and sweaters to wear on the cool days that have snuck up on us. Each year I think I will become a summer-loving gal but as each autumn arrives, I am reminded once again why fall is the very best season. Here are some of the things I like about autumn:

Cooking With Fresh Vegetables

Last year I was talking with my friend, Artie, who lives in western Connecticut and he said that despite the cooler fall weather, he was spending some time taking care of his outdoor vegetables. Weatherwise, autumn in New England can carry many surprises - year to year there may be cool nights or warm ones. Artie said he’d extended his summer garden into fall because each night when he watched the weather forecast, the nights were still tolerable. He was happy to let the sun nourish his vegetable garden each day - nature did her thing. When cooler nights were forecast by the meteorologist, Artie covered the vegetables with cotton towels since he’d heard that cotton is much better than plastic tarps. When he saw that his turnips and carrots were ready to be harvested, Artie would pull them from the Earth and carry them inside. His wife, Bonnie, was happy to get them. Rinsing them in the sink under cold water, she chopped them up and added them to pots of soups and stews. Even the carrots’ green leaves could be chopped up and used. Artie has a green thumb - he loves taking care of his vegetable garden and his whole family enjoys the fresh greens and vegetables he grows. Last November temperatures were still in the 70s at times in Connecticut. Although neighbors kidded him that he was still holding onto summer, both Artie and Bonnie were happy with their backyard garden.

That Amusing Fall Cleaning

I was doing my semi-annual housecleaning last fall including clearing out closets and cupboards - a chore I don’t relish but it’s got to be done. It’s a rather mundane chore but I was taken by surprise when my cat, tuxedo-colored Bette Davis, surprised me with her antics. Pulling out an inflatable bed for extra guests, I plugged it into the wall outlet and blew it up to make sure it was working. It had been stored in its box for more than a year and blowing it up fully was the only way to check it. I did this in the guest room then returned to pulling clothes and sweaters from my walk-in closet. When I went to the guest room 10 minutes later I saw Bette Davis taking some flying leaps from the floor onto the inflatable bed - essentially she was using it as a trampoline. Laughing out loud, I asked Bette what she was doing but naturally she didn’t respond, she just kept having a great time playing. Going back to my chore at hand I straightened up the walk-in closet and made piles of clothing for charity. Peeking my head into the guest room, I saw that Bette had burrowed under the blanket I’d placed on top of the bed to protect it from her. With her head sticking out of the blanket and one arm draped off the edge of the bed, she looked snuggly comfortable. By the time I finished my chore of the day I saw that Bette was lying flat on her back, relaxing after playing on her new-found toy. Nudging her off the inflatable bed, I deflated it and put it back in its box. I kept laughing to myself thinking that cleaning out the closets had never been as amusing as it was on that day.

Delicious Pies in Autumn

While taking my niece and nephew for a walk early one autumn morning last year, Sammy, who was 4, noticed all the acorns that had fallen from the trees. Bending over to pick up one, I watched as he examined it closely.

Sammy said he wanted to bake an acorn pie because he thought about all of the fruit and berries that fall from trees and bushes, thinking of cherry pie, blueberry pie, etc. Just thinking about baking an acorn pie in the oven, I laughed long and hard and so did Isabella, my 5-year-old niece. After composing myself I said we couldn’t possibly do it because people don’t bake or eat acorn pies. Surprised, Sammy asked why not. Containing my laughter, I explained that certain fruits and berries can be eaten but others can’t. Frowning a bit, Sammy looked discouraged so right away I said we could all bake a fruit pie - which one would he like? As we strolled along, Sammy said he would like to eat a cherry pie and Isabella said she would be adventurous and try some blueberry pie. She’d never eaten it before. Noting that her parents occasionally like to eat blueberry pie, she said maybe it would taste good. I said it is good and it rates high on my list of favorite flavors of pies. Pumpkin pie also is high on my list and autumn is the time of year to have it. Getting one

from the supermarket, I’d cut a slice and enjoy it with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee. Sammy and Isabella looked at me and I said on that day we would go home and they could help me bake a cherry pie. I had the ingredients in the house and they helped as we rolled out the dough for the crust, carefully mixed and poured the filling and baked it in the oven until it was golden brown. We let our pie cool for a few minutes then dug in. It was scrumptious! Isabella said she was too full to make a blueberry pie now as she puffed out her cheeks. We all had a good laugh and a great day.

A Special Rule for Widows and Widowers

BY TOM MARGENAU

Here is a special message to all Social Security representatives reading this column. You are right when you tell customers that as a general rule, they cannot file for reduced benefits on one record and later switch to full benefits on another record. But if you are talking to a widow or widower, that rule does not apply.

I’ve heard from four readers in the past couple weeks -- three widows and one widower -- who were all told they must choose to take benefits on one record or another. And once they make that choice, they can’t change. And that’s absolutely wrong. Widows and widowers have the option of taking reduced benefits on one record and later switching to higher benefits on another record. And the number of readers telling me they’ve been misinformed about this issue (the four people I heard from this week is just the tip of the iceberg) tells me this isn’t a few isolated incidents involving a few uninformed Social Security Administration reps. Something must be missing in the SSA’s training sessions because I’ve heard from hundreds of widows and widowers over the years who have been misled on this topic

Before I explain this “widow(er)s option,” let me clarify the statement I made at the beginning of this column. The one where I said that as a general rule, people can’t file for reduced benefits on one record and later switch to full benefits on another record. Actually, a version of this happens quite a lot. So let me explain what I am talking about with examples.

Let’s say Wilma is 62 and her husband Fred is also 62. Wilma wants to take her smallish Social Security benefit now, but Fred wants to wait until he is 67 to file for his much larger benefit. Wilma can take reduced retirement benefits now. And then when Fred turns 67 and files for his Social Security, Wilma can file for spousal benefits on his record. But the reduction she took in her own Social Security will carry over to her spousal benefits. In other words, she won’t get full spousal benefits. She’ll get a reduced rate.

But now let me turn the example around a bit. Let’s once again say that Wilma is 62, but this time we’ll say that Fred is 68 and already getting his own higher retirement benefit. In this case, Wilma cannot take reduced retirement benefits on her own record now and later switch to higher full spousal benefits on Fred’s record. By the same token, she cannot take reduced spousal benefits on Fred’s account now and later switch to full benefits on her own record.

So what’s the difference in the two examples. In the second one, Fred is already getting Social Security when Wilma wants to file for benefits. And there is a rule that says when you file for one benefit, you must file for all other benefits you are due at the same time. In the first example, when Wilma turned 62, Fred wasn’t yet getting benefits so at that time,

there were no other benefits (i.e., spousal benefits) for Wilma to file for. That’s why, later on, when Fred files for his Social Security, Wilma can then file for extra spousal benefits on his record.

It’s that “you must file for all other benefits you are due at the same time” rule that does not apply to widows and widowers.

Let’s go back to Wilma, who is turning 62. And this time, we’ll say that Fred is dead. In other words, Wilma is a widow. If Wilma went to some Social Security offices and talked to the uninformed SSA reps I mentioned earlier, she would have been told something like this. “Wilma, because of the rule that says you must file for any and all benefits you are due, you must file for your own reduced retirement benefit now, and you must file for any extra reduced widow’s benefits you are due at the same time.”

But to repeat: That “you must file for any and all benefits you are due at the same time” rule does not apply to widows and widowers.

Once again, let’s go back to Wilma. Let’s say her own full retirement age benefit is $1,800 per month and that Fred’s full retirement age benefit is $3,000 per month. Wilma might want to consider filing for reduced retirement benefits at age 62. She’d get about 70% of $1,800 or $1,260 per month. Then once she reaches her full retirement age, she could switch to 100% widow’s benefits, or $3,000 per month. (There are no “delayed retirement credits” paid on a widow’s benefit, so there would be no advantage to waiting past her full retirement age to collect widow’s benefits.)

Now let’s turn things around a bit and say that Wilma’s own benefit is close to Fred’s. For example, we can say that her full retirement age benefit is $2,800 per month and that Fred’s FRA benefit was $3,000 per month. In this case, Wilma might want to start out with reduced widow’s benefits. At 62, she’d get about 82% of Fred’s FRA benefit, or about $2,460 per month. Wilma could collect those benefits until she reaches her full retirement age, at which point she could switch to 100% of her FRA benefit, or $2,800 per month.

Or if she could live on her reduced widow’s benefit a little longer, she could wait until age 70 and get roughly a 30% “delayed retirement credit” added to her monthly benefits. That means she’d get $3,640 per month starting at age 70.

Of course, Wilma isn’t forced to employ this “widow’s option.” Go back to the example where her own FRA benefit was $1,800 and her widow’s FRA benefit was $3,000. She could choose to forgo this “widow’s option” stuff and simply file for widow’s benefits now. In other words, at age 62, she’d be due about 82% of $3,000, or $2,460 per month. And that would be her benefit for good, except for future cost-ofliving increases.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has two books with all the

answers. One is called “Social Security -Simple and Smart: 10 Easy-to-Understand Fact Sheets That Will Answer All Your Questions About Social Security.” The other is “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100

Facts.” You can find the books at Amazon. com or other book outlets. Or you can send him an email at thomas.margenau@comcast.net.

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Tiny houses might be the answer to affordability

Many of us want a home, whether a large spacious one or an average sized one of 1800 sq. or a medium size of 2273 ft. as was the case in 2021 according to Realtor.com But what was affordable and reasonably priced years ago, is now beyond the reach of a majority of purchasers, due to interest rates, higher prices, as well as the continued increases in monthly costs. According to Yahoo Finance (from research by Redfin) in a June 6th article, there were only 4 U.S. cities where it was more economical to buy than to rent, which are Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Houston. More than 50% of the homes in those specific markets were more affordable to buy than to rent. I have said this in a previous column that NYS as well as well as other states are losing their young populations and families. Not much has been accomplished in alleviating and solving this issue to keep them in place.

However, I have seen a trend that has been developing over the last number of years throughout the U.S. They are called low-priced tiny houses and have been gaining huge popularity. It is designed to maximize functionality and minimize space requirements, offering a minimalist and sustainable living solution. Tiny houses have gained traction in recent years due to their affordability, mobility, and eco-friendly nature. They can range from 100 to as much as 500 sq. ft. They generally can have the amenities that a much larger home would have, just downsized. This trend started to increase during the implosion of the market back in 2007-2008 as people were losing their jobs and their homes were foreclosed

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

on. The affordable alternative to a traditional home was a tiny house. They were cost-efficient, low carbon footprint, and the savings on utilities were dramatic. This enabled many to simplify their lives, even going as far as living off the grid and downsizing, leading to a less stressful, minimalist lifestyle. Prices can range as little as $15,000, for the smallest house, if you’re salvaging materials and your DIY skills come into play, up to $100,000, for a home that has most of the extras. Tumbleweed Tiny House Company is the nation’s leading builder of tiny houses. The cost is extremely low and doable for most, compared to a typical contractor-built median-sized home of 2,383 sq. ft, where the median price was $383,500 in 2022. Assuming credit is good and are gainfully employed, a tiny house could be the answer to becoming a homeowner. Once constructed, a tiny house can be placed on a trailer and brought to any location where the zoning permits these types of homes. As so many have been leaving larger more costly cities, especially NYS, this could potentially ease the exodus of those that would consider ownership of a tiny house. Possible changes in zoning within certain locations, allowing sub-dividing a typical lot that would allow a tiny house would help in easing the current housing crisis. Sufficient research in finding the land, at additional cost to place it upon, will be necessary. Going out into Suffolk County or Upstate NY

should enable you to find available land. However, if you are 1 or 2 people this can work well. But if you have a larger family a tiny house most likely will not necessarily provide the required space. The word is sacrifice in what you are willing to do, to determine whether this will properly work for you.

If and when Governor Hochul has a plan put into effect to offer low-cost housing will be available for rent or sale, it still might be a more expensive way to go. It is obvious that you will need to be a minimalist when downsizing to a tiny house. This effectively will eliminate all your current clutter and live a more carefree affordable lifestyle. Your real estate taxes should be considerably lower too, based on the value of both house and land. You will also have to search for a mortgage broker and/or lender that will allow financing for your tiny house (we can assist you in your search). Pursuing this path could help in building your wealth as opposed to continuing to rent. You must determine all your monthly costs in renting compared to purchasing a tiny house. Not everyone will want to adapt to this type of living environment, but renting is a guarantee that will only decrease your wealth monthly, while you are handing it over to your landlord as well as all the other benefits that he/she is gaining.

Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 40 years

experience in the Real Estate industry and has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S.) and in 2022 has earned his National Association of Realtors “Green Industry designation for eco-friendly construction. He will provide you with “free” regular updates of sold and new homes in your town via the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island (MLSLI) or go to https://WWW. Li-RealEstate.Com and you can “do it yourself (DYI) and search on your own. For a “FREE” `15 minute consultation, as well as well as a “FREE printout or digital value analysis of what your home might sell for in today’s market without any obligation or “strings” attached. He can also provide a copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality, and our Seller’s and Buyer’s Guides for “Things to Consider when Selling, investing or Purchasing your Home.

You can email or snail mail (regular mail) him with your request or ideas, suggestions or interview you for a specific topic and a Q & A for a future column with your name, email and cell number. He will email or call you back and respond to your request ASAP as long as he has your complete name, cell, email and/or full home or business address. Again, for a “FREE” 15 minute consultation, he can also be reached by cell: (516) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@ TurnKeyRealEstate.Com to answer any of your questions and concerns in selling, investing, purchasing, or leasing residential or commercial property.

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safe for pets, too. Since I already have the mint growing in my yard, it can’t get any cheaper than free! --

Linda J.

We are re-roofing our house, and we didn’t want to pay the cost of having the old shingles hauled away. We have an area in our yard that we plan to landscape with decorative white rocks and we decided to recycle the old shingles by laying them down under the rocks to prevent weeds from growing up through them. --

Bonnie L.

I burned Pam in my favorite stainless steel frying pan. Thankfully, I was able to remove it with Bar Keepers Friend. I made a paste of Bar Keepers Friend and water and rubbed it all over the pan. I let it sit overnight and then scrubbed it with

a nylon brush. It took two applications, but now my pan is sparkling clean again.

-- Tena F.

My white ceramic cooktop stove is a pain to keep clean. It shows every bit of burned-on grease. I discovered that if I spray it with plain white vinegar and then sprinkle with baking soda, it dissolves all but the most stubborn stains. I keep my baking soda in a leftover spice jar with a shaker top for easy application. It bubbles when it contacts the vinegar, and it also provides a little scouring action for those spots that still need a little scrubbing.

-- Frieda

After my mother-in-law passed away and all her mail was forwarded to us, I couldn’t get a life insurance company to stop sending their literature. I kept returning their mail, unopened and marked

with “refused,” “not at this address” and “deceased.” The company just kept sending the offers. Finally, I opened one and filled it out in my mother-in-law’s name. I requested a very large policy for her. Address? Heaven! That was the last we heard from them. --

Kyra M

I found that Book Mooch (www.bookmooch.com) is a great book swap service that doesn’t charge a fee. All you do is pay to ship your book to the person requesting it. You get points for posting and sending books and you can elect to ship only within the U.S. Aside from postage costs, all of this is totally free. I’ve belonged for a couple of years now and love this service.

-- Jennifer N.

Every time I take a shower, I use my towel to wipe down the shower walls and doors. I have not had to clean my show-

er for at least a year now, and I never get soap scum buildup. The only thing I have to clean is the shower door track.

-- Mary S.

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

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Week of Oct. 1-7, 2023

When did you last see an eclipse of the sun? Seems like ages, doesn’t it?

The last one visible from North America occurred six years ago -- on Aug. 21, 2017. If you missed it, you’ll have another chance on Saturday, Oct. 14, and you’ll not want to miss this one.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon in its orbit around the Earth slips between our planet and the sun and blocks a portion of our star from view. And, as you might expect, it occurs during the daytime!

On that day, viewers throughout much of North America will watch as the moon’s silhouette appears to take an increasingly larger bite out of the sun’s disk. How it appears, however, depends on where you’re located -- and the weather, of course!

Most of us will see a partial eclipse. In this type of eclipse, the moon blocks only part of the sun’s disk from view. At maximum eclipse, we can expect to see the sun as a thin or thick crescent. Those along the Atlantic coastline will see the smallest bite taken out of the sun’s disk, but those who view from farther to the west and southwest will see a greater eclipse.

And sky watchers who live along a narrow swath stretching from Oregon to Texas -- or who are willing to travel to this path -- will enjoy an even rarer sight: an annular eclipse.

This occurs only when the moon appears slightly smaller than normal and the sun appears slightly larger than normal, and the moon occults only the central portion of the sun’s disk, producing a weird ring of sunlight: an “annulus.” The closer to the center of this path you are, known as the “centerline,” the more symmetrical this “ring of fire” will appear.

To learn how the eclipse will appear from your

Ring of Fire Eclipse!

BY TRACY BECKERMAN

“I think we should talk about the elephant in the room,” said my husband.

“What are you talking about?” I asked innocently.

“The elephant... on the couch,” he said.

I glanced over at the couch. Propped up in the corner was our new throw pillow. It was taupe and white and complemented the couch beautifully. It also happened to have elephants all over it.

“What about it?”

“Why do we have a pillow with elephants all over it?” he said.

I walked over to the couch and fluffed the pillow. All the elephants perked up nicely, as linen elephants are apt to do when you fluff them.

“I thought it was cute and the room needed a little touch of something interesting.”

“And we think elephants are interesting?” he said.

“Yes, we do,” I said.

location, visit timeanddate.com, then hover your cursor over “Sun, Moon & Space” at the top. A drop-down menu will appear, and you can click on “October 14 Annular Solar Eclipse.” Then just enter your location, and you’ll see the exact times of the show and a simulated view of how it’ll appear in your sky.

Viewing the eclipse directly is not difficult but requires strict attention to protecting your eyes. Improper viewing techniques can cause serious eye damage or permanent blindness. Looking at the sun without a proper solar filter -- even for an instant -- can cause permanent eye damage or blindness.

You must never view the sun with the naked eye, sunglasses, double thickness of darkened film, smoked glass or other homemade filters. Only certi-

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To learn more about proper solar viewing filters, visit the American Astronomical Society (eclipse.aas. org) and click on “Eye Safety”; or to find safe solar filters and viewers, click on “Resources.” Be sure to order these soon, however, since they will sell out quickly as eclipse day approaches.

Next week, I’ll offer some additional tips on safe viewing and even how to photograph the sky show, so stay tuned!

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The Elephant in the Room

When I saw this pillow show up in my Pinterest feed, it was love at first elephant. It’s not that I have an elephant obsession or anything, but this particular pillow called to me. It was the perfect color for the room, and I thought the elephants added a nice whimsical touch. Apparently though, my husband felt otherwise, and it was possible we were headed for an elephant-sized showdown.

“It’s not this one elephant pillow that concerns me,” he said. “I’m afraid this could be the beginning of a trend. Today elephant pillows in the living room. Tomorrow penguin quilts in the bedroom. Soon we’ll have zebra print wallpaper covering the bathroom and a llama in the backyard. Then it’s just a matter of time before the town comes after us because we aren’t zoned for a drive-thru safari in our neighborhood.”

“I didn’t think one elephant pillow was a big deal,” I replied.

“I just don’t see what you like about it so much,” he said. “Maybe it’s a guy

thing, but I just don’t get the elephants.”

“They’re gentle-looking and aesthetic,” I said. “And, also, they make me feel skinny.”

“What?”

“Well, you know, if I’m having a bad day, I can look over at the elephant pillow and think, ‘At least I’m not as big as an elephant.’”

He looked at me blankly.

I realized I needed to find a way to convince my husband it was in our best interest to keep the elephant pillow. Clearly, trying to convince him that the pillow was an appealing addition to our living room was not the answer. Nor would he buy into the fact that having an elephant pillow would help raise awareness for the plight of elephants with an abundance of chin hair (yes, that is a thing, and something that I can personally relate to). I also didn’t think it would help to point out that the pillow was just the right size to smother someone who didn’t like the pillow as much as I did.

Not that I would ever think that. Then I had a jolt of inspiration.

“You know,” I said. “This elephant pillow is the perfect size and just the right amount of support for a really good couch nap.”

My husband eyed the elephant pillow suspiciously. He looked at me. He looked back at the pillow. Then he slid across the couch, fluffed the pillow, swung his legs up on the couch and lay his head down on the pillow.

“You know what? You’re right,” he said. “This IS a great nap pillow!”

“Great!” I said, “Now let’s talk about the emu salt and pepper shakers I just got.”

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GCAA intramural basketball registration for the 2023–2024 season is now available at https://registration. teamsnap.com/form/1282. This link is also available at www.gc-aa.com (click basketball and find the link on the homepage). Please register early to lock in the rates of $90 for the K/1st grade clinics and $125 for intramural games (2nd–8th grades.) Late fees of $25 will apply after October 31. There are also limited spots for each grade and with over 800 participants, we do expect to

reach capacity.

The GCAA intramural basketball season starts on Saturday, December 2nd and runs thru early March ((12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 1/6, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, and 2/10. Playoffs for older grades will be played on 2/24 and 3/2). The season concludes with Championship Saturday on March 10, 2024. GCAA rosters, schedules, standings, and clinics are easy to follow via the GCAA website (www.gc-aa.com) starting in late November.

Games will be played at St. Paul’s

and our anticipated schedule for the 2022-2023 season is as follows:

• 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. (Kindergarten & 1st Grade Clinics, Boys and Girls)

• 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. (2nd Grade Boys Games)

• 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. (2nd/3rd Grade Girls Games)

• 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. (3rd Grade Boys Games)

• 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. (4th Grade Boys Games)

• 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. (5th Grade Boys

Games)

• 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (4th/5th/6th Grade Girls Games)

• 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. (6th Grade Boys Games)

• 7th/8th Grade Boys: Games time varies (Saturday afternoons & Friday nights)

• 7th/8th Grade Girls: Games time varies (Saturday afternoons & Friday nights)

Adult Evening Programs at the Field House

The Recreation Adult Programs in the Field House begin on Wednesday, October 11 according to the following schedule:

• Mondays: Mens’ Basketball

7:30–10 p.m.

• Wednesdays: Mens’ Basketball

7:30–10 p.m.

• Thursdays: Adult Volleyball

7:30–10 p.m.

These programs are open to residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City who have graduated high school OR adults who can show proof of graduating Garden City high school (diploma, student ID card). A picture ID is required to sign in to any program. For further information, please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.

A fee schedule will be place for any resident adult interested in participating in Adult Activities in St. Paul’s Fieldhouse. The fee schedule is as follows:

10 Play Pass – Good for any Fieldhouse sport for 10 visits $50

5 Play Pass – Good for any Fieldhouse sport for 10 visits $25

A participant may also “pay as you go” but payment will only be accepted by check or credit card only, NO CASH ACCEPTED. “Pay as you go” prices will be $6. Passes may be purchased at the fieldhouse when arriving for your sport.

Please note - A resident participant may bring in 1 non- resident guest. This rule will be strictly enforced. These guest must arrive and leave with the resident. There are no passes for nonresidents. The daily fee for the non-resident guest is $8.

To purchase one of the passes, please fill out the attached application and mail to or visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. You will also be able to purchase a pass from our St. Paul’s staff. All payments must be made by either a check made payable to the “Inc. Village of Garden City” or credit card only, no cash will be accepted.

Evening Basketball Membership for Adult Residents

Evening basketball membership applications for unlimited play during Recreation and Parks Adult Basketball season are now available at the Recreation Office. This application for resident membership covers the season beginning October 11, 2023 to May 23, 2024. This membership is open to any individual who is a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City. It covers unlimited dates of play during our evening basketball program for the membership holder only under the rules and regulations set forth by the Garden City Recreation Department.

The fee for membership will be $185. Proof of residency or proof of graduating Garden City High School

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is required. To register for membership, please visit the Recreation Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue to complete an application and return the form with full payment. Checks should be made payable to the “Village of Garden City”.

Please make selections carefully as fees are not returnable.

St. Paul’s Fieldhouse Adult Pickleball Program

Pickleball will begin again in St. Paul’s Fieldhouse on Tuesday, October 10. This program is open to Garden City residents only, Tuesdays through Fridays, 9:30 to noon.

Each session will consist of open play with everyone attending round robining in to play. If you attend the first session you must pay again to stay for the second session. There will be no reserving of courts for individual play. A monitor will be available for any person wishing to learn the game. The fee schedule to attend is as follows:

10 Play Pass – Good for any Fieldhouse sport for 10 visits $50

5 Play Pass – Good for any Fieldhouse sport for 10 visits $25

A participant may also “pay as you go”. “Pay as you go” prices will be $6.

To purchase one of the passes, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. You will also be able to purchase a pass from our St. Paul’s staff at the time of attendance. Check or credit card payment is preferred.

Chess Wizards is Back for the Fall!

Garden City Recreation and Parks has again partnered with the very popular “Chess Wizards” to offer after school programs for Garden City children ages 6 through 12 who want to learn the game of chess!

Chess Wizards is a fun way to have kids experience the excitement of chess. Kids will play in mini tournaments, have interactive lessons with chess pros and play cool chess variants like bug house. It is proven that chess enhances cognitive development in children, improves both verbal and mathematical skills, and increases all levels of academic performance! Playing chess stimulates the mind and helps children strengthen skills such as focusing, visualizing goals, abstract thinking, and forming concrete opinions.

Instructors (who are called "Wizards") provide all the materials necessary for your child to participate in the class and no additional purchase is required to attend. All students will receive a trophy, puzzle folder and wizards t-shirt. Come join the fun!!!

This program will consist of an eight week session. Class will be held on Tuesdays from 4 to 5 p.m. in St. Paul’s Center (108 Rockaway Avenue) beginning October 24. To register please visit www.chesswizards.com.

Evenings Only Platform Court Membership Application for Residents

Platform Tennis membership applications for evening only play are now available at the Recreation Office. This application for resident membership covers the season beginning September 15, 2022 to April 30, 2023. This membership is open to any individual who is a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City. It covers unlimited play after 5 pm. for membership holder only under the rules and regulations set forth by the Garden City Recreation Department.

The fee for membership will be $165. To register for membership, please visit the Recreation Administrative Offices at 108 Rockaway Ave. Checks should be made payable to the “Village of Garden City”.

Platform Court Membership Application for Residents

Platform Tennis membership applications for unlimited play are now available at the Recreation Office. This application for resident membership covers the season beginning September 15, 2022 to April 30, 2023. This membership is open to any individual who is a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City. It covers unlimited play for the membership holder only under the rules and regulations set forth by the Garden City Recreation Department.

The fee for membership will be $250.00. To register for membership, please visit the Recreation Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue to complete an application and return the form with full payment. Checks should be made payable to the “Village of Garden City”.

Registration for Fall Youth Tennis Lessons

Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks is pleased to announce the start of the Fall children’s tennis program. Registration has begun and classes begin the first week of October. All classes are held at the Community Park indoor tennis center and are available to Garden City residents ages 4 through 15 years old.

You can download a registration form at our website gardencityrecreation.org. Walk or mail in your registration form and check to the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. or, if you have a password you can register online at www. gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

For more information call Community Park’s Tennis Center at 516 483-2525

***Non-resident children who attend Garden City Public Schools can register for tennis lessons beginning September 18th. Registration must be done by mail or in person at the Recreation Office. Those who would like to register for our tennis program must prove they attend one of the Garden City Public Schools. Proof must accompany registration. An additional $50 fee will pertain to anyone

in this category. Make checks payable to the “Inc. Village of Garden City”.

Dance Conservatory Registration Has Begun

The Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks’ Dance Conservatory Program is pleased to announce that registration has begun for its upcoming 2022–2023 season! Director Felicia Lovaglio, along with the rest of her staff, are excited to start off another fantastic year. The Dance Conservatory offers classes to Garden City residents aged 3½ years through adult which are non-performance based. Classes are held for 22 weeks beginning the week of September 17 at a cost of $295.

Age is determined by the start date of the desired class. The Schedule and fees for this year’s youth classes are as follows (all classes are 55 minutes long unless otherwise noted):

This is the schedule of classes. For the course codes and to download an application visit our website at www. gardencityrecreation.org. If you have a password you can register online at the same website.

Monday

• 4:00: Ballet/Jazz (K–1)

• 5:00: Contemporary/Jazz (2nd–3rd Grades)

• 6:00: Ballet (4th–5th Grades)

• 7:00: Jazz (6th Grade and Up)

Tuesday

• 12:15: Creative Combo (3.5–5 Years Old)

• 4:00: Ballet/Hip Hop (K–1)

• 5:00: Jazz/Hip Hop (4th & 5th Grades)* (new time)

• 6:00: Jazz/Hip Hop (6th and Up)* (new time)

• 8:00: Adult Dance Combo

Wednesday

• 10:15: Creative Combo (3.5–5 Years Old)

• 4:00: Ballet/Tap (K–1)

• 5:00: Ballet/Tap (2nd & 3rd Grades)

• 6:00: Tap (4th & 5th Grades)

• 7:00: Lyrical (6th Grade and Up)

Thursday

• 12:15: Creative Combo (3.5-5 Years Old)

• 4:00: Ballet/Tap (K–1)

• 5:00: Ballet (2nd & 3rd Grades)

• 6:00: Jazz (4th & 5th Grades)

• 7:00: Jazz (6th Grade and Up)

Friday

• 4:00: Ballet/Hip Hop (K–1)

• 5:00: Ballet/Hip Hop (2nd & 3rd Grades)

• 6:00: Lyrical (4th & 5th Grades)

• 7:00: Ballet (6th Grade and Up)

Saturday

• 10:00: Ballet/Hip Hop (K–1)

• 11:00: Creative Combo (3.5–5 Years Old)

• 2:00: Tap (6th Grade and Up)

• 3:00: High School Jazz

Thunder Ring 7s dominate Bellmore 20-6

On Sunday, September 17, the Thunder Ring 7s faced Bellmore in their second away game of the season at Newbridge Road Park.

Thunder’s Ring 7s played hard, working as a team to secure their first win of the season. Thunder won 20-6 with three touchdowns: two from Liam Calderone (15) and one from Carter Coratti (88), with an additional two points from Dominic Donovan’s (11) conversion.

Ring 7s shut down Bellmore’s

advances with a noteworthy play from Anthony Constantino (33) causing a momentum changing fumble recovered by Thunder. Luca Plati (21) was a standout on defense, recording numerous tackles. Strong blocking from offensive line members Luke Donnelly (1), Charlie Gehnrich (12), William Sessa (18), Declan Ring (27) and Julian Agnetti (56) helped spring three rushing touchdowns.

Go Thunder!

Thunder’s offensive line hold down Bellmore.

Luke Donnelly (1) bringing down a Bellmore player.

Thunder setting up for a snap from Tyler Keeby (5).

A halftime discussion with Coach Ring, Coach Plati and Coach Calderone.

Thunder’s offensive line clearing the way for the offense.

Liam Calderone (15) with one of his two touchdowns of the game.

Thunder 9s – Diez come out roaring vs. Bellmore-Merrick

The rain started coming down at 8:00 am on Sunday morning, just as the Thunder – Diez 9’s game vs. the previously undefeated Bellmore-Merrick Braves got underway.

Despite the wet and cold conditions,

the Thunder remained laser focused, looking to topple a team that had gotten the best of them the previous two seasons. The boys prepared meticulously all week as they looked to stop Bellmore’s unique offensive game plan.

The hard work paid off — the Thunder came out ROARING as they stuffed Bellmore on their first drive with multiple tackles for a loss, setting the tone for what would be an exciting game. The Thunder offense struck

quickly, with a perfectly timed reverse to Colin Miller (4) who ran over 50 yards for the first score, and it was 6-0 Thunder. Both teams continued to trade

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Diez 9s Defense with the “King of the Ring” Belt for their incredible efforts this week.

Ryan Ormond (89) breaks several tackles for a huge run up the field.

Grayson Pepicelli (28) makes a key tackle in the beginning of the game.

Colin Miller (4) and Nolan Doggendorf (33) with the “Hammer” for offensive players of the game.

Colin Miller (4) with a great 50+ yard TD run.

Nolan Doggendorf (33) breaks a tackle on his way to a TD.

Thunder vs Thunder: Sampson 8s win a nail-biter against Hajart 8s

At the end of the day, we are all Thunder and the boys enjoyed some post game pizza and donuts, and of course football.

Sampson 8s getting ready to go to battle.

On what has become an annual tradition, the Thunder Sampson 8s took on the Thunder Hajart 8s at Stewart Field Sunday. As was the case the year before, the game wouldn’t be decided until the very last seconds. Last year it was the Hajarts whose comeback would fall just one point short with no time left on the clock. This year, the Sampsons

would march down the field in the final seconds to score the go ahead touchdown and defeat the Hajarts 14-7.

These two evenly matched teams battled hard all morning long. In the first half both offenses slugged it out with long drives in the muddy weather. The Hajarts got the ball first and immediately started pound -

ing the ball right at the Sampsons defense going no huddle. The Hajart backfield, led by quarterback Luke Mooney and running backs Wyatt Acquavito and Ben Finelli methodically started moving the ball down the field. The stout Sampsons defense, however pushed back. Leonidas Lagonikos was a thorn in the offensive lines side early with several big

tackles. Sampsons linebacker Mikey Hook twice stopped possible touchdown runs by the Hajarts. The Hajart offense though was not to be denied, twice getting a first down on fourth down. Finally, on third and goal, Joey Sileo would take the ball off tackle to get the Hajart offense on the board. The run was made possible by excellent blocking on the edge

Jack Williamson looks to outrun the Hajart defense.

Mikey Hook scores the winning touchdown with under 40 seconds left.

Thunder Hajart captains Carter Dalessio, Aiden Charchalis, Luke Haskell, Teddy Delaney and Johnny Coelen.

Hajart captains meet Sampson captains Liam Maher, Owen Sampson, Mikey Hook and Jack Williamson for the coin toss.

Ben Finelli cuts it upfield as Wyatt Acquavito, Michael Noto and Brogan Hajart try to ward off Jack Williamson, Owen Sampson and Liam Maher.

Thunder vs Thunder: Sampson 8s win a nail-biter against Hajart 8s

by Michael Noto and Reid Brunner.

On the extra point, Jackson Weber, Maddox Minarcik and Luke Haskell would open up a huge hole in the middle of the Sampson defense to allow Wyatt Acquavito to score and make the score 7-0. It was now time for the Sampson offense to get to work. The Sampsons backfield of quarterback Mikey Hook and running backs Ryan Williamson, Jack Williamson and Liam Maher looked to pound the Hajart defense with hard inside runs and then getting their speedy quarterback on the edge. On several occasions Hook took the ball around the end for big runs. On a third and goal play, Ryan Williamson and Henry Haunss would make a huge blocks on the edge allowing Mikey Hook to score the Sampsons first touchdown. On the extra point, Liam Maher would take the ball off the left side behind Wesley Depeiza and Thomas Scarantino to tie the game at 7. The two offenses would both get the ball one more time to end the

half with neither being able to breakthrough to score. The second half was a mirror image of the first with lots of hard running inside. Luke Mooney completed his first pass of the season to James Schrubbe. But both teams would turn the ball over on offense to stall drives. With about 7 minutes left in the game the Sampsons would take the ball from their own 20 yard line. After several big runs, the Sampsons worked their way down to the Hajart one yard line with 37 seconds left in the game. Hook took the handoff, tried to go up the middle behind Andrew Saloy and Owen Sampson, but Brogan Hajart would not allow any yards up the middle. Hook bounced it outside and ran around the end for his second score of the game. Liam Maher would punch home the extra point to put the Sampsons up 14-7.

The boys battled hard all game long and you could see how much the players and the fans wanted to win the game. The boys really

played with heart leaving it all on the field. Unfortunately, someone has to win and someone had to lose but the coaches of both teams were incredibly proud for how both teams played. Following the game, the two

teams got together for a pizza party tailgate. Both teams are back in action next week, the Hajarts take on Farmingdale at Stewart Field at 11 a.m. while the Sampsons take on Hempstead in Hempstead at 1 p.m.

Thunder 9s – Diez come out roaring vs. Bellmore-Merrick

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blows in the first half, but the score remained 6-0 Thunder at halftime.

As the 2nd half kicked off, the rain refused to let up, as did the battle between the Thunder and the Braves. The Thunder defense remained dominant but slipped up on a busted pass

play and the Braves managed to tie the score 6-6. That’s when Nolan Doggendorf (33) took over. He executed a perfect fake and ran up the sideline for a long score to put the Thunder ahead 12-6. Nolan followed that up with a highlight reel interception on the Braves next series to put the Thunder in control. Hard runs

from the Thunder running backs, including Ryan Ormond (89) helped wind the clock down and lead to a 12-6 Thunder victory.

Colin Miller (4) and Nolan Doggendorf (33) received the “Hammer” as co-offensive players of the game. The entire Thunder defense, for their hard work and desire to win,

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The Thunder 9s – Diez continue their season next week in Farmingdale (Howitt MS) at 12 p.m. vs. the Farmingdale Hawks.

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Joey Sileo celebrates with teammates after scoring the first touchdown of the game.

Liam Maher cuts back to the middle of the Hajart defense.

Luke Mooney drops back to pass to James Schrubbe as Owen Sampson closes in.

Trojans declare victory in battle against Generals

Trojan Offense dominates Friday Night Lights.

The Generals of MacArthur High School in Levittown hosted the Trojans of Garden City High School in a “Friday Night Lights” battle on September 22. Following their first victory of the season (a 27-0 win against Roslyn/Friends Academy), the 1-2 Generals were hoping to improve to .500. Early in the evening game, it was clear they were no match for the Trojans.

MacArthur had trouble with the opening kickoff from Christopher Desiderio and began the drive on their own 6-yard line. In one of the strangest plays thus far of the short season, a pass from the MacArthur quarterback went off the hands of their wide receiver, into the hands of their left tackle, off the helmet of linebacker Aidan Considine, and then caught by the initial wide receiver for a 7-yard gain after a quick tackle by defensive lineman Jack O’Neill. The play would turn out to be one of MacArthur’s most productive of the evening. O’Neill stopped the

running back for a 3-yard loss and the Generals brought out the punt unit. The Trojans’ offense took the field on the MacArthur 31-yard line and running back Considine quickly put GC on the scoreboard with a touchdown run on their first play from scrimmage. Considine followed guard Owen Holtzman through the line and, after stiff-arming the safety, received key blocks down field from tight end Brady Karol and wide receiver Blake Cascadden as he headed for the left pylon. Desiderio added the first of his seven extra points and Garden City led 7-0 with 10:07 left in the first quarter.

On the next drive by MacArthur, the Generals rushed the ball three times but the defense would not allow a first down. Defensive tackles Holtzman and Tyler Gorman shut down the middle of the field. Linebacker Luke LeSueur and defensive end Karol made strong tackles and O’Neill had another tackle-for-loss. Aided by a tough block

from Cooper Kraus, Michael Berkery returned the punt 29 yards, placing the Trojans just 15 yards from the end zone. Berkery then rushed through a massive hole created by center Brendan Bohn, tackle Justin Gisolfi, guard Zach Olson, and Holtzman. One play later, Berkery rushed three yards for a touchdown and GC led 14-0 with 7:17 remaining in the quarter. The next drive by the Generals consisted of one play. Karol forced a fumble and Considine recovered. Two plays later, GC scored again. Quarterback Carson Kraus handed off to wide receiver Cooper Kraus on a jet sweep. Using key blocks provided by Considine, O’Neill and

guard Matthew Reilly, Kraus went untouched for a 24-yard score. With 6:36 still left in the first quarter, the Trojans were ahead 21-0.

On the ensuing kickoff, Daniel Medjid did not allow the returner to get to the sideline and made a solid tackle. Defensive end John Uhoda pressured the quarterback on first down and safety Matthew Liberopoulos anticipated the throw. The pass was tipped and Liberopoulos intercepted it along the MacArthur sideline. MacArthur only gained a yard on their next series. Olson stopped the rusher up the middle, O’Neill foiled an attempted middle screen, and defensive back Andrew

Aidan Considine scores on the Trojan’s opening play.

Joseph Pino (70) battles against MacArthur.

Matt Kneafsey (45) marches over a General.

Patrick McCormack (57) dominates on kick-off.

Trojans declare victory in battle against Generals

GC Defense celebrates fumble recovery caused by Brady Karol.

Schlipf deflected the third down pass. Berkery caught the punt on the run and gave the Trojans great field position. Kraus bootlegged to his right and found Considine, who went untouched into the endzone for a 22-yard score. Still in the first quarter, GC led 28-0 with 4:12 remaining. Defensive tackle Stamati Makrinos made back-to-back plays on defense, Cascadden recorded a sack, and linebacker Jack Alkin snagged an interception. Considine took advantage of an opening created by the offensive line, cut inside right tackle Gisolfi, reversed direction and scored on a 24-yard run aided by Cooper Kraus blocking down the left side of the field. The Trojans led 35-0 with 6:54

left in the second quarter. Defensive tackles Gisolfi and Daniel Morizio applied pressure up the middle and Cascadden recorded another sack. The depth of the Garden City team was evident in the second half. Uhoda made several plays and James Ullrich tackled running backs behind the line of scrimmage twice. Justin Baiker took a toss from quarterback Declan Wuchte and had a nice run behind fullback Jimmy Trocchia, left tackle LeSueur, wide receiver Patrick Van Blenis, and wide receiver Ullrich. Running back Leo Votruba left four Generals in the backfield as he snuck his way down the left side for a 12-yard gain. Trocchia powered his way inside behind Olson and

Aidan Considine scores on the Trojan’s opening play.

Gorman. Votruba ended the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run to give GC a 42-0 lead after three quarters. In the fourth quarter, the defense continued to give the Generals trouble. Alkin, defensive tackle Patrick McCormack, and defensive end Ryan Campbell recorded tackles early in the quarter. Joseph Pino, Morizio, and Trocchia blocked well on Votruba’s 11-yard scamper. Right tackle Josh Cohen sealed his defender inside while Baiker spun his way for 15 yards. Wide receivers Andrew Loughlin and Chris Sarkis paved the way for running back Brett Karr to score unscathed from the 18-yard line for the last of GC’s seven touchdowns. Long snapper Jake Schlipf

and holder Cooper Kraus executed well all day. Coverage by the special teams kickoff unit was relentless. Morizio, Medjid, Gorman, Votruba, Gavin Lawe, and Ken Breglio made nice plays. Campbell, Julian Galli, Connor Schieck, Matt Kneafsey, Steven McArdle, Brady Paskewitz, TJ Cooke, Taylor Minuto, and Trocchia shut down the Generals’ offense to end the game. Final score: Garden City 49, MacArthur 0. With first place on the line, the Trojans host the undefeated Carey High School Seahawks on Saturday, September 30, at 2 p.m., as both teams try to improve to 5-0.

GC girls face off against Wantagh, Syosset and Oceanside

Garden City vs Wantagh HS

On September 21, the Garden City girls faced off against Wantagh HS in non league play. Chloe Benik scored the first goal of the game off of a beautiful pass from Emily Romeo. The first half ended with a 1-0 lead for the Trojans. The second half started with two early goals by Bella Vona, both goals were assisted by Chloe Benik. Sydney Rhein and Sadie Gordon also each added a goal in the second half, and were assisted by Katie Horn and Deanna Prisco. Marissa Patrissi and Kate Connoly

had a combined 4 saves in goal to help to secure the 5-0 win for the Trojans.

Garden City vs Syosset HS

This game was a battle from start to finish and was played in the toughest conditions the girls have played in all season. On a windy and rainy Saturday morning, the lady Trojans suffered their first 1-0 loss against Syosset HS. Although the girls had 15 shots on goal the Trojans had a hard time finding the back of the net. Marissa Patrissi has 7 saves in goal.

Garden City vs Oceanside HS

On September 26, the Garden City girls travelled to Oceanside HS to play the Sailors for the first time in league play. This game was a physical battle from start to finish, but the GC Trojans came out on top. The Sailors got on the board first with about 14 minutes left in the first half, but the Trojans quickly answered back . Brianna Ciccone sent a beautiful corner into the box and Chloe Benik was able to find the back of the net to put the Trojans on the board with their first goal of the game.

The second half was more of the same very physical play. The GC girls came out strong and kept possession most of the half. They had several chances, but just could not get the ball past Oceanside goalie. At the 35-minute mark, Emily Romeo sent a sweet pass to Kathryn Monaco, and Monaco was able to find the back of the net to secure the win for the Trojans. The Trojans overall record is now 3-1-4.

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Goalie Marissa Patrissi with the save against Syosset HS.

Photo by Dawn McCormick

Kathryn Monaco with the game winner against Oceanside HS.

Chloe Benik with two goals and two assists on the week and Lauren Hohenberger with incredible defense all week. Photo by Ed Rotondo

Senior Bella Vona with two goals against Wantagh. Photo by Ed Rotondo

Sophomore Abby Wheeler with solid defensive play for the Trojans.

Photo by Ed Rotondo

Sophomore Sadie Gordon setting up a play for the Trojans.

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Sophomore LeeLee Gaffney keeping possession. Photo by Ed Rotondo

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Boys Varsity Soccer continues winning ways

The boys played three games this past week and continued their march towards the playoffs and a top seed in Nassau County with three more victories. The Trojans defeated South Side, Glen Cove and Sewanhaka to bring their record to an impressive 8 wins against no losses.

On Wednesday, Garden City went to RVC to face a South Side team that many thought could present the biggest challenge to the Trojans. And true to the pre-game talk, the match was the tightest that Garden City had faced but they prevailed with a 2-0 win. Keeper Ian Pupke and

his defensive starters Kyle Watson, Justin Woodbine, Emmet Duffy and Connor Griffin, and important subs Jack Brock and Owen Conway continued to keep their opponents off the board with 2 more clean sheets until Sewanhaka scored late in the game on Tuesday.

Junior keeper Pupke has had to fill some very large boots from the past few years as the position has been a strength of the team for several years, and he is more than standing up to the challenge. Strong defensive efforts don’t always rely on the keeper and his back four, an aggressive midfield

and strikers that track back are key to keep opponents off the score sheet. Perhaps the best way to keep teams from scoring is maintaining possession of the ball, a trait of coach Paul Cutter’s GC teams.

Last Friday the boys had their second challenge of the week with a re-match against last season’s Nassau County Champion, Glen Cove High School. Although the game was a non-conference matchup, the Trojans were fired up to avenge last year’s result.

The match was a well-played contest with Garden City dominating

time of possession and shots on goal, with the scoring coming from Nassau Counties leading scorer, Tommy Poz, with two goals and one from John Gibbons.

In the game against Sewanhaka, the GC boys came out fast, with Myles Watson getting the first of his three goals within the opening minute of the game. And just four minutes later it was Poz putting in the first of his three goals to make the score 2-0. The Trojans rolled to a 6-1 victory over Sewanhaka.

Dylan Fisher rises above for the challenge.

JP Maher gets around his defender.

Senior Phineas Olcott looks up field.

Garden City Soccer seniors.

Tom Schreier looks to distribute the ball.

Tom Fargione sends the ball out to the wing.

Photos by Ed Rotondo

Thunder 9s Reilly battles East Rockaway (and the elements)

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Even Mother Nature couldn’t stop THUNDER.

The Thunder 9’s (Reilly) traveled to East Rockaway High School last Saturday evening and came away with a hard fought 13-6 victory over the previously unbeaten East Rockaway Raiders. The weather was a major concern going into the contest, as heavy rain and gusting winds continued throughout the night. However, as they have done time and again, the team banded together showing a toughness and resolve beyond their years. The Thunder Defense frustrated their larger opponents with a combination of speed and aggression. The “D-Line” was paced by the stellar play of Connor Reilly, Charlie Galli, Caleb Howald, Henry Crain, Peter Rosenberg, Marc Sanzeri, Sofia Khawaja, Gio Fodera, Henry Faranda, Jackson Mijares and RJ Frankenstein. The LB corps were led by Brooks Galli, JoJo Ordas, Will Capparelli, Jesse Frosch, Victor Lopez, Ben Goettlemann and Kian Durkan. While the secondary made numerous

big plays in run support, with CBs Theo Ganas, Charlie Fuschillo, Caeden Corbett, Conor Hegarty, Cash Leake and Gavin Alper and Safeties Powers Dell’Olio and Tristan Connolly all contributing.

The offense once again demonstrated its discipline and big play capabilities despite the playing conditions. QB, Charlie Fuschillo led the Thunder (FB-Will Capparelli) and Lightning (HBs - Brooks Galli and Caleb Howald) ground attack. The “HOGS”, Jason Zonneveldt, Peter Rosenberg, Victor Lopez, Tristan Connolly, JoJo Ordas, Connor Reilly, Jesse Frosch and Charlie Galli, dominated the line of scrimmage. TDs were scored by Howald and Galli, with Capparelli adding the PAT to put the game out of reach late in the 4th quarter.

Next up for the Thunder 9s is a home game vs Levittown at Community Park on 10/1. Go Thunder!

Thunder teammates Charlie Galli, Brooks Galli & Connor Reilly.

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