The Garden City News (10/7/22)

Water consultant addresses water additive at EAB meeting

SUBMITTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD

At the Environmental Advisory Board (EAB) meet ing on September 21, 2022, Joseph Todaro of H2M was in attendance to explain to residents and the Board the

recent decision to add ortho phosphate to Garden City water.

Orthophosphate is being added to the water supply entry points to create a bar rier on the existing lead ser vice lines to prevent leaching of the lead into the water. Orthophosphate is a common

lead and copper corrosion inhibitor and is reportedly used by close to 50 percent of water suppliers nationwide.

Phosphate-based corrosion inhibitors are used in various Long Island water supplies, as well as New York City.

Board rejects change to meeting agenda rules

BY RIKKI MASSAND

At its September 15th meeting, the Garden City Board of Trustees rejected a proposal that would have made it more difficult for individual trustees to add items to the Board’s meeting agendas.

The proposal was to amend “Rules and Procedures of the Board of Trustees” which was first adopted in February of 1992. Under those rules, the mayor sets the agenda, but any trustee can add an agenda item for consider ation.

At the time the rules were cre ated all members of the board were nominated through the Property Owners Association

system.

Village Attorney Gary Fishberg noted that he outlined a proposed change, and a second suggested change to the process came from Trustee Bruce Torino.

Fishberg wrote an amendment that did not preclude any trustees from adding items to an agen da, but it outlined the reasoning for having those items appear as stemming from support of two or more village trustees.

“For an item to be considered, there should be at least some showing of support – by more than one trustee. I suggested two trustees’ support,” he said.

Term limits for BOT?

BY MEG MORGAN NORRIS

At the October 13th meet ing of the Garden City Board of Trustees, the board will discuss proposals made by the gover nance committee that could fun damentally change village gov ernment.

After interviewing members of the different commissions and boards in the village, the Mayor’s Advisory Village Governance

Committee has recommended several changes.

Term limits proposed

The Governance Committee recommends that members of the Board of Trustees have term lim its. Trustees would have a lifetime term limit of six years. Mayors would also be limited to six years, but their term of office would be changed from two years to three.

Women of Distinction honored by town

The Garden City High School Trojans dominated the Elmont Spartans 47-0 during Garden City’s Homecoming Day on October 1st. The Trojans lead the conference with a 4-0 record.

A way to heal divisions

Last Friday evening we attended the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for three young men, Lucas Argenziano, James Egan and Nicholas Mierzejewski, who are members of Troop 243.

three were honored for their accomplishments as Scouts, and for each performing a major service proj ect. Lucas created a public art exhib it space at the Historical Society House; James redesigned and rebuilt a composting system at Garvies Point Preserve; Nicholas designed and built space for clothing donations at Nassau Haven Teen Shelter. The community should be very proud of these teens for their hard work.

The ceremony was attended by

friends, family and a variety of commu nity figures including political leaders of all variety.

One thing we were struck by was that although there were both Democrats and Republicans represented, it was impossible to tell the difference, as everyone was there to celebrate the boys’ accomplishments.

In these days of incredible political divisions, both nationally and locally, one thing that can bring people together is community service. Assisting others uplifts everyone.

A helping hand is still welcomed whether it’s the left hand or the right hand.

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LETTERS TO THE

Grasping at straws

To the Editor:

In recent days, Frank McDonough, Chair of the important St Paul’s USES sub- committee, published a video, on YouTube, espousing a new idea for sav ing the St. Paul’s Building: “Develop it in multi-year phases.” He claims that GC Trustees did this, starting in the 1950’s by gradually adding new rec reational activities in the area of our town dump. He cited several decades of introducing the Village swimming pool, tennis, baseball and football fields, etc, which were strongly appreciated by the residents. Then he asks...“Why don’t we do this in developing St. Paul’s over the next several decades?” Mr McDonough provides no specifics for any such plan. He also states in the video that he will present his plan to the residents at the next Town Hall, scheduled for October 12th.

In my view, this idea is a non-start er and cannot be applied to saving St. Paul’s. There are dozens of good reasons why the plan is ridiculous and imprac tical. I will cite two major points: 1) St Paul’s cannot be developed in phases; It cannot be used part-time unless the entire structure has been completely finished and a certificate of occupancy has been granted; and 2) The building has been debated for 30 years with no resolution; do we really want to go another 20-30 years before development is complete? NO!

In sum, this latest plan is just anoth er unworkable idea which can be added to several other unattractive proposals emanating from Mr. McDonough in a desperate search for acceptable solu tions to his assigned responsibility. He is plainly “grasping at straws.” He once proposed making St. Paul’s the start ing point for creating a “Long Island Silicon Valley Technology Center.” As of now, his group has not come up with any final plans and costs. He needs to do better. His sub-committee has spent thousands of dollars of Village funds in an aggressive, multifaceted media cam paign. Two recent poor sub-committee

proposals have been: at the 9/15 BOT meeting, “cleaning” the first floor of the building so that residents can tour it and be impressed by its “beauty.”

Really? A few months ago one needed a hazmat suit to enter. And last year a portion of the first floor collapsed into the basement.The other “grasp” was on September 15th-- decorating the walls of Village Hall with many photos of interior St Paul’s in its “glory days.”

Residents would be naive to believe that a renovated St. Paul’s can ever look like this. Eventually, Mr. McDonough’s group might get it right.

George M. Salem

Uphold greater standards

To the Editor:

As we approach another Board of Trustee election season, we’d like to encourage this paper to uphold an even greater standard of transparency and accuracy when publishing letters sup porting or especially attacking the POA/ CAP party, FABGC, or any other group or individual. When a representative of a political party, such as Eastern POA corresponding secretary Paul Dircks, attacks an opposing group like FABGC (as was done last week), we’d like to see the author’s role and affiliation in the signature line if he or she curiously fails to self-identify. And when someone makes unsupported conclusory accu sations or a mistake, as EPOA corre sponding secretary Paul Dircks did last week when he apparently mis-remem bered that it was in fact the POA candi dates that dodged an impartial debate, for instance, we’d like to see this paper probe and fact check those assertions to the greatest reasonable degree. I’ve undergone this process with newspa pers and even “opponents” before and, although it takes more time, it’s ulti mately a good thing for everyone.

FABGC has helped bring democra cy, choice, accountability, and ultimate ly republicanism to Garden City after decades of POA one-party rule, secrecy, and sham elections. FABGC will con

Women of Distinction honored for contributions

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) honored this year's Women of Distinction honorees on Saturday, Sept. 24. This was the Assemblyman’s 9th year hosting this celebration, where women from the district were selected for their notable accomplishments professionally and within the community. This year's event included keynote speaker MaryGrace Tomecki and Brooke Beck was the singer, providing music for the cere mony. Family and friends were in atten dance for the presentation of the Women of Distinction proclamations.

“I am proud to recognize these truly amazing women. Their accomplish ments and commitment to our commu nities are what make this district a great place to live. It is an honor to applaud their life’s work and celebrate them with their families and friends,” said Ra.

The 2022 Women of Distinction are:

• Mary Jo Bursig of New Hyde Park

Kerry Ledden Danisi of Garden City

• Maureen Duda of Mineola

• Joanne Meyer-Jendra s of Garden City

• Adrienne McKenna of Franklin Square

• Roxanne Oellrich of Garden City

• Christina Rizzotti of East Williston

• Kelly Setiadi of Garden City

• Dr. Quratulain Syedain of Garden City Park

• Linda Norton - Special Recognition - Garden City

• Kate Marcino - Emerging Leader - Garden City

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Town of Hempstead Councilman Thomas Muscarella, Presiding Officer Richard Nicollelo, MaryJo Bursig, Kerry Danisi, Christina Rizzotti, Maureen Duda, Kate Marcino, Assemblyman Ed Ra, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jen DeSena, Malverne Village Trustee Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Mineola Mayor Paul Pereira.

Front row: Joanne Meyer-Jendras, Roxanne Oellrich, Dr. Quratulain Syedain, Kelly Setiadi, and Adrienne McKenna. Honorees honored but not present in the picture include Abigail Lieber and Carla Strauss.

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Town honors GC police officer

Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, Councilman Dennis Dunne, Sr., Councilman Tom Muscarella and Councilman Chris Carini presented the Town of Hempstead Police Service Award to Officer Tiffany D’Alessandro of the Garden City Police Department. Officer D’Alessandro was recognized for responding to a burglary in process, chasing the suspect across Old Country Road through the Mineola train station, where the suspect was placed under arrest. Councilmen D’Esposito and Carini are former police officers.

Anthony Rapp to perform one-man show at Adelphi

Rapp is best known for his roles in “RENT” and “Star Trek: Discovery.”

The show, “Anthony Rapp: Without You,” backed by a five-piece band, movingly intertwines Rapp’s experi ence as part of the original production of “RENT” (in which he created the role of Mark Cohen) and his shared grief about the death of composer and Adelphi alum Jonathan Larson and his relationship with his mother, who was battling cancer during this turbulent time. Featuring a mix of original music and songs by Larson and REM, the show is one the London Times hailed in a five-star review as, ’transfixing in its truthfulness, an honest portrait of grief and growing up."

“Anthony Rapp: Without You” will take place at 2 p.m. in Adelphi's PAC Concert Hall.

The New York Times best-selling memoir by Anthony Rapp, transformed into a stunning one-man show about grief, hope and triumph, will play the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Sunday, October 16.

Tickets start at $60, with discounts available to seniors, students, alumni and employees. For more information call the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or email box office@adelphi.edu. Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and the box office is also open two hours before most sched uled performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available online.

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150th birthday for Historical Society house

It’s getting closer! This very spe cial birthday party is only one week away. The Historical Society’s fabu lous Museum building, built in 1872, is turning 150 years old and the Society wants your help to commemorate this milestone.

You are invited to celebrate at the A.T. Stewart Apostle house at 109 Eleventh St., Saturday, October 15, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Come and enjoy wine, hors d'oeuvres and a fun signature cock tail while taking in the sounds of live piano music.

On display will be some magnificent authentic period garments as well as wonderful historical exhibits to take you back to the Victorian age marked by the reign of Queen Victoria of England who ruled between 1837 through 1901. The Victorian era established revolu tionary breakthroughs in the arts and sciences, which shaped the world as we know it today.

Toast 150 years of Garden City History and walk through the past glo ries of the era. Tickets are $25.00 per person and can be purchased at the A.T. Stewart Consignment Shop which is located at the back of the Museum building, at 109 Eleventh Street. Tickets can also be purchased online at https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/150th-birthdaycelebration-of-the-at-stewart-apostle-

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Also in honor of the 150th birthday, TGCHS is holding a contest to build a three-dimensional model of any historic Garden City building. What better way to celebrate than to reflect on Stewart’s vision for Garden City and the histor ic buildings brought to life because of him — St. Paul’s School, The Cathedral School of St. Mary’s, The Cathedral of the Incarnation and the host of resi dential historic homes still standing? Maybe your house is celebrating its 150th birthday also!

The rules are simple … stop by the A.T. Stewart Exchange (rear entrance of the A.T. Stewart Museum at 109 11th Street), pick up a 12”x 18” base for your model (your model must sit on the base provided) and get started.

Use whatever medium you’d like to create your masterpiece: popsicle sticks, tooth picks, pasta shapes, build ing blocks, 3D printer, clay, maybe even gingerbread.

Enter as an individual, a family or a team.

Drop your masterpiece back off at The Exchange between October 10 – 14 for judging. Winners will be announced at the celebration on October 15 and prizes will be awarded!

Remember to be creative and above all, have fun!

Columbus Day sanitation collections

The Mayor’s Committee on St. Paul’s

TOWN HALL MEETING

FUTURE OF ST. PAUL’S

Garden City High School Auditorium

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4 Carteret Place

Date:

Sold price:

8 bedrooms,

Style: Tudor

Lot size:

Total taxes:

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Nassau County Median Sale Price Month Current Year

Aug-2022 $700,000 $670,000

July-2022 $720,000 $670,000

June-2022 $720,000 $644,000

May-2022 $685,000 $635,000

Apr-2022 $668,000 $630,000

Mar-2022 $650,000 $600,000

Feb-2022 $650,000 $599,000

Jan-2021 $650,000 $601,000

172 Kensington Rd

full baths, 2

MLS number:

The Seller’s Team: Nicholas Colombos and Angela Dooley, Compass Greater NY

The Buyers Team: Athena Menoudakos, Compass Greater NY

Premier “Hill” Garden City Location with golf course views! Magnificent sun drenched Tudor mansion designed by renowned architect, Frank Freeman, featuring an open architecturally pleasing layout from the moment you enter. Grand entry foyer with circular staircase, formal living room with 3 exposures, fireplace and access to a private outdoor covered porch, bright, formal dining room with impressive marble FPLC conveniently located off the chef’s EIK with separate breakfast room over looking the private patio, yard and Garden City Golf Club. Sunken family room with wet bar, FPLC and doors leading out to the private yard. The home office with custom built-ins makes for a pleasant working experience. Corner primary en suite with marble bathroom, 7 additional bedrooms and a full attic space. Full lower level with a band new boiler system installed, 2 car garage, Beautifully landscaped private yard with panoramic golf course views

30 Kingsbury Road

Date: 09/30/2022

Sold Price: $2,300,000 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 1 half bath Style: Tudor

Lot size:.18 acres

Total taxes: $28,481

MLS number: 3392496

The Seller’s Team: Claudia Galvin and Matthew Minardi, Daniel Gale Sothebys Intl Realty

The Buyer’s Team: Patrick McCooey and Alexander Olivieri, Compass Greater NY

Stunning,completely renovated Tudor in the desirable Estates section. Entrance foyer begins the showcase of fine architectural details and beautiful millwork throughout this home. There is an inviting Living Room w/fireplace, a sun room/home office and a banquet sized formal dining room. This home has a wonderful flow to the floor plan including an ultra EIK w/great room featuring a gas FP, a mud room and powder room. The second floor has 5 bedrooms and 3 full baths. Master suite is very large and has a WIC plus 3 additional closets! There is also a beautiful master bath. 3 other bedrooms serviced by large hall bath. The 5th bedroom has an ensuite bath. Laundry is also located on this floor. The 3rd Floor offers a bonus room that can be used as a home office, playroom or gym. The lower level is completely refinished and has great rec room/entertaining space as well as utilities and storage. Sliders from the great room lead to a lovely slate patio and yard. CAC, IGS, Alarm.

Date: 09/30/2022

Sold price: $776,000

3 bedrooms, 2 full baths Style: Split Colonial

Lot size: .14 acre

Total taxes: $18,660

MLS number: 3403003

The Seller’s Team: Margaret MacRae and Lori Ann Dredger, Signature Premier Properties

The Buyer’s Team: Margaret MacRae and Lori Ann Dredger, Signature Premier Properties

Location, Location, Location,Beautiful Brick Colonial is sit uated mid-block in the heart of the sought after Mott Section. First floor features spacious living rm w/fireplace that flows open to a formal dining rm, kitchen, full bath, laundry room, and garage access complete the first floor. The second floor boasts a large primary and two additional sunny bedrooms. This storybook home is being sold as is. Endless possibilities...

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James Coll to lecture at Community Club

tory at Nassau Community College. He has written numerous articles for Politico, The Hill, City Journal and Newsday among other periodicals and is the founder of ChangeNYS. org, a not-for-profit dedicated to pro moting honest, open, responsive and limited government in our state. In addition, James is a retired NYPD detective who was awarded 18 med als and has the distinct honor of having been named “NYC Cop of the Year”.

James Coll

The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead will welcome James Coll to its October 13 meet ing on Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. at the Garden City Casino. He will present a lecture on “The Supreme Court –The Year in Review.”

James Coll is an adjunct professor of American and Constitutional his

He has lectured at the Community Club for many years, always enlight ening us, in a very non-partisan way, on the Constitution and its interpre tation. Presently he is a candidate for the State Senate of New York from the 6th District.

The Community Club encourages all of its members to attend this very informative presentation where all of your questions about the third branch of the government will be discussed. Guests are welcome for a $10 non-member fee. For further information, please feel free to con tact Mary Maguire, 516 873-6332.

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Annual Reflections Competition is Underway

The PTA has kicked off the annual Reflections competition for all students grades K–12! This year’s theme is “Show Your Voice!”, welcoming submissions of original works of art in the areas of Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts. Visit www.gardencitypta.org/reflections for details to get your own student started on this year's entry! All entries must be submitted no later than November 1.

Last Chance Sportswear Saturday

Did you miss the online order win dow for the PTA’s Fall Sportswear Fundraiser? We’ll be holding one final in-person “Cash & Carry” sale at St. Paul’s on Saturday, October 15, from 9 am until 12 pm. We’ll have a great but limited selection of gear to take home same-day. Don’t miss this last opportu nity to get your GC gear for 2022!

Mark Your Calendars!

Get your pencils ready to mark these important upcoming dates for the PTA and your schools:

• Oct. 10: Schools Closed

• Oct. 12 : Homestead PTA Meeting @ 9:30 a.m.

• Oct. 13: Stratford PTA Meeting @ 9:30 a.m.

• Oct. 14: Locust PTA Meeting @ 9:30 a.m.

• Oct. 19 : All Schools PTA Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.

Join Us on the PTA!

Did you know that last year the Garden City PTA had 2030 members and donated nearly $125,000 to our seven schools in the form of grants and programming? This year, we are aim ing for 100% membership and an even stronger impact! It’s not too late to join our crew! Whether you support our work with your membership, or you have the time to volunteer, we want YOU aboard!

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TODAY’S CHILDREN ARE TOMORROW’S HOPE

The mission of Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation is to ensure the excellence, as well as the continuance, of Catholic schools on Long Island by increasing awareness and providing scholarships and program funding for the needs of students and schools. To learn more about Tomorrow’s Hope, visit its website at www.TomorrowsHopeFoundation.org.

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)

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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.

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CPOA to hold special, monthly meetings

At its meeting on September 13, the Central Property Owners Association Board of Directors voted to amend the existing CPOA bylaws, among other things, to adopt a pri mary process to select candidates for the Village Trustee, and, as appropri ate, Mayor and School Board Trustee positions. The proposed amended Bylaws, together with descriptions of some of the other changes is avail able on the CPOA website (gccpoa. org).

A special meeting has been called to be held on October 11, 7:30 p.m., at the Garden City Senior Center, Golf Club Lane to approve the chang es. Please contact Rosario Parlanti, Secretary, with any questions at rosa

rio@parlantilaw.com (Members are defined as follows; Member means any person who is over the age of 18 holding title to any real property in Garden City Central Section, or own ing shares in a residential coopera tive corporation in the Garden City Central Section or any person over 18 who maintains his her residence in the Garden City Central Section.)

Following this Special Meeting, the CPOA will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The CPOA is pleased to announce that Mr. Frank McDonough of the Mayor’s Committee on St Paul’s will be pre senting updates on his committee’s work. In addition, regular CPOA committee reports will be discussed.

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The seven zone central air conditioning system and the unique three boiler energy efficient gas heating system creates interior comfort for every season of the year. A full size generator pro vides power to the entire home in an electrical outage. The base ment, with 9’6” ceilings, has endless possibilities. This residence has all the amenities and more that one would expect in an estate home.

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St. Anne’s Student of the Month

St. Anne’s Student of the Month Emma Hyland with Principal Paul Morisi.

Each month, St. Anne’s School chooses a student who embodies what it means to be Student of the Month. The student of the month is a student who emulates and demonstrates the character of Jesus Christ. The fruits of the spirit are shown through their

actions namely: faithfulness, gen erosity, gentleness, goodness, joy, kindness, love, modesty, patience and peace. This month’s honoree is Emma Hyland. Congratulations Emma!

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UPCOMING EVENTS FALL 2022

Anthony Rapp: Without You

Sunday, October 16 • 2:00 p.m. • Tickets: $65/$60

Westermann Stage, Concert Hall

Anthony Rapp (RENT, Star Trek: Discovery, Adventures in Babysitting) brings his New York Times bestselling memoir to life in a stunning oneman, music-filled show about grief, hope and triumph. Backed by his band, Rapp movingly intertwines two stories: his experience as part of the original production of RENT and the shared grief when its composer (and 1982 Adelphi alum) Jonathan Larson died suddenly—and his beautiful relationship with his mother, who was battling cancer during this turbulent time.

The Music of Sinatra with Jim Altamore and The New Millennium Jazz Band

Sunday, November 13 • 3:00 p.m. • Tickets: $40/$35 Westermann Stage, Concert Hall

Jim Altamore and The New Millennium Jazz Band take the Adelphi PAC stage for an entertaining afternoon of music celebrating Frank Sinatra. Born in Brooklyn, this versatile singer grew up during a time when rock ‘n’ roll was changing the music world, but his love of jazz and swing never wavered. You’ll hear classic Sinatra tunes like “Come Fly With Me,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “All or Nothing at All,” “Summer Wind” and many, many more.

Eileen Ivers: A Joyful Christmas

Sunday, December 18 • 4:00 p.m. • Tickets: $50/$45 Westermann Stage, Concert Hall Grammy-winning fiddler Eileen Ivers’ Irish and American roots will shine through traditional, story-filled songs, poems and foot-stomping roots music to celebrate the holidays. Ivers and her band invite you and your family to a celebration capturing the true spirit and joy of the season.

Thirteen Garden City Public School students have earned academic hon ors from the College Board’s Hispanic National Recognition program. The National Hispanic Recognition Award grants underrepresented Hispanic stu dents with academic honors who can be included on college and scholarship applications and help them stand out during the college admissions process.

To qualify for the award, students have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have excelled on the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10, or earned a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP Exams; and are African American or Black, Hispanic American or Latinx, Indigenous, and/or attend

school in a rural area or small town.

Eligible students will be invited to apply during their sophomore or junior year and will be awarded at the begin ning of the next school year. Students will receive their awards in time to include them on their college and schol arship applications.

The following students were National Hispanic Recognition Award recip ients: Diego Cadavid, Sydney Chean, Sofia Fuertes, Ryan Mclaughlin, Ryan Melendez, Emma Rathgeber, Carly Rivera, Louis Rivera, Elizabeth Rosado, Maria Santos, Thomas Sequeira (not pictured), Isabelle Soberon and Timothy Voelker (not pictured).

GCHS Class of 1987 reunion

On Saturday, October 29, the Class of 1987 be will hold its 35th reunion from 7:00–10:00 p.m. at the Connolly home located at 65A First Street. Tickets are $75.00 per person and can be paid

by venmo, @Pat-McElroy-14, or by check, made out to Patrick McElroy, and mailed to 140 Pine Street. You can email the committee at gchs1987re union@gmail.com with any questions.

Thirteen Garden City Public School students have been recognized with National Hispanic Recognition Awards. Photo courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

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The Kordes

PhotograPhy historyJohn Ellis Kordes

K orner

This is a photo I took at a Nassau County Lawyers dinner back in October of 2000. That is Bruce Blakeman with his wife, Nancy, and Bruce’s dad Bob Blakeman. Bob Blakeman was a very well known lawyer in Valley Stream and was my dad’s attorney for decades. So I knew the Blakeman family all my life. Bruce’s brother Bradley worked for President George W. Bush.

Now Bruce and Nancy would eventually get divorced. They had a house out in the Hamptons and their neighbors were Paul and Heather who also got divorced around the same time. Bruce eventually remarried to his current wife and was recently elected Nassau County Executive. His former wife, Nancy began to date their former Hampton neighbor Paul after the divorce and in 2011 they got married.

Nancy is Nancy Shevell and Paul is none other than Paul McCartney of the Beatles. He had divorced his second wife, Heather Mills in 2008 after only six years of marriage. Paul’s first wife, Linda, died in 1998 and they were married almost 30 years. Paul recently turned 80 and seems quite happy with his current and much younger wife, Nancy.

Sushi

Loaded gun

As a result of a traffic stop investigation on Harvard Street on September 28th, a traffic officer arrest ed the 20-year-operator for possession of a loaded semi-automatic pistol. He was also charged with driving with a suspended registration, unlicensed operation, and tinted windows.

Stolen license place

A license plate was reported stolen from a motorcycle parked in Parking Field 11 on September 28th.

Truck charges

A company was charged with the operation of a tractor trailer on Clinton Road on September 28th with an over-extended and unsecured load.

Identity theft

On September 29th a victim report ed that their identity was stolen and used to obtain an unauthorized loan.

Vehicle vandalized

A vehicle was reportedly vandal ized while parked in Parking Field 6E on September 29th.

Suspended license

A motorist on Hilton Avenue was

charged with driving with a suspend ed license and a suspended registra tion on September 29th.

Excessive speed

A motorist on Rockaway Avenue on September 29th was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.

Suspended documents

A motorist by the High School was charged with driving with a suspended license, a suspend ed registration, and excessive speed in a school zone on September 29th.

Arrest in real estate scam

Garden City Detectives conduct ed a lengthy investigation which on September 30th resulted in the arrest of a 50-year-old male from Maryland for organizing a real estate scam that occurred in October of 2021. In this case, the victim, who was attempt ing to purchase a home, received an email from what appeared to be his real estate attorney’s email address directing him to wire $45,000 to an escrow account to begin the trans

action. The victim trans ferred the money to the listed account on the email. It was later deter mined the email was not sent by his attorney and the money was sent to a fraudulent account set up by the arrested subject.

Vehicle entered

A male subject was observed on surveil lance cameras rum maging through a vehi cle on Meadow Street.

Fallen tree limb

On October 1st Garden City Police officers responded to Rockaway Avenue and safeguarded the area due to a fallen tree limb.

Oven fire

GCFD and GCPD responded to a residence for an oven fire on October 1st.

Strong winds

As a result of strong winds on October 2nd, Officers and Parks per sonnel responded to multiple reports of fallen tree limbs in the Village.

Suspended documents

A motorist on Clinton Road was charged with driving with a suspend ed license on October 2nd. On the same day, a motorist on Stewart Avenue was charged with driving with a sus pended registration.

Vehicle entered

Loose change was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in a Yale Street driveway on October 3rd.

Gas leak reported

Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to Stewart Avenue for a report of a gas leak on October 3rd. Firefighters checked the area with negative results.

Overweight truck

On October 3rd a company was charged with the operation of a truck on Hilton Avenue while 22,000 pounds overweight.

House fire

On October 4th, Garden City Police, Firefighters and NYU Medics respond ed to Roxbury Road for a basement fire where the male resident suffered

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Mayor’s Committee on St. Paul’s to host Town Hall October 12

The Mayor’s Committee on St. Paul’s will host its second Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in the Garden City High School Auditorium, 7:00 p.m. Members will make a pre sentation on the Committee’s current progress and planning, including information about adaptive re-use. The Committee will also provide the next steps taking place in the analysis involved in studying a Facade concept and Demolition options, both of which will be presented at future Town Hall meetings. All residents are strongly encouraged to attend.

Community Feedback on Village Traffic

Community engagement and feed back are vital to the Garden City Satellite Study and Traffic Calming Master Plan.

There are several ways resi dents can get involved. Fill out an online survey to help the Village bet ter understand traffic safety issues in your community. The survey is open until November 2, 2022. If you are interested in being more involved in the study, join one of the three Community Advisory Committees (CASs). For more information please contact Trustee Mary Carter Flanagan at mcarterflanagan@gardencityny. net. For updates, please visit the proj ect website, https://gardencitytraffic calming.com/.

Local Laws regarding leaf blowers, landscaper licensing

In regard to the Village’s leaf blow er restrictions between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and the Local Law regarding

landscaper licensing, the Police Department conducted a warning peri od to educate companies and residents on the new laws followed by enforce ment. Both Local Laws can be found here. In addition, the Village Clerk’s Office and the Department of Parks and Recreation were very instrumen tal in identifying companies working without permits and contacting them to advise them of the new laws. During the enforcement period, the following tickets were issued:

18 Illegal use of gas leaf blowers

12 Landscaping in the Village with out a permit

01 Starting work before permitted hours

The warning and enforcement peri ods, as well as the efforts of the Village Clerk’s Office and the Department of Recreation and Parks, were instru mental in increasing the number of

companies with land scaping permits from 78 in June to the cur rent total of 144.

Back-to-School

Traffic Enforcement

With the com mencement of the 2022/2023 school year, Officers were assigned to the Garden City Police Department’s Back-to-School Enforcement Initiative during the month of September. During this initiative, Officers con ducted traffic enforcement through out the Village, with a concentrated effort in the vicinity of schools, bus stop locations, and along routes uti lized by student walkers. Overtime subsidized by STEP (Selective Traffic Enforcement Program) Grants was utilized to assist with operation of this campaign. During this initiative Officers issued tickets for the follow ing violations:

Mayor Cosmo Veneziale

area.

Project Specifics

• Installation of a new underground distribution exit cable within a duct-and-man hole system.

• Installation of underground distri bution cable to make necessary service con nections.

• Installation and replacement of pole-top equipment and switching in order to upgrade existing overhead circuits to operate at higher capacities.

• Replacement of approximate ly five existing wood poles with new wood poles that are similar in height, the installation of one wood pole in a new location, and the removal of one wood pole from an existing location.

Overhead Project Route

• Poles will be replaced along Stewart Avenue, between Raymond Court and Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard.

Stewart Avenue.

Underground Project Route

• Crews will install a new under ground distribution cable in the fol lowing area: From the PSEG substa tion on Stewart Avenue, traveling approximately 800 linear feet north west through LIPA property and then along Stewart Avenue, connecting to a pole near 555 Stewart Avenue.

Number of Tickets Violation

170 Excessive Speed in a School Zone

121 Excessive Speed

36 Passing Stop Signs/Red Traffic Lights

33 Unsafe Lane Usage

31 Driving with a Suspended/ Revoked License

22 Driving with a Suspended/ Revoked Registration

21 Disregarding Traffic Signs/ Controls

15 Distracted Driving (Cell Phone/ Electronic Device)

4 Passing School Buses with Lights Activated

2 Reckless Driving

Fire Prevention Day

Mark your calendars! Garden City Fire Department Fire Prevention Day will be on Sunday, October 16. Be sure to check back in the upcoming weeks about the day’s activities and fire safe ty tips.

Upcoming PSEG work in the Village

PSEG Long Island continues to make improvements to its energy infrastructure in order to increase reliability and minimize outages. To improve reliability and strengthen the system, PSEG Long Island will install a new underground distribu tion cable and associated conduit. The project will also include work on the existing overhead distribution system. This work will upgrade the system to operate at a higher capacity, which will increase electric reliability and will support future load growth in the

• One new pole will be installed near the corner of Raymond Court and

Crews will begin work in February 2023 with an expected completion date by June 2023. Crews are expect ed to work Monday through Friday, with the exception of work crossing Stewart Avenue, which will be done overnight to minimize traffic disrup tions. In the event that a brief outage is required, all affected customers will be notified in advance. There may be traffic and parking disruptions while the work is performed along the project route. To ensure traffic moves safely, PSEG Long Island will provide cones, flaggers and signage at the work sites, as needed. Local officials will be notified in advance regarding any traffic concerns. Trees growing near power lines significantly increase the chance of power outages

tinue to pursue good governance, that includes openness with the public being served, and we are happy to support or explain our claims and call “ourselves” out when needed as we did a few weeks ago in this paper.

We also ask residents, who are now only used to two years’ worth of true and traditional Village elections, to read with more skeptical eyes, verify facts as needed, and consider writer biases. We hope that over time these practices will only sharpen and elevate the discourse our neighbors deserve and expect.

Richard F. Corrao, Jr. Executive Committeeman FABGC

What did we pay for?

To the editor:

On the agenda for September 15, 2022, it was proposed by those whose only goal is to sway public opinion for reuse, to allocate $48,600, of taxpayer’s money, for a cleaning service to clean up just parts of the St. Paul’s building in order to permit limited public view ing for nothing more than a photo op. A past study of swipe tests that were performed by the Testing Mechanics Corporation on each of the buildings’ four floors revealed that the lead dust levels were well above the accepted federal standard of 40 (micrograms per square foot). The interior lead dust of St. Paul’s was found to range from 232 to 9500 micrograms per square foot throughout the building constituting a public health hazard. Lead chips and dust contaminants are derived from the old lead-based paint that is through out the building by clinging to surfac es and objects that people touch and settled dust can also re-enter the air when people vacuum, dust, sweep or

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walk through it according to the Nassau County Department of Health.

The mayor’s survey in February 2022 reported that most wall surfaces are now peeling and some have completely opened and are exposed. Window frames are rotting. Most floors have already been seriously damaged. Several rooms even had floors buckling, which will soon mean that they will cave in. One room just east of the grand staircase is already completely caved in and is now totally open with debris everywhere. It is dangerous to simply approach. Finished ceilings, such as those with acoustic tiles, are falling apart due to water infiltration from above. While some other spaces are only accessible by way of ladders.

I would just like to remind the pub lic that when the mayor, committee members, and department representa tives visited the site in February of 2022 they were all wearing hazmat filtration masks and carrying heavy-duty flash lights in order to conduct their survey. The report by the mayor stated that his visit to St. Paul’s was highlighted by the shocking state of deterioration that characterizes the bulk of St. Paul’s interior and that the cost of restoration work will increase significantly as a result. He also stated that whatever remedial work that was done in the past to St. Paul’s has proven insufficient and even shoddy. Let me note at this time that at the same September 15th meet ing that there was a proposal to hire and conduct a forensic investigation of the financial activities of St. Paul regarding stabilization of the property repairs and improvements for some $50,000. The question is: What did we pay for in the past if the results have proven to be so poor and what will we be paying for in the future if the past is only another example of the squandering of public

funds?

Bob Orosz

Existential threat

To the Editor:

Under the supervision of the Chinese political action committee, Chinese drug suppliers are determined to spread poi sonous substances, such as fentanyl, via Mexican cartels into our country. The fentanyl comes in the form of raw pow der or pills. To camouflage it, drug deal ers usually combine fentanyl with other pills like heroin to make it even more addictive. Are you aware that a dose of only 3 milligrams of fentanyl could kill someone?! According to the CDC, over 100000 people in the US have died due to drug overdoses within a 12-month period; about 67% of the deaths resulted from use of fentanyl alone.

China is well aware that in order to rule over the US, it needs to use various strategies to attack and weaken us from within the realm of our own country. One of them seems to be the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed over 1 million people in the US alone. It is still unclear whether the virus originated from an experimental lab in Wuhan or from a Wuhan live animal market. But the city of Wuhan tends to be the epicenter.

Killer #2 is fentanyl which has been detrimental to our youth.

In addition, The Heritage Foundation published a paper stating that some Chinese groups responsible for sci ence and Chinese culture are channel ing remarkable amounts of money as grants to American colleges and univer sities such as Harvard and Emory. As a result, China may obtain preferential treatment towards their own students. China could also potentially influence our school hierarchy giving it the power to determine what subjects preferably should be taught, having yet another

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which will be held on Saturday, October 15. This program is for Grades 6-12 only.

and pose safety risks. PSEG will trim trees, where necessary, following its utility best practice model: 8 feet to each side; 12 feet above; and 10 feet below the line. For information regarding this project, visit https://www.psegliny. com/GardenCityC&RProject.

The Great Give Back: Cards and Letters for Veterans

Volunteer and make cards and let ters for veterans as part of The Great Give Back, a statewide initiative for Public Libraries to provide service-ori ented opportunities to patrons. Teens can make cards and letters at home the week leading up to the Great Give Back,

Registration is required and began October 3. The letters and cards made for veterans should be handmade. Each volunteer should make eight total let ters/cards, one for each of the following seasons/holidays/themes:

• Veterans Day

• Thanksgiving

• Winter Holidays/Season

• Valentine’s Day

• St. Patrick’s Day

• Spring Holidays/Season

• Memorial Day

• Fourth of July Cards/letters made at home can be submitted at the Library until Saturday, October 15. Instructions and require

ments for the cards will be available at the Library and also emailed to par ticipants. Tweens and Teens in Grades 6-12 who submit eight handmade cards/ letters will receive community service credit; they must submit their eight cards with a volunteer form, which will be available at the Library until October 15. On Saturday, October 15, patrons can stop by the Library and make cards/let ters while supplies last.

Columbus Day Closing

Village offices will be closed on Monday, October 10, 2022 in observance of Columbus Day. Regular sanitation collection this week. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 8:30 a.m.

The Garden City Public Library will be closed on Sunday, October 9, 2022

negative impact in our lives (killer#3) .

Next to the major players (Canada and some major European countries), China has been showing an increased interest in purchasing American farm land. Apart from the 191000 acres of US territory China already owns, its latest acquisition of 300 acres close to Grand Forks Air Base in North Dakota should be given special attention. Remember, China already made a similar purchase of 130 acres in Val Verde County, Texas last year. This property is located near Laughlin Air Force Base, the largest US training center. This raises all kinds of eyebrows, particularly when it comes to our security and control of our food supply (killer#4).

China is penetrating our country left and right and taking advantage of our present political disarray and indeci siveness .

We better wake up before the silent killer has taken over!

Heinz Mayer

Please vote

To the Editor:

I just sent in my ballot. I implore everyone to get ready to vote by Absentee Ballot or in person, the future of yourselves, your children and your grandchildren depends on it.

Be sure to do the research necessary to understand how the candidates will represent you. Over the recent past our representatives in Congress both House (Rice) and Senate (Schumer) have not represented their constituents, but they were in lock step with the leadership of the Democratic Party which has opened our borders and increased spending pushing the nation closer to bankrupt cy.

Please vote for your best interest and that of your family and community.

Richard F. Hay

and Monday, October 10, 2022 in obser vance of Columbus Day. The Library will reopen on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.

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The Welcoming Club of Garden City

What’s New?

October Book Club

Our October book club will be reading “Beautiful Little Fools” by Jillian Cantor and will be meeting on Thursday, October 20, at 7:45 p.m. to discuss the book. If you would like to attend, please email welcom ingclubbookclub@gmail.com for meeting place and additional details.

Seeking Sponsors

The Welcoming Club is actively seeking local businesses and merchants to sponsor the 2022–2023 season. Sponsorships start at just $250 for the year and are a great way to promote your business across Welcoming Club social media channels and at our events throughout the year. Sponsorship donations are tax deductible and 100% of the sponsorship fee goes directly to this year’s chosen charity, Long Island Alzheimer’s & Dementia Center. For more information, please email Philanthropic Chair Lindsay Weber at GCPhilanthropic@gmail.com.

Upcoming Events

Fall Hues and Somerset Brews! Grab your spouse, partner, or group of friends

for a night out at Somerset Brewery! Mark your calendars for the night of October 14 and come on out for a fun night with some drinks and BBQ! Tickets are on sale now.

The Book Club will be meeting on 10/20 at 7:45 p.m. to discuss this month’s book, “Beautiful Little Fools” by Jillian Cantor. If you would like to attend, please email welcomingclubbookclub@gmail.com to RSVP and for location details.

Mark Your Calendar

The Halloween Spooktacular will be held on Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Garden City Casino. This family event will be so fun, it’s scary! Tickets are sold out, but you can be added to the wait list if interested.

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Join A Group

Book Club

Enjoy a good book amongst friends. The Book Club meets every 6 weeks

to discuss the page-turner of choice. For upcoming book club events, please email WelcomingClubBookClub@gmail. com.

Craft Club

The Craft Club is a great way to meet with friends and get crafty. No experience necessary. We meet every few months to create a seasonal craft. If you are interest ed in joining, please email GCCraftClub@ gmail.com.

Supper Club

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

Bowling Club

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

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Liz (mcdea@aol.com).

Bunco

This simple dice game is usually played in a group of 12. It is a great way to meet peo ple and make new friends. The game is easy to learn and fun to play. If you are interest ed, please contact WelcomingClubBunco@ gmail.com.

Toddler Activities

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

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

Board rejects change to agenda rules

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Following that explanation, he also discussed the existing procedure for agenda items to be included for upcom ing meetings.

Before his review, opening comments on this topic came from Trustee Charles Kelly. He stated that allocating more “power” to the village mayor would not be the appropriate action to take by the board, “given recent events.” He also said no sitting trustee would consider Fishberg’s proposal to not be a dramatic change from the current agenda-mak ing process.

“You are doubling the requirement to put something on the village board’s agenda. That is one of the reasons I am opposing the change,” Kelly said.

Trustee Mary Carter Flanagan agreed and noted that the way the board’s rules are currently constituted, any trustee can put items on the agenda for full board consideration. She noted that this should continue, because in recent months two village trustees “had difficulties” in getting items listed on the board’s meeting agendas.

“I am very much opposed to a change at this time, to any change to the rules and procedures that will make it more difficult for trustees to get items on the agenda,” she said. Trustee Bruce Chester then stated his agreement with that sentiment.

Carter Flanagan also raised an alarm that in Fishberg’s proposal, the village mayor would have authority to change the wording of a proposed agenda item before it appears on the printed agenda.

She said that this has already hap pened to a negative effect, “that would materially change what was represent ed.”

Attorney Fishberg said items that appear on board meeting agendas “can be for discussion only.”

He noted that the village board is never obligated to vote on any partic ular item(s) the way the wording on the meeting agenda states, verbatim. Amendments during the course of a board meeting – or if an item is tabled to a later date – can be made.

Trustee Kelly said it was imperative that the board leave the rules and pro cedures concerning adding items to the agenda “the way they are” because at least five trustees would vote against a proposed change, gauging from their

opinions during the discussion.

Fishberg said his intention was to provide a clear starting point for items, with a basis of the two trustees’ backing, before something comes up for formal consideration.

Trustee Carter Flanagan countered, “putting an item on the agenda is a simple matter and it’s important that all trustees have the right to do so.”

Fishberg commented that there could be “a fork” the board runs into with competing agenda items. He says in such a scenario, somebody has to for mulate agenda items properly.

“You can have two different, four different or more trustees placing items on the board’s agenda in different forms – how do you select, or do you select, which of those items are the ones placed on the meeting agenda for that jump ing off point for board discussion?” he asked.

Trustee Torino said to address that, part of the reason Garden City has operated as a governing body with eight trustees was for there to be room allowed for competing agenda items. Torino says if two competing items are set to appear on the agenda, and they deal with the same issue, the order of placement should be as number 1…fol lowed by number 1A.

“That’s it, and both items would go on the meeting agenda. I do not believe a need existed for multiple trustees to support any item prior to it appearing on the agenda,” he said.

Deputy Mayor Tom O’Brien con curred and said even if items are com peting, any trustee who wants an item on the agenda should be able to put one on.

Trustee Kelly punctuated the com ments by stating the board believes it “furthers transparency” to have every agenda item any trustee intended pub lished on a meeting agenda, as they planned for it to appear. He stated a goal of letting the public know what agen da items had been proposed by village trustees.

“It is not a legal view but a board of trustees and political view – we believe in transparency!” he said.

Trustee Carter Flanagan made the motion for the board to reject the pro posed change for rules and procedures regarding the meeting agenda creation, and the vote was unanimous.

Water consultant addresses water additive at EAB meeting

Water Treatment Chemicals.

Other Long Island suppliers use a blended phosphate (ortho and poly) to sequester iron and line the mains and services. New York City uses a form of food grade phosphoric acid, which is another form of the phos phates. Orthophosphate is a food grade additive approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in water systems by the FDA, EPA, and National Sanitation Foundation (NSF). NSF is an independent testing organization that certifies and writes standards for prod ucts, food, water, and consumer goods, particularly NSF 60 is for Drinking

A resident at the meeting questioned why the orthophosphate would be added to everyone’s water when only some residents have issues with lead in their water. H2M explained that the only way to introduce orthophosphate to the ser vice lines is through the water supply entry points, and it is a system-wide application. The additive is introduced system-wide to maintain a consistent water quality throughout the Village.

The EAB will have an update on water at the next meeting scheduled for October 19, 2022, and all residents are encouraged to attend. EAB member John Reilly will be sharing a presenta tion that evening with residents on the timely topic of energy efficiency.

Term limits for BOT?

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“The VGC feels that term limits are overwhelmingly supported by the Village residents and most good gover nance groups. The pros of term limits are obvious; it weeds out “career politi cians” and those that might accumulate too much power in office, it spreads both the honor and responsibilities of serving in office across a larger group of residents, it reduces the dangers of a member developing a sense of enti tlement from individually serving in office too long, and studies show that term limit increase voter turn-out, a perennial problem in Garden City,” the Committee stated in its report.

Removing the “rotation” of mayors

The Committee also recommended that the Village no longer rotate may ors among the different sections of the

Village. Under this proposal, the mayor could be from any section instead of taking turns among sections.

In addition, the mayor would no lon ger vote on most matters. The mayor would only vote in case of a tie.

The Committee proposed that these changes be placed into effect after the next village election.

The members of the Governance Committee are: Donald MacLeod, Chairman; Richard Corrao Jr., Jeff Rathgeber, John Cantwell, Jack Hartog, Effie Campbell, Sivan Chapman and Peter D’Antonio.

The Board of Trustees will hear a presentation on the proposed chang es at its next meeting on Thursday, October 13th at 8 p.m. at Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue. The Board does not plan to vote on the changes at that time.

Cluttered?

The Welcoming Club of Garden City

What’s New?

October Book Club

Our October book club will be reading “Beautiful Little Fools” by Jillian Cantor and will be meeting on Thursday, October 20, at 7:45 p.m. to discuss the book. If you would like to attend, please email welcomingclubbookclub@gmail.com for meeting place and additional details.

Seeking Sponsors

The Welcoming Club is active ly seeking local businesses and mer chants to sponsor the 2022–2023 season. Sponsorships start at just $250 for the year and are a great way to promote your business across Welcoming Club social media channels and at our events throughout the year. Sponsorship donations are tax deductible and 100% of the sponsorship fee goes direct ly to this year’s chosen charity, Long Island Alzheimer’s & Dementia Center. For more information, please email Philanthropic Chair Lindsay Weber at GCPhilanthropic@gmail.com.

Upcoming Events

Fall Hues and Somerset Brews! Grab your spouse, partner, or group of friends for a night out at Somerset Brewery! Mark your calendars for the night of October 14 and come on out for a fun night with some drinks and BBQ! Tickets are on sale now.

The Book Club will be meeting on 10/20 at 7:45 p.m. to discuss this month’s book, “Beautiful Little Fools” by Jillian Cantor. If you would like to attend, please email welcomingclubbookclub@ gmail.com to RSVP and for location details.

Mark Your Calendar

The Halloween Spooktacular will be held on Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Garden City Casino. This family event will be so fun, it’s scary! Tickets are sold out, but you can be added to the wait list if interested.

Follow Us!

Facebook: The Welcoming Club of Garden City

Instagram: @gcwelcomingclub

Join A Group Book Club

Enjoy a good book amongst friends.

The Book Club meets every 6 weeks to discuss the page-turner of choice. For upcoming book club events, please email WelcomingClubBookClub@ gmail.com.

Craft Club

The Craft Club is a great way to meet with friends and get crafty. No experience necessary. We meet every few months to create a seasonal craft. If you are interested in joining, please email GCCraftClub@gmail.com.

Supper Club

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

Bowling Club

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

Bunco

This simple dice game is usually played in a group of 12. It is a great way to meet people and make new friends. The game is easy to learn and fun to play. If you are interested, please con tact WelcomingClubBunco@gmail.com.

Toddler Activities

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

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

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Girl Scouts camp out on grounds of Cathedral

Girl Scouts and their families camped on the grounds of the Cathedral and built a campfire in the fire pit.

If you happened to drive past the Cathedral of the Incarnation over the weekend of September 17, you might have wondered why the grounds were covered in an array of colorful tents. The Garden City Girl Scouts started off their year with the return of their Annual Campout!

The campout was held for the first time since COVID, when 96 Girl Scouts and their families gathered for this fun event. Senior Girl Scout Troop 1252 earned its Outdoor Journey Award by running the activity stations for the younger scouts. They taught camp craft

skills like fire building and safety, mak ing SWAPS, knot tying, and campfire songs. Once the sun set it was time to gather round the fire! Troop 1252 per formed a flag retirement ceremony, led the group in a sing along and made sure everyone got to make a s'more!

The Girl Scouts want to thank Garden City Pizza and Catering, Seventh Street Gourmet Deli and Caterer, and My Three Sons Bagel Cafe for providing delicious meals for the event. They also want to thank the Very Rev. Dr. Michael Sniffen for allowing the use the Cathedral grounds.

The Girl Scouts enjoyed campfire songs on the grounds of the Cathedral.

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BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

Here is a look at the upcoming midterm elections. Election Day is November 8 this year.

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for election. Democrats currently hold 220 seats, Republicans 212, with 3 vacancies. 34 Senate seats will also be up for elec tion. Of the contested Senate seats, 20 currently are held by Republicans and 14 by Democrats. The Senate is evenly divided at present with each party holding 50 seats and Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote.

Earlier in the year, Republicans, who only need a few seats to gain the 218 seats in the chamber need ed for a majority, seemed easily poised to gain control. Inflation spiked to a 40 year high, gas pric es soared, and President Biden’s approval ratings plunged into the thirties. Republicans also have a slight advantage in the redistrict ing and reapportionment process, as well as the party’s general advantage of having party members spread out more efficiently throughout House districts. The Republicans gained a substantial advantage, frequently around five points, in generic ballot polls, where respondents were asked which party they prefer in their dis trict.

But the GOP ascendancy did not last long. The Supreme Court’s Dobbs abortion ruling overturning Roe v. Wade energized Democratic voters. In addition, things got a little better on the economic front with gas prices declining, but still remaining at high levels. President Biden’s approval rating rose into the low for ties and the generic ballot was even, or even showed a slight Democratic advantage.

However, the GOP appears to have regained considerable momen tum in the last few weeks. Inflation seems nowhere near under control, with the Federal Reserve imposing painful increases in interest rates in order to cool off the economy. Gas prices are rising again. And another, sometimes overlooked factor, is that (at least up to the beginning of this week) the stock market has declined significantly, bad news to the many

millions of Americans holding 401(k) retirement accounts.

One clear problem for Democrats in this cycle is that polls show voters to be considerably more interested in issues emphasized by Republicans like inflation, crime and immigra tion, rather than issues emphasized by Democrats like abortion, racial inequality, gun control and climate change.

But if Republicans are looking like solid bets in the House, the situa tion in the Senate is much more con tentious. The GOP only needs a net flip of one seat to win control, but it is not clear if they will accomplish that.

It probably was an excess of can dor for Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell to state that the party has a “candidate quality” prob lem in the Senate races, but that does not mean that Mr. McConnell was wrong.

Only one Republican incumbent in the Senate, Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, appears to be in a close race, but Mr. Johnson is pulling ahead in recent polling. There are close races in open Senate seats cur rently held by Republicans in Ohio and North Carolina, but these states have been trending to the GOP in recent years. On the other hand, the Republican candidate for a GOP-held seat in Pennsylvania, celebrity doc tor Mehmet Oz, is currently trailing in polls, although the race is close.

If Dr. Oz loses in Pennsylvania, Republicans will have to pick off two Democratic held seats, and this is where candidate quality comes into play. The Republicans have a good shot with a good candidate in Nevada, but this is very much a union dominated state. In theory, Republicans should run strong in New Hampshire and Arizona, but in both states they have nominated right wing candidates that will be a hard sell to moderate electorates. Finally, in Georgia, the GOP has a solid opportunity, and still might win, but they have nominated a can didate, Herschel Walker, with appar ent deep personal problems.

So, in sum, it looks very good for Republicans in the House, but it’s a complete jump ball in the Senate.

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The A.T. Stewart Exchange Consignment Shop

BY MELISSA JAEGER

Next week, Oct. 9th–15th, is Fire Prevention Week and it marks its 100th anniversary of this important campaign. This year’s message is, “Fire won’t wait. Plan Your Escape.” The Garden City Fire Department will have a fun-filled – and edu cational – day of activities for the whole family. I still have a framed photo of my four-year-old son – now 21 years old! -- sitting in the front cabin of the firetruck, sporting one of those adorable fire hats.

For all those firefighters in your lives, we have a nice assortment of fire-related gift items. The small pillow with the message, “All men are not created equal. Only the finest become firefighters!” is one of our best sellers. And we have three types of brass ornaments -first responders, a firetruck and a fireman’s shield. What better way to say “thank you” to your favorite firefighter?! By the way, these do make wonderful stocking stuffers for Christmas!

If you’re not quite ready to shop for Christmas, we have Halloweenthemed witches, bats, gnomes, mini and medium-sized LED pumpkins, plush pumpkins, ghosts and even some Bearington Bears to get you in the mood for Halloween. Check out the cute zooties for newborns and the glycerin soaps with toys inside. Check out our squirrel and fall foli age pillows, cornucopias, cocktail napkins and placemats! Some of these items are great hostess gifts!

Here’s your weekly reminder of what’s on tap for the Exchange and The Garden City Historical Society

Oct. 15 & 16 – The Garden City Historical Society is holding its 150th Birthday celebration on Saturday the 15th. Tickets can be purchased online or in the Shop. As part of the week end-long celebration, they will hold an “Open House” on Sunday after noon (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m).. They will officially re-open the A.T. Stewart Museum to the public and have a wonderful display of Victorian mem orabilia and archives. And we will open the Exchange 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

NOW thru Oct. 29th - Food drive to benefit the Faith Mission in Mineola. Please drop off your non-perishable food items INSIDE the Shop during our regular hours.

Oct. 29th – Cornelia’s Ghoulish Courtyard Sale, 11:00 – 4:00. We will have special savings on the patio. And the Shop will be open for busi ness.

TBD –Wine Tasting on the Exchange Courtyard. We will have a date shortly and will be promoting it in the Shop and in the Garden City

News.

Save the date for Dec. 2nd/3rd

– The Garden City Historical Society

Second Annual Holiday Village and Market (at the Senior Center). The Exchange will have a pop-up Shop at the Senior Center.

It will start getting a little chilly outside and we will begin accept ing fur coats for consignment, start ing Nov. 4. Please, by appointment ONLY and ONLY on Thursday after noons (when we have our ladies with furrier expertise).

Just a reminder that Wednesdays (ONLY) we have resumed our extend ed shopping hours until 6 pm. This is especially great for those of you who work and can’t always get in before 4:00 p.m.

If you can’t make it into the Shop, please shop online at www.atstew artexchange.org and pick up your purchases at the Exchange. We also post photos and merchandise on The Garden City Historical Society website, the AT Stewart Exchange Facebook and on the AT Stewart Exchange Instagram pages. We sure do get around!

Unfamiliar with the Exchange Consignment Shop? We are housed in The Garden City Historical Society (TGCHS) Museum on 109 Eleventh Street (in the basement of the build ing). All the proceeds from the Shop sales directly benefit TGCHS. In addition to our best sellers – jewelry (costume and fine), lamps, mirrors, and crystal (Waterford, Baccarat, Tiffany) -- we take/accept silver, pocketbooks, china, furniture, art work, and collectibles. All items are in new or nearly new condition.

We accept consignments Wednesday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., by appointment ONLY. This is done to safeguard customers, consignors, and vol unteers. 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 of the Museum is again commencing.

The shop is located at 109 Eleventh Street.

Shop Hours: Mon – Fri: 10–4 p.m., (Wednesdays until 6 p.m.)

Sat: Noon–4 p.m.

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

Celebrate the firefighters in your life with ornaments and pillows available at the A.T. Stewart Consignment Shop.

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LEARN ABOUT THE SATELLITE STUDY AND TRAFFIC CALMING MASTER PLAN!

The Village of Garden City is currently conducting a transportation study focused on calming traffic and improving pedestrian safety.

The Satellite Study is similar to the Numbered Streets Study completed in the Central Section last year. These studies will lead to recommendations to be included in a Traffic Calming Master Plan. Public feedback is an important part of this process.

Visit the project website to learn about the study, access an online survey, and see the information presented at the Kick Off meeting on 9/28.

For more information, scan the QR code below

Garden City unity on full display during 2022 Spirit Week

Students throughout the Garden City School District showcased their school unity and pride during spirit week in the days leading up to the district’s home coming celebration. Students partici pated in themed days such as “America Day,” “Color Wars” and “Maroon and Gray Day” among others.

To conclude spirit week, high school students visited the elementary and middle schools on Sept. 30 to host pep rallies at each building. Senior athletes and marching band members led the younger students in energetic cheers, to the smiles and delight of all in atten dance.

To conclude the day, the high school held its own pep rally, where all senior student athletes were introduced. Seniors Elle Basile and Ryan Krieg were crowned the homecoming queen and king, respectively.

While the annual homecoming parade was canceled due to the inclem ent weather, the weather did not damp en the mood of those who gathered for the football game. The Garden City Trojans were victorious against the Elmont Spartans, defeating the oppo

The high school’s Trojan mascot greeted some younger fans during the football game.

nents with a score of 47-0. The high school’s marching band also wowed the crowd with a special performance during the game.

Garden City High School’s Trojan football team warmed up prior to their game against Elmont.

The high school’s varsity kickline team performed during the pep rally on Sept. 30.

Garden City High School homecoming king Ryan Krieg and queen Elle Basile.

Members of the high school cheerleading squad performed during the school’s annual pep rally.

Students from Stratford School shared their spirit week smiles during the school’s pep rally.

Photos courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

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Rotary Partners with the GC Community Church as it Celebrates 100 Years

Last Tuesday, September 27, MineolaGarden City Rotary hosted as guest speaker, Lynn Sullivan, senior pastor of the Garden City Community Church. Also welcomed was Alison Forelli, the lead for service and currently chair of the Service Committee. Rotary is pleased to partner with the GCCC as it celebrates 100 years.

Members and guests were astounded to learn of the myriad services provid ed by the Community Church. Pastor Sullivan spoke of and distributed an extensive list of services provided by the church throughout the year, many of them benefiting the INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network). Learning of the need, through a fellow service orga nization, Rotary was able to donate 3 large bags full of toiletries toward the 72 bags of toiletries the GCCC donated to the INN.

Speaking of the gamut of services and activities that range throughout the seasons year-round, Pastor Sullivan said the church will be happy to receive donations for a few of its activities set for this fall into winter.

In process throughout October (dead line 10/30) is the “Soles4Souls” project whereby the church is collecting gently used shoes and sneakers to be donat ed to the to the nonprofit Soles4Souls

organization dedicated to providing relief, fighting poverty and creating opportunity through shoe donations. One may call the church at 516-746-1700 to arrange to donate gently used and cleaned shoes.

Also upcoming is the annual Americana Fair on November 12 from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. — a great opportunity to donate such items as toys, pictures, frames, linens, lamps, china, silver, jewelry, antiques, collectibles, gift and holiday items plus used clothing for the shabby/chic room. Then, there will be the Thanksgiving “fixins’ in a bag” proj ect whereby the church provides to the INN durable grocery bags filled with all the side dish fixins’ for a Thanksgiving meal. Later on there will be a new coat drive for Anna House plus a New Hat and Mitten Tree with contributions donated to the INN

The Garden City Community Church is located at 246 Stewart Avenue between Whitehall Blvd. And Kensington Road. Pastor Sullivan asked that to donate, please call the church office at 516-746-1700.

Rotary welcomes as guests, pastors and leaders of our Garden City houses of worship to lunch meetings to be held at the Davenport Press Restaurant in Mineola on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays as 12:15. Members will be glad to hear of the many services provided by Garden City’s many houses of worship. To reserve, please email Club President

Meg Norris, Mineola-Garden City Rotaary Club president; Lynn Sullivan, senior pastor, Garden City Community Church, and Rotarian Althea Robinson.

Meg Norris at editor@gcnews.com

Also, email President Meg Norris to reserve for events listed below.

Upcoming Events & Activities

October 11, 12:15 p.m. - Guest

Speaker: NYS Senator Ed Ra, Davenport Press, Mineola, NY

October 25, 12:15 p.m. - Guest

Speaker: Shannon Boyle, executive director, New Ground, benefiting vet erans and homeless, Davenport Press, Mineola, NY

December 13, noon – 2 p.m.Annual Holiday Luncheon, Garden City Hotel. Performance by Garden City High School Chamber Orchestra.

Adelphi plans Spirit Weekend festivities

Adelphi University’s annual Spirit Weekend celebration is back in full swing for 2022 with more events than ever before. This year, the Adelphi community, including alumni, stu dents, faculty, staff and families will come together to show their Panther spirit through various activities, reunions and events from October 12 to 16.

“Spirit weekend is one of Adelphi’s most treasured traditions. It provides an opportunity to bring members of our community together to par ticipate in a variety of events and most importantly reconnect with each other and celebrate our pride in Adelphi University,” said Anna Zinko, Adelphi’s assistant vice president for student affairs. “The weekend is filled with amazing activities for faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the local community to enjoy.”

Events include, but are not limited to:

Panthers for a Cause 5K and Fun Run

Saturday, October 15, at 9:00 a.m.

Adelphi welcomes community members to join in their 6th annual 5K. Participants can run, walk or stroll in-person on Adelphi’s Garden City cam pus to benefit Panthers for a Cause. Registration is now open.

Adelphi Spirit Carnival

Saturday, October 15, at 1 p.m.

Adelphi’s Spirit Weekend Panther Carnival is back and it has something for everyone. Registration will be open soon for all-inclusive wristbands which includes full access to carnival rides, catering, and food trucks, family fun activities and much more.Admission costs $15 for current stu dents, staff and faculty and $25 for alumni, family, and friends ($30 at the door). The event will take place in parking lot 5.

10 Under 10 Awards Induction Ceremony

Saturday, October 15, at 4:30 p.m.

Adelphi will celebrate and honor 2022’s 10 Under 10 award recipients. The celebration honors alumni that have achieved professional success, made a powerful difference in their communi ties, and loyally supported Adelphi as partners, advocates and inventors, all within 10 years of graduating. The event will be hosted in the Black Box Theater.

This year’s recipients are:

• Ashley V. Davios, MSN AGNP-C (Class of 2016)

• Nicole Gaudino-Vieira (Class of 2012) MS (Class of 2017), AGNP-C

• Trevena Goulbourne, BA History (2014) MA Adolescent Education (2015)

• Peter Jake Hraniotis, JD (Class of 2016) MBE (2022)

• Meghan E. Lombardo, Esq.

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• Eu’nice R. McCoy (Class of 2014)

• Laura Marciano, BFA Dance (Class of 2012)

• Alexa Savino, Esq., (Class of 2015)

• Harrison I. Spatz DMD MS (Class of 2014)

• Jasmine Brown, Esq., (Class of 2015)

“Anthony Rapp: Without You”

Sunday, October 16, at 2 p.m. New events this year include a special performance by an original “RENT” cast member, Anthony Rapp. Rapp’s New York Times best-selling memoir becomes a stunning one-man show about grief, hope and triumph. The show will take place in Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center.

To buy tickets or learn more about Adelphi’s 2022 Spirit Weekend events, please visit Adelphi’s website at adel phi.edu.

From classes to lectures and concerts to movie screenings, there's never a dull day at your local library!

Check this paper each week for fun and informative all-ages activities, all for free or cheap!

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

pumpkins at the program. In order to earn community service, at least one of the pump kins the participant paints must be given to the Library to be used for the Library’s Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt that will be held October 17–October 31. Afterward, par ticipants can pick up their pumpkin until November 7. Pumpkins will be held no lon ger than November 7. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt

ing session for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12 to participate in for community ser vice on Tuesday, November 8 at 3 p.m. Sign-up for this program will begin on Tuesday, November 1 at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

Teen Advisory Board: Friends of the Garden City Public Library Fall Bake Sale

Volunteer to help at the Teen Advisory Board's Friends of the Garden City Public Library Fall Bake Sale, which will be held Saturday, November 5, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Volunteers can sign-up to bake, help at the table the day of the Bake Sale, or both! Volunteers who help at the table should arrive beginning at 10 a.m. to help set-up the table and plan to stay until 2:30 p.m. to clean up. Volunteers who bake must bake at least 2 dozen items, must individ ually wrap items, and must include a list of ingredients. Volunteers who bake are not required to attend the Bake Sale, but must arrange in advance with the Young Adult Department when they are dropping off their baked goods. Volunteers will earn community service credit. Volunteers can sign up beginning Tuesday, October 25, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org). Volunteers must be in Grades 6–-12. This program has been fund ed by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Teen Advisory Board October and November Meetings

The next meetings of the Teen Advisory Board will be as follows:

• Tuesday, October 11 at 4 p.m., in person at the Library. Registration began Tuesday, October 4, online via Eventkeeper.

• Tuesday, November 1 at 4 p.m.. Registration begins Tuesday, October 25, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper.

These meetings are 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 out reach 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-advi sory-board-application/ Applicants should be in Grades 6–12.

SAT vs ACT Workshop with C2 Education

Join us for a SAT vs. ACT Workshop with C2 Education on Wednesday, November 2, at 7 p.m. Not only do many colleges require either the SAT or ACT or are at least test optional, the SAT and ACT can factor into scholarships and class placement as well. There are a lot of sim ilarities between the two tests, but there are also key differences which may make one more suitable than the other for you. In this workshop, C2 Education will look at both tests and discuss how to decide which is right for you.

Students and parents are welcome. This program is for teens in Grades 9–12 and their parents. Please register via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) to participate in this program. Registration begins Tuesday, October 25, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org). Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program.

Teen Crafternoon:

Pumpkin Painting for Community Service

Join us on Saturday, October 15, at 3 p.m. for Teen Crafternoon: Pumpkin Painting for Community Service! This program is for tweens and teens entering Grades 6–12 in fall 2022 only. Registration is required and begins Tuesday, October 4, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencity pl.org). Participants will be painting mini

This year, patrons can participate in a Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt in the Library! Search the Library for mini painted pump kins, painted by teen volunteers! Patrons can participate in the scavenger hunt any time they visit the Library between October 17–31. When you successfully complete the scavenger hunt, you can submit your com pleted entry to be entered into a raffle to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Only one entry per person. There will be only one win ner. Patrons of all ages can participate! The Scavenger Hunt sheets to participate will be available at the Library beginning October 17. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

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 let ters at home the week leading up to the Great Give Back, which will be held on Saturday, October 15. This program is for Grades 6–12 only. Registration is required and began October 3. Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability.

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

• St. Patrick's Day

• Spring Holidays/Season

• Memorial Day

• Fourth of July

Cards/letters made at home can be submitted until Saturday, October 15. Instructions and requirements for the cards will be available at the Library and also emailed to participants.

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 until October 15.

On Saturday, October 15, patrons can stop by the Library and make cards/letters while supplies last.

There will also be a card/letter-mak

All cards will be presented at a special program at the Library on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Teens who attend the Veterans Day pro gram will receive additional community ser vice credit. Teens who attend this program will receive additional community service credit if they submit 3 questions that may be asked to the veteran who will be speaking at the Veteran's Day program. Sign-up for this program will begin on Tuesday, November 1 at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org)

Sixth 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 21, 6 p.m.–9 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library for the Library’s sixth annual, award-winning Locked-in-the-Library Halloween Party! We will have a variety of games and activi ties, plus we will be watching the movie “Hocus Pocus,” 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 11, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org). Space is limited, so make sure to regis ter 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 pro gram 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 pre-K–Grade 2 during the program Reading Pals! The October session will be held on Tuesday, October 18. 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 volun teer begins Tuesday, October 11, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). 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 pro gram LEGO Club! The October ses sion will be held on Wednesday, October 19. The LEGO Club program runs from 4 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 3:30 p.m. to help set-up before the start of the program and stay after to help clean up until 5:15 p.m.. Volunteers must be

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in Grades 6–12 only. Registration to volun teer begins Tuesday, October 11, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Intro to Safe Babysitting

Join us for this Babysitting Workshop program, Intro to Safe Babysitting, on Tuesday, October 25, at 4 p.m. This pro gram is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12. We will be using the Intro to Safe Babysitting curriculum from Safe Sitter®. Registrants must bring a doll to prac tice diapering. Registration is required and begins Tuesday, October 18, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community ser vice for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Demystifying Advanced Placement Classes with C2 Education

Join us for the program Demystifying Advanced Placement Classes with C2 Education on Wednesday, October 19, at 7 p.m. Are you a high school student taking Advanced Placement Exams this year? Then this interactive workshop is for you. We will discuss how to ensure that you are learning the most from the classes and how to set yourself up for success in the class and be ready for the final assessments. Students and parents are welcome. This program is for teens in Grades 9–12 and their parents. Please register via Eventkeeper (www.gardenc itypl.org) to participate in this program. Registration begins Tuesday, October 11, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org). Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participat ing in this program.

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 will be leaves, which will be used to dec orate the Tweens and Teens Ornament Tree in November. Registration begins Tuesday, October 18, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Completed ornaments must be returned by October 27 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 ser vice. Volunteers will receive two hours for every three ornaments they submit, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department. This program has been fund ed by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Teen Advisory Board

The next meeting of the Teen Advisory Board will be held on Tuesday, October 11, at 4 p.m., in person at the Library. Registration began Tuesday, October 4 at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). This 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-appli cation/ Applicants should be in Grades 6–12.

Bookmarks for Community Service

Earn community service by creating bookmarks for Garden City Public Library patrons! Each volunteer will receive 10 bookmarks to color, decorate, and write positive or library/book themed messages. These bookmarks will be placed in books throughout the Library in order to brighten the day of the patrons who check them out. Bookmarks will be placed in books in all three departments, including Children’s, Tweens and Teens, and Adult Reference.

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

Volunteer can register once each week for seven weeks for the Fall season as fol lows:

Registration Week Two: Monday, October 10, at 10 a.m. to Friday, October 14, at 4 p.m.

Registration Week Three: Monday, October 17, at 10 a.m. to Friday, October 21, at 4 p.m.

Registration Week Four: Monday, October 24, at 10 a.m. to Friday, October 28, at 4 p.m.

Registration Week Five: Monday, October 31, at 10 a.m. to Friday, November 4, at 4 p.m.

Registration Week Six: Monday, November 7, at 10 a.m. to Friday, November 11, at 4 p.m.

Registration Week Seven: Monday, November 14, at 10 a.m. to Friday, November 18, at 4 p.m.

Bookmarks should be returned no later than Wednesday, 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 com pleted bookmarks in order to receive com munity 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 fund ed by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

“Before You Click Submit” College Application Workshop

Join Application Workshop founder Kelly Chester as she hosts a pop-up “Before You Click Submit” college admissions workshop at the Garden City Library. High school seniors are invited to join and bring any questions they have regarding the Common Application, personal and supple mental essays and resumes before they sub mit their Early Action and Early Decision applications. This program will be offered on Wednesday, October 12, at 7 p.m. This program is for current high school seniors only. Registration is required and began Tuesday, October 4, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Applicants must bring their own laptop to the workshop. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community ser vice for participating in this program. 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 on Thursday, October 13, 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m. 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. Registration began Tuesday, October 4, 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 com munity service for participating in this pro gram.

GCPL Tweens and Teens Best Books 2022 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 2022 Committee! Eligible books are those published between November 1, 2021 and December 6, 2022 and aimed at tweens and teens in Grades 6–12.

Volunteers will be asked to read books on the Tweens and Teens Department’s month ly reading lists beginning this month and then write a 300-word review. Volunteers can also nominate a book not on our lists as long as it’s published between November 1, 2021, and December 6, 2022, and the Library

owns a physical copy in the Young Adult collection. Volunteers will earn community service credit for both reading and writ ing reviews on new books in the Library’s Young Adult Collection. The feedback used throughout the year will help the Young Adult Librarians compile the Best Books list for the year in December 2022.

There are no requirements on how many books a volunteer must read and volunteers can read. However many new books they are able to throughout the year. Volunteers can get credit for books they do not finish, as long as they provide 300-word feedback as to why they chose not to finish the book. The committee may meet throughout the year if there is interest, but volunteers are not required to attend meetings and can still participate by reading and providing feed back on recent Young Adult books.

If interested, please sign-up to join the committee by visiting Garden City Public Library’s website at https://www. gardencitypl.org/tweens-teens-bestbooks-2022-committee/ or for more infor mation, please contact the Young Adult Department at https://www.gardencitypl. org/young-adult-department/contact-theyoung-adult-tweens-teens-department/.

Follow Tweens and Teens on Facebook and Instagram

Follow Garden City Library’s Tweens and Teens on Facebook and Instagram! The Young Adult Department uses both social media platforms as a tool to post updates and announcements about upcom ing Library programs and community ser vice opportunities.

Here are the Facebook and Instagram pages for the Garden City Public Library Tweens and Teens Department: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ GCPLTweensTeens

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ GCPLTweensTeens

If you’re interested in participating and want to learn when events will be happen ing for tweens and teens (Grades 6–12), or if you have any questions, email Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta at https:// www.gardencitypl.org/young-adult-de partment/contact-the-young-adult-tweensteens-department/ .

Teen Advisory Board Applications

Now Available Online

If you are interested in helping to come up with programming ideas or social media outreach ideas for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12, consider joining the Teen Advisory Board. Online applications are available at https://www.gardencitypl. org/teen-advisory-board-application/ Applicants should be in Grades 6–12. Email Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta at https://www.gardencitypl.org/ young-adult-department/contact-theyoung-adult-tweens-teens-department/ if you have any questions.

News from the Children’s Room

Construction and the Children’s Room

Construction has begun! The Children’s Room has relocated tempo rarily near the Periodical Room with materials on the first floor and the sec ond floor. Come by to say hello and scope out the new location!

Indigenous Peoples Day/ Columbus Day

Columbus Day occurs on the second Monday in October. This year, it will be observed on Monday, October 10. Some locations in the United States honor Native American culture on the sec ond Monday in October with a holiday called Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Since the late 1980s, this day has been cele brated instead of or alongside Columbus Day.

Columbus Day is a federal U.S. holi day that commemorates the voyage and landing of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in the “New World” on October 12, 1492.

The purpose of Indigenous Peoples’ Day is not to erase Columbus Day from history, but rather to recognize, honor, and celebrate the Native American cul tures and people who have inhabited the Americas since long before European explorers arrived.

https://www.almanac.com/content/ columbus-day

October Programming

Planning for the fall programs is in full swing. The librarians are busy put ting together a schedule. Please check Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) for registration information.

Thursday, October 13

Craft Time for 3 & 4-Year-Olds 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Check Eventkeeper for registra tion information. Registration began Tuesday, October 4

Monday Storytimes

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

MOTHER GOOSE

(Ages 6 Months–29 Months Old) 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

TODDLERS

(Ages 2½–3½) 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

PRESCHOOL

(Ages 3–5, Not Yet in Kindergarten) 1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Monday, October 17 - Registration begins Tuesday, October 11 @ 10:00 a.m.

Monday, October 24 - Registration begins Tuesday, October 18 @ 10:00 a.m.

Monday, November 7 - Registration beings Tuesday, October 25 @ 10:00 a.m.

Monday, November 14 -

Registration begins Tuesday, November 8 @ 10:00 a.m.

Monday, November 21 -

Registration begins Tuesday, November 15 @ 10:00 a.m.

Monday, November 28 -

Registration begins Tuesday, November 22 @ 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, October 19

Monthly Lego Club (Grades K–5) 4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m.

No registration is required. First come, first served.

Saturday, October 22

Tie Dye with Chris Buchman

Grades K-2 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Grades 3-5 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

Registration begins Tuesday, October 11, @ 10:00 a.m.

Monday, October 24

Book Discussion for Grades 4 & 5 4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m.

“The Happy and Heinous Halloween of Classroom 13” by Honest Lee & Matthew J. Gilbert. Check Eventkeeper (www.gardenci typl.org) for additional information.

Registration began Tuesday, October 4 @ 10:00 a.m

Wednesday, October 26

Halloween Bingo for Grades K–5 4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m.

Registration begins Tuesday, October 18 @ 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, October 27

Pre-School Halloween Parade 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Join the librarians and dress up in costume as we march around cele brating Halloween. Check Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) for addition al information. Registration begins Tuesday, October 18, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, October 27

Book Discussion for Grades 2 & 3 4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m.

“Desmond Cole: Ghost Patrol - The Scary Library Shusher” by Andres Miedoso. Check Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org) for additional infor mation. Registration began Tuesday, October 4, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, October 29

Baby Jam with Andrea Morale (Birth–Age 2) 1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m.

Baby and Me Music and Movement Classes, with songs on guitar and move ment songs. Check Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org) for additional infor mation. Registration begins Tuesday, October 18, 2022 @ 10:00 a.m.

Library closed Columbus Day

The Garden City Public Library will be closed on Sunday, October 9, and Monday, October 10, in observance of Columbus Day. The Library will reopen on Tuesday, October 11, at 9:30 a.m.

Garden City Public Library Board to meet

There will be a Regular Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees on Monday, October 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library in the Small Meeting Room on the Lower Level. Please note the meeting is on the third

Monday of the month rather than the second Monday due to the holiday.

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

Adult Services at the Garden City Public Library

Speaking of Books…

The reference librarians have been actively reading and have some book suggestions for your reading pleasure! We would welcome the opportunity of meeting and greet ing our patrons and hearing recom mendations and suggestions of what you would like to see in terms of new books and programming for the library.

Some of the books we are reading are:

• “From Saturday Night to Sunday Night: My Forty Years of Laughter, Tears and Touchdowns in TV” by Dick Ebersol

• “Suspect” by Scott Turow

• “The Girl Who Survived” by Lisa Jackson

• “The Last House on the Street” by Diane Chamberlain Fall News from the Garden City Public Library News about fall programs will be announced soon, so make sure to visit the Garden City Public Library or check out our website (www.gardenci typl.org) in the coming weeks for more information about our fall program schedule.

Defensive Driving Course with Empire Safety Council

Join us on Friday, October 14, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. for a Defensive Driving Course with the Empire Safety Council. Receive 10% reduction on automobile/ liability insurance and qualify for a license point reduction. Registration in person at the Garden City Public Library began on Monday, September 26 Space is limited, so check with the Reference Department for availability. The first two weeks of registration are limited to Garden City Public Library cardholders only. Those without a Garden City Public Library card can begin registering on Tuesday, October 11. Register separately for each person. Proper ID is required when registering an absentee party. You must bring a $30 check made payable to Empire Safety Council and current Library card with you to register. Bring your valid New York State driver's license and a pen to class.

The Garden City Library will screen “The Queen” on October 17.

Monday Movie Matinees: New Time Starting in October!

Monday Movie Matinees start at a new time, 1:30 p.m.! Stop by the Garden City Public Library on Mondays to see a movie. The new movie schedule is avail able for October, and can be found below. No registration is required, but seating is on a first come, first served basis. Movie Matinees will continue weekly on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. These programs have been sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Movies for October:

• October 10 - Library closed for Columbus Day

• October 17 -“The Queen” (2006), 103 Minutes

• October 24- “The Good Liar” (2019), 109 Minutes

• October 31- “The Tourist” (2010), 103 Minutes

Please visit the Library for more information on upcoming events and programs. You can also visit our web site (www.gardencitypl.org), follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook. com/GardenCityPubLib), or call us (516-742-8405) to learn more. There’s more great programs to come, so stay tuned!

GCHS students win NYSSMA honors

Garden City High School students awarded music honors. From left on first row: Students Grayson Gardi, Eric Hartmann, Andrew Cresciullo, Dylan Pughe, Maeve Gillespie.

From left on second row: Amanda Hauser, coordinator for music and the arts; music teachers Dr. James McCrann, Daniel Dellamonica and Stephen Mayo.

Five Garden City High School stu dents were recently awarded All-State NYSSMA honors. The students per formed a Level VI solo in front of a NYSSMA certified All-State adjudicator during the audition process last spring. After a rigorous selection process, approximately 900 students through out New York State were notified that they were selected to participate in the NYSSMA Conference All-State music groups. The conference will take place in Rochester from Dec. 1–4.

Photo courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

Congratulations to the following stu dents:

Grayson Gardi, senior - vocalist- alto 2, mixed chorus

Eric Hartmann, senior - French horn, symphonic band

Alternates

Andrew Cresciullo, senior - jazz bari tone, instrumental jazz ensemble

Dylan Pughe, senior - trumpet, band

Maeve Gillespie, junior - soprano, mixed chorus

Garden City Senior Center has “returned to normal” with the doors open to all Garden City senior residents with most of our regular schedule up and running. Please stop by to pick up a calendar of events!

Senior Exercise Schedule at the Senior Center

Our Senior Center is back to a “regu lar” 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

Exercise with Joy at 9 a.m. – nominal charge

Chair Yoga with Samantha at 11:15 a.m.

Wednesdays

Chair Exercise with Felicia at 10 a.m. Aerobics with Samantha at 11:15 a.m.

Thursdays

Exercise with Joy at 9 a.m. – nominal charge

Yoga with Samantha at 11:15 a.m. Chi Kung with Andrea at 1 p.m. - nom inal charge

Fridays

Chair Exercise with Felicia at 10 a.m. Resistance Bands at 11:15 a.m.

For further information, please con tact the Senior Center at 385-8006.

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Active Living & Learning Series at the Garden City Senior Center

Garden City Recreation and Parks is working in conjunction with Assemblyman Ed Ra to again offer a series of information lectures on health and wellness. Registration is required to attend.

Please call Assemblyman Ra’s dis trict office at (516) 535-4095 to register for one or all of the lectures.

The series are as follows:

• Tuesday, October 11 at 11:00 a.m. - Diabetes: Healthy Living, Eating, & Moving with Alysa Ferguson, MS, RD, CDCES

• Tuesday, October 18 at 11:00 a.m. - Scam Prevention Seminar with a scam prevention expert from Nassau County Consumer Affairs

• Tuesday, October 25 at 11:00 a.m. - Colon Cancer Awareness –Keep it Moving with Dr. Lynn O’Connor Chess Class for Seniors

“Chess4Community” has gracious ly offered to give free chess lessons to our seniors. This program began on Wednesday, September 21, and will run for ten weeks. The one-hour class will be held at the Senior Center at 3:15 p.m. This program will be run by USCF players. For further information please call the Senior Center at 385-8006 or come down and join in!

Low Impact Exercise with Joy Cody

Start your day with low impact exer cise!  Joy Cody has set a program with our senior and beginner population in

mind!

Classes will take place on your choice on Tuesdays or Thursdays at 9 a.m. at the Senior Center.  The onehour class will run for 12 weeks at a cost of $72. This program is open to any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City.

Classes began the week of September 20. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

Chi Kung Exercise and Meditation with Andrea

Please join Andrea Albergo for Chi Kung, which is considered a beauti ful, peaceful path for body, mind and spirit.  Andrea will show how to create a peaceful body by combining move ment, breathing and meditation.  This class is geared for seniors or the begin ner adult.   This six-week session began Thursday, September 22, and will be held at 1 p.m. at Garden City’s Senior Center. The price for the session is $40.

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

Computer Classes for Seniors at the Center

Thursday, October 20, at 10:30 a.m.

Safely Using Online Banking

In this lecture and demonstration class, students will learn allabout using online banking apps, how to down load the apps and use them safely and securely. Please bring your device and questions. No prerequisites.

Chess Group Interest

Several seniors have expressed

interest in forming a chess group that would meet one day a week at the Senior Center.

If this would be of interest to you, please call the Senior Center at 385-8006 to let them know.

Taking Care of Your Hair Workshop

Antonio Moscoso from Surya Brasil will come and speak on “What to avoid when buying your haircare products” on Wednesday, October 19, at 11:15 a.m. This free event will help educate about the harmful ingredients that should be avoided in beauty products. A hair dresser who will make a live demon stration of products as well as give out free samples.

“Open Studio” for Seniors on Tuesdays

Recreation and Parks has set some time aside for senior artists who are residents of Garden City to gather together to socialize and share your talents.  The Senior Center will be open for this on Tuesdays from 2 to 4:15 p.m.  Bring your own supplies, table covering, table easel (only) and enjoy sharing with other interested seniors.

Please Note - You are responsible for cleaning up your area when you are finished.

Let's Play Bingo Returns

Erin Fleischmann of Douglas Elliman Real Estate will again visit the Senior Center on Wednesday, October 12, at 11:15 a.m. to play bingo!

Erin will bring prizes from local busi nesses as well as fun! Pre-registration is necessary by calling Felicia at 385-8006. Space is limited. Come in and enjoy the games!

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Breast cancer survivors share their stories

Bridget DeSimone Vilda Alberto Ponce Janet SpoolSandra Alleyne

Four breast cancer survivors will tell their stories at the annual Celebration of Survivorship of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. The in-person/ Zoom event will be held on Wednesday, October 20, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. To register visit https://breast-cancer.adelphi.edu

Sandra Alleyne (12-year survivor)

Sandra Elizabeth Alleyne was diag nosed September 23, 2011, at the age of 54 with stage 3A breast cancer. She had che motherapy and bilateral mastectomy sur gery in 2012, as well as radiation. Sandra took Arimidex for 5 years afterwards.

In 2019, she had an iliac biopsy which showed evidence of metastatic breast can cer, which was ER positive.

Bridget DeSimone (5-year survivor)

Bridget Desimone was diagnosed with stage 2 hormone receptor positive, her2 negative breast cancer in 2018 at the age of 26. She underwent a bilateral mastec tomy, AC-T chemo and radiation, and is now receiving hormonal therapy. Bridget is a director of a day program for seniors with dementia.

Vilda Alberto Ponce (2-year survivor)

Vilda Alberto Ponce was diagnosed

with HER2 positive breast cancer in late 2020. She credits her faith, her family and the many workers and angels she has met along the way in helping her get through her diagnosis. *This presenta tion will be conducted with simultane ous interpretation (Spanish/English).

Janet Spool (current Hotline volunteer, 5-year survivor)

Janet Spool was diagnosed with inva sive ductal carcinoma at the age of 67. Janet is a 5-year survivor, wife, mother, grandmother, and at the time of her diagnosis was working full time

as the secretary to the principal of a local elementary school. Janet is an out reach volunteer with the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program.

The mission of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, established in 1980, is to educate, support, empower, and advocate for breast cancer patients, professionals, and the community. To reach the hotline, which is staffed by trained breast cancer survivors, call 800-877-8077. Or, visit the website at: breast-cancer.adelphi.edu.

Mindfulness & Spirituality Workshop

The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Program is offering a free four-session creative arts workshop empowering breast cancer survivors to express themselves using art. This therapeutic program offers a safe place to communicate thoughts, feelings, con cerns, problems, hopes and dreams. The professional staff guides participants through different exercises and discus sions helping to find ways to gain per sonal insight and develop new coping skills.

This Mindfulness & Spirituality Workshop helps participants stay

focused and aware of the present moment while exploring the relation ship between spirituality, healing and art.

This workshop will be facilitated by Angela M. Papalia, LMSW, assis tant director for the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program, along with Kimberly Newman, BFA, communications and marketing coordinator for the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program.

The workshop will take place on four consecutive Thursdays—October 27, November 3, November 10 and November 17—from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

All four sessions will start with a relaxation/breathing exercise. Then participants will complete several cre ative projects focusing on mindfulness & spirituality. These projects will help reduce negativity and will be self-sooth ing resulting in stress reduction.

Participants will need computer access with a camera, microphone, and internet. Each attendee will receive a package in the mail containing: a print ed packet outlining each session; print ed sheets needed for activities; the zoom link for the workshop; and art supplies. Some additional everyday items will be

needed. The packet will list everything needed for each session.

This workshop is free but registra tion is required and members must commit to attending the entire fourweek-session. Registration ends on October 14.

The support group is sponsored due to generous funding from the Marilyn Lichtman Foundation and New York State.

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

NASSAU COUNTY

BID NOTICE

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids MUST be  RECEIVED BY AND DELIVERED TO: THE PURCHASING DIVISION Inc. Village of Garden City   351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, NY 11530   between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M.,   UNTIL 11:00 AM  EDT

THURSDAY,  10/20/22 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing the following:

TREE & SHRUB PLANTING

FALL 2022

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  Rosemary Monahan   Purchasing Agent     Dated:10/7/22

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

SEAWEAR, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 202207-04. Office loc: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: SeaWear: 103 Cambridge Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NASSAU COUNTY FORECLOSURE NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L & L ASSOCIATES

HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. DANIELLE MOSER BALAN, et al, Defts. Index #15-009836.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated April 8, 2019, I will sell at public auction on the north front steps of Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 26, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a District 18, Section 34, Block 44, Lot 40. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

MICHAEL EHRENREICH, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #99780

STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION

Title of Publication: Garden City News

Publication Number: 213580

Filing Date: 09/30/2022

Frequency of issue: Weekly

Number of issues published annually: 52

Annual subscription price $20

Known office of publication: Litmor Publishing Corp, 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530

Contact person: Meg Norris Tel. number: 516-931-0012

Complete mailing address of headquar ters of publisher: Litmor Publishing Corp, 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530

Publisher: Margaret M. Norris, 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530

Editor: same as above

Managing Editor: Same as above

Owner: Litmor Publications, Inc., 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530

Margaret Norris, 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530

Known bondholders: none

Tax status: the purpose, function and non-profit status of this organiza tion and the exempt status for federal income tax purposes has not changed during the preceding 12 months.

Issue date for circulation data below:09/30/2022

Extent and nature of circulation:

Average number of circulation: Average number of copies each issue during the preceding 12 months:

Total number of copies: 8300

Paid or requested circulation:

1. Paid/Requested Outside County Mail Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541: 139

2. Paid In-County Subscriptions: 3274

3. Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales and other non USPS Paid Distribution: 4586

4. Other Classes Mailed Through the USPS: 0

Total paid and/or requested circulation: 7999

Free distribution by Mail

1. Outside County: 2

2 In County:76

3 Other Classes Mailed Through USPS: 0

Free distribution outside the mail: 0

Total Free distribution: 78

Total distribution: 8077

Copies not distributed: 151 Total: 8228

Percent paid and/or requested circula tion: 97%

Extent and nature of circulation: Actual no. of copies of single issue published nearest to actual filing date: Paid or requested circulation:

1. Paid/Requested Outside County Mail Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541: 133

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2. Paid In-County Subscriptions: 3240

3. Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales and other non USPS Paid Distribution: 4679

4. Other Classes Mailed Through the USPS: 0

Total paid and/or requested circulation: 8052

Free distribution by mail:

1. Outside County as Stated on Form 3541: 2

2. In County as Stated on Form 3541: 33

3. Other Classes Mailed Through USPS:

0

Free distribution outside the mail: 0

Total free distributions: 35

Total distributions: 8085

Copies not distributed: 161

Total: 8246

Percent paid and/or requested circula tion: 98%

serious burns. He was immediate ly transported to a local hospital. A female resident was treated at the scene by medics and released. Firefighters located and extinguished the fire. The Fire Marshal’s Office, GCPD Detectives, and NCPD Arson Squad responded to the scene. The investigation is ongoing. Other local Fire Departments assisted GCFD.

Unauthorized purchase

On October 4th a victim reported that their credit card account was used without permission to make an unau thorized online purchase.

Hit and run

A vehicle reportedly left the scene after colliding into the rear of anoth er vehicle on Nassau Boulevard on October 4th.

Another house fire

Garden City Police, Firefighters and NYU Medics responded to a Stewart Avenue residence on October 4th for a report of smoke inside the residence. Upon arrival, a police officer observed the smoke condition and located two senior residents inside the garage. He removed the residents to a safe loca tion. The officer then conducted a pre liminary search of the house for more

occupants with negative results. He located the fire in the front wall of the residence. Firefighters responded, extinguished the fire, and rendered the area safe. The residents refused medical attention and were released to family. Other local Fire Departments assisted GCFD. The Nassau Fire Marshal and NCPD Arson Squad responded to the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

St. Anne’s School first graders in the lab

First graders at Saint Anne’s school are busy learning about lab tools. They wore their protective goggles when pouring liquids from beakers and mea suring cups into graduated cylinders.

loved making predictions about

were lighter on the balance scale. They tried to see how many “hippos” each object weighed. Many students found the Pipette droppers to be their favorite lab tool! Thank you to our teacher, Mrs. Christine Mitchell, for all you do for our Science Lab students!

Curious about their experiment.

Love to write?

Good scientists making careful measurements.

Trish Schenck

Patricia Mary Schenck

Patricia (Trish) Mary (nee Garry) Schenck passed away peacefully on September 27, 2022 from complications of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Her beloved husband of 57 wonderful years, Charles Schenck, was by her side along with her children and siblings.

Trish was born in Garden City to a large and loving family. She attended Garden City High School and furthered her education with a Bachelor’s Degree from Malloy University and a Master’s Degree from Hofstra University. She began her career teaching school, took time to raise her family and returned to teaching later in life. She was a con stant learner, a voracious reader and was thrilled to teach and learn from others.

After raising her family in Garden City, Trish and Charlie relocated to homes in New Jersey, North Carolina, Illinois and then settling down for retirement in Sarasota, Florida. Trish

forged a path of friendships wherever she went and never knew a stranger. Always a thoughtful, generous and sin cere friend.

In her spare time, Trish could be found on the tennis court (Garden City Country Club Champ) or on the golf course. She was an avid and skilled golfer with 3 hole in one’s to her namethe most in the family!

She and Charlie enjoyed a sold group of longtime friends for dinner parties and adventurous European travels. Trish was a wonderful host and would effortlessly entertain, particularly on St Patrick’s Day. Her Irish soda bread was a hallmark treat.

Trish was happiest when with fam ily. Whether at the beach or curled up with a cup of tea at home, she was always ready for a long chat and a kind word for her children and grandchil dren.

She was predeceased by her par ents, Patricia and Robert Garry and her sister and brother in law, Mary and Tom Thomson. She leaves behind her beloved husband, Charles Schenck and her siblings, Reverend Peter Garry, Margaret (Bill) Dueker, and William (Barbara) Garry. She also leaves behind her loving children Charles (Heather) Schenck, Peter (Beth) Schenck, Betsy (Tim) Kramer, and Peggy (Joe) Pospisil. She was a cherished Nana to Emily, Charlie, Lily and Sam Schenck, Meghan and Bobby Kramer, and Nick, Christopher and Grace Pospisil. She was also a loving Aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Friends and relatives may pay their respects at a Funeral Mass on Tuesday, October 11th at 10:30 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church, 3930 17th Street, Sarasota, FL 34235. Interment to imme diately follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children.

GCHS student awarded All-National honors

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Garden City High School senior Justin Koczko was awarded NAfME All-National honors.

From left: Amanda Hauser, coordinator for music and the arts; student Justin Loczko, and Stephen Mayo, music teacher. Photo courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

Garden City High School congrat ulates senior Justin Koczko, who was awarded NAfME All-National honors as a bass in the mixed chorus. The NAfME All-National Honor Ensemble represents the top performing high school musicians in the United States. To qualify, students are first accepted in their state’s All-State Festival and then

are asked to prepare an unedited video performing the required repertoire pro vided by the organization.

The All-National Honor Ensembles program will take place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland outside Washington, D.C. from Nov. 3–6.

Breast cancer hotline volunteers sought

Breast cancer survivors can help others coping with breast cancer by becoming volunteers with the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. The four-day training program will take place on consecutive Tuesdays in November (November 1, 8, 15 and 22) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on zoom. Attendance at all four sessions is necessary.

This in-depth training includes pre sentations by nurse navigators and social workers on basic breast cancer education, active listening skills, and tips on engaging the community.

Those who complete the training will have opportunities to provide support and guidance on the hotline; attend community outreach events to sup port underserved communities; deliver educational presentations and speak ing engagements; assist with local and national press and media; and help with fundraising efforts.

To arrange an interview, contact Nina Foley, hotline and volunteer coor dinator, at 516-877-4315; nfoley@adelphi. edu.

To reach the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline, call 800-877-8077.

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Cathedral of the Incarnation: Neighbors Being Neighbors ministry happenings

Cathedral team makes sandwiches for distribution on Jackson Street in Hempstead.

BY ARLEEN BREEN

As our Neighbors Being Neighbors ministry expands locally twice a week, we are also serving neighbors across the seas.

Locally, sandwich making teams are forming to meet on Wednesday evenings for fellowship and service. Additionally, there are opportunities mid-day to join this ministry by serving our neighbors or assisting with set up or clean-up for

ministry teams.

We are also assisting our distant neighbors in Belize by collecting school supplies and classroom necessities for a teacher and her class of young people. The classroom has been equipped with desks and chairs, electricity, wi-fi and two fans however, all other items are the responsibility of the teacher and students.

The good news of generosity flowing from the Cathedral and Garden City

community has reached these friends and we are hoping to ship a barrel of supplies at the end of October.

All items can be left in the rear of the cathedral: Notebooks, stickers, pencils, pens, markers, white board markers,

glue, staples, glue sticks, crayons, col ored papers, folders, laptop computer, tablet, projector and printer.

Please contact us at Cathedral@ IncarnationGC for more details and thank you for your service!

Stratford Avenue School participates in Constitutional Convention

Students at Stratford Avenue School in Garden City participated in the school’s Constitutional Convention. Each class worked to create a class room constitution that embodied the school’s four pillars of character: perseverance, citizenship, respect and responsibil ity. Class constitutions were displayed in the Stratford lobby to provide students with an oppor tunity to notice and dis cuss positive behaviors the school values as a community. Class con stitutions were also used to develop school-wide expectations, to help ensure that Stratford is a safe, supportive and pos itive environment for all.

Following the develop ment of the school-wide

expectations, Assistant Principal Lauren Quezada led grade-wide assemblies during students’ lunch periods to share what stu dents developed. During these assemblies, stu dents engaged in interac tive discussions around what it means to demon strate integrity through out the school day. One student shared, “I liked that we were able to share our own ideas and come up with our own expecta tions. It gave me an oppor tunity to talk about things that are important to me.”

The Stratford Constitutional Convention allowed stu dents to collaborate and think critically about their school community and how to make it a pos itive environment for all.

Students from Stratford Avenue School in Garden City participated in a Constitutional Convention to develop school wide expectations. Photo courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

The Cathedral of the Incarnation collecting for students in Belize.

Troop 1313 finishes Brownie experience

Girl Scout Troop 1313 finished out its Brownie experience strong last June. The girls voted to use the prof its they earned from selling cookies for horsebacking riding at the NY Equestrian Center and two service projects. The troop purchased 550 diapers for The INN and 30+ rolls of wrapping paper for Birthday Wishes, a LI non-profit that brings birth day parties and presents to home less children. While dropping off the donations, the girls learned that Birthday Wishes is in need of empty copy paper boxes to continue to wrap presents. If you are a business who has empty boxes, please consider donating them or contact the troop to collect them.

Thunder Savio 11s fall 30-7 to Farmingdale

BY WILLIAM GRIFFIN

The Savio 11s faced the Farmingdale Hawks at Community Park on Sunday and suffered their first loss of the sea son, 30-7. Garden City fought to the end and was only outscored by one point in the second half.

Though the team took a hard hit with this loss, it is almost sure to per severe for the rest of the season and put this loss behind it. Though the sea son’s scoreless defensive song has been completely butchered, and the offense was wrecked hit after hit in the first half, RB Henry Campolettano complete ly ignored the score and ran around the outside to put six points on the board in the third quarter. TE Luke Savio made a huge block which was a gigantic help on the touchdown.

For the point after, QB Charlie Ruoff

ran up the middle behind offensive line man Aiden Kehoe and Michael Manley who had cut down the Farmingdale defensive linemen - giving the Thunder their first successful extra point of the season.

The Thunder defense only allowed one touchdown in the second half and was led by their defensive linemen Walker Hayes, John David Scianablo, James Sorohan, Luke Herrera, and Antonio Ordas. Another key defensive player was safety John Sardelis.

The Thunder Savio 11s look to keep playing like they did in the first three weeks for the rest of the season and to learn from such a humbling loss. Hopefully the next home game vs Franklin Square at 12:30 p.m will be an improvement from this week. Go Thunder!

GCAA Intramural Basketball online registration now open

GCAA is proud to announce that intramural basketball online registra tion for the 2022–2023 season is now available at www.gc-aa.com (click bas ketball, click registration button on home page.) Please register early to lock in the rates of $80 for the K/1st grade clinics and $120 for intramural games (2nd–8th grades.) Late fees of $25 will apply after October 31.

The GCAA intramural basketball season starts on Saturday, December 3rd and runs thru early March. The season concludes with Championship Saturday on March 11, 2023. GCAA intramural basketball expects over 800 boys and girls to participate. Please make sure to register early because spots are limited, and we expect each grade to reach capacity. GCAA ros ters, schedules, standings, and clinics are easy to follow via the GCAA web site (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 (Saturdays beginning December 3) 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)

Thanks for your continued support of GCAA Basketball!

Feel free to reach out with any ques tions:

Nate Coelen: natecoelen@hotmail. com

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The girls enjoyed horseback riding at the NY Equestrian Center.

The girls at NY Equestrian Center.

Troop 1313 donated diapers for The INN and wrapping paper for Birthday Wishes.

Imagine Arts Academy After School Program

Recreation and Parks has joined with Mad Science to offer the follow ing after school program in Art in the cottages at St. Paul’s. This program is open to Garden City residents in grades 1 to 5.

Crayola® Artblazers is a program where participants discover inspiring masterpieces and artists who have changed the world of art. They will experiment with different techniques and use Crayola® art materials to express their ideas. They design a unique, artist inspired creation in each class.

This six week class will be held from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. on Fridays beginning Friday, October 28. The fee for this six week program will be $170, checks only made payable to LI Steam Group. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

GC Recreation & Parks Presents Brixology

Mad Science of Long Island is a company who provides a wonderful learning experience for after school programs. Residents of the Village of Garden City entering grades 1 - 5 are encouraged to attend. The topics and details for each camp are listed below.

Engineers shape the World! Using Lego bricks, participants will build a different engineering themed project in each class! They explore different engineering fields while using critical thinking and creative problem solving to improve their creations!

This six week class will be held from 4:15 to 5:15 pm on Tuesdays beginning Tuesday, October 25. The fee for this six week program will be $170, checks only made payable to LI Steam Group. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

Mad Science Program

Coming to GC Recreation

Garden City Department of Recreation and Parks is pleased to again offer a Mad Science Of LI After School Enrichment Program on Thursdays from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. begin ning Thursday, October 27.

This six week program is open to GC residents in grades K to 4. The cost of this weekly program is $170 per student (Includes all materials & take-homes). Each week will cover a variety of dif ferent topic such as “Bugs”, “Detective Science”, and “Walloping Weather”.

To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Space is limited. Checks only please, made payable to LI Steam Group.

Adult Evening Programs at the Field House

The Recreation Adult Programs in

the Field House begin on Wednesday, October 12, 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 resi dents of the Inc. Village of Garden City who have graduated high school OR adults who can show proof of gradu ating Garden City high school (diplo ma, 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 participat ing 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 5 visits - $25

Fieldhouse Sport for 10 Visits

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 partici pant 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 non- residents. 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 Now Available for 2022–23 Season

Evening basketball member ship applications for unlimited play during Recreation and Parks Adult Basketball season are now available at the Recreation Office. This appli cation for resident membership covers the season beginning October 12, 2022 to May 24, 2023. 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 pro gram for the membership holder only under the rules and regulations set forth by the Garden City Recreation Department.

The fee for membership will be

$185.00.

Proof of residency or proof of graduating Garden City High School is required. To register for mem bership, 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”.

St. Paul's Fieldhouse

Adult Pickleball Program

Pickleball will begin again in St. Paul’s Fieldhouse on Tuesday, October 11. This program is open to Garden City residents only, Tuesdays through Fridays in two sessions: 9:30 to 11 a.m. OR 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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 individ ual 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 5 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 pre ferred.

Adult Tennis Lessons at Community Park - Fall Session

The Recreation Department offers adult tennis lessons for all abilities. Sign up interest sheets for these les sons will be available on the Recreation website: gardencityrecreation.org and in the Recreation Office as of Friday, September 23. Those residents who are interested in taking the adult tennis lessons must fill out the interest sheet and return it to the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue with the les son fee check. Adult lessons will begin the week of October 9.

Garden City Recreation Department Dance Conservatory

Garden City Recreation and Parks’ Dance Conservatory Program has begun and has limited availability in its classes. This program is open to Garden City residents ages 3.5 years and older. To see a list of our danc es classes please visit our website at www.gardencityrecreation.org.

To register please download and application from our website and mail it to Recreation and Parks office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or, if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

US Sports Institute / Pulse Camps Are Back

Building upon the enormous success of the US Sports Institute, USA Sport Group has extended its product range to offer Pulse as the next level in coach ing education.  Classes are offered on school holidays for ages 5 – 11 as well as weekly programs on Saturdays and Sundays for ages 2 – 5.

Pulse Premier Sports Programs offer elite specialized coaching pro grams for children of all skill levels. At this Garden City location, we offer a wide range of sports camps in conjunc tion with the Village of Garden City Recreation & Parks Department.  With quality sports programming, highly qualified staff and specialized curric ulums, this is certainly the best sports camp in Garden City.

Spaces are limited each week, so register early to avoid disappointment!  To see the offerings or to register, please visit US Sports Institute’s web site at www.ussportsinstitute.com.

Evenings Only Platform Court

Membership application for Residents 2022–23 Season

Platform Tennis membership appli cations 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 member ship is open to any individual who is a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City. IT COVERS UNLIMITED PLAY AFTER 5 P.M. for membership holder only under the rules and regulations set forth by the Garden City Recreation Department.

The fee for membership will be $165.00. To register for member ship, please visit the Recreation Administrative Offices at 108 Rockaway Ave. Checks should be made payable to the “Village of Garden City”.

Platform Membership Application for Residents Now Available for 2022–23 Season

Platform tennis membership appli cations 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 member ship 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. To register for membership, please visit the Recreation Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue to com plete an application and return the form with full payment. Checks should be made payable to the “Village of Garden City”.

GC Sharks get letter from the White House

The Garden City Sharks.

Last season’s Garden City Sharks soccer team were laser focused on soc cer. They won their division, as well as the Memorial Day tournament in Hershey, PA, but that’s not all. Off the field, the Sharks became activists who worked toward preserving the environ ment, specifically, and some might say appropriately, endangered sharks.

The team wrote a letter to President Biden, urging him to protect endan gered sharks. They were thrilled when President Biden took time out of his busy schedule to write back, commend ing the girls on their efforts. The letter reads:

Dear Sharks,

Thank you for writing to me about our environment. Vice President Harris and I are so proud of you for taking a stand to help protect our planet.

From the first day of our Administration, we've been taking big steps to keep our environment safe and sustainable and to combat the climate

crisis. We are working to preserve and protect endangered animals. We are get ting more of our energy from the sun and wind. And every day, we are reducing pollution, habitat loss, and other envi ronmental harms.

It is important that you continue to use your voice to speak out on this issue. Because of students like you, I am more confident than ever in our country's abil ity to overcome any challenge we face. Always remember -- when you make your voice heard, adults listen.

I know that you have a bright future ahead. Study hard. Keep challenging yourself. And be good.

Sincerely, Joe Biden

The Sharks soccer players/activ ists: Ellie Bernstein, Bressana Botti, Clarabel Connolly, Kate Corrigan, Alexa Corrigan, Cassidy Dowd, Nora Loven, Ciara Lynch, Emily Noto, Sonja Ohri, Hannah Stier and CeCe Szabo.

GC Varsity Field Hockey instructional clinics

The Varsity Field Hockey Team will once again be hosting their instructional clinics for grades K through 8! The clin ics will be held on Sunday, September 11, 18, 25, October 2, and 16, from 4:30

to 6 p.m. on the GC High School turf.   The cost for the clinic is $60 per player.  Each girl should bring a field hock ey stick, mouth guard, protective eye wear, and shin guards to each clinic.

Please provide your daughter’s name, grade, address, parent email, parent’s cell phone, and any medical issues. All checks should be payable to “Garden City Field Hockey” with your daugh

ter's name and grade in the memo. All payments can be mailed or dropped off to Cacciabaudo at 62 Adams Street.

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Letter from President Joe Biden to the Garden City Sharks.

8th Grade Football cruises past Manhasset in season opener

Conditions were perfect — a sunny afternoon and 49 players ready to rumble against Manhasset in their season opening home game. Game captains Brayden Robertiello, Gus Galli, Maximo Siragusa and Matteo Ingrassia marched out for the coin toss, after which the Trojans wast ed no time getting on the score board. Within minutes, QB Brayden Robertiello raced to the endzone to score a TD, followed by a solid kick from Diego Dersch to put Garden City on the board.

After a strong defensive effort held Manhasset, the Trojans got the ball back and made the most of it. GC running backs, including Anthony Asaro, Gus Galli, Matteo Ingrassia, Max Siragusa and JoJo Ottomanelli worked hard moving the ball up the field all game, along with a strong offensive line includ

ing Luke Turck, Will Curley, Patrick Corrigan, Liam Hanrahan, Vincent Lodato and Ronan O’Donohue. This dynamic offense set up two more GC touchdowns in the first half.

For the second score, Robertiello threw a perfect pass to TE Andrew Dengler who ran twenty-five yards down field and into the end zone for the second GC touchdown, followed by a solid kick from Jack LeSueur for the extra point. The third touchdown was another pass from QB Brayden Robertiello to TE Andrew Dengler who ran through several Manhasset players and into the endzone, giv ing GC a 22-0 lead. Strong defen sive efforts were put in by Luke Agrippina, Mitch LoBiondo, Cooper Bromberg, Bobby Skiadis, and Thomas Bacich holding Manahasset to two scores, with a great first win of the season for GC, 22-12.

Left to right: Cheng, Licari, Lattuca, Dersch, Cohen, Sommerfield, Butt, Carr.

Enjoying the homecoming party!

Enjoying

Left to right: Robertiello, Dengler, Turck, Campolettano, Siragusa, Lodato, Asaro, Gali & Glossman kneeling.

8th Grade Football Homecoming party!

Hajart 7s Thunder Football victorious at home

The Hajart 7s Thunder football team picked up their first home victory in a hard fought battle on Sunday! The final score was 7-6. Garden City scored half way through the first half and held on from a late surge by Franklin Square.

Quarterback Luke Mooney and run ning back Ben Finelli led the Thunder offense to a first quarter score. Back up quarterback Teddy Delaney punched in a QB sneak to gain the extra point which proved to be the difference in the game. The Garden City offense showed its discipline all morning and powerful offensive line play by Grant Michalak

James Schrubbe, Jackson Weber, Wyatt Acquavito and Brogan Hajart helped lead the way. While the Thunder offense was only able to muster up 7 points, it moved the ball effectively all game long. Long drives at both the end of the first and second half ended with the clock running out.

While the Thunder shutout streak

ended at 75 minutes, the defense was once again a dominating force. Following Franklin Square’s lone score midway through the second half, Thunder line backer Hudson Overby blitzed the gap to stuff the Warriors’ extra point attempt. Joey Sileo once again showed how dominating he is at safety, making a number of open field tackles to shut down Franklin Square’s offense. The defensive line, led by Leo Szabo, Grant Thomas, Jackson Weber and Sammie Nakos stuffed the Warriors attempts to run inside while Wyatt Acquavito, Hudson Overby, Aiden Charchallis and Carter Dalessio kept the warriors from attacking the outside.

Special thanks to all the fans and the Thunder cheerleaders for cheering on the team all day! The enthusiasm helped the Hajart 7s even their record at 2-2. The boys will have another big matchup next Sunday 10 a.m. at Plainedge.

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The offensive line was getting a solid push all day to give the Thunder backs some running room.

Joey Sileo making one of his many open field solo tackles to stop Franklin Square’s attack as Wyatt Acquavito, Leo Szabo and Michael Noto close in to assist.

Captains Jackson Weber, Carter Dalessio and Johnny Coelen.

Quarterback Luke Mooney (6) hands ball off to RB Ben Finelli as Michael Noto (34), Luke Haskell (2), Teddy Delaney (55) and Brendan Reynolds (29) help clear a path to the end zone for the winning touchdown.

Dispatch 4 From a Global Odyssey: Indonesia

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

Eric and Sarah are on a 6-month around-the-world sabbatical, joining a huge movement of young people who are choosing to live the nomadic life (at least for a time) and travel or work remotely, becoming immersed in local life and culture. They previously reported about their adventures in Mexico, South Korea, Vietnam,  Malaysia and Cambodia. Here’s their dispatch (#4) from Indonesia:

Oddly enough, we write this from basically our last day of summer, as we wrap our 3 months of traveling Southeast Asia and head south to Melbourne, Australia tonight where deep winter awaits. If ya’ll are wondering how we are possibly spending every minute of every day together, the answer is our deep, eternal bond and newfound zen mentality. JUST KIDDING, the answer is podcasts, we listen to a lot of podcasts.

We kickstarted the month of June with an overnight layover at the Singapore airport, which we were somehow excited for (what is wrong with us?). Perhaps because we expected that we could make our experience at least as good as glamping at this airport-from-thefuture. We peacefully strolled the airport’s mall and butterfly garden, and even peeped into the medical center and movie theater (sadly no movies during the pandemic), all the while unknowingly giving up any and all of the free sleeping pods. The airport hotels and spas were grossly out of budget, so when 10 PM rolled around, cut to Eric on the floor with

Sunrise trek to Mount Ijen in far east Java. © Eric Leiberman/

his trusty eye mask and earplugs, and Sarah curled up on a hard chair with a true-crime podcast to lull her to sleep.

A short plane-ride later we touched down in Java, Indonesia’s most populous island, where we encountered probably the most dif ficult language barrier of the trip thus far. We also found ourselves consuming some form of fried rice or noodle, sprinkled with egg, meat and veggies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But our main mission here was tackling two volcano treks.

First up: Mount Bromo. We set out on the sunrise trek to the view point of this beautiful volcano at 3:30 AM. Along the way we’d come to understand that treks in Indonesia have accessible peaks by a variety of means - jeeps, motorbikes, hors es, and even human carts (yes, you can pay approx $35 to have three men  push you in a rickshaw/adult stroller up the extremely steep face

of a volcano).

At first, Sarah found the many options beyond hiking really cool from an accessibility standpoint (you can take the Occupational Therapist on a sabbatical, but you can’t take the OT out of the OT on the sabbati cal). But, we came to find these ave nues (including the cart) are utilized by fit people, even dressed in hiking gear (!?). The views were incredible, and we were proud of ourselves for earning the trek, but the peaks were super crowded.

Second, we journeyed to Mount Ijen in far east Java. Mount Ijen is unique in that it is home to one of the last sulfur mines still mined exclusively by hand, and the most sulfuric lake in the world (with a pH of 0.2). Sulfur vents burn neon blue flames in the middle of the night, which is what we were aiming to see when we woke up at 1 AM and motorbiked up the dark and steep winding mountain roads to begin the

trek at 2 AM.

The trek itself involved hiking up to the top of the crater, then down into it (with gasmask in hand because of the sulfur fumes) alongside the sulfur miners who do this backbreaking trek with 150–200 lbs of sulfur bricks multiple times a day (!!). We cheaped-out and didn’t hire a guide, so we stuck close to a guided group during the crater descent for some free information.

The one thing we heard: “Be careful this water is very hot”  as we came upon a creek. But uncoordinated and distracted Sarah (remember the part above about the murder podcasts?) stepped on the first rock jutting out of the stream, immediately panicked, wobbled, and stepped off her rock, one foot, then two.. *SPLASH* right into water more acidic than battery acid. She quickly scampered to the side, gritted her teeth, and waited for her feet to dissolve. BUT PHEW, by some good fortune, absolutely no harm was done.

The blue fire was cool but Eric was sure we were doing lifelong damage to our eyes and lungs so we snapped some pictures and got THE  HELL out of there. We walked back up the crater rim to see the sunrise, and chivalrous Eric lent his dry hiking socks to Sarah before we scurried down the mountain to try to beat the rickshaws.

We went home to crash at our accommodation down the hill from Ijen–a bamboo hut with curtains instead of walls–which looked quite dreamy online, but the constant ripping from sleep by the sound of critters scurrying around,  and in, our hut (and Eric’s accompanying yelps) made this a true Instagram-

Dispatch 4 From a Global Odyssey: Indonesia

vs-reality situation. The hosts were very sweet, but we were excited to get THE  HELL  out of there (again). We packed our bags and took the $1 ferry east to Bali.

Indonesia as a whole has a Muslimmajority population, but the island of Bali is predominantly Hindu. We observed their appreciation and respect for nature when they’d place offerings of flowers, fruits, and leaves on their doorsteps each day to nourish the gods. North Bali felt largely untouched by mass tourism, and we took serious advantage of the empty beaches and $5 fish dinners (for two).

Once we made our way south to Ubud, we were transported to another world of pre-pandemic travel. Streets full of tourists flocked to cafes where the most popular item on the menu was something like  Buddha Bowl,  or  Keto Kale Bowl.  We dabbled in many different yoga classes (even accidentally signing up for 90 minutes of breath work), and ate smoothie bowls to our hearts’ content.

Further south in Canggu and Uluwatu we sat on many-a-beach watching absolutely insane surfer talent, on literally every wave. Though we must admit the beaches weren’t the best for the non-surfers; sticky sand, lots of rocks, and strong currents.

In very Bali fashion, we lunched next to surfer Kelly Slater in west Uluwatu.

Unfortunately, it was at this spot that Eric’s burrito fell apart as soon as he picked it up. As he was putting it back together, he spotted a worm crawling through the lettuce. Eric plucked it out and we watched it inch across his hand. We had to act cool in front of Kelly of course, so we just made pity faces at each other and shrugged. Eric blissfully chewed on while Sarah stared off in space, thinking about all the bugs we’ve likely consumed, buried in street food this trip.

Before leaving the island of Bali, we followed a friend’s recommendation of spending an evening at  The Istana: a luxury wellness and “biohacking” center on the edge of a cliff. After locking up our phones, per policy, we explored the various hot/cold pools and chatted with the characters (mostly expat locals) who frequent  The Istana.

Along the way we met Poppy, a 12 year old girl who was born to British and Swedish parents on a sailboat in Panama when her parents were living at sea for 6 years. She told us she goes to forest school in Uluwatu with 4 other expat kids in her age group, and that her older brother (who sounds like he’ll be a professional surfer) was pulled out of school because his parents thought he was being taught “too many sad things”. Hippie parents take on entirely new meaning in Bali.

Our last stop in Indonesia (where we write this dispatch) is the island of Flores, a plane-ride east of Bali. This

leg of the trip started great – we spent 3 nights on a remote island living in a beach hut, playing ping pong and attending movie nights and bonfires with the same 30 people every day (essentially Jewish summer camp). But when we got back to mainland Flores, things took a turn.

We didn’t intend to spend an entire week at the port-town of Labuan Bajo, but we did. Did we like Labuan Bajo? Let’s just say we ate pizza for four consecutive nights and our highlight each day was going to Starbucks and ordering an iced matcha/espresso hybrid (the classic coffee is tragically bad in Indonesia-mostly instant coffee or pour-over in your mug that’s watery and gritty, which while drinking Eric constantly remarked, “HOW IS

IT SO BAD, THEY GROW IT RIGHT THERE?! [points to any mountain in the vicinity]”).

This town is known basically for one thing, and that is its proximity to Komodo National Park, a boat ride away. Eric be-friended (then be-enemied) all of the local guys in town running the racket of booking boats. We’d come to learn that the dozen of them are all in cahoots, upselling while funneling you to the same 1-2 boats actually in the harbor. Our boats were confirmed, deposits paid, and then canceled the night before for varying fabricated reasons, keeping us in the vortex of this mind-numbing town for more days than we’ve spent in any single

NUTRITION NEWS

Heart and Brain Connection

BY CHARLYN FARGO

Remember the song “The Skeleton Dance” from your childhood? Here’s how it went: “The toe bone’s connected to the foot bone, the foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone, the ankle bone’s connected to the leg bone.”

Researchers have found the same thing applies to our heart and brain -- they’re connected. It seems all our body is con nected, from our bones to our heart to our brain.

When one is healthy, it helps the other. Researchers have found the same factors that raise the risk for heart disease also impact brain disease, including stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and other demen tia. And for the first time, the American Heart Association’s 2022 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics annual report in cludes a chapter on brain health. Simply put, the heart pumps blood through the vascular system to every part of the body. Problems with the heart or vascular sys tem can impact the brain.

So, what can you do to keep your heart

and brain healthy?

No. 1: Choose a healthy diet, emphasiz ing plant foods, seafood and dairy prod ucts. Try to limit highly processed foods (cakes and sweets with refined grains, added sugars and sodium). Choose un saturated fats from olive and canola oils over saturated fats. Choose more fish, nuts and seeds.

No. 4: Avoid tobacco products includ ing e-cigarettes, vaping and secondhand smoke.

No. 5: Know your numbers. Excess weight, high blood pressure, high glucose and high blood cholesterol all increase the risk for vascular disease. Get regular bloodwork to see if medication is needed.

Q and A

Q: Should I take my vitamin or min eral supplement with food or by itself?

town on this trip (read:  gut-wrenching). We finally got a boat on our last day in Indonesia, and saw the elusive Komodo, which exists in the wild only here (it’s a carnivore and cannibal, mothers even eat their own babies so the little ones hide in trees for the first three years of their lives- WTF).

Our boat also plopped us on an island with a pink sand beach for an hour, so we left happy.

Onward to the depths of winter –first in Australia, then New Zealand then closing out this crazy adventure in South America.

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No. 2: Move more. Any movement counts. It’s especially important to stand often rather than sitting for long periods.

No. 3: Get plenty of sleep. The latest research suggests seven hours of sleep a night.

A: It depends on the supplement. Cal cium supplements, for example, come in two forms: calcium carbonate and calci um citrate. Calcium carbonate requires stomach acid to be properly absorbed, so it’s best taken with a meal since the presence of food in the stomach stimu lates acid production. Calcium citrate can be taken with or without food because it doesn’t require stomach acid for absorp tion. Iron is best absorbed on an empty stomach. Vitamin C enhances absorption of iron, so taking an iron supplement with a glass of orange juice (or an orange) may help absorption. Multivitamins contain nutrients with different requirements.

You can take it with a meal if you want. Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble vitamins, so it’s best to take those with a meal that contains some fat.

RECIPE

I’m still learning to use my air fryer, but so far, I find it helpful to get a quick,

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Columbus had a vision for opening up the world

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

October 10 is Columbus Day and since it’s a federal holiday with most schools and businesses closed, it’s a great time to remember Christopher Columbus’ many accomplishments.

Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451. When he was a teenager he worked in his father’s business along with his brothers. His family thought that he would stay in the family busi ness but Columbus read a lot of books and he yearned to explore new lands. He also wanted to sail on the waters and find new trade routes to Asia from Europe.

To accomplish his goal Columbus needed ships and supplies which required money that he did not have. He went to King John II of Portugal who turned him down. He then went to the rulers of England and France. Each declined his request for funding. After seven years of trying, he was final ly sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

Columbus’ first voyage left on August 3, 1492, with 87 men sailing on three ships: the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa María. Columbus commanded the Santa María, while the Niña was led

by Vicente Yanez Pinzon and the Pinta by Martin Pinzon. This was the first of his four trips. Heading west from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean, land was sighted on October 12. He went ashore to the first island he landed on, claimed it for Spain and named it San Salvador.

Columbus believed he was in Asia but he was actually in the Caribbean. Thinking that he was in the Indies, he called the native people “Indians.” In several letters he wrote back to Spain, he described the landscape and this new world. Columbus sailed throughout the Caribbean and named many islands he encountered after his ship, king and queen: La Isla de Santa María de Concepción, Fernandina and Isabella.

It’s hard to know exactly which islands Columbus visited on this voyage but his descriptions of the native peo ples, geography and plant life give us some clues. Columbus has described the land as “very lofty and beautiful moun tains, great farms, groves and fields, most fertile both for cultivation and for pasturage, and well adapted for con structing buildings. The convenience of the harbors in this island, and the excel lence of the rivers, in volume and salu brity (healthfulness), surpass human belief, unless on should see them.”

Columbus stopped in present-day Haiti and named the island Hispaniola which today includes both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. When Columbus to returned to Spain, he brought tobac co, turkey, pineapples and some new spices with him.

Columbus never made it to Asia nor did he truly discover America. That dis tinction of being the first European to cross the Atlantic Ocean is given to the Norse Viking Leif Eriksson, who landed in present-day Newfoundland around 1000 A.D., almost five centuries before Columbus set sail. Exploration was a family business for the expedition’s leader, Leif Eriksson. Some historians even claim that Ireland’s St. Brendan or other Celtic people crossed the Atlantic before Eriksson.

Columbus’ “re-discovery” inspired a new era of exploration of the American continents by Europeans. According to experts, his greatest contribution was that his voyages opened an exchange of goods between Europe and the Americas during and long after his journeys. His expeditions changed both Europe and America.

Although he was best known for his historic 1492 expedition, Columbus returned to the Americas three more

times in the following decade. His voy ages took him to the Caribbean islands, South America and Central America. He liked his title “Admiral of the Ocean Sea,” which was awarded to him in April 1492. Christopher Columbus died in Valladolid, Spain, on May 20, 1506. Columbus Day became a federal holiday in 1934 and is recognized on the second Monday of October. Happy Columbus Day to all!

BY MARY HUNT

In the cupboard right above my washing machine, there’s a bar of FelsNaptha laundry soap standing in a coffee mug. I’m sure it’s five years old, and it appears that it will be good for at least another five. When I come across a stain, I grab the soap, dip the end into water and use it to scrub the stain -- al most as if it were a big eraser -- before dropping the item into the wash. FelsNaptha is good for many other stains as well. But acrylic paint spills on carpet? Read on for what one reader discovered.

CARPET STAIN REMOVER

I broke a bottle of acrylic paint on the carpet. After trying commercial cleaners, I remembered Mary said FelsNaptha was superior to many other stain removers. I had picked up a bar in the supermarket laundry aisle. So I grabbed that Fels-Naptha bar and a bucket of hot water, got the soap and carpet wet and rubbed the carpet with the bar and then my fingertips. The paint came out per fectly. Even better, there was no stain ring after I rinsed the area with water! (Make sure to check the carpet’s color fastness in an inconspicuous place be fore using.) -- Sue D.

WINDOW MEASUREMENTS

Measure each window’s length and

height and record the information on an index card. Keep a copy in your wallet and one at home. When you find a sale on window treatments, you’ll know which size blinds or draperies will fit.

-- Amy O. CABINET TRICK

I had kitchen cabinet doors that didn’t stay tightly closed, so I cut some Velcro adhesive-backed strips to size and applied them in the appropriate spots. Now, my cabinet doors stay closed without that annoying gap. -- Krista E. SLICING OLIVES

To cut up whole olives, try using an egg slicer. Throw in four or five olives at a time, close the slicer, and you have per fectly sliced olives. -- Darla S.

GARLIC POWDER

I have found that if you sprinkle gar lic or onion powder directly over a pot cooking on the stove, the steam will get in the bottle and harden the contents. A better way is to measure all spices in a bowl away from the hot pot to keep from contaminating the contents of the sea sonings. -- Karen G. COFFEE THERMOS CLEANER

Denture tablets work great to clean coffee stains out of thermos-type coffee mugs, as well as traditional glass coffee pots. Just fill the container with water, drop in a tablet and allow it to sit for a

few hours or overnight. Empty and rinse it in the morning, and the container will be sparkling clean. -- Lori M.

CLIP IT CLOSED

I use clothespins instead of chip clips on cereal bags, Bisquick, bags of rice and, of course, chip bags. They are less expensive than chip clips and work bet ter. -- Bonnie L.

ICE CREAM STORAGE

To prevent freezer burn on ice cream, place the container upside down in the freezer. It works! -- Carol G.

HANGING CURTAINS

My dad needed curtains in the living room of his beautiful new apartment, but the thought of drilling holes for brackets

did not appeal to him. So I took an adjust able shower curtain rod and fit it in the window space inside the frame. I hung the curtains on the rod, and it worked wonderfully. This would work for stu dents in dorm rooms, as well, because often they are not allowed to put nails or brackets in the walls. -- Laura M.

FROST-FREE WINDSHIELD

Here’s a great use for an empty dish soap plastic bottle: Rinse it out thor oughly and fill it up with windshield washer fluid. Keep it in your car in case your washer fluid runs out. This is real ly helpful in the wintertime because you

100 Social Security Myths Busted

BY TOM MARGENAU

I’ve just released a new book. It’s called “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” You can get a hard copy of the book for less than 10 bucks at Ama zon.com. You can get an electronic ver sion of the book at barnesandnoble.com and other online booksellers.

Regular readers of this column may recall that I have written dozens of past columns debunking various myths about Social Security that are float ing around on the internet and that get passed around, usually via emails, from one unsuspecting (and sometimes gullible) recipient to another. In most of those columns, I usually only have the space to take on three or four such myths. And every time I write such a column, I usually say something like this: “If I had the space, I could probably write a column debunking 100 Social Se curity myths.”

Well, I finally decided to make the space by putting all these myths -- and more importantly, all the corresponding facts -- into one easy-to-read book.

I think the best way to introduce you to the book is to reprint here the intro duction that you’ll find at the very be ginning of the new book. It goes like this:

“Social Security touches the lives of every American. We all have a Social Security number. Most of us work at jobs in which Social Security taxes are taken out of our paychecks, while oth ers have their own businesses and pay self-employment taxes into the Social Security system.

Sixty-five million people are receiv ing monthly Social Security checks. They are getting either retirement or disability benefits, or they are the spouse or child of someone getting such benefits, or they are the widow, widow er or child of a worker who has died.

The trillion-dollar funding of the So cial Security program makes up about one-fourth of the entire federal budget of the United States.

So, a government program that is so huge and that affects every one of us is bound to be the focus of many rumors, misunderstandings, half-truths and out right lies.

I have spent the last half-century de bunking all those myths. And now, for the first time, I have compiled a list of the top 100 myths about Social Security into one easy-to-read and easy-to-under stand guidebook.

Those myths can be broadly divided into two categories. One I will call “Po litical and Policy Myths.” These myths frequently have to do with how the So cial Security program is financed.

But I suspect most people reading this book will be more interested in the second broad category, which I will call “Program and Practical Myths.” These are myths about the rules and regula

tions for each of the various kinds of So cial Security benefits -- essentially, who is eligible for which benefits, when they are eligible and how they go about get ting those benefits.”

Here is just a sampling of the politi cally oriented myths that I take on in the first part of the book.

--Social Security is going broke. (Hint: the program has fiscal problems that are fixable, and those reforms will keep the system from going belly up.)

--Social Security is a Ponzi scheme.

--The government has stolen Social Security money and used it for other purposes.

--Illegal immigrants get Social Secu rity benefits.

The second half of the book deals with program and policy myths and is further subdivided into sections clear ing up myths about retirement benefits, spousal and widow’s benefits, benefits for children, disability benefits and Sup plemental Security Income payments.

There is also a small section on Medi care myths -- although, as I always point out to my readers, I am a Social Security expert but not much of a Medicare ex pert.

Here is a sampling of the myths cov ered in the program and policy part of the book.

--My retirement benefit is based on my highest three years of earnings (or last five, or highest 10 -- just pick your number).

--If I stop working, or work part time, before I start my Social Security, I will be messing up my future Social Security check.

--There are secret or hidden rules about Social Security.

--I can take reduced benefits from my spouse and later switch to full benefits on my own record.

--All disability claims are denied the first time around.

--Children can only get benefits from a deceased parent’s Social Security re cord.

My faithful readers will know that I have written another book about Social Security. It’s called “Social Security: Simple and Smart -- 10 Easy-to-Under stand Fact Sheets That Will Answer All Your Questions About Social Security.” While there is bound to be some overlap in topics covered in any two books about Social Security, there are important dif ferences between my two books.

I recommend you read the “Simple and Smart” book if you are looking for a practical guide to how Social Securi ty works, with important information about how and when to file for various kinds of Social Security benefits and tips for dealing with issues that crop up once your benefits start.

And you should read the “Myths/ Facts” book if you are sick and tired of hearing and seeing all the Social Se

curity mumbo-jumbo that’s out there, mostly polluting the online world, and if you’d just like to know the truth.

If you have a Social Security ques tion, Tom Margenau has two books with

all the answers. One is called “Social Se curity: Simple and Smart.” The other is called “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” You can find either book Am azon.com or other book outlets.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

REAL ESTATE WATCH

Preparing your home for a hurricane

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

We are still in the middle of our hurricane season and if you watch TV, listen to the news, or read a paper, hurricanes have become more dead ly every year. Just look at Puerto Rico. Five years after Hurricane Maria smashed the island and had to recover, along came Hurricane Fiona last week which had dumped up to 30 plus inches of rain in the southern locations, and 6-20 inches in the northern sections of the island. Eighty percent of the electric grid was shut down and there was a lack of potable water. So far our island hasn’t seen any activity, but we are not done with the future possibility of a hurricane impacting our area. We surely need the rainfall, but not neces sarily from a severe weather event.

Preparing your home for such an event is important to eliminate and minimize any major issues that might occur. The following are items that you should have on hand in advance:

1.) Flashlight and a good supply of batteries

2.) Gas generator and 5-10 gallons of gas (for lights, refrigerator, etc.)

3.) A few gallons of water and a bucket

4.) Candles and matches (or electric lighter)

5.) Blankets in case of lack of heat during a blackout

6.) Non-perishable food items

7.) First aid kit

8.) Battery-powered radio

9.) Sandbags

10.) Shovels and road salt (maybe consider a snowblower)

11.) Required medications

12.) Hand sanitizers and wipes

You can add any other items that

you deem necessary for you and your fam ily. Whether a hurri cane or major snow event, being prepared for emergencies will be most beneficial in making your situation a bit easier or even save your life! Also, make sure you have a full tank of gas.

There are other preparations that you should be aware of if you own a home or even rental property. Make sure all outdoor furni ture that is now well secured or stored away. Take care of any roof repairs as needed. Have you or your gar dener cleaned out all the accumulated debris from your gutters and leaders? Clogged gutters and leaders will poten tially cause severe damage if water gets behind the soffits creating damage inside your interior ceilings and walls. Also, make sure your leaders drain far enough away from your foundation that water doesn’t get into your basement or crawl space. If you have windows in your basement, purchase some type of fitted plastic bubble to cover over your window well to keep water from accu mulating, again, reducing issues with water getting into your basement. For those with moisture issues, as many have on the north shore of Long Island, use of a dehumidifier will greatly bene fit in minimizing those issues and keep ing them in check. Is there any major tree limbs overhanging your home that could snap that could cause damage during a hurricane? When the ground gets too saturated during a storm some

older large trees could fall. If there are any near your home that could cause more damage if they fell than the cost of removal, then it it would be something to con sider. The previous infor mation would hold true for your investment rental properties. Consider your tenants an investment that is hopefully benefiting you now and in the future. My suggestion is to create and email them a punch list of items that they should possess in advance of severe weather, no different than what you would do for your home.

It is crucial that you should also go over your homeowner insurance policy and ask questions of your insurance agent as to whether your coverage is adequate with respect to weather-relat ed damages. Would an umbrella policy up and above your regular coverage be something that could be added that would be of benefit?

Keeping you and your family safe is always of utmost importance. However, being proactive and mini mizing damage to your property will always come back to you in savings and preserving the value of your real estate.

I want to wish everyone a healthy and happy holiday.

Continue to Donate to the Ukrainian Crisis and save a life or 2: https://usaforiom.org/iomsukraine-response/ Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave

Heart and Brain Connection

healthier dinner on the table. Here’s a recipe from Eating Well magazine for air-fryer fish. The recipe suggests cod, but any white fish can be used.

AIR-FRYER COD

Servings: 4

3 bay leaves

1 teaspoon celery salt

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon ground pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon dry mustard

1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

1/8 teaspoon ground allspice

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 large egg, beaten

1 1/4 cups whole-wheat panko bread crumbs

1 pound cod fillets (about 3/4-inch

thick), cut into 8 pieces

Cooking spray

1 tablespoon sliced fresh chives

1 lemon, cut into wedges

Combine bay leaves, celery salt, papri ka, cayenne, pepper, garlic powder, dry mustard, ginger and allspice in a spice grinder. Process until the bay leaves are pulverized, about 45 seconds. Place flour in a shallow bowl; stir in 1 tablespoon of the spice mixture. Place egg in a separate shal low bowl. Place panko and 1 tablespoon of the spice mixture in a third shallow bowl; stir to combine. Season cod evenly with the remaining 1 teaspoon spice mixture.

Dredge 1 piece of cod in the flour mixture, shaking off excess. Dip in the egg to coat, letting excess drip off. Dredge in the panko mixture, pressing lightly to adhere. Place on a plate or baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining pieces. Preheat an air fryer to 400 F for 5 minutes. Coat the prepared cod

with cooking spray. Place half of the cod pieces in the air fryer basket in an even layer, leaving space between the pieces. Cook for 9 minutes; carefully flip and con tinue cooking until golden brown and the fish flakes easily with a fork, 2 to 3 min utes more. Transfer to a serving plate and cover to keep warm. Place the remaining cod pieces in the basket and repeat. Sprin kle with chives and serve immediately with lemon wedges. Serves 4 (serving size 4 ounces).

Per serving: 185 calories; 22 grams pro tein; 18 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams fat; 100 milligrams cholesterol; 2 grams fiber; 407 milligrams sodium.

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

Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 40 years experience in the Real Estate indus try 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 http://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 (reg ular 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 sell ing, investing, purchasing, or leasing residential or commercial property.

CHEAPSKATE

can just squirt it on your windshield if your fluid tank is frozen. -- Janet R.

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

BY DENNIS MAMMANA

Week of October 9-15, 2022

Go ahead. Get all the jokes out. You know you want to. I’ve done it too, but quite honestly, they were all much fun nier in seventh grade!

In a few days the planet Uranus (pro nounced YOU-rah-nus, by the way), will undergo what astronomers call a lunar occultation. Such an occultation occurs when the moon in its orbit around the Earth drifts in front of a more distant object -- for example, a planet, star or star cluster -- and blocks it from view for about an hour or so.

Occultations are important because they allow scientists to refine our knowledge of the moon’s orbit and to discover companion objects orbiting distant stars or planets. They can even tell us something about the atmosphere of a planet as it occults it.

This week the distant planet Uranus will be the “star” of the show as the moon passes in front of it. Whether or not you can see the event depends, of course, on your weather, but also if you have a small telescope or binoculars through which to view, and if you’re in the right location at the right time. It will be visible from the western parts of the U.S. (including Alaska), northwest ern Mexico, most of Canada and even parts of Scandinavia.

The Moon Meets Uranus

If you’ve got a small telescope -- or possibly binoculars -- you should spot Uranus as a faint bluish-green dot on the eastern side of the moon. The moon will be pretty bright on that night, so you might have trouble spotting the planet.

As the moon drifts eastward in its orbit around the Earth, it will creep up on the planet from the west and pass in front of it. Since viewers in various locations on Earth will view the event from different angles, its times will differ from place to place. For example, from Southern California, Uranus will disappear on Oct. 11 around 9:47 p.m. and reemerge on the other side around 10:34 p.m. PDT, while from Denver, it will vanish at around 11:08 p.m. MDT and reappear at around 11:52 p.m. MST.

To find the event’s times for your location, call your local planetarium, science museum or observatory. Or you can visit the following website: lunar-occultations.com/iota/plan ets/1012uranus. Remember, though, that times there are listed in Universal Time (UT), so you’ll need to convert them to your local time. To get PDT, subtract 7 hours from UT. Subtract 6 hours from UT to get MDT, 5 hours for CDT and 4 hours for EDT.

Regardless of your location, it’s always important to begin your watch at least 10-15 minutes early so you can watch the moon approach the planet in the sky. Spotting the planet’s reap

pearance, however, is a bit more chal lenging since it’s tough to know exactly where along the moon’s edge it will emerge.

As you watch the occultation it may appear that the planet is drifting behind the moon, but it’s the moon that is moving. On that night, Uranus will be

1.75 billion miles away while the moon will be only 240,000 miles distant, so its motion will be much more obvious.

OK, enough science. You can now return to the jokes!

Visit Dennis Mammana at dennis mammana.com.

LOST IN SUBURBIA

Squirreling Away My Pumpkins

BY TRACY BECKERMAN

“The squirrels ate my pumpkins,” I moaned to my husband.

“Is that a secret code for something?” he wondered.

“NO! I had a whole bunch of pump kins on the front stoop and the squirrels massacred them. Look!”

I pointed out the window to our front lawn. There lay three pumpkins... or what was left of them. They were strewn about the lawn with big chunks gnawed out.

“How’d they get down there?” asked my husband.

“Apparently, the squirrels not only ate my pumpkins, but they also played soccer with them.”

Honestly, I was really miffed. Every fall I buy chrysanthemums and hay and pumpkins and decorate our front stoop. And every fall the deer eat the hay and the squirrels decimate the pumpkins. After 10 years of this, you’d think I

would get the point. But I am either insanely stupid or just unconsciously doing my part to help sustain the wild life in our area.

I went outside and started to put what was left of my pumpkins back on the stoop. While I was down on the lawn picking up the last one, I turned and saw the brazen little rodents already going to town on the pumpkins I had just put back.

“Hey, get off my pumpkins, you rats!” I yelled. “Scram! Shoo!” I waved my arms around, forgetting that I was still holding a little pumpkin. The stem broke off and the pumpkin flew at my front door, smashing into a million lit tle pumpkin pieces. The squirrels scat tered, then returned and started eating the smashed pumpkin.

“Argh!”

Muttering evil squirrel things to myself, I got a broom and cleaned up the mess. Then I arranged the two remain ing pumpkins to hide the chewed-out parts in the back.

The next morning, I came down stairs to let the dog out. I looked out the window and scanned the stoop and noticed that there were no squirrels.

There were also no pumpkins.

I walked outside and looked around, finally locating my two remaining pumpkins at the end of the driveway. One of them was still mostly intact. The other was a pumpkin pancake. There was a big tire track down the middle. Apparently, my husband had run over it with the car when he left for work.

I sighed and took the last chewedup pumpkin back to the stoop. Then, giggling somewhat hysterically, I got a broom and cleaned up the squished pumpkin in the driveway.

“I have to take some action to defend our last remaining pumpkin,” I texted my husband.

“Go get ‘em, honey!” he replied encouragingly.

Scouring the internet, I discovered that renegade pumpkin-eating squirrels are a common problem out here in sub

urbia. There were a whole host of solu tions suggested by frustrated pumpkin owners -- everything from cayenne pep per spray to squirrel-chasing dogs. I had the latter and that didn’t seem to work, so I decided to try the former. I mixed together a potent concoction and then doused my sad, little, chewed-up pumpkin. The next morning, optimisti cally, I ran outside.

“Hey,” said my husband peeking out the door. “Did you figure out a way to keep the squirrels from eating the pumpkins.”

“Yes,” I said holding up a pumpkin stem. “Don’t get any more pumpkins.”

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Thunder Diez 8s post second shut out in a row

Diez 8s set the tone with the first three plays of the game — a TD and a PAT followed by a fumble recovery, turning it back over for their second scoring drive of the game.

From there, Thunder — Diez 8s never stopped bringing the heat — scoring

another TD in the second half.

Lock-down defense kept the ball on one side of the fielder the rest of the game, solidifying the 19-0 victory.

Next game Sunday, 10:30 a.m.: Thunder Diez 8s roll into East Rockaway.

Go Thunder!

Keegan Fitzpatrick (17) runs the ball down to the end zone.

Joaquin Dersch (34) runs the ball in for the 3rd TD of the game.

Co-Thunder Warriors of the game raise the hammer — Patrick Miller (5) and Joaquin Dersch (34).

Patrick Miller (5) delivers the PAT.

Colin Miller (4) sets the tone with a TD on the first play of the game.

John Fabilli (22) post solid runs down the field.

Grayson Pepicelli (28) throws a mean stiff arm at the Lynbrook defense on his way to another TD.

Boys Varsity Soccer adds three wins

The boys remained perfect on the sea son with two more Conference wins and a non-league win over Glen Cove. The Conference wins were road victories over Sewanhaka (3-0) and Roslyn (2-0) and keep

GC at the top of the Conference stand ings with a perfect 9-0 record. The games were both shutouts, giving keeper James Castoro and his defense four blank sheets in a row. The game against Glen Cove (3-1)

was a replay of the County finals of last sea son that ended in a County Championship with a GC win 3-2.

The non-league rematch was played under adverse conditions on Monday after noon, with rain and wind pounding the two teams on the GC turf. The Trojans jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Aidan Molloy, who slipped a ball under a sliding Glen Cove keeper. The remainder of the half was a back and forth battle a two very skilled teams that didn’t seem to mind the conditions. Glen Cove had an advantage with their closing speed, but GC main tained an advantage in time of possession with their quick passing and ball control.

The second goal came with less than 30 seconds remaining in the half as James Healy split the Big Red defense on his way to goal but was stopped by the aggressive keeper. Fortunately for the Trojans, Kyle Watson was hustling from his right back position on the play and buried the loose ball for the 2-0 lead at the half.

The second half gave both teams a chance to open their rosters and get some good playing time for their benches against a quality team. The half was played mostly in the midfield with GC attacking and Glen Cove counterattacking to produce the final

score of 3-1. Luca Profeta scored the third goal for Garden City.

The two Conference away games proved to be more of the same for Garden City — ball control, even pace and an offense that is generated from the backline. As has been the case for most of their 9 wins, the Trojans success starts from their solid defense that has secured six shutouts in front of keeper James Castoro. Starting with senior cap tains Rob Patrissi and Spencer Caporicci, joined by juniors Kyle Watson and Emmet Duffy, the GC defense has not only bottled up their opponents, but have often been the starting point of the attack.

In the Roslyn game, the scoring came from familiar names on the score sheet as captain Christian Pica had a goal and an assist, Tommy Poz a goal and James Healy an assist. These three have kept opposing defenders busy all season.

The Sewanhaka game was a tight match through the first forty minutes, with the first half closing at 0-0. Playing on a natural surface disrupted the GC attack until they got their feet under them for the second half, then it was more of the usual for them. Several good chances came early in the second half off of Patrissi’s long throws and Caporicci’s corner kicks into the box. GC broke through five minutes into the half as Aidan Molloy sent Poz in on goal down the right sideline and Poz placed a perfect shot under the diving keeper for the 1-0 lead.

The second goal with ten minutes left in the game came on a beautiful chip into the box from John Gibbons that James Healy was able to run onto and split the defense for the 2-0 lead. And just three minutes later, Healy found Poz at the top of the box for a quick shot around two defenders for final 3-0 score.

The boys play their final two games at home next Tuesday and Thursday, against New Hyde Park and Great Neck North. The match on Thursday will be a Sr Day celebration.

Photos by Ed Rotondo

Aidan Molloy and Tommy Poz celebrate the goal.

John Gibbons though the midfield.

Team manager extraordinaire James Andreuzzi.

Matt Suba anchors the defense.

Chase Palmer keeps his eye on the attacker.

Emmet Duffy heads the ball back to the keeper.

Keeper James Castoro with a key diving save.

Thunder 8s (Reilly) bounce back

The Thunder 8s (Reilly) used a swarm ing defense and balanced offensive attack to defeat the Bellmore Braves 20-6 at Newfield Road Park on Sunday. The defensive line was in the Bellmore backfield all game, led by Caleb Howald, Henry Crain and JoJo Ordas who all had tackles for loss. Gavin Alper, Declan Quinn, Marc Sanzeri, Tristan Connolly, Sofia Khawaja, Henry Faranda, Gio Fodera and Kian Durkan were relentless in pursuit of the Braves QB and RBs. The Thunder secondary led by Charlie Fuschillo, Connor Hegarty, George Davidson, Theo Ganas and Cash Leake flew to the ball. While LBs Eli Kong, Caeden Corbett and Brooks Galli made countless tackles and big plays… highlighted by Corbett’s INT and pass break-up!

The Thunder offensive line, Jason Zonneveldt, Peter Rosenberg, Victor Lopez, JoJo Ordas, Conor Hegarty and Connor Reilly dominated the Bellmore defensive line. QB Ben Goettelmann executed the playbook like a pro and Brooks Galli, Will Capparelli, Caeden Corbett and Caleb Howald all found the end zone. It was another comprehensive, team win for the Thunder 8s!

Ordas cleans up the pile. Corbett breaks up the pass.

Crain blows up the play. Galli breaks up the tackle.

Garden City Field Hockey wins again in OT

On Thursday, September 29, Garden City defeated field hockey powerhouse Locust Valley in a close 1-0 victory in overtime. This game was a battle to the end and the Trojans came out on top! Another exciting game from start to finish. With great ball move ment and nice control, the team had 21 shots on goal. Offense was played by captain Rory Heslin, Sarah Kade, Tara Hollis, Catherine Clavin, Katherine O’Hanlon, Amanda Pinou, Stephanie Morgan, Anastasia Follender and Jennifer Roller. Senior captains Sheila Mullins and Marie Cacciabaudo and sophomore Arcangela Haffner won the battle in the middle. Defenders Gemma Cowie, Maureen Arendt, Nicole Nallan, Catherine O’Hanlon and Jackie Caruthers fought hard to put a stop to threats by the Falcons strong offense.

Late in the fourth quarter, Locust Valley got behind the defense at mid field. With a break away to the goal,

a quick thinking captain MacKenzie Wehrum left her goal to challenge and stop the Locust Valley player at the top of the circle. Great save Wehrum!

Time ran out with a 0-0 score. After a short break, the game went to 7 vs 7 with “Sudden Victory”. With two minutes into overtime, Garden City was able to get a corner. Rory Heslin insert ed the ball to Sheila Mullins, who with defenders closing in, was able to pass the ball to Marie Cacciabaudo, who made a sweeping pass to Rory Heslin, who scored. The Trojan ladies had done it again!

The Garden City Varsity Field Hockey team hits the road on Friday, October 7, at North Shore Senior High School and Thursday, October 13, at Carle Place High School. The girls play their next home game on their “Senior Day” Monday, October 17, at 4:45. Put it on your calendar to come cheer them on! Hey Red!

Photos by Ed Rotondo.

Catherine Clavin and Katherine O’Hanlon fighting to keep possession.

Sarah Kade and Arcangela Haffner moving the ball up the field!

Sheila Mullins putting a shot on goal with Maureen Arendt backing her up!

GC celebrates the 7v7 overtime victory!

Sheila Mullins getting ready to stop the ball so Marie can smash it!

MacKenzie Wehrum and Emma Nallan focused on preserving the shutout!

GC Grapplers youth wrestling program returns

Following a six-year hiatus, the GC Grapplers youth wrestling program returned to the halls of Garden City High School on Sunday, September 18, for a fall “Kick-Off” clinic!

The clinic was led by Long Island University’s accomplished coaching staff and current wrestlers, includ ing head coach Joe Patrovich (a Long Island high school wrestling and football coaching legend), and assistant coach Jesse Dellavecchia (a Long Island native and two-time NCAA Division I AllAmerican). Trojans Varsity Wrestling coach Chris Beihoff also welcomed new GC wrestling families and showed his support for the revitalized Grapplers program.

The Grapplers enjoyed a crash course in basic fundamentals and technique from each position, a mock wrestling bout between two LIU counselors, and a full-filled game of wrestling-style sharks and minnows.

Next up: GC Grapplers to begin reg ularly scheduled weekday practices in November!

Where: GCHS Wrestling Room.

When: Mon. & Thurs., 5:30–6:45 p.m. or 6:45–8 p.m. (depending on age and skill level). Session 1: November–December 2022; Session 2: January–March 2023.

Who: Boys & girls grades K–8. No prior experience needed! Volunteer par ent coaches also welcome!

Cost: $175 fee per wrestler for Session 1. Fee covers 10–12 weekday practices (with paid coaches) and GC Grapplers official shirt and shorts. Each wres tler must also register online as a USA Wrestling member “athlete” per club and school insurance requirements ($45).

The GC Grapplers will also partic ipate in local competitions. Wrestlers individually enroll in tournaments and all competitions are completely optional.

More information regarding Session 1 registration will be published on the GC Grapplers Instagram page (@gc_grap plers) and the Friends of Garden City Wrestling Facebook page and group. Please email Friendsofgcwrestling@ gmail.com with any questions.

Senior day a victory for Varsity Girls Soccer

The senior class celebrating their special day with their parents.

From left to right: Seniors Ava Lekanides, Meghan McQuaid, Katie Gaven, Ariana Bransfield, Catherine Hayes, Maya Costa, Hailey Chicco, Melissa Bass, Elle Basile, Katerina Smolanick.

Managers: Isabella O’Connor and Fiona Nicholas.

Goalies: Devon Etienne and Annie Cunningham.

The GCHS Girls Varsity Soccer team celebrated its Senior Day on Friday, September 30. The team honored the accomplishments of all fourteen seniors — Captains Maya Costa and Catherine Hayes, Katie Gaven, Ariana Bransfield, Elle Basile, Katerina Smolanick, Ava Lekanides, Melissa Bass, Devon Etienne, Annie Cunningham, Meghan McQuaid, Hailey Chicco and managers Fiona Nicholas and Isabella O´Connor. The juniors and underclassmen spent lots of time making posters to honor each senior. The GCHS Boys Varsity Soccer team also took part in the celebration by giving each senior beautiful flowers. A fabulous party was planned by the junior parents to celebrate the senior class following the game vs Plainedge HS. Two seniors, Ava Lekanides and Maya Costa will be continuing their soccer careers in college. Lekanides will be playing at Queens University of Charlotte, and Costa will be playing for Siena College. A huge thanks to all of the families who helped to make this day so special for the senior class.

A dominant 5-0 victory over Plainedge HS made this senior day complete. This game was a very physical game from start to finish and the GC girls showed how tough they truly are. After having pos

session for ninety percent of the half and taking several shots that were just so close, junior Bella Vona was able to find the back of the net at the thirty-minute mark of the first half off a pass from freshman Branna Ciccone. Once the first goal was scored, the floodgates once again opened for this team. Junior Emily Romeo scored an unassisted goal shortly after Vona’s goal and sopho more Kathryn Monaco was able to finish a great pass from Romeo, which ended the first half 3-0.

The second half was more of the same dominant play by the Trojans. Bella Vona scored her second goal of the game early into the second half. The last goal of the game was scored by senior Elle Basile. Basile made her senior day complete by scoring a beautiful goal off a pass from fel low senior Meghan McQuaid to bring the final score to 5-0.

The Trojans had a great day both on and off the soccer field. Their friendships and support for one another truly make this team a very special group. The girls are now 6-1 in league play and have outscored opponents 41-8.

GCHS vs Mepham

On a cold and rainy Monday after noon, the GCHS girls varsity team faced

SENIOR DAY!

Top row, from left to right: Katie Gaven, Ariana Bransfield, Maya Costa, Catherine Hayes, Elle Basile, Katerina Smolanick.

Bottom row: Ava Lekanides, Melissa Bass, Devon Etienne, Annie Cunningham, Meghan McQuaid, Hailey Chicco.

up against Mepham HS. Even though the final score was 4-1 the game was a nail biter until the end. Bella Vona had another great game with two goals scored.

Although the Trojans outshot Mepham 17- 3, the first half of the game ended in a 1-1 tie. Bella Vona was the only one able to find the back of the net in the first half off a pass from Emily Romeo.

The second half was a tough battle where we put a ton of pressure on Mepham’s defense. Melanie Arcos, the goalie from Mepham, had save after save until mid way through the second half, when Chloe Benik’s ball hit the foot of Bella Vona. Benik’s ball to Vona was just what we needed to get on top of Mepham 2-1. Junior Bella Vona was able to get past Mepham’s defense and get her second goal of the game. Then two more goals followed to secure our victory. Freshman Brianna Ciccone set up Kathryn Monaco with a perfect pass to bring our lead to 3-1 and take some of the pressure off of the Trojans. Then shortly after, it was sophomore Kathryn Monaco with the assist to junior Emily Romeo to close out the game 4-1.

Junior Bella Vona with four goals in the last two games!

The girls are now 7-1 in league play. Our next two home games are the last games in regular season play and they will be excit ing ones! This Friday, October 7, and next Wednesday, October 12, the Trojans will face up against their rivals MacArthur HS and Southside HS at 4:30 p.m.

Senior goalie Annie Cunningham and senior defender Ava Lekanides.

Senior Katerina Smolanick putting pressure on the Plainedge defense.

Head coach Mike Heedles, captains Maya Costa and Catherine Hayes and assistant coach Scott McAuley celebrating the senior class.

The

Foundation Yard Sale

GC Trojans dominate Homecoming 47-0

This year’s Homecoming Parade was cancelled due to the incoming rain threatened by Hurricane Ian, but the community rallied around Warren King Field to watch the boys absolutely dominate the Elmont Spartans in a real, actively dry, but certainly exciting contest.

From the final triumphant bars of Rebecca Barry’s beautiful rendi tion of the Nation Anthem, the game was all Garden City. Cole Webber completed 10 of 13 passes. Stevie Finnell rushed for over 80 yards with 2 touchdowns, and Navy-bound Tristen Mullahey had a great catch for a TD of his own. The scoring did not end there, as after Carson Kraus took over as quarterback and rushed for 6 points, Matthew Mehling weaved his way into the end zone for a TD to punctuate the offensive domi nance bringing the final score to 47-0, Garden City.

The GC Defense was superb. Kevin Blum, RJ Votruba, Jack Lutz, Sawyer Olson, and Andrew Cresciullo con taining the Spartan offensive ground game, and Michael Berkery, Bryan

Boccafola, Matt Liberopolous, and Aiden Considine knocking down pass attempts in the air. Stamati Makrinos, Jamie Mulvihill, Owen Holtzman,

Leo Votruba, and Homecoming King Ryan Krieg each had key plays to knit together another GC shut out in a lopsided victory.

Come down to the Garden City High School this weekend to watch the Trojans play a formidable Mepham squad at 2 p.m. GO TROJANS!

Mullahey celebrates his touchdown!

Team Spirit!

Boccafola, Psilakis, Fueling and Karol stand ready.

Jack Archer with an amazing catch.

Coach Ettinger leads his formidable team.

Homecoming activities were cancelled, but students showed their spirit.

Matt Mehling goes for a touchdown.

Open House

This stately Colonial situated on a 75 x 250 plot is a fabulous chance to create the home you always dreamed of 6 bedrooms/3.5 baths. This wonderful property offers an updated kitchen and baths, 3 year old roof, 7 year old heating system with a 3 year old hot water heater and hardwood floors throughout. A large entrance foyer features an architecturally interesting window that gives an abundance of light as you enter the house. The first floor continues with a living room and fireplace, a formal dining room and den, which opens to a screened-in porch, an eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a mud room and powder room. The second floor offers 4 bedrooms; the primary bedroom has its own fireplace. There are 2 baths on this level. The third floor offers 2 bedrooms, a bath and storage. The property is lush with a lovely patio and room for a pool. There is also a 2-car garage. The low taxes of under $24,000 make this a great buying opportunity.

Claudia Galvin

Associate Real Estate Broker

Garden City Office

7th Street

ext.2201, c.516.972.8389

claudiagalvin.danielgale.com

Matthew Minardi

Real Estate Salesperson

Garden City Office

102 7th Street

ext.2231, c.516.456.3091

matthewminardi@danielgale.com matthewminardi.danielgale.com

Garden

OPEN HOUSE

PENDING

PENDING

Saturday October 8th 12:00-2:00pm

113th 4th Street, Garden City, NY

6-bedroom, 3.5-bath.

MLS# 3433959. $1,599,000.

Garden City, NY

3-bedroom, 2.5-bath.

MLS# 3424832. $1,299,999.

Garden City, NY

3-bedroom, 3-bath. MLS# 3421878. $869,000.

PENDINGPENDING

SOLD

Garden City, NY

4-bedroom, 2.55-bath. MLS# 3393086. $1,599,000.

Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath. MLS# 3392496. $2,100,000.

Garden City, NY

4-bedroom, 2.55-bath. MLS# 3417650. $2,159,000.

Garden City, NY

4-bedroom, 3-bath.

MLS# 3430364. $1,239,000.

Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath. MLS# 3417278. $1,250,000.

Garden City, NY

5-bedroom, 3.5-bath.

MLS# 3431226. $2,850,000.

Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 4.5-bath. MLS# 3419099. $2,999,988.

Wyndham East , #M5

Garden City, NY

1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. MLS# 3418239. $670,000.

Wyndham West , #411

Garden City, NY

1-bedroom, 1.5-bath. MLS# 3391186. $739,000.

Wyndham East , M24

Garden City, NY

2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. MLS# 3336732. $749,000.

Wyndham East, M26 Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. MLS# 3334082. $1,150,000.

Wyndham East , #709

Garden City, NY

2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. MLS# 3388058. $869,000.

Mary Krener

Fortune Heaney

Peter KerantzasLisa Heaney

Robert J. Krener

Stephen

Kathleen Higdon

Cecile RaoultLynn Puccio

Cheryl Trimboli Scott Wallace

Julia Mastromauro Rosado

Arthur Anderson Jessica Brantuk Ann Collins Claudia GalvinRene Blair Annmarie Bommarito

Cudahy Manager

Patricia CostelloGregory Abruzzo

Matthew Minardi

Kathy Lucchesi

Linda Mulrooney

Susan MacDonald

Patricia Dickson

Brigid Marmorowski

Eileen O’Hara Diane Piscopo

Daureen Hausser

Gibbons Meredith Krug

Murray

Stephanie Marchan

Wyndham

Patricia Costello Patricia Dickson Linda Mulrooney Greg Abruzzo

Wyndham West, #709

Garden City, NY

2-bedroom, 2.5-bath.

MLS# 3365911. $899,000.

Wyndham West , #305

Garden City, NY

2-bedroom, 2.5-bath.

MLS# 3385390. $849,000.

Out

Wyndham West , M18

Garden City, NY

2-bedroom, 2.5-bath.

MLS# 3316468. $949,000.

Town

Wyndham East , #314

Garden City, NY

2-bedroom, 2.5-bath.

MLS# 3416284. $889,000.

PENDING

Wyndham East, #901

Garden City, NY

3-bedroom, 3.5-bath.

MLS# 3376904. $1,299,000.

Mineola, NY

3-bedroom, 3-bath.

MLS# 3424031. $625,000.

PENDING

Rockville Centre, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath.

MLS# 3403232. $425,000.

Forest Hills, NY

Studio, 1-bath.

MLS# 3414781. $168,000.

Syosset, NY

3-bedroom, 1-bath.

MLS# 3404196. $610,000.

PENDING

Wyndham East , #316

Garden City, NY

2-bedroom, 2.5-bath.

MLS# 3393639. $999,000.

Floral Park, NY

4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. MLS# 3415478. $1,099,000.

Garden City S 3-bedroom, 1-bath.

MLS# 3426665. $598,000.

Freeport, NY

5-bedroom, 3-bath.

MLS# 3421301. $775,000.

Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 1-bath. MLS# 3430970. $389,000.

36 Hamilton Pl B2, Garden City NY 1-bedroom, 1-bath. MLS# 3433391. $379,000.

New Hyde Park, NY 2-bedroom, 1-bath.

MLS# 3392144. $630,000.

GARDEN CITY MARKET REPORT

JANUARY 1, 2022 SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 SOLD MARKET REPORT

In Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty’s ongoing endeavor to provide informative and timely information on the Garden City real estate market - we present the 3rd quarter 2022 market report. Now is the time to sell.

If you would like to know the current value of your homecontact us.

2022 Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price

159 41 $1,261,157 $1,175,000 $3,395,000

GARDEN CITY EASTERNGARDEN CITY CENTRAL GARDEN CITY ESTATES

2022

Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price

19 57 $1,555,474 $1,270,000 $3,395,000

2022

Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price

70 33 $1,153,750 $1,055,000 $2,199,000

2022

Number of Sales Days on Market

Average Price

Median Price Highest Price

43 36 $1,444,373 $1,390,000 $3,125,000

GARDEN CITY WESTERN

2022

Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price

27 55 $1,040,718 $970,000 $1,800,000

THE WYNDHAM

2022

Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price

13 127 $936,654 $835,000 $1,350,000

Garden City Office | 102 7th St, Garden City, NY 11530 | 516.248.6655 | danielgale.com

ADD’L GARDEN CITY CONDO/COOPS

2022 Number of Sales Days on Market Average Price Median Price Highest Price

20 68 $531,800 $480,000 $949,000