The Garden City News (11/24/17) by Litmor Publishing

Friday, November 24, 2017

Vol. 94, No.10

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Improvements to streetscape, lighting parking planned

NASSAU COUNTY CHAMPS

BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

The Garden City Trojans blasted Mepham in a 33-0 shutout to win the Nassau County championship, for the Trojans 23rd straight win. Above, Sal Ingrassia (56) leads the GC defense. See page 68.

Board, POAs spar over ad for volunteers BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

Last Thursday night resident Leo Stimmler questioned Mayor Brian Daughney and the Board of Trustees on why an ad appeared recently in The Garden City News to solicit applications from residents for volunteer service on village boards and commissions, including the Board of Commissioners of Recreation and Cultural Affairs (Rec. Commission), the village Planning Commission, the Architectural Design Review Board (ADRB), the Environmental Advisory Board (EAB) and others.

According to the mayor, processes of POA “vetting” have not been circumvented and all applications will go through the regular reviews from POA leadership. “These are VILLAGE Boards and Commissions. There has been no change to any process other than trying to get people interested. There is no cutting out of anybody and by the way, we put in the same ad last year and no one said a word. I did not leave out the West POA, we were requested and told to remove the WPOA name from the ad and they called The Garden

City News to make sure. Don’t put it on me. The West told us to take their name out of the ad,” Mayor Daughney told Stimmler at the Board’s November 16 meeting. Trustee John Delany interjected to ask the mayor if it was true that if a respondent to the ad or any interested resident sent in their resume directly to the village, it would be forwarded to the Joint Conference Committee (JCC) to go through the property owners’ association. “If a request came in from any citizen to Village Clerk Karen Altman she would forSee page 44

Days after an email detailing the outages in street lamps lining Franklin Avenue reached village officials, including the inbox of Mayor Brian Daughney, the village took a look at its plans for a key parking lot in Garden City’s downtown and the bigger picture of beautification. At the Board of Trustees’ November 16 meeting Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi said Village Engineer Craig Bandini has been the point person on the Wye Lot project, and he will soon complete a comprehensive “lights survey” of the lot. (The Wye Lot is also known as Parking Field 6E, near the Chamber of Commerce office.) Suozzi says the village instructed its vendor for the Wye Lot lights, Anker’s Electric of Locust Valley to make suggestions and provide pricing for LED fixtures, but he said “I am afraid the vendor was going to increase the light but it wasn’t necessarily accurate. We asked them to come talk with us to make sure changes are discussed and assessed thoroughly. We did not want them just to put new lights up on poles because the poles may not be in the right spots,” he said. Mayor Daughney immediately suggested that any such survey and data collection on the lights and meetings with Anker’s Electric about the situation should take place after 7 p.m. when the area is fully dark. According to Suozzi the village’s goal now is to ascertain what the Wye Lot lighting needs are. “Then we can reposition and/or add lights appropriately. We will meet Anker’s Electric after Thanksgiving and also we will talk about the outage issues with lights in our business districts (Franklin Avenue, 7th Street and the New Hyde Park Road district) which are important to us and that we have been working to address,” Suozzi said last Thursday.

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In July, the Village Board of Trustees heard initial plans for survey work through a third-party firm to survey the Wye lot and determine the location of easements for the Long Island Railroad and utilities. In August the Board approved $19,000 in contractual services for Village Parking Field 6E (Wye Lot) to Lynbrook-based firm CarmanDunne, P.C., along with $8,000 for Lot 9E, to discern the boundaries with the LIRR Third Track expansion planned, as part of the “Street Administration” budget allocated for 2017-2018. Then in its October 20 press release “Garden City News and Information” the village stated the priority to address conditions of the Wye Parking Lot. “Among the many items being considered are potential changes or modifications to parking lots, planting beds, sidewalk materials, See page 46

Sen. Schumer visits GC, calls for railroad safety PAGE 3 GC Community Church Americana Fair PAGES 50-51

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Now that the holiday shopping season has started in earnest, please remember to shop at your local merchants and support the community. It’s important to keep local businesses healthy because they help pay the taxes that support the schools and municipal services that keep Garden City great. Local businesses also support many of the fundraising efforts of different groups and our many homegrown charities, so when you can you should try to do business with them. In addition to helping out the community when you shop locally, it’s also just a lot easier to head over to one of the business districts to find what you’re looking for. Even the most crowded Village parking fields are a minor inconvenience compared to hik-

ing through acres of mall parking lots. After that you get the “joy” of battling crowds of people to find sales assistance and stand in long lines to pay for your purchases. In our local stores you can find beautiful items of clothing, foods and wines, and gift certificates for a myriad of personal services. Even the most picky gift recipient will be happy with the stuff you can find locally. n

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Say no to new development

To the Editor: I encourage the Village to deny the request of the builders of 555 Stewart Ave for ANOTHER change of zoning. These same builders received a zoning change some years ago in order to build 25 townhouses at this site. They are now requesting another zoning change to build a 150-unit apartment house. Garden City is not required to maximize a private company’s profit at the expense of its residents -- to our Village’s detriment. I am in full support of Ms. Angela Heineman’s position as reported in last weeks GC News regarding this building’s impact on our schools and the number and costs these additional children will incur to our residents since the majority of the units planned have 2 and 3-bedrooms. What about the need for water? The pumping station on Clinton Avenue is already taking anti-contamination steps. This well will be further stressed by the residential hotel planned in Roosevelt Field by the Marriott Hotel chain. What amount of additional water will be needed with 150 more families drawing water from this same overstressed facility? And the traffic during morning and evening rush hours is another concern. No apartment dweller will be walking anywhere from this location -- certainly not older Garden City residents who the builders claim will be prime customers. I am a senior citizen who was born in Garden City and still live in a house. Not a single senior I canvassed would be interested in downsizing to a location where one still needs a car for everything. Again, it is disingenuous of the builders to compare their plans to Wyndham with its surrounding land and other buildings in the Village where residents can walk to most places their daily needs take them. Please say “no” to this additional urbanization of our community. There is no benefit to our Village and to our already heavily-taxed residents. Cynthia Brown

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To the Editor In the statement last week, the BOE President said the the District has a “process” of investigating abuse complaints The process described, appealing to a school principal, then superintendent, then Board of Education, is also phony -- they all concur, contrive evidence, cover up, and pay lawyers to make it all go away, leaving parents with the notion that it’s pointless, expensive, and unwise to complain further. Many families have reported spending thousands on legal fees. There’s no authentic process of appeal. The Dignity for All Students (DASA) committees, referred to in the statement, are bogus. No matter the evidence, they rule “no finding”. Reputation of the school district trumps justice. The BOE is aware of complaints about phony “investigations”, some rubber-stamped by DASA chief, Dr. Appairius, so in that sense, the BOE supported a climate of covering up and discrediting those who complained. They are also aware of ongoing investigations by the Office of Civil Rights over incidents in the Middle School. Perhaps the BOE should publicly disclose figures spent on legal fees over the past five years to defend staff, hire “independent” investigators, to exonerate staff? I know in our case, the BOE approved very expensive legal defense, instead of a much cheaper FERPA (Department of Education) hearing, to investigate the legality and veracity of staff actions/ statements, a decision that could imply guilt, but regardless, a costly choice for GC taxpayers. Some residents, more familiar with the BOE workings than I, suggested this climate of covering up is because the BOE didn’t serve as a “check” on the former superintendent, (as in checks and balances), but rather did his bidding. Bottom line - some GC children are See page 45

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BY GARY SIMEONE New York state Senator, Charles Schumer, was at the corner of Washington Avenue and St. James Street on Tuesday to address a safety hazard at the railroad crossing. The lack of warning lights and signals at the grade crossing, where cargo trains sometimes pass, was brought to the attention of the Senator’s office by a concerned citizen. “We shouldn’t have a train coming through this intersection without a warning for drivers such as a gate or flashing lights,” said Schumer. “I’ve seen a lot of accidents at railroad crossings across New York and I don’t want to be here when it’s too late.” Ken Falcon, an attorney from Rockville Centre, was the concerned citizen who drew the attention of the Senator , when he posted a picture on Facebook showing a cargo train traveling through the intersection on a cloudy, rainy day. “On October 29th, I was driving to the store with my son when I saw the train going by with just a green light at the intersection,” said Falcon. “I couldn’t believe there weren’t any safety measures in place like flashing lights or a signal of some sort to prevent accidents.” The train line is officially known as the Garden CityMitchel Field Secondary and it is a lightly used freight rail that spurs off the LIRR’s Hempstead branch. The LIRR uses the line to transport trackwork equipment to their Garden City yard. Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey circus also used the line to store box cars when they were performing at the Nassau Coliseum. Barnum & Bailey closed for good earlier this year. Senator Schumer said he plans to contact the MTA and FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) so that

they can sit down with concerned citizens including the Garden City Eastern Property Owner’s Association and come up with solutions to the problem. “So far there has been no evidence of any accidents here but we need to do all we can to prevent that from happening,” said Schumer.

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Senator Schumer calls for safety measures at railroad crossing

Senator Schumer was the original author of the Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Act which was put together in 2015. The Bill authorizes appropriations of up to $50 million each fiscal year for the Railway-Highway Crossings Program.

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Twenty-two years after joining the Village of Garden City as a stenographer, Village Clerk Karen M. Altman was approved for a raise with a new designation on her position by the Board of Trustees at their Thursday, November 16 meeting. Altman’s new salary will be $105,000 a year, up from her previous salary of $96,000. “She began in 1995 and in 2009, Mrs. Altman became the Secretary to the Board of Trustees. At that point she transitioned from a union member to an executive employee noted as a confidential. During that time she was allowed to keep some of the manuals of the union employees such as accruing vacation and personal time. In 2016 Ms. Altman became our Deputy Village Clerk and finally she became our Village Clerk – she is in her nineteenth month now as Clerk and is doing an excellent job. Mrs. Altman is also the village’s records management officer, elections officer and assistant to the Fair Housing Compliance Officer (Anthony M. LaPinta) and our disability compliance officer,” Suozzi explained at the meeting. He added that a technical difference with her increase in pay means the Village Clerk position falls under the same terms and conditions of executive employees of the village. To execute the change the Board approved an amendment to the terms and conditions of the Village Clerk plus two transfers of funds. The first moved $10,500 from the Contingent fund into Administration – Regular Salary, and the second transferred $26,272 also from Contingent to Administration – Regular Salary to fund a payout of Altman’s accrued vacation time “as stated in the terms and conditions for the Village Clerk.” The Board also approved the specified salary adjustment. “Now all the executive employees would be under the same rules. I want to thank the Board for supporting this request and I want to thank Karen for doing such a great job,” Suozzi said. His comment brought on a loud round of applause from all the trustees and executive staff and residents in attendance.

Scoreboards, engineering work approved

The new and popular athletics playing fields at Community Park will soon see a state-of-the-art scoreboard installed, for each of the new surfaces to benefit. Both of the two recent synthetic turf field installation projects – for Fields 3 and 4, completed in 2016, and the Multi-Use Field completed this past summer – resulted in leftover funding, as Kevin Ocker, the village depart-

ment head for Recreation and Parks, explained to the Rec. Commission at its Thursday, October 26 meeting. The village will order a dual-sided scoreboard that faces both Field 3 and the Multi-Use field, and one facing Field 4. “We spent the last couple of days being absolutely certain that we had funding left in the two projects, and today we finally determined with (Village Treasurer) Irene Woo there’s money left. There will be a portion of that split between the leftover funds. The reason scoreboards were not part of original plans on either one of those projects was because the scoreboards were not part of the requirements’ contracts from Nassau County – basically it is made of 150 or 200 ‘task’ items, but not necessarily equipment, so scoreboards were not covered. We always hoped we would have some money leftover and fortunately we do,” Ocker said late last month. Three weeks later on November 16, the Village Board of Trustees approved contractual services for Cameron Engineering of Woodbury for $23,700 to prepare a proposal to design, prepare contract documents, assist the village in its bid phase and oversee construction of the foundation, steel apparatus, electrical supply and scoreboard unit for Fields 3 and 4 and the Multi-Use field. The total for the new scoreboard wasn’t disclosed by either Recreation or the village administration, but last week with the contract for Cameron, the Board simultaneously approved the use of $64,060 as an amount determined below the bond authorization for the reconstruction of Fields 3 and 4 “derived through savings in the LandTek contract, contingency and furnishings.” Mayor Brian Daughney questioned why the village does need to hire Cameron Engineering for scoreboards and related structural and design work, wondering if that was or wasn’t part of the scope of work for any contracted scoreboard vendor who would install them at Community Park. “Why do we need Cameron? Won’t the vendors just come out to Community Park to tell us if it works here or there, and wouldn’t they show us the scoreboard and how they’d put it up? Why do we need a third party?” he asked. Timothy Messner, the village’s senior groundskeeper from the Recreation and Parks department, filled in for Ocker at the Board’s meeting last week. He explained to the mayor that the village can set a price on its own scoreboard but the stanchions, footings, poles and structural design work needs to be completed first. Trustee Louis Minuto, who has a career background in architecture, said engineering and calculations to ensure the scoreboard doesn’t fall Continued on page 25

9 Mayor@gardencityny.net We are continuing our efforts to communicate with members of our community, including our residents, commercial tenants and landlords, visitors, friends at Adelphi and local merchants in different ways in order to enhance outreach. This weekly column is intended to advise our residents and community of matters that our Board of Trustees and Departments are working on, events and other important information. And of course, please visit our website for additional information: www.gardencityny.net. We are constantly updating and making changes to the website in order to keep it relevant and provide new information. We also encourage you to attend Village Board of Trustees meetings. See the schedule of meetings on our website. Our next meeting is Thursday, December 7, 2017.

Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving Weekend

We wish all our residents and friends a Happy Thanksgiving. Please drive carefully. We are starting the holiday season in Garden City and on behalf of our local merchants, please shop locally. Saturday, November 25, 2017 is Small Business Saturday, a day to support our Village businesses and all they do for our community.

40th Annual Turkey Trot

The 40th Garden City Turkey Trot held on Thanksgiving morning was yet again a success. We want to thank everyone who was involved in making this event the success that it was and keeping it a special tradition of Garden City. To all those who participated - great effort and thank you! We also want to thank the combined efforts of Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson and his officers as well as the Special Police for keeping everyone safe during this event as well as Recreation Director Kevin Ocker and his staff for setting up and cleaning up in such an efficient manner.

Garden City Pool Job Interviews

The Garden City Pool will be holding interviews for 2018 summer positions on the following dates: • Tuesday, December 19th – 9:30am to 4pm • Wednesday, December 20th – 2pm to 4pm • Wednesday, December 27th – 9:30am to 4pm • Thursday, December 28th – 9:30am to 4pm • Friday, December 29th – 9:30am to 4pm • Wednesday, January 3rd – 1pm to 4pm • Saturday, January 6th – 9am to 1pm To sign up for an interview you

must be a high school senior or older. If you are not a high school senior or older but worked at the Pool at the end of last summer you are also eligible to register for an interview. All future employees must sign up for an interview including those who were employed at the Pool previously. We will accept calls to schedule interviews beginning on Monday, November 27. To schedule an interview please call the Recreation Office at 516 4654075. After scheduling your interview please stop by the Recreation Office to pick up an employment application. When you come to your interview please bring the completed application with you. Interviews will be held at the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Lifeguards must have their Nassau County certification and be up to date on their CPR (CPR needs to be renewed yearly). Please arrive at your interview on time and dressed appropriately.

Water Tower Update

The Board of Trustees will be discussing the recently completed open bid results regarding a new water tower at our next meeting, Thursday, December 7, 2017.

Phone Scams

In light of the recent police report about a resident who fell victim to what has been dubbed the “Grandparent Scam” in which the victim receives a call from a person claiming to be a family member who advises the victim they were arrested or kidnapped in another state or country and money needs to be sent to a location for bail or ransom, Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson and Garden City Police want to remind residents of different types of phone scams. During these scams, victims are financially targeted by phone callers who make false statements and promises in an effort to manipulate the victims to send them money by way of Green Dot Money Packs, Money Grams, Western Union, gift cards and prepaid money cards. Legitimate agencies and companies do not ask for this type of payment. Examples of phone scams include: Prize or Lottery Winners The callers advise the victims that they have won a monetary prize but need to send money to the caller to cover the shipping and processing for the delivery of the winnings. Utility Companies The callers state they are from a utility (gas, electric, water) and require money be sent to them so to prevent the victim’s service from being disconnected.

Government Scams Victims often receive a call from persons stating they are from Nassau County and advise the victim that he/ she will be arrested if they don’t pay a fine for not reporting for jury duty. Kidnapped/Arrested Family Members The victim receives a call from a person claiming to be a family member who advises the victim that he/ she was arrested or kidnapped in another city, state or country and money is required to be sent to them for bail or ransom. These types of scams are often foiled when the victim contacts the family member, particularly by cell phone. If you think you have been a victim of a phone scam, call the Police by dialing 911.

Building Department Digital Scan Project

At its November 16, 2017 meeting, the Village Board approved an amendment to the estimated total cost of per unit pricing for the Building Department’s digital scan project from $108,438.91 to the maximum budgeted amount of $315,000 through the balance of the fiscal year. “Due to an unanticipated vol-

ume of documents within the first 66 processed boxes to date, as well as the F.O.I.L. requests that had to be scanned as well, we went back to the vendor to get a better estimate,” Building Superintendent Ausberto Huertas, Jr. said. “We are asking the Board to reconsider and adjust the initial awarded estimated amount of $108,000 to the currently funded account of $315,000 which was initially awarded with the budget itself. We’re hoping the increase will help us complete Phase I and bring us to the end of the fiscal year.” The vendor for this project is DRS Imaging Services of New Jersey, Inc. Each box is costing approximately $1,200. To date, approximately 250,500 documents have been scanned. According to Mr. Huertas, the vendor thus far has been very thorough. “Nothing has been incomplete or missing,” he said.

Scoreboards at Community Park

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THE OFFICE CAT Packages stolen: On November 14th three packages delivered by a courier service were reported stolen from the front of a Kenwood Road residence. Hit and run: On November 15th a white sedan reportedly struck and damaged a disabled NICE Bus on Old Country Road and left the scene without stopping. No injuries were reported. Vehicle damaged: The driver’s side door of a vehicle parked in Parking Field #5 was found damaged on November 15th. Credit card fraud: On November 16th a resident reported that someone opened an unauthorized credit card using her personal information and subsequently made charges against the card totaling $920. Identity theft: After an investigation, Garden City Detectives determined a 21 year old Hempstead man applied for and was accepted for a position at a local restaurant, earning wages using another person’s identity, social security number, and personal information. Police say the man also signed a W-4 IRS tax form in the other person’s name. On November 17th he was charged with two counts of Forgery, two counts of Identity Theft, and violation of the New York State Criminal Tax Fraud Act.

Cell phone theft: Garden City Police officers investigated the theft of an employee’s cell phone at Lord and Taylor on November 17th. S l e e p driving: On N o v e m b e r 18th, Garden City police officers responded to a report of an erratic driver at 11:50 AM and found a vehicle stopped at a green traffic light, westbound Stewart Avenue at Franklin Avenue. The officers approached the vehicle and observed the driver sleeping, with his foot on the brake, and the transmission in drive. For safety purposes, the officers boxed the vehicle in with their vehicles. After several attempts, they were able to wake the driver and safely secure the vehicle. Upon further investigation, the driver, a 54 year old Hempstead man, was arrested for DWI. He was also charged with Aggravated Unlicensed 1st Degree due to the suspension of his license as a result of a previous DWI arrest. Missing makeup: On November 18th a make-up case was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Grove

Street residence. The item was later found on a neighbor’s lawn. Fallen limbs: On November 19th, as a result of strong wind conditions, Officers responded to multiple reports of fallen tree limbs on Clinton Road, Stewart Avenue, and Cambridge Avenue. Suspicious suitcase: Garden City Police responded to a report of a suspicious suitcase on the north side of the Garden City Railroad Station. Upon investigation, the item was deemed to be discarded trash. Car on tracks: On November 19th a vehicle mistakenly turned onto the

GARDEN CITY UPDATE NEWS AND INFORMATION Mayor@gardencityny.net From page 9 tus, electrical supply and scoreboards for the multi-use field and Fields 3 and 4 at Community Park. Approximately $64,000 in funding that remains below the bond authorization in the project to reconstruct Fields 3 and 4, derived through savings in the LandTek contract, contingency and furnishings will fund this addition to all three fields.

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railroad tracks at the Clinton Road Crossing. The vehicle was removed by MTA PD Emergency Service Officers. There were no injuries reported. Car entered: On November 20th loose change was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at a Brompton Road South residence. Truck stop: On November 20th Garden City Police conducted a commercial vehicle inspection on Clinton Road. Nine vehicles were inspected, five were placed out of service. Fiftytwo tickets were issued for various traffic and safety violations including thirteen weight violations and three defective brake violations. In addition one driver was charged with driving in a non-commercial zone on St. James Street South and another diver was charged with driving with a suspended license.

Village Treasurer Irene Woo has advised that the year-end audit has been completed. “We held a meeting with our independent auditors, AVZ, and the Finance and Audit Committee this week,” Ms. Woo said. “They noted substantial improvement in our control procedures and implementations of prior year audit recommendations.” Members of the Finance and Audit Committee include Trustee Stephen

Makrinos, who serves as chairman, Trustee Mark Hyer and Deputy Mayor John DeMaro. The final report will be issued to the Board of Trustees in the coming weeks and subsequently placed on a Board agenda for approval.

Board of Trustees Meetings

At the October 19, 2017 Board meeting, Trustees approved additional meeting dates for the balance of the official year. At the November 16, 2017 Board meeting, the Board approved a date change in December. The following are dates of upcoming regular Board meetings through April 2018: December 7, 2017 December 19, 2017 (Tuesday) January 11, 2018 February 8, 2018 February 27, 2018 March 8, 2018 March 22, 2018 April 12, 2018 April 26, 2018

“Artists of All Seasons”

“Artist of All Seasons” is the name of an exhibition of four local artists – Carol Bruder, Julius Grill, R. Linda Levy, and Grace Su. Their paintings will be on view at the Barnes Gallery, 2 Nassau Boulevard, Garden City South, from Dec. 1, 2017 to Jan. 6, 2018. The art work of Carol, Julius, Linda, and Grace reflects their individual style and interest. The four artists are members of the National Art League as well

as the Art League of Nassau County where their work has often been exhibited. Their paintings have also been shown at other venues. Each one has been favorably reviewed and has won awards. Artists Opening Reception with live music and refreshments will be on Saturday Dec. 9, 2017, 5:30pm to 7:30pm. For further information phone the Barnes Gallery at 516-538-4503.

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GC Community Church Youth Christmas Tree Sale

On Saturday, December 2nd, from 8:00am to 12 noon, the youth of the Garden City Community Church will be holding their annual Christmas Tree and Bake Sale. The church is located at 245 Stewart Avenue at the corner of Whitehall Boulevard. A live brass band will help you get into the spirit of the

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St. Joseph’s “Sponsor a Family” for Christmas 2017– Sign-up now! Open 7 Days for Lunch, Dinner & Sunday Brunch

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We are so grateful to everyone who participated in our Thanksgiving program on November 11. It was a great day and a huge success, delivering over 200 meals to The Queen of the Most Holy Rosary in Roosevelt and Our Lady of Loretto in Hempstead. The Christmas program is now underway and we hope you will signup again OR sign-up for the first time! Sponsorship includes the purchase of a Stop & Shop gift card and groceries for a festive Christmas meal. All of the details will be provided in the letter of instruction that you will receive after you sign-up. We encourage all residents, community organizations, and corporate entities to participate in this wonderful charitable event. Information and sign up forms are available at the church entrances and in the Sunday bulletin OR you can sign up by email at eileenbhoey@gmail.com. Provide your name,

address, phone, and family size (4, 6 or 8) that you would like to sponsor. If you have questions or want to sign up over the phone, please call Pat DiMattia at 294-9316. The deadline is Tuesday, December 5th and the delivery date is Saturday morning, December 9th at the St. Joseph’s School parking lot between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. We also need volunteer drivers on delivery day. Drivers are responsible for transporting carloads of family meals during the course of the morning to the parishes noted above. Please call Evelyn Fasano at 747-3235 to be a driver or let us know when you sign-up to sponsor, if you want to do both. We recognize that this is a very busy time of the year but we hope you will consider sharing your blessings with another less fortunate family. Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you on Saturday, December 9th.

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Garden City Brownie Troop 1435 went food shopping for the family they sponsored for Thanksgiving 2017 through St. Joseph’s Church in Garden City. The girls also expressed their gratitude, and shared holiday cheer, by participating in GSNC’s Cards from Kids program and writing personalized holiday cards to our military personnel. St. Joe’s Sponsor a Family program serves as many as 300 families – well over 1,400 adults and children – in two neighboring parishes, Our Lady of Loretto in Hempstead, and Queen of the Most Holy Rosary in Roosevelt. Troop Leader, Deborah Melgar, stated that “especially during the holidays, our girls truly enjoy sharing the life lesson of giving thanks and sharing with others” and she gave special recognition to Stop & Shop of Carle Place for providing the troop with the substantial financial support that allowed the girls to provide a full Thanksgiving meal to their adopted family.

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Ring INN the New Year! Join The Cathedral at the A.T. Stewart Victorian Bishop’s house for a cocktail party benefiting The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network). On Sunday, January 7th The Cathedral is partnering with local restaurants, Go Greek and Taku, who are donating their delicious food so that 100% of the proceeds will go to The INN. The evening will begin at Twelfth Night Evensong with the full choir in

The Cathedral at 4pm. Those attending the INNcarnation Cocktail Party will walk across the candlelit brick path to The Bishop’s House. The festivities will begin at 5pm at 36 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City. Advance registration for the soiree is required, on line go to: eventbrite. com/e/inncarnation-twelfth-night-soiree-tickets-39340769300 Or call Kris at The Cathedral office at: 516.746.2955

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IN MEMORIAM Otto John Betz, Jr.

O. John Betz Jr died on Monday, October 23, 2017. He was 98 years old . Shortly after being born in Floral Park, New York his family moved to Garden City, Long Island where he lived for the rest of his life. After graduating from St Pauls School (Garden City) in 1938 where he was a member of the swim team and manager of the football team, he went on to the University of Virginia where he continued his swimming career and was a member of the Phi Gamma delta fraternity. He served in the Marine corps during World War II where he fought in the Pacific and attained the rank of Captain . After the war he enjoyed a long career with Morgan Guaranty Trust Co., primarily as an officer in the Corporate lending division. He retired in 1983. He loved the game of golf and was a member of the Garden City Golf Club for 67 years where he served on the board and was President in 1971-72. He was a long time member and board member of the Father and Son Golf Association and a member of the United States Seniors Golf Association . He also served on the board of Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, NY. He is survived by his sister Phyllis Betz Rhein, his three sons all of whom

live in Vermont; O John Betz III and Anna Howes Betz, Alexander K Betz and Rebecca Betz, and Robert G Betz, five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Ethel (Butchie) Gurney Betz in 2011. They were married for 67 years. After he retired he spent his summers at the family camp in Inlet, NY where he swam twice a day, played a little golf and painted anything and everything needing paint. He was forever fixing something and he was always messing around in boats (to the delight of his wife Butchie since it kept him out of her hair). He loved the Adirondacks not only for its beauty and the good friends he had there, but also because being at camp allowed him to be with his growing family. He sat at the head of the dinner table on the porch where he used his humor and wit to engage four generations in spirited conversation. (It was somewhat helpful that he had some hearing loss as he aged since some of the younger generations used a little more colorful and perhaps a little less civilized language than he was accustomed to at dinner.) And whereas he expected a lot from his children and grandchildren in terms of being polite, productive and responsible people, he demanded as much or more from himself. He was a gentleman and he will be missed.

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Re-laxin’ in its fourth year #repurposingwithapurpose

On November 28th, Re-laxin’ celebrates its fourth annual Giving Tuesday event, collecting unisex shorts and pinnies for growing lacrosse teams. Started in 2013 by Garden City resident Campbell Munn with help from his sister Caroline, the duo, to date, has collected and donated nearly 5000 items to local teams including Harlem and Brooklyn Lacrosse. It has been a very busy summer for the program. As a Harlem Lacrosse host family in June, the Munns held a scrimmage and pizza party for the girls youth team who were playing locally at Mitchell Field. That weekend, Re-laxin’ donated over 500 clothing items and had a chance to watch some great lacrosse. At the Jay Gallagher tournament, the Eastport South Manor club team inquired about running their own donation drive on behalf of Re-laxin’, which resulted in a significant number of new donations and a Suffolk County partner going forward. Extending beyond the field, Campbell has been an academic tutor for the last three summers, helping ninth and tenth graders as they prepare for the rigors

of high school and beyond. This connection has driven the student athletes to new heights where progress is easily demonstrated each year. Additionally, the family hosted 20 students at Thomson Reuters to learn about fintech at the global data and news organization, ending with a panel of five former lacrosse players discussing how the lessons of lacrosse have impacted their lives on and off the field. The feedback from the event was so positive from both groups with many of the panelists commenting that they hadn’t truly realized how relevant the lessons they learned on the field impact their business life today. Donations of shorts and pinnies only can be dropped off for the Giving Tuesday event anytime during the week of November 27th at the Garden City Lacrosse Unlimited store on Franklin Avenue. This season, clean out our closets for a good cause! For more information on our program, please visit www.re-laxin.org, follow us on twitter at @lax_in and on instagram at RE_LAXXIN.

Harlem Lacrosse students at Thomson Reuters -Summer 2017

Coach Britt Altomare with members of her team and Campbell Munn of Re-laxin’ -Summer 2017

Millions of people around the world celebrate Diwali, which is the biggest and brightest national holiday of India, on a moonless night in October or November (depending on the lunar cycle) by brightening the moonless night with lights. This year, Stratford and Homestead schools learned about Diwali through a visual presentation and celebrated the holiday by creating a small craft with the help of a few parents. Legend has it that this day marked the triumphant return of warrior prince from a 14-year exile. Residents of his hometown spontaneously lit the path-

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Diwali - The Festival of Lights in GCPS way with lights lest the prince loose his way. Diwali marks the culmination of long series of festivals from Indian subcontinent that reminds the young and the old that eventually good always triumphs over evil. All festivals and celebrations involve some form of human creativity and so does Diwali. Traditionally, children lead the way in these festivities by decorating their homes, creating scale houses for decoration, and creating decorative patterns with colored sand, rice, or flowers. By evening, they help light the homes and their labors are rewarded with holiday treats.

Homestead students learned about Diwali – India’s “festival of lights.”

Several Stratford students celebrated Diwali in traditional clothing.

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Middle School recognizes outstanding students

Congratulations to Garden City Middle School students for recently being recognized by the school’s “Kindness Counts” and “Student of the Month” programs. For the “Kindness

Counts” awards, any middle school student “caught” in an act of kindness can be nominated by any staff member. Students are then recognized at the end of each month for their kindnesses.

Pictured here receiving “Kindness Counts’ awards for the month of September with Garden City Middle School Principal Dr. Peter Osroff (left) and social worker Mr. Keegan Baker (right) are: Lucas Argenziano, Antonio Atria, Kevin Backer, Sebastiano Braccioforte, Anthony Casey, Nicole Fedor, Roberto Martino, Luca Pipitone, Kasey Prybylski, and Natalie Sirico.

Similarly, each academic team can nominate one student for their outstanding work, dedication, and achievement. “This award is for students who stand out amongst their peers,” explained assistant principal Dr. Daniel Fasano. “Students may be nominated

for academic achievements, showing great improvement, hard work, or helping a peer.” Below are the outstanding middle school students receiving awards for the months of September.

Receiving “Student of the Month” recognition for the month of September were: Anthony Agrippina, Marisa Bommarito, Julia Brown, Michael Buccella, Olivia Burke, Diego Cadavid, Hailey Chicco, Nicole Freddo, Catherine Hayes, Christopher Pape, Arielle Pressoir, Jack Stankey, and Christie Trabold.

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Raise for Village Clerk, Community Park scoreboards approved Continued from page 8 over is a likely part of Cameron’s services. “The vendors usually just produce scoreboards and they’d have somebody install it for you. For example with the hockey rink scoreboard all the electrical work was brought to that with the stanchion and then the vendor came in with the scoreboard and installed it,” Messner said. Back at the October 26

Rec. Commission meeting he detailed that operation of the new scoreboard will be similar to what Recreation staff does for Field 2, keeping remotes in the tennis clubhouse and coaches would sign them out and return them. Mayor Daughney and the entire Board of Trustees concluded their meeting last Thursday night by wishing all village residents in attendance and the public at home a very Happy Thanksgiving 2017.

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News from the Children’s Room Tree of Thanks

The Children’s Room invites both children and adults to take a leaf and write what they are thankful for and attach it to the Tree of Thanks. The Tree of Thanks will be displayed in the Children’s Room during the month of November. The Librarians in the Children’s Room have many things to be thankful for, including our patrons, picture books, and chocolate! November is National Adoption Month! Read about dog adoptions in the series Puppy Place by Ellen Miles, where every puppy finds a home. Read about cat adoptions in Kitty Corner by Ellen Miles, where every kitty gets the love they need. Baby adoption books include Wonderful You – An Adoption Story by Lauren McLaughlin, The Red Thread – an Adoption Fairy Tale by Grace Lin, and Max and the Adoption Day Party by Adria F. Klein.

Thanksgiving

In November our thoughts turn to Thanksgiving, and the winter holidays. Thanksgiving traditions are special in every family and we eagerly await the stuffed turkeys, pumpkin pies, and, of course, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade! The Children’s Room has books on the parade, like The Thanksgiving Day Parade Mystery by Marion M. Markham, Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet and Parade! by Tom Shachtman; photographs by Chuck Saaf.

Winter Holiday Season

The Garden City Children’s Room has many books on Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. Stop by and read some classic Christmas books such as ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore, Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss, and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Also, many of our favorite characters have books about the holidays including Thomas the Tank Engine, our friends from Sesame Street, and Clifford, Spot, Dora, and Barney! Fun Hanukkah books are also available such as Schmelf the Hanukkah Elf by Greg Wolfe, Hanukkah is Coming by Tracy Newman, Latke the Lucky Dog by Ellen Fischer, and I Know an Old

Lady who Swallowed a Dreidel by Caryn Yakowitz. We celebrate Kwanzaa with books such as My First Kwanzaa by Karen Katz, Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story by Angela Shelf Medearis, and Li’l Rabbit’s Kwanzaa by Donna L. Washington. Don’t forget to check out one of our Holiday DVDs as well!

Fall Programs

Saturday, December 2 *Family Gingerbread House Program with The Baking Coach. This program is for children ages 2 ½ through Fifth Grade and up to 3 other family members and runs about 90 minutes. Choose one time slot: 10:30AM-12:00PM, or 12:30PM-2:00PM. Registration is required. Only one member per household registers. Registration begins Monday, November 20 at 9:30 AM on Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org) with a Library Card. Please arrive promptly. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist. Wednesday, December 6 *Full Steam Ahead with A Time for Kids. This 45-minute program, beginning at 7:00 PM, is an interactive educational program is for children ages 2 ½ -5 (not in Kindergarten), and an adult caregiver. Registration is required and begins Monday, November 27 at 9:30 AM on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) with a Library Card. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the program. Please arrive promptly. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist.

Tween Programs

November 29 - Monthly Chess Club This monthly club meets from 4:00PM to 5:00PM and is for tweens in grades 4-7. No instruction will be given. Tweens should have a basic understanding of the game. Library will provide Chess games for Tweens to use. Registration is required on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) with a Library Card and began on September 6th. *Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Priority for registration and participation is given to children who are Garden City Public Library cardholders.

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It’s What’s Happening for Young Adults at the Library Tween Chess Club

Join us for the monthly meetings of the Tween Chess Club on Wednesday, November 29 from 4:00PM-5:00PM. The Library will provide chess boards for tweens to play. This program is for Tweens Grades 4-7. Registration began in September online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org ). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Tweens should have a general knowledge of how to play chess as no instruction will be provided.

Yak and Snack Book Club Meeting

Join us for the December Yak and Snack Book Club meeting on Monday, December 11, 7-8:00PM. We will be reading the book Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson. This program is for Grades 6-12. Registration began in September online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org ). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Registrants can pick up a copy of the book in the Tweens and Teens Room. Drinks and snacks will be served at the meeting.

Teen Holiday Cookie Swap and Interactive Movie Elf

The Library is inviting tweens and teens to bake cookies to bring in to our cookie swap on Saturday, December 16, 2-4:00PM; afterwards, we will watch the holiday movie Elf, which is rated PG. This will be an interactive viewing and registrants will receive instructions and items to interact with the movie. Registrants for the cookie swap are required to provide a list of ingredients and their recipe and should bring at least 2 dozen cookies to the

event. Registration to participate in and bake for the cookie swap began November 20 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Registration to just watch the movie and not bake begins Monday, December 4 at 9:30AM (www.gardencitypl.org). Please note that all registrants will be eating baked goods, which will be baked by other tweens and teens. All registrants should indicate if they have any food allergies. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Jump Start College Admissions with Your College Navigator

Your College Navigator Michael Binder will be present the program Jump Start College Admissions at the Garden City Public Library on Monday, December 4, at 6:45PM. This program is for college-bound students and parents. Registration began November 20 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org). This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Gingerbread Houses with the Baking Coach

Stop by the library and make a Gingerbread House for the holidays with the Baking Coach on Saturday, December 2, 2:30-4:00PM. This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6-12. Registration is required and began November 6 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Cozy Up With a Good Book Adult Winter Reading Club Garden City Public Library Registration Begins Monday, November 27th It’s that time of year again! It’s hard to believe that this is the twelfth year of “Cozy Up with a Good Book,” and that it’s more popular than ever. The Library invites you to join the Twelfth Annual Adult Winter Reading Club which will be held from Monday, November 27th to Sunday, March 25th, 2018. There are no meetings. You choose the books you want to read or listen to. You will fill out a review card for each book. You will then be entered into a final drawing at the “Cozy Up with a Good

Book” Celebration Brunch (by invitation only) to be held in the spring. Each participant must do a minimum of three reviews to be invited to the celebration brunch. The last day for reviews to be handed in is Sunday, March 25th, 2018. The more review cards you fill out, the more chances you have to win! Registration begins on Monday, November 27th @ 9:30 AM, ends Sunday, January 21st, 2018, and must be done in person. You must be an adult Garden City Library cardholder to join. So come in and register at the Reference Desk. And remember --- cozy up with a good book this winter!

Wednesday, December 13th In person Registration Begins Sunday, November 26th at 1PM Garden City Public Library In person registration begins Sunday, November 26th at 1PM at the Reference Desk for the AARP 55 Alive Defensive Driving Course to be held at the Garden City Public Library. The course will be given Wednesday, December 13th from 9:30AM - 4PM. Registration is limited to Garden City library cardholders and must be done in

person with photo identification, proof of age (preferably a driver’s license), along with your AARP membership card. Payment of $20.00 for AARP members and $25.00 for non-members for course materials and must be made at the time of registration. Non-Garden City Library cardholders may begin to register on Wednesday, December 6th if space is available. Cash will not be accepted. You must pay by check made payable to AARP.

Michelangelo: Divine draftsman and designer Garden City Public Library Thursday, December 7th, at 2PM Professor Thomas Germano will give a visual lecture on the life, times and work of Michelangelo Buonarroti and introduce the works related to the “once in a lifetime exhibition” Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman. This lecture will be held at the Garden City Public Library on Thursday, December 7th, 2017 at 2PM. Michelangelo Buonarroti was celebrated for the excellence of his disegno, the power of design and invention that provided the foundation for all the arts.

Because of this, his contemporaries called him “il divino”, or the divine one. The Metropolitan Museum’s new exhibit presents 150 of Michelangelo’s drawings, three of his marble sculptures, his earliest painting, his wood architectural model for a chapel vault, and many complementary works by other artists for comparison and context. This exhibition examines Michelangelo’s rich legacy as a supreme draftsman and designer. No registration is necessary. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Folk songs for the holidays with Caroline Doctorow Garden City Public Library Sunday, December 10th, at 2PM One of America’s finest champions of folk music, Caroline Doctorow, daughter of renowned author E.L. Doctorow, performs An American Holiday in Song, an uplifting acoustic music holiday program that includes standards such as “Winter Wonderland,” “Frosty

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the Snowman,” “Dreidel Song,” “Let it Snow,” “Deck the Halls,” and so much more. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the season, and bring the whole family to Garden City Public Library on Sunday, December 10th at 2PM for a delightful holiday performance. Singalongs and audience participation are encouraged! Registration is not needed and all are welcome.

Tax forum with Donald X. Clavin, Receiver of Taxes Garden City Public Library Tuesday, December 5th, at 1:30 PM Receiver of Taxes Donald X. Clavin presents a Taxpayer’s Forum on Tuesday, December 5th at 12:15PM at the Garden City Library. Come to ask questions … get answers! Learn how you can lower your tax bills by taking advantage of tax exemptions (seniors, enhanced star, basic star, veterans,

home improvement), tax discounts, payment options, dates and times, and locations to pay your taxes. The Receiver will answer your questions about your property taxes and provide other important taxpayer information. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. No registration is required. All are welcome.

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Beginner Mah Jongg

Garden City Recreation and Parks is pleased to offer beginner Mah Jongg lessons to our seniors. This eight week course (extended from 6 weeks) will cover the basics of the game and the rules so you can enjoy playing. The class will meet every Monday from 10 am to noon beginning Monday, January 8. The cost of this eight week class will be $64 and space is limited. Checks should be made payable to the Village of Garden City. To register for this class, please fill out the form below and return it to the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Applications will be accepted until all 16 spots are filled. PLEASE NOTE – an additional $10 supply fee will be payable to the instructor at the first class.

Special Events for the month of November in the Senior Center

Register for any of the programs listed below by calling The Senior Center at 385-8006. Wednesday, November 29 at 11:15 am – Social Media for Seniors with Emblem Health. Come to learn, discuss, and ask questions about getting on and being active online followed by a talk on Medicare by a Medicare expert.

Special Events for December

Register for any of the programs listed below by calling The Senior Center at 385-8006. Monday, December 4 at 10 am – Holiday Sing with Stewart and Stratford Schools. Please join us for this not to be missed performance by the students. Wednesday, December 13 at noon – Christmas Luncheon sponsored by the Office at Recreation and Parks. Reservations are necessary. The cost is

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Fall Trips for Garden City Seniors

Here Garden City Recreation and Parks’ fall trip list for seniors who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. If you would like to register for any of our trips, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Payment must accompany registrations. Wednesday, December 6 – Metropolitan Museum of Art and Bryant Park. We will travel by coach bus to the Metropolitan, where we will have time to view the Michelangelo exhibit as well as the MET’s famous Christmas tree and crèche and the many other wonderful treasures the museum holds. Lunch will be on your own at the museum. We will then visit Bryant Park’s Winter Village and Holiday Market before we head home. Please be advised that walking is involved in both the museum and Bryant Park. The cost of this trip is $67, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel. Please note, this trip is now filled. Monday, December 11 - Join Garden City Recreation and Parks on a Senior Trip to the sMetropolitan Opera House for a Performance of Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma. We will travel by coach bus, leaving St. Paul’s parking lot around 3:15 pm. When we arrive dinner will be on your own. There are many restaurants in the neighborhood. Show time is at 7:30 pm and we will travel home when the opera is over. The cost of each ticket will be $85, checks only made payable to Jo Falabella. Please note – this event is now filled. Monday, February 5 - Join us for

Garden City Retired Men’s Club Schedule of Events

RMC Christmas Party: noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 19th, at Cherry Valley Club. Sign-up by December 8th (at a Monday club meeting or mail checks to Michael Curan: 301 Franklin Ave, GC. Members $30, guests $60) Monday, November 27 - Regular meeting Monday, December 4 Sandwiches Monday, December 11 Regular Mtg Monday, December18 Regular Mtg Tuesday, December19 - RMC Christmas Party Monday, December 25 and January 1 No meetings Bowling every Friday during season at Herrill Lanes. Contact Joe Leto at 248-9022. Poker players: check with John Marino at 248-1770. We welcome bridge, and especially

non-bridge, players, in order to expand the variety of our activities. Some suggestions: poker, chess, backgammon, other card games, cribbage and billiards. Also you may come for just conversation, camaraderie, and to make new friends. Lunch is served roughly twice a month.

About the GC Retired Men’s Club

All Garden City men, 55 years and older, are eligible for membership. Annual dues are a very “expensive” $10. Meetings are on Mondays, and a less busy meeting is on Thursdays. Both begin at noon and end at 4:00pm. Check with the GCNews RMC schedule re upcoming meetings. The Club also offers a large screen TV. In good weather we offer BBQ, bocce, shuffleboard and horseshoes.

Chinese New Year! We will travel by coach bus into NYC where we will enjoy authentic Chinese cuisine and entertainment to celebrate the “Year of the Dog”! New Year is the grandest traditional festival with many legends, traditions and taboos. Learn the customs and traditions of the world’s oldest culture. Space is very limited. The cost of this trip will be $85, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Tuesday, March 6 – Trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show. We will travel by coach bus to Philadelphia for the famous Flower Show! This year’s exhibits will feature “Wonders of Water”, with exotic flowers, a beautiful rain forest, fanciful fountains, and more. The cost of this trip will be $70, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel. Lunch will be on your own. Space is limited. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Tuesday, April 17 – Brooklyn Brownstones - We will travel by coach bus to Brooklyn where we will explore historic Brooklyn neighborhoods with their tree lined streets and 19th century row houses while we learn about the “brownstone revolution” and the joys of living in Brooklyn. Lunch will be included at Juniors. The cost of this trip will be $85, checks only, made payable to Rendezvous Travel. Thursday, June 14 – Trip to New York Botanical Garden “Visions of Hawaii”. We will travel by coach bus to NY Botanical Garden. The NYBG will present Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawaii, a major exhibition exploring the artist’s immersion in the Hawaiian Islands. Highlights include a stunning display of more than 15 of O’Keefe’s

paintings, not seen together since their debut in 1940. Discover a lush flower show evoking the gardens and landscapes that inspired O’Keeffe. We will then have lunch at the Seashore Restaurant on City Island. The cost of this trip will be $90, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel.

Exercise for Seniors

Recreation and Parks is offering the following exercise classes for seniors at The Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. For the next few months the classes will be free in order to for you to try each class, after which they will be offered at a nominal charge. Classes are open to all seniors ages 60 and older who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. Classes might be cancelled due to a special event or trip so please check the bulletin board at The Senior Center for updates. MONDAYS Exercise with Felicia at 10 am Tai Chi with Connie at 1 pm Meditation with Connie at 2 pm TUESDAYS Exercise with Joy at 9 am (paid class, prior registration is needed) Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 1:30 pm Chair Dancing with Felicia at 2:30 pm WEDNESDAY Exercise with Felicia at 9:45 am Chair Yoga with Connie at 11 am THURSDAY Exercise with Joy at 9 am (paid class, prior registration is needed) Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 11:15 am Meditation with Allie at 12:15 pm FRIDAY Exercise with Felicia at 9:45 am Resistance Bands with Felicia at 10:45 am Meditation with Connie at noon Tai Chi with Connie at 1 pm

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Giving Thanks

Everett Vilander Celebrates 101st Birthday at Presbyterian Church

BY BOB MORGAN, JR. Just about every year since I began this column in 1995, I’ve written a Thanksgiving piece recounting all of the things we have to be thankful for. Perhaps this annual exercise might be viewed as trite, corny and/ or predictable. Nevertheless, I persist because I think that gratitude is so important. And I write this knowing that this has been a difficult year in some ways. The country seems very divided on many issues, and in particular about President Donald J. Trump. In recent days, a wave of revelations or allegations about the personal conduct of political, media and entertainment figures have not improved overall confidence about our governmental and social leadership. Still, I suspect that one of the reasons that we are fixated on issues like these personal allegations or the President’s tweets or whether NFL players should stand for the national anthem is that other, traditionally important issues like the economy are not as great a concern. Indeed, a recent Gallup poll found only 17 percent of respondents believing that economic issues are the nation’s most important problems, a 10 year low; the number stood at 86 percent in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. And, speaking of the economy, the United States is the largest economy in the world measured by gross domestic product, and things have been doing well lately. The unemployment rate is just 4.1 percent, the lowest rate since late 2000. Economic growth was 3 percent in the third quarter (despite hurricanes) and 3.1 percent in the preceding quarter, well above recent rates. The stock market is at or near all time-highs, certainly raising overall confidence, not to mention improving the balances in employee 401(k) retirement plans. Of course, economic statistics go up and down, but the overall level of opportunity is great here. If our level of economic wellbeing is high, so is our level of personal freedom. Freedom of speech and of the press is very much a reality,

and indeed the rise of cable television and particularly the internet has vastly broadened the number of voices that are heard, and the diversity of expressed viewpoints. This is not an unalloyed good (there is such a thing as fake news), but on balance the vast broadening of the marketplace of ideas is a good thing. We also enjoy constitutionally protected freedoms and the rule of law that are honored in fact and are not just ideals. And yes, there is cause to be thankful for our leaders. Many people in and out of the political establishment are critical of President Trump’s demeanor and temperament as President, and this criticism is understandable. On the other hand, Mr. Trump, for all his bluntness, has given a voice to millions of Americans who believe that significant change from business as usual is needed in Washington and that Mr. Trump’s policies and approach will bring a stronger and more prosperous America. Conversely, many of Mr. Trump’s opponents, including articulate leaders like Senator Charles Schumer, provide an important voice in favor of people and groups who historically have been left behind. Of course, most of our life is not about politics and much of what we give thanks for this week is personal in nature. We have our families, our friends and our communities to give us strength and support, and we take a great deal of pride and satisfaction in those close to us. I personally am fortunate to have excellent business colleagues and wonderful friends. I am very pleased that our family’s newspaper business, now run by my sister, Meg, and her great husband, Ed, has continued to thrive. I am very proud of my son, Robert, who has done well as a service provider to political candidates and who is now opening an additional new business. We have much to be thankful for, both as citizens of this great country and in our personal life, and this is the week to remember that. Happy Thanksgiving.

Everett Vilander, a Garden City resident and long-time member of the Presbyterian Church in Garden City, observed his 101st birthday recently. Pastor Wanda Lawry-Hughes led the celebration after the worship service on Sunday, November 5. A retired journalist and public relations man, Vilander covered the D Day landing at Normandy in 1944. The PCGC is located at the corner of New Hyde Park Road and Chester Avenue.

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Imagine taking a walk through bustling Bethlehem during the time when Jesus was born. You and your family smell freshly baked bread, crush olives for oil, and sample food from the marketplace. Suddenly, shepherds appear, telling you they have good news, and they take you to meet Mary and Joseph, and you see Baby Jesus with your own eyes. This Christmas, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection will host “A Night in Bethlehem,” a hands-on Holy Land experience, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8 and 9, from 7 to 9 p.m.. All in the community are invited to come and bring family and friends to experience Christmas in a whole new way. During “A Night in Bethlehem,” participants will be welcomed by the Census Taker and register their family in Bethlehem. Then you’re ushered into the Bethlehem Marketplace, where you’ll encounter what life may have been like back then through a variety of hands-on experiences and projects.

Everyone has the opportunity to create unique keepsakes as they interact with local shopkeepers who share the Christmas story. Don’t be surprised if you get a visit from the tax collector or even the pesky Roman guards. You will definitely hear the good news from the excited shepherds and have an opportunity to visit the stable—with live animals—and visit with Mary, Joseph, and the Baby Jesus. Admission is free, while a freewill offering will be collected to cover costs and award to missions. Please call the church office, 516.746.4426, or visit resgc. org/nib for more information. Lutheran Church of the Resurrection is a Christian community of faith, with its main campus located at 420 Stewart Ave., near Clinton Rd., in Garden City. Enter the Bethlehem experience through the main door on Emmet Place. All are invited to worship at 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays and at 8:30, 9:45 and 11 a.m. Sunday mornings, with Christian Education at 9:45 a.m.

Visitors learn to write the language of ancient Bethlehem.

A Bethlehem village shopkeeper shows children how techniques of making bread.

Beware of the Roman guards!

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Police officer takes oath, follows in his father’s footsteps

Police officer Nicolas Compito with his parents, sister and Commissioner Kenneth Jackson following his swearing-in ceremony. Deputy Mayor Theresa Trouvé administered the oath of office to Garden City Police Officer Nicolas Compito during a brief ceremony at Village Hall Thursday, November 2, bringing the Garden City Police Department’s complement to 51. “Garden City welcomes Nicolas Compito, the newest member of our Police Force,” Deputy Mayor Trouvé said. “Nicolas leaves a successful career behind to join our community. He is an eager and dedicated young man who

excels at all he attempts. We look forward to working with him.” Officer Compito, who was born in Queens and graduated Syosset High School in 2007, attended Northeastern University in Boston before transferring to LIU C.W. Post. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. An accomplished athlete, Office Compito while in high school played Varsity baseball, cross country and track. He was voted All-County in base-

Deputy Mayor Theresa Trouvé administers the oath of office to Police Officer Nicolas Compito during a brief ceremony at Village Hall Thursday, November 2

ball and continued his baseball career in college and was selected as an AllConference baseball player. Today, Officer Compito has found a new passion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Before joining the Garden City Police Department, Officer Compito was an associate IT Systems analyst for Optum, a subsidiary of United Health Group. He will now be following in the footsteps of his father, a retired 26-year veteran of the Nassau County Police Department. Officer Compito’s mother is the direc-

tor of IT for corporate services at NYU Medical Center and his younger sister is a recent college graduate. “During the interview and selection process, Inspector Doyle and I were impressed with Nicolas Compito’s abilities and accomplishments. We feel that he is a great fit to join the ranks of a service-oriented police department such as Garden City,” Commissioner Kenneth Jackson said.

All photos by Carisa Giardino

Police Officer Nicolas Compito is pictured with (from left) Mayor Brian Daughney, Deputy Mayor Theresa Trouvé and Commissioner Kenneth Jackson.

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SOCIALLY SPEAKING

Getting ready for Christmas

Grammy winner to talk Broadway

With ATHENA Here we are again and by the time you read this Thanksgiving will be a memory and your scale will be something you will not want to see for a while. If you have not even started your shopping you had better get busy. However gift cards and checks are also received happily - so you do have choices. I do wish you had a happy Thanksgiving even though you might not be reading this following Turkey Day. You probably had family and friends around your table or if you were lucky you were guest at someone else’s table this year. Any way you look at it to my way of thinking it has always been a friendly holiday so enjoy it - just watch the calories. Happy Birthday wishes go to Gert Perrini, who will celebrate her special day on November 30th so here is wishing you all the best on the day. The Ladies Bridge at the Garden City Country Club will be held on Thursday, December 7th - which you will remember as Pearl Harbor Day. The early date is to make sure that all the ladies can get all their Christmas Parties in and still be rested for the New Year. If you attend this Bridge you should put it down on your calendar. As soon as December comes along there will be Luncheons, as well as Dinners and that is just to get you in the spirit of the coming holiday. As soon as December arrives shopping speeds up, special events to celebrate the “Big Day” are scheduled, and everyone works hard at putting up their holiday decorations and writing cards with special notes on them from friend to friend. December 7th had a special meaning for members in my family. A cousin of mine enlisted in the Marine Corp. trained and was sent to California and from there to Hawaii and on to the Philippines and from there to Australia. That was their jumping off spot for the Invasion of Japan. He was lucky as he came back with no injuries to

speak of and he is still going strong. He had luck with him and is still doing well to this day. Our Garden City Library is doing well with some great programs that are drawing good crowds. Many check out a book either before or after the program that takes place in their auditorium. Try them out and you will be well pleased. I know that I am. Very soon now a number of members of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead will be holding their Greens Day. I do believe that I may have mentioned this as they make sprays for all the veterans’ memorials in Garden City no matter where they are in town as well as for the Village offices, including the library, police department, fire department, 9/11 memorial and all other veterans’ memorials in the town. It comes to a total of seven arrangements, and seven sprays. The ladies get it done in about three plus hours and are very proud of their work. You will start seeing them early in December so look for them and admire their work. They have been doing this since 1964. The Community Club will be hosting their Christmas Hour of Music on Tuesday, December 5th at 2 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Incarnation. Kristine Dougherty, flutist, and Henry DeVries , organist and pianist,will make it an enjoyable day as well as getting you into the Christmas spirit. What more can you ask for and the concert is free. If you are a member of the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead they will be holding their trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to view the Christmas Tree and other exhibits. If you are not a member of the Community Club you could ask about how to join the club. You will not be disappointed.

Thomas Z. Shepard Some say that jazz or country is the music of America, the soundtrack to the American story, but what could be more quintessentially American than the Broadway musical? From the days of George M. Cohan and Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim and LinManuel Miranda, America’s heartbeat has pulsed to the rhythm of Broadway. And nobody knows that rhythm like Broadway legend Thomas Z. Shepard does—and he’s bringing his unique perspective on the Great White Way to the Ethical Humanist Society in Garden City on Saturday, December 2. With 12 Grammy Awards on his shelves, Shepard is America’s greatest producer of Broadway cast albums. He’s a gifted composer, pianist, orchestrator and even forensic musicologist, but his greatest gifts can be found in the hundreds of records he’s produced, from the early 1960s to the present day. If you’ve ever heard the LP or CD versions of Ain’t Misbehavin’, Crazy for You, Dames at Sea, 42nd Street, George M.!, Jelly’s Last Jam, Kiss of the Spider Woman, La Cage aux Folles, Me and My Girl, The Secret Garden, 1776, Victor/ Victoria or Zorba, you’ve heard Thomas Z. Shepard at work. Particularly known for his long relationship with Stephen Sondheim, he’s produced iconic recordings of such shows as Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Marry Me a Little, Merrily We Roll Along, Pacific Overtures, Side by Side by Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George, and Sweeney Todd. Now Shepard is finally revealing the stories behind the stories in a brand-new lecture program, Recording Broadway: An Evening with Thomas Z. Shepard, which will have its world premiere on Saturday, December 2, in Garden City. Shepard will talk about the memorable shows he’s worked on and the unforgettable personalities with whom he’s worked, stars the likes of Julie Andrews, Sarah Brightman, Yul Brynner, Betty Buckley, Barbara Cook, Joel Grey,

Danny Kaye, Angela Lansbury, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Anthony Quinn, Debbie Reynolds, Barbra Streisand, and more, plus legendary Broadway creators such as Harold Arlen, Leonard Bernstein, Fred Ebb, Jerry Herman, Sheldon Harnick, John Kander, Richard Rodgers, and, of course, Stephen Sondheim. “If you live in New York, you maybe take Broadway for granted,” said Gayden Wren, the Garden City native who has worked with Shepard to develop the program. “You can get on a train in Garden City and be on Broadway in less than an hour. To the rest of the country, though, the way you experience Broadway is on original-cast albums—above all, by the original-cast albums produced by Thomas Z. Shepard. Recording Broadway is Tom’s candid, straight-from-the-cuff account of the making of three generations of classic albums, with great behind-the-scenes anecdotes, insights into the magic of bringing Broadway into people’s living rooms and more. Tom’s career began on the Broadway of Irving Berlin and has continued into the Broadway of Lin-Manuel Miranda, and his perspective on the Great White Way is one that is unique to him. Recording Broadway: An Evening with Thomas Z. Shepard will have its world premiere at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, at 38 Old Country Road. Admission is $25 (including complimentary light refreshments), with all proceeds benefiting the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island. For further information or to purchase advance tickets, call (516) 229-1427 or visit http:// GilbertandSullivanLI.snickersnee.com.

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Fall is fun at Cathedral Nursery School!

Fall is the start of a fun-filled year at Cathedral Nursery School. The change of season brings exciting events for all our students. The Science Museum of Long Island visited our nursery classes along with many of their furry and not so furry friends. Learning about pumpkins, how they grow, and even petting some farm animals were part of our visit to Schmidtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pumpkin Farm

with our pre-k classes. And what would Halloween be without a parade, complete with princesses, goblins and heroes! Join the fun at Cathedral Nursery School. Registration for our 2018-2019 school year has begun. For more information visit our website at www. cathedralnurseryschool.com or to schedule a tour call 516-746-3311.

Making friends with Spice, the sugar glider.

What a big jack-o-lantern!

Salt the chinchilla is so soft!

Petting some farm animals.

Halloween on parade!! Calling all College students!

Seeing eye to eye!

A robot, a troll, and a hot dog!

A smiling ninja!

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To Shopping, Parties & Dining How being an early bird can benefit holiday shoppers Come the end of the often hectic holiday shopping season, many people resolve to begin shopping earlier in the following year. While such resolutions can be hard to keep, shoppers would be wise to consider the myriad ways they can benefit by starting their holiday shopping earlier than they’re typically accustomed to doing. DEALS The more time shoppers give themselves to find gifts for their loved ones, the more time they have to comparison shop and find the best deals. Retailers often offer steep discounts during the holiday season, but such deals may pale in comparison to those that can be had throughout the rest of the year. Holiday shoppers who begin shopping early can always skip buying in late summer or autumn if they think better deals can be had once the holiday season begins. SHIPPING By shopping early, shoppers can choose the least expensive shipping

option offered by online retailers, potentially saving substantial amounts of money as a result. In addition, shoppers who start early won’t have to worry about items failing to arrive on time, a common source of stress for last-minute holiday shoppers. CREDIT SCORE Another advantage to shopping early for holiday gifts is it allows consumers to protect their credit scores by spreading their spending out over several months instead of doing so in the handful of weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. In a survey examining debt associated with the holiday season, MagnifyMoney found that the average holiday debt in 2016 was slightly more than $1,000. Credit card debt can negatively affect consumers’ credit scores, especially if balances are not paid in full when bills are due. Shoppers can avoid such situations entirely by shopping early using only disposable income to make purchases instead of credit cards.

Such financial flexibility may not be possible for shoppers who wait until the holiday season has begun to start shopping. TIME Shoppers can save more than money by starting their holiday shopping in advance of the holiday season. In spite of the popularity of online shopping, many people still visit traditional brick and mortar retailers to do their present buying. Such stores can be overwhelmed with shoppers between Thanksgiving and Christmas, leading to long lines and lengthy searches for parking. Shoppers are far less likely to encounter big crowds and crowded parking lots if they get their shopping done before the dawn of the holiday season, saving themselves substantial amounts of time as a result. Shoppers who commit to getting their holiday shopping done early can save money and time and protect their financial reputations as well.

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Holiday Guide

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Learn what kids are hoping to find nestled under the tree this holiday season. Christmas and Chanukah may be celebrated toward the end of the year, but at the annual New York Toy Fair, the season for thinking about toys begins in February. This popular convention unveils the industry’s hottest trends and toys, attracting more than 1,000 exhibitors. The Toy Fair, and recommendations by toy and game industry experts around the world, like Dr. Toy and The Toy Insider, help cement which toys are likely to end up on kids’ holiday wish lists. For those shoppers who fell behind the curve and missed out on last year’s break out “Hatchimal” hit, the following figure to be the most coveted items for this year of giving. • Lego Boost: Lego continues to reinvent itself, offering add-ons to its popular building brick model. Lego Boost takes advantage of the STEM trend by enabling children to build and code any of the five models of building sets. These include a cat, robot, guitar, rover, and building machine. Or, they

can use the pieces to create their own designs. The models work with an app and can be coded to make different motions and sounds. • Melissa & Doug Scientist Role Play Costume Set: Melissa & Doug is widely recognized for its high-quality wooden games sets and puzzles, but the company also delves into imaginative play costumes. This scientist role-play costume includes a beaker, a test tube, a lab coat, experiment cards, and other ingredients necessary to fuel interest in the sciences. It can be a welcome addition to any dress-up collection. • Nerf N-Strike Elite: Nerf brand has been popular for decades, and the company continues to churn out popular items for boys and girls. The N-Strike Elite series has a number of incarnations to tempt sharpshooters. Nerf’s new AccuStrike line is designed to improve accuracy with specially crafted darts that sail straighter than the original darts. • CollEGGtibles: Building upon the Hatchimal craze of last Christmas and early this year, Spin Master offers an addition to the very popular collectible toy niche. CollEGGtibles are much smaller than Hatchimals, but are equally fun. Smaller eggs hatch to reveal various colorful critters inside. Kids are apt to want to collect them all. • Pie Face Sky High: Hasbro keeps reinventing the Pie Face game, their runaway hit from 2016, which was awarded “Game of the Year” by the Toy Industry Association. In the Sky High version, one player hits a lever with a mallet, hoping to deliver their opponent a face full of pie cream. These are just a handful of the industry favorites that could be the hot picks among children for holiday gifting this year. Also, keep an eye out for FisherPrice Movi, anything Star Wars, FurReal friends, Shopkins, and much more.

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Veterans Day events in Garden City

Girl Scouts in front row have attended the ‘Meet the Veterans’ event for many years. Two Veterans Day Events were held in the Garden City on Saturday, November 11. The first event, ‘Meet the Veterans’, was sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No.265. It featured a presentation by a veteran (Ret.) who described his experiences on active duty. Sgt. John Giacinto joined the USMC in May 2005. After completing training, he attended the Naval Flight School in preparation to become a helicopter crew chief. After completing mechanic school with honors, he was the only member of his class to get government clearance as a crew chief on the presidential helicopter squadron where his mission was to support the presidential helicopters. He earned another clearance and had the privilege and specific duty of directly supporting the vice president of

the United States, foreign heads of state, and the president of the United States. He then earned qualification as a certified crew chief and flew on VH-3D’s, the larger of the two helicopters that fly the president. He earned a third clearance which enabled him to fly aboard the helicopters while in close proximity to the president and other important individuals. Every crew chief on the presidential helicopter squadron must maintain the highest level of physical fitness, rifle and pistol scores and professional appearance. They must also be certified to inspect maintenance done on the presidential helicopters to insure they are safe to fly. In this critical position, there is zero tolerance for even the slightest mistake. Many marines have been immediately removed from their

positions for things most people would never notice. Sgt. Giacinto was one of the few selected for this honor and privilege of flying with Presidents Bush and Obama. He had the opportunity to travel to 38 states supporting the presidents and flew to France for the NATO Summit in 2009. He finished his yearlong tour with honors and received the Navy Achievement Medal for the exemplary performance of his duty while flying with and supporting the presidents of the United States. As one of the immediate past four crew chiefs, he had the opportunity to vote on his successor. They selected the first female crew chief in the history of the presidential squadron. At 11:00 am, the William Bradford Turner Post No. 265 sponsored the

Chris Coners, Laura Wysocki, Carrie Hodges with guest speaker Sgt. John Giacinto, Erin Wysocki, Henry Wysocki

annual Veterans Day service at the Village Memorial Plaza on Seventh Street on the lawn outside the library. Commander Christopher Blume led the ceremony near the memorials which are dedicated to those who had served in previous wars. The ceremony honored all Garden City veterans both living and deceased. In addition to the village officials who attended the ceremony there were many residents who brought their children to show their support for our nation’s veterans. The Legion chaplain gave a benediction and Garden City High School band member, Jack McShane, played Taps. Commander Christopher Blume thanked everyone for attending and invited newcomers to join the William Bradford Turner Post.

Sgt John Giacinto, USMC, guest speaker

Players honoring America while the National Anthem plays minutes before the Garden City Department of Recreation and Parks Roller Hockey â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Stanley Cup Finalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; begins. The Department would like to thank to Andrew Karen and all his staff for another great season.

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GC Recreation Hockey Championship

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Board, POAs spar over ad seeking volunteers

From page 1 ward it to the property owners’ association,” Delany said. The mayor confirmed that feedback from the JCC will be accepted on each application for village boards or commissions. “All we are doing is gathering names – the JCC acts together to make recommendations on vacancies to the vacancy committee. That is the way we always worked. All we did was place the same ad as last year – the POA’s don’t have membership numbers the way they used to, and they haven’t for years. We are trying to get people engaged and involved. We put an ad in last year and this year and we’re still doing the same vetting and process – nothing changed except an ad,” Mayor Daughney said. The mayor’s point on lower memberships for POAs does not ring true for the East, as one example. Minutes after the Board of Trustees’ November 16 meeting ended, former EPOA President Christine Mullaney clarified that the East has definitely not seen a decline in its membership in recent years. In a phone interview with the News on November 17, a day after the Board meeting, WPOA President Gerry Kelly said he’ll confirm the latest membership figures for the WPOA with its treasurer, Arnold Finamore, but undoubtedly the mayor was incorrect to believe the outreach and bandwidth of the WPOA was

in decline. Kelly points to a number of momentum-building initiatives by the West POA and its directors, including monthly events from a summer kickoff party in late June and a picnic at Edgemere Park on August 26, to the October 19 tour of the Garden City Bird Sanctuary and November 2 Jets versus Bills Thursday Night Football dinner at Doc O’Grady’s. To top off a banner year for social events, coming up, on Friday, December 8 the WPOA hosts residents for its annual Holiday Caroling and Tree Lighting on New Hyde Park Road, beginning at 6 p.m. “This year marked the first time we’ve broken the 300-member threshold in about five years and our goal was 350, we hope to achieve that in 2018 and our outreach has been very successful, from the different ‘meet and greet’ events – we are being very active and people appreciate that. We have advocated for community members as with the Edgemere Park event, a resident approached us to say there needs to be a handicapped-accessible swing. That is how the initiative came from and those are things that should not be diminished by the executive of the village, it should be commended. If the mayor wants to minimize the fact we have now broken our memberships record for the last five to six years, he is just saying everything is down and gloomy,” he said.

Kelly finds it interesting “but not surprising that the mayor avoids the major points brought up by our (November 10) Letter to the Editor.” He views the comments Mayor Daughney made in front of the CPOA on November 14 and at the Board’s meeting two days later as ways to defend the ad put in the newspaper. Kelly looked at the timeline as the mayor and village notifying the POAs less than 24 hours before the News’ weekly Wednesday deadline, not enough turnaround time for POAs to consult their own boards. He can’t comprehend the urgency to fill positions as specified in the ad, with all applications in prior to December 13. When the email for the advertisement came to POA leaders, Kelly was attending his daughter’s volleyball games at Garden City High School. To him the deadline to place the ad and to seek volunteers for 2018 to 2019 village commission and board openings seemed superfluous and oddly-timed. “What kind of organization is that? My notices that go out reach all of the officers and directors of the WPOA. We do things with a process and follow procedures and what the mayor did was against the process and procedures of the JCC (Joint Conference Committee). For him to cry that the sky is falling is sort of becoming a theme from him, but not one we will abide by in the WPOA. It

just made no sense to me. If you follow process and procedures, then the POAs respect you. When you are out there saying memberships are down across the POAs that is not true,” Kelly said on November 17. Kelly explained the history of the JCC and POAs as being the farm team “where everyone comes up and through.” He also says the November 17 Letter to the Editor written by Dennis Donnelly, former village trustee from the East and current executive director of the Garden City Chamber of Commerce, gives credence to not following established procedure. Kelly points out that the WPOA Board of Directors “has scores, scores, and years of village experience and experience in every different level of government.” “I will yield to the WPOA Board when they tell me what is proper and what procedure is. We are glad to pull the West out of the ad if the mayor doesn’t follow procedure. For us to be included back in the village must go back to following the procedures – the way the mechanism is supposed to work. It is disconcerting to me that Mayor Daughney is still defending something he put out there with less than 24 hours’ notice to the POAs and he thinks that’s a good process,” Kelly explained. At the November 16 Board meeting, See page 47

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Email: Editor@GCNews.com From page 2 being emotionally bruised, and left feeling unprotected and fearful, when school admin lets other kids get away with hurting or taunting them. Also the bullies are empowered to continue, and all the students learn a terrible life lesson about the abuse of power. Imagine how a kid feels when he has been hurt, or teased relentlessly, and the adults in charge of him/her every day let it go unpunished? How would that child feel in school each day? Everyone understands the BOE has to preserve the reputation of the School District, but that has to be balanced with providing a safe learning environment for ALL children. Colleen Wende

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To the editor: The proposed bill in Congress to reform the existing tax law will devastate those taxpayers living in Garden City who rely on Social Security, pensions, and investment income as their sole source of household income. Congressional legislators do not want to publicize this fact. As an example, compare the results of calculating the existing tax burden for a couple reporting $130,000 of income in 2017, with the proposed legislative changes. Assume that property taxes are $19,000, there are two personal exemptions of $8,100, and charitable contributions are $6,000. There is interest no deduction as the house is free of all loans. Under this scenario, the tax liability is $15,511. The proposed change caps the state and local tax deduction at $10,000, and eliminates personal exemptions. Charitable Contributions remain unchanged at $6,000. The result is a tax liability of $22,500, a 47.6% increase. Worse, if there is no allowance for state and local tax deductions, the tax liability would rise to $25,000. Should the proposed changes be enacted into law, senior citizen taxpayers will suffer dramatic impacts in spending. There is no question that businesses in Garden City will see a decline in sales of all kinds as senior citizens seek ways to reduce expenditures in order to pay higher taxes. It is highly unlikely that the increased cash flow to corporations and extremely wealthy individuals will result in any benefit to senior citizens. Any Realtor who is seeking to represent a homeowner will also be directly impacted, as the proposed cap on interest rate deductions of $500,000 will likely result in falling real estate values. Prospective buyers seeking a home in Garden City will undoubtedly think twice about carrying a mortgage where the interest expense is capped. Matthew R. Cody

Nassau Hub Transit

To the Editor: Nassau County Executive elect Ms. Laura Curran has some significant challenges ahead on her commitment to deliver on the proposed Nassau Hub Bus Rapid Transit project. This year represents the 12th Anniversary of the ongoing proposed Nassau Hub planning efforts and study. Under several grants, millions of dollars from the Federal Transit Administration have been spent on this study with no significant progress to date. Since 2005, Nassau County has conducted a series of ongoing planning and environmental efforts to support a number of potential transportation improvements, such as Bus Rapid Transit, Light Rail or other options for the Nassau Hub. This might connect Roosevelt Field Mall, Hofstra University, Nassau Community College, Museum Row, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the County seat in Mineola, Garden City, Hempstead and Westbury. The cost for design, construction and implementation could be easily several hundred million dollars, depending upon the transportation mode and route(s) selected. Some have estimated a $450 million total cost. It seems that every year Nassau County can’t find several million to help NICE bus avoid service cuts. So what are the odds of finding several hundred million for the Nassau Hub Bus Rapid Transit project? Too many transportation studies have been championed by numerous past Nassau County elected officials. These have been nothing more than placebos designed to placate demagogues, who are not regular users of the numerous public transportation alternatives that have been available for decades. The real problem is finding money to make things happen. All too often funding for many studies would have been better spent on real improvements instead of just lining the pockets of consultants. How many studies end up on the shelf of planners just collecting dust? How many times do we end up with a series of press conferences and news releases designed to provide free publicity for elected officials to grease the wheels for future elections. Too many of these same elected officials seldom use public transportation like thousands of constituents do on a daily basis. They promise a bright future but leave riders holding an empty bag. There are a number of issues to contend with in the recent consolidation of up to 90 buses previously assigned to Rockville Center Bus Depot with the Mitchell Field Bus Depot. They have a direct impact on development of any future Nassau Hub Bus Rapid Transit project. Mitchell Field was constructed with indoor storage capacity for 225 buses. As a result, many buses reas-

signed from Rockville Center continue to be stored outside. Exposing buses to rain, snow, sleet and cold weather impacts the useful life of a bus by acceleration of physical deterioration. Compressed natural gas fueling stations, bus washers and other day to day support equipment have also been affected. More buses continue to be stacked up outside waiting longer before being fueled and washed. What are the additional costs for buses assigned to Nassau County south shore routes previously operated out of the Rockville Center bus garage? How many millions of dollars will NICE Bus require from Nassau County to modify the Mitchell Field facility expanding indoor storage capacity to accommodate buses formerly assigned to the Rockville Center Bus Depot. More time and mileage have begun to be accumulated on buses starting out each day and dead heading back after the last trip. The success of both MTA LIRR $2 billion Main Line Third Track along with $10.8 billion East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal projects are also dependent upon NICE Bus being able to expand feeder service to various LIRR stations. How will NICE bus be able to accommodate future expansion with only one working bus depot? There will need to be future accommodations made for the many new LIRR riders with new additional service provided by NICE Bus. How would NICE Bus be able to accommodate the needs of any new bus services, as a result of implementing any recommendations from the ongoing Nassau Hub Transportation Study? Fleet expansion of several dozen new buses as part of any Nassau Hub Bus Rapid Transit project may now need their own maintenance, operation and storage facility due to the unwise decision to close Rockville Center. There is no room for NICE bus system fleet expansion at Mitchel Field with the consolidation of equipment previously assigned to Rockville Center. On April 9, 2017 NICE bus closed the Rockville Center bus depot as part of cost savings measures to bridge a multi million dollar shortfall in their 2017 budget. This saved NICE bus $1.5 million in operating costs. Nassau County was unsuccessful in obtaining $1.5 million from Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature to keep this facility open. County Executive elect Laura Curran hopes they will pay for the Nassau Hub Bus Rapid Transit project. Why would they provide several hundred million to finance the Nassau Hub Bus Rapid Transit project when being unable to find $1.5 million? In the end, I predict Nassau County will have to go after federal funding for the project. One potential source is the Federal Transit Administration discretionary competitive New Starts program. After 12 years of planning,

what is the current status of Nassau County’s dialogue with the Federal Transit Administration on behalf of this project? The first step would be obtaining permission to enter the Project Development Phase of the Federal Transit Administration New Starts Program. This is just the start of a long multi year process. The initial approval to enter the “project development” phase would represent only the first step, and the project still faces myriad hurdles. Completion of this work includes the FTA issuing an environmental finding, along with reaching agreements with Nassau County concerning proposed project budget, scope and milestones. This averages several years. This is followed by the project being given permission by the FTA to advance to the next stage known as “final engineering.” Progression of final design and engineering from 30% to 100% averages several more years. This could include review and approval by various county, state and federal permitting or regulatory agencies along with financial, user, operations and maintenance groups. Imagine how long the Nassau County Interim Financial Review Board would take before providing approval. Successful completion of the New Starts process results in the federal government’s entering into a Full Funding Grant Agreement. This third step can average several more years. The FFGA is the legally binding commitment for providing federal funding. It is also subject to Congressional recommendation and Presidential approval for inclusion of the project within future annual authorization and appropriation of funding under FTA New Starts budgets to finance the FFGA. There can be no Full Funding Grant Agreement without documentation that the local recipients (Nassau County) share is in place. How would Nassau County come up with $300 million to leverage $150 million in federal dollars assuming a total project cost of $450 million? Would Nassau County contribute $150 million and ask New York State for $150 million resulting in a three way 33% County/State/Federal cost sharing agreement? County Executive Curran may need two terms in office before seeing a shovel in the ground for the Nassau Hub Bus Rapid Transit project. Larry Penner (Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 years for the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.)

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Improvements to streetscape, lighting parking planned From page 1 irrigation, tree boxes and lighting. A meeting of the Planning Commission was held last week (October 11) and the Planning Commission recommended retaining a parking expert as an initial step. The consultant (BFJ Planning) expects to expand upon similar services it provided to the Village in 2016. As discussed at the Planning Commission meeting, the types of usages in our commercial buildings have changed over time and combined with more restaurants, food establishments and medical offices in the Village, the pressures and needs in our parking lots need to be re-visited. The Village is taking steps now to improve the Wye parking lot in an attempt to make it a more attractive lot and perhaps relieve pressure from Field 7S, which is immediately behind the south side of Seventh Street. Department of Public Works (DPW) officials have met with the Village lighting contractors in order to scope out designs to improve lighting in the lot. This will potentially include installing additional LED light fixtures to existing poles and/or installing additional light poles, particularly in the southern and eastern sections of the lot. We are also looking at improving the lighting and removing overgrowth of vegetation along the walkway from Franklin Avenue to the Wye lot and are seeking to have the electric utility substation that presently bifurcates the Wye lot moved to another area. We are mindful of the potential impact of lighting on the neighborhood and will ensure that this additional lighting will have minimal impact on the surrounding residences.” At the Board’s November 16 meeting part of the village’s plan was immediately dismissed as Administrator Suozzi explained that in a conversation with PSEG Long Island about moving the utility box in the Wye Lot, a price quote for a substation building was between $19 million and $26 million. Trustee John Delany asked if the utility, which took over for LIPA, has a right to locate its utility there, “I just find it’s in a crazy place for a parking lot,” he said. “I’ve asked PSEG for a copy of the deed and legal paperwork so they can show the right to be there, as I do with all utilities when we have a question,” Suozzi told the trustees.

Comprehensive Plans for Downtown

In his address to the CPOA audience on November 14, Mayor Brian Daughney explained how Garden City is approaching its aging infrastructure, similar to most communities in America, and with the Wye Lot and 7th Street in focus, the village is collaborating with the Garden City Chamber of Commerce and Planning Commission “on how we can improve our streetscape and parking.” Daughney’s comments alluded to contractual services of many varieties being a contribution to Garden City’s future. “We require our professional staff to deliver follow-up status reports to ensure that our goals are met on time and with-

in budget to make sure we spend your hard-earned tax dollars wisely. We strive to maintain municipal services while improving efficiencies, enhancing public safety, preserving our infrastructure and providing recreational programs for every age group….A computer and new accounting system cannot cut the acres of grass and trim the thousands of trees in our village, nor can they install water mains, pave roads and pick up garbage. At the same time, however we are continuing our efforts to utilize technology and new management methods to increase productivity and to scrutinize the performance of our workforce. We value our workforce however our workforce must appreciate that everyone lives on a budget – residents cannot be asked to support a never-ending request for more benefits and more labor-related costs. We have and will continue to contract the provisions of services from outside sources when and if it makes sense to do so. Accomplishing all this requires a delicate balance of priorities and a careful analysis of our operating expenses and capital expenditures so we can establish both long and short-range goals by differentiating between immediate needs and wish-lists,” the mayor said. In the East POA’s fall 2017 newsletter, Village Trustee John Delany commented on the Wye Lot: “This is the parking field at the extreme east end of Seventh Street. The Village is considering cleaning and updating this field, and it will include repaving and improved lighting. With an improved field, it is hoped it will ease the crowding in Field 7S, the field behind the stores on Seventh Street.”

Report Lights Out via Email

Apparently lighting design and functionality will be an emergent need to follow up on going forward, and residents can turn to their phones, tablets or laptops for communicating with the village. At the November 16 meeting, Department of Public Works Superintendent Joseph DiFrancisco commented that the village IT team was instructed create a new email account to handle light fixture inquiries and reporting of outages. “We will have a specific new email address and also on the village website a link to how light outages can be reported. This speeds both our reporting and acting process along,” Mayor Daughney said, confirming the new process with DiFrancisco and Suozzi at the Board meeting. An email from Russell Matthews of the Albanese Organization on Franklin Avenue sent to the individual email accounts of Suozzi, Mayor Daughney, Bandini and other officials on October 20 pointed out the multiple lights out in the northern stretch of Garden City’s business district. The mayor’s immediate instruction to the village administrator, sent on October 20, was the following: “Let’s have an anchor crew and at least one of our guys stick around one evening within the next 3 to 4 days at 7 at night and inventory every non-working light in the central district, and get fixing.”

That Friday night, Administrator Suozzi emailed the mayor and cc’ed multiple people, including Matthews and Thomas McCambridge, also with the Albanese Organization and president of the Garden City Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Chamber’s executive director Dennis Donnelly. “Brian: I already let my team know that we were meeting on Monday to have a 360-degree conversation about lights. Will look to inventory the entire business district, including how we track and follow up. Will keep you apprised,” Suozzi wrote in his email. But on Monday, November 13, Matthews had more to report to the village. He emailed Mayor Daughney and Administrator Suozzi the following: “It has been three weeks since you advised of the scheduled “360 degree conversation about lights.” Although we were told that we would be kept apprised, to date we have not been informed of the Village’s strategy or plan to properly maintain its street lights along Franklin Avenue or the street lamps in the adjacent parking fields. At about 5:45pm yesterday I observed that 11 street lamps were out on Franklin Avenue from Stewart Avenue north to Fourteenth Street,” Matthews wrote. The lamps he reported were atop the posts lining either side of Franklin Avenue from Stewart Avenue north, from Ninth Street to Fourteenth. In front of Lord & Taylor multiple lights were reported out, and in that stretch five were out between Eleventh and Fourteenth. Matthews also informed Suozzi and Mayor Daughney of lamps out in parking lots west of Franklin, in Lots 9W and 10W. “Now that it gets dark at 4 p.m. and the holiday shopping season is upon us, it is critical that the lighting along Franklin Avenue and in the parking lots be functioning properly. With the increase in traffic, the safety of pedestrians and drivers is of great concern to property owners along Franklin and should be of paramount concern to the village….Employees in our office buildings begin leaving at 4 p.m. and our tenants have complained that women employees are reluctant to walk to their cars when it is dark and the lighting is poor. On weekends and weeknights visitors to the village’s stores and restaurants should find Garden City to be an attractive and safe destination. That impression is undermined if the Village’s streets, sidewalks and parking fields are in disrepair and not properly lit,” Matthews told the mayor and village administrator in his email.

Beautification and Budget

Funding for capital improvements such as LED lights and paving for the Wye Lot will come from the 2016-2017 budget allocation, not the current fiscal year’s budget. “The paving of the Wye Lot was a late addition to our village paving schedule so it will be done in spring 2018. We have to make sure that we have enough allocated See page 47

From page 44 Leo Stimmler approached the podium a second time and asked the mayor if he had given Kelly and the WPOA additional time and notice, would they have submitted the West’s name for that advertisement. Daughney said he doesn’t know but the village will continue with more ads, and he ‘added’ that Kelly is welcome to throw the West’s name into the next one “We wanted to get the process moving, we have the holidays coming. Of course we initially included the West’s name in, it was in. Before people blame me let’s get all the facts. Gerry Kelly was previously a City Councilman in Wilmington, Delaware for eight before moving back to the village. He has pursued several community leadership opportunities from his college days onward, including serving on a Delaware state task force. Some of his inspirations in civics and local government while he was growing up here came from observing and interacting with the mayors of Garden City during his teen and early adulthood years. Mayor Daniel V. Duff led the village from 1979 to 1981, and Mayor Raymond L. Regan served before him in the mid1970s. The children of both Duff and Regan as well as the daughter of former Mayor John F. McGowan addressed the audience at the WPOA’s November 14 meeting at Homestead School, and Kelly says the result was a valuable lesson in village history and leadership.

“Mayor Daughney seems to think just because he’s lived here for the last 16 or 17 years that makes him an authority on everything, but I am always in awe of what people have done and contributed here in Garden City. To hear these families speak about their fathers and their parents contributions it was breathtaking – it was one of the most incredible moments I’ve ever had in town as I lived across from former Mayor Duff and he always put the community and the neighborhoods first. It was so wonderful to see him and I modeled a lot of my work down in Wilmington after Mayor Duff’s example. We learn by watching and what these families conveyed was priceless… that is why you have to have a deep and abiding for the people that preceded you. It does not help the mayor’s office to go around saying things that are simply not true and to provide deadlines that are not deadlines, or deadlines in his own mind that had not been conveyed to the POAs,” he told the News three days after that meeting. In a November 17 Letter to the Editor, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce Dennis Donnelly commented that Kelly’s letter of the prior week was “incorrect on several fronts.” Donnelly explained the mayor’s view of continuing all prior practices for the vacancies on village boards and commissions, and his letter was titled “Business as Usual.” “It has become increasingly difficult getting qualified candidates to come for-

ward to volunteer their time and commit to a two-or-more year term. The role of the POA is to assist the Village by interviewing interested parties and making recommendations. The decision on who is selected is and always has been the Village Trustees. The ad that ran in last week’s newspaper was an attempt to broaden the reach of people who might be interested in a board or commission beyond the shrinking membership of the POA’s. That permits all Village residents, Not Just POA Members, to serve in the Village government,” Donnelly wrote. According to Kelly, “there is no ‘business as usual’ as former village trustee Donnelly stated. Kelly believes the Chamber of Commerce “is far removed from reality” citing the opposition he’s heard to adding on-street handicapped spaces for 7th Street, detailed at the Traffic Commission’s September 21 meeting and leading up to it. “I don’t understand. The mayor seems to apply everything he sees with the Estates POA to all the POAs. I am sorry the Estates is that way. I have not been to any Estates POA meetings because of schedule conflicts with other meetings but I have been to the East’s and to the Central’s. Both of those two are definitely very well-run POAs that have plenty of excitement and they seem to have a commitment from membership. For the mayor to state that interest and volunteerism is down in the village, that does not typify

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Board, POAs spar over ad seeking volunteers

the WPOA or the Central and the East. I do not know where he is getting information from and I don’t like the fact he put deadlines on POAs that are unrealistic. In my experience in government I have always found the truth to be the way to guide people and I will continue to follow the truth. That’s what we will do with our POA. From experience I know how to proceed in government but sometimes I am finding the Village of Garden City with its current administration to be dysfunctional,” Kelly told the News. The WPOA’s December 6 Officer and Director meeting at the senior center on Golf Club Lane is open to the public. “It is wide open and although we go through a meeting process we always have time for public input. We’ll have a few volunteers from the last JCC meeting attend and these are things we would have done. It is a process in the WPOA as we continue reaching out to people to see when and where they want to serve the village. That’s part of the POAs nature and how I got involved as a WPOA director a few years ago. Through confluence of events the WPOA needed a new president and vice president and that is how RoseAnn Vernice and I became the current leadership,” Kelly said. He advises that residents of the village can contact him at gerry7th@ gmail.com or text at 302-547- 0800 with specific questions on either the WPOA or the Mobility Impaired Committee.

Improvements to streetscape, lighting parking planned From page 46 to do (paving) of both sides of the Wye Lot, but we would do the south side of it first and right now it is a spring activity,” Suozzi explained to the Board of Trustees. Later Suozzi commented that the goal for 2018 was to try to make the Wye Lot and all of Garden City’s downtown more user-friendly and appealing. At the November 16 meeting former executive director of the Chamber of Commerce Althea Robinson spoke about the Wye Lot’s walkway to/from Franklin Avenue, as she and fellow members of the Civic Beautification Committee were invited to tour the area by former village historian Cyril Smith, who also addressed the trustees last week. Smith and Robinson, who represents the EPOA on the Committee, informally surveyed the grounds and shrubs in and around the Wye Lot, and on separate occasions Robinson followed up with two Architectural Design Review Board members, Barbara Ruggiero and Celia Petersen. “I asked a number of village residents who have either an architectural or beautification background to walk

the Wye Lot. I found their comments on the walkthrough quite interesting and our landscape architect had thoughts on using greenery and other techniques to continue the upgrades the Board has discussed. We are forwarding a number of suggestions and we are also looking to have other POA’s Beautification Committee members contribute their ideas. I have alerted Mr. Suozzi to this,” Cyril Smith said. “We notice that so much of the greenery and shrubbery is dead. We were not aware of what the village and LIRR property lines were, and I think the fence belongs to the railroad. A lot of shrubbery is overgrown or in fair condition but in between there’s all this dead material. If you are trying to aesthetically improve the parking field, I know it is costly but some of the boxes around light poles in the lot are really in decrepit condition, they have weeds and there are no plantings but at one time there were plantings there. We want to find out what improvements are in the budget, and I know you are improving the lighting and paving, but a lot of other improvements can be made to make it pleasing for people to want to park there,” Robinson told the Board of

Trustees November 16. Administrator Suozzi says Bandini is speaking with Anker Electric for the walkways lights from Franklin Avenue. Also Suozzi reports he and Kevin Ocker, department head of Parks and Recreation, along with senior groundskeeper Timothy Messner and DPW Superintendent DiFrancisco walked the Wye Lot in October. Suozzi says for immediate work at the Wye Lot, staff from the DPW and Parks and Recreation trimmed bushes all the way down from the Country Life Press. Also repair work was done for peeling in the lot. “We are going into budget season in December and I’ve asked those departments to put in adequate funding for plantings – not only in the Wye parking field but other locations where we can beautify, and some properties that building owners in the village might have. We will ask if they can plant

themselves or if they’d allow us to plant. We are aware of it, and I pointed out to PSEG as well that the substation needs new signage, new fencing and it needs to be trimmed around. I asked them to do maintenance on it as we do with other major locations like the LIRR stations,” Suozzi said at last week’s meeting. Mayor Daughney and a few of the trustees soon said the village needs to keep in mind the priority being low maintenance costs and usability for the Wye Lot because it’s only a parking lot and not a recreational space or a manicured setting such as the area around the Village Gazebo. “More shrubs, more anything means more manpower, more work and more oversight. Let’s think smartly about it. It’s a parking lot, not a tree lot. We should also keep the village Planning Commission in the loop,” the mayor said.

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In the not-so-distant past, extended families were the norm, with multiple generations residing on the same street if not in the same house. Today the family unit is largely an amalgam of different situations. The rise of two-income families has pressured parents into finding childcare situations. Quite often grandparents once again step in to offer guidance and support for youngsters. This can be a good thing for both the grandparents and the grandchildren. Although a bevy of psychological research focuses on parent-child relationships, new evidence points to the benefits of the grandchild-grandparent relationship as well. Close relationships between these different demographics is often a sign of strong familial ties. A study from researchers at Boston College discovered that emotionally close ties between grandparents and adult grandchildren reduced depressive symptoms in both groups. Research at the University of Oxford among English children between the ages 11 and 16 found that close grandparent-grandchild relationships were associated with benefits including fewer emotional and behavioral problems and fewer difficulties with peers. Adult and grandchildren alike benefit from relationships with their elders. Grandparents can provide a connection and exposure to different ideas while providing a link to family history and knowledge re-

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time spent together. • Schedule regular family reunions or get-togethers. Host or plan multi-generation events that bring the family together and expose children to various members of their family. • Promote one-on-one time. Have grandchildren spend time with grandparents in intimate settings. Alone time can be good for both and offers each undivided attention. A meal at a restaurant or time spent doing a puzzle or craft can be interesting to both generations involved. • Video chat when possible. If distance makes frequent visits challenging, use technology to bridge that gap. Send photos, letters and electronic communications. Tech-savvy grandparents can use Skype or Facetime to stay in touch and speak one-on-one with their grandchildren. • Share skills with each other. Either generation can play teacher to the other. Grandparents may have certain skills, such as baking, sewing or wood crafts, they can impart that may not be readily taught today. Children can help grandparents navigate computers, video games or sports activities. Grandchildren can help grandparents feel younger, and grandchildren can learn new experiences from their grandparents.

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G.C. Community Church Americana Fair

On Saturday, November 11, many adult and youth volunteers worked together to make this year’s Americana Fair a huge success. Cindy Campbell,

the president of S.A.G.E., the fundraising board of the church, did a great job organizing the Fair. Shown are some of the volunteers.

Breakfast was served before the doors opened and BBQ sausage and hot dogs were grilled for lunch.

The Holiday Boutique, chaired by Sue Bashian and Alice Melkonian, had lots of “Santa’s Helpers.”

Maria Campese and Luke Concannon worked together in the Gift Boutique.

There were lots of toys for sale in the Toy Room led by Chris Dieguez (at rear left).

Cindy Campbell did a great job as the Chair of the Fair.

There was face painting for the kids. Rebecca and Evelyn had fun.

Arlyn Rath, seated left, had many volunteer helpers at the very successful Silent Auction.

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Many talented chefs prepared and served delicious dishes for lunch.

Reverend Lynn Sullivan worked in the Bistro at the Fair.

The Gourmet Room had lots of goodies to sell, led by Peg Mainusch and Jan Levine (both on left). Jean Ellis (left) chaired the Linens Room. Margie Price and Ellen Sceles helped.

The Shabby/Chic Room needed lots of volunteers on Fair Day to sell clothing for adults and children.

George Bashian and Fred Schroeder were part of the volunteer security team.

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“INNcarnation” brunch provides direct support for neighbors in need

On All Saint’s Sunday, the Cathedral of the Incarnation hosted a community brunch to benefit The Interfaith Nutrition Network (The INN). The INN addresses issues of hunger and homelessness on Long Island by providing food, shelter, long-term housing, and supportive services in a dignified and respectful manner for those who seek help. The brunch was attended by parishioners, neighbors, local leaders, and longtime supporters of The INN. Jean Kelly, Executive Director of The INN thanked brunch-goers for their generosity and for the generosity of so many in the Garden City community over the years. She said, “In a very real way,

members of the Garden City community have ensured that the work of The INN continues year after year.” The Dean of the Cathedral, the Very Rev. Michael Sniffen, spoke of the Cathedral’s growing partnership with The INN in service to the poor. “The INN does this work with such dignity, expertise and faithfulness. It is our duty and our honor to support this work with volunteers, with financial support and with our prayers.” The brunch for 75 guests raised over $6,500, all of which will go directly to The INN. It was truly a community affair. Bob Kloepfer of Walk Street generously donated all of the food. Lisa Arning, board member of The INN

and Garden City resident, donated the champagne for mimosas. Advertising and coordination of the event was prepared by Kris Vieira, the dean’s assistant, and Susan MacDonald, member of the Cathedral congregation and board member of The INN. The Cathedral clergy served the meal while Cathedral parishioners served as bartenders and wait staff. Live music was provided by Michael Tamke, who took requests from a concert grand Steinway piano. The Cathedral congregation plans to raise $15,000 over the coming year in support of The INN’s ministries. They are well on their way to meeting that goal. The next event at the Cathedral in support of The INN will

The Very Rev. Michael Sniffen addressing the 75 brunch guests

The brunch took place in the undercroft, downstairs inside the Cathedral

Jean Kelly, Executive Director of The INN, with Dean Sniffen

be an opportunity to “ring INN the New Year” with an Epiphany cocktail party entitled “The Twelfth Night Soiree”. The party will be held in the stunning Victorian mansion known as “See House” which was once the home of the bishops of Long Island. The soiree will take place at 5pm, following the free performance of a Twelfth Night themed concert at the Cathedral by the Cathedral Choirs. Space is limited to 150 people. Tickets can be purchased now at www.TwelfthNightSoiree.Eventbrite. com or by contacting Kris Vieira in the Cathedral office at kris@incarnationgc. org or (516) 746-2955.

The Very Rev. Michael Sniffen (left) with The INN board member Lisa Arning and Cathedral member Gerry Potter

The Rev. Andrew Durbidge and the Rev. Denise Galloway serving brunch for guests

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Mrs. Lana Noone and her grandchildren, Heather and Jayden Noone on the Veterans Day Parade float. Local resident Lana Mae Noone, co-author of the acclaimed play Children of the April Rain, which recounts the events of the Vietnam Babylift during the late stages of the Vietnam War, was on hand with the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter Float at the NYC Veterans Day Parade. Mrs. Noone was interviewed about her humanitarian work by PIX 11 News and the Kristal Hart TV Show

In addition to the float, a banner commemorating the Vietnam Babylift was carried by marchers Tia Keevil and Kevin Maes, Babylift adoptees, April, 1975. The banner included Jared Rehberg’s magnificent play logo art. Many thanks to Prime Chef for their outstanding wraps and to Rebecca’s Cake Pops for their delicious treats that were enjoyed very much.

Board of Ed. seeks new Audit Committee member Do you have an expertise in the field of financial auditing and want to give back to the school community? The Board of Education maintains several advisory committees to facilitate best practices in school district operations. The Audit Committee, a five-member panel made up of two Board members and three community members, anticipates an opening for a Garden City resident with expertise in the auditing process. The position is voluntary, and members may be reappointed on an annual basis for up to six years. The Audit Committee advises the Board of

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Pack 7 welcomes GC Police Department at Law Enforcement Night

Pack 7 Cub Scouts held their October Pack Night, on Friday October 27th at Stewart School and welcomed the Garden City Village Police, who spoke to the Scouts about law enforcement, the importance of police safety, and the role the Police Department plays in our village. After the Pledge of Allegiance, the Cub Scouts engaged in the customary pre-event activities designed to help the boys appreciate service to their community. The pack broke up into their respective dens and wrote individual letters to service men and women who are currently serving abroad. Cub Master Mehlman continued the meeting by introducing Officer Richard Pedone, Juvenile Detective and Police Officer Steve from the Garden City Police Department. Officer Pedone immediately captured the Cub Scouts’

undivided attention when he spoke about numerous issues relating to the children’s safety such as stranger danger, how to be aware, when to dial 911, and compliance with NY State law requiring children to wear bicycle helmets until the age of 14 when bike riding. Both officers stressed the gravity of handling guns and how accidents happen when children come in contact with guns. The Scouts sensed the importance of this topic and listened keenly to the officers as they spoke to the Scouts about gun safety. Officer Pedone also explained to the Cub Scouts how police officers keep safe. He talked about the use of radios and bullet proof vests, handcuffs and pepper spray, as well as the array of equipment and tools they carry on their duty belts which help them perform

their jobs effectively and keep themselves and others safe. The boys also learned about the team of 10 police dogs in the Nassau County K-9 Unit and the role they play in ensuring the safety of police officers. At the end of the Pack meeting the curious Cub Scouts were given an opportunity to feel the weight of the bullet proof vests and ask the officers their questions. It’s “safe” to say that the Cub Scouts had an unforgettable night! Pack 7 would like to thank the Garden

City Police Department for coming to speak to the Cub Scouts and giving them such a comprehensive and valuable talk on safety issues. Pack 7 was founded in 1932, and is the longest running Cub Scout Pack in Nassau County. Our Charter Organization is the Garden City American Legion, William Bradford Turner Post #265. All boys in kindergarten through fifth grade are eligible to join Cub Scouts. Please contact Pack 7 Cub Master for more information: marc.mehlman@gmail.com

Cub Scouts give GC Officers Steve and Rich a hearty send-off.

Forty Garden City Pack 7 Scouts listened intently to Officer Rich and learned about safety and the role of police in the Village.

Cub Scouts learn how police officers keep safe and get an up-close look a the duty belt.

Cub Scouts line up to ask GC Officer Steve a ton of questions.

November 24, 2017

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas: Holidays in New York, Most Enchanting Time of the Year

The Radio City Rockettes perform the famous Wooden Soldiers routine © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com

By Karen Rubin New York City’s most magical time of the year, the winter holiday season, is already underway with the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, continues with the iconic Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center, and constantly delights with festivals, special events and attractions, and all the dazzle of holiday decorations right through New Year’s Day. Throughout the season, each of the city’s five boroughs welcome multicultural guests to participate in local observances of diverse holidays. Secular activities include unforgettable department store windows, artisanal markets to explore, plus attractions and cultural draws. The season concludes by welcoming in the New Year with lesser-known fireworks at Prospect Park in Brooklyn and, of course, the unforgettable New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square. “New York City is a sight to behold during the festive annual holiday season—it’s a time of year when world-class hotels, attractions and shops sparkle and shine brighter, offering six million global visitors a truly memorable travel experience,” said Fred See page D2

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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas: Holidays in New York, Most Enchanting Time of the Year Continued from page D1 Dixon, President and CEO of NYC & Company, the official destination marketing organization for the City of New York. Here’s an overview of what to see and do by borough: MANHATTAN

A horse-drawn carriage ride down Fifth Avenue © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com

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Holiday favorite ELF The Musical is in performance at the Theater at Madison Square Garden for a limited engagement. Back by popular demand, the production runs December 13–29 (theateratmsg.com). The Metropolitan Opera presents a family-friendly holiday extravaganza, The Magic Flute. Directed by Julie Taymor (The Lion King), the abridged English language presentation is a great introduction to opera for children. Additionally, those attending the December 29 and 30 performances will be invited to participate in activities, including opera-themed “dress-up” and “showand-tell” (metopera.org). The Metropolitan Museum of Art once again lights a 20-foot blue spruce above an 18th-century Neapolitan nativity scene, in the museum’s Medieval Sculpture Hall. The Exhibit of the Crèche is a longstanding holiday highlight for New Yorkers and global visitors and is available to view November 21–January 7 (metmuseum.org). Visitors can enjoy one of the City’s many outdoor skating rinks that open

in October through the holiday season, such as the Rink at Rockefeller Center (therinkatrockcenter. com), Wollman Rink in Central Park (wollmanskatingrink.com) and Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park (wintervillage.org). The Rink at Brookfield Place opens November 1 (gpice.com). The New York City Ballet presents George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, one of the most beloved and anticipated holiday classics, November 24–December 31 at Lincoln Center (nycballet.com). Other favorite venues to get into the Christmas Spirit: Bryant Park, with its massive Christmas tree, ice skating rink, festive holiday markets, cafes, and carousel (wintervillage.org) has become one of the city’s iconic holiday places. Besides Bryant Park, there are holiday markets at Union Square, Columbus Circle, and Grand Central Terminal. Central Park is magical in any season, but particularly for the holidays. In addition to the Wollman Rink (wollmanskatingrink.com), there is The Swedish Cottage, an enchanting place that is home to one of the last public marionette companies in the country. The cottage was originally constructed as a model pre-fabricated schoolhouse, and became Sweden’s entry in the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. After the exhibit, Central Park’s co-designer Frederick Law Olmsted had it placed in Central Park, where it has been headquarters

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for the Marionette Theater since 1939 (West Side at 79th Street). Currently playing is The Three Bears Holiday Bash, through Dec. 30 (purchase tickets, www.cityparksfoundation. org/arts/swedish-cottage-marionettetheatre). Ticket packages are available that include holiday workshops (geared to 3-8 year olds accompanied by adult): Monday, December 11 – Decorate a Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel; Friday, December 15 – Christmas Elf Stick Puppets; Friday, December 29 – Kwanzaa Stick Puppets. Visiting St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue is a highlight of the holidays and it is remarkable that you can just walk in and enjoy an inspirational service, but a particularly favorite place is St. Thomas Church (5th Avenue and 53rd Street, www.saintthomaschurch. org), which is famous for the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, and its annual performances of Handel’s Messiah (Dec. 5, 7). Also this year, “A Ceremony of Carols” by Benjamin Britten (Dec. 14). (Purchase tickets, www.saintthomaschurch.org/music/ concerts); also take a tour of this magnificent edifice, built in 1913 in the French High Gothic style. QUEENS The Gingerbread Lane at New York Hall of Science is open from November 11 to January 14. Hopeful for the fifth straight title of Largest Gingerbread Village from Guinness World Records, over 1,000 handmade gingerbread houses and structures are on display (nysci.org). Astoria Market Bohemian Hall offers holiday shopping December 3, 10 and 17. Featuring vintage finds, plus local artisanal wares and crafts, it’s the perfect destination for sourcing eclectic presents. The venue also offers delicious desserts and pastries from local bakers (astoriamarket.com). The tradition continues with A Christmas Carol at Queen’s Theatre. Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas past, present and future are in residence in the borough December 8–22, thanks to Charles Dickens and Titan Theatre Company (queenstheatre.org). STATEN ISLAND The first ever Winter Wonderland SI at Richmond County Bank Ballparkwill feature ice-skating, rides, games, a 34-vendor holiday market and more. Conveniently located steps from the Staten Island Ferry. At dusk each evening, there is a holiday light and sound show, and the Igloo Bar is a draw for adult attendees, featuring holiday cocktails and live entertainment (winterwonderlandsi.com). A classic holiday tradition continues with the 14th Annual St. George Theatre Christmas Show December 8–10. Just steps from the Staten Island Ferry, this historic theater’s two-hour production features over 100 actors, a

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Rockefeller Center decked out for the holidays © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com live orchestra and numerous holiday standards set in locales from the North Pole to Staten Island (stgeorgetheatre. com). Midtown NYC Showcases ‘New’ NYC Midtown NYC showcases the “new” NYC and this holiday season is an ideal time to experience new attractions: Gulliver’s Gate, housed in the former New York Times building on West 44th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, features over 300 miniature buildings and models of iconic global landmarks. A full city block wide, the attraction is a technologically advanced, interactive and immersive world that ignites the imagination of visitors young and old (gulliversgate.com). National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey , which opened in October, is an immersive experience in Times Square (West 44th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues) that uses ground-breaking technology to transport guests on an incredible underwater journey across the Pacific Ocean (natgeoencounter. com). Beginning in November, NFL Experience Times Square, a new attraction on the corner of 47th Street and Seventh Avenue, immerses visitors in the physical challenges of professional NFL athletes. Visitors enter as a fan, become a player and leave a champion on this hero’s journey (nflexperience.com). New Broadway musicals will entertain guests over the holiday season. Visitors can see all current and upcoming shows at nycgo.com/broadway. Highlights include SpongeBob, sure to be a hit with families and

nostalgic millennials alike, and The Band’s Visit, an artistic new work starring Tony Shalhoub, among others (spongebobbroadway.com, thebands visitmusical.com). In celebration of the holiday season, this short video produced by NYC & Company captures the City’s festive essence. For a full holiday guide to NYC and more information about booking a trip to NYC this holiday season, visit nycgo.com/holidays. Broadway Theater Presents Holiday Performance Schedule The holidays are a perfect time to see a show. Broadway performs every day of the week at multiple curtain times to accommodate every schedule, including holidays. During Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks, some shows are changing their performance schedules. “During the most wonderful time of the year, theatergoers can rely on Broadway to help them celebrate by fitting a show into their holiday plans,” says Charlotte St. Martin, President of The Broadway League. “With special matinees and evening performances, Broadway provides many additional opportunities to see a production.

From comedies to dramas, old favorites and new, there are so many choices that there’s something for everyone throughout the Thanksgiving and holiday weeks.” During Thanksgiving week, some shows will play on Thanksgiving Day, and many will play Friday matinees. Fourteen shows will be playing on Christmas Day! During Christmas week, alternate curtain times will also include Friday matinees and evening performances. Check Broadway.org to see the holiday performance schedules and easily find out where and when shows are playing. _______________________ © 2017 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com, www.huffingtonpost. com/author/karen-rubin , and travelwritersmagazine.com/ TravelFeaturesSyndicate/. Blogging at goingplacesnearandfar.wordpress. com and moralcompasstravel.info. Send comments or questions to FamTravLtr@ aol.com. Tweet @TravelFeatures. ‘Like’ us at facebook.com/NewsPhotoFeatures

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More Questions From Divorced Women BY TOM MARGENAU

Just two weeks ago, I wrote a column answering questions from divorced women. Obviously, I left a lot of questions unanswered because my email inbox has been flooded with inquiries about Social Security benefits for divorcees. Q: I am about to turn 70. When I was 66, I filed for wife’s benefits on my ex-husband’s Social Security record. Someone told me that I must sign up for my own Social Security when I reach 70. This can’t be right. I am getting $1,270 on my husband’s account. I worked just barely over 10 years early in my life and the last time I checked, my own Social Security check was about $110. Why should I sign up for my own Social Security when it is so much less? A: My hunch is you are already getting your own retirement benefits and don’t know it. When you were 66 and thought you were applying for just divorced wife’s benefits, I will bet they actually had you file for both your own and your husband’s Social Security benefits. The rules generally say that you must apply for your own benefits first and then at the same time, file for any spousal benefits you are due. In other words, I think you are getting $110 from your own Social Security account and then another $1,160 off your husband’s record to take you up to the $1,270 rate you are getting. You can check this out by looking at your Medicare card. If it has your Social Security number on it followed by the letter “A,” that means you are getting Social Security retirement benefits. If your Medicare card has your husband’s number with the code “B6” behind it, that means you are getting just divorced wife’s benefits. And if for some strange reason you are getting just spousal benefits, there is no need for you to file for your own Social Security at age 70. Q: My ex-wife wants me to give her my Social Security number so that she can file for spousal benefits on my record. Do I have to do this? A: There is no law that requires you to tell your ex what your Social Security number is. But why not be a nice guy and give it to her? I suggest that for two reasons. First, even if you don’t give it to her, the Social Security people are going to be able to find it in their records. And second, if she does qualify for benefits, it doesn’t take a nickel away from your Social Security checks. And if you remarried, it doesn’t take any money away from what your current wife might be due. Or to put that another way, benefits paid to ex-spouses are just add-on benefits. Q: I am about to turn 66 and I did something stupid 29 years ago that may really have messed me up

now that I’m older. That’s when I got a divorce from my ex-husband. He was a rich man and hired the best lawyer money could buy. They added a clause to the divorce decree that essentially said I could never claim any benefits off my husband’s Social Security account. I was 37 at the time, and Social Security was the farthest thing from my mind. And I don’t want to go into too many of the messy details, but my husband was a philandering and abusive fool and I just wanted to get rid of him. So I signed the papers. Now that I’m 66, I want to apply for Social Security while I keep working. My own benefit is about $1,450. I don’t know what he is getting, but he always had a six-figure income, so I’m sure he is getting a very high Social Security check. He is 72 years old. He is married to his fourth wife. Is there anything I can do? A: I’ve got several bits of good news for you. The first is that the clause in the divorce decree barring you from collecting your husband’s Social Security is about as worthless as the paper it’s printed on. Federal law says that you are due divorced wife’s benefits, and nothing a lawyer (even “the best lawyer money could buy”) scribbles into your divorce decree can override that. The second bit of good news is that you are going to be able to pull off a benefit maximizing trick I’ve discussed many times in this column. At age 66, you should file for divorced wife’s benefits. Let’s say he is getting something near the maximum Social Security rate -- about $2,700. So your share of that would be $1,350. Tell the Social Security clerk you want to “restrict the scope of your application” to wife’s benefits only. You’ll start getting the $1,350 per month. And then at age 70, you can switch to 132 percent of your own retirement benefits. Sounds like that will be a little over $1,900 monthly. And then there is a third bit of potential good news. I suppose we don’t really want to wish that “philandering and abusive fool” any ill will, but if he were to get hit by a bus, you hit the jackpot. Or to put that a bit more delicately, when he dies, you will start getting $2,700 per month in divorced widow’s benefits. Q: You said a woman must be married 10 years to qualify for benefits as a divorced wife off her ex-husband’s account. I got married June 28, 1989 and got divorced June 22, 1999. Does that count as 10 years? Or am I six days short? A: Darn! The law says your marriage must reach its 10th anniversary to meet the eligibility requirement for divorced wife’s benefits. So you do come up six days short of that mark. Over the years, I’ve heard from hundreds of women just like you. I totally

understand that when you are going through the trials and tribulations of a divorce, especially when you are younger, Social Security is the farthest thing from your mind. But let this be a warning to those of you whose marriage is on the rocks. If you are anywhere near the 10-year mark when you start talking to

lawyers, just stretch things out as long as you can to make sure you pass that 10th anniversary. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM

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‘Fool The Eye’ at Nassau County Museum of Art Explores Artists’ Techniques of Illusion BY KAREN RUBIN

You walk into the Nassau County Museum of Art, housed in the stunning mansion built for Childs Frick in 1919, the scion of Henry Clay Frick, and are confronted by a guard, hands crossed in front of his chest. You do a doubletake – it takes a bit of questioning in your own mind what you are seeing to realize the guy isn’t moving, isn’t even breathing. In fact, it is a sculpture, so

artists’ palette. You see a re-creation of a portion of the famous Van Gogh self-portrait with all the vibrant color and exciting brushstrokes, only to realize that David Mach created “Blue Weave” (2013) as a postcard collage out of individual strips. Similarly, a vibrant, richly textured portrait, “Blue Hair” by Federico Uribe (2014) is a collage made entirely of small colored pencils, and Chuck Close’s “Self

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is a painting (“Gold Marilyn” by Otto Duecker); similarly, Dueker has made such a painting of a Frank Sinatra “photo.” “Drowning Girl Secret Hearts Vol. 1, No. 83,” is Sharon Moody’s oil painting that you are convinced is an actual comic book appended to a board. Then there are the hypnotic geometric abstractions, like Victor Vasarelly’s “TITOK-L” (1972). Fool the Eye, on view at Nassau County Museum of Art’s Saltzman Fine Arts Building through March 4, 2018, challenges you to experience the wonder of masterful artistic techniques. This exhibition includes examples of traditional trompe l’oeil (meticulously painted, hyper-real images) and a wide range of other approaches to illusion. See largerthan-life oversized objects, hypnotic

geometric abstractions, sculptures made of unexpected materials, images with mind-bending impossibilities and fine art so seemingly realistic, they are (nearly) indistinguishable from real things. The magic will provoke debates in every gallery about reality and deception. There is the shocking sense that a work of art is “following you” – changing as you move slightly and change your angle of view. Disorienting. Jarring. Creepy even. That’s the case with Patrick Hughes’ “Living Library” (2017), and two stacked Brillo boxes, Patrick Hughes’ oil on board construction homage to Andy Warhol, “Warholly,” 2008). Most of the time, though, you come away with a sense of amusement, realizing you’ve been played. Artists throughout the ages have been intrigued by perceptual illusions,

devising visual tricks to manipulate the perception of space, incorporating spatial illusion as an aspect of their art. Featured in this exhibition are 20th- and 21st-century artists whose work has explored illusion, including Salvador Dali, Janet Fish, Audrey Flack, Jasper Johns, Judith Leiber, Roy Lichtenstein, Vik Muniz, Ben Schoenzeit, and Victor Vasarely. “Fool the Eye” is guest-curated by Franklin Hill Perrell with Debbie Wells whose previous collaborations for the Museum have included Feast for the Eyes (July 2016), The Moderns: Long Island Collects (July 2015) and Garden Party (March 2014). “This show is the work of a superstar curator,” Charles A. Riley II, NCMA’s Director, said. “One thing that brings it all together: when an artist guides you in how to see... How artists create the illusion of life. Is it real or isn’t it? Is it or isn’t it? That question prevails through the whole show...There is a vitality.” “All the art has to come from some place, someone has to arrange,” Perrell tells the gathering at the opening reception on November 17. “No other museum scurries around country convincing people to give up things they don’t want to give up- then have to get it here.” Perrell rattles off a long list of nearly 60 galleries and private collections where the works have come, including NCMA trustee Dr. Harvey Manes who loaned five works including two Salvador Dalis and a Roy Lichtenstein. One of the works – Ben Schoenzeit’s “The Fantasticks” – was painted specifically for the show, as I learn (one of the best things about an opening

reception is that some of the artists show up). “I was just finishing a piece when Franklin came to my studio in Soho and wanted a painting not yet finished,” says Schoenzeit, who has been featured often at NCMA. “I didn’t know how to finish it. I knew [the show’s theme] was tromp d’oeil, so I painted this with this show in mind.” He says it took a month to make “The Fantasticks” (in between other projects), which is based on a collage. “It’s funny – it came out funny,” he says, using the word “they” to describe his paintings. “They surprise me...I don’t have a finished concept when I start. They tell me. These things come to me.” How do you know when it’s done? “When it walks away. When I have nothing more to say. When adding more makes it worse, or the idea you add doesn’t fit,” Schoenzeit says. He steps back from the over-sized canvas. “I like to see it out of the studio, how it feels in real world, rather than in the chaos of my loft.” Why “The Fantasticks?” “This was a long-running show in Greenwich Village [which he saw more than 30 years ago]. At the end, they threw colored tissue paper squares into the audience. I picked [some] up and put them in a collage. The paper is the envelope that I wrote ‘The Fantasticks’ on: There are other references in the painting (acrylic on linen): a stage, curtain. Programs that NCMA is offering the public in conjunction with Fool the Eye include: Paper Medium Rare: All See page D12

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‘Fool The Eye’ at Nassau County Museum of Art Explores Artists’ Techniques of Illusion C ontinued from page D6 Things Paper, a film that is screening daily; Fool the Eye Meets Fool the Palate, a December 10 talk by guest curator Franklin Hill Perrell; Brown Bag Lectures presented by Museum Docent Riva Ettus on December 14, January 4 and February 1; Sketching in the Galleries with Glenna Kubit on December 19, January 9 and February 6; and artist Dale Zinkowski in the galleries on March 4 to meet with visitors and answer questions about his work. Docent-led tours of the exhibition are offered every day at 2 p.m. Call 516-484-9338 for current exhibitions, events, days/times and directions or log to nassaumuseum.org/events for details and registration. “Fool the Eye” exhibit also marks the first in the museum under the helm of its new director Charles A. Riley II. Dr. Riley’s long association with Nassau County Museum of Art includes having served as curator-at-large and popular presenter of many lectures offered for many exhibitions. He helped curate the Museum’s Picasso, Surrealism and Abstract Expressionist exhibitions and recently curated the permanent installation of Western art at a major new private museum in Taiwan as well as several exhibitions in Berlin,

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Lots of new items, including Ross Simon jewelry, that are sure to include that great find. New items and lots of holiday merchandise available. Please start putting items aside for donation. They will be accepted on Friday, December 1st from 2:30pm to 7pm at the church. Things we don’t accept since they don’t sell: books, VCR/cassette tapes, toys, gym equipment, furniture, picture frames and clothing. Our customers are interested in knick-knacks and household items. Jewelry is a big seller for us–all kinds. All proceeds go to the Special Needs Animal Fund at Last Hope. Finish up that last minute holiday shopping and benefit this great cause at the same time. For more information contact Maureen at toestetra@hotmail. com. To read more about us and to see photos and bios of our adoptable cats and dogs, please visit http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org.

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Garden City High School Marching Band ends its season on a high note

Class of 2015 Marching Band Drum Major Brittany Costa accepts Bobby Menges’ “shako” band hat from current drum major Liam Dougherty during a special Homecoming Game halftime ceremony. “The Garden City Marching Band had a very successful Fall 2017 season,” shared band director Mr. Daniel DellaMonica. “It began last May when the students started to learn the music to their new show entitled, “Lost. Love. Found.” The Marching Band began rehearsals for the new show in Band Camp at the end of August, during which the students learned the fundamentals of the show and performed the majority of it for the Parents Show, the culminating activity of Band Camp.” “Using the music of the Beatles’ ‘Eleanor Rigby,’ ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight,’ by Elton John, and ‘Happy,’ by Pharell, the 2017 show portrays the story two individuals who were lost and lonely, find love, and then celebrate the

finding of love. They are lost and lonely in ‘Eleanor Rigby’, find each other and fall in love in ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’, then celebrate their joy during the song ‘Happy.’” “The Marching Band’s first performance of the season was at Manhasset High School, where they earned first place. Next, they performed at Walt Whitman High School, where they again earned first place and were able to improve their overall score by three points. The Marching Band performed on October 13th at the high school’s Pep Rally, followed by the Homecoming Parade, and the half-time show during the Homecoming football game the next afternoon. During the half-time performance, the Marching Band dedicated

The Marching Band’s 2017 show “Lost. Love. Found.” told the story of two lost souls who found each other in love and joy.

Mrs. Menges holds son Bobby’s Marching Band “shako” during the special presentation. With Mrs. Menges are Bobby’s older brother Andrew and classmate Brittany Costa. their show to the late Bobby Menges (Class of 2015). Along with the Kick Line, Cheerleaders, and the Marching Band Parent Association, a special presentation of Bobby’s Marching Band “shako” hat was made to Mrs. Menges and to Bobby’s brother, Andrew. Bobby was an alumni of the Garden City Marching Band of four years. He was a musician, an athlete, a scholar, and a leader. He volunteered and ran fundraisers to benefit the causes he believed in. Honoring him in this way was definitely a highlight of the season. And, for the remainder of the season, the Marching Band wore ribbons on their uniforms made by the Marching Band Parent Association in Bobby’s memory.” Following Homecoming, the

Marching Band competed in Danbury, Connecticut where they were able to earn first place over other Connecticut bands. Next was the New York State Championship at Walt Whitman High School where the Band achieved second place. The Marching Band ended their season with a trip to the National Championships in Allentown, PA where they achieved their highest score yet. “We are so proud of the Marching Band students this year for all of their hard work and perseverance,” concluded Mr. DellaMonica. “They have grown so much and are looking to continue this success in the future. The Marching Band will be performing at Six Flags in April to kick off their next show season.”

Garden City High School’s Marching Band performed in the Homecoming Parade, marching to the high school for their halftime show performance.

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GC Public Schools welcome Australian scientist

The Marching Band wowed the Homecoming crowd at the halftime show at Homecoming on October 14th.

Retired University of Sydney Professor Phyllis Watson speaking to Garden City students

A flash of color by the Marching Band’s Color Guard signaled the joyous conclusion of their Homecoming performance.

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“Science research is so very important, I can’t stress that enough,” shared retired University of Sydney Professor Phyllis Watson, AM, during her meeting with Dr. Steven Gordon’s science research class at Garden City High School on October 19th. Dr. Watson has been recognized across the globe for her work in health information management systems. While in the school district, Dr. Watson also met with Garden City Middle School eighth-grader Austin Crouchley, National Honorable Mention winner in the 2017 3M Young Scientists competition and Broadcom MASTERS National Finalist, and with Garden City High School senior Alan Jian, named a Siemens Science Regional Finalist for his work in chemotherapeutic substances to discuss their ideas and science research projects. Dr. Watson is a retired Professor at the University of Sydney, including having led the School of Health Information Management. She was made an honorary member of the International Federation of Health Records Organizations in 1993 and, in the same year, made an honorary member of the German Association of Medical Documentalists. She is also an honorary professor of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing, The People’s Republic of China. At nearly 84 years young, Dr. Watson keeps a brisk schedule, traveling the world accepting consultancies under contract to the World Health Organization. Professor Watson received the Order of Australia (AM) in

1994 for her national and international services to medical record administration. She is passionate about medical record-keeping and the role science research plays in the tracking and eradication of diseases. Professor Watson posed many questions to Garden City High School’s science research students during her classroom visit. A student asked Dr. Watson what inspired her to become a scientist. She shared her upbringing in the Outback and in Sydney, and how she always wanted to be a nurse from the time she was 4 or 5 years old. “I just really enjoy helping people,” she commented. A bout of rheumatic fever excluded her from doing any direct work with patients, so she sought an area of medicine that was developing and purposeful - medical record-keeping – and never looked back. Dr. Gordon asked Dr. Watson how Australia provides healthcare for Aboriginal peoples in the Outback. She explained that much is done by “Air Doctors,” medical personnel who are transported by helicopter or small plane to remote areas. Because Australia’s native population of Aboriginal tribes can be spread over vast areas of the continent’s inland dessert, messages are periodically sent to remote areas announcing when and where a doctor will be seeing patients. Dr. Watson said that it is very common for even the smallest Outback community to have an airstrip for just such health services. All in all, it was an enlightening morning of interaction between the students and the visiting dignitary.

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Fall fun at Little People’s Play School

Apple tasting, pumpkin carving, Halloween parades and the annual Fall Fun Night filled our calendar this month. Our 2’s compared red, yellow and green apples. Minions, a princess, superhero, butterfly, dalmation and some rock & rollers trick-or-treated through our 2 year old classroom. Students, siblings and friends were treated to games, crafts, snacks, stories and songs at our annual Fall Fun Night

as parents treated themselves to a few free hours on a Friday night! A spooktacular time was had by all! Little People’s Play School is located on the corner of Nassau Blvd. & Stewart Ave. and is now accepting registration for Sept. 2018. For more information about our programs for 2’s, 3’s, and 4’s as well as our future fun nights please call 972-2015.

2 year olds learned about the inside and outside of a pumpkin as it was transformed into a jack-o-lantern.

Halloween characters parade for 2 year olds!

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Making his way through to the haunted house.

A Halloween tale from a friendly witch!

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TKO Strong Foundation annual fall fundraiser The TKO Strong Foundation held its annual fall fundraiser to bring awareness about microvillus inclusion disease at the Plattdeutsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square on Saturday, October 28. The non-profit TKO Strong Foundation uses the event, now in its third year, to raise money and fund research into microvillus

inclusion disease, which leaves those diagnosed with the inability to extract nutrition by eating. Patients fighting the disease receive daily doses of nutrition intravenously. Those interested in learning more about the foundation can visit tkostrongfoundation.org

Three families with children Battling MVID. Left to right the Eagen family, The Onorato Family, The Shutka family.

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Thomas Kevin Onorato (TKO), the 4 year old boy the foundation was named after. He dressed as Catboy from PJ Masks for the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Halloween festivities.

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Stanley Cup Winners

Congratulations to the White Team (Mites Division) on winning the Stanley Cup. (Picture: Liam Horn, Peter Irwin, Michael Iudica, Peter Jackson, T.J. Moody, Brendan Ohl, Declan Serkes, Andrew Torre, & Coach Tommy Ilardi)

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The Garden City Recreation & Parks Department wrapped up its Kindergarten Hockey Clinic on Sunday. Congrats to all on a great season!

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By Michelle Vincent, Social Worker Stratfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifth grade student leaders group, Kids Helping Kids, organized a collection of donations for the victims of recent hurricanes. The students collected water, diapers, batteries, flashlights, and other non-perishable items to be dropped off Floral Park Memorial High School, the designated drop-off site for Nassau County. These supplies will be shipped to families who are still in dire need of clean drinking water and basic supplies. Kids Helping Kids wants to thank everyone who participated in making this event a success!

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Many thanks to all those who financially supported our biggest fundraiser of the year! Much appreciation to all Directors for their time and energy in making this a success. Congratulations to all the winners!

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Attention all Directors! The next meeting of the year will be held in early December. Time and location TBA. Watch for the e-mail to be sent by the President for exact details. Please make every effort to attend. Your voice needs to be heard!

GCHS Basketball Fundraiser

Hold the date for the 4th annual GCHS Basketball Tip-off event scheduled for Monday, Dec. 4, This fundraiser will be held at Doc O’ Grady’s. “Tip off” is 7:00 p.m. and the final buzzer will sound at 10:00 p.m. The purpose of the evening is bring awareness as well as raise monies for both the girls and boys basketball programs. Meet and greet the coaching staffs of both squads!!! The cost at the door will be $75

which will cover a complete open bar and dinner buffet. 50/50 raffle and silent auction to be held. Auction items will include golf foursomes, basketball tickets and/or restaurant gift certificates. Pre-registration will be available on the TMA web site within the next week. Looking forward to seeing all on the 4th!

TMA Website

Now can be accessed thru www. gctma.org. Note: this is the new web site we have been working towards which is much more friendlier “domain” name. Check it out !!! Signup to be a Director, ability to pay dues, make a donation to one of our many causes, etc. Take a look. We welcome all feedback !!!

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Who We Are

For over 80 years, The Men’s Association or simply the TMA has supported the athletic and social activities of students in the Garden City schools and promoted good sportsman-

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

Thanks to all who contribute !!!

How You Can Join

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

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Garden City Youth Lacrosse Spring 2018 Boys’ Lacrosse Registration Grades K-6

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Garden City Recreation and Parks will hold a Basketball Social for Special Needs Adults on Friday, December 8 at from 6 to 8 pm at Saint Paul’s Fieldhouse. Our night will include basketball fun, pizza, and soft drinks. The event will be run by the GC Dept. of Recreation and Parks and sponsored by Enriching Special Adults, Inc. This event is open to Garden City residents ages 18 or older. Caregivers should accompany special needs adults if needed. Registration is required. Please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or call 465-4075 to register. While this program is designed for adults with special needs, all are welcome.

Classes offered are as follows - CODE 10:00 am Level 1 (10 maximum) 10-1 10:00 am Level 3 (10 maximum) 10-3 10:00 am Level 4 (10 maximum) 10-4 10:00 am Level 6F (12 maximum) 10-6F 11:00 am Level 2 (10 maximum) 11-2 11:00 am Level 3 (10 maximum) 11-3 11:00 am Level 4 (10 maximum) 11-4 12:00 pm Level 3 (10 maximum) 12-3 12:00 pm Level 4 (10 maximum) 12-4 12:00 pm Level 5 (10 maximum) 12-5 12:00 pm Level 6P (12 maximum) 12-6P 1:00 pm Level 2 (10 maximum) 1-2 1:00 pm Level 4 (10 maximum) 1-4 1:00 pm Level 5 (10 maximum) 1-5 Please make selections carefully as fees are not returnable.

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“Bricks4Kidz” Legos classes build on the popular “LEGO” bricks to deliver high-quality educational play. Each hour-long class is an engaging experience for your child with a new project each week. Our unique models aren’t the kits you find on the shelves of a toy store. They’re designed by Bricks4Kidz to teach concepts across a variety of subject areas. We kick things off with a discussion about key concepts related to the model, then get right into the building. Working with a partner, or on their own, your child will experience the hands-on fun of seeing a model come together piece-by-piece, from concept to completion – and it’s motorized! In this session children will make motorized models of tools of the trade from a hand-held power saw and jackhammer to some tough, all-terrain vehicles such as a bulldozer and a dump truck. When: Wednesdays January: 10, 17, 24, 31, February: 7, and 14 Who: Grades 1-4 Time: 4:00-5:00pm Location: St.Paul’s Cluett Hall $135 per child; 1 hour session per week for 6 weeks Registration is limited to 12 children To register please visit the Recreation and Parks Department at 108 Rockaway Ave. Please make checks payable to Bricks 4 Kidz.

The Garden City Recreation Department will be conducting Children’s swimming lessons for Village residents at the Adelphi University Swimming Pool in Woodruff Hall on Saturday mornings. Your child must be six years of age by the start of the program to participate. This 9 week session will begin Saturday, December 9, 2017. Classes are taught by Red Cross Certified Instructors. The cost is $120.00. To register please visit the Recreation and Parks Department at 108 Rockaway Ave., or if you have a password you can register online at www. gcreconline.gardencityny.net. Swim Levels Level 1 – Introduction to Water Skills Level 2 – for children who have taken a lesson but need to learn fundamental skills Level 3 – will build on fundamental skills by providing guided practices Level 4 – Develops confidence in the strokes learned and improve other aquatic skills Level 5 – Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes Level 6P – Personal Water Safety - stresses survival floating, treading water, swimming in clothes, etc. Level 6F – Water Fitness – sessions will cover learning training techniques,

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Youth Yoga Classes Offered

Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed youth yoga classes for ages 6 - 18. Each class in our ten week session is 55 minutes long. All classes will begin on January 11 and will be held in St. Paul’s Center. Any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City in this age group is invited to join these relaxing classes. The cost of this 10 week session will be $ 105. The course schedule is as follows: Ages 6 – 8 Thursdays at 4:15 pm Ages 9 – 12 Thursdays at 5:15 pm Ages 13 – 18 Thursdays at 6:15 pm To register for any of these classes, please visit the Recreation and Parks Department at 108 Rockaway Ave., or if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline. gardencityny.net.

Adult Yoga Winter Session Registration Begins

Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed adult yoga classes with all ages in mind. Our yoga class will be offered on Wednesday mornings at 9 am at the Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. This 10 week program will begin on Wednesday, December 6th. The cost of this class will be $90. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Classes will meet – December 6, 20, January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21.

“Zumba Gold” Exercise Class for the Active Senior or Beginner

The winter session of our “Zumba Gold” fitness class will be held in on Thursday afternoons at 2:15 pm at The Senior Center. Each 45 minute class, teaching the basics of “Zumba” exercise, is led by Felicia Lovaglio, our certified “Zumba” exercise instructor. This class is geared for seniors or the beginner adult. The ten week session will begin Thursday, November 30th. The price for the session is $60. To register this class, please visit the Recreation and Parks office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

Adult Programs in the Field House

The Recreation Adult Programs in the Field House begin on Wednesday,

October 11 according to the following schedule: Mondays Mens’ Open Basketball - 7:30-10 p.m. Mens’ Over 30 Basketball - 7:30-10 p.m. Wednesdays Mens’ Open Basketball - 7:30-10 p.m. Mens’ Over 40 Basketball - 7:30-10 p.m. Thursdays Adult Volleyball - 7:30 – 10 p.m. These programs are open to residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City who have graduated high school. All programs listed are strictly “pick up”. A picture ID and pass or fee is required to sign in to any program. Fees are listed in the article following. For further information, please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.

Adult Evening Programs: Fee information

Beginning Wednesday, October 11th a new fee schedule will be place for any adult interested in participating in Adult Evening Activities in St. Paul’s. All programs are open to any resident who is a high school graduate or older and their non-resident guests (no more than two per resident). The fee schedule is as follows: Season Pass – good for any sport on any day, expires on May 25, 2018. Resident - $225 10 Play Pass – good for any sport for 10 visits. Resident - $50; Non-resident - $70 5 Play Pass – good for any sport for 5 visits. Resident - $25; Non-resident - $35 “Pay as you go” prices will be $6 for residents and $8 for non-resident guests. A participant may also “pay as you go” but payment will only be accepted by check or credit card only, NO CASH ACCEPTED. As always, a guest will not be allowed to participate in any activity without a resident participant. To purchase one of the passes, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave beginning Monday, October 2. You will also be able to purchase a pass from our St. Paul’s evening staff beginning Wednesday, October 11th. 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.

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Adelphi University Softball teamed up with the local community youth for an amazing 3 hour long softball clinic, thankfully right before area temperatures plunged. The AU Panthers had just completed their fall season with a 0-0 tie against crosstown rival Hofstra. The following weekend, AU players led the youth clinic at Garden City Community park fields and pavilion. GCAA has been working toward finding ways to connect with the wider community to help teach young players proper skills for modern softball as the

Adelphi team with all players

Kaitlyn Santopietro and Katie Grimpel

Catchers workshop

game has evolved considerably the past decade. High School players Jenna Ward and Abby Cox volunteered their time to assist as well. Fastpitch softball is an exciting alternative to other sports and is experiencing renewed growth both locally and on wider area. Adelphi Coaches Ophir Sadeh and Monique “Mo” Roberge, designed 3 hours of action packed activity. The clinic was designed to be an advanced workshop covering specific skills like batting, throwing, and catching. Players had an opportunity to inter-

act with college student athletes that specialized in areas of their greatest interest. While it was intensive, it was most definitely fun. Many kids like, 4th grade player Emily Ingersoll were originally scheduled to leave early, but insisted on clearing up plans to stay the full 3 hours. Youth were also given opportunities to ask college players about their experience as student athletes and the clinic closed with hot dogs and pizza for the kids, to which special thanks is directed to Garden City’s Town Meat Market and Garden City’s Novita.

Warming up

Batting clinic

Throwing clinic

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Adelphi softball players work with GCAA youth

Information on off season clinics can be found at www.mashersinc. com Additionally, GCAA Fall Softball includes Winter Batting cage clinics. All details about the program, clinics and fundraisers to be found on our website: http://www.leaguelineup.com/ welcome.asp?url=gcaasoftball GCAA has run baseball in Garden City since 1955 and Softball shortly thereafter (anybody with information on the origin of the softball program please email gardencity.ny.softball@ gmail.com

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Garden City Girls Swimming & Diving compete at NYS Championship

Nine members of the Garden City Girls Varsity Swimming & Diving Team competed at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championship Meet on November 17-18th in Ithaca, New York. Members of the state team include seniors Gabriella Meringolo and Melody Pompay, junior Elizabeth Fetherston, sophomores Mia Bonvissuto and Alana Brown, freshmen Sophia Boccio, Lauren Kuzma, Katie Lew and eighth grader Arabella Pompay. The team is led by Head Coach Anne Sullivan. Congratulations to all of the swimmers for earning the opportunity to compete at States which requires athletes to surpass a very high qualification standard. The competition began with Prelims on Friday, November 17th. Garden City’s young squad fought hard to secure placement at Finals which were held the following day for the top 30 finishers in each event. Garden City started off strong with Katie Lew, Lauren Kuzma, Gabriella Meringolo

and Sophia Boccio qualifying for the Championship Final in the 200 Yard Medley Relay in the first event of the meet. Mia Bonvissuto placed 34th in the 200 Yard Freestyle and Lauren Kuzma finished 34th in the 200 Yard Individual Medley. Gabriella Meringolo qualified for finals in the 100 Yard Butterfly, while Katie Lew finished 50th. Next Mia Bonvissuto qualified for finals in the 100 Yard Freestyle, while Alana Brown qualified for finals in the 500 Yard Freestyle. Garden City continued its strong prelims with Gabriella Meringolo, Melody Pompay, Sophia Boccio and Mia Bonvissuto qualifying for finals in the 200 Freestyle Relay. In the following event, Garden City’s Arabella Pompay finished 51st in the 100 Backstroke, while Katie Lew finished 55th. In the final individual event during prelims, Lauren Kuzma qualified for finals in the 100 Yard Breaststroke. Wrapping up prelims, Garden City’s Gabriella Meringolo, Melody Pompay, Elizabeth Fetherston

Garden City Swimming & Diving State Championship Team: Coach Anne Sullivan, Mia Bonvissuto, Gabriella Meringolo, Melody Pompay, Elizabeth Fetherston, Alana Brown, Lauren Kuzma, Katie Lew, Arabella Pompay, Sophia Boccio

and Mia Bonvissuto qualified for the Championship Final in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay. Finals on Saturday started off with Katie Lew, Lauren Kuzma, Gabriella Meringolo and Sophia Boccio leading off the meet in the 200 Medley Relay. The girls had set the Garden City school record just two weeks ago so expectations were high heading into the Championship Final at States. The girls did not disappoint and finished 10th in the state. The girls kept the momentum going with senior captain and school record holder Gabriella Meringolo finishing 7th in the 100 Yard Butterfly. The swim gives Gabriella three consecutive years of top 10 finishes at States in the 100 Yard Butterfly. Mia Bonvissuto continued Garden City’s fast swims by placing 18th in the 100 Yard Freestyle final. Alana Brown also put crucial points on the board with a 16th place finish in the 500 Yard Freestyle final. Garden City’s 200 Yard Freestyle Relay team consisting of Gabriella Meringolo, Melody Pompay, Sophia Boccio and Mia Bonvissuto bested their swim at prelims and finished 14th at finals. In the 100

Yard Breaststroke, school record holder, Lauren Kuzma finished 25th in the final individual race of the meet. In the final event of the meet, Garden City’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay competed in the Championship final and did not disappoint. The relay consisting of Gabriella Meringolo, Melody Pompay, Elizabeth Fetherston and Mia Bonvissuto placed 6th in the state with a solid swim. Overall Garden City finished in 8th place at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championship which capped off an incredible season for the entire team. The team finished the regular season undefeated and were crowned Conference Champions, Division A Champions and Nassau County Champions for the 19th consecutive year. Garden City bids farewell to nine graduating seniors, including seniors Gabriella Meringolo and Melody Pompay who swam for the last time representing Garden City on Saturday. However, Garden City is well positioned for continued success under the leadership of coach Anne Sullivan who is blessed with a deep and versatile team of strong young women. Go GCVSD!!!

100 Yard Butterfly -- 7th Place: Gabriella Meringolo

400 Freestyle Relay Team -- 6th Place: Melody Pompay, Mia Bonvissuito, Elizabeth 200 Yard Medley Relay Team -- 10th Place: Sophia Boccio, Katie Lew, Lauren Fetherston, Gabriella Meringolo Kuzma, Gabriella Meringolo

Our Garden City Basketball K-1-2 Clinic will be held on Sundays from 12:30pm - 2:15pm at the St Paul’s Fieldhouse. Our season will begin Sunday, December 3rd and run through Sunday March 4, 2018. We have off dates for Christmas, New Years, Martin Luther King and Presidents holidays. Registration continues to be $125 with NO LATE FEES. Our nationally recognized clinic for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade boys & girls uses 8ft baskets and stations of different foundational skills & drills. Professionals recommend staying at a lower basket as not to create poor shooting mechanics in younger players. Please use the “clinic link” on our website for background on the skills/

Fancy footwork on the speed ladder!

The 2017 GC Thunder football 10’s are NCYFL Champions! A tough fought championship game at Mitchell Field in blustery conditions ended with a 20-6 victory over a very big, tough, and well coached Massapequa Mustang team. This win not only gave the team the championship, but also finished the team up at a perfect 10 - 0 for the season. These boys practiced very hard all season long and truly got what they deserved. The team focused on the core fundamentals of blocking and tackling and it showed. They outscored their opponents this season 209 to 18 and prided themselves on unselfish play and team defense. Many opposing coaches throughout the season have complimented our team by saying, “your boys really bring it,“ “they are relentless,” and “your team gets better every time we play you guys”. All of these statements are true and bring a great sense of pride to our players and coaches. The coaches that had the pleasure of coaching this group of boys are Pete Wuchte, Chris Sarkis, Chad Cascadden, Ed Kneafsey, and Jim Trocchia. The boys that made it happen William Arendt, Michael Berkery, Blake

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Garden City Basketball registration is underway

format/structure of the clinic. Please note that this is a clinic and teams are not formed and participants are not called. We believe that Garden City Basketball has the vision, volunteers and dedicated coaches, and sets the highest standard for youth basketball in the village of Garden City. Make sure you choose the right program...Garden City Basketball... Our greater mission is to provide a wonderful experience for all of our participants so that a lifelong love of the game of basketball will be nurtured and grow. Sign-up ONLINE TODAY at www.gardencitybasketball.org If there are any questions about our program, please contact John Skramko at jskramko@live.com or 516-746- 9659.

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Trojans win County championship, 23rd straight win

The GC Trojans defense made a statement last week with a 33-0 shutout win over a strong Mepham team. GC now faces North Babylon in the Long Island Championship Friday Nov 24th at 4:30pm at Hofstra. The highly rated Mepham offense was only able to penetrate inside the 20 yard line once all day and a GC goal line stand turned them back on that approach. Nose guard Sal Ingrassia led a swarm of GC defenders who harassed and sacked Mephamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backfield all game. With James Buckley (5 tackles, 1 sack) and Andrew DeSantis (2 sacks) controlling the outside, linebackers Matt Flanagan and Matt Desimpliciis (8 tackles) patrolled the inside with precision strikes. The interior d-line of Kieran Paskewitz, Michael Liberopoulos, & Michael McCauley were a constant reminder to Mepham running backs that gaining a few yards would have to be earned on this day. Mephamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top two ball carriers rushed for a meager 36 yards on 22 carries. Mepham, known for a strong aerial attack, did not have much success against a GC secondary that yields to no one. Safeties Matthew Granville and Aidan Griffin along with corners

Tyler Wuchte and Trevor Yeboah Kodie controlled the seams and shut down the Mepham passing game. The Trojans picked off two more passes, one by Tyler and one by Pat Leggett and now total 16 interceptions on the season. While the defense shut down Mepham the benefactor was the GC offense which received good field position all through the first half. GC once again topped 400 yards total offense as Trevor Yeboah Kodie and Justin Coppola led the way. Trevor rushed for 203 yards and 3 TDs while Justin ran for 108 yards on 10 carries with 1 TD. Colin Hart scrambled out of trouble on several occasions and finished with 31 yards on 6 carries. Coach Ettinger decided to put in a few trick plays and both worked. The first play was a handoff to Trevor which he took running to the right and then passing back to the left to Colin for a big first down. On another play Trevor received the pitch, rolled to the right, and found Tyler Wuchte in the end zone on a 31 yard completion for a TD. Kicker Steven Spirikas added 3 more extra points and now has 69 points on the season. Next: LIC vs North Babylon Friday Nov 24, 4:30pm at Hofstra.

GC celebrates winning the Nassau County title

Players celebrating their Nassau County title

Players celebrating their Nassau County Title

Sal Ingrassia (56) leads the GC defense to another shutout.

Tyler Wuchte after a 33 yard reception TD

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Thunder 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s: A memorable season

The 2017 Garden City Thunder 9s: Justin Baiker, James Barry, Greg Buccella, Gabe Cohen, Patrick Corrigan, Angelo Cupani, Chris Dell, Conor Fortney, Thomas Gamba, Mark Gemmell, Alex Giuffre, Mike Griffin, Ryan Haniffy, Chase Kraus, William Lentini, Timothy Levelis, Alexander Lo Russo, James Logler, Will Mattice, Max Milano, Merit Ruckh, James Sullivan, Garvis Toler, Matthew Uhoda, Thor Ullrich, and Kieran Walsh. The Garden City Thunder 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season began on August 1st and ended in a hard-fought playoff game. For over three months, this group of boys built a strong work ethic to improve as football players and in the process, have become a very close group of friends and teammates. This successful season is measured with many great memories and valuable lessons learned. Recovering fumbles, recovering from losses, and recovering from injuries are irreplaceable

moments that can only be learned on a football field surrounded by your teammates. The guys that pick you up and keep you going are the foundation of friendships and relationships. The players and coaches know that this foundation would not be possible without the support of the Thunder 9 parents. Thunder coaches, Mike Buccella, Tim Haniffy, Jim Levelis, Mike Sullivan and Sean Walsh want to recognize the boys for all of their hard work and dedication this season. Go Thunder!

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