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Stratford parents ask School Board to examine incidents BY RIKKI N. MASSAND Seventy-five people turned out to the December 14th School Board meeting to ask the Board of Education to examine recent events at Stratford School. While the specifics of the events were not discussed as per school district policy pertaining personnel matters, the uproar among Stratford Elementary parents was more than evident. Parents say that months of frustrations and a recent incident led them to attend the Board meeting at Garden City Middle School on a frigid night. At the meeting, the district administration heard residents speak about their concerns over safety of young children. Many of the parents said they grew up in Garden City and have returned for the schools., In addition to actions allegedly taken by a teacher that parents describe as “educational neglect” for a student with an IEP and subsequently, actions of school administration (Principal Eileen Velez-Vota), the school district’s follow-up communication to parents after a teacher left during a school day has more than stirred the Stratford parent base. The meeting’s priority topic for the scores of residents started to See page 48

Two years after controversy, Village to hold Menorah lighting

Village’s Building Code changes approved and applauded BY RIKKI N. MASSAND At its meeting on Thursday night December 15, the Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved three new changes to Garden City’s building code, including an amendment to the scope of roles and responsibilities of the village Architectural Design Review Board (ADRB). The three local laws, titled from A through C, were adopted and opined on by several residents at the meeting. They are posted in

their entirety on the village’s website and were distributed with an abundance of copies on December 15 at Village Hall. When the trustees’ vote was counted, over 25 people in the audience applauded. The outcome achieved was the culmination of discussions, efforts and scrupulous consideration. After well-received presentations, questions, inquiries and email correspondence compiled by Village Clerk Karen Altman and

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the Mayor’s Committee on Building Code Changes, heightened from September 8 through December 8, the final drafts of each of the three laws arrived. But a look at the process involved over the past 14 months, following the input of dozens of Garden City residents and people with high-profile professional architecture experience, shows a collaboration of local government and its residents that started with See page 47

After the Board of Trustees’ heard complaints from some and overarching thoughts on the use of religious symbols for holiday displays on village properties at the start of 2015, the subject of a menorah display accompanying the traditional crèche was brought up by Mayor Nicholas Episcopia at the December 15 board meeting. Garden City has a menorah, but it will not be lit with a ceremony presided over by the local synagogue’s rabbi. With some irony, as Garden City has adjusted its municipal festivities and displays since December 2015, this year the first night of Hannukah happens to fall on Christmas Eve, December 24. The village posted new event information on its website on Tuesday, December 20. “A Menorah lighting to signify the first day of Hanukkah will be held Saturday, December 24 on the Village Green. Michael Schor, Chief Investment Officer and Senior Counsel of Treeline Companies, will lead the ceremony. Residents of all faiths are invited to attend the brief ceremony, which begins at 4:30 p.m.” See page 47

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Government at its best

We want to congratulate the Village Board of Trustees for the way it dealt with a recent proposal to change some aspects of Village Building Code. The Board spent countless hours listening to members of the public and its own staff in order to craft the code changes. Notably, members of the Board discussed and debated the merits of the proposal in public, and while their discussions occasionally got heated, a consensus was eventually reached. This is the way a democratic government is supposed to behave. There should be a marketplace of ideas at which the best ideas can be poked and prodded until it is clear which one should be adopted. Some years ago a previous mayor of the Village commented that he pre-

ferred for the Trustees to make their decisions in private and not to engage in disagreements in public. We thought this was a terrible (not to mention illegal) way to go about the business of the people. The more public participation, the better, whether active (residents expressing their opinions) or passive (residents observing decision making process). So kudos to the Board for putting in a lot of hard work and taking the time to listen to all sides. Let's not forget that members of all of the governmental boards in Garden City are volunteers who give their time selflessly. n

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Each year, during the Holiday Season, it is the tradition of the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club to assist with the Salvation Army’s bell-ringing project. For several hours on Friday evening, December 9 and throughout the day on Saturday, December 10, volunteers from the MineolaGarden City Rotary Club were posted outside of Kings Market to solicit donations to provide for the Army’s numerous causes. The support of volunteers is critical to the success of the Red Kettle drive. Organized by Past President Bob Schoelle more than 25 years

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ago, Rotary volunteers have stepped up each year to ring the bell as one of their many service projects. The Club Is grateful to Kings Market for hosting the volunteers each year. Rotary was pleased recently to induct as a Club member Major Corps Officer Doug Jones who is responsible for the ministry of the Salvation Army’s Hempstead Citadel. The Salvation Army of Greater New York serves more than 600,000 New Yorkers each year in over 140 community and social service programs for children, senior citizens and adults in need.

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Rotarians ring bell for Salvation Army

The organization is well known for rendering Thanksgiving and Christmas assistance in addition to food pantries, emergency rent programs and medical expenses for people throughout Nassau County, along with the provision of emergency disaster coverage. Volunteers who rang the bell for the 2016 season included past Club President Bob Schoelle, organizer, assisted by Rotarian Joseph Packard, along with Jim Brady, Joe Frey, Adam Karol, Peter Marshall, Susan MacDonald, Club president; Jennifer Poupis and Althea Robinson.

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Garden City Public Library new Board appointments SUBMITTED BY GARDEN CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD VICE CHAIR GLORIA WEINRICH WITH LIBRARY SECRETARY JOANNE KASTALEK On December 1, 2016, at the Village Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee Charles Murphy was reappointed to the Garden City Public Library Board for a five-year term as recommended by the Eastern Property Owners Association. On December 12, 2016, the Garden City Public Library Board of Trustees led by Chair J. Randolph Colahan administered the Oath of Office to Charles Murphy as Trustee with a term of office from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021. The entire Board congratulated Trustee Murphy on his reappointment and praised the knowledge and insight he has brought to the Board. The Trustees unanimously re-elected Chair J. Randolph Colahan and Vice Chair Gloria Weinrich to their positions for the 2017 calendar year. Library Director Lisa Paulo was re-elected Secretary to the Library Board. The Board of Library Trustees members will serve as Chair of the following committees for the 2017 calendar year: Budget Committee –Trustee Peter D’Antonio Audit Committee – Trustee J. Randolph Colahan and Trustee Peter D’Antonio Building Committee – Trustee Charles Murphy Community Relations Committee – Trustee Gloria Weinrich Personnel Committee – Trustee Lola Nouryan

Policy Committee – Trustee Gloria Weinrich CBRAC liaisons – Trustee Peter D’Antonio and Trustee Charles Murphy The Garden City Public Library Board feels confident that with this Board, the Library will continue to be the place to come. We have great plans for the future of this Library and for the community in which we serve.

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Building code changes approved unanimously

Village Trustee Theresa Trouvé and Mayor Nicholas P. Episcopia (second from left) congratulate James Bauer (third from left), Chairman of the Mayor’s Committee on Building Code Changes, and Robert L. Cunningham, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals on their 15 months of outstanding work modifying the existing village code as it pertains to residential setback requirements and new construction guidelines. At the December 15th Board of Trustees meeting, the building code changes were approved unanimously. Missing from the photo was Hugh S. Lacy, Chairman of the Architectural Design and Review Board, who the mayor said was instrumental, along with Bauer and Cunningham, in getting the new local laws written, reviewed and approved.

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This past Monday afternoon, Brownie Troop 1242 took a field trip to Carters Children’s Store to shop for babies in need. With the holidays right around the corner, the girls “adopted” two babies who are in need of clothing for the winter season. The girls divided up in groups and shopped for outfits, pajamas, coats, hats and toys for a baby boy and girl. The girls then returned to Homestead and proceeded to wrap their purchases. Each girl donated their own money for the holiday gifts. Troop 1242 really showed their holiday spirit and were so happy to pay it forward.

The holidays over the years BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

Every year, I try to come up with a holiday themed column to mark the season. Among other topics, I’ve written about my first memory of Christmas as a 3 year old, holiday trips I took more than 50 years as a kid and songs of the season. This year I think it may be worth exploring how the holiday season, for all the embedded traditions inherent in a festive time, has evolved in the last 40 or 50 years. Obviously, this is written with the full knowledge that many traditions of the season have not and should not change. I suppose the technological revolution has been the most important driver of change. Not all that long ago holiday shopping, wrapping presents and then taking the gifts to the post office or putting them under the tree were major parts of the holiday ritual. Now, however, these practices have been supplanted by Amazon and its competitors. Now in a few minutes you can quickly pick out gifts online, order wrapping for a fairly nominal fee and either get the presents sent directly to a distant recipient, or ready to be put under the tree. This change to online commerce is not completely a positive one, since nicely decorated stores are an important part of the holidays, but for many of us who have either procrastinated about getting gifts, or are put off by long lines at the cash register, online shopping has certainly made life much easier. Of course, technological change has also affected what is under the tree. Kids of all ages want new electronic gadgets, with true children desiring video games and the like and adults often wanting the latest in phone or music technology. And, while many of the holiday songs remain the same every year, their delivery has come a long way technologically from my childhood, when my parents played a long playing Bing Crosby Christmas album on our family phonograph. I’m sure Bing would have sounded much better in stereo and using today’s digi-

tal technology. One improvement in recent years is that the price of airfare has declined significantly, so the chorus of "I'll be home for Christmas... if only in my dreams" is not nearly as full throated. Yes, many flights are packed, and airlines seemingly have new fees for everything, but there is a much improved chance that friends and relatives will see each other under the tree (or menorah candles) live and in person. After Christmas, for example, my son and I will be flying out West to see relatives, something that would be uncommon 50 years ago. Outdoor holiday decorating has become much more elaborate over the years. Indeed in a number of communities it is common to hire outside decorators to work on the display. There always seem to be a few houses that become minor tourist attractions with many people driving over to see the decorations, something that may or may not please the neighbors. As for the indoor decorating, the quality of artificial Christmas trees have improved markedly over the years from the shiny plastic of my youth. While the general contours of the celebratory holiday meal have not changed that much, the more modern cuisine reflects a somewhat healthier approach to eating and a greater interest in fresh rather than processed foods. On the beverage side, there is often less drinking at holiday meals and celebrations than was common 40 or 50 years, occasioned both by health issues and greater concern about drinking and driving. Cocktails, often called highballs in the old days, have frequently given way to wines, as the quality of vintages available in the United States has greatly improved. In any event, however, while things have changed a bit over the years, the season is still a time for families to be together and celebrate each other and to mark a happy time. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to our readers.

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Community Club Midwinter Luncheon/Bridge

The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead will hold its annual mid-winter bridge at the Orchid Restaurant on Monday, January 23, at noon. Following a delicious Chinese luncheon, the Club will enjoy an afternoon of bridge or other games. Bring any game if you do not play bridge and sit with other game-players. Please reserve by January 8th, as space is limited. Carolyn Kaiser and Janice Salem

are making preparations for the event and expect to have some great raffle prizes. To reserve, send checks payable to the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead -- $40 per person ($160 for a table of 4) to: Carolyn Kaiser, 176 Kensington Road, Garden City, NY 11530. Please include the names of people you are reserving for with a phone number for the table contact. Nonbridge players should indicate this on the reservation.

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Residents are reminded that there will be normal sanitation and recycling collections during Christmas and New Year’s Week. Western half of the Village (west of

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THE OFFICE CAT Outstanding warrant: Garden City Police arrested a 27 year old Hempstead woman on December 14th at Franklin Avenue and 10th Street for an outstanding Nassau County Disorderly Conduct Warrant and allegedly driving at an excessive speed. Wrong track: On December 14th Garden City Police assisted the MTA Police with the removal of a vehicle that had accidentally driven onto the railroad tracks on Clinton Road and St. James Street South. There were no injuries reported. Package thief: On December 15th a Brompton Road resident reported that four packages delivered by a courier service were stolen. Criminal mischief: On December 15th Garden City Police arrested a 42 year old man for allegedly damaging another family memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property at a Garden City residence. He was charged with criminal mischief. Inside job?: A Lord and Taylor employee was arrested on December 15th with grand larceny. Upon investigation, detectives arrested the 31 year old Elmont man with making nine fraudulent return transactions in the store for a financial gain of $1,230. He was charged with grand larceny and falsifying business records.

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Bus attack: On December 15th a NICE bus operator reported that he stopped on Old Country Road, where he asked a female passenger to leave the bus for smoking. The passenger then allegdly struck the door of the bus with a pair of pliers breaking the glass. The subject is described as a white woman, age 46, with long brown hair, wearing blue sweat pants, black shirt and a black jacket. Grinch strike: On December 15th a holiday display was reported stolen from the lawn of a Euston Road residence. Lights out: On December 16th a police officer responded to a traffic light malfunction on Clinton Road in the vicinity of the Stewart School. Brompton Road burglary: On December 16th officers investigated a burglary report at a Brompton Road residence which occurred between 9:30 A.M. and 5 P.M. Entry was apparently made through a rear window which was found damaged. Assorted jewelry was stolen from the master bedroom. Identity theft: On December 16th Garden City Police officers investi-

gated an identity theft report where a residentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s information was used to open an unauthorized credit card account at a local department store and make a subsequent purchase valued at $830. Gate failure: On December 16th Garden City Police responded for a report of railroad gates malfunctioning at the Stewart Manor Crossing on New Hyde Park Road. Multiple violations: On December 17th a 38 year old Hewlett woman was arrested for multiple alleged driving violations on Franklin Avenue including unlicensed operation, and excessive speed. Leaving the scene: On December 17th Garden City Detectives arrested a 17 year old Westbury man for allegedly leaving the scene of an auto accident that occurred earlier in the day on Stewart Avenue. Grand larceny arrest: On December 17th Garden City Detectives arrested a

61 year old Westbury man for grand larceny following an investigation of a theft of 29 metal clothing rods from the loading dock of Lord and Taylor on December 8th. Another larceny arrest: On December 18th Officers arrested a 38 year old Queens man for the theft of $990 in merchandise from Lord and Taylor. Stormy day: On December 18th, due to storm conditions, officers responded to multiple locations for fallen tree limbs. The Garden City Parks Department responded to these areas and removed the tree limbs. Pot sale: On December 19th, after an investigation on Merillon Avenue, Garden City Detectives arrested a 21 year old Garden City man for the alleged criminal sale of marijuana and an 18 year old Garden City man for the alleged possession of marijuana. Another package stolen: On December 20th a package delivered to the front of a Cambridge Avenue residence was reported stolen. Grinch Part 2: On December 20th holiday lights were reported stolen from the lawn of a Spruce Street residence.

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Presbyterian Church stages Christmas Show

The Presbyterian Church in Garden City staged its annual Christmas show on Sunday, December 11. This year’s theme was Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Afterwards, the congregation celebrated Jesus’ birthday in the Social Room, with arts and crafts for the kids and a birthday cake, baked by Doris Watson, for everyone. Later in the afternoon, Pastor

Wanda Lawry Hughes hosted her annual Christmas party at the manse, which is next door to the church. The church is located at the corner of New Hyde Park Road and Chester Avenue. The church will hold Christmas eve services at 7:30 on December 24, followed by Sunday morning worship on December 25 at 10:30.

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On November 8th, Garden Manor Nursery School students headed to the ballot box... to cast their votes for Duck or Farmer Brown. The students were read Doreen Cronin’s book “Duck for President” by their teacher Mrs. Campbell. They discussed the voting process as the book describes it and then went to the voting booth to cast their very own

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The nonprofit Garden City Friends of STEM has once again joined with the award-winning Revel Restaurant and Bar, located at 835 Franklin Avenue in Garden City, to invite the community to an evening of food, drink and live jazz music that will raise funds for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education and robotics programs in Garden City. The event will take place on Friday, January 20, 2017 from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. Tickets, at $65 per person, include beer and wine and Executive Chef Mario Lopez’s selection of hors d’oeuvres, as well as jazz music courtesy of the Music Academy of Garden City. The 143-seat restaurant, featuring a locally-sourced, globally-inspired American cuisine, drew rave reviews after opening in Garden City in 2013 and its most recent accolades include the 2016 Five Star Diamond Award by the American Academy of Hospitality. The New York Times, in giving Revel a three-star ‘Very Good’ rating, noted, “The restaurant is attractive and the management is experienced, but it is the food that counts.”

The event is part of Garden City Friends of STEM’s current yearly fundraising drive to support robotics and STEM education, programs, and activities for students in the Garden City school district and community. Thanks to last year’s generous outpouring of funding from the community, the organization was able to help support the creation of a robotics team at Garden City High School, as well as two teams at Garden City Middle School, funded two scholarships, donated a 3D printer for Project Lead the Way, gave books to the primary schools and hosted several local STEM seminars for the community. “We are proud to host another fundraiser here at Revel,” said Executive Director Patricia Lynch. “It is a beautiful place and the restaurant has been so enthusiastic and helpful, it has been an absolute pleasure to work with them. Everyone had a wonderful time last year, and we look forward to another enjoyable evening that also benefits a great cause – our kids.” To purchase tickets or to donate, as well as learn more about the organization, please visit www.gcfstem.org or like us on Facebook.

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FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE By: Nicholas P. Episcopia

Once again we are blessed to enjoy the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays and festivities with family and friends. While joy is always the transcending theme, as we hope it is for all, we ask that you include everyone regardless of faith or private beliefs, in sharing this wonderful holiday season. Please take a few minutes to look in on your neighbors who may be alone or housebound to spread a little holiday cheer and comfort. On behalf of myself, the Board of Trustees and the entire Village Staff, we wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukah and a joyful and safe holiday season. Nicholas P. Episcopia, Mayor TRUSTEES Brian C. Daughney John A. DeMaro Robert A. Bolebruch Richard V. Silver Theresa A. Trouvé Stephen S. Makrinos John M Delany w ww.Ga r denci ty ny . net

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Folk troubadour to perform in Garden City coffeehouse

Our Times Coffeehouse is pleased to present folk troubadour Bill Staines, who performs on Friday, January 20 at 8 PM. Staines is an intimate, compelling performer, out of the folk scene of the 1960s, encouraging his audience to sing with him on his chorus songs. He will mix in traditional tunes with his own contemporary folk ballads. His humorous tales of life on the road and observations of everyday people provide an entertaining blend of story and song. His music is a slice of Americana, reflecting with the same ease his feelings about the prairie people of the Midwest or the adventurers of the Yukon, the on-the-road truckers, or the everyday workers who make up this land. The Associated Press declared, “Staines is one of the best songwriters in folk music today, penning lyrics that evoke a sense of place and a generous spirit to go along with his pretty melodies.” Many of Bill’s songs have appeared in grade school music books, church hymnals, and scouting campfire songbooks. He is one of only a few songwriters to have eight songs published in the classic song collection “Rise Up

Singing.” Composer David Amram recently described him as a “modern day Stephen Foster. . .His songs will be around 100 years from now.” Doors open at 7:15 PM that evening for ticket sales. The suggested donations are $20 adults and $15 students with ID; sorry, no pre-sales are available. Our Times Coffeehouse is in the Ethical Humanist Society building on Old Country Road, two miles west of Meadowbrook Parkway next to the blue water tower. For more information, please visit www.ourtimescoffeehouse. org or call 516-741-7304. Our Times Coffeehouse, staffed entirely with volunteers, has been presenting live music for 27 years. OTC is dedicated to supporting affordable folk music on Long Island, and over the years has hosted hundreds of outstanding performers in a warm, intimate setting. The Our Times Coffeehouse is a joint project of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island (EHS) and the Long Island Progressive Coalition (LIPC), with the assistance of the Research and Education Project of Long Island (REPLI).

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Alvey elected to state Geologist Board Robert M. Alvey of Garden City was Polytechnic Institute, and was initialelected to the Board of Directors of the ly employed in the utility engineering New York State Council of Professional and construction field with EBASCO Geologists. The NYSCPG is a nonprofServices in NY. After leaving EBASCO it organization dedicated to promoting in 1982, Alvey served a year in Saudi the profession of Geology in New York Arabia as a geotechnical engineer with State and was instrumental in efforts the US Army Corps of Engineers and that resulted in NYS passing a licensing as consulting geologist for the NYC law for the geologic professionals. New Transit Authority. York became the 32nd state to require He was also Hydrogeologist with that professional geologists be licensed. Nassau County back in the late 1980’s. Licensure assures the public that deciDuring the early 1990’s Alvey joined sions regarding geologic issues in New Brooklyn Union Gas helping with the York State will be made by qualified innovative compressed natural gas vehiprofessionals. New York State agencies cle fuel market and the utility efforts to recognize the need to protect the public assess former manufactured gas plants. and ensure competency by requiring Since joining the EPA, Alvey has that certain activities be performed by received several Bronze Awards for his licensed professionals, including referefforts on complex Superfund Sites, and encing geologists. Licensure began as was co-chair of the EPA’s Groundwater of November 21, 2016 and is adminisForum. In addition, Alvey has served tered by the NYS Dept of Education and over 10 years as an adjunct Professor at the Dept of State. York CUNY College with the Earth and Alvey has over 40 years experience Physical Sciences Department. as a professional geologist includAlvey has a long term commitment ing 20 years serving with the USEPA to the protection of human health and Emergency and Remedial Response the environment as well as his comDivision known as Superfund. After a munity. Rob and his wife Suzie raised request from Senator Chuck Schumer, their three daughters in Garden City. Alvey served on an EPA task force to He previously served 10 years with the help address the significant groundwaVillage of Garden City’s Environmental ter issues associated with the former Advisory Board and was founder and Grumman/Navy facilities in Bethpage. director of a local nature preserve for 20 He has both a Bachelors and Masters years. He is currently a member of the GCN_WaldorfSummer_halfpgHorz-NOV-DEC2016_2016 12/1/2016 2:20 PM Page 1 Degree in Geology from Rensselaer New York State Urban and Community

Alvey receiving EPA Bronze Medal from Deputy Regional Administrator George Pavlou for his geologic services on the Li Tungsten Superfund Site, Glen Cove. Forestry Council and has provided educational programs for the NYS ReLeaf Conferences. “It is exciting to be able to work with the NYSCPG and in collaboration with many of the other geologic professional societies as the impact of the new geology license law goes into effect. It is something I supported nearly 40 years ago. The geologic profession has many opportunities for the next generation of professionals, so I am pleased to be able to contribute my time to help qualified young geologists obtain their license.

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IN MEMORIAM Vincent D. Farrell A man who graced us with his sharp wit, generous heart and kind blue eyes, has left us. Vincent D. Farrell died peacefully at his home on Kensington Road where he and his wife, Peggy, raised their family for the past 40 years. Vin defined his life by an intense devotion to his family, his Catholic faith and the clients of his legal practice. Vin was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ. After graduating from Leonia HS at age 17, he sold his baseball glove and joined the US Navy. During his nine years of active duty, he was stationed on the USS Midway, the USS Boxer and the USS Coral Sea. He later returned to the Navy in 1972 when he was commissioned as an Officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve and served for an additional 27 years. Although he started out as just a seaman, he retired at the rank of Captain in the US Navy and Rear Admiral in the NYS Naval Militia. When he left the Navy, his plan was to become a Catholic priest. He studied philosophy and theology at St. Mary’s College in Kentucky where he received his bachelor’s degree. His plans abruptly changed when he met Peggy O’Brien, the sister of his best friend, Fr. Ed O’Brien. She became the love of his life for the next 50-plus years. They married in 1964 at Saint Andrew Avellino Roman Catholic Church in Flushing, NY and their first two children were born soon thereafter; Ed in 1965 and Patty in 1966. Next came along the two redheads...David in 1970 and Maureen in 1979. Vin attended St. John’s University School of Law School in New York where he received his J.D. He began his career at the law firm, then known as Wingate and Cullen, but ultimately left

to open his private practice in Mineola in 1982. He maintained decades-long relationships with his clients and they sought his counsel well into his 80‘s. He was lead counsel to the New York Press Club. An idealistic defender of the First Amendment, he helped represent reporters jailed for refusing to name their sources and argued on their behalf before the U.S. Supreme Court. Little did he know, many years later he would proudly counsel his daughter, Maureen, on this very issue when she became a reporter for CNN and the Wall Street Journal. In 1992, his son, Ed and daughter, Patty joined him in his firm which he happily renamed Farrell, Farrell & Burke. He was thrilled to have his son, David, an auctioneer and appraiser, maintain an office in his building for many years where they would share coffee and conversation each morning. But he was most proud of his wife’s teaching career. He encouraged her and listened to the stories of her beloved students at Molloy College and Nassau Community College and would help her grade papers late into the night during finals. What brought him the most joy was spending time with his family, and sharing in their achievements. He and Peg were mainstays at their grand children's sporting and musical events. Just days before his passing, he enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast with all the members of his family...half in person and to his delight, the other half via Face Time! Vin is survived by his wife, Peggy; his children, Ed, Patty, David and Maureen; their spouses and 12 grandchildren; Ella, Thomas and Beatrice; Kevin, Conor, Kathleen and Brendan; Kate, Eileen and Ryan; Cecilia and Annabel; and of course, The NY Mets!

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IN MEMORIAM Audrey Mulford 1934-2016 Audrey Mulford passed away on December 12th after a one year battle with lymphoma. Audrey was diagnosed last February with a form of lymphoma that she was assured was “curable” 95% of the time. But after initially promising results from chemo, the tumor stubbornly kept growing, and Audrey’s cheerful, optimistic outlook gradually faded as subsequent treatments, including a final clinical trial, failed. Audrey grew up in Bexley Heath, a suburb of London, England. She had a rough early childhood as Hitler’s rockets aimed at London often fell in her neighborhood. She described how neighbors went about their daily tasks as “buzz bombs” roared overhead; when the roaring stopped, meaning that the bomb was about to drop, everyone rushed for cover. At one point she was evacuated with thousands of other forlorn children to the countryside, away from her parents. That separation didn’t last: she returned home to sleep in an underground shelter in her back yard. These wartime experiences likely helped form her way of looking at the world. Audry emigrated first to Canada, then to the U.S. She worked at flagship newspapers in three countries and had articles published in the U.K. press about her experiences in New York. She appeared as a contestant on the TV shows “What’s My Line?” and “The Money Maze.” Audrey landed a job as assistant to the director of Public Relations (U.S.) for the B.O.A.C. which led her to traveling, literally, around the world. At one point, she was sketched by Salvatore Dali: he wanted her to model for painting a bare-breast-

Audrey Mulford ed torso atop a horse’s hindquarters (that didn’t go over too well). While raising two young boys, Audrey obtained an Associates Degree and became a fully qualified Registered Nurse. Audrey, a lovely wife and mother, was a remarkable athlete. She skied Europe and the U.S. and became a ski instructor. She enjoyed braving the waves at Jones Beach and hiking the Catskills and the high Sierras, but also relished bridge. Audrey enjoyed competitive tennis (the marriage survived playing doubles with her husband). Audrey is survived by her husband of 51 years, Jonathan; two sons, Christopher and Peter; a sister,Christine and four grandchildren. A private funeral was held on December 16th. A celebration of Audrey’s life will be held at the Garden City Casino on Wednesday, December 28 from noon to 3 p.m.

Menorah Lighting December 24 on Village Green A Menorah lighting to signify the first day of Hanukkah will be held Saturday, December 24, on the Village Green. Michael Schor, Chief Investment Officer and Senior Counsel

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“Yes, Virginia” BY JOHN ELLIS KORDES In 1897, Americans looked toward the 20th century with great expectations. There were many technological advances, times were good and the new century brought hope that there would be peace on earth. Over one hundred years later, Americans look forward to this new century with hope. The 20th century was marred by the worst wars and worst atrocities in human history. Although the century was an amazing technological period, we still look for peace on earth. Over one hundred years later we have not solved crime, disease, hunger, poverty and in many ways our culture has slipped and is cruder than in 1897. We live in a cynical age. It was in December 1897 that little eight year old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote to the New York Sun newspaper with a timeless question. Today the reply bears repeating for all of us - because with each new generation of children there is renewed hope for a better world. Here is her letter and the response: Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun it’s so.” Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus? Virgina O’Hanlon 115 West Ninety-fifth Street

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Virginia, Your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they can see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible to their little minds. All minds, Virgina, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect , an ant, and in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life the highest beauty and joy.

Alas! How dreary would the world be if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginas. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, not even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside the curtain and view and picture the supernatural beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! He lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. This heartwarming reply was made by New York Sun columnist Francis P. Church. The Sun was headquartered on the corner of Chambers St. & Broadway in New York City for decades. It was the building built by A. T. Stewart in 1846 for his department store - the first in America. The building still exists today and has been completely restored.

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November 27 was the first Sunday of Advent. It is the beginning of the new Church Year for Christians. At the 9:30 Family Mass the congregation of the Cathedral of the Incarnation wished each other a Happy New Year and resolved to lead a more Christian life. Following the service, everyone was encouraged to descend to the undercroft of the church and create an Advent Wreath to be taken home to remind them what the church season of Advent was all about. Ms. Kristin Ochtera, Director of Christian Formation, shared the meaning of each candle to be lit in the weeks before Christmas. The young families in the parish were particularly enthused about making this project together. Refreshments were served to keep the wreath makers energized! For further information about the Christian Formation program at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, please contact Ms. Ochtera at 746-2955 or visit the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.incarnationgc. org. or just come to the Family Mass at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning.

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John & Karen Donovan, formerly of Garden City (now living at Lake Monticello, Virginia), are proud to announce that their son, Theodore (Ted) Donovan received his PhD in Geology & Geological Engineering on December 17, at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in Rapid City, South Dakota. Ted graduated in 2004 from Garden City High School, graduated in 2009 from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Science and did his Masters Degree work at the University of Alabama. Dr. Donovan will continue to reside in South Dakota doing research work for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Community Club discusses the Supreme Court On Wednesday, November 16th, Professor James Coll of Nassau Community College gave a presentation to the Community Club about the Supreme Court, which was created by Alexander Hamilton, who called it the “least dangerous branch of the government. In the presentation, entitled

“Understanding the Supreme Court,” Prof. Coll detailed the powers of the Court, especially the Court’s power to decide what is Constitutional. The Court hears many cases each year, approximately 70 out of 7000 which it is asked to hear, involving state and federal laws as well as treaties. Club members learned that there are no requirements to be a Supreme Court judge and many other interesting facts. After the question and answer period, refreshments were served. The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead has many interesting programs and trips. For more information please call 516-746-0488.

Julie Fehler, Co-Chair of the Americanism Department; Prof. Coll, and Michele Weisburg, Co-Chair of the Americanism Department

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I do hope that you have completed your holiday shopping by now. If not, there are gift certificates for those whom you couldn’t think of anything - the gift certificate should be from the receiver of it’s favorite store. That way they can pick out what they want. Years ago to give a gift certificate said you had no idea what they wanted and were passing the buck to them. However, there are many folks who love the chance to do their own shopping and let them gift wrap it and then give it to them on Christmas Day. Guess it’s whatever works for both the give and the receiver. Lots of luck! Planting Fields had a wonderful send-off over the Christmas holidays. There was something for everyone and I will say I think the children came off the best. They showed their faces painted for the holiday to just about everyone they saw - they were so proud. If you want to visit now the mansion will be closed till the spring but the grounds will be open as well as the greenhouses. They are worth the trip to see anyway. The Tuesday Afternoon Lunch Bridge at the Garden City Casino was held this last week to its usual group of players but there will be no Lunch Bridge after that until March 21st according to their schedule. It will give the ladies some time to rest

until it starts up again. If you want a feeling of spring, you can visit Clark Gardens Greenhouse. It is nearby and you are sure to enjoy it. If you want to start 2017 off on the right foot you can attend the January 4th program on “The Introduction to Tai Chi” presented by the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead at 1 p.m. in the Garden City Casino. Now that should start you off on the right foot. A number of years ago a group of ladies attended a “Women’s Health Intiative” program and every so many years they get to update their medical history. this provides the cancer research unit with regular information on the subjects. What a wonderful service this group of ladies are performing for all of us. They are certainly to be congratulated and they are all from Garden City. Our Garden City Library is also a place to go to, not only for books but for interesting programs, so check it out. This will be a short one, but I will be back in action by next week. At least my typewriter should be. Have a good week.

Christmastide Many are the sightings of a jolly old man in a bright red suit. Corn a-popping, there’s no stopping; it’s our holiday to recruit bags of toys for boasting bashful boys and gaudy giggling girls; spreading cheer this time of year all around the world. Mugs of cocoa steaming, children dreaming of Santa and his sleigh; overnight, the time is right to celebrate Christmas Day. Love is a feeling that sets our hearts reeling whenever it calls. Joyous greetings, festive seatings; Merry Christmas to us all! Carol Anderson fromthepoetaroundthecorner@aol.com 25 December 2016

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IN MEMORIAM

Robert Augustine O’Sullivan

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Robert Augustine O’Sullivan passed away December 18, 2016 after a valiant battle with cancer. Born in 1942 to Michael and Kathleen (Holland) O’Sullivan in Astoria, NY, Bob spent his childhood in Stewart Manor, NY. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Manhasset. Bob then received his BA in history and finance from the University of Dayton where he was a ROTC officer candidate. Upon graduation, he served as 1st Lieutenant in the US Army in the Infantry Division. He later received his MBA from the University of Wisconsin. Bob began his career at the Federal Reserve Bank as a management trainee. He earned his way to Senior Vice President for bank supervision where he remained until his 2005 retirement. Bob then went on to serve as a valued board member of the Qatar Financial Regulatory Authority in Doha. Beyond his career achievements, was his role as devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Bob and his wife of 44 years, Joan, raised their family in Garden City, NY where his favorite pastimes were spending time with family and friends, and playing golf. He is survived by his wife; his children, Scott (Colleen), Allison (Brendan),

William Brian Williams, who resided for 30 years at 19 Ash St., Garden City, and was for 24 years an editor and writer for Newsday, died December 1, in Hudson, Ohio, after a courageous threemonth battle against complications of Achalasia, a disorder of the esophagus that interferes with food digestion. He was 82. Burial will be in Colorado. He and his wife, Terry Considine and daughter, Katy, moved to Ohio eleven years ago, to be closer to family. Williams was a newspaperman for 41 years and after his retirement from Newsday, worked as an editor for Doubleday Book Clubs. His wife, Terry Considine Williams, was a reporter and writer for the New York Times Long Island Section. His daughter, Katy, was active in the GC Library Chess Club. Williams had a distinguished career as a columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and as a city editor at the San Diego Union. He was one of the recipients of a 1997 Pulitzer Price n Journalism for spot news reporting of the TWA plane that exploded over Long Island on July 17, 1996, after reportedly being hit by a military missile. The plane had left JFK, headed for Paris and 12 second later was downed, killing all 250 passengers and crew. He loved football and Shakespeare.

Robert Augustine O’Sullivan Kerry Anne (Justin); his grandchildren Reilly, Finn, Brady, Shea, Augustine and his sister Brenda. He is also predeceased by his brother John. Services were held at Franklin Funeral Home in Garden City on Wednesday, Dec. 21. A Funeral mass will be celebrated Friday Dec. 23 at 10 am at St. Anne’s R.C. Church in Garden City, NY. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Marshall Posner MD at Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center 212659-8500.

He was on the Ft. Collins, Colo. high school team that won the state championship and read Shakespeare for fun, a result, a result of a college professor who was also an actor and made the Bard come alive. He was also a musician, playing trumpet and Sousaphone in marching bands, bass for jazz fun and the French horn to complete the Garden City Parents Band, initiated by music director, the late Tom Wagner. Williams was one of the first Boettcher Scholars at the University of Colorado, receiving a four year academic scholarship and graduated with a B.A. in Journalism in 1956. His maternal grandmother was a sister to Wm. McNichlos, auditor of the city and county of Denver, Colo. and the patriarch of a political dynasty that included sons Stephen L.R. McNichols, a Colorado governor and lieutenant governor and William, longtime mayor of Denver. The name is perpetuated today by McNichols Arena there. In addition to his wife and daughter, he is survived by his sister, Mary Williams, of Napa Valley, CA and his nephew, Nick Wingfield, Seattle Bureau Chief for the New York Times. In remembrance, Brian suggested that we all laugh a little more and when meeting a person challenged by a disability, that we pretend it isn’t there and get to know the real person.

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Beginner Mah Jong

Garden City Recreation and Parks is pleased to offer beginner Mah Jongg lessons to our seniors. This six week course will cover the basics of the game and the rules so you can enjoy playing. The class will meet every Monday from 12:30 to 2:30 pm beginning Monday, January 30. The cost of this six week class will be $40 and space is limited. Checks should be made payable to the Village of Garden City. To register for this class, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Applications will be accepted until Friday, January 21 or until all 16 spots are filled. PLEASE NOTE – an additional $10 supply fee will be payable to the instructor at the first class.

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 canceled 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 Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 11:15 am Chair Dancing with Felicia at 2:30 pm Wednesdays Exercise with Felicia at 9:45 am Chair Yoga with Connie at 11 am Thursdays Exercise with Joy at 9 am (paid class, prior registration is needed) Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 11:15 am Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 12:15 pm Fridays 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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Senior trips - New trips added

The Recreation and Parks Department, with the advisement of the Senior Advisory Committee, is sponsoring the following trips for seniors who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City during the upcoming months. Please remember to register early because all trips are first come, first served. No registrations will be taken before they are announced in the paper & payment must accompany any registration. Wednesday, February 8 – Broadhollow Theatre in Elmont for the musical comedy “9 to 5”. We will take the Recreation bus for this trip. The bus will leave the parking lot by St. Paul’s Center at 1:15 pm. The cost of this trip will be $25, checks only made payable to Broadhollow Theatre. To register, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Wednesday, March 22 Broadhollow Theatre in Elmont for the musical “She Loves Me”. We will travel on the Recreation bus for this trip. The bus will leave the parking lot by St. Paul’s Center at 1:15 pm. The cost of this trip will be $25, checks only made payable to Broadhollow Theatre. To register, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Thursday, April 20 - A Night at the Opera to see “Aida” at the Metropolitan Opera House. We will travel by coach bus and dinner will be on your own. Seating is limited. The cost of this trip will be $75, checks only, made payable to Jo Falabella. Wednesday, April 26 – Westbury Manor for Lunch and “My Fair Lady”. We will travel on the Recreation bus for this trip. The bus will leave the parking lot by St. Paul’s Center at 11:15 am. The cost of this trip will be $40, checks only made payable to Plaza Theatrical Productions. To register, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. To register for any of these trips, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Please note, once the fees are sent to the venues, they are not refundable so make your selections carefully. All trips are open senior residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City only.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! Mondays, December 26 and January 2: Senior Center Closed. Next Meeting January 9th with sandwiches January 16th. Senior Center Closed for MLK day Bowling every Friday during season at Herrill Lanes. Contact Ron Zwicke at 747-6842 details. 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 con-

versation, 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 formal meeting is on Thursdays. Both begin at noon and end at 4:00pm. The Club offers a large screen TV, card games (bridge, poker, cribbage), chess, backgammon, and billiards. In good weather we offer bocce, shuffleboard and horseshoe pitching. Also, the RMC will sponsor periodic speakers which are in addition to those speakers sponsored by the GC Dept. of Recreation and Parks.

Mangano seeks nominations for Senior Citizen of the Year

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano is seeking nominations for Nassau County’s 2017 Senior Citizen of the Year. This annual award recognizes two individuals who have demonstrated outstanding concern and action for human services and community involvement relating to any age group. Nominations are being accepted through Tuesday, February 14. “There are so many seniors who have dedicated themselves to enriching the lives of others,” said County Executive Mangano. “While this award pays tribute to two residents, I commend all of our senior citizens for the vital role they play in our communities.” To be eligible for the award, a candidate: • Must be 60 years of age or older and presently living in Nassau County; • May not be an employee of any organization, unless in an unpaid, volunteer position; and • Must be submitted on an official application form.

Those who have already received the award are ineligible, while those who were nominated but did not receive previous awards may be re-nominated. All nominations will be reviewed by a panel of judges from the Advisory Council to the Office for the Aging. This award will honor two of the many dedicated individuals who have made outstanding personal contributions for the enrichment of the lives of others. Nominations for Senior Citizen of the Year may be made by individuals or groups. All nominations must be submitted on an application form and received by Tuesday, February 14, 2017. For more information, an application or submission, please call (516) 227-8919 or email Michele.Greenblatt@hhsnassaucountyny.us. Nominations can also be mailed to: Awards Committee, Nassau County Department of Human Services, Office for the Aging, 60 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Suite #260. niondale, NY 11553-3691

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Holiday shopping season typically begins the day after Thanksgiving and extends all the way to Christmas Eve. While that’s a considerable amount of time for shoppers to find gifts for everyone on their shopping list, many people will still find themselves putting holiday shopping off until the last minute. In certain ways, last-minute holiday shopping is easier than ever. Thanks to online retailers who can ship products overnight, men and women who delay their holiday shopping have more options at their disposal than they did before the arrival of the Internet. And unlike the days of yore when the best deals were largely exclusive to Black Friday, some shoppers find that competition between online retailers and traditional brick-and-mortar stores is so great that deals can be

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How to make gift wrapping easier While holiday shoppers are often enthusiastic about finding great gifts for their loved ones, many are decidedly less excited about wrapping those gifts. Many holiday shoppers spend hours wrapping gifts each year, and as gift lists grow, so does the amount of time needed to get all of those presents wrapped, hidden, packaged and/or shipped. Shoppers can employ the following strategies to make the process go much more smoothly and to reduce gift wrap-related anxiety.

• Keep all of your supplies together. Store wrapping paper, scissors, tags, tape, ribbons, and whatever else you may need to wrap gifts in one convenient location. This cuts down on time wasted hunting for supplies around the house.

• Relearn the basics. Some people may think they know how to wrap gifts, only to realize it’s harder than it looks once the paper, scissors and Scotch tape comes out. Relearn the basics by viewing online tutorials prior to wrapping gifts so the lessons learned remain fresh in your mind. Learn how to wrap standard clothing gift boxes and recognize that such boxes can often be used to house oddly-shaped items.

• Identify recipients by gift wrap. Designate one gift wrap for each person on your shopping list. This way you can easily distinguish one person’s gifts from another’s. This can keep things more organized when sorting and visiting with friends and relatives later on.

• Wrap as you buy. Instead of getting bogged down with wrapping all in one evening, wrap presents as you purchase them. This ensures that you don’t leave everything for the last minute and reduces the likelihood that curious kids or inquisitive spouses discover gifts before the big day.

• Draw on plain gift boxes. Make your own “wrapped gifts” by drawing or stenciling on plain gift boxes if you’re short on time.

• Keep gift bags on hand. Gift bags work in a pinch and make it easy to conceal gifts that are hard to wrap. Curious loved ones can easily peak inside gift bags, so be sure to wrap gifts in tissue paper before placing them in the bags.

• Work on a hard surface. It may be tempting to lay everything out on your bed and wrap gifts while you’re binge-watching the latest Netflix series. But hard surfaces make the best places to wrap gifts. This ensures there won’t be any wrinkles in the paper and that you won’t lose supplies in the bedspread.

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Western Property Owners Association Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Close to a hundred residents gathered for The West End Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, presented by the Western

Santa arrives to the delight of all the children…and parents!

After the countdown, 5-4-3-2-1, the magic moment came and the tree burst into color.

Nassau County Legislator Laura Schaefer, left, joins WPOA Director RoseAnn Vernice, center, and Broadway Bound owner Debbie Tavernese at the Tree Lighting.

Sal Nastasi of Ready in 10 sings “Santa Claus is coming to Town,” as Santa arrives on a GCFD fire truck.

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Dancers from Broadway Bound dazzle the audience.

featured holiday music by Sal Nastasi of “Ready in 10” who also served as our event Master of Ceremonies. The WPOA partnered with Broadway Bound, under the outstanding direction of owner Debbie Tavernese. The talented performers graced the stage of the show mobile provided by the Town of Hempstead and Town Councilman Ed Ambrosino. Tulip Caterers, our friendly neighbor just south on New Hyde Park Road in Franklin Square, provided hot chocolate. The WPOA wants to thank all the Village Administration including Ralph Suozzi, Karen Altman, Kevin Ocker and Robert Mangan and their staffs for their support. Many of our elected officials joined our WPOA President Maureen Traxler, in a great evening of community spirit ending with the arrival of Santa Claus. We thank Santa Claus and all who took the time to bring joy to our children.

Broadway Bound performers sing and dance at the West End Christmas Tree Lighting on December 2.

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Managing diabetes during the holiday season The holiday season is synonymous with many things, including food. Family gatherings and holiday office parties wouldn’t be the same without great food. Food plays such a significant role during the holiday season that many people are worried about overindulging. Some celebrants can afford to overindulge, while others must resist temptation. Diabetics fall into the latter category, as the festive mood of the season does not mean people with diabetes can throw dietary caution to the wind. With the holiday season upon us, diabetics can heed the following tips from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help them stay on a healthy track. • Stick to your normal routine. While the holiday season can be unpredictable, the CDC advises diabetics stick to their normal routines as closely as possible. Because holiday guests cannot control food served to them at family gatherings or parties, the CDC recommends diabetics offer to bring a healthy, diabetic-friendly dish along to any parties. In addition, don’t skip meals during the day in anticipation of a large holiday meal. Doing so makes it hard to control blood sugar levels. • Be extra careful with alcohol. Alcohol is served or readily available at many holiday gatherings, and many people overindulge because of the festive mood of the season. Overindulging in alcohol is dangerous for anyone,

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Friday, December 23, 2016 The Garden City News

Children’s Librarians Barbara Grace and Sandy DeCarle and Library Page Frances Brown stand with the Quidditch Hoops outside of the Library during Harry Potter Day.

Garden City Library celebrates Harry Potter Day The Children’s Department teamed up with the Young Adult Department for Harry Potter Day on November 19th. Five programs were held that day: two for children’s Grades 3-5, two for young adults Grades 6-12, and one joint program for children and young adults Grades 3-12. These programs included Potions, Golden Snitch Cake Pops and Harry Potter Games, which featured Quidditch and a trivia game using a lifesize game board on the front lawn of the Library with hoops made by the Teen Advisory Board. Approximately 125 patrons participated in the day’s ongoing activities, including getting sorted into

Children’s Librarian Barbara Grace, Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta, and Children’s Page Gabby Bevil stand at the Harry Potter table during Harry Potter Day. Harry Potter Day was held on Saturday, November 19 at the Library.

Children, tweens, and teens play Quidditch outside on the front lawn of the Library as part of Harry Potter Games.

their Hogwarts House and receiving a pinback button with their House’s insignia, choosing a wand (many of which had been made by tween and teen volunteers through the Teen Advisory Board) from Olivander’s Wand Shop, and participating in the Library’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Scavenger Hunt throughout the first floor of the Library. The Children’s and Young Adult Departments would like to thank the Friends of the Garden City Public Library for funding the event, the staff and volunteers who helped make the day successful, and all the patrons who participated in the day’s programs.

Volunteers from the Teen Advisory Board sort children into their Hogwarts House so they can participate in the Fantastic Beast Scavenger Hunt as part of Harry Potter Day.

Children, tweens, and teens play trivia using a life-size game board outside on the front lawn of the Library as part of Harry Potter Games during Harry Potter Day.

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, we would like to wish you the happiest of Holiday Seasons from the Garden City Public Library’s Children Room! Make 2017 the year you use the Library more! Here are some interesting facts about libraries. 1. In ancient Egypt, all ships visiting the city were obliged to surrender their books to the Library of Alexandria to be copied. The original would be kept in the Library and the copy given back to the owner. Books acquired in that manner were designated “from the ships”. www.britanica.com/topic/ library-of-Alexandria. 2. Americans check out more than eight books a year, on the average. They spend $35.81 a year for the public library – about the average cost of one hardcover book. (ALA. Org – Quotable Facts about America’s Libraries). 3. Americans go to school public and academic libraries more than three times more often than they go to the movies. (ALA.Org – Quotable Facts about America’s Libraries). 4. A 2012 poll conducted for the American Library Association found

that 94% of respondents agreed that public libraries play an important role in giving everyone a chance to succeed because they provide free access to materials and resources. (ALA. Org – Quotable Facts about America’s Libraries). 5. There are more public libraries than McDonald’s in the United States. – Number of libraries, including branches, in the United States: 16,766. (ALA. Org – Quotable Facts about America’s Libraries). Ring in 2017 with New Year’s Eves Thieves by Ron Roy, Who Stole New Year’s Eve by Martha Freeman and Squirrels New Year’s Resolution by Pat Miller. Happy New Years! The Children’s Librarians are busy working on programming for the New Year! Look for flyers with information about upcoming programs to be available at the end of December! Please check the Library website www.gardencitypl.org for upcoming events and registration dates. 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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YA Holiday and Winter-Themed Books on Display

The YA Department has holiday and winter-themed books on display in the Tweens and Teens Department for the month of December. Titles include Last Christmas by Kate Brian, What Light by Jay Asher, A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck, Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige, and many more. Celebrate the holiday season by checking out a holiday or

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News from the Children’s Room

The Young Adult Department is gearing up for 2017! Information about tweens and teens Winter-Spring 2017 YA programs will be available by the end of December. Check online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) or look out for our flyers in the Young Adult Department at the Library to learn about 2017 events and programs for Grades 6-12.

Library Holiday Hours The Garden City Public Library will be open for the following hours during the holiday season: • Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, from 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. • Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, – Closed • Christmas Observance, Monday December 26, – Closed • New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31, from - 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. • New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1, 2017 – Closed • New Year’s Observance, Monday, January 2, 2017 – Closed

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Friday, December 23, 2016 The Garden City News

Stratford and Hemlock’s STEAM Team’s collaborate

“The challenge was simple: create a freestanding tower with only index cards and a 12” piece of tape that could hold the weight of a small stuffed animal,” explained Stratford fourth grade teacher Lauren Lavelle. Students from Lorraine Mayo’s Kindergarten class from Hemlock School and Mrs. Lavelle’s class met to team-think this fun, community-building activity. They were paired up, one fourth grader with one kindergartner, and got to know one another during an interview process. “It was so fun getting to know my kindergarten buddy!” said one fourth grader. “Once comfortable,

the student partners combined with another group and began to work collaboratively to plan out their tower design,” continued Mrs. Lavelle. “They discussed critical factors such as the weight of the stuffed animal, developing their design, and the importance of creating a strong and sturdy base.” The collaborative STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) activity focused heavily on engineering and math with an equal emphasis on creative problem solving. “The groups struggled at first and had to go back to the drawing board to redesign and rethink. Each group displayed a

strong growth mindset and were seen ‘failing forward,’ and learning from their mistakes. In the end, many unique towers were created, and every group was successful,” shared Mrs. Lavelle. “The kindergartners were so excited to be able to work with their fourth grade buddies and the fourth graders were happy and proud to guide and help their little buddies through this project,” said kindergarten teacher Mrs. Mayo. “It was heartwarming it is to see the fourth graders working to include the kindergarten children in the planning and execution of this activity. The Mayos cannot wait to go back again

to plan, brainstorm and execute another STEAM activity.” After the meeting, the fourth graders continued with an additional technological component. “They app-smashed!’ said Mrs. Lavelle. “They used the app PicCollage for Kids to create a collage of the project. They included selfies taken during the meeting and clipart that displayed their partners’ interests. They put the PicCollage in another app, Shadow Puppet Edu, adding narration and animation. Overall, it was a successful visit and the students can’t wait to meet again for their next challenge!”

Stratford 4th grade teacher Lauren Lavelle listens as a Hemlock kindergartner explains his design for the collaborate structure while his partner draws on an iPad.

Success!! This team went with a cube design which worked perfectly to hold up the stuffed animal.

Kindergarten teacher Lorraine Mayo points out which partners will work together.

Different team; different solution: this group used a series of columns to support the weight of the sock monkey.

With limited time and resources, this team began building their structure.

Friday, December 23, 2016

New York City’s Most Festive Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve BY KAREN RUBIN New York City again hosts some of the world’s premier New Year’s Eve celebrations, which this year last throughout the weekend. There are festive ways to welcome in 2017 across all five boroughs, including the iconic ball drop in Times Square, as well as a divinely inspired concert at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and a Midnight Run in Central Park, complete with fireworks. An estimated 1 million revelers in New York City will watch the 110-year-old tradition of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop. A 12-foot-diameter geodesic sphere covered in 2,688 Waterford crystals, the ball weighs 11,875 pounds and is powered by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LED lights, capable of creating a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors. At 11:59pm, the ball begins its descent atop One Times Square as millions of people count down the final seconds of the year and celebrate the beginning of a new year. New Year’s Eve events taking place in Times Square include: Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest: A cherished annual tradition since 1972, the show will kick off New Year’s Eve celebrations live from Times Square with host Ryan

New Year’s Eve concert at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, an inspiring way to welcome the new year © 2016 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com Seacrest and comedian Jenny McCarthy. Pop star Fergie will also be co-hosting the Billboard Hollywood Party, featuring celebrity performances throughout the night. For more information on upcoming performances, visit dickclark.com. New Year’s Eve Wishing Wall: When the clock strikes

midnight on New Year’s Day, thousands of confetti pieces will rain down upon revelers in Times Square, each containing a special wish from people across the globe. Visitors and locals looking to submit their wishes can submit in person at the Mobile Wishing Wall in Times Square or online

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wax figures of their favorite celebrities as Madame Tussauds celebrates the New Year. This year’s event includes passed appetizers, open bar for ages 21 and over and access to the attraction’s themed rooms, including the new Ghostbusters Experience that opened earlier this year. Visit madametussauds.com for more information. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square: With over 500 amazing exhibits and 20 galleries, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square will once again be holding a New Year’s Eve celebration to ring in 2017. Ripley’s New Year’s Eve party will feature a live DJ, dancing, open bar and face painting for the kids, complete with a champagne toast at midnight. For more information, visit ripleysnewyork.com. Good Riddance Day: On December 28 from noon to 1pm, Times Square New Year’s Eve and Shred-it will bid farewell to bad memories from 2016. Mobile shredding trucks and mallets will be available for attendees to shred or destroy items like old love letters,

Experiencing New Year’s Eve in Times Square is an experience that should be done at least once in a lifetime. © 2016 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com pink slips and cellphones. Shredit is also offering a contest on their website to win a trip to NYC for Good Riddance Day and to experience the

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Times Square, STK New York City Midtown, St. Andrews Restaurant & Bar and others will welcome 2017 in style. For tickets to these and other Times Square events, diners should call restaurants and venues directly or visit balldrop.com for select event tickets. This is an event that you should do at least once in your life, but involves a bit of physical challenge, since you have to arrive by 3 pm and basically stand there without access to a bathroom or food (outside the perimeter) until after midnight. Dress in layers; bring water and snacks and of course camera and cell phone to share the experience. But there are other ways to enjoy a unique New York New Year’s Eve: Last year, I attended the New Year’s concert at Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine– a truly spectacular setting, as uplifting as the music and candlelight. A signature New Year’s Eve event founded by Leonard Bernstein in 1984, the annual Concert for Peace brings together New Yorkers and visitors from around the world for an evening filled with uplifting music. This year, the Cathedral will introduce a new work by composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell called “Light Shall Lift Us.” The program will feature soloist Jamet Pittman and includes other works from Joseph Haydn’s “Morning” Symphony and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor. You can purchase tickets. Also, there are a limited number of general admission seats are free and open to the public (people line up hours in advance). Later in the evening, a

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Manhattan: Families can enjoy a kidfriendly New Year’s Eve bash at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. The museum will offer a New Year’s Eve Dance Party with DJ Chela, along with a New Year’s Eve ball drop just for the kids. Visit cmom.org for more info. Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises: For an unforgettable evening sailing around New York Harbor, Circle Line cruise ships will once again offer their New Year’s Eve cruise sailings. The party cruise includes hors d’oeuvres, a full open bar, party favors, a DJ and a midnight champagne toast. The cruise boards at 9pm and sails from 10pm to 1am. (Must be 18 years old to board and 21 years old to drink alcohol.) For more information or to purchase tickets, visit circleline42.com. Empire State Building: New York City’s iconic Empire State Building will join in the celebration of New Year’s Eve with their annual display of colorful confetti lights around the spire of the building. When the clock strikes midnight, the building will sparkle white to signify the new year, a mustsee for visitors and locals alike. Luminaries at Brookfield Place: Currently in its second installation at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan, Luminaries is a three-dimensional interactive light

display in the Winter Garden atrium that cycles through a palette of festive colors when someone touches one of three “wishing stations.” During New Year’s Eve weekend, Luminaries will be displaying its holiday colors that dance to the tunes of Michael Bublé and Tony Bennett’s winter classic songs. Visit artsbrookfield.com for more information. Madison Square Garden: Popular nineties band Phish will make their return to Madison Square Garden from December 28–31. The band’s loyal fans are invited to rock out into the New Year as they jam out with their unique style of live music. For more information, visit thegarden.com. The Metropolitan Opera: French romanticism will return to The Metropolitan Opera with the opening of Roméo et Juliette on New Year’s Eve. Running through March 18, this classic love story will include four graceful duets with Diana Damrau as Juliette and Vittorio Grigolo as Roméo. For more information, visit MetOpera.org. Merchant’s House Museum: Relive the cherished tradition of making house calls on New Year’s Day as the Merchant’s House Museum continues the 19th-century tradition with their Come Calling event. House tours, readings, punch and confections will

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all be part of the festivities, as well as a holiday raffle drawing. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit merchantshouse.org. New York Philharmonic: On New Year’s Eve, music director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic’s special New Year’s Eve celebration. This year’s show will feature mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato performing American classics by Rodgers & Hammerstein, as well as Copland and Lerner & Loewe. For more information, visit nyphil.org. New York Water Taxi: Families looking to enjoy a kid-friendly evening can party the night away with New York Water Taxi’s New Year’s Eve Family Cruise. With the City’s magnificent skyline as the backdrop. the cruise will sail along New York Harbor and includes hors d’oeuvres, a dinner buffet with dessert, juice and soft drinks and a cash bar for those 21 and older. TVs onboard will be livestreaming the ball drop. Tickets can be purchased online at nywatertaxi.com. World Yacht Cruises: World Yacht Cruises will feature a Montauk-esque buffet and celebration aboard its North River Lobster Company sailing. The cruise includes a standard open bar, live DJ and an extensive buffet from See page D5

W R I T E R’S C O R N E R BY CLAIRE LYNCH

This Very Special Day Is Christmas!

It’s that time of year when relatives and I find ourselves breaking out the egg nog and drinking it in some glasses to give a toast to a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. I must say that the rest of the year I never find myself drinking egg nog, but there’s something about winter – about the dropping temperatures and the possibility of snow – that makes it very appealing. I drink heartily, hoping for good holidays and a New Year filled with peace and prosperity. My friend, Karen, asked me recently if I knew how the tradition of setting up Christmas trees in homes came about and I had to stop and think. I also had to look it up! I did some research and there are a few different stories that date back many centuries. I found out that there is a picture from Germany in 1521 that shows a tree being paraded through the streets with a man riding a horse behind it. The man is dressed a bishop, possibly representing St. Nicholas. (whychristmas.com) There’s a record of a small tree in Breman, Germany, from 1570. It’s described as a tree decorated with “apples, nuts, dates, pretzels and paper flowers.” It was displayed in a “guild-

house,” which is the meeting place for a society of businessmen in the city. The first person to bring a Christmas tree into a house may have been the sixteenth-century German preacher Martin Luther. A story is told that, one night before Christmas, he was walking through the forest near his home in Wittenberg and looked up to see the stars shining through the tree branches. The sight was beautiful so he went home and told his children that it reminded him of Jesus, who left the stars of heaven to come to earth at Christmas. Some people say that this is the same tree as the ‘Riga’ tree, but it isn’t! The Riga tree originally took place a few decades earlier. Northern Germany and Latvia are neighbors. Another story says that St. Boniface of Crediton (a village in Devon, UK) left England and traveled to Germany to preach to the pagan German tribes and convert them to Christianity. There was an altercation and St. Boniface cut down an oak tree in anger. To his amazement, a young fir tree sprang up from the roots of the oak tree. St. Boniface took this as a sign of the Christian faith and his followers decorated the tree with candles so St. Boniface could preach to the pagans at

night. There is another legend from Germany about how the Christmas tree came into being. The legend says that once on a cold Christmas Eve night, a forester and his family were in their cottage gathered round the fire to keep warm. The family was surprised when there was a knock at the door. Opening the door, the forester found a poor little boy standing on the door step, lost and alone. The forester welcomed him into his house and the family fed and washed him and put him to bed in the youngest son’s own bed. The next morning, which was Christmas morning, the family was awakened by a choir of angels and the poor little boy had turned into Jesus, the Christ Child. The Christ Child went into the front garden of the cottage and

broke a branch off a fir tree and gave it to the family as a present to say thank you for looking after him. People have remembered that night by setting up a Christmas tree in their homes. In Germany, the first Christmas trees were decorated with edible things, such as gingerbread and gold covered apples. Then glass makers made special small ornaments similar to some of the decorations used today. In 1605 an unknown German wrote: “At Christmas they set up fir trees in the parlors of Strasbourg and hang thereon roses cut out of many-colored paper, apples, wafers, gold foil, sweets, etc.” In the beginning, a figure of the Baby Jesus was put on the top of the tree. See page D7

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Trumping Your Social Security -- Getting Social Security Benefits Overseas BY TOM MARGENAU

Ever since the presidential election, I’ve probably received 50 emails from readers asking me what would happen to their Social Security benefits if they left the country. A couple people even wondered what would happen if they move overseas and renounce their U.S. citizenship! I’m not going to comment on their reasons for wanting to leave. (I get in trouble with readers when I reveal my political leanings.) And so, as Sgt. Joe Friday used to say on the old “Dragnet” TV series, “Just the facts.” If you are a U.S. citizen, the answer is pretty simple. Your Social Security check can be sent just about any place in the world. The only places where Social Security checks can’t be sent are North Korea, Cuba, and many of the former Soviet republics like Belarus, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and all those “-stan” countries (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, etc.) But in all my years of dealing with Social Security issues, I never met anyone who wanted to move to those places. So again, almost no matter where a U.S. citizen moves to, his or her Social Security check will follow. I am sure the folks who threatened to renounce their citizenship once leaving the country were just blowing off some steam. But I will say that the rules about getting Social Security benefits abroad get a lot messier for noncitizens. I’m not even going to begin to get into the nitty-gritty of those guidelines. But if you are interested, the Social Security Administration produces a booklet called, “Social Security -- Your Payments While You are Outside the United States.” You can find a copy of that pamphlet at the Social Security website. At the homepage, click on “Publications.” Then find the “Topics” tab and you’ll find this pamphlet under the section called “Special Interest.” If you do move overseas, almost always you will arrange to have your benefits deposited into a bank, just as you would if you were living in the United States. It could be a bank in this country, or in many cases, a bank in the country to which you are moving. And those benefits are calculated in U.S. dollars. In other words, your benefit amount is not increased or decreased because of changes in international exchange rates. There are a couple other issues you should consider if you are moving overseas. If you are under age 66 and plan to work in a foreign country, your earnings and the amount of time you work may reduce your Social Security checks. The rules are more complicated than those for Social Security beneficiaries working in the U.S. They are explained in the above-mentioned pamphlet. Also, any Medicare coverage you have will be totally useless overseas. (Medicare only covers you while you

are in the United States.) So if you are leaving the country for good, you might as well drop the Part B Medicare plan. You usually pay at least $120 a month or so for Part B. So if you can’t use it, why pay for it? If you need to conduct any Social Security business while you are living overseas, you obviously won’t have any local Social Security office to visit. And you can’t call SSA’s telephone center. But you can visit your nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. They always have someone on staff who handles Social Security matters. Q: Beginning next year, my employer is going to send me to their headquarters offices, which are in South Korea. I will be living and working there for about the next four years. I am 55 years old, and I am concerned about the impact these next four years will have on my future Social Security benefits. My employer says it will be no problem. But I am still worried. Have you ever dealt with this kind of situation before? A: In our increasingly global economy, it is not uncommon for a citizen of one country to be working in another country. There are millions of foreign workers here in the U.S., just as there are millions of Americans working overseas. And you will soon be one of them. That is why our government has been setting up Social Security treaty agreements with other countries -- 25 of them so far. And, fortunately for you, South Korea is one of them. Normally, if you work overseas for an American company or, in some cases, a foreign company that is affiliated with an American company, you and your employer would have to pay Social Security taxes to both the United States and the foreign country on the same earnings. But if you work in one of the treaty agreement countries, your Social Security coverage will be assigned to either the United States or the foreign country, so you and your employer do not have to pay taxes to both. And the good news for you is that the rules say if you have been sent by your employer in the United States to work in an agreement country for five years or less, you pay only U.S. Social Security tax and you are exempt from foreign tax. So you will continue to pay into our Social Security system and continue to build up your own Social Security retirement benefits just as though you were still living and working here in the U.S. I’m sure your employer purposely limited your overseas assignment to four years because if your foreign work detail is five years or more, then you generally will pay Social Security taxes only to that country and will be exempt from paying U.S. Social Security taxes.

And that could have messed up your future Social Security benefits. The rules about working overseas are WAY more complicated than I’ve explained in the last few paragraphs. That’s why the Social Security Administration produces a pamphlet that provides details of the treaty agreement for each of the 25 countries

involved. And they have prepared on their website a fact sheet the gives general information about working overseas. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM

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New York City’s Most Festive Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve C ontinued from page D5 Havana to the Bronx, Havana Café will feature a special four-course dinner and one free cocktail starting at 8:30pm on New Year’s Eve, followed by an open bar starting at 11pm. The party continues until 4am with party favors and dancing. Visit bronxhavanacafe. com for more info. New York Botanical Garden: Throughout New Year’s Eve weekend, visitors can check out the exciting winter wonderland at the New York Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show. Featuring more than 150 landmarks including the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge, visitors can watch as model trains zip through a miniature replica of New York City, which is sure to delight kids of all ages. Check out nybg.org for more info. Queens Welcomes 2017 Elli Kokkinou at Melrose Ballroom: One of Greece’s most popular singers, Elli Kokkinou, will ring in 2017 at Astoria’s famous Melrose Ballroom. Visit melroseballroomnyc. com for tickets and more information. Resorts World Casino: As New York City’s only casino, Resorts World Casino invites those 21 and older to celebrate New Year’ Eve at Club360 with live performances by Tavares & France Joli. Party favors, a drink ticket and a champagne toast at midnight are just some of the exciting offerings throughout the night in addition to its 3,000 slot machines. For more information, visit rwnewyork.com. Staten Island Happenings

New Year’s Eve at Nicotra’s Ballroom: Beginning at 7:30pm, Nicotra’s Ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn New York/Staten Island will host a New Year’s Eve Gala. The gala includes a cocktail reception, gourmet dinner, live DJ and a champagne toast as a live feed from Times Square shows the exciting ball drop. The Hilton Garden Inn Staten Island will also feature a special room rate, which includes a buffet breakfast and admission to the gala. For more info, visit nicotrasballroom.com. Brioso Ristorante: Visitors and locals can spend their New Year’s Eve in a quaint and festive setting at Brioso Ristorante in Staten Island. Featuring a sumptuous menu of delicious and authentic Italian cuisine, Brioso has been a New York City staple since 1995. To book a reservation and to learn more, visit newyork. briosorestaurants.com. For other great New Year’s Eve parties and events in New York City, see nycgo.com/articles/awesomenew-years-eve-parties-in-nyc ___________________________________ © 2016 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com 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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This Very Special Day Is Christmas! Continued from page D3 Over time it changed to an angel or fairy that told the shepherds about Jesus. Others used a star as a treetop. It was a reminder of the star the Wise Men saw. The idea of the first “Christmas tree” came to England sometime in the 1830s. Christmas trees became very popular in 1841, when Prince Albert (Queen Victoria’s German husband) had a Christmas tree set up in Windsor Castle. In 1848, a drawing of “The Queen’s Christmas tree at Windsor Castle” was published in the “Illustrated London News.” The drawing was republished in Godey’s Lady’s Book, Philadelphia in December 1850. The publication of the drawing helped Christmas trees become popular in the U.K. and U.S. In Victorian times, the tree would have been decorated with candles to represent stars. In many parts of Europe, candles are still used to decorate Christmas trees. Tinsel was also created in Germany, where it was originally made from thin strips of beaten silver. But when plastic and man-made tinsel was invented, it became very popular since it was much cheaper than real silver and lighter on the tree’s branches. One legend says that the Christ Child first made tinsel by turning spider’s webs into silver after taking pity on a poor family that couldn’t afford any decorations for their Christmas tree. Over time, because of the danger of fire, inventors tried to think of a way of replacing candles on Christmas trees with electric lights. The first known electrically illuminated Christmas tree was the creation of Edward H. Johnson, an associate of inventor Thomas Edison. (wikipedia.org) While he was vice president of the Edison Electric Light Company (now Con Edison), he had Christmas tree light bulbs especially made for him. Johnson proudly displayed his Christmas tree, which was hand-wired with 80 red, white and blue electric incandescent light bulbs the size of walnuts, on December 22, 1882, at his home on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The story was published by a Detroit newspaper reporter and Johnson became widely known as the “Father of Electric Christmas Tree Lights.” By 1900, businesses started stringing up Christmas lights behind their windows. It took a while for Christmas lights to catch on in homes because they were too expensive for the average person. Around 1930 most Americans had electric Christmas lights instead of candles on their trees. In 1895, U.S. President Grover Cleveland proudly sponsored the first

electrically lit Christmas tree in the White House. It was a huge tree that featured more than 100 multicolored lights. “Silent Night” is probably the very first Christmas song I learned as a child. Its simple words and melody are easy to follow and yet the song has a strong message for the holidays. Some of its words go: “Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin Mother and Child, holy Infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar, heavenly hosts sing Alleluia. Christ the Saviour is born, Christ the Saviour is born …”\ I read a story on the web site snu. edu that told the story of how the words and music to “Silent Night” came about. In 1818, a roving band of actors was performing in towns throughout the Austrian Alps. On December 23 they arrived at Oberndorf, a village near Salzburg to re-enact the story of Christ’s birth in the small Church of St. Nicholas. The St. Nicholas’ church organ wasn’t working and it wouldn’t be repaired before Christmas. Because the church organ was out of commission, the actors presented their Christmas drama in a private home. That Christmas presentation of the events from the Bible put assistant pastor Fr. Josef Mohr in a meditative mood. Instead of walking straight to his house that night, Mohr took a longer way home. The longer path took him up over a hill overlooking the village. From that hilltop, Mohr looked down on the peaceful snow-covered village. That wintry night was majestically silent. As Mohr thought about the Christmas play he had just seen, it made him remember a poem he had written a couple of years before. It was about the night when angels announced the birth of the long-awaited Messiah to shepherds on a hillside. Mohr decided those words might make a good carol for his congregation the following evening at their Christmas Eve service. He didn’t have any music to accompany his poem, however. The next day Mohr went to see the church organist, Franz Xaver Gruber. Gruber only had a few hours to come up with a melody which could be sung with a guitar. By that evening, Gruber had composed a musical setting for the poem. It

no longer mattered to Mohr and Gruber that their church organ didn’t work. They now had a Christmas carol that could be sung without an organ. On Christmas Eve, the little Oberndorf congregation heard Gruber and Mohr sing their new composition to the accompaniment of Gruber’s guitar. Weeks later, well-known organ builder Karl Mauracher arrived in Oberndorf to fix the organ in St. Nicholas church. Once finished, he stepped back to let Gruber test the instrument. When Gruber sat down, his fingers began playing the simple melody he had written for Mohr’s Christmas poem. Impressed, Mauracher took copies of the music and words of “Silent Night” back to his own Alpine village, Kapfing. Two well-known families of singers, the Rainers and the Strassers, heard it. They liked “Silent Night” and both groups made the song one of their Christmas regulars. The Strasser sisters spread the carol across northern Europe. In 1834, they performed “Silent Night” for King Frederick William IV of Prussia, and he ordered his cathedral choir to sing it every Christmas Eve. Twenty years after “Silent Night” was written, the Rainers brought the song to the U.S. They sang it in German

at the Alexander Hamilton Monument located outside Trinity Church in Manhattan. “Silent night, holy night” in German is “tille Nacht, heilige Nacht.“ In 1863, nearly 50 years after being first sung in German, “Silent Night” was translated into English. Eight years later, that English version was printed in Charles Hutchins’ “Sunday School Hymnal.” During World War I, the song was sung simultaneously in English and German by troops during the Christmas truce of 1914 since it was one carol that soldiers on both sides of the front line knew. Today “Silent Night” is sung in more than 300 different languages around the world. Merry Christmas, everyone! Happy Holidays, and a Happy and Healthy New Year!!

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Alvey & Idelowitz demonstrated together on December 10th. (photo by Herbert Molina)

Painting demonstrations on Saturday at local gallery Artist Theodora Zavala will demonstrate an oil painting and Suzie Alvey will demo a watercolor at Barnes Gallery on Saturday, December 17th. All are invited to this free event and children with parents are welcome to come. Refreshments served. Demo hours are 10 am to 12 noon. Please feel free to drop in any time. The art show “From A to Z” will be in the gallery with lots of framing options for your paintings!

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From page 1 The story behind this year’s menorah display was explained by the mayor last week. Episcopia said he talked with Rabbi Stephen Wise Goodman of the Garden City Jewish Center, and the outcome he hoped for – to have the rabbi light the menorah – was not possible because Goodman does not feel there is a need for religious symbols on public grounds. On December 15 the mayor spoke about the process from 2015 to now, noting that one year ago the first day of Hannukah coincided with the date the Village of Garden City had scheduled for the tree lighting and everything seemed to work out. “Last year we purchased a menorah, although Rabbi Goodman came

here to a trustees’ meeting and said he just doesn’t think you should have any religious symbols on public property – crèches or menorahs, etc. The Board’s consensus at that time was that we did not agree with Rabbi Goodman so we bought a menorah. I made arrangements with Mr. Schor with Treeline, the largest property owner in Garden City, and he is very familiar with the prayers. He agreed to come and read the prayers and we will inform all the property owners’ associations and blast this out to all the people in the village who wish to come to the ceremony” the mayor explained. He added that the congregation of the Garden City Jewish Center will also be notified if they want to attend. Episcopia said he was sorry Rabbi Goodman could

not perform the prayers, telling fellow board members and the public “that is who we should really have doing this, the rabbi in the village.” But the mayor says it is a respectable disagreement on the positons and Goodman’s belief. “We both respect each other’s positon,” Mayor Episcopia said. In January of 2015 at the Board of Trustees’ meeting, Goodman thanked then-Mayor John Watras, former Village Trustee Thomas Lamberti and resident Tara Miner for trying to address the village holiday display and marking the occasion. At that trustees’ meeting 23 months ago, he spoke about the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. A decade ago the same concept was approached in Garden City, in 2007

when Althea Robinson was executive director of the Chamber of Commerce. In a detailed letter to Robinson at the time, Goodman wrote the following. “The Reform Jewish movement, of which our congregation is a member, has long and consistently opposed any religious displays on public property. Accordingly we cannot donate towards the display nor be associated with it in any other way,” Goodman’s letter stated. Last week the mayor also commended both the organizers and performers from the village’s early December tree lightings, in the West on December 2 and the Village Tree Lighting December 4, before wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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From page 1 the Committee’s review of 393 building department permit applications. And among the village trustees, a consensus was finally arrived at after recent meetings at which Trustee Robert Bolebruch and Deputy Mayor Brian Daughney questioned the rationale behind “solving a problem that does not exist.” On December 15 Bolebruch took it upon himself to apologize to the Mayor’s Committee chairman, James Bauer of Huntington Road, who delivered extraordinary and detailed PowerPoint presentations to the trustees twice this fall, stating at their September 8 meeting. “I was remiss when you were at the podium (on November 17). Two meetings ago I was short with you. I think you’d agree that we are both rather passionate for what we believe. I should not have been short with you and I apologize,” Bolebruch told Bauer. Bolebruch and Bauer have the spirit of volunteerism and dedication to Garden City in common, as Bauer’s served on the Environmental Advisory Board and Trustee Bolebruch has been Board liaison to the library, chair of the Traffic Commission from 2015 to April 2016, as well as the current Commissioner of Finance. Both men have observed trends in Garden City and the building that has transpired in recent years. Their exchanges at the trustees’ meetings this fall, especially some back-and-forth at the November 17 meeting, is now water under a bridge. From Bauer’s initial remarks on the changes, as recommended by the Committee in a final version last week, the public forum spun positive in support of each new step being legislated. Several Garden City real estate professionals joined in to voice their support of the laws at the December 15 meeting. During the public comment period of the first law’s official hearing, only

one Garden City resident was not fully behind the latest iteration of building changes. Steven Super of Sixth Street, an attorney with offices on Old Country Road, told the Village Board that Local Law A now has a built-in incongruity in section “E” which undermines the entire law. “I too am in favor of the intent of the Mayor’s Committee. Unfortunately I am not sure the three laws they drafted effectuate their intent. Local Law A, section E was well-intended but I am not sure it can have the impact it should, it may need more work. While I agree that setbacks are good and even increasing to a 30% ratio makes a lot of sense, however the real impact of that law can’t be born out until one century from now. Subpart ‘E’ says if it is existing you can build up or make additions – the only time the law would have an impact is if the entire house was demolished and a new one is built, and that of your neighbor before you really feel that setback,” Super explained. He told the trustees that Local Law B “fixes a problem that does not really exist in Garden City” as people are not typically knocking down homes and walking away from their properties. “People are buying houses and knocking them down to build something new or to join that property with their next-door property and leave the lot vacant. In either of those circumstances I don’t think we need laws to legislate it. Additionally it speeds up the process by being able to start the demolition before you have final approvals on all of your new construction – I don’t think it is necessary and I think it slows down the process, which ultimately may dissuade a homebuyer from getting involved in the process,” Super said. Meanwhile, Super says Local Law C does not clarify the ADRB’s role in approval of building applications. It only leaves decisions in the hands of the

Superintendent of Building (Ausberto Huertas) and the ADRB chairman, “polluting the waters” with relevant applications residing in the purview of two individuals, he says. Another local attorney and resident, Thomas Mullaney, strongly supported the legislation much the same as his wife, former EPOA President Christine Mullaney, said she does. The couple has called Garden City’s east section their home since 1974. As a litigation attorney Mullaney told the Trustees the risks of litigation against the changes to the building code is relatively low, rebutting prior comments made by another prominent attorney in the village Kevin Walsh, elaborated on at the November 17 meeting. “Obviously we live in a country where anybody can sue anybody about anything, or potentially nothing. But in this case the provision is relatively modest in its aims and well-within the policing power of the village for things like setbacks and demolitions,” he said. Christine Mullaney asked the Board of Trustees to vote in favor of the laws as she felt they would be beneficial to the majority of Garden City residents. “I think most people look to the trustees to help all our residents keep their property values high and the way of life they have been enjoying here in a beautiful village. Hopefully we keep it that day, as if an oversized house or McMansion goes up right next to your home it does intrude. It’s bad for people next to it and neighbors across the street, and it decreases their property values. The village owes it to residents who live here and who’ve moved here or grew up here and expect a certain way of life to pass these laws, which are very modest from what I can tell,” she said. Her successor as EPOA President, Joe Moody, also voiced his support of the legislation and spoke about his roots here as his grandfather moved to

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Garden City in the 1930s, just over half a century after A.T. Stewart’s planning for the community. John G. Villanella, a 27-year member of the Zoning Board of Appeals and a resident of the central section of the village, said applicants coming for variances at hearings before his board – in the course of his tenure and accelerating today – had substantial affluence as a common thread “That affluence is going to increase. They come here purposefully to have upper-end residences. When they come before the ZBA they don’t ask for small incremental increases in their houses. They ask for big kitchens, bedrooms with suite-style baths and big dens. It’s HGTV going large – give us these modest tools to help us preserve, protect and project this village into the 21st Century in a way we will all appreciate,” Villanella said. CPOA President Bob Nouryan commended the work of the Mayor’s Committee, noting that he was cc’ed or he corresponded on many emails with Bauer and other committee members. Bauer stated before the meeting that there were over 600 emails exchanged between himself and Hugh S. Lacy, chairman of the ADRB since the committee’s process began in 2015. “I am speaking for myself and the CPOA – the vast majority of our officers and directors support the changes the changes to the building code. We fully agree with all the changes and everything that supporters said here tonight. We hope that the Board of Trustees agrees with us and follows suit,” Nouryan said. Mark Hyer of Wyatt Road, the EPOA’s nominee for Village Trustee in 2017, and Tina Rio of Oxford Boulevard were among several supporting residents that stood and publicly thanked the Committee for their efforts. From page 48

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One of the original Committee members, Brian Paradine, the EPOA’s representative on the Zoning Board, said balancing a 100-year-old building code with the lifestyle of the 21st Century was paramount. “I think these changes are modest and incremental, and to be honest they will be done at a very slow pace as we move forward for many more years. I ask the Board to pass these laws,” he said. Denise Bambino of Transverse Road supports the legislation and told the Board it was needed to preserve Garden City neighborhoods. She added a sentiment bucking thoughts

conveyed on November 17, as Trustee Stephen Makrinos joined Daughney and Bolebruch’s apparent disapproval of the laws as he was seeking some specific data on the time between demolitions and how long certain plots were left vacant before new homes were erected. Bambino says she’s against relying on just the number of demolitions or perceived McMansions and specific data because the community’s character extends beyond numbers. “For those of you who think we need more data, we are people. This issue should be data driven. For any trustee that needs data, just drive and look around the village – on Kenwood and Transverse. You don’t need data to see what is going on there,” she said.

Her husband, John Bambino, followed up on his stated support from the November 17 meeting. Last week he summarized the proposals, calling the bundle “a modest, balanced approach that considers both sides.” Leo Stimmler of Huntington Road also mentioned balance as a driving factor behind his support of the legislation. “I ask the Board to please support the building code changes. I think these changes are a balance. For those of us who have lived in the village for 30, 40 or 50 years they preserve Garden City’s character while at the same time they allow for people who wish to improve their home. The legislation gives them the rights and wherewithal to make appropriate changes,” Stimmler said.

Just before the Board of Trustees voted in favor of the laws, Village Attorney Peter Bee commented last week that the legislation was up for a vote proceeding with the same laws’ SEQRA determinations made when earlier drafts were formulated, as none of the modifications were significant enough to require a new SEQRA finding. Also the village received a letter from Nassau County Public Works’ Planning Commission indicating that the matter was only for the local government’s determination. “The local law is procedurally ripe for a vote,” Bee said. Minutes later the three laws passed to rounds of applause.

Stratford parents ask School Board to examine incidents From page 1 churn with a second letter presented to school board members and signed by 37 Stratford parents. It shows Garden City residents sensing a threat being present as their kids attend school each day. The December 14 group letter was read in its entirety at the start of the night’s public comments by Joseph Agiato of Lee Road. “Our concerns center on the consideration for our children’s academic and emotional well-being, as well as the children’s safety. Citing a specific event on December 1 when a member of the faculty was deemed unfit to teach in the classroom, yet she was still present on school grounds, there is a breach in security. Communication following this incident has added to the distrust, frustration and uncertainty mounted amongst parents as the school district and building administrators ineptly handled the removal and transition of yet another classroom teacher – a classroom teacher exited the school under uncertain circumstances, and the district’s response was a vague meeting agenda the following day. Understandably her privacy has to be honored, but with an explanation other than a character assassination of ‘rambling, disjointed email’ and “carried away in an ambulance,” it states. Several other points were raised in the letter, including a call for additional classroom support for the third grade students “to ensure that they have the education they are entitled to, and are compensatory to the services received by their peers at Stratford and Stewart schools.” Tara (Dueker) Dossena of Yale Street is a lifelong resident of the village. She and her husband Salvatore graduated from Garden City High School in 1997, attended college together in Maryland, and began teaching careers in New York City schools over a decade ago. Soon their young child will enter

Stratford School, and with his future in mind Tara was moved to tears last Wednesday by the recent events and lingering concerns she carries, both as a mother and an educator. “I am here to voice my concerns because over the last nine months, through close neighbors and friends, I’ve heard about many negative occurrences happening at Stratford School. One of my children will attend Stratford next fall. I am quite apprehensive about what his experience will be. It seems that school leadership is failing to lead the school in a safe, appropriate manner. Children should go to school excited and ready to learn while feeling safe and comfortable. If a child does not feel safe, how can they possibly learn? Every child should have a full school year with a teacher that addresses their strengths and weaknesses and helps them reach their full potential. But the two main events at Stratford in the last nine months have left many children feeling safe and uncomfortable,” she explained. Dossena told the school board and administration that a “better, more competent administrator” at the school would not have allowed recent events with teachers to transpire, and parents should have been communicated with a timely and direct manner. Many residents feel just the opposite has occurred. Tricia Scarlata of Roxbury Road brought her nine-year-old son, a Stratford student, to the December 14 meeting wearing his pajamas as the evening ran late. But mom needed to tell the school board of her concerns over Stratford School leadership, likening it to a foundation of education. “I have a child now in Middle School that attended Stratford and now my nine-year-old there. Without getting into specifics, my concerns are very much with the Stratford school administration. Just as at a workplace, our leaders are the people that we follow

and they are examples. With you are in a room with someone, a leader, who tells you that school is a place of education and not a place of therapy, when there is a child with a disability or special needs, that’s very concerning. I will never forget those words – every child deserves therapy in order to be educated, as part of their IEP. If that is what the administration is telling a parent whose child is suffering then there is a real problem with the administration,” Scarlata said last week. Kelly Setiadi of New Hyde Park Road appeared in front of the school board earlier this year but made only a quick comment on the situation with Stratford School leadership. The December 14 board meeting, marking a second appearance on the same Stratford topic, meant she had to drive home the point with 75 parents standing behind her. “Last June we had a letter sent to the administration relaying the concerns of parents at Stratford. Still the concerns are unanswered, it took over two months to receive a letter back. This (attending the board meeting) represents the last step we have to take,” Setiadi said during public comments, eliciting much applause from parents in the audience. “I ask the board to consider Stratford’s administration and this time, taking our concerns more seriously. My third graders as well as other students are suffering this year academically and this will be an entire lost year of education. As a third grade teacher

myself and an educator for 16 years, I know what the district administration and principal can do at Stratford to bolster the school. I have heard wonderful things about Garden City Middle School and High School and I look forward to one day when my children are lucky enough to be there. But we have yet to have that feeling myself or from others in this town with the situations taking place at Stratford,” she said Garden City parents who attended the December 14 meeting, undoubtedly occupied with plans and events around the holidays, are considering their next approach and follow up with the school district administration. Board of Education President Angela Heineman suggested correspondence with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen. Once Agiato read the letter and she had its copy in her hand, she asked the audience to be patient for the school board to review it and respond or issue a statement drafted by Dr. Feirsen on the board’s behalf. “I do not want to minimize anyone’s experience and as a parent myself, I am sympathetic to what you must feel. What I would say, because this is a public forum, if you do have specific concerns and specific instances or examples that you could share with the superintendent, I ask that you do so. The appropriate way to handle it is to discuss those specifics with the superintendent,” Heineman said at the board meeting.

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BY RIKKI N. MASSAND At the Garden City Traffic Commission’s meeting on Thursday, December 15, two high-profile village intersections with crossings for heavily-visited facilities came up with pedestrian safety as the priority. However neither intersection warranted a new traffic control, the Commission determined, after input from the police department and CPOA’s gave reasons for a wait-and-see approach.

Continued traffic issues at Sr. Center

Seniors and their families have raised concerns over the walkability of the intersection in front of the new village building on Golf Club Lane and Eleventh Street, with concepts evolving from a lit crosswalk to installation of a new traffic light. The impact by and for drivers going through a busy area of Garden City has re-focused the original initiative, and a petition circulated with signatures from many Garden City residents. The Commission has decided to formally ask Nassau County to conduct an engineering study “to determine whether the need for a traffic control signal is justified.” Before the December meeting, the Commission directed the request to the Central Property Owners’ Association (CPOA). Director Pat DiMattia said there was a unanimous vote from the CPOA Board to pass a request to Nassau County for review and an engineering study. In his recommendation this month, Garden City Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson noted that there was sufficient information to support a request for Nassau County. Jackson said on December 15 that the GCPD conducted a study using DOT data from 2015 and looked at all the circumstances that warrant a new traffic light, starting with vehicle volume at the intersection over a consecutive eighthour period. “We found two warrants that are to be considered. The guideline starts with 600 vehicles over an eight hour period on a main street and 200 per hour on a side street. We have over 1,500 cars through Eleventh Street in prime time, 10 am to 6 pm and 300 cars on Golf Club Lane. That criteria was met pretty easily. Also for crash experience five or more accidents in a 12-month period was the standard, and that was more than met. We felt at this time these warrants due compel a request to the county for an engineering study,” he said.

‘No’ for GCPL Crosswalk

For the stretch of Seventh Street directly in front of the Garden City Public Library between Hilton Avenue and the Garden City Hotel driveway, a new crosswalk was the subject of a GCPL survey this fall. Library Board of Trustees’ Chairman J. Randolph

Colahan and GCPL Director Lisa Paulo attended the December 15 Traffic Commission meeting, and Colahan said there was a 96% positive response for installing the new crosswalk out of 340 survey respondents. He relayed the value of “preventative maintenance and a nice service to provide” for Garden City if this crosswalk were approved for by the Commission. “Essentially the Library Board approached all our fellow volunteers from the POA’s and they really strongly endorse this, not so much for the fact that it’s a convenience as there are five parking spots along Seventh heading west, people routinely park in to drop off library materials. But it’s not so much for that parking space, the real concern is danger to pedestrians. Perhaps this should initiate a study by the police department for further review, but there have been close incidents. We have a lot of patrons and the library is a village building, that’s why we did not go simply to the CPOA – it’s for all the people in Garden City. You have three crosswalks between Hilton Avenue and Franklin Avenue besides the ones at each corner, but between Cathedral and Hilton there is just one in front of the hotel. To have those people cross there and go down Seventh Street is a lot to ask, especially for mothers and fathers with children and seniors or handicapped people,” Colahan said. Police Commissioner Jackson said this crosswalk had been proposed in the past and in 2008 the GCPD conducted a study of that part of Seventh Street. “The same concern we had then is what we have now – even though it sounds like a good idea and looks like a very good placement, our concern is the turning lane (on Seventh Street going onto Hilton Avenue). That goes right through where such a crosswalk would be and any vehicle turning west on Seventh Street would not see a pedestrian crossing that until the very last minute, especially during winter months when it gets dark earlier. The GCPD is concerned about compromising pedestrian safety with a crosswalk at that location due to limited visibility for drivers traveling westbound. There is a crosswalk at the Hilton Avenue light down (east) about 100 feet,” Jackson said. Garden City Director of Public Works Robert C. Mangan says crosswalks in the eastern business district of Seventh Street aren’t always effective as many drivers still pass through them. He said he’s nearly been hit by cars three to four times in the last couple of years. DiMattia said her CPOA board discussed the proposal internally at their meeting December 14, and the consensus was in agreement with the GCPD and that the crosswalk would be “too invasive for the flow of traffic, and

create a false sense of security for residents who crossed there.” The CPOA board’s take for in-and-out library patrons, as Colahan described, and patrons at GCPL for any length of time should be utilizing the GCPL’s parking lot “because that is what it’s there for.”

Mulberry-Wetherhill intersection

A four-way stop will be created for the intersection of Mulberry Avenue and Wetherill Road. At its meeting last week, the village’s Traffic Commission deliberated on requests from Maple Street residents Ken Hillman and Sean O’Brien and Domenico DeRosa of Mulberry Avenue, plus the EPOA consensus in favor of the added safety measure relayed by EPOA President Joe Moody. The Commission voted unanimously in favor of the stop signs after hearing less-than-compelling accident data on the intersection from Commissioner Jackson, however. Deputy Mayor Richard Silver, chair of the Traffic Commission, said this situation had “exigent circumstances” from what he hears from Commissioner Jackson, and in that case the decision for a four-way stop is a clear practice of due diligence and critical thinking. At its October 20 meeting the Commission asked for traffic counts and additional study, including vehicles’ speeds, at the intersection to be completed this fall. The GCPD carried through with surveys November 9 and 10. “Approximately 99 cars per hour passed through. During premium hours we recorded 127 cars per hour. There’s been four accidents in five years, but two this year and one in 2015. We also spoke with the school district and there are bus stops at the location for mostly kindergarten through fifth grade students, and one for a student going to high school in another town. The pedestrian behavior there was also studied,” Jackson said. The numbers recorded would suggest against a four-way stop, as the data does not meet the letter of MUTCD standards (manual of uniform traffic control devices). But an “option section” in the manual describes process for evaluating general “pedestrian conflicts with vehicular traffic.” The situation warranted an all-way stop. “We (GCPD) do notice a high volume of pedestrian traffic due to several factors. One is the very close proximity to Hemlock Park. Another factor is the pedestrian’s preference for this as an exercise or walk area from Nassau County courts and businesses along Old Country Road and residents in the area. We sat there in morning, lunch time and afternoon areas and there’s a high volume of pedestrians, and particularly now that it’s dark earlier, there’s a lot of families with strollers and children that can lag behind,” Jackson explained. Mark Hyer of the EPOA, who has

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been nominated to be the next village trustee when Mayor Episcopia leaves the Board in April, confirmed with the Commission the EPOA’s endorsement of the four-way stop. Deputy Mayor Brian Daughney wanted to know how many residents requested it and whether there was a petition that circulated. Former EPOA President Christine Mullaney said there was a petition and at the October 20 Commission meeting residents attended supporting the cause. At a critical juncture of the December 15 meeting, Deputy Mayor Silver reflected on the four-way stop’s decision in light of the Commission’s focus on being guided both by data and national standards (the MUTCD) while being open to looking at exigent circumstances. He provided comments that overarch many village requests that can come before the Commission. “It’s very tempting to say ‘what is the harm in allowing residents in a local area to determine what the traffic controls should be in their own area.’ As tempting as the question is to ask, the answer is a lot more difficult than simply ‘local control.’ The decision whether or not to change or install a traffic control needs to balance not only safety issues in the immediate area but also the needs of people elsewhere to efficiently and safely transit village streets. The harm in putting up a stop sign that traffic studies and accident history indicates that it is not warranted, based on uniform national standards and traffic data, is that we encourage the proliferation of traffic controls – unfortunately more is not necessarily better or safer when we add the traffic controls…..When we install a traffic control, it often leads to unintended consequences and it changes traffic patterns, and it could shift a problem from one location to another. We take it seriously, we are fact-based, but we still consider other reasons than data in our decisions,” he said. “Our police commissioner (Jackson) has told us in the past, as is the case with virtually every municipality, we do not have the on-street capability to enforce every traffic control that we have. The most efficient mechanism that we have is the self-policing by drivers themselves. Adding more traffic controls simply dilutes scarce enforcement capabilities. When we look to take scarce enforcement capabilities and begin to devote them to intersections that should not have had a traffic control to begin with, we make our other intersections even less safe. When traffic controls proliferate -- and we are familiar with communities that have a stop sign at every single corner – what really happens is you get even greater noncompliance and drivers roll on through, people may have the illusion See page 50

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From page 49 of safety based on the stop signs. That’s one of the reasons we try to be guided by data and standards, but in this case we got both and this Commission is willing to look at the exigent circumstances as warranted here,” Silver explained.

County Questions and Updates

A number of Village of Garden City requests and submissions are pending with Nassau County, including signage for “No right turn on Red” at the intersection of New Hyde Park Road and Stewart Avenue, a county road. That was an updated request from Garden City back at the August Traffic Commission session, according to Department of Public Works Mangan, secretary for the Traffic Commission. Nassau County has yet to respond, as various items in the village pile up. The Traffic Commission has faced issues concerning Cathedral Avenue several times in the past 18 months. Deborah Long has resided at Cathedral and Third Street for 60 years, and she wrote to the Commission about the high number of accidents and their frequency at the intersection. Her letter calls for regulatory action to stop serious accidents ranging from a traffic light or stop sign to speed bumps. When installing a new traffic light for Cathedral and Third came up at the Commission’s October 20 meeting, the item was deemed suitable for Nassau County’s consideration – if not at that specific spot, then another local road intersection with Cathedral was recommended. “Following approval and with the

support of the CPOA, the Department of Public Works was directed to pass the request along to Nassau County,” Silver said. Mangan said the request was emailed to Nassau County’s commissioner of Public Works, and usually the next step was for county officials to submit it to their traffic engineers for review. As of December 15 no word had come back yet. Silver asked what the typical turnaround was for Nassau County, saying he’s heard it can take up to one year. But Mangan says two to three months was average for responses to emailed requests instead of mailed letters. Deputy Mayor Silver has asked Mangan to add a category to each Commission meeting agenda, which now follows a bimonthly schedule, for pending items related to Nassau County requests and proposals. “Since we have just six Traffic Commission meetings per year I would like to have DPW call the county prior to our meetings, so at least we have the latest information. If there has been no action let’s try to get an update for the timetable to hear back,” Silver said.

No Signage for East Drive

On December 15 the Traffic Commission decided against moving signs and adding a “No U-turn” on East Drive, after the item was deferred from the October meeting. “On October 20 the Commission considered the request and the resident who made the request (Frank Diamond of 18 East Drive) was here. At the time the Commission was not inclined to approve the request based on the fact

we felt we would simply be moving the problem to a contiguous street. There was a request for the Public Works to reposition existing signs,” Silver said. This month EPOA representative Mark Hyer said members of his POA discussed the item and found a valid need. “There is an existing sign close to Clinton Road, we want a ‘No U-turn’ sign closer to East Drive. People are making the U-turns there and it’s dangerous. There is no traffic control going to East Drive,” he said. Mangan said the DPW looked at repositioning the existing signs but that would not change anything, and adding another sign on East Drive would be unproductive as Garden City would not be able to enforce the regulation. In October Inspector Michael Doyle said he’d not endorse the idea of another “No U-turn” sign either as he felt it would do little “other than changing the location of U-turns.” Police Commissioner Jackson advised that another thought was a sign for No Turn during certain hours or restricted to “Local Traffic Only.” “I want to advise the Commission that it’s really an unenforceable law to have “Local Traffic Only” as it’s come up in the past. The only thing we thought of was that on our observation it seems a lot of people making the U-turns maybe missed the mall (Roosevelt Field). For the streetlights, one north and one south of East Drive, it may be possible to put a sign stating “Mall” with a straight-ahead arrow. Other than that we don’t see any traffic control that can work,” Jackson said. Silver mostly agreed and during dis-

cussion he noted that the Commission suspects those making U-turns don’t know there is no outlet there as likely they are mall visitors from other towns and areas. The motion made was to disapprove the East Drive request and that passed unanimously as repositioning the signs is deemed “not a viable option.”

Two-hour parking problem

Dr. Daniel Camillery and his wife Donna of Hathaway Drive made a formal request to the Traffic Commission for two-hour parking signage in front of and behind their house, on the eastern side of Hathaway, to be removed. They felt that village parking regulations there created problems of “being unsightly” and giving their visiting family and others tickets unjustly. One example cited was when Dr. Camillery’s elderly parents received a parking ticket for their car being parked over two hours there. A letter written on the Camillery’s behalf by Jonathan Kashimer of Fenimore Avenue was sent to Western POA President Maureen Traxler. It stated “prohibiting family from visiting for more than two hours was not the purpose of these signs.” Deputy Mayor Silver said the WPOA acknowledged the GCPD’s practice of suspending traffic enforcement for a particular need on a given day, with special circumstances. That would constitute another way for the parking regulations to be addressed. The Commission voted to reject Dr. Camillery’s request, and Mangan was set to follow-up with letters to him and Kashimer.

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Garden City Pool Interviews Announced for 2017 Season!

The Garden City Pool will be conducting interviews for the upcoming 2017 Pool season. We are looking for energetic, hardworking candidates to join our team of lifeguards and pool staff. 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. Interviews are mandatory for all potential employ-

ees, even if you worked at the pool last year! All interviews will be held at the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. For further information or to schedule an interview please call the Recreation Office at 516-465-4075. Interview dates are the following: Tuesday, December 27th, 10am - 4pm Wednesday, December 28th, 10am - 4pm Thursday, December 29th, 10am – 4pm Friday December 30th, 10am – 4pm Saturday, January 7th, 9:00am to 2:00pm

Calling all GCHS Basketball Alumni

Looking to get in shape for the coming year? How about getting geared up for the Garden City High School Men’s and Women’s alumni hoops games! The TMA will present this doubleheader which will be played at Garden City High School on Saturday, January 7th. The afternoon starts with the high school boys basketball team taking on Sewanhaka H.S. at 2:00 p.m. This will be followed by the women’s alumni game at 4:00 p.m. and the men’s alumni contest at 6:00 pm. Cost is $40 which includes game shirt, post game food and drink specials at Doc O’Grady’s and more. Most of the proceeds will be donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Please go to GCTMA. ORG for more details and to register for the game. Although “walkups” are welcome, it’s important for all those planning on being a part of day to register in order to assure your names being included in the game day program. Check the website to see who’s registered. There are already over thirty former men hoopsters signed up! C’mon ladies, we need some players, so far there’s only a handful registered! Reach out to your former teammates! Looking forward to seeing all back on the hardwood! Here’s a list of those registered.

Men

Mike Mancusi 2008

Dan Bonchonsky 2013 Steve Bradley 2012 Matt Montgomery 2010 Pete Egan 1990 Kevin Buckley 1979 Bruce Bergwall 1976 Pete Leibman 1999 Andy O’Keefe 1976 Rick Herbst 1975 Bill Horstmann 1973 Artie Cutrone 2005 Pat Finneran 2014 Ryan Giacini 2014 Chris Durand 1980 Richard (Risco) Crane 1980 Will Cutrone 2001 Mickey Paxton† 1979 Ken Schauf 1977 Ethan Gibbons 2014 John Neilson 1973 Jimmy Connolly 1987 Jack Tierney 1980 Dean Ahlberg 1977 Gerry Kelly 1975 Eugene Sackett 1980 Bill Spanos 1980 Jim Mullooly 1980 Larry Labanowski 1973 Andy Macyko 1979 Tom Pagonis 1984

Women

Christina Mangels 2012 Emma Basel 2015 Patrice Collins 2003 Kaitlin Seifirth 2009

Next Meeting

Attention all Directors! The next meeting will be Monday, January 9 at 7:30 p.m. Location will be Doc O’Grady’s. This will be held prior to the BCS College Football Championship Game. Cost TBD. Open bar and pass around appetizers. Box pool. Watch for an e-mail to be sent by the President for the agenda.. Please make every effort to participate. Your voice needs to be heard!

Attention all wrestling alumni

All wrestling alums are invited to be recognized at the start of the home match vs. Hewlett on Jan. 6th at 4:30 p.m. The TMA will be sponsoring a postmatch “meet and greet” with all alums and current players in the school’s cafeteria. Pizza and refreshments will be provided by the TMA.

G.C.H.S. Alumni Basketball Games

To be held Saturday, Jan. 7, with the women’s game at 4 p.m. and the men’s contest at 6 p.m. $40 includes game shirt. All proceeds will go Multiple Sclerosis and NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). For complete details and to register to participate go to our website at GCTMA.ORG.

GCHS Home Athltetic Schedule

Thursday, Dec. 29---Girls JV Basketball, 10:00 a.m.; Girls Varsity Basketball, noon.

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 !!!

Facebook Page

Yes, we have reached the modern times! Another venue to find out about the TMA and all we do!

Who We Are

For over 80 years, The Men’s Association or simply the TMA has supported the athletic and social activities of

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

How You Can Join

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

Important

Any Directors who have not paid their annual dues please mail your $100 check to the treasurer.

TMA Officers

Jim Connolly---President John Blair Bob Leggett---Treasurer Pete Haeffner Rob McLoughlin Bob Basel

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Girls 4th thru 6th Grade Results

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VILLAGE SPORTS

Beginning December 5th, the Department of Recreation and Parks will no longer accept cash payments for program registrations, rentals, and contracts at our Administrative Office or for Platform Tennis or Tennis at Community Park. Checks and credit cards will continue to be accepted.

Christmas Week Renovations

St. Paul’s Field house will be closed through January 6th due to renovations on the floor and will reopen on Saturday, January 7th. There will be no activities in the field house during this time. Cluett Hall’s floor will be refinished during Christmas week and will reopen on January 3rd.

Adult Dance Performance Group

Our Dance Company’s Adult Performance Group will begin on Thursday, January 12. Classes are held each Thursday in St. Paul’s Cluett Hall from 8:45 to 9:45 pm. Anyone who is interested in learning ballet, jazz, and hip hop can join this group. The group practices each week and learns choreographed routines that will be performed in our annual showcase. The cost of this program is $240. To register for this program, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Ave., or, if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Adult Yoga Winter Session

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 in the Senior Center. This 10 week program will begin on Wednesday, January 4. The cost of this class will be $85. To register for any of these classes, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or, if you have a password you may register online at www. gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Children's Yoga with Connie

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 9th. 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 $ 100. 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 6:30 pm To register for any of these classes, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or, if you have a password you may register online at www. gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Youth Winter Tennis Lessons

We are pleased to announce the start of registration for our winter Tennis Program for children at the Community Park Tennis Center. Our class schedule

begins on January 9th and runs for 10 weeks. Make checks payable to the “Inc. Village of Garden City”. In order to register, please download an application from our website at www. gardencityrecreation.org and mail the slip and registration fee to the Recreation Dept. at 108 Rockaway Avenue. You may also walk in or register online if you have a password on our website at www. gcreconline.gardencityny.net. Here is a list of the classes we are offering: TOTS AGES 4 TO 5 (PRESCHOOL) Price - $180 Monday 4:30-5:25 pm TOTSM4 Tuesday 3:30 – 4:25 pm TOTTST Wednesday 3:30 – 4:25 pm TOTSW Thursday 3:30 – 4:25 pm TOTSTH PEE WEE (5 years old and in Kindergarten to 7 years) Beginners Price - $180 Monday 3:30 – 4:25 pm PWM3 Tuesday 3:30 – 4:25 pm PWT3 Wednesday 3:30 – 4:25 pm PWW3 Wednesday 4:30 – 5:25 pm PWW4 Thursday 3:30-4:25 pm PWTH3 Thursday 4:30-5:25 pm PWTH4 Friday 3:30 – 4:25 pm PWF Saturday 11:00- 11:50 a.m. PWS11 NOVICE AGES 6 TO 7 with tennis experience Price - $250 Monday 3:30-4:25 pm NVM3 Monday 4:30-5:25 pm NVM4 Tuesday 4:30 -5:25 pm NVT4 Wednesday 4:30-5:25 pm NVW4 Wednesday 5:30 – 6:25 pm NVW5 Thursday 3:30 – 4:25 pm NVTH3 Thursday 4:30-5:25 pm NVTH4 Friday 3:30-4:25 pm NVF3 Friday 4:30 – 5:25 pm NVF4 JUNIOR AGES 8 TO 11 Beginners Price - $280 Monday 3:30-4:25 pm JRM3 Monday 4:30-5:25 pm JRM4 Tuesday 3:30-4:25 pm JRT3 Tuesday 4:30-5:25 pm JRT4 Wednesday 3:30-4:25 pm JRW3 Wednesday 4:30-5:25 pm JRW4 Thursday 4:30 – 5:25 pm JRTH4 Thursday 5:30-6:25 pm JRTH5 Friday 3:30-4:25 pm JRF3 Friday 4:30-5:25 pm JRF4 JUNIOR ADVANCED AGES 8 – 11 with tennis experience Price - $385 Monday 5:30 - 6:55 pm JRADM Tuesday 5:30 - 6:55 pm JRADT Wednesday 5:30 - 6:55 pm JRADW Thursday 5:30 – 6:55 pm JRADTH Friday 5:30 – 6:55 pm JRADF Saturday 1:00 – 2:25 pm JRADS SENIOR AGES 12 AND UP Beginners Price - $280 Monday 5:30 – 6:25 pm SRM Thursday 5:30 – 6:25 pm SRTH Friday 4:30 - 5:25 pm SRF Saturday12:00 – 12:55 pm SRS SENIOR/ADVANCED AGES 12 AND UP with tennis experience Price - $385 Monday 5:30 – 6:55 pm SRADM Tuesday 5:30 - 6:55 pm SRADT Wednesday 5:30 – 6:55 pm SRADW Friday 5:30 – 6:55 pm SRADF

GC Community Park News Holiday Hours and Rates at Community Park Tennis Center

Please note the holiday hours below for the Tennis Center. There will be no contract time from Saturday, December 24th – Sunday, January 1st. Contract time will continue on Monday, January 2nd. In addition, during the time of December 24th – January 1st residents can enjoy special holiday rates. To book a court or learn more about our holiday rates please call the Community Park Clubhouse at 483-2525. December 24th: 7am – 3:30pm (Christmas Eve) December 25th: CLOSED (Christmas Day) December 26th - Tennis Center and Platform Courts open regular hours, 7am-11pm December 31st 7am – 3:30pm (New Year’s Eve) January 1st - 7am – 11pm (New Year’s Day)

Children’s Tennis Lessons

Registration for our Youth Tennis Lessons is underway! If you haven’t signed up yet please visit www. gardencityrecreation.org to learn more or to download an application. Classes will begin the week of January 9th. Remember, Tennis is truly a sport for

a lifetime!

Tennis Center Etiquette Reminder

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

Senior Citizen Tennis Time

The Department of Recreation and Parks is happy to announce that “Senior Citizen Time” returns once again to the Garden City Tennis Center. Senior residents can take advantage of the $20 per hour per court rate on the newly expanded time period of Monday through Friday 7:00am - 6:00pm. To make a court reservation, please call the Tennis Clubhouse at 483-2525.

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Wrestlers congratulate their teammate- Kieran Paskewitz (center)

GCHS Wrestlers take silver in Manhasset

On December 3rd in Manhasset, Garden City competed against eleven high schools. Although, a third of the team was not eligible to compete due to the extended football season, Garden City managed to have three finalists. Congratulations to Alexander Menoudakis, Joseph Foxen and Tom Grlic who won silver! The excitement continued Saturday, December 10th, as the Garden City High School hosted “GC DUALS”. Our Trojans competed with wrestling teams from Deer Park, Suffern, Sewanhaka West, Scarsdale and Long Beach. Wrestling managers, Shay Shafran and Caitlin Motto logged in results of the JV matches while the Varsity team bouts were ongoing in the gymnasium.

The Varsity team showed their tenacity and technique on the mat. Cheered on by parents, students and spectators, junior Kieran Paskewitz won the Varsity 195lb Class Title with an undefeated event record. Parents and junior student volunteers helped with refreshments throughout the day. The Friends of Garden City Wrestling thank and greatly appreciate the generosity of local establishments and their donations. Many thanks go to My Three Sons Bagel Café, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, Umbertos Pizzeria, Adelphi Deli and Seventh Street Gourmet. The team’s next tournament is at South Side High School in Rockville Centre on Saturday, December 17th.

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Teammates enjoying breakfast

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GC Varsity Boys Swim and Dive team wins first meet of the year Under the tutelage of Coach Anne Sullivan, and the guidance of three seasoned captains-John Gaffney, George Litvinov, and Gabriel Ragusa--the Garden City Boy’s Varsity Swim and Diving Team is off to an impressive start with a 115 to 70 victory against BellmoreMerrick. At the very outset, GC took the lead and never looked back as all team members

Eight-grader Cameron Yuen performing a tight pike position in his forward 1.5 somersault.

Sophomore John Protano executing a twister during his forward 1.5 somersault with a full twist.

Junior Daniel O’Connor in the 100 Butterfly.

came together and performed outstandingly. GC was able to put a lot of points on the board by placing first in eight (8) of twelve (12) event, second in nine (9) events, and third in five (5) of the events. GC had very strong showings in the 200 Medley Relay, the 200 Freestyle (Kieran Brown 1:50.54, Jacob Newmark 1:51.87, and Daniel O’Connor 2:09.68), 200 Individual Medley, and 50 Freestyle (George Litvinov 23.94, Gunnar Burpee 25.59, and George Germano 27.98). Cameron Yuen and John Protano placed second and third, respectively, in the diving event. Seniors John Gaffney and Gabriel Ragusa took first and second places, respectively, in the 100 Butterfly event with times of 52.37 and 58.59, along with Junior Daniel O’Connor 1:08.21. Sophomores Liam Gaffney and John Protano took first and second place, respectively, in the 100 freestyle with times of 51.83 and 52.58. In the long-distance 500 Freestyle race, excellent times for Jacob Newmark 5:00.24, Kieran Brown 5:01.01, and Dean Trapani 6:30.23. Liam Gaffney 1:04.25, John Kenny 1:08.46, and George Germano 1:13.74 were able to keep the flow going in the 100 Backstroke. George Litvinov swam a 1:06.33 in his 100 Breaststroke, along with Evan Jozkowsk 1:11.68, and James Rumsey 1:20.88. Way to go team! Garden City’s schedule for the remainder of the year follows: GC at Farmingdale High School on Tuesday, December 20 at 6pm; and GC at John F Kennedy High School (Plainview) Friday, December 23 at 6pm.

Freshman Jacob Newmark executing a 5:00.24 in the 500 Freestyle.

Senior, and captain, Gabriel Ragusa in the 200 Individual Medley.

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Junior Kieran Brown (foreground) and some teammates getting ready.

Captain, John Gaffney (pictured above in the second row from the bottom) off to a quick start in the 200 Medley Relay! Evan Jozkowski is focused as he performed the breaststroke leg of the 200 Medley Relay.

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GCHS Fencers compete at Brentwood Holiday Tournament

The Brentwood Holiday Tournament is an annual invitation-only fencing tournament held just prior to the winter holiday season each year. With over 300 fencers from 15 different teams across Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties, the tournament hosts 6 events - a foil, epée, and saber event for each gender. Up to four fencers in each weapon from each school are selected by their coach to compete. The tournament format is one round of pools (5 point bouts), with 100% of the competitors promoted into a direct elimination table (15 point bouts). Medals are awarded through eighth place. At this year’s tournament on Saturday, December 17, 2016, the GCHS girls that competed were: Saber - Brianne Etienne, Kayla Quinn, Alexandra Michael and Sarah Colletti; Foil - Lizzie Strysko, Tia Petrides, Zoe Heath and Rosie Lynch; Epée- Caitlin Etienne, Mary Foxen, Mariyam

Shami, and Gianna Buckley. The GCHS boys that competed were: Saber - Quentin Bucknor, Alex Joudeh, Ryan Joudeh and Donal Mahoney; Foil - Philip Acinapuro; P.J. O’Rourke, Zachary Ortiz and Matt Quigley; Epée - Calum Gribbin; Colin McVicar and Bryce Morrison. These competitors were supported by boys coach Kevin Oliver and girls coach Denise Holtz, their teammates and several parents. The all-dayevent provided great experience for all who participated. Special congratulations to the three GCHS fencers who medaled. First, Donal Mahoney, who was undefeated in his seven pool bouts, finished with the bronze, tied for third out of a total of 57 saber fencers. Next, Philip Acinapuro and Zachary Ortiz, who also both went undefeated in their seven pool bouts, finished 5th and 6th respectively, out of a total of 59 foil fencers. Congratulations to all!

Rosie Lynch faces a fencer from Commack.

2016 Medalists - Senior, Donal Mahoney, Junior Philip Acinapuro and Freshman Zachary Ortiz

Alex Joudeh’s attack during his saber bout.

Members of the Boys and Girls GCHS Fencing Teams after a long and fun day of fencing at Brentwood.

2016 Medalists - Senior, Donal Mahoney, Junior Philip Acinapuro and Freshman Zachary Ortiz

Foil Captain Lizzie Strysko during her direct elimination bout.

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