The Garden City News (4/14/23)

THE BOYS ARE BACK

Experts: Consider native plants for green spaces

BY RIKKI MASSAND

The Village of Garden City’s efforts to create “more meaningful” green spaces came to focus during a presentation at the Environmental Advisory Board (EAB) meeting in March.

The Garden City High School Boys Lacrosse team was victorious over Cold Spring Harbor, the 2022 Class D state champions, ending with a score of 4-3. See page 52.

Fund transfers authorized for tree removals, employee training

BY RIKKI MASSAND

Transfers of funds for the village’s Recreation Department were approved at the April 3 Board of Trustees’ meeting, after Superintendent of Recreation and Parks Paul Blake told the Board about the $55,000 transfer for “Contractual Services” needed to fund tree remov-

als due to the Emerald Ash Borer invasive species, as well as a separate expense of almost $10,000 for training staff.

“The Contractual Services budget funds tree removals as well as exterminators, fire alarms, grass-cutting and some more services. We ended up taking down a lot more trees than anticipated and we have a shortfall

in the line, so we must pay these bills,” Blake noted.

The Board also approved the transfer of $9,573 from three separate accounts into the Parks Dept. Travel and Training account. Of that amount $6,000 is coming from the village Personnel - Travel and Training account; $1,000 is from Safety Inspection Travel

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EAB member and East resident Kelly Smith organized a presentation from the Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI), represented by Anthony Marinello and Pam Ireland. The LINPI organization, founded in 2011, is an all-volunteer cooperative effort including over 30 nonprofits, governmental agencies, nursery professionals and citizens.

Smith explained, “One of the reasons we are discussing native plantings is because they have multiple benefits for community and environment, and they are a simple, affordable solution to a lot of issues we face from the climate change crisis and for storms and local biodiversity loss.”

Long Island’s grass front lawns were identified as a root cause for much pollution and stormwater management issues.

Marinello noted a concept for the “Homegrown National Park” where instead of having to go to preserves or parks to experience nature, “everyone could just step outside their front door” with new forms of plantings supplanting flat front lawns, creating wildlife habi-

tat with native plants.

Marinello presented information about the National Wildlife Association’s “Certified Wildlife Habitat” program for backyards, with guidelines for homeowners, schools and churches to create gardens made of plants and use bird feeders and other materials. He also spoke about the registration for a home garden to be a part of the “Pollinator Pathway” and information that can be found through the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, including guides on how green spaces can be converted into pollinator habitats with the use of native plants.

Marinello explained that “native plants” for the Long Island region would refer to any plant species observed in the era during European contact with North America, when Christopher Columbus arrived on the continent and in the Caribbean. He further defined that there are existing flora that were not introduced to the Northeast U.S. until generations later, and those may be found in large concentrations but are not classified as “native” species.

“Native plants are the foundation of the food web, as insects are specific to their respective host plants. If you are in New York the insects that have evolved alongside plants that grew here historically,

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Even worse than we thought

This week we heard a discussion of Governor Kathy Hochul’s housing proposal when Nassau County Legislator Laura Schaefer spoke at the Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday.

Before the talk, we had understood that the proposal could mean that some high density housing might be built, which wouldn’t be great for the suburbs. But it is so much worse than that.

Under the plan, which is a part of the New York State budget, if a municipality didn’t meet a 3% housing growth rate, the state would be able to override local zoning laws near railroad stations. (For Garden City, that would be about 230 additional housing units.)

It turns out that most of Garden City

is within a half mile of at least one LIRR station.

So, does that mean that new developments might be fast tracked by the state, against the residents’ wishes? Yes, it does.

But it also means that if a developer wanted to buy up some existing homes and replace them with an apartment building, that could also be forcibly approved by the state. Or if your neighbor wanted to convert his home into a two or three family home - also could be forced. And there would be no environmental review (SEQRA) process.

If you think this couldn’t happen here, there are some folks in Queens who would like a word.

A park at St. Paul’s

To the Editor:

Last week there were three letters addressing the perceived shortcomings of the now defunct Committee on St Pauls’ overall presentations. While I generally agree with these criticisms (c’est la vie, c’est la guerre) it is time to dwell on the present with an eye on the future. I do think the potential option of demolition needs further analysis. Why?

The Committee’s demolition/park concept was described as yielding a costly “Disney style” park. But the elements/features comprising the purported $15m park were not specified except to include some sort of a pond. Whether a roller coast, ferris wheel or Space Mountain ride was contemplated is speculative at this point.

In addition, the Westerman presentation ginned up the cost of demolition by advising that historic salvage items be treated to a 5 year free vacation in Arizona. (We residents should be so lucky as to get this trip). This “guess what kind of amusement park, send the salvage on a trip” approach was never envisioned by FDEM of which I was a member last year. Instead, please consider brick (sourced from the building) paths, benches, a fountain, a garden, maybe a pond and/or a bandshell, an area for board games, pickle ball, shuffleboard and the like? Perhaps a small respite center perhaps constructed from bricks from the building, field tents for special one day events or meetings? Yes, and illuminate the park when needed using solar power lighting. Enjoy elegant simplicity!

To be fair the Committee’s skewed choice approach also pertained to facade because only the most costly facade concepts were truly examined based up the Committee’s Town Hall handout. A facade with a dome (size undetermined) housing a moderate sports field and a theatre convertible to space for meetings suggestion was previously mentioned but never costed at all.

Everyone knows the Board has a fiduciary duty to manage the entire 48 acre St Paul’s property as a Village asset. Through this prism it would appear that simply looking at demolition itself as an end result (as some have suggested) would seem shortsighted. How many residents want a flat, sea of grass as an end result or as a temporary, illusory fix thereby creating a potential existential crisis? Demolition is a really a step towards a solution. Getting real, a park is a final but mutable choice ( flexibility to evolve and change incrementally) and is a true solution at a reasonable cost to be achieved more rapidly and with more confident certainty than other options would afford.

Hopefully the Board will entertain procuring complete, specific costs for a park concept and maybe for reasonable facade idea as well. Perhaps these can be discussed at the Westerman work session meeting which our new Mayor stated will occur?

S. G. Gorray

One estimator is insufficient

To the Editor:

For many Village purchases, GC is required to obtain competitive bids from vendors. Some of these are for only a few thousand dollars and still must be approved by our Board of Trustees. This makes sense for cost and quality reasons. We all practice this policy in our needs for professional services for our homes.

Yet in the process of obtaining bids for the costs of dealing with the St Paul’s challenge, today we have estimates from only one estimator: The Westerman Construction Company. They were selected after an RFP (request for proposals) seeking companies interested in our project. Most candidates, 70%, GC invited to bid declined to do the work and Westerman was selected partially because their fee of $69,000 was the lowest. Also Westerman was known to the Board. Perhaps Mayor Veniziale, an experienced architect, convinced

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Environmental Advisory Board to meet April 19

The Environmental Advisory Board (“EAB”) will be meeting next Wednesday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Garden City’s Village Hall. The Board will be co-chaired by new Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan and new Trustee Michele Beach Harrington. The EAB is made up of residents, including three high school students, who are active, dedicated leaders addressing environmental issues and trends affecting the Village.

The EAB is excited to welcome all residents who also have an interest in prioritizing environmental projects and topics that are helpful with improv-

ing the quality of life in this beautiful village. Next week the EAB will begin to set up the 2023–2024 calendar and it is looking for feedback from residents about what to focus on. Some of the topics that could be of interest are:Earth Day, village tree planting programs, VGC Tree Data-base build out, student programs, sustainability initiatives, energy saving programs for homes, water treatment & conservation, replacement of lead service lines, contaminants in the sole source aquifer, recycling and reducing waste, and landscaping practices that impact the environment.

GC Bird Sanctuary Open Air Market

The Garden City Bird Sanctuary will be holding an Open Air Market on Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

On Saturday, April 29, the Garden City Bird Sanctuary will hold its 15th annual sale.

The event is expected to have over 50 vendors of everything from household

items to food and hand made items. The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Bird Sanctuary is located at 182 Tanners Pond Road, Garden City.

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EPOA to meet April 18, host BOE candidate

The Eastern Property Owners’ Association will host its next public meeting on Tuesday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Cluett Hall. There will be updates on village and school issues from East Trustees as well as EPOA officers, directors, committee representatives and liaisons.

The EPOA will host Board of Education Candidate Liz CheungGaffney so she can introduce herself to residents and answer any questions.

Easter Egg Hunt on St. Paul’s Fields

The 2023 EPOA Membership Drive is now underway. East residents are invited to join for $20 for 1-year membership or $40 for 2-years of membership. Dues may be paid through Venmo (@ GEPOA), PayPal (for to www.gcepoa.org and click on membership) or by check. As a reminder, the EPOA consists of all volunteers but does have ongoing communication-related expenses. Thank you for your support.

2023 EPOA scholarship

The Eastern Property Owners’ Association has announced that it will once again award a $1000 scholarship for 2023 to a graduating high school senior who resides in the Eastern section.

The candidates, or their family, must be dues paying members of the EPOA. They must be currently attending public or private high school and plan to attend college full time in the fall. The focus of this scholarship is community

service.

Candidates need to submit an application which can be accessed from the EPOA website at www.gcepoa.org or obtained from the Garden City High School Guidance Department. Should you have a question, you can call Barbara Garry at 516-248-1486.

All interested, eligible seniors are encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications has been extended to April 24, 2023.

On Saturday, April 8, Recreation and Parks hosted a very successful and well attended Easter Egg Hunt on the St. Paul’s Fields. Under sunny skies, almost 1,000 people turned out to help search for special prize eggs, which were hidden within the 6,000+ eggs and chocolates that were scattered across the fields.

Almost 1,000 people turned out to help search for special prize eggs.

GCHS junior advances to Intl. Science and Engineering Fair

Garden City High School junior and science research student Julia Cherchever has advanced to the International Science and Engineering Fair with the 2023 New York State Science and Engineering Fair finalists.

Julia’s project, “A Model for Reversal of Doxorubicin Induced Cardiotoxicity via Fisetin,” investigated a novel therapy that could prevent heart cell death in chemotherapy patients. Her project was conducted in Garden City High School’s new project-based learning space, the research center, using a fluorescent microscope donated by Garden City Friends of STEM.

Garden City High School junior and science research student Julia Cherchever proudly displayed her awards from NYSSEF. She will advance to the International Science and Engineering Fair in May.

The 2023 NYSSEF was a hybrid competition with the first round consisting of a video entry. Julia was then selected for round two’s in-person competition on March 27 at the New York Hall of Science in Queens where she competed against nearly 180 fellow round two invitees from Long Island,

Westchester and New York City. Only the top 15 projects were chosen to become ISEF finalists, including Julia’s. She was also selected as “Best in Fair” out of over 300 students who entered.

Additionally, Julia was awarded the Regeneron Biomedical Science Award. This is an award for exceptional students whose projects demonstrated the “ Regeneron Way, ” described as ”Lead with Science, Take on Big Ideas, Make it Happen, Be Great Together and Do What’s Right.”

Julia was also awarded the United States Air Force Award for outstanding projects in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Life Science and/or Physical Science.

The district congratulates Julia and wishes her continued success as she advances to the 2023 International Science & Engineering Fair to be held in Dallas, Texas, starting on May 14.

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Artists: Pamela Hanna, Nancy Yoshii, Sally Shore, Patricia Bridges

Artists: Pamela Hanna, Nancy Yoshii, Sally Shore, Patricia Bridges

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Garden City Real Estate Market Information

186 Kilburn Road

RECENT REAL ESTATE SALES IN GARDEN CITY

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

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Long Island Sales Data From One Key MLS

133 Meadbrook Road

Date: 4/5/2023

Date: 4/7/2023

Sold price: $1,360,000

3 beds, 2 full baths, 1 half bath

Style: Colonial

Total taxes:$23,475

Lot size: .14 acre

MLS number: 3450571

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

The Buyer’s Team: Elizabeth Breslin, Coach Realtors Fennessy Associates

Enter the front door and from the time you step into the foyer, you know this home requires no work. It features a living room with fireplace, formal dining room and an eat-in kitchen opening to a large family room with a powder room. The second floor offers a large primary suite with updated bath, 2 additional double sized bedrooms and an updated hall bath. The third floor is accessed by an open staircase and has a bonus room, presently being used as an office but could possibly serve as a 4th bedroom. The third floor also offers plenty of storage. The basement of this home is fully finished with a rec room, large laundry room, utilities and more storage. Other attractive features of this home include 2 year old windows, heating system less than 10 years old, and the roof is only10 years old. There is Central Air, In-ground sprinklers, a Sentricon system w/termite contract in place. The home sits on a 60x100 plot with a 2 car detached garage, lovely patio and gardens. You won’t be disappointed!!!

205 New Hyde Park Road

Date: 4/7/2023

Sold price: $1,350,000 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 1 half bath

Architectural Style: Colonial

Total taxes: $22,544

Lot size: .15 acre

MLS number: 3456141

The Seller’s Team: Kathleen Thornton, Coach Realtors Fennessy Associates

The Buyer’s Maureen Lagarde, Compass Greater NY

Defined by an enviable Estates section location and classic curb appeal, this classic 4 bedroom/3.5 bath brick center hall colonial residence awaits your personal touches! Superb space and potential lie within the three levels of living spaces boasting generous sized rooms all warmed by an abundance of natural light, hardwood floors & traditional architectural details. Proximity to award winning Garden City schools, Tullamore Park and two LIRR train stations adds convenience to its appeal.

Sold price: $940,000 5 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath

Total Taxes: $22,045

Lot Size: .32

MLS number: 3441269

The Seller’s Team: Patty Vorilas, Douglas Elliman Real Estate

The Buyer’s Team: Ruben Yosopov and Paul Suesser, Unique Home Sales of LI

This 5 bedroom, 2200 SF home with finished basement is an entertainers dream. Features include an oversized main level Primary with spa and walk in “room” not closet. Hard wood floors throughout. Oversized kitchen and Living Room with fire place. The salt water in ground pool and nice size property (being sold with property attached) which adds to the value of this gorgeous home. Two car garage with 4 additional spots in driveway. Home needs some TLC but when updated this home will be well over the current price making this home the best deal currently on the market in Garden City. House being sold “AS IS”

Real Estate

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

This informational page is sponsored by Douglas Elliman

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Under Contract | Garden City | $1,300,000 4 BR, 3 BA, 1 Half BA

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City | 99 7th Street, Unit 3F | $909,000

3 BR, 2 BA Condo | Web# 3431257 Laura Mulligan: M 516.729.6885

Under Contract | Garden City | $470,000 2 BR, 1 BA Co-Op | Web# 3454804 Erin Fleischmann: M 516.864.1977

Open Houses Sat. 4/15 & Sun. 4/16 from 12 - 2pm Garden City | 108 Jackson Street | $1,350,000 3 BR, 2 BA | Web# 3470104 Katarzyna “Katrina” Kamer: M 917.548.7106 Catherine Gerspach: M 516.238.2771

Rented | Garden City | Rented at $3,400/month 1 BR, 1 BA Condo | Web# 3458589 Linda Brunning: M 516.728.4800

Under Contract | Garden City | $1,619,000 4 BR, 3 BA | Web# 3465060 Jane Romanowski: M 516.456.7436

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Friends Book Sale on May 6–7

The Friends of the Library semiannual book sale will be held on Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7.

The Friends of the Garden City Library semi-annual Book Sale will be held the weekend of Saturday, May 6 (10 a.m. – 3 p.m.), and Sunday, May 7 (1–3 p.m.). The sale, which benefits the Library, features a large selection of books for all ages and interests and encompasses more than 40 categories and genres of books. Media like CDs and DVDs will also

be for sale. The sale raises funds to help support Children, Young Adult and Adult programs as well as the popular Museum passes. The mission of the Friends of the Garden City Public Library is to fund services and resources not provided by tax dollars and to promote the Library as a vital community education and information center.

A Day with Clay at Garden City High School

On April 4, Garden City High School Latin and sculpture students studied the history of multicultural pottery as well as created their own pieces under the direction of esteemed working artist Cliff Mendelson.

Cliff Mendelson is a clinician who specializes in historical pottery building techniques.

In the morning session, Latin students, under the direction of teacher Kathleen Durkin, and sculpture students, under the direction of teacher Amanda Marino, experienced the multicultural potter's wheel demonstration program in the style of Greek vase painting where attention was given to the creative process and the step-by-step aspects of designing vessels on a wheel. Students decorated and designed their own collaborative pots using attic, Greek patterns, symbols and social themes. Using a sgraffito technique, they inscribed these patterns directly onto their vessels.

In the afternoon, students worked with firing clay and created Native American- inspired ceramics. After studying various photographs of Native American pottery, students participated in a hands-on workshop where they created pottery that emphasized patterns inherent to the Native American style and how it relates to forms and techniques.

Junior Tasmiah Ishtiaque said, “It was great to see themes across cultures on different vase types.” Student Brett Karr added, “Cliff was informative; it really helped us understand the process.”

The workshop was kindly sponsored by the Garden City PTA. It was a wonderful workshop for students, giving them a meaningful and unique hands-on learning experience.

GC Library’s Teen Advisory Board meets

Teens got together to share their thoughts on what they’d like to see at the library during the latest meeting of the Teen Advisory Board, which was held on Tuesday, April 4, at the Library.

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Students in Ms. Marino’s sculpture class stood with historical pottery artist Cliff Mendelson after creating their own multicultural pottery pieces.

Photo courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta discusses upcoming library events at the April meeting of the Teen Advisory Board.

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EPOA seeks Student Ambassadors

The Garden City Eastern Property Owners’ Association (EPOA) is seeking applications for candidates to be considered for Junior Ambassador positions for the years 2023–2025. This program is designed to introduce high school sophomores entering their junior year to Village government through participation in EPOA meetings, attendance at government meetings, and promoting civic participation in our community. This is an exciting opportunity for students to become involved in local affairs and to learn about our unique form of local government.

The Junior Ambassador program is designed as a two year commitment encompassing junior and senior years. Preference will be given to students

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who reside in the Eastern section of Garden City and whose families are dues paying members of the EPOA.

Students who attend Garden City High School may obtain an application from the Social Studies Department office or on the EPOA website at www. gcepoa.org. High school sophomores, who attend schools other than Garden City High School, may download an application from the EPOA website. Completed applications can be mailed to EPOA, P.O. Box 7525, Garden City, N.Y. or submitted electronically to contactus@gcepoa.org

All interested sophomores are encouraged to apply. The deadline is April 28, 2023. A brief interview will be conducted as part of the application process.

Let your voice be heard!

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The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead is very pleased to invite you to a program on next Thursday, April 20, at 1:30 p.m. at the Garden City Casino, entitled: “ NYC in the Gilded Age. ”

This talk will be delivered by Art and Susan Zuckerman who for years have hosted a radio show called “ Z Travel and Leisure ” which focuses on New York City, travel and cultural topics. They have also appeared on the History Channel, Travel

Channel, BBC, ITV London, French TV, German TV, the Japanese Animal Planet and many local cable shows.

Then, on Thursday, April 27, Sal St. George will explore the fascinating career of Carol Burnett as she celebrates her 90th birthday.

The Community Club would love to have you join it for these wonderful programs. Visitors are welcome for a $10 guest fee. For further information, please contact Mary Maguire, 516 873-6332.

Enriching Special Adults presents movie event

“What if everything you thought you knew about autism was wrong? This documentary film, “ SPELLERS, ” challenges conventional wisdom regarding a group relegated to society’s margins: nonspeakers with autism, who most “experts” believe are cognitively disabled. Spellers who all found their voice through the miraculous process of using a letterboard to communication their thoughts and feeling. This film has a strong message for every parent of a nonspeaker: your

child can do this, too. “ SPELLERS ” also demands that professionals wake up to the reality that we may have underestimated the abilities of more than 50 million people worldwide” (Spellersthemovie.com, 2023). One by one they are speaking up. 26 letters…. endless possibilities!!

The film will be screened on Sunday, April 30, at 2:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Cluett Hall, 295 Stewart Ave. Please RSVP by April 29 to enrichingspecialadults@gmail.com

Cost: Free

Adelphi dance students offer special performances

Students of the Department of Dance at Adelphi University will perform a variety of dance styles in a program of classical ballet and contemporary dance at the Adelphi's Performing Arts Center (PAC). The six performances will take place from Wednesday, April 26 through Sunday, April 30.

Dancers are working with guest artist Alberto "Tito" del Saz, artistic director of The Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance, to present "Four Brubeck Pieces". The show is choreographed by Murray Louis, with music from Dave Brubeck classic album Time Out. The performance also features choreography by dance faculty members Frank Augustyn, Orion Duckstein, Adelheid B. Strelick, and adjunct faculty Bivi Kimura.

Spring Dance Adelphi takes place

at Adelphi PAC ’ s Olmsted Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26; Thursday, April 27; Friday, April 28; and Saturday, April 29. The show will also include two matinees at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30. The show will be livestreamed during the Saturday matinee and evening performances for those unable to attend in person.

Tickets are $30, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Livestream access is $20. For more information, call Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or email boxoffice@adelphi.edu. The box office is open Wednesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and is also open two hours before all ticketed performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available online.

Garden City teachers vs. the Harlem Wizards

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To contact him: ameripriseadvisors.com/Edward.Oconnell, 401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 101, Garden City, NY 11530, (516) 345-2600.

How to Weather an Unexpected Job Loss

News of mass layoffs in major sectors of the economy has reignited interest in how to prepare financially for a job loss. If you’ve recently been laid off — or if you’re simply preparing for the prospect of job cuts at your organization — it can help to develop a game plan. Here are some strategies to keep in mind.

Reassess your financial situation

Garden City faculty members faced off against the Harlem Wizards in an unforgettable basketball game.

March 31 was a night filled with fun and philanthropy as the world-famous Harlem Wizards took on Garden City’s own teachers in an unforgettable game of basketball. Students, parents, members of the staff and community members packed the Garden City High School gymnasium stands to cheer on their favorite faculty players as they faced off against the Harlem Wizard’s tricks and theatrical antics.

The event was sponsored by the Garden City Scholarship Fund, an independent, not-for-profit organization that offers scholarships and helps bridge financial gaps for exceptional Garden City High School seniors.

The school spirit was palpable, and the event was a great success for the Garden City school community.

Photos courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

Start by reviewing your recent bank statements, current portfolio and upcoming financial obligations. Talk with your spouse or partner about how to reduce discretionary expenditures to ensure you meet all essential expenses such as mortgage, insurance, utility and car payments. Managing your budget carefully is critical in a period of job uncertainty.

Understand your severance package

If you receive a severance package, be sure you understand the terms, timeframe and payment amount. Your deal may include several paychecks, reimbursement for unused paid-time-off or sick days, and stock options, among other possible sources of income. Consider reviewing the terms with a trusted attorney or financial professional, particularly if you have the option to negotiate your severance. Some companies also offer career coaching, human resources support or other nonmonetary benefits that could be helpful in your transition and search for new employment.

File for unemployment benefits

While government unemployment benefits aren’t likely to replace your previous income stream, they may help you meet your day-to-day living expenses while you are out of work. File as soon as you can, as there typically is a waiting period to begin collecting.

Manage your health care coverage

The loss of a job may also mean the

loss of health insurance benefits. Take action right away to make sure you don’t experience a lapse in coverage. Unexpected illnesses or accidents can happen to anyone, and the financial impact can be significantly higher without the right insurance plan. If you received health insurance through your employer, you may qualify for COBRA insurance offered through the federal government. Costs, length of coverage and specific plan options (including coverage for your spouse, partner or dependents) may vary depending on your circumstances, so contact the U.S. Department of Labor or the Department of Health and Human Services for more information. Job loss is considered a qualifying event, which means you may shop the health care marketplace to find a plan that works best for you and your family.

Keep long-term goals on track

To the extent possible, try to maintain making contributions toward your longterm goals, such as college or retirement. Even modest contributions add up over time, so continue to save what you can. Additionally, avoid dipping into your retirement accounts. Borrowing or withdrawing money from a 401(k) is taxable and will incur a 10 percent penalty fee. Further, you could also miss out on months ‘or even years’ worth of compounding and potential market growth that can be challenging to make up.

Seek guidance from trusted professionals

Any change or interruption in your salary warrants a visit to a trusted financial professional. Meet with a financial advisor to review your financial position and determine what measures you can take during an income drought to minimize the impact on your portfolio. You may also consider meeting with a career counselor to plan the next phase of your career.

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Garden City teachers lined up as a team, cheering one another on ahead of their game with the Harlem Wizards.

The A.T. Stewart Exchange Consignment & Gift Shop

BY MELISSA JAEGER

First, let me thank all of you who contributed non-perishable food for our Food Drive for The INN. Thank you all for your generosity!

Did you know that April 11th was National Pet Day?! Those of you who know me, I love my furry friends like family! Just ask Annemarie, my 9-yearold cat that we adopted from a local shelter. This week is National Animal Control Appreciation week and the month ends with Adopt a Shelter Pet Day (April 30th).

Why do I mention pets? Because we are planning to have an A.T. Stewart Market on Saturday, June 3rd And the piéce de resistance will be the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter with its animal adoption vehicle. Some of you may recall that back in 2019 we had a Flea Market with an animal adoption vehicle. Four dogs found fur-ever homes! One of those homes was Mary Mahoney’s — past president of the TGCHS. She and her family adopted “Poppy.”

The Market will be 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the front lawn of The Garden City Historical Society (TGCHS) Museum with approximately 10 vendors. In addition to the pets, vendors will include artists, a garden ornament designer, a photographer with her wares, and a company that makes environmentally friendly olive oils and balsamic vinegars. We will also have several vendors with vintage tabletop items. I will report more specifics in coming weeks. AND, the Exchange will have a “Cornelia’s Courtyard Sale” where you’re sure to find some excellent bargains — cut glass, china, furniture, jewelry and much, much more.

At the Exchange, we have some great gifts for your furry friends. Check out the ceramic dog and cat bowls; insulated bowls for keeping their food cool; and adorable bottles with collapsible bowls for food and water; and dog bandanas. If you’re crazy about your furry friends, we have faux enamel dog and cat pins with some of your favorite breeds, and faux enamel hinged gift boxes.

About Us

• The Exchange Consignment Shop is housed in The Garden City Historical Society (TGCHS) Museum on 109 Eleventh Street (in the basement of the building).

• All the proceeds from the Shop sales directly benefit TGCHS.

• Shop 24/7 online at atstewartexchange.org and pick up your pur-

chases at the Exchange.

• Follow and Like Us on the AT Stewart Exchange Facebook and on the AT Stewart Exchange Instagram pages. We sure do get around!

Consigning

• Our best sellers — jewelry (costume and fine), lamps, mirrors, and crystal (Waterford, Baccarat, Tiffany)

• We take/accept silver, pocketbooks, china, furniture, artwork, and collectibles. All items are in new or nearly new condition.

• Sorry — no clothing, except for furs during the cold months, or shoes. And no appliances.

• Consignments are done Wednesday through Friday, 11:00, a.m. – 2:00 p.m., by appointment ONLY. Appointments keep down the numbers of people in the Shop and reduce waittimes to consign.

• Please call (516)746-8900 to set up an appointment.

• Unsure if your items are appropriate to consign? Email photos to store@atstewartexchange.org and be sure to include sizing info. You will generally receive a response the same day.

Can I donate? YES! We love donations! PLEASE don’t leave donated items outside the shop when we are closed. We want your items, but we don’t want them to get ruined, especially during inclement weather. Email me at store@atstewartexchange.org and I will work with you to arrange a drop-off time. I check the email every day, even when we’re closed.

Remember: Shop 24/7 online at www.atstewartexchange.org and pick up your purchases at the Exchange. Follow and Like Us on the AT Stewart Exchange Facebook and on the AT Stewart Exchange Instagram pages. We sure do get around!

Check out our new paint job! Thanks to your generous support, Old World Quality is working to repair and re-paint the back of the Museum and will soon start working on the last side of the house! We remain open throughout this process and precautions are taken to protect customers entering the Shop.

The shop is located at 109 Eleventh Street.

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

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

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The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter will bring its adoption vehicle to the A.T. Stewart Market on Saturday, June 3. Come meet some new furry friends!

German is for Everyone at: German American School

German lessons since 1897

Welcome to our after-school program

Estates POA announces 2023 scholarship

The Property Owners’ Association of the Garden City Estates announces that it will be awarding the 2023 YuterNewman Estates POA Scholarship and that applications are now available. The scholarship is named in honor of Mort Yuter and Jerie Newman, past presidents of the Estates POA, both of whom exemplified the very best in civic spirit and dedication. Over the course of fifty years, Mort and Jerie were very involved in many Garden City organizations.

• Low tuition

• No previous German necessary

• Minimum age: 6 years

Locations:

• Manhattan East Side on Mondays

• Garden City LI Tuesdays & Fridays

Classes start second week in September inquiries to: kidslearngerman@aol.com or www.german-american-school.org

This merit-based scholarship will be awarded to one or more 12th grade students (from any public or private high school) that reside in the Garden City Estates section and whose family have paid membership dues to the

Estates POA for the current year. The applicants must be accepted to, and planning to attend, a four-year college full-time in the fall.

The selection of the winners will be by the Estates POA Scholarship Committee and will be based on academic excellence and the level of involvement in local civic causes and community service. The Scholarship Committee of the Estates POA will review all applications and make the final determination of the winners. Please see the application for further requirements. To obtain an application, visit the POA’s website at www. gcestates.org. Applications must be received by Friday, April 21, 2023 to be eligible.

CPOA seeks

Student Ambassador candidates

Attention current high school sophomores, please consider getting involved in your community!

The GC Central Property Owners Association (CPOA) Student Ambassador Program is a vital part of the CPOA. Started in 1999, the program is an ongoing joint venture between resident Garden City junior/ seniors and the CPOA. The Student Ambassadors learn how the Garden City village government operates by attending Village meetings. They are challenged to get involved in important issues facing the Village by committing to a service project and presenting their work at CPOA

meetings.

Applications are being accepted between April 14–May 20 from current high school sophomores who live in Garden City. The term will be the student’s junior and senior year in high school: 2023–2025. The application can be found on the CPOA website (gccpoa.org). A brief interview with CPOA Directors is required.

Contact Evelyn Fasano (efasano2001@yahoo.com) or Pat Cunningham (cunningham49@verizon.net) with questions and to submit your application.

Adelphi Symphony Orchestra to perform at PAC

The Adelphi Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Friday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. The event will also be available via livestream.

The performance includes works from the baroque period and new masterpieces by composers from the 20th and 21st century. Soloists from the graduating Class of 2023 and works by Adelphi alumni will also be featured, making this a can’t miss event.

Composers will include Malcolm Arnold, Johann Sebastian Bach, Osvaldo Golijov, and George Shearing. Student soloists are soprano Brooke Beck, pianist Mathew Ingrao, and

William Jones on guitar. Compositions include a world premiere by Kevin Lubin (2022) and an arrangement by David Martin (1964).

Tickets are $30, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. Livestream access is $20. For more information, call Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or email boxoffice@adelphi.edu. The box office is open Wednesday through Friday from Noon to 5 p.m. and is also open two hours before all ticketed performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available online.

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Saturday, April 29th 10am-12pm or Thursday, May 4th 6pm-8pm

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The New Baseball Rules: A Perspective

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

My reaction to the new rules in Major League Baseball takes me back to the first game that I ever attended, at Yankee Stadium on July 28, 1961, just before my ninth birthday.

Although my father had briefly been a sportswriter, he basically had no interest in professional sports. As it happened, I went to exactly one baseball game with him, ever. However, both of my grandfathers were fans, and so I was extremely excited when, during a stay with my grandparents in New Jersey, my father's father told me that there was an extra ticket for a bus outing to the Yankee game sponsored by the Knights of Columbus (he was a member), and I was welcome to join him and my uncle Jack, my father's older brother. My grandfather originally was from Baltimore and was rooting for the Orioles (he previously was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan), but I didn't hold that against him.

When we arrived in the Bronx, I had never seen a major league stadium live and I remember the huge green expanse of grass in the outfield as we walked to our seats and the bright lights which gradually took greater effect as the twilight faded. There was a pretty large crowd that night, about 40,000 people, and I was absolutely enthralled by the sights and sounds, including the lights of the electronic scoreboard.

Even though the Yankees wound up winning the World Series in 1961 (this was the year Roger Maris hit 61 homers), it did not turn out to be their night. The Orioles scored three runs in the top of the first on a home run by their slugger, Jim Gentile, and went on to win 4-0. My memory is that there was one inning when the Yanks had first and second with no outs, but this rally fizzled. Still it was an exciting night for me, which I remember vividly.

But something I also remember was standing outside the stadium with

my grandfather and uncle after the game (it started at 8) and seeing a clock that said 10:08, which made it a pretty short game, especially since the bottom of the ninth was played. Just to confirm my recollection, I looked up the box score for the game on the internet and it shows a playing time of exactly two hours.

Obviously, a good deal of my reaction that day can be attributed to childhood exuberance. But baseball was a better game back then, with a faster pace. Even in tense World Series games, the pitcher just wound up and pitched. Fewer at bats ended with strikeouts and more balls were in play. There were quite a few stolen bases. Up to last year, the average game lasted well over three hours, with slow working pitchers and hitters who constantly step out of the batter's box.

At long last, major league baseball this year put in some new rules aimed at speeding the pace of play and increasing the amount of action. There is a pitch clock and pitchers now have 15 seconds to deliver a pitch with the bases empty and 20 seconds with runners on base. Hitters must be in the batter’s box with 8 seconds on the pitch clock. Pickoff throws (or stepping off the rubber) are limited to two per plate appearance. In an effort to increase the number of base hits, defensive shifts are banned.

The results of these changes actually have been pretty salutary. According to an Associated Press analysis, so far this year, overall batting averages have risen from .233 to .249, stolen bases have risen 30 percent. And most importantly, the length of the average game has declined by 31 minutes, from 3 hours and 9 minutes to a much more manageable 2:38. Obviously the hope is that the game will become as exciting to today’s new fans (and older ones, too) as it was to me in 1961.

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What goes up must come down and not always gracefully. This photo, taken around 1910, shows the crash of a very early airplane somewhat similar to what the Wright brothers flew in that very first flight in December of 1903. It really looks like a large box kite with a motor. You had to be beyond brave to go up in one of these contraptions. Hopefully, the pilot of this one somehow survived.

Garden City in those years was truly the “cradle of aviation” as some of the earliest airfields in the country were located here. One was east of Washington Avenue and south of Old Country Road. Another was west of Nassau Boulevard and north of Stratford Avenue. In 1912, the two merged east of Clinton Road and south of Old Country Road. Later known as Roosevelt Field.

National Drug Takeback Day

The Garden City Police Department will participate in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The Garden City Police Department Headquarters will maintain a collection center at 349 Stewart Avenue, Garden City. This event provides an opportunity for everyone to discard unwanted, unused, and expired medications safely.

According to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA): Pharmaceutical Drugs can be just as dangerous as street drugs when taken without a prescription or a doctor’s

supervision. The non-medical use of prescription drugs ranks second only to marijuana as the most common form of drug abuse in America.

The Garden City Police Department also advises that they accept unused, expired, and unwanted medications every day if someone cannot turn in their medications on April 22.

In addition, the Garden City Police Department’s and DEA’s Drug Take Back Programs allow for the safe disposal of drugs instead of flushing, burying, or throwing them out in the garbage, which poses significant environmental and health risks.

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An update on traffic

While many residents have complaints about traffic, I have found that few know how our Village addresses those complaints. We have a Traffic Commission made up of four trustees, the Police Commissioner and the Superintendent of Public Works. Trustee Charlie Kelly is the chair of this commission and runs regularly scheduled meetings that all residents are welcome to attend. If you have a particular traffic complaint or request, you can ask that the item be added to the agenda for the next Traffic Commission meeting. If your request is one that impacts neighbors, you may submit a petition to support your request. Trustee Larry Marciano, who served on the Traffic Commission last year, will continue this year. He is joined by Trustees Ed Finneran and Michele Harrington. Minutes of these meetings are available on the Village website, and they illustrate the requests received and actions taken. The agenda for the meetings is followed closely, and Police Commissioner Jackson has an opportunity to evaluate the requests before the meeting begins so he can make comments and recommendations. These meet-

ings are a great way for important traffic decisions to be made with input from our Police Commissioner as well as our Superintendent of DPW, Mr. John Borroni. Issues commonly addressed at the Traffic Commission meetings include requests for a Stop sign, parking restrictions, traffic lights, crosswalks and traffic signage. The new signage recently added restricting turns off Old Country Road into the northeastern section is an example of actions that can be taken at Traffic Commission meetings. Residents had complained about commuters cutting through the side streets in this neighborhood to avoid the traffic on Old Country Road as children were walking to bus stops.

The agenda at Traffic Commission meetings also includes items relating to county roads. The Traffic Commission hears the County’s response to previously submitted requests by the Village, and the Commission also dis-

cusses and makes decisions on requests that should be made to the County.

The Traffic Commission meetings are one hour long and they are scheduled at 6:30 PM. They are typically held every other month at Village Hall. The next scheduled meeting is Thursday, May 4. Residents are encouraged to attend in person or by Zoom.

In addition to the regularly scheduled meetings, the Traffic Commission, under the leadership of Trustee Kelly, has been working on a number of different initiatives. Traffic calming on our Village roads was studied first in the Central Section where residents had complaints of cut through traffic and speeding which was impacting quality of life and raising safety concerns. The Village hired a consultant, Creighton Manning, which performed a traffic calming study of the Central Section, and the final report with recommendations is on the Village website.

BREAKING DOWN BOUNDARIES WITH CANCER BREAKTHROUGHS

Recognizing the importance of offering traffic calming Village-wide, with set policies on implementing traffic calming measures, Creighton Manning was hired to perform a traffic calming study in the three remaining sections of the Village, and the last session for community input will be on Thursday evening, April 27th at 7:00 p.m. before the recommendations are finalized. Some of the recommendations that are being analyzed include speed humps, traffic circles, raised crosswalks and bump outs. The Traffic Calming Study relied on input from residents who volunteered to form Community Advisory Committees for each of the sections. These residents are invited to the April 27th meeting, as are other residents who are interested in traffic calming but were unable to volunteer for the committees. The Traffic Commission will be discussing the continuation of Community Advisory Committees to assist the Traffic Commission after the Traffic Calming Study is completed.

In the near further residents will begin noticing the implementation of some of the recommendations from the Central Section traffic calming study as temporary speed humps have

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Kindness Counts at Garden City Middle School

FOR SENIORS

Please Note – The Senior Center will be closed until further notice due to a burst water pipe in the Center. All programs have been moved to St. Paul’s campus.

Trip to See “Mama Mia” at Elmont Library

Garden City Recreation and Parks will take a trip to Elmont Library’s Theatre on Thursday, May 25 to see Plaza Theatrical Productions’ performance of “Mamma Mia.” The recreation bus will leave from the parking lot across the street from the senior center at 1 p.m. to arrive at the library for a 2 p.m. show. This trip is open to any senior who is a resident of the Village of Garden City.

Tickets can be reserved by visiting the Recreation and Parks Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. The cost is $40, checks only made payable to “Plaza Theatrical Productions”.

Garden City Middle School student recipients of the Kindness Counts Award proudly displayed their awards.

Garden City Middle School students are nominated each month by staff members for the Kindness Counts Award. This award recognizes students for doing something kind for others.

Senior Activity Schedule

During Senior Center Cleanup

Photo courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

Congratulations to March’s award recipients: Michael Griffith, Charlotte Kohner, Zachary LaRosa, Riya Motwani, Thomas Paisley and Samantha Schabhuttl.

The following classes will take place at St. Paul’s Cottages (108 Rockaway Avenue) while the cleanup of the Senior Center is taking place:

Monday

10:00: Exercise with Felicia in the Cluett Hall

12:00: Retired Men’s Club in the North Cottage

2:00: Knitting & Crochet Club in the North Cottage

2:15: Chair Yoga with Samantha in Cottage #110

Tuesday

2:30: Chair Dancing on even num-

bered days/ Line Dancing on odd in Cottage #110

Wednesday

9:45: Exercise with Felicia in Cluett Hall

11:15: Senior Dance Performance Group with Felicia in Cottage #110*

12:00: Lunch Group in North Cottage

3:00: Chess Club in North Cottage

Thursday

11:15: Yoga with Samantha in Cottage #110

12:00: Retired Men’s Club in the North Cottage

1:30: Chi Kung with Andrea in Cottage #110*

3:15: Zumba Gold with Felicia in Cottage #110*

Friday

Noon: Senior Women’s Bridge

St. Paul’s Cottages are located behind the St Paul’s building. There will be two entrances, Cottage #110 and the North Cottage. Both face Rockaway Avenue.

All game playing and meeting will take place in the North Cottage.

All exercise/dance related classes will take place in Cottage #110.

North Cottage Parking: please park in the lot to the North of the complex by the soccer field.

Cottage #110 Parking: You can park the same as the North Cottage Parking or, if there are spots available, park by the Recreation Office.

Classes marked with an * denotes that it is a “pay to go” class. To join, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office.

We have plenty of tables for playing games, but it is, as always, “first come, first serve”.

News From the Garden City Public Library

Monday Movies Presented by the Friends of the Garden City Library

Mondays at 1:30 p.m.

April

April 17: “Meet Me in St. Louis” - 1944 - 113 min

April 24: “North by Northwest” - 1959 - 136 min

Spring Programs

Information about spring programs is listed below. Check out our website (www.gardencitypl.org) in the coming weeks for more information about upcoming programs.

Reiki with Kathleen Gunning

*Tuesday, April 26, 7:00–8:00 p.m.

Registration began March 21

Reiki is a simple, natural, gentle yet powerful energy-healing modality to promote relaxation, stress reduction and pain management. Reiki is a wonderful form of self-care which supports physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being to improve the body's natural healing ability.

*Registration is required on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

Contact Adult Services (516)742-8405 ext. 5236. Speakingofbooks@gardencitypl.org

*This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public

Library.

Musical Theatre: A History with John Kenrick - “The Sound of Music”: The History behind the Musical

*Wednesday, April 26, 12:00–2:00 p.m.

Registration began March 27

Was Captain Von Trapp really a strict disciplinarian to his seven children? Why was his marriage to Maria Rainer considered scandalous? How did Rodgers & Hammerstein come to adapt their story as a Broadway musical? Why did the survival of 20th Century Fox depend upon the success of the film version? The answers may surprise you. Entertainment historian John Kenrick uses rare photos, exciting performance videos and fascinating behind the scenes stories to tell the story of the Von Trapps and show us how their adventure becomes one of the most popular stage and screen hits of all time.

Contact Adult Services (516)742-8405 ext. 5236. Speakingofbooks@gardencitypl. org

*This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Multi-Generational Program: Adults & Children: How to Jump Start Their Vegetable Garden Saturday, April 29, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

A multi-generational program for children (grades K–5) and their par -

Intro to Safe Babysitting

ents/grandparents that will help to get a Jump Start on growing your vegetable garden. Science teacher Chris Buchman will show how to start a successful vegetable garden!

Registration began Monday, March 6, on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Only one member per family should register.

Contact Adult Services (516)742-8405 ext. 5236. Email: Speakingofbooks@gardencitypl.org

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

Long Island Reads Book Discussion“A Speck in the Sea: A Story of Survival & Rescue”by John Aldrige & Anthony Sosinski

Tuesday, May 9, 7:00–8:00 p.m.

Two veteran sailors who co-own and operate a Montauk lobster boat recount the 2013 search-and-rescue mission for co-author John Aldridge, describing how his partner, their families, the local fishing community, and the U.S. Coast Guard in three states mobilized an unprecedented and ultimately successful operation.

Registration begins Monday, April 24 , on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

Contact Adult Services (516)742-8405

The book “A Speck in the Sea” will be discussed at the Garden City Library on Tuesday, May 9.

ext. 5236. Email: Speakingofbooks@ gardencitypl.org

Books available at the Reference Desk.

Teens and Tweens Yarn Group

Teens practice their diapering skills on toy dolls during Intro to Safe Babysitting, which was held on Thursday, March 30, at the Library.

Teen volunteers teach their peers how to knit and crochet during the program Tweens and Teens Yarn Group, which was held Saturday, April 1, in the Tweens and Teens Room at the Library.

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News from the Children’s Room

Construction and the Children’s Room

Construction continues! The Children’s Room has relocated temporarily near the Periodical Room with materials on the first floor and the second floor. Come by to say hello and scope out the new location!

Winter/Spring Programs Chick Incubation Program

The Library’s Annual Chick Incubation program has returned this year!

Eggs arrived on Tuesday, April 4, and are scheduled to begin hatching Monday April 24. Chicks will be returned 1 week after hatch.

How to Get a Jump Start on Your Vegetable Garden

Saturday, April 29, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

A multi-generational program for children (Grades K–5) and their parents/grandparents that will help to get a Jump Start on growing your vegetable garden. Registration began Monday March 6. Only one person per family registers.

Please note the date change.

Reading Pals (Ages 4–Second Grade)

Tuesday, April 18, 4:00–4:30 p.m.

Registration began April 4.

Monthly LEGO Club

Wednesday, April 19, 4:00–4:45 p.m.

This fun STEM program is for children in Grades K–5 only.

No registration is necessary. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Jump for Joy

Saturday, April 22, 11:00–11:45 a.m.

This fun movement and music program is for children ages birth–12 months and their adult caregivers..

Registration began Tuesday, April 11, at 10 a.m.

Family Lightsaber

Saturday, April 22, 1:00–1:45 p.m.

Saber Guild: Endor Temple will

train adult and child participants in the ways of the Force, some basic lightsaber techniques, and a blocking drill, so parents can build their own lightsaber battles with their children. For ages 4 to Grade 5 plus a parent or an adult caregiver.

Registration began Tuesday, April 11, at 10 a.m.

Crafty Wednesday

Wednesday, April 26, 4:00–4:45 p.m.

Registration begins Tuesday April 18, at 10 a.m.

This fun program is for children in Grades K–5. Meet-up at the library with your friends and make a sunflower wreath. Registration begins Tuesday, April 18, at 10 a.m.

Tween Thursdays Scatch Art

Thursday April 27, 4:00–5:00 p.m.

Tweens grade 4–7 will receive a wood stylus tool to create art on 8X11 scratch art paper. Registration begins Tuesday, April 18, at 10 a.m.

Slime With Science with Chris Buchman

Tuesday, May 2, 4:15–5:00 p.m.

This fun STEM program is for children in Grades K-5.

Registration begins Tuesday, April 25, at 10 a.m.

Crafty Wednesday

Wednesday, May 3, 4:00–4:45 p.m.

This fun program is for children in Grades K–5. Meet-up at the library with your friends and make a flower bouquet.

Registration begins Tuesday, April 18, at 10 a.m.

Monthly LEGO Club

Wednesday, May 10

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

Additional winter/spring programming information will be coming soon. Please check Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) for registration information.

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From classes to lectures and concerts to movie screenings, there's never a dull day at your local library! Check this paper each week for fun and informative all-ages activities, all for free or cheap!

Annual Spring Book & Bake Sale on May 6 & 7

Some of the proceeds from the Friends of the Library Book Sale will go to the purchase of museum passes that can be checked out of the Library.

Spring has sprung and one of the many great things about spring is the annual Book & Bake Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Library. The sale will be on Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7.

On Saturday, from 10 a.m.–3 p.m., you can buy wonderful, gently used books. In addition, from 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., you can buy delicious freshly baked sweets & treats from the Young Adult Group. On Sunday, from 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m., the Book Sale will continue.

All proceeds will be used to support programs at the Garden City Public Library for children, young adults and adults, including the very popular museum passes and Monday Movie Matinees.

Visit the Garden City Public Library’s website at gardencitypl.org for more information about the Book & Bake Sale and the names of other museums that offer free admission thanks to the Friends of the Library. The library is located at 60 Seventh St, Garden City.

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Chick Incubation Project: Hatching Begins April 24

The Library’s Annual Chick Incubation program has returned this year! The eggs arrived on Tuesday, April 4. They are scheduled to begin hatching Monday, April 24. Chicks will be returned 1 week after they hatch. Eggs are picked up from Cornell Cooperative Extension at Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank, NY and chicks are returned back to Cornell Cooperative Extension at Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank, NY. Before they hatch, make sure to enter a name into our annual Name the Chick contest for your chance to name one of our chicks! Over 300 names have been submitted so far!

Vote for This Year’s Tweens and Teens Summer Reading Club Prizes

This year’s Tweens and Teens Summer Reading Club Prizes will be decided by the tweens and teens! Submit your vote either in person by visiting the Library or online by visiting our website at https://www.gardencitypl. org/vote-for-teens-tweens-reading-clubprizes/

To vote you must be entering Grades 6-12 in Fall 2023 and are asked to only fill out one ballot. The nominees, as chosen by the Library’s Teen Advisory Board, are as follows:

• Soft Serve Ice Cream Machine

• Cotton Candy Machine

• Chocolate & Candy Gift Basket

• $50 Amazon Gift Card

• $50 Target Gift Card

• Seventh Street Gift Card Lunch Package worth $60 (3 $20 gift cards to Guac Shop, Burger Spot, and Garden City Pizza)

• Seventh Street Gift Card Dessert Package worth $60 (3 $20 gift cards to Dunkin, Starbucks, and TCBY)

• $50 AMC GIft Card

• Portable Bluetooth Speakers

• Noise-Canceling Bluetooth Headphones

• Airpods

• $50 Barnes & Noble Gift Card

Voting will be held from April 1 to April 30. Each teen can select up to 5 of the 12 nominees on his/her/their ballot. The nominees with the most votes will be this year’s Summer Reading Club Prizes, so make sure to get your vote in at the Library. Contact Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta at https:// www.gardencitypl.org/young-adult-department/contact-the-young-adulttweens-teens-department/ if you have any questions.

Poetry for Community Service

Tweens and teens in Grades 6–12 can earn community service by writing poetry for the Tweens & Teens Department National Poetry Month Display in April! Each volunteer can submit up to 5 poems and volunteers must use a different shape for each poem they submit. Volunteers’ poems will be displayed as they are submitted outside the Tweens and Teens Room throughout the month of April.

Volunteers must come to the Library to pick up a volunteer form and shapes to write their poem on. Shapes to write poems on and the volunteer form can be found outside the Tweens & Teens Room at the Library. If supplies are low, please check back another day for more supplies.

Volunteers must use the shapes provided by the Library to write their poem

on and must cut out their shape before submitting their poem. Poems should be legible and written in large enough print and with a dark pen, sharpie, marker, etc so they can be read from a distance. Volunteers can also decorate their shape. All poems should be original work.

Volunteers must return a volunteer form with their poems; volunteers do not have to submit all 5 poems at once and should do an additional form for poems they submit at a later date. Poems will be accepted until Sunday, April 30, 2023. Please return poems and volunteer forms to the Community Service Drop-Off Box on the metal cabinet in the Tweens and Teens Room.

Volunteers will receive 1 hour for every poem they submit, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department.

If you have questions, please contact the Tweens and Teens Department at: https://www.gardencitypl.org/ young-adult-department/contact-theyoung-adult-tweens-teens-department/.

Egg Scavenger Hunt

This year, patrons can participate in an Egg Scavenger Hunt in the Library! Search the Library for painted eggs, painted by teen volunteers! Patrons can participate in the scavenger hunt anytime they visit the Library between April 17–May 1. When you successfully complete the Scavenger Hunt, you can submit your completed entry to be entered into a raffle to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Only one entry per person. There will be only one winner. Patrons of all ages can participate! The Scavenger Hunt sheets to participate will be available at the Library begin-

ning April 17. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Tree Ornaments for Community Service: Flower Ornaments

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

For the month of April, ornaments will be flowers, which will be used to decorate the Tweens and Teens Ornament Tree in May. Registration begins Tuesday, April 18, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Completed ornaments must be returned by Thursday, April 27, to the Library.

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

Volunteers Needed: LEGO Club Volunteer to help children Grades K-5 during the monthly Children's program LEGO Club! The May session will be held on Wednesday, May 10. The LEGO Club program runs from

Some of the painted eggs for the Egg Scavenger Hunt.

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4 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 3:30 p.m. to help set-up before the start of the program and stay after to help clean up until 5:15 p.m. Volunteers must be in Grades 6–12 only. Registration to volunteer begins Tuesday, May 2, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org). This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Tweens and Teens Dungeons and Dragons

Join us for Tweens and Teens Dungeons and Dragons and learn how to play the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons by participating in one of our monthly Dungeons and Dragons Meet-Ups! Beginners are welcome! Each meet-up will feature a new self-contained, one-shot adventure and players will be assigned premade characters to play. Please register via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) to participate in this program. The April session will be held Thursday, April 20, at 4 p.m. Registration began Tuesday, April 11, online via Eventkeeper. Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program.

Teen Gamers

Kick off the weekend with our new Teen Gamers program! We will have our Nintendo Switch consoles for teens to use as well as tabletop board games and Magic: The Gathering cards for teens to play with. This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12. The March session will be held Friday, April 21, at 3:30 p.m. Registration began Tuesday, April 11, online via Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Tween Thursdays: Scratch Art

Create your own scratch art on Thursday, April 27, at 4 p.m. during Tween Thursdays: Scratch Art. Tweens will receive a wood stylus tool to create art on 8x11” scratch art paper.This program is for tweens in Grades 4–7 only and is a joint program with the

Children’s Department and Young Adult Department. Registration begins Tuesday, April 18, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Tweens in Grades 6–7 who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Books and Brownies

Talk about your favorite science fiction books while eating brownies during Books and Brownies, which will be held on Thursday, May 4, at the Library! This program will be led by a Girl Scout and Teen Volunteer. Brownies will be served. Please note registrants will be eating baked goods, which will be baked by a teen volunteer. All registrants should indicate if they have any food allergies. This program is for tweens in Grades 4–7 only and is a joint program with the Children’s Department and Young Adult Department. Registration begins Tuesday, April 25, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Tweens in Grades 6–7 who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program.

Bookmarks for Community Service

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

Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. The Winter-Spring Session of the program will run for 10 weeks. While the first two weeks of the program is over, the remaining nine weeks will be as follows:

• Registration Week Seven: Monday, April 17, at 10 a.m. to Friday, April 21 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Eight: Monday, April 24, at 10 a.m. to Friday, April 28 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Nine: Monday, May 1, at 10 a.m. to Friday, May 5 at 4 p.m.

• Registration Week Ten: Monday, May 8 at 10 a.m. to Friday, May 12 at 4 p.m.

Bookmarks should be returned no later than Wednesday, May 31.

Registrants will be asked to pick up their bookmarks at the Library in order to participate in this community service program. Volunteers must return 10 completed bookmarks in order to receive community service. Volunteers will receive two hours for every 10 bookmarks they submit, at the discretion of the Tweens and Teens Department. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

GCPL Tweens and Teens Best Books 2023 Committee: Volunteers Needed!

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

Volunteers will be asked to read books on the Tweens and Teens Department’s monthly reading lists beginning with December 2022 and then write a 300-word review. Volunteers can also nominate a book not on our lists as long as it’s published between October 1, 2022 and December 5, 2022 and the Library owns a physical copy in the Young Adult collection. Volunteers will earn community service credit.

Credit for both reading and writing reviews on new books in the Library’s Young Adult Collection. The feedback used throughout the year will help the Young Adult Librarians compile the Best Books list for the year in December 2023.

There are no requirements on how many books a volunteer must read and volunteers can read however many new books they are able to throughout the year. Volunteers can get credit for books they do not finish, as long as they provide 300-word feedback as to why they chose not to finish the book. The committee may meet throughout the year if there is interest, but

volunteers are not required to attend meetings and can still participate by reading and providing feedback on recent Young Adult books.

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

Follow Tweens and Teens on Facebook and Instagram

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

Here are the Facebook and Instagram pages for the Garden City Public Library Tweens and Teens Department:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ GCPLTweensTeens

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ GCPLTweensTeens

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

Teen Advisory Board Applications Now Available Online

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

Legislator Laura Shaefer reports to Rotary

Last Tuesday, April 11, MineolaGarden City Rotary hosted NC Legislator Laura Schaefer as guest speaker. It was Rotary’s delight to welcome back Legislator Schaefer who had brought Rotarians up to date on legislative matters several times throughout

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her 10-year tenure as NC Legislator representing District 14.

NC Legislator Schaefer was first elected in 2013 to represent District 14 and has been re-elected to the legislature, the law-making body of Nassau County, for every term since then.

Legislator Schaefer spoke at some length on one of the foremost issues profoundly affecting suburbia: NYS Governor Hochul’s high density housing plan which Legislator Schaefer, along with other Long Island leaders, vehemently oppose. The Legislator touched on every aspect of the plan which would force high density rezoning with a minimum of 50 units per acre. Concern about the proposed casino at the NC Coliseum area, was also voiced by Rotarians and guests and discussed by the Legislator.

Also discussed was roadwork being addressed by Nassau County which involve improvements and redesign of both Clinton Road and New Hyde Park Road, among roads in others Nassau and Long Islan areas.

Legislator Schaefer spoke of her petition in which residents may say “no” to Gov. Hochul’s housing plan which may be accessed by visiting www.nassaucounty.gov/housingpetition.

“Birth of the Beatles”

Historian John Ellis Kordes to Tell All At Rotary’s April 25 Lunch Meeting

If you are (or ever were) a fan of the Beatles, you are invited to attend Mineola-Garden City’s next Luncheon Program on Tuesday, April 25th, 12:15 at Mineola’s Davenport Press restaurant when Life-long resident and lifelong Beatles fan, John Ellis Kordes will speak about “the birth of the Beatles.”

Wearing many hats, John is a renowned professional photographer, author, documentary film maker, teachers, lecturer and columnist (weekly “Kordes Corner” in The Garden City News). Having brought historic accounts of Garden City’s history to Rotary many times before, Rotary looks forward to welcoming John back to present this fun revelation about the origin of the renowned Beatles.

John plans to share excerpts from his popular Continuing Education class, “The Beatles Story,” which he had taught at the Garden City High School at night for more than 10 years.

At Rotary’s lunch meeting, John will specifically discuss how the four Beatles came together in their formative years and what led them to go on

and change music, our culture and our world forever!

It has been noted that John Ellis Kordes has captured the very essence of our Village for which he has received many honors and recognitions for his work over the years. John’s motto: ”Moments in Time Captured Forever.”

To attend Rotary’s lunch meeting on April 25 (Fee: $35), please email Club President Meg Norris at: editor@ gcnews.com.

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NC Legislator Laura Schaefer; Club President, Meg Norris and Publicity/ Speakers Bureau Chair Althea Robinson.

The renowned Beatles: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Star.

NOTICES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Notice of Formation of Medici Photography. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 2022-12-13. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of Limited Liability Company (LLC) upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY should mail process to Ashley Medici: 158 Lincoln St Garden City NY 11530. Purpose: Any lawful purpose

NASSAU COUNTY BIDS

Sealed bids MUST be RECEIVED BY AND DELIVERED TO: PURCHASING DIVISION

Inc. Village of Garden City 351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, UNTIL 11:00 AM EDT

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2023

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

2023

STREETLIGHT POLES, LUMINAIRES, & ACCESSORIES

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

This bid specification will be listed under the Agency Name of:

Inc. Village of Garden City

Rosemary Monahan

Purchasing Agent

Dated: 04/14/23

the less- informed Board members of Westerman’s merits. In my opinion, Mayor Veneziale appeared to favor preservation during the vigorous 2022/2023 St. Paul’s Village debate. The Board did not ask for other bidders, although they could have.

Westerman completed its work last month estimating the costs for the three choices of demolition, facadism or preservation. invited Their fee is $69,000.

No other cost estimators are being sought. Why? How do we know if Westerman’s work is the best? In fact, many cynics, myself included,have low satisfaction with the quality of the final report. We have more questions than answers. For example:

1. Were the estimates lowballed?;

2. Do the relative costs among the three choices make sense?;

3. Was demolition presented as more expensive relative to the other two?;

4. Was preservation, at $49.6 mil, underpriced — especially since its estimate was not for the entire St. Paul’s Building — only for the lower two floors of the 4-story structure? Westerman called his estimate “Phase One.” What would the “entire Building” cost? Are phases 2 and 3 planned?;

5. What were Westerman’s assumptions for financing the tens of millions of bonds to be issued? That is the term in years, and the amortization schedule of the bonds, nor the assumed interest rate to be paid were not disclosed.

6. How was the tax impact on each household from debt service calculated?

7. Were abatement and stabilization costs included in Westerman’s cost analysis? These costs are incurred BEFORE actual construction can proceed.

8. Cost inflation for building materials was stated by Westerman at a seemingly low 3% annually. And let’s not forget: Construction will not likely begin until several years hence. No one knows what those expenses will be so far into the future. Construction costs are notoriously too low.

9. Did Westerman assume financing beginning in say 2026?

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10. Importantly, no costs were given for large annual operating and maintenance of a new building; that is personnel, utilities, insurance, etc.

11. No details were given of the components of a proposed Village park — yet Westerman reports a huge estimate of $15 million. Facadism was estimated at more than $106mil. We ask — Shouldn’t preservation cost more than facadism? Finally, and crucially, as we have stated previously, how can any reliable estimates be made without ANY knowledge of what residents want inside the building. The latter will be determined by a Villagewide vote — hopefully later this year. Thus Westerman has reported, blindly, on a “ghost.”

Lastly, Westerman did not comment on the “structural integrity” of the building. This question asks: Can the poorly maintained, 150 yr-old building stand up to major alterations? That is, Can the “sick patient” survive Major Surgery? To the best our knowledge, this has never been studied fully by past objective consultants.

Conclusions: Garden City’s government now has a “backto-the-drawing board” situation, with the election of Mary Carter Flanagan as Mayor. She will be a breath of fresh air compared to the previous administration. Abandoning the “very pro-preservation” St. Paul’s Committee, and a stronger BOT will be great moves toward a more objective and effective regime. Adding better consultants should be a high priority because the stakes are huge for GC.

Common sense gun laws

To the Editor:

A recent front page headline in a regional newspaper about Governor Lamont in Connecticut ending open carry guns is a misnomer. No loophole exists. As a gun permit holder, and a lawmaking staffer, I can tell you the legislative evolution of the law stems from both the Second Amendment to the US Constitution, written in 1789, as well as the more expansive of rights, state constitution. A person from a business background such as the Governor might not know that a ban would not need to be legislated, when exclusions already exist. Those exclusions are the rights allowed for concealed carry, in Connecticut, which was a compromise to ensure the intent of the second amendment was upheld, a vital law which extended from the codified UK rights to bear arms that originated around the time of William and Mary.

When I worked in Arizona for the Democratic Party in 2000, they still had the right to open carry, with exclusions such as not being allowed to bring their weapons into most businesses. No such prerogative ever existed in our northern neighbor whom NY shares a border, those with concealed permits are allowed to own guns and carry them, through a lengthy process of vetting,

this seeks to ensure responsible and safe ownership. What do we do when our defenders, like Ron Desantis, are actually the enemies of our liberties? That’s what he is doing in Florida proposing laws that seem to advance the Bill of Rights which only lessen the desecration of the Constitution. If we simply follow the sacred law, with reasonable modern changes such as background checks and ending the sale of lethal high capacity automated machine guns, then we’ll all be safer.

Louis A. Bevilacqua

Swatting incidents

To the Editor:

I had heard about the threats called into the Schools and recognize the fear the children could experience. We regularly had them at Family Court.

And I’m glad to hear Sen. Schumer is requesting the FBI check it out. What I don’t understand is the “$10 Million” he’s requesting to help locate and prosecute the perpetrators. I thought it was their job to do that. Why do they need more money from taxpayers? Please understand, Sen. Schumer, that we elderly are having hard enough time living in this economy you’ve created. Stop throwing money around and let the FBI work within their budget to do their job.

Geri Moratti

Salem Wonderful job

To the Editor:

George M.

The Recreation Department did a wonderful job in organizing and holding the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at St. Paul’s Field last Saturday. Although a chilly morning, the Recreation Department warmed every child’s heart by making certain all could find eggs and get lollipops. The hunt was very well organized with fields divided by grades.

A special thank you to Paul Blake, Steve Espy (DJ), Felicia Lovaglio (Lollipops) and Sandy Young for being on site and making sure everything went smoothly. Great job.

Charles Kelly

Fund transfers authorized for tree removals, employee training

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and Training and $2,573 comes from Administration - Travel and Training. The cost is for bucket truck and CPR/ AED training for permanent, full-time Recreation and Parks employees.

“This has been requested by the employees and bucket truck employees must be trained for work involving hedge trimming and bulb changing. The CPR/AED was recommended by our Human Resources and it makes a lot of sense,” Blake said.

He spoke about change orders for the HVAC project taking place at the Garden City Senior Center, as submitted by contractor Energy Mechanical, Inc. of Central Islip.

Change order #1 costs $10,560, for removal, testing, rerouting and reconnecting of Freon Lines. Change order #2 for $4,800 is for “repairs to hot water heater, repiping of flue pipe and vent, install drain system, replace expansion tank, relief valve and setting up the system properly.” Change order #3 at $8,400 covers repiping of condensate for four gas furnaces in the attic, as well as running a new supply line from the attic to basement, and installation of four condensate neutralizer kits.

Superintendent Blake shared, “these issues were discovered after the new units were in place and they could not crank the system up. It was not related to the burst pipe. It was just an old sys-

tem that wore out – funds are available for the change orders, within the HVAC account we have, since we allocated American Rescue Plan funds to the project.”

With Board authorization for awards of bids moved with the consent calendar on April 3, bids for Horticulture and Athletic Field Products – only for items to be ordered on an “as-needed basis” – were approved for Site One Landscape Supply of Bethpage, The Garden Department at Site One based in Coram, and the Long Island Cauliflower Association of Riverhead for an approximate cost of $28,000. The products include mulch, fertilizer, grass seeds and the drying agent used for Little

League fields when it rains. Funds for the three bids come from the operating budget and each was awarded to the overall low bidder.

The Board also approved the low bid on sodium hypochlorite (liquid chlorine) to be used at the Garden City Pool from vendor Tortorella Auto Chem LLC, for product on an as-needed basis, with a unit cost per gallon of $2.80. With this funding, $1,000 will come from the current fiscal year budget and $34,100 will be from the 2023-2024 budget.

In other village news, Superintendent of Building Giuseppe Giovanniello explained that the Building Department had a very active March 2023, with

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Experts: Consider native plants for green spaces

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require those host plants and can not use exotic host plants from other continents. Native plants have evolved locally through evolution and they do not need fertilizer because they’re adapted to our soil content, and they do not need supplemental irrigation once they are established. They can sustain the mowing practices that are common today and native plants also have a lower long-term maintenance cost,” Marinello said.

Say no to chemicals

The absence of chemical fertilizers being used on lawns, and subtracting gasoline leaf blower and lawn mowing emissions for those tending to landscaping, would assist in cleaning the air, water and soil. Native plants also protect the soil by preventing erosion. Marinello said compared with a standard two to three inches of turf grass having a meadow planting would be much less likely to cause erosion as plants and trees cause a cushion to slow down stormwater runoff. Native plants also preserve biodiversity and help restore a healthy ecosystem, and Marinello discussed with the EAB the ways in which native plantings are more educational and stimulating than plain grass lawns.

An example he presented to the EAB was the Northport Native Garden Initiative. “All across Long Island there are organizations popping up to incorporate native plants in public spaces as well as private yards and gardens. With native plants – when you plant it, they will come. When I finish with some clients’ gardens you literally see the butterflies coming in when the homeowner is looking out their window. You design the planting, plant the plants and help establish them in the first year with irrigation. After that insects and song birds come in, and it is about seasonal

maintenance,” Marinello said.

Living in next door West Hempstead, Marinello has observed Garden City’s large pile ups of leaves that need to be collected and can be turned into mulch. He explained how Garden City homes have large front lawns, and reducing the size of some to include native gardens on the properties could result in beautiful gardens of native azaleas and blueberry trees, mountain laurel and sheep laurel, the issue of having excess leaf litter would be reduced. He wants the village to consider the leaves as a food source which recycles nutrients.

“A lot of insects are on those oak leaves during winter, so if as a village you can take those leaves to use as mulch you are negating the fact you have the great tree habitats – oak leaves are disposed to turn into compost or being mixed, those insects and pupae are now lost while they could have supplied food for songbirds. Also many species of butterflies hatch in the spring and consume that dead leaf,” he said.

Ireland told the EAB she begins plantings by taking at least one foot of lawn in her yard in front of her flower and plant beds. Each season she brings the garden out one more foot with the layering in of native plants.

“When you have an existing garden you make sure you do not have invasives, and you layer in natives. It does not have to be only natives to be a successful garden. You need to create a band, or strip, with some ease – and never plant in ones, plant in threes or five to make the area inviting to allure the pollinators. They will find it, and take it from there, but also make sure to have blooms throughout the season. Many native plants are great throughout summer and into fall as that’s when pollinators need them the most for nectar, as well as butterflies migrating,” she explained.

Ireland added that native plant spe-

cies have longer tap roots and they purify water as it travels down in the ground, ultimately replenishing the aquifer. “Anything we can take away from having to be watered and creating a natural setup is going to help us dramatically,” she said.

EAB member Laurence Quinn commented that Long Island was frozen over with glacial ice thousands of years ago so there were no native species. Marinello spoke about the influx of Southeast U.S. native plant species that are found on Long Island. He shared that Kentucky Coffeetree can host only three species of caterpillars though the oak trees, a native plant for Long Island, can host over 519 species of caterpillars.

“That is because the Kentucky Coffeetree species does not have a relationship with insects found this far north. The species is here because humans brought it this far north. For others – Honey Locust and Black Locust trees are considered invasive here while they are Southeast U.S. native trees. Besides not having the relationship with the insects they are nitrogen fixers and our soil is naturally low in nitrogen. When those two species invade the Hempstead Plains ecosystem they add too much nitrogen to the soil and that benefits additional invasive species,” he said.

Invasive species

EAB member John Reilly asked which invasive species represents the biggest threat to the Long Island eco structure. Marinello said English Ivy is smothering the local ecosystems and has become a common sight on most Long Island roads. Burning bush is also not a native tree species but often found in the area. For addressing one major concern, he zeroed in on the Bradford Pear trees as they “outcompete” and displace native trees. He said states including Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania have banned them.

“That is a really nasty invasive species and unless it is pruned regularly, it can become a dangerous tree when the wind blows. The Town of Hempstead and Nassau County had planted many Bradford Pears in prior years but many of them are diseased at this point and wind up coming down,” he noted.

Quinn later said that he participated in the “No Mow May” in 2022 and during spring he discovered eight or nine plants growing that he never knew he had on the front lawn. “My lawn was no worse for only starting to mow it in June,” he said. Quinn and Marinello then noted the period of the year where no fertilizers are permitted to be used –between November 15 and April 1.

LINPI and Marinello are part of the Suffolk Alliance for Pollinators, which he explains is part of the “Island-wide movement to incorporate native plants in the public realm.”

Kelly Smith asked about the best goals for “first steps” the community can take towards encouraging native plantings. Marinello said engagement through educational and interactive programs, including outreach to local schools, are proving effective across Long Island. He suggested getting resident volunteers involved for designs and planting of native species.

“See who is interested and who is willing to learn if they aren’t already familiar with the native plants’ movement. You would be surprised how many people are already doing native plantings in their backyards and just don’t notice the choice for the front yard,” he said.

Ireland supported contacting schools and library audiences, adding that young children take an interest in native plants.

“We need to get this next generation recognizing that this is our wonderful environment that we need to help grow and strengthen,” she noted.

April 14, 2023

Machu Picchu, Galapagos are Models for Responsible, Sustainable Tourism Essential to Preserve Natural, Cultural Treasures

BY KAREN RUBIN TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

Travel, tourism, hospitality companies have embraced sustainability and the principles of responsible travel as a mission for their own sustainability. In so doing, they provide models for travelers to take back to their own communities and daily lives.

From menu choices at restaurants, to low flow toilets and LED lighting in hotel rooms, to renewable energy to power new-generation cruise ships, to the way tour companies engage and give back to their local communities with jobs, projects to provide water and schools.

This past summer, we had a chance to visit both Galapagos, aboard the Galapagos Legend (gogalapagos. com), and Machu Picchu, doing the four-day Inca Trail trek with Alpaca Expeditions (alpacaexpeditions. com). Machu Picchu, Peru’s jewel, along with the Galapagos, Ecuador’s treasure, are both national parks and UNESCO World Heritage sites. And both are models for the risks of overtourism and the rewards of responsible tourism. And these principles have also been embraced by the governments who resist offers by developers in order to nurture and preserve their natural and cultural treasures.

Without tourism, Ecuador would not have the funds to protect the animals or the habitat of the Galapagos.

Without tourism to Machu Picchu, there would not be a Machu Picchu to visit, nor any of the other Incan sites along the Inca Trail, reclaimed from

400 years of overgrowth. Without tourism, these porters who come from mountain villages would not have the income to supplement subsistence farming to provide a better life for their family.

Both Galapagos and Machu Picchu limit the numbers of visitors, require visitors to visit with a licensed tour company and be guided (otherwise they muck up the place) and, similarly, put constraints on the tour companies, as well as development. In the Galapagos, ships are limited to 100 passengers; in Machu Picchu, trekking companies are limited to groups with a maximum of 16 trekkers, two guides and 22 porters, with each porter carrying a maximum of 25 kilos and only there are only 200 trekking permits allowed per day, while the number of visitors to the archaeological site are limited, currently to 5,000 a day and the time spent is limited to two hours with a guide.

The reality of the benefits of tourism is painfully apparent when it is taken away – as during the COVID pandemic lockdowns, or conflict, or natural disaster - when so many lose their livelihoods, and agencies and organizations lose the capital to maintain and preserve the historic, heritage and natural sites.

Tourism goes even further than that. I believe tourism the greatest force for peace, understanding, cooperation and progress that humanity has ever devised. Tourism has provided the funding – and the demand – to unearth these Incan sites, and in the process, sparked a renewed desire for Peruvians to appreciate their heritage; visits to Galapagos provide lessons in ecological balance.

But yes, tourism has to be kept in balance, to avoid exploitation and the negative impacts over-tourism can have. That is what Sustainable, Responsible Tourism is about.

A great many travelers these days have Responsible Travel in mind when they choose destinations, experiences and travel companies – down to the airlines, cruiselines, hotels and tour operators. Indeed, Alpaca Expeditions highlights its Sustainability bona fides at its website (alpacaexpeditions.com).

And on our four-day, three-day Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu in August, I could really assess how well Alpaca Expeditions’ fulfilled its lofty promise of being a “sustainable and responsible” tour company, with a “unique service philosophy dedicated to our porter welfare equally to our client services, fair and kind travel, equal employer with a focus on women’s rights in tourism.”

In fact, all of these promises were confirmed during our visit. Alpaca Expeditions can stand as a model of the importance of responsible, sus-

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tainable tourism – both in preserving Machu Picchu and the historic sites along the Inca Trail and as a model for other travel enterprises. You can see it in the comparative prosperity of Cuzco, once the capital of the Incan Empire and the epicenter of the Incan world.

So, on the third day of the four-day Inca Trail trek – in the morning before we headed out and again this eveningour Alpaca Expeditions guide, Lizandro Aranzabal Huaman, created opportunities for us to get to know who our porters, chefs and staff were who were making this experience possible, and they to know us. This is what Responsible Tourism is all about – a connection, appreciation and an opportunity to improve the lives of the local community, and, similarly, an appreciation for the guests whose tourism dollars provide them a better quality of life as well as the funds to preserve and protect their heritage.

The porters, chefs and guides - 22 of them to 15 of us (one fellow was the “sanitation engineer” charged with maintaining the private portable potty; two of the porters were brothers, aged 62 and 68, and one was a woman, which is still unusual) - come mostly from the same mountain village and leave their families for weeks on end in order to do these treks, but at least they have the camaraderie of their friends.

Lizandro’s own story is illustrative. On our first day of the four-day Inca Trail trek, as we walked through one of the mountain villages, he told us that this village was where he grew up and has family among the 96 people who still live there.

“In my community there was no

school. My parents sent me for education –I stayed with an uncle for three years until my parents couldn’t pay for school. I met a chef and became a porter at 18 years old, 15 years ago.” He learned English from the trekkers. His first English words, he tells us, were “baby spoon” when he was 18.

“Fifteen years ago, porters were exploited by companies – they hired fewer to make more profit,” Lizandro tells us. “Then, they carried 40-45 kilos; companies didn’t provide uniforms, equipment, back support, not even food. They had to carry their own blanket and did not have a tent. Salaries were 50 Soles for a four-day hike - not even $15. My first hike was so difficult, a porter made me take coca leaves. I got 50 Soles for a tip. 15 years ago in Peru, 50 Soles was a lot – 1 sole could buy 20 breads, now it only buys 2 breads.”

Then, 15 years ago, the porters organized with the help of the Cuzco government, and got regulations to provide better conditions. Now the porters carry a maximum of 28 kilos and guests are restricted to bringing 7 kilos which includes a sleeping bag in the duffel that is supplied.

Now, even though the porters are protected, some companies still make them carry heavier packs and do not provide hiking boots; some porters still hike in sandals instead of boots, Lizandro said.

Raul Ccolque who founded Alpaca Expeditions, grew up in a small town in the Sacred Valley and while he was studying tourism, worked as a porter and later as a tour guide. Ccolque witnessed firsthand how companies exploited their porters - not only were they poorly paid, but they would also be badly bruised or injured due to carrying heavier loads than necessary, without proper

hiking boots or uniforms, sleeping bags. They even had to supply their own food. Raul set out to create a company that would remedy this inhumane situation.

“Most of our porters live in a village outside of Cusco – typically 2 to 4 hours away. We cover all entrance fees (45 soles which is $15 per porter) and transportation to and from the trek for our porters, separate from their salary,” the website says. “They are paid directly after the trek, so they do not have to travel back to Cusco before heading home. Unfortunately, this is an uncommon practice. They receive better wages, health insurance [not a given in Peru] and all of their equipment for free. This includes hiking boots, pants, jerseys, fleeces, jackets, hats, flashlights, sleeping bags, and amazing food to eat. We make sure they have a comfortable bed in a lovely room to sleep before (and after if needed) the trek instead of crashing on a floor like others.” Alpaca Expeditions built Porters House where they stay between trips, and where we met them for our breakfast at the start of the trek.

Also, “In keeping with the Andean concept of ‘ayni’, or giving back to the community, Alpaca Expeditions has numerous social projects,” the company states. “Our pride and joy has been ‘adopting’ the highland villages where our porters’ families have lived for centuries as subsistence farmers. Several times a year we go to these villages to help supply their schools with books, computers and basic hygiene supplies. We have even provided the funds necessary to employ a teacher. We have also started a tree planting project that reintroduced 3,000 of the indigenous, but rapidly disappearing Queuña tree. Alpaca Expeditions is dedicated to improving

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Dormant Mail Order Plants and Bulbs

BY JEFF RUGG

Q: When I ordered some grapevines and raspberry plants back in January, it sure seemed like having them arrive in April would be a good idea. The catalog and websites I ordered from predicted this would be a good time to plant the bare-root plants. The plants arrived on time, but the temperatures predicted for the near future are well below freezing. What do I do with these plants if I can’t plant them for several weeks?

A: Most of the maps in the catalogs are based on hardiness zones that map out the average coldest winter temperature. They are a bit worse at predicting spring temperatures. Some years are warmer, and some are colder.

Mail order plants arrive bare-root or in pots with some soil. The bare-root plants will typically have wet newspaper or other material wrapped around the roots to keep them damp. The most important thing you can do is keep the roots damp. Not waterlogged, just damp. Add more water as necessary and seal the roots in a plastic bag if they dry out too quickly.

If the plant doesn’t have any leaves yet, then you don’t need to give it any light. Keep the plant as cool as you can, but above freezing. The plants have been refrigerated in the upper 30s to low 40s for the winter, so another couple of weeks won’t hurt.

When the weather gets better, you will be able to plant them. Take off the wet newspaper and spread the roots out in the hole. Plant it so the stem or trunk is at the same level with the soil as it was

when it was growing before it was harvested.

If the new plant already has leaves or starts to get them, then giving it light will be necessary. If you determine that you won’t be able to plant it for a couple of weeks, then you can plant it in a temporary pot. You don’t even have to worry about spreading out the roots; just wrap them in a pot, cover them with soil and water them. Give it as much light as possible. If there isn’t enough, the leaves will be white or light green and the stem between the leaves will stretch and become weak.

When the weather allows you to plant it, you will need to harden it off first. When the temperature is above freezing, place it outdoors in bright light, but not direct sunshine. Increase the amount of direct sun a little at a time over a week or two. After planting, it may need pro-

our community and sharing these social projects.” The company is also working with a local clinic in Cusco to provide dental care and skin examinations for the children of each of its porters’ villages.

People used to be able to do the Inca Trail trek on their own, doing their own camping. But they left such a mess, the government now requires every person going to Machu Picchu to obtain a permit and go with a licensed tour company. Still, Alpaca Expeditions has found the need to extend its “eco-friendly” and “sustainable” values beyond its own staff and guests. “Not only do we clean up after ourselves, but we even have campaigns where our staff cleans up the messes others have left behind. There is a key concept in the Andean ‘cosmovision’ known as ‘ayni’. It means ‘reciprocity’ – that as you take, you must give back. We are dedicated to treating our beautiful Mother Earth, known as Pachamama in Peru, with respect and honor in exchange for all the abundance she gives to us.”

At the evening gathering, the night before we will reach Machu Picchu on the Inca Trail, Lizandro suggests that if there is anything that we would leave behind, that we donate it to the porters. Sarah and Eric compile a bunch of their stuff (the Inca Trail trek was the grand finale to six months of their travel odyssey) and bring it to the Alpaca Expeditions office the next day when we are back in Cuzco.

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Appreciating this wonderful, beautiful Spring

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

As the months pass, as the cold temperatures and brisk winds of winter slip away, I am once again pleasantly reminded about what’s great about spring. Here is my list of a few things that makes it one of my favorite seasons:

The Birds of Spring

The barn swallow is a bird that’s seen on Long Island and is so pretty. Because there are nearly 90 species in its family, the barn swallow is by far the most widespread and abundant. It nests across North America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. And in the winter, it heads south, taking up residence throughout South America, Africa and southern Asia. Sometimes it goes all the way to northern Australia. Many swallows will nest on human-made structures. This is especially true of barn swallows, and their name reflects it. They build nests of mud and grass, plastered against vertical surfaces in sheltered places. Such spots are readily found in barns and other buildings, as the swallows discovered long ago. Peter Kalm, a Swedish naturalist who visited North America in 1748-1751, wrote: “They build their nests in houses, and under the roofs on the outside; I likewise found their nests built on mountains and rocks whose top projected beyond the bottom … and this shows where the Swallows made their nests, before the Europeans settled and built houses here.” It is most likely that some barn swallows nested on structures built by Native Americans before the first Europeans arrived, but regardless, it’s clear that the bird quickly adapted to man-made structures.

In NYC, the tree swallow and barn swallow are the most common. However, we also have the occasional northern rough winged swallow, bank swallow and cave swallow. Many fiction and non-fiction books have been written about the various swallows. One children’s book titled, “Barn Swallows,”

published by J. Clark Sawyer in 2014, vividly describes how each spring, barn swallows return north. But each fall a barn swallow spreads its wings and takes off into the air to start a very long journey. The little bird travels thousands of miles during its migration south for the winter. After reaching its warm winter home, the barn swallow finds plenty of food as it zigzags through the air catching insects.

The Juliet Grape Tomato

I’ve been excited about trying to grow a new vegetable at home in a window container, on a porch or on a deck. It’s an easy way to grow tomatoes without having a whole back yard garden. I’m starting in the spring and hope I’ll see the fruits of my labors this summer. My friend Tony gave me some tips for growing Juliet Grape Tomatoes. He said to pick up a package of seeds at my local garden store and place them in a Jiffy seed starter kit, place in a sunny location six weeks prior to warm weather, then transplant outdoors in full sun when seedlings display 4 - 6 leaves and weather is warm. The Juliet Grape Tomato is famous for yielding grape-like fruits that are slightly elongated. Clusters of unusual, sweet-flavored fruits cling to the vine longer than most other cherry tomatoes. Juliet tomatoes are a popular grape-type in the supermarket and I like the fact that I can grow them at home. At maturity plants will produce sweet red, 1-ounce tomatoes that are grown in clusters like grapes. The red oblong tomatoes are crack resistant and will stay on the vines for days. If these Juliet Grape Tomatoes do as well as I think they will, I’ll branch out and try another type of vegetable next spring. Oh, and is the tomato a vegetable or a fruit? The answer is it’s both! Tomatoes are fruits that are considered vegetables by nutritionists.

Taking a Trip to Bermuda

I’ve flown to Bermuda and taken a cruise to Bermuda and springtime definitely is the best time to go there

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Q: I bought some bulbs and rhizomes for several summer blooming perennials at a flower show about a month ago. I left them in the bag because it wasn’t time to plant them. I planned on starting them early indoors, but when I went to pull them out of the bag, they were all rotting. I don’t have any way of returning them or getting my money back. Do you think I got bad bulbs?

A: I think what may have happened

in my opinion. The temperatures are moderate and comfortable - comfortable enough to wear short sleeves and shorts - and it is well before the hurricane season starts. The last time I went to Bermuda my friend, Barbara and I took a tour of the island which is about 22 square miles total and located less than 700 miles off the coast of North Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean. It was very informative and that’s when I learned that Bermuda was established in 1609 when the English Virginia Company, which had established Jamestown in Virginia two years earlier, permanently settled Bermuda in the aftermath of a hurricane. The crew and passengers of Sea Venture steered the ship onto the surrounding reef to prevent it from sinking, then landed ashore. The first capital of Bermuda, St. George’s, was established in 1612. In 1684, Bermuda became an English Crown Colony. In 1815 Hamilton became the capital of Bermuda and today many cruise ships make two ports of call, in Hamilton and St. George’s. My favorite part of the tour was walking along Hamilton’s

main road, Front Street, and checking out the many different restaurants and retail shops. We chatted with locals and other vacationers and compared notes about what we’d seen. As we walked, we saw other cruise ships pull into downtown Hamilton. It’s such a pretty area. Barbara liked seeing the Royal Naval Dockyard in the west end of Bermuda at St. George’s. We toured the National Museum of Bermuda and learned about the island’s history plus had a 360-degree view of the water and the land. Beautiful! Bermuda is known for primarily growing one crop: Bermuda onions. Otherwise they import their food and drinks. The Bermuda onion is a variety of sweet onion grown on the island of Bermuda. The seeds were originally imported from the Canary Islands before 1888. Onion export to the United States became such a prominent feature of Bermudian life, the Bermudians started calling themselves “onions” as a nickname. In the late 1800s the Bermuda onion was the island’s main export.

is that the bulbs were kept in the plastic bag you brought them home in. Bulbs and other dormant roots and stems are alive, and they respire. The moist conditions in the bag allowed normally occurring fungi to begin growing.

We want to store bulbs and other dormant plant parts in paper bags or containers with lots of holes for good air circulation to help prevent this problem.

Email questions to Jeff Rugg at info@ greenerview.com. .

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Social Security Rules for Federal Government Employees

BY TOM MARGENAU

I’ve commented before how surprised I am that a high percentage of emails I get come from the relatively small group of people in this country who don’t even pay into Social Security. Most of those questions come from retired or soonto-be retired educators in those states where teachers have a separate retirement system other than Social Security. And I have written maybe 100 columns over the years explaining the offsets that apply to those folks if they have worked on the side paying into Social Security or if they have a spouse who is covered by Social Security. And I’m not going to go over that topic again today. (If you want to become an expert on the issue, spend 10 bucks and get my book called “Social Security: Simple and Smart.” One of the chapters in that book explains those offsets as simply as I know how.)

I am also not dealing today with another employer group not covered by Social Security: railroad workers. For reasons a little too complicated to explain here, a separate pension system was set up for employees of our nation’s railroads at about the same time as Social Security was started.

In today’s column, I’m going to explain how Social Security rules affect another large group of public employees: those who work for the federal government. But before I do that, I have to give a bit of a history lesson.

When the Social Security laws were first passed in 1935, Congress figured that federal government employees did not need to be covered by the new program. Why? Because federal employees were already covered by the civil service retirement system. That retirement program has been around since 1920.

Congress also decided that they could not force a federal pension plan (Social Security) on state and local government employees, so they gave them the option to join Social Security or not. Most did. And over the years, other state and local groups who did not originally join Social Security eventually signed on to the program. But to this day, there are still large blocks of state and local employees, like the aforementioned teachers in some states and firefighters and police officers in other states, who are not covered by the Social Security system. (They constitute about 20% of all state and local government workers.)

OK, now back to federal government employees and Social Security. To repeat, they were not included in the original Social Security Act because they already had their own pension plan that had been around for 15 years before Social Security got started.

But over the years, Congress felt an increasing amount of pressure to bring federal employees into the Social Security fold. There were two main reasons. First, you could make the case that all

workers in the country should be covered by the same retirement system. (Although to be true to that philosophy, you would then have to make all state and local workers and all railroad workers part of the Social Security program, too.)

But reason No. 2 was the bigger factor: federal government employees, members of Congress and the judiciary and the president did not pay into Social Security. They were covered by the same civil service retirement system as all other federal employees. And it was politically embarrassing for politicians to be making laws about a retirement program (Social Security) that they were not a part of.

This led to all kinds of conspiracy theories that top members of government get fat and lucrative pensions while scattering crumbs to the peasants in the form of meager Social Security benefits. This was never true. But millions of Americans believed it then and many still do today.

Anyway, by the 1980s, the political pressure to bring federal employees into the Social Security tent was too great. So, in 1983, a law was passed saying that all federal employees hired after Dec. 31, 1983, would be covered by the Social Security system. At the same time, the law decreed that effective Jan. 1, 1984, all members of Congress, the president, the vice president and federal judges would also start paying into Social Security. (So, let’s get rid of the myth that politicians are not covered by Social Security. Again, since 1984, they have been.)

The new retirement program that Congress set up was called the Federal Employees Retirement System, or FERS. And they gave all old government employees hired before 1984 the option of switching from the Civil Service Retirement System to FERS. By the way, I was one of those people. I was hired in 1973. I remember that I struggled mightily with that decision. Should I stick with CSRS or switch to FERS? (There were some advantages -- too complicated to explain here -- to making the switch.) I finally decided to stay with CSRS. And frankly, to this day, I’m not sure I made the right move. I had several friends who switched to FERS, and now that we are all retired, it looks to me like they are a little better off than I am. But that’s my problem, not yours.

Anyway, FERS employees had Social Security taxes taken out of their paychecks, and they also had an extra deduction from their salary to fund a federal retirement benefit designed to supplement their Social Security checks. So, old federal retirees like me get just one CSRS pension check each month. But those retirees who are covered by FERS get a Social Security check and a smaller FERS pension check. (Smaller than CSRS pension checks, that is. But the intent of the program was that a combination of Social Security and FERS benefits

should roughly equal what CSRS retirees were getting.)

Earlier in this column, I mentioned some offsets that affect state and local government workers, like teachers in some states. They are called the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Both those offsets also affect federal CSRS retirees, but usually not FERS retirees. And as I also mentioned earlier, to understand how these offsets work, get my book, “Social Security: Simple and

Smart,” and read the chapter dedicated to WEP and GPO.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has two books with all the answers. One is called “Social Security -- Simple and Smart: 10 Easy-to-Understand Fact Sheets That Will Answer All Your Questions About Social Security.” The other is “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” You can find the books at Amazon.com or other book outlets.

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Bank failures and their effects on lending

I am extremely concerned especially with the failure of SVB, Signature and now Credit Suisse! There will be smaller banks that are stressed financially with the much higher rates; that had investments in Bitcoin and other digital currencies and do not have the money to back them up. OMG, we are in for very tumultuous and scary time and this will have a major impact on lending and real estate purchases.

What I have been watching and waiting for are “what makes sense” opportunities. They are coming and will be flooding the market over the next 6-36 months. Unfortunately, Jerome Powell, who has increased rates 10 times in the past 16 months; and will possibly add another 1/4-1/2 very soon as job creation has still been somewhat robust. Although the rate has come down from the 8%+ high last June; I believe he will have to continue raising rates to quell our unrelenting stubborn inflation in order to get it down to his 2% goal. I am not sure how many months or even a few years that it will take to succeed in achieving his objective.

Looking back, The Fed, through “Quantative Easing” made available 6+ trillion of digital currency to the banks and consumers and actually only printed of that total, approximately 3 trillion and 99 % of the population, probably didn’t know this. The middle class, whatever is left of it, is in huge trouble. Credit card debt was 972 billion in Jan 2023, the most ever on record because everyone who was receiving PPP, EIDL, Unemployment insurance, etc. is now out of dollars and they are using their plastic to survive and that is a sad and truly scary position to be in.

As I said, the opportunities are slowing coming; however the best ones will be coming down the pike starting in 6-36 months and beyond and who can predict when this catastrophic situation will end. It’s obvious inflation is still out of control, raising rates further will only exacerbate our fragile, yes fragile economy as layoffs will continue to shed excess employees as consumers continue to slow their spending, especially on discretionary purchases.

Just look at the fact that there were

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23,600 restaurants that occupied NYC in 2019, and I have read that the number has been reduced by 45%. Layoffs will be the main stay of our market as things continue the way they are. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see more food pantries spring up and more families and individuals need assistance because of the lack of available money to buy food. I already see this in Long Island at the 501C not for profit “The Interfaith Nutritional Network” Food Pantry on 100 Madison Ave, out in Hempstead NY. They are feeding in excess of 500+ families and individuals twice a day and it will be getting much worse!

Purchasing any homes or any other type of real estate with financing will be that much more challenging and difficult as it has and will continue to be too costly to be able to afford the monthly expense. However, that will depend on ones income as higher income families and individuals will most likely still be better-off buying as the comparison with rentals, depending on their cost will still be more advantageous due to the tax deductions, potential of using part of your home as an office, as many have been doing and the stability of being your own landlord and having a fixed-lease (a mortgage) for 30 years. Taking a 7 year fixed ARM (fixed for 7 years/adjustable rate mortgage) for now might be the best approach and rates could come down within that time. At least you won’t be throwing out your money on someone else’s property, paying his/her mortgage, providing them tax and expense deductions, reducing your wealth each and every month as well as the security of knowing you are in control as the landlord and can determine if and when you want to move.

Cash purchasers are and will be in better positions to make purchases whether it is a home or a investment property, because “cash just might be king” (and not “trash,” as Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates Founder and

CEO always says!) in those situations that motivated sellers would rather take a sure transaction than worry about financing with an appraisal that may not be what your agreed and accepted price is. The buyer can now come back and renegotiate the price or if the sellers are not going to be reasonable; which in this current market may not be a prudent way to go, will force the buyer to come up with the additional amount of money that their bank will require to have the mortgage approved. There will be many situations going forward that will be the normal scenarios that will occur and I would impress upon sellers not to lose a qualified buyer and might think outside the box to make the sale work and close.

As more banks potentially fail, then the existing banks will become even more restrictive with their lending requirements. This in turn will create a tougher environment for financing for those with mediocre credit, insufficient income and debt/income ratios. As I have conveyed in a previous column, that some sellers should who really need or want to sell should consider providing either a short or longer term mortgage to create a greater demand for their home or even investment. As long as a buyer is putting down at least 20%, the chances of them walking away wouldn’t necessarily be something that most owners would not choose and be resigned to lose their down payment. I would imagine they would seek out ways to earn additional income as there are still a huge amount of jobs available. Most important for the seller is if there are substantial capital gains then providing financing will stretch out their capital gain taxes over many years and you will receive a great interest rate, than any bank, as you now become the bank.

The future is uncertain and the Fed is between a “rock and a hard place.” We are already seeing bailouts for depositors, although they are candy coating it by saying “shoring up

the banks and protecting consumer’s deposits (but not investors in those banks). It is very obvious that tax payers will be footing the bill in the future and I am somewhat convinced at this point in time that there will be a recession, and how bad it will be we’ll find out this or next year.

Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 40 years experience in the Real Estate industry and has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S.) and in 2022 has earned his National Association of Realtors “Green Industry designation for eco-friendly construction. He will provide you with “free” regular updates of sold and new homes in your town via the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island (MLSLI) or go to https://WWW. Li-RealEstate.Com and you can “do it yourself (DYI) and search on your own. For a “FREE” `15 minute consultation, as well as well as a “FREE printout or digital value analysis of what your home might sell for in today’s market without any obligation or “strings” attached. He can also provide a copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality, and our Seller’s and Buyer’s Guides for “Things to Consider when Selling, investing or Purchasing your Home.

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

BY DENNIS MAMMANA

Week of April 16-22, 2023

I’ve always felt that astronomy is best learned when something occurs to make us question our eyes or, in some cases, even our sanity. If we’re curious and dedicated enough to follow through on what we’ve experienced, we will most likely make a wonderful discovery.

It’s in just this way that I enjoy helping people learn about the heavens, and anyone who has ever been on one of my popular Borrego Night Sky Tours knows this well. In fact, more than once during the night, people will hear me say: “Turn around!” That’s because stargazers often become so fixated on what’s in front of them that they miss what’s around them, and sometimes that’s even more amazing or beautiful.

It’s not only after dark that I do this. Often while watching a beautiful sunset, I’ll do something that befuddles everyone nearby. Just as the western sky show becomes especially colorful, I turn around and face east.

The reaction I get is usually a puzzled look, followed by a gentle reminder: “Uh, what are you doing? Sunset’s the other way.”

Perhaps even more perplexing to people is my response: “While you’re watching our daytime star set, I’m watching nighttime rise.”

Watching Nighttime Rise

It’s usually at this point that folks get a nervous look in their eye and step slowly away from me. But I’m quite serious about what I’m doing; I’m watching night rise. The fact is that nearly everyone has noticed the phenomenon, but few have ever realized what it is they were seeing.

The next time you have a cloudless sky, try it yourself. Face east just after the sun sets in the west. Low against the eastern horizon, you’ll see an immense purple arc, bordered by a fringe of pink just above it. Many people think it’s just haze or pollution. Not true. This is the shadow of our Earth.

Early risers can see the same phenomenon around sunrise, only then it appears low in the west. Just before sunrise, face west and you’ll see the arc as it sets behind the terrain. Your best chance to spot it is when you’ve got a cloudless sky with a low horizon, such as the ocean or desert.

This occurs because our planet is a solid body that casts its shadow in the direction away from the sun. When the sun sets, for example, we find ourselves on the boundary between daytime and nighttime. Sunlight continues to illuminate the atmosphere in the west -- that’s what gives the sky a light blue color -but our solid planet blocks the sunlight from reaching the air in the east so that part of the sky appears a darker blue or purple color. And between the darker

LOST

BY TRACY BECKERMAN

“Have you seen the round knife rolley thing?” asked my husband, moving his arm back and forth in a slicing motion.

“The what?” I asked, half paying attention while I perused the internet on my laptop.

“The round knife rolley thing,” he said. “You know, for slicing pizza.”

“You mean the pizza wheel?” I asked.

“Yeah, that.”

“It’s in the drawer with the other large utensils.” I pointed to the drawer next to the stovetop.

“And what about those big, long grabby things?” he asked, snapping his hands together like a crab. “You know, for taking the food out of the pan?”

“You mean the tongs?” I asked.

“Yeah, those.”

and brighter parts of the atmosphere lies a fringe of pink -- also known as the “Belt of Venus” or the “anti-twilight arc” -- illuminated by the reddened sunset light that’s passing through the atmosphere.

Depending on the clarity of the air, the Earth’s shadow usually appears most prominent 10 minutes or so after

The Round Knife Rolley Thing

“Same drawer.”

I shook my head in annoyance. I guess I should have been happy that he was in fact making dinner and thus was in need of the round knife rolley thing and the big, long grabby thing. And even though he couldn’t remember the names of some things, he still, eventually, managed to get his point across. But it was somewhat irritating that he couldn’t be bothered to remember the names that everyone else used for some basic kitchen utensils.

“Dinner’s almost ready,” he announced, holding a large pot with his oversized hand protecty things.

“I just need the round, metal holey thing that drains the water from the pasta,” he said.

I looked at him dumbly.

“Where is it?” he asked.

“Where is what?” I asked.

“The holey thing.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I said returning my gaze to my laptop.

“The thing that drains the pasta,” he said.

“I’m sorry, I’m not following you,” I replied.

“THE COLANDER,” he shouted.

I smiled, got up, and removed the colander from the cabinet.

“Oh, this?” I asked.

He grabbed it from me, threw it in the sink and poured the boiling pasta into it.

He stared at me, but I had gone back to my laptop.

“What are you looking at that’s so interesting?” he asked with some annoyance.

“This?” I said, holding up my laptop. “Yes.”

sunset. Eventually, this shadow rises high enough that it completely engulfs us.

And that is what we call ... you guessed it: nighttime!

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I looked down at my computer. “It’s a metal techy thing that lets you see what’s happening in the world,” I replied.

“I know what a laptop is,” he said. “What are you looking at on the laptop?”

“Oh! It’s an informational ask-questions pagey thing.”

“And what question are you asking?” he wondered.

I smiled. “How to get your husband to call things by their proper name.”

Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, “Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love, and Kibble,” available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online! You can visit her at www. tracybeckerman.com.

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If you face away from the sunset, you might be able to see the shadow of the Earth as it rises.

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reviews of 102 building permits and 188 building inspections. The Department raked in approximately $519,000 in application fees for March.

At the April 3 meeting the Board also approved a resolution placing unpaid sidewalk repairs and high grass remediation bills on the Village Tax Roll. The

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been ordered, and plans are being prepared for bump outs and a raised crosswalk on 7th street.

As the Traffic Commission is focusing on traffic calming on side streets, attention is also focused on our main roadways. At the recommendation of the Traffic Commission, the Village has put out an RFP for a study to evaluate reducing the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph, a measure recently made available to villages, and possible restrictions on truck traffic are being studied. The Village has also put out an RFP for a study on dieting Stewart Avenue east of Franklin to two lanes of traffic in each direction.

I thank the Traffic Commission for all the work they are doing on the important issue of traffic and invite residents to attend Traffic Commission meetings, as well as the April 27th meeting on traffic calming.

2023 Sprint Hydrant Flushing

Each spring the Garden City Water Department opens and flows (flushes) hydrants. This maintenance begin Monday, April 17 and will run through Tuesday, May 9. Flyers that specify when flushing will take place in your neighborhood are being hand delivered to residents by Water Department personnel. This biannual maintenance program is essential to the operation. We receive many questions about this program and why it needs to be done. This is an important benefit to you, our residents, and we’d like to share with you what it entails and how it benefits you. Flushing water mains is a way for us to clean out a build-up of dissolved minerals inside our mains. This buildup is caused by reduced water demands during the winter months. These deposits settle to the bottom of the mains and must be cleaned out so that they don’t cause discolored water in the future.

The flushing is done between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. in order to keep the disturbance to your water service to a minimum during

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normal water usage time. While flushing is occurring in your area, you may have some slight fluctuations in water pressure and temporary water discoloration. Here are some recommendations you can follow during flushing dates in your neighborhood:

• Draw water for cooking ahead of time

• Store bottles of water for drinking

• Be sure to check the water quality before using your washing machine or dishwasher

Mark your calendars now to be prepared when we begin flushing the water mains in your neighborhood. Any questions, please contact the Water Department at (516) 465-4020.

Drug Take Back Day

The Garden City Police Department will participate in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, 2023, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The Garden City Police Department Headquarters will maintain a collection center at 349 Stewart Avenue, Garden City. This event provides an opportunity for everyone to discard unwanted, unused, and expired medications safely.

According to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DA): Pharmaceutical Drugs can be just as dangerous as street drugs when taken without a prescription or a doctor’s supervision. The non-medical use of prescription drugs ranks second only to marijuana as the most common form of drug abuse in America. The Garden City Police Department also advises that they accept unused, expired, and unwanted medications every day if someone cannot turn in their medications on April 22. In addition, the Garden City Police Department’s and DEA’s Drug Take Back Programs allow for the safe disposal of drugs instead of flushing, burying, or throwing them out in the garbage, which poses significant environmental and health risks.

St Paul’s Playground Safety Surfacing

Turf-Tek has advised that the project to install new safety surfacing at the

Saint Paul’s Playground will begin on Monday, April 10. The entire play area will be closed for the duration of the project – most likely two to three weeks. The new surface will be the synthetic turf style surfacing that was installed at Edgemere Park last summer. This product provides good fall protection, causes less skin abrasion if children fall, and requires less maintenance than the old poured in place rubber surface does. Residents are asked to keep clear of the playground area as this work goes on.

Organic Turf Management Program

The Village is again administering an Organic Turf Management program at both Saint Paul’s fields and at Community Park. Organic treatment of our turf provides many benefits to the Village. With traditional fertilizers and chemicals, we are concerned about people “rolling in the turf” and picking up the material, some of which is not good for humans. We are also concerned about all of the chemicals which will eventually leach down into the water source. Organics do not present such issues, and if allowed enough time to work, will result in stronger, better turf, according to Paul Blake, chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Cultural and Recreational Affairs.

Organic turf programs do require time to work. In most cases, it takes between three and five years to see any substantial improvement to the turf. This is due, in part, to the materials having to detoxify the soil from the previously used materials. At St. Paul’s, we are entering our fourth year of the Organic Turf Management, while at Community Park, we are entering year two. Treatments at our facilities are managed by Alternative Earthcare, which has been in the Organic Turf Management business since 1996.

Here are the components of our program; these are applied at various times during the year, in different combinations:

• Corn Gluten – This all natural product is an excellent source of nutrition, containing approximately 10 per-

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cent nitrogen. Additionally, it also helps with crabgrass and weed control.

• 6-0-0 Liquid Organic Fertilizer –This product is used in conjunction with Compost Tea, and supports root enhancement. It also helps the soil to hold water longer, and increases the bacterial and fungal activity in the soil.

• Compost Tea – Made from two simple ingredients, compost and water. This is a very powerful source of nutrients for the turf, as well as a food source for the microorganisms in the soil.

• Liquid Humates – This is a premium, natural product which is derived from Leonardite, an oxidation product of lignite coal and mined from near surface pits. It stimulates beneficial soil microorganisms, and penetrates the soil quickly, going directly to the roots of the turf for rapid absorption.

Happening this week in Garden City

Here are some events and meetings taking place this week in Garden City:

Monday, April 17 at 1:30 p.m.

Monday Movie Matinee, Meet Me in St. Louis at the Library

Monday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m

Library Board of Trustees Meeting at the Library

Monday, April 18 at 2:30 p.m.

Senior Center Chair Dancing with Felicia in St. Paul’s Cottage #110

Monday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting at Village Hall

Tuesday - Friday 18-21 Revised Pickleball hours (Tuesday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to Noon; Thursdays 3 to 5:30 p.m.; and Fridays 5 to 8:30 p.m.).

Wednesday, April 19 at 3:00 p.m.

Senior Center Chess Refresher Course in the St. Paul’s North Cottage

Wednesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. Environmental Advisory Board Meeting at Village Hall and via Zoom

Thursday, April 20 at 3:15 p.m.

Senior Center Zumba Gold with Andrea in Cluett Hall

Thursday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Village Board of Trustees Meeting at Village Hall and via Zoom

Bicycle theft

A bicycle was reported stolen from a Meadow Street shed on April 10th. Other sheds in the area were reportedly entered, with no loss reported. Not for sale

Garden City Police are investigating a report of a residence being listed for sale online without permission or authorization of the homeowner.

Leaving the scene

A dark-colored sedan reportedly left

the scene after colliding with another vehicle on Old Country Rd. on April 10th.

On the same day, a white sedan reportedly left the scene after colliding with another vehicle on Stewart Avenue.

Aggravated unlicensed

As a result of a traffic stop investigation on Chestnut Street, Officers arrested a 25-year-old man for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation (one license revocation and eight license suspensions)

and Improper Turn.

Another hit and run

An unknown vehicle left the scene after striking an unoccupied auto parked in Parking Field 5 on April 11th.

Vehicle damaged

A window to a vehicle parked in Nassau County Field 16 was found damaged by unknown means on April 11th.

Excessive speed

A Clinton Road motorist was charged

with unlicensed operation and excessive speed on April 11th.

Window tint

A Cathedral Avenue motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and non-transparent windows on April 11th.

Suspended registration

A Clinton Road motorist was charged with driving with a suspended registration and passing a red light at Commercial Avenue.

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From page 25

GC Community Church members kick up their heels

All were swinging to the beat.

BY MELVA VICTORINO

On Saturday, March 25, between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m., the Garden City Community Church (GCCC) members, families, friends, and neighbors wearing their dancing boots kicked up their heels to some line dancing music and lessons! Some were sitting slapping their knees, clapping their hands, and enjoying the music of the County Line Band music led by Pamela and Joe Rivera. They are active members of GCCC, who generously donate their time and talent to give back to the church community.

More than 80 attended the fun-fund-

Future country dancers.

raising for an evening of music, dancing, fellowship, catching up with friends, feasting on delicious foods and fixings donated by the Garden City Smok-Haus restaurant. The added excitement was the calling out the numbers for the lucky recipients of the lovely raffle baskets. The delightful baskets were generously donated by church members including: the Gisolfis, the Palmers, the McQuaids, the O’Neills, the Tuisiani-Engs, the Victorinos, and George Peterson. A special thanks goes out to Paula TusianiEng and Christine O’Neill who organized this event and made everything flow seamlessly. Kudos to Gloria Malin for

supporting the entire effort with her advice and assistance, Maria Campese for donating items and setting up the snack bar, Roger Tusiani-Eng, Sarah Tusiani-Eng, Samantha Tusiani-Eng and Sophie Lippens for event setup and for working the Raffle and Snack areas throughout the evening. The event would not have gone as smoothly without the help of Alex Ruano and Edwin Pino who contributed to the evening’s success.

Come and share the wonders of God’s love everyday with us. There’s a place for everyone at GCCC.

For information on how to attend our

services virtually or in-person, please contact the church office at churchoffice@thegccc.org. To get information regarding our other 2023 virtual and in person worship services and programs, visit our website at www.theGCCC.org.

Whoever you are, wherever you are on your life’s journey, you are welcome at GCCC. We have services, events, and programs for all ages. We have many ways you can participate in our church life. Our Sunday Worship Service is in-person and live-streamed.

The Garden City Community Church is part of the United Church of Christ. It is an Open and Affirming congregation

Mother and son enjoying the dance and music. The galloping Schrafel clan.

Rev. Lynn Sullivan and Viki Rehkugler in front of the tablefilled with the raffle gifts.

GC Community Church members kick up their heels

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

The Garden City Community Church

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

Hard workers made the event a success. Thank you Smok-haus for another year of delicious BBQ.

14th Annual “GC For A Cure”

Ready, set, go!

Mark your calendars! This year’s annual “GC For A Cure,” sponsored by The Garden City Teachers’ Association (GCTA), will be held on Saturday, April 29, at the Garden City High School. The 5K Run/Walk will start at 9 a.m. and the 1 Mile Run/ Walk will start at 8:30 a.m. Proceeds from the Run/Walk will benefit Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Michele White Scholarship Fund, Kids Need More, and the Ronald McDonald House Charities; New York Metro. The day’s events will offer awards, raffles, face painting and guaranteed fun for the entire family.

Registration and bib pickup will be

on April 28 at the Garden City High School from 5–7 p.m. La Bottega pasta will be on sale for $4! Baked goods and raffles will also be available for purchase. Registration and bib pickup will also occur on race day from 7–8:30 a.m.

We need your help in order to make this event a continued success! If you are interested and able to offer your community support by registering, donating a basket, making a donation on line or stopping by and purchasing raffle tickets! Your generosity would be greatly appreciated. For more information about the event, to make a donation or to register, please visit www.GCFORACURE. com

Some of the 5K runners.

GC teachers handing out t-shirts!

The GC For a Cure event will have a 5K Run/Walk and a 1 Mile Run/Walk..

Thunder Youth Football registration now open

Registration for the 2023 Garden City Thunder season is now open. Please visit GCThunder.com for online registration. Due to supply chain issues, we will be holding early equipment night on April 18 at 6 p.m. If you are interested in playing

Thunder Football this year, please join us in Room 110 at the St. Paul’s Cottages. Please take advantage of this equipment fitting so that you can make sure that your son has a helmet for the season.

Thunder Football is open to boys

ages 7–11 (next year’s 2nd through 6th grade) who live in Garden City and want to compete against other towns in Nassau County. The teams are coached by volunteers who teach

the boys the fundamentals of football, sportsmanship and how to be good teammates. Registration ends May 31.

New cabaret show planned for Adelphi PAC

Designer, entertainer, writer, and producer Isaac Mizrahi will bring his all-new critically-acclaimed cabaret show to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Saturday, April 22, at 8 p.m. Fresh off his Broadway debut in “Chicago” and his sold-out annual two-week residency at the legendary Cafe Carlyle, Mizrahi will share stories and songs from his more than 30 years in the entertainment industry. Mizrahi will be accompanied by his jazz band led by Ben Waltzer.

Mizrahi sings a range of tunes from the Great American Songbook classics to contemporary standards. Expect him to share his hilarious musings on everything of the moment from politics to dieting to his latest

Instagram obsessions. The New York Times hails Mizrahi’s cabaret show as, “raucously funny” and praised him as, “a founding father of a genre that fuses performance art, music and stand-up comedy."

His work in the entertainment industry includes being subject and co-creator of “Unzipped”, a documentary following the making of his fall 1994 collection which received an award at the Sundance Film Festival. He hosted his own television talk show, “The Isaac Mizrahi Show”, for seven years. He has written two books and has made countless appearances in movies and on television. He served as a judge on “Project Runway: All-Stars”. Mizrahi’s production company, Isaac Mizrahi Entertainment, has

several projects in development in television, theatre, and literature.

The Poole Family Broadway Series at the Adelphi PAC is generously sponsored by Mary Jane and Thomas Poole.

This performance is co-sponsored by the Adelphi University Office of Alumni Relations.

Tickets start at $60, with discounts available to seniors, students, Adelphi alumni and employees. For more information, call Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or email boxoffice@adelphi.edu. The box office is open Wednesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and is also open two hours before all ticketed performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available online.

The 2022 Thunder 8s are ready for the 9-year-old division. Coach Reilly and Diez will have their players ready for another successful season.

The Thunder 8s.

Isaac Mizrahi

Evening Adult Yoga Class Now Forming

Recreation and Parks is offering a new program for adults that want to learn the basics of yoga. This six week session will be taught by Kim Mercadante, ERYT, who has previously held classes at the Garden City Library to rave reviews! Kim will teach the basics elements of yoga while putting the class through moves to relax and stimulate our bodies and brains.

These classes will be held at St. Paul’s Campus on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the following dates: April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31. The cost of this session will be $60. This session is open to Garden City residents ages 18 or older. Space is limited so prior registration is necessary. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or, if you have a password you can register online at www. reconline.gardencityny.net.

Recreation Spring Children’s Tennis Lessons Announced

Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks is pleased to announce the start of registration, beginning on Monday, March 20, for its spring children’s tennis program! Our Spring Tennis classes are offered to Garden City residents ages 4 through 15 years old at the Community Park Tennis Facility.

To register: You may walk in to the Recreation Office (108 Rockaway Ave), mail in your registration form or if you have a password you can register online on our website at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Incrediflix Filmaking Camps for Ages 7–13

Incrediflix is back! This very popular film making camp guides children through the aspects of this great hobby. Children will work in age appropriate groups to create and make their own short film. Topics are listed below. Lunch supervision is included for any child who would like to stay for both sessions of that week’s camp. All flix will be professionally edited and will be downloadable within a month after camp ends.

Where: Community Park Tennis Hut

Cost: $205 for each ½ day session, or $385 if you register for both sessions in the same week, bring your lunch, stay for two classes

Topics are:

Week of July 17–20:

Live Action Flix

9:00 a.m. to moon

Discover your filmmaking talents! You don’t have to be an actor to take part, as we'll guide you through the Hollywood process to create, direct, film, act, and more. You won't just make an incredible movie, you'll have the

skills to make your own movies with friends.

Claymation Flix

1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Join us as we make our own Claymation movie! You will create your own clay character to star in a movie you will film, direct, and voice over in small groups!

Week of July 31 – August 3

Action Movie Flix

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m

There is no limits in your action packed movie when using a green screen and camera tricks. You will collaborate to write, act and direct in this stunt packed moved where you will be taught action choreography to thrill an audience!

Action Stop Motion Flix

1:00 to 4:00 pm

Use stop motion tricks to create fires, explosions, and even floods as your characters battle it out or work together to save the day in the action packed stop motion class. You will work in small groups to storyboard, create the action and film these exciting movies.

To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Checks only please, made payable to Incrediflix.

Girls’ Softball Camp for Grades 2–5

Recreation and Parks’ softball camp will teach young aspiring players entering grades 2 through 5 the basic skills of softball. Every aspect of the game will be covered including hitting, fielding, base running, pitching, and more. Team play will be emphasized. The goal of this camp is for young athletes to improve their overall self confidence and knowledge of the game.

When: July 10 – July 13

Time: 9 – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Community Park Softball

Field

Cost: $ 130

To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or, if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Recreation’s Youth Basketball Camp

The Garden City Recreation Department will be conducting a Youth Basketball Camp for boys and girls entering 1st through 5th grades in September who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. Come join us and learn what it takes to pass, dribble and shoot in this camp. The purpose of this program is to provide instruction in self-improvement, basketball fundamentals, team play, group cooperation, and most important of all, FUN!

When: Monday June 26 through Thursday, June 29

Where: St. Paul’s Field House

Time: 9 – 11:30 a.m.

Fee: $ 130 each week

To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or, if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Youth Baseball Camp at Community Park

Recreation and Parks will again conduct a Summer Baseball Camp for boys and girls that are residents of the Village of Garden City and entering 1st through 5th grades in September.

This instructional program is offered for boys and girls entering 1st through 5th grades. The camp will focus on individual skill development, and the importance of playing together as a team.

Youngsters in each age category will be divided into appropriate skill levels and will receive group instruction.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Baseball glove, sneakers or rubber cleats

When: Week of July 17–20

Where: Community Park’s Baseball Fields

Time: 9 – 11:30 a.m.

Fee: $ 130 each week

To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or, if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Instructional Pickleball Camp for Grades 5 to

8

Garden City Recreation and Parks will offer 4 days of beginner pickleball lessons to children in grade 5–8 who are residents of the Village of Garden City.

This program will provide an opportunity to learn every aspect of this fast growing sport. Explanation of the court, game rules, and court etiquette will be taught while playing. This program will be administered by Jackie Flynn, Recreation leader and phys. ed. teacher.

The 4 day session will begin on Monday, July 3 and run from 9 to 11:30 am. There will be no class on July 4. Paddles will be provided. The cost of this program will be $99. Please visit our Recreation and Parks office at 108 Rockaway Avenue to register or, if you have a password you can register online at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Get

a Jump on the Summer

US Sports and Garden City Recreation have again joined up to run our very popular summer sports programs at Community Park and St. Paul’s. Weekly summer programs include soccer, multisport, flag football, field hockey, lacrosse, and golf. They also offer Parent and Me classes as well as 3 to 5-year-old Squirt programs!

These programs are open to Village residents ages 2 to 11 years. To see what is offered and to register, please visit US Sports website at www.usasportgroup.com and look for Garden City.

GC Recreation & Parks Presents Mad Science Summer Camp

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

For any Science Camp, all checks should be made payable to LI Steam Group. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

FOR ALL WEEKS:

Where: St. Paul’s Center

Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m

Fee: $350, checks only made payable to LI Steam Group

Weekly topics are:

July 10–14

Topic: Flight Academy for Entering Grades 1–5

Birds, kites, planes and rockets—if it flies we will explore it in this camp! All week long campers will build various flying machines, explore space, and learn about Newton’s laws of motion in the fun camp!

July 17–21

Topic: Brixology for Entering Grades 2–5

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

July 24–28

Topic: Ready to ROBOT for Entering Grades 2–5 ($25 additional fee during the first day of class)

Children will learn the uses of robots in our world and spend time experimenting with them in this fun session! Participants will build their own working robot to take home with them at the end of the camp.

July 31–August 4 - 5

Topic: Motion Madness for Entering grades 1–5

Science and engineering go hand in hand as we explore what machines and nature have in common. Campers will build various structures as they learn the FUN-damental forces that affect motion.

August 7–11

Topic: BOTS Lab ($30 additional fee during the first day of class)

Explore the world of robotics in the hands on class! Campers take home awesome daily science projects and will complete a robot that they will take home at the end of the camp!

August 21–25

Topic: Crazy Chemworks for Entering Grades 2–5

Participants will learn real lab techniques and safety procedures while

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using these throughout the week making crazy concoctions and chemical combinations. Glow in the dark, potions, slime and other projects with be introduced.

Lacrosse Clinic Sponsored by NY Riptide and GC Rec!

Join us this spring for a 6-week Lacrosse Clinic sponsored by the New York Riptide and Pioneer Sports in partnership with Garden City Recreation and Parks. This special program introduces girls and boys, kindergarten through 5th grade, to the game of lacrosse in a non-competitive, instructional clinic.

This clinic will be held on Wednesdays on St. Paul’s Fields from April 5 through May 17 according to the following schedule:

• Grades K-2: 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.

• Grades 3-5: 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

The cost of this program will be $175, which includes the clinic, 2 tickets to the Riptide home opener at the Nassau Coliseum and a Riptide swag bag. Space is limited. Register online for this program at https://GFSports.formstack. com/forms/gcclinic.

No registrations will be taken at the Recreation Office.

Please Note: Players must bring their own stick.

Imagine Arts Academy Summer Camp

For Entering Grades 1–5

Recreation and Parks will offer the following summer art camps for Garden City residents entering grades 1–5 in the cottages at St. Paul’s. Each session is one week long and runs from 9 a.m. to noon. The subjects of each camp and the dates are as follows:

Crayola® Artist’s Passport (June 26–30) - Embark on an “around the world” cultural adventure! Explore far off places and learn about the people who live here while experimenting with Crayola® products! We will “travel” from the Americas to Polynesia while trying art techniques developed by local artisans. Each day we will make a unique creation while learning about the different cultures.

Crayola® Artblazers (August 14–18) – Participants discover inspiring masterpieces and artists who have changed the world of art. They will experiment with different techniques and use Crayola® art materials to express their ideas. They design a unique, artist inspired creation in each class.

The fee for each week will be $ 350, checks only made payable to LI Steam Group. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

WPOA seeks Student Ambassadors

Attention high school students who will be juniors or seniors for the 2023 to 2024 school year!

The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) is offering the opportunity for high school students to serve as “Student Ambassadors” to the WPOA. The WPOA is a civic organization, whose purpose is to advocate for the interests of residents in the Western Section of Garden City. The Student Ambassador Program is designed to introduce high school students to Village Government through attendance at Village meetings, participation in WPOA meetings, and the development and coordination of a community service project.

Qualifications for candidates include the following:

• Be a resident of Garden City whose parent(s) or guardian(s) are members of a POA;

• Preferred, but not required, resident of the Western section of Garden City;

• Be available for Village meetings and WPOA meetings and special events, such as the West’s annual Tree Lighting;

• Have an interest in learning about and participating in local government.

Student Ambassador responsibilities are as follows:

• Attend WPOA meetings (a schedule will be provided);

• Attend one or two monthly Village government meetings (Village Trustees, Traffic, Environmental/ Zoning, Recreation, etc.), School Board or Library Board meetings, and report back to the WPOA on issues discussed. Dates and agendas for Village government meetings can be found on the Village website at http://www.gardencityny.net/

• Completion of the Ambassador’s agreed service project;

• Delivery of a report to the WPOA at the end of the Ambassador’s term outlining his/her accomplishments and thoughts on ways to further improve the program.

Interested students may download the application from the WPOA website at https://www.gcwpoa.com and mail the completed form to WPOA, P.O. Box 7976, Garden City, NY 11530 or email it to WPOA Schools Director Anna Surrett at anna.mistretta@gmail.com. Following submission of an application, representatives of the WPOA will contact applicants before the selection of Ambassadors is made.

The deadline for Student Ambassador applications is Friday, April 21, so that our Ambassadors can begin their volunteer service this spring.

GCHS Boys Lacrosse beats Cold Spring Harbor, 4-3

Senior attack Kevin Roberti celebrating the win with teammates.

In a closely contested matchup, the Garden City Boys Varsity Lacrosse team emerged victorious over Cold Spring Harbor, 2022’s class D NY State Champs with a final score of 4 to 3. The Trojans got off to a strong start with a goal from James Paisley, but CSH quickly matched Garden City’s goals to tie the game at 2 to 2 going into halftime.

The second half saw a defensive battle, with both teams struggling to find the back of the net. However, the Garden

City defense led by Tristan Mullahey, Cole Webber, Mathew Kephart, Luke LeSueur, Owen Wuchte and Blake Cascadden stepped up their game, shutting down the potent CSH offense.

Notable play by: Aiden Considine, Carson Kraus, Sawyer Olson, Denis Fargione. Strong faceoff work from Brayden Robertiello and RJ Votruba.

Garden City would go on to score two more goals in the second half, with Henry Gibbons and Andrew

Ottomanelli, (his 2nd goal on the day) finding the back of the net, taking 4 to 2 lead. Despite a 3rd quarter CSH goal, the Trojans shut the door in the 4th quarter for the win.

It was a great team effort by Garden City, with solid performances across the board. The defense was particularly impressive, limiting CSH to only three scores on a total of 8 shots on goal for

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the game, while the offense was able to out duel the tough CSH defense to find just enough scoring opportunities to secure the win. Garden City is now 4 – 1 on the season.

Saddle Up. The boys head west to Dallas Texas to take on the perennial power house teams of Highland Park and The Woodlands.

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Senior defensemen Tristan Mullahey.

Junior defensemen Mathew Kephart.

Senior defensemen Sawyer Olson.

Boys Lacrosse beats CSH, falls short in Texas

Garden City 4, Cold Spring Harbor 3

In a closely contested matchup, the Garden City Boys Varsity Lacrosse team emerged victorious over Cold Spring Harbor, 2022’s class D NY State Champs with a final score of 4 to 3. The Trojans got off to a strong start with a goal from James Paisley, but CSH quickly matched Garden City’s goals to tie the game at 2 to 2 going into halftime.

The second half saw a defensive battle, with both teams struggling to find the back of the net. However, the Garden City defense led by Tristan Mullahey, Cole Webber, Mathew Kephart, Luke LeSueur, Owen Wuchte and Blake Cascadden stepped up their game, shutting down the potent CSH offense.

Notable play by: Aiden Considine, Carson Kraus, Sawyer Olson, Denis Fargione. Strong faceoff work from Brayden Robertiello and RJ Votruba.

Garden City would go on to score two more goals in the second half, with Henry Gibbons and Andrew Ottomanelli, (his 2nd goal on the day) finding the back of the net, taking 4 to 2 lead. Despite a 3rd quarter CSH goal, the Trojans shut the door in the 4th quarter for the win.

It was a great team effort by Garden City, with solid performances across the board. The defense was particularly impressive, limiting CSH to only three scores on a total of 8 shots on goal for the game, while the offense was able to out duel the tough CSH defense to find just enough scoring opportunities to secure the win. Garden City is now 4 – 1 on the season.

Saddle Up. The boys head west to Dallas, Texas to take on the perennial power house teams of Highland Park and The Woodlands.

Garden City 8, Highland Park 9

In a tough battle against Highland Park, the Garden City Boys Lacrosse team headed to Texas this week, but unfortunately fell short with a final score of 9-8. Despite a valiant effort, Garden City found themselves behind early in the game and struggled to regain the lead. Despite the tough loss, there were some bright spots for the Trojans. Though the team was disappointed with the result, they remained optimistic and were looking forward to their next game against The Woodlands, Texas on Thursday night.

Centennials Soccer seeks more coaches

The Garden City Centennial Soccer Club is accepting applications for coaches to lead its rising U9 teams that will try out this May/June and start travel league play in September of 2023.

Birthdates for the children on these teams will fall between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015.

Interested coaching candidates must be available to run practices in the summer, begin with tournaments in late August, attend practices/games two to three times a week during the fall and spring seasons, and be able to commit

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Garden City Girls Lacrosse kicks off season

After working endless hours during the off-season, Garden City Girls Lacrosse kicked off its season on March 27th against Ward Melville. Head coach Dave Ettinger looks to lead this year’s team of 29 girls for a third year along with assistant coaches Janet Rogler and Gina Leake. Team captains are: Ariana Bransfield, Marie Cacciabaudo, Katie Gaven and Grace Hopkins and seniors Isabel O’Connor and Cece VanBlenis. Juniors are Maureen Arendt, Lizzie Curth, Tara Hollis, Kendal Morris, Molly Nicholas, Mabel Overbeck, Niamh Pfaff, Emily Romeo and Alex Walsh. The sophomores are Ellie Anderson, Katherine Clavin, Kyle Finnell, Arcangela Haffner, Brooke Hopkins, Meghan Lynch, Kathryn Monaco, Tori Ottomanelli, Brynn Reilly, and freshmen, Regan Backer, Ashley Clark, Elizabeth Gaffney, Deanna Prisco and Averie Smith.

The coaching staff and players all have the same goal this season, play together with heart and hustle, make it thru the playoffs and improve from the 2022 season.

Monday’s game against Ward Melville started slow for Garden City. At halftime, Ward Melville was up 6-2. The Trojans

dominated the second half, giving up only two more goals thanks to our strong defense and goalkeeper, Niamh Pfaff, who had a total of four saves for the game. GC was able to generate five goals for the second half, while Ward Melville was only able to score two during the half. GC Goals were scored by: Arendt (3) Backer, Cacciabuado, Finnell, and Ottomanelli. Despite the team losing their first game of the season 7-8, this game demonstrated the girls’ determination to never give up in any game situation.

On Thursday March 30, the Garden City Girls Varsity Lacrosse team visited Farmingdale for their first league game of the season. Garden City’s offense was able to generate a total of fourteen goals in a true team effort with goals scored by Arendt (3), Backer, Cacciabuado, Clark, Gaven, Haffner (2), Lynch, Morris (2), Ottomanelli and Overbeck. The defense held Farmingdale to only six goals and Garden City goalies Niamh Pfaff and CeceVan Blenis each had three saves. The Trojans were able to bounce back from their previous loss and won against Farmingdale with a final score of 14-6.

On Saturday April 1, Garden City hosted the Radnor lacrosse team from Pennsylvania. The Trojans approached their third game in hopes to prove to an out-of-state team how Garden City truly is a powerhouse for lacrosse. Garden City was leading the whole game against Radnor with a strong offensive effort by Katie Gaven and Kyle Finnell with 5 points a piece. The starting midfielders, Marie Cacciabuado, Kendall Morris, Tori Ottomanelli and Regan Backer did an outstanding job with strong play between the 30s. Ariana Bransfield, Mabel Overbeck, Emily Romeo, and Kathryn Monaco all did an impeccable job on defense along with Niamh Pfaff who had a total of seven saves. The Trojans gained another win for their record with an 11-6 victory!

The Trojans had just one practice after the Radnor game to prepare for their game against Long Beach. On Monday, April 3, Garden City traveled to Long Beach High School to play against the team they had last seen during the Nassau County Final. This was a highly anticipated game as both teams had something they wanted to prove to one another. Garden City

started with an early lead thanks to a solid effort on the draw circle with the play of Kendal Morris, Marie Cacciaubaudo and Tori Ottomanelli, who dominated on the circle. Mabel Overbeck did a terrific job of clearing the ball from the defensive end with her impressive speed. Sophomore attacker Kyle Finnel, was an offensive force. She had a total of six goals for the Trojans while Tori Ottomanelli had three goals and two assists. Grace Hopkins and Maureen Arendt each added 2 points as well. The unselfish play led to a 13-7 victory over Long Beach.

The Garden City Girls Varsity Lacrosse team’s season is just getting underway and there is so much potential for this team to do great things! During the April break, the Troajns will visit the number one team in the nation, the Darien Blue Wave and then come home to take on North Shore with the final game of the week in Maryland against prep powerhouse, Garrison Forest. Come on down to the next home game April 12, at 11 a.m. against North Shore.

Teammates celebrating Katie Gaven’s goal.

Sophomore Kathryn Monaco running the ball upfield. Senior captain Grace Hopkins driving to the goal.

Junior Maureen Arendt fighting off her defender.

Junior goalkeeper Niamh Pfaff with an impressive save.

Photos by Ed Rotondo

GCHS choruses perform at JFK Presidential Library

From March 24–27, Garden City High School’s choruses had the unique opportunity to visit Boston, Massachusetts and perform at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. In addition to their performance, students visited iconic locations around the city to learn about Boston’s integral role in shaping American history and culture.

Performing against a backdrop of bright multi-floor to ceiling windows, all three of Garden City High School’s choruses sung beautifully in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. The acoustics in the hall made for a memorable and moving experience for listeners and singers alike. Following the performance, the students then explored the museum and learned about President Kennedy’s days in office.

The students also visited the Boston Aquarium located on Central Wharf in the historic district of downtown. With over 20,000 sea creatures across seven exhibits, students had a blast experiencing and learning about the Atlantic Ocean’s diverse ecosystem.

Students then toured Harvard University, learning about its influence and the recognizable names that attended the institution. Later, it was onto a twoand-a-half mile walk of Boston’s Freedom Trail. The tour led them through some of the most important sites in American his-

tory, including the Paul Revere House, Old North Church and Bunker Hill Monument.

Next, the group experienced one of Boston’s most iconic tours, the Boston Duck Tour. This tour takes visitors through the city by land and sea in a World War II-style amphibious vehicle. From Beacon Hill to Fenway Park, students got an close-up look at some of Boston’s most famous landmarks from a unique perspective.

In the evening, students hopped on the Spirit of Boston cruise for an unforgettable night of sailing around the Boston Harbor while taking in the city’s skyline.

Rounding out the trip, the students were treated to an amazing performance by Blue Man Group, featuring a unique blend of comedy, music and multimedia theatrics. The students loved their electric energy and enthusiasm as they used a variety of objects such as drums and paint to produce captivating visuals. It was an exciting finale to a trip filled with enriching, once-in-a-lifetime learning experiences.

The students reflected positively on their time in Boston, saying that the experience broadened their horizons, that they gained new perspectives and they developed a deeper appreciation for Boston’s history.

Garden City High School’s choruses gathered for a photo after their performance in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

All three of Garden City High School’s choruses performed in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

Garden City High School chorus students gathered around a tank for a hands-on experience at the Boston Aquarium.

Amid their tour, Garden City High School chorus students posed in front of the Paul Revere statue in Boston.

Photos by Stephen Mayo

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