The Garden City News (4/21/23)

GCHS ON THE ROAD

EAB: protect LI’s water by curbing nitrogen pollution

BY RIKKI MASSAND

Garden City Environmental Advisory Board (EAB) member

Elizabeth Bailey shared ten tips for village residents on how they can help prevent nitrogen from seeping into the groundwater and surface waters, as there is great concern about pollution of waters around Long Island. Her recommendations came from the Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan, which is a collaborative effort between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the Long Island Regional Planning Council and other stakeholders and organizations.

School Board adopts 2023-24 budget; public vote May 16

BY KASSARA MCELROY

Next year’s school budget proposal was officially adopted by the Board of Education this week.

For context, the overall proposed budget for the 2023/24 school year totals

$130,282,491. That’s a budget-to-budget increase of 4.58%, or $5,703,042. It falls within the allowable tax

cap levy of 2.32%. The budget is categorized by capital (13.43%), administrative (11.38%) and program (or instructional) costs (75.19%).

What’s driving the budget for next year? For the Garden City school district, that would be salaries and benefits, state and federal mandate, enrollment and class sizes, school security and safety, cyber security,

cleaning and maintenance, the tax levy and state aid.

At the K-5 levels, the proposed spending plan will fund a three-year subscription for the Illustrative Math resources (grades 2-5), the enhancement of library media curriculum for updated library spaces, the purchase of resources and training for writing curriculum

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The largest contributing factor for nitrogen seeping into Long Island’s water bodies and aquifer is sewage, followed by fertilizers. A smaller source is the continued burning of fossil fuels and their emissions, as driving a gas-powered car produces nitrogen oxide from the emissions control system. Driving less can reduce the amount of nitrogen oxide that gets formed.

Bailey presented a 2022 map of Long Island’s water quality impairments, developed by Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University and the Nature Conservancy. The map presented the proliferation of toxic blue-green algae as well as concerns over hypoxia (lack of oxygen) as problems for Long Island.

The top tip is for homeowners and property managers to fertilize their lawns responsibly, using a minimal amount of fertilizer or none at all – relying on clippings of grass to perform the fertilization.

Bailey has read reports indicating that homeowners and landscapers can use much more fertilizer than needed for lawns.

“You can keep grass clippings on the lawn and make them effective as fertilizer,” she noted.

Another tip is to sweep up the excess grass clippings to prevent them from going into driveways and sidewalks, as rain or lawn sprinklers will wash them into stormwater drains. Downspouts from a home’s roof can also be directed to spread the water into plant beds around the property rather than down the driveway.

The meeting of the EAB included a detailed look at the benefits of native species plantings for homeowners and businesses, and the water supply mechanisms for them to thrive can easily be integrated.

Though most Nassau County communities including Garden City have sewer service instead of home septic systems, the message for those who live in the village and go to summer homes in other locations is to look into the opportunity to upgrade into new, cleaner advanced treatment systems which

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The Garden City Girls Lacrosse Team traveled to Maryland over Spring Break to play Garrison Forest High School, which it beat 18-9. See page 60.

Photo by Ed Rotondo

Open meetings for everyone

Garden City residents, as well as residents of other surrounding communities, have been fighting against the casino which has been proposed for the Nassau Coliseum area.

As of this week they have some legal help from Hofstra University, which on Tuesday asked a state court to void a meeting of the Nassau County Planning Commission at which the Commission at which the Commission issued recommendations regarding a lease transfer to Las Vegas Sands.

The petition filed by Hofstra’s attorneys states that the Commission held meetings with minimal public notice and also held “work sessions” that like-

ly violated the New York State Open Meetings Law. The petition also alleges that the Commission held improper private “executive sessions” covering topics that should have been discussed in public.

The Open Meetings Law is actually pretty straightforward. Essentially, with very few exceptions, everything governmental bodies do should be public, with prior public notice beforehand, and minutes available afterward.

Public officials owe it to their constituencies to include them in discussions. The days of backroom deals and “good old boys” should be gone forever. They are not good governance.

The Baymack Team

A Park at St. Paul’s To the Editor:

This letter is being sent in response to S. G. Gorray’s letter, concerning the former St. Paul’s Design Committee’s design option, associated with the demolition alternative. Mr. Gorray’s letter makes two issues abundantly clear. First, he has no comprehension or understanding of the design concept offered by our Committee for Resident review. Second, he has no educational or practical experience with landscape architecture or planning.

It is obvious that the above referenced individual never made the effort to review the proposed design concept for the park that was part of the overall demolition option. If he had, he would have observed a concept design that provided an array of “appropriately” scaled open space amenities. Included were open space areas for sitting, picnicking, or engaging in passive activities such as frisbee. It also provided a dedicated play area for preschool age children, with an associated trellised sitting area for parents watching their children. Nearby was another area for playing horseshoes or bocce ball. A major feature is a proposed pond positioned in the footprint of the east half of the St. Paul’s building. The pond could provide a setting for a water lily display, a home for Koi, that children could feed, as well as a home for other creatures such as frogs, and a fountain, as both a feature, and to help aerate the pond. A bridge spans the pond to provide overlook opportunities. Strategically located overlook areas are also positioned around the pond’s perimeter. Additionally, benches are located throughout the proposed park, and bike racks are also positioned around the park’s perimeter. Finally, parking has been expanded to accommodate increase vehicular access.

For the record, a concept design is presented to the “client” to facilitate and initiate discussions that will help clarify, identify and finalize the preferred design options and programmatic ele-

ments that are to be incorporated in the final preferred design. Because of the demolition sites proximity to the active sports fields, but separated by Cluett Hall and the Field House, and being framed by an active roadway along its east side, it was felt a passive open space facility would provide a welcome amenity to compliment the sports fields. In suggesting a proposed budget, there are many unknowns associated with this effort. The site would require a new storm drainage, a new electrical system for site lighting and the fountain, water for both irrigation and drinking fountains, as well as potential elements such as a phone booth for emergency situations. Also, in terms in terms of the landscape enhancements, it was anticipated that all new plant materials, especially the trees and shrubs would be installed at more mature sizes than is standard practice. By using this approach, it would create the overall impact of a design that has been in place for many years as opposed to a new installation.

In closing, I would like to indicate that I have been a licensed and practicing Landscape Architect for more than 50 years, providing consulting services for projects throughout the United States and overseas, that have been the recipients of more than 100 design awards. As a result, I was elected a Fellow in the American Society of Landscape Architects in the category of Design. Additionally, of the awards received, 8 were National Honor Awards presented at the White House by the First Ladies. One of these was for the Seventh Street “ Streetscape” in Garden City, presented by First Lady Hillary Clinton.

William Kuhl, FASLA

Say No to Casino

To the Editor:

I am writing to urge my fellow residents to raise their voices and oppose the development of a gambling casino at the site of the Nassau Coliseum. Studies

A.T. Stewart Classic offers great golf, prizes for good cause

There are so many reasons to attend and sponsor The Garden City Historical Society’s 3rd Annual A.T. Stewart Golf Classic, which annually recognizes the best golfers. It’s Monday, May 15, at the historic 1916 Cherry Valley Club, and has been hailed as “A great day of golf and entertainment!” by attendees.

Participants enjoy 18 holes of golf on a superbly conditioned course, including brunch and refreshments. Everyone enjoys cocktails, barbecue and music, along with valuable raffles, trips and other auction prizes, guaranteeing an enjoyable day from beginning to end.

New this year:

• Win a luxury vehicle 2-year lease, valued at $25,000+, provided by sponsor Jaguar Land Rover Long Island.

• Compete with a PGA

pro to win a fantasy golf trip for two to Pebble Beach, Whistling Straights, or Bandon Dunes worth $5000, from sponsor Charity Golf International, Inc.

• Prizes for a hole-in-one on par 3 holes - $1200 Cuater by Travis Mathew Premium Performance Gear. A one year supply of golf balls from Bridgestone Golf. $900 Revo Sunglasses, all donated by sponsor Jaguar Land Rover Long Island.

Sponsors’ products and services will be showcased to thousands of the most upscale consumers, through marketing, advertising, PR before, during and after the event.

• NEW: Golf Genius online scoring system will promote sponsors’ messages, logos during play and in prominent signage and video presenta -

tions during the cocktails and BBQ. Additional opportunities for onsite product placement also available.

Team, Event, Cup and Course Sponsorships offer corporate and individual sponsors an ideal venue to entertain business associates.

Reservations and more information: https://2023atstewartgolfclassic.eventbrite. com, or contact Francine Ryan, francine.ryan@tgchs.org

Participation in the A.T. Stewart Classic supports the ongoing restoration of The Garden City Historical Society 1872 Museum building, the educational programs and community resource it represents.

Please follow The Historical Society on Instagram and Facebook to learn more: @gardencityhistoricalsociety

A.T. Stewart sports a classic cap, a gift to all golfers, with the Historical Society’s iconic logo.

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Sun-filled and stylish 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath colonial in the heart of Stewart Manor! You’ll be welcomed in through the home’s beautifully sunlit foyer and living room, complete with gas fireplace. The first floor is perfect for entertaining with a generously sized dining room and updated eat-in-kitchen, featuring new stainless steel appliances including a Bosch convection oven/range and microwave. Continue through the kitchen to the open family room that overlooks the backyard. The 2nd floor includes the primary bedroom, 2 additional bedrooms and a full bath. Soak in the charm of the neighborhood from the front porch, or relax in privacy on the back deck. The home is situated on a 50x100 lot, with a one-car attached garage and driveway for up to 3 cars.

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Picturesque 5+Bedroom 4 Bath / 2 HB Tudor with breathtaking views of Golf Club. $2,395,000

Renovated & expansive 4/5 BR, 3 bath Col., mid block, 90 x 100 prop, reasonable taxes.$1,549,000

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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 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.

Sullivan is an individual real estate agent affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by equal housing opportunity laws. Garden City Office.

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Open House

Saturday, April 22nd 12pm - 3pm

Garden City | 1 108 Jackson Street | $1,350,000 | Completely

renovated Farm Ranch located just minutes from 2 train stations. You will enter spacious entry hall featuring hard wood floors, substantial molding and plenty of closets. The oversized living room features a wood-burning fireplace and abundant seating options. The formal dining room overlooks the manicured backyard and leads to a magnificent kitchen with high end appliances, custom cabinetry and a breakfast area with a custom stone gas fireplace. Primary bedroom and bathroom complete the first floor. The second floor has 2 oversized bedrooms, full bathroom and a bonus room. The full basement includes a family room, laundry, storage space, custom built-ins and a wine closet. Other features include a Bosch gas heating/instant hot water system, CAC, new windows, new roof, IGS, brick patio, 2-car garage, stunning molding and hard wood floors throughout. elliman.com | Web# 3470104

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| $3,498,999 7 BR, 6 BA, 1 Half BA | Web# 3468456 Michelle McArdle: M 516.306.4134

Sold | Garden City | Sold Price: $1,382,500 4 BR, 3 BA, 1 Half BA | Web# 3456659 Garden City Office: 516.307.9406

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

Open House Sat. 4/22 from 12 – 3pm Garden City | 108 Jackson Street | $1,350,000 3 BR, 2 BA | Web# 3470104

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

Sold | Stewart Manor | Sold Price: $720,000 3 BR, 1 BA, 1 Half BA | Web# 3455971 Michelle McArdle: M 516.306.4134

Garden City Real Estate Market Information

153 Lincoln Street

RECENT REAL ESTATE SALES IN GARDEN CITY

The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes presented were selected based solely on the fact that they were recently sold. Mortgage Rates this week from www.nerdwallet.com

Long Island Sales Data From One Key MLS

17 Huntington Road

Date: 4/17/2023

Date: 4/14/2023

Sold price: $1,440,000

5 bedrooms, 3 full baths

Architectural Style: Colonial

Total taxes: $19,528

Lot size: .16 acre

MLS number: 3447628

The Seller’s Team: Susan Gillin, Compass Greater NY and Nancy Davila Camp, Four Seasons Realty Team

The Buyer’s Team: Athena Menoudakos, Compass Greater NY

Get ready as the kitchen of your dreams awaits! Don’t miss this fabulous “open concept” completely renovated home, with a huge show-stopping kitchen/family room that is cool and contemporary. This 5 bdrm colonial is situated on a 70x100, mid-block lot, with a beautiful “turf” yard that is completely fenced in and landscaped to perfection. The main level has a great flow starting w/a spacious great room that has a stylish gas lineal fireplace. The awesome kitchen boasts an incredibly large waterfall center island w/custom white cabinetry, quartz countertops, herringbone wood floor, designer tile backsplash, wine cooler, & double wall oven. French doors open to a den with sliders out to a large patio. There is an office, brand new full hall bath, and a primary bdrm. ensuite w/another new bath & WIC. Second fl. has 4 large bdrms w/ WICs, (could be 2nd master) & a newly renovated hall bath which is almost completed. Basement has 3 huge rooms, great storage. Amenities abound, Walk to RR !

180 Nassau Boulevard

Date: 4/18/2023

Sold price: $1,382,500 4 beds, 3 full baths, 1 half bath

Style: Colonial

Total taxes:$24,029

Lot size: .14 acre

MLS number: 3456659

The Seller’s Team: Jyll Kata and Risa Ziegler, Douglas Elliman Real Estate

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

Garden City... Located in the Mott Section. Classic and fully renovated 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom Colonial. Look no further as this home has all the desired finer features: Top tier eat-in kitchen opens to family room with fireplace, formal living room with fieldstone fireplace, gorgeous en-suite primary bedroom with walk-in closets, 3 additional sun-drenched bedrooms (2 en-suite), full finished basement with rec. room, office, egress and storage, rich hardwood floors, crown and base moldings, Andersen Windows. Custom millwork throughout, central air. Fully fenced peaceful and private yard with bluestone patio, 1 car detached garage with ample driveway parking. Stones throw to Hemlock and Triangle Parks. Short distance to endless shops, restaurants, eateries, LIRR and highways. Natural gas on street.

Sold price: $1,190,000

3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath

Total Taxes: $27,564

Lot Size: .48

MLS number: 3424832

The Seller’s Team: Patricia Dickson and Jessica Brantuk, Daniel Gale Sothebys Intl Realty

The Buyer’s Team: Fiona O’Connell, Daniel Gale Sothebys Intl Realty

Estates Section, Spacious Center Hall Colonial on large 140 X 150 Lot Just shy 1/2 acre. Sun-filled, Airy home with large rooms. Fabulous Front Porch, large LR with Fireplace, Dining Room, spacious Family Room with Wood burning Fireplace, Updated Eat in Kitchen with Breakfast area, Lower level playroom/media room and a home office, Primary bedroom with Fireplace and full bath, twin bedroom and third bedroom with full bath. There is a two-car garage and plenty of room for parking. A very spacious, sunny, and pristine home with room for a pool. Near to LIRR, Shops, Schools, and Park A MUST-SEE

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“Happy Birthday, Carol Burnett!” at the Community Club

The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead is very pleased to invite you to a program next Thursday, April 27, at 1:30 p.m. at the Garden City Casino, entitled “Happy 90th Birthday, Carol Burnett!”

This talk will be delivered by Sal St. George who for years has been conducting lectures on entertainers and celebrities on-line and in-person. He has specialized, during the COVID years, in visiting the

museums of famous Hollywood and TV stars, allowing viewers to admire all the amazing memorabilia that would be displayed within.

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

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.

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107 Huntington Road, Garden City 3 BD | 2 BA | $1,250,000 Jennifer Sullivan | M: 516.361.7190 Ryan Mullins | M: 516.359.6339

120 Jefferson Street, Garden City 3 BD | 2 BA | 1 HB | $969,000 Maureen Lagarde | M: 516.850.7812

111 Cherry Valley Avenue, M22, Garden City 2 BD | 2 BA | 1 HB | $925,000

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Compass to host “Swab and Save” event

Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS), a rare bone marrow-failure disorder. SDS can cause life-threatening complications with the most significant being leukemia.

“The Swab-And-Save event is a great opportunity for these young girls to potentially find a life-saving match through a safe and easy collection process,” said Compass real estate agent and event organizer Denice Giacometti. “There is a high chance that, at some point in their lives, both Kayla and Nora will need a stem cell or bone marrow transplant. As a Leukemia survivor and bone marrow transplant beneficiary myself, I know first-hand how important these swabs can be and urge our community to come and support a great cause. You never want to hear those words, you have leukemia. Ninety percent of bone marrow matches are done through blood collection. A two minute mouth swab can literally save a person’s life. ”

Kayla and Nora Superina.

Compass Real Estate will be holding a “Swab and Save” event on Saturday, April 29 from from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to benefit sisters Kayla and Nora Superina.

Five-year-old Kayla and three-year-old Nora were both born on Long Island with

Swabs will be provided by Be The Match® and entered into a registry owned by the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP). Eligible entrants include residents of the United States between the ages of 18 and 40.

The event will take place at the Compass office, 182 Seventh Street, Garden City.

For more information or to register online, visit https://bethematch.org/

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 pro-

fessionals 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

Organ concert by two Juilliard students

A concert will take place on Sunday, April 30, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City beginning at 7 p.m. This is the second event that the board of the Nassau Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) had planned as part of the celebration of chapter ’ s 90th anniversary, but which was postponed due to Covid.

The recitalists will be Raphael Attila Vogl, associate organist/choirmaster at the Cathedral of the Incarnation and Theodore Cheng. Both of the recitalists are Doctor of Musical Arts candidates at the Juilliard School, so the recital is sure to be of the highest quality!

Mr. Vogl will play “ Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 ” by J. S. Bach, (Allegro, Andante and Presto), “ Scherzo in d Minor, op. 65 ” by Max Reger and “ Danse Macabre ” by Camille Saint-Saens. Mr. Cheng will play “ Prelude on Bryn Calfaria ” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, “ 6 Studies in Canonic Form for Pedal Piano, op. 56, no. 3–6 ” by Robert Schumann and Choral Fantasy “Wie schön leuct’ uns der Morgenstern” op. 40 no. 1 by Max Reger.

A reception will follow. The suggested donation is $20 for general admission and $15 for AGO members. Children under age 10 will be admitted for free.

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From the Birth of the Beatles to Beatlemania

John Ellis Kordes to report next Tuesday

If you are (or ever were) a fan of the Beatles, you are invited to attend Mineola-Garden City’s next Luncheon Program next Tuesday, April 25, 12:15 at Mineola’s Davenport Press restaurant when lifelong resident and life-long 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.

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

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It’s Tulip Time in Garden City

Every spring, the Village comes alive with the traditional red, yellow, and white flowers of spring, its displays of tulips. This bright splash of springtime color actually begins in late fall, when a small crew from the Parks Division, under the guidance of Tom Armato and Jessie Lyons, plant the bulbs at over 50 locations throughout the Village.

Bulbs are planted around memorials

and monuments, around Village signs, and in other common areas. A total of 48,000 bulbs were planted for this year's display, the village expects to hit 50,000 next year!

“While this is quite a project each year, we know our residents enjoy and appreciate the beautiful tulips, and we all enjoy providing this annual ‘sign of spring,’” Recreation and Parks Commissioner Paul Blake said.

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The tulip platings at the Garden City Gazebo.

48,000 bulbs have been planted for this year's display.

The tulips are in full bloom around town.

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Elevator stuck

Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to the Merillon Avenue Train Station on April 12th where firefighters freed a commuter who was stuck in an elevator. No injuries were reported.

Reckless driving

A Clinton Road motorist was charged with reckless driving and excessive speed on April 12th.

Check fraud

On April 12th a company reported that several checks sent to clients via U.S. mail were stolen, altered, and cashed by unknown persons.

Hit and run

A black sedan reportedly left the scene after colliding with another vehicle on Nassau Boulevard on April 12th.

Excessive speed

A motorist in Parking Field 9E on April 12th was charged with driving with a suspended license, a suspended registration, and excessive speed.

Carbon monoxide alarm

The GCFD and GCPD responded to a residence for a CO alarm on April 12th. They determined the cause to be a faulty detector.

Gas leak

On the same day, the GCFD and GCPD responded to a Franklin Avenue building for a natural gas odor and discovered a gas leak emanating from a HVAC roof unit. Occupants were evacuated until Firefighters rendered the building safe.

Oversize truck

A Clinton Road truck driver was charged with operating an over-length vehicle and having no highway use tax permit on April 13th.

Unlicensed operation

A Stewart Avenue motorist was charged with unlicensed operation and operating a cell phone while driving on April 13th.

Damaged window

Officers investigated a report of a damaged window at a Tremont Street residence on April 13th.

Bracket stolen

A license plate bracket was reported stolen from an unoccupied vehicle in Parking Field 7S on April 13th.

Suspended license

On April 13th a Meadow Street motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license, a suspended registration, and passing a stop sign.

Excessive speed

An 11th Street motorist was charged with driving with a suspended registration and excessive speed on April 13th.

Graffiti

Garden City Police are inves tigating graffiti found on a wall inside the Bird Sanctuary.

Unauthorized charges

On April 14th police investigated unauthorized charges made against a victim’s debit card account.

Faulty detector

On April 14th Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to a residence for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be a faulty detector.

Fire alarm

GCFD and GCPD responded to a residence on April 14th for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be ongoing construction.

Suspended license

A motorist in the vicinity of the Middle School on April 14th was charged with driving with a suspended license and suspended registration.

Truck stop

As a result of a commercial vehicle checkpoint on Clinton Road on April 14th, eight trucks were cited for being over-length, two trucks were cited for being overweight, and three trucks were cited for loose loads.

Social media hacked

On April 15th a victim reported that their social media site was hacked and later used to make unauthorized purchases.

Shoplifter sought

On April 15th Garden City Police investigated a report of a female subject fleeing the scene after stealing multiple items from a Franklin Avenue store.

Suspended license

A Clinton Road motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and passing a red traffic light on April 15th.

Bad place to park

Several parking tickets were issued to vehicles for illegally blocking the ambulance parking bay at St. Paul’s on April 15th.

Hairspray alarm

On April 15th the GCFD and GCPD responded to Adelphi University for

a fire alarm and determined it was activated by hairspray.

Unauthorized card

On April 16th a victim reported that an unauthorized credit card account was opened by using a victim’s identity without permission.

Missing wallet

A wallet was reported lost or stolen in the vicinity of 7th Street on April 16th.

False alarm

On April 16th the GCFD and GCPD responded to a residence for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be a faulty battery.

Unlicensed operation

A Stewart Avenue motorist was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed on April 16th.

5 youths arrested

After an investigation, Garden City Detectives arrested five youths between April 13th and April 17th for allegedly intentionally damaging fenc-

ing on the St. Paul’s grounds on April 8th. They were charged with Criminal Mischief.

Permit missing

A handicapped parking permit sent to a resident via U.S. mail was reported lost or stolen on April 17th.

Excessive speed

On April 17th a Franklin Avenue motorist was charged with driving with a suspended license and excessive speed.

Leaving the scene with injury

On April 18th Garden City Detectives arrested a 72-year-old motorist for allegedly leaving the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Hilton Avenue. The operator who remained at the scene suffered a back injury.

Speed enforcement

As a result of a speed enforcement detail on Clinton Road on April 18th, two motorists were charged with driving with suspended licenses and excessive speed, four motorists were charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed, and a motorcyclist was charged with out-of-class operation, no helmet, and missing

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Blood drive at St. Joseph’s School

The St. Joseph - Bishop Baldwin Council # 15809 Knights of Columbus in Garden City is sponsoring a Blood Drive on Sunday, April 23, from 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the St. Joseph School gymnasium located in the back of the school at 121 Fourth Street, Garden City.

Blood is still in short supply due to the worldwide COVID pandemic and storm effected areas being unable to host their regular blood drives. Overall blood donations are down 30 percent, and if only one percent more of eligible people would donate, the shortage would disappear. So please help if you can! You can save many lives! Just remember when it comes to giving blood, it is better to be the one giving it than the one receiving blood! In October 2022, the Knights had 49 pints of whole blood donated with four double red, for a total for the 2022 year

of 122 pints.

The blood emergency is due to several factors, including school breaks, cold and flu season, fewer first-time donors, and an increasing number of individuals who have not returned to donating since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you have O negative, O positive, B negative or A negative please consider making an Automatic Red Blood cell donation this Sunday.

Founding Grand Knight and Co-Blood Drive Chairman Worthy John Russo always does the Alex donation and helps twice as many people. Please consider following his example if you can. It is easy and does not take that much more time and has additional requirements so if you are not sure schedule a whole blood donation and ask our staff when you arrive if you qualify for

Let

the auto double red procedure.

If you are going to donate, please consider registering for an appointment. This helps blood center staff make sure there is enough staff to get people in and out quickly. The Knights have a goal of 70 pints total donated—let's try to make it happen!

To schedule an appointment go to: https://donate.nybc.org/donor/ schedules/drive_schedule/302196

If you can donate, please consider coming out and helping your community.

Everyone who donates will get a free raffle ticket from our council for two tickets to a New York Mets Game or a basket of our Knights Council’s Red Wine as well as a free coupon for a Mc Donald’s Sandwich!

Please call 1 800 933-BLOOD to donate any time that works for you or call Joe Levano 732-904-2661

The Knights of Columbus was the

first national organization to have a blood donor program. Now they collect more than 400,000 pints of blood each year. By being the first national organization to sponsor a donor program, the Knights of Columbus became a pioneer in blood donation. In 1938, two years before the Red Cross’s wartime blood drive, Knights of Columbus councils worked with local hospitals to organize blood drives in centers set up by Knights. By the end of 1939, more than 400 councils had blood donor groups. During World War II, councils ramped up blood drives joining the Red Cross campaign for 100,000 blood donations to benefit soldiers and air raid victims. Today, the St. Joseph – Bishop Baldwin Council continues this tradition by hosting two New York Blood Bank Drives annually.

The COVID Hangover

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

As far as we can see, the COVID19 pandemic is mostly in the rear view mirror, and most people have moved on with their lives. But, perhaps not surprisingly, there still are a number of cultural and economic issues associated with the two years plus in which the virus dominated the headlines

I say mostly in the rear view mirror because, despite low rates of COVID hospitalization and deaths in recent months, there is apparently a new version of the Omicron strain of COVID called the Arcturus variant whose cases have reportedly doubled in the United States in the last week. This variant is said to come with an additional new symptom not previously connected with COVID -- conjunctivitis that frequently inflames the eyes of young patients.

I'm guessing that this latest variant will flare up and then die down with little overall fanfare. Most Americans have some immunity from COVID, whether natural immunity obtained from contracting the virus and/or obtained from being vaccinated and you would think that few of us are at risk of serious illness. And, very much to the point, most people have seen enough of public health warnings and mandates.

But still the long years of Covid have left both big picture and lesser issues and problems.

On a macro scale, the overspending on federal programs to alleviate the virus, particularly in 2021, is a generally recognized cause of the inflation that still plagues our country. The price rises do seem to be leveling off, but the danger is that efforts to combat inflation will lead to a possible recession. There is also a post-COVID issue relating to immigration, in which the end of the Title 42 emergency powers to deport some aliens immediately, used by both the Trump and Biden administrations, could lead to an even greater influx of migrants seeking to enter our country. Some increases in government-paid health benefits are also being scaled back with the end of the emergency.

There are, of course, lesser and

The Welcoming Club of Garden City

purely social issues, arising from the pandemic. There is a portion of the Catholic mass in which the congregants are asked to exchange a "sign of peace" with each other. Before the virus, that usually meant that you would exchange a handshake (or a hug, if you knew the person well) with anyone within arm's length in the pews and a wave with others nearby. Nowadays, at least in my experience, the greeting is almost exclusively by hand wave. One wonders if the pandemic has perhaps lessened the inclination of people to engage in physical touching of acquaintances and strangers.

But a key, and both public and private issue, is how we are going to deal with the rise of work from home and its economic repercussions.

While reliable statistics would seem hard to come by, a group called WFH Research estimates that in January 2023, about 30 percent of all work is being performed at home, in contrast with just 4.7 percent in January 2019, before the pandemic. (The pandemic high was 61 percent.)

There are obvious repercussions of this substantial move away from the office, which is reflected in many organizations only requiring many employees to be physically present three days a week. With office occupancy relatively low, many enterprises serving business districts are suffering, like restaurants, bars and taxis. Some employers are attempting to lure workers to move closer to their place of employment, with uncertain results.

An interesting question is what will happen to owners of office buildings if (probably when) commercial tenants decide they don't need as much space. The New York Times has an interesting article this week on possible conversions of office to residential apartment space. The upshot is that older buildings where much of the space is close to windows and sunlight often are better conversion candidates than more modern buildings with cavernous interiors.

So even if the pandemic is largely over, its effects will linger for years.

Upcoming Events

Couples Trivia Night

Join us for Couples Trivia Night on Saturday, April 29, from 7–9:30 p.m. This event will be held at the Saint James in Mineola and includes open bar and appetizers with your purchase of tickets. If interested in attending, please contact Welcomingclubsocial@ gmail.com

Spring Fling!

Skip the Welcoming Club's Ladies Spring Fling?! Ugh, as if!

Please save the date for our Ladies Spring Fling: Underground 90s Edition! Dinner, drinks, raffles and live 90s dance music!

When: May 18, 7–10 p.m.

Where: The Orchid, Garden City

Why: To raise money for the Long Island Alzheimer’s & Dementia Center and to HAVE A GREAT TIME!

Cost: $85

Guests: Welcome! Feel free to come rollin' with your homies

Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 21, at 11am. Don't be buggin’! We hope to see you there!

Book Club

Our May book will be “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles. The Book Club will meet on Tuesday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. To RSVP and get meeting location details, please contact Welcomingclubbookclub@gmail.com. We hope you can join us!

Seeking Sponsors

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

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Join A Group Book Club

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

Craft Club

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

Supper Club

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

Bowling Club

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

Bunco

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

Toddler Activities

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

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

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Ethical Society helps women starting new lives after jail

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A Plea for Peace

Presented as part of the Annual Music Sunday Worship Service with Rev. Jaye Brooks

THE ORCHESTRA AT SHELTER ROCK and UUCSR CHOIR

Stephen Michael Smith, Music Director/Conductor

Sunday, April 23 • 11:00 am UUCSR Worship Room Onsite and Livestreamed

Based on texts by Walt Whitman, John Bright, and the Jewish and Christian Bibles.

Open to the public - No admission fee

Members of the Ethical Humanist Society with the bags they created for women starting new lives.

Members of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, in Garden City, put together bags of useful products to help women who are released from jail to ease their reentry into society. Each bag contained items such as hair and body products, socks and flip flops, and feminine hygiene products.

This effort is under the auspices of New Hour for Women and ChildrenLI. New Hour was founded in 2013 to provide meaningful support to current and formerly incarcerated women, their children and families.

Says Serena Martin-Ligori, executive director of New Hour, which is located in Brentwood, “We are so incredibly grateful for the Ethical Humanist Society’s ongoing support. We continue to meet the needs of our women and mothers solely because of the consistent generosity.”

The purchase of the items was underwritten by a grant from the Weill Social Action Fund of the Ethical Humanist Society.

For more information, call the Ethical Humanist Society of LI at 516-741-7304.

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.

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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

FOR SENIORS fyi

cost is $40, checks only made payable to “Plaza Theatrical Productions”.

Senior Activity Schedule

During Senior Center Cleanup

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 numbered 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

IN MEMORIAM

cancer. In the end, his family and best friends were frequently by his side.

Don is survived by his wife, Carol A. Roe (née Garner), who has been his best friend and companion for fifty years. They were married for forty-four years and in that time traveled the world together, played countless hands of Rummy 500, and spent many hours with their feet in the sand at the beach, especially at their vacation home in Garden City Beach, South Carolina. He was a devoted father to his three children, Amie Roe Chadwick (sonin-law Damian Chadwick), Daniel Roe (daughter-in-law Stephanie Anderson), and Brian Roe, and a doting grandfather to Kayden Roe and Molly Chadwick. He also leaves behind his lifelong best friends, Peter and Irene Nalaskowki, with whom he shared many happy memories and who cared for him in his illness. He is survived by neices and nephews, George Wilson, Matthew Wilson, Tricia Roe, Nathaniel Roe,

James Garner, Andrew Garner, and Christopher Garner. He is pre-deceased by his parents, Nathaniel D. Roe and Loretta Roe (née Karwoska), his brother Nathaniel E. Roe, and his sister Karen Wilson (née Roe).

Don was born in Queens on August 11, 1954 and was raised in Maspeth, Queens. He was the Senior Vice President of Finance at the United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) as well as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the UNFCU Foundation, which supported projects such as the Kilimanjaro Initiative. He attended Holy Cross Elementary School in Maspeth, Queens, Aviation High School in Queens, and Pace University, from which he received his bachelors in accounting. He also served as the President of the Garden City Community Fund.

Don was a kind-hearted, easy going, playful man, famous for affectionately teasing and at times pranking those he loved the most. He was a fantastic planner, thoughtfully

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”.

researching and plotting out every detail of the vacations he enjoyed with his wife, children, and best friends. Some of his favorite travel destinations included Ireland, Greece, Bora Bora, Japan, and Kenya.

In his youth, Don loved playing basketball, baseball, volleyball, and football. In his later years, he enjoyed playing softball and golf. His family lovingly indulged his habit of watching his favorite movies over and over again. Don could tend a mean fire for his family’s comfort, including in the fire pit in his backyard. He loved playing basketball with his grandson Kayden and cheering him on at his soccer and baseball games on weekends. He doted on his granddaughter Molly, who he indulged in many hours of silly conversation via FaceTime, no matter how he was feeling.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the UNFCU Foundation in his memory.

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Donald N. Roe

Donald N. Roe

Donald N. Roe, 68, of Garden City, died on the morning of Sunday, April 16, 2023 in the care of Good Shepherd Hospice following a long battle with

Mark your calendars: Library Book & Bake Sale

Baskets such as these will be raffled off, proceeds support Library programs.

Whether shopping for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or unexpected treasures, the GC Library spring Book & Bake Sale is a must! The raffle baskets include fun and useful items that will be sure to please. Sponsored by the Friends of Garden City Library, the sale will be held two days:

Saturday, May 6:

• From 10 a.m. – 3 p.m ., you will be able to buy wonderful gently used and some new books.

• From 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., delicious freshly baked sweets & treats from the Young Adult Group.

Sunday, May 7

• From 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

• Raffle baskets winners will be drawn at 3:00 on Sunday.

All proceeds will be used by the Friends of the Garden City Library to support programs at the Garden City Public Library for children, young adults and adults, as well as the very popular Museum Passes and Monday Movie Matinees. The Friends of the Library is a volunteer organization that welcomes volunteers – please see the Friends tab, Membership, on the library website gardencitypl.org. The library is located at 60 Seventh St, Garden City.

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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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

“North by Northwest” will be screened at the Garden City Public LIbrary on Monday, April 24.

Monday Movies Presented by the Friends of the Garden City Library

Mondays at 1:30 p.m.

April

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

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 parents/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 ext. 5236. Email: Speakingofbooks@ gardencitypl.org

Books available at the Reference Desk.

History Lecture with James Coll *Tuesday, May 9, 1:00–2:30 p.m.

James Coll of History Lectures returns to the Garden City Public Library for his lecture entitled, “The Opinion of the Court: Understanding the Second Amendment.” For more than 200 years, the Supreme Court has remained largely silent in interpreting whether the 27 words below provide an individual or collective right to own a

gun. The Court has attempted to resolve some questions relating to the Second Amendment with two recent decisions. In this lecture, the discussion will include the impact of these cases, the role of the legislative initiative at the state and federal levels and the evolving status of this debate.

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

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

“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”

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

Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Saturday, May 13, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Receive 10% reduction on automobile/liability insurance and qualify for a license point reduction.

Registration in person at the Garden City Public Library began on Monday, April 17. Space is limited, so check with the Reference Department for availability.

The first two weeks of registration are limited to Garden City Public Library cardholders only. Those without a Garden City Public Library card can begin registering on Monday, May 1, 2023. Register separately for each person.

Proper ID is required when registering an absentee party. You must bring a $30 check made payable to ‘Empire Safety Council’ and current Library card with you to register.

Bring your valid New York State driver's license and a pen to class.

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

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.

Spring Egg Scavenger Hunt

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.

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.

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

Teen Crafternoon: Free Paint and Craft

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Crafty Wednesday

Wednesday, April 26, 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 sunflower wreath. Registration began 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 began 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 flow er bouquet. Registration begins Tuesday, April 18, at 10 a.m.

Books and Brownies

Thursday May 4, 4:00–4:45 p.m.

For children in grades 4-7. Talk about your favorite science fic tion books while eating brownies. Registration will begin on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

Monthly LEGO Club

Wednesday, May 10

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

Additional winter/spring pro gramming information will be com ing soon. Please check Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) for registra tion information.

ATTENTION STUDENTS!

We invite you to send details of your academic achievements, along with your name and contact info, to editor@gcnews.com for a chance to be featured in our paper! Submissions from students of all ages are welcome!

Two teens have fun painting mini canvases during Teen Crafternoon: Free Paint

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

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 400 names have been submitted so far!

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

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

Teen Advisory Board Meeting

The next meeting of the Teen Advisory Board will be held on Tuesday, May 16 at 4 p.m. Registration begins Tuesday, May 9, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). The meeting is for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12. If you are interested in helping to come up with programming ideas, volunteer ideas, or social media outreach ideas for tweens and teens in Grades 6–12, consider joining the Teen Advisory Board. Online applications are available at https://www.gardencitypl. org/teen-advisory-board-application/ Applicants should be in Grades 6–12.

Tree Ornaments for Community Service: Shell Ornaments

Earn community service by paint-

ing 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 May, ornaments will be shells, which will be used to decorate the Tweens and Teens Ornament Tree in June. Registration begins Tuesday, May 9, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Completed ornaments must be returned by Thursday, May 18 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.

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.

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 4 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 3:30 p.m. to help setup 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 meetup 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 May session will be held Thursday, May 18, at 4 p.m. Registration begins Tuesday, May 9, 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 May session will be held Friday, May 19, at 3:30 p.m. Registration begins Tuesday, May 9 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for avail-

ability. 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.

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-tweensreading-club-prizes/

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

Volunteers are needed to help children in grades K–5 during the monthly Lego Club meeting.

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

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/contactthe-young-adult-tweens-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 beginning April 17. 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 began 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.

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 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.

CMF holds Bingo Night fundraiser

Ellis Kordes

Here is a rare photo of the Long Island Motor Parkway under construction. Begun in 1908 and completed in 1911, it stretched 48 miles from the Queens border to Lake Ronkonkoma. It was built by Willie K. Vanderbilt, Jr., who was an early car enthusiast. He began the Vanderbilt Cup races on Long Island in 1904 on existing roads. In 1906, he created the Long Island Motor Parkway Corporation and bought up land across Long Island.

The parkway was to be “crossing free” with over 60 bridges. In Garden City, the parkway came under Old Country Road heading south between what today is Russell Road and Pell Terrace. Then it crossed Clinton Road on a large concrete bridge, and headed east. The parkway closed in 1938 and the right of way was purchased by LILCO, which erected their large electrical towers along its route. The parkway was a toll road and “toll lodges” were built along it.

The Garden City Toll Lodge was built in 1911 off of Clinton Road by the bridge. In 1989, the toll lodge was moved to the far east end of Seventh Street by the G.C. Chamber of Commerce.

The above photo was taken several miles east of Garden City on the barren Hempstead Plains. It shows the workmen pouring a thin coat of concrete. Wells were dug along the route to supply water. The parkway was initially only 16 feet wide. Later three feet were added to each side. This was the first parkway built exclusively for the automobile in the world and was headquartered right here in Garden City in a house (still there!) on Vanderbilt Court just off Clinton Road.

Garden City Middle School students volunteered at the Children's Medical Fund Bingo Night fundraiser.

On February 2, the Children’s Medical Fund (CMF) of New York hosted Bingo Night at the Garden City Community Church. Children enjoyed an exciting evening of bingo, prizes, fabulous raffle baskets, pizza, sweets and favors. A fun filled night was had by all while raising money for a great cause! CMF would like to give a big thanks to all of the bingo players, parents, volunteers and contributors for helping to make a difference in the lives of child patients in the community and their

families.

If you would like to learn more about CMF and ways that you can help, please visit cmfny.org

CMF is especially grateful for the following Garden City Middle School volunteers who helped make this event possible: Abbie Hogan, Gracie Corrigan, Naya Lele, Josie Scalese, Caroline Weber, Kayla Trongard, Reese Smith, Amanda Tedesco, Scarlet Raia, Eloise Pizzi and Elle Maher.

EAB: protect LI’s water by curbing nitrogen pollution

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are available. Bailey said the Center for Water Technology at Stony Brook University has had a big hand in developing the advanced septic treatment systems.

Pet waste was also listed as a contributor for nitrogen and other problems getting into groundwater.

Use of a commercial car wash facility rather than washing a car at home is recommended to reduce the nitrogen that can get into the waterways. In

Nassau County commercial car washes are required to recycle their water and treat it.

“If you use a commercial car wash you will not be washing the results of detergents and fluids into the water system,” Bailey advised.

The Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan highlighted the work of the Nassau County and Suffolk County Protection Committees as well as the formation of the Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee in its February newslet-

ter, including its hiring of a consulting firm to perform a stormwater illicit discharge investigation using thermal drone imaging. The HHPC used this method and more to investigate contributing high bacterial levels to the harbor.

The most recent LINAP newsletter highlighted the Long Island Regional Planning Council’s Water Quality Challenge and four schools awarded $2,500 grants to initiate projects that address nitrogen pollution in local

water. The closest school to Garden City awarded this year was Rockville Centre’s South Side High School, along with Syosset’s South Woods Middle School, Plainedge Middle School and Sayville High School.

In addition the LINAP newsletter includes ‘tips for an eco-friendly lawn” noting that the most appropriate time for fertilizer applications is bookending the summer around Memorial Day and Labor Day. More information can be found online at dec.ny.gov/lands

School Board adopts 2023-24 budget; public vote May 16

(grades K-8) and new musical instruments at Stewart.

At the middle school, the proposed spending plan will fund the addition of a Makerspace Club and News Production Club, the continued participation in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, morning math support and stipends for a middle school cheer team.

At the high school, the proposed spending plan will fund training and materials for Project Lead the Way courses, the addition of an Art Honor Society, new textbooks for AP American History, morning math and writing support, new musical instruments for the high school and marching band, stipends for three additional seasons of Strength and Conditioning, an athletic trainer at full-time status, athletic equipment and uniform replacement.

District-wide, the proposed spending plan will fund the continuation of curriculum articulation work, the upgrade of technology infrastructure, the 1:1 initiative, support programs and 24/7/365 cybersecurity monitoring, and the continuation of all co-curricular and extracurricular activities. It will also fund seven supervisory aides (one for each school building), training and professional development for writing and the new learning spaces, the purchase of three big buses, as part of our vehicle replacement plan, and the purchase of a security vehicle.

Additionally, the proposed budget includes approximately $2.6 million dedicated to capital improvements including, gym bleacher replacement at the high school, repairs across buildings, among other items. These are all available for the community to review online.

The Board unanimously agreed to adopt the proposed budget as it currently stands, up for the community to vote on during the May 16 election.

In Other News

Separate from the budget, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kusum Sinha gave an updated plan for the next and final year of American Rescue

Plan Act (ARPA) and COVID Response and Relief fund allocations provided to the District. “We’ve stayed true to the plan developed over the last few years. Funds will be used for speech and OT in grades K-1, hearing how helpful it has been. COVID funds led us to our technology staff developer, which if not used would have expired,” she shared.

Board President Sileo asked whether the removal of COVID funds could have any material effect on other budget items. “No, we were very careful with how we used the funds to make sure they were not recurring costs” said administrators. Sileo thanked the team for its hard work to keep the District fiscally responsible.

Dr. Sinha then alerted the community that Universal Pre-K selections for the next school year will be posted on the UPK program landing page of the District’s website, following a lottery held in early April. An informational meeting will take place towards the end of the month and those selected for a seat and listed on the waitlist will also be receiving more information over email.

Some tenure announcements were shared with attendees and approved by the board, including Nanine McGloughlin, assistant superintendent of human resources and leadership development, Kevin Steingrubner, principal, and Mandi Stefankiewicz, assistant principal for guidance, PPS, all effective July 2023.

As for the Treasurer Report for February 2023, Dana Di Capua, assistant superintendent for business and finance, shared that “We had a Districtwide cash balance at the start of the month of $62,250,557, receipts of $437,700 and disbursements of $10,135,930. That left us with a closing balance of $52,252,327.”

Sileo mentioned a few additional items on the Board’s radar for future discussions. “One of the items the Board is working on is a letter to the Governor regarding the state’s housing plan and how it impacts both schools and local tax dollars. We should be able to control local zoning laws and articulate the

challenges that it will present for our community.” He also discussed how the team is keeping an eye on Casino plans for Nassau County’s Nassau Coliseum location and its potential implications on local security and traffic.

“One other item,” he added, “are the concerns raised about considering supervisory security aids with potential armed elements. I don’t have a view just yet, but in light of some of the recent security issues at the schools, it’s definitely something worth considering.”

Many parents in attendance expressed support of a community survey on the matter to gauge interest as a start, others asked for more facts and figures on the matter to better educate their decision.

Trustee William O’Donohue added, “It affects us all, talk to us. There are pros and cons. I think it’s a huge advantage to have a trained first responder, whether they be armed or unarmed. Though we have an excellent response, it comes down to practice and experience, and that’s what a first responder brings. Any concerns, please approach me and the rest of the Board, but the community and teachers need the final say.”

One parent asked about any additional cost to cover an armed security presence. Sileo and the rest of the Board said they would find a way to prioritize and account for this within the current budget, based on the community’s ultimate decision.

Community Response

The legislation chair of the executive committee of the GC PTA stepped up to the mic, expressing gratitude for the District and community for their work and engagement as it related to the future of these schools. “This bud-

get continues the District’s commitment to inspire and challenge students to achieve their personal best while also maintaining the Boards commitment to fiscal responsibility. The executive committee of the GC PTA strongly supports this 2023/24 school budget and urges all community members to vote yes in May.”

One parent from Whitehall Boulevard, associated with the executive board of GC’s Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) brought up, “We work hard to advocate for every special learner. After conversations and emails, we heard an unexpected change for many of our students is taking place and are here to advocate for the continuation of GC integrated co-taught classes ICT as they are currently structured. The change would remove the full-time special education teacher from the classroom, splitting their time with resource rooms. All students are equal in priority. We are concerned with the amount of prep time for these teachers, pulling double duty in the co-taught class and resource room. We had no idea of this change and don’t understand why the structure is changing, especially without input from stakeholders.”

Administrators are holding a meeting with SEPTA and webinar for parents based on feedback received to explain the change in detail. Dr. Sinha added, “This is only a 40 minute timeframe we’re talking about, to which there will be no new instructional materials introduced, so that’s the thought process around it. Worth noting, there are currently no resource rooms needed so it may not need to be implemented.”

The next Board work session will take place on Tuesday night, May 9 at the Garden City High School.

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have shown that casinos bring a host of problems to surrounding communities, including higher rates of gambling addiction, personal bankruptcy, suicide, home foreclosure, and domestic violence. Casinos bring increases in crimes like drug trafficking, human trafficking, drunk driving and physical assaults. We can expect increased local traffic and pollution, as well as an automatic drop in our home values.

The proposed site is right between 2 colleges: Hofstra University and Nassau Community College. Given that young adults are the demographic group most susceptible to developing a gambling problem, this is a terrible location for a casino. Hofstra is opposed to the Sands Casino, but the Sands has powerful allies and has invested a great deal of money in their efforts to push this proposal through.

I urge you to call and email our Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (516-571-3131, Bblakeman@ nassaucountyny.gov) and our County Legislator Laura Schaefer (516-571-6214, lschaefer@nassaucountyny.gov ). If you are directed to voicemail, leave a message expressing your position. Garden City, let your voices be heard and remember: this is not a “done deal”!

Monica Kiely,

Say No to the Casino

Casinos: Golden Idols

To the Editor: A question that will be on most residents’ minds in the near future will be the one related to the building of a gambling casino on the site of the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale. The issue is whether a casino is or is not wanted and whether will it be beneficial to the local communities involved. I would like to provide a little background and insight on modern casinos in that most are made up of computerized gambling machines and only some have table games. Casinos themselves carefully set up their layouts so that their computerized gambling machines are located near the casino’s entrance and some pay out more frequently so that passersby are enticed by all the flashing lights and bells in order to draw them into their establishment. A typical casino gambler sits at a computer screen, slides their credit card into the machine, and immediately enters a digital environment carefully constructed to keep them playing until all available money is gone. Casinos are built with no windows and no clocks in order that players prolong their stays at the machines or at the tables, a phenomenon that the industry calls “playing to extinction.”

In the past casinos were allowed in Atlantic City back in 1997 while advocates promised that gambling would

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revive the towns fading economy. The casinos did create jobs as promised but merchants in the area were sorely disappointed with the outcome. The money that comes to the casinos, stays in the casinos. The only thriving businesses in the area were liquor stores, cashfor-gold outlets, and pawn shops that took over the city’s once primary retail shopping strip. The impact of casinos on local property values according to the National Association of Realtors was clearly negative. Casinos did not revive local economies but acted as parasites upon them. They reported that local communities within 10 miles of the casino exhibited double the rate of problem gambling. Not surprisingly these communities also suffered higher rates of home foreclosures and other forms of economic distress along with an increase in domestic violence. Are we really looking forward to all this?

Bob Orosz

Bring back professional firefighters

To the Editor:

My name is Joe Donovan. I retired from the FDNY after 25 years of service. I became the Fire Safety Director of a major Manhattan corporation that employed 6,500 people.

I do not live in Garden City, but six people whom I love very much do, along with the other 7,541 families for a total of 25,000 residents. Anything written here comes from your honest town newspaper, the Garden City News’ articles and website. Also, recent verbal communications with volunteer firefighters who physically responded to the horrific fire that killed three members of the Madigan family on the morning of May 6, 2021.

The problem is that there is a pattern of lies and deception by your volunteer hierarchy. These lies and deception were known and condoned by your town leaders - shameful.

Let’s start with July 25, 2018. Like a sneak in the night your former Mayor Brian Daughney illegally and without discussion terminated your 90 year-old woefully understaffed professional fire department. This was done in one day and behind closed doors. Daughney’s predetermined vote violated the state’s Open Meeting Law. Your POA requested Daughney postpone his illegal and life altering decision two months until most residents would be home from vacations in September. And they could discuss what they want as a fire department. He refused.

Daughney said 102 volunteers would now be your fire department. Daugheny and your volunteer hierarchy said there would be little change. What both knew and did not notify all residents, by going all volunteer there would be a definite increase in response times, sometimes deadly.

This has been quite evident with the damage to the Olcott home, extensive damage to the home on Spruce Street, and the horrific fire that claimed three lives of the Madigan family on the morning of May 6, 2021. The fact is your volunteer fire department is unable to respond within a time frame of 4-5 minutes with the proper amount of manpower, proper amount and type of apparatus needed. Times of 15 - 20 - 30 minutes is always too late and at times deadly. Fire doubles every 30 seconds.

One month (August 2018) after your professional fire department was terminated a Mrs. Mary Beth McNeil of Newmarket Road met with the Board of Trustees and Chief Gallo. She questioned whether it was wise to terminate the paid fire department without discussion. She never received an answer. Silence is lying. Her second question was why it took 30 minutes for his volunteer fire department to arrive at her home. Chief Gallo said he would check department computer that records and time stamps every alarm. This is a very important statement. Please remember it.

Chief Gallo said 95% of volunteers were at work. The probable cause for the delay was the alarm company’s failure to relay the proper information to the 911 operator.

No Chief, you gave the answer for the 30 minute delay when you said 95% of the volunteers were at work. I bet 94% of all your volunteers do not reside or work in Garden City. Response has and always will be delayed. For volunteer firefighters, firefighting is their second job, their allegiance is to their employers.

On November 10, 2020, a Mr. John Delaney in a public letter disputing the Olcott’s, 15-20 minute time of response as they watched their memories and home be destroyed by fire on September 5, 2020. Mr. Delaney at the time was your Fire Commissioner, a volunteer firefighter, a Board of Trustees member who voted to terminated your professional fire department. Fire Commissioner Delaney said a chief arrived in four minutes - meaningless. An engine in six minutes, and three additional volunteer Garden City Fire Department apparatus arrived shortly thereafter.

Fire Commissioner Delaney, like Chief Gallo, said every alarm was recorded and time stamped. The Olcotts had also requested in writing to reestablish the paid firefighters. Their request was also met by silence. The Olcotts and neighbors vehemently rejected Delaney’s version.

On May 6, 2021, neighbors of the Madigans also said it took 20 minutes for their volunteer fire department to arrive on the scene. A Chief Officer disputed the 20 minute time of response, saying a chief arrived in four minutes,

an engine, only one, arrived in nine minutes. Other neighbors recorded on their exterior cameras water being put on the fire 20 minutes after the alarm in the rear of the Madigan home. Is that tape available.

The Chief in charge, unlike Fire Commissioner Delaney, never mentioned any other Garden City apparatus (9 pieces) arriving with the first engine. None did. Three volunteer companies 30-35 minutes away were the first and only fire apparatus seen in front. Why is that? Your one engine was in the rear, they fought the fire from back to front, pushing heat and toxins into the Madigan home. If this fire was fought properly front to back pushing heat and toxins out the rear this would have exposed stairs going to the second floor. This would have enabled a ladder company to search with a thermal imaging camera and tools to ventilate the second floor. Unfortunately this never happened.

Mrs. Madigan, cell in hand, did she call 911? Both she and Molly were found in the upstairs bathroom. They were not located until well after the fire was extinguished. This was a tactical and fire operational disaster. When the lives of you and your family are at risk, cheaper will never be better. You get what you pay for.

You have a 100 year-old volunteer fire department. No matter what they say or do they are unable to respond within a lifesaving 4-5 minute response time. The truth is your volunteer fire department has a 12-15% decline in younger members volunteering. Most of your young members take thousands of dollars for uniforms, fire gear, training and move on to paying jobs. Your volunteer fire department has about 15-20% of members called exterior firefighters, which means that because of medical issues cannot enter a fire. Was this the manpower roster on May 6, 2021. You will never know.

Here’s a novel idea. Take the $33 a month you now pay for your volunteer firefighters. Double it to $66 a month to $792 a year. What’s your cable bill? Take the younger members of your volunteer fire department Garden City residents 21-29 years and medically qualified. Give men and women a paying job path to serve and protect their neighbors. Form a 32-24 fully paid fire department. You have three empty centrally located fire stations. Reopen and staff 24 x 7. This will save lives and property. You don’t need a $10 million dollar new fire station. That will not save lives or property.

You now pay a fee to New York Langone for ambulance service. with that fee you can purchase your own paid GCFD 24x7 advanced life support ambulances.

All paid firefighters will be cross trained as paramedics. This one addi-

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tion will save lives and well worth the $66 a month alone. You now pay $1415 million for 66 police officers. You don’t judge from year-to-year how many police officers are needed based on murder or crime stats. No, when you call 911 for a police matter, you will have a police officers at your home within 5-7 minutes.

This time frame will save a life or mitigate an issue before it becomes a problem. This same logic must exist within a fire department. Decisions cannot be made by your Board of Trustees. They are a hotbed of present or former volunteers. They are there to protect at all costs their fiefdom, not you. This was proven when they refused to produce the time stamped and recorded documents through the Freedom of Information Act. These docs would not match the times and fire operations they publicly stated existed.

It’s you the residents that must decide what type of fire department you want and need. Not a fire department that is run by civilians or politicians . To protect your lives and those of your family and mine you must go with a fully paid fire department; a combination is a total waste of money that half will always be delayed.

It’s unwise to pay too much, however it’s worse to pay too little. If you pay too little you will always run the risk of sometimes losing everything. I guarantee if you had a fully paid fire department the Olcott, Spruce Street and the Madigan tragedies would have had much better outcomes.

I believe no Garden City resident would object to paying $792 a year, $66 a month, or $2.26 a day. It’s a cheap life insurance policy. This will go up like all other agencies. If one life is saved, maybe yours or your family’s, this $792 will be well worth it.

Joe Donovan

Celebrate Earth Day all year

To the Editor: Let us celebrate Earth Day April 22nd all year long. Besides recycling newspapers, magazines, glass, plastics, old medicines, paints and cleaning materials, there are other actions you can take which will also contribute to a cleaner environment. Leave your car at home. For local trips in the neighborhood, walk or ride a bike. For longer travels, consider many public transportation alternatives already available.

MTA NYC Transit subway, bus and Staten Island Railway, Long Island Rail Road, Nassau Inter County Express (NICE) Bus along with other private transportation owners offer various options, such as local and express bus, ferry, jitney, subway and commuter rail services. Most of these systems are funded with your tax dollars. They use less fuel and move far more people than

cars. In many cases, your employer can offer transit checks to help subsidize a portion of the costs. Utilize your investments and reap the benefits. You’ll be supporting a cleaner environment and be less stressed upon arrival at your final destination. Many employers continue to allow employees to telecommute and work from home full or part time. Others use alternative work schedules, which afford staff the ability to avoid rush hour gridlock. This saves travel time and can improve mileage per gallon. You could join a car or van pool to share the costs of commuting.

Use a hand powered lawn mower instead of a gasoline or electric one. Rake your leaves instead of using gasoline powered leaf blowers. The amount of pollution created by gasoline powered lawn mowers or leaf blowers will surprise you.

A cleaner environment starts with everyone.

Larry Penner

Eagle Scout needs assistance

To the Editor:

My name is Kevin Byrnes and I am a Life Scout in Troop 55, Garden City.

I have been the Troop Historian for Troop 55 and readers of the GC News may have seen my articles about our troop activities in the paper.

I am currently working on my Eagle Scout rank, which is the final rank in Boy Scouts. To achieve this rank, I must execute a project to benefit the community and show leadership. I have chosen to work with the South Fork Natural History Museum, “SOFO”, which is an environmental and conservation group in Bridgehampton, NY. My project consists of building 25 bluebird nesting boxes. The bluebird population on Long Island has taken a drastic hit in recent years due to urbanization and deforestation. My project will hopefully lead to the increase in the population of bluebirds and restore our environment.

This project will only be possible with the generous support of our community. To support my project I will be selling American flags for $25. If you would like to purchase a flag or donate, please send a check made out to ”Troop 55” to Kevin Byrnes at 14 Brompton Rd, Garden City, NY 11530. Venmo donations are also welcome to: @James-Byrnes-39. Please include your name and address if you would like to receive a flag delivered in Garden City. Please know that any excess donations will be given to SOFO so that they can fund future environmental projects. I will also be accepting old and worn out flags from community members to be properly disposed of. Thank you, Kevin Byrnes

New Japanese restaurant opens on Franklin Ave.

BY GARY SIMEONE

There are two different distinct areas of Kyuramen, the new Japanese-style restaurant that recently opened In Garden City at 988 Franklin Avenue. There is the front area, which is the main dining room location, and the back portion, which serves as a sit down bubble-tea room.

Claire Tso, who manages the restaurant, with her husband, Jason Jai, said that’s what makes the location unique, along with their specialty ramen noodles.

“It’s a different atmosphere, when people enter from the front entrance and the back entrance,” said Tso. “The front is our main dining area, which features our specialized ramen noodles, and the back-area is our bubble-tea room, where people can sit and enjoy our tea selections and a variety of different snacks.”

The restaurant, which is the first location on Long Island, is known for its ramen dishes. Instead of the traditional milky white ramen, it’s fused with three distinct Japanese styles. The

styles include the typical Kyushu Shio style, the Tokyo Shouyou style and the Hokkaido Miso style.

“Most restaurants have the powdered type ramen. Kyuramen stands out because we bring the three main styles of ramen from different regions of Japan and combine them into one,” said Tso.

She said that in order to create the specialized ramen, the broth is left sitting in four giant pots for eighteen straight hours.

“There’s no frozen dough involved in the cooking process. Everything is freshly made and created here in-house.”

Kyuramen opened their original location in Flushing, Queens. The franchise has quickly expanded to multiple locations including manhattan and Brooklyn and other cities across the United States.

This is franchise’s first location on Long Island. They officially opened their doors in Garden City on April 3rd.

To find out more information on Kyuramen , you can visit their website, Kyuramen.com.

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Kyuramen is a new Japanese restuarant which recently opened on Franklin Avenue in Garden City.

important things to remember regarding planting and removing trees (there are financial penalties associated with these codes, so we urge residents who are contemplating removing trees to contact the Recreation and Parks main office for guidance).

1. Trees and/or shrubs may not be planted in the Village median between the curb line and the sidewalk without obtaining a permit from the Recreation and Parks Office. Any tree permitted to be planted in this space becomes property of the Village.

2. It is unlawful for any person to remove or destroy any tree on Village property, or in the Village right-of-way or any tree planted by the Village.

3. It is unlawful for any person to remove or destroy two or more trees within the Village of Garden City in a 12-month period, even if said trees are on “private property,” without first obtaining a permit from the office of Recreation and Parks.

Tree Pruning:

Trees on Village property must be pruned only by Village Crews or Village-appointed contractors. If you have a Village tree by your property and the branches need attention, please call the Recreation and Parks Office, and your request will be placed on a list. Priority is given to conditions which might cause injury or property damage. Other requests are handled on a first call, first serve basis.

Annual Tree Removals:

On a yearly basis, the Village engages an outside contractor to remove trees too large for our crew to safely handle. This is done through issuance of a public bid which calls out exactly which trees are to be removed, the removal of the tree stumps, and restoration of the area from which the tree was removed. NYS law requires us to award this work to the lowest priced responsible contractor. The Village always requires and checks references, insurance, and previous work to ensure that the remov-

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als are done according to our specifications.

Annual Tree Plantings:

Once, and sometimes twice a year, the Village plants trees throughout the Village to replace any trees which have been removed, and to enhance the look of our streets, parks, green spaces, and other areas. As with our removals, these plantings are done through the issuance of a public bid, which calls out where trees are to be planted, along with the species of trees to be used. Care is taken to maintain the particular “look” of an area by planting trees which will blend in with the existing trees, while a blend of some 13 species is used to prevent a disease or blight from decimating entire neighborhoods of trees.

Residents who would like to have a tree planted in the median in front of their house may make a request by contacting the Recreation and Parks Office at 516-465-4075. Requests for trees will be evaluated by the Recreation and Parks Tree Division, and some requests may not be able to be honored. Final determination depends on location, size of the median, and the number of trees budgeted to be planted in any particular year.

Arbor Day 2023

On Friday April 28, Arbor Day will be celebrated in Garden City and in communities across the USA. The Arbor Day proclamation serves as one of the requirements for the Village of Garden City being named “Tree City” by the Arbor Day Foundation.

First celebrated in 1872, Arbor Day was established by passionate tree lover Julius Sterling Morton as a way to encourage farmers and homesteaders to plant trees that would provide shade, shelter, food, fuel and beauty to open areas. In New York, Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April.

Trees are essential to a healthy environment, helping to provide clean air and creating rich aesthetics for all. They are vital to our economy and contribute greatly to our everyday lives by providing paper for many different

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uses, lumber for the homes and businesses, maple syrup, fruits and nuts, decorations during the holidays, they add beauty to attract new business and tourism to our great state, as well as numerous other benefits.

To celebrate this occasion, the Recreation and Parks Department will plant a commemorative tree on the west side of the Village Hall property, between the Fire Department and the Village Gazebo. A small ceremony acknowledging the holiday will be held just prior to the planting of the tree. This ceremony will commence at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 28. Residents are invited to attend.

Senior Center Update

The Senior Center on Golf Club Lane is close to re-opening. On Friday, the contractor, Belfor, had a large crew cleaning dust and dirt that accumulated from the sheetrock work, the HVAC replacement, and repair of the termite damage discovered during the restoration. On Monday, Recreation Maintenance was on site moving furniture back in place, hanging televisions and connecting wiring. Tuesday, fire alarm work was completed. Belfor crews are working on remaining punch list items. Once the Nassau County Fire Marshal returns for an inspection and all is found to be in order, the center could re-open as early as next week.

Road Paving - How are roads chosen?

Every five years, the Department of Public Works performs a complete inventory of the Village’s road network. Using data collected from that inventory, a six-year outlook paving program is established. Many factors are considered when creating the paving plan, such as road condition and budget. Further, the Department follows a pavement condition rating scale established by the NYS Department of Transportation. Roads are rated on a scale of 1 to 10 - 1 being the worst. Overall, no roads in Garden City are lower than a 4 rating, according to the most recent pavement inventory.

If the Department receives a road paving request and the road has been identified in the six-year outlook, a priority note will be added to that road and the Department will evaluate whether it can be swapped out for a road that is similar in size and condition that has been identified for an upcoming paving year. In the meanwhile, the Highway Department will evaluate the road in question and perform any patching as required, in an effort to increase rideability and longevity.

For each street on this updated road paving list, the timeframe for construction is within this year and any remaining roads will be completed in the Spring of the following calendar year (all within the same fiscal year).

Happening This Week in Garden City

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

April 21 - May 1:

Egg scavenger hunt at the Garden City Library for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card

Saturday, April 22:

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Prescription Drug Take Back Day at Garden City Police Headquarters

Tuesday, April 25

6:30 p.m. Architectural Design Review Board Meeting at Village Hall

Friday, April 28

10:00 a.m. Arbor Day celebration and tree planting on the west side of the Village Hall property, between the Fire Department and the Village Gazebo

Saturday, April 29 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 15th Annual Sale at the Garden City Bird Sanctuary

Saturday, April 29

GC For A Cure Fun Run/Walk and 5K Run/Walk will begin at 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. respectively at Garden City High School

NASSAU COUNTY BIDS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that bids for the following will be received at the Garden City UFSD, Business Office, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY  11530 until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at which time and place bids will be opened and read aloud.

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Copies of the specifications and instructions may be obtained at the aforesaid Business Office between the hours of 8:30 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., Monday –Friday up to the time of the bid opening.

Dana DiCapua

Asst. Supt for Business & Finance

Garden City Union Free School District

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Garden City Union Free School District, 56 Cathedral Ave, Garden City, NY 11530, invites sealed bids for providing the services to operate the Lunch and Special Milk Child Nutrition Programs for the Garden City Union Free School District.

Bids will be received at the Office of the Assistant Superintendent for Business, Garden City Union Free School District, 56 Cathedral Ave, Garden City, NY 11530, at 2:00 PM on Friday, May 5, 2023, at which time all bids will be opened and read aloud. Specifications may be obtained at the Office of the Assistant Superintendent for Business, located at the above-mentioned address.  The Garden City Union Free School District Board of Education reserves the right to reject all bids and the right to waive any informality in bids.

It is strongly suggested that all prospective bidders attend a pre-bid conference and site visitations to be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 2:00 PM in the District Business Office, 56 Cathedral Ave, Garden City, NY 11530.  Please contact hmbigley@hmbconsultants.com to arrange your visit.

Dana Di Capua, Assistant Superintendent for Business

LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

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NASSAU COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

The Garden City Union Free School District is requesting proposals for claims auditing services for the 2023-2024 school year.  For a copy of the request for proposal, please write to the Business Office at 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530 or call 516-478-1040.  Proposals must be received in the Business Office no later than May 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

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The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable customers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

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The name holder is the Executor in office, of the ALL CAPITAL NAME Estate. And all variations there of.

Last week the Islanders clinched a playoff spot and are now in the front round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Many of the players and their families live in Garden City and are an active part of the community. As a sign of support, many of our local shops and restaurants have draped Islander flags, banners and signs on their store fronts. Natural and Key Food were the first stores to prominently display the flags while many residents cheered as the store workers went up on ladders to hang them.

The Uptown Grille, anoth-

er favorite spot of the players, now has flags displayed in the front on Franklin Avenue and also the back main entrance. Ian Bigam, the general manager at Uptown Grille, says “We’re very happy to hang the flags and root for our favorite team.”

The Islanders opened up the playoffs on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes but will be back home at the UBS Arena for games on Friday evening, April 21st at 7 pm and Sunday, April 23rd at 1 pm. Let’s go Islanders!

Bileddo’s Key Food Market showed its support of the Islanders.

DAR hears presentation from veterans’ non-profit

Garden City based Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, hosted their annual Spring Philanthropic Luncheon on Friday, April 14. The event, with approximately 70 people in attendance, took place at beautiful Westbury Manor, chaired by Chapter Regent Carla Hall D ’ Ambra.

The ladies of the chapter were honored to host the founders of Bravo Foxtrot United Veterans, Inc., Matt Simoni and his wife, Jade Pinto. The organization is a 501c3 non-profit, dedicated to providing temporary stable housing and holistic therapy to veterans, in order to facilitate

their successful reintegration back into their families and communities.

During his presentation, Mr. Simoni revealed he himself was a Navy combat veteran who was discharged from the military in 2016. Having trouble adjusting to civilian life, he found himself homeless, living behind a gas station. Much of his past life, including his faith in God, became lost to him. His experience is not unique, and he reported that veterans make up 8 percent of the homeless population. Fortunately, Simoni was able to bring himself back, and a few years ago he and his wife embarked on a mission to help homeless and troubled veterans.

Recording Secretary Deborah McCauley, Blake McCauley, Historian Arlene Kister.

Past Regent Donna Serpico and Michelle Brock.

Floyd Woodhull Dawes Chapter Regent Martha Meyer with Mary Alice and Gene Visnefsky.

Chapter Regent Carla Hall D’Ambra with Southampton Chapter’s Sharon Kaye.

Bravo Foxtrot’s Matthew Simoni and Jade Pinto.

Past Regents Peg Tillotson and Isabelle Smith with Margaret Bergland Rasmussen and Christel Haesiche

DAR hears presentation from veterans’ non-profit

Mr. Simoni revealed that he and Jade find themselves walking through remote wooded areas and abandoned buildings in search of these fellow veterans, many suffering from PTS disorder, to offer them assistance. Using donations from private individuals, he brings the veterans food and clothing, and invites them to group meetings at their Bay Shore location where they may obtain help in turning their lives around. They are, Simoni says, traumatized veterans who have been forgotten by the system.

In October of 2022, Simoni made a documentary film called “ Long Island ’ s Forgotten Heroes ” which depicts the struggles of these veterans who are trying to return to civilian life. He aired the film ’ s trailer at the DAR luncheon. This short and moving production, and a donation link for those who wish to help, can be found at Bravofoxtrot.org.

At the end of his presentation, Mr. Simoni gave final words to the audience to support your community and support your veterans, and up went a round of hearty applause. It was a moving presentation for all.

In addition to the veteran ’ s presentation, there was a reading of the poem Paul Revere ’ s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Leslie Dimmling to commemorate the ride ’ s 248th anniversary on April 18. Chapter member Janet Derr shared her award winning first place artwork in the National American Heritage Contest. Chapter Regent Carla Hall D ’ Ambra shared an original poem she ’ d written in memory of her beloved friend and Chapter member Nancy Mettz.

Regent D ’ Ambra concluded the event by warmly thanking all who had attended the luncheon, making the day so lovely and a wonderful success.

Long Island organizers transform daycare space

Over a two day period this March, members of the Professional Organizers of Long Island (POLI) cleared out a large storage room as well as two smaller storage closets at 3 D’s Aftercare in Baldwin, a non-profit earlycare and aftercare facility.

While it sounds like a small thing, the storage room was housing dozens of pieces of cumbersome old furniture and supplies that took up nearly 1/3 of the room, blocking shelves and making it nearly impossible to use the room efficiently for the facility’s needs. “In any organization with multiple employees, interns and helpers, it is essential to have storage that protects items, makes things easy to find and, most importantly, easy to put away,” says Tina O’Keeffe, facilitator of POLI. Tina is a resident of Stewart Manor and a member of the Mineola Garden City Rotary Club.

“With the cooperation of POLI

organizers, representatives from Junkluggers and the staff of 3 D’s Aftercare, we were able to remove the unnecessary items and find storage solutions for the existing inventory. By labeling the items as well as the shelves, we hope that we have made it easier for all users to know where things belong and keep the storage room clear, efficient and safe.”

The POLI team worked in two shifts: Day One was clearing and separating to facilitate the removal of unwanted items by the Junkluggers team. Junkluggers arrived mid-morning and loaded an entire truck with unwanted furniture and trash. Once the excess was taken away, the organizers were able to make sense of what was left behind and begin to plan storage options. Day Two was the more detailed organizing, making sure all items were taken off the floor, similar items were housed together and everything was labeled. A small duo was able to break off and work on two smaller closets: one storing cleaning supplies and the other storing toys. By the end of two 4-hour workdays, all storage areas were transformed. Every year, the members of the Professional Organizers of Long Island (POLI) volunteer their time on a project to help a non-profit group with organizing challenges. This effort is part of the GO (Get Organized) Month initiative overseen by NAPO (the National Association of Productivity and Organization Specialists).

POLI’s Tina O’Keeffe arranged the 2023 GO Month project at 3 D’s Aftercare in Baldwin, Long Island, New York with Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Zodelia Williams, DSW, LMSW.

“Having the Professional Organizers of

Long Island bless us with their skill set, professionalism and generosity was a welcomed relief,” says Dr. Williams (known as Dr. Zoe). “Our staff, students and families appreciate the time and effort put into organizing our space.” 3 D’s Aftercare, Inc. is designed to empower children with higher self-esteem, a greater sense of self-worth and an understanding of responsibility through: remote learning, mentoring, tutoring, STEAM, summer camp, social emotional learning, life skills training, conflict resolution and mental health counseling.For more information or to make a donation, check out 3 D’s web-

site at www.3dsaftercareinc.org. POLI organizers were: Nancy Borg (Move the Mess), Jan Cuomo (Before & After Organizing by Jan), Sangita Evans (Clear and Hear), Vickie Faber (Encore Concierge), Ada Greenberg (iDeclutter.net), Jean Hoeffner (The Home Organizing Jeannie) and Tina O’Keeffe (Stow and Behold). POLI is an organization made up of NAPO members who provide a wide range of organizing services to Long Island and neighboring counties. Colleagues meet monthly to share ideas, meet vendors, and collaborate on volunteer GO month projects to help non-profit organizations.

Librarian Marjorie Musil.

Treasurer and Luncheon Chair Dori Lombard.

Tina O’Keeffe poses with two members of Junk Luggers

Day 2 participants (back row, left to right) Nancy Borg, Sangita Evans, Dr. Zodelia Williams, Tina O’Keeffe, Jean Hoeffner; (front row) Jan Arkwright Cuomo

Garden City students sweep Sprachfest

Garden City Middle School and Garden City High School German students competed in the annual Sprachfest competition, a German language and culture contest, at Massapequa High School.

Garden City students swept the competition in the categories of German quiz bowl, German scrabble, German baking and poetry as well as musical performances in German. They also participated in the skit contest, poster contest, lip sync contest and t-shirt

design contest. Students picked which categories they wanted to sign up for and practiced their skills in class ahead of the day.

When not participating in one of the many competition categories, students were able to watch other events, play soccer, make new friends, try German foods, and take photos in a photo booth. Around 350 students competed in total, resulting in a day full of language learning fun.

From left: Students Sonakshi Arora, Mariella Parlanti, Margot Hearon and Susanna Phinney performed a skit in German.

From left: German students Christian Huie, Anthony Grego, Elizabeth Lloyd, Tanya Oza and Hannah Cianciotto posed with their German photo booth props at Sprachfest.

Garden City students gathered for a group photo after a day of fun competition at Sprachfest.

From left: Students Elizabeth Lloyd and Tanya Oza took part in one of many fun photo opportunities at Sprachfest.

Photos courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

The A.T. Stewart Exchange Consignment & Gift Shop

agency, and the enactment of far-reaching environmental legislation in later years. Perhaps the most important outcome of Earth Day was the realization that individuals can effect change, most noticeably as consumers. What we choose to spend our money on can make a difference in what and how it is produced.

Celebrate Earth Day with some of these unique garden ornaments.

BY MELISSA JAEGER

Happy Earth Day! Many forget that the goal of the original Earth Day was simple – to utilize the energy of student anti-war protests 0f the late 60s and early 70s to create a public consciousness about air and water pollution. Twenty million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — were inspired on that day! A lot has changed since that first Earth Day on April 22nd in 1970, starting with the creation of the Environmental Protection

What does that have to do with the Exchange? We are an excellent example of recycling and re-purposing. Every time you bring things to donate or consign, these are items that don’t end up in a landfill or, worse yet, being incinerated. Many of our customers re-purpose older or vintage items they buy at the Exchange and give them new life. Take the example of a bed tray (the kind used to serve breakfast in bed). One customer re-fashioned it as a laptop tray for her daughter, using the side “pockets” to hold paper, pencils and drawing tools. (thanks to Luisa for sharing her story). How about taking an old stereo cabinet and re-purposing it as a liquor cabinet? One of our customers collects older pieces of fine china and depression and carnival glass, and has turned it into a business fashioning these pieces into beautiful and unique bird feeders and garden stakes. Her business is called “Christine’s Garden Stakes.

You may have read in previous articles that we are planning to have an A.T. Stewart Market on Saturday, June 3rd. Christine’s Garden Ornaments will be one of our vendors! The Market will be 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. on the front lawn of The Garden City Historical Society (TGCHS) Museum with approximately 10 vendors. Other vendors will include artists, a pho-

tographer with her wares, a company that makes environmentally friendly olive oils and balsamic vinegars and several vendors with vintage items (furniture, tabletop, jewelry). The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter will also be there with its animal adoption vehicle. 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, both new and “upcycled.” In addition to lovely vintage jewelry, we have whimsical ceramic cows, Waterford champagne saucers, boxed poker chip set, and Asianstyle planters. Check out these beautiful towels – imported from Italy. We have so much merchandise that it takes several laps around the shop to take it all in.

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 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!

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 wait-times to consign.

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

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

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.

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 pre-

scription 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.

Be sure to check the back part of The Garden City News each week for the latest in GC sports.

Garden Manor Nursery School celebrates community helpers

Fun learning about being a firefighter!

During the month of March, the preschool students at Garden Manor Nursery School learned all about community helpers and the jobs they do to keep us safe. As a special treat, parents with “community helper” jobs volunteered to come into school to speak to the students about what they do at work. These parents were able to bring these occupations to life for the students, and the children absolutely loved the special visitors.

New York City firefighters and New York City police officers (including the spe-

cial canine unit!) visited the school as well as a NICU nurse. The students and staff of Garden Manor are so grateful to the school parents that came in to share their special jobs with the students of the school.

Garden Manor Nursery School at Christ Episcopal Church is located at 33 Jefferson St. in Garden City. The school is currently accepting registrations for the 2023–2024 school year. If you’d like to learn more about the school please visit our website at www.GMNS.org. Tours are available by appointment.

Student with her special guest (mom)!

Learning all about being a police officer. So excited about the dog!

Garden Manor Nursery School celebrates community helpers

11th Annual Monster’s Kids Woodstick Alumni Game

The Monster's Kids 11th Annual Woodstick Alumni game will be held on Friday, April 28.

Monster's Kids 11th Annual Woodstick Alumni game is Friday April 28, at Manhasset High School. Game will start at 7 p.m. Please arrive early!

In August of 2009, when Tim Goettelmann donated his Long Island

Lizards lacrosse salary, Monster’s Kids was born and since then they have raised $810,000 through ten Alumni lacrosse games between Manhasset and Garden City. The longest continuing rivalry in high school sports was the

vehicle used to raise funds for various divisions with Cohen Children’s Medical Center, a division of Northwell Health.

Please visit https://www.northwellkids.org/campaign/Monster-s-

Kids- for more information

Any specific questions, please contact Tim Goettelmann at 516-528-725 or email @ tgoetts@yahoo.com

Daddy’s fire jacket.

We love our hats!

Learning how to swaddle and take care of a baby.

April 21, 2023

Best Way to Prepare for Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu? Visit Peru’s Sacred Valley

BY KAREN RUBIN WITH ERIC LEIBERMAN & SARAH FALTER TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM

Just a few weeks after returning from our monumental adventure in Peru, completing the four-day/ three-night Inca Trail hiking/camping trek to Machu Picchu, political unrest broke out when the president was impeached for corruption and replaced by the vice president. At the outset, some tourists were stranded at Machu Picchu because of protests that blocked transportation routes. The unrest has for all practical purposes ended. But what protests remain have now been better organized specifically to avoid interfering with tourism, a lifeblood for the country’s economy –even giving advance notice sufficient to allow tour operators to plan accordingly. It is all the more reason to travel with a reputable, well-established tour company, like Alpaca Expeditions, the company we traveled with. Check with the US State Department to get the latest information (https://travel. state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-TravelCountry-Information-Pages/Peru. html).

We prepare for our Alpaca Expeditions four-day/three-night Inca Trail hiking/camping trek to Machu Picchu by spending an extra day Cuzco and the Sacred Valley –the best way to begin to acclimatize to the high altitude before the trek, which goes up to nearly 14,000 feet. This not only helps us avoid altitude sickness but also lays the foundation

for appreciating what we will see and experience along the trail.

While it would be better to have arranged two or three days to acclimate before the trek – which would also provide more time to visit the extraordinary sights in Cuzco, Pisac and Ollantaytambo - having come from a week in the Galapagos for this grand finale to Eric and Sarah’s sixmonth odyssey, we only have one full day before starting out on the trek, so Alpaca Expeditions’ one-day Sacred Valley private tour is ideal.

Our guide, Jaime, picks us up at 8 am our charming boutique hotel, the Amaru Inca (Cuesta San Blas, 541, Cusco City Center, Cusco, 84) which must once have been a hacienda, and we set out by car into the countryside, where we immediately see neighborhoods, villages and communities.

The road begins its twisting rise into the mountains and Jaime stops just before the Sacsayhuaman for-

tress at a point where we are level with Cuzco’s most famous monument, the statue of Christo Blanco that overlooks the city with open arms

Cuzco was the capital of the Incan Empire and the “navel” of the world, according to lore; at its peak, it had 30,000-40,000 inhabitants.

“There is nothing like Cuzco in any other part of South America for the concentration of people and sites,” Jamie says. There are some 1,250 sacred sites in Cuzco.

The hostels and inns we stay in today were once grand homes – first of the Inca rulers who began to take over Cuzco in 1000 AD, then rich Spaniards who came in the first century after conquest, in 1536.

The Incan heritage pretty much had to be resurrected because the Spanish did their level best to eradicate the culture and especially the “pagan” religion – literally building their palaces and churches on top of

the foundation stones of Incan palaces and temples

The Spanish renamed Cuzco’s central square, which would have been the city’s market place and where Incan religious ceremonies would have been held, the Plaza de Armas, “the place of arms,” where the conquistadors would have executed rebels.

We tend to think of the “Incan civilization,” but our guide explains that the Inca were actually the ruling family – not the people. They ruled over some 50 different tribes and citystates, speaking different languages. Some 20,000 to 40,000 Inca nobility ruled over a population of 10 to 20 million that at its peak, spanned as far as Columbia, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina. The Inca expanded its empire from Cuzco by conquest and “diplomacy” between 1000 and 1536, reaching its peak in the mid 1400s, 125 years before the Spanish conquest.

What is so remarkable is the Empire the Inca built – the monumental architecture and 3,000-miles of road network reaching all corners of the empire – was accomplished without the benefit of draft animals like the horse, the wheel, iron or steel tools, a written language, currency, or slaves.

So how was it possible for a few hundred Spanish conquistadors to conquer the Incan Empire? The Spanish seemed to arrive during a perfect storm of turmoil and weakness in the Empire. The Inca Emperor Huayna Capac had died in 1529 after contracting smallpox that likely came from Maya fleeing south along

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the roads the Inca built. Meanwhile, two brothers were embroiled in a devastating civil war to become the new Emperor - Atahuallpa, the 13th and last emperor of the Inca, was victorious, only to be captured, held for ransom, and then executed by Francisco Pizarro.

But a key reason for the Spaniards’ success was that the tribal people were not motivated to battle the invaders. Many wanted to be rid of the Inca rulers and allied with Spaniards (“The Inca weren’t very nice,” Jamie says). Also, the Spaniards seemed to be endowed with supernatural power and the incarnation of the priests’ prophesy of an existential event akin to Armageddon.

The first group of 90 Spaniards arrived in Cuzco in 1533 in Cuzco and lived together with Cuzco population for three years. But in 1536, a second, larger, more militant group came, determined to take the Inca’s gold and silver (the Inca did not understand how the Europeans valued precious metals as a source of power) and forcibly replace the “pagan” religion with Christianity.

The Incan leader Manco realized the Spaniards weren’t leaving, so rose up against them, but the Inca’s weapons were no match. After the third battle, the indigenous population abandoned Cuzco and the Spanish took over their properties.

We stop at the Manos de la Comunidad, a handicraft center where we see the different varieties of llama and alpaca, learn about how the wool is produced, the raw materials that the dyes are made from, and watch villagers at their looms, make stunning textiles. There’s also a fantastic gallery,

BY CHARLYN FARGO

Want your children to eat healthier? Have them stay at the table longer.

In a randomized clinical trial, researchers found that longer family mealtimes may be an effective strategy to get kids to eat healthier. The trial found that chil-

museum and a large store.

This visit provides fascinating insights into the culture, heritage and structure of society and the ecosystem that shaped and sustained the Incan Empire: the environment that supports agriculture in high altitude (enough food and calories to fuel the building of these monumental structures and support an army) and domestication of llama and alpaca (they could carry goods, produce wool for clothes, provide meat and were the only domesticated animals in pre-Hispanic America), how the natural materials at hand shaped the culture (grasses were food for animals, and were used to make the ropes for bridges and haul the massive stones, and I suspect were also used to make the straight lines and measure without benefit of rulers).

These finely-woven textiles and the monumental architecture were the main arts of the Incan Empire; instead of written communications they used knotted strings (quipu) which still cannot be deciphered but which (Karen postulates) might have been a kind of Morse code (so why can’t a computer crack the code?). The colors and patterns of clothes would communicate tribal affiliation, friend or foe and be an expression of art.

The Inca’s success at farming had much to do with the fact the Inca calendar was tied to astronomy. Inca astronomers understood equinoxes, solstices, zenith passages and the Venus cycle. Religious leaders –the only others besides the nobles who were educated – used their knowledge as power over the people who were kept ignorant. The Inca also used mathematics to divide up

political governance (a system of 10s), assess taxes, keep the census, and to do the calculations necessary to create such monumental architecture.

But the Inca could not have accomplished what they did – labor, military might – without enough food (calories) to support the population, which is why the Machu Picchu Sacred Valley was so vital.

We stop at a famous overlook known as El Mirador (Lookout Point) from where we can see the fertile Sacred Valley spread out in front of us.

Around the year 1000, Manco Capac claimed to be the “son of the sun god Inti” sent to earth to become the first Inca king. He was known for his courage, and taught the people how to grow plants, make weapons, work together, share resources and worship the gods – in other words, set the parameters for the society.

Karen suspects the source of Manco’s power over the people was that he was an agricultural genius and abundant food production was proof of his divinity. He probably was a popular dictator but later Inca rulers relied on force. Besides military might and a brutal form of “justice,” the Inca ruled through religion and superstition.

Their religion was based on nature and the different tribes had their own local gods and idols – worshipping the gods and goddesses of rain, lightning, rainbow (connected with fertility), moon, sea and water. The Inca imposed sun worship of Inti over the rest, such as Pachamama (Earth Mother). The people drafted to build the Inca’s palaces and temples did it as much out of devotion to god as their obligation to

Time at the Table

dren who spent just 10 minutes more at the table consumed significantly more fruits and vegetables. The study was conducted by Jutta Mata and colleagues at the University of Mannheim in Germany.

Researchers found that in those extra 10 minutes at the table, children ate 3.32 more pieces of fruit (equivalent to a me-

dium apple) and 3.66 more pieces of vegetables than children at regular mealtime duration. The study was published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers found that kids in the longer mealtime group tended to eat more vegetables from the start and more fruit during the extra 10 minutes added to the end of mealtime.

The average age of children in the study was 8 years (range 6 to 11) and the average age of parents was 43. Children were equally split between boys and girls. Some 50 pairs of parents and 50 children participated in the study.

Children who had longer family mealtimes also drank more water, on average, about 3.70 milliliters more, as well as more sugar-sweetened beverages. Interestingly, the length of family mealtimes wasn’t associated with more bread or cold cuts eaten. Researchers think because the fruits and vegetables were cut into bitesize pieces, they were more convenient to

give service the state.

The Inca society was a combination of feudalism and socialism. While they did not have currency and technically did not use slaves, instead, the exchange of goods and services was based on reciprocity between individuals, communities, and the Inca rulers and priests. Farm production was divided up: 25 percent to the Inca rulers and nobility, 25 percent to the priests and religious institutions and half kept by the farmers. The Inca rulers (who theoretically owned all the means of production) reciprocated by granting access to land and goods and providing food and drink in celebratory feasts for their subjects.

When the Spanish came, they introduced a feudal system – where the Spanish owned all the land. That persisted up to as recently as 1969, when a socialist (nationalist) president came to power.

Before the day is done, we will have a chance to explore the archeological sites of Pisac and Ollantaytambo before making our way back to Cuzco for our 6 pm orientation with Alpaca Expeditions for our Incan Trail trek that begins the next morning.

More information: Alpaca Expeditions, USA Phone: (202)-550-8534, info@alpacaexpeditions.com, https:// www.alpacaexpeditions.com/

Next: Exploring Pisac, Ollantaytambo

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Crossword Answers

BY CLAIRE LYNCH

After being retired for five years and always hearing from golfers who “just play for fun” that golfing really is lots of fun, I gave in and decided that I, too, could learn to golf and enjoy it. There would be some problems with that statement but suffice it to say that in the past few months I did learn to golf as a beginner and as far as the part about “enjoying it” goes, that is definitely debatable.

Despite volunteering at my church and local senior center and spending time doing arts and crafts, I still have some time to golf. “The weather is perfect for golfing,” my friends would say and so is the camaraderie.

They canceled their rounds of golf only on pouring down rainy days - that and when thunderstorms were forecast - so it was hard to make excuses and get out of golfing when they were set on including me in their foursome. It’s a golfers’ world and they sure have their view of it.

Golfers build their days around golfing - driving to the golf course, playing a round of 18 holes which can take at least three hours, depending on one’s partners on the greens - then heading off the course to a clubhouse or sandwich shop for a late lunch or early dinner. It’s a full day and their spouses are off enjoying their own hobbies.

I’ve had my learning curve as a golfer. Sure I’ve picked up a golf club many times before but they didn’t want to hear my stories about playing miniature golf at Nunley’s in Baldwin as a kid because mini golf and real golf are two very different things. They scoffed when I described how it felt to hold an iron golf club in my hands on a mini golf course, a course that’s much shorter than a real golf course, and even though I described how the sun on my face and the wind in my hair felt as I focused and swung while playing mini golf, they still smirked and said, “It’s not the same at all.”

Wanting to be helpful before we head-

The golfer within us all

ed off to play the 18 holes, my friend, Amy, took me out one fine morning to give me some tips. The humidity was low and all was right with the world. She showed me how to place my feet and hold the club properly plus how to swing the driver with just enough force and in a way that looked effortless.

Explaining that many amateurs approach the golf grip with a lot of tension, Amy said they hold the club too tightly. I was guilty of that so I loosened my grip, rocked back on my heels and held the club comfortably. Feeling the difference, I realized that Amy had some good pointers.

Relaxing, I did indeed see for several minutes that golfing could be fun. Inhaling the fresh air, I admired the beautifully manicured greens and the trees and bushes edging the golf course. It was pretty, I couldn’t deny that and for a while I was in my element.

The next week I joined the group. Our foursome, Amy, Linda, Jane and I, loaded our bags of golf clubs in the two carts and headed toward the greens. Riding along, I thought to myself it was hard enough being the new kid on the block because after all, the other three ladies had each been golfing for 10 years and when it comes down to being a novice or a veteran, I’ll choose being a veteran every time. I don’t like to stand out, don’t like looking green even if I am. Crediting myself with being adventurous, I approached the beginning of the course with a serious face, determined to do well.

My first drive was a bit tentative but I soon improved. I only had two golf balls go out of bounds (read that: into ponds) so I counted it as a good day for a newbie swinging a real golf club. Amy, Linda and Jane smiled at me after each swing and not being sure if they were trying to be encouraging or just trying to placate me, I flashed a big smile and kept moving forward.

Besides being outside enjoying the natural landscape, my three partners kept saying what great exercise golfing

is. I questioned that because swinging a golf club is a bit of exercise but hopping into the golf carts after each hole and driving forward - pun intended - didn’t strike me as a rigorous workout. Still, not wanting to offend them, I enjoyed the ride as it was a beautiful afternoon.

It was a very exciting day - on hole #11 Linda swung away and actually got a hole in one! She aced it. I was as surprised as could be and Linda herself seemed pretty shocked. Jumping up and down with joy, Linda said it was the second time she’d ever gotten a hole in one. Palm Springs was first. She’d framed that golf ball, noted the date of her achievement and showed a photo of herself in front of a scenic background. Amy, Jane and I were impressed. They had never gotten a hole in one but were still hoping to so they could display it proudly on their mantels.

After playing the 18 holes I was pleased with the outcome. It could have been worse, could have been better as they say. I bogeyed three times, didn’t have any eagles and none of my golf balls landed in sand traps. Whew, I was

glad about that! I kept track of each hole’s par pretty well. I wasn’t sure of my handicap and didn’t want to ask. I was just glad the day ended well and we enjoyed ourselves. Amy, Linda and Jane were happy to have a fourth person in their group and occasionally I saw them nodding approvingly at Amy because they knew she’d given me some pointers the week before. We duffers had done well.

Common Social Security Questions

BY TOM MARGENAU

Well, it’s been a strange week. My inbox is normally crammed with emails from readers. But this week, there has been just a sprinkling of questions. I’d like to think it’s because all of you have been reading my column for years, and maybe also have read my two books about Social Security, and so you’re all now Social Security experts who’ve got no questions left to ask. But it’s probably because Spring has sprung and you’re all out doing odd jobs around the house or working in the yard.

So, I thought what I’d do today is dredge up some of the most common questions I get and go over the answers one more time. Those answers are going to be short and to the point, just so I can squeeze in as many questions as I can in the limited space I have.

Q: I’m 62. My husband is 67 and getting Social Security. Can I file for spousal benefits on his record now and save my own until I’m 70?

A: No, you can’t do that. You always must file for your own benefits first. Only after you do that can you look to your husband’s record to see if you can get any additional spousal benefits.

Q: I am 60 and not working. My husband recently died. Can I file for widow’s benefits now and save my own until I am 70?

A: Yes, you can do that. A widow does not have the same restrictions that apply to a spouse with a living husband (as explained in the first Q and A). You can file for widow’s benefits now, and then switch to 100% of your own at full retirement age or wait until 70 and get about 130%. Or, depending on the money amounts involved, you might be ahead to file for retirement benefits at age 62 (the earliest you can do that), and then at full retirement age, switch to 100% widow’s benefits.

Q: If I die, what will my wife get?

A: The answer depends on several factors. But assuming you die well after your full retirement age, and assuming your wife is over her full retirement age when you die, as a general rule she will get what you were getting at the time of death. Quick example. You are 85 and getting $1,800 per month. Your wife is 82 and getting $1,200 per month. When you die, she will keep getting her $1,200, and then she will get an additional $600 in widow’s benefits.

Q: I took my benefits at 70, so I get an extra 32% added to my retirement rate. When I die, will my wife’s widow’s benefit be based on my augmented age 70 rate, or on my full retirement rate?

A: It will be based on your age 70 rate. And just to clarify a little further: A benefit paid to a spouse whose husband is still alive is based on his full retirement age rate. But as I just said, a widow’s

benefit is based on the age 70 rate (assuming the husband waited until 70 to claim his benefits).

Q: I did not pay into Social Security. I get a teacher’s pension from Texas of $3,500 per month. My husband gets Social Security. He gets $2,200 per month. When he dies, why won’t I get widow’s benefits on his record?

A: If you were getting a Social Security retirement benefit of $3,500 per month, you would not get widow’s benefits because your own benefit would offset anything you would be due as a widow. And the same offset rules apply to non-Social Security pensions like your Texas teacher’s retirement check.

Q: I’m already getting my Social Security but I’m still working. Will my additional income and the taxes I’m paying increase my Social Security check?

A: It depends. Your original benefit was based on your average monthly wage using your highest 35 years of inflation-adjusted earnings. If the earnings you have now are higher than the lowest inflation-adjusted year used in your original computation, the SSA will drop out that lower year, add in the new higher year, and adjust your benefit accordingly. But don’t expect a windfall. Your benefit might go up by maybe $10 to $20 per month for a year of good earnings.

Q: When my father died, why did we have to return his last check?

A: Several rules come into play here. First, Social Security benefits have never been pro-rated. Second, benefits are always paid one month behind. And third, the law says you must live an entire month to be due a Social Security check for that month.

Here is a quick example. John dies April 24. The Social Security check that comes in May (the payment for April) must be returned.

That’s the downside to the lack of proration. But there are two upsides. One: let’s say John started his benefits when he was 66 and that he turned 66 on June 22. He would get a check for the whole month of June even though he was 66 for only eight days of the month.

Two: if John left a widow, she would get widow’s benefits for the whole month of April even though she was a widow for only six days of the month.

Q: We would like to talk to you personally about our Social Security situation. We’d be willing to pay you. Can we please call you to discuss this?

A: I sometimes think I should give up this column-writing gig and go into the business of doing personal Social Security consultations. I bet I could make a lot more money doing that than sitting here in my basement cranking out weekly columns! But I guess I’m just too

lazy to start up a consulting business. So, I’m sorry, but I just can’t provide personal service, or work on individual Social Security cases.

But for 10 bucks, I can give you the kind of help that might even be better than a personal consultation. Buy my little Social Security guidebook called “Social Security: Simple and Smart.” In that book, you’ll find 10 fact sheets that cover just about any Social Security situation you might encounter. Another of my books you’d find interesting is

called, “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” You can find either book at Amazon.com.

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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It has come to my attention lately that people are utilizing different fashions when dressing and going out to do business. The pandemic has truly made a drastic and in some ways a quasi-permanent change in one’s perception as to what is appropriate and not appropriate to wear. The impression that this may make on your current and future clients could have a significant and grave impact on your earnings.

Since so many are conducting business from their home office, dress codes have gone out the window. Now that almost everyone is out and about once again, I have noticed more and more that people in many industries have been more relaxed and laid back when it comes to how they are dressing and also their general hygiene, especially during business hours.

I may not be totally correct, but from my personal perceptions, observations, and experiences since 2020 through today, I have seen less dressing up and more dressing down. I am not criticizing anyone for the way they are dressing, but it appears to me that there is less concern or worry about how one looks overall. I see people who don’t shave regularly, wearing wrinkled and sometimes soiled pants and shirts. I also see the trend of ripped pants as a style and fashion statement and that is obviously a personal choice. I even have a pair of ripped jeans, too, but I choose the moment and environment

Agents should dress for success

BY PHILIP A. RAICES

Continued from page 2

cardiometabolic disease by 6 percent to 7 percent,” the group wrote in the study. If you want to try this with your family, make sure you have fruits and vegetables available at the table. Researchers found the extra time at the table was most effective with the evening meal rather than breakfast, when family members may not be as rushed.

Q and A

Q: How much fruit is too much?

A: Fruit is a key part of a healthy eating plan because fruits contain many nutrients that we need, from potassium to fiber to vitamin C and folate. A healthy diet that includes fruit has been found to reduce the risk of several chronic diseases. Fruit does contain natural sugars, but those natural sugars are processed differently than added sugars (found in sodas, desserts, energy drinks and ice cream) because of the fiber. It’s hard to get too much fruit in your diet. Most Americans don’t

that I feel is suitable to wear them.

Business still dictates to a certain degree an acceptable dress code that will provide you with an optimistic and successful look in the eyes of your customers. A full 90 percent of the battle is to gain the acceptance of your clients and the need and want for them to like and continue to do business with you. In business people generally don’t get a second chance at a first impression, so dressing properly is the way that will provide and leave your clients with the best possible impression. This, in turn, can aid in the elevation of your potential future income.

I have seen agents with old, tired, and worn-out clothing that needs to be replaced and upgraded. Even their hair is not properly styled or at best combed and their beards are not trimmed. Don’t get me wrong, as these occurrences and instances aren’t the norm. Most agents are dressed well, especially the women, whose tastes and styles are usually impeccable. So without their shopping skills, our current economy would be even worse and really be in the pits!

It is really important to look in the mirror every day and ask yourself, “Would I buy from me if I were the client?” I hate to say this, but there

are times when I have met some agents and noticed that their breath, let alone the way they were dressed, was truly unbecoming and repulsive and I had to take a step back or pivot to the side a bit so I wasn’t hit with the stale and absurdly foul air. I wanted to say something, but out of consideration and sympathy for all involved, I didn’t, but wanted to finish the showing ASAP!

I wondered whether they could have made a small effort to brush their hair and teeth, let alone floss on a regular basis. It never ceases to amaze me how there are business people who go out in the world so unprepared to meet their most important entities, their sellers, investors, purchasers, and renters without the foggiest thought of what they project or look like to others. Everyone needs to dress for success and learn to elevate their incomes in 2023 and beyond.

Just as a side note, we have a real estate sitcom that my good friend, professional comedian, and business associate and partner Rick Allen wrote based on my 42 years of real-life real estate experiences and research. We are in the process of gearing up to produce the show in the near future. It has an extremely hilarious character named “stinky Bob” as well as others who keep you laughing.

NUTRITION NEWS

Time at the Table

eat enough. The recommendation is for at least 1 1/2 cups of fruit every day.

RECIPE

Here’s a stir-fry with a twist -- fresh sliced plums give a subtle sweetness and juiciness to this stir-fry. It’s from the just-published “Cooking a la Heart” cookbook by registered dietitians Amy Myrdal Miller and Linda Hachfeld.

CHICKEN-ALMOND STIR-FRY WITH CARROTS, SNOW PEAS & PLUMS

Servings: 4

3 tablespoons reduced-sodium chicken stock

3 tablespoons plum, apple or pineapple juice

2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce

2 tablespoons white wine

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 teaspoons finely grated ginger

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed

2 tablespoons toasted sesame or peanut oil

3 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced

6 ounces snow peas or sugar snap peas, trimmed and halved

1 red bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped

6 green onions, thinly sliced

3 fresh plums, halved, pitted and thinly sliced

1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Freshly ground black pepper

Whisk together the stock, juice, soy sauce, wine, garlic and ginger in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the cornstarch. Stir in the chicken cubes and cover. Marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Occasionally stir and lift the chicken pieces with a slotted spatula to coat all sides. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a wok or heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is shimmering, add the chicken, reserving the marinade. Stir-fry until opaque, 2-3 minutes. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, the carrots, snow peas and bell pepper. Stir-

It will be one of the funniest shows ever as I am hoping to team up with my first cousin Chuck Lorre, consummate producer and the “King of Sitcoms” of “Young Sheldon,” Mom,” “Bob Loves Abishola,” “2 ½ Men,” “The Kominsky Method” on Netflix and so many more hilarious shows over the last 30 years. Over the next several months, I’ll keep you posted as to our progress and we’ll keep our fingers crossed for our endeavor and the success in reaching millions having everyone laughing once again and putting smiles on their faces!

Philip A. Raices is the Pres/CEO/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 40 years of 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) as well as the new “Green Industry” Certification for eco-friendly construction and upgrades. For a “FREE” 15-minute consultation, value analysis of your home, or to answer any of your questions or concerns he can be reached by cell: (516) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com or via https://WWW.Li-RealEstate.Com Just email or snail mail (regular mail) him with your ideas or suggestions on future columns with your name, email, and cell number and he will call or email you back.

fry until the vegetables begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Add the marinade. Cook until the sauce is thickened and smooth, the vegetables are bright in color and the garlic and ginger are fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the plums, green onions and slivered almonds. Stirfry 1 minute more. Add black pepper and serve over brown rice, soba or cellophane noodles. Serves 4.

Per serving: 363 calories; 32 grams protein; 22 grams carbohydrate; 16 grams fat (2 grams saturated); 6 grams fiber; 0 grams added sugars; 383 milligrams sodium.

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

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BY DENNIS MAMMANA

Week of April 23-29, 2023

We astronomers know the moon’s motions quite well, and we often schedule our observing programs around its obscuring light. Whenever I’m invited to an event and must decline because of the moon’s phase -- well, the looks I receive are priceless.

With improving springtime weather, it might be fun to forget about the starry sky for one week and consider our nearest cosmic neighbor instead. And armed with some interesting facts, who knows, the moon might just become your favorite celestial object.

Our moon lies at an average distance of 238,855 miles from Earth, but its distance changes throughout the month. That’s because the moon orbits our planet not in a circular path but in an ellipse. When it’s at its nearest (perigee), it can lie about 225,623 miles away, and at its farthest (apogee), about 252,088.

How long would it take for us to travel this distance? That depends on our speed, of course. For example, driving at an average speed of 60 miles per hour -- assuming there was a road heading in that direction and that our cars could operate in space -- we would need half

Just Mooning Around This Week

a year, while the Apollo astronauts of the 1960s and 1970s spent only three days journeying to the moon in a spacecraft. Light, on the other hand, travels at about 610 million miles per hour (186,282 miles per second) and takes little more than one second to make the journey from the moon to the Earth.

Suppose we could stand on the moon. Since the moon is much less massive than the Earth, its gravitational pull is significantly less as well -- one-sixth of what we normally feel here. That means that a person who weighs 120 pounds on the Earth would weigh only 20 pounds on the lunar surface.

This weaker lunar gravity would affect nearly everything we’ve grown accustomed to on our planet. Just imagine watching a lunar baseball game, for example, where a towering home run ball would sail for miles before finally coming to rest!

Temperatures on our natural satellite are also quite different than here on Earth. Since the moon has no significant atmosphere to absorb the sun’s heat and distribute it around the lunar globe, temperature extremes are common. A thermometer in direct sunlight would register about 273 degrees Fahrenheit, while one in the darkness would show a bone-chilling minus 244 F.

The visible features of the moon are

also quite interesting. The large dark regions are ancient plains of solidified magma known as maria and always appear to face us here on Earth. Does that mean that the moon doesn’t rotate?

Not at all. The moon rotates, but the Earth’s relatively strong gravitation has locked one face in our direction. It’s much like tying a rope to a bucket handle and swinging it around you. The open part of the bucket always faces you, even though other people

Call Me, Maybe

BY TRACY BECKERMAN

“Hello?” I said, picking up the phone from an unknown caller.

“We’re calling about your car’s extended warranty,” said the robotic female voice on the other end of the phone.

“STOP CALLING ME!” I shouted to the bot who clearly couldn’t hear me and didn’t care. I hit “end,” but wished I still had an old-fashioned phone so I could slam the receiver down with satisfaction. Not that it mattered, because the caller was a bot and they would neither be offended nor likely to call me back and say, “Ouch.”

Meanwhile, the number of calls I received about my car’s extended warranty was out of control. As soon as I blocked one number, they switched over to another. I couldn’t not answer

the phone for a variety of reasons, so I was stuck at the mercy of the extended warranty robocallers who clearly were on a mission to harass me until I bought their extended warranty, or poked my own eyes out -- whichever came first.

I tried to think of what I might have done to offend the extended warranty gods. Was it because I left french fry grease on the dashboard? Or maybe because I plucked my chin hairs in the rearview mirror? Or perhaps it was because I routinely left an old cup of coffee in the cup holder for two weeks until it grew legs and could throw itself out on its own.

Wait... hold on, the phone is ringing.

“Hello?” I said, answering the phone from an unknown caller.

“We’re calling about your car’s extended warranty.”

“Aughhhh!”

OK, back to this column. Somehow, I had gotten on the extended warranty call list and I didn’t know how. At first, I felt special, like, maybe, they had chosen me, only me, because I was so funny on Facebook. Or perhaps it was because I could name all 50 states in 15 seconds. Or maybe it was because I had a cool dog who could say “hello.” No, really, he can). But then I asked around and it turned out everyone I knew was getting the same calls, so that blew that theory.

Rather than focusing on why they were calling me, though, it seemed I was better off focusing on how to stop them from calling me.

I searched around but there didn’t seem to be a number you could call to report “excessive extended warranty calling” or “wanton extended warranty abuse.” I tried answering the calls with an air horn, but I’m pretty sure the

would see all parts of the bucket as sails around your head.

If the weather is nice this week, I hope you’ll get outdoors to do a little moongazing. It’s always fun to think about some of these amazing facts while spending time enjoying our nearest cosmic neighbor.

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bots didn’t care, although my husband did. I tried answering a call with “GO AWAY,” instead of hello, but it turned out not to be an extended warranty call, and my mother was deeply offended when I told her to go away by mistake.

And then, while I was still trying to figure out how to stop the extended warranty calls, I accidentally dropped my phone in the toilet. As I cursed and fished around for my drowned phone, I realized I had actually solved my problem. No phone... no calls.

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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Mediterranean Chicken Kebabs

Irritable bowel syndrome is a condition that can make eating challenging. When a person has IBS, certain foods can elicit painful diges -

tion responses. By avoiding certain foods and leaning strongly on others, namely low-FODMAP ingredients, it is easier to find relief and

Kebabs are a good meal to make together as a family. Cooking together is a way to spend time and create healthy foods for all.

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When one person in the family suffers from IBS, it can be easier to adjust cooking accordingly for the entire household. Getting the entire family involved in mealtime can foster bonds and help family members spend time together. This recipe for “Mediterranean Chicken Kebabs” from “The Complete IBS Diet Plan” (Rockridge Press) by Amanda Foote, R.D., is one way to have all hands on deck when preparing a satisfying meal. that should not trigger discomfort for people with IBS. Increase the recipe accordingly depending on the number of diners.

Serves 2

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

Juice of 1⁄2 lemon

1 tablespoon dried oregano

Grated zest of 1⁄2 lemon, plus additional for garnish (optional)

2 4-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes

Nonstick cooking spray 1⁄2 cup mixed yellow and red bell pepper chunks

1⁄2 cup zucchini chunks

Sea salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1. Soak two wooden skewers in water for at least 30 minutes.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, oregano, and lemon zest (if using). Add the chicken and stir to coat the cubes. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 400 ° F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray it with cooking spray. Set aside.

4. Skewer the marinated chicken, bell pepper chunks, and zucchini chunks, and place the skewers on the baking sheet.

5. Bake for 20 minutes, then turn the oven to broil and broil the kebabs for 2 minutes on each side, watching them carefully so they don’t burn.

6. Garnish the kebabs with more lemon zest (if using).

Final Days! Don’t Miss the PTA Spring Sportswear & School Supply Sales

The PTA is hosting its final two fundraiser events of the school year: Sportswear & School Supplies. The sportswear sale features dozens of styles and new options, all viewable at www.gardencitypta.org/sportswear. Sportswear orders will close on Wednesday, April 26. School supply orders are open until Sunday, April 23, for students entering grades K-8. To place your order, visit www. educationalproducts.com and use code GAR054. Pick-up for both school

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supplies and sportswear orders will take place on Saturday, June 3, at the GC Middle School. Show your GC pride and support the PTA today!

Woodstick Classic Shirt Pickup

Did you order a shirt or sweatshirt to help “whiteout” the stands at the upcoming Woodstick Classic varsity games? If you selected the “pickup” option at checkout, make sure you stop by the High School on Thursday, April 27, from 3:15–5:15 to get your shirts. We’ll see you in the stands to cheer on GC!

May 16: School Budget Vote

Coming Soon

Garden City residents have the opportunity to vote on the upcoming school year’s budget on Tuesday, May 16, from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. at the Garden City High School. We hope to see all community members there to cast their votes!

Mark Your Calendars!

Get your pencils ready to mark these important upcoming dates for the PTA and your schools. Registration for all online events is available at gardencitypta.org

• April 23: Final Day for School Supply Fundraiser Orders

• April 26: Final Day for Spring Sportswear Orders

• May 16: School Budget Vote

• May 23: All Schools PTA Meeting

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WPOA hosts Islanders game at arena

The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) hosted an Islanders game at the UBS Arena on April 12. This event was designed for residents to connect with their neighbors, enjoy an evening out, and cheer on the Islanders. The event provided a great opportunity to meet new people and enjoy an eventful hockey game. The Islanders clinched a playoff berth by winning a hard fought game, in front of a raucous crowd, against the Montreal Canadians 4-2 The WPOA would like to thank the N.Y. Islanders and especially their sales director, Steven Persaud, for his coordination and support to help

make this event a success.

The WPOA will be scheduling additional events in 2023, so please monitor your emails for these notifications. The WPOA encourages you to try and attend its gatherings as they provide an opportunity to have fun and catch-up with your neighbors.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the WPOA, paying your 2023 dues of $25, or obtaining information on upcoming community events please visit our website: https://www.gcwpoa.com or contact Membership Director Steve Costello at: scmc66@yahoo.com

Erin Costello with her dad Steve and Uncle Mike enjoying the playoff clinching victory.

The Romano, Marshall, and Costello families catching up in between periods.

Sparky the Dragon joins the WPOA in leading the cheers for the Islanders.

Garden City Varsity Baseball Week 2

The

On Saturday, April 8, in non-league play, the GC Varsity Baseball team lost to Seaford by a score of 7-2. Highlights on the day were Braden Soutar (2 hits, 1 run) and Matthew Guida (2 hits, 2 RBIs), and Xander Palmer who pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up 1 earned run and striking out 6 batters. You can’t win them all.

In Conference play, the GC Varsity Baseball team took care of business, taking a 3-game sweep from the Sewanhaka Indians. These victories

put the Trojans’ Conference record at a perfect 6-0. Game 1 took place on Monday, April 10th. Behind the strong starting pitching of Gabe Beschloss (4 IP, 1 ER, 7 Ks) our boys took the win by a score of 9-1. Matt Guida started the offense with a RBI double in the bottom of the first. In the bottom of the third, the Trojans scored 4 more runs. Power hitting Evan Cabral went deep for a two-run homer and his third HR of the year. Offensively, Danny Psaki

(3 hits, 3 RBIs) and Matt Guida (3 hits, 2R, 2 RBIs) led the way offensively on the day. Braden Soutar (2 hits, 1R) had 2 hits as well. Brady Karol (3 IP, 1 hit, 5 strikeouts) pitched scoreless relief to seal the win for the Trojans.

Game 2 followed on Tuesday, April 11, at Sewanhaka High School. Our boys won by a score of 12-5. Starting pitcher Evan Cabral kept it close but handed the ball off to the eventual winning pitcher, Josh Cohen (3 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER, 3 Ks). This game was

all about Garden City power. Danny Psaki (4 hits, 1HR, 3 RBIs, 1 R) had a big day, with a home run to lead off the 2nd inning. Jack Fanning (3 hits, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs, 3 R) blasted two home runs on the day, giving him 3 total on the season. Other offensive highlight performances included Aidan Walsh (2 hits, 2R, 2 SBs) and Matthew TusianiEng (2 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 R, 2 SBs) as well. Matthew Liberopolous closed out the final inning to nail down the win.

Game 3 took place on Thursday,

Braden Soutar at the ready.

Jack Fanning tears into another one

Danny Psaki rounding the basepaths.

captains Matt Guida and Matt Tusiani-Eng.

Xander Palmer in the windup.

Nick Remick is locked in at the plate.

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Josh Cohen bringing the heat

April 13, at GC High School. What a beautiful setting for a game as the weather took a turn into the 80s. Starting the final game of the series, Matthew Tusiani-Eng (4 IP, 1 ER, 3 Ks) took to the mound to earn the win. Offensive highlights for this game included Jack Fanning (2 hits, 2 RBIs, 2R), Matthew Guida (2 hits, 1 RBI, 1R), Matthew Tusiani-Eng (2 hits, 1 RBI, 3 Rs, 2 SBs) and Nicholas Remick (2

hits, 3 RBIs, 3Rs, 1SB). Xander Palmer pitched the final frame to finish it out. The GC Trojans will continue in Conference Play vs. Great Neck North. By the time you read this article, we will have completed the Great Neck North series so look for that recap in a future article. Upcoming Conference play is on Mon, April 24, 4:45 p.m. at Roslyn High School, Tues Apr 25, 4:45 p.m. at the GC High School, and

Thurs, April 27, 4:45 p.m. back at Roslyn High School. The Roslyn games will be big games as they are currently 6-0 in Conference play as

well. Come on down and cheer on the boys! They will play their hearts out for you.

Aidan Walsh smacks one.

Photos by Ed Rotondo

Girls Lacrosse travels to Maryland for spring break

Coming off of a great win against Long Beach, the Garden City Girls Varsity Lacrosse team advanced  to week three of their season where they had three games over the spring break.

On Monday April 10th, the Trojans traveled to Darien, Connecticut to face off against the  #1  team in the nation. Garden City went into the game expecting some fierce competition. Darien scored the first two goals of the game, however, Garden City quickly responded with goals from Maureen Arendt and Kyle Finnell.  Fourteen minutes later Grace Hopkins made a beautiful pass to Katie Gaven to tie the game at 3. By halftime, Garden City trailed behind Darien 4-11. During the second half, Garden City was able to net five more goals, however the final score was 20:9 Darien.

On Wednesday, April 12th, Garden City faced off against North Shore at home. Midfielders: Kendal Morris, Marie Cacciabaudo, Tori Ottomanelli, and Regan Backer did an excellent job on the draw circle winning the draw and hustling for ground balls. Garden City found themselves down 3-8 at halftime. Garden City then scored the first three goals of the second half but came up short with a final score of 8-12. Maureen Arendt led GC in points this game with 3.

On Friday, April 14th, the team traveled to Maryland for an overnight trip to play Garrison Forest High School. The team made their first stop of the trip at Princeton University where they met with Princeton University Strength and Conditioning Coach, Mark Ellis (GC High School grad 2013). Ellis gave the girls a tour of Princeton’s facilities and advised the team on training, nutrition and college athletics. After visiting Princeton, the team traveled to Owings Mills, MD to face off against Garrison Forest. It was a tight game during the first half with Garden City down 6:7.  After halftime Garden City came out strong and turned the game around. Senior captain Marie Cacciabaudo had an outstanding game tallying five goals and one assist. Sophomore attacker, Kyle Finnell, also racked up seven points this game. The offense was

unstoppable during the second half with goals scored by: Arendt (3), Backer (2), Gaven, Hopkins and Clavin.  Defenders Mabel Overbeck, Emily Romeo, Ariana Bransfield, Kathryn Monaco, Ellie Andersen and Meghan Lynch held Garrison Forest to only 2 goals during the second half.  Niamh Pfaff was a brick wall with 13 saves!  Garden City scored 12 goals during the second half,

resulting in an 18-9 victory for the GC Trojans! The team celebrated the big win with a team dinner and team bonding later that night. The next day, the team visited John Hopkins University where they toured the school and its athletic facilities and then attended the Loyola vs. Army women’s lacrosse game at Ridley Stadium. It was a funfilled and successful weekend for the

GC Varsity Girls Lacrosse Team. The Trojans next game is Wednesday, April 19, against Massapequa at Massapequa High School. The team will face off against Wantagh this Saturday, April 22nd for a conference game, away at Wantagh High School.  Come show your support for the GC Girls Lacrosse team.

Photos by Ed Rotondo

Team celebrating the win at Garrison Forest

Senior Ariana Bransfield bringing the ball up to the offense

Senior Marie Cacciabaudo dodging to goal.

Sophomore Kyle Finnell beating her defender to goal.

Sophomore Tori Ottomanelli wining the draw control on the circle

Adelphi to present comedy

“Vanities” at PAC

Students of Adelphi University’s Department of Theatre will present the hilarious comedy “Vanities” by Jack Heifner. (Adelphi University Department of Theatre)

Students of Adelphi University’s Department of Theatre will present the hilarious comedy “Vanities” by Jack Heifner at the Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) this May. The seven performances will take place from Tuesday, May 2, through Sunday, May 7. The show is directed by Emily Shain and assistant directed by Lauren Buscemi.

This bittersweet comedy is an astute, snapshot-sharp chronicle of the lives of three Texas women and how their friendship evolves. The story begins as Joanne, Kathy, and Mary are high school cheerleaders in 1963. Five years later in their college sorority house, they are confronting their futures with nervous jauntiness. In 1974, they reunite briefly in New York. Their lives have diverged and their friendship is strained and ambiguous. Their attempts at honest conversation only show they

can no longer afford to have very much in common.

Performances of “Vanities” will take place at the Black Box Theatre at Adelphi’s PAC at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2; Thursday, May 4; Friday, May 5; and Saturday, May 6. An additional evening show will occur on Wednesday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m. and there will also be matinees at 2 p.m. on both Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7.

Tickets are $25, 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.

NEW SPRING 2023 SCHEDULE

STARTS IN 2 WEEKS!

8 WEEK SEMESTER: May 5 – July 2, 2023

FOR AGE GROUPS

4–5 years old • 6–9 years old • 10–14 years old

Classes held on Thu, Fri, Sat, & Sun

For more information or to register online, check our website for the NEW Spring Outdoor Schedule at www.tigertennisacademy.com/spring/

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TIGER TENNIS is closer than ever

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

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

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.

Community Park Summer Tennis Camps for Ages 4-15

Recreation and Parks’ Tennis Camp

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program offers children ages 4 through 15 an opportunity to learn or advance their tennis skills while working with experienced tennis pros in a fun setting. Our camps are set by age and children will be grouped according to ability within their camp. All sessions are held at the Community Park Tennis Center. The age of the child at the start of the session will determine which session the child may attend and proof of age may be required. Please read the information below to determine which camp your child is eligible to attend.

Equipment needed: flat soled sneakers and a tennis racket. Please note that rackets are provided for the peewee level.

All Camps will follow the same session dates:

SESSIONS:

A - June 26 – 29

B - July 3 – 6 (No class July 4)

C - July 10 – 13

D - July 17 – 20

PEEWEE CAMP – For ages 4 – 6. For the beginner child, tennis skills will

be learned by fun and easy to do drills taught by our tennis staff.

Time: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Cost: $75 NOVICE CAMP – For ages 6 and 7. This camp will teach serving, rallying, and the basics of a tennis game, keeping it fun for the younger tennis set.

Time: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Cost: $ 75

JUNIOR CAMP – For ages 8 – 11. For all levels of experience, this camp will group players by ability so that everyone can move to the next level.

Time: 10 a.m. – Noon. Cost: $ 125

JUNIOR ADVANCED CAMP - For children ages 8 to 11.

Time: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Cost: $125

SENIOR CAMP - For ages 12 to 16. For all levels of experience.

Time: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Cost: $125

SENIOR ADVANCED CAMP - For children ages 12 to 15.

Time: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Cost: $125

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.

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Garden City kids in the Adelphi section took advantage of the warm weather this week to raise funds for the Bronx Zoo’s World Wildlife Fund by selling drinks and cookies.

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GCHS Boys Varsity Lacrosse wins one, loses one

Garden City 7, The Woodlands 8

In a close match-up against The Woodlands, Garden City Boys Lacrosse team fought hard until the very end but ultimately came up short, losing 8 to 7. The game was tied 4 to 4 at halftime with both teams exchanging goals in the second half.

The Woodlands were the first to strike in the second half, but Garden City quickly responded with a goal of their own to tie it up. The back-and-forth continued with both teams trading goals, and the score remained close throughout the remainder of the game.

With less than a minute left on the clock, on a Jack Archer goal Garden City

tied the game once again, much to the excitement of their fans. However, The Woodlands, after winning the crucial faceoff, were able to quickly move the ball downfield and score the go-ahead goal only seconds before the final horn, sealing their victory.

Despite the loss, Garden City put up a valiant effort against a tough opponent. The team can take pride in the fact that they battled until the very end and will no doubt use this experience to motivate them in their upcoming games.

Garden City 18, MacArthur 3

In a dominant performance, the

Garden City boys lacrosse team defeated the MacArthur Generals 18-3. The Trojans were firing on all cylinders, starting with an early 4-goal burst in the first quarter. Despite a response from the Generals with a goal of their own, Garden City continued to control the game.

Leading the charge for Garden City was James Paisley, who put up an impressive 4 goals. Meanwhile, Andrew Ottomanelli and Henry Gibbons each recorded hat tricks with 3 goals apiece. Jack Archer and Matt Suba added 2 goals each to the scoreboard, while Dan Medjid, Brandon Rosenblatt, and Owen

Parini each contributed a goal of their own.

The Trojans also showcased their creative offensive skills with Kevin Roberti scoring a showtime goal, -executing a flying quick stick shot in front of the crease. The Garden City defense led by Patrick Blum in goal was also rock solid, keeping the Generals to just 3 goals throughout the game.

Overall, it was a dominant performance from the Garden City boys lacrosse team, who will look to carry their momentum on the road versus Calhoun, 4/21st.

Senior Bryan Boccafola.

Senior Cole Webber.

Senior Hayden Minuto.

Senior Brian Berkery.

Senior RJ Votruba.

Senior Matthew Mehling.

Junior Andrew Ottomanelli.

Open House

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Open House I Saturday, April 22nd & Sunday, April 23rd I 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Perfectly situated in the heart of the Estates, this home offers a unique blend of old-world charm and modern functionality. Superb craftsmanship and quality renovations are showcased throughout the home, from the grand entry portico with stately columns and new custom door, to the hardwood floors throughout the home. The first floor features an oversized living room with fireplace, formal dining room, den/office, and a newly renovated state-of-the-art gourmet kitchen with white cabinetry, quartz counters, and a 6-burner Viking stove. The sun-lit eat-in area can accommodate seating for ten. All 4 bedrooms are located on the second floor, with the large primary suite featuring a renovated full bath with multiple body shower jets. Additional features include a fully finished basement with a rec room and playroom, in-ground sprinklers, full house water filtration, upgraded electrical systems, and a detached 2.5-car garage with a walk-up loft. This home is placed on a large manicured 100ft x 150ft. lot and conveniently located near schools, sports fields, and the LIRR. This home is a must see, dont miss out. MLS# 3471584. $2,385,000.

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New cabaret show planned for Adelphi PAC

Designer, entertainer, writer, and producer Isaac Mizrahi will bring his allnew 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 twoweek 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

Do you enjoy playing cards?

The Garden City Retired Men’s Club is seeking residents who would like to play poker, cribbage or bridge. The Club meets on Mondays and Thursdays, at noon for a 3-hour session. If interested, visit us on a Monday at the Senior Center or call 516-248-4553 for more info.

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 standup 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.

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Fortune Heaney

Associate Real Estate Broker Gold Circle of Excellence Garden City Office 516.248.6655 ext.2217, c.516.521.9772

fortuneheaney@danielgale.com

111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Unit #201, Garden City, NY

Experience luxurious living at The Wyndham, Garden City's top residential Condo residence. The Wyndham offers various amenities to its residents, including a fitness center, new saltwater pool and spa, sauna,locker room, party room with a fireplace and a catering kitchen. Additionally, it features a doorman, concierge, and valet parking service. The beautiful walkway around the scenic pond is conveniently situated close to the lounge and patio area, which has an outdoor BBQ and seating. The Gallery 2-bed and 2.5-bath floor plan boasts beautiful East and West views, creating a bright atmosphere all day long. The Wyndham is the perfect place for those seeking luxurious living and welcomes everyone to come and experience it. MLS# 3471918 . $819,000.

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Isaac Mizrahi

91 Ninth Street, Garden City NY

91 Ninth Street, Garden City, NY

Built in 1893 by Walter Travis, the same builder behind the renowned Garden City Golf Club, this Queen Anne Victorian Cottage, set on a 100 x 250 property, offers a rare opportunity to own a piece of Garden City history. The Central section stunner is masterfully renovated, yet maintains many of the home’s original architectural designs like the oversized windows, crown mouldings, and built-in bookcases. Upon entering, you are struck by the intricacy of the woodwork and soaring ceilings as you move from room to room. The grand foyer boasts a custom tile entryway that opens up to a large living room and banquet-sized dining room, both with wood burning fireplaces. A library overlooks the wrap around porch and is flooded with natural sunlight from the floor to ceiling windows. The new, gourmet chef’s kitchen showcases high end appliances, Quartz countertops, a large center island, breakfast area, and wet bar/butler’s pantry. The adjacent family room with a beautiful stone fireplace, custom millwork, and mud room, looks out over the backyard. The first floor also includes a powder room and elegant front and back staircase to the second level. The second and thrid floors host 6 bedrooms, 3 on each level, and an office. The spacious primary suite and a second oversized bedroom both have fireplaces. Other highlights include over 4,600 sq. feet of interior space, and great proximity to the downtown area and LIRR. New windows and floors, Sonos on the first floor, and whole house water filtration system. Additionally, there is a new circular brick driveway, retaining wall, and portable gas generator. The barn/2-car garage boasts a Tesla charger and loft space. Truly a one-of-a kind, exceptional home. MLS# 3471928. $2,285,000.

Lisa Heaney

Real Estate Salesperson

Garden City Office

102 7th Street

516.248.6655 ext.2218, c.516.376.3470

lisaheaney@danielgale.com

lisaheaney.danielgale.com

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Fortune Heaney

Associate

Real Estate Broker

Garden City Office

102 7th Street

516.248.6655 ext.2217, c.516.521.9772

fortuneheaney@danielgale.com

fortuneheaney.danielgale.com

Garden City and Wyndham Resale Office

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