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Chamber gets set for Friday Night Promenades

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BY RIKKI MASSAND

The Garden City Chamber of Commerce will continue the annual of Friday Night Promenades on 7th Street in the village’s business district, beginning in June with the Belmont Festival.

The Board of Trustees approved the Chamber’s request for the Belmont to be held on 7th Street on Friday evening June 10, with a rain date June 17. Its hours will be from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. and the board authorized the closure of Seventh Street during the afternoon to allow time for the festival’s setup.

Garden City native Sean Martens, president of the Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors, said the Belmont Festival is fullspeed ahead and vendors have signed up and entertainment and bands have been booked.

“We are seeing a good number of sponsorships come in already for both the Belmont and the Friday Night Promenades.

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Members of the Garden City Boys Varsity Lacrosse team celebrate after beating Manhasset in overtime in the annual Woodstick Classic, a long-running sports rivalry. See page 68.

Public hearing for traffic study

BY RIKKI MASSAND

As part of its meeting agenda on Thursday May 5, the Garden City Board of Trustees were set to confirm a public hearing for their next meeting, on May 19, to consider the Numbered Streets Traffic Calming Study, prepared by consulting firm Creighton Manning and dated January 20, 2022. If confirmed

this week, the public hearing would be held at the beginning of the Board of Trustees’ meeting on May 19 at 7:30 p.m.

The Numbered Streets Study seeks to understand traffic flow in the Central Section so that traffic may be “calmed” in the future.

The Village’s Traffic Commission was scheduled to meet just prior to the Village

Board on May 5, at 6:30. As its agenda noted, several requests that made it from the property owners’ association level and other submissions to the village were deferred by the Commission in the last year, pending the outcome and findings of the Central Section study pertaining to east-west See page 44

GCHS named a top high school

Garden City High School was ranked among the best high schools in the nation according to the 2022 U.S. News and World Report’s annual list. Garden City was ranked 214 in the U.S. and is one of only five Long Island high schools that made the top 300.

Additionally, Garden City came in at #23 for best high schools in New York.

“This recent recognition is a wonderful achievement for the District and reflects our work K–12,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kusum Sinha said. “I am incredibly proud of the collective efforts of our entire Garden City school community, including our students, faculty and staff, administrators and parents.”

Nearly 18,00 high schools were ranked on based on six factors – college readiness, state assessment proficiency, state assessment performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rate.

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A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER

Happy Mother’s Day As many of our long-time readers know, the Garden City News has been owned by my family for many years (since 1974), and the publishers before me were my parents, Bob and Mary Morgan. My mom was the editor of the paper from 1974 until she passed away in 1994.

Like any family business, there were ups and downs over the years, but we are still very grateful to have followed in her footsteps.

Having started her career as a teacher in the New York City schools in the early 1950s, she left teaching to raise six children. It was only when I (the youngest) began school that she returned to the workforce, this time as an editor for

my father’s other newspapers.

In 1974, after he bought the GC News in a bankruptcy sale, she first came to Garden City, and fell in love with it.

I often think that she would be amazed at the changes which technology has brought to our industry. What we used to do with scissors and wax we now do on computers. Color printing was once cost prohibitive, but is now ubiquitous.

What hasn’t changed though, is that we are still dedicated to doing our best for the Village. Mom was a lovely person and a great editor, and we are honored to continue her work.

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Strong leadership skills

To the Editor: I am glad to see that Colleen Foley is running for the School Board with Bill Holub, and I want to share with residents the Colleen Foley that I came to know working closely with her over the past year and why I think she is uniquely qualified for the position.

Colleen has a wealth of experience that she is quick to share with colleagues. She has a passion for our Village that has led her to step up for critical roles in the Village for many years. And she has a talent for working tirelessly with residents towards common goals. These three traits stand out to me when I think of the type of leader Colleen Foley is, and these traits are critical for a successful Board of Education Trustee.

Colleen has a gift for collaborating, and she epitomizes a team player. Her support helped me to serve in a new role during the last year, and I believe these traits will help to maintain the strength of our school district and ensure that we continue to excel as a district and best serve all students in our community. Working as a team is critical to the success of any board, and even when opinions diverged, Colleen had a talent for bringing people together and working through differences. Though we may have been on different sides during a campaign, Colleen immediately saw the importance of working as a team to best serve the community we both love.

Any differences were set aside as we set about serving our community together.

Many reading this letter may not appreciate how challenging it is this year to step up and run for Trustee of the Board of Education. Colleen has the strong leadership skills and depth of experience to meet this challenge.

Thank you Colleen!

Mary Carter Flanagan

Leaders always listen

To the Editor: My name is Timmy O’Hanlon and I served as president of the Garden City

High School Class of 2021. It is great to see that so much of the negativity of the 2020-2021 school year is behind us, that events are back on and that a lot of dayto-day normalcy is back. But we can’t forget what it took to get to this point.

Last year was difficult for everyone. As class president my job was to represent the ENTIRE class and to listen to EVERYONE. My job included the responsibility of attending Board of Education meetings to share the students’ concerns with the Board. I know the Board is a group that volunteers their time. I know that they are in a position where they won’t be able to make everyone happy. However, they are in a position to listen. And that’s the part that I found most upsetting sometimes. I felt like sometimes last year the Board did not want to listen to the students. In comparison, GCHS Principal Steingruebner probably got sick of my requests for meetings. But here is the difference. He always made time for my meetings and he always listened. We didn’t always agree. He couldn’t always approve every plan. But he always listened.

I will be voting on May 17th for Joe Sileo, Billy O’Donohue and Artie Gnecco because they support the idea of LISTENING TO STUDENTS. They support the idea of questioning mandates imposed by the New York State Board of Regents or the Governor and not simply accepting them.

Too much time was lost last year.

Carpe Diem. Vote Sileo, O’Donohue and Gnecco on May 17th.

Timmy O’Hanlon

Leadership experience

To the Editor: I am supporting Bill Holub and Colleen Foley in the upcoming Board of Education election. I served alongside bothcandidates as Trustee, Vice President and President of our Board of Education for twelve years and will unequivocallyattest to their depth and breadth of leadership experience, comSee page 45

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BY KASSARA MCELROY

In the lead-up to the May 17 budget vote and board election, Garden City News is sitting down with the candidates open to sharing more about their mission with the community if and once elected.

All five candidates have been asked to take part in this series.

Arthur Gnecco, running against current Board President William Holub for his seat, spoke with us this week about his qualifications, goals, and what he believes are the shortcomings of and challenges faced by the Board today.

Q: Tell us about yourself. What’s your background? Are there aspects of your education or experience that will be especially helpful in preparing you to serve as a member of the school board?

A: My home life has blessed me with my wonderful wife, Andrea, of almost twenty years. Together, we are the proud parents of three caring, intelligent and compassionate children, each of them unique in their own way. In my professional life as an educator, I have had the privilege to have been “like a parent” to several thousands of young adults in the New York City Department of Education. I am completing my twenty-first year as an educator; sixth as a

teacher, fourteenth as an assistant principal and this is my first as a principal.

I have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of each aspect of a successful educational setting, from corresponding with all stakeholders to designing curriculum and pedagogical practices that meet the needs of every learner. All of the steps in my educational career and journey have provided me with the necessary tools to create settings that foster a safe, loving, nurturing, and inclusive learning environment that celebrates the diversity of students, staff, and families. Through hands-on, developmentally appropriate play and activities, we can encourage children to be curious, inquisitive, and independent while building their capacity to work collaboratively with others.

By providing individualized instruction to each student, we will give each child the necessary tools and foundations to become confident, resilient lifelong learners. I see the inquisitive innocence of today’s child and that strengthens my resolve to provide them with the basis of skills required to become tomorrow’s leaders.

Q: Why are you interested in becoming a Garden City Board of Education member?

A: My interest in running for the Board is to help realign our educational focus as a community. My family made a conscious focused decision to move here seven years ago for the community and the education. The community has been nothing short of stellar; the education however needs to be refocused and realigned. We have lost our identity as an educational system that was once at the forefront of New York State. We are now more concerned with social policy than we are educating the leaders of tomorrow. The key to any successful educational system is informed decision making and properly conveying that message to a very involved and dedicated community. As with most of the educational systems we were unprepared to go remote, the problem is we took too long to learn from our mistakes, did not take the necessary steps to prepare for the future and have not properly communicated with our constituents.

There are members of the Board and the District staff that have forgotten that our primary responsibility is to educate our children and to have their well-being at the pinnacle of every decision.

From the shift to remote to the present day, as an educational system, we have been lagging behind, our decisions uninformed & those decisions poorly shared with families, and have not taken every

possible opportunity to control our children’s destiny at every turn. When New York City with more than one million students and a vast majority of our surrounding communities provided a remote and in-person learning plan in September of 2020, it took Garden City almost a full calendar year to do the same, something that most families had difficulty dealing with.

Q: In your opinion, what’s been missing from the Board?

A: A clear theory of action has been missing from the Board. As I have mentioned, we have been too reactive in a system where we have the full capability of being proactive. At a Board meeting in April 2021, a question was asked regarding what steps were being taken to help bridge the educational gap that the children had experienced from when they went remote in March 2020. The response was, “I will have to get back to you.” That answer is totally unacceptable. Conversely, at my school, on the second day of remote instruction the educational leaders of the building developed a theory of action to monitor the children and families, assess their needs and adapt curriculum and pedagogy to make sure that they are See page 28

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Eleven Garden City Public Schools faculty members were recognized for receiving tenure at the board of education meeting on April 26. The newly tenured employees gathered in the High School cafeteria for a celebration where building and district administrators congratulated them for their well-deserved achievement.

Congratulations to the following: • Peter Burke, Elementary Education • Amber Degnan, Elementary Education • Katharine Forte, ENL • Lisa Gilbert, Special Education • Ashley Howard, Art • Michelle Ngai, Elementary Education • Jessica Osorio, World Language

• Laura Riker, Elementary Education • Elona Roth, Special Education • Danielle Warnke, Psychologist • Kathleen Yoniak, Elementary Education Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kusum Sinha spoke during the celebration, congratulating the newly tenured members of the Garden City family and thanking them for their service to the school community.

“Garden City is a special place and it’s truly a gift to be here,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kusum Sinha. “We are so fortunate that these individuals have selected Garden City as a place for their careers. I’ve had the opportunity to be in their classrooms and the growth I’ve seen is pure magic.”

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The Garden City Public Library “Now” The Garden City Public Library officially opened its doors 70 years ago this month. A mayoral address, musical performances and honorary presentations of Library cards marked the momentous occasion. More than 5,000 invitations were sent to residents and Nassau County civic, educational, religious and cultural leaders to attend an open house that followed formal ceremonies.

After a proposition to establish a public library was defeated in 1949, it was a group of determined women who forged ahead, forming the Garden City Library Committee. They took Adult Education classes to prepare themselves to operate a library. Merchants and community organizations stepped up, donating much needed furnishings, materials and hours of labor to refurbish a small clapboard house at the east end of Seventh Street.

“It’s inspiring to see how a group of committed residents of the Village valued equal access to reading and learning enough to dedicate their time and resources to creating a Library for the community,” Library Director Marianne Malagon said.

May 4, 1952 was opening day. Three years later, a successful referendum made the Library an official part of the municipal structure of the Village.

Library usage exploded and in February 1971 residents approved a bond issue to construct a new building nearly four times larger than the existing structure to better meet the needs of the community. In 2008, Library Board Chair J. Randolph Colahan cut the red ribbon during a “Renovation Celebration” to mark the completion of the renovation and expansion project that redecorated the Periodical/Reading Room, enlarged a Quiet Study area, expanded the Young Adult Department and converted a storage room into a new Audio-Visual

Center and Computer Lab on the Lower Level. The Library also added a café area on the Lower Level.

More than a decade later, the Library is about to undergo a major renovation of the Children’s Room and Circulation Area to further modernize the building and better meet community needs, particularly the needs of the Library’s youngest patrons. The highly anticipated Children’s Room renovation project is fully funded at $1.12 million. The Village has funded $870,000, including the January 2022 increase of $275,000.

The Library Board initiated the project in 2012 and began to accumulate $165,000 in years of accrued memorial gifts, and State Bullet Aid thanks to former State Senator Kemp Hannon, $200,000 from SAM Grants sponsored

by State Senator Kevin Thomas and State Assemblyman Edward Ra, and a $71,000 Reserve Account to be allocated for cost overruns – if needed – or technology. In the past year, the Friends of the Garden City Library contributed an additional $30,000 gift to support the project. The new Toddler area will include a variety of brand-new, soft-seating options, including a colorful, flower-shaped bench at the center of the space, toddler-sized tables and chairs, and colorful “oodle” stools that wobble, stack, and rock. An adjacent seating area provides a comfortable reading lounge for adults waiting for youngsters to check out their favorite book or finish up a Library program. In the Circulation Desk area, low transaction counters and work surfaces will be a more convenient option for children.

New lighting, flooring, and paint will brighten the space.

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The 2nd Annual A.T. Stewart Golf Classic will be held on May 16 at Cherry Valley Club.

The 2nd A.T. Stewart Golf Classic, to be held at the historic Cherry Valley Club, is a glorious day of golf with everything included - and the chance to win a fantasy vacation or golf trip, as well as mini-staycations: Golf with the Pro at Cherry Valley Club; Golf Foursomes at both CVC and GCCC; an elegant, candlelit dinner for 8 at The Garden City Historical Society Museum from Prime Fine Catering; a Family Photo Session from Barbara Brady Photography.

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In a nod to GC’s founders — and calling all women golfers! — the Cornelia Clinch Stewart trophy will be awarded to the best Women’s or Mixed team. The A.T. Stewart trophy will be awarded for best Men’s team Best Score. All will carry recognition as the best golfers in Garden City.

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CPOA to hold monthly meeting on May 10 The Central Property Owners’ Association (CPOA) invites all residents of the Central section to attend its monthly meeting and election on May 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. Residents will hear

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Garden City Real Estate Market Information 199 Whitehall Blvd

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

Loan Term 30-year fixed 15-year fixed 5/1 ARM

Interest Rate 5.294% 4.336% 4.795%

APR 5.379% 4.500% 3.757%

Long Island Sales Data From One Key MLS Month Mar-2022 Feb-2022 Jan-2021 Dec-2021 Nov-2021 Oct-2021 Sep-2021

Nassau County Median Sale Price Current Year Prior Year $650,000 $600,000 $650,000 $599,000 $650,000 $601,000 $645,000 $605,000 $651,000 $599,000 $650,000 $588,000 $660,000 $589,000

% Change 8.3 8.5 8.2 6.6 8.7 10.5 12.1

Location, Location, Location. This 3 bedroom 2 bath split home sits on a gorgeous and private 60x133 lot located in the heart of the Garden City Estates Section. Beautiful gleaming hardwood floors throughout, this home features a formal living room with cathedral ceilings, a formal dining room, and eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances. The second floor hosts an ensuite primary bedroom with master bath and an additional 2 bedrooms and hall full bath. The lower level features a welcoming family room with built-in shelving just perfect for entertaining! Conveniently located in close proximity to Merillon Station LIRR and Garden City High School. Super low taxes of $15,183.57 makes this a truly unique opportunity.

230 New Hyde Park Road

Date: 02/25/2022 Sold Price: $950,000 4 bedrooms, 4 full baths Style: Colonial Lot size:.18 acre Total taxes: $16,274 MLS number: 3348119 The Seller’s Team: Maria Prois, ERA Caputo Realty The Buyer’s Team: Patrick McCooey, Compass Greater NY

Date: 03/04/2022 Sold price: $955,000 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths Style: Split level Lot size: .18 acres Total taxes: $15,184 MLS number: 3365064 The Seller’s Team: Barbara and Stephen Chmil, Coach Realtors Fennessy Associates The Buyer’s Team: Laura Giacini, Coach Realtors Fennssy Associates

12 Hamilton Place Unit D14

Must See Home with Extra Large Rooms. 1st Fl: Very Spacious Living Rm and Banquet-Sized Dining Rm Opens to Eat-in-Kitchen with Granite Counter Tops. Large Bedrm with Full Bath, Family Rm/Office with Wet Bar, and Full Bath. Second Floor: Primary Bedrm w/Full Bath, 2 WalkIn Closets, and Boudoir; 2 Additional Large Bedrms, Full Bath and Linen Closet. Full Finished Basement w/Bar, Exercise, Office and Family Entertainment Area, Large Storage Rm and Laundry Rm. Large, Private Yard w/New Patio and BBQ. Bus Service to all Garden City Schools.

Great Community Swimming Pool and Community Tennis Courts. Short Walk to Stewart Manor and New Hyde Park LIRR train stations. Low Taxes!

Date: 03/18/2022 Sold price: $475,000 1 bedrooms, 1 full bath Style: Condominium Total taxes: $4,768 Common charges: $373 MLS number: 3373810 The Seller’s Team: Stephen and Laura Baymack, Compass Greater NY The Buyer’s Team: Stephen and Laura Baymack, Compass Greater NY

Located in the Central Section of Garden City, this gorgeous top floor unit enjoys an abundance of natural light in a cozy warm setting. The apartment boasts a spacious living room that flows into the renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops and an eating area. The nicely sized bedroom enjoys plenty of closet space and the unit is serviced by a full bathroom.

The building has an elevator and there is designated secure storage space in the basement. The condominium is conveniently located near shopping, restaurants and the Long Island Railroad station. Relaxed living in a private setting with all of the amenities Garden City has to offer!

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Garden City | 99 Seventh Street, 1A | $1,049,000 3 BR, 3 BA | Condo | Web# 3379140 Michelle McArdle: M 516.306.4134

Garden City | 12 Hamilton Place, C3 | $550,000 1 BR, 1 BA | Condo | Web# 3376066 Linda Brunning: M 516.728.4800

Under Contract | Garden City | $1,325,000 4 BR, 2 BA, 1 Half BA | Web# 3380532 Norma Quigley: M 516.236.7996

Under Contract | Garden City | $999,000 3 BR, 2 BA, 1 Half BA | Web# 3386039 Garden City Office: O 516.307.9406

Under Contract | Garden City | $899,000 4 BR, 2 BA | Web# 3385039 Maryann Milovcic: M 347.724.2873 John Corrigan: M 516.361.9634

Under Contract | Garden City | $899,000 3 BR, 2 BA, 1 Half BA | Web# 3383189 Dana Eaton: M 516.458.7302 Jill Palmeri: M 516.375.2631

Under Contract | Garden City | $838,000 4 BR, 2 BA | Web# 3380974 Michelle McArdle: M 516.306.4134

Under Contract | Garden City | $475,000 2 BR, 1 BA | Co-Op | Web# 3373674 Jennifer Davan: M 917.854.2099

Rented | Garden City | Rented at $4,800/month 3 BR, 2 BA | Rental | Web# 3377476 Linda O’Connor: M 516.849.4049

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Community Church plant sale on Saturday, May 7

The Garden City Community Church will be holding its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 7.

The Garden City Community Church (GCCC) will be holding its annual plant sale and car wash fundraiser on Saturday, May 7 from 8 a.m.–12 p.m. to support its youth mission trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Each year youth of the Garden City Community Church (GCCC) take a week away from their summer vacations to travel to another part of the country and serve a community in need. This summer will be no different.

From July 10–16, forty youths and adult leaders will travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Working in partnership with Next Step Ministries, the youth will have the opportunity to work on construction projects and experience some relational ministries by helping to rebuild the life of single

moms with children who live in poverty.

To accomplish this ministry, the youths are having their annual plant sale and car wash. Please come down and purchase some beautiful flowers to support the youth group.

The plant sale will have a large variety of beautiful plants including begonias, bounce and New Guinea impatiens, dahlias, geraniums, lantana, gerber daisies, petunias, mandevilla, hibiscus, mixed potted plants and baskets and much more.

Come hungry to enjoy some wonderful breakfast items too. You will be sure to head home with beautiful flowers for your garden and something special for Mothers Day too!

The Garden City Community Church is located at 245 Stewart Avenue on the corner of Whitehall Blvd and Stewart Avenue.

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Laura Baymack Lic. RE Salesperson Baymack Team M: 516.537.3050

Stephen Baymack Lic. Assoc. RE Broker Baymack Team M: 516.216.0244

Laura Carroll Lic. RE Salesperson Laura Carroll Team M: 917.370.5354

Chelsea Costello Lic. RE Salesperson Laura Carroll Team M: 516.509.7961

Pete Diaz Lic. RE Salesperson Licensed as Pedro Diaz M: 516.642.9881

Kerry Flynn Lic. RE Salesperson Laura Carroll Team M: 914.772.6169

Mairead Garry Lic. RE Salesperson McCooey Olivieri Team M: 516.375.8434

Susan Gillin Lic. RE Salesperson Jen Sullivan Team M: 516.655.5662

Lauren Grima Lic. RE Salesperson M: 917.642.5036

Christina Hirschfield Lic. RE Salesperson Laura Carroll Team M: 516.805.0703

Maeve Kilgo Lic. RE Salesperson McCooey Olivieri Team M: 917.576.9928

Maureen Lagarde Lic. RE Salesperson M: 516.850.7812

Patrick McCooey Lic. Assoc. RE Broker McCooey Olivieri Team M: 516.236.4287

Adrienne McDougal Lic. RE Salesperson Laura Carroll Team M: 516.662.3872

Athena Menoudakos Lic. RE Salesperson M: 516.316.4955

Michael Meule Lic. RE Salesperson Michael Meule Team M: 516.713.8177

Danielle Nero Lic. RE Salesperson Laura Carroll Team M: 516.205.6501

Alexander Olivieri Lic. RE Salesperson McCooey Olivieri Team M: 516.306.7738

Alexandra Parisi Lic. Assoc. RE Broker M: 516.427.6878

Jennifer Sullivan Lic. RE Salesperson Jen Sullivan Team M: 516.361.7190

Colin Stewart Lic. RE Salesperson Laura Carroll Team M: 917.405.9280

Salvatore Sica Lic. Assoc. RE Broker The Sica Team M: 347.922.8947

Julie Whicher Lic. RE Salesperson Laura Carroll Team M: 516.698.3975

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All professionals above are real estate licensees affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws.

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107 5th Street, Garden City 6 BD | 6 BA | 2 HB | $4,495,000 Laura Carroll | M: 917.370.5354

88 2nd Street, Garden City 6 BD | 5 BA | 1 HB | $3,599,000 Stephen & Laura Baymack M: 516.216.0244

27 Saint Pauls Crescent, Garden City 4 BD | 3 BA | 1 HB | $2,995,000 Stephen & Laura Baymack M: 516.216.0244

100 Hilton Avenue, PH 1, Garden City 3 BD | 3 BA | $2,880,000 Maureen Lagarde | M: 516.850.7812

104 Tenth Street, Garden City 4 BD | 3 BA | 1 HB | $2,599,000 Laura Carroll | M: 917.370.5354

124 Stratford Avenue, Garden City 7 BD | 3 BA | 1 HB | $2,285,000 Stephen & Laura Baymack M: 516.216.0244

132 Brook Street, Garden City 4 BD | 3 BA | 1 HB | $1,325,000 Stephen & Laura Baymack M: 516.216.0244

82 Pell Terrace, Garden City 4 BD | 2 BA | 1 HB | $989,000 Stephen & Laura Baymack M: 516.216.0244

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145 Argyle Road, Garden City 3 BD | 2 BA | $939,000 Salvatore Sica | M: 347.922.8947

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196 Kildare Road, Garden City 4 BD | 2 BA | $1,185,000 Stephen & Laura Baymack M: 516.216.0244

124 Newmarket Road, Garden City 3 BD | 2BA | $1,459,000 Stephen & Laura Baymack M: 516.216.0244 UNDER CONTRACT

9 Claydon Road, Garden City 4 BD | 2 BA | $1,099,000 Laura Carroll | M: 917.370.5354

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205 Nassau Boulevard, Garden City 5 BD | 3 BA | 1 HB | $1,299,000 Alexander Olivieri | M: 516.306.7738 Patrick McCooey | M: 516.236.4287 UNDER CONTRACT

65 Adams Street, Garden City 3 BD | 2 BA | $899,000 Stephen & Laura Baymack M: 516.216.0244

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10 Kenwood Road, Garden City 3 BD | 2 BA | 1 HB | $1,249,000 Maureen Lagarde | M: 516.850.7812

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8 Avalon Road, Garden City 3 BD | 2 BA | $899,000 Laura Carroll | M: 917.370.5354 Adrienne McDougal | M: 516.662.3872

All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. No statement is made as to the accuracy of any description.

All measurements and square footages are approximate. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. *Source: 2021 Closed Sales Volume, U.S., RealTrends 500.

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NEW LISTING

82 Pell Terrace, Garden City 4 BD | 2 BA | 1 HB | $989,000

Stephen Baymack The Baymack Team Licensed Associate RE Broker stephen.baymack@compass.com M: 516.216.0244

Laura Baymack The Baymack Team Licensed RE Salesperson laura.baymack@compass.com M: 516.537.3050

This beautiful split style home has been completely renovated throughout and boasts an open floor plan layout with a renovated kitchen with beautiful cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and an island that is completely open to the dining area and the living room with a gas burning fireplace. The home’s updates include the roof, siding, windows, kitchen, bathrooms, boiler, and central air conditioning. The location and overall condition make this home a truly exceptional value!

The Baymack Team is a team of real estate licensees affiliated with Compass.a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. Photos may be virtually staged or digitally enhanced and may not reflect actual property conditions. Garden City Office. 516.408.2231

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27 Saint Pauls Crescent, Garden City 4 BD | 3 BA | 1 HB | $2,995,000 This gorgeous Colonial is situated mid-block and is perfectly designed for today’s modern family lifestyle. The home boasts four bedrooms and three and half baths, multiple zones of heat and central air-conditioning, central vacuum, a whole house generator and a heated garage. The professionally landscaped backyard offers a stunning private retreat with a heated saltwater pool and hot tub, gas fireplace & barbeque, bar, turf, & putting green. The location, design and overall condition make this the perfect place to call home!

The Baymack Team is a team of real estate licensees affiliated with Compass.a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. Photos may be virtually staged or digitally enhanced and may not reflect actual property conditions. Garden City Office. 516.408.2231

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HOLA raises funds for victims of war in Ukraine

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Members of HOLA display their handmade arts and crafts made during a fundraiser for the victims of the war in Ukraine.

BY SOFIA & ISABELLA FUERTES

Laura Carroll is a licensed real estate agent affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by equal housing opportunity laws. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage.

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Maureen Lagarde Licensed Real Estate Salesperson maureen.lagarde@compass.com M: 516.850.7812 Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. No statement is made as to the accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footages are approximate. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage.

One cool spring evening, Friday, April 29, HOLA of Garden City hosted a Handmade Arts & Craft Fundraising event at the home of artist Connie Tarian for victims of the Ukrainian war.

It was a fun-filled event where the participants and donors made lovely, personalized ‘Door Welcome Signs’, while enjoying food, drinks, and good company. The event was a great success, raising $1,000.

Proceeds from this event will be donated to the World Central Kitchen; a non-profit, non-governmental organi-

zation devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters; which will be aimed towards families in Ukraine. You can donate to the organization here: https://donate.wck.org/ HOLA of Garden City, Inc. is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2004 by a group of Garden City women of Hispanic descent and its mission is to unite Hispanic families within Garden City to preserve the Spanish language and share our unique cultures. To learn more about the group visit the Facebook page: www.facebook. com/HOLAGardenCityNY/

Estates POA to meet on May 11 The Estates Property Owners’ Association will host its next meeting on Wednesday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the GC Senior Recreation Center at 6 Golf Club Lane.

If you cannot make it in person, please join the conversation virtually here: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/93360805749 There will be updates on topics of importance for the Village including the

Third Track, Village governance and economics, and recreation. Committee reports will be provided by Estates representatives, including from the Board of Education trustee, Stefanie Granville, the Library trustee, Randy Colahan, and other committee members. Additionally, there will be an open discussion concerning POA transformation.

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On Sunday, May 15, The Church of St. Joseph’s Rosary Altar Society, in celebration of the month of Mary, invites the community to share in a special devotion to Our Blessed Mother.

After the 12:30 Mass, members will gather outside at Our Lady’s statue for the Holy Rosary and Presentation of Flowers.

Opening prayer will begin at approximately 1:30. Some seating will be available. In case of rain, the group will meet inside the gym. Coffee, refreshments, and fellowship will follow. Please join the Rosary Altar Society as it honors Our Blessed Mother in this traditional May devotion. Last year’s ceremony was a huge success and the Society hopes to see everyone again this year!

As St. Maximilian Kolbe said, “Never be afraid of loving Mary too much, we can never love her more than Jesus did.”

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Pete Diaz Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Licensed as Pedro Diaz peter.diaz@compass.com M: 516.642.9881 Pedro Diaz is a licensed RE salesperson with Compass. Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. 182 Seventh Street, Garden City, NY 11530.

Newly Priced at $949,000 99 7th Street Unit #3F 3 BD • 2 BA • 1465 SqFt Wood-Burning Fireplace and Garage Parking Showings By Private Appointment Only.

SUZANNE WEIS Licensed Real Estate Salesperson M 516.784.7020 | O 516.517.4751 Suzanne Weis is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson affiliated with Compass, a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. Photos may be virtually staged or digitally enhanced and may not reflect actual property conditions.

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A gathering of Rylarians at an end of summer event before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rotary Youth Leadership Team Continues to Thrive

Each year, Mineola-Garden City Rotary enthusiastically hosts representatives of RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Team) who report on the year’s activities.

Next Tuesday, May 10, at 12:15, at Calogero’s Restaurant, 919Franklin Avenue, Rotary will host Rylarian Michael Fuentes to give members and guests an account. Our Club supports and sponsors the world-wide RYLA program and its mission. Run by students FOR students, RYLA is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts where kids can develop their skills as leaders and build their confidence while having fun.

Begun in Australia in 1971, RYLA has expanded all across the globe. Its mission is to teach our future leaders how to handle obstacles they will face in the real world. RYLA participants learn the values and benefits of leadership, motivation, goal set-esteem.

Past RYLA students have spoken of how the RYLA experience has helped them to learn how to exchange ideas and work together while having so much fun at the same time. Many students have developed lasting friendships and say they have learned lessons in life they could not have experienced anywhere else.

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Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and of Cultural and Recreational Affairs to Speak on May 24

Paul Blake, chairman of the Board of Commissioners and Cultural and Recreational Affairs, will enlighten Rotarians about the inner workings of cultural affairs and of the field of recreation and parks on Tuesday, May 24 at 12:15, at Calogero’s Restaurant, 919 Franklin Avenue. To hear Paul’s talk and to enjoy a great Calogero’s lunch (fee $35), please email Diane.marmann@gmail.com, Club president.

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Traditionally, high school sophomores throughout our District 7255 apply for Spring RYLA in Riverhead.

Summer RYLA is a two-week away conference. It will be interesting to hear how RYLA addressed this schedule throughout the pandemic.

The Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club encourages participation from sophomores from both Garden City and Mineola High Schools. Parents of sophomores who would like information about how their students may register for future RYLA may join us on Tuesday to hear Michael Fuentes tell of his experiences while enjoying a great Calogero’s lunch of choice (fee $35). To reserve, please email Diane Marmann, Club president at diane.marmann@ gmail.com

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Newly constructed in 2020 by Artistry Designs, this 5,800 square foot custom home is the first of its kind to the Garden City market. Features include 10' first level ceilings, 15' custom basement with basketball, and an artists studio above two-car detached garage with fully fenced-in yard.

LAUR A CA R ROLL Licensed Real Estate Salesperson M: 917.370.5354 laura.carroll@compass.com Laura Carroll is a licensed real estate salesperson affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. Photos may be virtually staged or digitally enhanced and may not reflect actual property conditions. Garden City Office | O 516.408.2231.

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C LOS E D 75 Bacon Road, Old Westbury

15 Meadow Lane, East Williston

26 Old Country Road, Garden City

Buying | $3,750,000

Listing | $1,200,000

Listing | $850,000

151 Royston Lane, Oyster Bay Cove

101-31 114th Street, South Richmond Hill

119 Wilson Street, Massapequa Park

Buying | $3,200,000

Listing | $1,172,500

Buying | $755,000

168 Sackville Road, Garden City

74 Jefferson Street, Garden City

35 Cherry Lane, Lynbrook

Listing | $1,950,000

Listing | $959,000

Listing | $620,000

107 Wellington Road, Garden City

221 North Cedar Street, Massapequa

Listing | $1,760,000

Listing/Buying | $955,000

110 Shutter Lane, Oyster Bay Cove

179 Tullamore Road, Garden City

Buying | $1,750,000

Buying | $910,000

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111 Cherry Valley Ave. #703, Garden City

107 5th Street, Garden City

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400 Stewart Avenue, Garden City

41 Southard Avenue, Rockville Centre

104 10th Street, Garden City

Buying

Buying

$2,599,000

46 Andover Road, Rockville Centre

49 Spruce Street, West Hempstead

Listing

Listing/Buying

95 Ocean Avenue, Bay Shore $725,000

34 Kingsbury Road, Garden City

11 South Kensington, Rockville Centre

Buying

Buying

2503 Inglewood Street, East Meadow

84 Dartmouth Street, Hempstead

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Listing

59 Maxwell Road, Garden City

9 Claydon Road, Garden City

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REN TED 4 Barnes Lane, Garden City 12 Primrose Court, Garden City 173 Meadow Street, Garden City

8 Avalon Road, Garden City

4 Restful Lane, Levittown

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The Laura Carroll Team is a team of real estate agents affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. Garden City Office | O 516.408.2231.

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Recycling bikes, sewing machines: Collection on May 14

Bike and sewing machine collection at the Ethical Humanist Society of LI in 2020.

It’s time to put those old bicycles and sewing machines to good use.

Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Long Island, in partnership with the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, is collecting used bicycles and sewing machines on Saturday, May 14 (rain or shine) from 11 am to 2 pm, at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City (at the western end of Old Country Road). Items collected will be refurbished by the international projects Pedals for Progress & Sewing Peace and sent to Belize in Central America.

Anyone with an adult or child’s bicycle in repairable condition or a working portable sewing machine is urged to donate the item. The program does not accept “bikes for parts,” disassembled bikes or tricycles. Since it costs $40 to collect, process, ship, rebuild and distribute each bicycle, a donation toward shipping costs is necessary (suggested minimum $20 per item). All cash and material donations are fully deductible and a receipt will be provided on site.

This is the 18th bike/sewing machine collection organized by Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Long. Since beginning this collection, RPCV of LI has collected 1668 bicycles and 261 sewing machines that have been distributed to Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo, Guatemala, Albania and Kosovo amongst others.

Pedals for Progress collects bicycles and sewing machines annually and transfers this material wealth to those more needy. To date, more than 163,785 bikes and 5,523 sewing machines have been shipped to developing countries in Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean. In these countries the bikes are reconditioned by partner agencies and distributed at low cost to poor working adults and children.

These bikes provide reliable transportation for commuting to school, work, transporting product to market and accessing health care and other services. Sewing machine shipments help initiate educational programs and generate income opportunities that may otherwise remain out of reach for many peo-

Rachel in Tanzania is a seamstress and store owner in her local marketplace who received a sewing machine through Sewing Peace. She primarily makes dresses but also sells sewing equipment, thread, and fabric. She has been running her business for 5 years and has been able to provide for herself and her daughter through her small business. ple. Steady employment for adults is vital to the development and success of struggling communities.

Alan Schultz, the incoming director of Pedals for Progress and Sewing Peace, says that the first container of bikes and sewing machines will be sent to their partners in Belize and a second shipment is expected to be sent in June to Tanzania. Says Bette Bass of Massapequa, who was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia

from 1955–1989, “Members of the RPCVs of Long Island see as their mission both to serve in the communities where we live and to support programs in developing countries as well as to support the Peace Corps and its goals.”

For more information, please contact Bette Bass at (516) 606-1400 (email bettembass@gmail.com or Kathy Williams-Ging at (631) 549-4873 (email ktsging@optonline.net)

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Kentucky Derby

It’s that time of year again! The first race of the Triple Crown! The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby goes off on Saturday, May 7, 2022. This is also known as the most exciting two minutes in sports! Twenty horses vie for the winning spot in this race. Parades, galas and parties abound and the dress code includes magnificent hats worn by the women. So grab your mint juleps, put on your hats and watch this exciting race. The Children’s Room has a display on horse racing and horses in general. May the best horse win! https:// www.kentuckyderby.com/

Celebrate Moms

Sunday, May 8, 2022, is the day we honor the first woman in our lives Mom! The official Mother’s Day holiday arose in the 1900s as a result of the efforts of Anna Jarvis, daughter of Ann Reeves Jarvis. Following her mother’s 1905 death, Anna Jarvis conceived of Mother’s Day as a way of honoring the sacrifices mothers made for their children. She started a massive letter writing campaign to newspapers and prominent politicians urging the adoption of a special day honoring motherhood.

Her persistence paid off in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson signed a measure officially establishing the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. Books on display in the Children’s room include: “Me & Mama” by Cozbi A. Cabrera, “Mommy’s Best Kisses” by Margaret Anastas, “Grandma’s Girl” by Susanna Leonard Hill, “Mother’s Day”

by Anne Rockwell and “How to Babysit a Grandma” by Jean Reagan. Happy Mother’s day to all! https://www.history.com/topics/ holidays/mothers-day

Summer Reading Club Preview

The Children’s Librarians met with the PTA on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 to talk about the summer reading club.

There was nothing fishy about that! At that time they were pleased to announce the theme for this summer - Oceans of Possibilities! The Children’s Room has on display a “sneak preview” of books featuring stories about oceans, fish, whales, sharks and other creatures of the sea! Registration for the summer reading club will begin on June 13, 2022.

Spring Programming

Please note it is Library policy

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that all children under age 10 must be accompanied by a parent or designated responsible person while in the Library.

Also, if the young child is attending a Library program, we require the parent or designated responsible person to remain in the Library throughout the program and meet the child upon completion of the program.

Live Programs

Baby Play Hooray Thursday, May 12, 2022, 10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Registration began on Tuesday, May 3 at 10:00 a.m.

This fun movement and music program is for children from birth to 23 months and a caregiver. Online registration with a Library card on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) is required. You must do a seperate registration for each child you wish to attend this program. This program will be held outside on Library grounds, weather permitting. Otherwise, we will hold it in the small meeting room.

A Time For Kids Thursday, May 12, 2022, 11:30 a.m.–12:15 a.m.

Registration began on Tuesday, May 3 at 10:00 a.m.

Children ages 2–5 (no kindergarten) and an adult caregiver can join A Time for Kids and enjoy Movement and Music and do a Caterpillar Craft. Online registration on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) with a Library card is required and begins Tuesday, May 3, at 10 a.m. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend this program. This program will be held outside on Library grounds, weather permitting. Otherwise, we will hold it in the small meeting room.

Disney Trivia Thursday, May 12, 2022, 4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m.

Registration begins on Tuesday, May 3 at 10:00 a.m.

This fun program is for children in Grades K-5. Join the Children's librarians and test your knowledge of all things Disney! Online registration with a Library card on Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org) is required and began May 3 at 10 a.m.. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend this program.Weather permitting, this program will be held outside on Library grounds. Otherwise we will hold it in the small meeting room.

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Did you know the Garden City Public Library officially opened its doors 70 years ago this month? A mayoral address, musical performances and honorary presentations of Library cards marked the momentous occasion. More than 5,000 invitations were sent to residents and Nassau County civic, educational, religious and cultural leaders to attend an open house that followed formal ceremonies. May 4, 1952 was opening day. Three years later, a successful referendum made the Library an official part of the municipal structure of the Village

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It’s What’s Happening for Young Adults Through the Library Tweens and Teens Poetry Contest Winner

Congratulations to twelfth grader Nicolas Newcomb for winning the Tweens and Teens Poetry Contest for his poem, “Effort.” The Tweens and Teens Department will be hosting a Creative Arts Contest during the summer as part of the Library’s Summer Reading Club, which will include both writing and art categories. Thanks to everyone who participated and congratulations again to Nicolas for winning!

May 2022 YA Book Picks

If you’re looking for a new book to read, check out one of the following books on our May Monthly Reading List: • “New from Here” by Kelly Yang by Dayna Lorentz (Grade 4–7) (Realistic): An Asian American boy fights to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.

• “The Ogress and The Orphans” by Kelly Barnhill (Grades 4–8) (Fantasy): When a child goes missing from the Orphan House in the town of Stone-in-the-Glen, the mayor suggests the kindly Ogress is responsible, but the orphans do not believe that and try to make their deluded neighbors see the real villain among them.

• “Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime” by Candace Fleming (Grades 7–9) (Nonfiction): Taking readers back to 1924, this shocking true crime story follows two 18-year-old college students who kidnapped and murdered a child they both knew, their trial, and how a renowned defense attorney enabled them to avoid the death penalty.

• “The Last Laugh” by Mindy McGinnis (Grades 9–12) (Thriller/ Suspense): In this sequel to The Initial Insult, as her mind slips deeper into delirium, Tress tries to keep it together long enough to finally find out what happened to her parents, while her cousin prepares to exact revenge on all who have done him wrong--including Tress.

• “Survive the Dome” by Kosoko Jackson (Grades 9–12) (Science Fiction): A high school junior teams up with a hacker during a police brutality protest to shut down a device that creates an impenetrable dome around Baltimore that is keeping the residents in and information from going out.

Want more book suggestions? Check out the full May Book List on our website here: https://www.gardencitypl.org/ young-adult-reading-lists/ Patrons can also find the list at the Library, so make sure to visit the Tweens and Teens Room to learn about the latest books! Plus, tweens and teens can earn community service for reading and reviewing the books listed above by joining our Tweens and Teens Best Books 2022 Committee! If interested, please signup to join the committee by visiting Garden City Public Library’s website at https://

www.gardencitypl.org/tweens-teens-bestbooks-2022-committee/ or for more information, please contact the Young Adult Department at https://www.gardencitypl. org/young-adult-department/contact-theyoung-adult-tweens-teens-department/.

Sports Stories for Tweens and Teens

Sports season is starting up for a lot of spring sports, so check out the Tweens and Teens Department’s Sports Stories Reading List. Titles on the list include the following: • “Final Season” by Tim Green (Grades 4–7) (Realistic): When his NFL dad is diagnosed with ALS, middle school quarterback Ben Redd is determined to have a winning season, which may be his final as he watches the heavy toll the incurable disease is taking on his dad.

• “Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team” by Steve Sheinkin (Grades 6–12) (Non-Fiction): Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her fathers' wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.

• “Haikyu!! Vol. 1” by Haruichi Furudate (Grades 7–12) (Manga): Playing for his idol's high school volleyball team, Shoyo loses his first and last match against Tobio, the King of the Court, and promises to get the best of this rival next season, but the new season brings him a surprising new teammate.

• “Like Other Girls” by Britta Lundin (Grades 8–11) (Realistic): After three other girls follow Mara's lead and join the football team, she's forced to confront her misconceptions about gender and her arch-nemesis.

• “They’ll Never Catch Us”

by Jessica Goodman (Grades 10–12) (Thriller): Sisters Stella and Ellie Steckler are both determined to win a scholarship and escape their stifling small town, but their plans are upset when a new girl joins the cross country team and then disappears.

The full list is available on our website here: https://www.gardencitypl.org/ young-adult-reading-lists/ Patrons can also find the lists at the Library, so make sure to stop by the Library in the month of May to check out on of our Sports Stories!

Teen Advisory Board Meeting

The next meeting of the Teen Advisory Board is Tuesday, May 17, 5 p.m.–6 p.m.

The meeting is for Tweens and Teens in Grades 6–12. Registration begins Tuesday, May 10 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability.

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.

Tweens and Teens Dungeons and Dragons

Join us for Tweens and Teens Dungeons and Dragons on Thursday, May 19, 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Learn how to play the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons by participating in one of our monthly Dungeons and Dragons Meet-Ups! Beginners are welcome! Each meet-up will feature a new self-contained, one-shot adventure and players will be assigned premade characters to play. Please register via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) to participate in this program. Registration begins Tuesday, May 10, online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org).

Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Teens who complete an online survey after the program can receive community service for participating in this program.

Tree Ornaments for Community Service: Graduation Ornaments

Earn community service by painting ornaments for the Garden City Public Library’s Tweens and Teens Department’s Ornament Tree! Each volunteer will receive three ornaments and a set of paint pens to decorate their ornaments at home.

Paint pens must be returned to the Library.

These ornaments will be used to decorate our new ornament tree each month!

For the month of May ornaments will be graduation caps, which will be used to decorate the Tweens and Teens Ornament Tree in June. Registration begins Tuesday, May 17 at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www. gardencitypl.org). Completed ornaments must be returned by May 26 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.

GCPL Tweens and Teens Best Books 2022 Committee: Volunteers Needed!

The Tweens and Teens Department is looking for tweens and teens in Grades 6-12 to volunteer to provide feedback on recently published Young Adult books as part of our Tweens and Teens Best Books 2022 Committee! Eligible books are those published between November 1, 2021 and December 6, 2022 and aimed at tweens and teens in Grades 6–12.

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

earn community service credit for both reading and 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 2022.

There are no requirements on how many books a volunteer must read and volunteers can read however many new books they are able to throughout the year. Volunteers can get credit for books they do not finish, as long as they provide 300-word feedback as to why they chose not to finish the book. The committee may meet throughout the year if there is interest, but volunteers are not required to attend meetings and can still participate by reading and providing 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/tweens-teensbest-books-2022-committee/ or for more information, please contact the Young Adult Department at https://www.gardencitypl.org/young-adult-department/ contact-the-young-adult-tweens-teensdepartment/.

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-theyoung-adult-tweens-teens-department/ .

Teen Advisory Board Applications Now Available Online

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

Garden City Public Library Adult Programming offers something for everyone! Learn how to use Libby, Hoopla, and Flipster, enjoy an art lecture with Mary Maguire about the fourth most visited art museum in the world, join Librarians Kristen Sweeney, Laura Giunta and Ralph Guiteau for lively book chats, test your 80s and 90s trivia knowledge and more this spring.

May Book Displays

During the month of May, stop by the Library and check out a book from one of our displays created by Librarian Kristen Sweeney. There is a display for Mother’s Day featuring stories about mothers, such as “Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes” by Alexa Martin, “House of Hidden Mothers” by Meera Syal, and “Apples Never Fall”

by Liane Moriarty, and a display featuring stories about neighbors, such as “The Family Next Door” by Sally Hepworth and “Good Neighbors” by Sarah Langan.

Other book displays include themed displays on scrapbooking, space, and catering. The Scrapbooking book display features fiction titles like Darien Gee’s “The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society” and Laura Childs’ “Parchment and Old Lace” as well as nonfiction books like Wendy Smedley’s “The Organized and Inspired Scrapbooker” and Laura Best’s “Scrapbooking Your Family History.” Patrons can check out science fiction novels like “Zero World” by Jason M. Hough and “The Wanderers” by Meg Howrey by browsing our Space book display or take out a food-themed story like “A Catered Wedding” by Isis Crawford and “The Curse of the Cherry Pie” by Amy Patricia Meade by looking at our Catering book display.

Is your favorite color yellow? Then check out our “You Had Me at Yellow” book display, featuring books with yellow covers, such as “I Take You” by Eliza Kennedy, “The Dinner List” by Rebecca Serle, and “Orphans of the Carnival” by Carol Birch.

Stop by the Library to take out a book from one of our current displays, and check back to see what will be on display next month.

Book Chats with Ralph Guiteau: “The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story” by Douglas J. Preston

The Library will be hosting a Nonfiction Book Discussion on Tuesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. to discuss the book “The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story” by Douglas J.

Preston. Read the book and then join Assistant Director Ralph Guiteau for a book discussion.

About the book: “Though he’s probably better known as the co-author of the suspenseful Pendergast novels, Douglas Preston also writes thrilling nonfiction. In his latest real-life adventure tale, he gives us a compelling, high-octane account of his travels in Honduras' Mosquitia area, where he's part of a team looking for evidence of the fabled Ciudad Blanca (The White City) aka ‘The Lost City of the Monkey God’ -- but the group has to deal with unfriendly soldiers, parasites, jaguars, snakes, insects, and more.”

Registration is required and began Monday, April 18. Register online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) or in person at the Garden City Public Library. Space is limited. Registrants can pick up the book at the Reference Department at the Library after registering. Refreshments will be served.

This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

The National Gallery - London: An Art Lecture with Mary Maguire

Please join us on Thursday, May 19, at 2 p.m. at the Garden City Library when Mary Maguire will present the program “The National Gallery London.” The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the heart of London. This national treasure is the 4th most visited art museum in the world. Walking through its galleries is like turning the pages of Jansen’s “History of Art.” Major developments in art history, from Giotto to Cezanne, are all represented with important works. No registration required, but seating is on a first come, first served basis. This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Book Chats with Kristen Sweeney & Laura Giunta: “The Lost Apothecary” by Sarah Penner

The Library will be hosting a Book Chats book discussion on Wednesday, May 25, at 7 p.m. to chat about the book “The Lost Apothecary” by Sarah Penner. Read the book and then join Librarians Kristen Sweeney and Laura Giunta for a book discussion.

About the book: “Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against

the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary's fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious 12-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries.”

Registration is required and began Monday, May 2 at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) or in person at the Garden City Public Library. Registrants can pick up the book at the Reference Department at the Library after registering. Refreshments will be served. This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Board Games and Puzzles in the Afternoon

Join us on Wednesday, June 1, at 2 p.m. for Board Games and Puzzles in the Afternoon. We will have puzzles you can work on as well as classic board games like chess, checkers, Monopoly, Scrabble, and Pictionary, among others. No registration is required, but availability is on a first come, first served basis. Refreshments will be served. This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Summer Reading Club Early Access Event: Hidden Gems, A Title Swap Book Discussion

On Wednesday, June 8, at 7 p.m., join Librarians Kristen Sweeney and Laura Giunta for Hidden Gems, a Title Swap Book Discussion. Share what you've been reading recently and learn about the newest hits and old titles that you may have missed. Plus, get early access to sign-up for this year’s Summer Reading Club program before official sign-up begins on Monday, June 13.

Garden City Public Librarians will lead this discussion. Participants who don’t have a chance to read a book before the program are still encouraged to join to get book recommendations for future reads. Register online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) beginning May 23, at 10 a.m. or in person at the Garden City Public Library. Refreshments will be served. This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

Summer Reading Club: “Ocean of Possibilities”

This year, the Adult Reference Department will be hosting a Summer Reading Club. The theme of the Summer Reading Club is “Ocean of Possibilities.”

Sign-up will begin on June 13 and is ongo-

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ing. Patrons can also register beginning May 23 to attend the program, Hidden Gems, A Title Swap Book Discussion, on June 8 to get early access to sign up for this year’s Summer Reading Club. More information to come, so stay tuned in the coming weeks to learn more.

Learn How to Use Libby, Hoopla, and Flipster

Patrons can attend the program “Learn How to Use Libby, Hoopla, and Flipster” to learn how to use these library services to download ebooks, magazines, audiobooks, and more onto their device, whether it be a Kindle, iPad, laptop, smartphone, tablet, or other ereader. The Library will be offering this workshop on Wednesday, June 15 at 2 p.m., with registration beginning Tuesday, May 31 at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) or in person at the Garden City Public Library. When registering, please indicate the device you plan to use for ebooks and audiobooks. Registrants should bring their device fully charged, any password(s) associated with their devices, and library card with them to the program.

80s and 90s Trivia Night

Relive the 80s and the 90s during Trivia Night. The program will be held Wednesday, June 22, at 7 p.m. Play as a team or play solo. Registration is required and begins Monday, June 6, at 10 a.m. online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org) or in person at the Garden City Public Library.

Refreshments will be served. This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.

New Beginnings: Singles Discussion/ Support Group with Marla Matthews

Find new friends and hope for a new beginning during the program “New Beginnings: Singles Discussion/ Support Group” on Thursday, June 23 at 7 p.m. The program will be facilitated

by Marla Matthews, a social worker, life coach, and TV talk-show host. This will be a supportive, compassionate discussion for those that are widowed and divorced. No registration required, but seating is on a first come, first served basis.

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

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

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

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Conversations with the Candidates From page 3 prepared for the next level. As leaders of the educational community, it is our job to take the necessary steps to have proper plans in place to face any of the challenges that our children will be presented with, something we have lost sight of.

Q: What do you see as the greatest challenge facing this school system right now?

A: The greatest challenge we face is our loss of identity and our transparency to the constituents the District serves. We are an educational system primarily, every decision we make must be towards education. Garden City is a unique and special place and when we are provided an opportunity by the State to make our own decisions, we must seize that opportunity. The District and Board took too long in developing an appropriate plan for remote/blended learning, deciding on choice for masks and getting that message to families.

Q: If a mask mandate were to be reinstated tomorrow, what would your stance be on parent choice?

A: Parent choice is exactly what it should be. Choice – no more no less. I am immunocompromised and it is not my children’s responsibility to take care of

my well-being. That is my choice. Some may not feel the same way or support my decision, but, again, it is my choice as a parent.

Q: What do you see as the Board’s role vs. the administration’s role in running the school system? How do/ would you as a board member work with the superintendent and other board members when there are differing opinions on needed actions?

A: My role and role of the Board overall is to serve as a thought partner with the District staff in educating children and taking the necessary steps to ensure that each student is prepared for the next grade level. Dissension or differences of opinion are always best in developing a plan to meet the needs of all types of learners. My experience as an educator has taught me that those dissenting voices hold the keys to leaving no stone unturned for a theory of action. I spent twenty years in a school where we started on the State’s- School in Need of Improvement list and ended as one of the highest rated schools in New York City. We received the highest rating allotted by the City’s Department of Education’s Quality Review Rubric for more than ten years. It was because we listened to those differing opinions that we were able to receive such accolades. Currently, this Board and District

does not have a proper system in place to hear harvest ideas for all voices.

Q: Public participation is important to the Garden City community.

How do/will you incorporate the feedback they provide at each meeting?

A: Surveys and communication are key components to public participation. Utilizing platforms such as Google Forms and Microsoft Office, I have been able to construct surveys for everything ranging from student emergency contact information to parent opinion surveys. This information has been easily aggregated in Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel to help my school community make informed decisions while maintaining an open and line of communication.

Q: What positive change/impact do you believe you will bring to the Board in the coming months?

A: The positive impact that I can bring is my over two decades of experience in education. It is time to move forward and get back on track. Not once during these responses have I mentioned COVID. It is not because of lack of respect for what we have all experienced in the past twenty-five months, it is because nothing can make us “whole”

again due to this experience. What we can do as a community, is have a plan to bridge these educational gaps, alter our curriculum and pedagogical approaches to address the ever changing needs of our children and to remember that it is the Board and District’s responsibility in its entirety to educate our children for future without getting caught up in social policy.

You can vote for Arthnur Gnecco or one of his fellow running mates on May 17th at the Garden City High School from 6-9pm. You must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years old or older, and a resident of this school district for at least 30 days before the vote. In addition, a resident must be registered either with the school district or with the Nassau County Board of Elections. If you have not voted in a district or general election in the last four years, or are a new resident and have not registered to vote either with the school district or the Board of Elections, you’ll need to register in advance to be able to participate. For more information and to review voter registration forms, please visit the voter and absentee ballot information page of the school district’s website.

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THE OFFICE CAT Suspended registration A motorist on Stewart Avenue on April 27th was charged with driving with a suspended registration and uninspected vehicle.

Unlicensed operation A motorist on Clinton Road on April 27th was charged with unlicensed operation and using a portable electronic device.

Vehicle damaged The bumper on a vehicle parked in Parking Field 7S was found damaged by unknown means on April 27th.

Credit card fraud On April 28th a resident reported that their credit card information was used to make an unauthorized purchase at a local department store.

Hit and run A white SUV left the scene after crashing into another vehicle on Franklin Avenue at Old Country Road on April 28th.

Unlicensed operation A motorist on Stewart Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and passing a red traffic light on April

28th.

Suspended registration On April 28th a motorist on Rockaway Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended registration and speeding in a school zone.

Smoke alarm On April 28th the GCFD and GCPD responded to a Franklin Avenue building for an alarm and determined the cause to be oven smoke.

Door damaged On April 29th police investigated a report of a damaged door at the Garden City Country Club Half-Way House.

Unlicensed operation A motorist on Franklin Avenue on April 29th was charged with unlicensed operation and passing a red traffic light.

Boiler leak

On April 269th the GCPD and GCFD responded to a residence for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be a boiler leak.

Hit and run arrest On May 1st GCPD Detectives arrested a 25-year-old motorist for allegedly leaving the scene after crashing into a vehicle parked in Field 7N.

Burnt food On April 29th police and firefighters responded to an apartment for a fire alarm and determined the cause to be burnt food.

Gift card scam On May 1st a victim reported receiving a message from what appeared to be a friend’s email address asking her to buy gift cards and email the numbers back. The victim complied and later determined it was a scam; the email did not originate from the friend.

Leaving scene On April 29th an unknown vehicle left the scene after striking and damaging another vehicle on the Adelphi University campus.

Drug collection As a result of participation in the DEA National Drug Take Back Day on April 30th, the Garden City Police Department collected 200 pounds of unwanted, unused, and expired medications and Adelphi University Public Safety collected 102 pounds of medications.

Pole fire Garden City Police and Firefighters responded to Merillon Avenue for a utility pole fire on April 30th.

Firefighters extinguished the fire. A fence and retaining wall were also damaged from the fire.

Phone fraud Garden City Police are investigating a report of victim’s cell phone service being disconnected due to a remote SIM card swap.

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Excessive speed On April 30th a motorist on Rockaway Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended registration and excessive speed.

Door damage The Department is investigating a report of a damaged rear glass door at a Franklin Avenue restaurant on May 1st.

Identity theft On May 2nd a resident reported that their identity was used to open an unauthorized credit card account and make subsequent purchases.

Truck hits bridge Officers responded to Cherry Valley Avenue on May 2nd where a truck struck the train overpass. The operator was charged with disregarding bridge clearance signs.

Suspended license A motorist on Clinch Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and passing a Stop sign on May 2nd.

Credit cards found The Department is investigating the discovery of three credit cards found on the ground on Nassau Boulevard on May 3rd.

Garbage fire On May 3rd GCPD and GCFD responded to a Franklin Avenue location where Firefighters extinguished a garbage pail fire.

Passing school bus A motorist on Rockaway Avenue was charged with driving with a suspended license and passing a stopped school bus on May 3rd.

Excessive speed On May 3rd a motorist on Cathedral Avenue was charged with unlicensed operation and excessive speed.

Garden City Library opened its doors 70 years ago this month From page 8 unique program offerings for young and old alike. The Library’s dedicated staff continues the mission of a dedicated group of women determined to turn a small white house into a true communi-

ty asset that inspires reading and drives a quest for knowledge.

“The Library Board and Staff continually look ahead to offer programs and services that respond to the changing needs of the residents of the Village,” Mr. Colahan said.

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THE MAYOR’S UPDATE cveneziale@gardencityny.net

Third Track Update

I am working with the Third Track Committee and our Village Officials to address the final design issues regarding the recently inserted reinforced concrete bridge underpass at Tanners Pond Road and Main Avenue completed by the L.I.R.R. this past weekend. We will also begin the enhanced landscaping work on May 15, weather permitting. I have enlisted the expert help of resident Landscape Architects Bill Kuhl and Celia Petersen to assist the Village in the proposed enhanced landscape work. Their involvement has helped us enormously. Paul Rothenbiller of the Third Track Committee has also assisted in the enhanced landscape work as well as Trustee Bruce Chester, who has helped keep us “on track” (no pun intended). I am optimistic that with the assistance of the resident volunteers, the Village Administrator, the Building Superintendent, John Borroni, P.E. and Trustee Chester we will improve the landscape at the areas of our Village impacted by the Third Track Project.

Fiscal Stress Monitoring System

Village Treasurer Irene Woo has reported that the New York State Comptroller’s Office has completed its annual financial and environmental review of all municipalities and school districts. The financial review is based on the Annual Update Document (AUD) that the Village provides to New York State for information covering the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021.

The Fiscal Stress Monitoring System evaluates from a budgetary perspective the Village’s ability to meet expenditures through generation of revenues by measuring fund balances, operating deficits/ surpluses, cash positions and fixed costs. Environmental factors, such as change in population, median household income, unemployment rate and reliance on state aid are also measured and scored. The system provides an early warning of fiscal stress to local governments and allows interested parties to track stress condition trends.

The scores from each indicator determine the stress category (Significant, Moderate, Susceptible to Stress, or No Designation). Scores between 0-44.9 for Financial Factors and 0-29.9 for Environmental Factors fall under the No Designation category.

“Once again, the Village has achieved a score of ‘No Designation’ under both financial and environmental indicators, which shows that the Village does not meet the threshold of fiscal stress,” Ms. Woo said.

“The Village scored 3.3 under both Fiscal Stress and Environmental Stress factors, which are much lower when compared to the categories provided by NYS (All Villages, Long Island Villages, and Large Downstate Villages).

The Village’s scores remained the same year over year.”

For more information, visit the New York State Fiscal Stress Monitoring System webpage at: www.osc.state. ny.us/localgov/fiscalmonitoring/ index.htm.

2019, 2,400 teens were killed in vehicle crashes while 258,000 teens were injured.

During this campaign, the Garden City Police Department focused their efforts on the enforcement of excessive speeds, unsafe driving, seatbelt/child use, cell phone and texting violations, passing stopped school bus violations, and underage drinking. As a result of this initiative, the Department issued 128 tickets for various traffic and safety violations including: 24 Excessive Speed in a School Zone 15 Excessive Speed 11 Cellphone/Texting Violations 02 Passed School Bus Violations 06 S u s p e n d e d License/ Registration Incidents 02 Red Light Violations 05 Stop Sign Violations 02 Unsafe Lane Usage 02 Disregarding Traffic Control Signs

Mayor Cosmo Veneziale

WAWNC Water Quality Report

The Water Authority of Western Nassau County, which services Village residents who live in the western most part of the Village, has completed its Annual Water Quality Report/Consumer Confidence Report for 2021. The full report can be found on the Garden City website, www. gardencityny.net; copies are also available at the Water Authority’s office located at 1580 Union Turnpike in New Hyde Park. A supplement report, which contains data for each well utilized during 2021, both before and after treatment, is available for review a the Garden City Public Library.

Beautifying Garden City

The Village is bursting with color this spring! The Parks and Recreation Department crew of Tom Armato and Jessie Lyons, under the direction of Nursery Manager Steve Barnych, plant approximately 47,000 tulips each spring. Careful attention is paid to the type and color of the tulips, with an eye towards providing bright and attractive displays throughout the Village, according to Paul Blake, chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Cultural and Recreational Affairs.

“No Empty Chair" Campaign

From April 25-29, our Police Department participated in the NYS Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee’s No Empty Chair Campaign, an enforcement and education initiative that promotes safe driving habits of young drivers particularly in the vicinity of schools, school walking zones and bus stops. The goal of the campaign is to ensure that students develop safe driving habits that will allow them to attend their proms and graduation ceremonies. According to the CDC, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens. In

National Drug Take Back Event

As a result of their participation in the DEA National Drug Take Back Day, the Garden City Police Department collected 200 pounds of unwanted, unused and expired medications. Adelphi University Public Safety collected 102 pounds of medications. This year’s event yielded great results. Residents are reminded the Department accepts unused, expired, and unwanted medications every day.

The Garden City Police Department and DEA Drug Take Back Programs help prevent drug abuse and 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.

National Grid Gas Main Project

Last week, the National Grid

construction team continued pipe testing preparation in the Stewart Avenue median and other work at various locations along Roslyn Road and County Seat Drive in Mineola. Over the next week, neighbors can expect to see the following activities during work hours: • Pipe testing activity near the Roslyn Road - East Williston Avenue intersection and in the Stewart Avenue median.

• Please note, as part of the pipe testing process there will be some overnight crew presence in East Williston and Garden City.

Traffic Management Updates: • Westbound traffic on Stewart Avenue between Arthur Street and Kellum Lane will be reduced to one lane during work hours. Eastbound traffic patterns may change during certain activities.

• The U-turn in the Stewart Avenue median between Arthur Street and Kellum Lane will be closed at all times for the duration of the project.

• Northbound traffic on Roslyn Road will be reduced for one lane near East Williston Avenue.

• Our crews will have flaggers present to redirect traffic as necessary.

The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has mandated a 12-hour pretest and 12-hour hydro test of the south segment of the Northwest Nassau Natural Gas Integrity project.

In total this is a 24-hour test that needs to be done in tandem. The PSC scheduled the hydro test for Thursday, May 5 so the pretest will occur overnight on Wednesday. The majority of the work will occur at the north end of the pipe in East Williston. In Garden City, there will be a small crew, generator, and lighting; however, the footprint and impact will be limited. Residents may notice an increased noise generated from the associated equipment to complete the required testing. Residents can call the outreach team phone number, 516-882-4864 or email NWNassau@ NationalGridGasProjectsNY.com.

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Happy Mother's Day! Thank you to all the moms out there for all you do, and have a wonderful Mother’s Day! *If your property is currently listed with another brokerage, please disregard. It is not our intention to solicit the listings of other real estate brokers.

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The Welcoming Club of Garden City What’s New?

We are thrilled to bring you a full slate of upcoming events to take us into the summer! Things kick off tonight with our Ladies Spring Fling, followed by our Couples Night Out at the Mets game next Saturday, 5/14, Craft Night on the 25th, and our Night at the Races Couples event on 6/3. There are still spots remaining, so please reach out if you're interested in joining any or all of our fabulous events!

Each promises to be a great time with proceeds going to a great cause, Bethany House. RSVP today!

Upcoming Events

Mets v. Mariners Game Tickets Still Available!

We still have a few tickets remaining for couples night out at Citi Field next Saturday, 5/14! Come out to watch the Mets take on the Mariners at 7:10.

Seats are in the coveted Coca-Cola area and the price per ticket is $65. The cost covers the ticket and $24 towards food, beverages, or merchandise. Secure your spot today using the link in the email you received regarding the event!

Craft Club - Sea Glass Wave Wall Decor

There is still space in our upcoming craft night! We will be playing with sea glass and mosaic tiles to create

beautiful ocean waves in 11x14 inch frames. It promises to be a great night with plenty of appetizers, wine, and a specialty "Seabreeze" cocktail. Join us on Wednesday, May 25th at 8pm. The cost for the craft is $50. RSVP soon by emailing gccraftclub@gmail.com as only a few spots remain!

A Night at the Races

Tickets are on sale now for "A Night at the Races" couples event at Stewart Manor Country Club on Friday, 6/3 from 7-11pm. Secure your spot today and come dressed in your summer's best for a night out with dinner, dancing, lawn games, live music, an open bar, and more! To request your tickets please complete the Google form you received via email. It will be an amazing night!

Mark Your Calendar

• Couples Mets Game, Sat. 5/14, 7 p.m. - Tickets still available!

Secure your spot today using the link in the email you received!

• Craft Night, Wed. 5/25, 8 p.m. - Space still available! RSVP by emailing gccraftclub@gmail.com • A Night at the Races Couples Event, Fri. 6/3, 7–11 p.m. - Tickets on sale now! RSVP today by completing the Google form in the email you received!

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are looking for new faces to join our Wednesday league. Occasional pacers are welcome. Anyone interested, please contact Ellen (Diller05@aol.com) Carol (santa060@yahoo.com) or Liz (mcdea@ aol.com).

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.

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.

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Book Club

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.

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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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DISCOVER THE FINEST IN SENIOR LIVING

This Tribute to Mothers is made possible through generous donations from parishioners of St. Anne’s and St. Joseph’s Churches, members of the Knights of Columbus St. Joseph-Bishop Baldwin Council #15809 and area residents who recognize the most sacred and important role of mothers in cooperating with God’s Divine Plan to nurture and protect all children born and pre-born.

“The most important person on earth is a mother. She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not.

She has built something more magnificent than any cathedral – a dwelling for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby’s body…

The angels have not been blessed with such a grace. They cannot share in God’s creative miracle to bring new saints to Heaven. Only a human mother can. Mothers are closer to God the Creator than any other creature; God joins forces with mothers in performing this act of creation…What on God’s good earth is more glorious than this; to be a mother?” - Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty

At the Moment of Conception both a Child and a Mother are conceived .... and start to grow together.

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Guest organist Peter Richard Conte in recital

Organist Peter Richard Conte

Photo by Charles Miller, Philip Truckenbrod Concert Artists

An organ concert featuring Peter Richard Conte will take place on Friday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. at St Agnes Cathedral, 29 Quealy Place, Rockville Centre. Mr.

Conte grew up in Nassau County.

Peter Richard Conte’s nearly-unparalleled technical facility, brilliant ear for lush tonal color, and innovative program-

ming style have made him one of the most sought-after "orchestral" organists of this era. In 1989, he was appointed Wanamaker Grand Court Organist at what is now the Macy’s Department Store in downtown Philadelphia, the fourth person to hold that title since the organ first played in 1911. He performs a majority of twice daily recitals on the largest (29,000+ pipes) fully-functioning musical instrument in the world. Mr. Conte is also principal organist of Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA, organist choirmaster of St. Clement’s Church, Philadelphia, and a frequent collaborator and soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Philly Pops.

Mr. Conte is high regarded as a mind-bogglingly masterful performer and arranger of organ transcriptions. He has been regularly featured on National Public Radio and on ABC television’s “Good Morning America,” and “World News Tonight.” For 13 years he was heard on “The Wanamaker Organ Hour” radio show on the internet at WRTI.ORG. He has been a featured artist at several American Guild of Organists national

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Board of Education candidates William Holub and Colleen Foley met with community members on Seventh Street on Saturday morning. Mr. Holub is the current president of the Board of Education and has served on the Board of Education for 8 years. Under his leadership, Garden City High School was ranked #3 on Long Island and #23 in New York State this past week by US News. Mrs. Foley served on the Board of Education for 12 years, and served as president for 6 of those years.

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Martens explained, “The Garden City Chamber of Commerce is committed to working with the Village of Garden City. We welcome any type of board communication or administrative discussions.”

“Traditionally the Village Board of Trustees appoints a liaison who would attend all the Chamber meetings. As John Delany’s term on the board finished (at the beginning of April) no one has been appointed in that or a similar role yet from the village,” he said.

Martens noted that the Chamber as a group always checks the village Board of Trustees’ meeting agenda for pertinent items that may directly or indirectly affect the business community and local commerce. He says if there is anything chamber members and its board members would like to discuss with the village, or if the Chamber is requested to attend a specific board meeting, he and fellow chamber directors would be glad to attend.

Everything will be happening this summer just as it always has,” he said.

Promenades return to Garden City the following week for another year of 7th Street activities and entertainment, all-summer long. The Promenades, which feature weekly themes such as a Luau, Garden City State of Mind, Christmas in July, 80s music, Frank Sinatra night and more, will begin on June 17 and continue through September 9, 2022. Between Franklin Avenue and Hilton Avenue, 7th Street will be closed from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on every Promenade Friday.

Martens announced that the New York Belles, a female acapella quartet, will be back to sing for Christmas in July. Cold Spring Harbor, the ultimate Billy Joel tribute band, will also reappear on 7th Street.

One month into its new fiscal year, the Garden City Village Board of Trustees has not assigned a liaison to the Garden City Chamber of Commerce.

The future of the historic Toll Lodge building, the Chamber’s headquarters since it was moved to 7th Street in 1989, came into question when the Board met on April 4, as the village board renewed the Chamber’s lease for the one-year period concluding in April 2023. With

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Public hearing planned for traffic study From page 1 streets, “the Numbered Streets Traffic Calming Study” as well as the Satellite Traffic Calming Study for all village-owned streets in Garden City.

Calming traffic throughout Village

When the Traffic Commission met on January 13, Deputy Mayor Tom O’Brien advised accelerating the time frame, as the Board of Trustees will hope to ‘take parallel paths’ to apply traffic calming measures to the entire village.

An item for the Traffic Commission’s May 5 agenda noted a request by Village Administrator Ralph V. Suozzi for Commission approval of the October 20, 2021, updated Satellite Traffic Calming proposal submitted by Creighton Manning Engineering. But the Commission has kept this project on the sideline, as the Board of Trustees has not yet received updates on it.

Over the last six months the Commission has deferred the formal approval of a Satellite Traffic Calming plan, “pending the results of the Cathedral Avenue Road Diet Traffic Study Final Report as submitted by Creighton Manning Engineering.”

Other items have been deferred due to the studies lined up. A request from former CPOA liaison to the Traffic

Commission Pat DiMattia, for the installation of 4-way stop signs at the intersections of Hilton and 4th Street AND Hilton and 5th Street was deferred by the Traffic Commission ever since it came before them, having gained an approval from the Central POA board on September 9, 2019. The request’s official status as of early 2022 was “deferred pending the results of both a Traffic Calming Study of Cathedral Avenue and a Neighborhood Traffic Calming Study for locally owned “numbered” streets between Cathedral and Hilton Avenues performed by Creighton Manning Engineering, LLP.” The fourway stops are the first item listed for the May 5 Traffic Commission meeting agenda.

Another deferred item for the May 5 Commission agenda was for a “Children at Play” sign to be installed on Wellington Road between Newmarket Road and Stratford Avenue.

The item came before the Commission last November, requested by resident Ericalyn O’Connor. That too was deferred, pending the final review and determination of the studies Creighton Manning was performing. The Traffic Commission advised this item would be included within the Satellite Traffic Calming study.

Trustee Mary Carter Flanagan

remains active on the Traffic Commission, one holdover from the group of trustees who were assigned to it in 2021-2022, as former Commission members Colleen Foley and Louis Minuto left office with the village reorganization meeting on April 4. Deputy Mayor Tom O’Brien was not assigned to the Traffic Commission this year. In addition to Carter Flanagan, the other newly-appointed Traffic Commission members this year, serving through early April 2023, are Trustees Terry Digan, Trustee Lawrence Marciano Jr. and Trustee Charles Kelly.

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Email: Editor@GCNews.com From page 2 mitment to increasing opportunities and raising the barfor ALL students, and exercise of prudent judgment as stewards of community resources.

As a BOE Trustee, I first met and worked with Bill Holub when he applied for and was appointed to serve on the SchoolDistrict Audit Committee. The Audit Committee, required by law in all NYS school districts, consists of several community members with particular expertise in finance, auditing and/or accounting, usually two board trustees, and the Assistant Superintendent for Business. Every year, the committee meets with the District’s external and internal auditors, reviews every aspect of the District’s financial statements and annual risk assessment of operations, and makesrecommendations for detailed internal audits of specific operations to the BOE. In the ten years I worked with Bill, bothon the Audit Committee and on the BOE, his expertise in finance, accounting, bonding and budgeting was instrumentalin not only ensuring, but also improving the School District’s fiscal health and stability. Bill’s insight and understanding of the importance of internal controls led the BOE to authorize additional annual detailed risk assessment audits to tighten our system of checks and balances across all business operations.

As a Trustee, Bill’s focus on sound, conservative budgeting, long-term and strategic capital planning, prudent utilization of reserves, financial forecasting and accountability not only enabled us to sustain and improve our quality educational programs, but also greatly contributed to the District’s earning of a AAA bond rating. At the Board table, Bill is a critical, independent thinker; he assesses the facts, carefully considers differing points of view, and makes thoughtful decisions with the best interests of students always in mind.

Furthermore, and a different note, during my tenure as BOE President, Bill was a strong advocate for addressing mental health issues in our schools and has made that a priority during his leadership. Bill knows what it means to be a Trustee, a fiduciary. He exemplified it through his courage and leadership during the pandemic by doing what had to be done to re-open our schools, keep students and staff safely in school, protect the District and safeguard the community’s resources. Our community needs Bill’s honesty, experience and integrity on our BOE. I met Colleen Foley twenty-five years ago when we were both parents active in PTA and SEPTA advocating, fundraisingand volunteering in our schools. Her vision for improving the schools and community she loved drove her to seek andwin election to the BOE. During her tenure on the BOE, including six years

as President, Colleen listened, learned andultimately led the Board through major construction and bond projects, middle school restructuring, financial andbudgetary challenges impacting programs, contract negotiations, policy making and District goal setting in academics,human resources, finance and communications. As a supervising school nurse, Colleen understands student needs, andhas experienced the challenges of the pandemic firsthand.

She is skilled in consensus building, yet unafraid to fight thefights that need fighting. She carefully evaluates competing arguments and interests- which often happens in K-12school districts with varied stakeholder interests - envisions the bigger picture and communicates that vision to thecommunity. I assure you, with Colleen, what you see is what you get-- passion, tireless commitment and integrity.

The annual School District Election is on Tuesday May, 17th. Bill Holub and Colleen Foley have the knowledge,experience, and heart that are essential for BOE service. They have earned my vote and I urge you to vote for them onMay 17th.

Angela Heineman, Former Trustee and President, Garden City Board of Education

Undistinguished records

To the Editor: Tuesday, May 17th will be an important day in Garden City. Please mark your calendar and VOTE, so everyone knows where the majority of voters stand (and be skeptical of anyone trying to harvest your ballot before the vote – on EITHER side). Nobody wants another debate about a “silent majority.” Votes matter and elections have consequences.

Just as Garden City voted for a change in direction in our Board of Trustees over the past two years, we now have an opportunity to vote for a change in the direction of our Board of Education. The future of our children matters! I will be voting for Joe Sileo, Bill O’Donohue, and Artie Gnecco. I hope you will join me. This is why I feel so strongly about this: Bill Holub is choosing to run as an “incumbent.” Colleen Foley is choosing to run as someone with “experience,” but let’s not forget she served on the Board of Education for 12 years (6 of them as President), so she cannot escape her “past incumbency.” One of the inconvenient truths of running as an incumbent is that you also have a track record. The Holub/Foley track record is undistinguished – in fact, it hurts our children/grandchildren. For example: • Disgracefully, there is NO formal writing curriculum for our elementary schools…we’ve spent a lot of time and money implementing a lot of other non-

sense – ask yourself why we don’t have a writing program • In 2019, the board tried to eliminate QUEST (our district program for gifted and talented students), with little public notice and no public debate. They had to quickly reverse their attempt after a swift and justified online petition opposing their irresponsible action. As a voter, taxpayer, and real estate owner, think about how that would impact our standing as a “lighthouse” district • There has been a disproportionate emphasis on technology in the elementary schools, as opposed to tried and true basics of reading, writing and (say it with me) arithmetic • There has been a gradual creep of “socially conscious” elements into the curriculum at ALL grade levels in the district (I am trying, very hard, NOT to say that the board has adopted CRT, because that is a politically charged issue, but parents and grandparents should be aware that the curriculum of 2022 is not the curriculum of yesterday, and it is not because of state mandates…it is because we have a board and administration that has allowed this to creep in) Mr. Holub and Ms. Foley each bear responsibility for the above infractions (perhaps in different ways), and many more.

Furthermore, making decisions with little public notice or debate is a common theme with [most of] this board. Many of us who have attended board meetings over the past few years know that [most of] this board has been arrogant and dismissive. Limiting public comments, moving public comments to the END of meetings (without notice beforehand), and adding last minute agenda items are ALL forms of suppressing public debate. Mr. Holub is the board president – uniquely, he bears responsibility for those undemocratic decisions.

Arrogance, limiting public debate, not listening to constituents...I would think that is a THEME that would resonate with most voters in Garden City based on election results over the past two years. It is a theme that I ask you to keep in mind as you vote on May 17.

Penultimately, I find it sad that Mr. Wakeham, a current member of the Board of Education, wrote a letter last week endorsing Mr. Holub and Ms. Foley. I would submit that his letter should be severely discounted, as he is also part of the problem for the reasons I have outlined above. Lack of self-awareness should be a signal for voters.

Finally, I have bracketed some of my language above because I cannot indict the whole current board – Mr. Pinou has been a true advocate for voters over the past few years … he has been respectful of his constituency and has asked critically important questions of the board and administra-

tion when Holub, Granville, Wakeham and Cassaro would not. If you haven’t followed recent board debates, trust me when I say Mr. Pinou has been exceptional. Mr. Pinou – thank you for your service.

We need more representatives like Mr. Pinou. That is why I will be voting for Sileo/O’Donohue/Gnecco on May 17th. For the sake of our children and village, I hope you will too.

Peter M. Manley

Cast aside vitriol

To the Editor: I have known Colleen Foley for many years through out mutual involvement in SEPTA and PTA. I know her to possess many qualities that make her a strong leader. Among them are her integrity, honesty, dedication and most of all, her ability to view an issue from many perspectives. She is always prepared. She will answer questions and give straightforward answers based on facts.

I met Bill Holub this past weekend and I believe he shares Colleen’s vision of the bright future our students can continue to have. They will work tirelessly to focus on curricula issues, advancement of technology and promoting an overall positive sense in each building, a necessity for our students to succeed.

The students will benefit from having a BOE which will unite and cast aside the vitriol that has poisoned BOE meetings during this challenging time. I believe Garden City is better than that.

I will be casting my votes for Foley and Holub, two candidates who I believe will best serve our schools. The reputation of our schools and our property values depend on this!

Lynn Hayes

Unwavering support

To the Editor: I have been a resident of Garden City my whole life and now as a parent of three children in grades 7th, 4th and 3rd, I’ve learned more about the public school system. As new, yet crucial changes and implementations to school districts arise, I believe Joe Sileo, Billy O’Donohue and Artie Gnecco bring a diverse set of skills and experience to best serve all Garden City students.

The members of our current board have graciously served our school district for many years and I am excited for the chance to welcome parents of current GC students to our BoE. Joe, Billy and Artie will bring a fresh perspective, new sets of eyes and ideas and a large breadth of experience to positively impact our Board of Education.

All three candidates have specialized experience in different areas to compose a strong, accomplished, well-rounded board.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Email: Editor@GCNews.com From page 45 I’ve known Billy O’Donohue since our boys were in Garden City Nursery School and I can’t think of a better candidate for this position. Not only is he kind, trustworthy and level-headed, he has experience unique from many other board members. I truly believe Billy would be an extraordinary asset to the Garden City BoE. I’ve gotten to know more about Joe Sileo and Artie Gnecco in recent months and their values, ideas and worth ethic align with how I see the Garden City School District prospering and growing in the right direction. With each of these candidates having children in GC schools across all grades, they know first hand how the decisions made by the Board of Education directly affect students at every level. They deserve a chance to serve their school district as those before have done so already.

Many of us felt unheard and essentially neglected in recent years and I am hoping Joe, Billy and Artie are given the opportunity to lend a voice for all students and restore some of that lost trust in the GC School District. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates Elizabeth Mudge

Ad hominem attacks

To the Editor: Enough is enough. The recent ad hominem attacks on School Board Trustee candidates Bill Holub and Colleen Foley is beyond the pale. Bill raised his family in Garden City, sent his children to our schools and has volunteered his time on the School Board.

Colleen grew up in Garden City, raised her family in Garden City and has volunteered on almost every committee that exists in our village - PTA, School Board, Village Trustee, to name just three. Their long time residence and interactions with many community members in a variety of settings gives us a wide open window into their honorable and upstanding character.

Their commitment to serving our Village is to be applauded. I served with both Bill and Colleen on the Garden City School Board. While I did not agree with every decision they supported, I deeply respect their thoughtful approach to the issues under consideration and their understanding of the need to balance various points of view.

Personal attacks have no place in the Village election process. We should question the character and motives of those who make such attacks.

Robert G. Martin

Vote for change

To the Editor: As an important Board of Education election is upon us, I would like to remind residents to:

• Get out and vote! May 17th 6am-9pm at GCHS. • Do your due diligence! Learn about the candidates. Ask your neighbors and friends who have school aged children which Board of Ed Trustee candidates they are voting for and why.

• Vote in-person! Keep election integrity alive by making every effort to vote in-person unless special circumstances exist which require absentee voting.

• Think about which candidates have school-aged children and are most in tune with the needs of our children.

• Consider which candidates will fight for our kids, actively engage with parents/taxpayers and solicit community input.

There are three candidates that can best serve our community: William O’Donohue, retired NYPD Lieutenant, community volunteer and father of four.

Arthur Gnecco, NYC middle school principal/educator and father of three.

Joe Sileo, lifelong resident, GCHS grad, finance professional, and father of three.

Tell your neighbors, family, and friends to get to the polls and bring every eligible and registered member of their household to vote. Now is the time to take action and vote for change: Sileo, O’Donohue, Gnecco.

Catherine Cooke

Need to move forward

To the Editor: I am writing to support the candidacy’s of Bill O’Donohue, Joe Sileo and Artie Gnecco for the Garden City Board of Education.

As a mother of high school children, I have been attending the monthly BOE meetings over the last two years. The frayed relationship between the BOE members and community members was evident at every meeting. I left those meetings saddened at the state of our wonderful school district. Volunteerism is an altruistic quality and I won’t chastise any community member who steps to the plate. However, it is time for a change for our Board of Education. A new page in the book filled with new faces, new ideas and people who currently have children in our school system. It is an opportunity at a fresh start.

I sincerely hope we can get past the differences of the past years and move forward. In order to do this, we need a new group of volunteers to serve on the BOE that represent the majority of families in town.

O’Donohue, Gnecco & Sileo represent the change that our community needs right now and I will be voting for them May 17th.

Gail Schlipf

A new beginning

To the Editor:

As a mother, teacher, and coach, one might say I have been on the front lines of the pandemic. I have seen the effects personally on a daily basis with my own 4 young children, and the hundreds of students I have had the pleasure of working with at the high school level these last 2+ years. The pandemic caused disruptions in routines and social isolation for children which has increased anxiety and depression.

Students, parents, and educators continue to struggle with mental health challenges, higher rates of misbehavior, lack of accountability in the classroom, and lost instructional time.

I personally feel that we all need a good recharge of the battery, a slam on the reset button, a fresh start with a clean slate. As we heal, we can learn from this experience and grow as parents, educators, and community members.

The vote on May 17th is one of the most important voting experiences of my life. As a mother, taxpayer and community member with four young children, I want a BOE full of trustees that have school aged children in the district. They will join me on the front lines and advocate for what is best for our children. They will have a vested interest in current and future aspects that impact our children, everything from curriculum and extracurricular activities, to social and emotional development.

As I heal from these tumultuous and uncharted waters, and look ahead to new beginnings, I choose to move forward alongside Billy O’Donohue, Artie Gnecco, and Joe Sileo.

MaryBeth Kane

Vote Sileo, O’Donohue, Gnecco

To the Editor: Billy O’Donohue is a retired NYPD Lieutenant and a dedicated volunteer within the Garden City Community.

Arthur Gnecco is a career educator and current principal in the NYC Department of Education. Joe Sileo is a lifelong resident of Garden City and a financial professional with decades of experience in balancing budgets.

All three candidates are parents with children currently enrolled in Garden City public schools, and all three candidates are committed to prioritizing the future success of all children in the village. Vote Sileo - O’Donohue - Gnecco for BOE on May 17th.

Michael Griffin

Mother s Day Tribute

’ To the Editor: We would like to bring to the attention of your Garden City News readers that in today’s issue we have placed a beautiful, full-page Mother’s Day Tribute.

In the words of Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty …

“The most important person on earth is a mother. She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral.

She need not. She has built something more magnificent than any cathedral –a dwelling for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby’s body… The angels have not been blessed with such a grace. They cannot share in God’s creative miracle to bring new saints to Heaven. Only a human mother can.

Mothers are closer to God the Creator than any other creature; God joins forces with mothers in performing this act of creation…What on God’s good earth is more glorious than this; to be a mother.

God bless all mothers on Mother’s Day For confidential assistance with a pregnancy and information about alternatives to abortion call The Life Center in Hempstead at 516-408-6300 or www. aaapregnancyoptions.com; Regina Residence in Merrick at 516-223-7888 or www.catholiccharities.cc/our-services/ regina-maternity-services; Birthright in Wantagh at (516) 785-4070, or Momma’s House in Wantagh at 516-781-8637 or info@mommashouse.org.

For couples having difficulty conceiving a child, the Gianna Center for Women’s Health and Fertility, located at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip, NY 11795, offers a highly regarded and successful infertility program that provides specialized obstetrical and gynecological care to women, while honoring both their dignity and the sanctity of human life. The Gianna Center’s skilled staff, headed by Dr. Paul Carpentier, MD, CFCMC, helps couples diagnose and treat underlying causes of infertility to help them conceive naturally. The Gianna Center can be reached at 631-376-3232.

For women who have experienced an abortion and may be seeking healing and confidential counseling, the wonderfully gentle Sisters of Life in Manhattan offer a caring program for post-abortive women. They hold Days of Prayer and Healing for Women. For information, visit http://www.sistersoflife.org/hope-and-healing-after-abortion, or call the Sisters of Life at 866575-0075, or email them at hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org For men who carry the pain and suffering from losing a child to abortion, Lumina – a Hope and Healing After-Abortion Ministry run by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal – hosts men’s days of prayer and healing in Paterson, NJ. For more information visit http://postabortionhelp.org/ pah/for-men-2/mens-day-of-prayerhealing/, or call Spiritual Director Rev. Mariusz Koch, CFR at 877-586-4621, or email Lumina’s office at lumina@postabortionhelp.org.

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Email: Editor@GCNews.com Thank You Mothers for the Gift of Life!

Hector de Marchena Deputy Grand Knight The Knights of Columbus St. Joseph-Bishop Baldwin Council No. 15809

Proper use of absentee ballots

To the Editor: In the recent village election, a large number of residents voted by absentee ballot – approximately 740 or 28% of the total votes cast. Of those who voted by absentee ballot, approx. 65% residents indicated that they had a “temporary illness” with the vast majority being concerns over contracting COVID and approx. 25% residents indicated they were out of town, such as being away for business, vacation, or college.

Absentee ballots are meant to be used by individuals who have legitimate reasons for being unable to physically vote in person including having real health concerns about contracting COVID. It is inappropriate and potentially a crime to vote by absentee ballot for the “convenience” of the process – that is you should not use an absentee ballot if you can vote in-person (i.e., you will be in the village when voting is taking place) and you do not have any real concerns about contracting COVID (i.e., you no longer use a mask in public settings). New York State does not allow mail-in voting and people should not use the absentee ballot process as a way of voting by mail. It is also inappropriate to use absentee ballot for the “convenience” of having someone pick up your ballot, deliver it to your home and then return the ballot on your behalf (commonly known as ballot collecting or harvesting). Absentee ballot voting was never intended to be like Uber Eats with the curbside delivery of your ballot and collection of your vote.

On May 17th there will be an election for three trustees for our school board.

Two of the three positions are being contested. It is expected that there will be efforts on both sides to collect or harvest absentee ballots from residents. The obvious benefit to any political party or group to ballot collecting or harvesting is that it secures votes for their candidates (e.g., people may not show up on election day for a variety of reasons). However, that was never the intended use of absentee ballots. We also do not want voters to be potentially influenced to vote for particular candidates because their neighbor or friend calls them up and offers assistance with voting by absentee ballot.

I encourage all residents to learn about the five candidates and vote in-person on May 17th. Only use the absentee ballot process if you are physically unable to vote in-person (e.g., out of town on vacation, for work or school), you have genuine health con-

cerns about contracting COVID (e.g., you wear a mask every time you leave your home) or for the other permissible reasons such sickness or a disability.

Just say NO thank you to any resident that encourages you to use the absentee ballot process as a “convenience” including any offers to pick up your ballot, deliver it to your home and then return it to the school district office.

Requesting an absentee ballot is easy – just fill out the form that you can find at this link and follow the simple directions on page 2. Unless you are disabled (e.g., unable to drive or walk to a mailbox), you should not need assistance or curbside delivery to exercise your fundamental right to vote. If any disabled resident does require assistance, please email gcgetinvolved@gmail.com so a volunteer can assist you with your absentee ballot.

A couple of important points for residents with adult children. New York State law requires a voter to be a resident of the state and of the county, city or village for a minimum of 30 days preceding the election. Therefore, if your adult children have graduated college and moved out of the village but are still registered to vote based on your Garden City address (i.e., they have not yet updated their voter registration for where they currently reside), they should NOT be voting in the May 17th election using an absentee ballot. You should remind them to update their voter registration to reflect their current residence so they can vote in their new community. They can do so online using this link. If your children are away at college, they have a choice where to vote and if they kept their voter registration at their Garden City home address, they can appropriately vote by absentee ballot (although many students will be home by May 17th and should vote in-person). In absolutely NO circumstances should a parent sign an application or an absentee ballot on behalf of their out-of-town college student.

Richard Catalano

Board needs reboot

To the Editor: The past two years have been overwhelming. The last two years for our children have been traumatic. First school was canceled. Then school was made hybrid with masks. Finally school is somewhat back to normal. We never want to forget how difficult it was for the children for those two years. We never want this to happen again. We want fresh faced parents of school aged children at the helm of our Board of Education. Dynamic times call for new leadership- proactive and flexible. We need the Board of Education to see what is happening tin our schools through the eyes of their own children. Not

through the backward lens of former trustees, with no children currently in the schools. We need a reboot to the Board of Education. There are two contests- Estates and West- Make sure you vote for Billy and Artie over the past!

William (Billy) O’DonohueGarden City Resident - 22 Years • Father of four Garden City educated boys. One high school graduate and three currently enrolled in the Garden City School District • Active community member/volunteer/coach: Garden City Nursery School and Cathedral Nursery School - 4 years each, GC Thunder Football, GCAA basketball, GC Lacrosse and GCAA baseball (14 exciting years of coaching) • Parishioner and volunteer at St. Anne’s Parish - 18 year New York City Police Department 21 Year Veteran • Retired Lieutenant with 18 years of supervisory experience Trained financial and corruption investigator, first responder and crisis manager • Managed and implemented budget oversight and procurement processes and policies for numerous NYPD Bureaus/Divisions, including the Counter Terrorism Bureau • Appointed member of NYPD School Active Shooter Task Force; created and deployed School Active Shooter plans for all NYC public and private schools Billy’s Vision for the Board Of EducationFull Transparency from the Board of Education and the School District on all curriculum, health, safety and budget decisions – no discussions in executive session outside the executive session guidelines Open communication with ALL parents by actively soliciting their input, both positive and negative, regarding ANY issue in our School District.

Provide for parental input on all issues including curriculum, budget and safety protocols in our School District.

Advocating for local control of future Covid safety protocols in our schools to include consultation with local leaders and local health officials.

Active oversight of the School Budget and School District Procurement Policy to ensure compliance with all conflict of interest and procurement policy requirements.

Proactively meet with and seek input from the Special Education community as to their needs to ensure our Special Education students are given the curriculum and support they need to succeed not only in school but well beyond High School graduation.

Continue to improve Garden City School District’s ranking amongst other high schools by ensuring our budget is

spent inside the classroom where the two most important members of our School District meet every day – our students and our teachers.

Arthur Gnecco: Garden City Resident -7 Years My wife Andrea and I are educators, currently employed by the New York City Department of Education. We have been residents of Garden City since 2015. We have three children, two of which are enrolled in the Garden City public schools and an infant.

Since 2001, I have been employed as an educator and administrator with the New York City Department of Education. I am currently a principal and have held other administrative posts since 2007.

As principal, my focus is to provide instructional leadership to faculty and staff, implementing proactive academic and behavioral interventions and to enhance student achievement in a safe and nurturing environment that is inclusive for all learners.

I worked with Cabinet members to develop a safe reopening plan for the 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 school years in which “in-person” learning was maximized.

As Assistant Principal, I served as Treasurer as well as Inventory Control Officer for my school, and facilitated the construction of a $100mm school annex.

I presented on curriculum writing at three national conferences as well as supervised, programmed and budgeted Summer School, Saturday Academy, and Morning and Afternoon Tutoring.

Artie’s Vision for the Board of EducationI am a firm believer in seeing the Garden City School District return to pre-covid operating conditions. I am an advocate for the children and respect the rights of the children. I do not stand-by idly without questioning the established “guidelines” and looking for resolutions that benefit the children.

I will embrace curricula and pedagogical approaches to compensate for the instructional time lost during COVID 19 while taking the necessary steps to ensure each child’s socio and emotional well being. I will work to maintain a safe environment at each school to ensure that these pedagogical, curricula and socio-emotional approaches. I will strive to make the GCUFSD more transparent in their decisions as well as creating more accessibility of the Board of Education Members to their Community. I will also take an informed, data driven approach to district wide decisions through targeted surveys.

Eileen Reed

No progress on HUB

To the Editor:

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Email: Editor@GCNews.com From page 47 Something was missing from a recent announcement that the ongoing proposed Nassau Hub project was allocated $125 million within the new $220 billion state budget.

These funds would pay primarily for parking and other non transit capital improvements. Nothing was said about funding to pay for the proposed $400 million Nassau Hub Bus Rapid Transit project This year is the 17th Anniversary of the ongoing proposed Nassau Hub transit planning effort and study. Under several grants worth $10 million, most of these funds from the Federal Transit Administration have been

spent with no significant progress to date.

Since 2005, Nassau County has conducted a series of ongoing planning and environmental efforts to support a number of potential transportation improvements.

They include Bus Rapid Transit, Light Rail or other options for the Nassau Hub. This might connect Roosevelt Field Mall, Hofstra University, Nassau Community College, Museum Row, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Mineola, Garden City, Hempstead and Westbury. The cost for design, construction and implementation could be several hundred million dollars, depending upon the transportation mode

and route(s) selected.

Larry Penner

Beauty of Franklin Ct. restored

To the Editor: Thanks to the Meet and Greet that the Board of Trustees held recently, the broken down fence in Franklin Court has been removed. Neighbors attended the event with questions as to why the fence was still standing after a huge portion of it came down two years ago during a tropical storm. It didn’t take long for the fence to come down. The beauty of this open space has returned.

Regina Moran

Garden City Police Department: No Empty Chair Campaign From April 25 through April 29, the Department participated in the NYS Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee’s No Empty Chair Campaign which is an enforcement and education initiative that promotes safe driving habits of young drivers particularly in the vicinity of area schools, school walking zones, and bus stops.

The goal of the campaign is to ensure that students develop safe driving habits that will allow them to attend their proms and graduation ceremonies. According to the CDC,

motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens. In 2019, 2,400 teens were killed in vehicle crashes while 258,000 teens were injured.

During this campaign, the Garden City Police Department focused their efforts on the enforcement of excessive speeds, unsafe driving, seatbelt/child use, cell phone and texting violations, passing stopped school bus violations, and underage drinking. As a result of this initiative the Department issued 128 tickets for various traffic and safety

violations including: 24 - Excessive Speed in a School Zone 15 - Excessive Speed 11 - Cellphone/Texting Violations 2 - Passed School Bus Violations 6 - Suspended License/ Registration Incidents 2 - Red Light Violations 5 - Stop Sign Violations 2 - Unsafe Lane Usage 2 - Disregarding Traffic Control Signs

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GC 1305 6X 05/06,13,20,27,06/03,10 LEGAL NOTICE Incorporated Village of Garden City NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Village Budget for the Fiscal Year June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 was adopted on April 4, 2022 after a Public Hearing. Said budget may be examined on the Village’s website www.gardencityny.net and at the Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York, Monday through Friday, excepting legal holidays, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Upcoming PTA All Schools Meeting

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 11, to attend our final “All Schools” PTA meeting of the school year. We’ll be in-person at the GCMS at 7:30 p.m.; all community members are invited to attend. At the May meeting, we will hear brief updates from Dr. Sinha regarding the school budget proposal, as well as news from all PTA Committee leaders. Votes will also be taking place on both the PTA Executive Committee slate and the PTA budget for the 2022-23 school year. We look forward to seeing you there!

May 17: School Budget & BOE Trustee Vote Coming Soon

Garden City residents have the opportunity to vote on the upcoming school year’s budget and BOE Trustees on Tuesday, May 17, from 6 a.m. until 9 pm at the Garden City High School. The Garden City PTA’s Legislation Committee serves as an ongoing conduit for the school community to express concerns related to the Garden City School budget.

May is Bike Safety Month

It's Bike Safety Month! The PTA Health & Safety Committee is cel-

ebrating the month with a variety of at-home and in-person bike safety learning opportunities designed to keep everyone safe while on two wheels!

Students in grades K–5 are invited to participate in a poster contest to promote bike safety. All posters should answer the question, “How I Practice Bike Safety.” More details on how to enter the contest can be found on our website. All entries are due by Friday, May 20.

Our activities culminate in a “Bike Safety Rodeo,” held in collaboration with Assemblyman Ed Ra, at the Middle School on Saturday, June 4, at 11 a.m. Students of all ages are encouraged to bring their bikes and helmets to this fantastic hands-on community event. More details will be shared via email soon. We hope to see many new and experienced bikers there!

PTA Announces Upcoming Executive Slate

The Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the slate of nominees for the 2022-2023 PTA Executive Committee. The slate will be voted on by the general membership at our meeting on May 11.

• President - Zeynep Vitale

• President-Elect Donna Kraus • Executive Vice President Danielle Atteritano • Vice President Legislation - Annemarie Giblin • Vice President Curriculum - Christine Alkin • Vice President Communications Stephanie Buttrill • Secretary Patty Hamilton • Treasurer Stephanie Glace • High School Director Jackie Costello • Middle School Director Jigisha Mongroo • Stewart Director Sabrina Vona • Stratford Director Elizabeth Cendan • Hemlock Director Gillian Burns • Homestead Director Amy McDonough

Mark Your Calendars: Dates to Remember

• May 11- All Schools PTA Meeting (7:30 p.m. at GCMS) • May 17 - Middle School PTA

Meeting (9:15 a.m.)

• May 17 - Board of Education Vote (6 a.m.–9 p.m. at GCHS) • May 17 - Board of Education Meeting (8:15 p.m. at GCHS) • May 20 - Stratford PTA Meeting (9:30 a.m.)

• May 25 - High School PTA Meeting (9:15 a.m.)

Renew Your Annual PTA Membership

The PTA is proud to support all students and provide a connection between home and school. We are pleased to offer quality programming to students and parents throughout the school year. None of our endeavors would be possible without your continued support. To renew your annual membership for the 2021–2022 school year, please visit www.gardencitypta. org and click on the “Membership” tab.

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THE VIEW FROM HERE

Some Free Speech Issues

BY BOB MORGAN, JR. As this is written, the draft Supreme Court opinion in the Dobbs abortion case has just been leaked, an opinion which (unless revised) would overrule the Roe v Wade decision. Pretty much by choice, I have rarely written about abortion in the 27 years of this column. Nevertheless, the politics of this potential decision are obviously significant and I will try to deal with it next week.

Today’s subject, however, will center around the regulation and deregulation of free speech.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, already under fire for his department’s response to the immigration crisis, announced last week the formation of a Disinformation Governance Board to discuss strategies against the spread of what the Department calls misinformation, specifically misinformation spread by foreign actors. The White House has attempted to walk back the furor concerning this new agency, which has been called Orwellian and dubbed the Ministry of Truth, by claiming that it is only attempting to prevent violence arising from foreign speech.

As a basic matter, it is not particularly clear that the government has a role in combatting supposed misinformation. There are many matters that are controversial and indeed believed false by some, that nevertheless deserve to be debated (and debunked, if necessary), but not squelched. One obvious example is the origin of the Covid virus. It is certainly not a proven fact that the virus came from a Chinese lab rather than from wild animal markets, but it is unquestionably a plausible hypothesis. Initially, however, it was labeled misinformation.

Another part of the problem is Mr. Mayorkas’s choice to head the new agency, Nina Jankowicz. Ms. Jankowicz, who seems like a confirmed partisan, has claimed that stories about Hunter Biden’s laptop were a “fairy tale” or may have been connected to Russia. In fact, the authenticity of many of the emails on the laptop were confirmed. This doesn’t seem like the type of person who should be judging what is accurate information. In short, the

Disinformation Board does not seem to be a good idea and should be abandoned.

Another free speech related issue in the news relates to the acquisition of Twitter by Tesla and Space X founder and billionaire Elon Musk.

Twitter has certainly received much criticism from the right for seeming political bias, and excluding right wing rather than left wing content, and Mr. Musk has broadly indicated that he will be revisiting Twitter’s guidelines.

Of course, as a private institution, Twitter is not subject to the first amendment. And, as a practical matter, Twitter will need some basic rules in order to operate as a functioning business and will also have to take into account rules developed in other jurisdictions, particularly the European Union. Nevertheless, it would seem a welcome development that Twitter will at least become a more evenhanded platform.

It should be noted that this is not the first time that the issue of speech regulation has become important, and not just in wartime. Up to the mid-1980’s, there was a regulation of the Federal Communications Commission called the Fairness Doctrine, which required both that radio and television stations broadcast about issues of public concern, and also to cover these issues in a fair and balanced way.

The rationale for the Fairness Doctrine was that the airwaves were owned by the public and people had a right to hear both sides of issues.

In reality, the doctrine made broadcasters shy away from controversial views and most news broadcasts (for example television nightly news broadcasts) had a sort of monolithic center-left cast. Talk radio existed, but there was no real room for strident exponents like Rush Limbaugh.

Finally, enforcement of the doctrine ended after President Ronald Reagan vetoed an effort by Congress to codify it into law, and media discussion became much more robust.

Then, and now, the best course is a relatively light hand relating to freedom of expression, letting controversial ideas be tested in the marketplace of ideas.

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GC resident speaks at Holocaust Memorial event

Garden City resident Renée Kann Silver (right) with producer and columnist Daniella Greenbaum Davis.

Photo courtesy of the Consulate General of Israel in New York.

Consulate General of Israel in New York Asaf Zamir and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine recently welcomed Holocaust survivor Renée Kann Silver, 91, of Garden City to the consulate’s inaugural Zikaron BaSalon program. In English, Zikaron BaSalon roughly means “remembrance in the living room,” and it’s the name for the growing practice of hosting survivors in private homes to tell their stories. The event was held in honor of Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day. The program featured an hour-long discussion, where Silver addressed a small, intimate crowd of friends, journalists, influencers and elected officials.

Ambassador Zamir also welcomed Deputy Manhattan Borough President Aya Keefe, as well as Councilmembers Shaun Abreu and Erik Bottcher, who attended the event.

“The latest ADL report doesn't just report a rise in antisemitic attacks in New York and nationwide,” Ambassador Zamir said. “It also shows frighteningly high numbers of Americans who know little to nothing about the Holocaust. There's even a scary number of people who actually believe Jews were responsible for the Holocaust.

“So we need more events like we

had at my home on Wednesday night.

We call it Zikaron BaSalon in Israel, and this is where Holocaust survivors tell their stories in an informal, personal atmosphere. In this case, I hosted Holocaust survivor Renee Kann Silver to tell her story to dozens of New Yorkers, including Manhattan Borough President Mark Levin.”

Daniella Greenbaum Davis, an Emmy-award winning producer and columnist, moderated the event.

Greenbaum Davis added a personal touch to the conversation by mentioning her grandparents’ survivor journey to America, creating an emotional atmosphere for everyone in the room.

Silver, a Holocaust survivor who was born in the German state of Saarland in 1931, recalled her experiences living as a Jewish child among the culture of German Nazism and French patriotism. Eventually, her family was deported to the Gurs concentration camp in southern France, where her mother made the decision to send Silver and her sister to hide in the Protestant community of Le Chambon. She also described her family’s reunion and escape to Switzerland.

Silver was introduced to the consulate by the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County.

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IN MEMORIAM Michelle Ann Marooney

Michelle Ann Marooney

Michelle Ann Marooney passed away on Thursday, April 28th at the age of 49.

Her family said Michelle was the strongest and bravest person they knew, having endured the effects of neurofibromatosis for her entire life but living the best life she possibly could.

Michelle was born in Mineola on December 18, 1972. She lived in Queens Village and then moved to Garden City with her family in 1976, where she lived her entire life. Michelle was a precocious child who enjoyed laughing, playing and hanging out with her friends.

Michelle graduated from Garden City High School in 1991, and also attended Nassau Community College and

Adelphi. Over the years she had several jobs, including at Lord & Taylor and the North Shore Animal League, and was a volunteer at Winthrop Hospital.

The neurofibromatosis manifested itself when Michelle was in middle school, and so began a long and arduous journey where Michelle endured many major surgeries, epilepsy, cancer, paralysis and a host of other challenges.

Through it all, Michelle inspired those around her with her strength, endurance and perseverance.

Michelle loved her family, being with people, pets, playing cards and games, trips to Atlantic City, car rides, getting manicures and taking walks into town to get her Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. She had a great sense of humor. One of her

many gifts was bringing out the best in people who spent time with her. She was blessed with so many friends and acquaintances over the years who cared for her, and anyone who spent time with her was moved by her.

Michelle is survived by her mom Alison, brother Richard and sister-inlaw Laura. She was the proud aunt of Regan, Richard, Matthew and Maggie.

Michelle is predeceased by her father, Richard Marooney. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Fairchild Sons Funeral Home of Garden City.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Children’s Tumor Foundation (www.ctf.org), the North Shore Animal League, or a charity near to your heart.

IN MEMORIAM Mary Lynn Kramer Mulholland

Mary Lynn Kramer Mulholland

Mary Lynn Kramer Mulholland (maiden name Whitney) passed away on April 23, 2022 at the age of 83 surrounded by her children and their spouses.

Mary Lynn was born in Susquehanna, PA on March 26, 1939. She has always been a Pennsylvania girl at heart.

At 18 years old, she headed to NYC enrolled as a nursing student at Saint Vincent's. She utilized her nursing skills throughout her life, always caring for everyone else. She met William “Billy” Kramer, a Fairfield University student, while marching in the Saint Patrick’s Day parade together. Fast forward in 1960, they married and had five children Elizabeth (Billy) Spencer, Joanne (Martin) Shaffer, Lynore (Lawrence) Keating, William (Tracy) Kramer,

Matthew (Emily) Kramer.

Mary Lynn and Billy Kramer ended up raising their family in Garden City, and spent time in the summer at their Coxton Lake, PA house where Mary Lynn grew up. In Garden City, Mary Lynn was best remembered as a Class Mom at Saint Joseph’s School, Religion Teacher, Girl Scout Leader, Literacy volunteer, Mercy Hospital Volunteer, Hospice volunteer, Aerobics Instructor - she volunteered for everything! She always had a big hug and a warm smile for everyone she met, not to mention she could break into a strong song and dance at a moment’s notice.

After losing her husband Billy, Mary Lynn married Henry Mulholland in 1998. They resided in Mariner Sands, Stuart, Florida where she kept up her volunteer work and they both adored

their life together. Her friends and family describe Mary Lynn as genuine, with the keen ability of never taking herself too seriously. She made everyone feel special and accepted, Mary Lynn was so easy to be with because of her contagious smile, laugh and most importantly her advice. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to so many. Her 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren will miss their “Mimi” very much, she was truly the glue that kept her family and friends together.

Some famous Mimi quotes: “guilt is a wasted emotion”; “please come over it’s time for pinot noir” and forever saying “I Love You”.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Christ Child Society of Stuart, PO Box 2007, Stuart, Florida, 34995.

IN MEMORIAM Anne Regina Cirenza

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Anne Regina (Gina) Cirenza née McCarthy, passed away peacefully, with her husband and sons by her side, on April 30, 2022 in Garden City.

Gina was predeceased by her parents, Anne (Molloy) and Gerard McCarthy; her brother, Michael, and her sister, Maureen. She is survived by her husband, Michael; her sons, Matthew (Caitlin), Michael (Allison), and Stephen; and her five grandchildren, Henry, Hailey, Benjamin, Colin, and Michael. She is also survived by Gerard McCarthy, her brother.

Visitation will be on Thursday, May 5 from 1-4 pm and 6-9 pm at Fairchild Sons Funeral Home, Inc. 1201 Franklin Avenue, Garden City. Mass Friday, May 6 at 10:30 am at St. Joseph’s R.C. Church, Garden City, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations in Gina’s memory may be made to Chaminade High School, Mineola, NY

It’s not too late! Don't forget Mother’s Day is this Sunday! Mother’s Day has been recognized and celebrated as a national holiday since 1914. But the first Mother’s Day was conceived of by Anna Jarvis as a day of personal celebration between mothers and families. Ms. Jarvis wanted to honor her mother, who had been an activist during the Civil War, helping to care for sick and wounded soldiers. Her feeling was that people should honor their mothers through gestures, not store-bought gifts, to express their love. On her first celebration of Mother’s Day in 1907, Ms. Jarvis handed out hundreds of white carnations, because they were her mother’s favorite. Historically, men and women have used a pink carnation to symbolize a mother’s undying love; a white one to honor the mother who has passed away. In that vein, we will present a carnation to the first 30 women who come into the shop on Friday and Saturday.

Did you know that more phone calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year? So don’t forget to call your mother. And don’t forget to pick up a little something to show that you are thinking of Mom. We have lots of wonderful gift ideas, ranging from packets of vintage hankies, credit card wallets, and scarves. Who doesn’t love a nice piece of jewelry, whether it’s fine or costume? We have some special pieces set in sterling and with cubic zirconia from The Jewelry Garden (on Nassau Boulevard). And our selection of flour sac towels with wonderful “dear Mother” sentiments and designs are big hits. The Inis Fragrances of Ireland are very popular too. Let us help you select an appropriate gift. Pick out a bag or box, and we will even package it for you.

Remember: we’re here for you six (6) days a week.

We are open on Mondays!! And, for those of you who work, we are still open late on Wednesdays until 6:00pm. It’s a great chance to shop in peace and quiet.

We get newly consigned merchandise almost every day! And we sell new merchandise – especially gift items – bought through the NY Gift Show. Therefore, I prefer to think of our shop as a Gift and Resale Shop. If you can’t make it in right away, please shop online at www.atstewartexchange.org and pick up your purchases at the Exchange. We also post photos on the AT Stewart Exchange Facebook and Instagram pages.

When you do come into the Shop, please follow our established sanitizing protocols and social distancing rules to keep everyone safe. Even though all the volunteers have been vaccinated, you will see that many of us continue to wear our masks. We offer hand-sanitizer when you enter the shop, and, to keep you feeling safe, we are running the air purifier which cleans the air in the Shop every hour.

Unfamiliar with the Exchange Consignment Shop?

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

Remember: all the profits from the Consignment Shop support the maintenance and upkeep of TGCHS

The A.T. Stewart Consignment Shop has some great gifts for mom!

Museum. Thanks to your generous support, work on the outside of the Museum continues.

The shop is located at 109 Eleventh Street.

Shop Hours: Mon - Fri: 10–4 p.m.,Wed: 10–6 p.m.,Sat: Noon–4 p.m.

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RotaCare celebrates its 30th anniversary On April 28, 162 supporters of RotaCare joined together at the Cherry Valley Club to celebrate RotaCare’s 30th anniversary . RotaCare facilitates free health care for the relief of pain and suffering to those who have the most need and the least access to medical care. It was great to see everyone “in person” again!

Susan Steimel, Ron Steimel, Ryan Steimel, Gabriella Gaitan, Tyler Steimel, Danielle McNair.

Gary Jendras, Jim Brady, Ray Sikorski.

Gary Jendras, Joanne Meyer-Jendras, Ray Sikorski.

Jim Brady and John Hallquest.

Marty and Jane Schwartz.

Susan McDonald , The Very Reverend Dr Michael Sniffen.

Robert Giordano, Pat Giordano.

Betty Erdos, Jean and Tom Rollauer.

Mary Beth Welsh, Gary Jendras, Joanne MeyerJendras.

Diana and Peter O’Neill, MD.

Rotacare nurses and volunteers.

Ron Steimel and the Mercy staff.

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Town of Hempstead to offer Narcan training session On Monday, May 23rd at 7 p.m. the Town of Hempstead will be offering a free seminar about the risks and potential effects of marijuana usage and the dangers of opioid abuse. Drug addiction and mental health professionals will present the following topics:

• Cannabis Use Disorder • Marijuana and mental illness • Driving and marijuana • Memory and motor coordination • Emergency room visits and edibles

The program is sponsored by Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Councilman Thomas Muscarella Narcan training will be presented

by Councilman Anthony D'Esposito.

Learn how to identify an overdose victim and administer the Narcan kit.

Obtain a Narcan certification and a free Narcan kit.

The event will take place on Monday, May 23, at 7 p.m. at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville.

Resource table opens at 6:30 p.m.

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Bible study on Jonah at Garden City Community Church

Chris Dieguez

BY MELVA VICTORINO The story of Jonah and the big fish is a popular children story in church school. Jonah was thrown out into the sea, and a big fish swallowed him.

Jonah stayed in the belly of the big fish for three days and three nights! Sounds familiar? Its’ happy ending is when the big fish spit out Jonah on the shores of Nineveh. The children’s story ended there. But the real story only started there for Jonah. If you wish to know more of the story and the continuing adventures of Jonah, join Chris Dieguez

every Wednesday night at 8:00 in the church parlor or via Zoom.

For five weeks, every Wednesday night at 8:00, starting on May 11, Chris Dieguez will lead hybrid Bible Study on “The Road to Nineveh”, on the Book of Jonah. The in-person gathering will be in the church Parlor and online via Zoom. The theme of this study is following God when God is leading us somewhere we don't want to go. There is not an accompanying book. There will be weekly prompts and questions for reflections.

Chris Dieguez is one of the licensed ministers of the Garden City Community Church (GCCC) who is presently a Member in Discernment with the Metropolitan Association of the New York Conference, United Church of Christ. Chris has been serving at the GCCC as its youth coordinator since 2014, working with middle and high school students. He is currently the confirmation and youth leader. Among many things that he does, Chris is working with parents and youth leaders in preparation for the 2022 Summer Youth Mission Trip to Colorado Springs, CO. Chris Dieguez grew up in Roslyn Heights, the second child of Rita and Richard Dieguez. He received his bachelor’s in philosophy from Vassar College in 2011. Towards the end of college, he felt called to professional ministry and traveled to Durham, North Carolina to study at Duke Divinity School. There, he specialized in gender and theology

and studied under feminist theologians and biblical scholars. Chris has tended towards marginalized populations and the ways that their experiences shed new light on the way the church ought to think, worship, and act which makes him the perfect person to lead GCCC and the community to this Bible study on Jonah.

In college, Chris pushed the Christian organizations on campus to have joint meetings with other religious organizations and served on the Vassar College Interreligious Council and functioned as a liaison between the LGBTQ center and the Vassar Christian Fellowship. In seminary, he was co-president of Sacred Worth, the divinity school’s LGBTQ advocacy group, and spent a year living in an intentional community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Over time, Chris’ vocational calling has settled on youth and helping young people navigate the turbulent world of adolescence as they develop into mature adults. He is interested in how young people form their many identities, characteristics, and beliefs, and how the church can be a place to foster this development. He has served as a church intern in Boone, North Carolina, where he helped develop a sex education curriculum for high school students. He has also served as a religious leader in Yellowstone National Park, leading a group of young adults in hosting services.

Chris and his wife, Sarina Applegren, reside in New Jersey with their daughter, Stella.

Whoever you are, wherever you are in your life’s journey, you are welcome at GCCC. We have services, events, and programs for all ages. We have many ways you can participate in our church life, virtually or in limited in-person activities. Our Sunday Worship Service is in-person and live-streamed. In light of the relaxed mask-wearing policies of the state and by the local school district, congregants will no longer be required to wear masks when coming to church yet may do so of their own accord.

For information on how to attend our services virtually or in-person, please contact the church office at churchoffice@thegccc.org. To get information regarding our other 2022 worship services and programs, contact the office or visit our website at www.theGCCC. org.

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

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Dispatch from Living the Nomadic Life, a Global Odyssey: Mexico

BY ERIC LEIBERMAN AND SARAH FALTER TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM Eric and Sarah are on a 6-month around-the-world sabbatical, joining a huge movement of young people who are choosing to live the nomadic life (at least for a time) and travel or work remotely in places, becoming immersed in local life and culture.

They are filing these dispatches periodically. Here’s their report after a month living in Mexico before moving on to Asia.

We finally did it–rented out our house, packed a tiny sliver of our possessions into four packing cubes inside a large backpack, strapped on our water shoes and hit the road for the adventure of a lifetime–six months of uninterrupted travel! We have now been traveling together for exactly five weeks and we’re delighted to share that we still like each other!!

After visiting our beloved family in LA and NY, we spent the first month of our trip traveling throughout Mexico.

We began in Mexico City (for a brief bit, then later returned), where the ridiculously long lists of food recommendations did not disappoint.

Then to Oaxaca with our travel bestie Julie, where colorful winding streets all lead to delicious mole. We did an awesome AirBnB experience where we learned about all seven types of mole and that the labor intensive process plus cost of ingredients dictates when they are consumed (for example verde every day after school, up through negro, which can take a week to prepare for special occasions

Our Oaxacan beach tour takes us to La Bocana, a tiny town with just two restaurants, one boutique hotel and several local women who provide mud scrubs (with the special mud from this beach) daily. Our AirBnB is a mere 50 yards from a spectacular long stretch of beach that feels like it is all ours © Eric Leiberman/ goingplacesfarandnear.com like weddings). And we tried this very delicious treat in Oaxaca called a Tlayuda!?!? It’s like a giant pizza/ crepe layered with beans, cheese, lettuce, meat, and then folded and roasted over an open charcoal oven (enjoyed with a multitude of salsas).

And speaking of SALSA, Sarah’s new obsession is salsa macha. It’s a deep and bold, sharp and spicy salsa, and its made with crushed PEANUTS!? It is divine and we ordered it with pretty much every meal from that point forward.

We’d come to learn that this sort of deep, bold and soulful flavor was uniquely Oaxacan and was pervasive throughout their history, cuisine and art. They have a fascinating history of protest and human rights advocacy that permeates the art all throughout the city - from the large format

street murals to the gallery walls in fine art museums. It is dark and expressive with lots of skulls, fire, protest depiction and political symbols.

Learning more about this history brought new meaning to the intense flavors of mole and mezcal.

We continued our journey on a 7-hour drive almost entirely on mountain roads with dramatic switchbacks, to the coast of Oaxaca (Eric drove and Sarah passed out on drowsy Dramamine). Over the next week, we made stops at three beach towns: Puerto Escondidio, Mazunte, and Playa Bocana.

Puerto Escondido is distinguished for its cliff-like coast line and amazing street entertainment (imagine our surprise when a man with a guitar and an amp shows up on the beach, usually a nightmare scenario at any

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Bay Area park, and ends up providing the most perfect sunset vibes)!

Mazunte gave us some good laughs because its “hippie” vibe is out of control and almost cartoonish; you’re weird if you actually wear shoes around town, on hikes, and if you don’t like acai and bullet proof coffee you need to get your ass out of there. But, thankfully, we (gladly) dabble in some aspects of the hippie lifestyle, so the vegan nomz, acai bowls & a two-hour (very stinky) yoga class were a welcome change-of-pace.

Eric even bought a turquoise pendant (maybe a Buddhist symbol? We’re not sure; we’re posers) that he wears most days now as a lucky charm :) And the last stop on the Oaxacan beach tour was La Bocana; a true surprise gem. It is a tiny town with just two restaurants, one boutique hotel and several local women who provide mud scrubs (with the special mud from this beach) daily. Our cute little AirBnB was a mere 50 yards from a spectacular long stretch of beach that felt like it was all ours. And when we started exploring the beach, we’d come to discover that a 15-minute walk up the beach led to the intersection of a gorgeous river with the ocean; which was utterly picturesque and made for a best-of-both-worlds situation of enjoying the beach while swimming in the calm of the river.

During our short stay at La Bocana beach, we made both sunset and sunrise pilgrimages to this beautiful spot. Anyone who knows Eric knows he can’t resist a sunrise/sunset swim.

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Dispatch from Living the Nomadic Life Continued from previous page fresh langosta from that river basically every meal there, happily.

The return to Mexico City was a happy one because we were excited to spend more time exploring and Sarah’s mom, Marci, came to join for a week! Major highlights included visiting a house designed by architect Luis Barragan, discovering more neighborhoods and parks and going to the Mexico vs. El Salvador World Cup qualifying futbol game (where we tried nearly every food item sold in the stadium.. even Cup of Noodles with shrimp & hot sauce which yes, is cold and soggy by the time they sell it to you at your seat!) Another gem we discovered in Mexico City is the weekly shut down of major streets on Sundays (up to 50km we learned) to promote safe and uninterrupted biking/running/rollerblading. We stumbled upon this by accident in our first CDMX stint, and were so excited to show Sarah’s mom! We went basically the entire route out to the big park, down to the neighborhood of Coyoacan, and back. Mexico City is truly as lovely and vibrant as everyone says it is. It’s like the best of both worlds of East and West Coast US cities; it has the serendipitous cosmopolitan feel of NYC with the wide open green spaces of LA/ SF. Everyone is in love with Mexico City these days and it’s obvious why.

Last stop on the tour landed us in San Miguel de Allende, a shorter, 3-4 hour, drive from Mexico City. San Miguel is a very charming town, known for its colonial architecture which drew many artists in the 20th century. It’s a must

to find a terrace to enjoy the sunset, taking in the gorgeous pink church and red rooftops while obliging every other couple’s request for a photo (Eric is a hot commodity because he takes multiple angles and never skimps on the portrait mode). Eric did finally succumb to the first round of food poisoning of the trip here (which is shocking given what he’d eaten in the previous 4+ weeks), though he recovered in a day and we’re happy to report that Sarah’s stomach of steel is still going strong (knock on wood).

At this writing, we’re in Seoul after a failed attempt at Vietnam entry (and over 50 straight hours of travel), but we’re super stoked to begin the Asia chapter of our travels, where Sarah’s love for headbands and bucket hats is bound to flourish. It’s crazy and refreshing how “home” has become having each other, and our backpacks….

Hotel AMATTE Brings Wellness Community Concept to San Miguel de Allende SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, Mexico The newest hotel in San Miguel de Allende opened this past December, elevating the wellness offering in this city, which continuously tops global lists of favorite places to visit. The AMATTE Wellnest Community was built under the guidance of Japanese architect Shinji Miyazaki using sustainable materials mostly based on chukum, a limestone-based stucco mixed with resin from chukum trees, semi-hardwood thorny trees native to the Yucatán.

The design incorporates the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, or accepting

imperfections. Each of the spaces in this “nest” was created thinking about how guests will experience it, from the timeless beauty of its architecture, bold furniture pieces, sensual rain showers and the pleasing circuit guests make on the terrace, one of the most admired in San Miguel and an ideal spot for contemplating the region’s exquisite sunsets.

“The concept of AMATTE Wellnest Community is to provide a space where its guests and visitors can enter a ‘nest’ of well-being, enjoyment and good living,” said Carlos Moreno, General Manager.

The sweeping view from the 34-room main hotel entrance up to reception inspires guests to climb the 71 steps that lead them to a space of ultimate luxury and comfort. (Guests can also use an elevator.)

AMATTE Wellnest Community offers a terrace with orchard; a dipping pool; fitness center with Life fitness equipment; a spa; a wine cellar, or cava; mixology bars and two restaurants — Piso 71, serving breakfast and lunch, and the flagship HACMANS restaurant, designed by renowned Chef Drew Deckman, who has been awarded a Michelin star. HACMANS’ sustainable and farm-to-table menu is cooked in firewood.

The hotel concierge can arrange activities both on and off the property, such as vineyard tours, horseback riding, balloon flights and visits to hot springs and the UNESCO Heritage site of Santuario de Atotonilco.

AMATTE Wellnest Community is located on a hillside, on the east side of Salida a Real Querétaro #168, 10 min-

utes from the town’s main garden. The hotel provides complimentary transportation to the center of San Miguel de Allende. Nightly room rates start at $265 USD. The closest airport is Querétaro Intercontinental (QRO), about a 45-minute drive away, the property also provides transfers to and from Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) near León and Mexico City International (MEX).

San Miguel de Allende, located in the Bajío region of Mexico’s Guanajuato state, is home to a melting-pot population of locals and hundreds of expat residents of 63 nationalities. Renowned for its picturesque cobblestone streets, colonial architecture and perfect natural lighting, the city is a popular playground for artists of all stripes. Its colonial-era traditions, both religious and secular, provide the perfect setting to experience authentic and vibrant Mexican culture.

(Salida Real a Querétaro 168, Zona Centro, Valle del Maiz, 37700 San Miguel de Allende, Gto., Mexico, phone +52 415 150 1399, www.amatte.com.mx/en/) __________________________________ © 2022 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved.

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BY MARY HUNT If you are generally wary of free stuff, I’m right there with you. Most of the time, I’ve found that free stuff is like bait. It’s a tasty morsel, a big tease with the clear intent of getting us to part with money we have no intention of parting with to get whatever it is that’s “free.”

But now and then, free is truly free with no strings attached. And when it’s something I find useful in my life, well, that’s a happy find. Today I have three truly free things for you to consider.

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Marco Polo (marcopolo.me/relationships/) is a phone app that combines the best of texting, social media and video chats -- all in one private, easy-to-use app. Marco Polo is the video chat app that brings you closer to the people who matter most. It’s not the same as Face-

Time, Skype or Zoom. It’s in real time, without all the hassles.

For example, even though you may not be with your grandchild, he can pick up the phone anytime and just say, “Grandma, I love you.” Or you can all get together at one time. You and your family and/or circle of friends can have conversations in real life with no ads, no hassles.

Marco Polo is different from typical social media apps because it is real, trusted and built to be good for you.

Unlike many apps, Marco Polo does not sell user data for advertising. Marco Polo isn’t about likes or social comparisons. This is an app that parents actually want their families to use.

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Enthusiastically thanking Moms on Mother’s Day!

BY CLAIRE LYNCH Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 8, and this year one actress in particular has been known for speaking publicly about the joys of motherhood.

“Mamma Mia!” actress Amanda Seyfried has two children with husband Thomas Sadoski. In March 2017, the couple announced the birth of their first child, daughter Nina. Son Thomas was born in September 2020.

Pennsylvanian Amanda Michelle Seyfried was born on December 3, 1985, and raised in Allentown. Her mother, Ann Seyfried, is an occupational therapist and her father, Jack Seyfried, is a pharmacist. She began modeling at 11 and started acting at 15 playing the role of Lucy Montgomery on the CBS soap opera “As the World Turns” from 1999 to 2001 and Joni Stafford on the ABC TV soap opera “All My Children” in 2003. Seyfried acted in the teen comedy “Mean Girls” in 2004 and played Lilly Kane on the UPN TV series “Veronica Mars” from 2004 to 2006.

Seyfried had supporting roles in independent films such as “Nine Lives” in 2005, playing the role of Samantha, and “Alpha Dog” in 2006. Additionally, she portrayed Sarah Henrickson on the HBO series “Big Love” that ran from 2006 to 2011.

Seyfried also had parts in the 2008 horror film “Solstice,” the romantic drama “Dear John” in 2010 and the romantic comedy “Letters to Juliet” which also came out in 2010. In Italy on a pre-honeymoon, Seyfried’s character finds that thousands of letters to Juliet left in her Verona courtyard are typically answered by the secretaries of Juliet.

Amanda Seyfried is perhaps best known for her role of Sophie in “Mamma Mia!” the movie which came out in 2008.

The movie was an adaptation of the musical and she starred in her first leading role opposite Meryl Streep.

Seyfried and Dominic Cooper played the roles of Sophie Sheridan and Sky Rymand and they were joined by Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård and Colin Firth playing Sophie’s three possible dads: Sam, Bill and Harry. Throughout the movie viewers wondered who would walk Sophie up the aisle.

Amanda Seyfried also played Sophie in the sequel called “Mamma Mia!:

Here We Go Again” which came out in 2018. Cher played the grandmother of the character played by Seyfried in “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” so it was amusing indeed.

As a child Seyfried’s earliest dreams were of becoming a singer. Occasionally her family would go to New York City to watch musicals and she was so impressed by them. She’s always loved singing and hoped to make a career of it. Singing in the “Mamma Mia!” movies gave her the chance to show off her singing skills. She does a great job of singing “Dancing Queen” in the movie with Christine Baranski, Julie Walters and Pierce Brosnan dancing along behind her. Seyfried sang in her role of Cosette in “Les Misérables” and she actually trained in opera singing until she was 17.

In 2003 Seyfried graduated from Allentown’s William Allen High School.

She has an older sister, Jennifer Seyfried, who was a musician in the Philadelphia rock band called “Love City.” Amanda Seyfried enrolled at Fordham University in the fall of 2003 but she chose to focus on her acting career and didn’t attend Fordham when she went for a screen test and was offered her role in “Mean Girls.”

She hasn’t won an Oscar yet but Seyfried’s portrayal of Marion Davies in “Mank” earned her an Academy Award nomination last year for Best Supporting Actress. In that film she plays Hollywood starlet Marion Davies, the mistress of media mogul William Randolph Hearst.

She started dating “The Last Word” co-star Thomas Sadoski in 2016. They had met the prior year when they both worked on the off-Broadway play “The Way We Get By” but both were involved with other people at the time. Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski married in a private ceremony in March 2017 in Topanga, Calif., and celebrated at a brunch in Los Angeles.

In 2014 Seyfried decided to buy a renovated farmhouse in the Catskills in upstate New York even though her manager wondered why she needed it.

That home came in handy when Covid19 started and she and her husband decided to leave New York City and live upstate full-time. Seyfried says she’s felt more relaxed living upstate and

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Seyfried and Sadoski’s farm has lots of animals - there are horses, goats, dogs, turtles, a rooster and a donkey named Gus. Seyfried likes that she doesn’t even have to get on the train and go to the city.

The farmhouse lets her get away when she isn’t working on her Hollywood movies whether the filming is in the U.S. or on some small Greek islands.

It gives her the chance to refresh and recharge when she’s in nature. Plus her daughter goes to school upstate.

Seyfried treasures her privacy.

Having her children go to the public schools near her home in upstate New York is a priority for her and in between making her movies she enjoys a normal family life. She makes a point of saying that on typical days she doesn’t have breakfast in bed and isn’t chauffeured around.

In interviews Amanda Seyfried has explained that her mother lives with them as their nanny so she has childcare help. She’s been quoted saying, “My life is awesome because she is the third parent for us. I am so lucky, I know I am.”

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awe of my life.”

“I definitely want more babies.

Maybe three? Or four? Or five?”

“It’s crazy, because I was a kid back then, so Meryl Streep was more maternal. But now I have a kid, so we relate as moms.”

“When you have a kid, everything kind of changes and your priorities do change.”

“When you value your family over anything else you’re always going in the right direction.”

Happy Mother’s Day to one and all!

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Angry Al and Me

BY TOM MARGENAU I get lots of emails from my readers.

Most are from nice people who have questions about their particular Social Security situation. I like responding to these people and helping them out.

Then there are those guys (and it’s almost always guys) who rant and rave and gripe and groan about some perceived injustice involving Social Security. Their emails are long, usually filled with lots of foul language, capital letters, exclamation points and bold text.

I can just imagine the venom spewing from their angry body down to their fingertips and then onto the keyboard as they write these missives.

Even though I know they are just venting, I usually like to give them the courtesy of a reply. I figure if I can help them understand the program, it might help them see the light and change their minds about whatever their issue is.

But that doesn’t always work. Here is an email exchange I had with one irate guy recently. I’ll call him Angry Al. (By the way, I cleaned up his remarks and deleted all scatological references!)

Angry Al: “People who work for Social Security, just like all government employees, are incompetent fools who couldn’t get a real job in the private sector. I have a badly torn tendon in my arm. I applied for Social Security disability benefits, and they told me I wasn’t eligible.” (His rant went on for several more paragraphs, but this was the gist of his complaints.)

Columnist Tom: “I certainly don’t agree with your assessment of government employees. But I’ll stick to the facts of your case. I obviously don’t know everything about your situation.

But I can tell you this: The law says that to get disability benefits, you must have a physical or mental impairment that is so severe that it will keep you from doing any kind of job for at least a year. Or it must be a condition that is terminal.

I just don’t think a torn tendon is a severe enough impairment to qualify for disability benefits.”

Angry Al: “It had nothing to do with my tendon. They told me I didn’t have enough Social Security quarters. How can that be? Except for some recent years of unemployment, I’ve been working all my life.”

Columnist Tom: “OK, now I think I understand why your disability claim was denied. The law says that to qualify for disability benefits, you must have worked and paid Social Security taxes in five out of the last 10 years. So, I’m guessing you simply didn’t meet that insured status requirement.”

Angry Al: “Well, now I can tell you’re just as dumb as the current batch of Social Security idiots. If I’m not insured, then how come they just told me that I can file for reduced retirement benefits

when I turn 62 later this year?”

Columnist Tom: “That’s because there are different insured status rules for retirement benefits. The ‘recent work’ rules -- that ‘five out of the last 10’ stuff -- doesn’t apply to retirement benefits. So even though you are not eligible for disability benefits, you will be able to get retirement benefits when you turn 62.”

Angry Al: “Well, I know lots of people who are getting disability benefits from Social Security, and they never paid a dime into the system.”

Columnist Tom: “You’re just plain wrong about that. There is nobody getting a disability benefit from Social Security who hasn’t worked and paid Social Security taxes, usually for a minimum of 10 years, or is a dependent of someone who has worked and paid taxes.

You might be confusing Social Security disability benefits with Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. SSI is a federal welfare program that pays a small monthly stipend to poor people who are over age 65 or who are disabled.

You don’t have to work and pay Social Security taxes to qualify for SSI.” Angry Al: “Don’t lecture me about government programs. We all know there are lots of people who sneak across the border then walk into a Social Security office and get all kinds of government benefits!”

Columnist Tom: “Again, you’re just plain wrong about that. To get any kind of Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits, you must either be a U.S. citizen, or you must be living in this country legally.”

Angry Al: “Well, I’ll tell you this. If I were a different color, I’d have been approved for Social Security disability benefits a long time ago!”

Columnist Tom: “Well, speaking of color, your true colors are now starting to show. You sound like just another angry old white guy who thinks the country is out to get him. What a shame!”

Angry Al: “You have no idea how tough it is to be a middle-class white male in our country today. Everything is stacked against us.”

Columnist Tom: “I’m a middle-class white male. And I’ve got to say that for all my life, things have been stacked pretty heavily in my favor. But let’s forget about all this political stuff for now and get back to your original Social Security complaint. You were upset because your claim for Social Security disability benefits was denied. I explained to you that the law says you must have worked and paid Social Security taxes in five out of the last 10 years in order to get disability benefits. It sounds like you don’t meet that legal requirement.

There are no conspiracies. There are no incompetent government representatives. There is no discrimination against middle-class white males. You just do

not meet that work requirement of the law. It really is as simple as that.”

Angry Al: “!@#$ you!”

So, dear readers, welcome to my life.

I tell you, sometimes it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed in the morning and be a columnist who is trying to help people understand the Social Security program. And let me point out that because of the volume of emails I get from my readers, I usually simply don’t have the time to get into long drawn-out exchanges with readers. But in this case, I

was really hoping I could get Angry Al to understand what was going on with his claim for disability benefits. Foolish me!

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has a book with all the answers. It’s called “Social Security: Simple and Smart.” You can find the book at www.creators.com/books, or look for it on Amazon or other book outlets.

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Will making (legal) improvements pay back at sale time?

BY PHILIP A. RAICES Last Saturday April 30th, I had an appointment with a seller to provide them a CMA (comparative market analysis) or what some say today, a value analysis, to determine at what price he should list his home. When I was on the phone with him the night before, asking how many bedrooms and baths and what improvements he had done the last 3-5 years; he began to explain to me what he was planning to fix and upgrade prior to placing his home on the market.

I listened carefully as to the repairs and upgrades he was going to do and then I said to him, “wait until I come over tomorrow and we’ll discuss all of your plans and considerations.” When I arrived, we greeted each other and he showed me around his well-landscaped and flowering property with a pool in the rear.

We then proceeded to enter his home to show and to convey to me those fixes and upgrades he had in mind. He had all these ideas about upgrading and I began to let him know that he would definitely sell much quicker. However, the money invested in those upgrades wouldn’t necessarily provide him a higher price, make any money above his costs or even reimburse him back what he had spent! I did tell him some basic things he could do, such as, pull up his carpeting, lightly sand the floors as needed and then two coats of polyurethane to bring out a brilliant shine that purchasers would find appreciate and find beneficial as an improvement.

Even repainting the interior wasn’t necessary as the walls and ceilings looked fine. The next buyer may not like their choice in color and the next purchases just might repaint the home anyway, so why spend the money, unless your home hasn’t been painted

in at least 10 years and shows it. By the time I finished discussing his potential improvements and repairs, he realized how much money I saved him and his home would sell without all those things he had thought would get him a higher price.

Now we went into the basement and the first thing I saw was a full bathroom. I asked if he had a CO (Certificate of Occupancy) and he told me the bathroom was there when the home was constructed. To be sure, I said, go to the building department and ask for your folder under FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) and check to see if there was a CO or a COC (Certificate of Completion) document from the original build. After that I pointed out with a finished (not an unfinished) basement you needed to provide egress out of the basement with a separate door leading out (not the normal staircase leading upstairs) or a pop-out window leading to a gravel or cement constructed pit with a ladder leading up to ground level.

This rule (check your local ordinances) was enacted due to safeguarding people who might be in the basement during a fire and enabling them to exit the area safely or in the event of a illegal basement rental, be quite sure that you protect your inhabitants to make it much easier to be able to escape and survive.

Unfortunately, he was not aware of this law and my feeling is that the County has not educated the public sufficiently to make homeowners cognizant of this most important situation.

We proceeded to go back outside and he was showing me the fences on

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the property and his wife pointed out that their property was 10 feet beyond the fence and that their neighbor was aware of it. I told him to get a letter from their neighbor attesting to that fact otherwise adverse possession could come into play as if their neighbors have had that piece of property on their side for at least 10 years the neighbor could claim the property (they did have it for over 35 years when the fence was installed incorrectly where it should have been installed on their property line by the fencing contractor).

For your information adverse possession can vary widely between states e.g. its 5 years in California and 30 years in Louisiana. The fence on the other side of the property was also suspect too. I conveyed to them again, to go down to their building dept (or hire an expediter) to search out an handle whatever paperwork needed to be required to make sure everything was legal. No one wants surprises when the buyer’s attorney orders a title search and then your headaches and stress begins with the possibility of having your sale die prior to the closing; as your buyers will not be approved for their mortgage unless those illegal conditions are remedied and paperwork filed with the building department. A word to the wise should be sufficient, so homeowners, make sure all your improvements, extensions and whatever you thought didn’t need a permit, will have one with a CO before you put your home on the market.

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Seeing Red in the Night Sky

BY DENNIS MAMMANA Week of May 1-7, 2022 Beginning stargazers are often disappointed when they cannot see the glorious colors that appear in celestial photographs taken by massive telescopes. Experienced sky watchers know that this is because the human eye’s color receptors (the cones) do not respond well under faint light. Anyone who has ever sat in a dimly lit room has experienced this phenomenon.

This can be disappointing for novices who peer through a telescope at the wonders of the heavens. Star clusters, nebulae and galaxies appear mostly colorless, despite what some telescope manufacturers imply by printing colorful photos on the telescope packaging.

But this doesn’t mean you can’t see colors in the night sky. In fact, if you glance around the sky tonight, I’ll bet you’ll find at least one colorful star.

Most likely you will spot Arcturus, a brilliant yellow-orange star midway up in the eastern sky after dark. Arcturus, in the constellation Bootes, is an orange giant star nearing the end of its stellar life.

So why, then, can we see the color of Arcturus but not that of most other celestial objects? Because its light is both bright and concentrated into a point rather than being spread out, as

is the case with nebulae and galaxies.

Aim binoculars or a small telescope in the direction of Arcturus and you’ll see its color even more prominently; this is because the optics will gather much more light than your eye and will help stimulate your color receptors.

Now if you’d like to see an even redder star, you’ll need to cast your gaze high overhead after dark this week.

Here lies a star that astronomers know as Y Canum Venaticorum. Normal people just call it La Superba (the magnificent), so named by the mid-19th-century Jesuit astronomer Angelo Secchi.

To find La Superba you’ll need to locate the Big Dipper, now standing high overhead, and just above it, the two most prominent stars of Canes Venatici, the hunting dogs. About twothirds of the way between the bend of the Dipper’s handle (Mizar) and the westernmost star of Canes Venatici (Chara), lies a very faint star -- one you may not be able to spot with your eyes alone from near the lights of a city.

Don’t worry, though; binoculars or a small telescope aimed in its direction should solve this problem.

La Superba is a star with a diameter 342 times that of our sun; if brought to our solar system, it would engulf the sun along with the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

What makes this star unique is that it’s what astronomers call a car-

bon star, one of the few visible to the unaided eye. Yes, it’s a giant star like Arcturus, and is also nearing its death, but, unlike “normal” such aging stars, La Superba has accumulated more carbon compounds in its outer atmosphere. Eventually -- as do all similar stars -- La Superba will eject these outer layers into space in a series of eruptions and will end its life as a tiny

white dwarf star.

But for now, it’s red. Very red. And if you aim binoculars or a small telescope in its direction, you’ll be delighted by what you see.

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Invasion of the Suburbs Snatchers

BY TRACY BECKERMAN Scene: In the dark of night, a tiny object plummets invisibly to the earth.

Glowing with the searing heat of the Earth’s atmosphere, it arrives on the planet as a tiny fireball before slamming into the ground in a suburban backyard.

Its flames immediately extinguished by the tiny impact, its arrival goes undetected by the slumbering people in the house.

No one sees an amorphous form emerge from the object: an almost-imperceptible, orange, gelatinous blob that oozes its way over to the nearest shrub, attaches to a branch and waits.

“What the heck is this?” I said to my husband the next morning as I took a break from weeding the front garden.

The two of us peered at the small orange blob on the juniper bush. It looked like something the dog would throw up on the rug.

I poked at it and quickly withdrew my finger in revulsion at the feel of the

spongy, jelly-like substance.

“It’s probably no big deal,” declared my husband. “Bring it to the garden center and see what they say.”

I went inside to get scissors to cut off the branch and when I got back, I noticed that there were now two blobs.

“I think it’s reproducing,” I said with alarm.

He shrugged with disinterest. I guess orange blobs were not high on his list of priorities.

When I looked back down at the bush, there were three blobs.

“Honey, these blobs are multiplying!”

I cried. “I think they’re ALIVE!” “Maybe they’re alien blobs from outer space,” he joked. He turned to one of the blobs. “E.T., go home.”

“It’s not funny,” I exclaimed. “It will start with this bush, then it will ingest the other bushes, and then the house and us in it!” I had no doubt in my mind that the orange blob was a very, very bad blob. I knew it was like nothing of

this Earth and it definitely did not come in peace.

Careful not to touch the blob again lest it ingest my finger, I cut off a branch with a blob attached and threw it in a plastic container. I wasn’t sure whether to bring it to Area 51 or my local garden center. Ultimately, I chose the garden center because it was closer and I had to be at the dentist at 2, assuming the blob hadn’t swallowed my car by then.

Nervously, I carried the container into the garden center and flagged down one of the owners.

“This is classified,” I whispered to him. “You cannot tell anyone what you saw, agreed?”

He rolled his eyes and nodded.

Apparently, I was not the first lunatic customer he’d had to deal with.

I peeled back the lid of the container and then jumped back just in case the alien blob tried to ooze out and swallow my arm.

The garden center owner peered into

the container.

“That is cedar apple rust,” he said with little fanfare. “It’s a fungus.”

I blinked. “A fungus?”

“Yes.” “From outer space?” I asked.

“No, from crab apple trees,” he responded.

I blinked again. “It’s not going to swallow my shrubs, eat my house and take over the world?” I wondered.

“Nope.”

I thought for a minute.

“And you’re not afraid of it?”

“No,” he said. “But I am a little afraid of you.”

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FOR SENIORS

Tai Chi Class for Seniors Offered at Senior Center

Please join us on Tuesdays beginning on May 10 for a free six week Tai Chi class. This session will be open to seniors who are residents of the Village of Garden City. The class will take place at the Senior Center at 10:00, and is being offered by John Nesbitt, Village resident and regular Senior Center participant.

John studies mixed martial arts, and is eager to share what he has learned with us. Tai Chi can be used to decrease stress and anxiety, while also enhancing your ability to sleep. Other benefits of this mind-body practice include, developing better balance, reducing chronic pain and increasing cognition and mood! No registration necessary.

May Computer Class for Seniors at the Center

Recreation and Parks will offer a computer class for seniors on Thursday, May 19 at 10:30 a.m. at Garden City’s Senior Center.

The topic will be:

Working with Photos on Your iPad and iPhone:

In this class, bring your Apple device and learn how to take amazing pictures, organize them on your device, learn how to share and edit photos, such as cropping and resizing and much more. Prerequisite – Comfort with your device. Bring your Apple ID and password.

To register for this class please call the Senior Center at 385-8006.

Adult Art Class at Cluett Hall

The Garden City Recreation and Parks will offer an adult art class this fall. This seven week program will teach the beginner as well as the advanced student the art of painting portraits and landscapes/still-life in pastel from photographs. Arleen Rueth Urban, the instructor for this program, is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America.

Classes will be held Fridays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The cost of this program will be $ 99. This class is open to adult residents who reside in the Inc. Village of Garden City. Classes are held in St. Paul’s Cluett Hall beginning Friday, May 13.

The first lesson includes a portrait and landscape demonstration. At that time, a supply list is provided.

Demonstrations will be available as

needed throughout the program. Each student will receive the individual attention required as they move at their own pace and level of expertise.

To register for this session, please visit the Recreation and Parks office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. If you have a password, you may register online at gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Chess Group Interest

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

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

“Open Studio” for Seniors on Tuesdays

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

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

Pickleball in St. Paul’s Fieldhouse

Pickleball is now open in St. Paul’s Fieldhouse to Garden City resident adults. The sessions will be as follows: Tuesday through Friday – 9:30 to 11 a.m. OR 11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Play is drop in and rotate in on a first come, first served basis for Garden City residents only, no non-residents will be allowed at this time. The fee is $6 per person, payable per session by check or credit card only, no cash will be accepted. A resident may also purchase a five time pass for $25 or a ten time pass for $50. These passes may be purchased either at the door or at the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

Senior Exercise with Felicia

Come join us for Senior Exercise with Felicia at the Garden City Senior Center!

Classes will take place on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m.

In order to attend a class you must pre-register. You may pre-register up to two days before the class you want to attend by calling the Senior Center between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 385-8006. For a Monday class, you may call the Friday before. Space is limited.

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Senior Bridge Results For May 2, the winners are: North/South 1st Place: Ellen Moynahan & Pat Fontaine 2nd Place: Nick Basile & Bill Drabyk East/West 1st Place: Grace Basile & Joan Cowie 2nd Place: Carrie Flapan & Dian Kendrick

G.C. Retired Men’s Club seeks members On Monday, May 9, the Club will have a complimentary luncheon for members, and prospective members, at 12:30 p.m. at the Senior Center. The group particularly seeks cribbage players who know the game

or would like to learn it.

For more information, call: for cribbage, 516-614-9980; for bridge, 516-327 0226; and for poker, 516-248-4553 Come for fun and new friends.

Book Chats at the Garden City Library

Library patrons attend “Book Chats with Kristen Sweeney & Laura Giunta” on Tuesday, April 26, to discuss the book “The Living and the Lost” by Ellen Feldman, which was this year’s book pick for Long Island Reads.

Do you have grandkids?

Send in your grandchildren’s photos to enter our “World’s Most Beautiful Grandchildren” contest.

E-mail a photo, a brief description of the child/children, and your name/address to editor@gcnews.com.

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GARDEN CITY RECREATION AND PARK NEWS

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 July 11 through Thursday, July 14 OR Monday August 8 through Thursday, August 11 Where: St. Paul’s Field House Time: 9 -11:30 a.m. for children Fee: $ 130 each week To register for any of the above camps, please visit the Recreation and Parks office or if you have a password you can register online at www. gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Youth Baseball Camp

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 18 – 21 or week of July 25 - 28 Where: Community Park’s Baseball Fields Time: 9 – 11:30 a.m.

Fee: $ 130 each week To register for any of the above camps, please visit the Recreation and Parks office or if you have a password you can register online at www. gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Girls Softball Camp for Grades 3-8

Recreation and Parks’ softball camp will teach young aspiring players entering grades 3 through 8 the basic skills of softball. Every aspect of the game will be covered including hitting, fielding, base running, pitching, and more.

Team play will be emphasized. The goal of this camp is for young athletes to improve their overall self confidence and knowledge of the game.

When: August 1 to August 4 Time: 9 – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Community Park Softball Field Cost: $ 130

To register for any of the above camps, please visit the Recreation and Parks office or if you have a password you can register online at www. gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Street Hockey Clinic Sponsored by NY Islanders

Join us this Spring for a 6-week Street Hockey Clinic sponsored by the New York Islanders in partnership with Garden City Recreation and Parks. This special program introduces girls and boys, kindergarten through 5th grade, to the game of hockeyin a non-competitive, instructional clinic.

This clinic will be held on Fridays at Community Park’s Hockey Rink from May 6 through June 17 according to the following schedule: Grades K–2: 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m Grades 3–5: 6:15 p.m.–7:15 p.m.

The cost of this program will be $125 which includes a shirt, hockey stick and gift bag. Space is limited. Register online for this program at https:// newyorkislanders.formstack.com/ forms/garden_city_recreation_and_ parks_street_hockey.

No registrations will be taken at the Recreation Office.

For more information, please contact (516) 501-6700 Ext. 4, or email communityrelations@newyorkislanders.com

Incrediflix Filmaking Camps for Ages 7–13

Incrediflix is back for the summer!

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: $199 for each ½ day session, or $375 if you register for both sessions in the same week, bring your lunch, stay for two classes Our topics are:

Week of July 18–21

Live Action Flix 9:00 a.m. to noon 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.

Lego Flix 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Bring Lego worlds to life! We provide Legos. You provide your imagination.

Work in groups to create a Lego set with Lego characters for a stop-motion movie

you'll storyboard, shoot, and add voiceovers too.

Week of August 1–4

Minecraft vs. Roblox Flix 9:00 to 12:00 p.m.

Make a Minecraft or Roblox movie, or make a mashup movie! Work in groups to create a stop-motion movie full of games or challenges for your character to overcome. Students will create sets out of construction paper, make their Minecraft blocks, film, do voice-overs, and new for 2022, more set design effects like flowing lava!

Animation Flix 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

In this fast paced class, you’ll be creating up to 4 stop motion movies. These will include dinosaurs, whiteboard and toy car animations. And then you’ll get to make your own cartoon animation starring you and your voice!

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

Imagine Arts Academy Summer Camp for Kids Entering Grades 1–5

Recreation and Parks will offer the following summer art camps in the cottages at St. Paul’s. The subjects of each camp and the dates are as follows: Crayola® Artblazers (July 18–22) - 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.

Crayola® Wild World (August 22–26) - Are you ready for an art expedition? Let the wonder and beauty of the animal kingdom inspire your curiosity and creativity. Learn about animals and find out how wildlife conservationists are working to protect species around the globe. Experiment with a variety of art techniques and use Crayola brand products to create animal-inspired art projects.

Children entering grades 1 to 5 may register for either a 9 a.m. to noon class OR a 1 to 4 p.m. class.

The fee for each week will be $370, checks only made payable to LI Steam Group. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

Summer Chess Wizards Camps Announced

Garden City Recreation and Parks has again partnered with the very popular “Chess Wizards” to offer after school programs for Garden City children ages 5 through 12 who want to learn the game of chess!

Chess Wizards is a fun way to have kids experience the excitement of chess.

Kids will play in mini tournaments, have interactive lessons with chess pros and play cool chess variants like bug house. It is proven that chess enhances cognitive development in children, improves both verbal and mathematical skills, and increases all levels of academic performance! Playing chess stimulates the mind and helps children strengthen skills such as focusing, visualizing goals, abstract thinking, and forming concrete opinions.

Instructors (who are called “Wizards”) provide all the materials necessary for your child to participate in the class and no additional purchase is required to attend. All students will receive a trophy, puzzle folder and wizards t-shirt. Come join the fun!!!

Two weeks of camp will be offered for this program: July 25–28 from 9 a.m. to noon OR Noon to 3 p.m.

August 1–4 from 9 a.m. to noon OR Noon to 3 p.m.

All classes will be held in St. Paul’s Cottages.

The cost of each 4-day, 3-hour camp is $175.

Your child may register for a full day and bring lunch at a cost of $257.

To register for this program, please visit the Chess Wizards website at www. chesswizards.com.

Mad Science 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 (These camps run Monday through Friday unless noted): Where: St. Paul’s Center Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. OR 1 to 4 p.m.

Fee: $370, checks only made payable to LI Steam Group Weekly topics are:

July 5–8

Topic: Ready to ROBOT (FOUR DAYS, $280) ($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 11–15

Topic: Motion Madness 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.

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July 25–29

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 1–5

Topic: NASA Space Academy Discover the frontiers of space as campers explore our Earth’s atmosphere to the outer reaches of the solar system! Comets, planets, stars and more are all waiting to be discovered in the camp.

August 8–12

Topic: Brixology 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!

August 15–19

Topic: Crazy Chemworks 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.

Recreation Tennis Camps for Ages 4–15

Recreation and Park’s Tennis Camp program offers Village resident children aged 4 to 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 (Rackets provided for Peewees).

All Camps will follow the same session dates: Session A: June 27 – July 1 Session B: July 5 – 8 (Tues – Fri) Session C: July 11–14 Session D: July 18–21 Session E: July 25–28 Session F: August 1 – 4 Session G: August 8 – 11 PEEWEE CAMP – For ages 4 to 6.

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

Time: 9 – 9:55 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: 9–10:30 a.m. Cost: $125 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.–12:00 p.m. Cost: $149 JUNIOR ADVANCED CAMP - For children ages 8 to 11. For the more

serious, more advanced students.

Knowledge of the game required.

Time: 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Cost: $149 SENIOR CAMP - For ages 12 to 15.

For all levels of experience.

Time: 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Cost: $149 SENIOR ADVANCED CAMP - For children ages 12 to 15. For the more serious, more advanced students.

Knowledge of the game required.

Time: 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Cost: $149 To register for any of the above camps, please visit the Recreation and Parks office or if you have a password you can register online at www. gcreconline.gardencityny.net.

Adult Art Class at Cluett Hall

The Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks will offer an adult art class this fall. This seven-week program will teach the beginner as well as the advanced student the art of painting portraits and landscapes/still-life in pastel from photographs. Arleen Rueth Urban, the instructor for this program, is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America.

Classes will be held Fridays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The cost of this program will be $ 99. This class is open to adult residents who reside in the Inc. Village of Garden City. Classes are held in St. Paul’s Cluett Hall beginning Friday, May 13.

The first lesson includes a portrait and landscape demonstration. At that time, a supply list is provided.

Demonstrations will be available as needed throughout the program. Each student will receive the individual

attention required as they move at their own pace and level of expertise.

To register for this session please visit the Recreation and Parks office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. If you have a password, you may register online at 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.

US Sports “Squirts” Programs this Spring

Garden City Recreation and Parks has teamed with US Sports to again offer our seasonal “Squirts” sports programs for Village residents ages 2 to 5 years olds on Saturdays and Sundays at St. Paul’s.

Weekly “Parent and Me” classes at ages 2 and 3 include soccer, multisport and TBall. If your child is ready to work without a parent, various sports are also offered for the 3 to 5 year old child.

Please visit www.usasportgroup.com to see the classes offered in Garden City and to register. Classes will begin the week of April 23 and run for eight weeks.

Kindness Counts at Garden City Middle School

March recipients of the Kindness Counts Award at Garden City Middle School.

Photo courtesy of Garden City Public Schools

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

Congratulations to the March award recipients: Liam Brown, Robert Capece, Tess Cortiglia, Emily Dombrowski, Sabriye Geller, Gianluca Ingrassia, Colton Mack, Madison McClelland, Kaitlyn Milo, Michaela Molgano, Anna Padala, Luke Staniszewski, Eloise Stimmler, William Stone, Yulin Tan and Letao Tao.

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GCAA Softball kicks off a new season The GCAA Softball 14U season kicked off another season with a blast as Madison Prokopez launched a Grand Slam Home Run in the spring season opening game, and the continued with extremely fun intra town games for their Spring League season.

Kate Santopietro added a monster home run in game 1. Star pitching from Emily Ingersoll included a complete game victory pitching along with her catcher Sophia DiLoreto.

Sunday night highlights included Zella Coons’ masterful outfield catches saving a game tying a home run.

Maeve hit a big double yesterday. Sunday night vs. Malverne Garden City was behind the entire whole game until they took the go ahead lead to victory in the bottom of 5th. Caroline Curley came through with 2 major hits this week and the team keeps on its undefeated run.

Information about Garden City Softball can be found here: https://www.leaguelineup. com/welcome.asp?url=gcaasoftball GCAA has run baseball in Garden City since 1955, and softball shortly thereafter. Anybody with information about historical GCAA Softball please email gardencity.ny.softball@gmail. com

Excited dugout.

Beautiful night for softball at Community Park.

Coaches Ingersoll and Coons with team.

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Freshman midfielder Tori Ottomanelli (#5) put two points on the board against Syosset.

Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

Sophomore Emily Romeo (#23) with the turnover takes the ball into the offensive zone.

Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

Junior attacker Katie Gavin (#19) is committed to play Division 1 lacrosse at Marist College.

Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

Under blustery conditions, Garden City Girls added another win beating Syosset 16-7 on Thursday, April 28,in their last regular season home game. This victory extended the Lady Trojans’ winning streak to ten straight. The team holds an 11-1 overall record and 7-0 conference record.

At game start, Garden City came out sluggish, allowing Syosset to take an early lead 2-0 just two minutes into the game. Garden City woke up and answered quickly tying the game five minutes in 2-2. Syosset answered to lead 3-2 with Garden City’s answer a minute later to tie it 3-3 nine minutes into the game. Syosset would not score again in the first half with

Garden City dominating all facets of the game. Sophomore Kendal Morris and junior Ariana Bransfield were fierce on the draw, with senior captain Caitlin McNaboe winning eight draw controls. First half points on the board came from Kyle Finnell (2G, 2A), Marie Cacciabaudo (3G), Carla Curth (2G), Caitlin McNaboe (1G), and Rory Heslin (1A). The impenetrable backline of senior Kasey Prybylski, junior Rory Heslin, sophomore Emily Romeo, senior Maggie Moran, and sophomore Mabel Overbeck kept Syosset’s offense at bay, while sophomore goalie Niamh Pfaff stopped four shots. The Lady Trojans entered halftime leading 8-3.

The second half saw a broad team

effort offensively and defensively.

The Trojan midfielders continued to control the draw circle in the second half: senior Caitlin McNaboe, junior Marie Cacciaubaudo, sophomore Kendal Morris, freshman Tori Ottomanelli, and freshman Kathryn Monaco. Along with the midfielders, attackers Kristen Hegarty, Olivia Cappello, Katie Gaven, Catherine Hayes, Maeve Dorney, Sheila Mullins, and Regan Backer worked together to create offensive opportunities to score.

Points on the board came from Tori Ottomanelli (2G), Grace Hopkins (2G), Marie Cacciaubaudo (1G), Kyle Finnell (1G), Carla Curth (1G), Maureen Arendt (1G), and Ariana Bransfield

Junior attacker Grace Hopkins (#8) with two goals in the game.

Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

Senior defender Kate Gambino (#25) ready on defense. Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

Junior goalie CeCe VanBlenis (#97) made four saves against Syosset.

Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

(1A). Junior goalie CeCe Van Blenis made four saves and was supported by the defense of: Kasey Prybylski, Rory Heslin, Mabel Overbeck, Emily Romeo, Kate Gambino, Maggie Moran, Catie Kephart, Gwen Liberopoulos, Isabel O’Connor, and Ariana Bransfield.

The Trojans walked away with a decisive 16-7 victory.

The last two regular season games are Conference 1 match-ups between Manhasset and Massapequa. Come cheer on the Garden City Girls Lacrosse team!

All photos by Ed Rotondo Photography)

Senior defender (#14) Kasey Prybylski with the clear. Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

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Girls Lacrosse ends winning streak at Woodstick Classic

Senior captain midfielder and Marist commit Caitlin McNaboe (#22) on one of her eleven draw control wins.

Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

Senior attacker Carla Curth (#16) maneuvers around her defender.

Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

The Garden City Girls Varsity Lacrosse team was riding a ten-game winning streak when they suited up to face the Manhasset Indians at the Woodstick Classic on Saturday, April 30, at 4 p.m. The Woodstick Classic is a tradition dating back to 1935 when Manhasset’s and Garden City’s boys varsity lacrosse teams faced off and have done so each year since. The girls joined in on the tradition during the 88-year tenure. After two years of uncertainty and abnormality due to covid, there was a buzz of excitement in the air as Woodstick kicked off on a beautiful, sunny Saturday with the two JV teams playing at

10 a.m. The girls JV team brought home a victory (9-7), while the boys JV unfortunately lost with a buzzer beater goal (8-7). The Garden City Men’s Alumni team also lost against Manhasset (13-9) in an early afternoon game. The Varsity boys played at 7 p.m. and won in an exciting overtime victory (12-11).

The Garden City Varsity Girls and Manhasset Girls Varsity teams took to the field at 4 p.m. in front of a packed house of fans. Garden City came out hot with freshman midfielder Kendal Morris winning the draw and driving down with a pass to Kristen Hegarty. She handed off to

Kyle Finnell who looked to score but couldn’t find an opening. She finally connected with a cutting Caitlin McNaboe who scored to put GC first on the board 1-0.

Garden City’s Caitlin McNaboe won the next draw, which led to a Kyle Finnell goal to make the score 2-0 Garden City only three minutes into the game. After some forced turnovers, Manhasset had their chance and capitalized on the Garden City errors tying up the match 2-2 with seventeen minutes to play in the half. Garden City would answer with a free position goal by senior Caitlin McNaboe 3-2. Keeping the streak alive, Garden City won

the next draw and Caitlin McNaboe scored again, her third of the match, off a beautifully placed pass by fellow senior Kristen Hegarty resulting in a score 4-2. Garden City won the next draw but a turnover resulted in a goal by Manhasset to lessen the GC lead 4-3. Manhasset would again benefit from forced and unforced Trojan turnovers to pull ahead of Garden City 5-4 with two minutes to go in the half. The Trojans would catch a break with a Manhasset crease violation. A defensive team PfaffPrybylski-Romeo-Bransfield connection led to a successful clear to offense. Senior captain Carla Curth

Celebration! Senior captain midfielder Caitlin McNaboe (#22) opened the scoring for the match.

Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

Injured senior captain Meghan Rode giving advice to fellow attacker Kyle Finnell (#37) on the sidelines.

Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

Sophomore midfielder Kendal Morris (#1) with the face-off win.

Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

Senior attacker Kristen Hegarty (#24) with the goal! The American University commit had one goal and three assists in the Woodstick match-up.

Photo by Ed Rotondo Photography

found fellow senior captain Caitlin McNaboe who maneuvered around her defenders for a GC tying goal.

With one minute remaining in the half, Garden City won the draw yet again however turned the ball over.

The team entered halftime tied 5-5 with Manhasset.

Having won ten of the eleven first half draws, Garden City was dominating possession but errors were keeping the game close. The Lady Trojans needed to adjust going into the second half. Entering the half, Kendal Morris won the opening draw but a blocked shot gave Manhasset the ball and they wouldn’t waste the chance to score and did so pulling ahead of the Trojans 6-5.

Caitlin McNaboe won the next draw but again the Trojans were plagued with another blocked shot and subsequent forced turnover leading to another Manhasset score widening the gap to 7-5. Not to be deterred, as Garden City was doing all day, they won the next draw and set up their offense. Kristen Hegarty spotted an open Tori Ottomanelli for the GC score 7-6. Manhasset won the next draw but was called a charge penalty giving Garden City the ball. After a Manhasset shooting space foul, Garden City’s Carla Curth was granted a free position but with no open path, she found her open teammates.

Kyle Finnell took the ball and passed to Kristen Hegarty behind the net who maneuvered around her defenders for the tying score 7-7 with about twelve minutes to play. Manhasset won the next two draws both resulting in goals to pull them ahead of GC 9-7 with six minutes to play. The next draw was key and Garden City would take it however a forced turnover gave Manhasset yet another offensive opportunity which they took and scored to bring them further ahead of GC to 10-7. Manhasset won the next draw, however Garden City forced a turnover and refused to give up coming back to score a last-minute goal

by Marie Cacciabaudo assisted by the keen eye of Kristen Hegarty, her third assist of the match. The Garden City Lady Trojans would walk away with a loss 10-8 against a top-notch Manhasset team. Sophomore goalie Niamh Pfaff had five saves throughout the match backed up by stellar defensive play by senior Kasey Prybylski, junior Rory Heslin, junior Ariana Bransfield, sophomore Emily Romeo, and sophomore Mabel Overbeck.

The Lady Trojans play their last conference game on Tuesday, May 3rd against Massapequa. They currently hold an overall record of 10-2 and an in-conference record of 7-1.

All photos by Ed Rotondo Photography

GC Middle School 7th Grade Team beats Manhasset 9 to 4

Back row left to right: Max Siragusa, Cooper Bromberg, Brayden Robertiello, Andrew Dengler, Gus Galli, Kyle Glosman, Anthony Asaro, Jack Campolettano, Joe Ottomanelli, Jackson Castellanos, Liam Hanrahan.

Front row left to right: Luke Turck, Jack LeSueur, Henry Koester, Logan McDermott, Blake Cincotta, Finn O’Sullivan, and Brett McGowan.

The Garden City Middle School 7th Grade Team started its season off with their first game away at Manhasset on Thursday, April 28.

The Garden City Trojans offense led

by Anthony Asaro, Jack Campolettano, Jackson Castellanos, Kyle Glosman, Henry Koester, Jack LeSueur, Logan McDermott, Brett McGowan, Finn

O’Sullivan, Brayden Robertiello, and Luke Turck scored 9 goals. The strong defense led by Blake Cincotta, Andrew Dengler, Gus Galli, Joe Ottomanelli and Max Siragusa held Manhasset to 4 goals. Great saves in goal were made by Cooper Bromberg and Liam Hanrahan.

Congratulations to Coach Hepworth and the 7th grade boys on a great win.

Thunder Youth Football Registration

The 2021 Thunder 8s are ready for the 9-year-old division. Coach Hansman and Gale will have these boys ready for another successful season.

Registration for the 2022 Garden City Thunder season is now open. Please visit GCThunder.com for online reg-

istration. Thunder Football is open to boys ages 7–11 (next year’s 2nd through 6th grade) who live in Garden City and

want to compete against other towns in Nassau County. The teams are coached by volunteers who teach the boys the

fundamentals of football, sportsmanship and how to be good teammates.

Registration ends May 31.

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Garden City Boys Lacrosse wins Woodstick Classic

The team celebrates after receiving the Woodstick trophy.

The captains (Luke Schmitt 16, Jack Cascadden 21, Brendan Staub 32) are presented with the Woodstick trophy.

The GCHS Varsity Boys Lacrosse team had 2 games this week, both wins with one being one of the biggest games of the year.

On Wednesday, April 27, the Mepham Pirates came to play at GCHS. Garden City had the game in hand early — the Trojans were up 3-0 after 2 minutes of play.

Fourteen boys scored — Jack Archer, Jack Cascadden, Mike Fargione, Cole Webber, Jay Ottomanelli, Ryan Maher, Brendan Staub, Brandon Rosenblatt, James Paisley, Andrew Ottomanelli, Tanner, Schmitt, Henry Gibbons, Hayden Minuto, and Matt Heaney. All four of the GC goalies (Patrick Blum, Denis Fargione, Chris Allen and Rocco D’Amelio) combined for the 19-2 win.

effort. It was a close game with back and forth scoring — when one team would go on a mini run, the other team would answer. The Trojans had multiple scorers — Jack Archer, Jack Cascadden, Luke Schmitt (2), Stevie Finnell (2) and Jay Ottomanelli with an amazing 6 goals — a double hat trick. The Manhasset offense is very talented, and the GC defense worked hard together to hold them to 11 goals.

Chris Allen was terrific in goal, making some crucial saves in the game. The score at the end of the first half was Garden City leading 7-6. The game ended in a tie, 11-11 and the game went to overtime. The OT format is a four minute period and the first team to score wins. At the 2:25 mark

The focus then shifted to the Woodstick Classic. The Woodstick Classic is one of the longest running rivalries in high school sports. Garden City plays against Manhasset every year and this year Manhasset hosted. The weekend started off with a pasta party for the boys where they enjoyed a delicious dinner from Pizzeria G. The game was played under the lights at Manhasset High School on Saturday, April 30. The atmosphere was electric with the stands full of GC and Manhasset parents, fans and students.

Both teams wanted to win the Woodstick and have the bragging rights that come with a win. It was a hard fought game with both teams giving it their best

The celebration begins after Stevie Finnell (27) scores the game winner in OT.

Jay Ottomanelli scores one his SIX goals.

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of the OT period, Stevie Finnell scored to make the GC Trojans the winners of the Woodstick Classic! For the seniors it was an extra sweet victory, having beaten Manhasset for the first time in their high school careers. Jay Ottomanelli was named the RP3 Player of the game by Varsity Media.

Everyone is so proud of all of the boys — they all worked so hard all week to get ready for the game.

Now, on to the last two weeks of the regular season. The boys have 5 games left, all in conference games. The next home game is Friday, May 6, vs. MacArthur at 5:00.

GO TROJANS!

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Summer is just around the corner and Pool membership registration is underway. The Pool brochure and application can be found by visiting our web site, www.gardencityrecreation.org.

This year, residents will have various ways to conveniently register. Residents can download an application and mail it in OR stop by the Recreation Office, 108 Rockaway Ave. Online registration is also available (you must have a password to sign up online, to receive a password you must go to the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave to verify your residency). Please look through the brochure to see all of the new and exciting things that will be happening at the GC Pool this season. The pool opens on Saturday, June 11, at 12 noon. Hope to see everyone there!

Youth Swim Lessons Information

Youth swim lessons will be offered for Pool member ONLY. Classes are held Tuesday through Friday in four, two week sessions. There is a non-refundable $25 fee for each swim lesson session. Additional classes may be requested beginning on June 13. To be eligible for

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Garden City Pool News swim lessons a child MUST be six years old by September 1, 2022. Registration cannot be done online. Members can mail an application with check or visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave to pay by credit card or check. For more information please call the Pool Office at 516-465-4075.

Pool Pass Pictures

This year, we are changing our Pool passes for the season. All members for the 2022 season are required to stop by the Pool Office beginning May 13th to get updated pictures and passes. The Pool Photo Center hours will be May 13 – June 10, Monday thru Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Previous seasons’ pool passes WILL NOT be accepted.

Pool Sponsorships

The Garden City Pool would like to welcome two new sponsors this week to our team, The Garden City News and The Mollies Fund. They join our 2022 sponsors of the Laura Carroll Team, Smile Today Orthodontics, and Coach Realtors.

Goggles the Gator reminds everyone that pool season is just around the corner.

If any business would like to become a sponsor at the Garden City Pool this season, please contact Tom McGerty at 465-4075 for various sponsorship opportunities.

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100 Hilton Ave, M24 Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath.

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111 Cherry Valley Ave, #709 Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath.

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111 Cherry Valley Ave, M33 Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath.

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111 Cherry Valley Ave, #411 Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1.5-bath.

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Out of Town Listings 111 Cherry Valley Ave, M22W Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath.

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

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