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BY RIKKI N. MASSAND The man who has led the Garden City Public School district to great heights and some controversial decisions over the last 12 years will be stepping away from his role as superintendent of schools on July 31. Dr. Robert Feirsen, who began as superintendent here in 2005, submitted his resignation for the purpose of retirement to the school board and made an announcement at the Tuesday, April 4 board work session and 2017-2018 budget development meeting at Garden City High School. Dr. Feirsen is not leaving academia, or Long Island, as he “begins the next phase” of his professional journey at NYIT as a faculty member and director of the institute’s Program for School Leadership and Technology. On February 5, 2013, Dr. Fiersen and the Board of Education entered into an extension of his contract, with an expiration date of July 31, 2017. See page 27
The Garden City High School JV boys lacrosse team remains undefeated at 5-0 after beating Cold Spring Harbor. See pages 64-65
Millions budgeted for tank, but which design? BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
On March 16 the Village Board of Trustees heard updated information from consulting engineers H2M, as the Board was seeking a do-over of a limited presentation delivered at its February 21 meeting. The March work session on the water tower plans was an exercise in pros versus cons of two types of water tanks, a traditional and popular golf-ball-on-atee design known as pedestal spheroid or a more novel
type of tank called ‘glassfused to steel composite’ which the immediate past mayor, Nicholas Episcopia came across in discussions with colleagues from the Village Officials Association. As March ended and after the Board’s re-organization and the introduction of new Mayor Brian Daughney and two new trustees, Louis Minuto and Mark Hyer, the village has its consultants proposing to explore both options through the municipal, state-mandated bidding
process “to keep everybody (contractors) honest.” In February Joe Todaro, deputy market leader for H2M’s Water division, told the Board of Trustees the cost of ownership for a pedestal spheroid, with maintenance including repainting costs, would be a total of $10.4 million. Of that sum the structure would need $7.5 million in capital costs to be constructed. The glass-fused to steel composite would be an investment of $6.1 million of See page 28
New mayor takes seat on GC Board of Trustees BY RIKKI N. MASSAND New Garden City Mayor Brian C. Daughney welcomed over 75 residents including two dozen children to the Board of Trustees’ annual reorganization meeting at Village Hall on Monday April 3. He began a festive and fast-paced evening with remarks on the transition of village leadership and some of the strategy ahead for the village’s municipal planning. A key to Daughney’s message is the function of a board to act collectively, despite disagreements over certain decisions and analysis from time to time. “There’s no ‘I’ in Board of Trustees, we all work together. We make tough decisions and we may have arguments, but that doesn’t mean that we are not doing things that we’re supposed to do. We will change some things this year, some things that have been done for several years, and we’ll try something different. We will try new things and different things, get information out in different ways – maybe better ways, or not. We have been trying for many years to change things, change the way we think and the way we approach problems and issues. We will continue doing that as we’ve continued getting better systems, better people and better organized. It may not be flashy and may be kind of boring, but it helps keeps taxes low and keeps services coming, it See page 27
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A strong leader
We were surprised this week to hear that Dr. Robert Feirsen, the Superintendent of Schools in Garden City for the last twelve years, will be leaving his post this summer. Dr. Feirsen has been a strong leader of the District who has started a number of innovative projects as superintendent, such as a study on whether the school district should adjust start times of the schools to better align with adolescent physiology. Under Dr. Feirsen’s leadership, the school district has consistently done well in many national surveys of public schools, including the U.S. News and World Reports annual rankings. His professionalism and dedication have been outstanding and it will be
difficult to find another administrator as well qualified. That said, we hope that the School Board provides every opportunity to the public to be involved in the choice of the next superintendent. Everyone in the community is impacted by the quality of the school system, so we urge the Board to reach out to all segments of the community including senior citizens and business sectors. As the schools go, so goes the value of property in Garden City. We look forward to covering the search for the new superintendent of schools, and hope that residents will consider our letters page as a place to make their wishes known.
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Mayor’s statement not factual
To the Editor: We are writing in response to Mayor Episcopia’s farewell letter published in last week’s Mayor’s Column. It needs to be clarified that his statement that a reduction of career fire fighters, by more than half, has resulted in no diminution of service is not backed by any comprehensive study and, on its face, defies sincerity. Statistics don’t back up Mayor Episcopia’s claim. The reduction in personnel and the shift of dispatching to Nassau County has led to longer response times and less firefighters initially on scene to fight a fire. These delays have led to increasingly greater fire loss figures. The manning level per shift has been reduced to only 3 career firefighters
to cover the entire village, a reduction of over 50% since 2011. This results in only 1 firefighter per firehouse, a level that the volunteer fire chief doesn’t even agree with. Chief Castoro has testified that providing one firefighter in a firehouse is not good firematically for operations and doesn’t provide the best service to the residents. The Village has also, on occasion, closed fire houses leaving many residents without a manned fire house nearby. With this being said, it is hard to comprehend how Mayor Epscopia has come to the conclusion that there has been no diminution in service or why he boasts about these cuts as if it is a good thing for the community and his legacy. We look forward to working with the See page 53
Board of Education accepts Superintendent’s resignation for retirement SUBMITTED BY THE GARDEN CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
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After 12 years of service as Superintendent of Garden City Public Schools, the Board of Education accepted the resignation of Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen for purposes of retirement at the April 4th meeting. “The Board is deeply grateful for Dr. Feirsen’s extraordinary leadership and dedicated service to our community, staff, parents, and students,” shared Board President Angela Heineman. “As an outstanding educator, our school district has benefitted from his vast experience and guidance. We extend our best wishes as he steps into a new role as a faculty member and Director of the Program for School Leadership and Technology at New York Institute See page 23
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The Board of Trustees unanimously voted to renew the Garden City Historical Society’s land use license agreement with the Village of Garden City for use of the 109 Eleventh Street property as its headquarters, event base, museum and A.T. Stewart Consignment Shop. This will continue an agreement that is approaching 30 years old to carry forth at least for the next six years. The Historical Society’s use of the house originated in 1988 when the Cathedral of the Incarnation deeded the original A.T. Stewart structure to the Historical Society. In July of that year the building was moved from Fifth Street to its current Eleventh Street location. That move was financed by state funds, and in 1988 the society entered into a land “license” agreement with the village. The resolution appearing on the Board’s March 16 agenda contained additions to the agreement per increased insurance requirements; Village Building Code compliance; minor clarifications to the phraseology of the agreement and the village’s termination options. Before the resolution passed, Trustee Stephen Makrinos checked it out thoroughly and asked
about setting up the insurance appraisal contained in the contract for the Eleventh Street house/museum. Village Attorney Peter Bee says it will be set by the village’s risk manager, but a date wasn’t on-hand. Bee promised to report back to the Board on it. Speaking at the February 21 Board of Trustees’ meeting about the agreement’s potential renewal, the Historical Society’s past president Albert Intreglia commented that the goals ahead include an exterior renovation of the building: “For the house’s exterior renovation project we have recently engaged Paige, a preservation architectural firm based in Manhattan, as using a preservation architect is a prerequisite if we apply for local, state or national grant monies,” he explained to the trustees. As of early 2017 the Historical Society noted $100,000 raised for the capital campaign targeting the renovation. A fundraiser is being planned for May, to be held at the Garden City Country Club. The old license agreement between the Society and the village technically expired on Sunday, March 26, ten days after the trustees adopted the new agreement. The new license will be valid until April 1, 2023. Several members of the Historical Society were in the audience at the February 21, March 2, and March 16 Village Board meet-
ings. During public comments Mary Mahoney, president of the Society, thanked the board and Mayor Episcopia for their continuing support.
Spring Parades for Village Approved
With Easter Sunday (April 16) falling a little later this year, in midMarch the Board of Trustees approved the annual grand Easter Vintage Car Parade with the Garden City Chamber of Commerce’s request to close Seventh Street, Stewart Avenue and Franklin Avenue to vehicle traffic for the duration of the afternoon event, which will start at 1pm. The Easter parade in 2017 marks its 62nd year. For the past several years the parade began from Parking Field 9E between Tenth and Eleventh Streets and proceeding south on Franklin Avenue to Seventh Street, west to Hilton Avenue. The Chamber notes that Easter bunnies will be on Seventh Street during the parade. Next month’s annual Garden City Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 29, was also approved by the Board of Trustees in March. The William Bradford Turner American Legion Post 265 Auxiliary sponsors the parade each year, and they had requested a change to this year’s route, which was also approved. The march will go east
down Stewart Avenue and end near the Rainbow Division Memorial at Clinton Road and Commercial Blvd. Garden City Police reviewed the proposed change of the parade route and approved it as they see no issues, traffic or otherwise. The village’s 2017 Memorial Day parade carries a theme for the approaching 100th anniversary of the founding of Camp Albert L. Mills (Camp Mills) on the Hempstead Plains in Garden City, and the centennial of the United States Armed Forces’ entry into “the Great War” in 1917. At that time Camp Mills was one of three camps under control of the New York Port of Embarkation, holding a capacity or 40,000 transient U.S. troops en route to Europe’s battlegrounds. Troops came here from around the country, and they were prepared for their tours in World War I in Garden City and deployed primarily to France and England until late 1918. Cyril Smith, who serves as Garden City’s de facto “co-Village Historian” with his friend William Bellmer, advises the News that another goal this month is arranging for World War I era music to be performed by the Garden City High School band during the event. On March 16 the Board of
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At its annual reorganization meeting held Monday, April 3, the Garden City Board of Trustees completed a 34-day series of budget presentations, its adoption and approval this week for the 20172018 budget, totaling $59,171,599. For 2017-2018 the appropriated surplus of $1,798,591 and further estimated revenues equals $7,808,769 leaves a balance of $49,564,239 to be raised by the tax levy this year. That local tax component (the amount financed by all the village taxpayers) are required to meet the proposed expenditures to provide for village services in the fiscal year. Mayor Brian Daughney stated the application of local village taxes at the meeting. “It is further determined that such taxes be apportioned against all taxable properties in the Village of Garden City as set forth on the 2017 tax assessment roll, to be collected at 47.3847 per each $100 of assessed valuation on such taxed property. This carries the exception of properties of Long Island Rail Road Company which shall be taxed according to provisions of the Rail Property Tax Law,” he said. When it came time for the April 3 public hearing on the coming fiscal year’s budget, surprised looks around the room were the only action on Village Hall’s second floor. It was no April fools. Despite a room and part of a hallway packed with residents, many of whom came out specifically to see the changing of the guard and oaths of office administered for the mayoral and deputy mayoral positions plus other celebratory moments, nobody present had a question still unanswered or a budget expense they deemed objectionable. The Trustees listened to due process and they proceeded with a unanimous vote to approve. Trustee Robert Bolebruch, who leaves his board appointment as the commissioner of Finance as Trustee Stephen Makrinos takes the helm this week, spoke about the 2017-2018 budget with pride in the village’s professionals. He offered praise for Treasurer Irene Woo to new Village Auditor Courtney Rutt Rosenblatt, to Trustees John Delany and Theresa Trouvé and the long-term thinking and leadership of former Deputy Mayor Richard V. Silver. “I believe this budget represents the evolution of our village finance department that has been undertaken under the last four years. I feel honored to be a small part of this process. Mrs. Woo and Mrs. Rosenblatt have anchored this transformation, and due to our streamlined budgets we have been able to pay for local roads, build our new senior center, install new water meters, and install new money-saving LED lights
while being fiscally responsible. Our numbers this year are reflecting a yearover-year tax increase of only 1.15 percent and a budget increase of 2.12 percent. Mayor Daughney, this is only part of the story. Over the past four years our tax levy increases have averaged only 1.59 percent and our budget increases averaged 2.17 percent,” Bolebruch said. He attributes a considerable part of the village’s prudent budgeting with the finance department’s in-house changes: streamlining its procedures, increasing fiscal accountability among staff and developing a program with independent auditors who assist the village department heads with their budgets. “The net effect of these changes will be positively felt in our village for years to come,” Bolebruch said. An item that carries potential for long-term financial pitfalls is the cost of termination payouts to village employees. Resident Leo Stimmler questioned Woo on a Finance agenda item for $303,504 from the Reserve for Compensated Absences account to move into termination payouts for one Garden City police officer, retired after 35 and a half years’ service to the village with $302,362 due to him, and one police aide who resigned and is due $1,142. Woo defined the sum as termination pay that is contractually obligated, stemming from the officer’s accrual of unused sick, vacation and any other employee pay. The sum is not applicable to any police pension. Stimmler expressed his concern at the high dollar figure and asked the Board of Trustees when the current police union contract will expire, which he heard will be in about three years. “Whenever it does expire I hope that whoever is assigned to negotiation of the contract looks at the amount of sick and vacation days to see if they might be excessive, or if this can be negotiated in the next village contract,” he said. Other than the costs the village is bearing, the topic to end public comments was the ongoing talk of bringing Garden City’s less mobile senior residents a mode of public transportation to take them to village facilities such as the Garden City Pool, the Garden City Public Library, the stellar new Golf Club Lane senior center and more. Seventh Street resident Joseph Leto, 98, advocated for senior transportation minutes after the village budget was adopted, and he looked at the total costs and a contribution that would help many seniors if it was included in taxes. His comments were a step towards practical cost analysis on senior transportation after another resident, Patricia Donnelly of 15th Street, brought up questions and feedback to the Board Continued on page 31...
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GARDEN CITY UPDATE - NEWS AND INFORMATION Mayor@gardencityny.net The Board of Trustees and the Village Staff are embarking on new methods and procedures to communicate with members of our community, including our residents, commercial tenants, visitors, friends at Adelphi and local merchants. We will no longer publish the “Mayor’s Column.” We hope to make this our new weekly column to advise you of matters that the Village is working on, events and other important information. And of course, please visit our website for additional information: www.gardencityny.net.
days and even numbered or those with no address on even numbered days. Please note that the new water meters recently installed in your home will more accurately capture your water usage, which may lead to an increase in your water bill. The new meters were thoroughly tested prior to installation. The increase in your water bill results from more accurate measuring of your water usage.
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We are all proud of our Village and try to maintain its appearance. One way we maintain its appearance is by regulating the pick up of garbage and trash. Except for a few places along major thoroughfares, garbage is not to be left at the curb. It is picked up by our Sanitation Crews in the rear of the house. The Village has received numerous complaints over the past several months concerning garbage being left at the curb days before its scheduled pickup. Before a summons is issued, a warning letter will be mailed to you. Police will enforce this Village code and issue summonses, if necessary. Further, curbside placement of rubbish is not permitted prior to 7:00
Last summer and fall we embarked on replacing water meters at private residences and commercial facilities. Most of the meters being replaced were decades old, and ceased accurately measuring water usage a long time ago. As we enter spring and summer, we are aware that many residents and other water users have lawn sprinkler systems. We remind you that lawn sprinkling is permitted from April 16 to November 30 during the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Properties with odd numbered addresses are permitted to use their sprinklers on odd numbered
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Restroom Rehabilitation Project
We decided last year to spend a significant amount of funds to rehabilitate our facilities, especially our ball fields and other park amenities. The Board of Trustees recently approved a $115,000 increase in our capital project funding to restore and rehabilitate the bathroom facilities at our parks. The funding is available from savings realized in our field irrigation projects, where we installed new sprinkler systems in most of our neighborhood parks. According to Kevin Ocker, the head of our Recreation Department, the preliminary estimate for the Irrigation Project was $380,000; the actual bid and project cost was $222,000, resulting in savings of $158,000. As we work our way through the bathroom rehabilitations, contractors have suggested that we increase the scope of the work, including additional tile work that will be easier to maintain and will have a longer life span than other materials. We expect to embark shortly on a
significant rehabilitation of the Saint Paul’s comfort station, the most heavily used restroom in the system. Bid opening is Friday April 7, 2017.
Police Department awarded STOP D.W.I. Grant
We continuously attempt to locate and obtain grants from various State and other agencies. The Garden City Police Department was recently awarded a $10,000 Nassau County Traffic Safety Board Stop D.W.I. grant to participate in a countywide campaign to reduce impaired driving and the injuries and fatalities caused by motor vehicle crashes. Community Pool Improvements Community Pool improvements are underway as maintenance staff continues converting the Game Room into an air-conditioned, indoor dining area for the 2017 Pool season. Several other improvements will also debut in June, including a lot more tables and chairs, special events for Teen Nights and new eating areas on the upper deck and shade areas. Registration is underway for the 2017 Pool season. Call the Recreation Office at 465-4075 with questions.
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Time for legal sports betting BY BOB MORGAN, JR. With the New York Rangers the only local winter sports team likely to make the playoffs, there is a particularly warm welcome for the opening of the baseball season in these parts. While the Yankee opener was disappointing, the team has many young and impressive players like Greg Bird and Gary Sanchez and should at least have a respectable season. The Mets, anchored by a solid pitching staff headed by Noah Syndergaard, should again be in the post season picture, hopefully this year for more than one game. Meanwhile, the turning of the sports calendar again brings discussion of a recurring debate – whether or not sports betting on individual games will ever be allowed in the United States outside of Nevada. As the Wall Street Journal reported this week, the prospects for legalized widespread sports betting have gained momentum . Obviously, there is already plenty of sports betting going on. There are Super Bowl squares based on the last digits of the score (absolutely no football knowledge required) and the ubiquitous brackets for the recently completed NCAA basketball tournament, circulated in many offices (even former President Obama tried his luck). Somewhat more serious players join fantasy baseball or football leagues, which can be conducted on a season long or daily or weekly basis where each participant “drafts” a team, which result in cash prizes to the “owner” of the best assembled group of players. And, of course, there are illegal bookmakers in every community who accept bets based on point spreads or odds published online and in many newspapers. For years, sports leagues have stood firm against sports betting, arguing that wagering on sports undercuts the integrity of the game. Indeed, there is one classic example of precisely this happening – the 1919 World Series in which the Chicago “Black Sox” are believed to have thrown the series. There have been allegations, a few of them proven, of occasional point shaving in college basketball. Thus, until recently all of the four
major sports leagues have opposed sports betting, often prohibiting associations with casinos or the playing of the games in Las Vegas. However, the National Basketball Association announced a few years ago that it was open to sports betting, a position recently echoed by Major League Baseball. And the National Hockey League will have a franchise in Las Vegas starting next season. While the National Football League has long been at the head of the opposition to legalized gambling on sports, and officially remains opposed, there are signs that this position may be up for discussion. Advertisements for weekly fantasy leagues have been permitted on games, with frequent streaming on broadcasts of player statistics useful to fantasy players. A number of games are scheduled each year in London, where sports betting and bookie shops have been legal for decades. And, most tellingly, the owners just voted 31-1 to permit the transfer of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas. Make no mistake about it, legalized gambling has a downside. Gambling is not a particularly productive endeavor and a percentage of gamblers develop a serious addiction. The official endorsement of gambling by legalization may serve to encourage more people to try their luck, with a few predictably having bad outcomes. On the other hand, the door is already open to many forms gambling, including wagering at casinos and racetracks and in the state lottery; it seems anomalous that sports betting, widely engaged in illegally, is the only form singled out for prohibition. There is something to be said for taxing and regulating an activity that is already widespread. And there is an issue of personal freedom. Right now, there is a federal 1992 law barring new sports betting in states, a statute that could be reviewed this year by the Supreme Court. Barring an overturn by the courts, this is an area that Congress should certainly reconsider, and it may well be that a new approach is in order.
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EPOA seeks candidates for East Nominating Committee
The EPOA has announced that the East Nominating Committee is currently looking for members for the coming year. This fifteen member group, which meets a few times through the year, is responsible for interviewing and selecting candidates for both Village and School Board Trustees from the East. This is a critical committee and one that plays a key selection role for two important Village positions. To be considered, you must currently be a resident of the Eastern section of the Village.
Members elected to this committee will serve on a rotating term basis, meaning that within each year only five members will be replaced. For this year (2017), members will be selected and assigned a term of three years. Anyone interested in participating on the East Nominating Committee should go to www.gcepoa.org and submit their name, address, email address, and phone number by clicking the “East Nominating Committee” tab and completing the sign up form. The deadline for submission is April 9th.
Eastern Property Owners’ Association Annual Scholarship
It is with pleasure that the Eastern Property Owners’ Association of Garden City announces that it will once again award a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating high school senior who resides in the Eastern section of the village. The candidates, or their family, must be dues paying members of the EPOA. They must be currently attending public or private high school and be attend-
ing college full time in the fall. The focus of this scholarship is community service. Candidates must be involved in some form of community service and must submit an application on the EPOA website at www.gcepoa.org. All interested seniors are encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is Monday, April 10, 2017.
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THE OFFICE CAT DWI Domestic: On March 29th Garden City Police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a Garden City residence and stopped a vehicle related to the investigation on Nassau Boulevard. The operator of the vehicle was subsequently arrested and charged with DWI, and criminal contempt for violating a court order to stay away from the residence. Scofflaws beware: On March 30th Garden City Police Officers impounded a vehicle in Parking Field 6E. The vehicle was declared a scofflaw by the Garden City Court due to unpaid tickets. Deportation warrant: On March 31st, while conducting a traffic investigation on Magnolia Street, Garden City Police arrested a 30 year old Uniondale man for having an outstanding Federal Deportation Warrant. Adelphi arson: On March 31st the Garden City Police and Fire Departments investigated a small suspicious fire inside an Adelphi University classroom. The incident has been classified as an arson. Counterfeit currency: On April 1st Garden City Detectives arrested a male 28 from Freeport for allegedly purchasing merchandise valued at $390 with counterfeit currency at Lord and Taylor. He was charged with
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possession of a forged instrument and larceny. The detectives also arrested the store cashier, a 23 year old Hempstead man for allegedly knowingly accepting the counterfeit currency and completing the transaction. He was charged with falsifying business records and larceny. Fake checks: On April 1st a Garden City business reported that multiple false checks in the company’s name totaling $4,300 were cashed without authorization. Gas odor: On April 1st Garden City Police assisted the Garden City Fire Department on Tullamore Avenue for a report of a natural gas odor. DWI arrest: On April 2nd, upon investigation of a two-vehicle property damage accident at the intersection of Clinton Road and Stewart Avenue, Officers arrested one of the drivers, a 56 year old Franklin Square man for alleged DWI. Another DWI: Also on April
2nd, upon investigation of a two-vehicle property damage accident on South Avenue at the entrance of Adelphi University, Officers arrested one of the drivers, a 20 year old Long Beach man for alleged DWI. Transformer fire: On April 3rd, the Garden City Police and Fire Departments responded to reports of power outages and traffic light malfunctions due to a transformer fire on Rockaway Avenue. Forged checks: On April 3rd a resident reported that multiple forged checks in his name were cashed,
resulting in a loss exceeding $15,000. Hit and run: On April 4th Garden City Police investigated a property damage auto accident at Adelphi University where one of the vehicles left the scene without stopping. Gate failures: On April 4th Garden City Police responded to railroad gate malfunctions at the Hilton Avenue, New Hyde Park Road and Nassau Boulevard crossings. The malfunctions appeared to be related to system-wide train delays. Vehicle damaged: On April 4th Garden City Police investigated a report of an unknown vehicle striking and damaging an unoccupied vehicle parked in an Old Country Road parking field.
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Garden City Board adopts tax cap compliant budget SUBMITTED BY THE GARDEN CITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Garden City Board of Trustees adopted a $59 million general fund operating budget for 2017-18 following an April 3, 2017 public hearing. Careful review of proposed department spending plans led to several revisions during March budget work sessions. The result is a spending plan that includes a tax levy revenue increase capped at 1.15 percent. Overall, the proposed budget represents a 2.12 percent increase over last year, mostly due to an $800,000 increase in the cash contribution to fund capital projects. Further, the amount of current year surplus carried forward and applied to 2017-18 has increased from the prior year to fund operating expenses as well as capital projects. Estimated non-property tax revenues increased 1.8 percent to $7.8 million, according to Village Treasurer Irene Woo. “The forecasting process is important to the budgeting
process because this allows us to determine what, if any, surplus that is considered operational savings may be available to carry forward into the future year’s budget,” Ms. Woo said. Reducing operating costs and/or increasing productivity by investing in new technologies, capital investments, subcontracting opportunities, reduction in workforce through attrition and reorganization/redistributing work are all continued goals executive staff members seek to achieve year-round. Referring to the New York State tax cap, Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi said, “We never know where the tax cap is going to end up. These goals are part of our mindset the entire year. We’re always looking for ways to proactively address this reality.” For example, the LED lighting project has an anticipated reduction of $147,000 in operating costs annually. The new water meters have captured resident water usage more accurately. The Village
has successfully subcontracted 90 acres of open space in the Parks Department as well. A reduction in the Village workforce has led to further savings. This is evident in the Parks Department where workforce reduction through retirements and natural attritions have occurred in three of the last four years, according to Mr. Suozzi. Department heads are also encouraged to seek out grant opportunities whenever possible to supplement, replace or reimburse existing capital funding sources. This is evident in the Police Department, which was recently awarded a $10,000 Nassau County Traffic Safety Board Stop D.W.I. grant for a campaign to reduce impaired driving and the injuries and fatalities caused by motor vehicle crashes. Expenses are increasing by 2.12 percent, mostly due to spikes in funding for capital projects ($816,000) and health insurance costs ($700,000). The major change in the 2017-18 General Fund proposed capital projects from the prior year’s
capital plan is mainly due to an increase in the Equipment category regarding the proposed purchase of a fire vehicle. These expense increases, however, are being offset by a decrease in expected judgments and claims ($400,000). On the revenue side, a reduction in special assessments ($240,000) is offset by increases in state fines and fees as well as other fees. Overall, revenues are increasing slightly year over year. Major sources of revenue again come from State aid, Building Department fees and Recreation programs, fees and rentals. Further, all three Enterprise Funds - Pool, Tennis and Water - are forecasting to break even, with all three proposed budgets covering expenses, Ms. Woo noted. Trustee Robert Bolebruch, who served as Finance Commissioner, praised the work of Ms. Woo and her colleague, Village Auditor Courtney Rosenblatt in the Finance Department, as well as Trustees John Delany and Theresa Trouvé, the contri-
butions of the Citizens Budget Review Advisory Committee and former Trustee Richard Silver, whom he said “definitely left his mark on the Department.” “I believe that this budget represents the evolution that our Finance Department has undertaken over the last four years. We have seen our Finance Department streamline their procedures, increase fiscal accountability and develop a program with our independent auditors to assist our Village Department heads with their budgets,” he said. “The net effect of these changes will be positively felt in our Village for years to come.”
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Christ Episcopal Church Good Friday Walk
On Good Friday, April 14, parishioners of Christ Episcopal Church will participate in a walk to raise awareness of the hungry and the homeless on Long Island to benefit The INN. The walkers will meet at Christ Church, on the corner of Jefferson Street and Chester Avenue, at 9 a.m.. They will walk through the communities of Stewart Manor, Floral Park, New Hyde Park and Garden City for approximately two hours ending back at Christ Church. The Good Friday Walk has been an outreach ministry of the church for decades. Some parishioners and friends walk while other parishioners, friends, family members and colleagues support their efforts by pledging donations. All money raised is given to
the Interfaith Nutrition Network (The INN) in Hempstead for its work with those who are hungry and homeless. All are welcome to attend this very worthwhile Lenten devotion. If you wish to make a donation to support he walkers checks can be made payable to Christ Episcopal Church with a notation “Good Friday Walk” and mailed to the church at 33 Jefferson Street, Garden City, NY 11530. All donations will be forwarded to The Inn. If you have any questions, please call Pat Martin, Parish Administrator, at 516-775-2626. Christ Episcopal Church is also the home of Garden Manor Nursery School, which offers preschool programs for 2, 3 and 4 year olds and is currently enrolling for the 2017-18 school year.
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Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr are the subject of a fascinating course entitled “Beatlemania!” Take a “Magical Mystery History Tour” with historian and life-long Beatles fan John Ellis Kordes. Garden City Public Schools Continuing Education is offering a four week course entitled “Beatlemania!” Kordes will explore the origins of the group in Liverpool, England, and how they struggled in the early years before exploding onto the world scene in 1964. Learn the stories behind their early albums and how four young men who could neither read nor write music changed the culture, fashions and the entire music industry while becoming the most successful musical group in history.
The course will discuss the touring years ending with their last concert in August 1966. These are the Beatlemania years. A multi-media presentation will include rare concert footage and interviews using the Beatles own words. Many colleges and universities have been offering similar courses as a half century later the Beatles remain a major musical and cultural influence around the world. The course will be taught on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. beginning on May 2nd at the Garden City High School. For more information and fees, call Continuing Education at 478-1070
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Garbage, Water Usage and Other Quality of Life Issues Garbage in Rear of House, Trash at the Curb
Except for a few places along major thoroughfares, garbage is not to be left at the curb but will be picked up in the rear of the house by our Sanitation Crews. The Village has received numerous complaints over the past several months concerning garbage being left at the curb days before its scheduled pickup. Before a summons is issued, a warning letter will be mailed to you. Police will enforce this Village Code and issue summonses, if necessary. Further, curbside placement of rubbish/trash is not permitted prior to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. For further information on garbage collection schedules, visit the Sanitation and Recycling page on the Village’s website, www.gardencityny.net.
Picking Up After Your Dog
Village Code mandates that you remove dog waste from public streets and public areas. This regulation included in the Village Code is important in helping the community maintain the quality of life for everyone. Owners are also responsible for keeping dogs on leash or on their property. Further, walking dogs in parks and ball fields is prohibited.
New Meters and Your Water Usage
During late last summer and fall, we replaced almost all of the water meters at private residences. In many instances, the old meters were decades old, barely working and were clearly deficient in recording water usage. As spring and summer approach, residents are reminded that lawn sprinkling is permitted from April 16 to November 30 during the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Properties with odd numbered addresses are permitted to use their sprinklers on odd numbered days and even numbered or those with no address on even numbered days. Please note that the new water meters will more accurately capture your water usage, which may lead to an increase in your water bill. The new meters are not wrong; they have been thoroughly tested.
Keep Your Sidewalks Clear- Remove and Cut Back Hedges
As Village Code states, property owners must maintain in good and safe repair, care for and keep clean and free from filth, dirt, weeds or other accumulations, obstructions or encumbrances any sidewalks, paths or public thoroughfares set apart for pedestrians in front of or abutting upon their property. This includes any parked vehicles blocking sidewalks and hanging off driveway aprons. Further, residents must remove all obstructions such as hedges and shrubs that are blocking sidewalks.
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This is Garden City’s first high school and this photo was taken just after its completion in 1925. Note the lack of landscaping and the classic architecture which was common in the 1920’s. The cupola on top was inspired by the one on the third Garden City Hotel which was across the street at the time. This building would be expanded many times over the decades and when Garden City’s current high school opened in 1955 this building became the Garden City Junior High School and today it is the Garden City Middle School. This photo shows the original flag pole which was the mast from a ship called the “Shamrock IV”. Note the cables holding it in place. It blew down during a hurricane in the 1950’s and was replaced by the current flagpole. However, the name of the high school yearbook to this day remains “Mast” because of the flagpole in this photo.
Women’s networking events at the Cathedral Mercer School Dean Michael Sniffen and the Cathedral of the Incarnation hosted Ellevate Women’s Network screening of “She Started It” at the Mercer School on March 29th in honor of Women’s History Month. This documentary film follows two young entrepreneurial women trying to fund their start ups in male dominated Silicon Valley. The event discussion after the viewing highlighted two GC Village women who had extensive personal history with Silicon Valley, and/or start ups. Susan MacDonald, co-president of Ellevate Long Island, commented “The Mercer School was the perfect location
for this screening, as The Cathedral Campus provides a wonderful environment for frank discussion around important social issues.” She also noted that to continue the discussion of women’s issues, she and Lisa Arning are grateful to be hosting The Yale Women’s Campaign School’s Patricia Russo and Nassau Legislator, Laura Schaefer at Mercer School on June 29th. Registration will open in mid April at the Ellevate website: www. ellevatenetwork.com/chapters/20-uslong-island, for more information call Susan at 516.643-5286 or Lisa Arning at 516.695.0509.
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Historical Society takes major steps to restore museum Restoring a 145-year old historic building is not an easy task. Yet, The Garden City Historical Society, an all-volunteer organization not receiving any financial assistance from the Town or Village, has taken on the enormous task of restoring and preserving the exterior of its Museum building. In anticipation of the visible start of this considerable and meaningful restoration project, The Garden City Historical Society will hold a capital campaign fundraising event on Thursday, May 11, at the Garden City Country Club, 6-9 p.m. This year, the Society takes pride in acknowledging the clear and continued support of three true friends of preservation and the Historical Society: Former Village Mayor Nick Episcopia, Old World Quality Corporation owner Vinny Muldoon, and Society Past President Brian Pinnola. The Historical Society encourages the community to share its pride in our past and support this restoration effort by becoming sponsors and attending the May 11 cocktail reception and supper, and at the same time, recognize the contributions of this year’s honorees. With the help of local contractor Vinny Muldoon, the Society hosted a private fundraising event at the Museum in December, and through the gracious support of a couple dozen individuals and families, the Society was able to boost its capital campaign funds significantly. Heartened by this result, the Society met with the principal of Page Ayes Cowley Architectural Firm, LLC, of Manhattan, and ultimately, in December, took the first step toward developing a Preliminary Summary Master Plan by engaging Page Cowley’s services. The firm will provide a Building Report, which will greatly advance the start of work. “Your group is so worthwhile, particularly in promoting historic preservation in a period of urban growth and change,” wrote Ms. Cowley in her introductory letter to the Historical Society.
The GC Historical Society’s capital campaign preservation project’s Scope of Work includes roof and Widow’s Walk repairs; windows and doors; exterior work (strip existing paint, prep and restore wood trim; repair soffits; and repaint entire structure in period color); electrical; and to some extent, improvements to the driveway & parking area. These photos show some of the current deterioration of the building.
“What better way to demonstrate this than by leading the way by using your building as an educational tool to show how even small projects can make a significant impact.” The Cowley architectural firm will review previous building documentation and its relocation/reconstruction at its present site, as well as conduct a physical survey and assessment of the building. In compiling a Master Plan and Priority of Repairs Report, they will identify repairs that require expertise of specialists or structural and mechanical/electrical/plumbing consultants, and they will serve as “prime consultant” and client point-of-contact with contractors. The firm’s practice is that they remain with the client until the project is completed, so as to advise on materials to be used and assure the client that the work in progressing to standard. The Society is proud to announce that it has a commitment from Vinny Muldoon to work with the Society and Cowley architects to begin the restoration project as early as this Spring. Barring priority projects that will be immediately addressed, work will begin on the roof and continue to the ground level. The Society’s capital projects track record includes the restoration and preservation of the Museum’s interior. In 2002, with the assistance of Senator Kemp Hannon, the Society received a $260,000 grant from the Empire State Development Corporation that helped the Society complete the restoration of the main floor of the 1872 structure, and ultimately open its doors in 2005 as The Garden City Historical Society Museum. Ten years later, in the fall of 2012, the Society’s board of trustees, under the leadership of then-President Albert Intreglia, took the spirited step to begin its current capital campaign to restore and preserve the exterior of the Museum building.
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Village Justice Allen S. Mathers (center) with members of the Garden City Board of Trustees (from left) Robert A. Bolebruch, John M. Delany, Theresa A. Trouvé, Stephen S. Makrinos, John A. DeMaro, Mark A. Hyer, Louis M. Minuto and Mayor Brian C. Daughney following swearing-in ceremonies at Village Hall Monday, April 3, 2017.
Garden City Mayor, Trustees begin new terms
After swearing in himself for another four-year term, Village Justice Allen S. Mathers administered the oath of office to newly elected Garden City Mayor Brian C. Daughney, re-elected Trustees John A. DeMaro and Stephen S. Makrinos and newly elected Trustees Louis M. Minuto and Mark A. Hyer during the annual organizational meeting Monday, April 3. Mayor Daughney had served as Trustee on behalf of the Estates Property Owners’ Association since May 2010. Most recently, he helped lead the efforts to renovate the Senior Center, the playing fields at Community Park and the pool facility. He has also advocated for changing and updating the Village’s financial and accounting systems and personnel, and controlling municipal employee costs. In his opening remarks, Mayor Daughney highlighted new procedures and practices that will be considered under his leadership, such as reorganizing Board members into teams versus liaisons to focus topically rather than departmentally. “The worst thing we can do is become complacent. We have to keep examining and assessing everything we do,” Mayor Daughney said. “Quite frankly, doing anything because it’s ‘always been done that way’ is not acceptable.” Trustee Minuto, who was nominated by the Central Property Owners’ Association
(CPOA) in January, replaces outgoing deputy mayor Richard V. Silver, who did not seek re-election. “As a lifelong resident of Garden City, Trustee Minuto said he looks forward to the “preservation of both the Village’s unique visual aesthetic and the fiscal responsibility that all residents expect from Village leadership.” Trustee Hyer replaces outgoing Mayor Nicholas P. Episcopia in the East. He is a 17-year resident of Garden City and 13-year active member of the Garden City Volunteer Fire Department. “I am ready and willing to undertake the extensive responsibility and time commitment necessary to serve as a Village Trustee,” he said. Trustee Makrinos begins his second, two-year term representing the West while Trustee DeMaro is serving the remaining year of Mayor Daughney’s unexpired term. He was first elected to the Board in 2011. The new Board will hold its next meeting on Thursday, April 20. Among the topics to be discussed is a review of projects and priorities and targeted action deadlines. “We are a Board, and we intend on working together to identify and solve, when we can, issues and problems. We may not all agree all the time but our goals are the same,” Mayor Daughney said. “The Mayor seat is an honor but we work together as a Board. There is no ‘I’ in Board of Trustees.”
Village Justice Allen S. Mathers administers the oath of office to newly elected Garden City Mayor Brian C. Daughney during the annual organizational meeting Monday, April 3, 2017.
Village Justice Allen S. Mathers administers the oath of office to (from left) newly elected Trustee Mark A. Hyer, re-elected Trustees John A. DeMaro and Stephen S. Makrinos and newly elected Trustee Louis M. Minuto during the annual organizational meeting Monday, April 3,.
All photos by Carisa Giardino
Supreme Court Justice Stephen S. Bucaria administers the oath of office to Village Justice Allen S. Mathers as his wife, Mary, looks on during the annual organizational meeting Monday, April 3, 2017.
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From page 2 of Technology.” “The district’s mission and promise to our community and our students lives on, as do our multi-year goals. We want to reassure the community that our plan for succession is already in place and underway. Dr. Feirsen will remain Superintendent until July 31st, at which time an Interim Superintendent will be appointed to guide the district until a permanent replacement is hired. We need to find the right person for Garden City, a leader who will continue our legacy of educational excellence and opportunity for all students. The Board plans to engage a specialized firm with
relevant experience to assist us with the search process for a new superintendent. We want this to be a thoughtful, deliberate process, not rushed, and one that includes opportunity for input from the various stakeholder groups in the community. During the transition period, the Board will keep residents informed as the process unfolds. A new page has been created on the district website under the Board of Education tab for this purpose.” “From the Board of Education, and everyone in our schools and the Garden City community, congratulations, Dr. Feirsen, and thank you for your visionary leadership and tireless dedication to our students and our public schools.”
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Holy Week Schedule of Services
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH 130 Fifth Street, Garden City, New York 11530
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HOLY WEEK LITURGIES PALM SUNDAY – April 9, 2017
Blessing of Palms at all Masses Masses: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday, in the church: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 11:45 a.m., 1:00 & 5:30 p.m. In the auditorium: 10:00 a.m.
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HOLY THURSDAY – April 13, 2017
Morning Prayer: 9:00 a.m. Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper and Procession: 8:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration until Midnight.
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Morning Prayer: 9:00 a.m. Confessions following Morning Prayer until 11:00 a.m. Outdoor Stations of the Cross: 12 noon Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion with Adoration of the Cross and Holy Communion: 3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross: 8:00 p.m.
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Garden City Jewish Center Project for Passover
The students of the Garden City Jewish Center’s Religious school are lucky to have Ms. Margie Edelman, local teacher and artist, as their Art and Culture teacher. Through the last half dozen years, she has consistently come up with exciting and creative art experiences through which the children not only learn about their Jewish history, but they develop a real appreciation for art, and the skills to use materials and tools. Several weeks prior to the holiday of Passover, Ms. Edelman traced multiple children in poses to reenact the Hebrews’ crossing through the Red Sea during the Exodus story. The students tried to put motion into their poses, as if waiting for the sea to crash down at any moment! The next Art class had the children using many colors of paint to fill in every spot that had been isolated, and to use care and judgement to keep the work “moving”. Finally, the mural was mounted on a blue background, and served as a backdrop for the annual Model Seder. At the Seder, students followed the
prescribed order, eating parsley dipped in salt water, hot horseradish, sweet apples and nuts, and matzo, (the flat bread that symbolizes the rush to escape from Pharaoh). Everyone was now ready to recite the Four Questions, drink the grape juice, eat the macaroons and hunt for the afikomen (the hidden matzo) at their own Seders over the holiday break. The Principal of the GCJC, Ms. Carolyn Hoera, believes that art experiences, hands-on events and family parties (like Purim, Chanukah, Simchat Torah and the High Holidays) are very memorable, and make children want to learn more about their religion. In this world of rushing around, stress and sometimes outright pressure, people need a place to calm down, reflect and belong. The Garden City Jewish Center is just such a place. Students attending the Garden City Jewish Center’s Reform Religious School often come from dual faith backgrounds and from many of the towns and communities surrounding Garden City. For more information, go to http:// www.gardencityjewishcenter.org/ or email info@gardencityjewishcenter.org.
Students reenacted their poses
A few more poses from the little guys
Rabbi Stephan Goodman led the Model Seder
Students putting drops of grape juice on their plates during the Story of the Plagues
Student shows off his pose
Students were briefed by Ms. Edelman to paint in the lines!
Children hard at work
Mural is almost finished
From page 1 The superintendent receives a salary of $267,903 as well as health, life and dental insurance and $450 a month for automotive expenses. The timing of the announcement comes just over five weeks before the community’s annual vote on the school budget, one school board seat, and a vote on the use of capital reserve funds for infrastructure projects. Feirsen, as is tradition, has been delivering detailed presentations on the school budget for 2017-2018 and ‘the state of state aid’ to Garden City since February. However Michelle Kaiserman, president of the Garden City PTA, said that the news from Dr. Feirsen this week did not come as a shock. Kaiserman sent in the following comment for The Garden City News on Wednesday, April 5: “We would like to thank Dr. Feirsen for his dedication and service to our schools and community. We valued our collaborative working relationship and wish him all the best in his new position.” The Board of Education issued a statement (see page 2) on Dr. Fiersen’s decision, but phone calls on April 5 to Board President Angela Heineman, Board Vice President Tom Pinou and Board Trustee William Holub were not returned as of the News’ publication deadline for April 7.
In the official letter issued by Dr. Feirsen to parents on Wednesday April 5, Dr. Feirsen praised the school district and said “no educator could ask for a better place to work.” “I will greatly miss the relationships that I have developed over the years. I know that my experience in Garden City will continue to inspire me as I begin the next phase of my professional journey as a member of the faculty and Director of the Program for School Leadership and Technology at NYIT. In Garden City, the Board will immediately conduct a search for an interim district leader, to be followed by a full search for a permanent superintendent,” Feirsen wrote. Among the many achievements Dr. Feirsen is most proud of, Garden City topped all Long Island districts in an annual ranking by U.S. News and World Report released Tuesday May 12, 2015. Garden City High School was named the top-ranked public school on Long Island, number 12 in New York State and number 90 nationwide. In2015 Feirsen explained that the U.S. News and World Report ranking is based on performances on state tests, college readiness, and students taking AP exams and scoring above a three. For the first time Garden City topped Jericho by a slight margin, as oddly enough Jericho came in a spot behind Garden City at number 13 in New York and number 91 nationally.
“If you’ve come to school board meetings over the last few years we always present great achievements and accolades that the students and faculty have earned. But there’s always a gentleman in the audience who every so often, says ‘that’s nice, this is all good, but look at Jericho. Why can’t you beat Jericho?’ Well, we have been tied with Jericho, second to Jericho and third to Jericho. We finally beat Jericho,” Feirsen said in 2015. He also joked that before the POA meeting he “went to Jericho and put up little signs about the rankings.” Another example of leadership would be the ongoing study of High School Starting Time. Citing the American Academy of Pediatrics and research on adolescents, Dr. Feirsen has updated the community on the start time study throughout the last two academic years. A March 10, 2017 release from the school district indicated further progress and an upcoming discussion in May: As word of Feirsen leaving spread in Garden City and beyond, some members of the community criticized the leadership Dr. Feirsen provided. Michael Santopietro is a Stratford School parent, and along with many others he has followed events involving teachers at the school and their departure from the district recently. The district faced questions and inquiries from parents ongoing since last spring, turning more intense in December as
third grade teacher Jill-Lynnette Lynch Piazza was rushed to the hospital. Piazza offered her resignation to the district in January. Concerned parents including Santopietro just meet with Dr. Feirsen at the Administration Building on Friday, March 31. They pressed him for accountability over the situation at Stratford, asking for a private investigation. After that meeting and what parents heard from the district a letter was prepared to send to the Garden City PTA and class parents. Santopietro learned of Feirsen’s resignation immediately on April 4, receiving a call from another parent, and a thought of “abandoning ship” sank in. Some lingering disappointment in the district comes from several angles. To date, an online petition to bring former Coach Rich Smith back as manager of Garden City High’s baseball team in 2017 received a total of 14,120 signatures, even though the baseball year started without him and he will be dealing with the district in federal court instead of the dugout. Garden City resident and attorney Robert Sullivan, who is representing Smith in his federal age discrimination employment lawsuit, says he received at least 10 emails just at the time of the April 4 school board work session. His first reaction drew from comments he heard Dr. Feirsen made on July 6, See page 28
New mayor takes seat on GC Board of Trustees
From page 1 will make all of us more productive,” Daughney said at the April 3 meeting. One big change from his predecessor, Mayor Nicholas Episcopia, will be evident starting Friday, April 7 and in the village’s official local newspaper each week; Daughney announced that he will not write or compile a Mayor’s Column in The Garden City News because “it’s not his style.” After setting the first priorities, business of a new municipal calendar year took shape with appointments of the trustees to different village positions. The new Deputy Mayors of Garden City are Trustee Theresa Trouvé, a village resident for the past 47 years, and Trustee John DeMaro, the latter of whom is Mayor Daughney’s fellow Estates’ POA representative. The new Village Board appointee to the Board of Police Commissioners is Deputy Mayor Theresa Trouvé, as she takes over the position Stephen Makrinos held in 2016. She will serve on that board with GCPD Commissioner Kenneth Jackson and Village Administrator Ralph V. Suozzi. The 2017 Village Board Fire Commissioner is Trustee Robert Bolebruch, who replaces John DeMaro in that position. Trustee John Delany
takes the role Mayor Daughney occupied in 2016 as chair of the village’s Environmental Advisory Board (EAB). Soon after being confirmed, Delany was able to meet fellow EAB members Leo Stimmler and former Village Trustee Laurence Quinn at the April 3 meeting and reception. The village’s Traffic Commission will be chaired by new Village Trustee Mark Hyer, who served as EPOA liaison to the Commission in 2016 as Deputy Mayor Richard Silver was the chairman. Trustee Bolebruch and Deputy Mayors DeMaro and Trouvé are the other trustees on the Commission, serving with designees from the Department of Public Works and GCPD, which has usually been Commissioner Jackson’s seat for recommendations. The Commission is scheduled to continue bimonthly meetings, and the next one is set for Thursday, April 20 at 7pm in Village Hall. Garden City’s Finance and Audit Committee will be chaired by Trustee Stephen Makrinos, serving with Trustees Hyer and Delany. The village’s Committee to fill Vacancies on Boards and Commissions will be chaired by Mayor Daughney and Trustee Louis Minuto. Meanwhile Mayor Daughney will serve on the village’s legal commit-
tee with Trustees Delany and DeMaro. The Board’s Public Information Committee will consist of Trustee Minuto, Trustee Bolebruch and eventually a third person will be appointed. Honorable Allen S. Mathers, Village Justice for the Incorporated Village of Garden City, took his own oath of office a minute before administering the mayoral oath to Brian Daughney. Daughney gave Mathers a grand introduction as former POA director and POA president, Recreation Commissioner a village trustee and village justice for a long time. Mathers was the mayor the Garden City from 1993 to 1995, and he was presented the Community Achievement Award by the Garden City Chamber of Commerce in 2010 at the Pineapple Ball. Before Daughney was sworn in Mathers reflected on years past with gratitude for the Garden City village government and joked that he remembers Daughney from “when he was a newbie” with the Estates POA. Mathers soon swore in two new village trustees, Hyer and Louis Minuto, and the two re-elected trustees for 2017, Stephen Makrinos and John DeMaro. Justice Mathers, Valerie Rothschild and former Deputy Mayor Richard Silver will serve on Garden City’s Board of Ethics. ”Dick has offered to
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serve on that and he will serve as our chair,” Mayor Daughney announced on Monday night. Former village Mayor Robert Joseph Rothschild stayed at the reception until halftime of the NCAA Championship Game as he told the News Daughney’s opportunity was well deserved, and the April 3 meeting was a well-run event. He stood with Daughney and recollected the two-year period from 2009 through 2011 when they served together on the Village Board of Trustees. A year and a half after the formation of the Zoning Change Review Committee ahead of the Residence Inn by Marriott for Ring Road proposal, the Village of Garden City has now adopted a Zoning Change Planning Committee to be led by Deputy Mayor John DeMaro and Trustee Minuto. They will join Architectural Design Review Board Chair Hugh S. Lacy and Robert Cunningham, the chair of the village’s Zoning Board of Appeals for many years, as well as Superintendent of Building Ausberto Huertas on the Committee. Also Mayor Daughney announced that Lacy will be re-appointed chairman of the ADRB with Donald Hickey to serve as vice chair. See page 29
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From page 27 2016 when explaining the reason Coach Smith would not be coming back for 2017. “I wonder what he (Feirsen) would do and how he would feel if somebody said he was leaving for extreme and unusual circumstances which must be kept confidential. That is what he did to Rich Smith,” Sullivan said. The federal lawsuit specifically names Dr. Feirsen and Garden City Athletic Director Dawn Cerrone as persons responsible for age discrimination against Smith. The online petition states that under Dr. Feirsen “the school administration is now being pressured to listen to whoever is willing to give their opinion
and so far it has overwhelmingly been people with negative things to say. This put the (baseball) coaching staff and especially Coach Smith in a situation can only be described as a nightmare.” Sullivan clarifies that even if Feirsen leaves Garden City Schools on July 31 the litigation can take two years, possibly more, so he isn’t removed from the legal battle. Sullivan said the school district’s insurance company lawyers would represent all three (Feirsen, Cerrone and the Garden City Board Union Free School District). He may be called for a deposition in the Smith case. “At the time all his actions were done it was while in the capacity of his school district appointment. He should get representation, that’s not an issue,” Sullivan said.
This week one of the teachers in Garden City Public Schools informed several alumni and ex-players of Dr. Feirsen’s announcement to retire after they received a mass email the district sent to all its faculty. The Garden City News contacted former players that have advocated for Rich Smith in front of the school board at meetings since last July, and several have moved back to the village and are taxpaying citizens looking towards their children’s in-district experience. Each former player the News spoke with on April 5 said they were happy Dr. Feirsen will be leaving and the timing is nothing of a coincidence. John Maloney, GCHS Class of 2000, spoke with the News on April 5 after learning about Dr. Feirsen’s retirement.
“It is pretty simple with two articles in the newspapers (New York Post and Newsday) and two weeks later his resignation. I assume the chain of events that have happened in the last six months have led to this, unless it’s all an ‘extreme coincidence’ but it’s the way they will deal with it. Dr. Feirsen has been seen in a very bad light over the last one year. Nobody really wins now that people are losing their jobs. He’s just walking away, getting out of Dodge, and who knows about the whole athletic department situation… It’s just hard to be happy and I get annoyed that he never made a public apology for the way Coach Smith was handled. What about how the school board will handle the parents’ inquiries?” Maloney said.
Millions budgeted for tank, but which design?
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capital costs, and its maintenance in every 15-year period would be a lot lower involve inspection and replacement of a few panels and perhaps some caulking, Todaro told the Village Board. His PowerPoint continued to refer to savings of $1.4 million with the glassfused to steel tank, however the trustees scrutinized the details and saw a difference of $1.373 million. The glass-fused to steel composite tank vendor from Statewide Aquastore who visited Garden City in February caused a stir by explaining the limited presence of those tanks in markets across the Northeast, with none built or planned for villages on Long Island, yet. On March 2 Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi explained that H2M would be coming again “to present in-detail and explore this option, also to apologize to the board for not discussing this option earlier because of disinterest due to aesthetics and unavailability of the product on Long Island before now.” At the March 16 meeting Dennis Kelleher, P.E., senior vice president of H2M Architects and Engineers, joined his colleague as Todaro presented solo at the February 21 meeting. Kelleher explained he was on vacation that week. Kelleher says that work session and the Board’s feedback that it was needing more research gave H2M an opportunity to cover more ground and address lingering questions four weeks later. He says the glass-fused to steel composite, while it does have a more industrial look, “has some very positive things.” H2M has completed designs for both choices of tanks with the Board weighing each. “We probably didn’t talk to the Board enough about the glass-fused to steel composite tank. The concept of it is relatively new and there has not been one built on Long Island. There have been small ones built across New York state,
and nationwide. The concept of glassfused tanks as ground storage tanks, put about 100 feet high on concrete, has been around since 1939; the composite for just 12 years nationwide. The maintenance problems those ground storage tanks have had is edge corrosion as they are bolted steel tanks, so panels bolted together have exposed stainless steel edges as the glass fusion can’t be placed on them. Kelleher told the Village Board. Just last year they came out with edge corrosion protection materials. These tanks wouldn’t fall apart but they could leak in different places, and another problem is they have sealer between panels. The most recent edging coating they have is glass-lined like the rest of tanks, but that only came out last September,” Kelleher explained. In June of 2016 the debate at the Village Board level revolved around renovating and repairing the existing tank, a riveted steel construction tank, versus purchasing one new as a long-term village asset. A December press release from the village contained Kelleher’s comments on the existing tank as structurally sound but with poor coating, as it was originally constructed in 1933 and rehabilitated in 1992. “The current tank creates a problem every time you try to rehabilitate it as it loses some metal. The tank now at over 80 years old can only be rehabilitated and sand-blasted one more time. The first time we’ve actually went out to bid for that was February 2011, but the prices had come in very high at over $2,8 million to rehab it, and the Board rejected all the bids leading us to look at all different options. The price of doing an overcoat rather than a complete sandblast had come in at $1.1 million, but that would have had only a five-year window so we didn’t consider it the best thing to do,” Kelleher said on March 16. When the tank’s remaining useful
life was discussed in detail last June, Deputy Mayor Richard Silver reviewed Kelleher’s estimates to refurbish the existing tank on Old Country Road; between $3.2 and $3.6 million. He said the Board compared that to the median cost for replacing the tank; which Kelleher estimated between $8 and $8.8 million. As part of the 2017-2018 village budget the Water Fund does include a total of $8.7 million as a Capital Project for the water tank, the major part of the total for Capital Projects line item projected at $11.367 in the coming budget year. “The board (in 2016) decided on going for a new tank, and the first thing was an engineering report evaluating what type of elevated tanks would be best for the site. The glass-lined steel composite tank was looked at with the report but at the time Garden City DPW did not like the look and aesthetics of the tank, so it was not recommended. We had made a recommendation to go with a single-pedestal tank and the designs were forwarded to the Board. Then two and a half months ago the mayor told me he talked with the Village of Farmingdale as they were looking to replace their tank. They were looking into the glass-lined composite tank, and their prices were significantly lower than prices we were talking about,” Kelleher explained. H2M has reached out to the 20 municipalities in New York with glass-fused to steel composite tanks, with one in Kingston, NY, but it had a tank only one-tenth the size of Garden City’s, which holds one million gallons. “They had nothing but praise for the construction process and they’re very happy with it. Most of the New York tanks are under half-a-million gallons though, so it would be the largest in the state if done here. But the firm (manufacturer) we spoke with built a million-gallon glass composite tank in
Rhode Island a few years ago, and that municipality is very happy with the tank,” Kelleher reports. Mayor Nicholas Episcopia added that other examples of larger glass composite tanks are found in the Midwest. Kelleher told the Board the primary manufacturer of glass-fused to steel tanks was CST Industries (Columbia Steel Tank) based in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm has 800 employees and 16 manufacturing locations worldwide. Deputy Mayor Richard Silver asked about size related to the wear and tear each glass-fused to steel tank can endure. Kelleher told him H2M “wants to be comfortable” with the builder being able to handle a design that would be the largest glass-fused to steel tank on Long Island. But the biggest conundrum appears to be carried from the February 21 meeting. According to Kelleher, Aquastore’s representative making claims that the glass-fused to steel composite tank would last for 100 years is not accurate. He told the board that Statewide Aquastore’s competition reports the design having a 30-year useful life, and part of H2M’s concerns on glass-fused to steel composites was the market of competition and finding competent firms to bid on the project. Also with tank replacement in 30 or 40 years, after investigating it H2M found companies that would compete with Aquastore for the work, and even if Statewide Aquastore was the low bidder in 2017 the other companies will vie for bids. H2M completed a “life-cycle evaluation” of the two types of tank. The cost evaluation for a single pedestal-spheroid design of $7.5 million was weighed versus the worst-case scenario of 30 years life for a glass-fused to steel tank, and replacing the top part of it due to leaks. Top portions equate to one-third of the total for building new glass-fused See page 29
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Third Track Efforts Questioned
The Village Board’s LIRR Third Track Committee, formed in 2016, will now consist of Mayor Daughney, Superintendent of Public Works Joseph DiFrancisco, Trustee Stephen Makrinos and Trustee John Delany. Going forward that appears to be a priority Committee in advocacy for village residents. Deputy Mayor DeMaro listened to public comments but had a prepared statement at the conclusion of the meeting about village efforts on the Third Track issue. Following the large media presence at the anti-Third Track press conference on March 24 outside of the New Hyde Park Village Hall, WPOA President Maureen Traxler Dellacona made it a point to follow up at the April 3 Village Board meeting. She’s led many residents’ efforts including a letter from the WPOA to the MTA/LIRR, but Traxler Dellacona wanted to inquire if members of the Board’s Third Track Committee were participants in the March 24 event
“to be our representatives at the press conference.” Mayor Nicholas Episcopia, ten days from the end of his tenure at that time, was vocal about the event for many weeks and he addressed the crowd and met with several residents of the West who attended and people from neighboring villages just prior to the press conference. The efforts continue to be evident throughout Garden City and beyond with an online (Change. org) petition opposing the Third Track project, signed by over 583 people as of April 4. “I am really concerned because I think it’s imperative we get answers to all our due diligence; the Vertex report and the statements prepared by Beveridge & Diamond on the project’s DEIS (Draft Environmental Impact Statement),” she said. Another issue she brought up during public comment was the information channel for the Board’s Third Track Committee to stay in touch with POA presidents like herself more often, if the Third Track Committee were to continue as a planning function in the
village. Traxler Dellacona says it has been months since the Third Track Committee provided much information to her. Traxler Dellacona heard Deputy Mayor DeMaro explain that the designated Committee members were not at the March 24 event, however the Board had decided to approach Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Third Track plan with a “two-pronged approach” according to Deputy Mayor DeMaro. “The first prong relates to the review and analysis of the plan (DEIS). As you know the Board of Trustees agreed to hire Beveridge & Diamond to comment on and ask questions about the DEIS. We joined with Floral Park and New Hyde Park in this regard. We also hired an engineering expert in Vertex to assist. Those two entities produced a well-drafted submission and members of the Third Track Committee assisted with its preparation. At this point the MTA/LIRR must make a decision. According to our counsel the MTA/ LIRR can either first issue another DEIS and address the issues and concerns
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that were raised, in whole or in part, and ask for more comments. Or they can issue a final report and in the final report address in whole or in part the issues and concerns raised during the comment period. The Board will thoroughly review any statement that is issued,” DeMaro said. He then told Traxler Dellacona and the large audience the second part of protocol the Third Track Committee has is to keep an open dialogue with the LIRR, and the Committee is actively involved in that effort. “Among other things the Committee has met on several occasions with representatives from the MTA and Governor Cuomo’s office. We believe that this dialogue will be helpful if the project is eventually funded and it moves forward. Our goal throughout the process is to minimize the potential negative impacts of this project, should it occur, on the residents of Garden City. As always the Board of Trustees will keep you fully informed,” DeMaro said. With that the April 3 meeting was adjourned.
Millions budgeted for tank, but which design? From page 28 to steel tanks. Kelleher says it does not have to be done once in 30 years but that will ultimately keep the cost lower than the single pedestal tank. Kelleher stacked up pros and cons of each at the March meeting. “Single pedestal is proven technology and has been around for 100 years. There are several national firms we know that will submit bids compared with vendors. They have more cost-effective construction and maintenance costs than glass-fused to steel composite tanks. Of course the single pedestal has to be repainted every 15 to 20 years at a very expensive price. The glass-fused to steel composite can be constructed in half the time it takes to replace the existing tank with a single pedestal. Disadvantages to single pedestal are the expenses to construct and maintain, disadvantages to glass-fused to steel composite are that it’s new technology. But we convinced ourselves that it is acceptable technology,” Kelleher said Kelleher says the West Hempstead Water District is looking to replace its one million-gallon tank and it is looking into glass-fused to steel composite design. The Village of Farmingdale, where the mayor started the conversation on the tank option, is also working with H2M on tank replacement. A ground storage glass-fused steel tank was bid for an eastern Suffolk town by H2M to Aquastore. “The people (towns) we have checked with so far seem to be pleased with what happened. Since this is a very
big job the vendors would be willing to produce financial statements and they would understand that the village would do litigation and lien searches and go through due diligence,” Mayor Episcopia said. Kelleher says Statewide Aquastore would bid the job and get the bonding, insurance and buy the product from CST. “The Aquastore staff from Syracuse would come down and do the foundation, construct and fabricate the tank. They are not a union shop and that bothers me a little because they haven’t worked on Long Island. I have had some other national firms come to Long Island and they think they’d be able to do the job. But the first thing when they put the hole in the ground is to lay the concrete foundation. They call the local concrete suppliers who are union, then they have to hire other guys,” Kelleher said. As the work session came to a close the Board of Trustees nudged H2M for a solid recommendation to take the investment down one path or another. Kelleher said it was worth continuing to review the fork in the road. “We (H2M) designs both tanks. Our recommendation is let’s go out and get contractors to bid this and we will get prices on both. Right now we are seeing everything from estimates. Sometimes our estimates are good and sometimes they’re bad, but it will keep everybody honest if the manufacturer and installer of Aquastore tanks thinks he has $1.5 million as a gap ($7.5 million versus $6.1 million) then I want him to know it may not be. If the prices come in as we
think they are, let’s proceed with the lesser cost glass-fused to steel composite tank,” Kelleher told the Board. At least one trustee was not thrilled to hear it. Trustee Bolebruch said everything H2M said “may last, may have to be replaced” was too fluid for a responsible Board of Trustees’ decision approaching a $10 million expense. The new technology of the glass-fused to steel composite didn’t seem like a sure bet based on the presentations, and Bolebruch could not stand for the representative from Statewide Aquastore being part of the February 21 work session and perceived preference. “We were told almost verbatim that they’re the only glass-fused tank builder on U.S. soil. That is not the case. The other thing that really irks me here is that United Industries sent these emails to the village, saying they are the only company to use TRS-TM titanium steel plates rather than the commonly utilized mild carbon steel….this means longer lifespan and TRS prevents the formation of fish-gill bubbles and other defects. Another point equally critical is the inclusion of washers over the bolt heads and under the nuts to prevent cracks of the glass when torqued. The last thing is UAG offers double the warranty of any competitor. With all those three bullet points I find it amazing that you are making a presentation to the Board but these people are not even on the list to consider for building it. We have no history of a glass fused to steel composite being built on Long Island nor the size we want built. When you are telling me to consider spending over
$6 million on a project and I have no reference, I find it difficult to conceive,” Bolebruch said. Kelleher says all glass-fused manufacturers “do things slightly different.” H2M tells the Board when they put the project specifications together the vendors/contractors will have to do things their own ways but the consultant would weigh whether or not it was the right way to do it. Kelleher references a million-gallon glass-fused tank built in Rhode Island, but Bolebruch asked him how many were built in the country and he did not have a ballpark figure. \Deputy Mayor Silver asked Kelleher if there would be any different recommendation without the price difference of over one million dollars. He told him if cost were off the table H2M would recommend the single pedestal. “But how can we not look at cost, and maintenance? I think the new technology to save costs in the long run is the way to go. The reason we are even talking about this is because of the huge price we have to repaint the existing tank,” Kelleher said, noting that in 20 years another $5 million may have to be spent on the exterior alone. But the costs were debated as H2M presented material with $1.6 million to $2.7 million to repaint and rehabilitate the tank in the next 15 years. Ultimately the Board continues its research with a budget allocation built-in. The water tank decision-making and its many variables will be continued at an upcoming meeting.
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Special Events for the month of April
Thursday, April 13 at 10 amIntroduction to Computers 4- Learn to organize your computer! This class provides an understanding of the Windows file management structure including drives, folders and files. Create folders, copy/move files, and delete folders and files. Prerequisites: Kindergarten and 1st Grade or a god knowledge of working your computer. Wednesday, April 19 at 1 pm – Medicare/Medicaid Informational Workshop – Presenters Thomas Efthimiou and Richard Jack will give you the information you need to make an informed decision our health needs. Monday, April 24 at 1 pm – Mna na h’Eireann - Kevin Westley is back to entertain you with stories and songs about the Women of Ireland. This multimedia showcase will relate to Irish women in history and the popular songs about them. Thursday, April 27 at 10 am - Cool Apps for the iPad and iPhone With thousands of apps out there, how can I find ones that are useful? How do I use the App Store? How do I search for free apps? Come to this class - discover apps you can’t live without. Bring your iPad or just come and listen. Prerequisites: Introduction to the iPad and iPhone or equivalent or you must be comfortable using your device. Thursday, April 27at 1 pm – How to Pick a Financial Advisor – sponsored by Meadowbrook Wealth Management. Register for any of the above programs by calling The Senior Center at 385-8006. To attend the “Chow Down” please call the Office of Recreation and Parks
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Exercise for Seniors
Recreation and Parks is offering the following exercise classes for seniors at The Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. For the next few months the classes will be free in order to for you to try each class, after which they will be offered at a nominal charge. Classes are open to all seniors ages 60 and older who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. Classes might be canceled due to a special event or trip so please check the bulletin board at The Senior Center for updates. MONDAYS Exercise with Felicia at 10 am Tai Chi with Connie at 1 pm Meditation with Connie at 2 pm TUESDAYS Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 11:15 am Chair Dancing with Felicia at 2:30 pm WEDNESDAY Exercise with Felicia at 9:45 am Chair Yoga with Connie at 11 am THURSDAY Exercise with Joy at 9 am (paid class, prior registration is needed) Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 11:15 am Yoga for all Levels with Allie at 12:15 pm FRIDAY Exercise with Felicia at 9:45 am Resistance Bands w/ Felicia at 10:45 am Meditation with Connie at noon Tai Chi with Connie at 1 pm
Registration for upcoming Senior trips - New trips added
The Recreation and Parks Department, with the advisement of the Senior Advisory Committee, is sponsoring the following trips for seniors
Garden City Retired Men’s Club
Schedule of Events
Monday, April 10 - Sandwiches Monday, April 17 - Regular Meeting Monday, April 24 - Pizza Bowling every Friday during season at Herrill Lanes. Contact Joe Leto at 248-9022. Poker players: check with John Marino at 248-1770. We welcome bridge, and especially non-bridge, players, in order to expand the variety of our activities. Some suggestions: poker, chess, backgammon, other card games, cribbage and billiards Also you may come for just con-
versation, camaraderie, and to make new friends. Lunch is served roughly twice a month.
About the GC Retired Men’s Club
All Garden City men, 55 years and older, are eligible for membership. Annual dues are a very “expensive” $10. Meetings are every Monday Noon to 4PM, and a less formal meeting at same time on Thursdays. The Club offers a large screen TV, card games (bridge, poker, cribbage), chess, backgammon, and billiards. In good weather we offer bocce, shuffleboard and horseshoe pitching.
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who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City during the upcoming months. Please remember to register early because all trips are first come, first served. No registrations will be taken before they are announced in the paper and payment must accompany any registration. Thursday, April 20 - A Night at the Opera to see “Aida” at the Metropolitan Opera House. We will travel by coach bus and dinner will be on your own. Seating is limited. The cost of this trip will be $75, checks only, made payable to Jo Falabella. Please note – this trip is now filled. Wednesday, April 26 - Westbury Manor for Lunch and “My Fair Lady”. We will travel on the Recreation bus for this trip. The bus will leave the parking lot by St. Paul’s Center at 11:15 am. The cost of this trip will be $40, checks only made payable to Plaza Theatrical Productions. To register, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Wednesday, May 3 – Tour of Grand Central Station, Lunch, and a Narrated Sight Seeing Cruise of lower Manhattan. We will travel by coach bus into the city and stop at the 100 year old Grand Central Station, where we will receive a guided tour. After our tour, we will have lunch at La Nonna in Little Italy and then head toward South Street Seaport where we will board the Zephyr to receive a narrated tour by boat of lower Manhattan. The cost of this trip will be $90, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel. To register, please visit the Recreation at 108 Rockaway Avenue. Wednesday, June 14 – Metropolitan Opera House to see the ballet “Swan Lake”. This is a matinee show. We will travel by coach bus and
lunch will be on your own. Seating is limited. The cost of this trip will be $85, checks only, made payable to Jo Falabella. Tuesday, June 20 – New York Botanical Garden featuring the Chihuly Garden Exhibit and lunch on Arthur Avenue. We will travel by coach bus to the Garden where you will have approximately three hours to see the artwork of world-renowned sculptor Dale Chihuly as well as the rose garden and more that venue has to offer. We will then visit Arthur Avenue and have lunch at Mario’s. The cost of this trip will be $85, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel. Tuesday, July 11 – “Summer on the Boardwalk”, Atlantic City. We will travel by coach bus to Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, where we will see a performance of the “Unexpected Surfer Boys” who will sing your favorite summer songs. We will also receive $25 in slot play. Gamble, enjoy the show and walk on the boardwalk to enjoy the day! The cost of this trip will be $50, checks only made payable to Rendezvous Travel and lunch will be on your own. To register for any of these trips, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Please note, once the fees are sent to the venues, they are not refundable so make your selections carefully. All trips are open senior residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City only. To register for any of these trips, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. Please note, once the fees are sent to the venues, they are not refundable so make your selections carefully. All trips are open senior residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City only.
Garden City Senior Bridge results There were seven tables playing on April 3rd. The results: North/ South 1/2--Gloria Mentzel & Pat Dolan 1/2--Marie Thomaidis & Dolores Graham
3--Joan Kiernan & Claire Burns East/ West 1--Dian Kendrick & Carrie Flapan 2--Nick Basile & John Dean 3--Barbara Burke & Terry Schoenig
Free seminar: Elderlaw 101
Russo Law Group, P.C. will be hosting a free seminar: “Elder Law 101” on April 19, from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm at Garden City Center, 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd. Learn about: • The Four “Must Have” Legal Documents
• Planning for Long-Term Care (Medicaid) • How You Can Protect Your Residence • How to Protect Your Life Savings Registration is required, as seating is limited. Please call 516-683-1717 or online at www.vjrussolaw.com
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and Senior Committee liaison Trustee Theresa Trouvé, at the February 21 meeting. At the time her sentiments were seconded by resident Margaret Rydzewski in favor of providing village transportation. Leto had another approach. He first thanked the new Mayor Brian Daughney and all of the trustees for their volunteer service, and then he explained the annual tax contributions of Garden City’s residents with a bird’s eye perspective as Leto, an avid golfer, drove his point home. “You (the Board) just approved our village budget of about $60 million and the school budget is going to come out around $110 million, and then we will have $170 million for the operation of the village. According to statistics 20 percent of Garden City is made up of seniors. That represents roughly $34 million of a tax contribution for seniors to pay for the operations of the village. Of that 20 percent there may be one percent house-bound seniors who have no transportation to use the wonderful facilities of Garden City. For two years I and others have asked for some kind of
public transportation to get the seniors out of their homes and allow them to use the facilities of this gorgeous village. I have not heard anything on the meeting agenda and nothing in the budget with regards to senior transport, and I hope that this Board does not forget us – you are going to ask us for a sum of $34 million (school and village taxes), Please find a sum of $40,000 to $50,000 which is one car, tractor or van, and it is very little to pay to allow these seniors to allow the privileges of the village,” Leto said. His words hinted at an option that current Deputy Mayor Trouvé had brought before the Board last fall, when she started to suggest the village lease a Honda Pilot SUV. She never completed the suggestion and Mayor Episcopia asked for her to come back to a future Board meeting with a full recommendation, a solution. A few meetings ago Trouvé responded to Donnelly by saying “keep the faith.” The seniors have, as Leto explained, and as the budget was adopted no one protested. But for seniors to eventually get around their beloved Garden City, they look for actions at the village level. Words presented at meetings have not taken them past Village Hall.
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Girl Scouts bake off & birthday celebration
Recently, Garden City Girl Scouts of every age joined together at the High School to celebrate the 105th birthday of the Girl Scouts! There were activities including yoga, planting, singing and laughs. Also, each Troop submitted an entry in the Bake Off. Each winner will represent Garden City at the Nassau County Girl Scouts Bake Off. The evening was capped off by the girls exchanging SWAPS (Special Whatchmacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere) with other troops. It was an amazing evening.
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THIS WEEK AT ROTARY President of Nassau Community College to Speak
Set on 225 acres here in Garden City, Nassau Community College is a constituent member of the State University of New York system. A two-year college, Nassau Community is dedicated to high quality education and career preparation. Committed to academic excellence, the college maintains a nationwide reputation for ease of transferability to four-year institutions. The Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club is delighted to welcome Nassau Community College President Dr. W. Hubert Keen to speak for the Club next Monday, April 10 at its lunch meeting at the Garden City Hotel, 12:15-1:30. Dr. Keen’s topic , “Community College: Civic and Workforce Asset.” Dr. Keen became President of Nassau Community College in August 2016. He previously served as President of Farmingdale State College from 20072016, after two years as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Keen was Special Assistant to the SUNY System Provost and had held positions as Interim President at SUNY Old Westbury, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at CUNY’s York College, and Professor and Dean of Arts and Sciences at SUNY Cortland. Dr. Keen’s research spans the fields of ecology, environmental science, aquatic biology and biostatistics. He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, a U.S, Public Health Service Fellowship, and a Fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service. The Club looks forward to welcoming Dr. Keen next Monday. (Rotary meets on alternate Mondays at the Garden City Hotel, 1215-130 p.m. For information about Rotary and Club membership please call Susan MacDonald ate (516) 6425286.)
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RotaCare’s Caregivers’ Ball April 27 To be held on April 17, RotaCare will celebrate its 23rd anniversary – a quarter century of “free health care for people in need and uninsured.” April 17 is the deadline for reservations, sponsorships and journal ads. For information please call Tracy Gittere or David Gross at Legendary Events (516) 222-0550. Community Service Award Cocktail Party to Honor BobbyMenges - June 15 The coveted CSA award was established by the Club in 1991 to recognize the spirit of volunteerism, commitment and contributions to the community. On June 16, at a cocktail reception at the
Dr. W. Hubert Keen, President, Nassau Community College Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City’s Bobby Menges will be honored as the 26th recipient of the award. Diagnosed with Stage IV neuroblastoma at age five, nevertheless, Bobby has devoted much of his time to community service and efforts to help pediatric cancer patients. Please mark June 16 and join us as we celebrate Bobby Menges’ life of service. Stay tuned for detailed information.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
April 10 – Dr. W. Hubert Keen, President Nassau Community College, guest speaker April 24 – Dr. Robert Feirsen, Superintendent, Garden City Public Schools guest speaker May 8 – Al Glover, Chief Operating Officer, Winthrop-University Hospital, guest speaker June 15 – Annual Community Service Award celebration – Bobby Menges, honoree June 26 – “Bring a Friend to Rotary” meeting July 10 – Induct new Club President Alba Spinelli July 24 – Dr. Benjamin Cohen, neurosurgeon, guest speaker August 14 – NY State Senator Elaine Phillips, guest speaker August 28 – RYLA students report September 25 – Club members report November 13 – Dr. Christine Riordan, president, Adelphi University, guest speaker November 27 – “Bring a Friend to Rotary” meeting December 11 – Holiday Fellowship Lunheon
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GCHS Vocal Jazz Ensemble to perform at GC Foundation event
Please join the Garden City Foundation at its Cocktail and “Coketail” party on Wednesday evening, April 19 from 5:30 7:30 p.m., at the Cathedral See House, 36 Cathedral Avenue. This Foundation event will include the presentation of the “Althea Robinson Excellence In Business Education Scholarship” to Kyle Quinn, Garden City High School senior along with the honoring of Gene Rochler, GCHS business teacher upon his retirement following 24 years of service. Kyle Quinn has been selected by the GCHS Business Department as the student judged to exemplify the spirit of the GC business community by achieving academic success in the area of business. The GC Foundation will present Kyle with a $3,000 scholarship toward his continuing education at college. Gene Rochler will be honored for hi 24-year tenure during which time he provided business students with myriad opportunities to achieve and excel in the area of business. Additionally, the Foundation is thrilled to announce that the
The renowned Garden City High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble Garden City High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble will perform at the Cocktail and “Coketail” party. Directed by Amanda Conte, this renowned choral group is well known for its annual performances at Village Tree Lighting ceremonies. The Vocal Jazz Ensemble is the most
elite vocal ensemble in Garden City High School, and is comprised of 27 students. After participating in a rigorous audition process, the dedicated students meet once a week for rehearsal. The group performs at various events around the GC community, a well as in a multitude of
concerts at the high school. “We are also thrilled to hold this very special event at the Cathedral See House (commonly known at the “Bishops House”). Here is a wonderful opportunity for members of the community to view this spetacu9lar Stewart Era Victorian
home which formerly hosed the Episcopal Bishops of Long Island on the Cathedral of the Incarnation campus. A 50l (C) 3 charitable organization, the mission of the Garden City Foundation is to promote and support Garden City’s civic and charitable organizations; to assist Garden City residents in need; to promote the scholastic achievement of students who reside in Garden City; and to present the annual “Althea Robinson Excellence in Business Education Scholarship” to a deserving Garden City High senior. Sponsorships for the Foundation event are available: $200 for soda and water (for guests under age 21); $500 for wine; $1,000 food sponsor. Reservations for the event are required at $50 for adults; $20 for attendees under age of 21. To reserve electronically by April 14, visit www.gcfoundation.eventbrite.com: or mail checks made out to “GC Foundation” to Garden City Foundation President Susan MacDonald at Daniel Gale Sotheby’s 102 Seventh Street, GC, NY 11530.
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Scholarship offered for healthcare students
Dr. Lisa Coors, PT, DPT of Physical Therapy Options, is pleased to offer a scholarship in the amount of $300 to graduating high school students with an interest in pursuing a career in a healthcare profession, e.g., Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Physician, Registered Nurse, etc. Physical Therapy Options has gladly served the Garden City and surrounding area for over 10 years. As part of their commitment to the community they are excited to launch this scholarship program. “I have been proud to mentor many interns, both high school and college, in my practice and it has always been a wonderful experience,” says Dr. Lisa Coors. “This scholarship is my way to give back to the community. As a healthcare professional I believe it’s important to mentor students interested in healthcare careers. I wish everyone luck and look forward to reading the applications.”
This scholarship is open to high school seniors/candidates for graduation attending one of the following schools: Chaminade High School, Mineola, NY; Garden City High School, Garden City, NY; Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale, NY; Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Syosset, NY; and Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead, NY. Other rules apply. An application form can be obtained by visiting Physical Therapy Options located at 226 7th Street, Suite 101, Garden City, NY; emailing PTOptionsScholarship@ gmail.com; calling the office at 516747-1520; or applications can be found at each of the stated high school’s Guidance Offices. The deadline is April 20, 2017. Winners will be notified by May 1, 2017. For further information, feel free to contact Physical Therapy Options at 516-747-1520 or via email at PTOptionsScholarship@gmail.com.
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Estates Committee Nominates Directors
The Nominating Committee of the Property Owners’ Association of Garden City Estates announces that it voted unanimously to determine the nominees for five directors to serve on the Board of Directors of the Estates POA for three-year terms expiring in 2020. The following Voting Members (as defined in the Estates POA by-laws) of the Estates POA are nominated to serve as directors for three-year terms expiring in 2020: Colby Allsbrook, 165 Wellington Rd; Kathy Auro, 4 Merillon Ave; Jeffrey Minett, 15 Brompton Rd; Kristina Russo, 156 Kensington Rd; and Courtney Rosenblatt, 77 Roxbury Rd. All five of the nominated directors currently serve on the Board of Directors, and have been re-nominated. The Nominating Committee will present the nominees for vote by Voting Members at the Annual Meeting on Wednesday May 10, 2017, which will be held at 8:00 PM at the Garden City Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. All Estates residents and Voting Members are encouraged to attend. To become a Voting Member, Estates residents must be dues paid members (by household) of the Estates POA, so please visit the Estates POA’s website at www. gcestates.org to join and pay your dues before the Annual Meeting if you have not done so already. Any Voting Member of the Estates POA may present one or more alternate candidates (all of whom are also required to be Voting Members) for director by submitting a written
petition, signed by at least 15 Voting Members. The petition must include the name, address, and signature of the candidate(s) and the 15 petitioners, and it must be received by the Secretary of the Estates POA Colby Allsbrook (callsbrook@optonline.net) at least 20 days prior to the Annual Meeting. The petition must also include the signed written consent of the candidate(s) being submitted for nomination. If any petition nominating alternate candidates is timely submitted, the petition will be presented at the Annual Meeting, where the election of directors from among the candidates shall take place. Please attend the Annual Meeting on May 10, 2017 at 8:00 PM at the Garden City Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. As a reminder, there is no April meeting of the Estates POA due to the NY school system’s spring break. The Members of the Nominating Committee are: George Hohenberger, Chairperson, 173 Weyford Terrace; Michael Maguire, 66 Stratford Avenue; Robert Bommarito, 122 Kensington Rd; Tina Dimino, 148 Brompton Road; Peter Agnetti, 61 Euston Road; John Lisica, 174 Meadbrook Rd; Matt Luttinger, 11 Merillon Ave; Robert Malatak, 115 Kildare Rd; Richard Nessler, 131 Weyford Ter; Nick Philippides, 65 Brixton Rd; Brian Armstrong, 135 Wickham Rd; Tom Stenson, 84 Kilburn Rd; Aida Velez, 173 Nassau Blvd; Paul Rovelli, 101 Stratford Avenue; Joe Colletti, 83 Kilburn Road.
Church of St. Joseph Blood Drive
The Garden City community is invited to donate blood at Church of St. Joseph, located at 130 Fifth Street, on Sunday, April 30, from 7:45 am – 1:45 in the school gym. As a consequence of canceled blood drives in February and March due to snowstorms, the New York Blood Center lost several thousand pints of blood. It is crucial to the community blood supply that healthy people come to the blood drive and help replenish what was lost.
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Bring ID with signature or photo. Bring your donor card if you have one. Minimum weight 110 lbs. Age 16-75 (16 year olds must have parental permission. Age 76 and over need doctor’s note) Eat well (low fat) & drink fluids No tattoos for past 12 months. Questions concerning medical eligibility call, 1-800-688-0900 Contact Arthur Anderson, 516-3192459 to schedule an appointment, walk ins are welcome
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The daffodils are here With ATHENA
Well, we started off March with rain and we are ending it with rain. However, it will be good for our lawns so we can not complain. My daffodils are in full bloom and they make a lovely claim that Spring is coming, so just be patient. I do hope that the ladies got their Easter bonnets as that is a wonderful statement on the holidays. Our young children will be looking for the Easter eggs that the Bunny hid and that too is a long standing tradition and a fun one also. It’s also time to color the eggs as that is a lovely tradition of long standing. When the children are very young you colored the eggs while they were sleeping and then hid them for the Easter Egg Hunt. An upside of the Egg Hunt was that the hard boiled eggs made tasty sandwiches later in the day and if you made quite a few they lasted for at least a week. By then you had to serve something other than hard boiled egg sandwiches. But the hunt was a lot of fun! Don’t forget to attend the Spring Benefit Yard Sale on Saturday, April 22nd for the Garden City Bird Sanctuary located on Tanners Pond Road. It’s always a lot of fun and you can see all the wonderful variety of trees they have. Take your children and give them a wonderful taste of Nature. Believe me they will thank you for it. You will enjoy the variety of items for sale as well as the wonderful trees. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. I’ll look for you! Planting Fields has opened and that includes visits to the Coe Mansion have resumed. The visiting hours for the Mansion will be from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and you can have a guide who will take you through the house and tell you all about the family and Mr. Coe. A tour of the grounds is also lovely in the springtime. Now that Easter is getting closer you can enjoy the flowers in your own gardens - and you might even
see a bunny too! They are so cute and while many folks love them, some folks like the chocolate ones best. How about you? Georgene Harrison, chairlady of the AAUW’s “Joy of Reading” group has informed them that the book will be “And Yet, I Still Loved France.” This should be very interesting as the book is a memoir of a European Jewish woman who recalls her World War II experience as a child during the war. The author will be the speaker at that meeting. It can’t get better than that. Happy Birthday wishes go to Doris Forster who celebrated her big day on April 2nd and also to Jim Adelman who did his celebrating on April 4th. I hope they both had wonderful days and a year filled with health and happiness. And many more to both of you. The Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead will be attending a new hit musical “Come From Away” on Wednesday, April 12th. The show has enjoyed record breaking attendance everywhere it has been performed. Have a great day, ladies. The Community Club’s Drama / Lit Series will meet on Friday, April 21st at 12:30 p.m. at the Garden City Library - Lower Level. Pat Heaney and Kathleen Kelsh are the chairladies. They do a great job, too. It seems that April will be a musical month for the members of the Community Club as they start off with a Broadway show that follows the April 5th program of “A Tribute To Mario Lanza” and then a musical show on Broadway and they will end with a program on “Beatlemania” by John Ellis Kordes. Guess that will leave all of the attendees in a musical mood! See you next week.
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Plaster casts from the Roman Bronze Works foundry are being exhibited in the Garden City Public Library showcases for the month of April. The fascinating collection is owned by Perry Los Kamp, a 1978 Garden City High School graduate who has pieces ranging from sculptures of people to architectural details. The plaster pieces were used to cast the sculptures in bronze at the foundry. Perry retrieved them at the closing of the foundry in Copaigue. The exhibit has a section dedicated to Electra Waggoner Bowman Biggs, a sculptor who had her work cast at Roman Bronze Works. She married
Arthur Bowman of 121 Brompton Road back in 1933. More of artists Electra and the Masis of 121 Brompton Road can be found in the lower level gallery with “Historic Homes of Garden City- Part 2” by Assistant Village Historian Suzie Alvey, Perry Los Kamp’s sister. The Roman Bronze Works exhibit is located next to the main floor circulation desk and will remain up until April 30th, along with the “Historic Homes” one. The Garden City Public Library is located at 60 Seventh Street, Garden City. For more information on either of these exhibits please email Suzie Alvey at suziealvey@gmail.com.
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LAX alumnae raise funds for GCHS girls varsity lacrosse team
Dina Muldoon @ 516-286-4665 or email at dmuldoon_2000@yahoo.com . Thank you- GO GARDEN CITY! *Garden City Women’s Lacrosse Alumni Foundation (GCWLAF) Est.2013: Mission is to support Garden City’s girls lacrosse program via fundraisers and the generous donations from friends and families from Garden City. The foundation has donated and seeks to continue to donate: scholarships to children in Garden City, varsity team lacrosse trips, equipment, team training events, sportswear (varsity jackets), training film, chartered buses for varsity team trips & team pinnies. The GCWLAF was established in 2013 and recognized by Garden City Mayor Watras for its continuing efforts to support our youth and varsity teams.
The Garden City Women’s Lacrosse Alumni Foundation would like to wish best of luck to the 2017 Garden City Varsity Girls Lacrosse Team The GCWLAF is selling customized banners to be placed at all home games alongside the high school turf field (3/23, 4/1, 4/18, 4/19, 5/4, playoffs TBD) for $500. For those that have purchased a banner in the past a $200 donation will enable your banner to be placed at all the home games as well. The group will also be selling lawn signs to support the 2017 girls lacrosse team for $20 each. Merchandise and other fundraisers will soon be announced . 100% of all proceeds go to supporting the Garden City girls lacrosse program. If you would like to make a purchase or make a donation please contact
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Garden City PTA News “It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” Rainer Maria Rilke.
stand that they do not need to drink to fit in, have fun, or deal with the pressures of growing up. Use the resources on https://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov to help young people be “too smart to start”. (Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Enjoy your spring break!
Remember GCPS is in session on Monday, April 17th.
Special Meeting Notice
There will be a special meeting of Garden City PTA on Friday, April 21st at 9 am at the St. Paul’s Senior Center on 108 Rockaway Avenue. PTA members are invited to attend and vote on the use of PTA Grant funds. Visit www.gardencitypta.org homepage and click General Membership Vote under what’s happening for more information.
Let’s Connect @ GardenCityPTA
To Get Real Time Information - Turn on Notifications Website: www.gardencitypta.org Twitter: Twitter.com/ GardenCityPTA Facebook: Facebook.com/ GardenCityPTA Join the conversation and invite your friends.
We are proud to announce…
The PTA and HS Director, Beth Spirakis, have been awarded the 2017 NYS Governor’s Partner in Safety Award. A ceremony will take place on April 20th at the GCHS. Representatives from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, NYS and Garden City Police, district administration and other community members will attend the ceremony that also kicks-off NYS’s “No Empty Chair” Teen Driver Safety Program.
Deadline is fast approaching… to order your school supplies!
Attention K-7 grade and all incoming September 2017 kindergarten families. Save time & money with quality products with teacher approved and custom packed for your child’s classroom. Avoid summer shopping hassles: No crowds, traffic, or guesswork and order your September school supplies online. • 4/21, F – Deadline to order School Supplies online at http://bit.ly/ GCPTASchoolSupplies • Enter School ID: GAR054. • Follow the instructions to order online. • Order the grade pack your child will be starting in September 2017.
What is Site-Based Committee?
The purpose of schoolbased planning and shared decision-making is to improve the educational performance of all students in our schools.
Who We Are
The Dinner was a phenomenal success because of the tireless efforts of Trina Coviello, Liz Santos, Ronda D’Antonio, Emily Ross, and Jenny Tzakas-Polizotto. Your talents were fawned over! The PTA is charged with the responsibility of selecting the PTA parent members to serve on the district’s Site-Based committees. If selected for this Committee, you will work directly with administrators, teachers, students, and parents addressing issues that may arise at the school level. The following open SiteBased parent positions for the 2017-2019 school years include Middle School (1 position), Stewart School (2 positions), Locust School (1 position), and Homestead School (1 position) If you are interested in learning more about SiteBase committee visit our website www.gardencitypta. org and click Apply for SiteBase under Quick Links on the homepage. Applications for open positions are being accepted during the month of April.
Garden City Teachers’ Association’s (GCTA) 8th Annual “GC For A Cure”
Saturday, April 22, 2017 visit http://www.gcforacure. com/ to sign up today. Join the community and our teachers in a wonderful event to bene-
fit Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and the Michele White Scholarship Fund. Rain or shine you can participate, rain or shine, in a 5K or 1-mile fun/walk run. Start and finish will be at the Garden City High School. • 4/22, Sat – “GC For a Cure” at GCHS Fun Run/Walk for 1 mile (untimed) at 8:45 am 5K (timed) at 9:15 am
Upcoming GC PTA Events:
• 4/21, F, General Membership Meeting (date added), 9 am St. Paul’s Senior Center, to approve the use of PTA Grant funds. • Until 4/21, F - K-7 grade and all incoming September 2017 kindergarten families order your child’s September 2017 school supplies, http:// bit.ly/GCPTASchoolSupplies CODE: GAR054. • 4/28 Stratford School Family Fun Bingo Night
PTA at the BOE
Join the budget discussion at a Board of Education meeting. • 4/20, Th – Board of Education Meeting, GCHS at
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Upcoming GCPS Events:
• 4/7, F – HS Start Time Survey closes, click here https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/N9GSYG6
Attention Incoming Kindergarten Parents
• 4/18-21, T-F - Kindergarten Screening, based on your scheduled appointment from Pupil Placement Services
Attention Stratford Parents
• 4/18, T – Third Grade Science Fair Day 1 at 7:00 pm • 4/19, W – Third Grade Science Fair Day 2 at 7:00 pm • 4/28 Stratford School Family Fun Bingo Night time TBA
Attention High School Parents
• 4/19, W - High School Breakfast for Champions in High School Library at 9:20 am
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
Talk with young people early and often about the dangers of underage drinking. With your help, we can make sure that young people under-
Since 1945, the Garden City Parent Teacher Association has been dedicated to serving children and families in our community. Today’s Garden City PTA is a network of parents, teachers, administrators and community members devoted to the educational, social and emotional success of children. Our commitment to creating a collaborative environment where families and the school community can work together has and will continue to foster positive change in our schools and within our community. Together we are a powerful voice for all our children, a relevant resource for our families and a strong advocate for public education. Through our annual membership drive and fundraising efforts we are able to provide cultural programs, speaker engagements, health and safety programs, monetary awards to high school seniors and so much more. Many of our events and programs have become longstanding traditions in our schools and for our students. Our grants have enhanced the educational experience for students in each of our seven schools. Our members can be found volunteering their time and talents in our schools and throughout our community. Thank you to all who support the Garden City PTA. Together we can achieve great things!
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LEGAL NOTICE BNDRE LLC Articles of Organization - filed with the SSNY on 1/31/2017. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 75 Anstice Street, Oyster Bay, NY 11771. Purpose: Any lawful purpose” GC 0585 6X 03/03,10,17,24,31,04/07 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of 75 Cohoes Realty Associates, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/28/17. Office location: Nassau County. NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and shall mail process to 586 Commercial Ave, Garden City, NY 11530. Purpose: any lawful activity. GC 0592 6X 03/24,31,04/07,14,21,28 GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL MEETING, AND ANNUAL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Budget Hearing of the Garden City Union Free School District will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 8:15 PM in the library of Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, New York, for the purpose of presentation of the budget of the estimated expenditures for the school fiscal year 2017-18 as prepared by the Board of Education, to discuss other matters to be voted upon by voting machine on May 16, 2017 and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. A copy of such proposed budget shall be made available to and may be obtained by any taxpayer or resident in the District at any school house in the District during the hours from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, beginning May 2, 2017. Pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary
process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that for the purpose of voting upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for the school fiscal year 201718 or propositions involving the expenditures of money or authorizing the levy of taxes, or for such other propositions as may have been duly presented, a vote will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in the Gymnasium of Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, New York and the polls will be open for such vote on the said day from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a vote will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in the Gymnasium of Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, New York and the polls will be open for such vote on the said day from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM for the purpose of voting on the following item: • Shall the Board of Education of the Garden City Union Free School District be authorized to expend funds already deposited in the Garden City Union Free School District Capital Reserve Fund which was established on May 19, 2015 (“Reserve Fund”) pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law for the following capital improvement projects: High School: HVAC/Mechanical work including univents, hot water heater, refinish/replace some classroom doors; Middle School: HVAC/Mechanical including fresh air intakes; Stewart: HVAC/Mechanical including fresh air intakes and masonry; Stratford: First floor bathroom renovation, masonry, roof replacement; Hemlock: HVAC/Mechanical including fresh air intake and univents; Homestead: HVAC/Mechanical including fresh air intake, univents, and roof replacement;
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Locust: HVAC/Mechanical including fresh air intake and univents and ancillary or related work required in connection with such projects and to expend from the Reserve Fund, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto, an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of Five Million Nine Hundred Thousand ($5,900,000.00) Dollars. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that for the purpose of electing a trustee or trustees to serve as a member of the Board of Education an election will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in the Gymnasium of Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, New York and the polls will be open for such vote on the said day from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. The positions are as follows: For the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of Angela Heineman. The term of office for this position is three years from July 1, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2020. Each petition shall be directed to the clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 33 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous election); must state the name and residence of each signer and must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. Such petitions nominating a candidate or candidates for the office of trustee and member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District at 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, New York, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:30 PM, but not later than April 17, 2017 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, prevailing time. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has previously registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law in the Garden City Union Free School District and has voted at an annual or special district meeting in such district within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is
registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Voters may register to vote on any school day not less than five (5) days preceding the election and budget vote at the Office of the District Clerk, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, New York, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register of voters, provided that he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning May 11, 2017 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. (except Saturday, for which the hours will be between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon only), on each of the five (5) days prior to and the day set for the annual District election, except Sunday. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, The Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 between the hours of 6:00A.M. and 10:00 P.M., prevailing time, in the gymnasium of the Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, New York, to prepare the register of the school district to be used at the Budget Vote and election to be held in 2018 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of such Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which such Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 16, 2017. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be avail-
able at the Office of the District Clerk, Room 1, Administration Building, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, New York for eligible residents after April 3, 2017 between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, except holidays. In accordance with Education Law 2018-a, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 P.M., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 11, 2017 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 12 Noon and 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 16, 2017, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk, at the District Office, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, New York, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before March 17, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.; prevailing time; must be typed or printed in English language; must be directed to the clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 82 Continued on page 48
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L E G A L Continued from page 47 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot. BOARD OF EDUCATION GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT DANA DICAPUA DISTRICT CLERK GC 0599 4X 03/31,04/07,04/21,05/05 LEGAL NOTICE Advertisement for Office Supplies The Viscardi Center, Henry Viscardi School & Abilities, Inc. (Owner) will receive sealed bids at 201 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507 until Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:00am for Office Supplies. All interested Vendors must pre-register with Maureen Begina, Purchasing Manager to request the bidding documents. Failure to pre-register may disqualify you from bidding. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids received and to accept any bid which it deems to be most favorable to the interest of the Owner. No bid shall be withdrawn pending the decision of the Owner. Bids may be mailed, emailed or hand delivered to: Maureen Begina Purchasing Manager The Viscardi Center 201 I.U. Willets Road Albertson, New York 11507 516-465-1558 mbegina@viscardicenter.org GC 0601 1X 04/07 LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF 2017 ASSESSMENT ROLL Pursuant to Section 1410 of the Real Property Tax Law, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Assessment Roll of the Incorporated Village of Garden City, New York, for the year
2017 has been completed and was filed in the office of the Village Clerk, 351 Stewart Avenue, in said Village, on the 3rd of April 2017, where the same will remain on file subject to public inspection for a period of fifteen (15) days after the date of this notice. Karen M. Altman Village Clerk Dated: April 3, 2017 Garden City, New York GC 0602 1X 04/07 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. f/k/a Chase Home Finance, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Julie Soussis a/k/a Julie F. Soussis; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 13, 2008 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on May 9, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 90 Amherst Street, Garden City, NY 11530. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Garden City, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section 33 Block 301 Lot 459. Approximate amount of judgment $346,871.59, plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 07-007961. Gina Raio Bitsimis, Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: March 10, 2017 GC 0603 4X 04/07,14,21,28 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that bids for the following will be received at the Garden City Union Free School District, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 12, 2017 at which time and place bids will be opened and read aloud. “PRINTED FORMS AND PRINTED ENVELOPES” 20172018 Copies of the specifications and instructions may be obtained at the aforesaid Business Office between the hours of 8:30 am through 4:00 pm Monday –
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Friday up to the time of the bid opening. Dana DiCapua Assistant Superintendent for Business & Finance Garden City UFSD GC 0604 1X 04/07 LEGAL NOTICE Title: NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a license # PENDING has been applied for by the undersigned to rent real estate, at 149 Whitehall Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530. Baced, LLC. Category Real Estate Leasing NY : New York GC 0605 6X 04/07,14,21,28,05/05,12 LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids MUST be RECEIVED BY AND DELIVERED TO: THE PURCHASING DIVISION Incorporated Village of Garden City 351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., UNTIL 11:00 A.M., D.S.T., Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing the following: TWO (2) PINTLE HITCH, TOW BEHIND 6” TRASH PUMP, TRAILERED UNIT ON WHEELS Specifications, Form of Bid, and other information may be obtained from the office of the Purchasing Division at the above address. Rosemary Monahan Buyer Dated: April 7, 2017 GC 0606 1X 04/07 LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids MUST be RECEIVED BY AND DELIVERED TO: THE PURCHASING DIVISION Incorporated Village of Garden City 351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., UNTIL 11:00 A.M., D.S.T., Friday, April 28, 2017 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing the following: NEW (UNUSED) TIRES &
RELATED SERVICES Specifications, Form of Bid, and other information may be obtained from the office of the Purchasing Division at the above address. Rosemary Monahan Buyer Dated: April 7, 2017 GC 0607 1X 04/07 LEGAL NOTICE Pursuant to the provisions of the General Municipal Law and Chapter 200 of the Code of the Incorporated Village of Garden City, New York notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeals of said Village will meet in the Village Hall at 351 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York on MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. to take action on the following matters: 1. APPLICIATION OF ROGER TUSANI-ENG pursuant to the provisions of Sections 200-45 and 200-70, of the Village Code, for authorization of the issuance of a permit covering the installation and maintenance of a 20’ x 40’ in-ground swimming pool with an attached 8’ x 10’ spa and 6’ high chain link fence, to be located in the rear yard of the premises known as 14 OSBORNE ROAD (Lot 7, Block 140, Map of Garden City East)Note: Adjourned at February 16, 2017 meeting in accordance with a plot plan filed with the Building Department. 2. APPEAL OF JOHN & DONNA SANTUCCI for a variance of the provisions of Sections 200-3 and 200-15, of the Village Code, so as to permit in a R-8 district, the minor sub-division of the existing 12,000 sq. ft. premises known as 74 MONROE STREET (Lot 37 & 42, Block L, Map of Shaw Gardens) into two (2) equal plots of 6,000 sq.ft. respectively, which on each plot wouldA. reduce the 75.0’ foot required plot width to not less than 60.0’ footB. reduce the required plot area from 7,500 sq. ft. to not less than 6,000 sq. ft. Note: Reserved Decision at March 21, 2017 meeting in accordance with a plot plan filed with the Building Department. 3. APPLICATION & APPEAL OF ROSEMARIE & JOESPH SPITALERI for authorization of the issuance of a permit in
accordance with the provisions of Section 200-45, and a variance of the provisions of Section 200-15, of the Village Code so as to permit the installation of a 12 x 20 ft. swimming pool with a 6’ ft. high fence and the of a 132 sq, ft. steps and landing at the rear of premises known as 154 ROCKAWAY AVENUE (Block 90, lot 44, Map of Garden City Central, R-12 district) the construction of which would A. cause the allowable building area of 2,400 sq. ft. or 20% (where 2,464 sq. ft. exists) to be exceeded by 380 sq. ft. (2,836 sq. ft. or 23.6%) . B. cause the required rear yard setback of 30.0’ feet to be decreased to no less than 27.8’ feet, with regard to the rear steps Note: Adjourned at the March 21, 2017 hearing. In accordance with a plot plan filed with the Building Department 4. APPEAL OF BRENDAN & PAULA McGOVERN for a variance of the provision of Sections 200-45.4 – C. (3) of the Village code, so as to permit the installation of a permanent backup (generator) in the same location as the pool equipment at the premises known as 74 THIRD STREET (Lot 29, Block W9, Map of Garden City Central, R-20 District) which the placementA. would cause the generator to be located away from a building. in accordance with a plot plan filed with the Building Department. 5. APPEAL OF STEPHEN & SERENA LIU for a variance of the provisions of Section 20046C of the Village code, so as to permit the construction of a 18 sq. ft. two story side addition at the existing dwelling known as 54 PRESCOTT ROAD (lot P, block 248, Map of Mineola Plaza, R-6 zone) the construction of which would; A. reduce the required 8.0’ minimum side yard to not less than 5.37’ feet,in accordance with plans filed with the Building Department. 6. APPEAL OF SHANNON BOZELLI for a variance of the provision of Section 200-31A of the Village Code, so as to permit the erection of a 174 sq. ft. front porch, and a 57 sq. ft. one story rear addition, at the existing dwelling known as 145 WEYFORD TERRACE (Lot Continued on page 49
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Continued from page 48 62, Block 10, Map of Country Club Estates, R-8 district) the construction of which would: A. reduce the required 30.0’ minimum front setback to not less than 25.32’ feet (with respect to the portico)in accordance with plans filed with the Building Department. 7. APPEAL OF MICHAEL & JENNIFER HORN for a variance of the provisions of Section 200-31A and 200-52H, of the Village Code, so as to permit the construction of a 72 sq. ft. front portico, and the installation of (2) two A/C condensers at the side of the existing dwelling, known as 174 WELLINGTON ROAD (Lot 20, Block 47, Map of Garden City Estates R-8 district) the construction of which would: A. reduce the required 30.0’ minimum front setback to not less than 23.97’ feet, and B. reduce the required 10.0’ foot plot line setback for freestanding equipment to not less than 7.5’ feet (with respect to the two A/C condensers).In accordance with plans filed with the Building Department. 8. APPEAL OF 160 GARDEN CITY LLC. for a variance of the provisions of Sections 20015, 200-62.1, of the Village Code, so as to permit a change of use from retail to restaurant and allow a 1,193 sq. ft. expansion into the cellar of the existing building known as 160 SEVENTH STREET (Lots 12, Block 6, Map of Garden City Central C-2 District) the construction of which would: A. exceed the allowable floor area of 4,128 sq. ft. and floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.75 by 411 sq. ft. (4,539 total sq. ft. or 0.82
FAR) and B. cause a deficiency of 18 additional required parking spacesin accordance with plans filed with the Building Department. 9. APPEAL OF GISELLA ROCHA & RENE GARCIA for a variance of the provisions of Sections 200-15 and 20055, of the Village Code, so as to allow for the maintenance of a 920 sq. ft. raised rear terrace, and to permit its alteration and enlargement by allowing the construction of a 45.0 sq. ft. outdoor fireplace and a 475 sq. ft. pergola, the application of 18.0 sq. ft. of 2.0” in. masonry veneer, and the installation of a separate 67 sq. ft. outdoor kitchen, at the rear of the existing dwelling known as 8 COVENTRY PLACE (Lot E6, Block 134, Map of Garden City East, R-20 District) the construction of which would: A. cause the allowable building area of 3,000 sq. ft. or 20% to be exceeded by 576 sq. ft. (3,576 sq. ft. or 23.84%) and B. reduce the required 40.0’ minimum rear yard to not less than 21.3’C. cause the allowable height of 7.0’ ft. for an outdoor fireplace to be exceeded by 7.0’ ft. to 14.0’ ft. height. in accordance with a plot plan filed with the Building Department. 10. APPEAL OF JOHN P CAMPO for a variance of the provisions of Sections 200-15 and 200-31, of the Village Code, so as to permit the construction of an 83.0 sq. ft. 1 story rear addition while erecting a 36.0 sq. ft. front portico over the existing front stoop, (demolish a 20.0 sq. ft. rear walk-in-bay and a 28.0 sq. ft. side stoop and entry), at the existing dwell-
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ing known as 139 KILBURN ROAD (Lot 29, Block 34, Map of Garden City Estates, R-12 district) the construction of which would: A. cause the previously granted area variance (January 21, 1986) allowing for a plot cover of 1,461 sq. ft. or 24.35%, to be exceeded by 109 sq. ft. (1,570 sq. ft. or 26.16%) and B. reduce the required 25.0’ minimum setback to not less than 23.0’in accordance with a plot plan filed with the Building Department. 11. APPLICATION AND APPEAL OF FRANK & MARY DRAGOTTO pursuant to the provisions of Sections 200-45 and 200-70, of the Village Code, for authorization of the issuance of a building permit covering: the installation and maintenance of a (16’ x 32’) in-ground swimming pool, an (8’ x 8’) portable hot tub and a 68.0 sq. ft. outdoor kitchen and a 6’ high fence at the rear of the dwelling known as 144 ROCKAWAY AVENUE (Block 92, Lots 78, Map of Garden City East, Zone R12) – the installation of which willA. cause the allowable plot coverage of 20% or 2417.0 sq. ft. to be exceeded by 685.0 sq. ft. or 25.66%. in accordance with plans filed with the Building Department. 12. APPEAL OF KEVIN LYNCH for a variance of the provisions of Sections 20015 and 200-46C & E, of the Village Code, so as to permit the construction of a 1,432.0 sq. ft. second floor addition and a 106.0 sq. ft. front porch, with a 5.0 sq. ft. side chimney, at the existing dwelling known as
167 SACKVILLE ROAD (Lot 50-52, Block 12, Map of Garden City Gables, R-6 district) the construction of which would: A. cause the existing building area of (1801.0 sq. ft. or 27.28%) granted by variance on 4/24/2007, to be increased by 111.0 sq. ft. to (1912.0 sq. ft. or 28.97%). B. reduce the required 8.0’ min. side yard setback to not less than 6.5’C. reduce the required aggregate side yards of 18.0’ feet to be reduced to not less than 15.5’ feet. in accordance with a plot plan filed with the Building Department. 13. APPEAL OF JAMES T. RECORD for a variance of the provisions of Section 200-15, of the Village Code, so as to permit the erection of a 285 sq.ft. (One Car Detached Garage) at the rear of the existing dwelling known as 118 ROXBURY ROAD (Block 39, Lots 19-21, Map of Garden City Estates, Zone R8) the construction of which: A. would cause the allowable a building area of 1500 sq.ft. or 25% to be exceeded by 133.2 sq.ft. (1,633.2 sq.ft. or 27.2%) – in accordance with a plot plan field with the Building Department. 14. APPEAL OF ROUFEI BAN for a variance of the provisions of Sections 200-52C and 200-55, of the Village Code, so as to permit the maintenance of a previously erected 20.0’ ft. portion of 4.0’ ft. high chain link fence and a 17.0’ ft. long by 6.0’ high driveway gate in the front, and a 135.0’ ft. portion of 4.0’ high chain link fence in the side yard of the corner property known as 81 STEWART
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AVENUE (Lots 30-34, Block 93, Map of Stewart Manor) the construction of which has; A. reduced the 50.0’ minimum required setback for accessory structures from Stewart Avenue to not less than 30.0’ feet, with respect to fencing and the driveway gate, and B. reduced the 37.5’ minimum required setback for accessory structures from New Hyde Park Road to less than 1.0’ feetC. exceed the maximum allowable height of 4.0’ with respect to the driveway gateNote: said fence and gate have been erected. in accordance with a plot plan filed with the Building Department. The Board may transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting. DATED: April 17, 2017 Garden City, New York 11530 Karen Altman Village Clerk The Incorporated Village of Garden City does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission to, access to, or participation in its programs, activities or public meetings, and has designated Karen M. Altman, Village Clerk, as Disability Compliance Coordinator. Persons with a disability who wish to attend a meeting should contact Karen M. Altman at least 24 hours in advance of meeting at: 351 Stewart Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 (516) 465-4051 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2017 GC 0608 1X 04/07
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It’s What’s Happening for Young Adults Tween Book Discussion and Author Chat with Author Jen Calonita
Read the book Flunked by Jen Calonita and then come to the book discussion to discuss the book with the author herself. This program will be held Thursday, April 20 from 6 -7:30PM. This joint program with the Children’s Department is for Grades 4-7. Snacks and beverages will be provided. Bring your own copy of the book if you would like to have it signed. Registration is required and is underway online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Registrants can pick up a copy of the book in the Young Adult Room or the Children’s Room after they register online. This program has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.
Chick Incubation Project: Chicks Scheduled to Hatch
The Garden City Public Library Tweens and Teens Department is proud to be hosting a Chick Incubation project in the upcoming weeks. A dozen eggs arrived on March 28 at the Garden City Public Library and began the incubation process. The eggs are scheduled to hatch beginning on April 17, 21 days after incubation began. Patrons of all ages are welcome to stop by the Tweens and Teens room to learn more about the eggs and the incubation process and also visit the chicks once they hatch. In the Tweens and Teens room, patrons can also enter their favorite name for their chance to name one of the chicks once they hatch. For questions, please contact Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta via email at laurag@gardencitypl.org or via phone at 516-742-8405 x242.
Star Wars Day: Saturday, April 29
The Children’s and Young Adult
Departments will be celebrating the Star Wars with a day full of Star Wars themed programs! Registration is required for all programs and begins Monday, April 3 at 9:30AM online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org ). A separate sign-up is required for each program you would like to attend. • Star Wars Science with Science Teacher Chris Buchman: Do science experiments with a Star Wars theme. 11:00AM-12:00PM for Grades 6-12 12:30PM-1:30PM for Grades 3-5 • Star Wars Cupcakes with the Baking Coach: Create delicious Star Wars Cupcakes. 11:00AM-12:00PM for Grades 3-5 12:30PM-1:30PM for Grades 6-12 • Lightsaber Show and Jedi Training with Saber Guild: Endor Temple: A family show followed by Jedi training featuring Lucasfilmpreferred costume and lightsaber choreography group, Saber Guild: Endor Temple 2:30PM-3:30PM for children, tweens, and teens up through Grade 12 and their families. Patrons can also stop by during the day on the first floor between 10 AM and 4 PM to get Star Wars giveaways, participate in our Star Wars Scavenger Hunt, do word games and activities, and more. Star Wars characters will be available in the library for meet-andgreet and photo-ops during the afternoon. Star Wars Day has been funded by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library.
Yak and Snack Book Discussion: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Outsiders by reading S.E. Hinton’s classic novel and then joining us for a discussion at the Library on Monday, April 24 from 7 - 8 PM. This program is
for Grades 6-12. Registration is required and began Monday, March 27 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. Registrants can pick up a copy of the book in the Young Adult Room after they register online. Registrants should bring a brown-bag dinner to the event. Food and snacks will be provided. If you are interested in earning volunteer hours and would like to volunteer to be a Teen Book Club Leader for this book discussion, please contact Young Adult Librarian Laura Giunta via email at laurag@ gardencitypl.org or via phone at 516742-8405 x242.
Movie Matinee – Guardians of the Galaxy
Are you excited for Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2 coming out in May? Then stop by the Library during spring break on Tuesday, April 11 for a matinee showing of the original Guardians of the Galaxy movie! The movie will begin at 2 PM and is for tweens and teens in Grades 6-12. Snacks and beverages will be provided. Registration is required and is underway online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. This program has been funded by the Friends of the GC Public Library. This movie is rated PG-13.
Tweens and Teens Anime Club
Join us for a meeting of the Anime Club on Monday, April 17 from 7 - 8 PM. This program is for tweens and teens in Grades 6-12. We will be watching the anime Puella Magic Madoka Magica, which is rated TV-14. Snacks and beverages will be provided. Registration is required and is underway online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability.
Teens and Tots Training
Interested in volunteering this summer? Then join this year’s Teens and Tots Program! Volunteers must be tweens and teens entering Grades 6-12 in September 2017. Volunteers will read and make crafts with children at the Garden City Pool this summer. All volunteers are required to attend one Training Session. Below are the following times in which Teens and Tots training will be offered for tweens and teens entering Grades 6-12 in fall 2017: • Wednesday, April 12, 12 PM-3 PM: Registration is required and began Monday, March 20 online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org). Space is limited, so check Eventkeeper for availability. • Saturday, May 6, 12 - 3 PM: Registration is required and begins Monday, April 10 at 9:30AM online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org ). Pizza will be served for lunch at both training sessions. Young adults are required to attend at least one training session in order to volunteer for Teens and Tots at the Garden City Pool during the summer. Volunteers who have done the training in previous years are not required to attend a training session again. Teens and Tots will be held at the Garden City Pool on the following Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:00PM-2:30PM: • Week #1: July 5 • Week #2: July 11, 12 • Week #3 – July 18, 19 • Week #4 – July 25, 26 • Week #5 – August 1, 2 • Week #6 - August 8, 9 Volunteers should arrive at the pool by 1:45PM and may sign-up for as many days as they’d like. For more information or to sign-up for days contact Laura Giunta in the Young Adult Department via phone (516-742-8405 x242) or email (laurag@gardencitypl.org).
The Friends’ Fabulous Book Library presents “Landmarks & Historic Sites of Europe” Sale at GC Public Library A bargain Book Sale will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 9:30am–4:00pm at the Garden City Public Library located at the corner of 60 Seventh St. and Hilton Ave., in Garden City. For directions call the Library at 516/742–8405 or online at www.gardencitypl.org. Come early for the best selection of hard and soft cover books including fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children’s books.
CD’s, DVD’s, videos, antique, autographed and coffee table books will be included. Bring your family, friends and neighbors. There is no entrance fee. Friends of the Garden City Public Library will sponsor this fabulous sale with all proceeds to benefit the Library. The Friends, a non-profit organization, has volunteered as a dynamic resource for the community since 1952.
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The Garden City Public Library will present “Landmarks & Historic Sites of Europe” with author/historian Ralph Brady on Wednesday, April 19 at 2:00 p.m. Come join Ralph Brady who will cover more than twenty years of travel throughout Europe to visit its his-
toric places. Using a spectacular collection of color photographs, he will outline the history of sixty landmarks of Europe, some that are well known and many more that may come as a surprise to even the most seasoned travelers. No registration. All are welcome!
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News from the Children’s Room April is here! In the Library, chicks are about to hatch! Visit the Tweens & Teen Room to see the eggs and come to the Children’s Room to read some stories starring chickens, hens & roosters. Passover begins the evening of April 10 and continues until April 18. Easter is Sunday, April 16. There is also a colorful display of both fiction and non-fiction books on both holidays. April is National Poetry Month. Poetry books are located in the 800’s section of the non-fiction are of the Children’s Room. You can also browse our display of poetry books. Come read The Alligator’s Smile and other Poems by Jane Yolen or Slickety by Skila Brown and Jumpin’ Off Library Shelves: A Book of Poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Now that storytimes are over for the season, the Children’s Room is planning the Summer Reading Club for 2017. Our theme this year is “Build a Better World”. Look for announcements for our programs and registration in the near future.
Upcoming Programs
Tuesday, April 18 Spring Egg Hunt in the Library This program is for children ages 2 ½-5 (not in Kindergarten) and a caregiver at 10 AM. Registration is required
and is underway on Eventkeeper. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the program. Please arrive promptly. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist. Children should bring their own baskets to collect eggs. Thursday, April 20 Tween Book Discussion and Author Chat with Author Jen Calonita For Grades 4, 5, and Tweens in Grades 6 and 7. This is a joint program with the Young Adult Department. Read the book Flunked, by author Jen Calonita, then come to discuss the book with the author herself. The program runs from 6 - 7:30 PM. Registration is required and is underway online on Eventkeeper. You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the program. Please arrive promptly. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist. Snacks and beverages will be provided. Bring your own copy of the book to have it signed. You will also be able to pick up a copy to check out in either the Children’s or Young Adult Departments after you have registered. Saturday, April 29 Star Wars Day The Children’s and Young Adult Departments will be celebrating Star Wars with a day of Star Wars themed programs. Registration is required for
all programs and begins Monday, April 3 at 9:30AM online via Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl.org ). A separate sign-up is required for each program you would like to attend. • Star Wars Science with Science Teacher Chris Buchman: Do science experiments with a Star Wars theme. 11:00AM-12:00PM for Grades 6-12 12:30PM-1:30PM for Grades 3-5 • Star Wars Cupcakes with the Baking Coach: Create delicious Star Wars Cupcakes. 11:00AM-12:00PM for Grades 3-5 12:30PM-1:30PM for Grades 6-12 • Lightsaber Show and Jedi Training with Saber Guild: Endor Temple: A family show followed by Jedi training featuring Lucasfilmpreferred costume and lightsaber choreography group, Saber Guild: Endor Temple 2:30PM-3:30PM for children, tweens, and teens up through Grade 12 and their families. Patrons can also stop by during the day on the first floor between 10:00AM and 4:00PM to get Star Wars giveaways, participate in our Star Wars Scavenger Hunt, do word games and activities, and more. Star Wars characters will be available in the library for meet-andgreet and photo-ops during the afternoon. Star Wars Day has been fund-
ed by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. This is a joint program with the Young Adult Department. PLEASE NOTE: There are three events, each requiring separate registration. Two programs are for Grades 3-5 and tweens in grades 6-8, one program is a family program. Registration begins Monday, April 3 at 9:30AM online on Eventkeeper (www.gardencitypl. org ). You must do a separate registration for each child you wish to attend the program. Please arrive promptly. If you are late, your spot may be given to someone on the waitlist. Please check the Library website www.gardencitypl.org for upcoming events and registration dates. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Priority for registration and participation is given to children who are Garden City Public Library cardholders.
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at the New Hyde Park Inn meeting. As my grandmother would say” People may not always tell you how they feel about things, but they will always show you. Pay attention.” The “ Third Track Committee” was formed nearly two months ago. Mayor Daughney, Trustee Makrinos and Trustee De Maro are the members of this three man task force who formally have communications with the LIRR/ MTA and is possibly negotiating with this said entity. The cooperative release of information should be normal. We should have an open form of government. Garden City’s Third Track Committee hasn’t made any statements to the residents of Garden City in any public venue nor am I aware of any private meetings with any Garden City residents. Now is the time to tell the residents of Garden City the status of your communications with the LIRR/ MTA. And we would like to know if you are for or against the LIRR Third Track Project. We the people have spoken and yet all of you remain silent. The Vertex Report found major deficiencies in the DEIS which raise serious questions that, by law, deserve answers. Following the law is not optional. The Vertex questions were submitted to the LIRR/ MTA over one month ago and the See page 68
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Cub Scouts Pack 7 - Is it sprained or broken?
Dr. Mack shows Scouts the makeshift splint
Cub Scouts from Pack 7 of Garden City spent their most recent Pack Night on March 24th learning and practicing first aid and teamwork skills. Pack 7 Cub Scouts held their biennial First Aid event at The Stewart School, where over 40 Cub Scouts attended. They started the evening by getting into the First Aid spirit while engaging in a First Aid Activity Packet, an exercise that combined fun with an educational spin. First, they answered several questions associated with how to react to a medical situation. Then, they matched the typical components of a first aid kit to their respective names. Finally, they located key first aid related words in a word scramble. The Scouts gathered with Pack Master, Marc Mehlman, to discuss the Activity Packet and the new words learned from the packet. The Scouts were then challenged to think about the words they came across in their packets and how they applied to the hands-on “training” they were about to receive. The Pack was divided into teams of up to ten and began rotating through 4 different stations led by volunteer Pack 7 Parents who are medical professionals. Each station provided the Scouts with common first aid scenarios and informational presentations such as hand hygiene, treatment of minor injuries, wound dressing, risk identification and prevention, how to respond to emergencies and who and how to contact for help in these situations. Dr. Mary Kim Mehlman, general pediatrician at
Scouts are ready for some serious stuff!
Scouts eagerly participating in Dr. Cohen’s Emergency Presentation
Hand Hygiene with Dr. Mehlman - no germs here!!
Dr. Muscat teaching wound dressing
Winthrop Hospital, trained the Cub Scouts in the area of hygiene. She showed Scouts pictures of germs on other people’s hands, visible under a black light, but also grown on a petri dish. The Scouts noted the wide variety of colors and shapes that different bacteria had. The Scouts each had an opportunity to practice using hand sanitizer in the most effective way and practiced “Dabbing their Cough” (coughing or sneezing into the crook of your elbow, while doing the all-popular “dab”). Finally, they reviewed hand-hygiene tips when in public restrooms. Dr. Jolene Muscat, a Maternal Fetal Medicine physician at Winthrop Hospital, captivated the Cub Scouts’ attention at her station by distributing latex gloves and explaining the importance of wearing them. She continued talking to the Scouts about wound care; how to properly clean and dress cuts, scrapes and burns; and what types of wounds need to be seen by a doctor for more specialized care. The boys handled gauze, wound closure strips and the like. Dr. Ian Mack, who specializes in Emergency Medicine, showed the Scouts a variety of ways to treat a sprain or broken bones. He was equipped with various styles of splints and had the Scouts take turns using them on model Scouts who pretended to be injured. Dr. Mack also showed the boys how to create a makeshift splint during a hike in the woods with branches and how to place someone’s arm in a sling. Dr. Ben Cohen, neurosurgeon specializing in spinal surgery, prepared a talk addressing what life threatening emergencies are and how to recognize them. The Scouts reviewed calling 911 and what helpful information to provide when calling 911. The Pack Night event was diligently designed to encourage Cub Scouts of all ages to be prepared for emergencies and to help others whether at home, in the community or when camping. Tigers to Webelos participated in the very successful First Aid–themed Pack Night. In addition to teaching specific first aid skills, each station gave the Cub Scouts takeaways, such as an individual first aid kit, hand sanitizer and an ace bandage in order to always “be prepared” – the motto of the Boy Scouts. Pack 7 Webelos learned useful skills and earned their First Responder Loop at the Pack Night!! Pack 7 is open to all boys in grades 1 through 5. It offers time for parent-child bonding while sharing unique fun-filled adventures and learning life skills with laughter and fun. For more information, pleases contact Cub Master Marc Mehlman at marc.mehlman@gmail.com
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Pictured here receiving “Kindness Counts” awards for the month of January with Garden City Middle School Principal Dr. Peter Osroff (left) and social worker Mr. Keegan Baker (right) are (in alpha order): Ryan Cunningham, Alexander Imperial, Quinn Sullivan, James Healy, Molly Dougherty, Giselle Ross, Ariyana Toppin, Ava Wuchte, Edmond Dempsey, Hailey Olshefsky, Frank Patano, Mike Busch, Caitlin Donavan, and Owen Parini.
GC Middle School “Student of the Month” & “Kindness Counts” honorees
On February 7th, Garden City Middle School honored its January “Student of the Month” academic achievers, and
students “caught” in an act of kindness by a staff member for January’s “Kindness Counts” awards. The stu-
dents received certificates, and thanks to local sponsors, they also received gift coupons to use at local sponsors’
businesses. Congratulations to these outstanding students!!
Awarded with certificates as Garden City Middle School’s January “Students of the Month,” are (in alpha order): Anthony Agrippina, Amelia Clark, Alexa Dolmaian, Nicole Freddo, Grace Hopkins, Farren Martinus, Sophia McLaughlin, John (Jack) Monaco, Ryan Olson, Molly Psaki, Brandon Rosenblatt, Cate Rovelli, and Gabe Tomasic. The students are pictured with Principal Dr. Peter Osroff (left) and social worker Mr. Keegan Baker (right).
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56 Fortunes for Mr. Mushnik’s failing flower shop immediately turn around when Seymour discovers a wilted exotic-looking plant and places it in the window. Customers start flooding in. Seymour names the plant “Audrey II” after his true love, but the plant has a nasty secret – it needs fresh human blood to grow and thrive.
Audrey II has grown frighteningly large being fed by Seymour’s blood from dozens of cuts. Yet, the plant demands more: “feed me!” and I’ll make you rich and famous!
GC High School presents Little Shop of Horrors
The street “urchins” set the scene with a boisterous rendition of “Skid Row.”
Intending to shoot him for his cruelty to Audrey, Seymour visits Orin and backs down, only to witness the mad dentist’s asphyxiation with laughing gas.
Audrey, now sporting an arm in a sling, longs for a better life.
GCHS’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors” featured a most unlikely star: a giant, carnivorous plant named Audrey II. For the 1,247 attendees at the performances on March 10th and 11th, the musical will be remembered for the witty, fast-paced performances of the high school’s thespians, and the catchy, iconic tunes. Traditionally held as a dress rehearsal, the response to the GCTA’s free buffet dinner and the free show preview on Thursday afternoon, March 9th, has evolved into a full-fledged performance of its own, welcoming 160 seniors for the dinner (also served by members of the GCTA), and an additional 121 students and parents for the preview show. Many thanks to
the GCTA for its continued support of the senior citizen buffet dinner featuring delicious fare from Garden City Pizza. As an added surprise, shared producer Steve Mayo, a few students from the cast of 2007 showed up, and a group from the cast of 1994 made an appearance, too, to root on the cast of 2017. Congratulations and well done to the cast, the building and stage crews, producer Steve Mayo, director Katie Sckalor, those helping with the props, costumes, makeup, lighting and sound, the members of the pit orchestra under the direction of Andrew Albani, and the supportive parents who made this production of “Little Shop of Horrors” a smashing success!
Audrey, sporting a fresh black eye from her sadistic dentist boyfriend, Orin, gets an angry reaction from Mr. Mushnik.
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Congratulations to the cast and crew of “Little Shop of Horrors!”
In the end, all succumb to Audrey II. In a final twist of fate, clippings are taken of the remarkable plant by a group of unknowing scientists and sent all over the country. Those new clippings beg for blood from their new owners in exchange for fame and fortune, and the story continues,
Seymour, a simple man, works in Mr. Mushkin’s flower shop and longs for the love of a local, skidrow girl named Audrey.
Dentist Orin brags about the pain he inflicts on his patients in “Be a Dentist.”
When Orin disappears (dinner for Audrey II), Audrey turns to Seymour for comfort, singing the iconic “Suddenly Seymour.”
Although Seymour grabs Audrey from the plant, she is too weak and dies in his arms. Again, Audrey II gets his supper, and grows even larger and stronger.
Not knowing the danger, Audrey waters the people-eating plant and is gobbled up.
160 senior citizens enjoyed a free buffet dinner courtesy of the GCTA followed by a performance of “Little Shop of Horrors” on March 9th.
Mr. Mushkin tells Seymour he will treat him like his son & leave the flower shop to him, not knowing that he will soon be Audrey II’s next meal.
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Faculty and staff of Garden City Middle School
Middle School re-designated as National, NYS School to Watch The entire staff of Garden City Middle School was honored at the February 28th Board of Education meeting for the school being once again recognized as a National and New York State Department of Education Essential Elements’ School to Watch. The middle school is a threetime recipient (only two such schools
were so named in NYS) for the quality of its academic program, and its responsive and socially equitable culture. “Our faculty and staff members are honored to receive the prestigious re-designation as an Essential Elements School to Watch. This program requires that our school document our focus on pre-
paring students to be lifelong learners ready for college, career, and citizenship by ensuring our school is academically excellent, responsive to the developmental needs and interests of young adolescents, and socially equitable. Moreover, the program requires that our school’s programs are purposeful with two fun-
damental goals: The intellectual development and academic achievement of all students, and the personal and social development of each student.” For more information about this honor, please visit: http://www.p12. nysed.gov/ciai/mle/eestw/
GCHS raises awareness, funds for artists
BY MICHAEL BERG, SPANISH TEACHER
In early March, GCHS Spanish Club and World Languages Department sold hand-woven bracelets, or ‘pulseras’ in Spanish, to empower the artists who make them in Nicaragua and Guatemala. The sale was organized through the Pulsera Project, a nonprofit organization that empowers and educates young people in the U.S. and Central America through pulsera sales. Student and teacher volunteers raised funds that benefit fair trade jobs, worker rights, sustainability, and education, while learning about the culture, lives, and struggles of Central Americans. The Pulsera Project’s goal is to create a more just and colorful world by encouraging conscious consumerism and social enterprise. Students and teachers throughout GCHS's World Languages Department sold more than 500 pulseras during World Languages Week and raised a total of $2,630 for the Pulsera Project. For more info about the Pulsera Project, please visit: www.pulseraproject.org
GCHS students who raised funds for Central American artists
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Park City Mountain, Utah: Biggest Ski Area in US is One of Easiest to Reach BY KAREN RUBIN, ERIC LEIBERMAN & SARAH FALTER I set out for Park City Mountain in Utah to see if it could really be true: you could leave your house on Long Island in the morning and be skiing the Rockies, or more precisely, the Wasatch Range, by noon. The combination of great nonstop airline service into Salt Lake City and the remarkably close proximity of the international airport to Park City- just 35 minutes drive, literally as far from the airport as my house to JFK, the “suburbs” of the city – makes this all possible. Not to mention the choice of condo-style lodgings right at the Canyons base, the efficient ski rental process. Sure enough, I was greeted at the airport and whisked away by Park C i t y
Transportation car service, checked into the Hyatt Centric Park City Hotel at Park City Mountain’s Canyons village base, picked up my pre-ordered skis through RentSkis.com (the fellow assisting me took the extra time to wax the skis to give me a better experience on the spring slush at the lower sections), used my Epic Pass, Vail Resort’s seasonal pass, which speeds you through the lift access with a point of a laser gun, and hopped the Red Pine Gondola to mid-mountain. There I warmed up and got comfortable in my equipment on the couple of green runs, then found a gentle blue trail, Snow Dancer, off the Saddleback Express lift, to warm up my legs as I regaled in the view, and was happy as a clam. (There is a caveat, though: by skiing immediately and not taking time to acclimate, you can avoid altitude sickness by drinking lots of water beginning the day before and throughout the day, and avoiding alcohol the first day. If you do feel the effects of altitude sickness, take Tylenol and drink water and if necessary, come down to lower altitude.) We Northeastern skiers will revel in actual snow, Park City’s legendary powder – even in spring conditions. You don’t just ski Park City - which with Vail’s acquisition and unification with The Canyons is now the largest ski resort in the US - you explore it. It is so vast, it becomes a game for the first-time visitor to get from Canyons – where the trails tend to be tougher (only a couple of greens), but less crowded, more sun, and more snow – to Park City. See page D2
Sarah fulfills her wish for lesson to be challenged: she tackles the double-blue Sidewinder trail © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com
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I only ski a couple of times a season so I am still tentative though I can handle just about any blue (intermediate) trail provided there is snow and not sheer ice (as we New England skiers are more familiar with). But I lack confidence. Joined by Eric and Sarah who arrive late Thursday from San Francisco, Sarah and I spend our first morning together taking a half-day private lesson with Alex Fleet, one of the top instructors at Park City with nearly two decades of experience who is originally from Great Britain (you pay one price for up to 6 people). Lessons are not just for beginners and certainly not just for kids. Skiing is a skill that you acquire in layers (and with practice). A lesson helps you acquire the proper form and technique so you can handle any terrain. But the most important ingredient is feeling relaxed and confident so you get a better flow and can use your proper technique. Our goal is to feel comfortable when challenged, and for me, not to be so skittish at taking on new trails, but to have the confidence that I could do it. Secondly, I want to see how to get over from Canyons to Park City (there are no green trails to get you there – it is a series of blues or blacks to a half-dozen lifts). I had been told the “trip” could take as much as two hours from Canyons to Park City (about 45 minutes to get back). So Alex, starting us on the green trail (stopping to take in the incredible view) to check us out, progresses swiftly to Snow Dancer (a stunning blue), and then moves us over, peak by peak, to Park City. The lifts themselves – especially the specially constructed 8 passenger Quicksilver Gondola that connected Park City and Canyons when Vail merged the two in 2015 – are like themepark rides - exciting trips that give you sensational views of spectacular scenery as you travel up and over the canyons that separate the peaks. Alex gets us over to the Park City area (about one-third the size of the Canyons) in much less time than the two hours, where we find a blue heaven, and where there is vastly more green terrain (the longest is 3.5 miles), not to mention the blacks and the glades (we can look forward to that another time). He takes us around a few of the peaks on blue trails before starting back to the Canyons, enough to get a feel for Park City. Throughout, Alex is refining our technique – weighting skis, turning, edging – and building confidence for the climatic challenge: Sidewinder. He takes us back to the Canyons side,
Lesson on Snow Dancer, on the Canyons, with Alex Fleet © 2017 Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com
Skiing down Snow Dancer © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear. com finishing our lesson off the Tombstone lift on Sidewinder (Alex says the popular name is “Slidewinder”), a doubleblue square trail, where I take note of an actual sign that warns off all but advanced skiers. Alex says he knows we can do it, “Just follow me!” (and don’t look down because it basically goes straight down without flattening out.) He has made sure to take us here at the best possible condition of the day not icy or fast in the morning, nor too slushy in the afternoon’s spring heat (the temperature has gone as high as 60 degrees during our stay). Conditions are just right as the noon hour approaches. It is the confidence builder we have asked Alex for at the start (Sarah had
said she wanted to feel challenged), because if you can do the toughest blue on the mountain, you feel you can do anything (assuming the conditions are decent). While we are at our lesson, Eric, who is an advanced snowboarder, has been tearing up the slopes. Eric takes the Ninety Nine 90 chairlift, hiking 10 minutes to an “outof-bounds” bowl, “where there were endless spots to drop in from to have your own fresh lines; then you go from the steep fresh powder bowl to glades and moguls; a beautiful 10-minute trail, even for the speediest of skiers, made the 10-minute hike at the top of the lift well worth it.” (By midday when we
meet up at the bottom of the Tombstone lift, his Epic Pass, the seasonal pass to Vail Resorts which is also plugged into tracking where you’ve been and your accumulated altitude, showed he had already done 17,000 ft of elevation.) Armed with my confidence, on my last full day at Park City, I set out to get from Canyons to Park City on my own, which necessitates handling new trails each time. I start out at Guest Services and ask the kindly attendant to recommend an itinerary, so I don’t have to think about which blues to take. Based on the map of what has been groomed, she uses a yellow marker to map my day. And what a day! Indeed, when Vail Resorts acquired Park City Mountain Resort and then Canyons Resort, combining them in the summer of 2015, it created the largest single ski and snowboard resort in the United States. Vail immediately invested $50 million, building the spectacular new 8 passenger Quicksilver Gondola to connect the two areas (breathtaking ride!), along with the new King Con Express six-pack and Motherlode Express Quad among the improvements. The combined One Park City offers more than 7,300 acres of skiable terrain, more than 300 trails (and they don’t count tiny spurs as named trails like they do in New England), 41 lifts, 8 terrain parks, one super pipe and one mini pipe. We’re talking 17 mountain peaks! 14 bowls! A vertical of 3200 feet from the base at 6,800 feet to the summit at 10,000 feet! And even though it is just two weeks before the mid-April close of the season, and the springtime temperatures have soared, Park City averages 370 inches of snow a year, so still has an amazing base of actual snow to ski on. (This makes for a wonderful incentive for people to come out for the these last days of the season, to apply the day’s lift ticket to the cost of a discounted Epic Pass for next season that much more valuable; indeed, a woman from St. Louis said she bought next year’s Epic Local Pass, which is expected to also include Stowe Mountain Vermont, for just over $500.) It’s a “blue-bird” day – when the sun is brilliant and the sky the deep blue color of a blue bird’s belly. It is just perfection. I take my time, and have a thrilling experience really exploring and discovering the mountain, enjoying my skiing and literally accumulating the mileage which is the only way to really bump up your skills. Skiing with confidence is key because when you are tense, your muscles tense, you don’t get that nice flow and balance and you use more energy than necessary.
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The scenery is intoxicating – not just the sparkling pure air and the altitude that gets your heart racing, but the stunning glades of Aspen trees, pine trees sprinkled in, the peaks and canyons, and the perspective, as well as the ride the chairlifts give you. It takes me 2 hours (savoring the stunning scenery, stopping for photos, checking the map and enjoying making turns) and I get to the Park City side. I take the SilverLode Express to the top, do Parley’s Park trail, and after a chat on the lift with a Park City regular, go back up for a run on Assessment before starting back to the Canyons. Everyone we meet – and during the course of the day, I meet people from all over the country – and especially the Ambassadors and lift operators – are incredibly nice. When I seem a little confused about how to get to the Timberline lift, a woman from St. Louis I meet on the gondola waits for me where the trails split, to make sure I take the right trail. I make my way back to Tombstone, and take the Red Pine Road trail back to the mid-mountain base, but I am feeling so good, I pass up going back down on the Red Pine Gondola, and ski down Boomer to the Canyons base (the big issue was the amount of slushy snow because of the warm conditions), feeling very satisfied with myself for being
adventurous. I achieved my goal: skiing new trails. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to take in one of the experiences that are unique to Park City skiing: the Historic Mountain Tour. You need to be intermediate or above to take this free, two-hour skiing adventure to the various mining shafts from Park City’s silver days. The Historic Mountain tours depart daily from the Park City resort base area by the Eagle Statue at 10 am and again at the Trail Map near the top of Bonanza lift at 1 pm. During the course of the tour, you get to appreciate how the mountain developed from a mining camp in the 1880s to an internationally recognized winter sports destination. The guides relate the stories behind the authentic structures you see on the mountain (there are some 1,200 miles of tunnels that wind through the mountains and you get to see some of the mine shafts), how Park City emerged as a ski jump arena, its World Cup Racing heritage and how it came to international prominence with the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. You get to experience some of the same runs that the Olympians did and ski or ride past some of Park City’s historic mining buildings with an expert tour guide. We have it on the list for our return visit. Park City Mountain’s trails
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Park City’s historic Main Street. The Hyatt Centric provides a free shuttle into the town each evening © 2017 Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com are wonderfully carved, superbly maintained and groomed (500 acres of the 7300 have snowmaking) – unless the appeal are the trails and glades that they are not. I appreciate the great signage (otherwise, you could easily get lost or waste time constantly opening up the humongous map). (Eric saw the best sign, on Nine-
Nine 90, named for the elevation of the peak, 9990 ft.: “You are Leaving the Ski Resort. You Can Die. This is Your Decision” with skull and bones to emphasize the point.) Sure enough, I was able to ski a full day on the last day – leaving the Hyatt Centric Park City Hotel at 9:30 pm for See page D5
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The Hofstra 2016-17 season: Final analysis - and defense BY LOU THEODORE This article was originally going to be concerned with a summary analysis of Hofstra’s 2016-17 men’s basketball season. However, I decided, because of the team’s defensive shortcomings, to include some defensive suggestions that will ultimately appear in a later newsletter and the next edition of my Basketball Coaching 101 book. In effect, there are two components to this newsletter. We’ll start with a presentation on the Hofstra analysis.
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One could best describe Hofstra’s 2016-17 season with one word: underperformance. Mary and I sat next to a radio announcer from Northeastern University at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament in Charlestown during March 4-7. (Note: A great city to visit). I believe his evaluation of Hofstra hit the nail on the head. He excused some of the team’s performance to the loss of three key starters, including the CAA Player of the Year; but then again, they had two excellent guards, two excellent big men (one of whom hardly played), the potential Freshman of the Year is Pennington, and the league’s premier 3-point shooter. On the other hand, I felt the team
would improve with time and hopefully peak during the tournament. It turns out that they got knocked off in the first round in what I would consider an embarrassing loss; a victory would have resulted in their playing UNCW, the #1 seed. Almost everybody there in Charleston from the other schools were rooting for Hofstra because they felt that Hofstra had the personnel to beat UNCW. As we now know, that game did not take place. On to the analysis for the season. Here are my bullet pointers. • Once again (as with last year) defense was woefully weak. • Once again, bench help was essentially non-existent. • Sabathy (the reserve center) was underutilized. • Rokas had a disappointing season. His defense play was often missing and also had a poor shooting season. • Foreman emerged as a force to be reckoned with the next two years. • The loss of Buie could have made a difference. • Buie’s contribution the next three seasons is currently a wild card. • The club lacked a floor leader. • I don’t see a leader emerging next year; this should be potentially worrisome.
Here are my bullet pointers for next season. • Hire an assistant coach to help reduce/eliminate defensive problems. • STOP playing zone; Wisconsin had several players who couldn’t guard one-on-one and yet played a solid manto-man defense. • Recruit players who play stellar defense. • Although the team’s goal should be to win games, the ultimate goal is to win the CAA tournament – and that should be reflected in the team’s philosophy and overall preparation during the season. • Players should understand that the magic word in defense is INTENSITY! And this is where bench help comes into play.
Defensive Strategies
Here are some earlier comments on defense that appeared in my Basketball Coaching 101 book.” The author repeatedly told basketball aficionados that defense is 50% of the game. And every individual has responded with something to the effect: “of course, I (or we) know that’. But really? Who believes them? After all, from the first day a player is introduced to basketball, offense has been stressed. The novice
is taught and/or learns how to shoot, dribble, pass, etc. Defense was almost always an afterthought. In fact, the author has repeatedly claimed that it is great guards that get a team to a championship game, but it is great defensive guards that win championships. It is their ability to create havoc on the opponent’s offense that makes the difference.” “How important is defense? Here is a case in point. Stevie Mejia served as the point (or 1) guard for the 20122013 Hofstra team. Some in press row commented on several occasions that Stevie wasn’t playing to his full potential. What they were referring to was his scoring. Yet during the season, he stopped the star guards Scott Machado and Michael Alvarado of Iona and Manhattan College, respectively, COLD! These two players were projected first-round and second-round picks, respectively. Interestingly, Hofstra lost three games during the 2013-2014 season because of an inability to stop the star guard of the opposing team.” Since I’m ranting and raving about defense, here are a baker’s dozen on some defensive suggestions that did not appear earlier in my book Basketball See page D6
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Bucking the Trend -- Minimizing Our Social Security BY TOM MARGENAU
Q: My wife and I are both 62. My wife hasn’t worked outside the home in many years. I am still working but I’m thinking about retiring. However, our financial planner is advising me to keep working and for us to delay taking our Social Security as long as possible. He suggests we both wait until we are 70 years old to maximize our benefits. But I am tired of working and want to quit and start my Social Security. I recall a column you wrote a while ago in which you explained that you and your wife started Social Security when you were 62. Would you consider printing it again? A: I normally don’t reprint old columns. But I think I will make an exception, as the column is almost five years old. I will dust it off, update it a bit and offer the same advice I gave my readers back in 2012. Here we go. Many readers ask me to serve as their financial planner. But here is the rub: I am probably the last person on the planet you should be asking for advice about money matters. To be sure, I know Social Security rules inside and out, and I can explain the various maximizing strategies that are all the rage among retiring baby boomers. And I know from the emails I get that those strategies have countless seniors worried sick that they won’t be able to squeeze every last nickel out of their Social Security account. I am endlessly fascinated, and I must admit, sometimes even a little put off, by some people’s obsession over money. Don’t get me wrong: Money is great, and it’s obviously better to have more of it than not enough. But should you be working yourselves into a tizzy worrying that you might make a decision that nets you a few bucks less from your Social Security account than you might have received had you made a different choice? I sure am not. Let me explain. My wife and I each took our Social Security benefits at age 62. I can hear financial planners and Social Security maximizing specialists gasping for air as they read that! After all, conventional money-making wisdom these days has it that the longer you delay the start of your Social Security benefits, the better off you will be. Most so-called “experts” will suggest delaying your benefits until age 70. Well, my wife just turned 72. (She’s a few years older than me.) That means she’s been getting Social Security checks every month for about 10 years now. Let’s say she’s averaged getting $1,200 per month for the last 120 months. That’s $144,000 she has received between age 62 and 72. Had she waited until age 70 to start her benefits, she’d probably be due about $2,100 per month, or $900 more per month than she is getting now. That’s a decent chunk of change, no doubt. But
it would take her 128 months, or about 11 years, to make up for the money she would have not received between 62 and 70. In other words, by age 81, she would have won the Social Security “game” had she waited until age 70 to start her Social Security. My wife comes from a long line of women who’ve lived into their late 80s and early 90s. So chances are she will live well past age 81 and probably would have been better off to wait until age 70 to claim her monthly benefits. But here’s the deal: WE DON’T CARE! We have been having way too much fun these past 10 years spending her (and my) reduced Social Security checks. We’ve taken that $144,000 and traveled all around Europe. We have made many nice trips from one end of this country to the other. We’ve bought several new cars. I don’t want to imply that we are rich. We certainly are not. But we feel rich in so many other ways. In addition to spending money, we also spend a lot of time riding our bikes around town or sitting on our back porch playing Scrabble. We purposely moved away from a part of the country many people consider a “paradise” just to be near our grandkids. We bounce them on our knees almost every day. What we are doing is living life to the fullest and not worrying one little whit about whether or not we made the right Social Security decision. “Stop worrying and start living” is the best advice I can give most of my readers. And here is an illuminating story on this same subject. I bet many of you get all kinds of mail from financial planners to attend seminars about maximizing Social Security benefits. A while back, I decided to contact one of the local firms sponsoring such a seminar. I introduced myself and told them I’d be willing to participate in their meeting as a Social Security expert who could explain various Social Security rules, including the maximizing strategies. They eagerly accepted my offer. During the seminar, I gave the audience an overview of Social Security benefits and eligibility requirements. I then went over the maximizing strategies and noticed the financial planners in the back of the room salivating over the potential business from the folks in the crowd -- helping them (for a fee, of course) make the “right” decision about when to take their Social Security. But I finished my presentation with the same spiel I made in this column: that my wife and I took reduced Social Security benefits and have never regretted our decision and have been having the time of our lives in retirement. At the back of the room, one of the planners was trying to get my attention. He made a throat-cutting gesture with his finger signaling me to stop talking. He came up to the front of the room and quickly ushered me off the stage. I was never invited back!
So that was the gist of my 2012 column. Having said all that, I am not implying that you should ignore the advice of your financial planner. Assuming you and your wife will live into your mid-80s or beyond, you probably would be financially ahead to delay taking your Social Security benefits until 70. The point I made five years ago, and that I am making to you now, is that maybe it isn’t nec-
essary to fret so much over maximizing your Social Security benefits. If you are tired of working, and if you can afford to retire at 62, do it! Maybe there is more to life than money. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM
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Park City Mountain, Utah C ontinued from page D3 the 11:50 pm Delta nonstop flight back to JFK. So, my four-days in Park City afforded four full days of skiing. Mission accomplished. Hyatt Centric Park City The Hyatt Centric Park City at the Canyons base, which has been a superb lodging for our stay and has its own lift for ski in/out convenience, and is just a five-minute walk to the shops and restaurants, let us use the outdoor heated pool, hot tubs, sauna and lockers after we were checked out.
Park City, 3551 North Escala Court, Park City, Utah, USA, 84098, 435 940 1234, parkcity.centric.hyatt.com). So Much More to Do at Park City Mountain We were so enthralled with skiing, we didn’t have time to take in the many other adventures and experiences of the area. But there is plenty to do, especially for regulars: Alpine Coaster: Climb into toboggan-style cars for a special way of experiencing the magnificent Wasatch mountain scenery. The automated lift system whisks you to the top of the track and you fly down the mountain
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Park City Mountain, Utah: Biggest Ski Area in US is One of Easiest to Reach Continued from page D5 hidden among the spectacular skiing. Guided tours are created with a unique destination, experience or adventure in mind. Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides: Snuggle in for a scenic 30-minute horse drawn sleigh ride through Willow Draw showcasing a night-time winter wonderland after the lifts have closed. Additional winter experiences include Dog Sledding, Snowmobile Tours and Cross Country Ski Tours. Also, the Utah Olympic Park where you can take a guided tour, take a thrilling ride on the Winter Comet Bobsled on the Olympic track, experiencing 3+ Gs and hitting speeds of 60 mph (open year round); the Extreme Zipline replicates flying off the K120 Nordic ski jump, propelling you to up to 50 mph. There’s also an adventure course, scenic chairlifts, and the George Eccles 2002 Olympic Games Museum (look for Great Neck’s own figure skating gold medalist Sarah Hughes). Still a year-round US Olympic training site, you also get to watch athletes of all ages training for Nordic Ski Jumping (in summer, they jump into a pool), Freestyle skiing, bobsled, skeleton and luge. (Open year-round, free admission to the park, www.uolf. com). But we have time each day to enjoy discovering historic Park City, with its astonishingly fine galleries and shops and fine-dining venues (more to come). Park City Mountain (www. parkcitymountain.com) is part of Vail Resorts, Inc., which through its subsidiaries, is a leading global mountain resort operator of 10 worldclass mountain resorts and three urban ski areas, which in addition to Park City in Utah includes Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado;
View from the Quicksilver Gondola headed from Canyons to Park City © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Perisher in Australia; Whistler Blackcomb in Canada; Afton Alps in Minnesota, Mt. Brighton in Michigan and Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin. Vail Resorts also owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The big news is that Vail is in the process of purchasing its first New England resort, Stowe Mountain, Vermont , which it is expected will be
included on 2017-18 Epic Pass (epicpass. com). For more information on all the resorts, visit www.snow.com. (See: Vail Resorts Plans to Add Stowe Vermont to 2017-18 Epic Pass Giving Northeastern Skiers New Reason to Buy) Plan a visit to Park City, Park City Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1850 Sidewinder Drive #320, Park City, Utah, 800453-1360, www.visitparkcity.com.
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The Hofstra 2016-17 season: Final analysis - and defense C ontinued from page D3 appear earlier in my book Basketball Coaching 101. I hope to expand this material and add new offensive suggestions in a later newsletter. • Need an assistant coach who can teach defense. • Need to recruit (great) defensive plays. • Need to play defensive players. • Can’t allow the opposing offense an
offensive rebound on a foul shot. • Box out when a shot goes up, even if one has to resort to grabbing. • Keep defensive scoring statistics for each player. • Continuously stress the importance of defense. • Continuously stress the importance of intensity on defense. • Practice double teaming. • Never allow the opposing offense to setup for the last play.
• Know who to foul at the end of a game. • Anyone slacking off on defense gets substituted for immediately. • Place one’s best defender on the opponent’s best scorer at the end of the game. I hope this helps some young (perhaps not-so-young) aspiring coaches. And, what about offense? This is a topic that will also be unveiled and addressed in both a later article and
the next edition. Forget about the “triangle offense” that is more confusing than it is nearly impossible to implement; I can’t figure it out. My interest will primarily be on “my umbrella offense” that is certain to revolutionize the offenses of those teams with forward-thinking coaches. Visit the author at: www.theodorenewsletter.com or on his Facebook page at Basketball Coaching 101
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Farm to table businesses booming
Consumers’ appetites for local foods are growing, and restaurants have taken notice. Today, many local businesses, including farms and restaurants, have mutually exclusive relationships that make it possible for local residents to enjoy nutritious, locally produced meals. According to the market research firm Packaged Facts, local foods generated $11.7 billion in sales in 2014 and will climb to $20.2 billion by 2019. Farm-to-table remains a growing trend that benefits farmers, restaurateurs and consumers. This is evidenced by the rising number of farmers markets cropping up in neighborhoods all across the country, as well as the niche offerings by regional food purveyors. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that, in the last 20 years, the number of farmers markets has grown by more than 350 percent. Many consumers are now choosing “local” for dining at home and when dining out, and this is making a major impact on the nation’s food systems. Foodies as well as industry experts predict that the local foods movement is a permanent and mainstream trend. In 2014, the National Restaurant Association found the desire for local foods dominated its “Top
Food Trends.” The most in-demands foods include locally sourced meats and seafood as well as locally sourced produce. Consumers also are interested in farm/estate-branded foods. Some restaurants are even producing “hyper-local” food, or herbs and produce grown right on the property. As the demand for local foods has evolved, so has the term “local foods.” “Local” can be a wide-ranging term that refers to foods produced in a particular town, state or even region. The 2008 Farm Act defines a “locally or regionally produced agricultural food product” as one that is marketed less than 400 miles from its origin. However, a few states have established more stringent rules that indicate “local” constitutes food produced within the borders of a state or within a small perimeter of the state. The growing preference for locally produced foods is great news for the farmers and small food producers that have long fought for footing among the mega-importers. According to the trade publication Produce Business, even though “local” does not place limits on the size of the farm, the growing desire among consum-
ers to go local is benefitting many small and midsized farms, as consumers are increasingly buying foods grown closer to where they live. In addition to meats, fruits and vegetables, consumers can find many locally made items that expand the potential for farm-to-table. These include, but are not limited to, artisanal cheeses, wines, beer, baked goods, milk and other dairy, and honey. Local, sustainable foods are in demand, helping not only local restaurants and merchants, but also the small and medium farms that service these establishments.
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Special occasions often call for special venues. Catering halls are capable of hosting big and small parties, making them worthy of consideration for hosts looking to impress. While catering halls are most often associated with weddings, such venues can host everything from birthdays to religious rites of passage to anniversary parties and more. Catering hall staff can guide clients through the booking, preparation and hosting of their events. Many party hosts prefer to leave much of the hosting work to the professionals, feeling it reduces the stress associated with hosting while ensuring hosts they will have the time to mingle with guests and enjoy the festivities. Working with a reputable and reliable caterer is the first step toward ensuring a party will be successful and enjoyable. The following tips can help anyone develop a good relationship with a caterer en route to hosting a fun and memorable party. • Think about the size of the venue. Catering halls can cater to parties of various sizes. When choosing a venue for the party, hosts should keep the comfort of their guests in mind. Guests should be able to move around and not feel as though they are sitting on top of one another at the tables. Halls can be too big as well. Rooms that are too large for the guest list can feel uncomfortable and make guests feel isolated. • Develop a budget. Budget should factor into hosts’ decisions regarding a catering hall. Speak with the catering
manager prior to booking and be sure that there is a package that will fit into your budget. When examining catering packages, hosts can discuss if certain substitutions or amendments can be made to packages to meet their needs and the needs of their guests. • Consider the banquet hall location. Proximity to public transportation, highways and hotels is an important consideration. Guests should be able to get to and from the venue with ease. Try to find a catering hall that is not too far from home. This way you can communicate with the banquet manager and be able to pop in to drop off centerpieces and favors easily or handle any other last-minute issues that pop up. • Explore the amenities. Amenities, such as outdoor gardens or gazebos for photo opportunities, can add to the experience of throwing a party at a catering hall. Hosts should compare amenities at the catering halls they’re considering, and factor in the benefits of having those amenities versus the disadvantages of choosing a venue with no such offerings. • Don’t forget the food. Food should not be overlooked when choosing a catering hall. Be sure to taste test the menu to determine if the food is up to par. Catering halls can be beautiful, but the food should meet hosts’ expectations as well. Finding the right catering hall requires hosts to consider the venue, their budgets and a host of additional factors.
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A toast is a drink raised in the health or honor of someone. Such salutes are typically accompanied by some heartfelt words or tokens of advice. Toasts are a common component of social gatherings, including retirement parties, milestone birthdays and weddings. Toast of the town It’s difficult to pinpoint who originated the practice of toasting. Several ancient societies would raise a glass in honor of deities or special guests. Ancient Greeks offered libations to the gods as a part of ritualistic practices and also as a point to drink to each other’s good health. Ancient Romans at one point instituted a practice that all people must drink to Emperor Augustus at each meal. The term “toast” has an interesting history. Dating back to the 16th century, “toast” refers to a piece of toasted bread. A piece of toast was commonly added to wine during this time because wine was quite inferior in quality then compared to modern vintages. Stale bread was placed into the jug to soak up acidity and improve the flavor. The wine also improved the palatability of the old or spiced bread. According to National Geographic magazine, by the 18th century, the term “toast” had been transferred from the floating piece of bread to the person honored by the toast. Eventually, “toast” represented the drink raised or the words offered with the gesture. Prepare for a toast Toasts can be off-the-cuff remarks shared in the moment, but for many special events, they should be prepared well in advance. Nowadays, some toast-givers devote extra time to pre-
paring toasts, particularly because they know these sentiments can live on indefinitely on social media. Giving a toast can induce anxiety, but some nerves can be relieved simply by doing one’s homework and not procrastinating. Writing tips A person giving a toast is trying to gain the attention of a group of people who may not be very attentive. These tips can improve the content of the toasts and their delivery. • Keep ‘you’ out of it. This toast is not about you. It’s about the person you are honoring. Therefore, do not put any self-congratulatory messages in the toast. Make it all about the person — even beginning the toast with that person’s name. • Hook people in. Open the toast with a good joke or anecdote that will help introduce the person of honor. For example, Jake is a great guy because he’s the type of person who will offer to meet you at your dorm room at 2 a.m. with pizza and beer to get you through a study session. Too bad he has a horrible sense of direction and repeatedly shows up at the wrong door. • Tell a story. Reference the person in the toast, other audience members, and even yourself if you can be painted in a self-deprecating light. • Keep it short. This is a toast, not a monologue. Be brief so that the audience doesn’t lose interest. Set a five-minute limit. • Wrap it up. Conclude the toast by tying the story back to the introduction and making sure to include the audience once more. This will help you get the biggest laughs and applause.
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Vail Resorts Plans to Add Stowe Vermont to 2017-18 Epic Pass, Giving Northeastern Skiers New Reason to Buy Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass, one of the most value-laden season passes in the industry, just got way more enticing for Northeastern skiers, with Vail’s plan to acquire Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont and offer unlimited, unrestricted access to Stowe for the 20172018 winter season, subject to the closing of the acquisition. What is more, purchasing the 2017-2018 Epic Pass now through Sunday, April 9 ensures that skiers and snowboarders will lock in the lowest price and most benefits, such as six discounted lift tickets (“Buddy Tickets”) for family and friends. Stowe will be the newest resort among 45 of the world’s most iconic mountain destinations to be offered with the Epic Pass (subject to the closing of the acquisition) – which includes unlimited access to 10 of the best-in-the-west destination resorts, among them Vail, Breckenridge, Park City, and Whistler Blackcomb. The addition of Stowe, for the first time gives Northeastern skiers an even better incentive to purchase the Epic pass, which pays for itself after just over four days of skiing, especially if they take advantage of the early bird discounted rates. Available at $859/adult, $449/ child 5 to 12, the 2017-2018 Epic Pass offers access to 45 of the world’s best mountain resorts – including Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont, subject to the acquisition closing; Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado; Whistler Blackcomb in Canada; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood at Lake Tahoe; Perisher in Australia; Afton Alps in Minnesota; Mt. Brighton in Michigan and Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin. Epic Pass holders will again enjoy limited access to 30 European ski resorts including Verbier and Les 4 Vallées in Switzerland, Les 3 Vallées in France; Arlberg in Austria; and Skirama Dolomiti Adamello Brenta in Italy. Each resort delivers an iconic experience, unique alpine traditions and impeccable service. Purchasing the 2017-2018 Epic Pass this spring ensures skiers and snowboarders the lowest price, combined with the most benefits, such as six discounted lift tickets (“Buddy Tickets”) for family and friends. Available for $639/adult $339/child 5-12 (it pays for itself in three days), the Epic Local Pass offers unprecedented value to guests who are willing to plan around a few restrictions. Skiers and
snowboarders would receive a total of 10 days at Stowe (subject to the acquisition closing), Vail, Beaver Creek, and Whistler Blackcomb with holiday restrictions; unlimited, unrestricted skiing or riding at Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin; and access with limited restrictions (holidays) at Park City, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood. For guests interested in skiing Stowe exclusively, Vail Resorts anticipates offering limited Stowe-specific season pass options. Details about pricing, access and benefits will be announced after the close of the acquisition. “We look forward to welcoming Stowe to our family of world-class resorts, to continue providing our guests with exceptional experiences, and to build upon the unprecedented value of the Epic Pass,” said Kirsten Lynch, chief marketing officer of Vail Resorts. “With the addition of Stowe, the Epic Pass would provide guests access to the East Coast’s most iconic skiing, as well as unlimited, unrestricted access to the best of the West – including Vail, Breckenridge, Park City and Whistler Blackcomb, among many additional world-renowned destination resorts throughout North America.” In addition to the Epic Pass, providing unlimited and unrestricted skiing for $859/adult, $449/child 5 to 12 (it pays for itself in just over four days), and the Epic Local Pass providing 10 days of skiing for $639/adult $339/child 5-12, other options include: Epic 7-Day™ is designed for skiers in search of a week of skiing. The pass pays for itself in just over three days and includes a total of seven unrestricted days valid at Stowe (subject to the closing of the acquisition), Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Whistler Blackcomb, Park City, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood and Arapahoe Basin, plus seven free days at Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton or Wilmot Mountain. The Epic 7-Day Pass is $639 for adults and $339 for children (ages five to 12). Epic 4-Day™ is a convenient option for a short ski trip. The pass pays for itself in just over two days and includes a total of four unrestricted days valid at Stowe (subject to the closing of the acquisition), Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Whistler Blackcomb, Park City, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood and Arapahoe Basin, plus four free days at Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton or Wilmot Mountain. The
Epic 4-Day Pass is $419 for adults and $229 for children (ages five to 12). For those who want to ski Stowe exclusively, Vail Resorts anticipates offering limited Stowe-specific season
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pass options. Details about pricing, access and benefits will be announced after the official close of acquisition. Find out more at EpicPass.com.
Vail Resorts is moving to complete the acquisition of Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont, which would be the company’s first resort on the East Coast, and would give East Coast skiers more of a reason to buy the Epic Pass.
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PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail). Oh Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine of Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin assist me in this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea help me and show herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I beseech thee from the bottom of my heart to succor me this necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to Thee (three times). Oh Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (three times). Thank you for your mercy to me and mine. Amen. This prayer must be said for three days and after three days your request will be granted. The prayer must be published after the favor is granted. Grateful thanks. (L.S.)
CAREGIVER AVAILABLE Seeking position full time or part time, live in or live out. Able to work weekends. I am very flexible, honest and reliable with excellent references. Available immediately. Please call Paola 516-325-3547 CERTIFIED HHA (certification current) Seeking position as a companion to the Elderly. Available to work Mon-Fri. 15 years of experience. Excellent references. Contact Olive 917-714-7789 CERTIFIED HOME CAREGIVER AVAILABLE: Full time or part time, Live out. Will also do light cleaning, meal preparation for patient. Happy to assist! Excellent references. Licensed driver w/own car. Call Maritza 516-472-8057 CLEANING SERVICES FOR OFFICES OR HOMES. Available 7 days a week. Excellent references. Own transportation. Gift Certificates available! Call 516-974-8959 DO YOU HAVE A SERVICE to advertise? Our Service Directory is sure to bring results. Call 2948900 for rates and information.
HOME HEALTH AIDE/PERSONAL CARE AIDE Available to work full time or part time. Licensed driver. For further information, please contact:Sonia 516-642-1988 HOUSE CLEANING AVAILABLE Let me do the work for you! Homes, apartments and offices! Vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, organizing, etc. Professional appearance Excellent references English speaking Own transportation Free estimates! Loves animals !! Call or text Nancy 516-469-5517. Email: nancybenitez023@gmail.com HOUSE CLEANING Experienced cleaning available. Pleasant, responsible, English speaking, own transportation. Call Debora 516-444-0026 HOUSE CLEANING: Excellent service, with great references, reliable, own transportation, English speaking. Call Selma at 516-690-3550 HOUSE CLEANING: Experienced, English speaking, experienced, own car. Cleans & organizes home, apartment, office, etc. Free estimates. Call or text 516-996-5515 YorlenisOchoa74@gmail.com HOUSE CLEANING: Experienced cleaning service available. Pleasant, responsible. Provides own quality clean products. Own transportation. Local references. Spanish/English speaking. Free estimates. Approximate cost: Small home $79, Mid size $99, Large $118. Please call Diana 516-8597084
CAREER TRAINING AIRLINE CAREERS Start here. Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM for free information 866296-7094
MARKETPLACE INVITED SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Consignment Shoppe and Auction House Open 7 Days a Week Consignments by Appointment Monthly Live & Online Auctions Tag Sale, Appraisals and Estate Sale Services Complete House Cleanouts Moving Services Home Staging Services 839 Stewart Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 516-279-6378 www.invitedsales.com PIANO FOR SALE KAWAI UPRIGHT Black Ebony $2,000 Good condition, barely used. Certified pre-owned bought from reputable tri-state dealer Frank & Camilles. Serial No. A16435 1990. Bench included. Call 516-946-5585 PRIVACY HEDGE SPRING BLOW OUT SALE. 6’ Arborvitae (cedar) reg. $129 NOW $69. Beautiful, nursery grown. FREE installation / FREE delivery. Limited supply! ORDER NOW! 518-536-1367 www.lowcosttrees. com
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STEWART MANOR Multi Family Garage Sale Saturday April 8 9am-4pm 94 Fernwood Terrace Furniture, Clothes, Collectibles, Too Much To List !!! RAIN DATE SUNDAY APRIL 9
DETTAGLIO DETAILING: Anthony Masia, Owner/Operator. Dependable, professional detailer, SUVs, vans, pick-ups also detailed at a higher price. We specialize in imports / Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Jaguar & Maserati. $10 off complete detail. Spring Wash & Wax Special $95/cars only. Coupons not to be combined. 631-612-7152. Check us out on Facebook.
WANTED TO BUY LOOK! Old clocks and watches wanted by collector regardless of condition. Highest prices paid. 917-748-7225 LOOKING TO BUY! Oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-3861104 or 917-775-3048 OLD TOOLS, toys, trains, coins, antiques, sterling, costume jewelry, clocks, watches. Pleasant and courteous treatment. In business over 54 years. Immediate payment. Immediate removal. 347-256-7981 TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www.iBuyAntiquesNYC.com
TAG SALE *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 email: store@atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org
ABE BUYS OLD STUFF
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WILLISTON PARK: “Bargains and Blessings” Thrift Shop at RESURRECTION CHURCH, 147 Campbell Avenue @Center Street. OPEN Thursdays 9:30am1pm and Saturdays 10am-2pm. 516-746-2257. EASTER ITEMS, jewelry, clothing, household items, etc. DONATIONS accepted Monday-Thursday 9am-1pm.
PETS PET SERVICES A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-505-9717 DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256 MYA’S K9 CAMP Full Service Pet Care Professional Dog Training Grooming Boarding Walking GC Resident 516-382-5553
AUTOMOTIVE AUTO FOR SALE 1964 TRIUMPH TR4 CONVERTIBLE Driver in “good” condition; great for a tinkerer. Very capable of being upgraded to “excellent”. Newly painted, new valve job, 65.5K miles, British Walnut dash, runs great. $17,950. Call 516-269-1799
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REAL ESTATE FOR RENT APARTMENT FOR RENT GARDEN CITY APRIL’S SPECIALS Top Floor. Three rooms. 1 Bedroom, LR/DR Combo, New EIK, Walk in Shower. Elevator, Doorman. $2,200 Sunny, large 3 rooms freshly painted. New granite counters, A/C, 1 Bed, parking. $2,100 Corner Unit. 4 rooms, 2 Bed, D/R, EIK, parking. June 1. $3,200 Garden City Properties 516-746-1563 / 516-313-8504
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GARDEN CITY BORDER APARTMENT: Spacious, bright 2 bedroom with dining area, gated parking, laundry, A/C, hardwood floors. NO BROKER FEE, near LIRR. $1,750 + electric. ALSO 1 bedroom with balcony $1,585.00 + electric. Both available approximately June 1. www.gcbapts.com or 516-742-1101
OFFICE SPACE GARDEN CITY 1565 FRANKLIN AVE RESERVED PARKING Large Windowed Offices in newly built professional suite. Conference room, reception, copier, pantry included. Available June 1st. Call 516-248-3048
STORE SPACE FOR RENT GREAT NECK: Retail store for rent by owner. 550 Northern Blvd across from Leonard’s. 1600 square foot, fully renovated, new HVAC, new lavatory, office work area and conference room, parking lot, signage, taxes included, separate gas and electric. Ready to move in! $7500 per month. 516-829-1244
VACATION RENTAL HAMPTON BAYS SUMMER RENTAL 4 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bath, large lot in private community with private bay beach. South of Montauk Highway, close to train, restaurants, beaches and shopping. July and /o r August available. Single family only, no group rentals. July $10,000. August $11,000. July & August $20,000.00 Call 516-426-2247 and leave a message. References/Security required.
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HAMPTONS: ON SHINNECOCK BAY Minutes to ocean, train, stores. 2/3 Bedroom, 2 Bath house, open Kitchen. Moor your boat free. Memorial Day to Labor Day $25,000 July to Labor Day $22,000 References/Security required. Call 516-554-2008
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NORTH FORK PECONIC Spring, Summer, Fall Rental. Spacious 4-bedroom, 1-level home with in-ground pool. Short walk to private, Peconic Bay beach. Great for families. Call Deborah703-969-1111 or see VRBO listing #236766 OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals. Full/partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Resort Services. 1-800638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com SAG HARBOR SUMMER RENTAL Upscale Community. 100’ Noyac Bay Beachfront. 3 BR, 2 Bath, LR, DR, Kitchen, Porch, Bayfront Patio, CAC, Sunsets. Available Aug-LD Call or Text 201-919-6574
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OPEN HOUSE AQUEBOGUE Sunday 4/9 1:00pm-3:00pm 39 Leafy Way Baywoods! Big Bayviews! Beach & Boating right here! Dock slip & pool on Bayside. 3 BR, 2 Bath Colonial. LR/fireplace, Large EIK, FDR, MBR/balcony, CAC, full basement & 1 car garage. $729,000. Colony Realty, Valerie Goode 516-319-0106
OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE JAMESPORT 375’ of Bayfront. Location! Location! Spectacular Views. 140’ of sandy bay beach. Boat dock on property. Cape with 3 BRs. Living Room with stone fireplace. Bring your architect. $2,495,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516658-2623
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LAKEFRONT LAND LIQUIDATION! 6 acres $99,900 Cortland Co in the Finger Lakes! Unspoiled lake, wooded privacy, great fishing! Ideal country homesite! Call 888-701-7509 NewYorkLandandLakes.com LENDER ORDERED SALE! 39 acres $89,900 NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED! Delaware County. Catskill Mtn setting! Views, woods, meadow! EZ term avail! Call 888-479-3394 today! NewYorkLandandlakes.com SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA (EAST COAST) Beach Cove is an Age Restricted Community where friends are easily made. Sebastian is an “Old Florida” fishing village with a quaint atmosphere yet excellent medical facilities, shopping and restaurants. Direct flights from Newark to Vero Beach. New manufactured homes from 89,900. 772581-0080; www.beach-cove.com
REAL ESTATE WANTED HOUSE WANTED TO RENT GARDEN CITY FAMILY seeking 3 Bedroom House to rent. Email: localgcmom@gmail.com
LAND WANTED LAND WANTED: Cash buyer seeks large acreage 200+ acres in the Central/Finger Lakes and Catskills Regions of NYS. Brokers welcome. For immediate confidential response, call 607353-8068 or email info@NewYorkLandandLakes.com
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TAX & ACCOUNTING: Winnie Malone, CPA, MBA. Smart Allied Accounting & Tax Services. Individual & Business Taxes. Tax Problems Resolved, Financial Statements. Year-Round Accounting. Bookkeeping & Payroll. 516-626-0711. www.smartallied.com. winnie@smartallied. com
RAFTER ONE CARPENTRY: Kitchens & Baths, Windows & Doors, Wainscoting & Molding, all general home repairs. References. License #H010478/Insured. Bill Ryan 516-491-6222
ENGLISH TUTOR: Diane Gottlieb M.Ed., M.S.W. SAT / ACT, College Essays, AP, Regents, ELA Test Prep, Reading comprehension and writing proficiency. 917-599-8007 or email: dianegot@gmail.com LongIslandEnglishTutor.com Providing one-on-one professional support to build confidence, knowledge and skills in every student.
TAX PREPARATION ATTENTION LATE FILERS! Michael Seltenreich, CPA has been preparing individual and corporate tax returns for over 30 years. I will meet with you in person or discuss over the telephone to uncover ways to minimize your taxes! Reasonable fees. Call 516-647-6702 THE CUTTING EDGE LANDSCAPE DESIGN & MAINTENANCE Spring clean ups Weekly service Planting & mulch more! Alex, the owner, has degrees in Horticulture, Landscape Design & Plant & Soil Science! Please visit our website: tceland.com for more details 516-437-5303 Email alex@tceland.com GCHS ‘91 local resident. Licensed & Insured Free Estimates! Happy Spring!
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SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS WANTED! Leona Handelman, Half Hollow Hills Math Teacher. Empowering students K-12. Common Core and enrichment, PSAT, SAT, ACT, Regents / test prep, professional licensing exams. Free evaluation and personalized tutoring programs. 516-652-9851 or 516-627-0024 SPANISH TUTOR: Spanish Grammar-Literature, FLACS A -FLACS B, Exam Preparation / Comps. William Cullen, M.A., Spanish, S.D.A. Chaminade HS, Fairfield University Alumnus. 516-509-8174. wdctutor06@aol. com. References furnished upon request.
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PIANO LESSONS By Ira Baslow. Experience the joy of playing the piano. Private lessons in your home, free no-obligation piano lesson, all levels, all styles, all ages. Beginners a specialty. 516-312-1054 www.iwantmypianolessons. com
CLEANING MARIA’S CLEANING SERVICE Our excellent cleaning team will get your home or office spotless! Available Monday thru Friday 7am to 6pm Supplies provided if needed Own transportation Excellent references provided CALL 516-849-2026 SPRING INTO ACTION LET US CLEAN YOUR HOUSE WINDOWS GARDEN CITY WINDOW CLEANING Home Window Cleaning Service by Owner Free Estimates Inside & Out Fully Insured 25 Years Experience 631-220-1851 516-764-5686 STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-5381125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com
SERVICES 1-866-We Junk It: All phases of rubbish removal & demolition. Residential, commercial, construction sites, kitchens, bathrooms, clean-ups, attics, basements, floods, fires. All size dumpsters. Same day service. Fully insured. Bob Cat Service. www.1866wejunkit.com 516-5411557
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COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts. Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists. Michele Zimmerman. 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.com www.CollegeArtsAdmissions. com COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125 FC Finishing Touch Masonry: pool coping, pool patio, driveways, sidewalks, brickwork, Belgium block, retaining walls, patios, steps, pavers, Nicolock, Cambridge, stucco, cultured stone, stone veneer. Facebook FC Finishing Touch. web: fcfinishingtouch.com Nassau H0432180000. 516-635-4315 OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated since 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed/insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516-466-9220 OVERWHELMED by inefficient use of living space? Drowning in an ocean of paperwork? We create order out of Chaos. Free Consultation. Neat Freaks Lisa Marx and Randi Yerman. 917-751-0395 www.neatfreaks1976.com Instagram:organizethisnthat PSYCHOTHERAPY: Efrat Fridman, LCSW. Individual, couple and family therapy. effiefrid@gmail.com 2 Pinetree Lane, Old Westbury, NY 11568. 516-224-7670 or 225 West 35th Street, NY 10001 718-887-4400
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Last Hope Animal Rescue’s Cat/Kitten Foster Get Together
Please join Last Hope Animal Rescue on Sunday, April 23rd, from 1-3 PM for a kitten/cat foster get together.
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Last Hope would like to thank current foster volunteers for the tremendous work they do and answer questions for those considering becoming a foster. Learn what this rewarding experience is all about. Without fosters providing a temporary loving home, Last Hope would be unable to save many of the lives that it does. The gathering will be held at the Bide-A-Wee conference room (directly across the parking lot from the Last Hope adoption center at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh) and lunch will be served. Please RSVP by April 21st via email to foster@lasthopeanimalrescue. org or call Doreen with any questions at 631-445-2326.
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Volunteer orientations are held at our Wantagh adoption center the second Sunday of each month at 3:00 PM. Reservations not needed, but please fill out and fax a volunteer application in advance to 516-765-9181. You can download the application from our website: http://lasthopeanimalrescue. org. Click on “How to Help”, then “Become a Volunteer!”. Our adoption center is located at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh. We look forward to having you on our team.
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doors, and added antennas to the tops of the buildings. Finally, the two classes worked cooperatively to join the buildings together to create the skyline, all while Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York,” played in the background. “This cooperative work tied beautifully into both the kindergarten and fourth grade curriculums as the kindergartners continue to work on different types of communities and the fourth graders study ‘Life in New York’ long ago,” said Mrs. Welch “The buddies thoroughly enjoy spending time together, and are looking forward to their next project. Stay tuned!”
Stratford fourth graders in Mrs. Albig’s class work alongside Mrs. Welch’s kindergartners at Homestead to build a NYC skyline.
The fourth grade/kindergarten team with their finished STEAM project: a section of the NYC skyline.
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Congratulations to two teams of Garden City High School students who were selected as 2016-2017 Honorable Mention Winners in the Toshiba Exploravision Competition. Acacia McKenna, director of Science Education Competitions at the National Science Teacher Association stated, “The Honorable Mention award places your team’s projects among the top 10% of all Exploravision projects submitted this year. Your students are commended for a job well done in demonstrating innovative thinking in the exploration of science and its impact on technology in the future.” One winning team of freshman science research students are Maggie McElroy, Kylie McNeil, Alex Menoudakos, and Zachary Ortiz for their invention called the G.E.T. (Genetic Engineering Tool). The second winning team of science research sophomores are Kelly McDonald, Lisa Murphy, and Julia Remick. Their invention was entitled the DSSAP, which proposed methods to mend genetic errors that occur in Down Syndrome. To view the complete list of the 2016-2017 Honorable Mention winners, please visit: http://www.exploravision. org/honorable-mentions
Pictured at the March 21st Board Meeting with (left to right) Superintendent Dr. Feirsen and Board President Angela Heineman are Exploravision Honorable Mention winners Maggie McElroy, Kylie McNeill, Julia Remick, and Zachary Ortiz, with science coordinator Dr. Elena Cascio and science research teacher Dr. Steven Gordon.
Chow Down with the Chamber completes its first year
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Garden City JV downs CSH
Christian Sullivan dodging from the top
GC JV undefeated at 5-0
Aiden Pfaff with the outlet pass
Overbeck dodging from the wing
Carney on a clear
Christian Smith breaking ankles
Joe Scattareggia taking on his defender
Tight team defense by Ryan Bice & Connor Gunn
Liam Griffith after a faceoff win
James Basile coming around the cage
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7-5, remains undefeated
James Cashwell playing tight defense
Dman Ryan Bice & goalie Aiden Pfaff defend a fastbreak
Moscatiello protecting the house
Eric Feingold guarding the crease
Will Puccio attacking from midfield
Kephart helping on a GB
Gavin Pappas setting up the offense
Jack Muldoon with the feed
Justin Coppola winning the faceoff
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Trustees also approved the American Legion Auxiliary’s request to distribute Poppies in Garden City throughout the month of May. The hope now is for a 180-degree turn from “festivities that weren’t” in 2016 as a stormy forecast shut down the village’s Memorial Day parade. On June 2 of last year, Mayor Nicholas Episcopia and Trustee John Delany spoke about the status of the annual parade at the Board of Trustees’ meeting and clarified that the village had not canceled the 2016 parade due to rain in the forecast. Protocol had been made to cancel it in the event of heavy rain, but last year was the first time such a cancellation occurred. Last June Trustee Delany spoke about a good turnout for the memorial ceremony held in Cluett Hall on the St. Paul’s campus on Monday, May 30, 2016, despite the canceled parade. However despite goodwill and unrelenting support from the Board of Trustees, the 2016 parade was missed and it simply highlighted the overarching theme of supporting and honoring our veterans that came forward. Ten months ago village resident Commander Chris Blume of the American Legion said “we desperately need other veterans in Garden City to join our post and help out with a few hours of their time if we are going to continue as a viable organization in Garden City.” At a Board meeting last June, Mayor Episcopia encouraged community members to take time and help the American Legion in any way, as assistance is needed for decor, planning and in other capacities. “Many Legion members are World War II and Korean War veterans, elderly people in their 80’s, and some of them have a real difficult time getting around. It’s sad. The American Legion does give away a lot of scholarship money to Garden City students and you see their efforts highlighted in the paper, they try to do their best for the community. There’s no two ways about it - they need people,” the mayor said in the June 10, 2016 edition of The Garden City News. Anyone from residents of the village to local businesses and other Garden City organizations interested in supporting the parade effort or contacting the local American Legion can send correspondence to William Bradford Turner American Legion Post 265, PO Box 8, Garden City, New York 11530. Skipping ahead past summer, anoth-
er big parade event in Garden City’s year was just approved by the Board of Trustees at their re-organization meeting on April 3. The Garden City High School Homecoming Parade for the fall of 2017 will be held on Saturday, October 14, starting at 1pm.
2017 Farmers Markets Approved
Another local festivity, hitting Garden City once a week from June 6 through November 21 (Tuesday before Thanksgiving) was approved by the Board of Trustees at their Monday, April 3 meeting. The board swiftly approved an inter-municipal agreement with Nassau County, which authorizes the county to operate the weekly “Garden City Farmers’ Market” Tuesdays from 7 am through 1 pm at the former Social Services Building adjacent to Nassau County Courthouse. The 2017 season marks the 11th year in a row the Farmers’ Market comes to the location each week, with an array of vendors traveling from as far as East Hampton and some from upstate New York. Aside from village residents, the target market of the Garden City Farmers Market has traditionally been attorneys, judges, employees of Nassau County Courts and others associated with the Courthouse’s daily schedule, and its hours accommodate both a pre-workday and a lunchtime crowd. Concessionaire for Pool Food and Alcoholic Beverages Renews On March 16 the Board of Trustees approved a license extension for the food and drink concessionaire at Garden City’s Pool, Community Park, and Stewart Field. Amidst a concentrated effort to enhance guests and members’ experience at the pool and village recreation facilities, D & J Refreshments has signed on to an extension of its licensing agreement with the Village of Garden City for approximately $26,00o per year for 2017, 2018, and 2019. As part of the agreement the D & J Refreshments will provide $15,000 in capital for furnishings and equipment to the village this coming summer season. The two-year license extension takes effect January 1, 2018, and after its course the Board of Trustees with consent from the concessionaire (John Parks, principal of D & J Refreshments) can further extend the agreement for one-year periods. Trustee Stephen Makrinos asked about the timing of alcohol sales permitted at the Garden City Pool, as the village received correspondence from the concessionaire John Parks stating a 1pm service start
time for weekends. That change to earlier sales times reflected an adjustment and the Recreation Department’s careful monitoring of the permitted alcohol sales and distribution at the facility. “We (the Recreation Commission) amended that timing in 2016. It had originally been approved for Fridays through Sundays beginning at 4:30 pm in afternoons. The Commission agreed that we would extend that to 1pm which we did without incident at all. This year the Commission again discussed expanding that to allow Monday through Thursday starting at 5pm, late in afternoons, until the pool’s closing. That is the understanding of the concessionaire and the recommendation presented to go for the 2017 season,” Kevin Ocker, department head for Parks and Recreation, explained. In discussions at both the Village Board and Rec. Commission meetings, Ocker previously mentioned a cooperative working relationship Village Recreation has developed with Parks, the lone concessionaire for village facilities. Leo’s Midway Restaurant was actually the first distributor of alcohol at the pool, for the inaugural “Night Under the Stars” on September 5, 2015 during Labor Day weekend. Parks then carried the beer and wine inventory for the 2016 season, as per conditions in his contract with Recreation. In October of 2015, Ocker looked at the possibility of Parks obtaining a liquor license to set up alcohol sales, and he explained to the Recreation Commission how the village would implement controls. “Pool staff is certainly never going to be serving. A concessionaire agreement would protect the village because there’s going to be all the insurances are umbrella policies that are required,” Ocker said. Before the Board approved the extension with D & J Refreshments on March 16, Village Attorney Peter Bee clarified the stated conditions in the draft agreement, and the 1pm start for weekends was an amendment to the contract. The draft reads Monday through Thursday, 5pm until closing, and also Fridays through Sundays from 1pm until closing.
Building Dept. Revenues Flow
The Building Department, represented at the March Board of Trustees’ meetings by Assistant Superintendent Giuseppe Giovanniello, is now reporting its high revenue volume consistently each month. Giovanniello said for February, 82 building permits were issued and the department completed
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218 inspections. “For the month of February 2017 the Building Department received $67,101 in revenue of which $44,221 in building permit fees. We had three complaints which we inspected and are ready to close. We also issued 148 certificates of occupancy and we performed 22 title searches and 43 FOIL requests, either from residents or title search companies, asking for information and surveys,” he explained. An update with March’s totals is expected at the April 20 meeting.
Board of Trustees’ Schedule Set Up
At the April 3 meeting Mayor Brian Daughney announced a schedule of Board of Trustees’ meetings for the coming six months, as the reorganization meeting took on a theme of “increasing efficiency.” For May, June and October the Board of Trustees will meet on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 8pm inside Village Hall. The Board meets on only the third Thursday in April and September (the next meeting is on April 20. Meetings can be added as the Board determines, with proper published notice. “We are board members, we are not trying to be in the weeds but we have our responsibilities. We are also going to try to act like a governing Board, not every one of us should be involved – for example not all of us except the Traffic Commission when the decision is to put up a stop sign on a street or not. Things of a smaller nature take away from our ability to plan for larger things – we are trying to streamline and get better organized. Maybe we will be successful, maybe not, and of course we are fully cognizant of the items we have to handle by-law,” Daughney explained on April 3. Daughney said within one month’s time further details including the single July and August Board of Trustees’ meeting dates would be finalized, “once we figure out where we are and how we want to operate.”
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Police Stats
In front of the Board of Trustees on Thursday, March 16, Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson presented the police statistics for the month of February. The GCPD responded to 754 incidents including 99 medical aid cases, 45 case investigations, 19 arrests and five vehicle impounds. There were 90 automobile accidents in the shortest month of the year, and the GCPD issued 1,567 parking tickets, 949 traffic tickets, and two quality of life summonses.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Email: Editor@GCNews.com
From page 53 residents of Garden City still have no reply. Would you and the members of the “ committee” please see to it that we get our answers right away? We need the answers now. We thank you in advance for your cooperation. Do the right thing. Kent and Karen Reiter 33 Greenridge Avenue
unteers in Garden City. I promise to be the first to contribute. Although my life has brought me out of state, many of my family members still reside in Garden City and I will always consider the Village my true home. Thank you for keeping the spirit alive. Marina R. Sullivan
A fitting tribute
To the Editor: I had déjà vu in Starbucks on 7th Street yesterday. A young father in front of me was chasing his adorable toddler boy on the line, and of course the little guy wanted to get down and explore, as boys do! I asked him how old his son was, and he replied 14-months. Immediately I said “Oh, those are the Active, with a capital A years”, and he laughed and agreed. It brought back memories of those busy days with my two sons, and I recalled standing in that exact spot, on the GC Starbucks line about 13 years ago, when my sons were two and one approximately, and were acting like typical little boys, probing, touching everything in the food display, and trying to walk around. I also remember how long the days were, as my husband spent so much time working overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan in the first ten years of their lives, and I made a daily trip to Starbucks for my triple shot espresso latte, to get through the day! Those many years ago, as I was chasing my sons around Starbucks, I remember an older man on line saying to me, “I know it seems tough, but enjoy it, it’s true that the days are long, but the years short”. Looking back, as my sons are now in 8th and 9th grade, his words are so true, and his comment stuck with me on many days, when I kept reminding myself to enjoy my little boys, to fill their memory banks with fun, loving memories - not stress, rush around or plop them in front of a TV just enjoy THEM, forget the mess in the house, and other trivial responsibilities. So, I figured I would pay it forward, and I said to the Dad, “Your son is adorable - enjoy every minute, because it really is true, the days are long, and the years are short.”. He said, “Really?” with a chuckle of disbelief. I told him yes, to enjoy it all, because my sons are now early teens, and I it feels like yesterday, that I was chasing them around this exact spot in Starbucks.” This young father thanked me, as I thanked that man on line many years ago. I love my sons to bits. They’re on the verge of adulthood, and I chase them around now in different ways as teens, keeping them on track, guiding them, but they are naturally pulling away, turning into fine young adults, with their own opinions, interests and ideas - exactly what any parent would hope for. But we continue to try to enjoy every minute of
Mayor Nicholas Episcopia Deputy Mayor Brian Daughney Dear Mayor Episcopia and Deputy Mayor Daughney: Thank you for the many years of service you will have given the Village of Garden City as members of the Board of Trustees, as Deputy Mayor, and ultimately Mayor. I recognize the huge investment of time and commitment since I am the daughter of a former mayor. My father, Raymond L. Regan, was Mayor of Garden City from 1973 - 1975. He loved this village and devoted countless hours over many years to it. I am very proud of the role he played in the history of Garden City and am honored to raise my family here. I was surprised to learn that there is no plaque in Village Hall recognizing the names of the 46 mayors who have served Garden City since 1919. Each of our former mayors, as well as those to come, are to be celebrated for giving so selflessly of their time. Placing a plaque in Village Hall seems like a fitting tribute to them all. I respectfully ask that the decision regarding a plaque listing all the mayors of Garden City be reconsidered. Melinda Alford
Form fund for plaque
To the Editor: My name is Marina Regan Sullivan and I am the daughter of Mayor Raymond L. Regan who served from 1973-1975. My father served many years in the Western Property Owners Association, on the Village Board and the Library Board. So many of my neighbors and friends inspired me as they served in volunteer capacities – including Mayor James McKenna, Mayor Warren Wytzka, Mayor Jack McGowan and Mayor Frank Tauches. I am shocked and dismayed that long hours and hard work offered in a volunteer capacity are not valued by the current Village of Garden City Board of Trustees. Perhaps you just don’t want to appear self-serving. You yourselves give countless hours of your valuable time and expertise and are drastically underappreciated. Please help the community members undo this wrong. I respectfully request that you establish a fund to permit us to contribute to a plaque honoring our Mayors, as a first step toward recognizing all the fine vol-
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their teen years, and to fill their memory banks with good experiences, after all it is the only bank account that really matters. So maybe young parents should ignore the whirlwind busyness of childhood these days and just enjoy their kids, play with them, and relish every moment - because before they know it, they’ll be that parent on the GC Starbucks line, looking at a cute toddler, remembering their own sweet babies, and realizing how the years flew by. Colleen Wende
Grateful thanks to PSEG
To the Editor: As far as I and surely many other Garden City residents will agree, congratulations are indeed in order and well deserved. PSEG response to emergencies and therefore avoidance of serious problems and even disasters occasioned by the lack of electric power due to transformers explosions, powerful winds ,storms, heavy snow accumulations and other unpredictable and unexpected Mother Nature disasters, have, so far, been quite effective and personally helpful and satisfactory to me. In mid December I heard a very loud noise not to far away from my home. Immediately, I recognized and identified the noise as the explosion of a transformer nearby. During LIPA’s absolute ‘management’, these occurrences were repetitive. I called PSEG and was told that help was on the way. Power was restored within the hour. Also, in mid January, the electric power in my home went off. I quickly reported the outage to PSEG living a message. Before I started putting together my flashlights and other auxiliary emergency tools, I received a call stating that power was temporarily off and would take approximately 3-4 hours to repair. However, to my surprise and delight, in less than 30 minutes, the power was restored. Hallelujah ! I loudly ‘shouted’ when I saw the lights. Also, around February 10th, a very windy day I came home and suddenly, the lights of the living room, kitchen and corridor suddenly went off. I immediately called an electrician thinking that it was an internal malfunction since the other lights were fine. Two fellows came with a big truck and when I opened the door, they told me to come out and to look at the side of the house, up near the roof. I could see several electric cables hanging dangerously from a large broken shingle and leaning down toward the floor. I asked them if they could do the repairs and how much would it cost. The two gentlemen exchanged some words in low tone and on unison responded: ‘Five hundred’. After a moment of hesitation, I said O.K. I thought to myself that I did not have any other alternative. They both left to pick some large ladders and other tools. That was when I decided to call one of
my sons knowledgeable in these type of ‘incidents’. After I mentioned to him what transpired, he instructed me, in no mild terms I must admit, to call PSEG. He told me that it was not my responsibility . I immediately called them and in less than 10 minutes, a big truck with all kind of equipment on board, was at my door. After a quick look, the fellow worker climbed the ladder, fixed the cables together and adjusted the shingle against the wall. He told me to call a carpenter or handyman to place a new shingle(s) and to secure them into the wall. He also gave me a form and a number to submit a claim. When the two electricians returned, I told them what transpired in their absence. The look in their eyes was not very friendly, to say the least. After they left, I called a handyman that I know. He came by that afternoon and fixed the shingles and paid him the amount requested: $75 which bill, I submitted to PSEG. Back in the kitchen, I sat down and loudly once again I said to no one in particular: “Well done’ ! As I mentioned in my letter of March 2014 under the title ‘My Lost Faith’, the resurgence, take over by PSEG on December 13, 2013 was received by us residents of the northeastern, left section of Pine Street, with reserved joy even thought PSEG wrote on their Web their takeover from LIPA with the promise of ‘creating an utility of which Long Islanders will be proud’. I honestly feel that they have kept their word. Since the ‘obituary’ of LIPA, their predecessor , an energetic cadre of professionals with extensive, profound knowledge and awareness of people needs and expectations, have brought fresh life into the true meaning of their logo. In retrospect, I must frankly say that LIPA’s achievements were, in both, lay and professional terms, simply pathetic. They got lost and almost drowned in their own waves of incapacity, miscalculations and endless errors. It is difficult to forget the frustrations, and even physical suffering caused by Sandy as well as LIPA lack of response to the needs of Garden City residents. I truly hope that we will not see another repetition of such horrible situation. PSEG, we are counting on you ! Antonio Moreno
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The Garden City High School girl’s lacrosse team is off to a fantastic 4-0 start with big wins last week over Farmingdale and Syosset. The team now sits at the top of the power conference in first place. After early season wins against Port Washington and Massapequa, the team traveled to Farmingdale to take on another conference rival. Garden City quickly took the lead and never looked back. Liana McDonnell and Celia Concannon dominated on the draw with one or the other winning almost every draw taken, and Caitlin Cooke turned it up on the offensive end scoring 4 first half goals! By halftime, GC led 9-1. Garden City added five second half goals for a final score of 14-3. Kaitlyn Larsson tallied 7 saves, and sophomore Emily Gaven added another 3 saves. In addition to Cooke’s 4 goal game, Liana McDonnel added 3 goals and 2 assists, Kelly
George chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist and Celia Concannon tallied 1 goal and 2 assists. Sarah Kaval and Jenn Medjid each added 1 goal and 1 assist, and sophomores Sarah Mackey and Mary Kate Dolan each scored 1 goal. The girls returned home on Saturday for a conference game against Syosset High School. On a cold, overcast day, Garden City dominated the game from the start. Again, GC scored quickly with first half goals by Jackie Brattan, Caitlin Cook, Kelly George, and Liana McDonnell. Celia Concannon, Jenn Medjid, and Brattan contributed second half goals as well. McDonnell led the scoring ending the game with 5 goals. Brattan contributed 3 goals, Caitlin Cook tallied 2 goals, and Kelly George and Jenn Medjid ended the day with 1 goal and 3 assists each. Attackers Ella Heaney and Sarah Mackey also made strong contributions
in the offense end of the field. Seniors Devon Heaney and Katherine Galzerano led the defense which was supported by outstanding play by junior starters Deanna Weisenburger and Catherine Conway as well as sophomore Erin Healey and senior Keeley Scott. The game ended with a final score of 13-9. Senior goalie Kaitlyn Larsson finished the game with 8 saves. The team continues to work hard preparing for their upcoming games. Next up on the schedule are two away games. The girls will travel to conference opponent North Shore High School on Wednesday, April 5th and to rival St. Anthony’s High School on Friday, April 7th. The team then heads to Massachusetts over spring break to take on Needham High School and Longmeadow High School returning home to play Connecticut’s Darien High School on Saturday, April 15th at 11 am.
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GCHS Girls Lacrosse off to a 4-0 start
Liana McDonnell prepares to take the draw.
Devon Heaney playing great defense.
Deanna Weisenburger is ready to go.
Katherine Galzerano moves the ball upfield.
Caitlin Cook on the draw.
Catherine Conway is prepared on defense.
Jackie Brattan & Celia Concannon talk over a GC goal.
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VILLAGE SPORTS Join us for a summer of fun!
Our Summer Camp Brochure will be coming out on Friday, April 7th and will full of activities to entertain your children. Visit our office at 108 Rockaway Ave. to pick one up on the 7th or your will be able to download the brochure from our website at www.gardencityrecreation.org starting the same date!
Register now for Spring Youth Yoga
Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed youth yoga classes for ages 6 - 18. Each class in our sessions is 55 minutes long. All classes will begin on April 6 and will run for eight weeks. Any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City in this age group is invited to join these relaxing classes. The cost of this 8 week session will be $ 80. The course schedule is as follows: Ages 6 – 8 - Thursdays at 4:15 pm Ages 9 – 12 - Thursdays at 5:15 pm Ages 13 – 18 - Thursdays at 6:30 pm
US Sports Institute Spring Break Multi Sport Camp
Garden City Recreation and Parks is
sponsoring a spring US Sports Institute Multi Sport Camp during spring break! This camp will run Monday, April 10 through Thursday, April 13 and is open to any Garden City resident ages 5 to 11. The schedule and pricing is as follows: Full day 9 am to 4 pm $160 Half day, morning 9 am to 12:30 pm $135 Half Day, afternoon 1 to 4 pm $105 Come see what the fun is all about! To register, please visit US Sports Institute’s website at www.ussportsinstitute.com.
US Sports Institute Spring & Summer Programs
US Sports Institute has launched their new website and now has all Garden City Recreation and Parks sponsored Spring and Summer Camps and Classes open for registration. Offerings include a Spring Break Multi Sport Camp, Soccer Clinics for ages 2 – 5, TeeBall Squirts for ages 3 – 5, and Total Sports Squirts, a combination of all sports, for ages 3 – 5. Classes start soon so visit US Sports Institute’s website at www.ussportsinstitute.com for further information or to register.
Robert J. Reeves IV Memorial Foundation Scholarship The Robert J. Reeves IV Memorial College, where he played football all Foundation Scholarship, along with four years. After college Bobby played The Men’s Association (TMA) is proud Arena League Football before beginning to participate in the Garden City High a career on Wall Street. Both in the classroom and on the School scholarship program this spring. The one-time grant will be given to the field, Bobby was known for his work student(s) with an outgoing personality ethic, intelligence, and dedication. First who is highly regarded by his or her and foremost, Bobby was a loyal friend classmates and teachers, participates in to many and a beloved family member. The group put together a committee of extracurricular activities and demonformer Garden City student-athletes and strates strong leadership skills. The scholarship was created in friends of Bobby to review the numermemory of Bobby Reeves, a member of ous applicants and ultimately make the Garden City High School’s Class of 1999. selection each year. Bobby was a rare and colorful person; he Applications have been provided to was a gifted athlete, a strong performer the Guidance Department or you can in the classroom and was selected fun- email conorereeves@gmail.com. Our niest person by his class. Upon grad- deadline for applications is Thursday GC-CHERRY 1-8 Page - 09-21-16_Layout 1 9/26/16 2:42 PM Page 1 uation, Bobby went on to Dartmouth May 25, 2017.
The Men’s Association supports GC Friends of STEM Because GCHS STEM-based courses encourage creative thinking for our future engineers, The Garden City Men’s Association (TMA) provided a generous donation to GCFS for the purchase of STEM equipment for the high school. This generous grant enables students working with Mr. Stano, in purchasing a 3D Scanner. The scanner captures realworld images to be manipulated, copied and altered for use in designing, creating and manufacturing new devices. The 3D Scanner will be used in both school and extracurricular programs and will complement equipment already in use at GCHS. In the past year, Mr. Michael Stano’s students have participated and won top awards in nationwide competitions, utilizing their 3D printer. Mr. Stano is the GCHS Master Teacher and Coordinator of the Project Lead the Way Engineering Curriculum. His students designed and built highly specialized prosthetic limbs for disabled children. The existing 3D printers were previously bought through the support of the Schwenk Family and GCFS. Peter Arianas, a member of the The Men’s Association and GCFS, presented the idea for the grant to TMA President Jimmy Connolly. TMA responded swiftly and stepped up with timely support.
Thanks to The Men’s Association and their generous support, the students and staff at the Garden City High School will now have the latest technological equipment to advance their studies and take their ideas to the next level. The STEM Talks series have been overflowing with people and compliments! The first STEM Talk of 2017 explained the continuum of robotics for our school-aged children in order to prepare for potential careers - Dr. Lancevich presented the value of rapidly growing STEM career opportunities. The second STEM Talk took place on Wednesday: “Making Projects for STEM Competitions with 3D Printing and Electronics”. It was presented by the Science Research students at GCHS under the leadership of Dr. Gordon, to a packed (and impressed) audience. The last STEM Talk will be on “Careers in Science and Engineering” by Professors Emily Mundorff and Manuel Miranda from Hofstra University at the Garden City Public Library on Thursday, April 20th at 7:30 pm. They will specifically address: what you should be doing in high school to best prepare you for entering a STEM career AND what types of colleges and college programs would be best for you. We will see our future scientists and engineers there!
Prosthetic arm was created by the 3D printer.
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Next Meeting
Attention all Directors! The next meeting will be held in early April. Watch for an e-mail to be sent by the President concerning the exact details and agenda. Please make every effort to participate. Your voice needs to be heard!
GCHS Home Athletic Schedule
The fourth grade GCAA Basketball Team
GCAA Fourth Grade Boys Super League Champions
Congratulations to the fourth grade GCAA Basketball Team! The season started with a 1-6 record,but progressively turned around with a great deal of practice and commitment from the team. The boys won in the semi finals playing the Syosset Braves, who had previously handedly beat us twice during the regular season. The team moved onto the champi-
onship game on March 29, beating a talented St. Mary’s of Manhasset team. The team worked incredibly hard at practices. Every player gave their all. The players are: Jake Antilety, Ryan Campbell, Connor Griffin, Ben Lau, JP Maher, Michael Mc Andrews, Brian Nolan, James Prendergast, Christopher Sarkis, and Christian Shaw. Thank you to all the parents for supporting the team !
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Friday, April 7 - Girls JV Softball, 4:15 p.m.; Boys Varsity Baseball, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8 - Boys JV Lacrosse, 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 10 - Boys Varsity Baseball, 10:30 a.m.; Boys JV Lacrosse, 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 - Boys JV Baseball, 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13 - Boys JV Lacrosse, 10:00 a.m.; Boys Varsity Baseball, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15 - Boys Varsity Lacrosse, 1:00 p.m.
“Bracketology Contest”
Congratulations to the winner, Matt Whalen! All participants should mail their $50 entry fee to Bob Basel at 125 Cherry Valley Ave. Checks made out to TMA. Thanks to all participants!
Father / Daughter, Mother / Son Dances
Another great GCHS tradition! The father/daughter dance is scheduled for Friday, June 16 and the mother/son follows on Saturday, June 17. Mark your calendars and watch for the formal invitations to be sent to your homes very shortly.
TMA Website
Now can be accessed thru www. gctma.org. Note: this is the new web site we have been working towards which is much more friendlier “domain” name. Check it out! Signup to be a Director, ability to pay dues, make a donation to one of our many causes, etc. Take a look. We welcome all feedback!
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Who We Are:
For over 80 years, The Men’s Association or simply the TMA has supported the athletic and social activities of students in the Garden City schools and promoted good sportsmanship as well as ideal citizenship. The TMA is composed of more than 100 active Directors, 50 Life Directors and 500 Family members. With the generous support of our fellow residents, the Men’s Association has been involved in a great number of projects covering a wide range of interests. While we are still primarily committed to the athletic programs at the Middle School and High School, in recent years the TMA has expanded their support and sponsorship to other programs benefiting a wider range of students in the Garden City Schools. Some of these programs are SEPTA, the Jamie and Paige Malone Foundation, Best Buddies, the GC High School Marching Band, BAA/GAA Awards Night, Middle School Bagel Bash, Reeves Scholarship, Bethany LeSueur Jersey Retirement Ceremony, GCHS Stem Program, CPR training for all coaches, HUDL, Robotics, 9th grade BBQ, Kickline, GCTA Hurricane Relief Fundraiser and the Father-Daughter and Mother-Son dances. All of this would not be possible without your continued assistance on aiding all we do. Thanks to all who contribute !!!
How You Can Join
The TMA is always looking for potential new members. If you’re a father who has a child or children in the GC School District and are willing to be involved please contact one of the Officers or Directors for an application. Thanks for all your support! Special thanks to all those who have joined as family members! Go Trojans!
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Cheerleaders doing their routine
Annual cheerleading clinic
GCHS teammates meet again
Former Garden City high school teammates and best friends Tommy Wright and Matt Borges met up with each other after last Sunday’s Ohio State vs. Penn State B1G lacrosse game
Children in grades K through 5 are invited to attend the Garden City High School Cheerleader’s annual cheerleading clinic on Saturday, April 29th in the Garden City High School gymnasium. Today’s cheerleaders are athletes with a wide range of skills. Precision movements, tumbling, stunts, and dancing are all part of our routines. This clinic will be taught with all age groups in mind and children will be grouped
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according to grade level. • Saturday, April 29th from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM at GCHS • $40 fee includes a t-shirt, snack, and 2.5 hours of instruction •The participants will learn cheers, dances, jumps, and entry-level stunting. • Hurry, register by April 14th to guarantee a t-shirt for your child! To register, contact the coaches at mfritzgccheer@gmail.com.
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Saturday, April 8th, 2:00 – 4:00pm 97 Meadow Street, Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2925473. $699,000.
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Sat., 4/8 & Sun., 4/9, 2:00 – 4:00pm 42 Euston Road, Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# P1280484. $1,249,000.
Sunday, April 9th, 12:00 – 2:00pm 191 Wickham Road, Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2893895. $799,000.
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Sunday, April 9th, 2:00 – 4:00pm 41 Locust Street, Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 4.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2912129. $1,699,000.
Garden City, NY Studio. SD #18. MLS# 2917296. $150,000.
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Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2918848. $263,500.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2917563. $349,000.
Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2923951. $489,000.
Garden City, NY 1-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2926212. $495,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2-bath SD #18. MLS# 2887889. $699,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2917589. $789,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2925228. $789,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2919218. $819,000.
Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2886631. $859,000.
Garden City, NY 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2921937. $899,000.
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Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 2.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2918753. $928,888.
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Garden City, NY 5-bedroom, 2.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2908668. $1,549,000.
Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 3.55-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2921219. $1,599,000.
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2908144. $1,625,000.
Garden City, NY 4-bedroom, 4-bath. SD #17. MLS# 2923007. $1,088,000.
Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# P1279129. $1,975,000.
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Out of Town Listings Garden City, NY 7-bedroom, 7.555-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2801260. $4,999,999. MLS# 2914367. $15,000/mo.
Garden City, NY 6-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2851595. $2,100,000.
Sat., 4/8 & Sun., 4/9, 1:00 – 3:00pm 181 Groton Pl., Cathedral Gardens, NY 4-bedroom, 4-bath. SD #27. MLS# 2926253. $838,000.
Freeport, NY 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #9. MLS# 2911994. $345,000.
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W. Hempstead, NY 4-bedroom, 1-bath. SD #27. MLS# 2918485. $420,000.
Floral Park, NY 4-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #22. MLS# 2925158. $535,000.
Franklin Square, NY 3-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #17. MLS# P1279708. $538,000.
Stewart Manor, NY 3-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #16. MLS# 2922041. $539,000.
New Hyde Park, NY 3-bedroom, 2-bath. SD #5. MLS# 2915799. $565,000.
Floral Park, NY 4-bedroom, 1.5-bath. SD #22. MLS# 2925298. $759,000.
Point Lookout, NY 4-bedroom, 3-bath. SD #28. MLS# 2841447. $2,549,200.
Great Neck, NY 9-bedroom, 6.55-bath. SD #7. MLS# 2910462. $2,650,000.
Westhampton Beach, NY 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath. SD #2. MLS# 2923368. $2,798,000.
Orient, NY 4-bedroom, 4.5-bath. SD #1. MLS# 2831834. $3,295,000.
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1-bedroom, 1-bath. Rental. SD #18. MLS# 2917955. $1,800/mo.
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6-bedroom, 4.5-bath. Rental. SD #6. MLS# 2892643. $50,000/August – Labor Day.
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111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5bath. SD #18. MLS# 2917415. $850,000.
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100 Hilton Avenue, Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2893128. $888,000.
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100 Hilton Avenue, Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# 2925786. $945,000.
111 Cherry Valley Avenue, Garden City, NY 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath. SD #18. MLS# P1277134. $999,000.
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