North Hempstead Notebook: Winter Wonderland, Art Contest and Tree-cycle

The annual Winter Wonderland at Clark Botanic Garden in Albertson runs until Dec. 19.

The festival includes a train display sponsored by Willis Hobby Shop, seasonal flora, live holiday music, lights and a Toys for Tots drive.

Other weekend highlights include cookie baking from 12 – 4 p.m., Dec. 17-18; winter garden tours, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.; and storytelling by the fire on Dec. 18 at 5:15 p.m.

Admission is free. The decorations will remain on display until Dec. 26. 

Clark Botanic Garden is located at 193 I.E. Willets Road, Albertson.

Call 311 for more information.

Recycled Art Contest

 Supervisor Jon Kaiman presented awards at a Great Neck Arts Center reception for the winners of North Hempstead’s third annual Recycled Art Contest.

Two-hundred pieces of art created by 1,900 students in grades K-12 filled the walls of the Great Neck Arts Center where they will remain on exhibit until Jan. 6.

The works ranged from an eight-foot North Atlantic Right Whale made of paper and fabric, to a six-foot-by-six-foot cereal box cityscape, a floor-to-ceiling flower screen, a water-bottle trash can and even a pair of high-fashion dresses.

Entries were categorized in groups of elementary, middle, and high school students as well as group entries. The five award categories were: Environmental Message, Use of Recycled Materials, Creativity, Best Overall and Honorable Mention. 

Students and parents can view and share photos of the Recycled Art Contest on Facebook: www.facebook.com/townofnorthhempstead.  Art projects were submitted by students from all areas of the Town.  A complete list of winners is available on North Hempstead’s website.

Green Holidays

The town reminds residents to recycle used Christmas trees and unwanted electronics.

Recycled trees are turned into mulch for gardening and landscaping. And properly recycling electronics keep lead, mercury and arsenic out of landfills, which helps prevent toxins from seeping into drinking water.

For more information on “Tree-Cycling”, call 311 or visit www.northhempsteadny.gov.

To recycle Christmas lights, bring them to 999 West Shore Road in Roslyn on Sundays, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until the end of January.  

Residents can recycle unwanted electronics through the town’s EPA certified e-waste recycler, which disassembles the items, salvages the useable parts, separates out potentially damaging materials, and recycles the balance.

E-waste collection dates, and drop-off locations include:

Great Neck                 North Middle School                          Jan. 25 -26

Herricks                                    Jan 23-24

Manhasset                  Manhasset Middle/High School          Jan 30-31

Port Washington                             Jan. 26-27

East Williston             Wheatley High School                        Feb. 2-3

Hours: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

In addition, e-waste disposal is available to residents at 999 West Shore Road, Roslyn; Sundays only, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm (excluding holidays). It is also available at the Solid Waste Management Authority (SWMA), 802 West Shore Road, Port Washington Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding holidays.

For more information call 311.