The crowd gathered at the North Hempstead Country Club on Saturday, Jan. 15 to celebrate with Eileen Brennan on her retirement, after almost 20 years with Anton Newspapers, most of those as editor of the Manhasset Press. Eileen is the mother of 10 children and many members of her family, representing multi-generations, were present. When one of her daughters, Virginia, formally toasted her mother those present learned that Eileen had won a writing contest, the Prix de Paris, in her senior year of college which resulted in a job at Vogue magazine. During her career she also wrote book reviews for North Shore Magazine and Newsday. In 1989 she won the Press Club of Long Island Award for a series she did on power (LILCO) on Long Island. Adding to her list of accomplishments, she was also named Woman of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce.

The afternoon was a celebration of Eileen Brennan's achievements and hearty congratulations on a job well done.