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May 4, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

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Girl Scout Troop 1543At The Bird Sanctuary

Troop Leader Pat Spencer was stuck. Her planned girl scout troop meeting at Hemlock got cancelled and she needed an alternate site. More...

Newsday Information Incorrect

In the May 1st issue of Nwesday, budget increases and tax levies for Long Island school districts were reported. The figure was incorrect for Garden City. More...

Community

A Very Seniors Celebration Is Set

The big birthday party for members who hit the 85, 90 and 95-year mark will be held Monday, May 8th at the Senior Recreation Center. The affair will get underway at 12 p.m. and 17 members are expected to be honored. More...

Learn About The Creative Process

In the spirit of the spring season watch professional watercolorist Lisa Fazio, demonstrate a fresh and exciting watercolor in her signature bold and bright colors. More...

St. Anne's Church Mother's Day Collection

Saint Anne's Church is sponsoring a drive to collect gifts for mothers who are faced with serious challenges. This social ministry effort will take the items donated and create individual gift bags with Mother's Day messages. More...

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Sports

U-10 Scorpion Boys Make It 4-And-0!

The U-10 Boys Scorpions have won their first 4 games! They were victorious again on Saturday, April 29th, defeating Valley Stream by a score of 3-1 in Valley Stream. More...

GC H.S. Faces Off Against Kellenberg Memorial

Continuing their phenomenal winning streak in the quarterfinal round, the academic team from Garden City High School moves on to the Nassau County semifinal round of The Long Island Challenge. More...

U-10 Blazers In 5:0 Shut Out Win

Did you ever feel like it was going to be your lucky day? The kind of day where you go and buy a Lotto ticket even though you don't usually play? More...

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Board Scrambles ToLower Budget

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

In a world where gas prices are soaring to record levels and the cost of living on Long Island continues to climb, administrators from the Garden City School District did a last-minute scramble to ease residents' tax burden by lowering the proposed b More...

SEPTA Spring Festival May 5

S.E.P.T.A.'s Spring Festival will be held on Seventh Street from 4PM to 8PM. More...

Important School Budget Dates

Please mark your calendar with the following dates for the school budget vote. Budget information is on the district Web site at www.gardencity.k12.ny.us. More...

School

Early Childhood Education Discussed

The Garden City School District recently hosted representatives from area pre-schools to hear about the full-day kindergarten program which began this year. More...

Band Students Support Project S.O.S.

Members of the Garden City Middle School band program, under the direction of Mrs. Martha Boonshaft, have launched Project S.O.S. (Support Our Soldiers), a community service program to support our soldiers in Iraq. Garden City resident Lt. Col. More...

Time Well Spent

Kindergarten students in Mrs. Tuozzo's class at Hemlock School learned about the penny, nickel, dime and quarter. More...

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Letters

Letters To The Editor

Not Protecting Asset To the Editor: It is Spring 2006, and over 13 years since the Village Residents voted to purchase the historic St. Paul's school and fields. More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

A few weeks ago, this column attempted to analyze the various United States Senate races around the country in 2006. More...

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