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Chief John P. Casey Is Honored

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (3rd left) and Councilman Ed Ambrosino (4th right) present an official Town of Hempstead Citation to Chief John P. More...

Law Gives Young People IncreasedAccess To Health Insurance

Health Committee Chairman Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) has announced a part of the recently adopted New York State Budget which enables health insurance companies to carry individuals under their parent's policy to age 25, instead of ag More...

Community

Experts Speak At Breast Cancer Program

A panel of experts presented the newest trends in breast cancer treatment at a forum offered by the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program in Garden City. More...

Waldorf Eighth Grader Wins Gold Medal at Long Island Math Fair

On April 27, over 600 students from the Long Island area made presentations at the final round of the Al Kalfus Long Island Math Fair held at Hofstra University. More...

Mercy Bridge Marathon Held

The annual brunch for the Bridge Marathon, a fundraiser on behalf of the Garden City League of Mercy Medical Center, was recently held at the home of Joan Hildreth, who is a co-chairperson with Marygene Anderson. More...

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Obituaries

Howard D. Noble

Howard D. Noble died May 30th in Sarasota, FL. Born in Brooklyn, New York, July 21, 1909, he was Executive Vice President and Principal of Mutual Buying Syndicate. More...

Robert J. Rohrbach

Robert J. Rohrbach, former treasurer and vice president of the Daily News, died on May 11th at his home in Garden City. Mr. More...

David R. Hill

Dave passed away on June 4 in Bridgeport, CT. He lived in Garden City for many years, first on Jefferson Street and then on Ninth Street. More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

While the current New York State legislature has few admirers, once in a while it does get something right. A case in point is the new law, just signed by Governor Spitzer, repealing much of the anti-scalping law. More...

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Belmont Parade And Festival This Weekend

Garden City's annual Belmont Festival celebration will kick-off on tonight (June 8) on Seventh Street between 6 and 10 p.m. More...

Estates POA MeetingJune 13th

The Property Owners' Association of Garden City Estates is meeting on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at 8:00PM in Stratford School Cafeteria.. All Estates residents are welcomed and encouraged to attend. More...

School

School Board To Meet

The regular meeting of the Garden City School District Board of Education will be held on Monday, June 11, at 8:15 P.M. in the cafeteria of the high school. More...

Promapalooza

The Garden City Community Council on Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention will once again be sponsoring a Pre-Prom event to be held at the Garden City High School on Prom Night, June 21st, beginning at 6 p.m. More...

College Notes

Fairfield University, a Jesuit university founded in 1942 in Fairfield, Conn., presented 1,226 degrees at its 57th commencement on Sunday, May 20. More...

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Sports

Thunderbolts Continue Winning Ways

The Thunderbolts, Garden City's 6th grade boys travel soccer team, took on the North Shore Vipers this past weekend and notched yet another victory, their seventh this season in League and Cup play, by a score of 2 to 0. More...

Boy's 2007 Fall Soccer Registration

Boy's Fall Soccer registration is currently in process. Players in grades K through 6 th who attend school or live in Garden City are eligible to participate. More...

Rookie League Rivalries

The Rookie League West rivalries continue. This past Saturday saw the Reds and Mets square off in an epic rematch of the '73 playoffs. Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose were on hand to commemorate the event. More...

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Letters

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

Fields Are Needed To the Editor: I refer to the [letter to the editor] of village resident Scott Kiley in last week's edition and applaud him for bringing to the attention of the residents the seemingly unknown fact that our Vi More...

A Word From The Publisher

We were happy to read that the New York State legislature has addressed the problem of young people not being able to afford health insurance. More...

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