August 10, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Community Club Friendship Luncheon

Plans are well underway for the annual Friendship Luncheon at the Community Club of Garden City and Hempstead. This event will take place on Tuesday, September 25th at 12 Noon at the Cherry Valley Club. More...

Community

Kids Care Cleans Up At Car Wash

"Kids Care" - It is all about kids caring for kids. Just give them an opportunity to care and you will be amazed at what our youth can accomplish. More...

Strong Early Response To St. Anne's Promotion

Saint Anne's "Big Bucks Bonanza" promotion, this year aimed, in part, at funding the design and furnishing of a chapel memorializing the late Msgr. William F. More...

Plot Your Strategy For Success

Motivational speaker Jay Rifenbary will help kick off the 2007-2008 school year on a positive note at Meet the Coaches Night on Thursday, September 6, at 7 p.m. in the Garden City High School auditorium. More...

Letters

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

More Control Needed To The Editor: Shortly after the announcement that a downed cow in Washington State was diagnosed with BSE (a.k.a. "Mad Cow" disease). More...

View From Here

The View From Here . . .

The day after this is written will be my 55th birthday. I am not exactly thrilled about this impending milestone, but it is here nevertheless. More...

Comptroller: Cost Of Health Benefits Overwhelming Taxpayers

The cost of healthcare for Nassau County employees and retirees is so high and has grown so fast that it threatens to overwhelm the county's budget, according to a new report issued in July by the Comptroller's Audit Advisory Committee to Nass More...

Hannon Announces "NewHomes For Veterans"

Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) announced the details of the "New Homes for Veterans Program" which will assist New York's military veterans achieve the dream of home ownership. More...

A Word From The Publisher

This week we received a timely reminder from Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy on the importance of blood donation. At this time of year many people are on vacation and out of their usual routines. More...

School

Buckley Goes High-Er Tech

Buckley Country Day School kicked it up several notches on the technology front this week with the installation of an interactive white board in every classroom from grades 1-8. More...

Around The World For Heritage Day

As the school year drew to a close this spring, third graders in Irene Mendonis and Christine Mustacchios' classes at Stratford School focused on family heritage as a springboard for a cross-curricular study of immigration. More...

GCHS Freshman Barbecue

The Garden City High School Class of 2011 is invited to attend the fourth annual Freshman Barbecue on Friday, September 28th at 6:30 PM in the high school cafeteria. More...

Sports

Wrestlers Compete In National Championships

Three Garden City High School wrestlers competed in the USA Wrestling High School National championships in Fargo, North Dakota the week of July 21 through July 28th. More...

Garden City Basketball - Time to Register

Visit www.gardencitybasketball.org to sign-up for the 2007-2008 season. The registration fee is still $50. Paper applications may be obtained from our website, St. More...

Centennial Soccer News

It's Time To Register for Fall Soccer! Registrations are now being accepted for the Centennial Spring Soccer Program. The program is open to girls entering Kindergarten in September through 9th grade. More...