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August 31, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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The Dream Street

William Kuhl, the noted landscape architect and long-time resident of Garden City, was congratulated on the 20th anniversary of the redesign of Seventh Street by Mayor Peter Bee for his foresight and creativity in giving Seventh Street a new l More...

Mayor Bee Presents Citation To Iraq Veteran

The Village of Garden City presented a citation to Garden City resident Army Lt. Col. Kenneth Storz on August 23rd in honor of his service. Pictured are Lt. Col. Storz, Richard Ready and Mayor Peter A. Bee. More...

History Of Our Nation's Largest Township

Hempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla (standing, center) conducts a special presentation with photos, maps and other documentation concerning the history of the Town of Hempstead, America's largest township, with senior residents participating in More...

Tennis Pro/Am Benefits Prostate Cancer Foundation

Casino tennis pro and Garden City resident Bill Mecca joins Murphy and Luke Jensen and over 20 other tennis profes-sionals in a pro am tennis tournament sponsored by Donald Trump for the benefit of the Prostate Cancer Foundation. More...

Community

Best-selling Author Thomas Cahill to Speak

Adelphi University is pleased to welcome historian and best-selling author Thomas Cahill, who will deliver a lec-ture on the "Life and Art in the Middle Ages" on Wednesday, October 24, at 7:00 p.m. in Adelphi's Ruth S. More...

Chamber To Stage Fall Festival Street Fair

The Garden City Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its 28th annual Fall Festival Street Fair to be held on September 29 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm on Seventh Street. More...

War on Cancer- The Environmental Connection

The provocative, newly released film War on Cancer will be shown on Monday, September 24, at 7 pm at the Adelphi University Center Ballroom, Garden City, Long Island. Admission is free but reservations are required; call 516-877-4325. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

This is it, the final weekend of the summer of 2007. More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

Ten years ago this week came the shocking news that Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, died suddenly and tragically in a traffic accident in Paris. I heard the news in a rather odd way. More...

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Sept. 20 Public Hearing On Freight Rail Proposal

Senator Craig M. Johnson announces that The New York State Department of Transportation will be holding a Sept. 20 public hearing on a rail-freight project that will have a real impact on the MTA's controversial Third Track expansion. More...

EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Groundwater

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a cleanup plan for the Old Roosevelt Field Contaminated Groundwater Area Superfund site in Garden City, New York. More...

Hannon Teams With Supermarkets To Prepare For Hurricanes

Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) today announced a partnership in his district with Waldbaums, Stop and Shop, C-Town, Bravo, King Kullen and Pathmark supermarkets to help educate residents on how to prepare their homes should a hurricane st More...

New York Unclaimed Funds: Is Some Of It Yours?

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli recently announced that New Yorkers can find out if they are owed some of the State's $8 billion in unclaimed at events across the state. More...

Rep. McCarthy Urges Long Islanders to Donate Blood

Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy held a press conference at the Westbury Blood Center urging all Long Islanders to donate blood. During the summer months, New York's blood supply drops to dangerous levels. More...

School

Resurrection Schedules Back-To-School Blessing

Going back to school signals the end to summer vacation as well as new beginnings for children across the country and in our own community. More...

Buckley Country Day School Celebrates 80th Commencement

In June 1927, Buckley Country Day School proudly graduated ten boys and two girls. The class of 1927 was Buckley's first graduating class. More...

GC Jewish Center Religious School Begins Year

The Garden City Jewish Center's Religious School begins another fun and interesting year, starting Sunday, September 9th at 9:00AM. More...

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Sports

Shock Rocks At Covanta Tournament

The U- 10 girls known as the Garden City shock had a "high voltage" start against Rockville Centre as they took a 4-0 lead in the first half last Saturday. More...

Boys U10 Raiders Soccer Team Takes 2nd Place At Refuel

The u10 Garden City RAIDERS played extremely well in their first ever travel soccer tournament. The team came out well prepared and very disciplined. More...

GC Centennials Soccer Challenger Division

The Garden City Centennials Soccer Challenger Division (residents and non-residents) will start on S aturday, September 8 th from 11:30 to 1 p.m. at Tullamore Park. More...

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