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Town Of Hempstead Police Service Award

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (2nd left), Town Clerk Mark Bonilla (right) and Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin (left) present Garden City Police Department Sergeant Thomas Mauren with the 2007 Town of Hempstead Police Service Award. More...

Board Renews BallField Lease

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

Despite protests by some residents who claim that the Cherry Valley Baseball Fields are urgently needed by Garden City teams, the Garden City Board of Trustees voted unanimously at their November 8th meeting to renew the lease until August 3 More...

Community

Hearing To Address Hepatitis Infections

Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City), Chair of the Senate Health Committee, today announced a public hearing on the case surrounding a Nassau County physician infecting patients with Hepatitis C by improper sterilization procedures. More...

Assemblyman Participates In Toys For Tots

"Tis' the season," to start gathering up any toys that you would like to donate for underprivileged children. Assemblyman McKevitt is sponsoring Toys For Tots this year and hoping that all are willing to share with the community. More...

ACS Holiday Card To Fight Children's Cancer

As we pause to give thanks this week for all that we have to be grateful, it is easy to overlook our good health. More...

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Sports

Junior Stanley Cup Championship

Story By: Andrew Karen November 17th, 2007

The Garden City Hockey Junior Division held their Stanley Cup Finals Saturday, November 17th at the Community Park Roller Hockey Rink. More...

Mites Stanley Cup Championship

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Thunder 9's Are NCYFL B-Division Champs!

Two Sundays ago, the Hicksville Crusaders came to Garden City to take on the Thunder 9B's and avenge a loss earlier in the season.They were big and had a good plan but the Thunder, like most games, came out focused, executed, and scored on the More...

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School District To Sue Retirees

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

Thirty-four retirees of the Garden City School District who have elected not to repay the district after it was revealed an error had been made in calculating the cost of their health insurance will now be sued, announced Board of Education More...

PTA President Voices Concerns

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

Parents with children in the Garden City School District have expressed concern about the recent diagnosis of a student with MRSA, and have also questioned employee screening methods after the arrest of a former teacher, according to PTA Pre More...

Link Removed From Web Site

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

A link to a company selling athletic clothing has been removed from the Garden City Athletics Web site after attorneys for the Garden City School District advised the Board of Education that the link put the district in "a very bad position. More...

School

PTA To Host Town Hall Meeting

On Wednesday, November 28th, the Garden City PTA is hosting a "Town Hall Meeting" with Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Robert Feirsen. More...

Orientation For Public, Private & Parochial Schools Monday, December 3, 2007

7:30 PM - High School Auditorium Garden City High School will host an orientation for parents of 8th grade students on Monday, December 3rd. More...

Students Helping Students Katrina Relief

Students Helping Students, is a select leadership program consisting of students in grades 10 through 12 at the Garden City High School, who work to spread tolerance among the student bodies in all the Garden City Schools. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

Now that Thanksgiving is over, let the Christmas shopping begin! At least that is the hope of retailers everywhere. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

Not "Too Complicated" To the Editor: The residents of Garden City pay a Village tax and a separate School tax. More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

Each year at this time I do a column celebrating the many things for which we can be thankful. In some ways, I guess, the column can be a little repetitive, but I do believe that we too often forget to count our blessings. More...

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