Garden City, New York

GCHS National Merit Finalist       Julianne Ungar, a senior at Garden City High School, has been named a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. Ms. Ungar is a violinist, Advanced Placement Scholar, Peer AIDS Educator, reporter on the school newspaper, and member of the French and music honor societies. More ... PRIDE Anti-Drug & Alcohol Meeting A Real Bust Special To The Garden City News By William Keegan, Jr.       On February 28th, the GC High School held a school-community forum to present the findings of the PRIDE Survey. Unfortunately, speaker Cynthia Knowles gave an eye opening presentation to a near-empty auditorium. More ... EPA Proposes Plan To Clean Up Fulton Ave. Site       The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to clean up the Fulton Avenue Superfund site in Garden City Park. More ... Congressman Pete King To Report On Homeland Security & Beyond       At a special luncheon on April 11 at the Garden City Hotel, the Garden City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present as its keynote speaker Congressman Peter T. King, a Republican serving his eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. First elected to represent New York's Third Distr... More ... Upcoming School Board Budget Meetings       All meetings will begin at 8:15 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The budget vote will be held in the high school gymnasium from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. More ... Irish Authors To Speak       Inspired by the Irish patriot John Devoy, the Catalpa Affair is one of the most audacious tales in Irish and Irish-American history. Born in New York City, carried out on the high seas and in Australia, the Catalpa Affair was the rescue from an Australian prison of Fenian prisoners. More ... Ex-Chief Ed Moran Receives American Legion Award       On Wednesday, February 21st, Garden City's William Bradford Turner American Legion Post awarded Ex-Chief Ed Moran with one of the Legion's Annual Law & Order Awards. Ex-Chief Ed Moran was honored for his 27 years of Volunteer Fire service to the Village of Garden City. Ex-Chief Moran, accom... More ...