February 1, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Fatal Fire At Hilton Hall

A small fire in an apartment at Hilton Hall killed Evelyn O'Leary, age 83, on Sunday, January 27th. A maintenance man, alerted by a neighbor who smelled smoke, entered the apartment and found Mrs. O'Leary and called firefighters. More...

Community

Schmutz To Discuss Stroll Garden

Former village resident Mary Schmutz, garden manager of the John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden in Millbrook, NY, will be AAUW's guest speaker at the Garden City Library on Monday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m. More...

See Curtains On Broadway

Come along and see Curtains on Broadway with the Adult Education office of the Garden City Schools. We are going to the matinee performance on Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 (Presidents' Week). More...

Louvre "Tour" Concludes February 8th

Members of AAUW and the community will gather at the Garden City Library at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 8 for the final session of The Teaching Company's series on Louvre. More...

Obituaries

In Memoriam Mary Kathryn Kieninger

Mary Kathryn Kieninger (nee Wright), 50 of Tampa Fl, originally from Garden City, passed away after a long but courageous battle with cancer. Known to her family and friends as Mary Kay. More...

In Memoriam Dorothy J. Keshian

Dorothy Jost Keshian, passed away on January 17, 2008 in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born December 9, 1926 in New York to Bessie and August Jost. She was a long time resident of Garden City. More...

View From Here

The View From Here . . .

This is written on the eve of the Florida primary, so it does not make much sense to write about the race for the Republican nomination, by all accounts a hotly fought contest which will likely last well beyond the February 5 Super Tuesday p More...

GC Students Applauded For Achievements

As has become the usual routine at meetings of the Garden City Board of Education, Monday evening began on a lively note as students were applauded for their achievements on and off the athletic field, and then became significantly more subd More...

Hannon: New Law Protects Airline Passengers

With winter break fast approaching, travelers will be pleased to know the Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights is in effect, since January 1, 2008, to provide passengers stranded on airplanes at New York airports with basic amenities to make th More...

Sports

The Perfect Season...

Congratulations to the 2007 GCMS Girl's 7th Grade Volleyball Team for becoming the first team to finish their season undefeated with an impressive 11 and 0 record.The team's success went far beyond winning. More...

GCAA Intramural Standings/News

* Close games ruled the week. * The two unbeatens squared off in the 5th-6th boys division with the Pistons nipping the Nets 54-52 in Monday night action. More...

K of C Free-Throw Championship

"Jay"Lynch, Chairman of the Knights of Columbus Free-Throw Championship which will be held from 1 to 3 P.M. on Super Bowl Sunday, February 3 in St. Anne's McCloskey Auditorium, New Hyde Park Road and Dartmouth St. More...

Letters

A Word From The Publisher

The Committee to Save St. Paul's ad (which appears on page 22 of this issue) raises a point that has received little attention in recent discussions of the fate of the St. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com Appreciates Public Comments To the Editor: Some 350 Garden City residents turned out over the course of two nights recently to learn more about the Avalon-Bay proposal to save St. Paul's. More...