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April 25, 2008 / Front Page

Garden City Fire Chief Takes Oath of Office

At the Thursday, April 17th Village Board meeting, Mayor Peter Bee administered the Oath of Office to James Meehan as Chief of the Garden City Fire Department. More...

Winthrop Parking Agreement Reached

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

Winthrop University Hospital will pay the Village of Garden City $12,500 to use 250 parking spaces in Parking Field 6E for one year for hospital employees. More...

Community

Scenes From GCAA Baseball Parade

Fire truck with the fire dog More...

Women's Health Program At GCHS

The Garden City High School senior girls attended the annual Young Women's Health Awareness Program on March 27th in the Garden City High School Library. This presentation was coordinated by the Garden City High School Nurse, Mrs. More...

Mineola-Garden City Rotary To Host Prospective Members

On Wednesday evening May 7 the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club will host its annual "Welcome New Members" cocktail party at 6 p.m., at the Cherry Valley Club, Rockaway Avenue, Garden City Officers, directors and club members will welcome prosp More...

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Sports

3rd Grade Rams Sewanhaka Tournament

On a beautiful day this past Saturday, the 3rd Grade Rams Boys' team participated in its first tournament. They took on a tough Oyster Bay Roughrider team, playing two hard-fought contests at the Sewanhaka Tournament. More...

"The Female Athlete: What You Need to Know"

Winthrop-University Hospital will offer a free program, "The Female Athlete Triad: What You Need to Know," on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 7:00 PM. More...

Centennial Soccer Clinics

GC Centennial Boy/Girls Weekday Goalie Clinic Schedule, Location: St. Paul's Field A The GC Centennial Soccer club will NOW be offering Goalie Clinics to boys and girls that are registered in the Spring Intramural season. More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

As the debate rages about anthropomorphic (manmade) global warming and its effects on the planet, it is well to recognize that, despite the rather doctrinaire view of some advocates, there are a variety of reasonable views on the subject. More...

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Tension Rises Over Ethics Law

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

Ethics law took center stage once again at the April 17th meeting of the Garden City Board of Trustees, as Second Deputy Mayor Thomas Lamberti unsuccessfully introduced a resolution to have Village counsel seek an advisory opinion from the N More...

Board Approves Tax Settlements

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

Several large tax certiorari settlements listed on the agenda of the April 17th meeting of the Garden City Board of Trustees raised some eyebrows among residents and necessitated a further explanation from Village officials. More...

School

GC Clergy Meet With GC School Superintendent

The Garden City Clergy Fellowship (GCCF) held their April breakfast meeting on April 9th at the Cathedral House of the Cathedral of the Incarnation. Their special guest was Garden City Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Robert Feirsen. More...

St. Joseph School Proudly Presents Looking Glass Land

The Drama Club's months and months of hard work paid off in a huge way last week with the school's production of Looking Glass Land. More...

Senior Boys Attend Men's Health Program

The Garden City High School senior boys attended the annual Men's Health Awareness Program on March 29, 2007, in the school library. This seminar was coordinated by the high school nurse, Mrs. Eileen Wyremski, R.N. More...

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Obituaries

In Memoriam

David J. Kulesa , 61, formerly of Garden City, died suddenly on April 6, 2008. He was born in Southampton January 6, 1947 and graduated from Southampton High School in 1966. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

It appears that there is an honest difference of opinion among the members of the Garden City Board of Trustees regarding the role of Boards of Ethics in villages. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com Inform The People Dear Mayor Bee and Trustee Lamberti, At the April 17 Board of Trustees meeting, the trustees voted to hire a financial consultant, in addition to Karen Backus Associates, to rev More...

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