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May 9, 2008  RSS feed
Dedication Of Village 9/11 Flag Held at Library
A ceremony dedicating the Village's 9/11 flag was held on Sunday, March 30th at the Garden City Public Library. The flag was proudly carried for the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines of Garden City by Gunnery Sergeant (now Master Sergeant) James J. DuPont, a village resident, while he was serving in Iraq in 2003. More...
Board of Trustees Hires Hub Consultant
By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

The Garden City Board of Trustees voted to hire government relations and public affairs consulting firm Bolton-St. John's, LLC, to make sure the Village's opposition to the proposed Nassau County Hub Plan is heard loud and clear. The Hub plan calls for a transportation link in the center of Nassau County connecting Long Island Rail Road train stations with activity centers. More...

Payment To St. Paul's Counsel Approved
By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

The Garden City Board of Trustees approved the payment of $39,966.33 to Barry C. Ross, Esq. of Bryan Cave, LLP, who was primarily responsible for drafting the Memo of Understanding between the Village and AvalonBay, at their May 1st meeting. More...

 Community
• article has image GCFD Hosts County Firefighters Memorial
The 69th Nassau County Firefighters' Memorial Service was held on Sunday, May 4th at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Garden City. The memorial service was coordinated under the direction of Chief James Meehan and the Officers and members of the Garden City Volunteer Fire Department. More...
• Garden City Budget News
• Teen Art, Music, Poetry Festival
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 School
• article has image SJS Visits Planting Fields
The Pre-K classes from St. Joseph's School took their Spring Trip to the Planting Fields last week. The weather cooperated as the children toured the grounds and took in the local scenery. The theme "Playing with Plants" was well timed, as the planting season is upon us! For more information on the early childhood program, please visit us at www.advantageforlife. More...
• article has image GCHS Students Compete In Language Competition
• Waldorf Students Win Awards At Annual Sprachfest
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 Sports
• article has image Garden City Rams Lacrosse
The Garden City third grade boys Rams Lacrosse team had an awesome turnout at the Mini Wood Stick Classic held on the windy fields of St. Paul's on Saturday, April 26th. The hard fought contest against Manhasset was especially notable due to the GC boys' excellent passing shots until the end. The lacrosse fun continued on Sunday as two of the third grade teams, UNC v. More...
• GC Centennials 1st Grade Girls Players of the Week
• K Boys Players Of The Week
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 Obituaries
• In Memoriam Dorothy DiGirolamo
Dorothy passed away peacefully on Friday - April 25 th . She is survived by her loving daughters: Rose (George) Ollendike, Michele Byrne, Marie (Vic) Jaworski. More...
• In Memoriam Lucille Holzer
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 Letters
• A Word From The Publisher
Those taxpayers awaiting federal tax refunds or the federal stimulus payments might be confused if they receive an email purporting to be from the Internal Revenue Service. Apparently, there is a wave of "phishing" email out there right now. More...
• Letters To The Editor
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 View From Here
• The View From Here . . .
Late Saturday afternoon, about 100 of us gathered at an annual Kentucky Derby party to benefit the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, a charity that finds home for racehorses after their days on the track are finished. As everyone now knows, the Derby we watched became shrouded in controversy. More...
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