June 6, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Community

International Ballet Achievements

The Academy of Dance of Garden City, under the guidance of its director JEANNE P. KOGUT, has entered its students for annual ballet examinations for the past twenty five years. More...

They've Got The Beat!

The Garden City Recreation Dance Company is proud to present its annual showcase on Friday June 13th at 7:30 P.M. at the Herricks Community Center Theater. Herricks Community Center is located on Herricks Road where it meets Searingtown Road. More...

Miracle Foundation Awards Additional $50,000 Grant

The Miracle Foundation is proud to announce the awarding of a $50,000 grant to the Winthrop-University Hospital Cancer Center for Kids. More...

Letters

A Word From The Publisher

This week New York Governor David Paterson took the advice of the commission headed by Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi and proposed placing an annual cap on property tax increases. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

Transparency Needed To the Editor: The scope of today's property tax crisis cannot be understated. More...

View From Here

The View From Here . . .

This is written on the final Tuesday of the primary season. As noted last week, the exact nature of the Democratic endgame remains unclear, even though it is virtually certain that Barack Obama will be the party's nominee. More...

Hotel Tax Break Decision Near

As expected, the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, June 10th to consider whether or not to offer financial assistance in the form of tax breaks to Alrose GCH LLC, the corporation interest More...

Belmont Festival Friday Evening

As jockey Kent Desormeaux eyes the Triple Crown, hoping to ride Big Brown to victory in the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes, his son Jacob will serve as the guest of honor in the Garden City Belmont Festival Parade, Friday evening, June 6. More...

School

GCHS Hosts Visitors from Singapore

Garden City High School welcomed 30 visitors from Singapore for three days in March-26 science research students, three educators, and the principal of Anderson Secondary School-in the initial phase of an ongoing science research exchange prog More...

Prof. Calamari Honored

On May 28, St. Johns University, at its year-end Convocation in Carnesecca Arena, awarded Professor Joseph A. Calamari its faculty Outstanding Achievement medal. More...

St. Joseph School PTA Installs New Board

It's that time of year again...the changing of the guard! Father Joe was on hand to accept the $140,000 check symbolizing the amount raised by the St. Joseph's School PTA during the 2007 - 2008 school year. More...

Sports

Patriettes Take On Massapequa

The U11 Patriettes and their parents drove to Massapequa Saturday in the pouring rain wondering if their scheduled game would be played and what the condition of the field would be. More...

Girls 3rd Grade Gray Lacrosse Team Beats Rockville Centre

The girls beat Rockville Centre 9-4 with the combination of great defense and excellent open field passing and catching. Alexis pagonis played goalie in the first half and had 2 good saves. More...

Another Tie For Power

Garden City Power (Girls U11) played another hard fought battle which ended in a tie. More...