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August 8, 2008 / Front Page

Levinson Calls To Reopen GC Hotel Bids

Photos and Story By Geoffrey Walter

Not a single board member from either the Village of Garden City nor the Hempstead Industrial Agency (IDA) were present for a special "supplemental public hearing" at the Garden City Village Hall concerning proposed tax breaks for Woodmere d More...

Parkland Alienation: A Major Obstacle

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

The parkland alienation process is widely recognized to be a formidable hurdle that must be overcome if the Garden City Village Board of Trustees ultimately decides to enter into a contract with AvalonBay. More...

Community

Winthrop Continues To Lead The Way

Winthrop-University Hospital has long been known for its outstanding outcomes in interventional cardiology and its capacity to handle even the most challenging cases. More...

Garden City Library News

News From The Children's Room

Our summer reading programs "Catch the Reading Bug" and "The Caterpillar Club" ended on August 6th. Children who completed 3 or 4 activities and won at least one prize were invited to the Final shows! The Caterpillar Club's show, "Mr. More...

Garden City Library News

What's Up For Young Adults

METAMORPHOSIS YOUNG ADULT SUMMER READING CLUB CLOSING Saturday, August 16th is the last date to submit a mini-review to become eligible for the annual Back to School Bash. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

News this week that the Garden City Hotel deal might be off was undoubtedly welcomed by opponents to the tax incentives offered by Hempstead Industrial Development Agency. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

Great Bakery To The Editor: The best bakery I have ever been in was: Jean Marie Pattiserie on 7 th Street in Garden City. I could not believe they went out of business with no forwarding address. More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

As this is written, I'm on a short vacation while the lad is still in camp (he's back next Monday), so I think it may be well to dispense with the usual political fare, beyond noting a slight uptick in the prospects of John McCain. More...

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News That Hotel DealIs Off Causes Stir

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

A published report announcing that the deal between Alrose GCH LLC and the current owners of the Garden City Hotel recently collapsed was followed by another account that said even though there is currently no contract, Alrose representative More...

AvalonBay Schedules Public Forums

AvalonBay Communities announced this week that it will conduct Open House information forums on its proposed plan to save and preserve the Main Building at St. Paul's. More...

School

School Board To Meet

The Board of Education of the Garden City Public Schools will meet in a regular session on Tuesday, August 12, at 8:15 p.m. in the Board Meeting Room of the Administration Building, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY. More...

HOLA's Fall 2008 Spanish Classes

The Spanish Class program is available to children in grades K-5 and will be offered on Mondays at Stratford School. The 10 week session will begin September 29th and end December 8th. There will be two classes given on Mondays. More...

GCPD Offers Back To School Safety Tips

It's that time of year again, summer vacation is over and schools are open. With that in mind the Garden City Police Department has put together a four-part Series of Articles to address Back to School Safety Issues. More...

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Sports

C.V.C. Ladies 18 - Hole Group Christmas in July - Member Guest

A little rain did not deter our members and guests from competing for our lovely Christmas prizes purchased by our chairladies. Arlene CoJohn and Linda O'Grady. More...

Cherry Valley Club Olympics Tournament

On July 16 Cherry Valley Club hosted a member-guest and member-member Olympics Tournament. The nine holers started their day with a power breakfast and then proceeded to enjoy their day of golf using the popular Pinehurst format. More...

GCCC Golf News

Ladies 18 Golf News Results 36 Hole Member-Member Tournament July 15 & 22, 2008 Winner Claudia Galvin & Jean Kiley125 Runner Up Elinor Penna & Gail Harney127 Garden City Country Club More...

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