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October 31, 2008 / Front Page

Volunteer Firefighter Receives Award

On Wednesday, October 22nd, the Town of Hempstead awarded Garden City Fire Department Firefighter Larry Kenny with the 2008 Town Firematic Award. More...

Attention Central Residents

The Board of Directors of the CPOA has contracted with Amplitude Research, Inc. to conduct a one question "YES" or "NO" Mail Survey on the AvalonBay Proposal for the Historic St. Paul's site. More...

Five-year-old Julia McCarthy holds the 18 pound pumpkin she grew in her Garden City back yard. Julia entered her pumpkin in the recent Hicks Nurseries Giant Pumpkin Contest in Westbury, earning special commendation. More...

Urban Activist To Speak

Patrick Finn, school teacher, education expert, and urban activist, will deliver the Robert F. & Augusta Finkelstein Memorial Lecture, "A New Paradigm for Education Working-Class Students," on Monday, November 17, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. More...

GC Resident Volunteers At Debate

Hofstra student Christina Pashayan is part of Hofstra's efforts to host the third and final presidential campaign of the 2008 election on October 15, 2008. More...

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Sports

Girls U-11 Force Takes Second Place at Windsor

The Force had a weekend to remember at Windsor! The girls began the weekend on Saturday with two well-played close games, but the day ended with the Force's record at 0-2. More...

Licitra's 9-Year Olds Move To 6-1

Coach Licitra's Thunder 9 Year Olds More...

Boys U-9 Pre Travel

GC Boys U9 Pre Travel continued their winning ways this past Sunday at St. Paul's. At their second home game of the season, the boys took on Massapequa and came away with yet another victory. More...

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Village-Wide Poll Set For Dec. 2

The date for the poll related to the St. Paul's property has been set for December 2, announced Dennis Donnelly, president of the Eastern Property Owners' Association, and Brian Daughney, president of the Estates Property Owners' Association. More...

St. Joseph's ThanksgivingSponsor A Family

Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away and the St. Joseph's Sponsor A Family Program is busy preparing to help over 200 families from neighboring parishes. More...

School

College Notes

James Crafa, son of Joseph and Lorilee Crafa of Garden City, recently began studies as a first-year student at Hamilton College. More...

Community Church Nursery School Registration

Fall is full of fun for the students at the Community Church Nursery School! Making new friends, painting, dressing up and building with blocks are just some of the fun activities the children can look forward to. More...

Early Childhood Open House

What looks like a simple pumpkin carving session is actually a math lesson! Come join us on Monday, November 3rd from 9am to 11am as experienced tour guides from St. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

The national elections will take place on Tuesday. Many commentators have noted that the tenor of the election has gotten unpleasant in the last few weeks. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

Let's Move On To the Editor: Every four years Americans take to the polls to determine the fate of their country. More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

This is the final column before the end of the 2008 campaign. Here are four general observations about this long, long political season. 1. While we are now thoroughly accustomed to the Obama vs. More...

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