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December 5, 2008  RSS feed
ACS' Meaningful Gift For The Holidays
Each year the Garden City Unit of the American Cancer Society invites you to make a meaningful gift to your friends and neighbors by supporting the Holiday Card. Any contribution is welcome, and will go toward the fight against cancer. By participating, your holiday greeting will appear in the Garden City News on December 19th. More...
What The Surveys Say
By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

The residents of Garden City have voted, and now it is up to the Board of Trustees to decide the fate of the historic Main Building at St. Paul's. Close to half (2,272) of the 5,002 residents who voted in Tuesday's Village-wide survey conducted by the Estates and Eastern Property Owners' Associations selected demolition. More...

CPOA To DiscussSurvey Results

The results of a recent Central Property Owners Aassociation survey will be a topic of discussion at the group's next meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. at the Garden City Senior Recreation Center on Golf Club Lane. The CPOA conducted a mail survey of its residents through Amplitude Research Inc. regarding the AvalonBay proposal for the development of St. Paul's. More...

 Community
• article has image Chamber, Historical Society Yuletide Reception
The Garden City Historical Society Museum, 109 Eleventh Street, will be the setting for a special complimentary Yuletide Reception next Wednesday, December 10 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. to be hosted by the Historical Society and the Garden City Chamber of Commerce Foundation. More...
• "Coats for Kids" Drive
• An Invitation To A Musical Morning
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 School
• article has image GCHS Student Selected As NHRP Scholar
Congratulations to Garden City High School senior, Juliana Ortego, pictured here with Principal Nanine Cuttitta, for being selected as a Scholar in the 2008-2009 National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP). Of the 200,000 students who entered this year's program, just under 5,000 have been chosen for this recognition. More...
• article has image H.O.P.E. Club Makes The Best Of The End Of Fall
• article has image A Trip Into History (Circa 1735)
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 Sports
• article has image Garden City Turkey Trot Attracts A Record Turnout!
Thanks to a beautiful sunny day and a new race website (www.gcturkeytrot.com), the 31st annual Garden City Turkey Trot set new records for both runner turnout and money raised for the race's two beneficiaries, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. More...
• article has image Garden City Family Football Classic
• GCAA Travel Basketball Highlights
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 Obituaries
• article has image St. Joseph School Spelling Bee
Last week, the students in grades 6 - 8 held their annual spelling bee. Each grade level held elimination rounds and the winners from those contests represented each grade for an intense challenge. Maggie Rogers, grade 7, came in first place, with Ashley Zambrano, grade 8 coming in second and Anthony Gullo, grade 7, placing third. Thanks to Mrs. Keefe, grade 6, for moderating and Mrs. More...
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 Letters
• A Word From The Publisher
The voters have spoken and it appears that they do not support the AvalonBay proposal. Given the need for state legislative action for that proposal to go forward, and that fact that Senator Hannon has said he would need to see widespread support before sponsoring legislation, it seems unlikely that this plan is going anywhere. More...
• Letters To The Editor
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 View From Here
• The View From Here . . .
We are now beginning to see an outline of the incoming Obama Administration. What we have been shown so far is reassuring to many of us, but hardcore supporters of the new president may have a few hard questions to ask. The President-elect offered up his economic team in late November and it certainly has a number of familiar faces. More...
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