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The Garden City Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that its new and exciting "Friend of the Chamber" Merchant Card program is going very well! The program commenced on January 1st and is just another one of the great Chamber Member benefits available to you at no additional cost as ... More...

The Garden City School District might see a possible decrease of $427,000 in state aid as administrators prepare for their first public budget session on Monday. "It's not a pretty sight for Garden City and similar districts," announced Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen at... More...

Every year the American Cancer Society welcomes the arrival of spring with thousands of daffodils. This magnificent flower is also the Society's symbol of hope that cancer will be eliminated as a major health problem. More...

Former village resident Mary Schmutz, garden manager of the John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden in Millbrook, NY, will be AAUW's guest speaker at the Garden City Library on Monday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m. All are most welcome to hear Ms. Schmutz discuss her work and the educational o... More...
On January 22, Veterans from the United Veterans Organization visited St. Joseph School to educate the fourth and fifth graders on flag etiquette. The children watched a video and enjoyed a lesson on how to fold the flag, dispose of a flag and form a color guard, all while being provided with... More...
* Only two unbeatens remain in all of intramurals, Pistons in 5/6th boys and Stars in 5-8th Girls. * Our 3rd Boys division has had 12 ties this season. Great games! * 2nd Boys continue to amaze. * Thanks to "Lane Office", our 2nd boys enjoyed another great Rising St... More...
Marilyn O'Brien, loving and devoted mother, wife, and community volunteer died in Greenwich, Connecticut on January 28th. She was 82. The cause of death was a single vehicle automobile accident. Mrs. O'Brien was born on June 6, 1925 in New Bedford, Massachusetts and lived there u... More...
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Finances Still Queasy To the Editor: The recentAvalonBay tour of Garden City's four POAs was helpful in providing an initial understanding of the preliminary financial terms of the AvalonBay proposal. More...
This is written on Tuesday of Super Week, featuring an improbable comeback win by the Giants against the previously undefeated New England Patriots in the Super Bowl and, of course, the Super Tuesday primaries. I have watched football since 1961, when the Giants were led by Y.A. Titt... More...
The Village of Garden City is proud to be the home of Adelphi University. On behalf of the Village Board of Trustees and the residents of Garden City, I congratulate President Scott on having received the 2008 Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for Advancement and Suppor... More...