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February 29, 2008
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53rd Easter Car Parade Planned
Plans are in motion for the Garden City Chamber of Commerce's 53rd annual Easter Sunday Vintage Car Parade to be held March 23. The parade will step off on Franklin Avenue at Tenth Street with antique, classic, and special interest cars throughout the metropolitan area expected to partic... More...
Mayor's Committee Chairman Resigns
By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

Deputy Mayor John L. Mauk has submitted his resignation as chairman and member of the Mayor's Committee on St. Paul's after discovering that his employer, CB Richard Ellis, has a business relationship with AvalonBay Companies, the designated developer for St. Paul's. More...

School Board Assures Public On Attorneys
By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

The Garden City Board of Education put aside budgetary discussions this week to concentrate on other school district business during their regular meeting on February 25th. Budget work sessions will resume on Monday at 8:15 p.m. in the high school library. More...

 Community
•School Aid Rally Tomorrow By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese
An Education and Taxpayer Rally is scheduled for Saturday, March 1st at noon at Ellsworth W. Allen Park in Farmingdale, Garden City Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen reminded residents at the Feb. 25th meeting of the Garden City Board of Education. More...
•Parents Raise Dismissal Concerns
•"Garden City Loves To Celebrate Students"
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 Schools
•Students To Display Works In Adelphi Art Exhibit
A total of 41 students from Garden City public schools-18 High School students, 12 Middle School students, seven elementary school students, and four primary school students-have been selected to display examples of their work in the Art Supervisors Association Fourth Annual All-County Art Ex... More...
•St. Joseph School Progressive Dinner
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 Sports
•Cheerleader Tryouts Begin Monday
Girls in grades 8 through 11 interested in cheering on the GCHS Varsity and Junior Varsity Cheerleading squads are invited to try out next week. Tryouts will be held on Monday, 3/3, through Thursday, 3/6, 6 to 8 pm in the GCHS auxiliary gym (wrestling gym). More...
•GCAA Intramural Standings/News
•Garden City Basketball - Rocks!
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 Letters
•A Word From The Publisher
We were sorry to hear that John Mauk has decided to step down from the Mayor's Committee on St. Paul's. Although we have not yet come to a conclusion on the merits of the AvalonBay project, the committee and Mr. Mauk in particular has spent countless hours working on the proposal. More...
•Letters To The Editor
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 The View From Here
•The View From Here . . .
As editors of The New York Times found out in the last few days, but has been apparent for years, the public is frequently not all that receptive to "gotcha" attacks on political candidates. More...
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 From The Mayor’s Office
•From The Mayor's Office www.Gardencityny.net
If you've reviewed the newspaper this week, you already know that Trustee John Mauk advised me recently of his decision to step-down as Chair of the Mayor's Committee on St Paul's, and to leave the Committee altogether. A copy of John's letter of resignation is printed elsewhere in thi... More...
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