January 16, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Possible LitigationSpurs Caution

During these blistery cold and icy winter months, we all know it is prudent, whether on foot or by car, to move forward with caution. More...

Community

"Where We Are On St. Pauls"

Submitted by The Garden City Board of Trustees Public Information Committee, Nicholas P. More...

Girl Scouts Seek Donors

Local Girl Scouts, Victoria Chimento and Alyssa Zinga are collecting donations to benefit War Veterans and Wounded Warriors. More...

Estates Electors' Meeting Tuesday, January 20th

The Nominating Committee of Garden City Estates and the Board of Directors of the Estates Property Owners' Association remind all residents of the Estates Section of Garden City that the Electors' meeting will be held Tuesday, January 20, 2009 More...

Sports

Garden City Basketball - JrNBA / JrWNBA Players Announced

We are very pleased to announce that Joseph Pizzingrillo has been selected as a JrNBA League All-Star. There are over 830,000 participants in the JrNBA/JrWNBA and less than 1,000 All-Stars. More...

Centennial Spring Intramural SeasonRegistration is Now Open

The Garden City Centennial Soccer Club will be opening their spring season on Saturday April 4th. Girls play 9:00AM until 1:00PM and boys play from 1:00PM until 5:00PM (with the exception of Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st grade). More...

Garden City Fencing Teams Victorious

The clashing of weapons could be heard in the high school gym this past Saturday 1/10 as the Boys and Girls Garden City Fencing teams faced Hewlett, Wheatley and Oyster Bay in their season's first "quad" meet. More...

School Board Seeks Public Input On Bond

The Garden City Board of Education expressed a desire to hear from residents after listening to a presentation at a January 13th work session which focused on the possibility of issuing a bond to fund capital improvements in the district. More...

Commencement Changes Considered

There may be a few changes in store for those graduating from Garden City High School this June if the Garden City Board of Education decides to adopt the recommendations from a committee charged with studying ways to improve the commencemen More...

School

Meet The Superintendent

On Monday, January 26, 2009, the Garden City PTA is hosting its second annual "Town Hall Meeting" with Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Robert Feirsen. This event will begin at 7:00pm in the Garden City High School library. More...

GCHS Hosts Italian AP Text Author

Students in Mrs. Lea Brunetti's Advanced Placement Italian class at Garden City High School were recently visited by Dr. More...

Can You Dig It?

Garden City second graders recently met to begin a new unit of study about fossils and dinosaurs in the Discovery Science Club program. Spearheaded by district science coordinator Mrs. More...

Letters

A Word From The Publisher

We recently received a personal letter from a resident regarding the creation of a new position in village government, the Commissioner of Senior Affairs. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

The Courage To Parent To the Editor: Dear Parents of Teens in Garden City, I am the parent of a 9th grade girl and I am writing this letter to implore you to have the courage to parent your son or daughter. More...

View From Here

The View From Here . . .

Just before the pomp and excitement of the inauguration of a new president, it might be interesting to look back at the tenure of President George W. Bush. Mr. More...