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February 13, 2009 / Front Page

Chamber AnnouncesPineapple Ball Honorees

At the Garden City Chamber of Commerce's season kick-off luncheon at the Garden City Hotel on January 28, Roger Eltringham, Chamber president, announced the names of three extraordinary individuals who will be feted at the Chamber's seventh an More...

Contaminated Water Wells To Be Cleaned

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

Contracts are set to be awarded at the Feb. More...

Community

LIPA To Cut Power

Garden City residents who live on Devereux Place and Stewart Avenue will have their electric service interrupted on February 17 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., the Long Island Power Authority has announced. More...

District Attorney Rice To Be Speaker

Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice will be the speaker at the February 18 th program of the Community Club. D.A. Rice's subject will be "Keeping Yourself Safe in the 21 st Century. More...

Town Honors Westinghouse Semifinalist

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (second left) joins with Town Clerk Mark Bonilla (right) and Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin (left) in presenting a Town of Hempstead Citation to Marc Sourour (second right) of Garden City. More...

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Sports

GC Girls Basketball Headed To Playoffs

With an 8-4 conference record and a 13-4 overall record, Garden City's girls basketball team will begin the playoffs by hosting a 6pm game tonight against Valley Stream North. More...

Boys Varsity Basketball Hosts Red Devils

It was senior night at GCHS as the Trojans played host to the Plainedge Red Devils on Monday evening February 9th. This was the last home game for the seniors of GC's boys varsity basketball team. More...

Garden City Track On Top Again- County Champs

The girls from Garden City have set very high expectations for themselves each of the past few seasons and they have not been disappointed with their results. More...

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Village Board Grapples With PBA Contract

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

In the midst of a very difficult budget season, the Garden City Board of Trustees discussed ratification of a retroactive agreement with the Police Benevolent Association. In a 7 to 1 vote, trustees decided to grant approval of the contract. More...

Public Input Sought As Budget Woes Continue

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

As Village department heads slash their budgets in an attempt to lower a projected tax levy increase of 19.76 percent, the Garden City Board of Trustees called upon residents to offer their insight into ways to help alleviate the current eco More...

School

Italian Filmmaker Visits GCHS

Last month, Garden City High School had the pleasure of welcoming Italian filmmaker and writer Mauro Aprile Zanetti who discussed his book, "La Natura Morta de La Dolce Vita." The illustrated book comments on the use of famous Italian painter More...

Kiwanis Announces Scholarship

The Kiwanis Club of Garden City has announced that applications are now available for the 2009 Kiwanis Service Scholarship. More...

Locust Students Celebrate Chinese New Year

On Monday, January 26th, kindergarten students in Mrs. Jessica Crofton and Mrs. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

We have a lot of sympathy for the members of the Garden City Board of Trustees in wrestling with the upcoming budget. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

Statement On PBA Contract Vote To the Editor: Last Thursday evening I voted against the proposed PBA contract, which increased their wages 8.5 percent from June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2009.The Mayor and my fellow Trustees voted for More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

Following the recent precipitous decline in the equities markets, which has created an estimated $2 trillion in paper losses for 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts, a number of commentators have proposed abolishing Section 401(k More...

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