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February 27, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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GCHS Alumnus Wins Oscar

Garden City High School alumnus Victor J. Zolfo (right) was honored with an Oscar for Art Direction at the Academy Awards ceremony on February 22nd. Mr. More...

Lighthouse Project's Impact On Village Uncertain

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

The government relations and public affairs consulting firm hired by the Garden City Board of Trustees in December to research how current transportation proposals and those in development could affect Garden City are currently sifting throu More...

Community

Darwin's 200th Birthday Celebrated

Recently the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island celebrated science in conjunction with Charles Darwin's 200th birthday. More...

New President Of Winthrop Named

The Board of Directors of Winthrop-University Hospital has announced that following an extensive national search, it has named John F. Collins President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Winthrop-University Hospital. Mr. More...

Register For Friends Of Music Student Showcase

What parent would pass up the opportunity to bolster their child's musical self-confidence by performing in front of an entirely friendly group of music lovers? More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the "Lighthouse At Long Island" development proposed for the Nassau Coliseum area has been released by its developers and should be of interest to Garden City residents. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

Expensive Curriculum To the Editor: It was with great dismay that I read of the upcoming informational meeting for the International Baccalaureate Program in Garden City Schools. More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

I've been reading a very topical book about the recent financial crisis, Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked and Government Bailouts will Make Things Work by Thomas E. Woods Jr. More...

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Teaching Positions Reduced In School Budget

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

The proposed 2009-10 school budget will include a net reduction of almost five full-time equivalent teaching positions, announced Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen at a Garden City Board of Education meeting on Tuesday evening. More...

Lead Found In Middle School Basement

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

Parents of Garden City Middle School students recently received a letter informing them that a portion of the building had to be cleaned over winter recess after it was learned that a rifle range once existed in what is now a crawl space in More...

School Aid Rally Tomorrow

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

A bipartisan Education and Taxpayer Rally is scheduled for Saturday, February 28th from 11 a.m. to noon at Ellsworth W. Allen Park in Farmingdale, Garden City Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Feirsen reminded residents at the Feb. More...

School

College Notes

Brandon Saldana , a senior at Chaminade High School has been admitted via early decision as a member of the Class of 2013 of Amherst College where he will major in Economics. More...

College Notes

Emily Hepworth, daughter of Judith and Michael Hepworth, is a recipient of the dean's award for academic excellence during the fall 2008 semester at Colgate University, where she is a member of the class of 2011. More...

High School Students To Perform

The Garden City PTA dinner committee has just confirmed that our very own GC High School students will perform at the upcoming March 26th GCPTA event, "Spring Scentsations." Details about this fun, new addition to the PTA dinner event will be More...

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Sports

Travel Soccer Coach Interest Forms Available

The Garden City Centennial Soccer Club is looking for qualified coaches to head our new U10 teams that will tryout in June, 2009. The birthdates for the children on these teams will fall between August 1, 1999 and December 31, 2000. More...

Garden City Basketball - JrNBA Champs!

Congratulations to all of the Boys and Girls that participated in the JrNBA/JrWNBA Skills Challenge sponsored by SINGULAR. More...

Wings Middle School Team Wins Two

The Garden City Wings Middle School Ice Hockey team registered two wins over north shore rivals Cold Spring Harbor and Manhasset during the first weekend of February. More...

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