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March 27, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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A Regal Resident?

A red tail hawk was seen in Garden City on the first day of spring, circling in the sky and looking regal while perched on a birdhouse. (Photo by Ken Mahon) More...

Adelphi Settlement In Sex Discrimination Case A "StepIn Right Direction"

By Stephanie Petrellese

Adelphi University has agreed to pay more than $300,000, as well as other remedial relief, to settle a pay discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. More...

Community

Nominating Committee Of Estates Nominates Directors

The Nominating Committee of Garden City Estates (Estates Nominating Committee) met on March 19, 2009 to select 5 directors to serve on the Board of Directors of the Property Owners' Association of Garden City Estates (Estates POA) for a 3-year More...

Mayor Presides Over Last Official Meeting

By Stephanie Petrellese

Residents and the Garden City Board of Trustees turned their attention away from this year's bitter budget process to focus on a sweet farewell to Mayor Peter A. Bee and two trustees at the Board's March 19th meeting. More...

Chamber Foundation To Present Business Education Award

One of the many Garden City Chamber of Commerce's recent initiatives has been the formation of a charitable foundation. More...

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Sports

CYO Boys Basketball

St. Anne's 8th grade CYO boys basketball team participated in a three-day tournament hosted by St. Vincent de Paul in Elmont. The boys of St. Anne's won the tournament by beating St. More...

4th Grade Boys Battle By John Mixon

On Championship Monday, the 4th Grade Boys saw a battle to the end between the top two teams. The Lakers, who went 7-3, were coached by Jamie Cortese and Dan Salsberg; the Celtics, who also went 7-3, were coached by Scott Paskewitz. More...

GCAA 2nd Grade Basketball Scores Again!

The GCAA 2nd grade boy's basketball season closed the books on yet another successful season. More...

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Residents To See 5.9%Tax Increase

By Stephanie Petrellese

The Garden City Board of Trustees has decided on a budget which calls for the average Village homeowner to pay an additional $302 in Village taxes, after holding another tense budget work session on March 18th. More...

Tension And Tempers Flare At Budget Meeting

By Stephanie Petrellese

Those who attended the March 18th Garden City Board of Trustees budget work session experienced another tense evening, as members of the Citizens' Budget Review Committee and trustees argued once again who was at fault for the Village's budg More...

School Board Takes First Step in Bond Process

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

The Garden City Board of Education approved Burton, Behrendt and Smith, a Long Island-based, multi-discipline architectural and engineering firm specializing in educational design, to take the necessary action to initiate a review under the More...

School

Garden Manor Nursery School Registering For 2009-2010

Garden City Nursery School provides constant opportunities for all students to become social beings by playing and interacting with children of their own age. More...

GCHS Student Honored With Scholarship

Garden City High School senior Elisabeth Clarke was honored with the 2009 Scholarship Award on Sunday, March 22nd at the 5th Annual Art Supervisor's Association All-County Art Exhibition at Adelphi University's Ruth S. More...

Parent Child Dance Dates

The Men's Association of Garden City is proud to announce the dates for their annual dances for high school seniors. Father/Daughter Dance - Saturday May 2nd, 8 PM to 12 AM . Photos begin at 7:30 PM. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

In a meeting notice which appeared in last week's issue, a reference was made to "reports of heroin on Seventh Street" with no further information about the "reports" given. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

Fire Department Budget Cuts To the Editor; It is with grave concern for the safety of our village residents, local business owners, their employees, and that of our firefighters here in Garden City, that I feel compelled to write More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

The Obama Administration is in the midst of a full scale attempt to reshape the United States economy. Its proposals are very much a mixed bag. More...

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