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April 10, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Easter Car Parade This Sunday

The 54th annual Easter Sunday Vintage Car Parade will step off this Sunday, April 12 at 1 p.m. from Tenth Street on Franklin Avenue. More...

Community

Changes Needed In District'sTransportation Policy

By Stephanie Petrellese

The transportation status of 118 students will be changed this September if the Garden City Board of Education accepts recommendations proposed by Superintendent Dr. Robert Feirsen at an April 7th work session. More...

Senator Kemp Hannon CPOA Guest Speaker

The Officers and Directors of the Central Property Owners Association are honored to have Senator Kemp Hannon as our guest speaker at the next regular meeting on Tuesday, April 14th - 8PM at the Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. More...

Give A Gift To Mom While Helping Hotline

This Mother's Day give mom a gift that is beautiful, inspiring and provides assistance to a Long Island breast cancer program. Creative Cups is a coffee table book published by the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. More...

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Sports

Centennial Soccer News Weekday Clinic

Information The Centennials will be sponsoring Soccer Clinics for Girls in grades 1-9 and boys in grades 1-6 that are registered in our spring program. More...

Everyone Enjoys A Little League Parade

Little leaguers Matthew Mohen and Matthew Durnan, two of the many stars of Saturdays parade. More...

GCAA Thunder Football

Applications have been mailed out for the 2009 season. If you are 7 years old with a birth date of 12/01/01 or later you are eligible to start your Thunder Football career. More...

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New Mayor Takes HelmTo Navigate"Unchartered Waters"

By Stephanie Petrellese

Mayor Robert J. Rothschild, the forty-third mayor of the Village of Garden City, officially took the gavel on Monday night to begin what is expected to be a challenging two-year term given the state of the economy. More...

Board of TrusteesApproves Budget

By Stephanie Petrellese

The Garden City Board of Trustees has approved the 2009-10 budget, which calls for the average-assessed Village homeowner to pay an additional $302 in Village taxes. More...

School

GCHS Students Perform At Shakespeare Festival

Garden City High School Theater Arts students joined drama students from across Long Island in early March at the Shakespeare Festival High School Scene Competition held at Hofstra University. More...

HOLA's Spanish Classes

HOLA's Winter 2009 Spanish Classes ended this Monday, April 6th with the children singing Spanish songs and playing games. Buenisimo! Registration for the Spring 2009 session has begun. More...

PTA Site Based Openings

"As partners in education, parents have certain rights and responsibilities. Parents' rights include to be encouraged and assisted to participate in educational decision making. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

We recently came across an online discussion about the Village's decision to cut two of its paid firefighter positions. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

A Dignified Farewell To the Editor: After almost four years of illness, my wife recently passed away, peacefully and in the company of her family and at home as she requested. More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

Someone asked me a few days ago whether I thought President Obama was likely to be reelected in 2012. November 2012 is a long, long, time away, but I thought it might be interesting to read the tea leaves as they appear now. More...

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