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May 15, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Fire Department Receives Grant Award

Fire Department Chief William Graham informed the Board of Trustees at its May 7th meeting that the department has been awarded $11,269 from the Signature Group of Companies and the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. More...

IB Program Shelved

By Stephanie Petrellese

The Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Committee has recommended to the Garden City Board of Education that the district not implement the IB program at this time. The economy was the primary reason provided by Dr. More...

Community

Garden City Budget News By Roy S. Ryniker and Bob Sundius

The 5.9% tax increase approved by the Board of Trustees for Fiscal 2010, the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2009, represents a compromise - an agreement to make certain "hard" choices in the future. More...

Garden City Fire Chiefs Take Oaths Of Office

Mayor Robert J. More...

The Office Cat

ON FRIDAY, MAY 15, come to the Society Monthly Ceili at the Irish American Center, 297 Willis Ave., Mineola. 8 p.m. Coffee, tea and Irish soda bread will be served. Bar open for your pleasure. Music provided by Pete Kelly. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

The Garden City Board of Education has put on hold plans to introduce a new curriculum in the high school called the International Baccalaureate program due to budget constraints. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com Democratically Run? To the Editor: Did you know that the position of Mayor of Garden City rotates amongst the four sections, and the most senior Trustee almost always just gets the job? More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

The next stage of President Barack Obama's presidency is the battle over health care reform legislation, a major priority of the new Democratic administration. The President enters the battle in reasonably good political shape. More...

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Date Set For Public Scoping Hearing On St. Paul's

By Stephanie Petrellese

The Garden City Board of Trustees approved a draft scope for the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed demolition of the Main Building at St. More...

School District Holds Budget Hearing

By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

Garden City residents were given an opportunity to ask questions and voice concerns on the proposed school budget at a May 11th public hearing that preceded the regular work session of the Garden City Board of Education. More...

Budget Vote & Trustee Election

The Garden City Public Schools budget vote will be held on Tuesday, May 19, from 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. in the Garden City High School Cafeteria, 170 Rockaway Avenue. For complete 2009-2010 Budget information visit: www.gardencity.k12.ny.us More...

School

School Transportation Personnel Appreciation Week

Did you know that Garden City Public Schools Transportation Department coordinates and buses 3,849 students throughout the district and to private schools every day of the school year? More...

GCHS Student Wins Adelphi Poetry Award

Emily Tudisco (center), an eleventh grader at Garden City High School, pictured here with Mr. Carlo Rebolini, Advanced Placement Language & Composition teacher and Ms. More...

Garden City SchoolDistrict's NYS Report Card

Submitted By The Garden City School District

New York State Department of Education has released the 2007-2008 state assessment results in the New York State District Report Card Comprehensive Information Report (CIR). More...

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Sports

Girls Varsity Lacrosse Heads To Playoffs

The Trojans knew it would be a tough game when they faced Farmingdale on Saturday morning, May 9th. Although Farmingdale sat alone at the top of the girls lacrosse Conference I division the Dalers still had something to prove. More...

3rd Grade Girls' LAX-Go Rams!

Coach Skramko's Third Grade Girls' LAX team had a wonderful day on Sunday, May 10th. There was an amazing new sense of team effort and an incredible display of skills.It's been great to see how well this team is developing. More...

Memorial Day Soccer Tournament

If you have interest in participating in a Garden City Centennials Soccer Tournament hosted by Massapequa Soccer Club Memorial Day weekend (Sat/Sun, May 23rd and 24th) please email Wayne.beckmann@Citi.com and yvarano@yahoo. More...

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