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May 22, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Memorial Day Ceremony Honors One Of GC's Own

On Monday, May 25th, Garden City's Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies will honor all those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country, and will also honor all those currently serving or those who have served in the past in More...

Come To The 56th AnnualMemorial Day Fair

The 56th Annual Memorial Day Fair and Crafts Fest will be held on Monday, May 25 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on the grounds of The Cathedral of the Incarnation at 50 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City. More...

Community

Red Molly In Concert At Garden Stage

Red Molly (Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner and Carolann Solebello) will perform in concert at Garden Stage at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Garden City, NY on Friday, June 5, 2009 at 8:00 p.m., $20 in advance, $22 at the door. More...

Women On The Fast Track Meeting

On June 15, from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Women on the Fast Track (WOTFT), a Long Island - based organization for business and professional women, will hold their Nassau County Chapter 2 meeting. More...

GCPD To Participate In Seatbelt Enforcement Initiative

Police Commissioner Ernest J. Cipullo announces that during the period of May 18 through May 31, the Garden City Police Department will participate in the statewide initiative Buckle Up New York. More...

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Sports

PreK Boys Soccer Players of the Week

May 16th Team # 1 - Giants: Michael Fargione, Jack Cascadden, Jay Ottomanelli Team # 2 - Jets: Tyler Glenn, Ryan Glenn, Brendan McElroy Team # 3 - Broncos: Liam O'Brien, Tim Robertson, Richie Longo More...

Boys Kindergarten Players of the Week - 5/16

Red Strikers Ryan Curry Matthew Joseph Michael Reinhardt Gray Snakes Miguel Santos Frank Rizzo Matthew Mohen Green Goblins Simon Ferris Quinn Sullivan Jack Scali More...

Kindergarten Girls Players of the Week

Team 1 - Red Roses Christina Mackey Emily Bermel Ella Faulisi Team 2 - Blue Dolphins Gianna Riggi Daria Gemmell Madeline LeBlanc Team 3 - Green Slime Katherine Ober Jessica Ce More...

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Superintendent Addresses Swine Flu Concerns

By Stephanie Petrellese

As the H1N1 flu, more commonly known as the swine flu, re-emerged this week as a top local and national news story, Superintendent of Schools Dr. More...

Transportation Policy Revision Moves Forward

By Stephanie Petrellese

The Garden City Board of Education moved one step closer to revising the student transportation policy and creating three Child Safety Zones by unanimously approving the first reading at its May 20th meeting. More...

Jogger Fends Off Attacker

The Garden City Police Department and the Nassau County Police Special Victims Squad is investigating an incident where a female jogger was attacked by a male assailant in the vicinity of Hilton Avenue and Cedar Place on Sunday, May 17th at ap More...

School Budget Passes

The Garden City Public Schools budget passed in voting on May 19th. The votes were :Yes: 1185 No: 665 In school board trustee elections, Laura Brown received 1080 votes and Laura Hastings received 1020. More...

School

La Festa della Primavera

The Garden City High School's Italian Club is pleased to announce that it will sponsor La Festa della Primavera, an annual banquet on Friday, May 29, 2009 at 6pm. More...

Guest Readers At Primary Schools For National Library Week

Children in Garden City's primary schools were treated to several special guest readers last month as the school district marked National Library Week. More...

Spring FLES Happenings

This spring has been a busy one for the Foreign Language in the Elementary School (FLES) students at the Stewart School as the students expanded their Spanish fluency through a variety of lessons and projects. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

This coming weekend we all honor our war dead for Memorial Day We are honoring those servicemen and women who gave their lives during war time for this great country. More...

Letters To The Editor

Email: editor@ gcnews.com

A Grateful Heart To The Editor: Does it take an episode of deadly road rage for us to step back and assess our own driving habits? More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

Some notes from the era of tax and spend - An article this week in the Washington Post by economist Robert Samuelson, generally a political moderate, makes it clear how bad the boom in federal spending and debt has become. Mr. More...

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