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July 17, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Former Resident To Receive Congressional Medal

By Stephanie Petrellese
Former Garden City resident Margaret Werber Gilman will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony to be held this fall in Washington, D.C., after President Barack Obama recently signed into law legislation awarding America's high More...

Semper Fi; US Marines VisitCherry Valley Club

By Craig G. Biscone

Each year, Attorney David J. Sutton hosts an outing at the Cherry Valley Club to thank his valued clients for their patronage and fellow attorneys who act as co-counsel to his litigation practice for their support. This year, Mr. More...

Community

1981 Time Capsule Found - Looking For Participants!

During the current construction project at Village Hall, a Time Capsule buried in 1981 was found! More...

"Women Of Distinction" Ceremony

Assemblyman Tom McKevitt (R,C,I-East Meadow) will be hosting his Third Annual "Women of Distinction" ceremony to honor outstanding women from the 17th Assembly District. More...

Garden City Surgeon Saves Maryland Visitor

Dennis Brady is a lucky man, twice over! Three years ago, during routine medical tests, it was discovered that the 80-year-old Maryland resident had an abdominal aortic aneurysm. More...

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Sports

Garden City Swims To Victory

In the chilly early mornings of summer, rain or shine, you will find them in the pool. Practicing non-stop to achieve an endurance level that will soar them to a winning season. More...

GCAA Basketball Is Now Accepting Applications

GCAA, an entity that has been running sports in Garden City for over 50 years, is now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 basketball season. More...

Garden City Basketball - Register Now !

Applications are on our website www.gardencitybasketball.org or you may signup online. More...

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Restaurant Week Starts Monday, Fair Next Friday

The Garden City Chamber of Commerce invites the community to turn out for the first Restaurant Week in Garden City - this Monday, July 20 through Thursday, July 23. More...

Airship Makes History In Garden City

By Cyril and Kyle Bradford Smith

Last week, the Garden City News featured an article about two important aviation milestones in which the Village was directly involved: the first-ever crossing of the Atlantic by the NC 4, a very large seaplane made by Curtiss Aircraft in Ga More...

School

Parent Pillow Friday A Success

Students in Miss McCavera's second-grade class always looked forward to their sustained silent reading time on Friday afternoons. They had a special name for it, Pillow Friday. More...

Named To Honor Roll

The following local students have been named to the honor roll at Phillips Academy for the spring term. To be named to the honor roll, students must maintain at least a 5-point grade average on a 6-point scale. Margaret T. More...

Middle School Principal Receives SEPTA Award

Dr. Peter Osroff (at left), principal of Garden City Middle School, was presented the Nancy Maher Maxwell Award by SEPTA's Executive Board at the June 16, 2009 meeting of the Garden City Public Schools Board of Education. More...

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Letters

A Word From The Publisher

We were in a local book store this week and were very surprised to see a display of books titled "Gangs In Garden City" by Sarah Garland, which was published on June 29. More...

Letters To The Editor

Disagrees With Column

To the Editor: Last week's "View" column repeated many of the same mythical, and mostly untrue, elements of the failed Palin / McCain campaign and the ongoing Saga of Sarah. More...

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View From Here

The View From Here . . .

By Bob Morgan, Jr.

Whither the economy? At present, economic conditions in the United States are difficult at best. More...

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